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…Ask The Orthodontist West Bloomfield School Board I want to thank all those involved with my successful run in the election for West Bloomfield School Board. It is extremely heartwarming to know that so many individu- als put in hard work, good wishes, and that so many have confidence in me. I will represent the residents of this school district well. Nelson Hersh I want to assure everyone that I promise to do the best DDS, MS job I can and...…
…53 Torah 56 Staff pho tos by Alex Lumelsky Synagogue List Guau Of HEALING Teacher blends ancient traditions of Judaism and yoga into a healing mixture. WENDY WHITE Special to the Jewish News D ressed in drawstring pants and a tank top revealing Native American and Hebrew tattoos, Eric Paskel steps barefoot between dozens of mats rolled out on the floor, guiding students through the ancient prac- tice of yoga. Between instructions abou...…
…9th Annual Downtown WEST E5LOOMFIELD Spirituality GURU OF HEALING from page 49 ART FESTIVAL Saturday and Sunday June 21 & 22 • lOarn Sprn Cantorial soloist Penny Steyer performs prior to the Shabbat Yoga service. Outdoor pried art festival featuring the work of over 200 artists from across the nation. Located on Maple Road outdoors on the acreage of the Henry Ford Medical Center (Take 1-696 to Orchard Lake Road - go north to Maple R...…
…Maze! Toy ALANA LYNN EPSTEIN Sutdy Torah With Rabbi Glogower Congregation B'nai Moshe will present a special evening of Torah study for adults and teens with Rabbi Rod Glogower of Ann Arbor from 7:30-9 p.m. Monday, June 30. `A Traditionalist Confronts Modernity — Rabbi Yechezkel Landau of Prague, 1713-1793" will be the topic. Rabbi Landau was a staunch traditionalist who sup- ported certain elements of the haskalah (enlightenment) movement....…
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…MICHIGAN REGION TOGETHER JUNE 2003 FOR TODAY AND TOMORROW Michigan 1313Y0 Announces Endowment Campaign The Michigan BBYO Board of Directors announces the establishment of a new Endowment Campaign, 'The Friends of BBYO," in order to provide additional support for programs that are not fully supported by BBYO's annual operating budget. Michigan BBYO Board members, David Bittker and Susie Citrin, are chairing the Endowment Campaign. "A gift ...…
…To: Our Readers From Our Leaders Well, we've done it. Once again Michigan BBYO has attracted over 1000 Jewish teens to be involved in the Biggest & Best Youth Organization that the Jewish community has to offer. "Biggest" and "Best" are not my words, but those of the youth themselves. You see, BBYO is not just about numbers but about each individual Jewish teen. Our staff of dedicated professionals and volunteers try to make sure that everyon...…
…V7 77' 7' =_— L1 .L..%. L1 Jewish Heritage Night #2: "Got Israel?' The theme of Jewish Heritage Night #2 was "Got Israel? What Israel Means To Me." The evening featured a variety of Israel experiences and drew on the resources provided by several guest speakers. Featured L to R: Anat Borenstein-Tsafrir of Michigan Friends of the IDF; Brian Rosenbaum, AZA Council Shaliach; Robyn King, BBG Council Jewish Heritage Chair; Owen Alterman, past A...…
…Youth Ambassadors to Bulgaria Winter Seminar From December 29, 2002-January 6, 2003, Michigan Region once again participated in the Youth Ambassadors to Bulgaria Program. This cultural exchange involved seven BBYOers from four cities in the US - Detroit, Minneapolis, Philadelphia, and Atlanta, Sara Rautman, Northstar BBYO Director, and Arnie Weiner Michigan BBYO Director, for a cultural exchange and joint learning program with the BBYO chapte...…
…Here's Who's Going Where This Summer Michigan BBYOers are all over the place at BBYO summer programs offered in 2003. Here's a list of who's going where: Kallah 1LTC Katie Blender, Achayot BBG; Melissa Morof, Savage BBG; Audra Lachman, Ruach BBG; Jonathan Wright, Kitzoni AZA; Whitney Aidenbaum, Achayot BBG; Jessica Barr, Achayot BBG; Emily Kimmel, Graham BBG BBYO/Spark Ariella Lis, M'tukot BBG; Eden Litt, Achayot BBG BBY0/Teva Ariella Lis, M'...…
…AZA Dig Honors at a BIG There were 384 Michigan BBYOers who decided to take their winter break this year at Regional Convention. Participation, competition, and, of course, enthusiasm were up - way up! At the end of it all, many chapters had ample reason to feel good about their efforts. Here are those chapters that earned RC Honor Roll for having entered all events: BBG AZA Ahavah #293 Hank Greenberg #151 Fanny Brice #976 Al Jolson #317 Gen...…
….2 0 0.2 BBG Regional Convention There was a tie for AZA Most Distinguished Chapter between Kishon AZA and Evan Shapiro AZA, with Honorable Mention going to Kitzoni AZA. Evan Shapiro AZA was honored as Most Improved Chapter. Achayot BBG won BBG Most Distinguished Chapter with Honorable Mentions going to Ahavah BBG, Genesis BBG, and Ruach BBG. Genesis BBG was also Most Improved Chapter - for the third straight year! Youth Coordinators for th...…
…4 0 4 2002 The BBYO Board of Directors extends its gratitude to the donors listed below for their generous contributions to the BBYO Annual Campaign. These contributions help us to succeed in our commitment to the development of Jewish youth. BENEFACTOR Richard & Nancy Welber Barr David L & Arline Bittker Richard Blumenstein Harold & Penny B. Blumenstein Foundation Susan & Robert M. Citrin Steven Friedman Marc Goldberg Marc & Denise Hart ...…
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…Just a Youth Group? I Think Not In the course of my four years in high school, I have participated in many extracurricular activities. I've tried them all, it seems - humanitarian club, language clubs, SADD, band and orchestra, marching band, musicals, debate, you name it. But one in which I have maintained an active participation (and more importantly, a happy one), is certainly BBYO. I wrote one of my college essays on BBYO and the impact i...…
…Thanks For The Tributes! Next time you need to send a Birthday Wish, a Mazel Toy or a Sympathy Card...send a Tribute instead! In Support of The Jewkah Heritage end loaltrship Goal. of Your tribute supports local BBYO programs! Your contribution is recognized both with a special tribute card and a listing in the B'Yachad Newsletter. Phone in your tributes to Randa at BBYO, 248-788-0700! GENERAL BBYO FUND 1/4 In Honor of Your Continued ...…
…In Memory of Inez Metier To: Debra & Maynard Metier From: Eileen and Lawrence Hyman In Honor of Your Graduation from U of M To: Ms. Rachel Margolis From: Cheryl, Marc, Steven & Andy Bocknek In Memory of Max Litman To: Mr. & Mrs. S. Litman & Family From: Ralph, Susan, & Shari Katz In Honor of Receiving the United Way Young Metro Volunteer Award To: Perry Teicher From: Sherry Kanter From: The Garden Family In Memory of Your Grandmother, Lillian ...…
…INSIDE: Summer Reading 64 Meet Artist Pablo Davis 74 fammitivaitaiwoot I41***Aittiroktt. It.E.WititY4robT Steven Gillis: `11), .:-io•d has a Jewish' theme from the standpoint that it deals with moral issues, the question of what is right and wrong, as well as the guilt Walter suffers during his PH' and his quest for redemption." Ann Arbor's Steven Gillis pens a first novel without Jewish characters but with very Jewish themes. STORY ...…
…tortamment Best Bets CLASSICAL NOTES show is at 8 p.m.; a light dinner is avail- able. $20. (586) 268-3200. The Great Lakes Chamber Music Festival contin- ues with subscription and non-subscription per- formances through June 29. For a complete sched- ule, go to vvvvvv.greatlakeschambermusic.com or see the June 6 issue of the Detroit Jewish News. THE BIG SCREEN POP/ROCK/JAZZ/FOLK Ben Harper & the Innocent Criminals take the stage with Ja...…
…OHomemade Soups & Salads M4t,,,,;',, • Not-So-Grim Reaper O Coney Specials he HBO series Six Feet Under have it right ---- trying to be an adult , takes an unorthodox look at without letting go of your childhood how the living deal with is the way to live your life." death, and now another cable series The show itself offers life lessons focuses on the dead themselves, with as well "Make the most out of a day plenty of darkly irreverent hu...…
…ANNIVERSARY In Search Of Redemption Ann Arbor's Steven Gillis pens a first novel without Jewish characters but with very Jewish themes. Lu la M asi 3PIEIL1E71116T3VE 3rX.IILMIkr3EMalBE A July 28 - August 10 1/.46/4104 --)litz*M1=. A division of . Photos by Josh Kristal Great seats are available at the Second City and Fox Theatre box offices, and at all ticketrnasteroutlets, including Marshall Field's. CHARGE BY PHONE 248-645-6666 or ...…
…CONSTRUCTION ATV Y 4 .1111111•. 1111 ► 111111=0g --=-11M -1 -- II MI Ali`="j r AIL ' 1 41, : '1 ___4511 3O "OW IN - _ 80: .. went on to U-M, where he majored in literature before earning a law degree at the University of San Francisco. After practicing law in Washington, D.C., and suburban Detroit, Gillis broke away from the family career pattern. His father is a principal in the law firm Sommers, Schwartz, Silver and Schwartz, and hi...…
…Arts Entertainment Cover Story SUMMER REALDIN Lose yourself in a great book with our annual roundup of some of the best recent fiction and nonfiction titles with a Jewish twist. FICTION THE TATTOOED GIRL By Joyce Carol Oates (HarperCollins; 307 pp.; $25.95) 4;IN 6/20 2003 64 ne of America's most prolific and honored writers has penned a new novel guaranteed to keep you reading until you reach the stunning conclusion. From the beginnin...…
…Nk. frontation, surprising twists, a breathtaking ending. The Tattooed Girl is a quick read, a manageable 307 pages, but Oates, like Philip Roth, is too gifted to merely tell a story. The erudite Seigl offers philosophy. We reflect on comments such as Primo Levi's "So long as we are human, we must ask." Oates is noted for her architecturally structured work. The Tattooed Girl reflects this craftsmanship. The first chapter is four sentences. A...…
…Arts Entertainment Cover Story SUMMER READING from page 65 Joyce Carol Oates' Jewish Roots EDITH BROIDA Special to the Jewish News M any famous American writers are mishpachah. Until The Tattooed Girl, there was no reason to think the bril- liant Joyce Carol Oates was among them. She is. During an interview with the Jewish News, she explained it was the discovery of Jewish grandparents that led to the theme of anti-Semitism in her most ...…
…riages, births, divorces and death fill the pages and hold the reader's interest. Jaffe is a skilled writer who conveys the excitement and the heartbreak of young people coping with the vicissi- tudes of life in New York. She has written another popular piece of light fiction that will surely and deservedly become a bestseller. It provides pleas- ant entertainment while offering some useful insights into the vagaries of human behavior. — Morto...…
…Arts & Entertainment SUMMER READING Cover Story from page 67 NONFICTION against Rose's career overachievement. of commercial chicanery, based on Each sister wants what the other considerable research. It was set in has, and their wanting makes it all but 18th-century London and featured a LOST IN AMERICA: A JOURNEY impossible for them to connect for Jewish protagonist. WITH MY FATHER more than a few fractious weeks at a With this new book...…
…This experience is a kind of brief RETURN TO PARIS preamble to the book, as he sets out to By Colette Rossant return to his memories and under- (Atria Books; 227 pp.; $22) stand the truth of his life. Many people see his success and e warned: assume he has led a charmed existence, Reading Return "that I had the world all figured out, that to Paris invites a I'm this stable, secure person. This is a diet. The author, way of saying I'm not who y...…
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…ON. Germany and their institutions, proved to be Davis' life-defining moment. Abandoning his art fellowship, he joined like-minded men in Madrid to battle another government fascist, Spain's Francisco Franco. Davis was wounded. During the McCarthy era (late 1940s-early 1950s), Davis organized Mexican-American workers in Denver. His refusal to answer grand jury ques- tions landed him in a federal "behav- ior-modification prison." Upon winning ...…
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…THINK SPRING WITH Martin Kollenberg, playing with Jewish News-ites Dave Neill, associate publisher, and Rick Nessel, account executive, plus Jim Dales and Mark Morgenroth ... holing a gorgeous 60- foot eagle putt ... Later recalling finally finding a pro years back who taught him the finer points of golf ... 'And he goes off to become a minister instead of staying a golf pro." The "Mondry Team" was all Mondry ... At least four of the five wer...…
…Arts Entertainment The Best Of Everything • M‘* •'‘V.• ' ‘ THE STRUGGLE FOR PEACE IN ISRAEL Are you interested in making a difference in the future of Israel? Please join the AIPAC Young Leadership Group and Aish Hatorah for a private screening of a critically important film! Wednesc:ialt, June 25 th , 7:00PM - Palladium Theater, Downtown Birmingham This one hour movie takes a powerful look at the current crisis the Jewish people face i...…
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…-.ENviawak wwfutimass For questions and your complimentary tickets, please call the Temple Israel Office at 248-661-5700. Co-sponsored by the Temple Israel Brotherhood. Temple Israel celebrates the life of Richard Rodgers in a spectacular musical program. Cantor Evan Kent of Temple Isaiah in Los Angeles joins Temple Israel's Cantor Lori Corrsin, Cantorial Soloist Neil Michaels, cantorial student Daniel Singer & soprano Stephanie Garza in a...…
…IN I, Summer Specials Quick appetizers help you take advantage of the longer days. ANNABEL COHEN Special to the Jewish News S ummer officially begins tomorrow with the longest days of the year. We invite friends and family over "just because" and promise good food. Nothing's better for summer eating than easy, savory appetiz- ers. What happens next — whether it's simple grilled fare or an elaborate meal — is almost second- ary. With all t...…
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