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…metro >> calendar HOW TO SEND IN LISTINGS: Send listings by noon Tuesday, nine days prior to publication. Email listings and questions to calendar@thejewishnews.com . For telephone inquiries, call David Sachs at (248) 351-5140. VILLA HEALTHCARE EXCEPTIONAL CARE. UNEXPECTED LUXURY. PASSIONATE SERVICE. Much To Do! VARIOUS TIMES CAREGIVER SUPPORT PAINT THE TOWN Dorothy & Peter Brown Jewish Community Adult Day Care Program offers caregive...…
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…oints of view >> Send letters to: letters@thejewishnews.com Essay Guest Column On The Homefront Domestic challenges pervade Israeli life. R ising rents, high taxes, wealth gaps, too-few jobs, absorp- tion headaches, bureaucratic log jams and grocery-store sticker shock (a byproduct of a low rate of food imports) have grabbed headlines in Israeli newspapers. But Israel's non- security-related domestic challenges don't end there. For exam...…
…world Obama Praises Iran Deal; Israelis Wary Times of Israel Palestinian Authority and Hamas — the same Palestinians with whom it is supposed to achieve peace — and is routinely the subject of constant and grossly distorted and unfair treatment. When it comes to Israel, nor- mal rules of reason do not apply. Non-governmental organizations with gross anti-Israel agendas are given free rein and total credibility because it fits a "narrative."...…
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…>> ... Next Generation ... Detroiters To Watch Meet Lauren and Jordan Acker. VIVIAN HENOCH I SPECIAL TO THE JEWISH NEWS Jordan Acker, at home in Huntington (five blocks from where he grew up), with wife, Lauren, and daughte Jenna "What my parents passed down to me was the idea that public service is really noble. I believe there's nothing better that one can do." • "Move to Detroit and it's like you instantly become part of the comm...…
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…arts & life books Summer Reading Roundu Whether you're looking for a poolside page turner or a substantial thinker, we've got you covered. FICTION ■ In Angels at the Gate (Cappuccino Books), T.K. Thorne imagines the life of the biblical figure Lot's wife, who turns into a pillar of salt in Genesis. Unnamed in the text, she is the independent and determined Adira in this story of ancient times. Thorne, the author of another work of hist...…
…arts & life books THE AMBASSADOR YEHUDA AVNER AND r ,„- ,\,L,„,,,,„„,„_,,,11111, Stal ∎or, ■ 171, 1,111, I , ,r, , in BRAD 'MELTZER MATT REES PRESIDENT'S SHADOW from page 31 Iowa lawyer who is dedicated to keeping America pure, stands in his way. Little does Will expect that his new wife, Barbara, will form a romantic attachment for Harry, the man he's sworn to keep out. ■Book of Numbers (Random House) is a 580-page novel by Joshua...…
…A Jazz Story LITTLE BLAC LIES MUSIC IS FOREVER A local man writes a book about his friendship with Dizzy Gillespie. the Garden (Ecco, an imprint of Harper Collins, Aug. 18), which brings alive the tumult of early 20th-century Iran and the complex, tragic history of a wealthy fam- ily of Persian Jews. The suspenseful novel highlights a crisis of inheritance and offers a poetic, intimate view of young women bound by the confines of an o...…
…arts & life books NIKOLAUS WACHSMANN God, Faith &_ the Identity from from pag e 33 co E A HISTORY OF THE NAZI CONCENTRATJON _CAMPS ISRAEL/JUDAISM Struggle for Israel, 1917-1947 (Knopf, 2015), Bruce Hoffman, the director of the Center for Security Services at Georgetown University, uses recently released British documents and first- July 16 • 2015 ■ &M e his/ Tirtiritrehen4ani Rullections of Chiklrcn and Grandchildren of I holocaus...…
…struggled to fit in, live up to the expectations put on them and ultimately find their identity. ■Just Kids from the Bronx: Telling It the Way It Was: An Oral History (Henry Holt and Co.) is a collection of personal stories about growing up in the Bronx compiled by Arlene Alda, herself a child of the New York City borough. Alda, an award-winning photographer and author married to actor Alan Alda (who is not Jewish), interviewed more than 60 B...…
…arts & life books SUMMER READII from page 35 His latest book is an antidote to the arguments of the late atheist advocate Christopher Hitchens, who penned the book God Is Not Great: How NONFICTION ■ Sabbath-observant Jewish pro- fessionals face unique challenges in remaining true to values and religious obligations on inter- views and in the workplace. In Can I Wear My Kippah on Job Interviews? (H. Delilah Business & Career Press), Lavie an...…
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…arts & life art fairs A sculptured art-glass and semi-precious stone necklace by Arleen and Michael Parker Laminated Plexiglass and stained-glass jewelry are among the finds at this this year's Orchard Lake Fine Art Show. The Orchard Lake Fine Art Show runs Saturday- Sunday, July 25-26, along Powers and Daly roads, south of Maple and west of Orchard Lake Road. $5; free for those 12 and younger. (248) 684-2613; hotworks.org . A Fine...…
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…family focus Coping With The Loss Of A Child Barbara Lewis Contributing Writer I L osing a child is not something parents ever "recover" from. But they do learn ways to cope. For Gabriella Burman, writing about her late daughter was one of those ways. Her collection of seven essays, Michaela, was chosen by Michigan Writers Cooperative Press in Traverse City as one of two "chapbooks" (short, inexpensive booklets) it published at the end of ...…
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…obituaries IRVING BRATEMAN, 90, of Farmington Hills, died June 27, 2015. He was a retired Navy veteran from the U.S.S. Bataan. He then went into the clothing store business and was an owner of Brateman Brothers in Fort Wayne, Ind. He was active with Israel Bonds and B'nai Jacob in Fort Wayne. Mr. Brateman is survived by his wife, Elaine Brateman; sons and daughter-in- law, Dr. Robert Brateman, Dr. Jonathan and Lea Brateman of Southfield; gran...…
…obituaries Obituaries from page 51 BERNARD FASSBERG, 61, of Livonia, died July 9, 2015. He is survived by his sister and brother- in-law, Joan and Dr. Stephen Goldfarb; nieces and nephews, Jennifer Goldfarb and Joseph Bernstein, David Goldfarb, Justin and Jessica Goldfarb; great- nieces and great-nephews, Emma, Jakob and Brooke Bornstein, Ella and Dylan Yeshiva BETH YEHUDAH n- n> n7a na>rn 3 Av During the coming week, the students of Ye...…
…SIDNEY REISLER, 86, of West Bloomfield, died July 10, 2015. He is survived by his children, Lori and Chuck Randolph, Michael and Pornnapus Reisler, Shelley and Reisler Roger Johnson, Vanessa and David Knudson, and Allen Reisler. He was the proud grandfather of nine and great-grandfather of 10. Mr. Reisler is also survived by his former wife, Bunny Reisler. He was the dear brother of the late Harold Reisler, and the late Harriet and the late S...…
…obituaries Obituaries from page 53 Helaine Schonberg, David Schonberg, Matthew Schonberg, Jamie Schonberg and Emily Schonberg; great-grandchildren, Tuvia Joseph Schonberg, Yael Schonberg, Nina Schonberg, Sara Schiffman and Benjamin Schonberg; brother and sister-in-law, Willie and Karen Goose; sister, Ceil Roth; sisters- in-law and brother-in-law, Ann and Jerry Rubin, and Sandy Nathanson. Mrs. Schonberg was the beloved wife of the late Alexan...…
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