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…Guest Column The Case For iTV (An Israel News Network) I recently had lunch with an interest- ing young man of Pakistani origin, Kasim Hafeez (written about in last week's JN, page 16). He lives with our neighbors to the north now, but before he moved to Canada, he grew up around extreme anti-Semitic and anti- Israel views. He drifted toward radical Islamism, being further radicalized at university and harbored an intense hatred for Israel....…
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…>> ... Next Generation ... NEXTGen Detroit hosts its second annual Blue and White Night. I t was a beautiful night in downtown Birmingham as Federation's NEXTGen Detroit hosted its second annual Blue & White Night at the Community House on June 26. The celebratory event, co-chaired by Michael Chosid and Sarah Kirsch, brought together more than 230 young Jewish Detroiters for a show of support for Israel. Proceeds from the evening went towar...…
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…arts & entertainment One City Four Fairs Meet some Jewish artists whose work will be on display at this year's Ann Arbor Art Fairs. Suzanne Chessler I Contributing Writer booth filled with Judaica will be one of the attractions at this year's Ann Arbor Art Fairs, scheduled July 16-19 throughout the University of Michigan campus and the downtown area of the city. The event, actually consisting of four fairs arranged in the same timeframe, w...…
…arts & entertainment Art, Sport And Cupcakes The Janice Charach Gallery's new exhibit, featuring works by Jessica Kovan, takes notice of life's small moments. Elizabeth Applebaum I Special to the Jewish News A native of Lansing, she attended Michigan State University — from which she holds three degrees, including a doctorate in he temptation with Jessica educational administration — and went on Kovan's art is to bite in, starting to hold ...…
…rr "Much-heralded Star Deli slow-cooks its own tender temptations" — Danny Raskin Happy Birthday, Will! A Jewish woman behind the Bard? I Suzanne Chessler Contributing Writer A s theater companies schedule productions to celebrate the 450th anniversary of the birth of William Shakespeare, skeptics question the authenticity of his authorship — with some pondering whether the celebrated plays and poems might have been written by a woman...…
…arts & entertainment Made In Michigan Detroit-bred filmmakers use famed institution as backdrop for new film. Suzanne Chessler I Contributing Writer he Wayne County medical com- plex known as Eloise closed before Sanford Nelson and David Weintraub were born, but their recent awareness of its history touched off an idea for a fictional feature film. Nelson and Weintraub, working on the production side, are in the editing stages of Eloise, s...…
…MACCABEES et 4- ~wit "David has been with me every step of the way with Eloise says Nelson, who went to Hillel Day School and the University of Michigan. The two met at Camp Walden. "I met Sanford when I was 12:' says Weintraub, 26, single and a Birmingham resident. "I majored in business management at Michigan State University and planned to go to California after graduation to look into the film business. "I had summer internships at the Ge...…
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