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…Contents 0 A 2001 Michigan Press Association Newspaper of the Year www.derroitjewishnews.com Friday, July 12, 2002 Av 3, 5762 Vol. OM, No. 22 This Week Spirituality AppleTree 20 Wrestling With A Killer 59 Love Across The Street 101 Lonely Prophet African AIDS fighters meet with Jewish counterparts at MJAC. Two synagogues make wedding a community celebration. As Tisha b'Av nears, the tragic story 24 Precious Lives Detroiters wil...…

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…EDITOR'S NOTEBOOK • A Story To Ponder tional membership, reduced voluntarism and geographic dis- persion of the Jewish population." We couldn't possibly have allowed the prosperity we've enjoyed economically, politically and socially in America to devalue who we are as Jews, I thought to myself. Or have we? We may have. Materialism and self-image too often crowd out Torah expressions like humility and mitzvot. It's no won- der the Wilstein ...…

…LETTERS We prefer letters that relate to articles in the Jewish News. We reserve the right to edit or reject letters. Brevity is encouraged. Letters must contain the name, address and title of the writer, and a daytime telephone number. Original copies must be hand signed. Mail to the Jewish News at 30301 Northwestern Highway, Suite 200, Farmington Hills, MI 48334; Fax to (248) 539-3075; or e-mail to: rsklar@thejewishnews.com There's Help Fo...…

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…Staff Notebook Local Candidates Meet The Voters andidates in three hotly contested races in the Oak Park-Huntington Woods area will meet the voters Tuesday, July 16. The 7:30 p.m. gathering, hosted by the Oak Park- Huntington Woods Democratic Club, will be at Prentis Jewish Apartments, 15100 W. 10‘ Mile Road, on the grounds of the A. Alfred Taubman Jewish Community Campus in Oak Park. The primary election is Tuesday, Aug. 6. One forum will b...…

…Cover Story Spiritual Journey Pilgrimage to Lubavitcher Rebbe's grave and Crown Heights deepens Detroiters' connection to Judaism and to God. . Mzckey Shanker and other guests at the gravesite of the Rebbe. SHARON LUCKERMAN Staff Writer New York City xcitement takes over as 13 people ages 13-60 get ready to board a plane for a two-day visit to Queens and Brooklyn. At the top of their agenda is a visit to the ohel (tent) or gravesite of t...…

…words for wisdom (chochma), understanding (bina) and knowledge (daat). "The Chasidim are devoted to the teachings and the lifestyle of the Rebbe who they view as a tzadik — a holy person who has been able to eradicate egotism and arrogance," says Rabbi Silberberg. Almost all the Lubavitcher Rebbes came from Lubavitch, a town in Byelorussia. After most fol- lowers were killed in the Holocaust, the sect's world headquarters moved to Crown Height...…

…Lubavitch World Headquarters, 770 Eastern Parkway, Crown Heights Strangers Like Everybody Else Photography by KRISTA HUSA was intrigued when I heard about going on a pilgrimage with Detroiters to the Lubavitcher Rebbe's grave in Queens, a site that attracts people from all over the world, and to Boro Park in Brooklyn, the most rlensely populated neighborhood in the world for Orthodox (not only Lubavitch) Jews. This would be something so out...…

…Rabbi Elimelech Silberberg in the ohel (tent) at the Rebbe's grave A Crown Heights storefront Preparing for a wedding at 770. A Chabad Lubavitch travel van parked in Crown Heights. Lubatvitcher Rebbe Menachem Mendel Schneerson's photo inside 770. Rabbi Silberberg at new Shlichim (emissary) office, across from 770. T:rt4 7/12 2002 17 …

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…Teach n alin a rhe shouting, "Jew, Jew." Recently, the New York Times reported that a decade of healing has taken place, though scars remain. There is now an African American and Jewish mothers group, African American youngsters join private Jewish security patrols, and the leadets of both groups share one another's cell phone numbers. As the Detroiters head toward Crown Heights, they pass sprawling parks with people blasting Afro- Cuban musi...…

…Wrestling With A Killer African AIDS fighters meet with their Jewish counterparts at MJAC's Southfield office. DIANA LIEBERMAN Copy Editor/Education Writer T Sadiya Adamu • of Nigeria works on educating the women of her country about HIV-AIDS through the Muslim Sisters Association. he bubonic plague, which ravaged medieval Europe in the 14th. century, is esti- mated to have killed about 30 million people. The U.S. Census Bureau projects t...…

…In The Interim Sheikh Armiyawo Shaibu, senior superintendent of the Ghana Education Service, with Kim Roth, MJAC program director, who helped with arranging the visit of the African delegation. Nitzkin takes a few months away from full-time motherhood to step in at MJAC. DIANA LIEBERMAN Copy Editor/Education Writer children together, not only do they learn when they're in the environ- ment with us, they talk together as they move on," Nit...…

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…RINKE CADILLAC 85 Years Israel jrnsitht 1711 ISSUE 1 With Kofi Annan as secretary gen- eral, and various committees and commissions having Israel or the Palestinians as an agenda item, the United Nations expends great ener- gy on the Middle East conflict — mainly, to complain about Israeli actions or„call for investigations of them. Recently, though, Israelis have grown even more skeptical of the U.N.'s role in the region. BEEMD THE ISSU...…

…Sice v ON C. This Week SG 0 10 Precious Lives Detroiters will commemorate terror victims through photos, stories and a special community photograph. cos, bus stations and restaurants. "It is important to take visible action, and to take the message n Tisha b'Av next week, beyond the confines of the Jewish community," said Cohen, also not- when Jews mourn the destruction of both Holy ing that the high proportion of ter- Temples and ror...…

…Cover Story te SPIRITUAL JOURNEY And the phone's not bad either. from page 19 Leningrad, that were pillaged from the Jews when Russia invaded Poland, adds Rabbi Silberberg. Al Gore, however, was able to bring one manuscript back after his visit to Russia as vice president, the librarian says. And only last month, Russian President Vladimir Putin returned 10 more to the Jews as a goodwill gesture. Free ear bud with new activation on plans...…

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…• his Week Dire Concerns Israel issues rare public remarks about nuclear threats om rogue states. to listen to the Israeli position and that, in itself, is extremely important," he said. LESLIE SUSSER Jewish Telegraphic Agency Jerusalem srael is taking unprecedented steps in publicizing its capabili- ties to counter what it describes as a dire threat from rogue Islamic states. Ephraim Halevy, the chief of the Mossad security agency, har...…

…have taken as long as they have to plan their invasion, analysts say. Steinberg sees three major approaches for Israel: slowing the technology flow, military action and deterrence. Halevy's speech, he says, was an appeal to the NATO members to tighten con- trol of technology exports. Moreover, there are signs that others are starting to listen. Russian President Vladimir Putin has reportedly promised the United States to apply more stringent c...…

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…BUY DIRECT & SAVE...EVERYDAY! News Digest Israeli Officer Killed In Gaza Ambush Gaza City/JTA — An Israeli army officer was killed in a Palestinian ambush Wednesday in the southern - Gaza Strip. Capt. Haggai Lev, 24, of Jerusalem, was wounded as his unit was searching for tunnels used to smuggle weapons into Gaza from Egypt, according to the Jerusalem Post. The deputy commander of a reconnaissance unit, Lev was flown to Soroka Hospital in B...…

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…Insight Remember When • • • Becoming Sensitized From the pages of the Jewish News for this week 10, 20, 30, 40, 50 and 60 years ago. 1992 Hospice workers learn about the special needs of Holocaust survivors. SUSAN TAWIL Special to the Jewish News y our presence here is a testimony to the profes- sionalism and commitment of hospice profes- sionals," David Techner told an audience of approximately 150 social workers, medical staff, careg...…

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…Opinion Editorials are posted and archived on JN Online: www.detroitjewishnews.corn Food For Thought Dry Bones t was a small, unpretentious dedication of a for- mer industrial building. But for Detroit Jewry, it spoke about who we are as a community. The June 30 dedication of the new home of Yad Ezra, Michigan's only kosher food bank, rein- forced that we're not in denial to the hungry among us, despite our collective wealth. From refurbi...…

…CTTHER VIEWS A Vigil For Zach 2: achary M. Talan Edelson had a rare gift seldom possessed by a 14 year old — that won- derful ability to make every- one around him feel special. From the time I arrived at the Walnut Lake Hills beach June 29 after Zach tragically fell into the lake while tubing with friends on a hot summer day— until his body was recov- ered three days later — no less than a dozen parents apprOached me with the same statement...…

…us who felt a need to be with them. They hugged us and embraced us, thereby giving more of themselves than any of us had a right to expect. While trying to be of comfort to them, they displayed strength and courage that we were able to draw from as we waited for word that Zach had been found. The most difficult task ahead is that of life back to "normal." For so many, a "new normal" is now being estab- lished. Where we can do nothing to change...…

…OTHER VIEWS Give FBI Teeth In Fighting Terror V•k Your memo make g gold IDF insignia. Bush Hat - Israel Army (Raful) Support Israel and show your pride! More items available our Pro-Israel Store. New York City restrictive requirements put here has been into place decades ago. plenty of activity In the wake of 9-11, it is on the homefront time to recalibrate the balance since 9-11, a sign to permit law enforcement not that the threat of ...…

…INSIDE: Community Calendar 50 Mazel Toy! 52 Joining Forces JACOB brings Jewish and Chaldean teens together for second annual Blight Busters project. BEN FALIK Special to the Jewish News T he city of Detroit got a helping hand when JACOB, the Jewish and Chaldean Opportunity Builders, brought together suburban teens for a second annual week of community service. The group, funded by Ford and B'nai B'rith, rejoined the Motor City Blight...…

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…Women's Foundation Announces Grants The Jewish Women's Foundation of Metropolitan Detroit (JWF), a grant making and educational foundation established to enhance the lives of Jewish women and girls through phi- lanthropy, has announced recipients of its 2002 grant cycle. The Jewish Women's Foundation board of trustees awarded more than $60,000 to nine programs in the Detroit area and Israel on June 26. Grant recipients were chosen by the trus...…

…group, Pride Political Action Committee of Michigan. Although a defender of Second Amendment rights, which includes age, for any length of time, Wolkinson Editor's Note: Jewish candidates seeking elective office the right to keep and bear arms, accepted an invitation to address a West this year are welcome to announce their candidacy in Wolkinson says they "need to be bal- Bloomfield Optimists' meeting on June 11, the Jewish News. anced agains...…

…America's Best Kept Secret Suzuki Automotive 0% Financing Available for 60 months 2002 Limited XL-7 4x4 Jeff Jenks Seeks State House Seat Editor's Note: Jewish candidates seeking elective office this year are welcome to announce their candidacy in the Jewish News. Jeffrey Jenks is running for state representative against Simon I. Galed, Justen Grech and Andy Meisner in the Democratic primary. The Republican candidate is Keith 1? Sanford. Pr...…

…Community Ronald H. Bergman M.D. proudly announces the location of his new practice and association with Councilman Brickner Pursues Judgeship Of 47th District Anthony C. Porretta M.D. Conveniently located at the corner of Inkster and Northwestern Highway directly across from the Providence Medical Building at 29990 Northwestern Highway Farmington Hills, MI 48334 Editor's Note: Jewish candidates seeking elective office this year are we...…

…In Alex's Memory Susie and Bill Graham honored for tireless efforts to benefit cancer patients. SHELLI LIEBMAN DORFMAN StaffWriter IV and Oak Doors "We will actually have a Relay at the Capitol building," she says. Organizers - hope the event will include representa- tion from each congressional district in a discussion with lawmakers on issues relating to the war against cancer. hen Susie and Bill Graham of West Bloomfield dedi- cated ...…

…Community IN ALEX'S MEMORY from page 45 • :i4,&, W,,*, .Wn **Awivor *4:0*V.0PlOggiii*1404/{<000§ , ei:igik408, 0**/.8*****Owe ' ' • "U5,0t0000,11$01)*****Vgi • • "The cards say something to the effect of, 'Since this day has been made so spe- cial for us by friends and family, we'd like to make another's special by helping to make their wish come true,'" Susie Graham says. To Honor Alex 2002 L—EXUS ES BOO $299 due at signing plus ta...…

…You know the story. Now Know the victims. Terrorists, often targeting children and families, have murdered more than 400 Israeli civilians and wounded thousands. Per capita, this corresponds to a loss of 19,357 American lives. B'nai B'rith Fetes Leader Fran White People gathered at the Glen Oaks Country Club in Farmington Hills on May 19 to pay tribute to the founding organ- izer of the cur- rent Zager-Stone- Tucker-Grant unit of B'nai B'ri...…

…JENIN: KILLING FIELD OR VICTORY OF MORALS? ZOA Honors The Rotters The Detroit Friends of Bar-Ilan University invite you to join us for Dr. Norman and Harriet Rotter of Bingham Farms, civic and community leaders, have been chosen to be the recipients of the Zionist Organization of America's cita- tion of merit, the Justice Louis D. Brandeis Award. The presenta- tion will high- light the ZOA's 69th Balfour Celebration con- cert Sunday, Dr. No...…

…sa PA R K ON MIDOLEBELT *************** New No Grand 0 Fresh Air Holds Annual Meeting Standing are Ruth Broder and Marvin Danto; seated, Beryl Winkelman and Helen August. Federation Honors Four Detroiters Four longtime Detroiters were honored as recipients of Federation's Lifetime Achievement . Award, the community's recognition for outstanding volunteer service. At the June meeting of the board of governors of the Jewish Federation and...…

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…$30 minumum donation. Kadima Golf Classic — Monday, July 15, beginning at 11:30 a.m. Lunch, golf, cocktails, strolling dinner, awards, raffle and auction will benefit Kadima Mental Health Drop-In Center. Franklin Hills Country Club, Farmington Hills. (248) 559-8235. Michigan Parkinson Foundation — Tuesday, July 16, 7 p.m. Art exhibit and sale, champagne reception, piano concert by David Syme. RSVP: (248) 352-0208. American Cancer Society — Sat...…

…0 LP r_Pc_Pr_P a B ,.- 5 CONGRATLA IONS ERICA INN MAISCOVR, M.D. - s, I." §„,, 5 ESEP LP On receiving your Medical Degree from the University of Miami School of Medicine and your acceptance into the Internal Medicine and Pediatric Residency program at the University of Michigan Hospitals. . Mazel Toy! New Arrivals ,,, We are all so proud of your accomplishment. -D El Love and Best Wishes, Parents, Sandy and Karen, brother ...…