…jews d in the continued from page 96 food pantry, is treasurer of his Southfield homeowners’ association and the Metro Detroit Pet A Pet Club, and a member with his wife, Debbie, of Congregation B’nai Moshe in West Bloomfield. “My time at the DJN gave me an excellent foundation as not only a writer, but also a steward of the community.” PHIL JACOBS: Editor/Managing Editor Here are my best memories of the Detroit Jewish News. I was with DJ...…
…jews d in the continued from page 98 years, shuttling between Baltimore and Detroit. (One of the perks was that, returning home for Shabbat during the winter months, Baltimore looked like Honolulu to me.) I got to learn about the history, depth and activism of the Detroit Jewish community, with its national reputation for major leadership, and to meet, interact with and admire some of those leaders, both lay and professional, who welcomed m...…
…CONGRATULATIONS TO THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS ON SERVICING OUR COMMUNITY FOR 75 years WE HONOR YOUR ACHIEVEMENT AND CELEBRATE THIS MILESTONE WITH YOU. CELEBRATING SPECIAL OCCASIONS IN OUR COMMUNITY SINCE 1966 C O R P O RAT E . C O C KTA I L . BA R & BAT M I TZ VA H . W E D D I NG Book one of our exclusive venues or take us anywhere you’d like to go! 248-352-7758 ƒ WWW.QUALITYKOSHER.COM jn July 18 • 2017 101 …
…jews d in the continued from page 100 TO OUR PARTNERS AT DETROIT JEWISH NEWS: Congratulations on 75 years! We can do anything together with paper, ink, and good ideas. Proud to be the printer for Detroit Jewish News Mergers & Acquisitions Commercial Litigation Intellectual Property ,KtZΘ,KtZKE'Zdh>d^ THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS ͳ,WWzϳϱ d, EE/sZ^Zzͳ &ŽƵŶĚĞĚŝŶϭϴϲϵ͕,ŽǁĂƌĚΘ,ŽǁĂƌĚŝƐĂĨƵůůͲƐĞƌǀŝĐĞĮƌŵ ǁŝƚŚ Ă ŶĂƟŽŶĂů ĂŶĚ ŝŶƚĞƌŶĂƟŽŶĂů...…
…1958-2018 From Your Friends at Farber Hebrew Academy - Yeshivat Akiva Congratulations to the Jewish News for being our community’s historian for the last 75 years. Thank you for covering Hillel Day School’s first 60 years! May we both go from strength to strength and continue to impact our extraordinary community for years to come. SAVE THE DATE HILLEL’S 60 TH ANNIVERSARY ALUMNI REUNION BREAKFAST FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 2017 AT 10:00 A.M...…
…jews d in the 75th Anniversary 104 July 18 • 2017 jn Gary Rosenblatt, Arthur Horwitz and Chuck Buerger TIMES OF ISRAEL • March 27, 1942: Philip Slomovitz published the Jewish News’ first edition. • July 1951: Philip Slomovitz bought the Jewish Chronicle. • March 1984: Baltimore-based Charles “Chuck” Buerger led a group that purchased the Jewish News. Editor Gary Rosenblatt of the Baltimore Jewish Times also assumed the JN editorship. J...…
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…jews d in the STAFF REPORT PHOTOS BY GLENN TRIEST 75th Anniversary Then And Now STAFF REPORT From its birth in 1942, the Jewish News continues to change with the times. T he Jewish News published its first weekly issue on March 27, 1942, from offices in Detroit’s Penobscot Building, covering a vibrant Jewish community sending its young men off to war, grappling with the horrors befall- ing the Jews of Europe and confronting anti-Sem- ...…
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…jews d in the continued from page 106 To remain credible, the Jewish News committed to having its news pages reflect realities within the Jewish community. RIGHT: Publisher Arthur Horwitz shares mock-ups of the newly redsigned Jewish News to staff in 1997. BOTTOM: Coverage of Israel has been a mainstay of the Jewish News. Stories on the Eichmann trial and the Jewish Agency for Israel generated considerable acclaim and criticism. years — a...…
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…jews d in the continued from page 108 along with an accompanying note of apology from Buerger. The obituar- ies have remained there ever since. Following the arrival of Arthur Horwitz in May of 1986 to lead the Jewish News, the publication grew into one of the largest weekly news- papers in the country — Jewish or secular. And in keeping with Slomovitz’s tradition of original reporting from Israel, the Jewish News and its sister paper, the ...…
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…jews d in the 75th Anniversary I A 1942 Buick advertisement A Jewish-Detroit Time Capsule The tumultuous war year 1942 — when the JN was founded. Irwin Cohn Special to the Jewish News n March 1942, Detroit had more than 1.7 million residents and thousands of Detroit men were on the other side of the ocean serving in the Armed Forces. Detroit boasted it had seven radio stations and three daily news- papers — the Detroit News, Detroit F...…
…Everybody Eats Congratulations to the Detroit Jewish News on celebrating your 75th Anniversary! Annabel Cohen has been a food writer for the JN for more than two decades, sharing her original and adapted scrumptious recipes with readers at holidays and throughout the year. Rep. Klint Kesto, Sponsor of Holocaust & Genocide Education Bill ANNABEL COHEN COOKS DETROIT Sponsored legislation, now Public Act 170 of 2016, that mandates education ...…
…jews d COURTESY RABBI LEO M. FRANKLIN ARCHIVES, TEMPLE BETH EL in the continued from page 112 However, with two local Jewish weeklies on the scene and tighter economic conditions brought on by men off to war, Merzon had to cease publication. JEWISH COMMUNITY The weeklong program of activities marking the dedication of the new Yeshiva Beth Yehudah building on Dexter and Cortland to house the afternoon and Sunday Hebrew school culminated o...…
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…jews d in the continued from page 114 Celebrating Milestones activities. His popularity among Jew haters was at its peak early in 1942. However, the federal govern- ment threatened Smith’s activities as seditious. For the most part, the American public wasn’t sympathetic to groups like Smith’s as war casualties mount- ed, and eventually Smith refrained from stating his anti-Jewish views through the U.S. mail. Pressure from government offi...…
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…jews d in the 75th Anniversary History Of Jewish Food Recipes from 1942 (below) and 1945 (right). From the pages of the JN. Annabel Cohen Food Writer O n page 8 of the Friday, Aug. 7, 1942, issue of the Jewish News was a regularly appearing column called “Favorite Recipes.” In this week’s column — which included a recommendation for a cookbook called The Jewish Home Beautiful and its recipes for kreplach and eierkichel (those delicio...…
…Adat Shalom Synagogue 1943 & now... Celebrating 75 Years Adat Shalom Synagogue congratulates The Detroit Jewish News on its 75th anniversary jn July 18 • 2017 121 …
…jews d in the continued from page 120 each week there was one featured recipe, often “modern,” such as the Tuna-Mato-Loaf that appeared in June, 1946, a Chocolate Souffle from January 1947 and 1950’s Stuffed Tomatoes and Tomato Soup Cake. By the 1960s, the food section was getting hipper, following American trends in cooking and eating. While holiday recipes still dotted the paper, housewives were clipping Jewish News recipes for fashionabl...…
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…jews d in the continued from page 127 JAMES LIPTON James Lipton, who grew up in Detroit, is regularly seen in 94 million American homes. His Emmy-winning television program, Inside the Actors Studio, even reaches into homes covering 125 countries. Lipton, an actor-writer-producer, has built his most important success by drawing out the meaningful experiences, opinions and emotions of celebrities in the entertain- ment industry. Steven Spie...…
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…From the DJN Davidson Digital Archive looking back On Feb. 1, 1926, the first phase of the newly built Detroit Central High School opened for students. Located east of Linwood between Tuxedo and Lawrence avenues, in the Dexter, or 12th Street, area of Detroit, the building was part of a large education complex with the high school, a middle school and an elementary school. Initially built with a capacity to accommodate 1,800 students, by 19...…
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…IN MEMORIAM, WE HONOR ALVIN A. WEISBERG Z’L AUGUST 15, 1926 — JULY 8, 2017 A VISIONARY LEADER OF THE SHENKMAN-WEISBERG CARING COALITION CONFERENCE One of Alvin’s passions was to improve also ensures every Jewish patient the state of end-of-life care in our receives the best care possible. community. He and his good Thousands of professionals benefit z’l friend Jack Shenkman partnered from this continuing education; to bring together ever...…
…Detroit Jewish News n contents July 13-19, 2017 / 19-25 Tamuz 5777| VOLUME CLI, ISSUE 24 views 32 27 30 in the diploma at long last ‘gathering of the tribe’ Children of Holocaust survivors enjoy their second annual event. enhancing education Four young local leaders visit ORT’s student programs in Israel. 20 22 faces & places moments Community simchahs 25 sports 32 spirit Torah portion 34 35 10 events/editor’s picks no...…
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…views for openers Th e State Of Th e Bagel I wouldn’t call myself a picky eater. I Not too much — God forbid, I say would call myself an I-know-what-I- “light” amount of cream cheese. I will want-and-how-I-want-it eater. And I not be getting regular cream cheese. I want bagels. Daily. will get light cream cheese. Why do I Sorry, Mama, I know bagels are bad ask for not too much? I am not count- for me. This is not an article on ing calories...…
…views commentary Preoccupation With ‘Occupation’ D The debate over territory was impor- uring the last few decades, the tant, but had limited effect because as Palestinian propaganda machine, Palestinian terrorism and incitement aided by anti-Israel elements in continued unabated and after the international community, has two more withdrawals — from created one of the most power- southern Lebanon in 2000 (which ful and effective emotional ...…
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