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…$1.00 August 27, 1999/Elul 15, 5759 DETROIT JEWISH NEWS Overpass Deck Work To Affect 1-696 Flow Orthodox Shul in Birmingham Finds New Home www.detroitjewishnews.com Symbol of the Christian right talks about Jews, Israel and American life. …

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…www.detroitjewishnews.com August 27, 1999 Elul 15, 5759 Vol. CXVI, No. 1 6 Deck-oupage Trees, heavy soil on 1-696 parks 11 force rebuilding, highway closures. atic Zealot h Reed remakes himself — y from the Christian Coalition. Sweet Beginnings Fun and educational introduction to the first holidays of 5760. 67 New Role Nicole Falkauff 16, of West Bloomfield and Hannah Dworkis, 15, of Bloomfield Hills return to the D. Dan Betty Kahn Bui...…

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…e 011,13a, The weight of the. trees and the soil on the .1-696,deek parks, as shown above, are stressing the horizontal support beams. ) 8/27 1999 ,6 Detroit Jewish News …

…DIANA LIEBERMAN StaffWriter KRISTA HUSA Photographer Trees, hea vy :...Tt696 parks will force rebuilding and highway closures. t has been a quiet 10 years for the Orthodox Jewish community living along 1-696 in Southfield and Oak Park — as quiet as pos- sible for a community that's been sliced through by a six-to-eight-lane freeway. But starting sometime in late fall, the free- way and nearby streets in both communities will once again be d...…

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…BUBBIE WON'T KNOW WHERE YOU PUT THE REFRIGERATOR. would not affect access to the school or to the Norma Jean and Edward Meer Early Childhood Center taking ' -shape next door. Although Rothstein Park will have at least 16 beams replaced, Rabbi Wolf i said the JPM "won't be affected at all." The JPIvI staff first learned of the planned bridge deck work last week, said managing director Leslee Magidson. Although she has few details about the pr...…

…aine An athletic event for those with developmental disabilities makes its mark on participants. SHELLI DORFMAN Editorial Assistant BILL HANSEN Photographer he athletic facilities of the D. Dan & Betty Kahn Building of the Jewish Community Center of Metropolitan Detroit became a backdrop to the wheelchair dash, obstacle course and football toss at the Aug. 22 Hall bps Fame Games. Some 138 athletes filled the pool, the gym and the track as ...…

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…The Way- We Learn Coming to Ter Public schools invite student discussion of violent acts. Religion In Mr Schools: What Are the Needs? AMANDA PLISNER Special to the Jewish News F Jennifer Rosenwasser has handled many controversial topics in the classroom. DIANA LIEBERMAN Staff Writer A fter three years as a high school teacher, Jennifer Rosenwasser has become an old pro at helping young people deal with crisis. A teacher of civics, ...…

…Growth And ambivalence New Reform day schools are opening around the country, but the movement at large is indi Brent to the young institutions. 'ULIE WIENER C.+ :10 Newish Telegraphic Agency ,' ew York n many ways, Rodeph Sholom School looks like any other elite Manhattan private school. Walls are covered with color- ful student art and the small courtyard playground is meticulously main- tained. Dressed-for-success, cellphone- ,ring par...…

…Greater Detroit Chapter of Hadassah presents "Conversations with. Where Israel's Schools Diffe The state funds both religious and secular schools; both systems are touted as successes. NECHEMIAH MEYERS Israel Correspondent Rehovot, Israel n Israel this year it is not at all certain that the school year will open, as scheduled, on Sept. 1. This is because the teachers fre- quently choose this date to strike for higher wages and better wor...…

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…BEYOND TRADITION: THE STRUGGLE FOR A NEW JEWISH IDENTITY October 7th - 10th, 1999 Pivnick Center for Humanistic Judaism The Birmingham Temple 28611 West Twelve Mile Road Farmington Hills, Michigan The question of how to live a full and meaningful Jewish life has challenged Jews for the last two hundred years. Reform, Reconstructionist, Renewal and Secular Humanistic Judaism, as well as the Yiddishist and Zionist movements, are responses t...…

…Sheinbein To Stay In Israeli Jails JAMES D. BESSER Washington Correspondent n a stunning reversal, Samuel Sheinbein, the Maryland teenager wanted in a 1997 slaying and dis- memberment case, agreed on Tuesday to a plea bargain that could put him back on the streets in 16 years. But not just any streets. The Maryland prosecutor who unsuccessful- ly fought for his extradition said Sheinbein would still be subject to arrest and extradition if af...…

…BIG KIDS STILL LOVE THEIR Albright mostly will be assessing the status of Israeli-Palestinian talks, not serving as an intermediary. "I wouldn't read this trip as having a specific goal, or agenda, in the sense that the secretary would involve her- self in the kinds of negotiations that the parties themselves are undertaking right now," said deputy State Department spokesman James Foley on Monday. "She'll be going there to take stock, to try ...…

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…One Day Sunday School Revisit the meaning of Judaism. Did you miss out on a complete Jewish education because Museum officials say they have already identified many of the prob- lems described in the report and taken steps to address them. Miles Lerman, chairman of the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Council and a driving force behind the cre- ation of the museum, said he appoint- ed a commission earlier this year to prepare its own recommendations...…

…Schools urn saa Star Of David DANIEL KURTZMAN Jewish Telegraphic Agency A Irit Shoshan, center, is comforted by unidentified relatives as she Grieves during the fiineral in Israel for her brother, nephew and parents who died while traveling in Turkey during the earthqua e. Rescue Efforts In Turkey Jerusalem (JTA) In a rescue operation that defied shrinking odds, Israeli rescue teams saved a 9-year-old girl who had been trapped for four da...…

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…Jewish Residential 8 Support Services For Adults With Mental Illness C . KADIMA OFFICERS Richard Herman - President Richard Zussman - Vice President Al Sasson - Vice President Linda Schechter - Vice President Jim Miller - Treasurer Arlene Redfield - Secretary BOARD OF DIRECTORS Karen Amber Michelle Appel *Janet Aronoff Eleanor Aronovitz Leonard Aronovitz, MD Carol Sue Coclen Barbara Eisenberg Elyse Essick - Marla Gorosh, MD *Dean J. Gould...…

…ENGAGEMENT OF Dorothy Brode GENERAL Maurke Sell David Michael Howard Minnie Applebaum from Mrs. Gloria Perlmutter-Hecker Marla Berman & Jeff Kaftan from National Council of Jewish from Mr. Donald Marrich from Mr. & Mrs. Harold Goodman from Mr. & Mrs. Steve Perlman from Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Coden Women Libbie Zalenko from Mr. & Mrs. Ron Silberstein Jeff R. Siegel Robert Arcy from Ms. Geta Richman from Rabbi & Mrs. Milton Rosenbaum from Janette Sh...…

…This Week The Rebirth Of Ralph Reed r _ Ralph Reed remakes himself away from the Christian Coalition. Photo by Susan Grigalunas 8/27 1999 30 DetrOit Jew News TODD LEOPOLD Special to the Jewish News ou don't like him. Or, more accurately, you don't want to like him. Ralph Reed repre- sents all you're against: prayer in public schools, narrow limits on abor- tion, "Christian nation" talk, "family val- c-= \ / ues," Jerry Falwell and Pat...…

…deal ice-blue shirt and the muted red tie. A political theorist? A bloody shirt-waving crusader? An Iago, as they like to say, looking for an Othello? On one wall of Reed's office there is a bucolic portrait of Reed, his wife, Jo Anne, and their four children. In his 1996 book Active Faith — a political history and memoir — Reed frequent- ly invokes Jo Anne when talking about his major career decisions. He says family is one reason why he loc...…

…The Rebirth Of Ralph Reed courage, unbelievable adversity and unfathomable pain." He mentioned his trip to Israel in January 1994, and described a visit to Yad Vashem as the most moving experience" of his trip. At the same time, Reed defended the Christian Coalition and religious conservatives, though taking care to emphasize that "the Christian Coalition believes in a nation ... where the separation of church and state is complete and inviol...…

…• VA K.* • -<‘ Remembering Sinai Archivist is compiling a historical account of Detroits Jewish hospital. HARRY KI RS BAU M StaffWriter example, the board of trustees minutes and notes will be one series, every- thing relating to the Shapero School of Nursing is another. Old pho- tographs — because they require dif- ferent storing conditions — are the third. Arranging some of the series won't take long, she said. The Sinai board minutes ...…

…57.1.15.Z4.11,00 Welcoming all adults of the Metropolitan Detroi ewish Community to Learn September & October 1999 Hebrew & Yiddish Beginning Hebrew with Lynne Roman Portion of the Week with guest speakers Students will learn to read basic prayers; for those with no Hebrew background. Thursdays, starting Oct. 7, 7:00 p.m. — 8:00 p.m. Fee: M/$36, NM/$50, book $8, Temple Kol Ami. Join an array of guest speakers who have made Torah an integ...…

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…itorials Editorials and Letters to the Editor are posted and archived on JN Online: vvww.cletroitjewishnews.com IN FOCUS Rescue Without Politics L ate Sunday night, an Israeli rescue crew expert at finding people in collapsed buildings pulled a 3-year-old child out of the rubble in Cinarcik, Turkey. The child didn't know about politics. And the Israeli crew that performed the near-miraculous event didn't care if the child's family was Isl...…

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…Co man it Hillel Day School Taps New Leadership Team Community Day School-SSDS in Pittsburgh. From 1988-1996, he, his wife and three children lived in Israel where he served in educational and administrative positions. Both the board positions and the creation of a head of Lower School Judaic Studies are the result of Hillel Day School's long-range plan. Dr. Mark Smiley will continue to serve as head- master, but also will assume the role of...…

…Here's To... Jordan Scott Powell, son of Nancy and Don Powell of West Bloomfield, received a Student of the Week award from the Detroit Free Press. A senior at Andover High School, Powell has main- rained a 3.81 GPA and is a scholar- athlete in three sports: soccer, bas- ketball and baseball. He is also a member of the National Honor Society and served as a volunteer tutor for his fellow students. Pearl and George "Mike" Zeltzer have been na...…

…Rkl , `st CC r Sixty Years Of History At JCC Centennial JWI Hosts Speaker JCC Membership Adults, Teens Temple Seeks Past Confirmand.s. Sixty years of Detroit Jewish community history will be displayed in the exhibit "Jewish Community Council: Sixty Years of Working Together for Justice and Harmony" at the D. Dan & Betty Kahn Building of the Jewish Community Center in West Bloomfield during September. Commissioned by the Jewish Communit...…

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