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…when so sorry is not enough HARVEY KATCHAN, 74, of Detroit, died Aug. 20. Mr. Katchan was a retired state of Michigan social worker. He also served in the Pacific with the U.S. Army during World War II. He is survived by his brother, Julius Katchan of Detroit; sister, Celia Katz of Southfield; beloved friend, Carol Garza. He was the dear brother of the late Harold Katchan. Interment at Machpelah Cemetery. Contributions may be directed to the ...…
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…August 21, 1998 Vol. CXIII No. 26 Claims Conundrum Survivors have difficulty filing for restitution. 18 From Pulpit To Piano Craig Allen leaves Beit Kodesh concerned about his synagogue. NEsg@elE 22 Entertainment. page 90 Motown Showdown JCC Maccabi Games: From the opening to the competitions. Adoption Option Jewish sources are contradictory about adopting children. Business 136 Community 48 Editorials 33 Food 130 Marketplace 138 lana...…
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…From Pulpit To Piano Rabbi Craig Allen leaves Congregation Beit Kodesh sure of his plans but concerned about the synagogue's future. BY LYNNE MEREDITH COHN Special to The Jewish News the U.S. Army School of Music, where he composed military works. Allen, who studied music with Detroit Symphony Orchestra mem- 0 bers while still in high school, has per- formed original music with various groups, including the Israel Philharmonic Chamber Ensem...…
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…accabi Greetings Extended Parade and pa&eantry, gee the Maccabi 'Came; under way. •;, The Israeli team led the parade of athletes onto the Palace floor. LONNY GOLDSMITH Staff Writer T he 3,700 athletes eagerly took their marks at 6 p.m. Sunday for the opening of the 1998 Maccabi Games, but the starting gun didn't sound at the Palace of Auburn Hills until nearly four hours later. By the time the torch lighting and fireworks closed out t...…
…Top left: The Detroit delegation were the last athletes to enter. Top right: Leaders on the dais: Bob Slatkin, president of the United Jewish Foundation of Metropolitan Detroit; Bob Aronson, executive vice president of the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit, and Herman Frankel, of the Jewish Community Center of Metropolitan Detroit. Left: The JCC Dance Troupe per- formed at the opening ceremony. Bottom left: Bill Davidson, one of the...…
…Training Camp Five Maccabi delegations got a pre-games workout at Camp Maas. LONNY GOLDSMITH Staff Writer E yen though it was the weekend after summer sessions ended at Camp Maas, there was no shortage of activity there on Aug. 14 and 15. The 330 teens from the Los Angeles, Orange County, San Francisco, Mexico and Hartford delega- tions used the Ortonville camp as a training center prior to this week's Maccabi Games. Paul Delson of San Fr...…
…Top of page: Breanne Cohen of Oak Park practices her beam routine. Above left: Esther TuckLapper of the Maccabi Club of Metropolitan Detroit sells T-shirts. Above: Abby Adams tapes the foot of Chicago teammate Whitney Simon. Left.. Taking a piano break are Lauren Sondel and Becca Bradley of Hartford. Right: Detroit's Howard Dworman gets the ball over the net. 8/21 1998 Detroit Jewish News 25 …
…• _ __,,,, accab l -,\ P Clockwise from top left: Detroit's Jennifer Schanes battles St. Louis' Sara O'Hara for the ball. Ayla Godelsky, age 7, from Washington, watches her brother compete. Gary Rosenberg is surrounded by Detroit teammates after hitting a homerun against Baltimore. GREETINGS from page 22 Australian athletes killed and hurt when a bridge collapsed at the Maccabiah Games in Israel last year. The memorial tributes were...…
…Clockwise, from top left: Chicago's David Rose tips the ball against Ottawa. Pam and Alan Witt of Chicago film son Kenny's beach volleyball game. Detroit's Scott Duschinsky pitches against Baltimore. Jake Kaufman of Detroit surroun Greater Washington's Ariel Ginzburg. 8/21 1998 Detroit Jewish News 27 …
…Top of page: Alyssa Trotsky of Farmington Hills battles an opponent. Above left: Great Britain's Eli Barty was fast-moving. Above right: David Silberman of Farmington Hills makes his move. Right: Amy Meisnei; right, of Huntington Woods, taps over the net. 8/21 1998 28 Detroit Jewish News …
…: Always busy, Ai/7mm butl,never flirt]. AMY MINDELL Special to The Jewish News T ake 60 cases of tomatoes, slice, add 200 cases of chopped lettuce, 25 cases of cucumbers, - and 300 pounds of onions and you get fresh garden salad for a week at the JCC Maccabi Games. And that's just the first course. While the lunches at the Kahn JCC in West Bloomfield for the 3,700 Maccabi athletes and coaches was fresh and tasty, Sperber Catering may have ...…
…Clockwise, fom top left: Sam and Diane Orley, part of a Bloomfield Hills host family, check out the monkeys at Zoo Night. Athletes and friends join the Kass family for a picnic at the Zoo. Rebecca Berent and coach. Marty Medina of Rochester; NK, check out Detroiter Alana Grunspan's collection of pins. Beth Isenberg, Lori Shapiro and Emily Feldman pose at the Detroit Zoo. FEEDING AN ARMY from page 29 Cy Servetter, who retired after 40 ye...…
…P.r.ireAt. EDE.4 , ~ er P°Aollte' Allied Jewish Campaign ANNUAL MEETING NOTICE The Annual Meeting of the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit will take place on Monday, September 28, 1998, 7:30 p.m. at Temple Israel. The following business will be conducted at the meeting: 1) In accordance with the bylaws of the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit, the Nominating Committee has met and designated the following list of nominees...…
…a:3SM. RE LAX! The Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit salutes the athletes and host families of the 1998 Maccabi games and invites you to Rekindle Shabbat. If you haven't already "rekindled Shabbat," join us and discover the beauty of the celebration. For more information, call Kari Grosinger, (248) 203-1470. TEMPLE KOL AML (248) 661-0040 TEMPLE BETH EL: (248) 851-1100 CONGREGATION SHAAREY ZEDEK: (248) 357-5544 FRIDAY, AUGUST 21: F...…
…Editorials Pausing For Shabbat spirituality. His love for sport and faith in kids have virtually willed the Games — which inspire camaraderie, sportsmanship and Jewish identity — to the lofty level internationally they enjoy today. Robinson felt that a Shabbat experience would unite highly impressionable Jewish teenagers — deepening their understanding of, and appreciation for, their Jewish heritage. "It puts the Games into context," said Ra...…
…COMMUNITY VIEWS Reaching Out With Toys LENA MASS Special to The Jewish News T ime and time again, I am disheartened by the image of 8-year-old Alvin. He is dying of cancer and undergoes chemothera- py regularly, which has not only resulted in the loss of all of his hair, but the loss of his childhood as well. Fortunate enough to have made it thus far, Alvin, along with the hundreds of other children who face the fatal disease, hope to sur...…
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