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…fro lt ines The Art Of The Gift E ugene Applebaum surprised his good friend Robert Aronson this summer with a gift he surely never expected. On July 11, Wayne State University dedicated the Robert Aronson Intaglio Studio in honor of Aronson, president of the Birthright Israel Foundation, former CEO of the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit and currently its senior development adviser. Devoted to printmaking, the corner classroom in t...…

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…DETROIT JEWISH NEWS ,, .;,cotTi theJEvv } Arthur M. Horwitz Publisher / Executive Editor ahorwitz®renmedia.us Jackie Headapohl Managing Editor jheadapohl@renmedia.us Keri Guten Cohen Story Development Editor kcohen@renmedia.us Gail Zimmerman Arts Editor gzimmerman@renmedia.us Deborah Schultz Corporate Creative Director dschultz@renmedia.us EDITORIAL Senior Copy Editor David Sachs dsachs@renmedia.us Editorial Assistant Sy Manello...…

…Whether you come to Beaumont for an EKG or a heart attack, you'll find the most advanced heart care - anywhere. At Beaumont, we pioneered a procedure - now used around the world - that actually stops heart attacks while they are happening. As the leader in minimally invasive heart surgery, we were first in the country to use a tiny catheter to replace an aortic valve. First in Michigan to correct atrial fibrillation robotically. And we offer...…

…David Wiener sets a trap by his deck. He removed the lattice around the deck so he could gather rats that died under- neath after eating rat poison. Residents, city leaders scurry to curb a growing rodent problem. Robin Schwartz JN Contributing Writer I t's open season right now in David Wiener's yard. The north Oak Park resident who lives on Stratford Place is hunting rats daily and catching them at an alarming rate. Since mid-July whe...…

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…Robert Sklar Contributing Editor Brooklyn, Mich. A s more than 100 Team Alex cyclists rode into the Heroes Hurrah Finish Line Celebration Area at Michigan International Speedway after their Wish-A-Mile (WAM) tour on behalf of the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Michigan, a rainbow pushed aside the high clouds. Leading the way onto the MIS track for the final half-mile of WAM 2012, with trailing Team Alex members cheering, was Loren Blumberg of F...…

…BERKLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT Sophie enjoys the WAM banquet with Susie and Bill Graham hold a picture of family friend Dori Leib of Team Alex their daughter, Alex, who died at age 17. Alex's father, Bill, rode in his 13th WAM this year. As Team Alex gathered for a pizza dinner and friendly conver- sation the first night in Big Rapids dur- ing the three-day route, he reflected on his daughter's unusual wish. "People often ask if Susie and I were...…

…Young Israel of Southfield's Daf Yomi teacher, Rabbi Elimelech Goldberg, and six members of our shul's daily Daf Yomi class, who were among our members who each personally completed the 71/2-year cycle, Morris said. "Coming together to mark the study of Torah highlights the Jewish people's timeless historical connection to God and the Torah. It is what unites us and is our moral and legal compass that has spanned the generations." Rabbi Elie K...…

…W.J. & Lillian Kemler 3K/5K Community Walk It's Ryan For VP step out and support our Older Adults RAIN or SHINE located on the Eugene & Marcia Applebaum Jewish Community Campus A friend of Israel, but will Jewish voters support his economic views? Hilary Leila Krieger and Gil Hoffman Jerusalem Post G OP presidential candidate Mitt Romney chose Rep. Paul Ryan, a Wisconsin Republican who shot to national prominence with a plan to sharply...…

…metro >> on the cover p-ino num amarack Camps .t.totek ANNIVERSARY Relive, Renew & Reconnect! Big Future In Store Growing Orthodox shul is moving to a shopping center site in Southfield. Shelli Liebman Dorfman I Contributing Writer CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 Tamarack Camps Havdalah Alumni Reunion Saturday, September t 5th Camp Maas Begins at 9 p.m. Celebrate Tamarack. Camps' 1 10th Anniversary like a true camper. Relive your memories for ...…

…n Attracting Residents Projects created and implemented by Ahavas Olam include a daily Halachah (Jewish law) email and a weekly email focusing on mussar (improving one's self-being). "The beauty of these groups is that it keeps participants involved even if their available time is very limited; they can read and learn at their convenience," Singal said. Ahavas Olam houses a digital Torah CD library and a new web- site (ahavasolam.com ) has le...…

…Kadima...caring, helping adults and children with mental illness to move forward in their lives. Caring. Helping. Mental Illness. IAA min10111=11111111111101111111111.111111.11MM toa rtp Anew "etneene who- ell dre/ a atilep fre,,Itsmn/P Almost 4 million students in the United Stat&;., leave home for their freshman year. ■ s 4 :S j.C 1 /4,\ • "f • New freedoms, new pressures and new anxieties • Keeping up with schoolwork and all nigh...…

…Why Join Temple Israel? rig 4 c7 Cempte awe, g Citazek 26. -etati 2012 teteitzation G /tam 96. 9019 The answer is:',\4simple. Operation 100% Affiliation: First Year Dues are Voluntary All new families will receive a free 1-year membership to the Jewish Community Center Join us for our new Adult Bar/Bat Mitzvah classes beginning in October. Join us Friday, August 17± at 7:30 PM for our Shabbat Under the Stars and Soul Shabbat. a/ir...…

…metro The Waterford School District is inviting caring adults to become a mentor and help transform lives in our community. Mentoring is fun, easy, comfortable, and rewarding. Just one or two hours a week can make a big impact in the life of a student. Mentors report experiencing improved health, greater life satisfaction, and connections to the community. We provide all the training and support you will need to succeed! Starting Early Jazz...…

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…metro re design HOME Seeing The Light consignment Pop-Up Furniture Sale T August 24th to 26th Friday 10am-7pm Saturday 10am-7pm Sunday 10am-4pm 29316 Orchard Lake Road Farmington Hills Just south of 13 Mile on the east side Pop-Up store information number: 248-439-6040 Cash or credit MOVERS leek Pvetteeat Ecteme August 23rd Available for hire on site Thursday from 5pm to 9pm $25 tickets sold at door Exclusive access to redesig...…

…JEWISH WOMEN'S Pease join the Jewish Women's Foundation andits 2012 Grantees for the 13H ANNUAL OPEN MEETING FOUNDATION of the Of METROPOLITAN DURO Enhancing the Lives of Jewish Women BOARD OF TRUSTEES The Jewish Women 's Foundation Presentation and Acceptance of 2012 Grant Awards Bat Mitzvah Celebration of Metropolitan Detroit is dedicated to expanding opportunities and enriching the with Guest Speaker lives of Jewish women an...…

…metro >> around town Gift Of Giving JCC day campers hold toy drive for Bottomless Toy Chest. y oni Nadiv, unit head of the Trekkers (ages 9-12) at the Jewish Community Center of Metropolitan Detroit day camp in West Bloomfield, was looking for something meaningful for his campers to do this summer. He contacted Elana Weinstein, program coordinator of the Bottomless Toy Chest in Birmingham, to set up a way for the campers to help other ki...…

…For The Wish Kids Team Alex paces statewide team fundraising. Brooklyn, Mich. Robert Sklar Contributing Editor yclists from Oakland County- based Team Alex raised $285,310 for the Make-A- Wish Foundation of Michigan, tops among teams taking part in the Wish- A-Mile (WAM) fundraising rides in July. The team entered 110 riders; 86 rode 309 miles over three days across Michigan and 24 pedaled a 50-mile loop near Michigan International Speedw...…

…metro >> calendar TEMPLE SHIR SHALOM T} Come Celebrate Our Silver Anniversary Monday, August 20, 2012 Starting at 6:30 PM Temple Shir Shalom's 9th Annual FOOD FUN AND FIREWORKS FESTIVAL begins with an evening loaded with family fun, food tastings and games, and ends with a spectacular fireworks display! Much To Do! FRIDAY, AUG. 17 ROCKIN' SHABBAT BIKES IN B'HAM 7:30 pm. Tweens, teens and others invited to a rockin' "Shabbat LIVE!" —...…

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…Travelers enjoy Project SNAP's mosaic mural in the Honolulu International Airport. Many Hands, Many Voices Project SNAP blends artwork of a multitude of kids and adults into powerful, empowering mosaics. Marielle Temkin JN Intern S ince 2005, Project SNAP (Share, Nurture, Act, Preserve) has inspired kids and families around Michigan and the country to take action and let their voices be heard through piec- es of artwork that form mural ...…

…Central Michigan University's 11. Levi Gourarie, 15, of Oak Park gets a peek at his new dorm room. ort The Year Right Chabad school students in Oak Park will step into new school and dorms. C ome Tuesday, Aug. 21, class- rooms in the new Lubavitch Yeshivah-International School for Chabad Leadership in Oak Park will be bustling with students on the first day of class. But this week, finishing touches are being put on the new building th...…

…back-to-school WANTED: DREAMERS, VISIONARIES, AND FREE SPIRITS. Lawrence Technological University isn't for just anyone. We want the restless thinkers, innovators, and artists who will create the designs, businesses. and technological breakthroughs of tomorrow. If you believe that everything is possible, and that "possible" is everything, we want you at LTU. Visit liu.edu/applyfree now to have your Fall 2012 application fee waived! Class...…

…Get Out Your Wallet For most families, going back to school means shopping for supplies. T he summer is nearly over as families prepare for the new school year. Parents make plans to go shopping for school supplies, much of which cannot be salvaged from last year's remains, and, of course, new clothes. Many schools have sent packets of summer assignments, such as math sheets and reading lists, to be completed before students return to schoo...…

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…Designation D e tr@it Live, Work, Play, Give Innovative thinkers to be challenged by unique Detroit initiative. Marielle Temkin 1_1N Intern n Aug. 20, Challenge Detroit is bringing 30 innovative, passionate leaders to the city to live, work and complete team challenges for a year. While most of the participants come from Michi- gan, there are also those who hail from states such as Colorado, Virginia and Massachusetts — just to name a few....…

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…Designation Detr@it Live, Work, Play, Give from page 31 of the city and also be in the same boat as 29 other kids down there," he said. "I think we're all going to have a great time." The trio's third roommate is Berlin of Farmington Hills, who graduated from the University of Michigan with a degree in public policy. "I went into pub- lic policy," Berlin explained, "because I've always been interested in leader- ship and public service, and ...…

…AIP 4 Designation Detr@it A Step Back In Time New Detroit Historical Museum exhibition to focus on 'Arsenal of Democracy,' Peter Poulos I Special to the Jewish News Photos provided by Detroit Historical Society, Walter P. Reuther Library at Wayne State University rsenal of Democracy. A simple mention of this phrase stirs powerful images — and, in some cases, memories — in the minds of those who call Metro Detroit home. It's come to symbo...…

…77.7_ H-^ "Detroit changed the war, but the war also changed Detroit." Leinoff, after the war. He'd been a lieutenant in Europe as- signed to the legendary Red Ball Express, an extensive convoy system that moved up to 12,000 tons of ammunition, fuel and supplies per day to Allied units on the front lines. Convoy duty was dangerous. The majority of truck drivers were African Ameri- cans, and many of their officers were Jewish. Following thei...…

…- ..11111111111111P"'- Designation Detr@it She's A Believer Sandy Hermanoff applies PR savvy to boost volunteerism in Detroit. Allan Nahajewski I Contributing Writer T wo years ago, longtime PR pro Sandy Hermanoff want- ed to do something special to mark the 25th year of her agency, Hermanoff Public Relations, based in Farmington Hills. The "something special" turned out to be the award-winning "I'm a Believ- er" campaign that surpasse...…

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…Designation Detr@it A New Way To Buy School Supplies Landau brothers launch Chalkfly, an online office supply store that gives back. T he Landau brothers have been an entrepreneurial team since they were in middle school, and now Andrew and Ryan are bringing their expertise to Detroit in the realm of office supplies. Chalk- fly is not your average office supply store, however, as the Landaus' focus is on reinventing the experience of buyin...…

…GOOD NEWS FROM WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY The important things Dr. Richard Keidan puts his profession and faith to work in Nepal Page 4 …

…An irresistible force Mary Lou Zieve keeps going and going and going By Michelle Moser Listen to Mary Lou Zieve tell her life story, and you'll feel as if you've made a lifelong friend. A hair over five feet tall with a cover every bit the sweet old lady, Zieve can drive you to side-splitting laughter with wild, unexpected humor, whether she's delivering an impromptu, rollicking reprise of her Second City role in The Vagina Monologues or ch...…

…Escapes from horror An exhibit of art by inmates of Auschwitz comes to Wayne State By Rebecca Kavanagh The Holocaust was evil to the extreme. During World War II, millions of men, women and children were sent to concentration camps in Nazi-occupied Europe. Those who were too young, too old or too ill for labor were marched to the gas chambers without ever being registered, without ever being counted. Those who survived the selection proces...…

…The most important things Dr. Richard Keidan puts his profession and faith to work in Nepal By jack Lessenberry There are well-educated, affluent and well- connected people in Michigan today who share a bond with hundreds of primitive villagers thousands of miles away in remote rural eastern Nepal. They all owe their lives to Richard Keidan, M.D., who spends nine months a year performing delicate cancer surgery at Beaumont Hospital in Roya...…

…words carefully chosen by Jon and Nancy Levin, Miles' parents, honors his life and legacy. "I hope they think their dad is making a difference," he says. But the foundation in his name is mainly concerned with the living. Making sure villagers have clean water, sanitation and access to at least some health care is the impact Richard Keidan really wants to have on this world. He has taken his own two kids, Rachel, who just graduated from the ...…

…No place like home Travis Wright finds his niche in Detroit and WDET-FM By Francine Wunder Travis Robinson Wright is the first to admit it: The tall, blond, blue-eyed, slightly husky Dutch Canadian does not look Jewish. "When you look at me you don't think of a Jew who can talk your ear off about Torah, Israeli politics or klezmer music," Wright says. "I'm kind of like Detroit. It's easy to drive down Woodward and think you know what you ar...…

…A Join us on campus rt continued from page 3 The Wayne State exhibit is made possible in part by sponsors Hillel of Metro Detroit and the Holocaust Memorial Center. Event sponsors from WSU include the Cohn-Haddow Center for Judaic Studies, the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, the Dean of Students Office, the Department of History, the James Pearson Duffy Department of Art and Art History, the Walter R Reuther Library and the Wayne Stat...…

…• —41111.111111411 Never a dull moment WSU welcomes students with a lively campus in a vibrant neighborhood D-7111P TP.711 TH 1 By Alex Bienkowski In Detroit, the good news is too often overshadowed by the bad. Some wistfully recall a prosperous past — but in Midtown, the heart of the city, the focus is firmly on the future. Here, at Wayne State University, students discover themselves and a different Detroit. At Wayne State, both resid...…

…HARVEST FESTIVAL SEPTEMBER 16 END OF SEASON CELEBRATION OCTOBER 28 Alex Haimann and his surprised fiancee, Sarah Krainen. Alex proposed during his Washington University graduation speech. Come On Down! MAY 6— Graduation speaker gives an audience member the surprise of her life. Shelli Liebman Dorfman Contributing Writer E arlier this summer Alex Haimann fulfilled two dreams at the same place, within just a few minutes of each other....…

…>> ... Next Generation ... Potluck Shabbat • ■ Forum-like Shabbats connect young professionals with political leaders. ADAM KESSLER I SPECIAL TO THE JEWISH NEWS C ark Durant with Brett Turner and . Clark Durant with Allie Pilkowitz and Adam Brittany Turner Kessler F or centuries, the center of Roman public life was the Forum. It was a marketplace, but served a higher calling than Somerset. It was the central meeting place, but more d...…

…Social Media A Tale Of Good Customer Service U pro, a calendar-sharing iPhone app with its home based in the M@dison building here in Detroit, has been and will continue to get impressive media attention. With recent write-ups in TechCrunch, Mashable, CNN, CNBC, CBS, the Detroit Free Press and the JN, it has begun to make a dent in the crowded "geo-location check-in" world. But this is not a geo-location app. Unlike those apps, which state ...…

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…get will be balanced within five years and that this day marks the return of the United States as one country indivisible and united. Good lord! I am scratching my ears trying to process what I'm hearing and wondering if next I will hear that unemployment has vanished, the housing market has rebounded, banks have pledged to make funds available for small business and credit card mongers will no longer charge interest at up to 32 percent. Well,...…

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