…JILL DAVIDSON SKLAR Special to The Jewish News . ll around Dr. Gary Wellman lay the injured, battered and bruised victims of the JCC MaccabiGames. To his right was a Philadelphia • sprinter with a possible sprain, to his left a relay anchor from Great Britain with a nasty scrape on his elbow. Over his shoulder brooded a coach from Great Britain. And more injuries were on the way to the tent in the middle of the track and held events at Anderso...…
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…Editorials Maccabi Memories will not soon be forgotten. Windsor The Jewish Community Center Maccabi In the process, we reconnected with our- Games gave the Detroit Jewish community a selves while sharing the duties of carpooling, third opportunity to come together, to show meals, social activities and volunteering. We off what we're made of. met neighbors we had never seen before, doing It was certainly successful. the same things we were do...…
…COMMUNITY VIEWS Jews Take Stands In Civil Rights receives an answer is why such political hat is wrong with this activism is good for some minorities — picture? in fact most, if not all, other minorities When blacks protest — except Jews. against discrimination, Labor, gays, Hispanics, blacks, racism or other forms of bigotry by women — all have long understood picketing, boycotting organizations or accepted and endorsed that political conde...…
…EDITOR'S WATCH We Truly Enjoyed Serving As A Maccabi Host Family Now in their 16th year, the inter- I t was an experience we'll national games are hosted in differ- remember fondly. ent locales around the country each Hosting two athletes for year to inspire camaraderie, sports- the week-long JCC Maccabi manship and Jewish identity. Games was both exhilarating and "They bring Jewish kids together exhausting, but always special. from differen...…
…OPINION An Experience Of Learning those who had ordered kosher meals "to 11 the press on the Teen Mis- please raise their hands." We were going sion 2 Israel, including arti- to Israel. cles from the traveling teens, As I sat on the plane with my atlas, rovides the setting for me to trying to figure out if Israel is in Asia or recount my amazing experience of trav- Africa, my son announced that it is in eling through Israel with my family. A...…
…AND WRITE TIIEM ON THE DOORPOSTS OF YOUR HOUSE EDITOR'S WATCH MACCABI on page 37 attention span of young kids," from," said Elyse, a runner on Joel Louise said. Kashdan's Detroit track and field She said Detroiters were gracious team. "I'm looking forward to e- hosts. "It was pretty amazing how mailing many of the kids I met." involved the host families were, tak- In talking to other host families, I ing kids places, making meals, hav- dis...…
…OPINION RUG OUTLET LEARNING INVENTORY CLEARANCE ‘\;$ Indian chief advising Netanyahu, "Let me tell you about trading land for peace." When we heard the voice of a Northwest pilot welcoming us home, we all knew that as tired as we felt after a long, sleepless flight with a New York delay, if we were told the plane would turn around and take us back to Israel nor one of us would have gotten out of our seats: Since then, we have many times g...…
…N. : P ho to by RN S/Reu te rs • Global Digest Applications From Survivors New York (JTA) — Some $31.4 - million from a Swiss humanitarian fund will be divided among quali- fied applicants in the United States soon after a Nov. 30 application deadline. The toll-free number for those American survivors seeking to apply for monies from the fund is (800) 549-6864. Some survivors in Eastern Europe have already received payouts from the fund, ...…
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…THE DEAL MAKER S HEADQUARTER S $3,127 85 due at lease signing. (Includes $303 refundable security deposit.) Swiss Insurer Signs Agreement New York (JTA) — Switzerland's largest insurance company said it has signed a memorandum of understanding with U.S. regula- tors to establish a committee to find and compensate Holocaust survivors and their heirs for poli- cies dating back to World War II. The move by Zurich Allied came in the wake of the...…
…VIM, VIGOR AND VITALITY: THE KEYS TO WELL-BEING S The World Unlock the secrets to wellness at a free community education program presented by POWER on page 44 C011110,1,1011 iewi,It Etch:wary Scrvitys 011 SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 1998 1-4 p.m. D. Dan and Betty Kahn Jewish Community Center 6600 W. Maple,West Bloomfield 1 p.m. Entertainment featuring Sam Barnett Orchestra Dr. Kenneth Minaker Registration and Exhibits 1:4S p.m. Progra...…
…YOUR CHOICE 1)112.Vrll (DY TEIOLE 11 32 New Answer To Terrorism T NECHEMIA MEYERS Israel Correspondent he U.S. attack on terrorist facilities iri - Sudanand Afghanistan was a good but, unless such bea b innina but attacks continue, it will have been a waste of time and cruise missiles," says Dr. Shmuel Gordon, a retired Israeli air force colonel and a leading expert on the use of air power against terrorism. As Gordon sees it, "The str...…
…The World Thumbs Up. Win 2 tickets for lunch, program and Afterglow with Hezbollah, he declares, should be entrusted primarily to an aerial task force which would be devoted entirely to counter-guerrilla warfare. It would have at its disposal a variety of helicopters and other aircraft, air- borne commando forces and a sophisti- cated information-gathering system that would provide real-time intelligence. Such a force would rake the initiat...…
…4 Yeltsin Raises Fears Of Soviet Jewry JAMES D. BESSER Washington Correspondent T he latest economic and political upheavals in Russia portend new risks for that country's vulnerable Jewish community, according to Jewish activists in washington, who were caught off guard — as was the Clinton administration — by President Boris Yeltsin's decision this week to dump Prime Minister Sergei Kiriyenko and replace him with the man he ousted from ...…
…U.S. JEWS, BREAK THE SILENCE Yitzhak Rabin courageously pursued a course of peace through the Oslo Peace Accords. The current policy of the Netanyahahu government is wrong. It reverses years of progress between the people of Israel, her Arab neighbors, and the Palestinian people. WE CANNOT REMAIN SILENT. We, the undersigned individuals, represent U.S. Jews who want a return to the courageous policies of Yitzhak Rabin. We do not back the poli...…
…THE ULTIMATE DRIVING MACHINE isn't a "skirt chaser as he is described in the American media, which is con- trolled and managed by the Jews." Clinton, the paper claimed, is an "angel compared to President Kennedy and his brothers," who reportedly had dalliances with Marilyn Monroe. What's the difference? "Marilyn Monroe did not approach an indepen- dent prosecutor to litigate the presi- dent because she was not a Jew of Polish background and w...…
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…I FALL" THE STUDIO MJAC Offers AIDS Updates The Michigan Jewish AIDS Coalition will offer training in AIDS 101 and updates for those who have already been through the training. Sunday, Sept. 13, 10 a.m.-1 p.m.; Tuesday, Sept. 15, 7-9 p.m. at the MJAC office, 30161 Southfield Road, Suite 102, Southfield. For reservations, call MJAC, (248) 594- 6522. Light refreshments will be served. IPM Plans Event Calendar The Jimmy Prentis Morris Jewish...…
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…• FULL SERVICE VIDEO RECORDING & PRODUCTION or all ofyour specuzl occaszons. Medical Ethics Study Program The Adat Shalom Synagogue Adult Study Commission will host an evening of study with Rabbi Elliot Dorff 8 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 9, on Matters of Life and Death — A Jewish Approach to Modern Medical Ethics." Rabbi Dorff directed the rab- binical and mas- Rabbi Dorff ter's programs at the University of Judaism, where he is rector and pro-...…
…• Charlotte and Sherwin Corlin, 1948. Phil and Ann Dembs, 1948. The Corlins today. The Dembs today. 50 41 50 Vacation. HARRY KIRS BAUM Staff Writer B radley Dembs got a double treat when his two sets of grandparents celebrated their 50th anniversaries. The 11-year-old, and his parents, Howard and Terri, took a cruise to the Bahamas with Charlotte and Sherwin Corlin in early August and then went to Paradise Island with Ann and Phil Demb...…
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…• ou're Jewish? Oh, so you're rich, right?" I was a college freshman the first time anyone asked me this. Sure, I knew the stereotype, but in my working-class hometown of south Oak Park, I was lucky if people even knew what Jews were, save an occasional question like, "Where are your horns?" \_ or "You mean you don't celebrate Christmas?" The city had its Jewish pockets, but I lived on the outskirts and usually felt like a wayward extra in "G...…
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…, HELPING JEWISH FAMILIES GROW'" r From The Editor: It's noon — do you know where your children are? Small Bites: What's black- and-white and dehydrated all over? It's REALLY WEIRD! Family Album: We love these pictures! Man Of Dust Elizabeth Applebaum AppleTree Editor 4 omewhere hidden deep in the heart of an old synagogue in Prague lies a mysterious clay man, brought to life by magical spells and incantations. It was called the golem...…
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…AroUn D TOwN Judaism m aces (East Lecture Series with (kc!66 - 1 Nan * - w September 8th ■ 7:30 p.m. Jewish Community Center D. Dan & Betty Kahn Building 6600 West Maple Road ■ West Bloomfield What I Learned From Buddhism That Could Help Save Judaism Rabbi Alan Lew was ordained at Jewish Theological Serhinary and is the Rabbi at Congregation Beth Sholom in San Francisco. $5 JCC or Temple Israel Members $8 Non-Members Tickets...…
…The BiG Story continued from page 77 . •-- . 1 emet, truth, across his forehead. Rabbi Loew's amazing golem, I The presence of this was vital, for it I though probably the best-known, I allowed the creature's master to I marks just one appearance by the I control the golem. Though made of I unusual creature in Jewish history. I mud or dust, the golem increased in In fact, the word golem appears I once in the Torah (Psalms 139:16), i size e...…
…sma L L BITES Compiled by Elizabeth Applebaum AppleTree Editor This Is Real • r Home Home On The Acres , Just because summer is almost over and school is about to start doesn't mean all the fun has to end. In fact, a great adventure is just around the corner — in Ionia. Beginning at 11 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 27 you can enjoy "Home- steading Days" at the Homestead Acres, 6720 Ainsworth Road in Ionia. This family farm opens to the public, alo...…
