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…contents Aug. 11-17, 2016 | 7-13 Av 5776 | Vol. CL, No. 2 SHABBAT LIGHTS 67 Shabbat: Friday, Aug. 12, 8:19 p.m. Shabbat Ends: Saturday, Aug. 13, 9:22 p.m. Tisha b’Av Begins: Saturday, Aug. 13, 8:36 p.m. Fast Ends: Sunday, Aug. 14, 9:21 p.m. Shabbat: Friday, Aug. 19, 8:09 p.m. Shabbat Ends: Saturday, Aug. 20, 9:11 p.m. Times accoding to Yeshiva Beth Yehudah calendar. Cover design: Michelle Sheridan The Detroit Jewish News (USPS 275-520...…
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…viewpoints » S end letters to: letters@thejewishnews.com Ask Attorney Ken Gross about... for openers Where Are You From? A while ago, I was think- knew where his shoes were. Me! ing about how I would As if I’d actually know! like to do nothing Amazed, I asked him, “Where more than read a book and on Earth did you come from?” ignore the world around me His answer: “The other room.” for the rest of the day. It was a I guess it’s the word “f...…
…viewpoints » S end letters to: letters@thejewishnews.com DETROIT JEWISH NEWS theJEWISHNEWS.com essay Arthur M. Horwitz Publisher / Executive Editor ahorwitz@renmedia.us I ‘Agree’ With Cornel West I agree with Cornel West. occupation of the Palestinian Authority I never thought I would find myself (P.A.) and, since 2007, 100 percent of the writing those words. West, a lead- residents of Gaza have been living under ing African American au...…
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…Robin Schwartz metro » o n the cover The Winklers hold a certificate from the Holocaust Memorial Center establishing the Shoshana and Sol Winkler Educating the Next Generation Fund. Magnificent T Milestone Holocaust survivors mark 70th anniversary with a gift to future generations. Robin Schwartz | Contributing Writer The Winklers and their young son, Alex, circa 1949 hey stood at the center of the room with loved ones all around. A can...…
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…metro » Downtown Detroit in 1941 featured a variety of stores, but the streets closest to the waterfront (lower left) were shabby and unimpressive. Summer Of ’41 Looking back at Detroit and the Jewish world of 75 years ago. S ome 75 years ago, in 1941, Detroit’s those clustered closer to 12th Street. population was estimated at near- Radio provided escapism from events ing 1.7 million. Black residents in Europe, and most Jewish males, lik...…
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…metro » A favorite summer ride at the time was taking the Bob-Lo boat at the foot of Woodward. continued from page 20 pogrom in Romania. Many thousands of other Jews were slightly wounded but didn’t seek treatment as they feared reprisals. Hundreds of Jews sought and were granted shelter at the American consulate. Jews who tried to escape to Hungary were machine- gunned, as were others who tried to flee in small boats. Criminals were releas...…
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