…YEAR IN REVIEW 5749 YEAR IN REVIEW RABBI MOSHE LEVINGER, leader of the Gush Emunim settlers movement in Israel, went on trial this summer, charged in the shooting death of an Arab man. ISRAEL LAUNCHED her first satellite, Ofek-1, in October. DOZENS OF ARMENIAN VICTIMS of last winter's earthquake were operated on and treated with artificial limbs in Israel before being flown home. It was one of the Jewish state's rare public relations coups...…
…YEAR IN REVIEW 5749 YEAR IN REVIEW A Message To Baltimore's Jewish Community on "WHO IS A JEW?" trartirm dromun 10 100 sole akl R. of hear( kral pnebin Om wt an. ore pole with a 4mck deo, etc scku am rfion to Jrtkie our pro* kmettion whut,. to ann. dr Lek ot lacmrn • The Mk,. Jrkeh Ositirks aia, kkh attkr amen .hr.ore..1000 c Wang pan en an infemarkind eon am Firmer an. . hoer. law of Ikturn A coaknon when the “ursal ul }c.v. Fkler.ork at...…
…YEAR IN REVIEW 5749 YEAR IN REVIEW A MEZUZAH IN MOSCOW was dedicated at the opening of Moscow's first government-recognized Jewish community center in February, a symbol of change in the USSR for Soviet Jews. RR AND MANS de COL TERRORIST FRENCH JEWS protested the-first official visit of PLO leader Yassir Arafat in May. L WOMEN PRAYING AT THE WESTERN WALL became an issue of religious controversy in Israel. At times, the women were harrassed...…
…YEAR IN REVIEW 5749 YEAR IN REVIEW ISSUES LT. COL. WILLIAM HIGGINS, 44, was purportedly hanged by his pro-Iranian captors in Lebanon in retaliation for Israel's abduction of a Moslem sheik. But American experts concluded that Higgins was most likely killed before the Israeli abduction. ISRAEL'S ABDUCTION of Shi'ite Moslem Sheik Obeid from his apartment in Lebanon sparked an international controversy over terrorism and hostages. Some Americ...…
…YEAR IN REVIEW 5749 YEAR IN REVIEW THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY of Krystallnacht, the night of the burning glass in Germany in 1938, was marked in November, as was the 50th anniversary of the outbreak of World War II in September. Several books examining the war focused on how England and France were unable to grasp the serious intentions of Hitler to provoke a world war. . nual conference in Washington stunned many Jewish leaders in its carefully ...…
…YEAR IN REVIEW 5749 YEAR IN REVIEW NATIONAL FRED MALEK, a Bush advisor, was forced to step down during the presidential campaign when old charges of his cooperation with Richard Nixon in ridding the Labor Department of a "Jewish cabal" resurfaced. But Malek may be .getting a post in the Bush Administration. JOHN SUNUNU raised anxiety levels among American Jews when he - was appointed George Bush's White House Chief of Staff. But the former ...…
…YEAR IN REVIEW 5749 YEAR IN REVIEW JOHN TOWER was rejected by a Senate vote of 53-47 to serve as Secretary of Defense, a blow to the new Bush Administration. Tower was rumored to be a womanizer, a heavy drinker and to have a cozy relationship with the - defense industry. Richard Cheney won swift approval in the post. of American hostages. After an intense flurry of diplomatic maneuvering concerning the fate of the Western hostages, the issue...…
…YEAR IN REVIEW 5749 YEAR IN REVIEW OBITS THE AYATOLLAH KHOMEINI died after a long illness; his spirit of fanaticism that transformed Iran was evident at his huge funeral, when zealous mourners seized his body. REP. MICKEY LELAND of Texas was mourned around the world when his goodwill mission in Ethiopia ended in tragedy this summer. The plane crash claimed the life not only of Leland, a black supporter of Israel in Congress, but several othe...…
…YEAR IN REVIEW 5749 YEAR IN REVIEW PAUL COWAN, the 48-year-old New York journalist who chronicled his own transition from assimilated to deeply involved Jew, died of leukemia. BARBARA TUCHMAN, the best selling author whose historical accounts of war and the people involved in it earned her two Pulitzer Prizes, died at the age of 77. • HOWARD SIMONS, a Washington Post editor who went on to head the prestigious Niemann Fellowship program at...…
…YEAR IN REVIEW 5749 YEAR IN REVIEW ARTS & MEDIA A MAJOR EXHIBIT of Judaica books and manuscripts from the Vatican and museums around the world, sponsored by Henry and Edith Everett of New York, was a major success at the New York Public Library last winter. MIKE WALLACE and CBS's "60 Minutes" - probed the American Israel Public Affairs Committee in a highly publicized segment. "DAYS OF RAGE," a 90-minute PBS documentary on Palestinian feel...…
…YEAR IN REVIEW 5749 YEAR IN REVIEW "HOTEL TERMINUS" won high critical acclaim for the French film's depiction of the life and times of Klaus Barbie, convicted of Nazi atrocities. JACKIE MASON, the comedian, was the focus of controversy for his role in an ABC:1V sitcom, "Chicken Soup," in which his love interest is a Catholic woman played by Lynn Redgrave. • positive results. Perhaps world Jewry, shaken by the prospect of a religious war, ...…
…YEAR IN REVIEW 5749 YEAR IN REVIEW DETROIT Soviet emigres meet American counterparts in the Family-To-Family program. Robert Aronson of Milwaukee will succeed Kraar at the Jewish Welfare Federation of Detroit. Rabbi Yitzchok Kagan inspects fire damage at the Lubavitch Center. DETR 62 FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 1989 Martin Kraar was named exec- utive vice president of the Coun- cil of Jewish Federations. SEPTEMBER Neighborhood Project and J...…
…YEAR IN REVIEW 5749 YEAR IN REVIEW Young Israel of Southfield buried a Torah damaged in the Holocaust. Blood testing drives for Tay-Sachs disease and bone marrow matching were held throughout the year. Campaign...Community activist Frieda Stollman dies at age 76...Local Arab dissent delays a proposed business exchange bet- ween Israel and Michigan. OCTOBER Jewish communal organiza- tions and the Orthodox communi- ty take opposing viewpoin...…
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…The Wexner Foundation enough to identify with the Jewish people or to "feel" very Jewish. The peoplehood component obligates Jews to concern themselves with the welfare of fellow Jews, both in their neighborhood and on a the other side of the world. It obligates Jews to realize the difficult task of ahavath 111 yisrael, loving fellow Jews — ■ even those with different re- ligious attitudes and obser- • vances. It is easy for a Jew to cry at f...…
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…Adat Shalom Synagogue Farmington Hills Rabbi: Efry Spectre Associate Rabbi: Elliot Pachter Cantor: Larry Vieder Executive Director: Alan Yost Youth Director: Miriam Starkman Nursery School Director: Dottie Levitsky President: Barbara Cook Congregation Beth Shalom Rabbi: David Nelson Cantor: Samuel Greenbaum Ritual Director: Samuel Semp Education Director: Cyril Servetter Youth Director: Karen Knoppow Administrator: Sallie Jarvis President: Ri...…
…I NEWS I Wish All Their Friends & Relatives A Very Healthy & Prosperous The Sincgars radio system, made by Tadiran. Israeli Companies Post Higher Sales SHIMON BEN NOACH Special to The Jewish News I Wishes Its Customers and Friends A Healthy and Happy NEW YEAR Northwestern Hwy at Inkster • Applegate Square 354-4560 May the coming year be filled with health, happiness and prosperity for all of our Families, Friends and Customers CSHA...…
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…ROSH HASHANAH Jaw The Baker Jacob was a poor man, an anonymous man, until the secret of his wisdom became known. A book excerpt. NOAH BENSHEA Special to The Jewish News I it was still dark when Jacob woke. He shut his eyes, pulled the cov- ers over his head, and thanked God for returning his soul. It was cold in his room, and the cold interfered with his ability to focus on his prayers. He knew he was saying them quickly. He prayed for u...…
…ed behind men who often forgot to do so. In this way, Jacob's contribution wasn't simp- ly the addition of another person's efforts. It was, rather, that with Jacob one and one made three. He made the others more than they might have been. He didn't think it made him more. He didn't think about this at all. Work for Jacob was, in many ways, like a prayer. It was a repetition, leading him out of himself and up Mt. Sinai with the grace of a soul...…
…ROSH HASHANAH Jacob The Baker Continued from preceding page the other. She shifted her purse to the same hand that held her gloves so she could reach out and greet Jacob. When she released his hand, she con- tinued to stare down at the flour dust set- tling on the floor where Jacob stood. She swallowed in an attempt to gather herself. "Did you write this?" she asked, thrusting one of Jacob's notes forward. The note read: "Wisdom does not ma...…
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…Jewish Community Center of Metropolitan Detroit Singles Break the Fast Dance three years commented to me, "Efrat must have changed significantly since I've been away." I thought he was refer- ring to the positive — to the growth of the community. Ac- tually he was alluding to the ›, negative effects of the in- tifada. The modern communi- ty of Efrat has continued to grow and thrive during the intifada. The new homes be- ing built are not pre...…
…NEWS I May the coming year be one filled with health, happiness and prosperity for all our friends and family. HENRY & MALA DORFMAN To All Our Relatives and Friends, Our wish for a year filled with happiness, health and prosperity. May the New Year Bring To All Our Friends and Family — Health, Joy, Prosperity and Everything Good in Life. LOU, CAROL, STEVE & MARIA KLIMAN To All Our Relatives and Friends, Our wish for a year filled with ha...…
….,„ dark past, we rejoice at the changed fortune of the Jewish people since 1948, when given keys to our country, Eretz Israel, we became the masters of our own destiny. Despite the difficulty in 4. creating and maintaining our state, it is the unique privilege of our generation, and those who will succeed us, to build, develop and pro- vide security for all future generations of Jewish people. With the growing violence and genocide directed ...…
…I NEWS I )A° May the coming year be one filled with health, happiness and prosperity for all our friends and family. SALLY & NATHAN SAGINAW To All Our Relatives and Friends, Our wish for a year filled with happiness, health and prosperity. MARVIN & ROCHELLE BROOKS A Very Happy and Healthy New Year to All Our Friends and Family. JEFFREY & MARINA BROOKS & ERIC We wish our family and friends a very healthy, happy and prosperous New Year M...…
…0 the Yemenite Jews imported the horns of the kudu from its native India, Persia or Ethiopia. From these horns they fashioned the remarkable spiral shaped shofarot often over four feet in length, which are put to use even today on ceremonial occasions. lbday the shofar retains the same form it had in antiqui- ty and has not evolved in time as musical instruments have. This is perhaps due to the fact that the sages were never in- terested in t...…
…I NEWS I May the New Year Bring To All Our Friends and Family — Health, Joy, Prosperity and Everything Good in Life. DR. & MRS. JACK SINGER & FAMILY A Very Happy and Healthy New Year to All Our Friends and Family. To All Our Relatives and Friends, Our wish for a year filled with happiness, health and prosperity. Rakefet Settlers Work Together THE ETKINS JUDY, HAROLD, NICOLE, JESSICA & ALLISON To All Our Relatives and Friends, Our wish f...…
…from the inside." The 50 ostriches housed in the ostrich farm are an attrac- tion for all visitors. Keeper Thafir Bar-Shira, a lanky sabra says, "Ostriches eat anything, and several have <7.) died from eating garbage thrown in by passers-by." Israel's original breeding ( stock was brought from South . ,3 Africa in 1980 and today there are about 4,000 ostriches in Israel. A plant for processing the meat, which is not kosher, and leather is abou...…
…I NEWS 1 To All Our Relatives and Friends, Our wish for a year filled with happiness, health and prosperity. To All Our Relatives and Friends, Our wish for a year filled with happiness, health and prosperity. Rakefet Continued from preceding page IRV & KATE LAWTON ROBERT & ANDI LAWTON To All Our Relatives and Friends, Our wish for a year filled with happiness, health and prosperity. A Very Happy and Healthy New Year to All Our Friends a...…
…Beautiful Calendars To All Our Relatives and Friends, Our wish for a year filled with happiness, health and prosperity. To All Our Relatives and Friends, Our wish for a year filled with happiness, health and prosperity. ROSE KLEINER - A Special to The Jewish News Jewish calendar is an essential part of every Jewish home and pro- vides a basic reference for every member of the family. This year there are a variety of desk, wall, and child...…
…I NEWS I To All Our Relatives and Friends, Our wish for a year filled with happiness, health and prosperity. EMMA SCHAVER ISAAC SCHAVER To All Our Relatives and Friends, Our wish for a year filled with happiness, health and prosperity. To All Our Relatives and Friends, Our wish for a year filled with happiness, health and prosperity. Calendars , Continued from preceding page BERNICE & NATE SCHECTER A Very Happy and Healthy New Year to ...…
…N.M. Post Office Issues Apology New York (JTA) — Post- master General Anthony Frank has apologized to the Jewish community in Albu- querque, N.M., for the post of promotion of Christian articles in a new post office outlet. "I want to apologize to you and the members of the Jewish community in Albu- querque for any offense this incident has caused," the postmaster general wrote in an Aug. 18 letter to Norman Redlich, chairman of the American ...…
…N EWS To All Our Relatives and Friends, Our wish for a year filled with happiness, health and prosperity. To All Our Relatives and Friends, Our wish for a year filled with happiness, health and prosperity. I Is This Life All There Is? DENNIS PRAGER Special to The Jewish News DR. WILLIAM & MAXINE STOLER To All Our Relatives and Friends, Our wish for a year filled with happiness, health and prosperity. NORMAN & KATHY STRICOF May the co...…
…religions that focus on death and the next world. Our task, in the often quoted words of the paragraph after the prayer Aleynu, is "lb repair the world under the rule of God." This world. One of the reasons that Judaism pro- hibits a Kohen, a priest, from coming into contact with the dead — a prohibition that is, to the best of my knowledge, unique among the world's religions — is that this world and life, not the next world and death, must be...…
…NEWS Imm° ■ •• That All? Continued from preceding page May the coming year be one filled with health, happiness and prosperity for all our friends and family. MR. & MRS. GUSTAV BERENHOLZ A Very Happy and Healthy New Year to All Our Friends and Family. May the New Year Bring To All Our Friends and Family — Health, Joy, Prosperity and Everything Good in Life. DENISE RICHMAN ALEXANDER & FAMILY To All Our Relatives and Friends, Our wish for...…
…,■■■••■■•• As for the rabbi's statement that we live on through the memories of loved ones, it is poor solace to the six million Jews, nearly all of whose lov- ed ones also died. If this is all there is, and people live only through the memories of lov- ed ones, then most of the six million dies as forgotten smoke, with fates and memorials no different, therefore, than that of the smoke from a cigarette. If a Jew wants to believe that this li...…
…I NEWS I May the coming year be one filled with health, happiness and prosperity for all our friends and family. DR. & MRS. LAWRENCE PASIK, MINDY & ALIYA A Very Happy and Healthy New Year to All Our Friends and Family. A Very Happy and Healthy New Year to All Our Friends and Family. May the New Year Bring To All Our Friends and Family — Health, Joy, Prosperity and Everything Good in Life. MARSHA, HARRY, EMILY & JENNIFER EISENBERG A Very...…
…but was disappointed. Subse- quently, he turned more and more to poetry and to secular literature. By the age of 20, Bialik was moving toward a • national- istic, Zionist ideal. For Bialik national independence seem- ed necesary for self defense, especially wit the mass slaughterings and destruc- tion of the pogroms which' were becoming commonplace. He joined the secret society, Nezah Israel, which combin- ed Jewish nationalism with traditiona...…
…I NOTEBOOK Imm" To All Our Relatives and Friends, Our wish for a year filled with happiness, health and prosperity. GERTRUDE & HERB ROSEN BOB, LAURIE, ANNIE, SETH, MARCY TINA, ALAN, TONY & SIMON A Very Happy and Healthy New Year to All Our Friends and Family. CHARLIE & HELEN KAYE LYSEE & RANDI A Very Happy and Healthy New Year to All Our Friends and Family. THE LEFKOFSKYS BILL, SANDY, STEVE & ERIC May the coming year be filled year be ...…
…dark and hopes for the best. The other night, playing safe, I chose to pay an extra day's rental fee on a videotape rather than return it late in the evening to a store in a neighborhood that is perfect- ly pleasant during the day but deserted at night except for the video store and some creepy panhandlers in the parking lot. Jerry Weber's death made paranoia seem no longer so far removed from wisdom. One hears many solutions to the problem of...…
…NOTEBOOK I••••• May the coming May the coming year be filled year be filled with health and with health and happiness for happiness for all our family all our family and friends. and friends. FRED & PAT ERLICH BRIAN, BARBARA & STEPHANIE IMRE & MARTA FLEISCHER May the coming May the coming year be filled year be filled with health and with health and happiness for happiness for all our family all our family and friends....…
