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…Mickey and his younger siblings, formal dinners at Franklin Hills," met future law partner Hauser. Richard and Roz, were raised modest- Donna said. "It's wonderful that he In 1971, Maddin was elected ly. c..a,n live in both woKlds." Junior Division president and Hauser Federatzon Involvement "As a child, I never got a whole lot became vice president. A friendship out of my parents' involvement in the Mickey Maddin "is not bombastic, formed and...…
…Th is A. Sacred Obligation' To Rethink Christianity United We Stand Christian-Jewish understanding, cooperation strengthen and protect both faiths. DON COHEN Special to the Jewish News F or almost 2,000 years, Christian leaders denigrated Judaism and persecuted Jews to prove the superiority of their faith. But over the past four decades, many Christians have strength- ened their Christian faith by developing a profound understanding, ap...…
…Q11 • 1 M — lc. e,* co A Mission For All Organizers seek to recruit young adults for 10-day Israel trip. HARRY KIRSBAUM StaffWriter T he Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit's lead- ers are pleased that 595 par- . ticipants have already signed up to go to Israel on Federation's Michigan Miracle Mission 4 on April 18-28, 2004. With a goal of 800 participants, mis- sion director Sally Krugel said Federation is "working very hard to...…
…This Week elef;wed -the 4;le of Coligiegtftioil Chityc there are no winners. NO MAN IS*AN ISLAND Bloomfield Titinship. Every day turmoil and conflict tug at the heart of the Middle East. Young soldiers die. Freedom is lost. The men and women of the Israel Defense Forces risk their lives daily in hope for freedom and peace. Synagogue Vandalized Fighting for their families, their homeland and their right to live in a land free of ter...…
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…Morning Mitzvah Volunteers help seniors visit the burial sites of loved ones. ROBERT A. SKLAR, Editor BILL HANSEN, Photographer t was a crisp, sunny morning, a perfect back- drop to pray at the graves of family members. And thanks to a corps of volunteers, that's what 65 elderly people in the Detroit Jewish community did on Sunday. Carol Berg and Barry Rankin, both of Farmington Hills, were among 157 volunteers taking part in the sixth ann...…
…Y ak • • 5Mihing all ptapth and ettatama a C4ca I 1 Benched U.S. Supreme Court defers for Yom Kippur. RON KAMPEAS Jewish Telegraphic Agency Washington he only pleas Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Stephen Breyer will be hearing the first Monday of this October are their own, for atonement. For the first time in its 28-year tra- dition of opening its sessions on the first Monday of October, the Supreme Court will forego arguments in defer- ence ...…
…This Week Detours And 0a11131,0CkS SHARON LUCKERMAN Staff Writer Igir ith Palestinian terror- ism and Israeli respons- es escalating in recent weeks and the death toll climbing on both sides, the road map for peace presented May 1 has hit a major roadblock. Backed by the United States, the European Union, the United Nations and Russia, the road map calls for a three-phase, three-year blueprint that would lead to peace between Israel and ...…
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