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…Family Focus The Talk Explaining the world view of Jews and Zionism to your children. Jeffrey L. Bernstein Special to the Jewish News Ann Arbor I t is time to have "The Talk" with my son. No, not that one. That one, I think I can handle. Birds, bees, flowers, how babies are made. Easy stuff. The talk I have in mind seems a lot more daunting. It's about being Jewish and Zionist in a world that has minimal toler- ance (if even) for either....…
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…diller trip/ experiencing Israel together by Grace Klein his summer, Detroit's Diller Teen Fellows spent three crazy, jam-packed weeks traveling around Israel. The 10 of us are part of a yearlong leader- ship program with counterparts in San Francisco, Cleveland and Baltimore who joined us on the trip. From the Negev to Jerusalem to the Galilee, we experi- enced so much and learned immeasurably valuable lessons. During the very first week, w...…
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…Arts & Entertainment Studio view: Artist Orly Genger sits atop her 2007 work to be eichibited at Leinberg Gallery, Artist attracts viewers with sculptures incorporating knitting and crocheting techniques. Suzanne Chessler Special to the Jewish News 0 rly Genger can't seem to give herself enough rope — artisti- cally speaking. The material is at the core of her sculp- ture, and she keeps devising new configu- rations for it. Genger,...…
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…Arts & Entertainment Motivated By Music Playwright Jon Marans' Old Wicked Songs opens JET's 2007-2008 season. Suzanne Chessler Special to the Jewish News 0 Id Wicked Songs can't be called a musical, but music punctuates the plot. The play, opening the 2007-2008 season of the Jewish Ensemble Theatre, introduc- es a young piano accompanist studying with an elderly vocal coach and ultimately breaks through to their emotional centers and iden...…
