…INSIDE: DETROIT/ HOLIDAY TAPESTRY OF REMEMBRANCE; BUSINESS/ KIDS LOVE THE PET ROCKS OF THE '90S. pasmakammammvsmamomma l 75¢ ,M.MidiMuMEWNi&,..WAMW%a:,:a'sNAMUMV.M.,a.MEM:a.B.MWAMODIVa,MM '17 VI L., i ‘,„„/ aimustmaawmawarmawataw.... mvmmanefieammum.„mmettuommurszemavasi 29 ADAR II 5755/MARCH 31, 1995 Rabbi Returns To Beth El Rabbi Cook takes interim position. JILL DAVIDSON SKLAR STAFF WRITER A Nourishment For many adults, Jewis...…
…INSIDE: DETROIT/ CYBER-SONIC AT TEMPLE ISRAEL; NEXT GENERATION/ YOUNG, INVOLVED, IN BUSINESS. 75¢ THE JE:\X/jETIRIii NEWS 22 ADAR H 5755 / MARCH 24, 1995 More JCC Changes Reorganization at the top, and modifications for members. JENNIFER FINER STAFF WRITER A fter 19 years of supervising the day-to-day operations at the Jewish Community Center of Metropolitan Detroit, execu- tive director Morton Plotnick has a new title and different res...…
…75e DETROIT THE JEWISH NEWS 15 APAR H 5 755/MARCH 17. 1995 Study Continues Hillel Day School board requests extra time to examine task-force findings. JILL DAVIDSON SKLAR STAFF WRITER he wait is not over at Hillel Day School. One week after a task force studying a potential move to the Jewish Community Campus in West Bloomfield presented its findings, the board requested until April 10 to study the issue. At a regularly scheduled board...…
…( 750 DETROIT THE JEWISH NEWS 8 ADAR II 5755/MARCH 10, 1995 Time To Study Hillel Day School's board of trustees prepares for vote next week on a potential move. JILL DAVIDSON SKLAR STAFF WRITER or the board of trustees of Hillel Day School, the work has just begun. After a three-hour pre- sentation of a task force's findings Tuesday evening, the board members must decide whether to accept a gift of $5 million which carries a stipulation...…
…750 1 ADAR II 5755/MARCH 3 , 1995 Kindling Renewal Clo se UP 1 - Menorah House continues to evolve amid challenges, concerns and a lawsuit. RUTH LITTMANN STAFF WRITER 13 reeting residents by their first names, daily basis. The Medilodge Group invested many nursing-home administrator Dennis thousands of dollars in new meat and dairy uten- Hayes walks down the halls of Menorah sils. There also are new refrigerators, counters House. Smil...…
…75 0 DETROIT 24 ADAR I 5755/FEBRUAR Y 24, 1995 Model Citizen Or Nazi Guard? PICKING UP ME A Sterling Heights man denies past Nazi involvement. JILL DAVIDSON SKLAR STAFF WRITER C ontinuing to insist that the gov- ernment has the wrong man, Ferdinand Hammer last week filed a six-page document deny- ing all U.S. allegations that he was a Nazi death-camp guard who aided in the murder of millions of Jews during World War II. In an answer to...…
…75¢ 17 ADAR I 5755 / FEBRUARY 17, 1995 Hate Rising The ADL audit reveals state figures are down, but national numbers show an increase in anti-Semitism. JILL DAVIDSON SKLAR STAFF WRITER omewhere, somebody knows who ARTHUR J. MAGIDA SPECIAL TO THE JEWISH NEWS Story on page 60 A Doll, A Spoon, Small Shoes The Holocaust Memorial Center receives a rare shipment from the National Museum of Majdanek in Poland. PHOTO BY BOB BENYAS Rabbi Ch...…
…INSIDE: DETROIT/ LAUGHS ON WHEELS; BUSINESS/ HOME $WEET HOME; HEALTH/ JUMPING FOR JOY; SPORTS/ COUNTY LINE 75¢ DETROIT THE JEWISH NEWS 10 ADAR I, 5755/FEBRUARY 1 0 , 199 5 What's Next? Jewish Community Center holds back on announcing improvement strategies. RUTH LITTMANN AND JENNIFER FINER STAFF WRITERS Children participate in a gymnastics class at JPM. o weeks after the Jewish ommunity Center of Metro- olitan Detroit announced its $4...…
…INSIDE: DETROIT/CABIN-FEVER CURE; BUSINESS/ADDING BY SUBTRACTING; ENTERTAINMENT/ MIND-BOGGLING; GENERATIONS/ SUMMER LOVIN' 75¢ DETROIT THE JEWISH N 3 ADAR I, 5 7 5 5 /FEBRUARY 3, 1995 Forget Them Not 42 Jewish residents remain at the old Borman Hall. RUTH LITTMANN STAFF WRITER M idge Appel knows agencies within the com- about Menorah munity: Jewish Federation House, a nursing Apartments, Fleischman facility in Residence and Sinai Sou...…
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…INSIDE: DETROIT/A GREAT EXPO; BUSINESS/THE SINGLES BUSINESS; HEALTH/ TWO OF HEARTS; NEXT GENERATION/ STUDENTS COURT ATTORNEYS 750 ETROIT THE JEWISH NE S 26 SHEVAT 5755/JANUARY 27, 1995 Trying To Tread Water JCC faces uncertain financial future and role in community. Th. r PHOTO BY GL ENN TRIEST RUTH LITTMANN AND JENNIFER FINER STAFF WRITERS or more than 11,000 Jews in As health club memberships decrease, so metro Detroit, it's the pla...…
…I INSIDE: CUISINE/THE PREMIERE ISSUE; DETROIT/ARM IN ARM; BUSINESS/ FIELDHOUSE OF DREAMS; CAMP GUIDE II/ HIGH IN THE SKY 750 DETROIT THE JEWISH NEWS 19 SHEVAT 5755/JANUARY 20, 1995 Discontinuation of normal JCC library operations part of cost cutting plan. Bucking The Book? he Jewish Community Center last week an- nounced that its library in West Bloomfield will shut down Feb. 1 un- less volunteers come to the rescue. Douglas Bloom, pr...…
…INSIDE: DETROIT/KIDS LEARN HEBREW NAMES; BUSINESS/BUCKLE UP IN BERKLEY; FAMILY AND CAMP/PARENTING AND SUMMER OPPORTUNITIES 750 DETROIT THE JEWISH NEWS 1 2 SHEVAT 5755/JANUARY 13, 1995 Bittersweet Memories Marilyn Cohn, a hospice patient who died alone, is remembered after all. PHIL JACOBS EDITOR PHOTOS BY GLENN TR IEST M Temple In Turmoil Members of Temple Beth El attend Committee to Save Temple Beth El meeting Jan. 4. Beth El's b...…
…750 DETROIT THE JEWISH N 5 SHEVAT 5755/JANUARY 6, 1995 Welcome Mat The process of Russian resettlement continues. I JENNIFER FINER STAFF WRITER This is the first in an occasional series on the resettlement process Jews from the former Soviet Union encounter. Malka Breyter: Helping others in their adjustment. PHOTOS BY JEFF A. KOWALSKY he apartment was bare and empty, but the refrigerator was full. The food was there thanks to Malka ...…
…750 DETROIT THE 27 TEVET 5755 I DECEMBER 30, 1994 Stories Of The Heart No Amen Chorus Task force studies Bible club decision. JILL DAVIDSON SKLAR STAFF WRITER Two families, two sides of L, organ donation. A JENNIFER FINER STAFF WRITER F lII or nearly three days, Rick and Judy Brenner sat in the hos- pital hoping for good news about their 16-year-old daughter after she was in- jured in a car accident. Joined by their rabbis and at t...…
…C 20 TEVET 5755/DECEMBER 23, 1994 Nazi Neighbor? Government sues to strip Sterling Heights man of citizenship because of alleged Nazi involvement. ) JILL DAVIDSON SHEAR STAFF WRITER H e is an older man with a slight build principles of the Constitution of the and pale blue eyes that search the United States." pavement for relief for his dilemma If the government succeeds in its He offers visitors a handshake that lawsuit, Mr. Hammer will...…
…DETROIT 750 1 3 TEVET 5755/DECEMBER 16, 1994 Place For Prayer? Religious observance in public schools challenged. JILL DAVIDSON SKLAR STAFF WRITER Never The Same RUTH LITTMANN STAFF WRITER H omicide leaves in its wake grieving loved ones, shocked and angry. Last year, violent crime took the lives of 24,526 people in America, including more than 4,375 boys and girls under 19. As death tolls climb, parents of murdered children struggle...…
…•Jig Wer • 75¢ LL Isc kJ - 6 TEVET 5755/DECEMBER 9, 1994 Murder Mystery NEWS Communities React News of commitment ceremonies concerns Orthodox and Conservative Jews. Police and family remain baffled by the slaying of a local businessman. JILL DAVIDSON SKLAR STAFF WRITER ELIZABETH APPLEBAUM ASSOCIATE EDITOR welve weeks ago on a warm Thursday afternoon, some- body walked into Perry Warehouse Furniture in Pontiac, fired several sho...…
…750 DETROIT THE JEWISH N 29 KISLEV 5755/DECEMBER 2, 199 4 New Vows Inside Some local Reform rabbis struggle with a national trend to bless same-sex unions. Stepping Down Jim Alexander resigns county GOP chairmanship. In The Dark JILL DAVIDSON SKLAR STAFF WRITER The Palestinians, and Israelis, are scrambling. Page 64 Contents on page 3 PHOTO BY GLENN TRIEST inda Robinson has strug- gled with the loss of what she calls the "white ...…
…DETROIT THE JEWISH NEWS 22 KISLEV 5755/NOVEMBER 25, 1994 The 1994 Chanukah Art Contest Winner Also In This Issue: Next Generation …
…15 KISLEV 5755/NOVEMBVER 18, 1994 Controversial Education Girls Unite Bais Yaakov hosts 435 students for a national convention. Lubavitch continue with Noah Webster Academy. JENNIFER FINER STAFF WRITER n Sunday morning, a group of girls at the 36th annual Bais Yaakov Convention gathered around a table, fighting the clock to solve the Hebrew puzzle before them. While focusing on text from Exodus, each girl tried to "one up" the other, a b...…
…75 0 DETROIT THE EWISH NEWS 8 KISLEV 5755/NOVEMBER 11, 1994 Hillel To Move? $5 million gift carries stipulation. JILL DAVIDSON SKLAR STAFF WRITER F So... How's Your Social Life? Jewish singles find good times and frustrations on metro Detroit's lox-n-bagel circuit. RUTH LITTMANN STAFF WRITER 111111.11‘s 4111111111111116 The Aftermath HILLEL page 10 Tuesday's election results sent several Jewish candidates to office and a strong ...…
…75 0 DETROIT THE JEWISH NEWS 1 KISLEV 5755/NOVEMBER 4, 1994 Inside Growing Pains Day schools grapple with growth issues as plans are made to expand, move and update. JILL DAVIDSON SKLAR STAFF WRITER arry Eisenberg lost half of his office to growth not too long ago. It happened when Akiva Hebrew Day School, where he is executive director, needed space for a school counselor. One room was housing the school's copy machine so they moved t...…
…75¢ DETROIT THE *WISH 2 3 CHESHVAN 5755/OCTOBER 28, 1994 The Farrakhan Impasse An intercongregational forum asks: What does it take to be friends? RUTH UTTMANN STAFF WRITER he Rev. Louis Farrakhan, who repeated- ly sparks Jewish fury with his anti- Semitic and racial slurs, became a central motif in the second annual forum on black-Jewish relations held Oct. 24 at the Birmingham Temple. The event attracted more than 300 people. Right, R...…
…75¢ THE 16 CHESHVAN 5 7 5 5 / OCTOBER 2 1 , 1 9 9 4 Borman Hall Sold Heartland Group to run facility as a skilled nursing home. RUTH LITTMANN STAFF WRITER North Carolina company will purchase Borman Hall in a move ending the 11-month search for new owners. The Heartland Group, based near Raleigh, signed a purchase agree- ment Oct. 10 with the Jewish Home for Aged, which runs Borman Hall, and the United Jewish Foundation, which owns the p...…
…750 DETROIT THE JEWISH NEWS 9 CHESHVAN 5755 / OCTOBER 14, 1994 CLOSE UP Jewish Foods Celebrities Can't Resist It's A Beautiful Day In The Neighborhood... For Bagels And Chicken Soup Story on page 50 Changing With The Times The Allied Jewish Campaign is making some fundamental modifications. ALAN HITSKY ASSOCIATE EDITOR hen Allied Jewish Campaign volun- teers make their calls on Super Sunday, Oct. 23, they will be signaling the start...…
…DETROIT 750 2 CHESHVAN 5755/OCTOBER 7, NEWS 1994 Hine! Expanding INSIDE Plans call for a larger school and community endowment fund. Helping Hands Beth El volunteers serve the homeless. JILL DAVIDSON SKLAR STAFF WRITER epresentatives of Hillel Day School will announce Sunday the kick- off of an $11 mil- lion capital campaign to add 28,000 square feet to the school and to establish a $3 million en- dowment fund. Organizers for the G...…
…750 DETROIT NEWTS 25 TISHREI 5755/SEPTEMBER 30, 1994 APN Turns A New Chapter In Detroit They feel peace is in Israel's best interest. ELIZABETH APPLEBAUM ASSOCIATE EDITOR Tzaly Reshef en Knoppow sees a battle for American Jewish public opinion, and he wants to be part of it. The issue is Middle East peace. Mr. Knoppow, a Southfield attorney, is concerned that not enough American Jews who support the peace process are speaking out. Some...…
…75¢ DETROIT THE ENVISH NEWS 18 TISHREI 5755/SEPTEMBER 23, 1994 Borman Takes The Oath A new federal judge achieves a 30-year-old dream. I The Courage In Hannah's Saddle ARTHUR HORWITZ ASSOCIATE PUBLISHER Hannah is a 26-year-old workhorse. She doesn't pull wagons or plow fields. Instead she carries Israel's broken victims of terrorism, military veterans with head wounds, survivors of auto accidents, senior citizens ravaged by strokes an...…
…75¢ DETROIT THE JEWISH NEWS 11 TISHREI 5755/SEPTEMBER 16, 1994 The Killing Fields Peace Process A Southfield physician returns from Zaire. ELIZABETH APPLEBAUM ASSOCIATE EDITOR j Assessing the effects. break and asked Dr. Zingeser, "How would you like to go to Zaire? There's going to be an epidemic." How could he refuse? A Michigan State University graduate who holds a master's degree in epidemiolo- gy from the University of Michigan,...…
…7 50 DETROIT 4 NEWS TISHREI 5755/SEPTEMBER 9 , 1 9 9 4 The Waiting Game CLOSE UP Parents looking for Jewish daycare for infants have limited options. JENNIFER FINER STAFF WRITER woman has to be pregnant just to get her name on the waiting list. So Debbie Dunn, coordinator of the infant/toddler program at the Jewish Community Center, is used to hear- ing: "I'm pregnant — but don't say anything because I haven't told any- one yet." The ...…
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…Inside : Changing Times In The Legal Profession / No Stereotypes In Nursing 75¢ DETROIT THE JEWISH NEWS 19 ELUL 5754/AUGUST 26, 1994 Applied Knowledge After returning from CAJE, educators are ready to set new ideas into motion. JENNIFER FINER STAFF WRITER he nearly 80 local educators who attended last week's Coalition for the Advancement of Jewish Education (CAJE).conference will put their new ideas into action next week as students th...…
…75¢ 12 ELUL 5754/AUGUST 19, 1994 Joint Visions Hundreds gather to celebrate Vatican-Israel accord. RUTH LITTMANN STAFF WRITER M ore than 350 persons gathered this week for an event celebrat- ing a Vatican accord expected to profoundly shape relations be- tween Catholics, Israel and the world- wide Jewish community. The ecumenical program, held Sunday at Congregation Shaarey Zedek, followed the June 15 signing of the accord, which establi...…
…750 DET RO IT THE JEWI S H NEWS 5 ELUL 5754/AUGUST 12, 1994 The Good, Old Socialist Days A Workmen's Circle subdivision is still thriving — but with VCRs and BMWs. STEPHEN SAGNER SPECIAL TO THE JEWISH NEWS T he names on the mailboxes include Katz, Zuckerman, Segal, Bloomstein, and Adler. Men are in their back yards, reading the paper or working in the garden. The smell of barbe- cue wafts gently in the breeze. Children shoot by on the...…
…75¢ THE DETROIT SH NEWS 28 AV 5754/AUGUST 5, 1994 After The Primary Tuesday's results set the stage for three months of fierce battles. JENNIFER FINER STAFF WRITER ate Shapiro woke up to good news. The Southfield resident is a long- time supporter of Howard Wolpe, whom he believes will be good for black-Jewish rela- tions. Wednesday morning, Mr. Shapiro heard that Mr. Wolpe, a former con- gressman, had won the Democratic nom- ination t...…
…I 75¢ DETROIT THE JEWISH NEWS 21 AV 5754/JULY 29, 1994 To Merge Or Build? Detroiters with the same names often have hilarious stories to tell. One local man almost did not go on a first date with his wife because someone with the same name was getting married. She thought he was playing loose. A Hine) student thought his teacher called his house to talk to his parents about his bad grades. The caller was not his teacher, but a woman with ...…
…DETROIT 750 THE JEWISH 14 AV 5754/JULY 22, 1994 Round Two Detroiters express mixed feelings about talks between Israel and Jordan. JENNIFER FINER STAFF WRITER nne Gonte Silver wor- ries that peace will lead to destruction. "Israel is being cut up, piece by piece," said the president of the Detroit chapter of the Zionist Organ- ization of America. "I worked to see that Israel came into exis- tence. Now it is being destroyed." "This is a...…
…DETROIT 750 THE JEWISH N 7 AV 5754/JULY 15, 1994 Emigres Pushed Toward Self-Sufficiency Resettlement programs are changed to prompt employment among immigrants. RUTH LITTMANN STAFF WRITER hen is a new American home to 460 Russians. Though the influx is down from a 1989 no longer new? That's the question record of 800, hundreds of ar- Jewish communal work- rivals are expected during the ers have been asking next 12 months. The population...…
…750 DETROIT JEWISH NE"' 29 TAMMUZ 5754/JULY 8, 1994 Agencies Fear Cutbacks Lower AJCampaign may affect local programs. ALAN HITSKY ASSOCIATE EDITOR PHIL JACOBS EDITOR on't sell summer short. Yeah, it's hot. It's sweaty. It's humid. It's polluted. It's the dog days and sometimes it's the pits. But, it does have some redeeming qualities: Barbecues. Pools. Summer camp. Trips to the beach and jaunts to the moun- tains. Gallons of lemonade, ...…
…750 DETROIT THE JEWISH NEWS 22 TAMMUZ 5754/JULY 1, 1994 AJE Allocations Continue To Decline For 1994-95 AJE Executive Director Howard Gelberd said, "Now that we are trying to serve 400 teachers and 5,000 kids in 27 schools we are getting $804,000." Former Federation Education Division Chairman Irwin Alterman said last year, "When the revised mission (of the agen- cy) is fully operational, AJE will need sub- stantially more money to provid...…
…75¢ DETROIT THE 15 TAMMUZ 5754/JUNE 24, 1994 Israel Bound? CLOSE UP AJE responds to suggestion made at annual meeting. LESLEY PEARL STAFF WRITER The Many Faces of Ruach RUTH LITTMANN STAFF WRITER MTV, shopping malls, video games — even homework — gave way for a weekend of being Jewish at Camp Wise in Ohio, where 130 teen-agers gathered in rustic surround- ings. Some of the young people were from Orthodox homes. Others knew little abo...…
…DETROIT 75¢ THE ISH NEWS 8 TAMMUZ 5754/JUNE 17, 1994 An Outpouring Of Grief For The Lubavitcher Rebbe Local residents remember Rabbi Schneerson as a man of vision and humility. JENNIFER FINER STAFF WRITER AND ELIZABETH APPLEBAUM ASSOCIATE EDITOR or the past few months, Dr. Lawrence Resnick has spent much of his time in New York, attending to one of his longtime pa- tients: Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson. Last weekend, he didn't leave...…
…75¢ 11111111111111111111101111•1111 DETROIT ■ . THE JEWISH NEWS 1 TAMMUZ 5754/JUNE 10, 1994 Off On The Right Foot? Jewish groups send a message to schools starting classes on the High Holidays. LESLEY PEARL STAFF WRITER ewish students at Wayne State and Oakland universities and Oakland Community College are facing a tough decision: observe the holidays — or attend classes and commencements and take exams. This year, Rosh Hashanah, the...…
…75¢ DETROIT THE JEWISH NEWS 2 4 SIVAN 5754/JUNE 3, 1994 Digging In The Dirt Yeshiva Beth Yehudah begins expansion; other schools continue to explore options. LESLEY PEARL STAFF WRITER LEONARD L. LEWIS D-Day 50 years ago left its mark here and overseas. Inside DETR IT HEALTH Sweet Song Remembrance Candles The Chugars are making music. Page 14 here's a garbage can fill- ing with water in the center of a hallway at Yeshiva Beth Ye...…
…750 RaMMIZEIMMWMaIMMMWO.Was,MIZAVIMMINMEM, ` - = , KzeaZZ- Mraaag.W.,VIV DETROIT AMMV;:azaklaMIMFAZUMAUKUMOINFAMMTOW-, Ko.s4- WaiaMaliagiONNIONXIMANOWNWINMS 17 SIVAN 5754/MAY 27, 1994 Asking Right Questions CLOSE UP Admission eases Holocaust doubts. LESLEY PEARL STAFF WRITER m I ii Li gi hen an American Jewish Conimittee- commissioned poll re- sulted in the an- nouncement that one in five Americans doubted the Holocaust occurred, Sid ...…
…DETROIT 75¢ THE JEWISH NEWS 10 SIVAN 5754/MAY' 20, 1994 Police, Governor Thrill Students State police post brings Engler to Beth Jacob and police presence to Oak Park. JENNIFER FINER STAFF WRITER ova Shapiro, Naomi Weisberg, Shifra Singal, Gittel Ishakis and Rochel Kraus are excited about the prospects of their school's new neighbor. These students think Wednesday's announcement of the proposed Michigan State Police Post across the stre...…
…75¢ DETROIT THE JEWISH NEWTS 3 SIVAN 5754/MAY 13, 1994 • aside Rabbis Respond To Sex Study Dr. Jeffries Defends Visits Here LESLEY PEARL STAFF WRITER ALTERNATIVE IA:OW.410 ongregation Shaarey Zedek Rabbi William Gershon was livid when he opened his April 29 edition of the Forward, a national Jewish news- paper published in New York City. Between headlines like "NAACP Faces Decline, Jewish Allies Warning," and "Afternoon in Gaza Uncove...…
…75¢ DETROIT THE JEWISH 25 IYAR 5754/MAY 6, 1994 Staring At The Unknown Skepticism and a strange sense of quiet fill Israeli streets as the peace treaty is signed. ELIZABETH APPLEBAUM ASSOCIATE EDITOR AND LARRY DERFNER ISRAEL CORRESPONDENT ernard Epel isn't optimistic. Eva Hertz wishes she could be. After more than six months of negotiations, Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin and Palestine Liberation Organization leader Yassir Arafat ...…
…750 DETROIT THE EINISH NEWS 18 IYAR 5754/APRIL 29, 1994 Federation Puts Brakes On UHS's Bus System Deficit-ridden transportation system will close in June. RUTH LITTMANN SPECIAL TO THE JEWISH NEWS Does anyone understand this ancient holiday? Story on page 66 Strong Memories Of Nixon Support of Israel and Soviet Jews are what local leaders recall of former president. F ALAN HITSKY AND ELIZABETH APPLEBAUM ASSOCIATE EDITORS or many J...…
