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…750 DETROlki JEWISH N N 11 IYAR 5754 / APRIL 22, 1994 oside Mass Marketing A national campaign is bringing in millions. HEALTH Amid Uncertainties ALAN HITSKY ASSOCIATE EDITOR Medical students work in a field of change. Page 46 BUSINESS Employee Rights A lawyer runs a "people's law school." Page 58 NEXT GENERATION introducing X Contents on page 3 ou've seen the ad- vertisements in The Jewish News...and in the Detroit News, ...…

…7 50 DETROIT THE JEWISH N',EAATS 4 IYAR 5754/APRIL 15, 1994 CLOSE UP Watch And Worry security reasons, he and his brothers in Israel and Australia purchased a condo- minium for their mother in a new Jew- ish community retirement village in Johannesburg. She does not want to leave South Africa. She was supposed to move into her new home this month, but the movers refused to travel the roads until after the elections. Thirty to 40 years ag...…

…DETROIT 7 5 14 2 7 NISAN 5754/A PRIL 8, 1994 B'nai David To Vacate Synagogue By May 31 Congregation meets Sunday to decide its future. ALAN HITSKY ASSOCIATE EDITOR uild, merge, or bring a 102- year history to a close? After wrestling with that question for four years, Congregation B'nai David will be forced to make the choice on Sunday. The members will meet at 1 p.m. to decide the congregation's fate, follow- ing a decision by the boar...…

…75¢ DETROIT THE JEWISH NEWS 20 NISAN 5754/APRIL 1, 1994 Celebrating Freedom Top Gun HEALTH An interfaith seder brings blacks and Jews together to reaffirm commitments. A howitzer finds a home at Machpelah Cemetery. Walk On! JENNIFER FINER STAFF WRITER ALLAN HITSKY ASSOCIATE EDITOR Friendship and fitness develop step by step. Page 38 Coffee Talk Brothers hope a successful new business is brewing. Page 48 ALTERNATIVES From The ...…

…THE JEWISH NEWS $2.95 Spring 1994 in th e SCI n Spring's play'ul new looks Menswear eases up I Dream rooms for kids The best of Vidwest homes The simplicity of white designs …

…Individuals Who overcome obstacles to observe Passover, page 66 75¢ DETROIT THE JEWISH NEWS NISAN 13/MARCH 25, 1994 Passover 5754 …

…75¢ DETROIT THE JEWISH \Ws 6 NISAN 5754/MARCH 18, 1994 Borman Hall Residents, Families Learn More About Transition The Home for Aged's census keeps declining in advance of the move. RUTH LITTMANN STAFF WRITER ing community spirit and commu- orman Hall nurs- nication. The concept is to have ing home resi- communication at a place where ev- dents and staff eryone can express their expecta- are preparing for tions," he said. Passover whil...…

…75.0 DETROIT C R 2:. JEWISH NEWS 27676 FRANKLIN RD SOUTHFIELD MI 48034 - 8203 . , l a a 4 UHS Buses Score Poorly Vehicles receive low grades on state inspections. RUTH LRTMANN STAFF WRITER nited Hebrew Schools Transportation—whose vehicles bring more than 500 Jewish children to school each day — is scoring low marks with the Michigan State Police Department. For the past three years, routine state inspections have reported defects w...…

…750 s r. THE IIENM ti N S DETROIT 12 ADAR Inside HEALTH Casket Question What does Judaism say about donating bodies? Page 44 HEBRON CRISIS The Aftermath One man's action affected people here and abroad. The mitzvot and the meshuga of Jewish police officers. Story on Page 62 5 7 5 4/MARCH 4, 1994 Borman Plan Approved De-Fusing Jewish Federation officials announce a plan for Borman Hall. Local Jews express sorrow. RUTH LITIMANN...…

…750 DETROIT NEWS Yeshiva 'Challenged' On Renovations LESLEY PEARL STAFF WRITER he roof leaks. So do the windows. The parking lot needs a new drainage system. It never had a gymnasi- um. And enrollment continues to increase. Builders and con- tractors recommend a complete overhaul. Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit's real estate and capital needs commit- tees agree. In 1960, Yeshiva Beth Yehudah fol- lowed the trend to the suburbs ...…

…- ir s I DETROIT 750 THE 7 ADAR 5754 / FEBRUARY 18, 1994 Living With The White-Collar Blues Managerial careers face more corporate cost-cutting. Inside 12CHAYINI JENNIFER FINER STAFF WRITER on't talk to Gerry Kaplan about the improving unem- ployment picture around the country. In June, the 44-year-old Mr. Kaplan, an architect, was laid off after two years of working for one of the largest architectural engi- neering firms in Michiga...…

…750 DETROIT THE JENATIS NEWTS 3 0 SHEVAT 5754/FEBRUARY 1 1 , 1 9 9 4 rside Corporate Gifts Philanthropists cultivate sup- port for charity. Page 32 SPORTS Smooth Skating Two seniors keep their team in the chase. Page 95 FOCUS Camp Worthy A Detroit couple have a dream in Montana for sick children. Page 99 Contents on page 3 The 3 Percent Solution Book Of Lies The Jewish Federation will change its allocation formula over three...…

…DETROIT 75¢ mosimmb, JEWISH NEWS 27676 FRANKLIM RD CR21 SOUTHFIELD MI 48034-2203 23 SHEVAT 5754/FEBRUARY 4, 1994 New JHA Director Begins In 2 Weeks RUTH LITTMANN STAFF WRITER argot Parr, a nurs- ing-home adminis- trator with ex- perience in shut- ting down facilities like Borman Hall, Feb. 16 will replace Denise Bortolani- Rabidoux to be- come the fourth executive director of the Jewish Home for Aged since 1990. Ms. Parr will serve on an...…

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…75¢ DETROIT THE JEWISH NEWS 16 SHEVAT 5754/JANUARY 28, 1994 Super Boost Executive Director Leaves Home For Aged he Jewish Home for Aged board announced Tues- day that Denise Bortolani-Rabi- doux will not re- new her one-year contract as execu- tive director. Ms. Rabidoux said her decision, spurred by family and professional concerns, is a sad one. "I'm leaving because I need to," she said. "I found myself away from home more and more. Wo...…

…DETROIT 750 THE JEWISH NEWS 9 SHEVAT 5754 / JANUARY 21, 1994 Emigres Finishing Five-Year Plan Back Talk 1994 marks a new beginning for 60,000 Soviet Jews who soon will be eligible for naturalization. RUTH LITTMANN STAFF WRITER CLOSE UP Rebel Without A Cause At 23, David Cole is becoming one of the leading spokesmen for the Holocaust *revisionist movment. He is outspoken. He is determinied. And he is .Jewish that figure escalated to ...…

…DETROIT ASH NEWS 3 SHEVAT 5 7 5 4/JANUARY 14, 1994 Fire And Ice Jews and gentiles help Northgate families escape the flames and find shelter. It's Tax Time! RUTH LITTMANN STAFF WRITER School re-finance and federal taxes may hit you hard. illiam Allen, a resident of Northgate Apartments in Royal Oak Township, was scraping snow and ice off his car when he heard a neighbor across the street scream, "Fire!" Mr. Allen ran toward the man, a ...…

…DETROIT 7 5¢ 24 TEVET 5754/JANUARY 7 , 1994 Inside Fertility Issues BUSINESS More than a few halachic and moral questions are raised by recent medical revelations. Workaholics ELIZABETH APPLEBAUM ASSISTANT EDITOR These mature women won't slow down. n P.D. Eastman's chil- dren's story Are You My Mother?, a small bird falls from his nest in the first days of life. Never having seen his mother, he approaches a cow, a dog and a kitten, h...…

…DETROIT 750 THE WISH N 17 TEVET 5754/DECEMBER 31, 1993 CLOSE UP New School Reform Package Will Affect Oakland County LESLEY PEARL STAFF WRITER eventy-five years ago this week Jacob Isaacson died and was buried in Detroit. Today his grave is unmarked and no family comes to visit. Yet Jacob Isaacson is anything but anonymous to the residents of an Arizona city. He came to New York with his parents, then se led in the rough-and-tumb e worl...…

…7 50 THE DETROIT SH NEWS 10 TEVET 5754/DECEMBER 24, 1993 Seeing A Movement's Change From A Post Of Authority Spielberg's Triumph PHIL JACOBS EDITOR "Schindler's List" comes to the screen. SchindlerTaps Into Memory LESLEY PEARL STAFF WRITER skar Schindler was a woman- izer, an alco- holic, a manipulator. He also Saved the lives of 1,300 Jews dur- ing World War IL To Sid Bolkosky, Mr. Schindler is an enigma. Professor Bolkosky, a Univ...…

…DETROIT 750 THE 3 SH NEWS TEVET 5754/DECEMBER 1 7 , 1 9 9 3 Eban: There Is No Alternative To a crowd of 1,500, the Israeli diplomat speaks about peace. RUTH LITTMANN STAFF WRITER __ ____:, sraeli ambassador, foreign min- ister, author and diplomat Abba Eban is famous for saying: "Men and nations behave wisely once they have exhausted all other al- ternatives." This week, he said, Israel and Arab nations in the Middle East have one re...…

…75$ DETROIT EAMSH NEWS 26 KISLEV 5754/DECEMBER 10, 1993 To The Wire Jewish organizations are offering amendments and hope in the last days of the school reform battle. LESLEY PEARL STAFF WRITER .Aria Sf..3 a Enement friends ilaydat and Rtt.sial Fasha9,1, 7;ie tnree look gad in a Chanukah partY tor sew, tinis:7a, arldlbeirfarniiies 140 Sunday atttintanitmy Preft PiWrrisjewisft Cinottutify Centel% Ttte tarmfies had aa owttur-14.'; ;make w...…

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…7 50 DETROIT THE EWISH NEWS 12 KISLEV 5754/NOVEMBER 26, 1g93 Still Another Lack Of Progress At the 62nd GA, the issues of years past again surface unsolved. PHIL JACOBS EDITOR AND NEIL RUBIN SPECIAL TO THE JEWISH NEWS he woman wore red. But her about what it was like to wake each morn- business suit paled against ing, get the children fed, dressed and off to the crimson anger in her face. school and then Hebrew school. She also told She...…

…7 50 DETROIT THE EWISH NEWS 5 KISLEV 5754/NOVEMBER 19, 1993 Abuse Of Elderly Often Hidden RUTH LITTMANN STAFF WRITER hen Dr. Sarah Gelberd suspects that one of her el- derly patients is a victim of abuse, she does the obvious. She asks. "Oddly, if you in- quire, you can come up with a lot of information," she said. "The elderly are relieved about hav- ing it acknowledged. When I've asked people whether they've been shoved or hit, they'll...…

…DETROIT 75¢ THE SH NEWS 10 CHESVAN 5754/NOVEMBER 12, 1993 Hard Hitting News The latest plans for Borman Hall have left families wondering about the future of their elderly relatives. RUTH LITTMANN STAFF WRITER ome were sad; some were angry. Others expressed sympathy for people who had to make a tough decision — one destined to rekindle the heated debate over the Jewish com- munity's commit- ment to its frail elderly population. But bef...…

…DETROIT 7 50 THE if:WI H NEWS 1 21 CHESHVAN 5754/NOVEMBER 5, 1993 Aside BUSINESS Healthy At Home Private-duty nursing becomes big business. Page 38 FOCUS Community Access Emigres use talent for Russian cable TV Page 64 Contents on page 3 New Agenda For Borman Hall in five months, community leaders will decide to sell or close Borman Hall and relocate its residents. RUTH UTTMANN STAFF WRITER D etroit's Jewish Federation will ma...…

…75¢ DETROIT THE JENATIC, N ENAIS 1 4 CHESHVAN 5754/OCTOBER 29, 1 9 9 3 This Week's Uncommon Forum Reveals Common Agendas Jews cross lines to discuss the city/suburb dilemma. RUTH LITTMAN STAFF WRITER L. Brooks Patterson, Ed McNamara, Maryann Mahaffey and Don Barden spoke out s it Coleman's fault? About a week before Detroiters enter the voting booths, a panel of political and business leaders was asked if city and suburban woes can be ...…

…\ Fall 1993 de tt i,',9" A New Angie On Architecture English Garden in Farmington Hills iios A Romantic Up For Winter with Great Overcoats North lc Reire Holiday Fashions for Family …

…DETROIT 750 THE JEWISH NEWS 7 CHESHVAN 5 7 54/OCTOBER 22, 1993 Group Shifts From Words Into Action Concerned Southfield, Lathrup citizens decide on plans of attack. RUTH LITTMAN STAFF WRITER outhfield resident Tobi Fox is taking a message back to Congregation Beth Achim, which is con- sidering plans to re- locate. "I think we should try very hard to stay in Southfield be- cause it's a viable community and many of our mem- bers live he...…

…rffiNIMMI ■ 1111 ■ IL_ 75¢ DETROIT THE JEWISH NEWS 30 TISHREI 5754/OCTOBER 15, 1993 Community Weighs Education Reform pestry f Love And Labor LESLEY PEARL STAFF WRITER s the state of Michigan watch- es what the legis- lature creates from Gov. John Engler's educa- tion reform pro- posals, the Jewish community ap- pears to be especially fo- cused. Issues such as vouchers and charter schools could affect future funding and tuition at day...…

…750 DETROIT HE JEWISH NEWS 23 TISHREI 5754 /OCTOBER 8, 1993 DETROIT Curricula Volunteers prepare to teach about AIDS. Page 14 Two Sides With peace on the way, Gaza remains difficult. Page 55 To The Stars Two Jewish astronauts aboard the Columbia. Page 63 Tradition Joel Grey has great lines here. Page 73 4 - I I" I II In Mourning Grieving can take strange twists. Page 93 contents on page 3 Surveying Our Neighbors The Jewish N...…

…DETROIT 75' THE JEWISH NEWS 16 TISHREI 5754/OCTOBER 1, 1993 City Politicking In Suburbia Jewish leaders appear to be unanimous that this year's Detroit mayoral race will affect suburban lives. RUTH LITTMANN STAFF WRITER udith Kaplan celebrated the first record bat mitzvah celebration in 1922. Howeve the rite-of-passage ceremony did not gai popularity until much later, Adult women, and a growing number of men, are reclaim- ing their hist...…

…7 50 DETROIT 'flit w 1 NEWS 9 TISHREI 5754/SEPTEMBER 24, 1993 Hidden Refuge A public ceremony dedicates a private facility that will help battered and abused Jewish families. JENNIFER FINER JEWISH NEWS INTERN ponsors of Safe Place wanted to share the opening of their facility with members of the community and educate the public about do- mestic violence. On Monday night, community members and leaders gathered at Congregation Beth Abrah...…

…750 DETROIT 2 TISHREI 5754/SEPTEMBER 17, 1993 Inside ETROI Apples And Honey Rain didn't dampen the holiday prelude. Page 22 Numb To The Need? Soviet Jews are still coming and still need Detroit help. Page 50 Earnest Message This author exchanged business for kids. Page 103 Contents on page 3 Day Of Independence, Day Of Infamy Israelis express little optimism for the peace treaty. ELIZABETH APPLEBAUM ASSISTANT EDITOR W hen He...…

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…75¢ DETROIT 17 ELUL 5753/SEPTEMBER 3, 1993 PEACE: A Lifetime Of The Unthinkable Mere Steps Away From Achievable F ELIZABETH APPLEBAUM ASSISTANT EDITOR rancine Rosemberg considers the announce- ment some of the best news she has heard in years. Les Davis thinks it's a nightmare. Early this week, Israel's Cabinet approved by a vote of 16-0, with two abstentions, a plan IR* that would grant self-rule to Palestinians in the Gaza Strip and in...…

…750 DETROIT THE 10 EIUL 5753/AUGUST 27, 1993 One Step Closer The renovated Jimmy Prentis Morris Jewish Community Center will celebrate its new look on Sunday. LESLEY PEARL STAFF WRITER he corridor is nearly complete. On Sunday, Aug. 29, the newly renovated Jimmy Prentis Morris Jewish Community Center in Oak Park will come one step closer to opening its doors to surrounding communities by celebrating its building dedication. It completes...…

…750 DETROIT THE JEWISH NEWS 3 ELUL 5753/ AUGUST 20, 1993 Sinai Physicians Ponder New Care Option Sinai's Physician Hospital Organization will ready the facility for impending health-care reforms, officials say. RUTH LITTMANN STAFF WRITER drafts its plan of health-care reform, doc- tors and hospitals want to attract the business of those the government promis- es to insure. Through a system called "managed competition," the government is...…

…750 DETROIT THE SWISH NEW 26 AV 5753/AUGUST 13, 1993 CLOSE U Goy. Engler 'Iffy' On School Vouchers The Jewish community is torn over the state funding battle for private and public schools. KIMBERLY LIFTON AND JENNIFER FINER STAFF WRITERS ecause of "political re- alities" in Michigan, Gov. John Engler said he will not promote state-funded vouchers for students to attend public or private schools. But if the first-term governor had his ...…

…7 50 DETROIT THE JEWISH NEWS 19 AV 5753/AUGUST 6, 1993 Justice Was Served Detroiters praise Israel's court for a fair decision in the Demjanjuk case. ELIZABETH APPLEBAUM ASSISTANT EDITOR arry Praw remembers the orches- tra that played as he and hundreds of other prisoners began their days of forced labor, torture and death. It was a Jewish orchestra orga- nized by the Nazis to show visitors what a refined, cultured place the death camp ...…

…750 DETROIT THE JEWISH NEWS 12 AV 5753/JULY 30, 1993 Borman Hall Fails Again BUSINESS Despite major improvements, the Jewish Home for Aged failed last week's state inspection. Is the end near? Officials say, 'We're not closing.' Coping With Layoffs RUTH LITTMANN STAFF WRITER A psychologist tries to humanize businesses. Nill early Page 28 SPORTS Fun And Games Detroit's Maccabi teams split in two. Page 37 FOCUS The Storyteller ...…

…DETROIT 75¢ THE SH NEWS 5 AV 5753/JUL Y 23, 1993 Enrichment Programs Receive Funding Hikes RUTH LITTMAIM STAFF WRITER ome wishes came true. The 1993 Allied Jewish Campaign pulled in almost a mil- lion more dollars than last year, and agencies offering enrichment programs for youth and young adults are to receive beefed-up al- locations from the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit. Federation leaders warned agen- cies n,ot to jump ...…

…750 DETROIT SPECIAL CIRCUS OF VALUES SUPPLEMENT INSIDE THE JEWISH NEWS 27 TAMMUZ 5753/JULY 16, 1993 Reeling In The Neighbors, Especially The Orthodox JPM JCC hopes marketing plan will attract local community members to renovated facility. KIMBERLY LIFTON STAFF WRITER here are six weeks left t to go before the sched- uled opening of the renovated JPM Jew- ish Community Cen- ter in Oak Park. But several ques- tions remain: Will it be com...…

…7 5 0 DETROIT 20 TAMMUZ 5753/JULY 9, 1993 JHA On A Schedule Improvements won't happen overnight. RUTH LITTMANN STAFF WRITER he home won't heal in a day. . That's the mes- sage Borman Hall administrators are sending out to members of metro Detroit's Jewish community. But with time and cooperation, the facility won't close its ' :doors, they say. Improvements to the 212-bed nursing home, which last year twice failed public health in- spect...…

…750 DETROIT THE JEWISH NEWS 13 TAMMUZ 5753/JULY 2, 1993 Dine Supported Locally Amid controversy, Tom Dine resigned this week from the leadership of AIPAC. But his accomplishments have not gone unnoticed. KIMBERLY LIFTON STAFF WRITER embers of Detroit's Jewish com- munity have been quick to praise Thomas Dine, who resigned this week from the helm of AIPAC in the midst of a controversy aris- ing from comments he made about Orthodox stereo...…

…MONEYSAVING COUPONS INSIDE DETROIT 7 50 6 TAMMUZ/JUNE 25, 1993 Knollenberg Erases Israel Question Mark Rep. Joe Knollenberg has done some homework. Now he is asking his colleagues to support foreign aid. KIMBERLY LIFTON STAFF WRITER ep. Joe Knollenberg, R-Birmingham, had one thing on his mind when he ran for Congress last year: the economy. Yet six months into his job as representa- tive for Michigan's 11th Congressional District, Mr. K...…

…DETROIT 75¢ 29 SIVAN 5753/JUNE 18, 1993 A Brand-New Pitch In An Old Ballgame As Days of Decision end, Federation thanks new fund-raising techniques for beefing up Campaign enthusiasm. I RUTH LITTMANN STAFF WRITER Birmingham Temple At 30 hirty years ago, eight Reform Jewish couples in Detroit asked a young graduate of Hebrew Union College to lead their new suburban congrega- tion. Informally dubbed the "Birmingham Temple," it became the...…

…75¢ DETROIT THE JEWISH NEWS 22 SIVAN 5753/JUNE 11, 1993 A Boost For The Elderly HUD will give $1.5 million for bus service, cleaning and weekend meals at Federation Apartments. KIMBERLY LIFTON STAFF WRITER eekend meals, housekeeping and additional transportation services soon will be available for resi- dents of the Jewish Federation Apartments through four grants from the Congregate Housing Services Department of the U.S. Department o...…

…750 THE DETROIT 15 SIVAN 5753/JUNE 4 , 1993 Cardin's Concerns Inside BUSINE Assessing our values, our future. PHIL JACOBS EDITOR uppose a group of Jewish commu- nal professionals got together, but wanted to talk about everything other than Jud- aism. That's what Shoshana Cardin said she experi- enced in the mid-1970s at a Baltimore Jewish communal staff retreat. She said no one at the re- treat wanted to talk about what role Judaism p...…