…CLOSE-UP woman whose husband had abandoned her went to a Rebbe to find out whether he would return. Since the Rebbe was busy elsewhere, she spoke to the Shamus (sexton) who wrote a kvitel, a note describing her prob- lem. The Shamus disappeared, showed the kvitel to the Rebbe and the Rebbe wrote his response. The Shamus returned and told the woman, "The Rebbe says that your husband will return, but I assure you he will not return." She replie...…
…trade. I hear they picked a bride for me: I hope she's pretty." The daughter declares, "Who does mama teach to mend and tend and fix, preparing me to marry whoever papa picks." But those songs are not all in the family today. The Papa lbday's Papa is not the master of the house nor does he want to be. We hear his complaints. He has been sucked into the vortex of career, profession or business. Papa feels driven by some ubiqui- tous force tha...…
…CLOSE-UP The Jewish Family Continued from preceding page family has become excessive bag- gage. Americans move a lot — an average of 14 times in a lifetime. With Papa away most of the time, Mama becomes the sole companion of the single child exercising her control. But the control is not that of other ethnic families from abroad. There is no beating, no smacking of the Jewish child. In its place is something more intimidating. No physical p...…
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…INSIDE WASHINGTON JAMES D. BESSER Washington Correspondent W ith the world's at- tention riveted on the dramatic events in Eastern Europe, Jews in Latin America are increas- ingly worried that their own precarious situation may worsen as the focus of U.S. policy shifts. Warren Eisenberg, the hard-traveling director of B'nai B'rith's International Council, recently returned from a meeting of the group's Latin American division in Buenos Air...…
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…Headline Of The Week ' Abortion and Recycling BY &ism D. ZIDE Abortion rights and recy- cling in Broward county were the two major topics discussed during a meeting of the Na- tional Council of Jewish wo- men Plantation section. "Abortion is one of the issues which will never go away," said Eilleen Cudney, le- gislative assistant to Represen- tative Ben Graber and one of the speakers at the NCJW meeting. Women are in control of their repro...…
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…YOUR STORAGE NUMBER COULD BE A WINNER Israel To Open West Bank Universities Jerusalem (JTA) — Israel has announced its decisidn in principle to reopen the Arab universities in the West Bank that authorities shut down as trouble spots when the intifada began 29 months ago. Shmuel Goren, coordinator of government affairs in the administered territories, said the first university would be reopened "within days or a very few weeks." He did not s...…
…PURELY COMMENTARY A NEST EGG THAT WON'T CRACK. Jewish Jerusalem Continued from Page 2 Marc Tannenbaum gave it substance in his syndicated column entitled "Jerusalem Means Different Things to Jews, Christians and Moslems." He recalled the declaration he made to the congressmen in this portion of his column on Jerusalem: In testimony that I was invited to present on Jerusalem before the House Foreign Affairs Committee some years ago, I made ...…
…PEOPLE ELIZABETH APPLEBAUM Assistant Editor C all it one giant leap for mankind, and an even greater leap for frogdom — 30 feet to be exact. Former Michigander Andy Koffman is the owner of the biggest and probably the longest jumping frogs in the world. These curious critters, Conraua Goliaths, have been known to cover 30 feet in a single jump. They've been seen hurdling creeks. And in 1991 they will join the rich and famous in The Guiness...…
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…R A E KNOWING YOUR OPTIONS Is THE FIRST STEP Australia, London, Germany and Tokyo. Not impressed? Then check this out: Koffman and his frogs were the subject of a story in that tabloid treasure, The Globe, under the headline: "Now, That's a Whopper of a Hopper." But "the greatest of all" was his appearance in the national school newsletter The Weekly Reader, Koff- man says. "I had children calling me from all over the world." Koffman also ...…
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…COMMUNITY Leon Uris To Speak June 4 For Operation Exodus Campaign Leon Uris Uris' writing talents led him to Hollywood where he created screenplays for Battle B'nai David Hosts Bond Tribute Dinner Congregation B'nai David's 29th annual Israel Bond Tribute Dinner will honor Miriam and Fred Ferber 6 p.m. June 7 in the synagogue. The theme will be Opera- tion Aliyah, an effort by the Israel Bond Organization to Sephardic Group Honors Chicor...…
…SYNAGOGUE SERVICES A woman of volor who can find? Her price is far above rubies. Proverbs 31 ORTHODOX: BAIS CHABAD OF BIRMING- HAM/ BLOOMFIELD HILLS 646-3010. Rabbi: Moshe Polter. Services: Saturday 10 a.m. BAIS CHABAD OF FARMING- TON HILLS 32000 Middlebelt Rd., Farmington Hills, 855-2910. Rabbi: Chaim Bergstein. Services: Friday sun- down, Saturday 9:30 a.m., Sunday 9 a.m. Esther LaMed BAIS CHABAD OF WEST BLOOMFIELD The Board of Dir...…
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…TORAH PORTION Machon L'Torah The Jewish Learning Network of Michigan Presents IS THE TORAH A HUMAN DOCUMENT? by Tzvi Inbal, scientist Jerusalem, Israel DISCOVER: • Current events "coded" in the Torah • Fulfilled prophecies correlated with world history • Astounding archaeological findings Wednesday May 23, 1990 7:00 p.m. Machon L'Torah The Jewish Learning Network of Michigan 15221 W. 10 Mile Road Oak Park, Michigan $5.00 Cost: Refresh...…
…Temple Beth El Presents *A First* * * ALL WOMEN'S CANTORIAL CONCERT play havoc on people's lives. Many come into the world with hope and joy, as free as a sparrow, but the human condition takes them down a dark and dangerous road. Homeless, they end up selling themselves into slavery to get a roof over their heads. But one need not despair forever; during the 50th year, titles to the land return. The person forced into poverty may sink, bu...…
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…1 "'"""1 N EWS GALA CANTORIAL CONCERT TUESDAY EVENING MAY 22, 1990 7:30 P.M. Jewish Town Goes On Attack Ma'aleh Adunim, West Bank (JTA) — The residents of this all-Jewish township of 13,500 are angry, frustrated and all too ready to take the law into their own hands. They are sick of the Pales- tinian uprising in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, which marked the end of its 29th month on Wednesday. The problem is that the in- tifada not only ...…
…Photos by Glenn Triest Marchers streamed north on Drake Road from the Jewish Community Center at the beginning of the 3.2 mile walk. Ryan Kravetz, center, is all smiles with Brian and Brent Bartman. 52 FRIDAY, MAY 18, 1990 Michael Fuksman recalls his Soviet brethren. …
…Solidarity Walk Thousands celebrated Israel's birthday and new-found freedom for Soviet Jewry on May 6. Elana Brickman was well prepared. Soviet emigres Marina and Leonid Smozgonsky and Yakov Faytlin enjoyed the walk. CHIG /1 Courtney Goss and Jeni Granger uphold Grosse Pointe's colors. -About CS 151146 4184 ortivusztv oi sutiboo4 tad it su000rt or our tnottes wire; Stavid theSovittt)rim . Wee kt the traiSMWswm Emily Walters, age 4, is ...…
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…strategic considerations in going ahead with the project, but on our return after its tremendous success, we find the prevailing view in the American Jewish commun- ity to be hopelessness about the fate of Jewish renewal, as if there are no resources for Soviet Jews to draw on — no inner strength, no outer allies, no objective political changes. It's as if American Jewry views the Pamyat an- ti-Semites and Russian na- tionalists (hardly a unit...…
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…T oday, Pennsylvania, but decided for now he wants to be a student, not a student-athlete, because of the time football requires. "I talked to some people who played and I talked to the coach at Penn. Every college, especially Division I, it's at least three hours a day and I want to go to college to study," Askenazy said. Askenazy will study business administration at MSU this fall, athough he may eventually transfer to U-M. Meanwhile he, li...…
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…Special Summer Memberships Enjoy 3 Months of the Best in Fitness for sists of applying a series of microperforations to key locations in the Torah scroll. The registration process has been approved by leading halachic authorities. "Since the inception of the registry, not one registered Torah has ever been stolen," Holzer said. He attributes this to the deterrent effect of the Universal Torah Registry warning decal that a member synagogue di...…
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…Just What the Gardener Ordered. Hillel Day School Announces Slate Hillel Day School elected of- ficers and board members at its annual meeting May 8. In- stallation will be June 12. The following were elected for the 1990-91 school year: president Howard Tapper; vice presidents Louis Glazier, Sonia Pone, Marty Gene; secretary Susan Shlom; treasurer Diane Lutz. The board of directors will be: Marcy Borofsky, Amy Cutler, David Harold, Richard ...…
…EDUCATION Speaker Combines Torah, Computer iett*- Machon L'Torah, The Jewish Learning Network of Michigan and Arachim of Israel will present a program with Zvi Inbal called "Is the Torah a Human Document?" Inbal uses a computer technique confirming the authenticity of the Torah. He will discuss current events "coded" in the Torah, fulfill- ed prophecies, and ar- chaeological findings. The event will be held May 23 at Machon L'Torah. For in-...…
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