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…JEWISII NEWS www.detroitiewishnews.com November 13, 1998 Vol. CXIV, No. 12 This Week 15 Derring-Do Recollected IDF honoree recalls "midwifery" role in the birth of Israel. The World 39 Living With Wye What are the choices for Israel and the Palestinians? AppleTree 81 Drop By Drop Could an Israeli program secure good health for U.S. children? The Scene 91 DEPARTMENTS Births 66 B'nai Mitzvah 67 Calendar 56 Community 48 Cyberspot 12...…

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…For Openers... A Cliche A Day Keeps Everybody Away t's unfortu- nate that in dealing with peo- ple, many take pet phrases to use as responses and really ignore meaningful con- SY MANELLO tact. Editorial Assistan It's been several years since "Have a nice day" was finally put to rest. Oh, yes, it's heard now and then and, as a result, carries a bit more meaning than when everyone used it as often as we saw the little yellow smiley faces — ugh...…

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…Chapters From A Book Fair Adult readers and their offipring jam opening day of the annual fair at the Jewish Community Center. Photos by KRISTA HUSA Stories by LONNY GOLDSMITH rganizers of the 47th annual Jewish Book Fair knew that in the past, the first day is always the busiest. Sunday was no exception. Following the opening-night full house the evening before to hear fash- ion designer Diane Von Furstenberg speaking on her autobiography...…

…Miriam Saperstein, 8 months, tastes her new book Tot Shabbat. As long as her daughter has been fed and taken a nap, Susan Knoppow is able to browse the shelves at the book fair. Her daughter, 8-month-old Miriam Saperstein, examines the book that her great-grandmother is about to pur- chase for her. And tries to eat it. "We buy her the board books because she tries to tear it or eat it," Knoppow said. MATMC. lat, X7ENSVAIIVMMIMMUNN., • OF WI...…

…Jewish Community Center of Metropolitan Detroit The Teachers' eacher Television Celebrity & Best-Selling Author, Pho to by Bill Hanse n Presents... Agency for Jewish Education names Wendy Sadler as school services head. MielLael Medved l unclay, Novemier X5,1998 • 0:00 p.m. b.Dan & Betty Kahn Building West Bloomfield AJE's new school services director, Wendy Sadler, with Temple Israel student Jill Allen. JULIE WIENER Staff Writer 7 ...…

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…This page, clockwise from right: The Crew: (back row) Dennis Blender and Gag Eubanks of West Bloomfield. (front row) Robert 12, Marla, and Beth Alter, 15, of Southfield; Noah, 8, Gayle, and Emily Eubanks, 13, of West Bloomfiea Katie, 11, and Anita Blender of West Bloomfield line up to help Ben Goldner (seated) of Oak Park. Kathy and Harvey Fink bag leaves during the fill fix-up program. Beth Alter cleans the bushes in front. Robert Alter w...…

…Story by CATHY SHAFRAN Photos by KRI STA HUSA . Volunteers and clients forge new bonds of understanding during JFS Fall Fix Up This page, clockwise: Irma Shonberger, 87, tidies the piano in her Oak Park home.... ....while Lexie Miller, 12, of West Bloomfield, vacuums. 6-ear-olds Joel Miller and Emma Cohen of West Bloomfield take a. break. Beth Alter, and her mother Marla, rake leaves. "When you're in this condition, you can't do a lot ...…

…Deming-Do Recollected IDF honoree Ann Newman recalls her role in assisting the birth of Israel. HARRY KIRS BAUM Staff Writer I n the mid-1940s, Ann Rosen was a good-looking blonde who hung out in the American Pub on Allenby Street in Tel Aviv, drinking and talking with the British patrons, especially the mili- tary officers. How would they have known that Rosen and her equally good-looking blond-haired, blue-eyed "boyfriend" weren't their...…

…she said. The Irgun said the biggest enemy of Israel was the Germans because of the extermination of the Jews. Lehi members believed the biggest enemy was the British, for keeping them from rescuing their brethren from the Germans. During the War for Independence, the Haganah, Palmach, Irgun and Lehi fought separately against the Arabs, until the new State of Israel established the Israeli Defense Forces in 1948. Newman joined the IDF as a pri...…

…The United Front North American Jewish leaders head to Israel for annual convention. JULIA GOLDMAN Special to The Jewish News New York A It's a blessing your children You're a have given you grand- children. But you've got big responsibilities. Here's one: Give the parents a subscription to The Detroit Jewish News. They'll find lots of useful new ideas about raising children in a Jewish or interfaith household. The Jewish News is a "Book...…

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…Cr Researchers race to compile ate of all Jews on doomed refugee ship S.S. St. Louis. MICA SCHNEIDER Special to The Jewish News s Washington ince 1996, against all odds, a small core of researchers have sought to find out what hap- pened to all 936 passengers aboard the S.S. St. Louis, the ill-fated refugee ship that Cuba and the United States denied safe haven in 1939. While a few passengers were permit- ted entry to Belgium, France, Grea...…

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…is age appropriate, said Arnie Weiner, Michigan Director of BBYO. "It's very different programming than for older kids," he said. High school stu- dents take part in arranging and run- ning their programs, he said, but mid- dle-school kids "are less prepared to take on that responsibility" and planners have to rely on input from their parents. Programming for younger teens tends to be more social and less educational than regular BBYO activiti...…

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…Ab- cal scientist Benjamin Ginsberg. "He may bring a measure of order to the Republican caucus, and help them prepare better for 2000." The real question, he said, is whether the new leadership team can balance the electorate's desire for moderation — a clear message from voters last week — with the demands of the far right, which still controls much of the party machinery. "The new leadership will have to persuade the Christian right to sett...…

…Yukking it up with Irnai Brith; Jewish education creeps ahead; Rudi's coming. Rabbi M. Robert Syme stole the show and upstaged his son Tuesday evening at the B'nai B'rith Great American Traditions Dinner on Nov. 10 honor- ing General Motors Chairman Jack Smith. Before paying tribute to Smith in his invocation, Syme recalled seeing dais guest Frank Stella, a leader of the Italian American community, at so many Jewish dinners that Syme was prep...…

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…Editorials Letters To the Editor are updated daily and archived on JN Online: vvvvw.detroitjewishnews.com • Stay The Course rom our safe vantage point in Amer- ica, we look at the pictures of smol- dering street scenes and bleeding children in Israel, and we ask legiti- mate, painful questions: How many mangled Israeli lives and bodies must there be before this whole peace process — sputtering ahead primarily due to U.S. pressure — is decla...…

…— 1141111.11.1111111.11111111111171 COMMUNITY VIEWS It's What A Jew Does N Whether it was $3,647.50 con- early a century ago, when tributed in 1900 or $29 million to be our Detroit Jewish commu- raised by the Allied Jewish Campaign nity was in its infancy, the in 1999, this age-old injunction has first united appeal raised remained a cornerstone of Jewish life, nearly $3,648 for Jews in need. A Kawl Yisrael aravim zeh bazeh ... Every whop...…

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…EDITOR'S WATCH Religious Teens Likely To Be Healthier; Dedication Breeds Successful Book Fair exercise regularly and get adequate eading press releases and sleep. They are less apt to drink and attending community drive, use tobacco or marijuana, carry doings fill a big chunk of a weapon or get into fights. my work schedule. I The researchers, whose findings are thought it might be interesting to published in the journal, Health Edu-, share ...…

…OPINION The Palestinians Of Israel NECHEMIA MEYERS Israel Correspondent INIC ost Jewish citizens of Israel can't understand why Israeli Arabs are so manifestly unhappy about their situation. After all, Jews note, Arabs living in Israel enjoy a higher standard of living and a greater freedom than their brethren in neighboring nations. Moreover, few if any of them would voluntarily move from Israel to a future Palestinian state, or any other...…

…Cfincere an Nou! The Holocaust Memorial Center wishes to express our gratitude to all the individuals who contributed to and attended our Fourteenth Anniversary Dinner, and to the community for their support, generosity and on-going commitment to this essential institution. DINNER BENEFACTORS The Theodore & Mina Bargman Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Gustav Berenholz Mr. & Mrs. Robert L. Biederman Mr. & Mrs. Fred Ferber Dr. & Mrs. Donald I.. Golden ...…

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…WATCH RELIGIOUS TEENS from page 33 to the West Bloomfield and Oak Park buildings at the start of the nine-day event would have drawn visitors. But word also would have spread quickly if the fair, which runs through Sunday, was a bust. The overall strength of this year's offerings — 10,000 books represent- ing 3,000 titles, and 45 events including 30 different speakers — is a tribute to the organizers' willingness to be flexible and receptiv...…

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…Living With Wye The Bombs That Fail Israel and the Palestinians, despite heightened violence, are locked into a peace process with its own momentum. LARRY DERFNER Israel Correspondent Jerusalem is remarkable — Palestinian ter- rorists launch three bomb attacks in as many weeks, yet Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu, elected on a platform of "peace with security," goes ahead with his plans to relinquish 13 percent of the West Bank t...…

…e Bombs Don't Cha Beliefs Israelis don't seem swayed in the wake of what could have been a tragedy. Border police officers remove a Peace Now activist after he chained himself to a tractor to prevent Jewish settlers from clearing land at Ras el-Amud in east Jerusalem. 1998 40 Detroit Jewish News Living With Wye NECHEMIA ME'YERS Special to the Jewish News Rehovot, Israel he attack last week on Jerusalem's Mahane Yehuda open-air market, ...…

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…THANK YOU FOR GIVING US THE SUPPORT WE NEEDED. When the call went out, like our soldiers, you rose to the occasion. Your attendance at the Dinner, honoring Ann Newman and all the brave women of the IDF demonstrated the commitment and support that is so vital to the success of our soldiers in Israel. This however, is only the beginning. Security remains a priority for the entire State of Israel and we will continue to support our soldiers as...…

…• from page 39 r NFINITI® The World BOMBS THAT FAIL 4.44.4,, of Farmington Hills Your Infiniti President's Award Circle Dealer 1999 INFINITI 130 One other crucial element has changed: the Clinton administration. If anyone had hoped the Monica Lewinsky affair would weaken President Clinton and deter him from pressuring Israel on the peace process, the congressional elections that brought Democratic gains extin- guished that hope and st...…

…Living With Wye Silence On A Stalemate American Jewish leaders are keeping a low profile on the Wye agreement. JAMES D. BESSER Washington Correspondent A merican Jewish leaders are maintaining a conspicuous- ly low profile as Israel and the Palestinian Authority clash over the delayed implementation of last month's Wye River Memorandum. Jewish groups were quick to con- demn the latest terrorist attack, but most have had little to say abou...…

…"It was our chance to see everything we've Learned and heard about," said Dr. Scott Lewis, of his first trip to IsraeL on Michigan Miracle Mission IL In addition to inspiring sites and interesting people, Scott and his wife Karen enjoyed jeep rides in the desert, nightlife on Ben-Yehuda street, ice skating in the North and crawling through caves on an archeological dig. Karen and Scott Lewis at the ruins of Masada Says Karen: "There's such a...…

…The World or Out of Life Split In The Ranks Israel's modern Orthodox begin to re-examine role of movement. •Three Kosher Meals Daily •Educational Classes *Medication Administration AVI MACHLIS Special to The Jewish News •Registered Nurse & Personal Cure Assistance Jerusalem *Health Clinic *Around the Clock Seamity *Respite and Guest Rooms Available *Daily, Shabbat, and Holiday Services in our Synagogue *Daytime and Evening Activi...…

…N Winter Is On The Way! Are You Ready? the community." Friedman said proof exists showing a correlation in right- wing religious political views and reli- gious extremism. Conference organizer Efraim Zuroff, director of the Simon Wiesenthal Center's Israel office, said a steering committee has been estab- lished, including representatives of the Jewish Agency for Israel, the religious kibbutz movement and Yeshiva University alumni in Israel....…

…It Only Happens Once-A-Year! Community Toronto's Biggest Sale Event Wm. Ashley's 0 Warehouse Sale In Progress until Nov. 22nd Open Wednesdays thru Sundays Save up to 90 % China, Crystal, Silver & Gifts 40,000 Square Feet of Incredible Savings Heritage Ball Proceeds To Fight Prostate Cancer Right: Max Osnos Award winners Jerome Schostak and Robert Sosnick with Mark Schlussel. Royal Doulton • Wedgwood • Noritake • Mikasa • Worcester Ro...…

…of national attempts to combat hunger. But "the government alone cannot end hunger." Yad Ezra, which distributes 42,000 pounds of food a month to 1,000 Detroit-area families, is a vital adjunct to the government efforts, Glickman said. Citing the admonition in Leviticus that farmers should not harvest the - corners of their field but leave grain and fruit for the poor and other strangers, Glickman said "there is sim- ply no excuse" for hunger ...…

…Worried about MEMORY LOSS? lf your loved one is having memory problems, troubl with simple tasks or personality changes, you may benefit from our Orientation to Alzheimer's Disease a three-part workshop for caregivers. Workshop Dates and Topics: • December 2 Understanding Alzheimer's Disease and Dementia • December 9 Communication and Behavior Issues • December 16 Legal/Financial Issues & Community Resources Time: All sessions run fr...…

…4460 Orchard Lake Road West Bloomfield, MI 48323 Phone: 248.683.1010 ' am g 'gen/ aired cliVest9loomfield Monotheism." Tuition is $30 for the series or $5 per session for members of the sponsoring organizations. For oth- ers, the fee is $42-for the series or $7 per session. Nov. 24. Admission is $15 per person. Dessert buffet will be served. For reservations and information, call Jodi E. Berger at Federation, (248) 203- 1486. Cardozo Soci...…