…Editor's Letter Detroit's Young Pacesetters I n Portland, Ore., Moishe House, an innovative subsidized housing and learning program, allows young, eager Jews to create their vision of an ideal Jewish communal space. It illustrates how the Oregon Jewish community is appealing to 20- and 30-somethings. Meanwhile, in Detroit, an ambitious, growing outreach sys- tem is striving to build awareness and understanding of what our Federation and its...…
…Letters Shop Local! Kudos for your Publisher's Notebook "Our Economic Challenge" wherein you outlined the need and effectiveness of shopping locally (Feb. 7, page A5). For years, we have encouraged everyone who will listen — our children, friends and relatives — to shop locally and support our local merchants. The independent office suppliers, book- stores, drugstores and others have all van- ished, in part, because of the category-killer ret...…
…I USED TO BE A DEMOCRAT. In 1951, just shy of my first birthday, my family and I came to the United States as refugees - "displaced persons." This wonderful country and its generous people gave us every opportunity; in a very short time, we were no longer displaced, but rather proud and grateful naturalized Americans. Are you a former Democrat ? Tell us your story. We may use it in a future ad. Email us at: mystory@rjchq.org But now, I...…
…Front Lines JNenline NOTEBOOK This Week www.JNonline.us Calling Monopoly Fans Hasbro, which makes Monopoly, is inviting fans to vote in an online contest to determine which 22 cities will be etched in the collective memory for a new global edition of the 75-year-old game. The contest, which continues through Feb. 28, allows Monopoly fans the world over to cast their ballots for the 10 best cities from a pre- selected list, including Jerus...…
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…Caring. Helping. Mental illness. I MA Caring, Helping, Mental Illness. MESSAGE FROM GAIL KATZ, KADIMA. PRESIDENT KADIMA OFFICERS Gail Katz - President Barbara Eisenberg - Vice President Richard Ludwig - Vice President Sandi Tamaroff - Vice President Ted Wagner - Vice President Jim Miller - Treasurer Jim Schmidt, Ph.D - Secretary BOARD OF DIRECTORS Janet Aronoff* Jerome Bookstein Bobbi Gordon Marla Rowe Gorosh, MD Richard Herman* Ann Kat...…
…Metro The PlanitJewish Portal Detroit's Jewish-events calendar goes interactive. By Harry Kirsbaum Special to the Jewish News Federation's t started after a Federation • nectirir meeting in San Francisco eight years ago as a conver- What's Happenin, sation between two Jewish guys Sunday, 02/03 lksperhowi — 34-year-old dot-corn wizard AU Day ET ,;(, : , Congregation Howard Brown, whose pregnant Shearey Zedek wife was concerned about his Th...…
…Shanelie Cobb of Detroit is helped by teacher Shaindle Braunstein. Adults seeking enhanced computer skills find help at ORT's Hermelin Center in West Bloomfield. Alan Hitsky Associate Editor W hen Malka Blumenfeld decided to get back into the workforce after raising five children and beating cancer, she found she needed new training. When Martha Z (not her real name) fled an abusive boyfriend for a facility in northwest Detroit run by CO...…
…Students learning together at the Hermelin ORT Center at the JCC in West Bloomfield. Head Geek At age 34, Shaindle Braunstein looks like she is still in high school but is almost a two-decade veteran of the computer age. Her future brother-in-law was a computer programmer when Braustein, then a stu- dent at Yeshivat Akiva in Southfield, began playing with the new computer in his house. She attended Touro College in New York, but fin- ished h...…
…•011111111111111111110111111111.111•1111118.• 40. The Technion Is Driving Israel's Economy One Leader at a Time. ON THE COVER Ar" 30 of Israel's Largest Companies Are Led by Technion Graduates hicluding Elisha Yanay, B.S. Electrical Engineering, 1970 General Manager,. Motorola Israel Ltd. I Senior VP, Motorola Inc. Israel has only one natural resource: the brainpower of its people. The Technion-Israel Institute of Technology educates...…
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…Metro THE SCENE Bidding For Bachelors (And Bachelorettes) Hillel members are auctioned off to raise money for Magen David Adorn. Julie Schechter of West Bloomfield and Karen Adelman of Berkley Robin Schwartz Special to the Jewish News M allory Schwartz, 21, a Wayne State University student in Detroit, stepped up to the auc- tion block feeling a little shy and appre- hensive. But, once the bids started rolling in she says she felt more r...…
…Standard stroke area lent would have left Patricia paralyzed. Fortunate11, Hemy Ford created their own standard. Only one team in Michigan could give Patricia a medication that could reverse the effects of her stroke. They are the same team that researched this drug and continues with many other clinical trials: the Harris Stroke Center at the Henry Ford Neuroscience Institute. Michigan's #1 Neurology and Neurosurgery Team as ranked by U.S...…
…MAX BROOCK REALTORS congratulates JEFF BARKER 45 HOMES SOLD 2007 The Average Michigan Realtor Sold 3 Despite the poor Michigan economy, Jeff continues to exceed his clients' expectations. "The worst housing market in 50 years didn't stop Jeff Jeff priced it right, staged it to sea advertised in the best publications and made all the shrewd moves during negotiation getting us top dollar in just a few months" A. Rosenberg Trust the purcha...…
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…Knollenberg Defended Activist stands by congressman's support of Israel when Peters camp questions it over initial vote. Robert A. Sklar Editor A prominent local Democrat expressed anger toward the congressional campaign of Democratic candidate Gary Peters, seeking to oust incumbent Republican opponent Joe Knollenberg. At issue is Knollenberg's loyalty to Israel because of a House vote. The Ninth Congressional District that Knollenberg ha...…
…World THIS SUNDAN Are Ready? Join us as we kick off JCC Healthy U Arabs are relocating to Jewish areas of Jerusalem. Sunday, February 17 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Dina Kraft Jewish Telegraphic Agency FREE: Speakers • Group fitness classes Health fair • Health screenings • Prizes Giveaways • Children's activities Plus ... • Healthy U Kick-Off One-day Membership Special! • No initiation fee! • For more information, call 248.432.5496 [J■■ HE...…
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…World Neighborhoods from page A26 THIS WEEKEND ATTHE NEW DIA. Friday Night Live!: Catch one of the world's foremost jazz pianists Randy Weston live in Rivera Court. Saturday: Watch an artist demonstration by LaKela Brown. Target Family Sundays: Storyteller Madelyn Porter shares tales in honor of Black History Month. Now on View: Julie Mehretu: City Sitings anti Best of the Best. Program are made pny.,ible with support truth the Michi...…
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…Human Rights Legacy U.S. mourns Holocaust survivor, vigilant congressman. Washington/JTA T he flags dipped at half-staff over the Capitol, the warm remembrances flooded e- mail inboxes, the "Have you heard?" phone calls took a solemn tone. U.S. Rep. Tom Lantos, D-Calif., earned all these tributes. He died Monday, Feb. 11, of esophageal cancer at the age of 80. The mourning was not just for a man but for the unique voice of the only Holocau...…
…Summer Day Camps 2008 Early Enrollment Camp Listings Adat Shalom Day Camp Brookside Day Camp for Boys & Girls 29901 Middlebelt Farmington Hills, Ml 48334 Phone: (248) 851-5105 Fax: (248) 851-3190 Preschoolers and the kindergarten- bound set will enjoy a fun-packed summer with Adat Shalom's warm, expiericend staff. Each week will feature an exciting theme with special visitors, including animals, a magician, a naturalist, and a Hebrew spec...…
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…Camp Listings Alumni Events: Sunday, March 16, 2008 Tamarack Camps' Alumni Family Bowling Party 3 pm - 5 pm Langan's Norwest Lanes & Bowling, Farmington Hills Camp Listings from page A37 $10 per person before March 14th, $15 per person at the door. Children under 5 years old are free. Please call Carly at 248.647.1100 for reservations or more information. Sunday, June 22, 2008 Tamarack Camps' Alumni Family Fun Day 10 am - 3 pm Camp Maas...…
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…Opinion Editorials are posted and archived on JNonline.us . Editorial The People's Press N o rational person can take sat- isfaction from the shredding of Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick's tissue of lies. A promising young political leader went off on a self-destructive path and Detroit will have to pay the price, both in treasure and reputation. If there is any comfort in this episode, it is that local news media and their legal representatives d...…
…Opinion PRESIDENTIAL SWEEPSTAKES This is the second installment of a series of commentaries in support of the active candidates. Clinton's Warmth Stirs Resolve Barbara Rom Special Commentary Detroit S enator Hillary Clinton is clearly known hi Washington as a work- er in the trenches — someone who actually gets things done rather than just speak about them. She has accom- plished this by forming relationships with others in the U.S. Sen...…
…Paper Clips Project Hillel class trip shows students the power to make a difference. Jennifer Finkel T2T Staff Writer T he rolling green hills, the clear blue sky and the trees whose roots were planted deep beneath the Tennessee soil passed by swiftly and quickly as the bus rode down the highway. Kids were talking nonstop, some watching the movie displayed and some listening to their iPods. After two hours on the bus, we arrived in Whitwe...…
…- ONLINE REGISTRATION NOW OPEN The 2008 JCC Maccabi Games are coming to Detroit August 1 7-22. Now is your chance to be a part of if you can throw a nasty curvabail. sink a long three-poilter or eif'w make a mean noodle kugeL we need yv-i) {or the 2008 jCC Mexcabi Games..loakimiotl ,to rho area's jcwish at:Nett:3. we , ..g,ed thocisarOs vt. Ain , .!.rs and host fasmilie4 - they're the Ofit.$ who have the roost fr at the Games, Contact ...…
…Staff photos by Angie Baan 41, Alyssa Aguilar helps her daughter, Sarah, 2, decorate a challah cover, while Sarah's grandma, Karen Lovinger of Farmington Hills, observes. The Art Of Baking * ALANimik. Mallory Baker, 8, of West Bloomfield gets her challah ready for baking. A family program brings together the scents of paint, clay and bread. She'll Liebman Dorfman Senior Writer A plan that began as a way for artists to learn about Jud...…
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…TORAH PORTION Our Lasting Consecration For the best selection, service and price, come to dill I Shabbat Tetzaveh: Exodus 27:20- 30:10; Ezekiel 43:10-27. Efrat, Israel cent of the wine libations at the altar and bless our children once again his week's portion exclusively with the priestly blessing. Our special belongs to Aaron. It is a por- Sabbath challah is our form of our tion devoted to the holy vest- sanctuaries show-bread. ments an...…
…Temple and Synagogue Listings Sponsor ' d b T emple Israel TEMPLE ISRAEL CALENDAR FEBRUARY 14 FEBRUARY 26 7 PM, GESHARIM. A group for those who wish to learn more about Judaism. For location and to RSVP, contact Carol Cooper at 248-851-5545. 7 PM, JEWISH FAMILY SERVICES 7 PM, "IRAN: A TICKING TIME BOMB" PRESENTATION. Hear Professor Jonathan Adelman speak during this Temple Israel and AIPAC event. The evening will include a dessert rece...…
…357-0309. Rabbi: Chava Bahle. Retreats, educational programs, holiday preparation, lifecycle cel- ebrations. Ortzafon@aol.com . Shalva Minyan - U of M The Shalva minyan is a tradi- tional, pluralistic, Carlebach-style Kabbalat Shabbat with separate seating and participation by women, Services: Fridays at sun- down. Co-chairs: Rachel Jacobson (rijacob@umich.edu ); Adam Baruch (abaruch®umich.edu ). Check Hillel Web site for details (www.umhill...…
…aa m. Jr.d .1 4. 4 i 1, •rAt • Its a wh r win! The Money Vault February 19-28 Tuesday -. Thursday Temple and Synagogue Listings Sponsored by Synagogues from page A49 Temple Beth Israel Ppm, 4pm, 6pm and 8pm 801 W. Michigan Ave., Jackson 49202, (517) 784-3862. Rabbi: Jonathan V. Plaut. Rabbi emeritus: Alan Ponn. Cantorial solo- ist: Clara Silver. President: David Cwynar. Services: Friday 8 p.m., Saturday 10 a.m. the first Saturday of...…
…Business t entrepreneurships Irvin Dubin and his wife, Pearl, of Oak Park and Andy and Sandy Dubin with their son, Sam, all of West Bloomfield, display a photo of the original shop owner, Sam Dubin. Still Cleaning Up New location boosts business for family-owned dry cleaner. Bill Carroll Special to the Jewish News D ubin Cleaners has been in the dry cleaning business one way or another in the Detroit area for 61 years. Sandy and Andy Dub...…
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…• 9 restaurants with an array of fine dining, casual and deli style to serve you • Michigan's largest privately Larry Rosen of West Bloomfield, a professional dry cleaner spotter at Dubin Dry Cleaners, and Andy Dubin of West Bloomfield, shop owner, work on a piece of fabric. ing the Dubin name; so we call this Their son, Sammy, 16, now works store Dubin Cleaners of Farmington part time as the fourth-generation Hills. But we still see some...…
…Business I doer profile The Tax Man Lawrence Levy works both sides of the fence for his accounting clients. Alan Hitsky Associate Editor B usiness is booming for a Lathrup Village accounting firm, so much so that owner Lawrence Levy has added three people to his staff since the first of the year and is expand- ing a national network to help people with their taxes or their businesses. The two-sided firm — it has a conven- tional practice...…
