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…on the go continued from page 49 Youth.” Student presenters will share six stories from Deborah Ellis’ 2004 book, Three Wishes: Palestinian and Israeli Children Speak. The stories give voice to youth struggling to make sense of living under conditions they had no part in creat- ing. At Birmingham Temple, Farmington Hills. $10 adult/free student. Info: 248-489-0005. monday, may 22 VIRTUAL PRESENTATIONS 11 am, May 22. Ben Opengeym presents M...…
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…soul of blessed memory continued from page 59 GLORIA STERNBERG, 91, of Farmington Hills died May 11, 2017. Ms. Sternberg is survived by her daugh- ters and sons-in-law, Joanne and Cary Levy, Sue and Larry Bogrow, Sternberg and Ellen and John Reinhardt; son and daughter-in-law, Larry and Karen Sternberg; grandchildren, Jason and Julie Levy, Laura and Paul Bednarsh, Stacie and Chris Pacini, Adam and Kim Bogrow, Jennifer and Ade Olowo, Neil an...…
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…looking back From the DJN Davidson Digital Archive This Michigan Bell want ad for female high-school graduates is taken from the 1951 Cass Technical High School yearbook, one of the 1,800 books contained in the Jewish Historical Society of Michigan’s Yearbook Collection. The Michigan Bell Telephone Company, established in 1881, was one of the many licensed telephone switchboard companies of the American Bell Telephone Company. In 1951, calls...…
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…jews d in the continued from page 12 “My concerts are not political manifestos; they are a celebration of the diversity and beauty of modern Israeli culture.” — Noa Noa sings “There Must Be Another Way” with Arab Israeli performer Mira Awad. For 40 years as an attorney, your clients and family have recognized your integrity, compassion, competence, and diligence, holding you in the highest esteem. You are now being honored by your collea...…
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…jews d on the cover in the 75 Years Of Growth Generation to generation, Temple Israel has stayed true to its ideals. STACY GITTLEMAN CONTRIBUTING WRITER ABOVE: The same ark from the Manderson sanctuary is now in the West Bloomfield sanctuary. W hen Shira Ellis of West Bloomfield became a bat mitzvah at Temple Israel in January, she joined a four- generation family legacy in the congregation’s 75-year history. She participated in a cere...…
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…jews d in the continued from page 18 “Seventy- five years of progressive ideas, inclusive policies and innovative thinking created and developed Temple Israel.” — Dr. Edward Royal Temple Israel Clergy Josh Bennett Marla Hornsten Jennifer Kaluzny Jennifer Lader Harold Loss Neil Michaels Michael Smolash Paul Yedwab Rabbi Paul Yedwab, as “the smallest large synagogue in the world,” the 12,000 members who call the temple their spirit...…
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…Sharron Adell May 13, 2002 earliest childhood years through con- firmation in high school as well as on adult classes. In recent years, Temple Israel strengthened its dedication to early childhood education when, in 2014, pharmaceutical industry veteran the late William Farber and his wife, Audrey, made a $10 million gift to establish an endowment for the Susan and Rabbi Harold Loss Early Childhood Center. The endowment supports the center’s...…
…jews d in the continued from page 23 ated Jews in their 20s and 30s in Jewish life. There are also many social service and support groups, from helping families with transgender teens to families dealing with death and dying. It is in one of these subsets of Temple Israel life — the daily library morning minyan — where longtime member Kenny Lipson has found his place. Lipson of West Bloomfield, a member with his wife, Nancy, for several dec...…
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…jews d in the Local author of Mothers to Mothers shares wisdom from global moms. Lessons For Growth I Julie Hauser Special to the Jewish News n 2009, while researching my book, Mothers to Mothers: Women across the globe share the joys and challenges of Jewish motherhood, I interviewed more than 30 Orthodox women. I masked their identities to protect their privacy, synthe- sized their voices according to categories — and destroyed the t...…
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…‘A Tremendous Presence’ Filmmaker’s tribute to teacher Rabbi Eliezer Cohen to be shown at JCC fi lm fest. LOUIS FINKELMAN CONTRIBUTING WRITER D aniel Cappell, a local filmmaker, produced a docu- mentary about the celebrated Detroit educator Rabbi Eliezer Cohen that will be shown at 3 p.m. Thursday, May 18, at the Berman Center for Performing Arts as part of the Lenore Marwil Detroit Jewish Film Festival. The film will be introduced by Capp...…
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