…BACKGROUND Why Israel Isn't Helping The Kurds Although it has aided the Kurds in the past, the Jewish state has been unable to help them in their most recent struggle. HELEN DAVIS Foreign Correspondent I sraeli officials this week refused to confirm reports that Kurdish leader Massoud Barzani recently visited Israel to seek assis- tance for the rebellion against the Iraqi regime of President Saddam Hussein. In their efforts to secure an ...…
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…•• ■ •1 1NEWS I Active Seniors Come Home To: Warmth • Friends Your Own Private Apartment Begin Emerges From Hospital Tel Aviv (JTA) — Former Prime Minister Menachem Begin may be emerging from the semireclusive lifestyle he adopted after his surprise resignation and abandon- ment of politics in 1984. He broke his political si- lence in reply to reporters' questions on the occasion of his being released from Ichilov Hospital here after a seve...…
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…Schumer Plans Radical Arms Sale Curb Bill Arms ,sales to Middle Eastern nations will be on the front burner again when Congress comes back to town next week. And one congressman is readying a proposal that may add a new dimension to the debate. , Rep. Charles Schumer plans to introduce a bill that would prohibit all U.S. arms sales to countries that are technically still in a state of war with Israel — a list that would include the major reci...…
…NEWS WE'RE PROUD TO ANNOUNCE THE ARRIVAL OF A GREATER HOSPITAL FOR GREATER DETROIT. THE NEW GRACE HOSPITAL. For over a century, Grace Hospital has provided quality health care for the Detroit community. Through two world wars, the Depression, and a baby boom, Grace has continually grown with the city it has cared for. Once again, we are improving Grace to keep up with Detroit's latest health care needs. We've moved into a larger building a...…
…ISRAEL High Noon At The Israel Corral There is a Wild West atmosphere in the post-war Middle East, and Jerusalem's gun shops are doing a brisk business. INA FRIEDMAN Special to The Jewish News W hatever optimism may have wafted through Israel at the close of the Gulf war has pretty much dissipated by now and been replaced by a sense of deja vu as the coun- try was hit by a new wave of Palestinian violence on both sides of the Green Line....…
…NEWS A Non-Jew's Escape From The Gas Chambers Madeleine Michaud, a Catholic French Resistance fighter, was marked for death at Mauthausen. RICK HELLMAN Special to The Jewish News PHOTO © GLEN CALVIN MOON I INNOVATIVE DESIGN CUSTOM CABINETS FOR HOME OR OFFICE MANUFACTURED ON OUR PREMISES From concept to reality, our custom designs, expert craftsmanship and quality installation suit your specific needs. Our custom cabinets and furniture...…
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…In Order to Better Serve Patients .. Parents Of Disabled Hear About Anger "Angry at God? The Jewish Response," will be the topic of Rabbi Eli Finkelman at the April 10 meeting of Keshet, an organization for Jewish parents of children with special needs. The meeting will take place at 7:30 p.m. at the Agency for Jewish Education. Rabbi Finkelman is the director of the B'nai B'rith MetroDetroit Hillel Founda- tion. His presentation will ad- dr...…
…FOCUS How To Deal With One's Faith When Battling AIDS S usan found out her 25- year-old son, Ben, was HIV positive during a convention they both at- tended a year-and-a-half ago. "I remember getting hys- terical and not being able to catch my breath," Susan, a Southfield housewife said one morning over breakfast. "It was like someone put a loaded gun to my head." Ben and his partner, Steve, drove from Los Angeles to Chicago to be with Susan...…
…The numbers are growing, but the Jewish Community isn't responding. THE HEARTBREAK Recently, he and Robert attended the local Simcha Pesach Seder. Simcha is the local Jewish group for gays and lesbians. "I have lots of Jewish friends," Grant said. "But my family is very goyish, you know." Robert admits his Gaelic is a little rusty, but tries to make up for it by par- ticipating in Christian holi- days like Christmas or Easter. However, Rober...…
…WHEN JEWS ARE TOUCHED BY AIDS Continued from preceding page suicidal today if you don't use a condom or some sort of spermicide," he said. "But 20 years ago, no one knew anything about it We're just as innocent as little children who unwittingly contract the AIDS virus." "I wish the Jewish community here, and all across the country, would wake up to the danger," Robert said. "It's like living in Berlin in 1939. The Jews then thought they we...…
…Hebrew University of Jerusalem presents The Heartbreak Continued from Page 39 dude training medical staff and providing medical equip- ment and nursing teams. "I know of at least four other Jewish clients that are going to need care in the not- too-distant future," Mrs. Meyers said. "Right now, they're mildly symptomatic, but it's just a matter of time before they'll need 24-hour medical care. The Jewish community is doing no one a favor b...…
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…Summer Camp Hotline 352.8000 Ext. 35 Beate Klarsfeld Adat Shalom Hosts Klarsfeld The Sisterhood of Adat Shalom will feature a talk by Beate Klarsfeld at the group's Donor Day April 16 at the synagogue. Ms. Klarsfeld, a German- born Christian who has dedicated her life to the moral rehabilitation of Germany and support for the State of Israel, is one of Europe's Nazi hunters. She will be introduc- ed by. TV-2 news anchor Sherry Margolis. Bou...…
…" . .1111: ;\ . SSSS:S -SSS:SSS VOLUNTEER 1 PROJECT SHEET The Hebrew word sherut means service. Project Sherut provides in-kind goods and services to community service organizations. Each week, we will publish requests for needed items. Persons interested in helping to meet these needs should contact Miriam /merman at The Jewish Community Council at 962-1880. Also, organizations or groups in need of in-kind services should contact The J...…
…COMMUNITY Irving And Sarah Pitt To Be Cited By JNF Irving and Sarah Pitt will be honored at the 28th an- nual Keter Shem Tov — Crown of Good Name — award dinner sponsored by Jewish National Fund on June 18 at Congregation Shaarey Zedek. Irving Nusbaum will serve as general chairman of the dinner. Dinner co-chair- persons are David L. Bittker, Stuart M. Bordman, Michael Brooks, George Grafe, Dennis and Sandra Dembs, Dr. Ar- thur and Rochelle ...…
…SYNAGOGUE SERVICES Uhe pleasure of your company is kindly requested at the gwenty-seventh Anniversary Banquet of ORTHODOX: Alva Hebrew Day School BAIS CHABAD OF BIRMING- HAM/BLOOMFIELD HILLS honoring 646-3010. Rabbi: Moshe Polter. Services: Saturday 10 a.m. Joan &-' Leon Moskovitz and Phyllis &) Morris Novetsky BAIS CHABAD OF FARMING- TON HILLS 32000 Middlebelt Rd., Farmington Hills, 855-2910. Rabbi: Chaim Bergstein. Services: Friday...…
…Wayne State University speak on: "Can You Ever Escape From Your Roots?" Adult bat mitzvah: Sandra Oreffice Sonnino. LIVONIA JEWISH CONGREGATION CONGREGATION SHIR TIKVAH 31840 W. Seven Mile Rd., Livonia, 477-8974. Rabbi: Craig Allen. Services: Friday 6:30 p.m., Saturday 9 a.m., 6:30 p.m. Passover Services: April 5, 9 a.m., 8 p.m.; April 6, 9 a.m. (Yizkor). SHAAREY ZEDEK 27375 Bell Rd., Southfield, 357-5544. Rabbi: Irwin Groner, Associate...…
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…▪ C Our Great Loss Must Be Remembered 27th NISAN-YILKOR DAY NEW FROM THE B'NAI B'RITH MEMBERS' INSURANCE PROGRAM DESIGNATED BY THE STATE OF ISRAEL what we are doing. Israel is increasing its internal exter- nal debt. World Jewry, in- dividual Jews and Jewish organizations must do the same. You have to divide your campaigns differently. Less for local needs and more for needs of the nation. "Yes, it will hurt education and social services...…
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…Jose SS U-M Hillel Sets Events For Week On April 8, Daniel Levitus, executive director for the Atlanta-based Center for Democratic Renewal, will speak on "Anti-Semitism and White Supremacy: Positive Responses to Hate Groups," at 7:30 p.m. at University of Michigan Hillel. On April 11, the Hillel Social Committee is sponsor- ing "A Night at the Nec- tarine," beginning at 9 p.m. at the Nectarine Ballroom. There is a cover charge. On April 12, ...…
…HOLOCAUST PH OTO C APRIL 1 - 30 KIDS 13E "TINY DOUBLE' DRESS UP LIKE Mommy - Daddy A Doctor -- A Rock Star A Ballerina - A Cowboy $35 entry fee includes: photo session & one 4 x 6 Tiny Doublt WINNER RECEIVES ONE 8 X 10 TINY DOUBLE CALL 354-2050 TINY DOUBLES In a private Holocaust museum, Leonard Nimoy as Mel Mermelstein shows children some artwork made of barbed wire from Auschwitz. 'Never Forget' COCKTAILS EXQUISITE FASHIONS APRIL...…
…Coleman), a crusading Irish Catholic attorney, is the only lawyer willing take the case. Mr. Cox brings the revi- sionist organization into Los Angeles Superior Court, charging breach of contract. As the trial date ap- proaches, the Mermelstein family is harassed. A dead pig is left on their driveway, a letter arrives containing the hair from a supposed Holocaust victim. Jane Mermelstein takes her husband aside and tells him, "It (the suit) is...…
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…THE JEWISH NEWS BRIAN AND DAVID OSTREICHER MITZVAH PEARLENA BODZIN I collect stories. In my journal, I write down things that so impress me I want to keep them forever. Usually they are true stories about remarkable events. This is one such story. A young Jewish boy in Poland, let's call him Jack, was growing up amid the Nazi rise to power. Hoping to save their son's life, Jack's parents took him to a gentile couple, who agreed to call th...…
…WHAT ARE LITTLE BOYS MADE OF? AMY J. MEHLER Staff Writer 4111 .4/....4, ■■•■••• ■•■ •••■••■./P. .411 11, N■11. •■ ••M ■ IM Seth Rosenberg and David Ostreicher: "The main gift they have is their capacity to share." Photos by G lenn Triest A sk most little boys what their favorite activity is, and chances are they won't say it's shooting hoops with adults who have developmental disabilities. But David and Brian Ostreicher aren't like...…
…Commitment, friendship and dedication to the residents of JARC that's what Brian and David Ostreicher are made of. Michael Herman, Brian Ostreicher and Ruben Domnitch. "It was so fun," David said. Soon, David, Brian and a couple others were busily swapping favorite memories of last year's trip. "Remember when we were on the roller coaster, and Chris' hat flew off," David said. "Seth caught it in mid- air." Seth didn't remember for a minute, ...…
…4P-4fP,IP,IP IP, dP.N.P.4IPY ■P■■■■IP, dl.4 ■ 4P, dP,iP^.0, IP,NN40. BALABUSTA WITH CLOUT Southfielder Pearlena Bodzin keeps busy building a Jewish home and a community. ALAN HITSKY Associate Editor p U Pearlena Bodzin: "My nature is to get involved in things." earlena Bodzin's life has changed. After all, her children are away at college, and she is now keeping a longtime pro- mise to husband Jason that she will travel to some of his...…
….411,111.4.41, 41. ..1i0 ■ Pearlena Bodzin: "You don't have to ask her to take on responsibility." ing a meeting" — and she served two years on the Southfield Youth Guidance Commission, trying to start a teen center. At home, Mrs. Bodzin cooks, bakes or knits in the kitchen while answering a steady stream of telephone calls. When necessary, she refers to organizational files that fill one of her kitchen cupboards. She bought a desk to creat...…
…YOU'VE GOT A FRIEND ELIZABETH APPLEBAUM il..sistant Editor B y 8 a.m. every day, Neil Kalef and his friends have solved just about all the problems of the world. After the morning minyan at Congregation B'nai David, the men meet for breakfast where each offers a blueprint certain to bring world peace and resolve economic woes. But talk carries Neil Kalef only so far. After breakfast, and a daily three-mile walk around the neighborhood, is ...…
…Everyone from widowers to the disabled finds a friend in Neil Kalet ident of the men's club; his wife was active in the sisterhood. Mr. Kalef also held numerous leadership positions, including secre- tary and vice president, with B'nai B'rith Brandeis Lodge. Often responsible for planning B'nai B'rith pro- grams, he once booked Lebanese entertainer Danny Thomas, who charged $15 for an evening performance. "I thought he was Jew- ish," Mr. Kale...…
…N • WHAT IS A MITZVAH HERO? tj W riter and poet Danny Siegel, "American Jew- ry's leading expert in micro- philanthropy," according to Leonard Fein, provides the following definitions: "Tzedakah" is variously translated as "righteousness" or "doing the right thing." It also means "Using one's own resources to bring fairness, equity, and decency into the lives of others." Tzedakah is the Jewish way of giving, i.e., giving out of a sense of...…
…ENTERTAINMENT Man A Klezmer ALYSSA GABBAY Special to The Jewish News D on't talk to Giora Feidman about klez- mer music. The Argentina-born clari- netist, sometimes referred to as the "King of Klezmer," gets ticked off every time he hears the popular phrase. "Everybody speaks about klezmer music, but I per- sonally cannot use the term," Mr. Feidman said in a telephone interview from his Little Neck, N.Y., home. Mr. Feidman and his trio wi...…
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