…75¢ DETROIT THE ENVISH NEWS 18 TISHREI 5755/SEPTEMBER 23, 1994 Borman Takes The Oath A new federal judge achieves a 30-year-old dream. I The Courage In Hannah's Saddle ARTHUR HORWITZ ASSOCIATE PUBLISHER Hannah is a 26-year-old workhorse. She doesn't pull wagons or plow fields. Instead she carries Israel's broken victims of terrorism, military veterans with head wounds, survivors of auto accidents, senior citizens ravaged by strokes an...…
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…September 23, 1994 Detroit OPINION Ira Wise sees a listening audience in school. 5 Giving Back An emigre tries to repay the Yad Ezra food bank. ISRAEL Religion and politics make foreign adoption tough. $1-A-Year Man Louis Ellenson makes more, but not nearly what he's worth. 52 ENTERTAINMENT The Klezmatics get young audiences with their beat. Arkady Ginzburg. page 14 73 ABOUT BOOKS Business Bad Breath. page 39 Bird Is The Word...…
…It's Time For New Leadership Leadership. What is it? Who has it? What does it take to be a leader? A conversation came up recently about the leadership in the Detroit Jewish community. We joke sometimes at this newspaper that the same 25 names seem to find themselves in sto- ries and features throughout the year. We all know names such as Bob Aronson, Jane Sher- man, David Gad-Harf, Gary Torgow, Joel Tauber and David Page. These are hard work...…
…Community Views Editor's Notebook When Educators Forget The Audience Is Listening Quick: Name 5 Great Accomplishments IRA WISE SPECIAL TO THE JEWISH NEWS PHIL JACOBS ED TOR A few years ago, my wife Audrey and I went to see a movie at a theater in Los Angeles. Af- ter the previews and the cartoon character telling us not to litter, the screen went black; a deep, low thrum began rum- bling from the rear of the theater. It quickly grew loud...…
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…Way We ommunity. 1.1 OATH page 1 In addition, he has taught at the law schools of Wayne State University and the University of Michigan. Jerold H. Israel, a University of Michigan law pro- fessor, has taught a class in white collar crime with Judge Borman for the past 12 years. "He volunteers his time and drives up here to teach the class. He comes up here in sleet and snow and all I give him is a park- ing space," he said. "He con- tribute...…
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…OH" COMPILED BY STEVE STEIN Pe VW' PIMIA/0 /A/ Pe Affi del ow many Jewish players were on opening- day rosters in the National Football League? If you guessed six, you've just downed a punt on the 1-yard-line. Here's the list of Jewish play- ers, which was compiled by the Jewish Sports Congress and the National Future Leadership (NFL) group of the Jewish Na- tional Fund: San Francisco 49ers offensive lineman Harris Barton, Philadel- phia E...…
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…Job In Retirement Has Lasted 22 Years ALAN HITSKY ASSOCIATE EDITOR L ouis Ellenson assured the caller to the synagogue of- fice that he would notify the clergy. He wished his ill friend a speedy recovery, then re- turned to his books. At Congregation Beth Achim, Lou Ellenson's "books" could be prayer books or financial records. He has been equally adept with both for most of his life. At 88, Mr. Ellenson has been the volunteer bookkeeper at...…
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…Happy Days? ISRAEL DIGEST' Specially compiled by The Jerusalem Post Murray Feldman says Detroit business is rebounding. DEBBIE SKLAR SPECIAL TO THE JEWISH NEWS H ow's business in Detroit? After years of struggling, it's looking up, says WJBK-TV 2 busi- ness editor and WWJ-AM business reporter Murray Feldman. "Things are going to get better," pre- dicted Mr. Feld- man, who appears regularly on Chan- nel 2 newscasts and hosts a Sunday morn...…
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…Jobs Provided For Palestinians The Clinton administration an- nounced the inauguration of the first large-scale American corpo- rate investments in the territo- ries. Ten new ventures will be start- ed immediately, totaling a $280 million investment and creating 5,000 permanent and temporary Palestinian jobs, Vice President Al Gore told a press conference. "The hope and promise creat- ed last year are being translated into economic developmen...…
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…PHOTOS BY ARTHUR HO RWITZ Hannah is a 26-year- old workhorse. She doesn't pull wagons or plow fields. Instead she carries Israel's broken victims of terrorism, military veterans with head wounds, survivors of auto accidents, senior citizens ravaged by strokes and even blind elementary-school children. Through her patience and the guid- ance of her trainers, this chestnut-brown mare helps the dis- abled find new hope and a way to break through...…
…\....... 71`ft ■ annah is 26 years old. Her dark eyes are glazed. Her teeth, worn and yellow. Her once-sturdy back now sags. These days, Hannah gets plenty of rest. Extra feed, too. She earns the royal treatment. It wasn't always that way. Workhorse. A child with cerebral palsy? He was Han- nah's. A mangled soldier with half his brain missing from a terrorist attack in Lebanon? Hannah's, too. A 60-year-old victim of a stroke? Also Hannah's. A...…
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