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…7 50 2 0 ELUL 5755 / SEPTEMBER 15, 1995 National Agenda CJF delegates share visions at North American conference in Southfield. RUTH LITTMANN STAFF WRITER W ords like "gloom and doom" pep- munities totals $3.67 billion. That includes pered the seminars. $1.08 billion in public monies for Jewish At the Radisson Plaza Hotel hospitals. this week, nearly 250 Jews from "We knew that we were dependent on the United States and Canada took part ...…

…INSIDE: DETROIT/BUILDING BOOM AT HILLEL DAY SCHOOL; BUSINESS/AN ARENA-SIZE SPORTS BAR AIMED AT COUCH POTATOES. 15 - 7R711 E 1 750 ,aguismagemdrommainiam THE 13 ELUL 5755 / SEPTEMBER 8, 1995 Of 'No' Interest For 100 Years /- NEWS inviipopm Close Up: If The Trolls Only Knew What The JUPers Do ... A pillar of community stability, Detroit's Hebrew Free Loan Association marks its landmark centennial on Sunday. PHIL JACOBS EDITOR 13 o ...…

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…I 6 ELUL 5755 / SEPTEMBER 1, 1995 Dedicating A Future Congregants honor their past and celebrate the road that lies ahead. JENNIFER FINER STAFF WRITER s hundreds of Shir Shalom con- gregants neared the completion of their symbol- ic walk — Torah scrolls in hand — they marched past a sign declaring: "Our Future is in 0 days." The route took its partici- pants from the old temple building, on Maple, east of Orchard Lake, to the new one, loc...…

…INSIDE: FAMILY/ WITH SCHOOL BEGINNING, THE PRESSURE IS ON; NEXT GENERATION/ AN APPOINTMENT BOOK IS FILLED WITH JEWISH MEN. 75¢ DETROIT THE JEWISH NEWS 29 AV 5755 / AUGUST 25, 1995 Shabbat In Beijing Local Jewish women head to China for a worldwide women's conference. JULIE EDGAR STAFF WRITER PHOTOS BY GL ENN TR IEST I Building A Dream A building is erected in less than a year. Shir Shalom's dedication marks a new beginning for a gr...…

…Ut I HUI I/ I litlit Al-it NU VVALLI- LUVVtIlb HI 1-1-in I lb IVIANUK; BUSINESS/ ARE MULTI-SPORTS PLAYGROUNDS THE NEXT-GENERATION CLUBS? 750 DETROIT TH 22 AV 5755/AUGUST 18. 1995 Conversion 101? --* OCC-Orchard Ridge and Temple Shir Shalom form a partnership in education. JILL DAVIDSON SKLAR STAFF WRITER ti magine taking a class to explore Judaism, a course traditionally offered to potential converts. Now, imagine getting college cr...…

…7 50 DETROIT THE JEWIS NEWS 15 AV 5755 / AUGUST 11, 1995 CLOSE UP Joining Spielberg's Mission In A Race Against Time West Bloomfield filmmaker Fran Victor is part of the movie director's worldwide Holocaust effort. HEIDI MAE BRATT SPECIAL TO THE JEWISH NEWS That's all it takes to dramatically change a life. JENNIFER FINER STAFF WRITER Story on page 30 INSIDE DETROIT Lindsey's Simchah Special W. Bloomfield girl asked for a bat mit...…

…INSIDE: BUSINESS/TWO SPECIALTY MAGAZINES FIND THEIR NICHE; ENTERTAINMENT/ A FILMMAKER SHINES A SPOT ON A MULTIFACETED WORLD. 75¢ DFTROIT THE JEWISH NEWS 8 AV 5 755/AUGU S T 4, 1 9 9 5 • The Night They Rated Wronski's Consumer Reports visits Menorah House. RUTH LITTMANN STAFF WRITER Story on page 30 re bad nursing homes here to stay? Trudy Lieberman, senior inves- tigative editor with Consumer Reports, asks that question in the magazi...…

…7 5¢ DETROIT1 THE JEWI S H NEWS Puddle Jumpers Families are moving a matter of blocks to be in a different school district. JULIE EDGAR STAFF WRITER hen Perry Rosen stands at the kitchen window of her new house, she can see her old house a street away. The same is al- most true for the Cohens and Klars, who can visit their old neighborhood on an evening stroll or bike ride. The three Jewish families puddle- jumped into nearby subdivision...…

…INSIDE: DETROIT/ AREA FAMILY FACES ISRAEL'S WORST FIRE; BUSINESS/ HIGH-SCHOOL LACROSSE STARS CELEBRATE TWO STATE TITLES, 75¢ THE JO S H NEWS 23 TAMMUZ 5755/JULY 21, 1995 Looking For Leadership Hillel officials look to fill two high-level positions at MSU. JENNIFER FINER STAFF WRITER w Amidst War's Dark Clouds During Saralevo's siege, a tiny Jewish community has brought relief to the sufferings of its neighbors. Photos by Ed Serotia S...…

…INSIDE: DETROIT/ HEART-TRANSPLANT PATIENT MAKES PROGRESS; BUSINESS/ FEMALE ENTREPRENEURS FACE UNIQUE CHALLENGES. 750 V DETROIT THE JEWISH NEWS 16 TAMMUZ 5755/JULY 14, 1995 Horror Beyond Belief, Anguish Beyond Words Did a local woman murder her daughter, or are police unfairly targeting someone who already has suffered too much? In exclusive interviews before her arrest last week, Linda Jean Solomon tells her story. Although it's the br...…

…INSIDE: DETROIT/ AFTER DECADES OF LONGING, A CHERISHED TRIP; FAMILY/ A NEW, WEEKLY SECTION FILLED WITH GAMES AND ACTIVITIES. 75¢ 9 TAMMUZ 5755/JULY 7, 1995 How The Other Half Lives What other religions have to say about intermarriage. ELIZABETH APPLEBAUM ASSOCIATE EDITOR From Russia For Love A West Bloomfield couple travels overseas to adopt. S JENNIFER FINER STAFF WRITER I ike so many newly mar- ried couples, Jeffrey and Nancy Wein...…

…INSIDE: DETROIT/ TRI-TRIPPIN' THROUGH ISRAEL; BUSINESS/ FACING THAT FUTURE COLLEGE BILL. 750 DETROIT THE JEWISH NEWS 2 TAMMUZ 5755/JUNE 30, 1995 Adrenaline Rush Allied Jewish Campaign surges $850,000 in 1995. RUTH LITTMANN STAFF WRITER or the first time in three years, Federation is an- nouncing an increase to its Allied Jewish Campaign, projected to reach $26.85 million by the end of 1995. "We've got it moving again," says Robert Slat...…

…DETROIT 75¢ 25 SIV AN 5755/JUNE 23, 1995 The Color Pink AJE staffers are laid off or have hours cut for agency to come in under budget. JILL DAVIDSON SKLAR STAFF WRITER Tossing octopi may be a Red Wing tradition, but does it jibe with Jewish law? JILL DAVIDSON SKLAR STAFF WRITER Mr. Gelberd said four clerical, custodial and part- time professionals were given pink slips. Another person at the agency said the number was closer to seven....…

…INSIDE: DETROIT/ FUN BEING PHYSICALLY FIT; OBITUARIES/ LOU BERRY, ACTIVIST FOR ISRAEL, DIES. 750 THE JEWISH NEWS 18 SIVAN 5755/JUNE 16, 1995 Time To Build Auto Invasion Shir Tikvah votes to begin construction. JENNIFER FINER STAFF WRITER omeless" for more than a decade, the Troy-based Congregation Shir Tikvah this week grew cme step closer to a per- manent residence. On Sunday, temple members vot- ed to build a home for their congrega-...…

…INSIDE: DETROIT/SEARCHING FOR THE ARTIST; BUSINESS/THE LAND, INCH-BY-INCH; ELECTIONS '95/SCHOOL-BOARD CANDIDATES EXPRESS THEIR VIEWPOINTS. 75¢ \ DETROIT THE JEWISH NEWS 1 SIVAN 5755/JUNE 9, 1995 Questionable Act Is Middle East peace facilitated by U.S. dollars? RUTH UTTMANN, JENNIFER FINER AND ELIZABETH APPLEBAUM JEWISH NEWS STAFF The ea, Outdoors Challenge and camaraderie for adults in the West Virginia wilderness. JENNIFER FINE...…

…INSIDE: BUSINESS/ HOW'S THE JOB MARKET FOR GRADS?; MITZVAH HEROES/ PEOPLE WHO MAKE THE DETROIT AREA BETTER. 75¢ DETROIT THE JEWISH NEWS 4 SIVAN 5755/JUNE 2, 1995 A School Is Born Jay Kogan renews his gift to the Hillel Day School community: $4 million to start a high school and $1 million for an endowment. JILL DAVIDSON SKLAR STAFF WRITER A fter months of de- up where Hillel leaves off in eighth grade. Another $1 mil- lion will fund ...…

…INSIDE: SUMMER PLEASURES/ Activities for fun in the sun; PROFILE/ Conciliator works for Jewish-Catholic relations. 75¢ DETROIT THE JENA/ISii N \AIS 26 IYAR 5755/MAY 26, 1995 Lubavitch To Open New Day School Bais Menachem will start with a first grade in the fall. F JILL DAVIDSON SKLAR STAFF WRITER first there was Yeshiva Beth year after that, another grade will be Yehudah in 1914, then there was added until eight grades are offered. ...…

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…INSIDE: DETROIT/ EIGHT ARE CITED BY HALL OF FAME; FINE ARTS/ A FILMMAKER STRIVES TO REACH NEW HEIGHTS. 75¢ Ne-HDETROIT 12 IYAR 5755/MAY 12, 1995 Mission II Takes Off Close-U p Cream of the Over 800 travelers turn Metro's International Terminal into a temporary Jewish neighborhood. PHIL JACOBS EDITOR n 1993, Rabbi Efry Spectre of Adat Shalom community in a long time," brought Miracle Mission I to a climax when said Barbara Grant, who ...…

…INSIDE: DETROIT/ UP TO THEIR KNEES ON TZEDAKAH DAY; HEALTH/ WOMEN TAKE COMFORT IN SUBSTITUTES. 75¢ DETROIT 5 lyar 5755 / May 5, 1995 THE JEWIc NEWS Jews react to the hot-button issue of constitutionally mandated school prayer. JENNIFER FINER AND JILL DAVIDSON SKLAR STAFF WRITERS Story on page 40 A Memorial For The Fallen Yom Hazikaron ceremony at JCC recalls Israel's martyrs. RUTH LITTMANN STAFF WRITER S am Berman sat in the third ...…

…INSIDE: DETROIT/ THEY'RE PACKING UP FOR MIRACLE MISSION II; AFTERMATH/ OKLAHOMA JEWS WERE SPARED, ASSIST VICTIMS. 28 NISAN 5755/APRIL 28, 1995 A Movement Growing In Our Own Back Yard Michigan Militia disavows bombing. JILL DAVIDSON SKLAR STAFF WRITER ohn Trochmann claims to live by the motto "Search out truth yourself." So when the new leader of the Militia of Montana heard that the Aryan Nations offered a different style of living at its...…

…INSIDE: DETROIT/ A NEW ERUV HELPS THE ORTHODOX IN WEST BLOOMFIELD; BUSINESS/ FIVE BOSSES OFFER TIPS ON ASKING FOR A RAISE. 750 DETROIT THE JEWISH NEWS 21 NISAN 5755/APRIL 21, 1995 Marking Liberation Survivors to commemorate 50 years. ALAN HITSKY ASSOCIATE EDITOR H Have I Got A Deal For You An Ungaro suit for $75. A pair of Nikes for $7.50. And a "Dream Boy" (would Gwen ever find true love?) for 10 cents. A look at some of the treasu...…

…INSIDE: HOW LOCAL FAMILIES PREPARE FOR THE HOLIDAY $5 t i olitelG k llft i . a: THE JEWISH NEWS 14 …

…INSIDE: DETROIT/ U.S.WHY? — BECAUSE IT WIDENS THE CIRCLE; BUSINESS/ TAPPER'S IS MOVING AND DOUBLING ITS SIZE. 75¢ -{DETROIT ,A11111111 ■ 1111 THE JEWISH NEWS 7 N SAN 5755 APR L 7 1995 Historic Landmark? $676,000 For Windsor JCC ALAN HITSKY ASSOCIATE EDITOR Lathrup Village residents speak out against a developer's plans for Akiva property. JILL DAVIDSON SKLAR STAFF WRITER I f the historical society of Lathrup Village has its way, ...…

…INSIDE: DETROIT/ HOLIDAY TAPESTRY OF REMEMBRANCE; BUSINESS/ KIDS LOVE THE PET ROCKS OF THE '90S. pasmakammammvsmamomma l 75¢ ,M.MidiMuMEWNi&,..WAMW%a:,:a'sNAMUMV.M.,a.MEM:a.B.MWAMODIVa,MM '17 VI L., i ‘,„„/ aimustmaawmawarmawataw.... mvmmanefieammum.„mmettuommurszemavasi 29 ADAR II 5755/MARCH 31, 1995 Rabbi Returns To Beth El Rabbi Cook takes interim position. JILL DAVIDSON SKLAR STAFF WRITER A Nourishment For many adults, Jewis...…

…INSIDE: DETROIT/ CYBER-SONIC AT TEMPLE ISRAEL; NEXT GENERATION/ YOUNG, INVOLVED, IN BUSINESS. 75¢ THE JE:\X/jETIRIii NEWS 22 ADAR H 5755 / MARCH 24, 1995 More JCC Changes Reorganization at the top, and modifications for members. JENNIFER FINER STAFF WRITER A fter 19 years of supervising the day-to-day operations at the Jewish Community Center of Metropolitan Detroit, execu- tive director Morton Plotnick has a new title and different res...…

…75e DETROIT THE JEWISH NEWS 15 APAR H 5 755/MARCH 17. 1995 Study Continues Hillel Day School board requests extra time to examine task-force findings. JILL DAVIDSON SKLAR STAFF WRITER he wait is not over at Hillel Day School. One week after a task force studying a potential move to the Jewish Community Campus in West Bloomfield presented its findings, the board requested until April 10 to study the issue. At a regularly scheduled board...…

…( 750 DETROIT THE JEWISH NEWS 8 ADAR II 5755/MARCH 10, 1995 Time To Study Hillel Day School's board of trustees prepares for vote next week on a potential move. JILL DAVIDSON SKLAR STAFF WRITER or the board of trustees of Hillel Day School, the work has just begun. After a three-hour pre- sentation of a task force's findings Tuesday evening, the board members must decide whether to accept a gift of $5 million which carries a stipulation...…

…750 1 ADAR II 5755/MARCH 3 , 1995 Kindling Renewal Clo se UP 1 - Menorah House continues to evolve amid challenges, concerns and a lawsuit. RUTH LITTMANN STAFF WRITER 13 reeting residents by their first names, daily basis. The Medilodge Group invested many nursing-home administrator Dennis thousands of dollars in new meat and dairy uten- Hayes walks down the halls of Menorah sils. There also are new refrigerators, counters House. Smil...…

…75 0 DETROIT 24 ADAR I 5755/FEBRUAR Y 24, 1995 Model Citizen Or Nazi Guard? PICKING UP ME A Sterling Heights man denies past Nazi involvement. JILL DAVIDSON SKLAR STAFF WRITER C ontinuing to insist that the gov- ernment has the wrong man, Ferdinand Hammer last week filed a six-page document deny- ing all U.S. allegations that he was a Nazi death-camp guard who aided in the murder of millions of Jews during World War II. In an answer to...…

…75¢ 17 ADAR I 5755 / FEBRUARY 17, 1995 Hate Rising The ADL audit reveals state figures are down, but national numbers show an increase in anti-Semitism. JILL DAVIDSON SKLAR STAFF WRITER omewhere, somebody knows who ARTHUR J. MAGIDA SPECIAL TO THE JEWISH NEWS Story on page 60 A Doll, A Spoon, Small Shoes The Holocaust Memorial Center receives a rare shipment from the National Museum of Majdanek in Poland. PHOTO BY BOB BENYAS Rabbi Ch...…

…INSIDE: DETROIT/ LAUGHS ON WHEELS; BUSINESS/ HOME $WEET HOME; HEALTH/ JUMPING FOR JOY; SPORTS/ COUNTY LINE 75¢ DETROIT THE JEWISH NEWS 10 ADAR I, 5755/FEBRUARY 1 0 , 199 5 What's Next? Jewish Community Center holds back on announcing improvement strategies. RUTH LITTMANN AND JENNIFER FINER STAFF WRITERS Children participate in a gymnastics class at JPM. o weeks after the Jewish ommunity Center of Metro- olitan Detroit announced its $4...…

…INSIDE: DETROIT/CABIN-FEVER CURE; BUSINESS/ADDING BY SUBTRACTING; ENTERTAINMENT/ MIND-BOGGLING; GENERATIONS/ SUMMER LOVIN' 75¢ DETROIT THE JEWISH N 3 ADAR I, 5 7 5 5 /FEBRUARY 3, 1995 Forget Them Not 42 Jewish residents remain at the old Borman Hall. RUTH LITTMANN STAFF WRITER M idge Appel knows agencies within the com- about Menorah munity: Jewish Federation House, a nursing Apartments, Fleischman facility in Residence and Sinai Sou...…

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