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…The Soldier With The Wide Grin A wartime newspaper photo brought Saul and Adele Gaines together. Asks Four Questions At Greenland Seder Adele and Saul Gaines DATE OF MARRIAGE March 7, 1948 How THEY ME The Jewish News FIRST DATE Three Sixes, a Detroit nightclub offWoodward The Hyman Gimhergs of 9503( leQuade Ave. have receivedi two letters from their son, Cpl,i Sakti, one de- ribing the preparations be- ing made for s• the Seder and? ...…
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…Torah Portion There's a world to see with the JCC. Meaningful Considerations On What To Eat Our consumption, our intake of nour- ishing bits of the world into our bodies should not mock nature. So, the next time you decide to eat veal (acceptable in the Torah even if problematic in our day) you may want to consider whether to order it Parmesan, that is with cheese. Do not \ RABBI ROBERT D. I.EVY consider ordering the chicken Parmesan Specia...…
…Torah Portion Enjoy history in a new form at a Lunch & Learn featuring an interactive CD-ROM presentation on Jewish Detroit in the 1890s - 1920s by Professor Kenneth Waltzer years. She retired as an executive of the Michigan Credit Union League Insurance Department. She is a past president of B'nai B'rith's Ivan S. Bloch Chapter and served as executive secre- tary of the Southfield regional office of the Zionist Organization of America. ...…
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…CONGREGATIONS WORLDWIDE SALUTE ISRAEL ON 50 YEARS OF STATEHOOD As we mark the historic milestone of the 50th anniversary of the State of Israel, syn- agogues throughout the world will join together in a powerful moment of unity in celebration of Israel. On Shabbat, 29 Nisan (April 24-25) congregations will conclude their services by standing to sing Hatikva and recite the Shehecheyanu blessing. Hundreds of thou- sands of Jews throughout the...…
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…Under Saildiam's Eye A tiny Iraqi Jewish community survives amidst Baghdad's chaos. MICHAEL ARNOLD Special to The Jewish News erusalem — About a year ago Vera Cohen told her friends she was going on vacation, but they knew better. Her family had sold all its belongings, paid the necessary bribes and the required $400 fee per person — an astronomical sum in Iraq after the Gulf War — and said discreet, guarded goodbyes to close friends in B...…
…1948, Zionism became a capital crime, and Jews were hanged in Bagh- dad's central square to the delight of cheering crowds. Israel moved to rescue the Iraqi Jews, tapping Ben-Porat — who had walked and hitchhiked from Iraq to Palestine in 1945 — for the agency facilitating "illegal" emigration. From 1949 to 1951 Ben-Porat headed a team of emissaries that evacuated 104,000 Iraqi Jews in Operation Ezra and Nehemiah; another 20,000 were smuggled ...…
…the 1967 Six-Day War, Iraq's Jews and Moslems alike sought reli- able news by clandestinely tuning in to Israel Radio's Arabic-lan- guage broadcasts. - Oddly, the fear and hardships during the Allied bombings brought a fleeting sense of solidarity with Moslem neighbors. When the family donated food and medicine to needy neigh- bors, "they saw that we were all in it together, that even the Jews wanted to help," Vera says. " We gave everything w...…
…WORLDS APART Parents say life is both harder and easier for their twenty- and thirtysomethings. JILL DAVIDSON SKLAR Special to the Jewish News 4/24 1998 90 lmost two full decades past her 20s, Janice Tracht can honestly say her daughter is doing a much better job than she did in one of life's most transform- ing decades. Married at 21, a mother at 24, Janice went back to school to complete her master's degree in social work following the ...…
…and early 1970s — elementary educa- tion. A kindergarten teacher in the Birmingham district, Didi felt more support from her parents and the rest of society in going with the flow than in choosing a path of greater resistance. "I don't think there is that designated path that there was. Then, you went to college, got married, put your career on,. hold while raising kids. That is what you did," she says. "Now, the opportu- nities are infinite, ...…
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…Thinking It Through •WITAWN.47.0 •3‘7767,4"4:RFAW, TMWMIMIMFMRjr,'40,3M • • , TEM: Some community-minded Jewish guys and a diverse group of other young leaders rebuild Detroit "block by block." LYNNE MEREDITH COHN Scene Editor T bought all Jewish young adults focused their philan- thropic efforts in Detroit's suburbs? Think again. Or, rather, Think Twice. Established in 1990, the Think Twice Foundation is the brainchild of Jim Bellinson, ...…
…WE PROVIDE WHAT NO ONE PERSON OR FAMILY CAN DO ALONE. A SENSE OF SECURITY. THE KNOWLEDGE THAT SOMEONE WILL ALWAYS CARE. JARC IS COMMITTED to providing homes and services to enable adults and children with developmental disabilities to live full and meaningful lives in our community. DISABILITY CAN TOUCH any family. Now or in the future. A STRONG ENDOWMENT FUND, coupled with annual giving will guarantee a solid future for people with disab...…
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…"Chicago Hope" 10 p.m. Wednesday, April 29 and May 6. The Tony Award- winning actress plays a famous artist with an inoperable brain tumor who develops a friendship with Dr. Aaron Shutt (Adam Arkin) and "runs away" with him to California. CBS, Channel 62. Check your local listings. The Art Scene The Sybaris Gallery holds its ninth annual Basketry Invitational April 25- May 30. The opening reception for the group exhibition is 6-8 p.m. Sat- u...…
…iTNEntertainment The Line King An interview with the legendary Al Hirschfeld. land. My mother got a job at a depart- ask him. "The last one," he replies ment store, and my father, for the with a grin, while putting the finish- most part, stayed home with us. He ing touches on Madonna's long, flow- was wonderful." ing hair. "That's what I always say." I is 2 in the afternoon on New Relocating to New York seemed to Happy to share his life exp...…
…that, I started handing in my work in person." Luckily, Hirschfeld never joined the union. "If I had, I wouldn't be work- ing today," he laughs. "I would have had mandatory retirement at 65 or 70." Over a span of 70 years at the New York Times, Hirschfeld has seen count- less plays and has captured the like- nesses of nearly every acclaimed the- atrical personality. During rehearsals and performances, he studies gestures and makes the initial ...…
…ef3. CZ° 00 years of partnership most "Ninas" he included in a draw- ing was 40, in a picture of Whoopi Goldberg. "The week Nina was born, a show opened that had a circus theme. I facetiously put a poster in the back- ground [of a drawing]. It showed a small child reading a book, and I Between The Lines The photograph of Al Hirschfeld on the cover of this weeks Jewish News is by New York photographer Len Prince. The former Oak Parker was...…
…Are Not IT'S NOT YOUR FAULT! 90s, were able to enjoy their son's suc- cess. Dolly Haas, his devoted wife of 51 years and mother of Nina, also was a strong supporter. Until her death in 1994, Dolly remained by his side. Nina, who has two children and lives in Texas, remains close with her father. Today, Hirschfeld is married to much more than satirize an obvious physical feature; he comments on the person behind the public per- sona. To peop...…
…ktf k, 11' Love Notes Richard Bernstein brings his bass-baritone to the MOT in "The Elixir of Love." SUZANNE CHESSLER Special to The Jewish News I is opening night for the opera The Marriage of Figaro in Chicago. The star takes ill, and the understudy steps into the title role. Critics are wowed. The plot may sound like an old movie, but not for Richard Bernstein, who, in this case, was the understudy. His story is as new as this year, cor...…
