…Finally • • • A Luxury Sedan Priced Somewhere in Your Neighborhood! 1998 Sedan DeVille Women Mark Month Of Adar N'shei Rosh Chodesh - Women of the Northern Suburbs, in conjunction with N'shei Chabad of Greater Detroit, will celebrate the month of Adar 7:30 p.m. Monday, March 2, at the home of Mrs. Janice Scharg, 6273 Rose Boulevard in West Bloomfield. Guest speaker will be Mrs. Masha Lipskar of Johannesburg, South Africa, an educator. The t...…
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…This space contributed as a public service. versity 7-9 p.m. Monday, March 2, in the Faculty Lounge in the Oakland Center. For information, call Steve Stone, (248) 661-0482. Hillel of Metro Detroit at Wayne State University will co-sponsor a blood drive 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday, March 9, in Hillberry B&C in the student center building. For informa- tion or to schedule an appointment, call HMD, (313) 577-3459. Hillel of Metro Detroit at Wayne Sta...…
…We warmly invite you to attend A WONICNS SEDER THURSDAY, APRIL 2, 1998 Adat Shalom Synagogue 29901 Middlebelt Road, Farmington Hills 6:30 p.m. 6 p.m. Seder & festive meal Registration Dietary laws observed Cost for the evening: $30 A Women's Haggadah is being specially prepared for this occasion. All women age 12 and older are welcome to attend. N No solicitation of funds. Please bring kosher-for-Passover food items the evening of th...…
…0 0 Right: Ben Halpern: Thriving at 100. Far right: Ben Halpern's passport is a study in multi- nationalism. ttAkk:s . Nuts And Marbles Ben Halpern makes a dandy centenarian. JULIE EDGAR News Editor B en Halpern puts on a her- ringbone dinner jacket and carefully combs his fine white hair before leaving his apartment. Strolling down the halls of the Heatherwood with a little help from his walker — his "Cadillac," he calls it — he ackno...…
…Maze! Toy JERRY FENBY HOT ICE TEEN ANGELS THE CONTOURS SIMONE VITALE QUIET STORM PERSUASION SUN MESSENGERS SUNSET BOULEVARD TIM HEWITT LOVING CUP BILL MEYER RENNIE KAUFFMAN FENBY-CARR ERIC HARRIS-DJ Births Feb. 13 Jennifer (Morse) and Bob Mattler of Bloomfield Hills welcome with much love and joy the birth of their son, Morgan Justin (Moshe Levi). Shar- ing in their excitement are delighted grandparents Barbara and Stephan Morse of Frankli...…
…parents are George and Libby Wein- garden of Southfield, Sarah and Meyer Pearlman of Bloomfield Hills and Jean Brooks of New York. delighted great-great-grandmother is Bessie Davidson of West Bloomfield. Caroline is named in loving memory of her maternal great-grandmother 'Shirley Weingarden Davidson. For the best in craftsmanship and Nov. 12 Lisy (Weinberg) and Craig Starr of Bloomfield Hills welcome with love the birth of their daughter, ...…
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…THE MOST EXCITING INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT IN THE COUNTRY IS IN YOUR BACKYARD! • Engagements Berman-Lazar Janet and Abe Berman of Farmington / Hills are delighted to-announce the engagement of their daughter Margo Renee to Michael Howard Lazar, son of Audrey and Sheldon Lazar of Hunt- ingdon Valley, Penn. Margo received her bachelor of arts degree in psychology from the Univer- sity of Michigan and her master's of social work from the Uni...…
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…announce the engagement of their daughter Franci Kim to Greg Andrew, son of Margie and Michael Hirsch of Commerce Township. Franci earned a bachelor of arts degree in communication from the University of Michigan. She is employed as an assignment editor with WDIV. Greg earned a bachelor of science degree in engineering from the Uni- versity of Michigan and is complet- ing his master's in business adminis- tration at New York University. He wil...…
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…E4 ISR JN is 48237, (248) 543-6611. Services: Friday at undown; Saturday 9:30 a.m.; weekdays 6:45 a.m., 7:45 a.m., sundown; Sunday 7:45 a.m. OR CHADASH Rabbi: Eliezer Cohen. President: Susann Codish. (248) 547-2814; P.O. Box 7056, Huntington Woods, MI 48070. Services: Saturday 9 a.m., 5:45 p.m. at 14111 Ludlow, Oak Park. Sunday 8:30 a.m. at 4086 Ludlow, Oak Park. SHAAR HASHOMAYIM 115 Giles Boulevard East, Windsor, Ontario, N9A 4C1, (519) 2...…
…Synagogues 48237, (248) 547-7970. Rabbi: David A. Nelson. Cantor: Samuel L. Greenbaum. Ritual director: Rev. Samuel Semp. Services: Friday 6 p.m.; Saturday 9 a.m., 6 p.m.; Sunday 9 a.m., 5 p.m.; weekdays 7 a.m., 6:30 p.m. Haftorah, Gayle Gordon. Syme, David Scott Castiglione. Rabbi emeritus: Richard C. Hertz. Cantor: Stephen Dubov. Services: Friday 8 p.m.; Saturday 10:30 a.m. Friday, Mark Silverman of the Detroit News will speak. BETH TEPHI...…
…SMALL BUSINESS LOANS Purim Comes To Beth El The celebration of Purim will begin 9:30 a.m. Saturday, March 7, at Temple Beth El. Children and parents attending Tot Shabbat will mark the holiday with special activities at an oneg following the service. Tot Shabbat, a monthly half-hour service especially for children ages 2 1/2 to 7, introduces Shabbat to youngsters in a warm, informal atmos- phere. The service is open to the com- munity. The c...…
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…HELPING JEWISH FAMILIES GROWTM THE APPLE TREE On our cover: Photo by Kristo Husa Congratulations to coloring-contest winner Samantha Lustig of West Bloomfield. Samantha, 10, is the daughter of Barry and Ann Lustig. She attends Temple Shir Shalom. . Mrs. Applebaum: Moving Furniture Is For The Birds Celebrate: Everything You Always Wanted To Know About The Mezuzah Good Sports: A Great Cause, A Football Star We also received great entri...…
…EdItoR's NoTe Congregation Beth Achim invites your family to join us for PURIM Sunday, March 8, 1998: Purim Dinner and Play - "This is Your Life, Mordechai and Esther" bout once every six months I get this urge to rearrange Wednesday, March 11, 1998: Megillah Reading Sunday, March 15, 1998: Youth Department Purim Carnival Costumes are optional for all events. For more information, please call (248) 352-8670 Congregation Beth Achim, 21...…
…\--releBraTe Welcome Home A house just isn't a home without a mezuzah. ow To Affix A Mezuzah 1) In Israel, one is obligated to hang a mezuzah immediately after he moves into a home. Elsewhere, he has 30 days. 2) Mezuzot should be attached in the top third of the doorpost. 3) Affix mezuzah on the right-hand side as you look into the house or room. 4) The mezuzah should slant slightly inward. 5) After hanging the mezuzah, recite the blessing...…
…Family aLbUm I Left: Your make our heart sing, Brett and Jake 1 Feinbaum. Brett, 4, and Jake, 1 1/2, are the chit- dren of Marci and Bart Feinbaum of Farmington Hills and attend Shaarey Zedek Beth Hayeled Nursery School. Grandmother Phyllis lwrey of Southfield says the boys "love to pick out tunes on the piano." Jake, you take the cake! Adorable Jake Perry latrov of Birmingham is 6 months old. He's the son of Beth and Mike latrov and the gra...…
…HAVE A CHILD WITH A DISABILITY? YOU ARE NOT ALONE. JARC's Children and Family Division Incorporating the Keshet Program Is Here for YOU JARC is proud to announce the expansion of its services to children with any disability and their families. WE OFFER: • Parent to parent networking • In-home respite care • Life planning based on the needs of the child and the family • Resources and referrals • Social opportunities for the whole family •...…
…s m a Li_ BITES 1 Calling All Young Readers M aybe your idea of a fun evening is sitting around reading the New York Times. Or maybe Nickelodeon magazine is more your style. happen. They knew He would never ome is not the ghetto for all lie. the Jews that wanted to go. A lot of them died. But it is not Home is not the concen- His fault, but neither ours or tration camp, either, nor the lit- theirs. We don't care what : tle place they hid ...…
…START WITH A SPARK! ADAT SHALOM SYNAGOGUE (248) 851-5100 Young Adult Shabbat Service at the home of Rabbi Daniel Nevins Fri., March 20 at 7:3o pm CONGREGATION BETH SHALOM (248) 547 - 797o Friday Night Family Dinner and Alternative Service with melody and movement. Shabbat morning Torah Treasury Service, after which the Shir Leaders will sing for Musaf. Se'udah Shlishit on Shabbat afternoon, with Minchah, Ma'ariv, and Havdalah. March 27-28 M...…
…AbouT BooKs Lifesaver About The Author In 40 Things You Can Do To Save the Jewish People (Alef Design Group), Joel Lurie Grishaver offers parents guidelines on ways to help and maintain their children's Jewish iden- tities. Written in an easy, comfortable, and, above all, positive voice, the book was includ- ed in the new 100 Essential Books for Jewish Readers by Rabbi Daniel Syme and Cindy Frenkel Kanter. Among Grishaver's suggestions: * D...…
…!FYI Avshalom, Avshalom A poignant tale of a date tree in Israel. FYI: An unusual date tree grows in Israel In 1916, during World War I, a FYI: Great guy or rotten egg? group of Palestinian Jews offered If you've ever been to London, to help the British in their war chances are good you've visited against the Turks, who had been Madame Tussaud's, the famed wax anything but kind rulers in the Mid- I museum. But did you know the muse- dle Eas...…
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…Randall Fogel- man and grand- mother Goldie Fogelman. "I love spending time with her. Not a traditional grandmother in any sense of the word" Jennifer Rosenwasser and grandparents Sylvia and Israel Abramovitz. resents BARBARA WYLAN SEFTON Special to The Jewish News jr Lowell Friedman and grandmother Nellie Friedman. "My bubbie is a link to the past and gives great insight to the future and makes the best chicken soup." Ethel Spiegler (l...…
…Left: Taron Tachman and grandmother Florence (Flo-Flo) Tach- man. "One of the most wonderful grandmothers in the world. I can call 20 minutes before coming over and a five-course meal appears. She's more than a grandmother; she's a good friend," Grandparents give us gifts we cherish for a lifetime. courage and strength have always been an inspiration, but even more so since the death of Weil's father last year. "My grandmother misses [her so...…
…A Grandma's Laughter A granddaughter reflects on a life with a complicated but loving woman. JULIE EDGAR News Editor t just under five feet, I am finally taller than my grand- ma, even counting her high beauty shop hair. I noticed the change a few years ago. I've noticed many things about my grandma lately that escaped my atten- tion for so many years, like she has a difficult time letting go of ancient slights and she can be moody. Nat- u...…
…Link To The Past movie she thought we sho on Sunday. It warmed my heart to think I had actually introduced my stub- born grandma to a few hours of entertainment she would have passed up without my insistence. I hated to think of her stuck in that second floor walk-up with stairs she could barely climb. How we pleaded with her to move to a high-rise where she could have easy access to friends, activities, an elevator. But she refused to go. Th...…
…REMEMBERING from page 91 and help her outside. But I was wrong. As I watched my grandma shrink into a hospital bed, I realized her existence in that apartment, which seemed to me so depressing, had actually been quite full. She had her memories, her routine and the free- dom to eat cookies for dinner — in bed, if she so desired. Maybe she needed me to take her shopping, but, by golly, my grandma was there to dictate exactly what I would buy. ...…
…INTERNATIONALLY-KNOWN Albert Paley Join the Galleries of New Pontiac on the Evening of 4 "Master Of His Media" Friday, March 6 as they host opening receptions for their newest shows Feb. 6 Mar. 31 Breakfast Table, Steel & Glass, 30" x 60" diarn 7-10 pm Fut.c)-- 161.1 - Art Furnishings & Accessories (248) 333-0333 A CLOSER WALK WITH www.functionart.com email: eticket@sprynet.com Singing 20 of Her Greatest Hits "Eclipse" Candleh...…
…Close Up With the coming of casinos, some Metro Detroit Jews are taking a gamble on a hot new industry. *04104ite : 2/27 1998 94 …
…• initiative which brought casino gam- ing to Detroit. * Alan A. May — Southfield pro- bate attorney and vice president of he last time the century Temple Beth El. turned, the automobile * Gabriel Werba — partner in the industry's soon-to-be mil- lionaires were the talk of Detroit-based Durocher, Dixson, Detroit. Werba LLC public relations By the year 2000, Detroit firm, and original board mem- An artist's may be home to a new breed ber of At...…
…Close Up Detroit side of the river, casinos would not have happened without Larry Deitch. In late 1994, Deitch was asked by Nellie Varner to become involved with the Atwater group. The two shared a common history: Deitch was elected to an eight-year term on the Board of Regents of the University of Michigan in 1992, and Varner served 16 years on the board. Deitch immediately began develop- ing Atwater's strategy, and in early 1995, Atwater st...…
…Although several Jewish land devel- opers, particularly the Southfield- based Farbman Group, were involved in acquisition of land for the sports stadiums, it is too early to predict whether they will play a similar role for the casino sites. Burt Farbman stressed his group's acquisitions were made for the Wayne County Stadium Authority and involved public, not private, funds. With two Jewish devel- opers among the Atwater investors, land acqui...…
…On the negative side, concerns have been voiced about regulating the post-casino proliferation of pawn- shops in Windsor, fearing a repeat of what happened in Atlantic City. Adding to concerns in Windsor was a confidential report leaked by the Criminal Intelligence Service of Ontario last September. The quasi- official document reported "organized crime groups are interested in park- ing lots, pawnshops and purchasing property in proximity to"...…
…tainvie* This Week's Best Bets Sunday, 4 p.m. What To Do, What To Do • • • For Your Ears phony Orchestra's all-Mozart pro- gram 8 p.m. Thursday and Friday, March 5 and 6; 8:30 p.m. Saturday, Peter and the Wolf, with music by Sergei Prokofiev, takes the JCC/JPM stage March 7. The concert features con- in a performance by Harriet Berg's all-female Festival Dancers. The beloved chil- certmaster Emmanuelle Boisvert. $17- --\/ The Kerrytown d...…
…of vignettes that center on the demise of upper-middle-class WASPs. 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Feb. 27 and 28; 2 p.m. Sunday, March 1. $12/adults, $10/students. Village Players Theater, 752 Chestnut St., Birmingham. (248) 644-2075. Berkley High School presents the suspenseful drama The Uninvited 8 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday, March 4 and 5. The production roster includes student director Ronit Feld- man and cast members Eli Magid, Blair Mello...…
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…MEntertainment enaissance ON THE JNE COVER: A relief painting by Larry Rivers titled "Dancing with Bomberg's Dancer: Fred in the Air," oil on canvas on sculpted foam core, 1990. New York's Larry Rivers exhibits his artistic and musical talents in Birmingham. SUZANNE CHESSLER Special to The Jewish News rtist and musician Larry Rivers fears boredom. His New York loft home includes studio and band- stand space so he can move freely, even imp...…
…from his other work. He completed a commissioned cover for the New York "Erasing the Past" Times Magazine — using concentration camp subjects, and went on to express his personal feelings about the Holocaust and sur- vivors. "I just did something that has to do with a German painter who spent 10 years in Brussels prior to his trip to Auschwitz," said Rivers. "I did two paintings based on his own painting of himself holding up an identity card ...…
…dif,70. ntertainment Cantors Fly South, Too! Nde Dream On "Dreamgirls" stops in Detroit before its third Broadway run. B RA Tama REA SUZANNE CHESSLER Special to The Jewish News Tafal- / , E't A DETROIT REUNION and an AFTERNOON OF YOUR FAVORITE MUSIC Yiddish, Broadway, Cantorial, Opera 7 SUNDAY, MARCH 15, 1998, AT 3:30 P.M. EMBASSY SUITES HOTEL BALLROOM BOCA RATON, FLORIDA — YAMATO DRIVE AT 1-95 For tickets call: 1-800-791-1822 — S...…
