…EDITOR'S NOTEBOOK Know Thy Neighbor ously — greet the 21st century in he emotional and complex the name of Jesus, such words set an arena of Catholic-Jewish important tone of tolerance. As a relations has been hitting Jewish century of triumph and new strides in recent tragedy closes, Jews should welcome months, with more expected, as the a Catholic Church that seeks Jewish groundwork is quietly laid for a criti- perspective on such mat- cal...…
…COMMENTARY Ascension In Jewish Leadership Speaks Of Money, Apathy JAMES D. BESSER Washington Correspondent lmost beyond the Jewish public eye, the recent contro- versy that brought billionaire Ronald Lauder to the head of organized Jewish leadership has cast light on the intriguing — and at times disturbing — world of Jewish politics. It speaks of the big money of a few, the indifference of the majority and how personal agendas can dwarf co...…
…T SHELLI DORFMAN Editorial Assistant he shortest distance between two points is a straight line. So if point "A" is a snowy parking lot outside Oak Park's Yad Ezra ware- house, and point "B" is a distribution site inside the building, several turns and paperwork sta- tions away, and the line is 1,100 Yad Ezra clients long, more than a simple geometric equation is necessary. For the past seven years, the kosher food pantry Yad Ezra has joined...…
…`I'd like my Sarah to hve a home, but I don't know if I can ee this u much Ion The Jewish Community Adult Day Care Program can help. Older adults with Alzheimer's disease and related disorders will benefit from: • A safe, caring environment • Therapeutic activities and socializing • Personal care and health monitoring • Kosher meals and snacks Family members will receive respite and support. For information, call Peter Ostrow, (248) 559-5...…
…NC W NATIONAL COUNCIL OF JEWISH WOMEN GREATER DETROIT conflict were to spill over into Macedonia, or into the borders of Greece and Turkey. • Hillary' Senate run — "My guess is that she will back away from running, . for a few reasons. The most important is that she will realize she can do more good for the nation she cares about from outside the Senate, rather than as junior senator from the state of New York. She's in a unique place as a ...…
…*PtN, K*Plr-K wPir.K"Pit4-K PLtA.-K "Pir-K"Pti-K "Pe-K THE FAMILY LIFE CENTER of Temple Israel in conjunction with The Temple Treasures and The Caring Community AS PART OF OUR REGULAR AFTERNOON PROGRAM FOR SENIORS INVITES YOU TO HEAR OUR VERY OWN ENTERTAINING CANTOR HAROLD MACH Thursday, April 15, 1999 1:30-3:00 pm Temple Israel Zinc Shaykhet, accompanist Rabbi Bennett will be there to greet and chat with us. PLEASE JOIN US FOR COFFEE...…
…Tennis Swimming Gymnastics JTS Names 3 Reception Chairs Taekwondo Where Kids Learn Sports Dance enny Dorfman, Bluma Schechter and David Schostak will chair the 1999 Jewish Theological Seminary Patron Reception. The Tuesday, April 13, Jenny Dorfman event at the Detroit Institute of Arts will focus on the exhibition "Treasures of Jewish Cultural Heritage from the Library of the Jewish Theological Seminary." This year's honorees are David ...…
…oz_Ni.fxsh Sect. ...ancient Jewish wisdom for contemporary challenges. bA0 4f 4IP 41511 k4/74 Pa pic:_ze Tor ash 2;41pdorgir art 4111 To Self Improvement CLAssipie Alyn Hospital Cites Elkuses How To Find Joy Your Life ro Rabbi Aaron Bergman, Beth Abraham Hillel Moses We will examine how Jews throughout history have found moments of happiness even in the most difficult of times, and how to apply their experiences to our own lives...…
…reffM ne Ws:WW) 7,, , Scholar Visits Shir Shalom Gregory S. Mahler, provost at Kalamazoo College, will be scholar in residence at Temple Shir Shalom beginning Friday evening, April 9. Mahler will be the guest at an adult Shabbat dinner at 6:30 and services following at 8. Speaking on the topic "Israeli Politics: What the Future Holds," Mahler will address the Israeli electoral process and where the non- Orthodox community fits into the Isra...…
…Fun hands-on projects about the Omer, a 7-week period lasting from Passover to Shavuot. 30 p.m. Sunday, April 18 b. b;ii,frr & Betty Kahn Building,„ sBloomfield anc Jimmy Prentis Morris Budding, Oak Park Pho tos by Bill Ha nsen From Pesach to Shavuot: Countdown to Receiving the Torah • Exciting new family activities Make and take your own exodus game • Create an ice-cream sundae • Chance to win free family admission to the David Syme con...…
…5 the VOW' MOM, A0111, O rclin,ary. to , ) viiriaorclin,aryi Torah Team Leader Chosen Rabbi Avraham Dovid Feuer has been appointed the director of the newly inaugurated Torah Team program. The program, a one-to-one learning project, was established in Nov. 1998 by Machon L'Torah. It was limited tt- women only and will now expand to offer a men's division, which will meet 8 p.m. every Wednesday starting April 28, at the Machon L'Torah Lear...…
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…AT A Cohn-Haddow Hosts Professor The Cohn-Haddow Center for Judaic Studies' George M. and Pearl A. Zeltzer Annual Lectures on Women and Judaism will sponsor two presen- tations by Professor Deborah Dash Moore, Vassar College. She will speak on Sunday, April 11, at Congregation Beth Shalom. Her lecture will be on "Beyond the Golden Door: Jewish Women in America." There will be a discussion of the creation of the two- volume work Jewish Women ...…
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…Mazel Toy! Celia Paskovitz gets a birthday wish from roommate Dorothy Vranich. LINDA BACHRACK Special to The Jewish News C elia Schwartzberg was entering grade school in New York City when the century last turned. Today, at age 105, Celia Schwartzberg Paskovitz may have the rare opportunity of experi- encing the dawn of yet another century. And she'll likely greet the new millennium with a song. "Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah" is one of her early-mor...…
…State of Israel Bonds is proud to announce the new Chai Bond. Purchase Price: S 136 Matures: 5 years from issue date at S 180 Additional Terms: Purchaser may only purchase one Bond for a given owner in any calendar year. son-transferable. Not eligible for early redemption. Owner receives an attractive certificate suitable for framing. An ideal gift for Bar/Bat Mitzvahs This is not an offering, which can be made only by prospectus. Read it c...…
…Births March 12 Rhonda (Rhotbart) and Glenn Kline of Durham, N.C., lovingly announce the birth of their son, Spencer Gabriel (Tzar Gabriel). Welcoming Spencer home is 6-year-old big brother Ian. Sharing in their happiness are proud grandparents Mona Roth of Boynton Beach, Fla., Marcus and Beanie Rhotbart of Bloomfield Hills and Harvey and Eleanor Kline of West Bloomfield as well as great-grandmother Minnie Kline of Chicago. Spencer is named i...…
…Bar/Bat Mitzvah Marissa Efros cele- brated becoming a bat mitzvah on March 26, at Temple Emanu-El. She is the daugh- ter of Barry and Kim Efros of Farmington ,Hills and Caren Moran of Farmington Hills. Marissa is in the seventh grade at Warner Middle School in Farmington Hills. She enjoys sports, reading and playing bassoon in the school band. Kimberly Casey Coden celebrated her bat mitzvah on Saturday, March 20, with Workmen's Circle/Arbete...…
…Maxie Collision, Inc. Jim Fleischer Archivist Acknowledged "Since 1987" Joel E. Jacob, past chair of the Leonard N. Simons Jewish Community Archives, and Susan Citrin (right), incoming chair, acknowledge the contributions of Sharon Alterman as archives direc- tor for the past eight years. Alterman helped establish and develop the Jewish Federation's com- munity archives in cooperation with the Jewish Historical Socie t y of Michigan. She i...…
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…Come in see and feel the difference! Chuck Mayer, greeter and member of the Temple Beth El Board of Trustees, and Miriam Cohen, event co-chair, greet . enniftr Granholm, Michigan attorney general, at the recent sisterhood-sponsored community luncheon at the temple. CONSERVATIVE ADAT SHALOM 29901 Middlebelt, Farmington Hills, 48334, (248) 851-5100. Senior rabbi: Efry Spectre; Rabbis: Daniel Nevins, Herbert Yoskowitz. Cantor: Howard Glantz. C...…
…Synagogues Hills, 48334, (248) 855-2910. Rabbi: Chaim Bergstein. Services: Friday sun- down; Saturday 9:30 a.m.; Sunday 9 a.m.; '- weekdays 6:50 a.m. Groner, Stephen Weiss, Joseph Krakoff. Cantors: Chaim Najman, Sidney Rube. Services: Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday 7:30 a.m.; Monday and Thursday 7:15 a.m.; daily and Friday 6 p.m.; Saturday 8:45 a.m., 6:50 p.m.; Sunday 8:30 a.m. Sisterhood Shabbat. BAIS CHABAD OF NORTH OAK PARK/F.R.E.E. Rabbi: Y...…
…be completed 15 minutes before Shabbat _ each Friday. Monday 5:50 p.m., 7 p.m.; Tuesday 6:30 a.m.; Thursday 7 a.m. OR CHADASH Rabbi: Eliezer Cohen. (248) 544-2687; Services: Friday at candlelighting; Saturday 10 minutes earlier; Sunday 8 a.m. Friday, Saturday night and Sunday services at Huntington Woods City Hall; Saturday services 9 a.m. at 14111 Ludlow, Oak Park. ) SARA TUGMAN BAIS CHABAD TORAH CENTER 5595 W. Maple Road, West Bloomfield, ...…
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…TEMPLE EMANU-EL 14450 W. 10 Mile Road, Oak Park, 48237, (248) 967-4020. Rabbi: Joseph P. Klein. Cantor: Norman Rose. Rabbi emeritus: Dr. Milton Rosenbaum. Services: Friday 6 p.m. Saturday 10:30 a.m. Isaac M. Wise service at Shir Shalom at 8 p.m. Friday. TEMPLE ISRAEL 5725 Walnut Lake Road, West Bloomfield, 48323, (248) 661-5700. Rabbis: M. Robert Syme, Harold S. Loss, Paul M. Yedwab, Joshua L. Bennett. Rabbinic intern: Eric B. Stark. Cantor: ...…
…Torah Portio n God And Man And Reconciliation ater ers V for directly lead the Jewish people and reveal Himself to Moses, but He fur- c ther asks Moses to bring another set of tablets upon which he can again inscribe the symbol of the covenant. With the new establishment of the covenant, this indicates the completion of the reconciliation between God and the Jewish people. he Torah reading for this Thus, the reading for Shabbat Chol Shabba...…
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…• - z. • ...P. AK?* Recalling those murdered in the Holocaust. Elizabeth Applebaum AppleTree Editor or Israeli author Aharon Appelfeld, the question is not how to write about the Holocaust. It's not a matter of searching for the darkest words to describe the despair or the sharpest ones to speak of the hunger or the most indelible ones to describe the smell of death. Instead, he says, a writer need offer nothing but pure facts, becaus...…
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…H E R O arts • ii104 fizat°' C zeof thzi (gust= Clothier Tani Cicchini Jor c.,714en Where Is Ron Arad? •• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • The mystery of Israel's \_missinc pilot. Elizabeth Applebaum 1 1 n Israel, death is too close for Memorial Day to become a triv- ial event. Families don't plan a —Jay of picnics and going to the mall; instead, they attend services for family membe...…
…CeleBraTe ay, Israel! Fun family ideas can help you celebrate. Elizabeth Applebaum n Israel, it's a party that lasts half the night. The skies are lit up with mul- ticolored lights and even the most sedate citizen is likely to be found bopping others on the head with a tepesh, a soft-plastic ham- mer that makes a squeak- ing sound when it lands. The state also hosts a Torah Quiz with contestants from around the world, dance programs, a son...…
…Puzzled about where to find the best gifts? Sherwood has the solution! year? Local Jewish bookstores sell numerous CDs and cassettes with ne song, and you can read in the Encyclopedia Judaica about the history of "Hatikvah," which was written by Naftali Herz Imber. (Note: If you do not have access to the Encyclopedia Judaica and would like a copy of this informa- tion, please send a self-addressed, stamped envelope to Hatikvah, c/o The AppleT...…
…1999 JOG Summer Camps CeleBraTe This is The sunimer you've been waiting for... Children with special needs can participate in all the fun and exciting camps at JCC's popular summer day camps. A paraprofessional will be at the child's side at all times, when needed, at no additional cost to you. Space is limited, and spots are filling up quickly. For more information or a brochure, call (248) 661-7737. Hurry, spaces are filling up quickly!...…
…T ere is Some trig or veryone at t 1999 JI CC Summer Ages 2 //2 to 14 • kU, -4, 11 euW 000 filling Call rodo Session I. June 21-July 15 • Session II: July 19-August 12 Mini Camps & Extended Care Starting June 7 For more in oration or a broth re call (248) I•1010, e num er o paces are available for children with special needs arfici ctte accom anied by an advocate, 5 aces are filling fast, call (248) 661-7737, 4/2 67 Detroit Jewi...…
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…Arts Entertainment What To Do, What To Do ... The reigning virtu- oso of the violin, Itzhak Perlman returns to the Detroit area 7 p.m. Sunday, April 11, at Macomb Center GAIL for the Performing ZIMMERMAN Arts. If you missed Arts 6. his triumphant per- Entertainment formance last fall at Editor Orchestra Hall in which he helped to salute the 100th anniversary of Detroit's organized Jewish community, this is your chance to hear a musician reno...…
…The Royal Hanneford Circus, featur- ing a collection of international perform- ers and animals, will thrill audiences of all ages during eight performances Thursday-Saturday, April 8-11, at the Palace of Auburn Hills. $5-$12, except opening night, when all tickets are $4. Call for show times. (248) 645-6666. The Art Scene The Woods Gallery presents the work of artist Freda Kroll in an exhi- bition titled "La Dolce Vita," high- lighting her p...…
…GLASS ACT'S FROM PAGE 69 • ro 114 040 0.01 • 0::=%': R icky Bernsie in Ricky Bernstein thinks of himself as more of a painter than a glass artist. That's because he creates cartoon-like wall reliefs depicting everyday life, usu- ally humorous on the surface with a deeper message intended as social satire. Of the 10 works that will be shown at the Charach/Epstein gallery, only one has a specifically Jewish theme, Lathes and Apple Sauce...…
…TIVAMX. 4.4VM:j4kg.2-4* ney HUttrr Above: Sidney R. Hutter: "RA Quasi Modern #5"; dyed, laminated plate glass with yellow 2GLN dye; 1997. Top right: Steven Weinberg: "Cube, glass. Daniel Clayman: "Cascade"; glass and bronze; 1996 - Vase forms that are strictly decorative make up Sidney Hutter's signature work. He recomposes and redefines the vase using an ever increasing variety of textures, colors and spatial attributes. One piece has ...…
…RICKY BERNSTEIN from page 72 that is supported by an aluminum armature that he designs. Besides solo and group exhibitions at Habatat Galleries, his work has been shown across the country and in France, Australia, Thailand, Mexico, Sweden and Iceland. In addition to commercial commissions, his artistry is represented in museum collections, including the Detroit Institute of Arts, Renwick Museum of Art at the Smithsonian Institution, BeYoung ...…
…Michigan for both professional and personal reasons. His works have been displayed atHabatat, and her parents, Marcia and Howard Parven, still live in the area, as do sister Sharon McGladdery and brother Alan. "I was the coordinator of the Family Camp Program for Tamarack," says Carol Hutter, who now owns and operates her own company in Boston — The Fun Factor. She provides interactive entertainment at corporate summer outings, holiday events ...…
…Rick Stevens April 17 - May 8, 1999 Opening Reception to meet the artist on Saturday, April 17 from 2-5 pm David Klein Gallery 163 TOWNSEND BIRMINGHAM MI 48009 TELEPHONE 248.433.3700 FAX 248.433.3702 HOURS: MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY 11 - 5:30 EVERYONE'S IN LOVE WITH... Dave Katz and fellow ekoostik hookah' band members perform at the Michigan Theater as part of Ann Arbor's annual Hash Bash celebration. with hookah," says Katz. "However, w...…
…• roll, all harnessed in a crisp sound that is the live hookah experience. The disc includes 11 original songs and a siz- zling interpretation of Billy Preston's "Sister Sugar," according to publicist Holly Goodman. Hookahville, the band's home- thrown music festival held Memorial Day weekend somewhere in rural Ohio, will be a prelude to hookah's first international show in Negril, Jamaica. Though friends and fans are invited to join the band...…
…The e finsh Cominity Center of Metropolitan Detroit Encore Entertainment Series Presents . . . On The Tube 94otailbekg Mao cquilda9, ,,Apd I I, 1999 4:00 p.m. LA. C hales Co neekt C P1teMitatto tam Join us for a classical concert to observe Yom Hashoah, Holocaust Remembrance Day. This piano - cello mother-and-son team will perform a world premiere piece by Robert Stern titled, "Hazkarah." Jimmy Prentis Morris Building, Oak Park Members:...…
