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…Contents DETROIT JEWISH NEWS IN1 A 2000 winner of Michigan Press Association NM and American Jewish Press Association awards March 16, 2001 Adar 21, 5761 Vol. CXIX, No. 5 This Week Living Well 18 Apology Delayed 87 Ask Amy Henry Ford would have apologized sooner ... if others hadn't mixed in. The community expands outreach to young adults. 89 Purim Boogie Opinion YAD "gets it on" with Fleischman seniors. 33 A Time For Teachers M...…
…o God saw you getting tired when a cure was not to be, t God closed his arms around you and whispered, "Come to Me." In tears I saw you sinking, I watched you fade away. My heart was broken, You fought so hard to stay. But when I saw you sleping so peacefully and free from pain, I would not wish you back to suffer that again. So, treasure ELLEN ERNST 0' Lord in your garden of rest, for here on earth she was one of the best. Forever...…
…EDITOR'S NO1110011 LETTERS Letters are posted and archived on JN Online: WWW.d.etroitjewishnews.com The Way We Marry I ntermarriage may be inevitable in a society where Jews easily interact with those of other faiths and cultures, but we don't have to accept it as a norm. To slow this trend, we should change the climate that has allowed such marriages to grow in number. So said a nationally known Jewish communal professional in remarks l...…
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…This Week For Openers Contact RICK ZERNER for Exceptional Personal Service & the Area's Best Selection of Fine Automobiles. Shabbat Everywhere C ongregation B'nai Moshe has put its own spin on the Shabbat Across America and Canada (SAA/C)program, an outreach proj- ect to attract unaffiliated and marginally affiliated Jews. "For us, it is more a form of in-reach," says Rabbi Elliot Pachter of B'nai Moshe. "We are reaching in to our own me...…
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…This Week Cover Story Petition Power Concealed handgun law rallies Jews on both sides of the barrel. DIANA LIEBERMAN StaffWriter la icki Grossman knows what it is to fire a gun and hit a bull's-eye. But lately, the Farmington Hills resident has con- fined her weapons to a pen and a stack of petitions, gathering signatures to stop a new law that would make it easier for Michigan citizens to carry concealed handguns. In 1951, when she was ...…
…Micki--Grossman with a photo of her parents, Fannie and Reuben Sherman. vests to law enforcement agencies. "Look what happened in Germany when they didn't have guns." JCCouncil board member Shelley Nadiv of Huntington Woods takes a position between the two. Although she opposes the Public Act 381 and signed a petition against it, she promotes respon- sible gun ownership combined with responsible parenting and tougher laws. "In general, you s...…
…This We ese are some o the schools that our entering students will come from... represented the Michigan Coalition for Responsible Gun Ownership. The Coalition supports the pending law, Alzady said, although the group is concerned about "some of the areas where properly licensed handgun own- ers would not be able to carry their weapons." Newly named gun-free zones would include places of worship, school buildings and grounds, sports venues a...…
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…This Week Looking For A Match Red Cross in Detroit. "It involves completing a health history form and giving a couple of table- spoons of blood," Rozier says. Information on possible donors, whether or not they are deemed a match for Yaakov, will be placed on the National Marrow Donor Program's registry of volunteer marrow and blood stem-cell donors. The Minneapolis- Synagogue coordinates bone marrow screening for young member. based nonprof...…
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…U-/zblf;ted a‘t ,e2,/oefi a panel of students from Lahser and Andover high schools, discussing possi- ble solutions to interreligious tension. "People have a right to come to school and not expect anyone will attack their beliefs," said Waleed Brinjikji of Andover High. "School isn't for racist rallies. I come here for an education." Lahser High student Kathleen Birkhill said people should be able to express their views. "How else will they ...…
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…This Week Staff Notebook JEWS WITH A GIFT FOR GIVING Jews number under three percent of the nation's population. Yet in 1993 thousands of Jewish foundations and groups gave about ten percent of the $12 billion awarded by all U.S. charitable organizations. And the ratio hasn't measurably changed since that year. Our age-old tradition of philanthropy continues as we reach out in friendship and generosity to fellow citizens and nations in need...…
…Left: Lynne Avadenka at work in her Huntington Woods studio. Opposite page: Avadenka's street-side mural If you want to have a baby... A we know how important your dream of a baby is to you. It's important to us, too. T UNIVERSITY WOMEN'S CARE, With a world-renowned team of board certified reproductive endocrinologists and new, state-of-the-art laboratory facilities, we offer all of the advanced treatment options that can help make you...…
…This Week Washington Watch Nigh Stakes For Sharon AIPAC set for annual extravaganza; Headliners talk to Jews; Faith-based breakdown. JAMES D. BESSER Washington Correspondent rime Minister Ariel Sharon is due in Washington next week for a diplomatic mission expected to be short on details but potentially momentous in terms of U.S.-Israeli atmospherics. Sharon is scheduled to meet with Secretary of State Colin Powell and Defense Secretary D...…
…Majority founder Jerry Falwell, who expressed "deep concerns" about the plan in an interview with the Web site MARCH SPECIAL HOME IMPROVEMENT LOAN Beliefnet.com . Like Pat Robertson, Falwell is con- cerned that religious groups he objects to would be eligible for government money — including Islam, which he said "teach- es hate. For that reason, Islam should be out the door before they knock" At the same time, there were reports that the a...…
…This Week Room At The Blackboard JESNA, the group's education arm, is facilitating a pilot project in which college students teach part time in local congregational schools while receiving training and mentoring for Jewish education careers. • Several organizations, including the UJC and JESNA, are teaming up to launch a Web site, Programs for Jewish teachers can't keep up with day school boom. JewishjobFindencom, to serve as a clearinghouse...…
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…This Week A Little Leery Shas role in Israel's new government has liberal Jews concerned. AVI MACHLIS Jewish Telegraphic Agency T Jerusalem he ink had hardly dried on the coalition agreements binding Israel's new national unity government together when Shas began flexing its muscles on religious issues. Upon entering his new office, Eli Yishai, the political leader of Shas — the Orthodox party now in control of several key ministries — m...…
…ments of the govern- ment would say, 'Maybe we can't go forward, but we also can't go back- ward' — that's a more optimistic scenario," Rabbi Yoffie said. Despite the potential setbacks, U.S. Reform leaders noted that they continue to invest heavi- ly in developing their institutions in Israel. Rabbi Hirsch said a new Reform congrega- tion has just been built in the Tel Aviv suburb of Ra'anana, and the World Union for Progressive Judaism dedic...…
…Sunday, March 18, 2001 1:00-300 PM For prospective kindergarten and first grade families For more information or a copy of our brochure and videotape, please call (248) 851-3220, ext. 1301. of Metropolitan Detroit and the Goldman-Hermelin Education Foundation at the Schostak Family Campus ax 3/16 2001 28 Hillel Day School is a constituent agency of the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit and is accredited by the Solomon Schecter ...…
…WITH RATES THIS BIG WHO NEEDS A GIMMICKY HEADLINE? News Digest American Jewry Supports Israel New York/JTA — A new poll indi- cates that Americans resoundingly side with Israel in its ongoing struggle with the Palestinians, contradicting the perception of many Jewish leaders that the Palestinians are winning "the P.R. war." Among the results of its 1,400 interviews, the poll found that one- third of American Jews believe Jerusalem should be...…
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…Insight Remember When • • Embracing Dr. Laura From the pages of the Jewish News for this week 10, 20, 30, 40 and 50 years ago. Loved and hated, Laura Schlessinger gets award from Jewish group. JULIE WIENER Jewish Telegraphic Agency In Defense When asked hard questions, she is just New York as assertive — some or Laura Schlessinger — better known as "Dr. might say aggressive Laura" — the fact that Jews were among the most — as on her sho...…
…The Israel you don't see on the nightly news. Photographed at the Baha'i Gardens, Haifa, on March 6, 2001 Life goes on. And thousands of tourists are arriving every day. But you don't see that on the evening news. The new Baha'i Gardens of Haifa are attracting vacationers from every continent to view Israel's "eighth wonder of the world." Talk to our people and you will sense, as always, our passionate commitment to peace. Tourists are dr...…
…Editorials are posted and archived on JN Online: detroitjewishnews.com WWW. A Time For Teachers Dry Bones ing $5 million a year immediately available. merica has come to understand the The Jewish Funders Network, meeting next W6 (1/6 Gar importance of education for all of its week in Atlanta, should adopt this as a sig- children. In a new century in which han- IN6 stG6esi. nature issue for the group as it tries to bring dling information p...…
…immumummumwoompommommiuwapwinw OTC YEWS SILENCE Biting The Hand That Feeds Them Philadelphia igr hen reports began to circu- late last fall that some high-ranking Israeli offi- cials and some prominent folks in the United Jewish Communities (UJC) were considering raising funds for Israel's Arab citizens, many Jews reacted with shock and consternation. They shouldn't have been surprised. The issue of the anomalous status of Israeli Arabs ...…
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…These are the eyes of a frail elderly woman without financial or family support, who hopes to live out the final years of her life in dignity. additional critical needs ■ With more workers losing their jobs in a slowing economy, Jewish Family Service must acquire additional funds to help the growing number of individuals that need emergency assistance, including those without health insurance. ■ After airlifting 3,000 Jews from Quara, a r...…
…•:‘ Mazel Toy! 44 resh Icleas, Sig Dreams Detroit political activist to receive the ADL Lifetime Achievement Award. 7 SHARON LUCKERMAN Editorial Assistant "No one is born a `good citizen' and democracy is not just a right ... It is something we have to learn how to exercise through struggle and practice." Grace Lee Boggs he Anti-Defamation League-Michigan Region Lifetime Achievement Award this year goes to a woman who inspired a grass...…
…Community Workshop Helps Shoah Survivors Jewish Family Service will hold an all-day workshop to assist Holocaust survivors complete their applications for compensation from the Slave Labor Settlement Fund 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Thursday, March 22. Trained staff and board members of the JFS will be available to work individually with each person seeking assistance. In addition, Arie Bucheister, director of the Survivor Assistance Program at the Confer...…
…Those Were The Days Burton School students leap back to 1926 as part of their anniversary celebration. 7 DIANA LIEBERMAN StalfWriter or 45 minutes on Feb. 15, nobody used a computer in Heather 7abrowski's class. Instead, the Burton Elementary School fourth-graders took their turn in the Huntington Woods school's model 1926 classroom. They used copies of original textbooks from 75 years ago, sat at desks of that era and wore clothes as clos...…
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…rm Tour Teaches How Matzah Is Made The Jewish Community Center of Metropolitan Detroit and•Chabad will host a tour of the Barbara and Douglas Bloom Matzah Factory in the Jewish Community Center in West Bloomfield. The tour includes matzah baking, craft making and learning about Passover. Tours are open to the pub- lic on Sunday, March 25, and Sunday, April 1. Tour times are 1:30-2:30 p.m., 2:30-3:30 p.m. and 3:30-4:30 p.m. Admission is free...…
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…merits. $18 in advance, $20 at the &or. Hadassah House, 5030 Orchard Lake Road, West Bloomfield. Debbie Cohen (248) 788- 0942, Laura Goldston (248) 539-8937. Hadassah, Masada, Sharon and Szold Chapters — Tuesday, March 27, noon. Spring luncheon featuring Penny Steyer, con- torial soloist, musician and director. Charge. Adat Shalom, Farmington Hills. RSVP by March 20: Bess Haron (248) 353-1348, Fran Elson (248) 642-3281. Hadassah, Eleanor Roose...…
…Temple Beth El's LOREN B. FISCHER CULTURAL ARTS SERIES FOR CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES Community Mazel Toy! presents "FROG & TOAD" A Wild Swan Theater Production Two of Arnold Lobel's most beloved characters, Frog & Toad, show how good friends help each other through thick and thin... as they welcome spring, plant a garden and share a basket of cookies. 12:30 PM March 25 Open to the Community No Charge Temple Beth El 7400 Telegraph Ro...…
…their joy are maternal great-grand- mothers Evelyn Gold of Boca Raton, Fla., and Elizabeth Cherniak of North Lauderdale, Fla. Jessica is named in loving memory of her paternal great-grandmother Flora Fisher, her paternal great-aunt Rose Gross and maternal great-aunt Sophie Scherr. March 18, 2000 Shoshana Bayla (Arden) and David Rubenstein of West Bloomfield wel- come with much love the birth of their son, Blake Charles (Rafael Yochanon). Welc...…
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…The Jewish Community Center of Metropolitan Detroit and Chabad invite you to experience the Barbara and Douglas Bloom Matzah Factory Engagements A one-hour tour includes matzoh baking, craft making and learning about the wonderful holiday of Passover. COHEN-KLEIN A rthur and Melanie Bishop-Solomon of Orchard Lake and Brian and Fran Cohen of Farmington Hills are delighted to announce the engagement of their daugh- ter Shayna Jaclyn to Ph...…
