…Editorials are posted and archived on JN Online: www.detroitjewishnews.com D A Tale Of Two Countries ess than 40 years ago, France was Israel's great friend and Germany was still subdu- ing the legacy of Adolf Hitler. My, how times have changed. Now it is France that can allow its ambassador to the U.S. to go unpunished for referring to Israel as "that shitty little country". and can let a notorious Nazi collaborator, Maurice Papon, a man ...…
…OTHER VIEWS Powerful Partnerships For Peace hey say that even in the most horrible, hideous things that happen to us, there is a gift. The bridges that are being built with my interfaith partners are the gift from the tragic ashes of 9-11. Detroit Jewish News Editor Robert Sklar wrote in his July 19 editorial that I was "chasing miracles" by creat- ing Partnerships for Peace. Recent events prove that miracles are happen- ing. On Sept. 10, Vi...…
…Next Year Or Right Now Israel is not a war zone. Life, Arad, Israel though strained, is continuing srael is your land. It's here. The parks, natural won- mine, too, and that's ders, archaeological sites, why I am here this year. museums and other important A few people tried to sites of Jewish history are open dissuade me from coming this for business, despite major year. They suggested I post- budget shortfalls. pone my plan for a year of NA...…
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…TOBIN from page 31 jump to the conclusion that Barenboim's views on Wagner have influenced his opinion of the Arab- Israeli conflict, but that would be unfair. On this subject, both Barenboim and Said actually make a great deal of sense. Wagner's writings and beliefs about Jews were, as Barenboim says, "mon- strous." But he draws a correct distinc- tion between Wagner's personal anti- Semitism and "the things we have been forced to associate ...…
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…PLEASE JOIN US... as we celebrate the Twelfth Anniversary of , , 4 the kosher food pantry feeding hungry Jewish families Balfour Concert Co-Chairs Named The Zionist Organization of America's annual Balfour Celebration Concert will be Sunday evening, Oct. 20, at the Millennium Theater in Southfield. Co-chair Joseph Savin, president of the ZOA Michigan Region, has served on the board of the Michigan Israel Investment Club and the Michigan I...…
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…Is limos' -tog Register For October Adoption Seminars Two adoption seminars will be sponsored by Alliance for Adoption, a division of Jewish Family Service. On Sunday, Oct. 6, Alliance for Adoption will host Shelley Sanders of the Philadelphia Jewish Family and Children's Service, 2:30-4:30 p.m., at the Providence Park Conference Center in Novi. Sanders will discuss international adoption. Two weeks later, Alliance for Adoption will host its...…
…Priceless Moments B'nai B'rith Honors Arnold. Michlin For Life-Long Interfaith Efforts Students join seniors with Alzheimer's disease to share a special timne of year. SHARON LUCKERMAN Staff Writer A s a celebration of Rosh Hashanah, 11 seventh- and eleventh-graders from Yeshivat Akiva in Southfield swept into the Dorothy and Peter Brown Jewish Community Adult Day Care Program in West Bloomfield to spend time with 25 seniors who have Alzh...…
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…Calendar the Fran Aaron Players. Lunch. No charge members, $10 guests. The Fountains of Franklin, 28301 Franklin Road, Southfield. RSVP by Oct. 8: Fran Elson (248) 642-3281, Nita Lichtenstein (248) 538-0608. 1 Upcoming Events in Metro Detroit MEN'S GROUPS B'nai Moshe Men's Club — Sunday, Oct. 6, 9:30 a.m. Breakfast meeting. Guest speaker Michael Sturm, admin- istrator, Oakland County Emergency Response and Preparedness, will speak on "Terr...…
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