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…4 .1 ;...;; • Cover Story Tight Times Despite economic woes, Detroit Jews continue to give. SHARON LUC KERMAN Staff Writer F ourteen years ago, Andrey Ilyasov, now 33, and his parents came to the United States from the former Soviet Union. "When we came to this country, our net worth was a negative $3,500," says Ilyasov of Bloomfield Hills. "We owed people money." In five years, 4drey and his father, Solomon, also of Bloomfield Hills, ...…
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…2 rooms of carpet cleaned only $49 95 "are invested with United Jewish Foundation, the investment arm, of the Federation. They've done a remarkable job in managing our resources. We had enough earnings in the past years to continue to fund our program as usual through August 2002." However, that amount has dropped by $100,000, along with the stock market, affecting grants distributed last month, says Raines. Besides the Jewish Fund, the Unite...…
…Cover Story Dancing Around The Downturn Jewish federations and foundations nationwide struggle and juggle to keep programs funded. DEBRA ISAACS Jewish Renaissance Media previous years came back this year and last because of the crisis in Israel. "Whenever there's a clear, understandable need, people simply respond generously," Hoffman said. Federations hold roughly $6 billion in endowments that are used to support pro- grams, he said, and ...…
…meeting is a day of political advocacy training in Washington, D.C., Charendoff said. A date hasn't been set. • Despite an eagerness to help, "the people who are having a good year are more the exception than the rule," he said. "There is a stomach index — even if people are not being personally affected by the econ- omy, talk and news reports of a down spiral often make people nervous. "The difference is between spending the bare min- imum an...…
…Jewry's Role in This Week Human Affairs Cover Story STORY TELLERS OF AND FOR THESE TIMES The works of two celebrated authors resound with tales of the shied, narratives of communal European life harboring misfortune and joy, and stories of Jews' generation& unfolding in America. Both are also literary historians who resurrect a buoyant, sensual and endangered society, since extinguished. Singer and Malamud, while sometimes writing from dif...…
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…Friends Of Israel American Red Magen David honors the Charaches as bears and blankets are sold to comfort Israeli children. F DON COHEN Special to the Jewish News Norma Dorman, both of West Bloomfield, and Nancy Adler of Farmington Hills, the goal of the project is to equip ambulances or Natalie and Manny Charach, it's with cuddly stuffed bears and warm blankets really quite simple: "Nachos, helping to provide comfort and warmth for young ...…
…Where will the dream take you next? News Digest A vVv4 ' A -S A C Israel Lifting Gaza Restrictions Jerusalem/JTA —Israel agreed to begin lifting restrictions on Palestinians in the Gaza Strip due to a drop in violence. The move was agreed upon in a security meeting between Israeli and Palestinian secu- rity officials, the Israeli daily Ha'aretz reported. - The Israeli army also announced it would begin easing restrictions on Palestinians ...…
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…RINKE CADILLAC News Digest Years 85 And Still Delivering ..97,=.1. Palestinians Ban Photos Gaza/JTA — The Palestinian press association banned journalists from taking photos of Palestinian children holding weapons because such photos harm the Palestinian cause. The Foreign Press Association called on the Palestinian Journalist Syndicate to withdraw the statement, saying it limited press freedom. Children carrying weapons or dressed up as ...…
…This Week Insight Remember When • Up In The Polls From the pages of the Jewish News for this week 10, 20, 30, 40, 50 and 60 years ago. Genesis of a PR campaign: using political savvy for Israel in the Middle East conflict MATTHEW E. BERGER Jewish Telegraphic Agency Washington s a political consultant for both overseas elections and U.S. Democratic candi- dates, Jennifer Laszlo Mizrahi has a pretty keen eye for an image problem. On mater...…
…F. 01 ES 7 71 Afr 1 1 BANK Experience the Freedom POLLS from page 34 Classic Checking Convenient tiered-interest rates. American population, with specific emphasis on American Jews, college students, African Americans and "opinion elites." The new results have been used to formulate talking points for both American and Israeli spokespeople, with Mizrahi's team coaching spokes- people in both countries on effective media strategies. They ...…
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…0 , IN on Editorials are posted and archived on JN Online: www.detroitjewishnews.com Dry Bones A Glowing Jewel he Jewish community's A. Alfred Taubman campus in Oak Park has become a most vital asset in recent years. Much of the credit for the renewed energy goes to the central jewel of the campus: the Jimmy Prentis Morris Building of the Jewish Community Center of Metropolitan Detroit. For most of its 43 years, JPM has been perceived, ...…
…OTHER VIEWS Boycotts Rule Out Dialogue r fa 8/30 2002 38 Boycotts Are Effective Tools or some time, Dr. that there are increasing calls hat is it with Historical Boycotts .Eitan Galun, the head for boycotts within the Jewish organiza- But boycotts are very effective of Hadassah Medical American Jewish communi- tions that they political tactics that, inciden- Organization's ty. To decry the actions of have such a prob- tally, have been ...…
…The Case Against Saddam c Philadelphia onsider the paradox: Almost every government agrees that Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein is an appalling mon- ster and shudders at the prospect of his acquiring nuclear weapons. Yet those same governments are also furiously signaling their disapproval of an American-led military effort to depose him. That would be "risky adventurism," declares Germany's Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder; Saddam poses no immedi...…
…OTHER VIEWS LIPTON from page 38 Rumplestiltskin S. e Vitale Band e • Vizitor Nightline igher Ground n • LIMA intrigue ouveaute Sun Messengers Teen Angels minority opinions represented. In civil affairs, democracy is civic dia- logue governed by law. As Americans, we are citizens of the world's most successful democracy. As members of the Jewish community and the Zionist movement, we are grounded in a strong tradition of democracy ...…
…NSIDE Community Calendar 50 Mazel Toy! 52 In The Swim Third annual Ducky Derby races to another photo finish. Photos by BILL HANSEN 11111100 Top left: Brandon Ari 11/Iostyn, 4, of Wixom sinfitces in the colorful Sea of Balls. Bottom left: Zachary Jirik, 7, of West Bloonifield Hills straight- ens the Israeli flag at his table. t was a sunny Sunday afternoon, and the Detroit Tigers were losing to the Oakland Athletics at Comerica Park...…
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…Naftaly Receives Butzel Award Robert Naftaly of West Bloomfield will I Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit and a past chair of its receive the Detroit Jewish com- executive committee. He is munity's highest honor for dis- founding co-chair of tinguished community service, Federation's Alliance for Jewish the Fred M. Butzel Award. Education. Naftaly is being cited for He helped initiate the service to the Jewish Federation Synagogue 2000...…
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…So turd ay evening August 5 featuring Gemini, a kiezmer band 0 the Affiliates of Temple invite you m rt re c e - weather permitting Join Cantor Lori Cousin & the Temple Israel choirs as they sing moving melodies to usher in the High Holy Day Season For more information, contact the Temple Israel Office 248-661-5700 aei 647630 Join the Birmingham Bloomfield Chai Center for the High Holy Days • Are you battling with your child over...…
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