…Hatred Of Jews Comes Full Circle Washington, D.C. • I is an old cliche': you can be so know better, barely protested. And it was evident on the streets of Washington last month when pro- far to the left that you end up Palestinian groups protesting the on the political right, and vice annual meeting of the pro-Israel lobby versa. In today's churning got a boost from anti-global- world, that reflects a reality ism activists in town to that ha...…
…Jewry's Role in OTHER VIEWS Human Affairs HERITAGE OF TWO NATIONS While the cultural climates of their times were decades and hemispheres apart, Eliezer Ben Yehuda and Edna Ferber shared achievements as writers and expositors for their times and places. He, as a lexicographer and philologist, almost single-handedly revived and refreshed an ancient language which became the living tongue of Israel to be. Shc, as a novelist and playwright, in...…
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…INSIDE: Edward and Gloria Meer officially open the new gymnasium at Beth Jacob School for Girls. Community Calendar 48 Mazel Toy! 51 Gloria and Edward Meer cut the ribbon at opening of the Meer Gymnasium at Beth Jacob School for Gir Is. DIANA LIEBERMAN Copy Editor/Education Writer KRISTA HUSA Staff photographer A fter more than 10 years in their building on 10 Mile Road in Oak Park, the girls of Beth Jacob School, a division of Yeshi...…
…Community If you often feel tired, it could be anemia. DEDICATION TIME from page 39 ONi Gaucher Disease (pronounced "Go-Shay") is the most common genetic disease affecting Jews of Eastern and Central European descent. One out of every 14 carries the Gaucher gene — it is far more prevalent than Tay-Sachs. Gaucher is not gender or age specific. Gaucher warning signs include: • Fatigue • Anemia • Bone pain • Easily fractured hones • Bleeding...…
…Day School Boosters Workmen's Circle Honors The Bergs Yeshivat Akiva honors gymnasium donors and a longtime volunteer with Torah Builder, Chesed awards. Oak Park-based Workmen's Circle- Arbeter Ring-The Circle of Jewish Culture paid tribute to sculptor Irving Berg and his wife, choreogra- pher Harriet Berg, at the organiza- tion's annual event, A Shenere DIANA LIEBERMAN Copy Editor/Education Writer he first time Edward Meer of Bloomfield...…
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…DON'T CALL; JUST COME. pleased to announce the opening of Volvo Hillel Honors Bluestones, Brodskys Dina and Herman have worked on Hillel Day School of Metropolitan behalf of and have given to many Detroit's annual dinner and auction organizations. will be 5:30 p.m. Thursday, May The Brodskys' affiliation with 23, at Adat Shalom Synagogue. The Hillel began 20 years ago when the cost is $180 pear person. first of their 11 grandchildren was...…
…Community Erhard BMW Supports Sports Foundation Bloomfield Hills-based Erhard BMW presented $25,000 to the Michigan Jewish Sports Foundation, owner Angelika Dahm Hovey said. The Michigan Jewish Sports Hall of Fame, part of the Michigan Jewish Sports Foundation, was founded in 1984 to honor Michigan men and women who have accomplished extraordinary achievements in sports. The hall holds fund-raisers each year to support its charitable efforts...…
…Editorial Page Editor To Addresses Council "Finding a Balance: Anti-Terrorism and Civil Liberties" will be the theme of the Jewish Community Council of Metropolitan Detroit's annual meeting to be held 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 21, at Congregation Shaarey Zedek Southfield. , Nolan Finley, edito- rial page editor of the Detroit News, will Nolan Finley examine the meeting's theme in his keynote address. The evening will feature the presentation of ...…
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…z' EW 1SH ACADEMY 7 r..... ,,„ Q 7-: of Metropolitan Detroit HMC Trains New Docents Please join the Jewish Academy of Metropolitan Detroit for an evening honoring donors to the Jewish Education Trust of the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit. The Holocaust Memorial Center will begin its new docent training session 10 a.m. Wednesday, June 19, with an orientation. The center is at 6602 W. Maple Road in West Bloomfield. Docents wil...…
…Community Apartments (Oak Park and Hechtman). RSVP by May 24: (248) 355-3300. C Upcoming Events in Metro Detroit Monticello, Seniors; Rabbi Yi gal Tsaidi,Education; Rabbi Elliot Pachter, Youth; Cantor Stephen Dubov, Singles. SHABBAT SHALOM Congregation Beth Shalom — Friday, May 31, 6 p.m. Intimate Shabbat din- ner, seniors special. Empty nesters are welcome. Dinner will follow services. $10 adults, $6 children 3-13, no charge under 3. RSV...…
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…4 6, HELPING TO Remember MSU honors Betty Rotberg Ellias for developing Holocaust curriculum. BILL CARROLL Special to the Jewish News achievement in Holocaust educa- tion" over the past 18 years. For Ellias, a retired English teacher from Southfield-Lathrup High School, her work stands as a tribute to her par- ents. Wendy Karen Wilkins, dean of the College of Arts and Letters, may have called the honoree "an extraor- dinary person," but El...…
…Community Mazel Toy! New Arrivals April 27 Jennifer (Morse) and Bob Mattler of Bloomfield Hills welcome with much love and joy the birth of their daugh- ter, Erin Sydney (Idit). Erin was wel- comed home with open arms by big brothers Morgan Justin, 4, and Ari Logan, 2. Sharing in their excitement are delighted grandparents Barbara and Stephan Morse of Franklin and Martin Mauler of Bloomfield Hills. Thrilled great-grandmothers are Vivian Ber...…
…jo, e - ENTERTAINMENT Entertainer of the Week Lora, Caminker of West Bloomfield and Bette Schwartz of North Miami Beach, Fla. Zach is named in loving memory of his paternal grandfather Steven Z. Rones and his maternal . great-grandmother Esther Brown. March 15 Ashley (Wainer) and Gregg Oleshansky joyfully announce the birth of heir daughter, Aria Rose (Shira Tzipora). Sharing in their hap- piness are thrilled grandparents Shelley and Davi...…
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…Anniversaries BORTECK-STEIN L inda and Rabbi Lane Steinger of St. Louis, Mo., and Denise and Mark Stein of Bloomfield Hills announce the engagement of their daughter Daina Clare Stein to Andrew Evan Borteck, son of Lynn and Robert Borteck of Pine Brook, N.J. Daina earned a bachelor of arts degree at University of Michigan and a master's degree at University of Surrey, London, England. Andrew earned a bachelor of arts degree at University of...…
…LEARN WHAT YOU CAN DO TO PROTECT OUR PLANET AND ITS INHABITANTS, LARGE AND SMALL. • Hands-on activities/demonstrations • Information from local conservation and ecological organizations • Nature Place programs Program is free with museum admission. Wetland Wonder • April 5, 7-8:3opm Take a walk with our naturalist, examine pond water under a microscope and discover life in water ecosystems. Can 248 645.3230 for more info and to register. ...…
…Synagogue Listings . . . 66 --,-oiserelowwww 68 Torah Portion p. Spiritu lity "broach Religion, including Judaism, JUDITH DONER BERNE Special to the Jewish News is gaining Havana S momentum in Castro's Cuba. Our "Jewish Cuba" group flanks Adela Dworin (in center), who held together Havana's Patronato Synagogue and Community Center after Havana lost 95 per- cent of its Jewish population. lir hen former President Jimmy Carter tal...…
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…Visiting The Frontlines Rabbi Spolter joins mission to Israel. s Rabbi Reuven Spolter walked down the streets of Netzarim, a Jewish settrement in Aza (collo quially known as the Gaza Strip), he noted the irony: a school, kids, bikes, mothers walking with children right beside armed soldiers, day-in and day-out. "It's this tremendous juxtaposition," says Rabbi Spolter, leader of the Young Israel of Oak Park, who recently returned from a rabbi...…
…Spirituality In Job's Footsteps Scholar Nehama Aschkenasy discusses the Judaic literary tradition of women arguing with God. • SHARON LUCKERMAN Sta/TWriter Back Street Weak tale Band Vizitor ightline her Ground • L'USA I n the early 1980s, Nehama Aschkenasy revisited her beloved Judaic heritage by studying the literary traditions in the Bible, the Midrash and the mystical writings. She was preparing herself to teach women's studi...…
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…Adat Shalom Lauds Students The Adat Shalom family will honor its confirmation and graduation classes of 2002 at Nosh 'n Drash Shabbat Friday evening, May 24. Confirmation students will lead Shabbat services beginning at 6 p.m. A Shabbat dinner will follow. Beginning at 8:15 p.m., the gradu- ates will present a program on the importance of Jewish education., The high school students will be called to the bimah in acknowledge- ment of this year...…
…Spirituality Synagogue Listings CONSERVATIVE BETH TEPHILATH MOSES ADAT SHALOM SYNAGOGUE 146 South Ave., Mt. Clemens, 48043, (810) 465-0641. Services: weekdays 7:15 a.m.; Saturday 10 a.m.; Sunday 8 a.m. 29901 Middlebelt, Farmington Hills, 48334, (248) 851-5100. Rabbis: Daniel Nevins, Herbert Yoskowitz. Cantor: Howard Glantz. Rabbi emeritus: Efry Spectre. Cantor emeritus: Larry Vieder. Services: Friday 6 p.m.; Saturday 9 a.m., 8:45 p.m.; w...…
…SHOMER ISRAEL 14261 Vernon, Oak Park, MI 48237. Rabbi: Yissachar Wolf. Services: Friday 10 minutes after candlelighting; Saturday 9 a.m., 1:30 p.m. SHOMREY EMUNAH 25451 Southfield Road, Southfield, 48075, (248) 559-1533, 557-9666. Rabbi Shaiall Zachariash. Services: Saturday 9:15 a.m.; weekdays 7:10 a.m.; 10 minutes before sundown. Services the third Friday of every month. High Holiday services; religious school. TEMPLE BENJAMIN 502 North B...…
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…First Cuts Boys and men celebrate Lag b'Omer with a visit to the barbershop. ELIZABETH APPLEBAUM AppleTree Editor A fter weeks (or even years) without a visit to the barbershop, it was nothing less than a cut- ting-edge experience. Late last month on the holiday of Lag b'Omer, Jewish boys around the world — including many in metro Detroit — got their first haircut. Older boys and men traditionally wait as well — from Pesach until Lag b'Om...…
…LUNER, FREE PICK UP A DROP OFF. WE BRING OUR SHOWROOM TO TOM Financing Available on approved credit. Torah in Parshat Yitro (Exodus 19:3-8), when Moses first ascended Mount Sinai (the second day of Sivan). There, God commanded Moses to say to the Israelites: "And now, if you hearken well to me and observe my covenant, you shall be to me the most beloved treasure of all peoples ... You shall be to me a kingdom of priests and a holy nation." O...…
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…Day Of Judgment As the excitement mounts for the nominees on tonight's Daytime Emmy Awards telecast, the "Jewish News" goes behind the scenes of two potential award-winners. ALICE BURDICK SCHWEIGER Special to the Jewish News Mr ill daytime diva Susan Lucci walk away with a second gold statuette? Will Live with Regis and Kelly execu- tive producer Michael Gelman break his 13-year losing streak? Will Barbara Walters and her co-hosts finally...…
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