…in online This Week Analysis ) JN Digest Selected news and feature stories from the Detroit Jewish News. vvvvvv.detroitjewishnews.cominews ) Back In Time Look for Alexis P. Rubin's "This Month in Jewish History" for October. vvwvv.detroitjewishnews.com Carrot And Stick With road map in tatters, Sharon begins imposing unilateral solution. LESLIE SUSSER ) What's Eating Harry Kirsbaum? wvvvv.denoitjewishnews.com/opinion jewishecom ) ...…
…RINKE CADILLAC 86 Years And Still Delivering BREAKi THROUGH GM Pull-Ahead Program Is Back! Call for details! 2004 CTS 2 3-YEAR GM EMPLOYEE SMARTLEASE $ ,I2 . S2,817 due at signing •No security deposit required. GM employees save even more with the down payment assistance program Stk. # 101909 3 3-YEAR NON-GM EMPLOYEE SMARTLEASE on Palestinian movement, despite warn- ings from security officials that this could enable terrorists to...…
…THIMEFICIFF NISSAN 2003 Nissan Altima 2.55 THE ISSUE Some analysts report that Israelis have established several coping mecha- nisms for dealing with the scourge of Palestinian suicide bombings. These include pulling together politically and communally, hardening resist- ance to the challenge and, although somewhat dehumanizing, exhibiting the phenomenon of 'acceptable casu- alties." There is one additional mech- anism that other nations pla...…
…IrPITS -Wv 4:e .4N ernorza . e olocaust hero. ct. 15 was a great kite-flying day brisk and windy, with the requi- site puffy white clouds. for Hillel Day perfect day It was a School of Metropolitan Detroit to import the Israeli Y tradition of launching kites into the sky each Sukkot in memor of Janusz Korczak, a hero of the Holocaust. Born Henan Goldszmit in either 1878 or 1879, 1(orczak trained n ative as a pediatrician, then became a wr...…
…yESHIVABMIYIEDAII Ai ° lid ..NNIYERSARY DR. TERRY ANL) MERYL PODOLSKY Golden Torah Awardees SENATOR_ HILLARY RODHAM CLINTON Guest Speaker YESHIVA BETH YEFIUDAH Anniversary Dinner Sunday, November 16, 2003 The Detroit Marriott Renaissance Center Reception 5:00 PM Dinner 6:00 PM For dinner reservations call (248) 557-6750 or email dinnergyby.org 10/31 2003 28 …
…Insight •Vo.••••• ■ Ideas & Issues -: Remember When Standing Strong From the pages of the Jewish News from this week 10, 20, 30, 40, 50 and 60 years ago. Christian Zionists show staunch support for Israel. At a Havdalah service at the Jefferson Memorial in Washington, D.C., President Bill Clinton addresses the B'nai Kith on the importance of religious freedom in America. DON COHEN Special to the Jewish News A nationwide network of C...…
…Insight ISSUES You worry about suppliers not supplying, You stress about too little time in the timeline, You fret about too many carbs in the bagel. But at least you don't worry about banking. from page 29 and lunch sessions with Jewish com- munity leaders. At the morning ses- sion Oct. 16, executive committee members from the Catholic, Evangelical, Lutheran and Presbyterian churches explained some of the current thinking, and politica...…
…\, ..\\\\ k- kdon Editorials are posted and archived on JN Online: www.detroitjewishnews.com Stakeholder Responsibility n elping Israel build precious infrastructure and helping attract younger supporters to the cause is the aim of the newly recon- stituted Jewish National Fund board in metro Detroit. It's a worthy aim. For 102 years, the JNF has worked to make the countryside compatible for all who live in, support and visit Israel. It's...…
…OTHER VIEWS Fighting A Double Standard S o let's try once more to point out the proverbial double standard as it applies to Israel in the Middle East conflict. A group of Israeli fighter pilots refuse to fly missions that may cause deaths or injuries to Palestinian civilians. Let us put aside what such a decision means to the principle of military command — or whether one opposes or sup- ports such a decision — and exam- ine how the pilots'...…
…111-11 A r 1, Eugenic Past, Genetic Future New York Edwin Black is the author of the newly released "War Against the Weak: Eugenics and America's Campaign to Create a Master Race" (Four Walls Eight Windows) and "IBM and the Holocaust" (Crown Books 2001). He can be reached via www.edwinbladccom Nordic ideal would be eliminated, It took me and some 50 researchers two years, delving through dozens of archives to retrieve- some 50,000 pages o...…
…........ -• Michigan Jewish Sports Hall Of Fame Monday, November 3, 2003 WISCMIEW • Alvin Foon Humanitarian Honoree Tom Izzo Master of Ceremonies - Jud Heathcote • ART ECTACU LA Join The Michigan Jewish Sports Foundation as we honor: - Steve Fishman, Eugene Mondry, George Maskin & Willie Stone 5:30 pm - Celebrity Cocktail Hour & Sports Memorabilia Silent Auction* * An incredible chance to bid on once-in-a-getime sports memorabilia i...…
…INSIDE: Community Calendar Mazel Toy! 39 44 Economic Visions Friends of Woodward Avenue honor urban developers who renew its vitality. SHARON LUCKERMAN StaffWriter IF oodward Avenue, the Main Street of our region, stretches 27 miles, from down- town Detroit through 10 suburban com- munities. It touches countless lives, from residents to business owners to students and seniors. Each year since 1993, the Friends of Woodward has bestowed ...…
…accent on art nn r or National Art Show 3rd Annual VISIONS from page 35 NOVEMBER 15TH & 16TH, 200 3 SUN 1 Oam-Spm SAT. 1 Oam-6pm Acrylic/Oil • Watercolor • Mixed Media • Sculpture Jewelry • Wearable Fibers • Non-Wearable Fibers • Ceramics Glass • Graphics/Drawing • Whimsical/Fantasy • Wood • Furniture Metal • Photography/Computer Art In the University of Michigan Indoor Track Building located 2 miles north of 1-94 on State St. (we...…
…Russian Roots THE CENTER ,LWISH B OK FAI Cultured Kids November 5-16, 2003 SCHEDULE Russian youngsters get a smattering of the arts. PHOTOS BY ALEX LUMELSKY I ntroducing kids to culture can be challenge — or it can be a whole lot of fun. At second annual Russian Festival held recently at the Michigan Russian Cultural Center in Clawson, children of Russian heritage were regaled with Russian music, art, ballet, puppet theater and Moscow...…
…RESERVE THE DATE! CHINESE AUCTION XII - BLACK TIE OPTIONAL - STAFF PHOTOS BY ANGIE BAAN SUNDAY DECEMBER 7, 2003 BUFFET DINNER AND SWEET TABLE $20 PER PERSON WIN $10,000 COMPUTERS 0 0 IV hen our forebears decreed that Jewish people must eat their Sukkot meals under the sukkah's bough-strewn roof, they never anticipated the advent of Italian take-out. But to the children of Congregation Shaarey Zedek Beth Hayeled Nursery School and ...…
…'N\ k 41z1 ‘,‘ Calendar Rabbi Yoskowitz discusses "David the Leader: Brutal and Benevolent; Lessons on Leadership" (Nov. 4) and "David the Family Man: Faithful and Unfaithful" (Nov. 19). Upcoming Events Events in Metro Detroit Paul Ritchie, Arts & Entertainment; Cheryl Chodin, Seniors; Irwin Cohen, Education; Rabbi Herbert Yoskowitz, Men's Groups. S HAB BAT SHALOM Congregation B'nai Moshe — Saturday, Nov. 1. Rabbi Harvey Meirovich spea...…
…Calendar • Shabbat — Saturday, Nov. 8, 10:30-11:15 a.m. Interactive service for families; ice cream Shabbat recre- ates the story of Noah and the Ark. • Maccabee Adventure Club — Tuesday, Nov. 11, 6:15-7:45 p.m. Harry Potter Night for ages 6-9 with families. RSVP. SENIORS Beth Elders — Tuesday, Nov. 18, noon. WXYT-TV reporter Cheryl Chodin addresses "The Media's Responsibility to the Public" at Temple Beth El luncheon. $10 mem- bers, $12 oth...…
…unique gift items; proceeds support the school. Lunch available. S7. Kingswood Campus of Cranbrook Schools, 39221 Woodward Ave., Bloomfield Hills. (248) 645-3565. Temple Kol Ami — Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2-8 p.m. Red Cross blood drive. (248) 661-0040. ON THE TRIP OF YOUR LIFE. RUNNING OU VOLUNTEERS NEEDED Jewish Community Chaplaincy Program — Wednesday, Nov. 5, 7-9 p.m. Volunteer training with for those interested in volunteering with Jewish olde...…
…„.• ,u_ba Tic .41w, tyr Be - Story Of An Angel an L cL v wtsois tim N^ How one woman in Bergen-Belsen worked a miracle. ELIZABETH APPLEBAUM- .AppleTree Editor uba: The Angel of Bergen-Belsen by Luba Tryszynska-Frederick as told to Michelle R. McCann, with illustrations by Ann Marshall. Copyright 2003, pub- lished by Tricycle Press (of Berkeley, Calif.). Hardback 46 pages. $16.95. L 0/31 2003 42 Luba is a true story, and quite an...…
…JAGUAR OF Years Running Unit ilichigan Dealer to r Vin The Prestigious "Pride of jaguar" ,lwarelfin- Excellence in Sales & Service Shabbat, but just once a week. Too Much of a Good Thing is definite- ly not too much of a good thing when it comes to books. This is a really silly story — not funny or endearing, just forgettable. Jeremiah's Promise: An Adventure in Modern Israel. By Kenneth Roseman. Copyright 2002, published by the Union of A...…
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…BROOKDALE THE HERITAGE Of SOUTHFIELD Bar/Bat Mitzvah Melanie Sue Borson, daughter of Carol and Dr. Rick Borson, will cel- ebrate her bat mitzvah Friday, Oct. 31, at Temple Israel. She is the sister of Jodi, Allison and Ilana and the grandchild of Janet and Dr. Fred Borson and Shirley Weiner. She is also the grandchild of the late Fran Borson and the late Dr. Lawrence Weiner. Attending Orchard Lake Middle School in West Bloomfield, Melanie...…
…MEST17,,, WwkDxMlfMT.M.'("Ms.:.7;0.35'mlE5M7r.:: Mazel Toy! Matthew Joseph Kalt will be called to the Torah as a bar mitzvah on Saturday, Nov. 1, at Congregation Shaarey Zedek Southfield. Participating in the service will be his proud parents, Denise and Fred Kalt. Matthew is honored to have his grandparents Rita Keywell and Joan and Saul Kalt share in the sim- chah. He is also the loving grandson of the late Jerry Keywell. Matthew is an hon...…
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…- Magic, Juggling, Laughter & Amazement Are Yours... Mazel Toy! when you come see Ben Spitzer perform Engagements FLEISHER-VESCOSO 111 Sunday, November 9 • 2 p.m. Jewish Community Center of Metropolitan Detroit Jimmy Prentis Morris Building • A. Alfred Taubman Jewish Community Campus 15110 West Ten Mile Road • Oak Park Professional magician Ben Spitzer will dazzle young audiences with his magic tricks, juggling and story telling - a...…
…4444t54- Ritani Bridal in platinum or 18kt. gold. HERNANDEZ-KAPLAN Center diamond may be sold separately. M ichele and David Kaplan of Farmington Hills are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter Marisa Dawn to Hector Manuel Hernandez, son of Ramonita Ortiz of Puerto Rico and Hector Hernandez of Pontiac. Marisa works as an administrative assistant at Cranbrook Associates in West Bloomfield. Hector is a techni- cian for -Michi...…
…Maze! Toy! THE LACE COLLECTION , ALBERS-FINN V ictoria Lee Albers and William Jason Finn were recently mar- ried at the El Dorado Golf and Country Club in Commerce Township. Rabbi Michael Moskowitz of Temple Shir Shalom officiated. The bride is the daughter of Henry and Joyce Albers of New Hudson. The groom is the son of Ann Finn of West Bloomfield. Matron of honor was Kelly Kuzma, sister of the bride. Bridesmaids were Kathy Carter and La...…
…• Secular Milestone First Israeli Humanistic rabbi is ordained in Farmington Hills ceremony. SHELLI LIEBMAN DORFMAN Ste'Writer E ven in a Jewish movement marked with notable mile- stones, the ordination of the first Israeli Humanistic rabbi stands out. In an Oct. 24 ceremony at the International Institute for Secular Humanistic Judaism (IISHJ) in Farmington Hills, Rabbi Sivan Maas took the next step in a career spent as a Jewish educator ...…
…COURTYARD BY MARRIOTT FARMINGTON HILLS MICHIGAN Beth Shalom: Yoga And Spirituality The Courtyard by Marriott Farmington Hills, Michigan would like to be your hotel of choice for all your special occasions. Congregation Beth Shalom's Z'havah group, women of sisterhood 25-45 years old, will kick off their fall pro- gramming with a "Goddess Workshop" on Sunday, Nov. 2, at Beth Shalom. Lisa Paskel will conduct the 9 a.m.- noon program; • The p...…
…Synagogues CONSERVATIVE ADAT SHALOM SYNAGOGUE 29901 Middlebelt, Farmington Hills, 48334, (248) 851- 5100. Rabbis: Daniel Nevins, Herbert Yoskowit. Cantor: Howard Glantz. Rabbi emeritus: Efry Spectre. Cantor emeritus: Larry Vieder. Services: Friday 5:15 p.m., Saturday 9 a.m., 5:15 p.m.; weekdays 7:30 a.m., 5:15 p.m.; Sunday 8:30 a.m. Aufruf of Jacqueline Wander and Steven Rosender; Jennifer Blitz and Louis Sobol. AHAVAS ISRAEL (GRAND RAPIDS...…
…ac ktO Synagogues Jeffrey Ableser. Cantor: Marci Shulman. Services: 5:45 p.m. the first and last Friday of the month; 8 p.m. intermediate Fridays. TEMPLE BETH EL AN INVITATION 7400 Telegraph, Bloomfield Township, 48301, (248) 851-1100. Rabbis: Daniel B. Syme, David Scott Castiglione. Cantor: David Montefiore. Services: Friday 7:30 p.m. Saturday 10:30 a.m. Sunday 9:30 a.m. Saturday b'nai mitzvah of Michael Kurtagh, son of Francine Adler a...…
…Torah Portion METROPOLITAN DETROIT CONSERVATIVE MOVEMENT VISITING SCHOLAR-IN-RESIDENCE PROGRAM The Rainbow Displays Array Of God's Creativity ing about creative diversity. Nimrod, however, believed that creativity and diversity were a menace. He devoted himself to the single-mindedness of the straight and narrow tower. The world he designed made everyone fit into this constricted narrowness. People were not valued, orate portion Noah offers...…
…Cover Story Love's Le c Gift in wife's memory puts U-M medical school in forefront of integrative medicine. SHARON LUCKERMAN StaffWriter Iiir l hen Mark Kahn met Gayle Halperin Spector, he says he immediately fell into her eyes. "She had such remark- able blue eyes. I knew I was home when I saw her." The couple, both divorced, were engaged four months later and married the next year. They trav- eled together and devoted time to getting t...…
…Not your typical holistic medicine doctor? He laughs. "Yeah, people always ask me how a high techno priest of medical science got involved in something like this. But it's not incongruous at all." With the Halperin Kahn support, he will investigate which holistic techniques work. "There are some good things that science has already been able to prove, like the value of meditation — it controls blood pressure," he says. Other studies have shown...…
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…■ 0, 0 pm The Chronicling Of American Jewish Music 62 Martyn Bouskila Exhibits Abstract Works 6 6 Four Greats Join Jewish Hall Of Fame 8 2 Nicole Kaman and Anthony Hopkins in "The Human Stain." Starring Anthony Hopkins as a black man posing as a Jew, "The Human Stain" is the first Philip Roth novel to come to the big screen since "Portnoy's Complaint." STORY ON PAGE 72 …
…Best Bets CLASSICAL NOTES Brad Holman: Making his move on NBCs `Avereke Joe. B radley Holcman moved from Michigan to California to be with a girlfriend, but they broke up. In the course of looking for a new West Coast romantic interest, he has wound up on reality television. Holcman soon will be seen on NBC'S Average Joe, a relationship series that has 16 everyday young men vying for the attention of a beauty queen. Although he knows wheth...…
…THE SMALL SCREEN Detroit Public Television-Channel 56 screens a new adaptation of Russian Jewish writer Boris Pasternak's Dr. Zhivago 9 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 2 (Part I), and 9 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 9 (Part II). This film adheres more closely to Pasternak's original text than the 1965 David Lean classic. Check your local listings. FAMILY FuN The Detroit Symphony Orchestra introduces young listeners to traditional concert openers in Young People's Co...…
…Mu EL A CI) series represents the most comprehensive compendium of musical works pertaining to Jewish life in America ever assembled. SUZANNE CHESSLER Special to the Jewish News Z3SA MSAW . S j ts 10/31 2003 62 elections from a Sabbath concert service composed by Michigan cantor Sholom Kalib will be part of the largest collection of American Jewish music ever recorded. Kalib's A Day of Rest is among the sacred and secular works inclu...…
…The released recordings include scenes from Kurt Weill's The Eternal Road; Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco's Sabbath Eve Service; songs of the American Yiddish stage in new and authentic orchestrations; klezmer- inspired concertos and encores by 20th-century composers; a disc of highlights from the entire series; Jewish-themed compositions by Leonard Bernstein, some never heard before; and Darius Milhaud's Service Sacre. Some of the series' recordin...…
…,,, z-ENA;*.oW.* You Don't Have To Go Downtown to Get the Zip! MUSICAL MARVEL from page 63 Milken Archive Artistic Director Dr. Neil Levin: "Many of these recordings are firsts." Opera performers in Ann Arbor helped with four scenes from pro- ductions with Jewish themes. "I was in Ann Arbor in 2001 when these scenes with the University of Michigan Opera Orchestra were recorded," Levin says. The operas include David Amran's The Final Ing...…
…violinist who spent his early years in Michigan and has returned for per- formances with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra, adds his tal- ents to the Milken recordings. Working with the Berlin Radio Orchestra, he conducted Joseph Achron's Violin Concerto with Elmar Oliveira on violin and Stefan Wolpe's Man from Midian. "These pieces represent very different phases of Jewish music," Silverstein says. "The concerto uses a cantorial theme, and I thi...…
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…THE DETR.Or. ON tjEr \ E • S contemporary art from the DaimlerChrysler collection THE 0 "Growth 5": Black and white, cell-like shapes represent the artist's theme in his series "Growth Patterns." October 29, 2003-January 18, 2004 FREE with museum admission. This exhibition has been organized by the DaimlerChrysler Collection and the Detroit Institute of Arts and is made possible by a generous grant from the DaimlerChrysler Corporation ...…
…Arts ig Life Good (And Funny) Grief! Humor writer Esther Blumenfeld debuts her first play at Detroit Repertory Theatre. BILL CARROLL Special to the Jewish News JOHN PATRICK SHANLEY OCTOBER 22-NOVEMBER 23, 2003 DIRECTED BY: GILLIAN EATON Imagine... Israel and Palestine are sharing a loft space in New York, America and Britain are aquaintances who've come in to help sort out the territory and re-write the lease. This outrageous dark comed...…
…on the campus of Oakland Community College in Building H Orchard Lake Road at 1-696, Farmington Hills, Michigan Featuring 130-juried artists in jewelry, clay, glass, wood, photography, painting, fiber and more. Saturday, November 1, 2003 10 am to 5 pm Sunday, November 2, 2003 11 am to 5 pm Attend and enter to win the Holiday Art Fair Contest! • Grand Prize is a $500 holiday decorating package designed specially for your home from HomeNetwo...…
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…row Lobel remembers setting to work, using watercolors to copy the blue- and white-striped upholstery and the delicate carving of the chair's wooden frame. When her teacher's praise broke into her concentration, Lobel realized she had nearly forgotten where she was. Being designated class artist "softened the stigma of [her] clumsiness in gym and sports," she writes. Art classes fol- lowed, as did numerous trips to muse- ums and galleries. "W...…
…At The Movies A Tragedy Of Assimilation Starring Anthony Hopkins as a black man posing as a Jew, "The Human Stain" is the first Philip Roth novel to come to the big screen since "Portnoy's Complaint." -- NAOMI PFEFFERMAN Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles . . • f441:4W,:wAW,§§:••41ilaftWoh4bie tv.&,lif kx•ttwoiftwoos;(4•Wiok,w••,...,_ ..,..1,a4:44 • ?4,i;*044AtkOkk Vil l hen veteran producer Tom Rosenberg read Philip Roth's 2000 ...…
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