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…Humane Society. Arrangements by Ira Kaufman Chapel. JACK GREEN, 78, of West Bloomfield, died Oct. 14, 2003. He is survived by his wife, Dorothy Green; daughters and sons-in-law, Randee Lipman of West Bloomfield, Nancy and Dr. Harold Finkel of Bloomfield Hills, Shelley and Ian Alexis of West Bloomfield; grandchildren, Brooke Green Lipman, Leslie Finkel, Adam Finkel, Blair Alexis, Lindsay Alexis, Benjamin Green, Thomas Green; sister and brother...…
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…Something Extra Looking Ahead During Rosh Hashanah services, Congregation Beth Shalom Rabbi David Nelson announced that he would step down as pulpit rabbi at the end of his contract in September 2006. "It has been a privilege to serve as your rabbi and I will be your rabbi for the next three years," he told congre- gants. "Although not all the details have been worked out, the dedicated committee and I are working to ensure the path we walk ...…
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…This Week Nazi-Era Officer To Be Deported Washington/JTA — A former Nazi- era police officer in Lithuania will be deported from the United States. The Board of Immigration Appeals affirmed an order of deportation this week against Algimantas Dailide, 82, of Gulfport, Fla., who took part in the arrest of Jews attempting to flee the Vilna Ghetto. Dailide was a member of the Lithuanian security police, or Saugumas, and came to the United States...…
…Ashkenazic Roots Tour group finds few remnants ofJewish civilization in firmer Kingdom of Poland. DIANA LIEBERMAN Staff Writer B y the end of the 19th century, 80 percent of all the Jews in the world lived in what was known as the Kingdom of Poland. Rather than identify themselves as cit- izens of a particular country, most Jews considered that they belonged to the nation of Ashkenaz, said Rabbi Sherwin Wine, rabbi emeritus of the Birmi...…
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…This Week Room from page 23 "One of the most popular forms of music is klezmer," Rabbi Wine said. "There is a band, dressed up like old Jews from the shtetl — not one is Jewish." "Do we have to die in order to be loved?" he said. Southwest of Vilna, a field of a thou- sand misshapen stones forms a stark memorial to the Holocaust. Each stone has the name of a shred whose residents were unloaded from the cattle cars in that barren place, shot ...…
…Insight Remember When • • From the pages of the Jewish News from this week 10, 20, 30, 40, 50 and 60 years ago. rini– mvakift:Aft,Aav2ct.X\ NANA \ 1A„ . B'nai B'rith celebrates its 150th I anniversary with many programs and events throughout the community. yeamtwol atvakvargatussw,agm,;aQt.m„----,-- _Jewish Home for Aged resident Jack Feig, 102, attends a three-day camp- ing program at the Butzel Conference Center in Ortonville. 1 973 Sec...…
…p r esenting... Sen. Carl Levin, D-Mich., talks with Moshe Rain, Israel s consul general for the Midwest, and jCCouncirs Allan Gale, who arranged the recent meeting. bered Micki Grossman, a longtime friend, Council volunteer and colleague for five years in the mid-to-late 1990s. "Everyone wanted to introduce Allan Gale to some young woman. He was very endearing. He has always been high-energy and has taken his job seri- ously. He is always c...…
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…Editorials are posted and archived on JN Online: www.detroitjewishnews.com Dry Bones Slap On The Wrist C ongress and the White House are moving to enact the Syria Accountability Act, which is intended, it says, "to halt Syrian support for terrorism, end its occupation of Lebanon, stop its development of weapons of mass destruction, cease its illegal importa- tion of Iraqi oil, and hold Syria accountable for its role in the Middle East, an...…
…OTHER VIEWS Arafat's Shoes Ann Arbor n 1968, Yasser Arafat assumed control of what would become the most powerful terrorist organization on earth. He had already learned his craft over the past four years since the founding of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) in 1964 under the tutelage of his Soviet handlers. He received training and funds for his enterprise, which he stated so eloquently to his followers as the overthrow of the S...…
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…Simchat Torah At-A-Glance ELIZABETH APPLEBAUM AppleTree Editor The Holiday: Simchat Torah, or "Rejoicing with the Torah." When:The 23rd of Tishrei. This year, Simchat Torah begins Saturday night, Oct. 18, and is celebrated on Sunday, Oct. 19. What It Celebrates: This holiday marks the time we complete the read- ing of the Torah. How We Celebrate: On Simchat Torah, we read the last Torah portion, VeZot HaBerachah, and will begin reading ...…
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…INSIDE: Community Calendar 42 Mazel Toy! 46 The eBay Way Educator helps nonprofits, individuals "turn trash into cash" with online auctions. ALAN STAMM Special to the Jewish News D onna Klein calls herself a teacher, but concedes she sounds like a preacher. "I'm definitely an evangelist for eBay," said the Birmingham educator, who spends up to 50 hours a week on activities involving online auctions. She uses Internet selling skills t...…
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