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…A Shot At Peace Philadelphia n private conversations with Bush administration officials this past week, I was favorably impressed by their realism about the U.S.-sponsored road map plan to stop Palestinian-Israeli vio- lence. But I worry nonetheless that things could go awry. Those worries stem from the seven years (1993-2000) of the Oslo round of Palestinian-Israeli diplomacy, when well-intentioned Israeli initiatives to resolve the conflict...…
…INSIDE: Community Calendar 37 Mazel Toy! 38 Pam Miller, Linda Lee, Susan Hetzberg and Bonnie Marash at their mother's grave. Three sisters joyfully meet the long-lost half-sister they've never met. required that a Jewish baby be adopted by Jewish parents. The infant born as Phyllis Rosenfeld was Special to the Jewish News renamed Pam and adopted by Herman and Sylvia Schaffer via the Louise Wise Agency, a Jewish n a story that is part my...…
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…GOING OUT OF BUSINESS BAZAAR ORIENTAL RUGS Arab, Jewish Friends Set Annual Dinner The American Arab and Jewish Friends will host its annual dinner 4:30 p.m. Sunday, July 27, at Il Posto in Southfield. Each year, AAJF presents a Community Service Award to outstanding leaders in the Arab and Jewish communities who work to build positive relations and inclusivity among people. The recipients of the 2003 awards are Ahmad Chebbani, president of ...…
…COMPLAISANT Pl".6114 Federation Honors Lifetime Achievement At the June meeting of the combined boards of the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit and United Jewish Foundation, Jerome Y. Halperin and Helen Zuckerman received Federation's Lifetime Achievement Award. In his reflections to the board and guests of the Halperin and Zuckerman families, Federation President Lawrence Jackier said that the award is given to those whose "spirit o...…
…Jewry's Role in EXPERT CARE CLOSE Human Affairs Henry Ford OB/Gyn Physician Michelle D. Wolfe, M.D. LIONIZING LITERARY LUMINARIES France has produced fine Jewish writers who vaulted to international fame, among whom is part-Jewish Romain Gary, author of the widely translated best-seller The Roots of Heaven. Andre Maurois was praised for his novels, essays and criticism. The Last of the Just, a towering tale of the Holocaust's havoc by And...…
…k4'A4 tea "k" : • , VAN SIGN ri JVS Elects Board Chair Elizabeth Kanter Groskind of Huntington Woods was elected to a one- year term, commencing July 1, as the chair of the JVS board of trustees. She is a former partner and current sales and registered representative at Kanter Associates-American Benefits Group. She also is the founder of Volunteer Impact, an organization dedicated to making a difference in Detroit through hands-on volunte...…
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…INSIDE: Mission Accomplished . . vtauE r Ji[z • • • • 45 Synagogue List 46 Torah Portion 48 Lasting Friendships Diverse group of rabbis grow close while learning compassionate care for others. Standing: Rabbis Yerachmiel Rabin, Avie Shapiro, Dannel Schwartz, E.B. "Bunny" Freedman. Seated: Rabbis Dovid Polter and David Nelson, Dr. Urias Beverly Rabbis James Michaels and Hershel Klainberg. KERI GUTEN COHEN Story Development Editor ...…
…Mission Accomplished Spreading love for Torah and Israel was goal of returning Kollel Torah MiTzion family. B'nai Moshe Hosts Adult Learning Tzvi Schostak, right, new presi- dent of Kollel Torah MiTzion, gives a plaque to outgoing presi- dent Dr. Phillip Goldmeier; both are of Southfield. JULIE WALLIS Special to the Jewish News T he mood was anything but blue as Kollel Torah Mi'Tzion bid farewell to Yossi and Chamutal Revach at its annu...…
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…Refusing To Be Enemies Personal connections promote understanding and support across the Arab-Israeli divide. SHARON LUCKERMAN StaffWriter Ann Arbor A and Jewish women in the Ann Arbor area to inquire about membership. Though their group is closed, Zeitouna is hoping to help other groups form. s 12 women arrive at a com- fortable Ann Arbor home, arms swing open to embrace Hard Work And Chemistry and hug one another. The Their process is ...…
…REFUSING To BE ENEMIES from page 49 Most are secular Muslims, Christians and Jews. Several belong to a synagogue; none are members of mosques or churches. All the Arabs interviewed said they are culturally Arab and enjoy their holi- days, the food and family gatherings. Two of the Arab women are married to Jewish men. Although several have belonged to Arab-Jewish discussion groups before, this one, all agree, is the most successful for them. ...…
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