…Passionate About `The Passion' Jews and Christians react to Mel Gibson's personal vision of the crucifixion of Jesus. SHARON LUCKERMAN StaffWriter T hough Mel Gibson's film, The Passion of the Christ, won't even be released in major mar- kets until Wednesday, Feb. 25, the contro- versy surrounding the movie already has catapulted it onto the cover of Newsweek, prompted a one-hour ABC News exclusive and spawned national public and private d...…
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…Clerical Reaction "The Passion" proves timely topic for Bethl Els . Glazer Institute on Judaism. to whom Jesus preached. It was Jews who gave him the support he want- Staff Writer ed," he said. Rabbi Saperstein admitted that his he ed. issue couldn't be avoid- knowledge of the film comes second- hand. Rabbi David Saperstein "Some Jews [who have seen the of Washington, D.C., was film] say the Romans always look on supposed to speak to a group...…
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…City Limits Jerusalem fence poses problems of logistics — and humanitarianism. This is another installment in a series on Israel's West Bank security barrier. The series is in connection with the Feb. 23 hearing at the International Court of Justice on the barrier's legality.. emphasize, Palestinians enjoyed unfet- tered freedom of movement, and the current change has been brought about only by the terrorism of the intifada (uprising). Pale...…
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…Editorials are posted and archived on JN Online: www.detroitjewishnews.com Understanding 'The Passion' T he question isn't what we adults think about The Passion of the Christ, the Mel Gibson movie about the death of Jesus, but what our children remember about it. Well- made movies that seem to be factually accurate have a way of sticking in the imagination as a basic truth. By making the Jews of Jerusalem 2,000 years ago appear directly re...…
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…For The Children JPM to host its own benefit art auction. SHARON LUCKERMAN StaffWriter F or the first fund-raising bene- fit of its own, the Jimmy Prentis Morris Building of the Jewish Community Center in Oak Park will offer an art auc- tion presented by Part West Gallery of Southfield. The dessert reception and preview begin at 8 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 21, at the JPM Building. The benefit auction begins at 9 p.m. "It's the first time in the...…
