…Plaid For Passover DOER LARISAR B City: Farmington Hills Kudos: Flair For Art An artist who creates everything from jewelry to Judaica to bath soap to wedding gowns, Larisa Rubel gave up a career as a high school chemistry teacher and laboratory technologist to pursue her true _passion — art. How did you come to create Congregation Shaarey Zedek Southfield's bayn gavrah — the covering placed atop an open Torah while it's not being read? ...…
…Slave M,/, HA. 10, 2004 It Happens Every Spring T GEORGE CANTOR . Reality Check he ancient Greeks believed that spring returned each year when Persephone was released from her three-month captivity in the underworld, among the spirits of the dead. That is why the first days of spring carry the scent of freshly turned earth, as if from a grave. We know better, of course. Spring begins and the world becomes young again on Opening Day. In re...…
…Something Extra Eight Over 80 Named Things That Matter Most The 11th annual Eight Over 80 Program-Senior Adult Jewish Hall of Fame sponsored by Jewish Apartments & Services will be held 11 a.m-2 p.m. Sunday, May 16, at the Jewish Community Center in West Bloomfield. Honorees are Alfred D. Bricker, Jack Caminker, Nena Dillick and Julius Harwood, all of West Bloomfield; Sylvia and Harry Granader of Beverly Hills; Bea Sacks of Huntington Woods...…
…An Enhanced Reference Guide For Metro Detroit's Jewish Community! We took the best of the Detroit Jewish News SourceBook and made it better! And easier to use. With a no-nonsense format and attractive pricing. In fact, we are calling it what it is: The 2004-2005 JN Community Directory. NOW OPEN While this handy, must- keep guide delivers essential information, like Jewish holidays and neighborhood profiles, its focal point is the HUNDREDS o...…
…For Openers Poland Bound Michigan Region B'nai B'rith Youth Organization will send 10 members on the March of the Living as part of a national BBYO delegation. The group leaves for Poland to visit con- centration camps and histori- cal sites on April 14 and arrives in Israel one week later. The teens participated in four preparation sessions led by Bob Lask, a docent at the Holocaust Memorial Center in Farmington Hills. Participants include,...…
…L RINKE CADILLAC 87 Years And Still Delivering care for pregnant teens and their families 10 a.m.-noon. Ann Arbor JCC, 2935 Birch Hollow Dr. (734) 975-9872. BREAK )-- tu THROUGH 37 MONTH GM EMPLOYEE SMARTLEASE 2004 CTS MOSAIC Tour the Holocaust Memorial Center with MOSAIC Outdoor Club of Michigan 10 a.m. Lunch at Fiddler and walk in the park follows. RSVP: (734) 883-9522, (248) 885-2355. 2004 Cadillac Seville Yiddish Comedy Program fo...…
…Pesach Reminder U.S. Jewish troops in Iraq mark Passover in one of Saddam's palaces. JOE BERKOFSKY Jewish Telegraphic Agency New York hen Rabbi Mitchell Ackerson asks why this Passover is different than any other, the answer involves Saddam Hussein. Ackerson, the senior Jewish chaplain for Operation Iraqi Freedom, led historic seders this week for Jewish servicepeople and civilians in Saddam's former Presidential Palace in Baghdad. As he r...…
…CD rates this high? We had to look twice to believe them! • cd,„„.2,,,e0e--- • government's. Jewish troops with food 4w religious items. He spent this' pagAosh:-Hashanah and Yom Kippur itraq,a nd. was "floored" to find koSher meals, ,including corned beef and pastram - i;..bagel&and lox, cakes and doughnuts — enough that troops had leftovers for Sukkot, which he marked by helping erect a sukkah outside the main. .doors to Saddam's main pala...…
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…A stitch-by-stitch guide to the knitting craze that blends fashion, friendship and mitzvot. RONELLE GRIER Special to the Jewish News f knitting conjures up visions of little old ladies making baby booties from balls of pink and blue yarn, think again. Today's knitters range from young teenagers to their ultra-hip grandmothers, and yesterday's pastel-col- ored booties have given way to a vibrant array of scarves, vests, dresses — even bikinis...…
…evening purse that was large enough to hold her cell phone, in addition to the standard lipstick and compact. When she couldn't find what she wanted, she knit one. The purse she created was such a hit that she started getting requests from would-be cus- tomers, and "Bags by Bonnie" was born. Winkler makes her one-of-a-kind purses in a variety of sizes, using novelty yarns like fun fur and adding distinctive details, such as beaded handles and ...…
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…SEARCHING FOR A REWARDING VOLUNTEER POSITION? Jewish Home & Aging Services invites you to attend a VOLUNTEER TRAINING PROGRAM. Volunteers who participate in this training can choose to volunteer for the JEWISH HOME & AGING SERVICES JEWISH COMMUNITY CHAPLAINCY PROGRAM. The JEWISH COMMUNITY CHAPLAINCY PROGRAM provides religious, cultural and practical, support to frail Jewish older adults throughout Detroit. These sessions will train you as ...…
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…Editorials are posted and archived on JN Online: www.detroitjevvishnews.com Of Homes And Humanity A riel Sharon has said that when he moves all 7,500 Israeli settlers out of the Gaza Strip, he will destroy their homes rather than allow them to fall into the hands of the Palestinians. There ought be a more constructive approach to the problem. Of course, the plan may never be carried out. Sharon has agreed to put the matter to a binding refe...…
…OTHER VIEWS Israel Discriminates On Marriage New York/JTA mong the series of life-cycle events — birth, bar/bat mitz- vah, marriage and death — Jews long have recognized marriage as a spe- cial simchah, or occasion for joy. Just ask the devoted readers of Jewish and other metropolitan newspapers' weddinab sections. Unfortunately, the Jewish state seems determined to extend its blessings for these most basic and important of personal 1. union...…
…SARNER from page 31 A MEMBER OF THE this is a major commitment involving important years of my life. But I felt it was the right thing to do. In the current situation, our country needs everyone, no matter what job they do in the army. The main thing is to help." A Codsin's Advice Toward the end of the party, Gila asked for everyone's attention. Among those who wanted to speak was Elroei's 21- year-old cousin Lael. Addressing Elroei, Lael...…
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…INN' IN' 1 ■ 1,' r1 wish famili Sinister Svengali This infmous character, created by George Du Maurier, was a Jew. But you'll never imagine how the author finished his career. ELIZABETH AP _ PLEBAUM AppleMea Editor Q: I've often heard the term "Svengali," meaning someone who manipulates another for less than honorable reasons. Now I hear that the original Svengali was Jewish. Is that true, Tell Me Why? A: It is true. Svengali•is the ...…
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…Bitter Lessons College students from Hillel of Metro Detroit and EMU examine the Holocaust. PHOTOS BY BILL HANSEN r ifty students and friends from the campuses of Hillel of Metro Detroit and Eastern Michigan University toured the new Holocaust Memorial Center in Farmington Hills on March 28. The group toured the building with docent Pearlena Bodzin, had lunch and then heard survivor Martin Lowenberg speak about his Holocaust experiences. E...…
…Mortgage Loans Teens Fifth Third Mortgage SCENE HAPPENINGS from page 37 Champps in West Bloomfield. Questions? youngbnaibrith@yahoo.com April 15 Thursday, 7 p.m. Hillel of Metro Detroit Graduate and Professional 21 + Israeli wine and cheese event at Cafe de Marquis, 204 W. 5th St., Royal Oak. $8. Contact Karen Adelman, (313) 577-3459 or Hilleled@wayne.edu We have a variety of mortgage products that let you purchase, build or refinance on...…
…L J GORGE OU S Hershey Felder portrays George Gershwin in a smash one-man show coming to Kalamazoo's Gilmore International Keyboard Festival. SUZANNE CHESSLER Special to the Jewish News 113 ershey Felder's production about George Gershwin gets billing as a one-man show, but many more people join in before the performance ends. Felder, the writer-actor- pianist who created and stars in George Gershwin Alone, invites the audience to sin...…
…Best Bets Royal Oak Music Theatre presents Performance times are 8 p.m. Tuesdays- pop/rocker Todd Rundgren, 8 p.m. (doors Fridays, 2 and 8 p.m. Saturdays, 2 and The Detroit Symphony Orchestra hosts Principal at 6:30 p.m.) Tuesday, April 13, $20; and 7:30 p.m. Sundays, with a 1 p.m. Guest Conductor Itzhak Perlman, with piano soloist jazz trumpeter Wynton Marsalis, 7 p.m. Thursday, April 22, matinee. $22.50- Joseph Kalichstein, in concerts feat...…
…Stooges Film Festival 8 p.m. Friday and 2 and 8 p.m. Saturday (organ over- ture begins one-half hour before show time), April 16-17. $5. www.redfordtheatre.com . .,f The Redford Theatre hosts a Three Stooges Film Festival April 16-17. THE SMALL SCREEN Detroit Public Television-Channel 56 and other PBS stations nationwide air Emma Goldman, an American Experience production that examines the life of the Jewish-Russian immi- grant who denounc...…
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…Fighting For Their 11° ts On the eve of the 350th anniversary of Jews in America, and coinciding with the Passover season, noted historian Jonathan Sarna explores the colonies' Jews' struggles for freedom. •r3 .. O Wit.trtV • 2. , A:atet2rwt. Xer, C 2ttezolat D. aek • et- Sr4rett An engraving depicting the-New Amsterdam- colony in 1654. JONATHAN D. SARNA Special to the Jewish News AMSTERDAM uetr. Dater z. E. teepasoefi sys F xl...…
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…Caringfi. IT e JEWISHOSPICL & CHAPLAINCY NETWORK' Community Adding the Jewish Component to Hospice Care. SPRING 2004 the A PUBLICATION OF THE JEWISH HOSPICE & CHAPLAINCY NE D TO ENSURING THAT NO JEW IS EVER ALONE.. A RABBI'S NOTES We rabbis need the Network The Jewish Hospice & Chaplaincy Network helps us respond to congregants' needs ■ "The Jewish Hospice and Chaplaincy Network is the link that enables us to find and reach o...…
…EXTRAORDINARY CAREGIVER Nathan Shiovitz ou may know Nathan Shiovitz as someone who seems to be everywhere at the same time. He is an extraordi- nary caregiver who spends hours at the bedside of patients and many more hours providing a consistent source of comfort to family members. As Patient Services Coordinator, Nathan triages the services that JHCN provides to patients and families. Among these are pastoral care, identifying patient and f...…
…LIFELINKS Connecting families to resources New Jewish community program made possible by the Peter & Esther Shifrin Fund T he Lifelinks Program, created through the gen- erosity of the Peter and Esther Shifrin Fund, is directed by masters-level social worker Barbara Haddad. Lifelinks is dedicated to helping Jewish patients and their families cope with all aspects of the trauma and challenge of terminal illness. Services include a compre- h...…
…" IS THERE AN ADDICT IN YOUR SHUL? " Rabbis continue to develop skills 0•N %.0 FRIENDS HP CIRCLE World-renowned expert in treating chemical dependency chairs rabbinic roundtable M ore than 50 rabbis representing all streams of Judaism converged at the Jewish Community Center in West Bloomfield on February 25 to meet with Rabbi Abraham Twerski, M.D. and explore the question, "Is there an addict in your Shul?" Since chemical dependency p...…
…THE PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE The vision continues The * - JEWISH SPICE & CHAPLAINCY NETWORK" We need your help to build the Network ■ David Techner President — JHCN I recently spoke with a rabbi from Denver who, knowing I was from Detroit, asked whether I knew Rabbi Bunny Freedman and the Jewish Hospice and Chaplaincy Network. When I said I not only knew Rabbi Freedman, but had also introduced him to the hospice phi- losophy and was the fo...…
…JHCN & ALZHEIMER'S ASSOCIATION OF MICHIGAN New partnership announced ALZHEIMER'S' CIA Someone to Stand by Yoe Helping dementia patients at end-of-life he staff of JHCN recently met with members of the Alzheimer's Association to estab- lish an alliance which will provide optimum care for Jewish patients with end-stage Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia. Approximately 33 percent of our current patients have some form of dement...…
…JHCN & AMERICAN HOUSE Healthcare partners are essentialkM" Creating a Jewish piesence at American House facilities A merican House Senior Living Residences is the latest addi- tion to the growing list of JHCN's healthcare partners. With 13 facilities in Oakland County, American House offers assisted-living services and affordable apartments for independent seniors. For those of limited economic means, American House can assist residents in...…
…"Mr FULFILLING OUR MISSION Serving more of our community lig Helping more Jewish families when they need it most ■ Harriet Cooper 150 JHCN Director of Development A picture is worth a thousand words. As the graph illus- trates, JHCN is no longer the best-kept secret in the Jewish com- munity. When terminal illness strikes, JHCN is often the first place that families and clergy call. Our support extends to the entire family. Over the ...…
…Food And Remembrance Fresh Mediterranean flavors for a fresh, new season. A ANNABEL COHEN Special to the Jewish News juice, gingerroot, soy sauce, mustard, pepper sauce, coriander, salt and pep- per in a medium bowl and whisk well. Aril is a month of profound Pour the liquid into and then place remembrances: Passover, the chicken breasts in a large zipper- Israel Memorial Day, Israel style bag and turn several times to Independence Day, an...…
