…44 . Abbas: A Softer Edge? Story Revisited Mahmoud Abbas, alias Abu Mazen, has always believed that the promise of peace could be more disarming than all the expletives of war. And so, for the past 30 years, Abbas has been on assignment to some of the leading luminaries in Israel's peace movement. For example, in the 1990s, he teamed up with Yossi Beilin and framed the so-called Beilin-Mazen Plan. More recently and notably since Yasser Araf...…
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…Where's The Beef? On Board Two of the 25 Oakland County commissioners sworn in to office Jan. 6 are Jewish: second-termer incumbent Helene Zack, D-Huntington Woods, and newcom- er Marcia Gershenson, Zack D-Beverly Hills. The Oakland County Board of Commissioners sets policy and budget for 1.2 million residents. Terms run two years. Zack is a social worker active in the employee assistance program field. Gershenson's back- ground is with non...…
…CC 4 0 z Thursday, Jan. 13 Monday, Jan. 17 Recognize Abusive Behavior Ellen Yashinsky-Chute, director of clinical serv- ices, Jewish Family Service, speaks to Temple Kol Ami Sisterhood on "Things Your Mother Didn't Tell You About Relationships," 7:30 p.m. No charge; bring a toiletry to be donated. (248) 661-0040. Friday, Jan. Tot Shabbat Jewish Cultural Society offers family-friendly Shabbat gathering, 6 p.m., for children up to age 5 ...…
…Fourth-Grade Kabbalat Shabbat Congregation Shaarey Zedek Southfield celebrates fourth-graders 6 and coffee. Temple Emanu-El (248)967-4020. (248) 357-5544. Family Havdalah Young Family Shabbat Committee of Temple Emanu-El hosts 6 p.m. serv- ice, games and dinner. $15 adults in advance, $15 at door; $8, $10 children under 12; no charge children under 3. (248) 967-4020. p.m. Dinner. RSVP: (248) 357-5544. Emanu-El's 54th The Southfield Phil...…
…Aid Questioned Local Arab committee challenges bank sponsorships of Friends of the IDF dinner. r DON COHEN Special to the Jewish News "TN 1/13 2005 16 ollowing the Friends of the Israel Defense Forces (FIDF) dinner on Oct. 20, the Michigan office of the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC) challenged support of the annual event by five banks. Some in the Jewish community see the challenge as another shot in the effort to ...…
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…HOLOCAUST-ERA SWISS BANK CLAIMS A new list is now available of Swiss bank account holders who were probably or possibly victims of Nazi persecution. The list, resulting from further negotiations with Swiss banks, is part of the claims process under the Settlement of the Holocaust Victim Assets class action litigation in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York, Chief Judge Edward R. Korman presiding. To date, the Court has...…
…Digest Photojournalist Speaks Documenting the massive aliyah of Ethiopian Jews and their extraordinary transformation in Israel, Ricki Rosen will present a photographic journey at the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit's Food for Thought pro- gram, 7 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 25, at the home of Florine Mark in Farmington Hills Rosen The program is host- ed by the Federation - Women's Campaign and Education Department with the support of cor-...…
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…Uphill Battle Abbas faces challenges as he prepares to lead the Palestinian Authority. Photos by Brian Hendler/JTA elections would be held no later than August. Abbas also faces the challenge of reforming the security forces: Internal Jerusalem rivalries in the P.A. allowed for the rise ahmoud Abbas, elected presi- of local chieftains and a near-total dent of the Palestinian breakdown in public order. One way Authority on Sunday, wore a to ...…
…World A fabulous thing happened to David and Missy Bean that they had not exactly counted on—their family of four grew to be five. Maya, 111/2 and Adam, 71/2 are now the older siblings to the family's newest bundle of joy, a baby girl named Annabel whose first night home from the hospital ended with an early morning phone call to—Gittleman. ELECTIONS from page 21 "Add on another room!" commanded the happy—though sleepless—couple as they aw...…
…Welcome to the state of independence $1000 GM BONUS CASH dollars in foreign aid, much of it went to terrorism and corruption, leaving the authority with a meager $19 mil- lion in its bank accounts and needs that exceed $135 million, according to Fayyad. The hope is that in a stable post- election era, international donors will again open their wallets. Another major challenge is wide- spread corruption in the civil service. For the past eigh...…
…World The End Of Auschwitz Local survivors remember death camp's liberation 60 years ago. LEV PARANSKY Special to the Jewish News O nce every month, a group of eld- erly people come together at the Jewish Community Center in Oak Park. They are members of Sham-it Haplaytah of Metropolitan Detroit, and all are survivors of the Holocaust. The destinies of these people differ from one another, but there is some- thing they all have in common ...…
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…Editorials are posted and archived on JNOnline.com Dry Bones ere's the central truth about the Palestinian Authority: It doesn't exercise much author- ity over Palestinians. That doesn't mean that last Sunday's election of Mahmoud Abbas as the new president of the P.A., succeeding the late Yasser Arafat, isn't significant. But his victory in an election that was not particularly contested does not automatically put him in a position to deliv...…
…OTHER VIEWS Dr. King And The Jews A As our nation prepares to mark the Martin Luther King Jr. federal holiday on Jan. 17, it behooves the Jewish community to take this opportunity to re-tell the story of this brave man's fight for his people's freedom. If that sounds reminiscent of Passover, it should. Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., one of the greatest moral voices of our time, helped lead his people out from under the bur- den of state-spons...…
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…CURT SCHLEIER Special to the Jewish News s part of the research for his new documen- tary, Auschwitz: Inside the Nazi State, film- maker Laurence Rees visited "a very brave Ukrainian national, someone who fought both the Red army and the Nazis and was subsequently sent to a gulag. "We were doing the interview over a cup of tea when he says, 'By the way, I've been meaning to ask, `What do you think of the international Jewish con- spiracy?''' ...…
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…Arts Life NEW INSIGHTS from page 31 Setting The Stage But times pass and things change. "My daughter thinks of World War II as the battle of Hastings, as history in a way it wasn't for me," said Rees. There was very little opinion expressed against the project, and, ironically, Rees noted, what there was came from Jews who essentially. said, "Enough already. )) But Rees disagreed. There was much new material uncovered in the archives of th...…
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…Editor's Note: As American Jews celebrate the yearlong 350th anniversary of our arrival in this nation, the Jewish News honors this rich history with an essay about the early Jewish settlers, stories about local events and a keepsake full-color poster featuring- a Michigan historic timeline. Enjoy our shared history. Ken i Guten Cohen, story development editor Beginning 350 years ago, colonial Jews set the tone for today's Jewish communities....…
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