…No On Prop 2 Your Cover Story "A Matter Of Life" is misleading and biased (Oct. 9, page B9). Not all Jews support embryonic stem cell research as many consider the destruction of a 5-7-day-old embryo as the destruc- tion of life. Adult stem cell therapy is currently being used in other countries. Dr. Shimon Slavin at the international center for Cell Therapy and Cancer Immunotherapy (CTCI), Weitzmann Institute in Tel Aviv, has pioneered the us...…
…---- Where does Barack Obama tand an Jerusalem? smtinsreaurs His Shifting Views on Jerusalem Are Reckless On Wednesday, Sen. Barack Obama supported an undivided Jerusalem. On Thursday, he did not. At the annual AIPAC Policy Conference, Sen. Obama said Jerusalem should be the undivided capital of Israel. (Haaretz.com , 5/6/08) The very next day, Barack Obama changed his tune. Facing criticism from the Palestinian Authority and Arab natio...…
…sAT.L) NF • Y We're Opening Our Doors for You .. . And Your Family—It's a Saturday OPEN HOUSE AT FOX RUN! Join us for an Open House at Oakland County's most popular retirement community • Explore our clubhouses and award-winning amenities. • Tour model apartment homes. • Meet and mingle with the people who live here, and hear about Fox Run in their own words. Saturday, October 18, 2008 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Fox KuN• Kw= by I Er i...…
…Front Lines SNAPSHOTS N LANG AGE. PEAKS TO US. IT INSPIRES US. Taking The Tour The 24th annual Art and Home Tour of the Metro Detroit Israel Bonds Women's Division exceeded $300,000 in new investment capital for the State of Israel. Participants who purchased at least $1,500 in bonds toured the homes of Brenda and Arthur Friedman of West Bloomfield, Lila and Gilbert Silverman of Bloomfield Hills and Andi and Lawrence Wolfe of Bloomfield Hi...…
…I Front Lines NOTEBOOK JNenline This Week Looking For Something? www.JNonline.us A hunting we will go." Ah, hunting ... the term con- While we are considering the arts, let us not forget such jures to the mind a picture in the English country- great books as The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter and The Hunt side. The participants are decked out in the formal For Red October. The former is a coming-of-age tale and hunting clothes and are lead b...…
…Don't Let Michigan Drown "The economic crisis changed everything...lt started getting people focusing on the issues and when [people] focus on the issues here, they conclude that Senator Obama's plans are much better for their family. ...On the issue of race, here's the analogy that I give...lf you're drowning in the middle of the river, and you see a man on the river bank and he's got a coil of rope in his hand, you don't care whether he's ...…
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…Special Report Contested 12th Copple squares off against Levin in House race. Robert Sklar Editor H up their mistakes. As an American, I can't help but scratch my head and wonder — is this how capitalism works?" Copple says the 12th District has lost more than 26,000 jobs since 2001. "We have unem- ployment over 10 per- cent," he said. "We need investment in our dis- trict, in our skilled work force. "This will only be accomplished:' he ...…
…Special Report Reaching out with a new savings offer. Now, it's more affordable than ever to enjoy our high-quality senior living. Announcing our "Good Neighbors Fellowship" savings program:* Third month rent-free: Well make your transition easier on your family's finances by waiving your third month's rent at an American Houses community. $500 moving expense voucher: Save valuable dollars on your move by having American House pay up to...…
…associate pastor, Evangel Ministries International, Roseville. Contact: (248) 904-8455; Copple@bertcopple.com religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof. The church may influence the state, but the state cannot and should not restrict the practice of religion. AT ISSUE Israel The United States-Israel relationship must remain strong to protect and promote freedom and liberty in the Middle East. We must increase aid and military suppor...…
…Special Report One great bank. Two great rates. It's a personal choice. Whether you want to earn money on your checking account or earn interest with a great Certificate of Deposit, we can deliver. Contested from page A15 Humanitarian Outreach As a pastor and taxpayer, I do not believe it is the responsibility of the federal government to fully fund social programs. However, if America's churches and syna- gogues and places of worship ful...…
…Congregation eatu ng evening 'roadway Cantor Ike stein Couvert $118 • Patron Ticket $500 Patron tickets receive preferred seating To receive your invitation or to purchase tickets, please call Tobye Bello at 248/357-5544 A limited number of subsidized tickets are available Honorary Chairs Concert Graciously Underwritten By Floral Arrangements Graciously Underwritten By Alvin and Henrietta Weisberg The Laker Family Steve Coden Flow...…
…44 I can choose to spend a few of my dollars at a local business each week - so can you. We can make a difference - • • in our community, DETROIT IFWISH NF bV Zionist Organization of America — Michigan Region Thanks Thad McCotter U.S. Rep. Peter Hoekstra U.S. Rep. Joe Knollenberg U.S. Rep. Thaddeus McCotter U.S. Rep. Candace Miller U.S. Rep. Michael Rogers U.S. Rep. Fred Upton U.S. Rep. Tim Walberg Tim Walberg Joe Knollenberg E...…
…Metro BUTZEL AWARD WINNER Jackier Of All Trades Larry Jackier recalls impetus for a life of Jewish service. Stanley Frankel presents his lifelong friend Larry Jackier with Federation's top honor, the Butzel award. Bill Carroll Special to the Jewish News A ttorney Larry Jackier of West Bloomfield remembers visit- ing the infamous Dachau Concentration Camp near Munich, Germany, while on a European trip dur- ing his junior year at the Univ...…
…Metro BUTZEL AWARD WINNER Jackier from page A19 what my parents did; we also talked at home a lot about their activities. As the first-born son in the family, I sort of instinctively followed in my parents' footsteps." Raised in Detroit, he graduated from Mumford High School, the University of Michigan and Yale University's law school. "But it was that trip through Dachau that made me fully understand what my parents had been saying to me a...…
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…Metro BUTZEL AWARD WINNER Jackier from page A21 Israeli leader Yitzhak Rabin and Larry Jackier in Israel, circa 1995 "From the day I moved to Regent Street of West Bloomfield, it ha si felt like home. The staff is kind and they are experts at what they Resident B Paul I, • Visitors welcome! Call or stop by today. ASSISTED LIVING 4460 Orchard Lake Rd. West Bloomfield, MI 48323 Located next to Comerica Bank Created to care for our fami...…
…At the Karmanos Cancer Center we give can- cer patients hope. Our location in Farmington Hills, the Weisberg Cancer Treatment Center, is right in your neighborhood. Now with its new Medical Director, Dr. Jordan Maier, the Karmanos Farmington Hills location is poised to better serve all your cancer needs. We continue to provide our patients with the best teams of doctors. We continue to give our patients more and better treatment option...…
…Metro AROUND TOWN Powerful Patchwork Kindertransport memorial quilts find a new home in Farmington Hills. Hans Weinmann of West Bloomfield Helga Shepard of New York City, Kindertransport survivor Rabbi Charles Rosenzveig of Southfield E ach square tells an individual story; together, dozens of handsewn quilt blocks bring an emotional, historic journey back to life. Three carefully constructed quilts made up of 65 squares from the Kinder...…
…0 E VOTE FOR FOR THE CHANGE WE NEED BARACK OBAMA JEWISH AMERICANS TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 4 FOR O BAMA B 1 DEN GO TO WWW.VOTEFORCHANGE.COM TO FIND YOUR POLLING LOCATION "OUR ALLIANCE IS BASED ON SHARED INTERESTS AND SHARED VALUES. THOSE WHO THREATEN ISRAEL THREATEN US. ISRAEL HAS ALWAYS FACED THESE THREATS ON THE FRONT LINES. AND I WILL BRING TO THE WHITE HOUSE AN UNSHAKABLE COMMITMENT TO ISRAEL'S SECURITY .... I WILL ENSURE THAT ISRAEL CA...…
…Metro Remembering Albert Kahn New book, four-week class focus on groundbreaking architect. Diana Lieberman Special to the Jewish News A lbert Kahn (1869-1942), the oldest son of an immigrant Jewish family, rose to promi- nence as one of America's most prolific architects. From his Detroit studios, he designed and constructed buildings of all sorts throughout the United States and abroad. In Michigan, his works include the Fisher Building ...…
…THE DETROIT CHAPTER OF ALPHA OMEGA DENTAL FRATERNITY WISHES YOU & YOURS A HAPPY & HEALTHY NEW YEAR Marc Abramson Jeffrey Adler Lloyd Alpert Max Appel Gerald Aptekar Michael Armstrong Jerry Aronoff Seymour Barahl Murray Baruch Barry Baum Irving Beal Steven Berlin Allen Berman Gary Berman Mark Berman Seymour Berman Robin Bernard Richard M. Bernstein Richard S.Bernstei n David Berris Ronald Berris Bruce Billes Eric Billes Mitchell Billes Mark Bi...…
…Metro What An Impact! Local women Friends of IDF aid disadvantaged soldiers. Lauren Bienenstock of Commerce, Atara Barak of Kfar Ata and her mother, Nela of Arad, and Brenda -Wayne Berris of West Bloomfield Carly Wayne Special to the Jewish News I t was a beautiful scene this year at Tam-O-Shanter Country Club in West Bloomfield for the Michigan Friends of the Israel Defense Forces' fifth annual Women's Luncheon. The Sept. 8 event was so...…
…'World The Violent Right Radical Israeli settlers break a taboo: violence against Jews. Dina Kraft Jewish Telegraphic Agency Jerusalem M arking the close of the Fast of Gedaliah, a mournful day that commemorates the bibli- cal-era political assassination of a Jew by another Jew, some 200 religious and secu- lar Israelis assembled on Oct. 2 outside the Jerusalem home of Professor Ze'ev Sternhell with a blunt message: No More Gedaliahs. On...…
…World New Nonprofits Worry Could the economic downturn kill Jewish innovation? Jacob Berkman Jewish Telegraphic Agency New York T he past decade has seen a groundswell of innovative Jewish nonprofits — from the birth of a Jewish pop culture magazine, Heeb, to the creation of a slew of trailblazing Jewish social service organizations, to an array of projects that allow Jews to express their Judaism through ways other than the prayer book...…
…Jewish Home & Aging Services Present Their Annual Jewish Community Chaplaincy and Guardianship Training Program Training For New Para-Professional Volunteers WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 29, 2008, 6:30 P.M.-8:30 P.M. The Jewish Community Chaplaincy Program provides religious, social, and cultural support and programs for Jewish residents of non-Jewish care facilities, throughout the tri-county area, who are lonely, may have no family that visits them...…
…World 0 0 in Penalties Stopped Lu w in etl For second time in a month, GOP thwarts anti-Iran sanctions. 0 CO Washington DAZZLING ETU 7 PROUDLY PRESENTING 7 KATE °STROVE ANTIQUE AND FINE JEWELRY rn 0 0 0 0 0 — in TRUNK SHOW z 0 THURSDAY FR I DAY OCTOBER 23 OCTOBER 24 4 - 8pm 10Am - 6PM L 7K. BE AMONG THE FIRST TO PREVIEW KATE'S NEW ONE -OF-A- KIND SELECTIONS OPEN MONDAY THRU SATURDAY OR BY APPOINTMENT WITH...…
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…World . DIGEST r" N ow Labor, Kadima Bond Jerusalem/JTA — Israel's Labor Party reportedly has agreed to join Kadima's coalition government. Just before Sukkot began Monday in Israel, Labor and Kadima reportedly reached an agreement under which Labor will join Tzipi Livni's governing Kadima Party as a senior partner. Labor leader Ehud Barak will become senior deputy prime minister, a newly created position, while Livni will be prime minist...…
….00PROTECTING Property Values PREVENTING Foreclosures • Author of "Divestment from Terror Act" requiring Michigan divestment from Iran (Public Act 278 of 2008) • Author of Legislation Easing Michigan's Restrictions on Stem Cell Research provided basis for Proposal 2 (House Bill 4616) • Author of Motion Picture Incentive Legislation resulting in $373 1110011 in immediate investments (Public Act 77 of 2008) MEMBER: BETH SHALOM • WOODWARD AV...…
…Opinion Editorials are posted and archived on JNonline.us. Dry Bones c s o lg% IN THE SHADOW OF MIGHTY CIVILIZATIONS Editorial Vote 'Yes' On Proposal D uring the High Holidays, Jews around the world prayed to God to alleviate human suffering and heal the sick. Voting for Proposal 2 on Election Day, Nov. 4, is one way to help make sure that we in Michigan are doing our part. • Michigan is one of only three states outlawing research on hu...…
…OTHER VIEWS Hillel: Why A Community School W by is today the right time for Hillel Day School to stake its claim as a community Jewish school? Hillel has always welcomed all Jewish children; our current student body represents multiple streams of Judaism. Why change now? Hillel's Board of Trustees began exploring that question in early 2008. At that time, the board took on a sacred challenge by engag- ing in a philosophical discussion about ...…
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…Spirituality Chicken Slinging PETA, Chasidim at odds over kapparot swinging ritual. Ben Harris Jewish Telegraphic Agency New York 0 n the night before Yom Kippur last year, animal rights activist Philip Schein says he was physi- cally threatened when he showed up in the Crown Heights section of Brooklyn for the annual kapparot ritual. An undercover investigator with People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, Schein long has been concer...…
…After 25+ years with Kleiman, Carney & Greenbaum Spirituality Harry Siegel, CPA PRINCIPAL Is Pleased to Announce his Affiliation with No Fish Story R AIOA M PRGrou 40fr 4 (.'PAS & A DVISORS Jonah offers insights on repentance. Contact Harry Today (248) 415-4420 --./ hsiegel@mrpr.com Susan Tawil Special to the Jewish News Need more information on how to choose the firm that's right for you? T Download "The Insiders' Guide to Choo...…
…• TORAH PORTION The Inierior Pcsigner apse the: Hardwood Floors Stainier,s Steel Appliances The Four Species: Jews Must Unite Shabbat Hol Hamoed Sukkot (Parshat Nitzavim): Exodus 33:12- 34:26; Numbers 29:28-29; Ezekiel 38:18-39:16. 0 ne of the special observanc- knowledge and observance together es we have for the holiday with good deeds. of Sukkot is the mitzvah of • The date palm has taste but no the four species. (The other obser- f...…
…Temple and Synagogue Listings Sponsored by Tem e Israel TEMPLE ISRAEL CALENDAR Adat Shalom Synagogue October 17 October 21 11 AM, 'MORE BUSY BABIES PLAY GROUP. Children ages 2.5 and younger are invited to join us for music, gym and Shabbat snacks. Open to the community, free of charge.To RSVP, contact Michelle Lichtman at 248-661-5700 or michelle@temple-israel.org . 10:30 AM, SHEMINI ATZERET YIZKOR SERVICE. For more information contact ...…
…religious education. E-mail: theg- pjc@comcast.net. Jewbilation P.O. Box 130014, Ann Arbor, 48103, (734) 996-3524 or 995-1963. Rev. Lauren Zinn. Services: Friday 6:15 p.m., following dinner. Jewish Roots with Interfaith Wings holds bi-monthly Shabbat dinner, servic- es, kids' programs, family school and Hebrew school for all ages. Kehillat Hatzhav Hagadol Fort Street on Mackinac Island, (906) 847-0963. President, Bob Spitzer. Vice presiden...…
…Temple and Synagogue Listings Sponsored by 011/ Tern le Israel Synagogues from page A43 Temple Beth El 7400 Telegraph, Bloomfield Township, 48301, (248) 851-1100. Rabbi: Daniel B. Syme. Rabbinic associate: Keren Packman Alpert. Cantorial soloist: Rachel G. Kalmowitz. Services: Friday 6 p.m. Saturday, 10:30 a.m., 5 p.m. Sunday 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 21,10:30 a.m. Yizkor, choir will sing; 7p.m. Simchat Torah and consecration. Temple Beth ...…
…October 16, 2008 ftbt —f or teens by teens election time! Jewish teens find ways to get involved in presidential politics. by Adina Applebaum and Yossi Lichterman he 2008 presidential election could go down in history as being one of the most important elections in our lifetime. Our economy is tanking, war continues to rage in Iraq and Afghanistan, and America's image abroad is suffering. Additionally, the next presi- dent will most likel...…
…feature: students Staff photo by Angie Baan Teen2Teen staff photo by Colton Graub uniting against evil Students protest Nachshoni, 16, of West Bloomfield Ahmadinejad's U.N. visit. by Sarah Spitzer commentary At& Akiva students Tzvi Klein, 16, of Oak Park and Amitzur Hillel student Josh Graff, 13, of Huntington Woods takes a stand. A chdut, unity. When I got up to speak at the rally held Sept. 22 protesting Iranian President Mah- m...…
…election 2008 continued from page B1 first-time voters Jewish teens ready to make their voices heard. Jacob Diskin Zach Hyman Eryn Fox Miriam Barth Choosing Sides While students are often thought of as liberal, in this election both the Republican and Dem- ocratic candidates are being supported by lo- cal Jewish teens. Some argue U.S. Sen.McCain, R-Ariz., has more experience, while others, like Alissa Graff, 16, a junior at Berkley Hig...…
…COMING SO • THE NEW AND IMPROVED UP New design, easier to read, better browsi RSS feeds and many new features different voices by Colton Graub and Benjamin Cher CLICK ONTO THE NEW JNT2T.COM NOVEMBER 1 You've Been Spotted! Our Party PageTm photographers are looking for the best parties! Watch for us! Dr. Arieh Eldad with Hillel Day School seventh- and eighth-graders. israeli perspective Knesset member discusses the Israeli-Palestinia...…
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…Business & Professional MEMOS Two Oakland County attorneys have crafted an unconventional way to deliver legal services. Neil H. Goodman and Maxine Graff Goodman have formed the Goodman Law Group PC in Farmington Hills — a "virtual law office." They say they are adapting a proven business model, pioneered by professional service agencies in communications and cre- ative fields, to the legal profession. The Good Law Group offers trial, appell...…
…Shining Light New trends and options have expanded the realm of lighting possibilities. Steve Raphael Special to the Jewish News T erry Hotke said she had only planned to replace "the ugly ceil- ing light in our kitchen." After much debate, Hotke and her hus- band Don bought two pendant lighting fixtures for their South Lyon home at a cost of $350. They didn't stop there. They bought another light to hang over their kitchen table. It cost ...…
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…Health & Fitness Come for the Lifestyle. SPORTS A Calm 300 Bowler makes a perfect change for his last game. Steve Stein Special to the Jewish News H oward Kuretzky wasn't having a very good night on the lanes in the B'nai B'rith Brotherhood/Eddie Jacobson Bowling League. So he did what he usually does in that situa- tion — he switched bowling balls and his line. "You have to make changes when you're not bowling well. You do what you hav...…
