…feature: book clubs love of books brings new friends by Jordana Hoffman am in love with the written word. Most teens either don't want to read, finding it a cumbersome hardship, or simply do not have the time in their busy schedules to fit it in. But me, if I don't have the time I make the time, even if it means staying up till three in the morning on a school night. I'm so in love — and that is how the members of the Temple Israel teen ...…
…teen profile get involved by Hannah Cohen Jewish youth groups have a blast seeing red Former Detroiter's book gives voices to teen girls. my Goldwasser, 37, grew up in Birmingham and graduated from Seahohn High School in 1988. Her mom, Judy Goldwasser, a former Detroit Free Press reporter, now lives in Bloomfield Hills. Her dad, the late James Goldwasser, had been an English professor and fiction writer. Her book Red is dedicated to him....…
…readers' favorites! Goy Crazy by Melissa Schorr High schooler Rachel Lowenstein is Jewish and, unfortunately, her new crush (the star of St. Joseph's prep basketball team) is not. Rachel is faced with modern problems concerning her Jewish heritage, her new crush's "goyish" ways, her best friend Jen, her increasing social status and, worst of all, conflicts with her parents. Goy Crazy is one of the most entertaining books I have ever read. Me...…
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…A surprising look at the entertainers for the JCC's Stephen Gottlieb Musiffest. Elizabeth Applebaum Special to the Jewish News B efore each performance, Mike Burstyn drinks a gleyzale tey, a glass of tea. Jazz great Jeff Haas is terrific at wiggling his ears. Debbie Friedman's father was a kosher butcher. Elaine Serling wanted to be a doctor when she was little, and the Klezmatics have collaborated with one of indie music's biggest stars: ...…
…Arts & Entertainment Bard Of Background Noise Grand Rapids born and raised, Max Apple is back with a story collection that celebrates the lives of ordinary people. Sandee Brawarsky Special to the Jewish News M ax Apple's people are the folks you might see having lunch at a local diner. There's Sidney Goodman, the carwash king of Las Vegas, and Jerome Feldman, the outgo- ing president of the Ohio Association of Independent Pharmacists, al...…
…to be in the minority of the minority, keeping kosher in a world where few know the difference between a split and unsplit hoof. The two oldest of Apple's four chil- dren, often the subjects in Free Agents, also are writers. Both grew up watch- ing their father at work; that is, when he wasn't teaching, he'd often be at home, lying on the couch, daydream- ing, concocting tales. Sam Apple, who lives in Brooklyn, is the author \ of Schlepping Th...…
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…Do! Calendar from page C11 Iranian Threat Hear University of Denver Prof. Jonathan Adelman's presentation, "Iran: A Ticking Bomb," 7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 27, at Adat Shalom Synagogue, 29901 Middlebelt in Farmington Hills, and at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 26, at Temple Israel, 5725 Walnut lake Road in West Bloomfield. Co-spon- sor with each synagogue is AIPAC, the American Israel Public Affairs Committee. No charge. (248) 851-5100. Participate i...…
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