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…Opinion The World Of Kadima T o my daughter Hava: This letter is in response to the IN article featuring the new Children and Adolescent Program at Kadima (March 18, page 11). Kadima received a three-year grant from the Detroit Jewish community's Jewish Fund to enable Kadima to hire three part-time staff to oversee the pro- gram and offer therapy and respite care for children and their families struggling with mental illness. This article i...…
…Arts & Entertainment Diminishing Diversity The cast of Palmer Park includes, left to right, Top: Inga Wilson (Kate Townsend), Patrick Moltane (Martin Townsend) Casaundra Freeman (Linda Hazelton); Bottom: Jason Echols Play coming to two local stages tells story of a Detroit community where dreams of racial integration fell by the wayside. Suzanne Chessler Special to the Jewish News oanna McClelland Glass moved into the Palmer Park a...…
…Arts & Entertainment Repeat Performance Opera singer Peter Strummer revisits an oft-played role in MOT's production of Tosca. Suzanne Chessler Special to the Jewish News p eter Strummer compares his upcoming role in Tosca to a shamash, or synagogue caretaker. As Sacristan (church caretaker) in the Puccini masterpiece about a beautiful opera singer caught up in a vortex of politics, sex and war during Naopleon's invasion of Italy, bass-ba...…
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…Arts & Entertainment Where The Heart Is Members of the Jewish community found a home in the idyllic neighborhoods surrounding Palmer Park. The living room of this house on Parktide in etroit is the setting for Palmer Park, the play by Joanna McClelland Glass, who moved into the home in "I think Palmer Parkers are a special breed. We're young and energetic and idealistic. We've chosen not to run to the suburbs to live in bland uniformity ...…
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