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…Obituaries Obituaries are updated and archived on thejewishnews.com A Woman Of Valor Esther Aliweiss Ingber Special to the Jewish News L ove can happen under the most unlikely circumstances. How else to explain the meeting of Regina and William Weiss, two orphaned survi- vors of the Holocaust? They were beshert — meant to be. In 1945, both were recuperating at makeshift hospitals for men and women across the street from each other in Germ...…
…Mr. Eston is survived by his wife of 56 years, Sylvia Eston; daugh- ters and sons-in-law, Marcia and Michael Lester, Dr. Amy Eston and Michael Roth, all of Farmington Hills; grandchildren, Sophie and Molly Lester and Phil and Sammy Roth; nephews and nieces, Jim Shafron, Richard and Debbie Shafron, Cathy Shafron and Yigal Alalouf. He was the brother of the late Joan Shafron; the brother in law of the late Milton Shafron. Interment Adat Shalom M...…
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…EVA PERLMUTTER, 96, of Novi, died March 6, 2010. She is survived by her son and daughter-in-law, Joel and Carol Lubin; grandchildren, Daniel and Rhonda Lubin, Perlmutter Jay and Mary Lubin and Audrey Lubin; great-grandchildren, Brandon, Bryan, Brent and Alexis Lubin. Mrs. Perlmutter was the beloved wife of the late Al Perlmutter; mother of the late Ethel Harriet Lubin; sister of the late Samuel Robiner, the late Dick Robiner, the late Meyer Ro...…
…Obituaries Obituaries from page 73 GERALDINE SHACKET, 83, of Bloomfield Hills, died March 5, 2010. She is survived by sons and daugh- ter-in-law, Bob and Jayne Shacket of Commerce, Dr. Rick Shacket of La Jolla, Calif.; grandchildren, Randy, Angela, Heather, Kara, Cory and Alison Shacket; many other loving family members and friends. Mrs. Shacket was the beloved wife of the late Al Shacket; mother of the late Sheldon Shacket and the late Jul...…
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…Letters Our Jewish Future I saw the IN's January Teen2Teen section and felt compelled to write to thank you and simply to kvell over Akiva senior Ruthie Lehmann's beautiful picture and essay ("A Matter Of Innocence;' Jan. 21, TT1). I realize, of course, that as her teacher, I am only slightly less biased than a parent, but her sensi- tive, articulate voice touched me deeply. I know that I speak for all of her teachers when I say that I am pro...…
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…Love Of Flying Local female WWII pilot honored. Keri Guten Cohen Story Development Editor Detroit in West Bloomfield. "It was the most wonderful experi- ence with wonderful women:' she said. "It was all about flying:' ll Sylvia Schwartz Granader Mostly they delivered planes from wanted was to fly. She was hooked as a young girl watch- factories to air bases. "You had to be 22 to do this:' she said with a laugh. "We ing planes take off and l...…
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…Metro Ovation From ORT Doreen Hermelin is praised for her three years at national helm. D oreen Hermelin, the inaugural president of ORT America, culminates her three-year presidency at its Tri-Annual Convention, March 7, in Chicago. The event will corn- memorate ORT's 130th anniversary. "I am so proud to have been president of ORT America and continue the legacy of providing students with a cutting-edge education and ensuring them job pla...…
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…0 intr ev' me.ine 0 RACHEL LACHOVER In our mission to redirect the narrative of Southeastern Michigan, Rachel will be spearheading this new campaign geared towards young Jewish adults in our region. If you have any information or would like to be featured in our section, please contact Rachel Lachover at (248) 351-5156 or rlachover@thejewishnews.com . JOIN US ON FACEBOOK; search our group name "SE Michigan Jewish Alliance." What do you l...…
…World More Pressure JCPA activists face mounting challenges. Don Cohen Special to the Jewish News Dallas I srael. Anti-Semitism. Social Justice. Human Rights. The issues remain the same, but the times are changing. This was abundantly clear at the annual plenum of the Jewish Council on Public Affairs (JCPA), the umbrella orga- nization of 13 national and 125 community-based groups that work to identify, analyze and engage on the issues ...…
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…I World ROUNDUP Orthodox Rabbi Challenged For Ordaining Woman New York/JTA T he Agudath Israel Council of Torah Sages has issued a state- ment suggesting that a New York rabbi should no longer be considered Orthodox because of his decision to ordain a woman. Last month, Rabbi Avi Weiss announced that one of his female stu- dents would now be known as rabba — a feminized version of rabbi — replacing her previous title of maharat. He decla...…
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…Confront Teen Dating Abuse Washington/JTA A few years ago, during an other- wise innocuous conversation, one of my oldest and dearest friends relayed the following story about her 17-year-old daughter: "Sophie [not her real name] and her boyfriend were at a party last weekend and he got mad about something she said. He literally picked her up by her shirt and threw her against the wall." While the incident was shocking, it was Sophie's reac...…
…Opinion ■ 111110 Equal Rights from page 27 days, post offices with separate lines, stores that have separate entrances and funeral homes that forbid men and women to sit together. At one government meeting, accord- ing to the study, women were told to move to the back of the room, and sidewalks once segregated only for special religious occasions are now segregated all the time. These findings corroborate what NCJW has found and fought aga...…
…Business & Professional ENTREPRENEUR I ON THE COVER Moving With Ease Gentle Transitioning — a business that helps seniors downsize their homes. She'll Liebman Dorfman Senior Writer I is been more than a year, but Esther Hurwitz clearly remembers the daunting task she and her sisters faced in arranging to empty their mom's longtime home after she moved. "Thinking about 'all that stuff' still makes me queasy:' said Hurwitz of Ann Arbor. "Yo...…
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…(Health & Fitness PROFILE Dr. Forman — a radiation oncologist Cancer Fighter TomoTherapy Hi-Art provider explains safety behind this advanced technology. Ilene Wolff Special to the Jewish News A lthough Dr. Jeffrey Forman makes his living treating prostate cancer, his personal mission is to help men understand that research has shown an effective way to prevent it. He cites a National Cancer Institute- sponsored study of 19,000 men th...…
