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…Helping Others A Joe Cornell dance-a-thon teaches tweens they can make an impact. rea sixth-graders danced for more than an hour straight at a fundraiser dance-a- thon graduation for the Joe Cornell Dance Program. The tweens finished the 13-week etiquette- dance class by raising nearly $4,000 for Blessings in a Backpack. Tweens have been dancing and learning social graces and positive boy-girl interaction through Joe Cornell since the 1950s...…
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…Fingers & Painting Early Childhood & Hillel Day School Camp Guide Some things are simply better together. Come see Hillel's ECC in action TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 11 10:00 a.m.-11:30 a.m. Two Much Fun! RSVP Get ready for two great JCC summer day camps offering new experiences. Robin Pappas, ECC Director (248) 539-1489 or rpappas@hillelday.org I Elizabeth Applebaum Special to the Jewish News I HILLEL DAY SCHOOL *I EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTE...…
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…metro >> out to eat Take your Valentine to one of these romantic restaurants. Romance is on the mind of The warm, glowing ambiance at Cafe Cortina the staff at Bacco. Share a bottle of wine at Fleming's Prime Steakhouse. Esther Allweiss Ingber I Contributing Writer L ove warms the heart, but it's especially true now when many are looking forward to a romantic Valentine's Day celebration. As Feb. 14 approaches, a few Metro Detroiters wer...…
…C.AYA1 SMOKE metro alen ine s a HOUSE t IGRILL tonne a) lI e like a spirit of high romance at The Lark:' says Chef de Cuisine John Somerville, who has prepared a special menu for the holi- day, including a French presentation of Lobster Thermador. "When we have it on the menu, it's a popular seller; he says. The Lark was chosen by Jewish News readers as Metro Detroit's Best Romantic Restaurant in its 2013 Best Of issue — and for good r...…
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…oints of view >> Send letters to: letters@thejewishnews.corn Editorials There's No Mistaking Al Qaida Is A Real Threat H amas, Palestine Islamic Jihad, Al Aqsa Martyrs Brigades, the Palestine Liberation Organization and the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine grab head- lines as terrorist organizations that endanger Israel. But let there be no doubt: Al Qaida, the most notorious pro- prietor of terror, is making deep inroads in...…
…points of view Commentary Art from page 47 to show Detroit what they can do. It is a chance for a new crop of artists to get some terrific exposure. I have been to every one of the cycle openings (a cycle is the eight-week period the artists have to create their art in the Red Bull studio space), six to date. Each one is jam-packed with people, energy and great music. This past cycle, I even saw one of the members of the band the Rascals ge...…
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…arts & entertainment BEATLEMA in America: A multimedia salute to the Beatles — five decades after the Fab Four's appearance on The FIFTH BEATLE THE THE BRIAN EPSTEIN STORY Ed Sullivan Show. Gail Zimmermann Arts Editor BOOKS: In 1997, Paul McCartney said, "If any- one was the Fifth Beatle, it was Brian [Epstein]:' The Fifth Beatle (M Press/Dark Horse Comics), a new graphic novel about the life of Jewish Beatles manager Brian Epstein — ...…
…arts & entertainment A Jewish Perspective The religious allure of the Beatles. Joel Benjamin Special to the Jewish News j ust as Judaism is an ethical and spiritual lighthouse — so, too, were the Beatles. Most religions have their roots in spiri- tual awakening. The Beatles had a power- ful appeal to a generation in calling forth a spiritual bonding. They sought out wonder, meaning and innocence in their lives and music. Similar to Judai...…
…>> editor's picks CLASSICAL NOTES About THE BIG SCREEN Filmmaker Bess ICargman's award-winning documenta- ry, First Position, follows six presents the young dancers as they pre- chamber-music pare for a chance to enter the Gail Zimmerman wind quintet Imani world of professional ballet. Arts Editor Winds, joined by It screens at 2 and 7:30 p.m. pianist Gilbert Wednesday, Feb. 12, at the Kalish in a program of classical and Berman Center for...…
…arts & entertainment The Dirty Show Jewish day-school graduate photographs Middle American swingers. Lynne Konstantin Contributing Writer I don't like tan lines" says Naomi Harris. "And I don't like bathing suits" So the photographer occasionally visited a favorite nude beach in Miami, where she met friendly people. One of them, a 65-year-old nudist, told her about the local sub-community of swing par- ties. Knowing she was a photographe...…
…▪ -- DANCE THEATRE OF HARLEM Middle-Eastern Melodies Israeli-born musician makes Michigan debut with concert in East Lansing. Suzanne Chessler I Contributing Writer S ong for Peace adding jazz to sounds of the Middle East, will be one of the many origi- nal numbers performed by the Omer Avital Quintet during an appearance Wednesday evening, Feb. 12, at the Wharton Pasant Theater in East Lansing. "We'll be playing all original instru- m...…
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…Elizabeth Grace Rothstein, daughter of Julie and Adam Rothstein, will cele- brate her bat mitzvah at Temple Israel in West Bloomfield on Saturday, Feb. 8. Rothstein Sharing in the sim- chah will be her sister Katie and grandparents Joyce and Ronald Rothstein, and Roberta and Harold Stulberg. Elizabeth is a student at Cranbrook Kingswood Middle School in Bloomfield Hills. Of her many mitzvah experiences, she found organizing a winter clothing d...…
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