…‘A SHARED FUTURE’ 7-9 pm, April 11. Wayne State University Professors Howard Lupovitch and Saeed Khan continue their lecture series, “A Shared Future: The Once and Future Jerusalem.” Lecture will shed light on how Muslims and Jews view the city theologically, historically and, now, politi- cally. Sponsors are Jewish Community Relations Council/AJC and Michigan Muslim Community Council, with support from the Jewish Federation. At Wayne State Un...…
…on the go continued from page 49 YOM HASHOAH FILM 7 pm, April 13. In commemoration of Yom HaShoah/Holocaust Memorial Day, showing of the film Conspiracy. The film recreates events of the Wannsee Conference, held in 1942 in the Berlin suburb of Wannsee. Senior government and SS officials of Nazi Germany met to ensure the cooperation of government department leaders prior to embarking on implementation of the “Final Solution.” Rabbi Jeffrey Fa...…
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…nosh What’s past is prologue. William Shakespeare continued from page 51 Yom Hazikaron Memorial Day for the Fallen Soldiers of Israel and Victims of Terrorism Featuring Adili Dagan, sister of Elay Dagan z”l, who fell at the Beit Lid Terror Attack in 1995 Tuesday, April 17th 2018 2 Iyar 5778 | 6:30pm The Berman Center for The Performing Arts 6600 West Maple Road • West Bloomfield Prior to the ceremony, the movie “Elay” will be screened a...…
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…JNS.ORG soul of blessed memory continued from page 59 Violent Weekend On Gaza Strip Times of Israel ens of thousands of Palestinians clashed violently with the IDF on Israel’s border with the Gaza Strip on Friday, March 30. The Hamas-run health minis- try in Gaza said the reported death toll is 18. There were discrepancies in Palestinian reports on the Gaza death toll from Friday. While Hamas claimed Monday that 18 had died, the official ...…
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…contents March 29-April 4, 2018 / 13-19 Nisan 5778 | VOLUME CLIII, ISSUE 9 views 44 14 5-12 Shabbat starts: Friday, April 6, 7:46 p.m. Shabbat/Passover 8 ends: Saturday, April 7, 8:49 p.m. * Times according to Yeshiva Beth Yehudah calendar. politically active After the 2016 election, women are motivated to work for change on both sides of the aisle. dead serious Recently updated book attempts to break the cycle of teen suicide. 26 ...…
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…jews d in the Praying With Their Feet Detroit teens join marches in Washington, D.C., and Downtown Detroit. STACY GITTLEMAN CONTRIBUTING WRITER TOP: Berkeley High School students were greeted by U.S. Rep. Sander Levin, center, and his staff in Washington, D.C. RIGHT: Jessica Goldberg, 16, exercises her First Amendment rights in Washington, D.C. C ontinuing the legacy of Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel from the great civil rights marches i...…
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…jews d in the Speaking Out T Carson Biederman Special To The Jewish News 28 he Teen Forum between all three Walled Lake Schools has been going on for many years now, and I feel that it was one of the most inspiring, influential and important school events I have ever participated in. The March 6 forum consisted of a panel, containing both students and community leaders of all genders, races, religions and backgrounds. I was fortunate to...…
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