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…THE JEWISH NEWS UP FRONT PHOTO BY DANIEL LI PPITT This Week's Top Stories An Ending That Begins Hundreds of Detroit Jews will participate in the completion of the 7-1/2-year-cycle of learning the Talmud. PHIL JACOBS EDITOR R New Roots JNF director Ed Rosenthal will leave his position after 16 years. PHIL JACOBS EDITOR H e's a bear of a man with JNF's acting national campaign Rosenthal did acknowledge an ear-to-ear smile and a direc...…

…"Shyer tzu zein ein yid." (IT'S HARD TO BE A JEW.) AT Temple Shir Shalom, WE MAKE IT A LOT easier ur single-day, Hebrew-and-religious-school combination makes learning more relevant—and fun. Your time is important. So is your children's education. Shir Shalom's convenient and innovative, once-a-week school creates a pleasant learning environment where Jewish laws, traditions, and history become more meaningful than ever before. here's no d...…

…September 5, 1997 Up Front OPINION One-sided reporting fans the conflict. 25 Future Investment Shaarey Zedek celebrates the completion of the Laker complex for youth. TORAH Sharing responsibility for our society. 32 48 WASHINGTON Where Do We belong? Looking back on a decade of change. Many young adults are not synagogue members, though shuls will do much to be affordable. 102 TRAVEL Historical journey: Diaspora Museum. 104 Coo...…

…Investment In The Future Shaarey Zedek celebrates completion of Laker education and youth complex. JULIE WIENER STAFF WRITER BILL HANSEN PHOTOGRAPHER one are the days when Shaarey Zedek students at- tended Hebrew school in rented classrooms. From now on, students will be educated in style at the Irving & Beverly Laker Education and Youth Complex in West Bloom- field. With a newly renovated 38,000- square-foot building, 7.5 acres of land, a...…

…/- 1 Expanding Boundaries Rabbi Joseph Klein sees Oak Park as a melting pot of Judaism, with a lot of potential. LYNNE MEREDITH COHN STAFF WRITER W hen he was a rabbi in Chattanooga, Tenn., Rabbi Joseph Klein helped establish a community reli- gious school. By its second year, even Orthodox chil- dren were signing up. As the new rabbi of Temple Emanu-El in Oak Park, Klein envisions forming "a centralized Jewish community" in- volving his...…

…With a revived fraternity and an expanded Hillel, Jewish opportunities increase at EMU. JULIE WIENER STAFF WRITER ne year ago, Jeff Bortnick's frater- nity chapter of Alpha Epsilon Pi had only four members and was on the verge of collapse. This year, it boasts 14 members, its own house and "big plans," says Bortnick, who is from West Bloomfield. As chapter president, Bortnick is confi- dent that he will be able to recruit at least 15 new guy...…

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…DETROIT THE JEWISH NEWS Vol. CXII No. 2 Publisher Arthur M. Horwitz Editor Phil Jacobs General Manager Marianne B. Taylor Associate Editors Elizabeth Applebaum, Alan ,iitsky Arts and Entertainment Editor Gail Zimmerman Senior Writer Julie Edgar Staff Writers Lynne Meredith Cohn, Lonny Goldsmith, Julie Wiener Contributing Editors Michael Davis, Neil Rubin Washington Correspondent James D. Besser Foreign Correspondent Douglas Davis Israel Co...…

…Unusual Connections Temple Shir Shalom and Oakland Community College partner to give Jews and gentiles a taste of Judaism. LYNNE MEREDITH COHN STAFF WRITER R abbi Dannel Schwartz be- lieves that the best way to combat Jewish illiteracy is to teach Jews and gen- tiles alike about Judaism. And one way to do that, says the Re- form spiritual leader, is to open the synagogue to the outside world. This fall, Temple Shir Shalom in West Bloomfiel...…

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…Ann Arbor's Hebrew Day Schoo welcomes its kindergarteners with an old tradition. Of I t's a Jewish custom dating back to the Mid- dle Ages. Children embark on their Jewish learn- ing by licking honey off a slate of Hebrew letters. That way, the words of the Scrip- tures will always seem as sweet as honey. As sweet as sugar, too, for kindergarteners at the Hebrew Day School of Ann Arbor, who were greeted with an entire spread of goodies at t...…

…Hannah Rose Alexander tries on a yarmulke as Caryn Shapiro watches. Kindergarten teacher Wendy Rothman prepares for the new arrivals. er, Wendy Rothman helps Robert Axelrod select a yarmulke. …

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…Two-Sided Story At the preliminary hearing a week lat- er, according to Radzinski's mother Pam, bail was set at $40,000. On Aug. 27, bail was reduced to $15,000 and Zora was released. 'The defense attorney (Kirsten Nielsen Hartig) called for an emergency bond hearing, showing that Zora has ties to the community," Oakland County Assis- tant Prosecutor Scott Hamilton said. "It's not something that is unusual." Zora, according to his attorney, i...…

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…Singing Southfield's Praises Musician and activist Euni Rose hopes to become a council member of the city she loves. JULIE WIENER STAFF WRITER E uni Rose has been per- forming since the age of 3. Now she's crooning to a new audience: Southfield's voters. Rose, 62, is the only Jewish candidate among four contenders vying for a two-year unexpired term on the city council. The seat was vacated when Vicki Gold- baum died, and had been filled t...…

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…There's been a breakthrough in the area of col- orectal cancer screening. Researchers at Johns Hopkins Oncology Center in Baltimore have identified a genetic mutation that is responsi- ble for about 12 percent of colorectal cancer cas- es among Ashkenazim. And now a co-investigator from the faculty of the University of Michigan Medical Center is seeking some 1,000 volunteers of Ashkenazi Jewish background to be part of local clinical trials. T...…

…Community Views Editor's Notebook One-Sided Reporting Fans The Conflict Flames A Tragic Way We're Filling A Void BERL FALBAUM SPECIAL TO THE JEWISH NEWS PHIL JACOBS EDITOR PHOTO BY AP/ADEL HANA Sometimes, in heard it. silence, in effect, is more devas- the public politi- Imagine the accolades Yassir tating on Israel than what is pub- cal arena, what Arafat would have received had lished, even though the latter isn't talked about he prop...…

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…SEPTEMBER 5, 199 7 '41kat7 ,!• Sports Night Hears Smilovitz The Benefactors of the Jewish Home and Aging Services will hold its annunl Sports Night and installation, 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 11, at Big Daddy's Parthenon, West Bloomfield. The guest speaker will be Bernie Smilovitz, sports caster — WDIV-4. Joel Smith, the installation of- ficer, will install for a second term of office the following offi- cers and board: Bradley Schram, pre...…

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…BETH ACHIM 21100 W. 12 Mile Road, Southfield, 48076, (248) 352-8670. Rabbi: Herbert Yoskowitz. Cantor: Max Shimansky. Rit- ual director: Joseph Baras. Rabbis emer- itus: Benjamin H. Gorrelick, Milton Arm. Services: Friday 7:15 a.m., 6 p.m.; Sat- urday 8:45 a.m., 8 p.m., class 7:30 p.m.; weekdays 7:15 a.m., 6 p.m.; Sunday 8 a.m., 6 p.m. BETH ISRAEL G-5240 Calkins Rbad, Flint, 48532, (810) 732-6310. Rabbi: Paul Reis. Cantor: Sholom Kalib. Pre...…

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…Annual Service Under The Stars Mat Shalom Synagogue will hold its annual Kabbalat Shabbat ser- vice under the stars at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 12. A pareve ice- cream oneg will follow. Adat Shalom's regular 6 p.m. service will take place that evening in addition to the outdoor service. B'nai Moshe Adult Classes Rabbi Rod Glogower, who is af- filiated with the Orthodox Hillel Minyan at the University of Michi- gan at Arm Arbor, will teach...…

…Our BETH ACHIM family would like to invite YOUR family to join us for our many youth programs. Our Southfield and West Bloomfield Religious Schools offer free kindergarten, small classes and personalized attention, Registration is open for new students. Our award winning Youth Department has many activities for all ages and interests. Baby-sitting and junior Congregation are available for Shabbat and High Holiday Services. STEVEN SARAQUSE o...…

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…Just Me a day! It has been said that greatness resides in those who alter the course of thinking and behavior as it shapes human development. If so, the Western world, in particular, can rightly claim greatness in a distinguished group of Jewish intellectuals--pioneers whose probe of mind and emotions helped establish the art and science of mental therapy. Among them were Sigmund Freud and several of his disciples who we feature here. With O...…

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…Na'amat Council Meets The Dimona and Hanita/Israel Chapters of Na'amat, Greater Detroit Council will meet 12:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 16, at the Crown Point building. Dr. Phoebe Mainster will speak on 'What's Happening in Eastern Europe." She also will show slides. A mini lunch will be served. There is no charge. Guests are welcome. For reservations, call Na'amat (248) 967-475D. Sisterhood Book Club Meets The Adat Shalom Synagogue Sis- terhoo...…

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…Bar/Bat Mitzvah Lindsey Drasin Robert Gutman Lindsey Drasin walked dogs, collected animal food and supplies and earned money to contribute. He also is a madrich at Temple Kol Ami Religious School. Lindsey Tamar Drasin will be called to the Torah as a bat mitz- vah on Friday, Sept. 5, at Tem- ple Israel. Participating in the ceremony will be her parents, Caryn and Gary Drasin; her sis- ter and brother-in-law, Amy and Steve Klein; her cousi...…

…Build a Jewish future with your family at B'nai Moshe Bar/Bat Mitzvah Michael Zeidman Malka Stawis M alka S t awis Malka Golda Stawis of West Bloomfield will be bat mitzvah at Congregation Bais Chabad on Saturday, Sept. 6. Rabbi Silber- berg will lead services. Participating in the ceremo- ny will be Malka's parents Allen and Andrea and her brothers and sisters, Marick, Elisheva, Ari and Rachelli. Her grandpar- ents are Anita and Harold G...…

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…WhereDowe Belong? lip icture this: No more free admis- sion to High Holiday services un- der your parents' membership. Now, you actually have to join a synagogue. The question is: which one? While some young adults already be- long to a synagogue, many do not. Whether for lack of interest, or lack of in- fo' illation about what is available, few young adults join a shul until it's time to get married. But there are reasons to join young. For...…

…have a very lively discussion that focus- es on the weekly [Torah] portion, 10-20 people, coffee and cake served, no charge, no knowledge of Hebrew required." Rabbi David Nelson says his congre- gation "is sensitive to everybody's needs, and that's something that singles have to know in advance — there's inclusion on all levels." "If someone tells me that they're going to come to my synagogue, I say, 'Come a few weeks in a row, make it a habit...…

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