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…DETROIT JEWISH NEWS theJEWISHNEWS.com frontlines >> letters DETROIT JEWISH NEWS theJEWISHNEWS.com Letters from page 5 Arthur M. Horwitz in an economic ghetto. Detroit jumped Publisher / Executive Editor ahorwitz@renmedia.us into the cesspool of reverse racism driv- ing away too much of its talent and tax base, and our Chamber of Commerce governor stands on the shoulders of the drowning man withholding revenue shar- ing to cajole conc...…
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…metro >> on the cover Who Killed Burton Gordin. Four decades later, the civil rights leader's murder remains unsolved. ••• Does anyone remember? Arthur M. Horwitz Publisher/Executive Editor BURTON GORDIN from page 1 On this particular Friday afternoon, Burton Gordin chose to leave his Cadillac Square office at about 4:30 p.m., earlier than usual. While colleagues, among them Thomas Peloso Jr. and Andronike Tsagaris, would often join him f...…
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…in the sun, even when it's not shining... O n Sunday, April 7, 2013, the Detroit metropolitan community will come together for the presentation of the World Premiere of I Believe — A Shoah Requiem, a cantata composed by Hazzan Daniel Gross. I Believe is an interfaith musical and spiritual acknowledgement of the darkness of the past, and our belief in the light of our future. Participants of different faith traditions — 2013 DETROIT ...…
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…Walk For Israel On May 5 To Also Include A 5K Run The Metro Detroit community is "Celebrating Israel" on Sunday, May 5, with its annual Walk For Israel and also an inaugural 5K Run. The run starts at 8 a.m. and the walk at 1 p.m., and both will begin at Temple Shir Shalom, at Walnut Lake at Orchard Lake roads in West Bloomfield. There is a $36 entry fee for the 5K Run and prizes will be awarded to the top three fmishers. All participants of th...…
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…points of view >> Send letters to: letters®thejewishnews.com Editorial Obama's Optimism Must Be Tempered p resident Obama certainly laid the groundwork for renewed Israeli-Palestinian peace talks. During his March visit to the Middle East, he gave both sides cause for hope, urging a clean slate to re-engage in conversation and negotiation. He insisted that the Palestinians, rep- resented by Hamas in the Gaza Strip and Fatah in the West Ba...…
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…arts & entertainment From Bon Jovi To Broadway A founding member of the rock band is the man behind the music of Memphis. Curt Schleier Special to the Jewish News M "I went to Temple Emanu-El, [a liberal Reform congregation in Edison], and my rabbi, Rabbi [Alfred] Landsberg, was a huge influence on me. When I was 7 and went to kindergarten, there he was, a young rabbi who didn't wear a yarmulke and rode a motorcycle. He used to say, 'Ever...…
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…A scene from Follow Me: The Yoni Netanyahu Story Boomerang Kid Benjamin Braddock's spirit resounds throughout comic Hello. Michael Fox Special to the Jewish News T Ang Follow Me tracks Yoni Netanyahu's journey to Entebbe. Michael Fox Special to the Jewish News T he unexpectedly lovely documen- tary Follow Me: The Yoni Netanyahu Story reminds us what an unequivo- cal Israeli hero looks like. A portrait of the life and times of th...…
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…arts & entertainment >> the best of everything Living Up To Its Name Steven Lelli's on the Green follows in a great family tradition. A blend of the old and new with modernistic touches might be a more apropos description on its second anniversary. It took two years to prove something ... When it opened, many folks had said, "OK, they've got the name; now let's see if they've got the game This isn't just another use of a great name... It b...…
…Capc ?Vown BBYO Power Large Michigan delegation attends international convention in D.C. YEARBOOK At IC: Joe Freedman, 17, Walled Lake; Jason IP Markowi z, AZA Regiona godol (preside t), 18, Southfie d; Bri Dines, BBG Regional n'siah (president), 17, West Bloomfield. Noah Betman and Jacob Nitzkin Teen2Teen Staff Writers 0 ver President's Day weekend, 32 Michigan teens attended BBYO's annual International Convention. This year, IC...…
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