…metro >> that' life Vera Johnson, right, wearing her late mother's Jewish star pin, with friend Amy Awerbuch A- ' New' Jew At 70 Christian woman discovers her Jewish heritage late in life. Sue Pearl Special to the Jewish News A fter living her life as a Christian in the Serbian Orthodox faith for the past 70 years, Vera Dukanac Johnson just recently found out that her mother was Jewish. Upon receiving this surprising news from her go...…
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…metro >> around town BBYO Magic Convention adds Shabbat and middle-schoolers to the mix this year. IPPk BYO-Michigan Region held its annual Regional Convention (RC) Dec. 26-30. With more than 500 attendees, this year's participants included middle school- =wow aged teens in grades 6-8 as well as high school-aged teens from Metro Detroit. One of the newest, most exciting parts of RC was that it fell over Shabbat. To cel- ebrate, BBYO held Sh...…
…Families Together arents and children of all ages spent time together at the synagogue and in the community with hands-on projects designed to give congregants the opportunity to make a difference in the lives of others. The Jan. 13 volunteer program was co-spon- sored by the Adat Shalom Education & Youth Department and the synagogue's Sisterhood, Men's Club and Social Action Committee. Following lunch, Rabbis Aaron Bergman and Rachel Shere l...…
…business & professional College Financial Aid Meetings Slated JVS will host two parent information meetings about the Jewish Educational Loan Service (JELS) and additional financial aid options for Jewish college students. The meetings will be held 7 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 12, at the Hermelin ORT Resource Center at the Jewish Community Center in West Bloomfield and 7 p.m. Wednesday, March 13, at JVS, 29699 Southfield Road in Southfield. JELS Coor...…
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…metro >> calendar HOW TO SEND IN LISTINGS: Send listings by noon Tuesday, nine days prior to publication. Email listings and questions to calendar®thejewishnews.com . For telephone inquiries, call David Sachs at (248) 351-5140. n Much To Do! Glazer lectures focus on repair of the world. D anny Siegel will be the scholar- in-residence Feb. 8-9 at the 71st annual Rabbi B. Benedict and Ada S. Glazer Memorial Lectures on Judaism for the Cat...…
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…points of view >> Send letters to: letters@thejewishnews.com Publisher's Notebook Editorial Turning Point For Civil Rights Senate's Rand Paul: A Poor Committee Pick A Five months in 1963 shaped the future of our state and nation. W hile the annual commemoration of Dr. Martin Luther King Jes birthday and civil rights legacy concluded this week, additional celebrations are planned later this year to recognize the 50th anniver- sary of h...…
…Commentary Turning Point from page 26 Detroit, Negroes will be able to buy Jewish Community Council and a house or rent a house anywhere singled out Rabbi M. Robert Syme, and that their money will carry Harold Dubin, Leonard Gordon, them, and they will be able to get Sol Littman, Joseph Shore, Mrs. Shomarya Kleinman, Mrs. Mollie a job:' While individuals from Tendler and Nancy Ratner the Detroit Jewish com- for their local leadership. munity...…
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…spirituality Young Beth Ahm members learn about Tu b'Shevat, superhero style. Shelli Liebman Dorfman I Contributing Writer new youth program may have serious goals like caring for the Earth and celebrating nature, but its name — Zum Gali Gali Earth Rangers — means fun. The group of elementary and middle school kids meet weekly after school at Congregation Beth Ahm in West Bloomfield to learn about the holiday of Tu b'Shevat, which marks the...…
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…>> Torah portion Why Wait For A Miracle? "I love it here. I tell my children there isn't any place I'd rather be." Parshat Beshalach (Shabbat Shirah): Exodus 13:17-17:16; Judges 4:4-5:31. I t was a watershed moment. Moses and the Israelites were standing on the banks of the Sea of Reeds when they saw the Egyptians bearing down on them. The Israelites feared they would be annihilated. They cried out to God and then said to Moses, "Were the...…
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…arts & entertainment I •nrvifs Throug Grief Judith Burdick's new documentary helps people in the process of surviving the loss of loved ones. I Suzanne Chessler Contributing Writer A mother surviving the loss of her teenage son and a daughter surviving the teenage loss of her mother appear on film to reveal how they moved beyond deep grief. Elizabeth Guz and Ricki Friedman are among seven people spotlighted by Judith Burdick, a Bingham...…
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…life c des Nov. 13 Lauren (Nest) and Seth Taboh of Commerce joyfully announce the birth of their daughter, Lily Madison. Proud grandparents are Taboh Suzanne Nest, Jeffrey Nest, Donna and Harry Cole, and Ken Taboh. Lily is the great-granddaughter of the late Lili, for whom she is named, and the late Izrael Besser. Leah Berman, daughter of Judy and Sy Berman and sister of Aaron, was called to the Torah as a bat mitzvah on Saturday, Jan. 19, a...…
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…YeithiVa. During the coming week, the students of Yeshiva Beth Yehudah will study in memory of the following departed friends. In addition, Kaddish will be said during the daily minyan. n-rmy n>1 navy> 16 Shvat January 27, 2013 Moshe Goldfarb Morris Kallush Esther Lisabeth Milton Mermell Bella Schulman Nathan Stahl Fannie Zalenko Weinerman Sam Zingeser 17 Shvat January 28, 2013 Craig Evan Blecher Rose Burstein Solomon Cohen Sylvia Colema...…
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