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…obituaries MORRIS HARRY "MICKEY" ARNOWITZ, 90, of San Anselmo, Calif., formerly of Oak Park, died Jan. 8, 2012. He was born into a small Orthodox Jewish community in Detroit to parents who were adamant about human rights, a focus that would influence his later years. During World War II, he enlisted in the Navy and saw combat action in the Pacific. When he returned home, he continued to pursue the love of his life, Harriet Welton, who, after ...…
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…133rd season urns 11/12 Monday \ January 23 \ 7:30 pm Hill Auditorium • Ann Arbor Anyone who attended last season's concert by the Mariinsky Orchestra came away talking about one thing: the astonishing piano soloist Denis Matsuev, whose extraordinary performance of Rachmaninoff's third piano concerto had the audience buzzing in the lobby at intermission, immediately after the performance, and for weeks beyond the concert. UMS immediate...…
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…of our history our understandings of God, Torah and Israel have changed, developed and evolved, we encourage our members to explore and expand their Jewish identities both spiritu- ally and experientially," Klein said. "We proudly welcome all Jews into our congregational family, embracing non-traditional and interfaith fami- lies, inclusively encouraging all our families to fully participate in the life of the congregation. "And I am particula...…
…Debra Nelson of Oak Park plays dreidel with a young boy staying th week at Beth Shalom with his mother and others who are homeless: Christmas Beth Shalom ensuresIthere is "room at the inn" for the homeless. Barbara Lewis Special to the Jewish News , early to help tnose who needed to get to work. In addition to the volunteers, donations from many area businesses helped make the week a success, said Grodin. These included Westborn Market,...…
…metro D T Preset 'tied by Jewish volunteer make Christmas cheery for those served by nonprofits. RUTCER HAUER cHARLorrE RAMPLING CH EL YORK Jimmy Tuman, left, with Temple Israel members Diana and Bradley and sons Dylan, 12, and Brendan, 8. The West Bloomfield family delivered gifts for the Jimmy's Kids eturning to its more familiar format after an abbreviated and smaller program last year when Dec. 25 fell on Shabbat, Mitzvah Day 2...…
…metro >> around town Hands-On Shaarey Zedek's cooking classes will give you food for thought. D uring the fall, Congregation Shaarey Zedek presented a series of hands-on cooking classes at Sur La Table at the Somerset Collection. The classes featured kosher-style, vegetar- ian dishes as well as handmade pasta. Participants had a chance to learn new cooking techniques, prepare and taste their delicious creations, and make connections with o...…
…Who's Got Talent? BBYO regional convention proved that all chapters have talent. B BYO-Michigan's annual regional convention was held during the recent December winter break. Talent show, which is always a highlight, drew more than 1,300 people to Temple Israel in West Bloomfield. Four hundred of those made a charitable investment in BBYO and attended a dessert reception before the show. ❑ For a teen's-eye view of BBYO regional convention,...…
…metro Local Activists Host JACPAC Event Author, congresswoman speak on U.S.-Israel relations. ALL-YOU-CAN-SEE BUFFET. A luncheon attended by about 50 members and prospec- tive members of the Joint Action Committee for Political Affairs (JACPAC), a nationwide network of Jewish advocates, was held Dec. 15 at the home of Roz Blanck of Franklin, a lawyer who is active in Jewish commu- nity affairs. Lisa Lis and Pam Lippitt organized the even...…
…metro >> calendar TEMPLE EMANU-EL • OAK PARK, MI ' 60TH ANNIVERSARY Join us as we Celebrate our Past, Present and Future... Dedicated to Serving the Community for the Next 60 Years and more! Much To Do! FRIDAY, JAN. 13 SYNERGY SPEAKER 7:15 pm. Adat Shalom Synagogue, Farmington Hills, presents award-winning author/educator Dr. Deborah Lipstadt on SYNergy weekend. She will speak about her latest book, The Eichmann Trial: Its International ...…
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…home >> at home A Bloomfield Hills collector builds a home around his passion. Lynne Konstantin I Design Writer Brett Mountain I Photographer W In the front entrance to George Leach's Bloomfield Hills home, a floating glass banister welcomes the outdoors' greenery inside year-round while bringing visitors' attention to an Adolph Gottlieb painting called Rising Sun. The 17th-century black urn was purchased in Hong Kong, and Leach had the ...…
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…Left: Inside Musmeah Yeshua synagogue, Yangon, Burma. Eight Jewish families keep the legacy alive. Jews in Burma: Ben G. Frank Special to the Jewish News C all me old-fashioned, call me a romantic, but every time I think of Burma (now called Myanmar), I start humming Kipling's imperial British poem: "On the road to Mandalay, Where the flyin'-fishes play, An' the dawn comes up like thunder outer China 'crost the Bay!" The British are lo...…
…Joints of view >> Send letters to: letters@thejewishnews.com Contributing Editor Editorial Presbyterian Tightrope Divestment call isn't popular, but it's still a revealing indictment. very time I think the largest Presbyterian The Church has every coalition in America seems ready to mod- erate its overarching hard-line stance I A, iv right to challenge toward Israeli government policy, a troubling new development intervenes. As a result,...…
…points of view Presbyterian from page 29 Church (USA) website describes MRTI as "a way for the wider church to act as faithful stewards." Church investment is called "an instrument of mission" and the stewardship of God's resources is "entrusted to the church." Thus, MRTI is empowered to direct the G.A. through corporate screening (suggest- ing investments based on criteria root- ed in church values), corporate engage- ment (striving to affe...…
…Share The Light Chabad of Commerce marks its 10th anniversary. C habad Jewish Center of Commerce held its "Share the Light" dinner Dec, 11 to cel- ebrate its first decade as a Jewish center in the Commerce/Lakes area. The eve- ning's theme spoke to both the upcoming Chanukah season as well as the main focus of Chabad, which is to welcome and re-enfranchise Jewish people in all parts of the world. The evening in the banquet room of Steinway ...…
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…Not Always "Us" Against "Them" Parshat Shemot: Exodus 1:1-6:1; Isaiah 27:6-28:13; 29:22-29:23. I s there a cultural Jewish inclina- tion to view history in terms of "us vs. them"? Many of us encounter Jewish stories in their most simplified forms, in which the Jews are good and the non-Jews are all enemies. For example, the story of Chanukah is often presented as a conflict between the evil Greeks and the righteous Jews. The real- ity, thou...…
…REMEMBERING WHEN... From the archives of the Detroit Jewish News DETROIT IN THE LIMELIGHT (October 29, 1943) U.S. WELCOMES ARAB ISRAEL DIRECT TALKS - (October 9, 1959) BBYO teens show creativity and skills at competitive regional convention. Photos by Na ta lie Bloom/Ku lanu Our community is being scrutinized by columnists and news services for evidence of racial bigotry and anti-Semitism, as a result of the unhappy experiences we had...…
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