…750 DETROIT NEWTS 25 TISHREI 5755/SEPTEMBER 30, 1994 APN Turns A New Chapter In Detroit They feel peace is in Israel's best interest. ELIZABETH APPLEBAUM ASSOCIATE EDITOR Tzaly Reshef en Knoppow sees a battle for American Jewish public opinion, and he wants to be part of it. The issue is Middle East peace. Mr. Knoppow, a Southfield attorney, is concerned that not enough American Jews who support the peace process are speaking out. Some...…
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…September 30, 1994 Detroit OPINION Guess Who's Coming Steven Gross' black and white photography. page 40 Some fabled visitors see B'nai Moshe sukkahs. 5 TELL ME WHY Open Invitation A one-armed pianist and an "enlightened" bigot. Seniors connect at Beth Shalom event. Business Future of democracy requires our attention. 38 NATIONAL `From Fishes To Knishes." page 12 U.S. Holocaust Museum not content with past. 57 Black And White ...…
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…Community Views Opinion The Future Of Democracy Requires Our Attention Where's Palestinian Democracy? RICHARD LOBENTHAL SPEC AL TO THE JEW SH NEWS MITCHELL G. BARD SPECIAL TO THE JEWISH NEWS Maybe rm wrong. mosexuality, aid to parochial ed- In truth, however, ucation (no longer limited to I don't think so. parochial schools, given home- Those who know schooling, charter schools and me well got to jok- other developments), "moral val- ing...…
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…APN page 1 Washington, New York and Los — are now perceived quite ordi- Angeles. Its boards comprise rab- nary." bis, entertainers, writers and Mr. Knoppow hopes this new Jewish community leaders in- status will enhance APN's abili- cluding Peter Yarrow (of Peter, ty to influence the battle for Paul & Mary), actor Richard American Jewish public opinion. Dreyfuss, authors Letty Cottin "People in support of the peace Pogrebin and Erica Jong and...…
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…DETROIT THE JEWISH NEWS Vol. CVI No. 4 Associate Publisher Arthur M. Horwitz Editor Phil Jacobs Associate Editors Elizabeth Applebaum Alan Nasky Staff Writers Jennifer Finer Ruth Littmann Jill Davidson Sklar Steve Stein Contributing Editor Elie Wiesel Washington Correspondent James D. Besser Foreign Correspondent Douglas Davis Israel Correspondents Ina Friedman Larry Dertner Photographer Glenn Triest Local Columnists Danny Raskin Carla Jean...…
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…PHOTOGRAPH BY JEFF A. KOWALSKY According to tradition, one should "invite" the biblical patriarchs into his sukkah. Dressed as biblical heroes and figures from Jewish history are Devra Wanetik, Irving Dengrove, Seymour Unger, Melvin Friedman, Sharlene Unger, Susan Friedman, Ann Grey. NEWS EWISH IT J TRO DE THE 14 he ushpizin made their presence felt Sun- day evening at three Sukkot events in metropolitan Detroit sponsored by Con- greg...…
…I Older residents make connection to Congregation Beth Shalom through special programs. JILL DAVIDSON SKLAR STAFF WRITER The seniors enjoyed visiting the sukkah. Invitation first saw a sukkah when she was 12years old, about 70 years ago. Back then, she and her family would walk to her grandfather's house on Division Street in Detroit and share a meal under the stars. Molly remembered when her cousin in Montreal would build a sukkah every ...…
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…The Reform and Conservative Congregations of the Metropolitan Detroit area are proud to announce the 1994-95 series of monthly Shabbat Services for Jewish Singles. If you are a single REFORM Congregation Shir Tikvah Temple Beth El Temple Emanu El Temple Israel Temple Kol Ami Temple Shir Shalord - Jew in the Detroit community, please join us for Shabbat Services. Services begin on Friday evenings at 8:30 p.m. and are followed by an Oneg S...…
…▪ 111.11k . The Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit and the Jewish Community Council cordially invite you to attend WEST BANK page 4 THE FEDERATION FORUM featuring an open discussion with political leanings, use the term hashtachim to refer either to the West Bank alone or to the West Bank and Gaza together. Ms. Applebaum also writes that "in America and elsewhere outside Israel," those who advo- cate Israel's abandonment of the ter...…
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…SEPTEMBER 30, 1994 Jonathan Plaut Calendar Sunday, October .2 The Michigan Region of Amer- ican R.ed /Vlagen David for Is- rael Testimonial Dinner Dance honoring survivors of the Hole- cau.st and children of survivors. 6 p.m. at Congregation Adat Shalom. Call 353-0434 or 855- Judaism Seminar Set Sy Seth El 0555. Tuesday, October 4 A breast cancer awareness dis- cussion will be held at 1 p.m. at the Jewish Community Cen- ter's Jimmy Pre...…
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…<A) INFINITI° of FARMINGTON HILLS 1994 G20 1994 Q45 Young Family Shabbat Service • • • • The Young Family Shabbat Committee of Temple Emanu-El will resume services Oct. 15. An- drea Teeple will participate in the service along with members of the Young Family Shabbat Committee. The service will be- gin at 10:15 a.m. The monthly Young Family Shabbat services are designed for families with children ages 2- 7 and are open to the communi- ...…
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…CONSERVATIVE MOVEMENT • Congregation Beth Shalom Sermon Families in Crisis: Some Biblical Models 10:30 AM * Lunch Four Ferocious Females: Male Reactions to Their Deeds 12:30 PM (810) 547-7970 ** Four Part Series Teaching and Living Torah Hillel Day School Faculty (810) 851-3220 Midrasha (810) 354-1050 Na'amat - USA • Shabbat 10/1 Tallit: What Does It Mean To Be Wrapped In Holiness? 10:30 AM Monday 10/3 Wednesday 10/12, 19, 26 Tuesd...…
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…Congregation Shaarey Zedek cordially invites you to a Tribute Dinner Dance on behalf of State of IsYael Bonds Development Corporation for Israel honoring Penny B. Blumenstein Recipient of the Israel Peace Medal Thursday, October 20, 1994 At the Synagogue 27375 Bell Road Southfield Reception 5:30 p.m. Program 7:00 p.m. Dinner 8:00 p.m. Dinner Chairs DOREEN HERMELIN RSVP by October 13, 1994 IRVING LAKER Development Corporation F...…
…usiness Black (D Oak Park native Steven Gross' unusual wedding photography has Chicago buzzing. AARON HALABE SPECIAL TO THE JEWISH NEWS Steven Gross shot this self-portrait. he world is a colorful place, but Steven Gross' camera lens normally captures his surroundings in black and white. It's one reason why the Oak Park native is enjoying a reputation as one of Chicago's most creative free-lance photographers. Mr. Gross, 39, is known in ...…
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