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…DETROIT JEWISH NEWS Contents This Week A 2002 Michigan Press Association General Excellence winner wvvw.detroitjewishnews.com Spirituality Food 16 Advocacy On Campus 52 Personal Pledge 85 Simply Elegant U-M divestment conference sparks varied activism on state colleges. Bar mitzvah Harold Folkoff is motivated and motivating. Holiday entertaining is about polish, not fuss. Opinion 31 Value Of Learning • Compromise is sought for ...…

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…EDITOR'S NOTEBOOK Share Solace, Too larmingly, nearly one in five Israelis lives below the poverty line. More than 25 percent of all kids in the Jewish state live in poverty, a rise of almost 2 per- cent. This grassroots peril stands to be more destructive to Israel's struggle for normalcy than the latest Palestinian uprising, devastating as the intzficla is, says the Jerusalem-based Israeli liaison to Detroit Jewry. And I agree. "The socio-...…

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…LETTERS We prefer letters that relate to articles in the Jewish News. We reserve the right to edit or reject letters. Brevity is encouraged. Letter writers generally are limited to one letter per 4-6 week period, space permitting. Letters must contain the name, address and title of the writer, and a daytime telephone number. Original copies must be hand signed. Mail to the Jewish News at 30301 Northwestern Highway, Suite 200, Farmington Hills...…

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…For Openers Where's Santa Claus? itt--LgIP'746119cha V'ii'i Know © A couple of years ago, our family was relaxing over dessert of a yom toy (holiday) dinner and my now young adult children were reminiscing. Each person's contribution sparked someone else's recollection. I found the conversation . amazing on two levels. First, it was more than enlighten- ing to hear about events I was familiar with from my children's perspective, partic- ul...…

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…Jewry's Role in Human Advancement Israeli Women In Combat Units Jerusalem/JTA — Israel is reportedly planning to increase the number of female soldiers who will serve in combat units. The military is creating brochures that will be sent to young women about to be called up for service, suggesting that they volunteer for combat units, according to the Israeli daily Hdaretz. Most of the new recruits will be sent to positions along the "seam li...…

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…Staff Notebook Becky Rubin Borak of Farmington Hills, Milton Dzodin of Southfield and Ann Yashinsky of Oak Park with the Sefer Torah dedicated by their rela- tive, the late Leizer Dzodin. Four Generations Gather synagogue in Canada that was home for many years ago to most of the local Dzodin clan was the site of a four-genera- tion family reunion on the weekend of Nov. 15. Milton and Isabel Dzodin of Southfield organ- ized the family Shabba...…

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…This Week Advocacy On Campus U-M divestment conference sparks varying activism at Michigan colleges. part, "Everyone on this campus should feel secure. No one at MSU should fear harassment or retaliation. Such behavior is absolutely unacceptable to me and to our community" 11111 ajor attention was drawn to the Hughey added, 'After 9-11, President McPherson University of Michigan in Ann Arbor assigned both Arab and Jewish groups a liaison wi...…

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…Far left: Sitting asround the table are Wayne State University students Brent Parkin, Southfield; Miriam Gormezano, junior from West Bloomfield; Alex Van Ness, junior from Royal Oak; Shira Drissman, graduate student from Farmington Hills; and Robert Tachna, graduate student from Birmingham. Left: Michigan State University students Laurie Rz in, seniorfrom New jersey; Sherie Rappoport, junior from West Bloomfield; Shira Weinstein, Hillel progr...…

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…Initially, UJC planned to pay $52.5 million of the contribution from world Jewish communities. That included $6 million from one of UJC's overseas part- ners, the Jewish Agency for Israel. The remaining $17.5 million was to come from Keren Hayesod, which raises money from non-North American Jewish communities around the world. Now, however, UJC says it wants to pay $39 mil- lion. So far, it has paid "in the neighborhood of $9 `Wow, we're going...…

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…Still Packing Israelis wary after Kenya attacks, but they still have the travel bug. JESSICA STEINBERG Jewish Telegraphic Agency Jerusalem to travel." At the end of last week, after three Israelis were killed in a suicide bombing at a beachside hotel near Mombasa, Kenya, a Thai army general warned of Muslim extremists in Thailand. As the Thai army attempted to reassure, saying Thailand wouldn't become a second Bali — a reference to the rec...…

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…Washington Watch The Retaliation Card Israel steps carefully over Al Qaida's attacks in Kenya. JAMES D. BESSER Washington Correspondent A s evidence mounts tying Al Qaida to last week's terror attacks against Israeli targets in Kenya, so does official concern in Washington that Israeli retaliation could be an explosive com- plication in the U.S.-led war against terrorism. But that concern has not produced a new administration squeeze on I...…

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…WHAT't NEW IN Republicans rallied around the leader- ship's legislative agenda in what is shaping up as an especially con- tentious session. In an interview, Cantor said his priority would be to "ensure that the president has what he needs to deal with the situation in Iraq. And clearly the situation in the Middle East is very tied to what's hap- pening in Iraq." During his first term in Congress, Cantor emerged as a hawkish pro- Israel voice...…

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…Insight Remember When • From the pages of the Jewish News for this week 10, 20, 30, 40, 50 and 60 years ago. Suite Success ■ •421. Restaurateur Larry Levy's company has revolutionized the sports and entertainment food service industry. MATT LEE Special to the Jewish News R tracts. "If you have passion and skill, you're going to be good at what you're doing. You're going to be successful," says Levy, home sick from his Chicago office to...…

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…This Week Insight INSIGHT from page 27 D.B. Kaplan's deli in 1978 in Chi- cago's high-profile Water Tower Place. The restaurant soon hit tough times, so the Levy brothers did what comes most naturally to all men in distress: They called their mom in to help. It worked. Mrs. Levy taught the kitchen staff some cherished family recipes and business began to turn around. Shortly thereafter, the Levy brothers bought two other restaurants, both s...…

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…Give your child or grandchild the gift of a Jewish education and both your child and the Jewish People will be richer for it. At Hillel Day School, we instill kids with a love for Torah, pride in their Jewish heritage and a fierce loyalty to the land of Israel. All that combined with academic excellence, outstanding programming in athletics and the arts, and a value-based education, provides students with the tools they need to decide who ...…

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…;A., ,k*0 lidon Editorials are posted and archived on JN Online: -- www.d.etroitjewishnews.com Dry Bones The Value Of Learning ommunication is the heartbeat of a syna- gogue. Without it, disenchantment lurks and threatens to disrupt a congregation at its core. The board of directors at Congregation Shaarey Zedek, one of Detroit Jewry's most enduring houses of worship, finds itself embroiled in con- troversy after making a financial decis...…

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…OTHER VIEWS Seeds: Misguided Myths Seeds: Truly Zionist here is something equivalence between terrorist he Jewish communi- the record straight. _ wrong with this scene: actions to kill Jews and ty in Detroit always Seeds of Peace is supported, American Jewish teens Christians and actions to stands for a strong endorsed and attended by in West Bloomfield destroy the infrastructure of ter- and safe Israel. many Israelis whom the arm themselve...…

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…Ending the Cozy Saudi Tie Philadelphia ush administration officials and leading U.S. senators responded very differently to the news that Princess Haifa al-Faisal, wife of Prince Bandar, the Saudi Arabian ambassador to the United States, had given many thou- sands of dollars to a person connected to two of the 9-11 suicide hijackers. Their difference highlights a problem that needs addressing through congres- sional legislation: undue Saudi i...…

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…OTHER VIEWS HALEVI from page 33 They need your help. Children should not be afraid. They should not be afraid to walk to school, ride the bus or go out and play. Children like David and Avi should be allowed to be children. But it is hard to be a child in Israel when lives are being shattered by terrorist acts. With your help, there is hope. Through your generosity, Jewish National Fund will continue to construct security roads along Israel'...…

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…INSIDE: Community Calendar 42 Mazel Toy! 44 okinfiA01,944:04 • Israel's hilly terrain challenges local riders on ALYN hospital's charity bike ride. CMY ALYN "Wheels of Love" cyclists. ast mon e Jerusalem to ride Love" International Charity Bike Our cycling goal was to trek across the southern half of Israel and reach Eilat fiN,e days and 450 kilometers later. More than 100 other cyclists joined us. Each was responsible for raising t...…

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…BRAKES from page 35 Howard Sherizen of Oak Park poses on the bike course. handicaps. At ALYN, the staff is actively involved with the children in the long process of healing both their physical and psychological damage. Although I had reservations about taking a bike trip in Israel, my fears were quickly put to rest after discover- ing that we would have a full comple- ment of escorts — extra police to divert vehicular traffic, an ambulance...…

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…How many bites will Uncle Sam take this year? Don't let December 31 roll around without taking steps to reduce your tax bite. BBYO Fall Conclave coordinators Eddie Rubin of Jolson AZA and Becca Berger of Savage BBG present their comments at the final friendship circle Oct. 27 at Camp Maas in Ortonville. The conclave featured programs on the Holocaust, dis- abilities, building a Jewish community and working against prejudice. You can turn yo...…

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…AT THE WEIZMANN INSTITUTE OF SUE WE'VE FORMULATED A WAY TO GROW INCOMES ANY FINANCIAL MJAC Trains Facilitators Michigan Jewish AIDS Coalition will hold an HIV 101 and STDs (Sexually Transmitted Diseases) volunteer facilitator training Wednesday, Dec. 11, 6- 9 p.m. at the MJAC office, Southfield and 13 Mile roads, in Southfield. Pizza and soda will be served from 6-6:30 p.m. This training will prepare facilitators to lead interactive educatio...…

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…The Perfect Addition To Your Home An AGAM Mezuza Daum Crystal Rose and Sidney Neuman and Dolores and Leonard Farber. Alaina is a student at Hillel Day School of Metropolitan Detroit in Farmington Hills. She enjoys dancing, snowboarding, reading, writing, art, spending time with family and friends and special times at Camp Tamakwa in Canada. As part of her mitzvah projects, Alaina volunteered at Beth Ahm's summer camp. She also participated in...…

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…Mazel Toy! Bar/Bat Mitzvah friends. He has spent much of his free time over the last few years apprentic- ing in the building trades. His class, under the leadership of Rabbi Avraham Cohen, participates in a bi- monthly mitzvah project of visiting numerous senior citizen facilities and nursing homes. Jennifer Emily Lada, daughter of Warren and Sandy Lada, became a bat mitzvah on Saturday, Nov. 30, at Congregation Shaarey Zedek West Bloomfie...…

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…Et t4mbae.4. , Rebecca Leigh Trivax, daughter of Diana and Judge Bryan Levy and sis- ter of Stefanie and David, will read from the Torah on the occasion of her bat mitzvah Saturday, Dec. 7, at Temple Israel. She is the grand- child of Ana and Harry Trivax and the late Betty Levy. Sharing in the simchah will be her very proud great-grandmother Isabel Salazar. She is also the great- grandchild of the late Manuel Salazar. Rebecca attends Hille...…

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…Sharone, - We are forever proud of you &your accomplishments. MAZEL TOV on your early graduation with honors from MSU GRAND-SILVERTON S haron and Michael Silverton of Farmington Hills are thrilled to announce the engagement of their daughter Amy Hope to Daniel Alan Grand, son of Joel and Cheryl Grand of Bloomfield Hills and Bobbie Beser of Phoenix, Ariz. Amy received her bachelor's degree in nursing from Michigan State University and her ...…

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…Mazel Toy! Weddings HOROWITZ-NADLER A my Caryn Nadler and Andrew David Horowitz were married recently at Tribeca Rooftop in New York City. Rabbi Rolando Matalon and Cantor Ari Priven of Congregation B'nai Jeshurun in New York officiated. Amy is the daughter of Donna and Robert Gould of New York City and -David and Francesca Nadler of Westport, Conn. Andrew is the son of Lorie Horowitz of West Bloomfield and Alan and Debbie Horowitz, also o...…

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