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…DETROIT JEWISH NEWS Contents General Excellence winner www.detroitjewishnews.com Friday, Jan. 31, 2003 Shevat 28, 5763 Vol. OCCEI, No. 25 This Week Food 16 Tough Talks 79 Culinary Tradition DEPARTMENTS Ariel Sharon may find national unity out of reach. That long, slow, tender taste of Shabbat. Alefbet'cha 11 Anniversaries 51 • • • • • • 4 • it $ 4t * tl $ it it 4 4 S f. 22 Eye Witnesses Touring opinion-shapers see Israel and...…

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…EDITOR'S NOTEBOOK A Deadly Exploitation "Martyrdom is a beautiful thing. Everyone longs for martyr- dom. What could be better than going to paradise?" An 11-year-old girl on Palestinian TV about her ultimate ambition "The Palestinian Authority message to their people — 'Kill and be Killed' — has never ceased," says Itamar Marcus, the Jerusalem-based director of Palestinian Media Watch. "It should be reiterated that the Palestinians have bee...…

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…This Week News Digest Bush Calls For More Faith-Based Funding 4460 Orchard f2ake Washington/JTA — President Bush called for an expansion of federal funding of faith-based initiatives. In his State of the Union address, Bush asked Congress to pass legisla- tion allowing religious organizations to receive federal funds to provide community services, such as drug rehabilitation and homeless shelters, and he proposed an increase in fund- ing f...…

…RINKE CADILLAC 86 Years And Still Delivering BREAK the chances of Israeli-Palestinian peace and more suspicious about Arabs generally, a new survey finds. The American Jewish Committee survey said 49 percent of American Jews are less optimistic about the chances of a lasting peace between Israel and the Palestinians, up from 42 percent a year ago. Distrust of Palestinian Authority leader Yasser Arafat and the Palestinians in general has incr...…

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…Israel Votes Tough Talks Even a sharp politician like Sharon may find national unity out of reach. LESLIE SUSSER Jewish Telegraphic Agency A Jerusalem after an anticipated American attack on Iraq. There are personal considerations, too: There is bad blood between Sharon and National Union leader Avigdor Lieberman, who would become a major player in a right-wing coalition. Sharon was incensed when Lieberman torpedoed his attempt to set up...…

…The Good, Bad And Ugly The local reaction to the Israeli election is mixed. HARRY KI RS BAUM Staff Writer D epending on their side of the fence, Detroit Jews voiced varied opinions on an election that swept Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon back into office, nearly doubling his Likud party seats from 19 to 37. The election, with the lowest voter turnout in Israel's history at 68.5 percent, decimated the Labbr party with its lowest showin...…

…Israel Votes Apathy Reigns Israeli voters go through motions, expect another election in two years. MATTHEW E. GUTMAN Jewish Telegraphic Agency Tel Aviv G o vote," the ex-general commanded, looking straight into the cameras. Voter -apathy apparently was uppermost on Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's mind when he lumbered into a Jerusalem polling booth Jan. 28 at 8 a.m. sharp. Brushing aside a barrage of questions from reporters, a bl...…

…Challenges On Campus Expert gives ADEs stance on U-M admissions lawsuit along with update on nationwide anti-Israel unrest. At Tel Aviv's Dizengoff polling station, Na'ama Yuria, 21, a graphic designer for a newspaper, had just voted for Meretz. She was unhappy that voters appeared poised to re-elect Sharon as prime minister. "I'm sick of the swaggering generals. There are 300,000 unemployed, the economy is the worst it's been since the earl...…

…Power To The Parents Psychologist urges parents to be tougher with teens. DIANA LIEBERMAN Staff Writer T oday's parents have only themselves to blame if their teens are sullen, domineer- ing and disobedient, says psychologist and syndicated columnist John Rosemond. In a Jan. 16 talk co-sponsored by the Hillel Day School of Metropolitan Detroit PTO and the Detroit Country Day Middle School Parents Association, Rosemond gave his recipe for ...…

…Super Savings0 JAMES DESIGNS NEALE STONE PINE JEWELRY FRENCH from page 17 firms findings from other reports in recent years. Nevertheless, it finally lays to rest what Saada described as "the 700,000 myth," a figure widely quoted in French refer- ence books as the country's Jewish popu- lation. "It's not the number of Jews that mat- ter," Sdada said. "This study shows we have a strong and diversified community but, most importantly, one th...…

…This Week Eye Witness hl!.i)". `v .J01 Touring Detroit Free Press and News opinion-shapers see firsthand the miracle of Israel and the roadblocks to peace. DON COHEN Special to the Jewish News F or six days in mid-January, David Gad-Harf, executive director of the Jewish Community Council of Metropolitan Detroit, played host in Israel to Detroit Free Press Publisher Heath Meriwether and Editorial Page Editor Ron Dzwonkowski. Joined by...…

…"You could also see that Israel has a water problem. You could see perfect- ly square reservoirs all over trying to catch every drop of water." And the view from air and land impressed him with the beauty of the country and its worth as a tourist destination. "Scenically speaking, Israel is much prettier than I expected," Dzwonkowski said. "The landscape and scenery in the countryside is spectacular. The Old City in Jerusalem was just one of t...…

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…Remember When • • Mideast Standoff At UNNIVI From the pages of thelewish News from this week 10, 20, 30, 40, 50 and 60 years ago. ZOA's Klein and pro-Palestinian advocate, debate the issues. Ghana Timoner, 41, becomes the first Jewish woman appointed to a long-term post as a chaplain in the U. S. Army. introduction by his sponsors mention- ing the "Palestinian-Israeli conflict." Special to the Jewish News When Abunimah spoke, he worked to...…

…INSIGHT from page 30 fired "more than one million bullets' before any Israelis were killed in the current crisis dating to September 2000. Abunimah ended by defending charges of genocide against Israel and advocating a solution that "must take power from the strong and give it to the weak," calling it "a simple thing called justice." "Israel can't have it both ways" he said. Either "Israel can withdraw and set up two states for two peoples" o...…

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…Opinion Editorials are posted and archived on JN Online: www.detroitjewishnews.com Dry Bones Worries At The Margin jr ews, generally comfortable and prosperous in America, ought to take seriously the findings — positive and negative — of a recent sur- vey that examined anti-Semitic attitudes in this country. Among the viewpoints found by the Institute for Jewish & Community Research, the most disturbing is a rise in anti-Semitic beliefs ...…

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…Old Europe's Appeasing Ways Philadelphia eading French politicians made some remarkably defeatist pro- nouncements last week. Rejecting any U.S. military action against Iraq, President Jacques Chirac said, "War is always the admis- sion of defeat, and is always the worst of solutions. And hence everything must be done to avoid it." Foreign Minister Dominique de Villepin put it more emphatically: "Nothing justifies envisag- ing military action...…

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…INSIDE: Community Calendar 43 Mazel Toy! 45 Mentoring Magic Beth El Sisterhood supports IFS' mentoring program with fund-raiser. Clockwise from left: ietk elitta Gary Plasko of Southfield visited a cider mill last year with Shony Reuven, 12, of West Bloomfield. Sharon Million of White Lake has mentored Jordan Levinson, 7, of Farmington Hills for three years. Leslye Golding and her hus- band, Rick, of Birmingham threw Elizabeth Stock...…

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…z- f r; -: of Metropolitan Detroit CHAIM Hosts Panel Discussion CHAIM, Children of Holocaust Survivors Association in Michigan, will present "Helping Our Aging Holocaust Survivors: A Panel Discussion," 1:30 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 3, at the Jewish Community Center in West Bloomfield. Panelists will include Risa Berris, Deborah Edwards and Marianne Wildstrom from Southfield-based Jewish Family Service, who will dis- cuss benefits available to sur...…

…Congregation Beth Ahm Ana Children's Hospital OfMichigan Invites you to attend An evening with The Detroit Opera presenting THE AMERICAN SONGBOOK Honoring Dr. Michael & Norma Dorman & Family The Dornuzns are well known in our community for their philanthropic endeavors HONOR THE DORIFIA_NS BY PLACING AN AD IN OUR EVENING'S JOURNAL Saturday, March 10, 2005 - 8:00 p.m. Congregation Beth Ahm • 5075 West Maple Road Cocktails, Dinner; Prese...…

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…insicfe L7A4a1 Counis Pitt Center Hosts Parenting Series The Sarah and Irving Pitt Child Development Center will offer a parent- ing breakfast-lecture series beginning Feb. 16. All lectures will take place on Sundays from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. at the Jewish Community Center in West Bloomfield. Dr. Mitch Parker, director of special needs at Hillel Day School of Metropolitan Detroit, will speak Feb. 16. His topic will be "How to Raise a Happy Chi...…

…-..wwwwwwwww Upcoming Events in Metro Detroit CONGREGATIONS The Shul — Sunday, Feb. 2, 10 a.m. Torah completion ceremony for Torah donated by Mr. and Mrs. Martin Abel. Special hands-on Torah work- shop for children. Lunch at 11:30 a.m. RSVP: (248)788-4000. Jewish Cultural Society — Jewish Community Center of Washtenaw County, 2935 Birch Hollow Drive, Ann Arbor. (734) 975-9872. • First Friday Observance — Friday, Feb. 7, 7:30 p.m. Family Shab...…

…Community /1 1 Call now to subscribe and save! Calendar (248) 351-5174 With Parents: What They and You Should Know," Choosing a Partner," "Spiritual Sexuality," Approaches to Prayer," Introduction to Mishnah." • Shabbat Dinner and Services — Friday, Feb. 7, 6 p.m. RSVP. • Cancer Relay for Life — Saturday, Feb. 8. • Conference on Israel — Friday, Feb. 7, 3 p.m. check-in through Sunday, Feb. 9, noon. Speakers include David Roet, deputy cons...…

…Joe- e•orzu- ENTERTAINMENT pi4 Jen, New Arrivals Jan. 18 Lonna and Mark Levine joyfully wel- come the birth of their daughter, Cara Josette. Her big sister is Simone Renee. The proud grandparents are Marjorie and Arthur Levine and Ila Atwood. The ecstatic great-grandpar- ents are Ginger and Dr. Morris Mintz. Jan. 14 Dr. Daniel Gordon and Corrine (Mosher) Gordon welcome with much love and excitement the birth of their daughter, Bryce Lynn...…

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…A very special afternoon The Young Adult Division of Women's American ORT Rachel Ellen Ross, daughter of Susan Ross and Howard Ross, will celebrate her bat mitzvah Friday, Jan. 31, at Temple Israel. Her excited grandparents are Evelyn Pianin and Leonard Pianin, Sylvia and Irving Ross. Rachel is in the choir at Walled Lake Middle School and also sings in Temple Israel's junior choir. She enjoys computers, working with animals and playing vid...…

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