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…EDITOR'S NOTEBOOK Ungodly Pledge? A sculpture of Moses holding the Ten or God's sake, does the phrase Commandments adorns the U. S. Supreme "one nation, under God" really Court Building. Notably, the Court has make the Pledge of Allegiance ruled they cannot be posted in public 1 ?ledge Allegiance untenable? schools. To the Flag At issue is if the phrase violates one of Do you know what the Supreme Court Of the United States of America And to...…

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…Going The Extra Mile DOER PROFILE ELLEN B ET = City: West Bloomfield Kudos: Livonia's Teacher of the Year Why did you decide to be a teacher? "It's amazing how things work out. I wasn't looking at options like young women do today — or maybe there weren't so many options. There wasn't much counseling in the schools. Basically, you could be a secretary or a teacher or a nurse. "In high school, I was very interested in current events and di...…

…Getting A Hip Outlook On Life am not a patient person. On the road. At restaurants. At pointless business meetings, which I find almost all of them to be. Let's get going. GEORGE Let's get out of here. CANTOR Let's get it in gear. Reality Check It is not one of my more attractive quali- ; ties. But in the last month or so, I have been given the chance to work on this personality defect. I had hip replacement surgery on Dec. 10, which came as ...…

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…Sunday, Jan. 11 Peer Pressure D Psychologist Dr. Thomas Hulbert speaks on peer pressure and bullying to the Temple Emanu-El PTO at 9 p.m. Refreshments. (248) 967-4020. . Not Madonna's Kabbalah Rabbi Silberberg teaches intermediate kabbalah at 10 a.m., beginner kabbalah at 11:15 a.m. Sundays. Sara Tugman Bais Chabad Torah Center (248) 855-6170. Ann Arbor Preschool Mitzvot 4 Parents and children join in songs, stories and art projects 1...…

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…INSIDE: News Digest 19 Remember When . . . . 22 The Visible Jew SAJE speaker to examine how the Jewish people decided to go public. DIANA LIEBERMAN StaffWriter L auren Bacall, born Betty Perske; Paulette Goddard, born Marian Levy; Piper Laurie, born Rosetta Jacobs — these are only a few actresses of 40-50 , years ago who disguised their Jewish roots to make it big in mainstream America. "Visibility equaled vulnerability," said Rabbi R...…

…RINKE CADILLAC 86 Years And Still Delivering BREAK Cohn-Haddow Hosts Screening The Cohn-Haddow Center for Judaic Studies at Wayne State University will screen a documentary The Eternal Road, with commentary by Dr. Guy Stern, WSU professor of German. The free program will take place at 3 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 18, at Baldwin Public Library, 300 W. Merrill, Birmingham. Light refreshments will follow. While filming his father's return to his hometo...…

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…News Digest Israeli Design For Memorial New York/JTA — The son of a former Israeli ambassador to the United States created the winning design for the World Trade Center memorial. The Lower Manhattan Development Corp. chose Michael Arad's "Reflecting Absence" to be built on the World Trade Center site as a memorial to the victims of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attack. The memorial has two pools below street level, with pine trees and a pave...…

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…e vs Watt "I wouldn't trade these rates for anythi ng." Fifth Third Equity Flexline- % • APR 3-Month Intro Rate 00 0/0 APR • Adjusts to Prime Remember When • • From the pages of the Jewish News this week 10, 20, 30, 40, 50 and 60 years ago. ...,-,1,,,.„4,- , ,z.ckf ; z, ,-- , , -.,,, t;-%,,, ,,, 1- g• The Greater Detroit Section of the National Council of Jewish Women will host the 1996 national conven- tion of NCJW. Detroi...…

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…Hillel Day School announces a NEW 6th Grade Entry Program Parents of prospective 6th graders are invited to attend a PARLOR MEETING Wednesday, January 21 7pm at Hillel Day School 32200 Middlebelt Road, Farmington Hills For information and to RSVP, contact: Helene Brody, Director of Admissions at 248-539-1483 or hbrody@hillelday.org PROTECT YOUR INVESTMENT What have you done for your vehicle lately? Come in and meet our FRIENDLY. SERV...…

…NOpinion Editorials are posted and archived on JN Online: www.detroitjewishnews.com Dry Bones One State, No Way O ne of the most stupid suggestions in recent memory is making the rounds of the chattering classes, talking heads and would-be experts who fill up a lot of our time with buckets of pretentious blather. The idea, in case it slipped by you when you were attending to serious matters, is that the world might be better off with a si...…

…OTHER VIEWS Israel's Campus Image D wring the 2002-2003 school year on Michigan campuses, events and situations detrimental to Israel's cause led the Jewish Community Council to increase its consultation and programming assistance to Jewish stu- dent groups. A national pro-Palestinian conference at the University of Michigan, anti-Israel campus newspaper columnists and letter writers, anti-Israel speakers on tour and other activities reveal...…

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…JEWISH I WOMEN'S A N N A R B 0 R 33priphoncv Orchestra- FOUNDATION MUSIC IN THE KEY OF A OF METROPOLITAN DETROIT Enhancing the Lives of Jewish Women The Jewish Women's Foundation of Metropolitan Detroit and the University of Michigan Health System Integrative Medicine Program m 7 - 47 r+ . b hd 4—LA L rt ai invite you to a presentation on The Future of Ancient Medicine Friday, January 30, 2004 9:30 am - Noon at The Jewish Feder...…

…INSIDE: Happenings Calendar 30 Whirl Away Young ffnai ffrith network gets rolling. 0100#005K,' Nitke • Clockwise from top: Group members on the Whirlyball court Event planners Hillary Rubin and Adam Kresch Jason Chess, Debbie Leib, Michele Menuck, Craig Eidelman Jeremy Crane and Zak Mall Michele Menuck, Alan Tobin, Stacy Lipson, Hillary Rubin, Kevin Brand Zak Mali Daniel Katz, Adam Kresch, Mitch Pollack, Jeffrey Kresch group of B...…

…o Scene Happenings For college age through 30-some- thing. Send information to ahitsky@thejewishnews.com Jan. 11 Sunday, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Hillel of Metro Detroit volunteers at Yad Ezra, the kosher food bank, Berkley. RSVP: Lesley Weiss, (313) 577-3459 or hil- lelpd@wayne.edu Jan. 18 Sunday, 1-3 p.m. MSU Hillel Welcome Back Brunch. Cost: $5. Jan. 21 Wednesday, 6:45 p.m. MSU Hillel graduate and professional bar crawl. Meet at MSU Hillel, East...…

…TUT OFARTS -11,lcm3 ?m, ,,114 contemporary art from the DaimlerChrysler collection THE tice,1- Kew .ftwarktZ, 4.71,7*M3 Final Week! ENLIGHTEN YOUR JEWISH NESHAMA Seminars for Adult Jewish Enrichment Through January 18 January 20 - February 12 FREE with museum admission. TORAH TWICE Through an investigation of the Documentary Hypothesis, midrashim, and various stories in the five books of the Torah, we will get a better understandi...…

…Rite Of Passage Many young Israelis are flocking to India. AYELET BECHAR Special to the Jewish News Dharamkot, India hand-written sign reading "Shalom" might be the first thing a visitor notices in the tiny Himalayan village of Dharamkot, in northern India. The greeting, painted white and blue, is followed by the general appeal: "Please be respectful towards India and its people." Then come the finer points: "Dress modestly, not vulgar. No...…

…Israel Indian S t yle Numerous businesses cater to Israelis. In the village of Rishikesh, a Hindu spiritual center, restaurants with names such as Jerusalem, Haifa or Kna'an offer humus, falafel and shakshuka (eggs with onions and tomatoes), along with "Israeli" dishes such as chicken tika rolled in pita bread. Yoga and meditation classes are often held in Hebrew In Varansi, silk shops compete with Hebrew signs and names, such as Asi from Var...…

…Nights fell peacefully but ended prematurely at the Kaplan family home in West Bloomfield, when Steve and Lisa Kaplan's teenage daughter's late-night returns would consistently wake them in the neighboring bedroom. This coupled with a dining room table that would no longer support both dinners for four and Lisa's home office equipment led the Kaplans to Gittleman, with a cry for more space and privacy. After customizing four distinct plans for...…

…INS! DPW Documentary Explores Teen D ression Meet Actor Jeremy Pivei JEWISH MUSEUMS AROUND THE WORLD PRESERVE JEWISH HERITAGE THROUGH PRESERVATION OF CULTURAI, TREASURES. SUZANNE CHESSLER Special to the Jewish News The exterior of he Jewish Ainseam Berlin, designed by Daniel Libeskind, and, inset, an interior exhibition University of Michigan graduate opens the doors to some 150 Jewish arts centers with a new, large-format book, Jewis...…

…Arts &Life GLOBAL GUARDIANS from page 35 As Grossman communicated with museum administrators from foreign countries, she encountered no difficult language problems. While most spoke English, a number of others could talk to her in Hebrew. She did get translation help with Polish, Russian and Chinese contacts. "I knew there was a small Jewish museum in Hungary, but I had difficulty getting the address," Grossman recalls as one of her hurdles....…

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…On The Tube No Ordinary Illness Kimberly Lifton and Susan Knoppow pen script for Detroit Public Television documentary focusing on teen depression. D egression is treatable, and Detroit psychiatrist Dr. David Rosenberg wants to get that message out to the public so he can help save lives. "There have been such exciting developments with medicine and therapy," says Dr. Rosenberg, the Miriam L. Hamburger Endowed Chair of Child Psychiatry an...…

…In Israel, Sara and Miriam have lived the Negev desert all their lives. But without water, their children may not be so lucky. For Sara and Miriam, Israel is home. Their parents settled in the Negev over 30 years ago. Sara and Miriam know everything there is about this region. Except for one thing. How can they continue living here without water? A 12-year drought has ravaged Israel, especially the Negev. Unless water is provided soon, Sara...…

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…Sports/Jewish Stars ood • spirits • 11-32 Goalie Splits MIKE ROSENBAUM Special to the Jewish News Winter Hours: Tuesday-Friday: Lunch and Dinner Saturday: Dinner Sunday: Brunch & Dinner 17546 Woodward Ave. U (2 blocks north of McNichols) niversity of Michigan soph- omore goalie Noah Ruden got his chance to shine in the annual Great Lakes Invitational tournament in December, and he didn't disappoint. The Bloomfield Hills Andover grad p...…

…Synagogue List 51 Torah Portion 52 Family Fare Kids, parents usher in the secular New Year at upbeat temple party. ROBERT A. SKLAR ANGIE BAAN Editor Staff Photographer M att Jenkins, pushing a stroller with 6- month-old son 'Jeremy, gazed around the school wing hallway at Temple Israel looking for his son Christopher, 6. It was 8 p.m. The West Bloomfield synagogue's third Family New Year's Eve Party had just ended at the pretend st...…

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