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…frontlines New Year Musings H appy New Year! As a Jew, I feel fortunate to have the secular New Year, or as I like to refer to it as: "The Do Over." It's a second chance to live up to my Yom Kippur resolutions. This year, I skipped Times Square, opting instead to stay here and experience the exhilaration of stand- ing outside Siegel's Deli watching the giant matzo ball drop at midnight. 3-2-1 ... Let's eat! Speaking of eating, the holiday s...…
…COMING TO ADAT SHALOM THIS MONTH. Adat Shalom is very pleased to present ANA DR. DEBORAH LIPSTADT nEBORAH LIPSTADT made international head- lines with her courageous defense and re- sounding defeat of a 1998 libel suit brought by Holocaust denier David Irving. The suit followed the publication of Dr. Lipstadt's Denying the Holocaust: The Growing Assault on Truth and Memory. The book was the first full length study of those who at- tempt to...…
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…DETROIT JEWISH NEWS theJEWISHNEWS.com Arthur M. Horwitz Publisher / Executive Editor ahorwitz@renmedia.us Jackie Headapohl Managing Editor jheadapohl@renmedia.us Keri Guten Cohen Story Development Editor DETROIT JEWISH NEWS frontlines >> letters Making Many Mitzvah Memories I would like to thank Mikki Grossman, Hy Safran, Janet Berman and Sarah Crane for a truly wonderful job with Mitzvah Day 2011. It was an amazing success! This is ...…
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…metro >> on the cover New Year, New Life Metro Detroiters help welcome Ethiopian Jews to Israel. Robin Schwartz I JN Contributing Writer Program, a two-year effort sponsored by Jane and Larry Sherman of Franklin to develop and educate the next genera- tion of leaders for Federation's annual campaign. Each member paid about $1,000 and made a commitment to take on a future leadership role in raising funds for Federation; the rest of their cos...…
…etYour Daily Dose of fie FCC. Hillel Day School Earlyc 92re ipHood For parents of 2-4 year olds, fall WEDNESDAY, January 18, 2012 at 6:30 p.m. ENRICHING! Whether your child comes for a half or full day, they experience music, science, Hebrew, computers, library, and gym with our K-8 specialists within our state-of-the art, child-friendly classrooms, facility, and learning centers. 2012 RSVP: Amy Schtusset at 248-539-1484 or aschlussel....…
…L metro >> on the cover New Year, New Life "If you can't be at home, Regent Street is the next best thing." - Seena Rubin, resident erwan House Senior 4.41...0 Orchard Lake Rd West Blomfield, Mt 483 regentstreetw loomfield.com Call today to schedule a FREE lunch a to Ask about our dedicated Memory Care Unit 10 January 5 • 2012 from page a tion into Israeli society have presented major challenges. As a result, Israel is delaying the...…
…A new year. A new day. A new look. , tr °°.%ewisn Federation OF METROPOLITAN DETROIT Introducing Federation's New Logo. As we look forward to a new year—and to many years Our mission hasn't changed: For over 100 years we've to come—we're excited to introduce our new logo. The been taking care of the needs of the Jewish people updated menorah, flame and umbrella represent our and building a vibrant Jewish future in Metropolitan Jewish...…
…metro The Real Deal Jeffrey Tamaroff talks about the changes in cars, customers and the auto business. Allan Nahajewski Contributing Writer effrey Tamaroff has been in the car business his entire adult life. "I started cleaning cars and cleaning the shop when I was in high school',' he says. Today, he is the president of two dealerships — Tamaroff Honda Nissan on Telegraph in Southfield and Jeffrey Nissan Honda Acura Kia on Gratiot in Rose...…
…515151 51 5151515I 51 5-15- THE Technion Professor Explains Israeli Rockets Technion-Israel Institute of Technology's Professor Benny Natan will speak on "Maintaining Israel's Superior Defense through Rocket Technology" on Thursday, Jan. 12. Natan is on Technion's faculty of aerospace engineer- ing and heads its Missile Propulsion Laboratory. He will talk about the devel- opment. of rockets for Israel's military and Benny Natan aerospace pro...…
…metro >> around town Letters Of Love Adat Shalom's Scouts and students brightened Chanukah for military members. F or the third year, 300 Chanukah cards have been sent by the corn- munity to Jewish men and women serving in the U.S. Armed Forces overseas. Thanks to major efforts by students at Beth Achim Religious School at Adat Shalom Synagogue, clients of Wells Fargo Advisors in Farmington Hills, Boy Scout Troop 364 (chartered by the Adat...…
…ewish Beat Yeshiva University's Maccabeats singing group gets people moving. The Maccabeats are ready to perform. ongregation Shaarey Zedek in Southfield welcomed the New York-based Yeshiva University Maccabeats a cappella group for two concerts in mid- December. The Maccabeats formed their male singing group in 2007 and gained atten- tion last year when their video for their song "Candlelight" went viral on YouTube. They have since perfor...…
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…and no solicitation. Registration: Ieah@ ats.org or 248-737-1990. LUNCH & KNITTING 11 am-2:30 pm. Cancer Thrivers Network for Jewish Women will host Jo Gilbert of Knitting on the Fringe to work with novice and experienced knitters at the West Bloomfield JCC. Materials supplied or bring your own. Support group is for women cancer survivors or those who have ever had a cancer diagnosis. Bring a dairy lunch or purchase food onsite from Jerusal...…
…metro >> calendar Calendar from page 17 FRIDAY, JAN. 13 PRAY & PLAY 6 pm. Family-friendly Shabbat service fol- lowed by dinner and games night at Cong. Beth Ahm, West Bloomfield. $36 family/$15 age 13 and older/$8 ages 6-12. RSVP by Jan. 11: 248-851-6880. Details: Nina, nrosenblum@cbahm.org . ANNIVERSARY SHABBAT 8 pm. Service ushers in "The Way We Were," theme of weekend celebration for 60th anni- versary of Temple Emanu-El at its buildi...…
…world JEWISH WOMEN'S Winning Plan FOUNDATION Technion, Cornell to launch NYC grad school. Jordana Horn Jerusalem Post New York A partnership between Cornell University and the Technion- Israel Institute of Technology in Haifa won a first-time competition to launch an applied sciences graduate school on Roosevelt Island off Manhattan, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced in late December. Bloomberg joined Cornell President Da...…
…>> ... Next Generation ... Oil's Well That Ends Well YAD's first annual Chanukah Iron Chef latke cook-off a resounding success. Ted and Beth Rodgers of Oak Park, Josh Levine of Huntington Woods, Jenny and Brian Schwartz of West Bloomfield Jason Bronstein of Southfield and Team Purple working hard Jason Shain of Oak Park is hard at work. Team Purple is being judged by one of the judges, Rabbi Joseph Krupnick. Y oung adults from Metro De...…
…Sophia and Becca Garfinkel Two Twins, Two Paths Steve Stein Contributing Writer T he Garfinkel twins of West Bloomfield have gone their sepa- rate ways since graduating from high school. But in many ways, they're as close as ever. Becca Garfinkel is a freshman at the University of Michigan. She's a walk- on catcher on the U-M softball team, a national powerhouse that has won four consecutive Big Ten Conference cham- pionships and made 17 ...…
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…oints of view >> Send letters to: Ietters@thejewishnews.com Contributing Editor Editorial Reforming Reform Largest movement eyes more involved teens. T Ties That Bind The URJ Rabbinic-Lay Task Force on Revitalizing NFTY/North American Federation of Temple Youth held 1,000 grass-roots conversations with teens, educators, youth workers, cantors, administrators and lay leaders about what excites teens Jewishly. One theme reverberated: Buil...…
…oints of view Reforming Reform from page 23 How will we know when the high-profile campaign has succeeded? Reads the resolution: "When, rather than being the exception, it becomes the norm that Reform Jewish teens experience social, emotional, spir- itual, moral and intellectual growth within the context of a vibrant, caring and inclusive Jewish community" An earlier resolution passage gives a timeline: "By 2020, we aim to engage a majority ...…
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…obituaries Musician To Generations Bill Carroll Contributing Writer F or many American music fans, "the day the music died" was Feb. 3, 1959, when rock and roll stars Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and J.P. "Big Bopper" Richardson were killed in an Iowa plane crash. But ask many people in the Metro Detroit Jewish community, and they prob- ably would say "the day the music died" was Dec. 25, 2011, when popular orchestra leader Sam Barnett pas...…
…obituaries Obituaries from page 41 MOLLY DIAMOND, 96, of Meer Apartments in West Bloomfield, died Dec. 26, 2011. She is survived by sons, Norman (Patricia) of Oregon, Larry of California; grandchild, Alex of Korea; many nieces and nephews and their families. Mrs. Diamond was the devoted daugh- ter of the late Sadie and the late David Moehlman. She was married for 51 years to the late Elbert Diamond; she was the loving sister of the late Bess...…
…the West Bloomfield Library. Interment was held at the B'nai Israel Cemetery in Novi. Arrangements by Dorfman Chapel. JACOB "JACK" LAMPCOV, 80, of West Bloomfield, died Dec. 31, 2011. An Army veteran of the Korean conflict, Mr. Lampcov was an electrical engineer. He was a member for more than 20 years of Congregation B'nai Moshe and was a member of the men's club. Mr. Lampcov is survived by his wife, Anita Lampcov; son and daughter- in-law, M...…
…1 / Thel 1111 Yesniva During the coming week, the students of Yeshiva Beth Yehudah will study in memory of the following departed friends. In addition, Kaddish will be said during the daily minyan. Obituaries from page 43 13 Teves January 8, 2012 16 Teves January 11, 2012 David Ben Rafael Moshe Rose E Chayet Phylis Hertzberg Simon Axelrod Casper Brown Arthur Mandell Reuben Miller Samuel Schugar Molly Jacobs Rose Kadans Shirley Kaplan R...…
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…obituaries Obituaries from page 45 NATE WEISS, 97, of West Bloomfield, died Dec. 30, 2011. He is survived by his beloved wife, Paula Weiss of West Weiss Bloomfield; son c. 1946 and daughter- in-law, Bob and Mary Jo Weiss of Bloomfield Twp.; daughter and son-in-law, Gail and Jim Richardson of Huntington Woods; grandchildren, Melissa Richardson, James Richardson, Dave Weiss, Brandon (Julie) Weiss; great-grandson, Nick; many lov- ing nieces, n...…
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