…Now Saving Michigan Homeowners On Their Property Taxes $2.00 MARCH 15 -21, 2012 / 21 -27 ADAR 5772 A JEWISH RENAISSANCE MEDIA PUBLICATION theJEWISHNEWS.com >> Social Agencies And Social Media Nonprofits need to get up to speed on social media to compete for IN SSHIS IUE SUE Detroit funds in online voting contests. See page 18. >> Energizing Detroit Summer in the City wins $30,000 grant to aid the city. See page 38. >> Holocaust Film ...…
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…frontlines 1- t )/T ory Brotherly Harmony Two Orthodox olim from Oak Park become a singing sensation in Israel. Shelli Liebman Dorfman Contributing Writer I sraeli singing stars — brothers Shimon and Moshe Bell — spent sev- eral days with their manager/market- ing agent a couple of weekends ago. In other words, Shimon, a combat medic, and Moshe, a yeshivah student, relaxed over Shabbat in Ramat Bet Shemesh with their mom/manager, Leeba ...…
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…Yaffa and Rabbi Kiugerman in the Meer Family Gymnasium at Akiva on West 12 Mile Road CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 Midway through its 48th school year, Akiva has 310 students, including 66 pre- schoolers and 55 high school students. Enrollment is up the last two school years in part because Modern Orthodox parents relocating to Metro Detroit have sought a compatible Zionist day school. "Yeshivat Akiva truly embodies the prin- ciple that you can be a...…
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…Controversy on Campus A growing number of pro-Israel events are disrupted by demonstrators. Robin Schwartz I Contributing Writer he images are dramatic. Dozens of demonstrators, many wearing hijabs (Muslim female head- scarves), sat silently with red duct-tape across their mouths at Wayne State University during a Nov. 1, 2011, visit from Gil Hoffman, chief political analyst for the Jerusalem Post. The group then got up and walked out of t...…
…proactive, not reactive' Cindy Hughey, executive director of MSU Hillel and the Hillel Campus Alliance of Michigan (HCAM, which includes Western Michigan, Grand Valley State, Central Michigan, Albion Kalamazoo and Alma colleges) agrees. Cindy Hughey "On the MSU and HCAM campuses, our strategy is to provide pro-Israel activities throughout the school year. We do this in concert with our Israel Fellow and student-led Israel groups. We. showcase ...…
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…metro >> around town PURIM 2012 Adat Shalom stages a "Shushan Idol" contest. D irect from Shushan, Adat Shalom Synagogue kids, teens and adults presented a rousing rendition of "Shushan Idol" on Sunday, March 4, to a cheering (and booing) crowd of young people and members of the congregation of all ages. Written and directed by Chaim Seacrest (Hazzan Daniel Gross), the lively musical competi- tion launched a day of grand Purim fun. Later, ...…
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…The Jewish Theological Seminary Spring 2012 Programs March 23 — 24 "A Sephardic SYNergy Shabbat" Adat Shalom Synagogue March 22 Passover Fair and Learning Hillel Day School 6:30 pm A special Passover Fair featuring kosher wines, holiday catering, `new haggadahs and much more to enhance the holiday experience Professor Benjamin Gampel World Renown JTS Scholar on Spanish Jewry For more information or reservations, call Adat Shalom Synagogu...…
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…Designation Detr@it Gray's Anatomy Sam Gray's startup company produces medical posters so doctors can better educate their patients. L Pamela A. Zinkosky I Special to the Jewish News ife-sized images of Red Wings players grace many den walls, thanks to Detroit-based Fat- head LLC. Now, Fathead images are debuting in doctors' offices and hospitals, thanks to BodyPartChart, the latest addition to Dan Gilbert's family of companies that incl...…
…Designation Detr@it Anatomy from page 3 New Applications BodyPartChart's appeal to young and old alike is embedded in its roots. Gray, a 50-year-old Bloom- field Hills resident, founded the company with Andrew Luckoff, the son of a childhood friend from Huntington Woods. The Gray and Luckoff families brainstormed new uses for the Fathead product and came up with BodyPartChart. Luck- off, a 21-year-old senior at Michigan State University, cu...…
…orwar e WHAT IS IT? StepForward is our name for Federation's 2012 Annual Campaign. It is a rally cry for all of Jewish Detroit: Together we will take a step forward towards harmony and unity in our community, towards greater security for our vulnerable members and towards a renewed sense of optimism, spirit and purpose. WHAT DO WE WANT TO ACCOMPLISH? Our goal is to increase the awareness, engagement and commitment of Jewish Detroiters...…
…Superheroes In Action USY convention focuses on friends, fun, Jewish exploration. WEIGHT LO SS Area teens at the Central Region USY convention at Beth Ahm \1 D IVID„AL The convention provided time to bond. 8 weeks of unlimited access o Franklin Ath,e ic Club Before, middle and after meas,irmerits yam cs: Incividuci r,-;--sonci training sessions 0 n Shabbat Beshallach, when we recall the heroic act of Nachshon, who lead our ances- tors ...…
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…www.hillel-detroitorg Based at Wayne State University Building community for Jewish college students M d schoo s nds stud nts to ista By Matt Lockwood complete rotations in specialties including trauma, hematology/ oncology, general surgery and family medicine. Fourth-year medical students are accustomed to moving from one clinical rotation to the next. But earlier this year, six Wayne State University senior medical students rotated ha...…
…ass ac Theatre professor hits the mark with students cind audiences alike By Rebecca Kavanagh One of Professor David Magidson's favorite class assignments is deceptively simple: Write a theatre review in one sentence. His Wayne State University students groan at the prospect of squeezing in every last who, what, when, where and why before the period. But they manage to prevail, eventually, and the exercise helps them with the next challeng...…
…Work that matters At Wayne State, relevant research is everyone's business By Paula Neuman All members of the Wayne State University community, whether students or faculty, have a variety of opportunities to engage in research — creating new knowledge, new products and new practices in their fields of interest. Over the past year, for example, IIII David Rosenberg, M.D. discovered a way to distinguish children and adolescents with major d...…
…engineering, and his student researchers are exploring electric-drive technology in partnership with General Motors and the U.S. Department of Energy. Ku leads Wayne State's team — the only group from Michigan chosen to participate — in the EcoCAR 2 program. This initiative is engaging students and faculty in exploring ways to minimize petroleum use and reduce energy consumption and emissions. Master's degree graduates from Wayne's pioneering...…
…orin tie Nayer has a lifetime of devotion to Paimet CCOIE - = StatO • bf • A 'Oatiititiafiy ressarcil ;t: Op, ..•.4,41, .ttgyeiE‘t, from .tydeftli*es. Qf • iF rra"s 'a1)Ya rtpate INt it:T6St tht) 411), ittitic,tift, tblit at tYtiw _y613 4 it 41, By Cheryl Deep Corinne Perlis Nayer and Merrill Palmer Institute go way back. Way back, indeed — long before Merrill Palmer became Merrill Palmer Skillman, as it is today. At 89, Cor...…
…Family* faith an Work and worthip min0 \moMl for Alan Onst@in By Louise Moceri The rapid-fire cadence of Alan Reinstein's speech still recalls his Brooklyn boyhood. The walls of his office are filled with his published research and photos of his family. An overstuffed satchel on his desk speaks to the volume of his current interests. The cast around his wrist attests to a racquetball game in which he was the victor. But perhaps what's most ...…
…Lawman Michigan Supreme Court to the state's Attorney Grievance Commission. Sedler's career testifies to his love for the legal profession Her husband, meanwhile, has just published a new book, Constitutional Law in the United States (Kluwer Law International), a revision of an earlier work mainly meant to explain our legal system to an international audience. By Jack Lessenberry Robert Sedler was a young law professor asleep in Addas Aba...…
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…>> ... Next Generation ... Christopher Burcham of West Bloomfield, Jaimee Wine of Ann Arbor and Jesse Fenton of Birmingham enjoy them- selves at the after-party. D RORPER'ig Pro, c11001 for and Aliespolds Saturday Mornings, March 24 & April 21, 2012 10am - Noon Bloomfield Hills Campus — Hill House 41190 Woodward Avenue • East side of Woodward between Long Lake & Square Lake Roads Bring your children. Visit our classrooms. Meet our t...…
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…points of view >> Send letters to: letters@thejewishnews.com Guest Column Editorial Rate The Rabbi Jewish Communal Security: A Communitywide Concern F or a rabbi who is on vacation, in retirement, in semi-retirement, on sabbatical or merely on a busman's holiday, there is a certain amount of glee when one strolls unrecognized into syna- gogue sanctuaries of another city and can play "size up the synagogue." It is the rabbinical equivale...…
…THE JEWISH NEWS Together in Jerusalem we will shout at ilIMOla *WM DC,.....15.11,. Blessed are You, our God, Creator of time and space, who has supported us, protected us, and brought us to this moment. REMEMBERING WHEN. From the archives of the Detroit Jewish News HADASSAH'S CENTENNIAL CONVENTION OCTOBER 15-18, 2012, FEDERATIONS SEEK TO CREATE 'CIVIC PROTECTIVE AGENCY' Bring your friends and family. Register and read all the detail...…
…communit T Israel Bonds Honorees Lisa and Gary Shiffman were honored recently in Florida when the 2012 Israel Bonds campaign was kicked off. Pictured are Israel Tapoohi, president and CEO of Israel Bonds, Dr. Yuval Steinitz, Israel Minister of Finance, honorees Lisa and Gary Shiffman, and Richard L. Hirsch, chairman of the board of Israel Bonds. ❑ Disaster Relief Chair Named B'nai B'rith Great Lakes Region has appointed Lila Zorn of West B...…
