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…This Week Kerry Silver managed the now-closed New York Pizza World and the adjacent Bagels Plus. Kosher Losses AMY MINDELL Special to the Jewish News 0 ne local businessman is crying foul after…
… rabbis withdrew kosher certification of his store because of a long-running financial dispute. Kerry Silver managed both Bagels Plus and the adjacent New York Pizza World, on Lincoln east of Greenfield in…
… Oak Park, for more than three years. The Vaad Harabonim (Council of Orthodox Rabbis of Greater Detroit) supervised the compli- ance with kashrut (kosher) at both stores. The stores were required to pay…
… sales, and felt the Vaad was unwilling to accept a fair fee. After much wrangling, the parties were unable to come to an agreement. The Vaad removed its super- vision of New York Pizza World at the end of…
… June. Bagels Plus lost its supervision soon after. Both stores were forced to close due to a drop in revenue when observant Jewish patrons would no longer shop at the stores. "I'm not bitter," Silver…
… fees to both the Vaad and their mashgiach (supervising rabbi). The fees for the two stores totaled approximately $8,000 yearly. Silver said the price was too steep, consider- ing the businesses' modest…
… said. "I'm sad. But there's nothing you can do. You can't fight city hall. If you want to run a kosher business in this town — and you want people to frequent it — you have to be under the supervision of…
… the (Vaad)." tories and meat markets. According to Rabbi Krupnik, every business receives an individual price. Fees are set on a sliding scale, depending on the items made, the process and ingredients…
… involved and any travel time for the inspector. "One stockroom can have seven items, another can have 57 items. This can account for the differences [in fees]," he said. "A businessperson needs to have a…
… to be very different to supervise than a bakery that's also using spinach and tomatoes, which require additional supervision," Rabbi Krupnik said. In general, the supervisor is paid a salary for his…
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… the Jewish community lives." Farmer Jack supermarkets are building a new store on the site of the former Crowley's department store at 12 Mile and Farmington roads in Farmington Hills. A spokesman for…
… began bringing in kosher meats to selected Detroit-area stores, it chose to use a Brooklyn firm that carries both the Orthodox Union (OU) and KAJ hechshers (kosher certification labels). "We wanted the…
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… highest certifica- tion, something that was recognized by all groups," said Karen Bird, head of the meat department in eth- nic foods for Kroger in southeast Michigan. Selected Hiller's markets have been…
… carrying Aaron's for more than a year, according to James Hiller. He said it is fresh-cut — not deli — packaged at the butcher. "Someone who is observant can pick up all their items in our stores." Hiller…
… Farmington Hills. The store is scheduled to re- open after renovations on Aug. 23. The kosher market will include Aaron's deli-sliced and fresh, pack- aged meats, Empire fresh and frozen poultry, and other…
… kosher products. Kroger released a statement say- ing that it has "worked closely with Rabbi Joseph Krupnik of the Council of Orthodox Rabbis to expand its kosher product lines in its stores in areas where…
… Farmer Jack's meat department said last month he had "heard nothing" about adding a kosher butcher market at that site. Farmer Jack has kosher butcher sections, supervised by the Vaad, in three stores…
…: Coolidge and 10 Mile in Oak Park, Southfield Road at Webster in Southfield, and Maple and Orchard Lake roads in West Bloomfield. 0 Once upon a time maintained.. "We have never taken the position that any…
… Greater Detroit These kinds of disputes, according to loCal and national supervision experts, are par for the course. RabbiMoshe Elefant is the executive rabbinic coordinator for the Orthodox Union in New…
… no other supervision in this town. There are people who are appalled by how things are done here in Detroit, but they're scared to do anything." Rabbi Joseph Krupnik of the Council of On Rabbis of…
… Vaad member who serves on its presidium, offered a different interpretation of the local situation. "Detroit is unique in that there is one major entity that handles the local supervision," he…
…tinue to fight but, as of press time, her store had been crossed off the list of kosher establishments under supervi- sion of the Vaad. Rabbi Krupnick responded, "We made a couple of simple requests…
… from her" about her level of Jewish obser- vance. "She did not fulfill those requests. To my knowledge," he said, "this has nothing to do with gender. "We have numerous contact people with whom we work…
… on a continual basis who are women." Gilman's rabbi,-David Nelson of Congregation Beth Shalom in Oak Park, a Conservative congregation, said he is aware that Gilman is having problems with the Vaad in…
… Unusual rupt," Jacobovitz said. "I told them I'd open with or without their supervi- sion. They wanted a full-time supervi- sor here and I had to pay the full salary — but it was more than my gross…
…!" Jacobovitz and the Vaad were able to come to a compromise. Based in part on his own experience as a super- visor, Jacobovitz got kosher certifica- tion at a rate much lower than the original quote, and did not…
… need to have an on-site supervisor as originally suggested. But, Jacobovitz acknowledged, "The Vaad has a total monopoly. And anyone who competes with them gets knocked out." Silver concurred: "There is…
… York, whose kosher supervision label, the OU, is the world's most recognized kosher symbol. The OU can be found on nearly 250,000 prod- ucts in 68 countries. "Problems are common. It's going to happen…
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…-2260,.' — David Sachs Home Loan Incentives Raised The Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit is hoping an increased incentive from its successful Neighborhood Project program for Jewish home buyers will help…
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… chairman, said the investigation concerning alleged abuses by Rabbi Lanner considers a period dating back nearly 30 years. To contact the commission, write: Richard Joel, Hillel: The Foundation for Jewish…
… Plimpton, 875 Third Ave., New York, N.Y. 10022; call: (212) 909-6495; or fax: (212)909-6836. — Shelli Liebman Dorfman Moser Murder Reward Established Family and friends of Manfred Moser, the 88-year…
…-old businessman slain July 24 along with his office manager at his Detroit offices ("A Long Life Cut Short" obituary, July 28, page 130) have started a reward fund. Their hope is that the fund will prompt citizens…
… Agency for Jewish Education is developing a teen resource guide that will include descriptions of Jewish youth groups and other organizations for teens in metropolitan Detroit. Athough the community at…
… • Coming Soon! 8/4 2000 14 tutions that we are hoping to help." In 1986, the Federation launched its Neighborhood Project by offering $6,000 interest-free home loans to Jewish individuals who would move…
… new incentive system in terms of amounts." An additional $4,000 loan incen- tive will go to any full-time Jewish communal professional. Freedman said Jews buying homes in all other Neighborhood Project…
…-des- ignated areas of Oak Park and Southfield will be eligible for a loan of up to $8,000. Jewish home owners in the areas wanting to make exterior or interior home improvements may apply for a loan of up to $7…
…,500. — Harry Kirsbaum Parks 1Village Renewal On Ballot Among the Aug. 8 Oakland County primary-election ballot issues is a 1/4 mill renewal to support the county's parks and golf courses. This. is not a new or…
…. Oak Park JCC Readies Restaurant mg. LEARNING CENTERS® www.oxfordlearning.com Leaning for School - Learning for Life! READING WRITING SPELLING MATH STUDY SKILLS The Jewish Community Center in Oak…
… campaign, the kitchen has been upgraded with new flooring, lighting, ceilings and stain- less-steel appliances. A snack-bar-style food counter will separate the cooking area from the 50-person seating space…
…. Mayer Cohen will be the facility's new caterer for the restaurant as well as for private events. He is currently the caterer at Young Israel of Southfield. He will bring with him kosher supervision of the…
… Vaad Harabonim (Council of Orthodox Rabbis of Greater Detroit). The restaurant, named the Soup Deli, will serve meat and parve items. — Shelli Liebman Dorfina r AJE Seeks Input For Teen Guide The…
… resource guide, or answers to any other questions about the guide, call Ellen Krivchenia at (248) 645-7860. — Diana Liebernian Corrections In "Camp Fare" (July 21, page 65), Jewish Community Center…
…, especially on Thursday nights, for most of the 1980s. It seems peculiar that Tartikoff, who died tragi- cally in his own prime, is remembered with a Jewish National Fund forest in one of the most secluded…
… are often synonymous. But in the new era of kibbutz-style capitalism, one Not In The Brochures kibbutz near Afula is raising "and lowering" Dolphins. These, however, are not of the Flipper What could be…
…, transpar- vides a slalom-with-wheels feel. ent and very globby, they always drew a curious and A new cable car whisks passengers, in stick-probing crowd. No one entering the breathtaking fashion, from the…
… were out several weeks earlier than usual. Masada. Along the way, the cable car You're From Detroit? stops to enable passengers to rappel down a steep cliff (Israelis call this Virtually every…
…, sister of waiter, Hussein, upon learning we were from the late Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak America, blurted out, "America? I have family in Rabin. (Yuval Rabin, Yitzhak's son, recommended Detroit!" He…
…A Different Take TRW Family journey encounters enlightening slices of Israeli life. ARTHUR M. HORWITZ Publisher Israel ssues of war and peace dominate the air- waves and mealtime discussions…
…. However, life goes on for most Israelis. A recent visit to Israel offers these vignettes illustrating that behind the headlines and analyses is a fascinat- ing, distinctive country and culture. network…
… areas in the hills west of Jerusalem. Visitors to the remote Soreq Cave could miss the sign in Tartikoff's honor while navigating the narrow, winding roads. Kibbutz Capitalism I Fish farms and kibbutzim…
… more refreshing on a very hot day variety. Kibbutz Yisrael, just east of Afula, still has a than kayaking down the tree-shaded Hasbani big dairy herd. However, it has pioneered the cre- River? The…
… colorful brochures show pristine ation of computerized swimming pool cleaning scenery, whooshing water and devices under the Dolphin brand name. These untold adventure. The reality? cur M. Horwitz devices…
… identity and build Jewish camaraderie. Co-sponsors of the June 28 to July 31 mission were the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit and affiliated agencies, the Jewish News and local synagogues. • …
…This Week Teen Mission 2000 Spiritual Vitality This week brought 282 high school students back home from Detroit's third Teen Mission to Israel, a journey designed to strengthen Jewish I…
…. Rabbi Stephen Weiss of Congregation Shaarey Zedek and his son, Menache, 11, light a candle by the memorial for the late Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin at the site of his assas- sination Nov. 4, 1995…
…, at the renamed Rabin Square in Tel Aviv. 2. Brittany Sherman of Shaarey Zedek takes a moment to leave a message on a wall near the spot whereYitzak Rabin was slain. 3. Katy Zack, 16; of Congregation…
… Beth Shalom lights a candle while teens look on at the memorial for Yitzhak Rabin. 4. David Goldman, 16, and Renay Gartner, 15, both of Shaarey Zedek, read a plaque at the Rabin memorial 8/4 2000 22…
… fought and gave ing back to their lives so that we AN NE Jerusalem. could have the oppor- LITT MAN Following the tunity to come to Special to the Jewish tradition that Israel, the land of our Jewish News…
… with the preserving of each Jewish history in this Holy soldier's character. At every Land, starting with the biblical site, there were lists of names, times. As we traveled to the and to every name…
… came to a startling came on the mission. All of the halt. We spent our last few days new friends I've made and the appreciating and remembering new information I've learned the lives of the soldiers who…
… fell has truly made this the experi- in battle, which allowed Israel ence of a lifetime." to become the Jewish state. As our last Shabbat passed, There were various memorials we were able to peacefully…
… that we visited, mostly involv- review our times together, ing the War of Independence. and our new adventures, and The most impressionable appreciate the sacrifices and characteristic at each of the…
… the Valley of Destroyed Communities at Yad Vashem, July 28, in Jerusalem, 6 Bryan Elkus, 15 of Shaarey Zedek leaves a stone in the wall at the Valley of Destroyed Communites at Yad Vashem. 7. Detroit…
… the land of Israel. The 4 1 /2 weeks went by so iquickly. Although I cari't wait to see my family and kiss my dog, I'm so afraid to even blink out of fear that I'll miss something and never get another…
… chance to see it. Time flew by as the buses traveled the country "The first day of the trip, our guide took us to the Hill of Abraham, which overlooked the most beautiful site I have' ever seen — Jerusalem…
… there was a south and then to the north, face; to every face, there was a we learned of the many story. We were able to further empires that had con- appreciate the soldiers' quered Israel up until…
… efforts over our last the 1948 War of Shabbat. Many of Independence. As I these men and women write, we've come to we have learned about the end of our jour- for the past four ney this week, return- weeks…
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… Israeli President Moshe Katsav orn in Iran in 1945, Moshe Katsav came to Israel with his parents in 1951. The eldest of eight chil- dren, he grew up in the new immigrant tent camp (and later development…
… Jerusalem. Katsav served as president of Young B'nai Brith in Kiryat Malachi and wrote for the Yediot Achronot news- paper. He was chairman of the Likud student council at Hebrew University. First elected…
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… SYLVAN LAKE, MI Mon, Tues, Thurs, Fri 9:00 - 5:00 Wed 9:00 -2:00 • Sat 2:00 - 5:00 DAVID LANDAU Jewish Telegraphic Agency D Jerusalem espite a stinging personal defeat, Shimon Peres has focused his…
… thoughts on what lies ahead for Israel and the Middle East. The peace process, he said Tuesday — the day after the Knesset chose Likud lawmaker Moshe Katsav instead of Peres to serve as Israel's eighth…
… president — has three months left to succeed. If it does, Peres said, Prime Minister Ehud Barak will have to call an election because the present Knesset is hos- tile to his peace policy and will not enable…
… him to submit an agreement to a national referendum. The former prime minister, and now member of Barak's cabinet, also said he is not blaming anyone for his unex- pected defeat at the hands of Katsav…
…, a relative unknown in the international arena, where Peres has long played the role of elder statesman. Peres did not link the fate handed him during the secret Knesset ballot to the standing of Barak…
… Jewish News. "No Holiday" If you have family or friends who are marrying, consider giving them a subscription to The Detroit Jewish News. Sharon vowed Tuesday that the recess would give the beleaguered…
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… Levy resigned, alluding to the fact that Barak had excluded Levy from the Camp David summit. At the same time, the Knesset voted 61-51 on a preliminary bill calling for new elections. Three more votes…
… at year's end. Either way, the present government's days seem numbered. It's the community's "book of why." With it, they'll keep in touch with Jewish life. Interesting articles about their heritage…
…Knesset Vs. Public On the political Right, people point to the huge disparity between the week- end opinion polls regarding the presi- dency and what in fact transpired in the Knesset on Monday. The…
… polls showed Peres favored by three times as many Israelis as Katsay. Yet Katsav won. Perhaps, they say, the polls are also way off when it comes to the negotia- tions with the Palestinians. Pollsters and…
… left-of-center pundits, though, maintain that the "inaccuracy" of the polls in terms of who would win the presidential contest proves that the Knesset is way to the right of the pub- lic. Hence its…
… insistence on voting for Katsav even though Peres was the more popular candidate. And hence its deter- mination, if it can, to bring Barak down before he can take a peace accord with Yasser Arafat to the…
… Israeli people. On Monday afternoon, in the after- math of the dramatic presidential vote, Sharon's vaunted "national camp majority" failed to gel in a no-confi- dence motion against Barak. Only 50 members…
…Insight Remember When • • Convention Appeal From the pages of the Jewish News for this week 10, 20, 30, 40 and 50 years ago. GOP courts Jewish vote with a pro-Israel platform. 1990 LISA HOSTEIN…
… 19th dis- trict. 1970 Torah scrolls were moved from the old Ahavas Israel Synagogue on Lafayette to the new building on Leffingwell and Michigan, Detroit. 1960 A municipal judge in Washington, D…
… Jewish. Telegraphic Agency Philadelphia arely in recent U.S. elec- tions have a candidate's views on Israel and the Middle East been a make- or-break issue for Jewish voters. It's generally a given these…
…'s security and a pledge to support a united Jerusalem as the eternal capital of the Jewish state. At the same time, many Jewish voters must feel a certain comfort level on the Israel issue before they move on…
… to other criteria by which to cast their votes. Which perhaps explains in part why Republican Party leaders addressing Jewish delegate functions at the Republican National Convention in Philadelphia…
… attract Jews to the party — most of the party leaders addressing Jewish events touted the Middle East-related planks in the party platform and, in several cases, criticized the Clinton administration for…
… hundreds of cheering supporters gathered at a Jewish com- munity event co-sponsored by the American Israel Public Affairs Committee and the United Jewish Communities. For his part, Sen. John McCain (R- Ariz…
…-Republican National Convention event in Philadelphia Sunday co-sponsored by the United Jewish Communities and American Israel Public Affairs Committee. including at the AIPAC event, empha- Believing In Bush sized the…
… on issues of Jewish inevitability of fur- Republicans would interest is ayailable at ther conflict," pursue peace www.detrottlemshnews.cota McCain said. But he because "it's in also said, "The the…
… United United States should States' best inter- play no part in any est," not because agreement that is not they are courting consistent" with the premise the Jewish vote, Hellreich said. that "Jerusalem…
…, sister publica- set in that the maximalist positions of tion of the Detroit - Jewish News. His e- the Palestinians on Jerusalem may mail address is actually be non-negotiable. j s ch reib er@ adj…
… over the issue of Jerusalem? Jerusalem, my heart dropped. After years of hoping, if not totally believ- Jacob Schreiber is editor of the ing, that the Left was right, the reality Atlanta Jewish Times…
… Jerusalem — over al-Aksa, the Dome of the Rock, the Temple Mount. I hope not. Because that would doom the peace process as we know it today. ment and Jewish Life (COEJL) and _ other Jewish activist…
… organizations are more secular than Jewish. I disagree. On the surface, it seems that work- ing for a cause, like environmentalism, is not the work of our religion. I think that is because we sometimes get so…
… the world? The several SEMCOEJL (South- east Michigan Coalition on the Environment and Jewish Life) events that I attended were not secular. One event was a Tu b'Shevat seder and the other was a Shabbat…
… was so well planned. We came home with a much different perspective and appreciation of the country. Meeting [United Jewish Commu- nities Chairman] Charles Bronfman at a reception that he hosted and…
…, but it is not an environmental group; it is a Jewish environmental group. No one reading the cover story's interview with Catherine Greener could doubt that her activism is strongly connected to her…
… no more. The Israeli electorate and the Jewish people will not give up control of the Temple Mount. Period. Many Western observers dismiss the religious/national angle, in favor of arguing that Arafat…
…, many Pales- tinians and Arabs believe, ultimately favors an Islamic world that outnumbers its Jewish counterparts by about 800 million people. These scenarios flashed through my mind upon the breakup of…
… [executive director of Hillel of Metro Detroit] and all her crew. They were .awesome. Also, the community should know that, thanks to Miriam's resourcefulness; our group from Michigan was able to experience…
… pies were allowed to join the singles mission to Israel). Once again, Detroit raised the bar to new heights as we bent the rules, changed agendas and were the envy of the mission as we experienced Israel…
…SPECIAL COMMENTARY The Paradox Of Contemporary Feminism that they can take advantage of the Washington Jewish state's per-child stipends. That's deep-seated paradox lurks in something that probably…
… out Orthodox Jews was Mr. in Israel when Justice Minis- Beilin's statement that large ter Yossi Beilin decried the NIC OLE families condemn women to Jewish religious community's BRAC KMAN lives of…
… "slavery and servi- preference for large families. tude." The sentiment was Spec ial to Opposing a bill to increase echoed by author Naomi the Jew ish News child allowances beginning Ragen, who not only…
…- gentsia and feminists generally love: I cializes in Israeli and Middle East poli- have a doctorate in political science, tics. Her piece was distributed through and I was educated in the enlightened New…
… around their feet — for other Jewish women. Often, they are the breadwin- ners of their families; in fact, women are at the forefront of the high-tech revolu- tion in Israel's religious community — though…
… vitality and belying the repeated reports of its impending demise. That is precisely why religious women — whom our Torah and sages teach have been the salvation of the Jewish people many times over — are…
… under attack. As the carriers and transmitters of the tradition, we are at the heart of the Jewish family and the nurturers of its soul. Without the commitment of Jewish women, the community would…
… illusion that the paradox of contempo- rary feminism is idiosyncratic of Israel. While the degree of resentment for the fervently religious Jewish commu- nity may be particular to that country, attacks by…
…, July 2-12, 151 young adults from metropolitan Detroit toured Israel by day and cele- brated at night ("Single Bond," Aug. 4, page 94). It was an awesome run, more than words can do justice. For the eight…
… Reaching out to the family and building on social action are two of Lawrence Berry's key goals as congregational president. LISA FEIN Special to the Jewish News he new president of Congregation Shan rey…
… ensure the future of our congregation, but also the future of the Jewish community — locally, nationally and internationally," says Lawrence Berry. He's the third generation of his family to hold the…
… Detroit. "He was on the bima and I was 12 years old," recalled Lawrence Berry. "I have fond memories of the time we spent together, wrence Berry e: 52 Residence: Bloomfield Hills Family: wife Sharon; son…
… believe in leaving society a better place than what you found it. I have a civic commitment to the community and to the Jewish people. How well we do at maintaining programs and membership at our…
… Zedek says what's most important to him is enriching the synagogue's family atmosphere. "By making our theology, rituals, history and culture relevant and accessible to our family of members, we not only…
… event," Lawrence Berry said. "The three of us are but convenient and visible symbols of the true strength of this congregation," he said. "I want to celebrate the achievements of a collective past and the…
… opportunity of shaping together the future generation of this congregation." Louis Berry's first stint as president of the congregation was when Shaarey Zedek was located at Chicago Boulevard and Lawton in…
… and Indiana >>, N. •\V\ going to shul regularly." Shaarey Zedek moved to Southfield in 1962. B'nai Israel in West Bloomfield merged with Shaarey Zedek in 1990. Congregants interested in the synagogue…
…'s presidency first must serve as secretary, trea- surer, second vice president and first vice pres- ident. It's a 10-year commitment overall because of the five two-year terms. Lawrence Berry's motivation? "I…
… congregation will determine the future of Judaism and the diaspora." People To People Increasing congregants' involvement in social- action programs is one of Berry's priorities. He's interested in programs…
….m. Wednesday, Aug. 16, at the Gem Theatre in Detroit. Speakers will include Dr. William Peters, director of the Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Research Institute. He nominated Dr. Horwitz, a doctorate holdei, for…
… and colleagues around the world. "He is a gentle mentor with new lab- oratory assistants and able to give a capti- vating presentation on the newest drugs against cancer to his fellow scientists." Dr…
…," Dr. Horwitz said. A Detroit native, Dr. Horwitz has been committed to breakthroughs in the treatment of cancer and other related diseases for more than 40 years. Dr. Horwitz first discovered AZT, dd…
… one-year term includes Stacey Crane and as chairman of the Jewish Scott Eisenberg, reelected, and Vocational Service Board of Robert Hertzberg, newly elect- Trustees. ed, vice presidents. Dore Bernard…
… chosen the RARE Award win- ner for August for his excel- lence in the field of science. , The Troy-based RARE Foundation will honor him at a "This is Your Life Evening" dinner for family and friends 6:30 p…
… the award. Dr. Peters said it is the persistence of Dr. Horwitz, "mixed with impatience and humility — qualities which corn- prise the best scientists in the world — that set him apart from his peers…
…. Horwitz is Karmanos' most senior investigator and still active in the laboratory. The RARE Foundation recognizes a hero in the world of work each month. The honor brings a $1,000 award, a crystal award and…
… the special dinner. D Dr. Jerome Horwitz "I am grate- ful and pleased with the recog- nition from the RARE Foundation. I feel I've gotten more than my `15 minutes of fame' and am most appreciative…
…C and d4T during his research against solid cancer tumors, but the drugs failed to deliver lasting results. Years later, during the 1980s, they were re-tested for use against the virulent dis- ease AIDS…
… (Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome). AZT became the first FDA- approved drug for fighting AIDS; the others soon followed. "The disease is now largely treated as a chronic, rather than acute, ill- ness," Dr…
…• Temple Beth El staff member is still going strong after a half-century of service. Includes heated leather memory seats and CD player. me. Tickton says that, in addition to Special to the Jewish…
… Gladstone accompanist for the music director in Detroit. and music teacher for the religious "Collette is a very hard worker, school. not a procrastinator and always pre- Rosner's career began while she pared…
… News her keen ear, "Collette is an all- around musician. She can•transpose music aficionado shows no music from one key to go along with signs of slowing down an accompanying instrument. I can after…
… giving 50 years of ser- only speak in superlatives about vice to Temple Beth El. her." "Music is my life," explains Rosner, the daughter of Karlene Collette Rosner of West Bloomfield, and Ben Salon, grew…
… up at Beth El. the temple's music teacher for nurs- In 1953, she married Bernard ery students for the past 11 years. Rosner when the Reform temple was Her resume includes piano located at Woodward and…
…," Bernard Rosner says. "She was studying music at Wayne State almost never missed a Sunday morn- University in Detroit. Her professor, ing working, although I missed Jason Tickton of Southfield, who spending…
… time with her. She enjoys was also music director at Temple playing and I am happy that she is Beth El, told Rosner about a job happy. opening. His wife, mISMEO "She loves working Mamie, the reli- w 0 0…
…. Five years with Collette. am very proud of She is one of the decades later, she her." finest pianists in Rosner's fondest remains a key part of the Michigan. She is memories include the like a daughter…
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… include the renovation of issues. Suzanne Shifman, a former the synagogue social hall and construc- teacher, was a supervisor of audiology at tion of a new educational center. St. Joseph Mercy Hospital in…
… vice president of the Jewish Theological Seminary. of the congregation. He is a member of They are affiliated with many Jewish the boards of Friends-Life University, organizations, including the Jewish…
… silent auction. Cost of of Michigan's Jewish National Fund the dinner is $150 per person, and the Council and as a national vice president public is invited. Reservation deadline is of the JNE He is a past…
… Oakland Roundtable of the National Conference Mel Farr Speaks At Fame Games Mel Farr Sr., former Detroit Lions run- ning back and president of Mel Farr Automotive Group, will be among the guest speakers…
… at the opening cere- monies of the West Bloomfield Community Fame Games. They are scheduled 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 17, on the grounds of the Jewish Community Center in West Bloomfield. The West…
… Conference honors for two consecutive years and made the All-American Team during his final season in 1967. He was the top draft choice for the Detroit Lions in 1967, when he was honored as rookie of the year…
… deadline is Sept. 1 Co-sponsoring the games with the JCC are the Michigan Jewish Sports Foundation, West Blooinfield Schools Community Education, West Bloomfield Parks and Recreation and Mel Farr Lincoln…
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… Night Live, it will be 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 13, at Congregation Shaarey Zedek. Crane chairs the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit Business Practices Committee and the special gifts solicitor…
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…11/ 4.0 ea Bar-Ilan Event Names Co-Chairs Stacey Crane and Alan Zekelman have been named co-chairs of the Detroit Friends of Bar-Ilan University's annual event. Featuring Al Franken of Saturday…
… train- ing for Federation's Annual Campaign. He is treasurer of the United Jewish Foundation; vice president, Jewish Vocational Service; co-chair, Stacey Crane Congregation Shaarey Zedek Education…
… Committee; treasur- er, Detroit Business Initiative; and mem- ber, Partnership 2000 Steering Committee. Alan Zekelman Zekelman is a member of the exec- utive board of Bar- Ilan University as well as a member…
… of its American board of trustees. He and his wife, Gwen, both members of the Bar-Ilan Presidential Founders Society, are sponsors of a classroom on the new campus and have been sponsors of various…
… Wolock Andrew Zack ❑ "Our nod goes to Oakland Circuit Court Judge Joan E. Young who has served ably...enjoys an excellent reputation among her fellow jurists." --The Detroit News, July 23, 2000 ❑ "Young…
… Jim Zack Jim Zack of Franklin has been elect- ed president of the board of direc- tors for JARC (Jewish Association for Residential Care). Zack, a long- time JARC sup- porter, has served as vice…
… president of the board and chaired JARC's annual fund-rais- ing event. Zack also serves as a Jim Zack board member of the Michigan Jewish AIDS Coalition. He is a CPA in Southfield. Also elected at the meeting…
…, Beatrice Howard, Lenny Hutton, Barbara Jonas, Beth Mondry, Robert Nusbaum, Michael Pitt and Karen Kogan Rosenzweig. ORT Men Host Auction The men of the Detroit Chapter of American ORT are sponsoring their…
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… annual Rub-a-Dub dinner auction 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 17, at the home of Michelle and Linden Nelson on Wing Lake. The dress is casual. Items for the silent auction will range in price. Sportscaster Mike…
… Stone is auction- eer for the live auction. Items include vacation packages, wine, sports memorabilia, a shopping spree and a strolling dinner for six. The silent auction is 5:30-7 p.m., followed by…
… dinner. The live auction begins at 7:45 p.m. Tickets are $125 per person; seating is limited. All profits will go to benefit ORT stu- dents and schools in 60 countries around the world. For reservations…
… MESSENGERS COVING. CUP :•: . 41M HEWITT 8/4 2000 50 BLEND . The Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit has announced the promotion of sever- al professional staff members and the addi- tion of a new…
… campaign director for three years. Originally from New York, he previously worked for the Jewish David Contorer Andrew Echt Helen Katz Federation of North Jersey, the United Jewish Appeal and the Helen Katz…
… benefit Jewish women assistant dean and director of external and girls with a focus on positive, relations for the University of long-term change. Michigan Law School. In his new Andrew Echt has been…
… senior staff member. Martin Haberer has Howard Neistein Jonathan Lowe Marty Haberer been appointed direc- tor of Federation's Annual Campaign. He comes from the Cincinnati Jewish Federation, where he was…
… has been promoted to UJA-Federation of New York. Haberer director of the Women's Campaign holds a master of social work degree and Education Department. In 1997, from Yeshiva University's Wurzweiler she…
… started with Federation in the School of Social Work. Endowment Department, then moved Jonathan Lowe has been promoted to senior campaign associate in the to director of the Jewish Community Campaign…
… Department. Katz also will Endowment Fund. He started with direct the Jewish Women's Federation in 1994 as director of Foundation, established to support planned giving. Lowe previously was projects that…
… promoted to position, Lowe will head up endow- assistant campaign director. He joined ment operations of the Federation and Federation as a University of Michigan the United Jewish Foundation. Lowe Project…
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… donation is $8 for adults; $6 for stu- dents. FOR OAKLAND COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT Paul J. Fischer IA' • • • AJC Honors Civic Leaders The American Jewish Committee, Metropolitan Detroit Chapter, will…
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…EXPERIENCE MATTERS Machon Marks Tisha bAv Tisha b'Av, the ninth day of the Hebrew month Av, should be a day not only of mourning, but to ener- gize the Jewish people. That's why the Chofetz Chaim…
…. The video, Who Will Put Out the Fire? will involve Jewish communi- ties worldwide. The English-lan- guage video will be presented 6:45 p.m. Thursday, Aug.10, at Machon L'Torah in Oak Park. Suggested…
… Heritage Foundation of New York has insti- tuted its Ninth of Av event, a video presentation with speaker Rabbi Paysach Krohn, that seeks to attack causes of exile, prohibited speech and senseless hatred…
… present its Outstanding Community Service Award to civic leaders Helen and Tarik Daoud at its annual sum- mer's eve party 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 29, at a private home in West Bloomfield. The evening will…
… include the award presentation, musical entertainment and a strolling supper. The Daouds have long supported higher educational institutions in Michigan. To honor the couple, a spe- cial program examining…
… of West Bloomfield, a graduate of Bloomfield Hills Andover High School, has received a Longbrake Scholarship from the College of Wooster, Wooster, Ohio. Detroiter Lynn Master was seated as the new…
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… national president of the Association of Educators in Private Practice at its recent meet- ing in Detroit. Her two learning disabilities clinics in Oak Park and Bloomfield Hills were accredited by the North…
… Goldberg of Southfield is the new director of the Upper School at Roeper School, which enrolls over 640 students from pre- school through grade 12. Goldberg will work with students in grades 9- 12 and…
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… Central Association of Colleges and Schools. She will be the featured speaker at the Michigan Association of Learning Disability Educators Conference in October. Paul Gould of West Bloomfield has received…
… the Dean Herman Schneider Award from the Cooperative Education Association (CEA) at its annual confer- ence in Salt Lake City, Utah. Gould, coordina- tor of Macomb Community College's Industrial Paul…
… a scholar in residence at both Ford Motor Company and General Motors Corporation. He is a mem- ber of Congregation Shaarey Zedek and Jewish War Veterans and an associate member of Hadassah. Gregg…
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… — every Wednesday, at 11 a.m. PLEASE CALL OR STOP IN! Community Calendar Notes: Items may be submitted to Community Calendat - in three ways. Write: Sharon Luckerrnan, Editorial Assistant, the Jewish News…
… — Wednesday, Aug. 16, at noon. The Parkwood Chapter hosts a luncheon and presents Marie Humphrey, Detroit Art Institute docent, speaking on current DIA exhibit "The Ottoman Empire." Guests welcome. Charge. RSVP…
…: Nita Lichtenstein (248) 357-2524. Jewish Women International — Tuesday, Aug. 15, at noon. The Business & Professional /PISGAH chapter holds annual paid-up membership luncheon for members and their guests…
…, at the temple. Refreshments. Free. Liz Walters (248) 661-5700. SINGLES Tchaikovsky Spectacular — Saturday, Aug. 5, at 6 p.m. The Detroit Symphony Orchestra hosts an Overtures event, concert and dinner…
… Royal Oak, and walk at the Detroit Zoo, Royal Oak. RSVP: Cindy (248) 542- 9166. CLUBS / AFFILIATES Beit Kodesh Social — Sunday, Aug. 13, at 1- 3 p.m. The Livonia congregation hosts an ice cream social…
… and games. RSVP by Aug. 7: Mrs. Green (248) 477-8974. OAK PARK JCC For information or to RSVP? call the Jewish Community Center, Jimmy Prentis Morris Building, 15110 W 10 Mile Road, Oak Park, at (248…
… Sept. From woodcuts to digital images, Alma College showcases Michigan printmaking, at the Birmingham Bloomfield Art Center. In conjunction with the exhibition, BBAC instructor Zdzisalw Sikora conducts…
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…-Pin Bowling" night, at the Parkview Lanes, 1055 Ottawa Street, Windsor, Canada. $10 for 3 games and shoes, $5 to kibitz. Dessert at Tunnel BBQ, cost not included. RSVP: by Aug. 6: Olivia Hammer (248…
… discusses themes from "48 Ways to Wisdom," at the Jewish News, Southfield. Free and open to the public. RSVP by the Tuesday before: (248) 593- 5138. Calendar Listings are updated regularly on JN Online: www…
… Jewish Community Adult Day Care Program's support group for caregivers of persons with Alzheimer's disease and related disorders presents Debra Crane on the emotional aspect of caregiving, at Jewish…
… Vocational Service, Southfield. RSVP: Dorothy Schmittdiel (248) 559-5000, ext. 708. Prayer Services — Sundays at 9 a.m. The Birmingham Aish Center explores the power of the Jewish prayer service, followed by a…
… discus- sion on ethics and Jewish law. Free. Bagel breakfast. (248) 593-5138. BENEFITS Walk For Alzheimer's — Saturday, Aug. 26, at 8 a.m. (registration). Memory Walk, the official national fundraising…
… event of the Alzheimer's Association, features Jimmy Johnson from WCSX "JJ and the Morning Crew," at the Detroit Zoo, Royal Oak. Walk at 9:30 a.m. $10, ages 3 and up. Registration forms at the Alzheimer…
…"I'm Dana Baskin. I'm a lawyer, wife, mother, daughter, neighbor, and friend. It's my training program to be a judge." "I've been working in family law for many years. I've seen the damage that can…
… come to a home when there's turmoil. I want good days for your family and mine. I want to work for you, making my ' courtroom a place where the issues of your life are dealt with fairly. Please support…
… me in my run for the judge's chair. I'll always support you." How to maintain a positive attitude, facilitated by Judy Kotzen. SUPPORT Talk on Adult Caregiving-Tuesday, Aug. 8, at -1:30-3:30 p.m. The…
…'s use of the computer and the Internet. RSVP: Huntington Woods Library (248) 543-9720. Eilu v' Eilu — Wednesday, Aug. 9, at 7:30 p.m. Rabbi Hal Greenwald conducts "Swimming in the Sea.of Talmud," the…
… second of a three-part series on "Lessons for Everyday Living," at Borders Books and Music, Birmingham. (248) 593-3490. `The Experience of Exile' — Mondays at 8 p.m. and Wednesdays at noon. An 8-week study…
…A group of Detroiters continue a tradition of celebrating their anniversaries together. LISA BARSON Special to the Jewish News I n an age when divorce seems as prevalent as marriage itself, it…
… of the past 10 years to mark their collective anniversaries. All but one of the couples went to school together in Detroit; many of them , dated one another, and they volunteered for Hadassah and other…
… Shenkman, Howard and Faye Rice, Aaron and Millie Berg, and Margarette and Lester Satovsky. Behind Miriam Berg is Erwin Harvith. combine the party into one big event. Together, upon their return to Detroit…
…, 19 cou- ples rented a bus and traveled through their old stomping grounds in Detroit. Afterwards, they gathered — appropriately enough — at the 1940 Chop House downtown. They have been reunit- ing…
…'s special to hear of a couple celebrating their 60th (diamond wedding) anniversary. All the more remarkable is a group of 11 couples celebrating 60 years of marriage. This happy group has gotten together each…
… organiza- tions together. "We all knew each other by osmosis," explains Millie Berg, a member of the group. Sylvia Harvith, another member, says, "It makes it so nice that we have known each other all our…
… lives." And these friends all had one more thing in common besides their 1940 wedding dates — they all spent their winters in Florida. During the winter of 1990, Berg was at a party with some of her…
… friends in Pompano Beach, where she and her husband Aaron travel each year. So many of them were celebrating their 50th wedding anniversaries that year, they decided to 'r.% ,xv 8/4 2000 56 Nine of the…
… couples,shown at the July 20 party are, seated from left, Boyd and Ruth Carnick, Abe and Sylvia Pearlman, and Max and Estelle Standing from left are Sylvia Harvith, Max and Sylvia Goldstein, Jack and Miriam…
… every year ever since. "In the past, we would hire musicians and it would be very festive," says Berg. Harvith recalls, "For our 56th anniversary, Miriam and Jack Shenkman were late — and they are never…
… so much more. You gained insight into the meaning of the Jewish nation. You have new friendships and memories that will last a lifetime. You learned more about yourself and the meaning of community…
…You travelled to Israel with 151 other young adults from the metro Detroit area. When you left for Israel, your mind was filled with expectations. When you returned home, your heart was filled with…
…. Now what? There are countless ways you can express what you feel: ■ Volunteer your time. • Join a Young Adult Division Committee. • Serve as a liaison on one of our community's Jewish agencies…
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… convince me to move there, I was very touched," he said. the rabbi at Temple Emanuel in Newton Centre, Mass. He is a 1988 graduate of the Jewish Theological Seminary in New York City, with an undergraduate…
… Ahm June 30 to become director of Jewish studies at the Jewish Academy of Metropolitan Detroit in West Bloomfield. Looking forward to helping the synagogue continue to grow into a house of study and a…
…111111111.11111111101111 ■ 111.111MEr r A Spirituality §a a , -At w nor v a " s Ai a A new rabbi has joined the new cantor as Congregation Beth Ahm begins next chapter. SHELLI…
… in the Pocono Mountains. Deciding On Detroit Rabbi Charles Popky takes his position as spiritual leader of west Bloomfield congregation. Rabbi Popky, who began Aug. 1 at the West Bloomfield…
… a new rabbinic position, a new West Bloomfield home and his•and his wife's first child due in November, the rabbi said, "We're just looking forward to a lot of wonderful things happening all at once…
… LIEBMAN DORFMAN Staff Writer R abbi Charles Popky had a feeling months ago that Congregation Beth Ahm members were serious about making him their new rabbi. "When they sent a delegation to my home to…
… synagogue, was selected after a six- month search process that included having syna- gogue President Ronn Nadis and someone on the search committee spent a weekend in the rabbi's former neighborhood in Lowell…
… knew that other candidate-shuts would be similarly impressed: So we wanted to make a statement that we were serious about pursuing him. We decided that coming to him would make that statement." The…
… feeling apparently was mutual when the rabbi and his wife, Alison, spent Shabbat with Beth Ahm Executive Director Dr. Elliot H. Burns and his wife, Sharon, after the rabbi con- ducted services at the…
… synagogue, affiliated with the Conservative movement. Prior to his time in Lowell, Rabbi Popky was Rabbi Popky's decision was swayed by meeting the Beth Ahm congregation, he said. "Obviously, the externals…
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… condemnation, J. FELDMAN when we forget God and our both the parsha (Torah por- Special to the covenant. tion) and the haftorah leave us Jewish News Commentators have noted with hope that we will one- that one…
… become like a widow; she that consider to be a lamed-vavnik — a righteous soul? What does Rabbi Marla Feldman is the assistant that person do to merit such director of the Jewish Community regard, and how…
… can you emu- Council of Metropolitan Detroit and late him? executive director of the Michigan Board of Rabbis. Shabbat Hazon (Devarim): Deuteronomy 1:1-3:22; Isaiah 1:21-27 S TIONS • GIFTS • S -CP‘11…
…Community Torah Portion On The Backs Of The Righteous Rests The Whole World was great among the nations..." The common theme that runs through these passages is justice; or rather, the lack of…
… justice that causes the downfall of our people. Isaiah issues this prophecy most clearly, condemning rim- al, sacrifice and prayer devoid of sub- stance, unaccompanied by righteous behavior. habbat Hazon…
… derives its name Isaiah teaches us that such hollow from the first word of the spe- gestures are abhorrent to God and do cial haftorah (supplemental not fulfill our part of the covenant, no reading to the…
… Torah) read on matter how impassioned our supplica- the Shabbat preceding Tisha b'Av, which tion: "When you stretch out your is taken from the beginning of Isaiah. hands, I will avert My eyes This is the…
… last of three from you; however much you haftorot read between the 17th pray, I will not listen, while of Tamuz, the date the your hands are filled with Babylonians breached the walls blood." of…
… Jerusalem, and the 9th of Ritual and prayer serve as Av (Tisha b'Av),. the day we reminders of God's will, not recall the destruction of the as ends in themselves. Our Temple. pleas for salvation will go…
… These three haftorot are unanswered as long as we fail known as the "three haftorot to act upon the prayers we of affliction" as they delineate RABBI MARLA utter. the punishment that ensues Despite this…
…• Broetdcast $ „ •• . UZANNE CHESSLER pecia/ to the Jewish News hen Tony Award-winning singer Audra McDonald appears in concert, it often happens that Ted Sperling takes on the conducting…
…. That's the way it was for her perfor- mance last March in Ann Arbor, and that's the way it will be Sunday, Aug. 6, at the Meadow Brook Music Festival. Fronting the Detroit Symphony Orchestra for its…
… final concert of the summer season, the two will present time-honored Broadway show tunes along with works by some of New York's younger composers. "We're doing material from both of her albums, including…
… his debut engagement with the - DSO. "Auclra and I have associations with a lot of composers our age, and we like to champion their songs. We also unearthed songs by _famous composers from projects that…
… are not famous. "Together, we're doing four pro- grams like this We just did one in San Francisco arid another in Dayton, and after Detroit, well be at ie Ravinia Festival in Chicago." ,Sperling, who…
… has spent most of his career conducting Broadway shows, including Kiss of the Spider Woman and Angels in America, met McDonald in Toronto, where they were both work- ing on the first reading of the…
… Ted Sperling joins• singer Audra McDonald in their debut performance with the DSO. …
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…Arts Entertainment Washington, D.C., later this year. Tickets are $10-$53. (313) 576-5111. TCHAIKOVSKY SPECTACULAR This weekend the Detroit Symphony Orchestra stages a grand finale of concerts to…
… at the Juilliard School in New York City, Kosower will give a solo recital at the Kennedy Center in - MORE BEST BETS • • • Al Jarreau, Roberta Flack, David Sanborn, Joe Sample and George Duke…
…, follows at the Fox Theatre. The real show, of course, is on the red carpet between the RENAISSANCE MAN venues, where metro Detroiters show off their own fabulous finery. Yale Strom, a former Detroiter…
… Patron tickets are $175 and also include who moved to California with his a private post-show reception at the new family when he was 10, returns Tiger Club in Comerica Park; call (313) to his hometown 2 p…
… will feature sopra- benefit concert. The duo have just completed a new no Lisa Vroman and selections from America's musi- CD of Yiddish, Hebrew and Ladino songs tided cal past and present, much of which…
… donation is requested. For more informa- The program will open with a unique take on our tion, call (248) 855-5007. national anthem and continue with a tribute to Aaron Copland, honoring the Jewish composer…
… in the centennial of his birth. Vroman will sing some CLOTHES ENCOUNTERS Broadway and Tin Pan Alley tunes, and the concert will close with another opportunity to hear It's Detroit's ultimate see…
…-and-be-seen party. Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture. Although written by a The 31st annual Fash Bash to benefit the Detroit Russian, the work has long been associated with the Institute of Arts will be held Friday, Aug…
… Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays, Aug. 4-6 and 11-13, at the Warren Woods Auditorium, 12 Mile and Schoenherr. $4-$10. (810) 751-8080. Detroit Artists Market, located at 4719 Woodward Ave., hosts a film and music…
… Special to the Jewish News I 'm a crazy cocaine addict with a hankering for heroine, but other than that, I'm just a nice Jewish girl from the Upper East Side," says Miranda Woke, the teenage hero- ine of…
… debut in the pages of New York's Forward newspa- per in 1997; the piece was a humor- ous essay called "Family Curse," about the pressure of trying to be a profes- sional scribe in a family overstaffed…
… Maxwell House Haggada and "cel- ebrate one holiday," the same holiday, five times a year. "Which holiday is Susan Shapiro, a former Detroiter, is the author of the humor book "The Male…
… grew up in a Reform Jewish household on the Upper East Side, admits to "doing regrettable things in the past." But, she says, she's been drug- and alcohol-free for two years. After finishing up her high…
… hell will? I have been using my family as comic material for 25 years — how can I deny that basic right to my daughter?" Luckily, autobio- graphical Jewish humor runs "If you can't be superficial in the…
…. She's been in love twice, she admits — both times with Jewish guys. "They're smarter, and they treat women better," she says. "And they get the jokes." ❑ …
…On The Bookshelf The Sex Queen's Da ter while college hopping at Wesleyan University, Barnard College and,N,Ie-w - York University. Then she stropp- ed out to write full time Her work made its…
… Molly Jong-Fast, left, with them. dedicates her book to Her father, her grandma, Bettie Jonathan Fast, who Fast, "who taught me is a mostly science a thousand things," fiction novelist (The and to her…
… mother, Beast) and a screen- author Erica Jong, writer, remembers "who I love more than reading his daugh- anything in the world ter's poems when — my best friend, my she was a child. mentor, my friend…
…." "There was a dichotomy between the brilliant content of the poems and the horrible spelling," he says. "She inherited the bad spelling from me." "Molly was doomed to be a writer, says her grandfather…
… just happens to be the media attorney for the Jewish News. Linda and photographer Krista Husa spent a day at the law firm interviewing and photographing some of the most fashionable and powerful…
… and her furry friends. Style magazine at the Jewish News is packed with other features, from a wine tasting party to a renovated home from Fairway Construction. Please remember that we are always…
…. Left to right: Herschel Fink, Richard Zuckerman, Andy Doctoroff, Ken Gold, Amy Brooks, Grant Trigger, David Foltyn, Amy Folbe pose casually at Honigman Miller. COVER PHOTO: KRISTA HUSA t the Detroit…
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…Setting The Sc Hollywood production designer Rachel Kamerman builds the ultirnte dollhouse for "But I'm a Cheerleader." LINDA BACHRACK Special to the Jewish News achel Kamerman 11 describes her…
…- bining architecture, design and film." After a stint as a senior designer for one of New York's top-ranked hotel and restaurant design firms, Kamerman returned home to Detroit, working as a project…
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