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Previous News HeadlinesJuly 3rd, 2009 City BeatcityBeat submissions are due by NOON, NINE DAYS BEFORE DESIRED DATE OF PUBLICATION. For more detailed information about getting coverage in the CJN, visit www.clevelandjewishnews.com.Franken adds new face to Jewish Democrats in SenateJewish Democrats in the Senate will soon be welcoming their newest colleague: Al Franken.Israel bio-tech company comes to BeachwoodIsrael-based BioForum is the newest client to join the Beachwood Business Development‘Public Enemies’ hits home with Cleveland Heights residentWhen Maxine (Solomon) Margolis watches the newly released movie “Public Enemies,” the scene featuring John Dillinger and Baby Face Nelson in their final bloody shootout will be more than a cinematic thrill ride. It will be a reminder of a dark day in her family’s history.Write On trip to Israel trains new advocatesMany trips promise “The Real Israel.” But the Israelis who met the teen advocacy group Write On for Israel, co-sponsored by The AVI CHAI Foundation and the Cleveland Jewish News, really delivered.Local athletes head to Israel for 18th Maccabiah GamesThe 18th Maccabiah Games will take place in Israel July 13-23. Sometimes referred to as the “Jewish Olympics,” the competition is held every four years in the Jewish state, drawing 7,000 athletes from over 50 countries.Village voices: Chautauqua’s JewsOn July 5, Chautauqua, a 19th-century Protestant-founded village in western New York, will welcome its first official Jewish community center.Recession translates to lower JCF allocationsThe Jewish Community Federation of Cleveland unanimously approved allocations for the 2009/2010 fiscal year at its June 29 board of trustees meeting. For the first time in more than a decade, it is a smaller, tighter budget than the year previous, owing to the troubled economy and resulting fundraising struggles.What happens to Michael Jackson’s Jewish kids?Following the first wave of Michael Jackson mania, pundits are now speculating whether his two older children will be returned to the custody of their Jewish mother Debbie Rowe. By extension, that makes son Prince Michael I, 12, and daughter Paris Michael Katherine, 11, also Jewish.July 2nd, 2009 Local athletes head to Israel for 18th Maccabiah GamesThe 18th Maccabiah Games will take place in Israel July 13-23. Sometimes referred to as the “Jewish Olympics,” the competition is held every four years in the Jewish state, drawing 7,000 athletes from over 50 countries.June 30th, 2009 Candidate John Kasich seeks to phase-out state income taxFormer U.S. Rep. John Kasich is proud of the 10-year congressional plan that resulted in a balanced federal budget, an effort the Republican from Cincinnati led as chairman of the House Budget Committee. It was 1997, the president was Democrat Bill Clinton, and in balancing the federal budget, Kasich noted, he “got a tremendous number of people who didn’t want to make changes go through the same door.”June 29th, 2009 Budget talks at impasse; Senate to pass 7-day extensionIn a stalemate over electronic slot machines, Ohio lawmakers will pass a seven-day continuation of the 2009 budget at 70% of current spending, says Joyce Garver Keller, Ohio Jewish Communities lobbyist.Doctors will say this week if Demjanjuk fit to stand trialA medical report concluding whether or not former Seven Hills resident John Demjanjuk is healthy enough to stand trial in Munich for war crimes should be released this week, say German prosecutors. He is currently being held in a Munich prison.June 26th, 2009 Can gay friendliness boost Israel's image?TEL AVIV (JTA) -- The sun was just beginning to sink into the Mediterranean as the couples took their places under the fluttering wedding canopy: three sets of brides and two sets of grooms.Anti-Israel boycott of Trader Joe’s flopsA planned boycott of Trader Joe’s for carrying Israeli products never gained much traction, despite the efforts of its organizers, the anti-Israel group “Don’t Buy Into Apartheid.”Jewish Agency clears way for SharanskyNEW YORK (JTA) -- While publicly taking steps to eliminate the influence politicians wield at the Jewish Agency for Israel, the agency also cleared the way for a new chairman -- the choice of Israel’s prime minister.As Jewish camp season starts, swine flu threat loomsNEW YORK (JTA) -- Though no longer leading evening news reports, the swine flu -- which recently was upgraded to a pandemic -- has gradually but persistently been making its way into the Jewish community.Out & About in the cityThe warm, clear morning of Sun., June 14, was perfect for gardening, but instead of firing up the weed whacker in their own backyards, more than 100 volunteers brought their rakes and shovels to the Hebrew Cultural Garden.Arriving a tourist, leaving a "witness"On a recent balmy Shabbat afternoon in Jerusalem, I watched four American college students become b’nai mitzvah. I was surprised to find young Jewish adults experiencing their first personal connection to Judaism so late in life.Levin is ready to hit the booksAlthough she is surrounded by hundreds of thousands of books each day, Nancy Levin barely has time to read. “I open a book at night, and 10 minutes later I’m asleep,” she admits.Making Headlines: behind the scenesDuring a private meet-and-greet reception for tribute honorees Cynthia Dettelbach, Rob Certner and Alice Fingerhut; event sponsors; board members; and keynote speaker John King, some guests shared their thoughts about the special occasion.Miss your bubbe? iPhone app puts her in your pocketBrad Kleinman has such a good time at his weekly dinners at Jack’s or Corky & Lenny’s with his bubbe Annette Kleinman Markell, he wanted to figure out a way to have her with him all the time. That drive led him to develop iGavolt, an application for Apple’s iPhone that launched last month on iTunes.More than 600 attend eventMore than 600 people flooded the ballroom at Executive Caterers at Landerhaven Thurs., June 18, to honor retiring staff members of the Cleveland Jewish News, recognize the paper’s 45th anniversary, and support the mission of the CJN Foundation.City BeatcityBeat submissions are due by NOON, NINE DAYS BEFORE DESIRED DATE OF PUBLICATION. For more detailed information about getting coverage in the CJN, visit www.clevelandjewishnews.com.Ryan Fisher joins Kowit & PassovRyan Fisher has joined Kowit & Passov Real Estate Group as a sales agent. He will be representing landlords in the sale and leasing of outparcels as well as in the disposition of freestanding assets. From 2003 to 2009, Fisher handled outparcel sales and leasing, the disposition of development tracts, and the leasing of freestanding retail buildings for Developers Diversified Realty.Rocksolid Stone Works earns awardCleveland’s Rocksolid Stone Works, a division of Wood Dimensions Inc., has earned the prestigious designation of Marble Institute of America (MIA) Accredited Natural Stone Fabricator. Accredited Natural Stone Fabricators represent the best companies that work on residential projects such as kitchens and bathrooms. Currently, only 25 Natural Stone Fabricators in the country have achieved accreditation; Rocksolid Stone Works is the first in Ohio.Assisted living residence wins awardTranscon Builders Inc., in conjunction with Beachwood-based Ronald Kluchin Architects Inc., received the 2009 Silver Achievement Award for “An Assisted Living Residence Overall Facility Under Construction” from The National Association of Home Builders 50+ Housing Council. The goal of the building, located in Wilton, Conn., was to enhance the senior campus by providing assisted living in a small intimate residential environment.Amy’s Shoes opens at EtonAmy’s Shoes opened a second, East-Side location at Eton Chagrin Boulevard in Woodmere. The store is between Details and Evolution Yoga in the interior mall and features shoes from Betsey Johnson, Beverly Feldman, Farylrobin, Joy Chen, Pink Studio, Hispanitas, and Salpy. Styles range from casual/ everyday to career/sophisticated to evening/cocktail. |
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