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Jewish Education
In Crisis. Who Cares?

DR. JONATHAN WOOCHER
Despite its protestations,
the Jewish community
has not come to grips
with the basic problem.
A leading educator
offers some solutions.

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Apples And Honey

KIMBERLY LIFTON
Jack Peitz says running
the Franklin Cider Mill
is just a hobby.

ELIZABETH APPLEBAUM
For Joel Letvin,
caring for bees
is a honey of a job.

Year In Review

GARY ROSENBLATT
Soviet Jewry, intifada,
Who Is A Jew, Carmelite
nuns and events in Detroit
highlighted 5749.

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Aspiring To Be
A Serious Jew

DENNIS PRAGER
Beyond Reform, Conservative
and Orthodox — one must be
equally committed to God,
Torah and Israel.

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Jacob The Baker

NOAH BENSHEA
Jacob was a poor man
and anonymous, until
the secret of his
wisdom became known.

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ADIN STEINSALTZ
A leading scholar
explains the history
and concept of
spiritual reckoning.

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HIGH HOLIDAYS 70

Sounding the shofar
is representative
of the holiday period.

PEOPLE

LIFE IN ISRAEL 138

An Israeli expert
is pushing for
push-button war.

SPORTS

139

New Year Fair

Hundreds of Detroiters
got the holiday spirit
at a special celebration.

148

The Maccabiah Games
and several successes
highlighted Israel's year.

COMMENT

World War II started
50 years ago, and
bad feelings remain.

ELIE WIESEL
A look at the best
year, including thte
problems with the Church.

134

Always-irreverent
Dahn Ben-Anmotz
hosts his farewell.

STEVEN M. HARTZ
Jaclyn Bernstein's
acting career has been
filled with sunny days.

COMMENT

DEPARTMENTS

Synagogues
Capital Report
Background
Looking Back
Fine Arts
Holiday Recipes
Business
For.Women
Engagements
BBYO
Births
Single Life
Classified Ads
Obituaries

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COVER

The 'Other' Levy

RICHARD PEARL
The coach of Sanders
& Co. for the Lions
is getting his own
mail these days.

MEDIA MONITOR 34

Is Yassir Arafat
the stuff that
greeting cards
are made of?

Girl Next Door

Blood And Ashes

Soul Searching

Bush defends
decision to limit
Soviet Jewish
immigration to U.S.

Jerusalem is missing
as the spiritual
center of Judaism.

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CAPITOL REPORT 32

Scribe Avraham Cohen
depicts the creation
of the world through
Jerusalem scenes.

CANDLELIGHTING

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September 29, 1989 7:01 p.m.
Rosh Hashanah ends
Oct. 1 8:05 p.m-.

THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS

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