CONTENTS
DETROIT
Waving The Flag
Some views of Sunday's
rally for U.S. and Israel.
CLOSE-UP
The Story Behind
‘Hava Nagilah'
A most famous song
was inspired by homework.
Home Front
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KIMBERLY LIFTON
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Preparing For War
ELIZABETH APPLEBAUM
Can the world
only love Jews
as victims?
DAVID HOLZEL
14
The families of Jewish soldiers
keep a stiff upper lip.
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NOTEBOOK
40
COMMENTARY
Folk songs
as weapons and
Armageddon.
ENTERTAINMENT
Erotic Demons
SUSAN SALTER
An I.B. Singer play
comes to life at the Attic.
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A flight surgeon is called
to active military service.
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SPORTS
Soccer's 3 amigos
are reunited at
Eastern Michigan.
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MOVIES
The man behind
the 'Mermaids'
76
BUSINESS
Affirmative action
for Jews in the
securities markets.
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TRAVEL
The Tenement Museum
offers nostalgia
in New York.
DEPARTMENTS
FOCUS
Stepping Out
PERSIAN GULF WAR
Israel's Weird War
INA FRIEDMAN
The rear becomes the front;
peaceniks support the war,
and restraint is applauded.
21
Saddam's Strategy
HELEN DAVIS
To survive is to win,
for both Hussein and Israel.
22
Life Goes On
STUART SCHOFFMAN
RONELLE GRIER
Teens with developmental
disabilities have found
Jewish life in Yachad.
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CANDLELIGHTING
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