CONTENTS

Two Steps
Backward

HELEN DAVIS
Palestinian support
for Iraq has sidetracked,
for now, any impetus
for a Palestinian state.

CLOSE-UP

Behind
Closed Doors

ELIZABETH APPLEBAUM
Inside Detroit's most private
yeshiva, Darchei Torah.

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OPINION

• A not-so-private
conversation
over lunch.

• Israel's failure
with Soviet Jews

40

SYNAGOGUES

Livonia's tiny diaspora
is making some major
changes in its outlook.

The Tanker

ENTERTAINMENT 69

AMY MEHLER
A sister writes about
her brother in the
Israeli tank corps.

American and Israeli
attitudes are aired
in JET's play based
on the Pollard case.

YOUTH

16

91

South Lyon Brownies
receive a lesson
in Judaism.

SINGLE LIFE

105

That old stash
of love letters
is an ego boost.

DEPARTMENTS

PROFILE

Professor
At The Helm

ELIZABETH APPLEBAUM
U-M's Raymond Tanter dissects
U.S., Israel and Arab decisions.

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Back To McCoy

KIMBERLY LIFTON
Lewis Barr has been on
active duty for six months.
It's been a strain on
those around him.

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DETROIT

Bias Report

ALAN HITSKY
The ADL's annual audit
shows a drop for 1990
in anti-Semitic events,
but an upsurge for 1991.

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Editorials
Commentary
Community
Sports
Business
Travel
Books
On Campus
Fine Arts
For Women
Food
For Seniors
Engagements
Births
Classified Ads
Obituaries

CANDLELIGHTING

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