CONTENTS
CLOSE-UP
ENTERTAINMENT
No Longer
On The Fringe
A Comic
Couple
PHIL JACOBS
They have good Jewish
backgrounds, and Jesus.
RITA CHARLESTON
Stiller and Meara have
a 37-year association.
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UP FRONT
11
Appreciating America
on the 4th of July.
DETROIT
14
• Federation allocates
hold-the-line funding.
• Laid-off GM workers
find community jobs.
BACKGROUND
33
Iraq remains an enemy
with which Israel contends.
COMMENTARY
38
Pontiac history: where
anti-Zionism was religion.
ISRAEL
40
Soviet doctors in Israel
claim unfair discrimination.
BUSINESS
51
A new firm carves a niche
with furry novelty items.
DEPARTMENTS
SINGLE LIFE
SPORTS
In Two Directions
ROBERT ELLENSTEIN
Getting
Physical
Detroit's Maccabi teams
are set for Ohio, New Jersey.
LESLEY PEARL
Local health clubs
create more than bodies.
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JWV
Synagogues
For Seniors
Fine Arts
Danny Raskin
Carla Schwartz
Travel
Food
Engagements
Births
Classified ads
Obituaries
CANDLELIGHTING
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July 5, 1991
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