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

Friday, July 5, 1991 8:55 p.m.
Shabbat ends July 6 10:06 p.m.

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Vol. IC No. 19

July 5, 1991

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