CONTENTS CLOSE-UP SPORTS Star Search 'The Man In The Box ELIZABETH APPLEBAUM A look at some big-name entertainers with a Jewish connection. 22 OPINION Religious McCarthyism chases a popular rabbi. STEVE STEIN Irwin Cohen hawks tickets and baseball lore for the Tigers. 54 UP FRONT 11 Israel's Labor Party has an identity crisis. DETROIT 14 Arabs in Detroit must wait to regain lands. BUSINESS 51 Frederick's of Hollywood built a bustler empire. PEOPLE DEPARTMENTS BACKGROUND Skewed View HELEN DAVIS The Pan Am 103 investigation looks like whitewash. 33 SATIRE Jewish, They Wrote ARTHUR MAGIDA A satirical look at the elusive Jewish book. 36 40 74 80 82 90 92 94 104 110 116 126 150 Inside Washington Purely Commentary Travel Danny Raskin Carla Schwartz Fine Arts For Women Food For Seniors Engagements Births Classified Ads Obituaries CANDLELIGHTING Friday, Nov. 22, 1991 4:48 p.m. Sabbath ends Nov. 23 5:52 p.m. THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS (USPS 275-520) is published every Friday with additional supplements in January, March, May, August, October and November at 27676 Franklin Road, Southfield, Michigan. Second class postage paid at Southfield, Michigan and additional mailing offices. Postmaster: Send changes to: DETROIT JEWISH NEWS 27676 Franklin Road Southfield, Michigan 48034 $31 per year $41 per year out of state 75' single copy Vol. C No. 12 November 22, 1991 THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS 5 ONTENT 108 A very unique proposal gets a resounding response.