HE JEWISH NEWS
Vol. CII No. 2
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September 18, 1992
DETROIT
14 Last Dance?
Sinai Hospital cancels its Heritage Ball.
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School Ties
A strong new movie looks at anti-Semitism.
CLOSE-UP
24 Escape Roots
CELEBRATING 50 YEARS OF GROWTH
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Round Up/11
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Revisiting the Holocaust binds a family together.
On the cover: The Weiss family (clockwise from
right): Ted Weiss, Aaron Weiss, Jean Weiss, Dottie
Wagner, Reli Gringlas, Trudy Weiss, Amy Wagner,
Arthur Weiss, Ellen Weiss, Rachel Weiss, Eugene
Weiss, Don Wagner and Leah Weiss.
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95 Singin' In The Train
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