INSJI I . 1".• THE JEWISH NEWS Vol. CII No. 10 Associate Publisher Arthur M. Horwitz Editor Emeritus Philip Slomovitz Managing Editor November 13, 1992 Phil Jacobs Associate Editor Alan Hitsky Assistant Editor Elizabeth Applebaum Staff Writers Kimberly Litton Lesley Pearl Contributing Editor Elle Wiese! Washington Correspondent James D. Besser Foreign Correspondent Douglas Davis Israel Correspondent Ina Friedman Larry Derfner 1 DETROIT Away From Home Yeshiva Gedolah marks its warm atmosphere. Bear-ish On Dov Akiva students take concern to the zoo. The Jewish News Local Columnists Danny Raskin Carla Jean Schwartz Staff Photographer Glenn Triest Business Manager Marianne Taylor CLOSE-UP 2~ New Israeli Art Production Gayle Baldi Donald Cheshure Cathy Ciccone Curtis DeLoye Joy Gardin Kris Morgan Ralph Orme Debbie Schultz Office Manager Linda McCarthy Office Staff Lisa Ferstenfeld Dena Jacobs Leslie Kantor Percy Kaplan Christina Laskey Seymour Manello Lisa Marks Pauline Max Marlene Miller Dharlene Norris Gail Zimmerman CELEBRATING 50 YEARS OF GROWTH 1 9 4 2 - 1 9 9 2 Background/37 Senior Account Executive Danny Raskin Washington/40 Account Executives Stuart Grant Kathy Johnson Betsy Leeman Lisa Marshall Rick Nessel Art Shafer Laura Siegel Susan Wachsberg Patricia Zarlen CORPORATE STAFF Publisher Charles A. Buerger Executive Editor Gary Rosenblatt Commentary/52 Bracha Guy's "Tea Time." POLITICALLY SPEAKING 45 Senate Minyan Ten percent of the U.S. senators are Jewish. Business Manager Sylvia Stafford Ad Director Brian Michael Lawrence Editorial Deadline: All public and social an- nouncements must be typewritten, double-spaced and received by Thursday noon, eight days prior to desired dale of publication. Classified Ad Deadline: Tuesday, noon Display Ad Deadline: Monday, 4:30 pm Offices: 27676 Franklin Road Southfield, MI 48034 313-354-6060 General 313-354-5959 Classified 313-354-7123 Display Advertising 313-354-6069 Editorial Fax 313-354-1210 Advertising Fax Subscriptions: $33 1 year $56 2 years $45 per year out-of-state $72 per year foreign THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS (USPS 275-520) IS PUBUSHED EVERY FRIDAY WITH ADDITIONAL SUPPLEMENTS IN JANUARY, MARCH, MAY, AUGUST AND OCTOBER AT 27676 FRANKLIN ROAD, SOUTH- FIELD, 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. An EDUCATION LW Play's The Thing A West Bloomfield class introduces students, drama. Community/55. Synagogues/56 Youth/76 Entertainment/77 Food/94 For Women/96 For Seniors/98 Alternatives/104 Engagements/106 Births/110 Lifestyles/112 SPORTS 63 Taking A Swing Dana LaKritz just beat the odds at Michigan. Classified ads/ 21 Obituaries/ 46 Ca nd le lig hti ng Friday, Nov. 13 4:55 p.m. Sabbath ends Saturday, Nov. 14 5:58 p.m.