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THE JEWISH NEWS
Vol. CII No. 18
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January 8, 1993
DETROIT
Li Synagogue Access
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A new organization seeks
to help the disabled.
17 Open Forum
A town meeting Sunday
on Jewish education.
CLOSE UP
2 L The Cost Of Liberty
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The
Jewish
News
CELEBRATING 50 YEARS OF GROWTH
1942-1992
With Skokie, Robert Alpern parted with the ACLU.
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EDUCATION
Confronting The Issue
Project STaR students see
religious and service perspectives.
AA FOCUS
LK Helping Hand
What it's like at Detroit's
kosher food bank.
n di ENTERTAINMENT
0 I Walky Talky
Maury Povich's career
mirrors his show.
Opinionfl
Round Up/11
Background/31
Commentary/34
Synagogues/40
Fine Arts/50
For Women/52
On Campus/56
Danny Raskin/68
Carla Schwartz/70
Travelfl8
In Our Own Words/80
Engagements/82
Births/90
Classified ads/95
Obituaries/117
Candlelighting
Friday, Jan. 8 4:59 p.m.
Sabbath ends
Saturday, Jan. 9 6:03 p.m.