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THE JEWI SH NEWS
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Vol. CIII
No. 21
Associate Publisher
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Editor
Phil Jacobs
• Associate Editor
Alan Hitsky
) Assistant Editor
Elizabeth Applebaum
• Staff Writers
Kimberly Litton
• Ruth Ullmann
Lesley Pearl
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Elie Wiesel
Washington Correspondent
James D. Besser
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Douglas Davis
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'H_ Ina Friedman
Larry Dertner
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Carla Jean Schwartz
Business Manager
• Marianne Taylor
Production
Gayle Baldi
Donald Cheshure
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r Curtis DeLoye
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Ralph Orme
Debbie Schultz
• Office Manager
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Lisa Ferstenfeld
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Mary Serra
Circulation
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Account Executives
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Rick Nessel
Art Shafer
Susan Wachsberg
ontents
July 30,1993
DETROIT
14 Race For Change
Jews jump on the
mayoral bandwagon.
BUSINESS
28 Coping With Layoffs
A psychologist tries
to humanize businesses.
SPORTS
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Mickey And
di Fun And Games
Me
Maccabi athletes
split into two.
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FOCUS
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The Storyteller
Once upon a time
in Birmingham on Shabbat...
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id Mickey and Me
Daniel Rosenblatt
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Coping With Layoffs
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Candlelighting
Friday, July 30 8:35 p.m.
Sabbath ends
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