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He says it is "theological arro-
gance" for the Southern Baptists
to believe that "they have the
only true message, and everyone
else is flawed."
The Rev. James Lyons was or-
dained at a Southern Baptist
seminary, but he has devoted his
life to his Ecumenical Institute
for Jewish-Christian Studies in
Southfield, which works for "mu-
tuality and dialogue."
He says the Southern Baptist
resolution is not binding on its
local churches, but he called the
document "painful to Jews. It's
a lesson we have to learn: Just
as all Jews do not think the
same way, neither do all Chris-
tians." LI
DRESS, BUSWESS, & CASUAL SH
Jewish News Group
Expands In Florida
ess than two years after es- Sentinel Co., whose parent firm
tablishing operations in owns and operates the Chicago
Florida, the Jewish News Tribune, superstation WGN and
Group, which includes the a host of other media properties.
Waterspout President Charles
Detroit Jewish News, is poised
A. Buerger said, "We're excited
to add two new newspapers.
The expansion in population- to be able to form a partnership
rich south Florida is an out- with a company as well-re-
growth of the success of the spected as the Tribune Compa-
Palm Beach Jewish Times, a ny to do what we both do best."
South Florida's 650,000 Jews
17,000-circulation weekly which
began publication in November — in Palm Beach, Broward and
Dade counties — comprise the
1994.
Publication of the new Boca largest concentration of Jews in
Raton I Delray Beach Jewish the United States outside of New
Times will begin Aug. 30. Publi- York. South Palm Beach Coun-
cation of the Broward Jewish ty, which will be served by the
Times will begin in early 1997. Boca Raton I Delray Beach Jew-
The expansion of the Jewish ish Times, is the fastest-growing
PHOTO BY CRAIG TERKOWITZ
Times also marks
the beginning of a
unique partner-
ship between the
Jewish News
Group and the
Florida-based Sun-
Sentinel Co., a
wholly owned sub-
sidiary of the Tri-
bune Company.
Waterspout,
parent company of
The Jewish News
and its sister pa-
pers, will own and
edit the new week-
lies, and Sun-Sen-
tinel will distribute
them. Both staffs
will sell advertise-
ments in the new
publications.
`This agreement
merges the Waterspout President Charles A. Buerger, seated, with
strengths of the Executive Vice Presidents Arthur M. Horwitz and Sylvia
two companies to Boyko Stafford.
the benefit of the
Jewish communi-
ty," said Gary Press, publisher Jewish community in the coun-
of the Palm Beach Jewish Times. try, according to Ira Sheskin,
Mr. Press is the former publish- professor of geography at the
er of the Baltimore Business University of Miami.
Following a recent merger,
Journal.
The Jewish News Group is the 'Broward County Jewish
comprised of the Detroit and Federation became the country's
Palm Beach papers, plus the third largest — behind New
Baltimore Jewish Times, the At- York and Los Angeles — serv-
lanta Jewish Times, and the ing 280,000 Jews.
"We look forward to expand-
Vancouver, B.C., Western Jew-
ing our coverage of one of the
ish Bulletin.
"We are pleased to add the country's most important and
Jewish Times to our growing list fastest-growing regions," said
of publishing relationships," said Howard J. Lalli, editor of the
Scott Smith, president of Sun- Palm Beach Jewish Times. ID
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