September 27, 1996 7 1 1 TELL ME WHY Detroit Holiday Rush My elteronkel, ureynikl and my shtifburder. 35 Jewish families hurried to erect their sukkah before the onset of the Yom Kippur fast. HEALTH A tiny NICU baby celebrates her bat mitzvah. Church On Shabbat A Berkley church reaches out to new Americans, with socials and a bus, and they respond. ISRAEL The secular oasis quiets for Yom Kippur. Mistaken Identity WASHINGTON As police search for the killers of Merle Silverman, his family recalls his life. Changing Congress a problem for AIPAC. Erecting the sukkah. page 7 Business 5 80 Births 41 Community 27 Editorials 20 Engagements 37 Eye Spy 108 Food 132 Marketplace 145 Obituaries 174 Opinion 21 Danny Raskin 110 Carla Schwartz 109 Synagogues 30 Joining The Establishment A decade after his battle against totalitarianism, Natan Sharansky settles in as minister of trade. Tune-Up 2000 Jack Kemp and Al Gore hit the campaign road with a record of straightaway support for Israel. Living miracles. page 69 ON THE COVER: Al Gore and Jack Kemp. JNE COVER: 90 JN Not Entertainment Easy Being Greene Comic Shecky Greene, who will perform for Kadima, has fought his own battles against depression. 102 RTg a 61 wil k y on peT n 4 h oepo A nt r i t acSi de A P_AW studios to a public view of the day-to-day life of the artists. Lyon around at the Lowensteins. page 97 Pontiac artist Ray Katz. PHOTO BY DANIEL LIPPITT Candlelighting Friday, Sept. 27 7:01 p.m. Sabbath ends Saturday, Sept. 28 8:09 p.m. DETROIT THE JEWISH NEWS . Vol. CX No. 5 THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS (LISPS 275-520) IS PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY WITH ADDITIONAL SUPPLEMENTS IN JANUARY, MARCH, MAY, AUGUST AND OCTOBER AT 27676 FRANKLIN ROAD, SOUTH- FIELD, MICHIGAN.PERIODICAL POSTAGE PAID AT SOUTHFIELD, MICHIGAN AND ADDITIONAL MAILING OFFICES. POSTMASTER: SEND CHANGES TO: DETROIT JEWISH NEWS. 27676 FRANKLIN ROAD, SOUTHFIELD, MICHIGAN 48034. ©COPYRIGHT 1996 DETROIT JEWISH NEWS 86 69