DETROIT
JEWISH NEWS

JN

Feb. 20, 1998
Vol. CXII No. 26

Up Front

16

Out er About.
page 92

Chess Friend
Michigan's top-ranked chess player
is staking his claim as the best.

The World

37

Time To Compromise?
Israel's controversial conversion
bill bites the dust. What's next?

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73

Profiles In Courage
Remembering the Righteous Gentiles
who saved Jews from the Holocaust.

The Scene

The Scene.
page 82

82

Intertwining Ideologies
Can a workshop really help smooth
the path when Jew, gentile marry?

Close Up

87

Rx: Life
Rabbis and ethicists say assisted
suicide is unacceptable in Jewish law.

ertainmetit

94

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Housing Our Heritage
The new Museum of Jewish Heritage
in New York is a testament to survival.

Out & About
Oscar Contest
Danny Raskin
Carla Schwartz
Book Shelf

Business

137

Food.
page 128

A Forward Agenda
WSU's new business dean seeks
Jewish help to reach the top.

Community 48
Editorials 29
Food 128
Health 121
Marketplace 142
Maze! Toy 61
Obituaries 165
Remember When 26
Sports 119
Synagogues 67
This & That 26
Torah Portion 70
Travel 116

Candlelighting
Friday, Feb. 20

5:53 p.m.

Sabbath ends
Saturday, Feb. 21 6:56 p.m.

Cover:
Illustration by
Stephane Denis

JNE cover:
Michael Gellman.
Photo by Krista Husa

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