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November 12, 1999

Kislev 3, 5760

Vol. CXVI, No. 12

This 7 Week

At Home In The World

Ambassador David Hermelin
is honored with a top Norway award.

Book
Fair
10

Just Revenge

Alan Dershowitz wows an overflow
audience on opening night of
the Jewish Book Fair.

Sanford Goldman of
West Bloomfield browses
on opening day Sunday at
the Jewish Book Fair
at the JCC's Kahn
Building.
This Week
page 11

11 Ready, Set, Read

Local authors featured
at opening day event.

RTC General
ssembly

Yeshivat Akiva
Teens

26 A Gift For Leadership

Charles Bronfman talks about
an empire of spirit.

page 110

27 Hot Topic

DEPARTMENTS

Anniversaries
59
AppleTree
69
Bar/Bat Mitzvah 54
Births
54
Calendar . ..... 48
Carla Schwartz ...118
Community
39
Crossword ..... a a 85
... Answers
125
Cyber Spot ...... 75
Danny Raskin .... 98
Editorials ..... 35
For Openers • ...... 5
Living Well
105
Marketplace
121
Raze! Told
53
Obituaries
148
Out& About•...•.78
Sports
115
Spirituality a a a a a a 60
Teens aaaIaaaaaa110
The Scene
108
Torah Portion .... 66
Weddings . a-a
58

Local delegates to GA in Atlanta
discuss impact of newly formed UJC.

28 Follow The Money

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Channel for mega-philanthropists
may overshadow federations.

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Convening In Atlanta

This week's focus is on the Jewish communal
world's first General Assembly since reconfigur-
ing under the umbrella of United Jewish
Communities. Our cover package (pages 25-34)
ranges from a profile of UJC leader Charles Bronfman to a
peek at how Detroit delegates view the convention in
Atlanta. Our intent is to give you a sense of what drives
American Jewish communal leadership.

Spirituality
60 Prayers For Healing

New service is geared toward
physical and spiritual health.

Shabbat Shalom!

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Robert A. Sklar
Editor
rsklar@thejewishnews.corn

its
tertainment

77 A Divine Friendship

Detroiter Sandy Schreier reminisces
about her pal Bette Midler.

On the Cover:
Photo of United Jewish
Communities leader
Charles Bronfman
by Zion Ozeri

Candlelighting
Friday, Nov. 12
4:56 p.m.

Shabbat ends
Saturday, Nov. 13
5:58 p.m.

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