DETROIT
JEW= NEWS

Andrea Nitzkin,
director of education,
and Tali Zechog,
student volunteer,
work together at the
Michigan Jewish.
AIDS Coalition office.

Living Well
Teens
Page 85

A Michigan Press Association
Newspaper of the Year

December 24, 1999

Tevet 15, 5760

This 16 Holiday
Week
Or Holy Day?

Special New Year's Eve can't steal the
spotlight from Shabbat, local rabbis
agree.

18 Optimistic Viewpoint

U.S. Sen. Joseph Lieberman speaks of
the Mideast peace process during a
local visit.

22 What's In A Name?

West Bloomfield synagogue takes
new name from its history.

ornmunity
37 Branching Out

Michigan Jewish Institute adds
high school courses.

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"rituality
53 Jews By Choice

Helping Judaism come alive for newly
converted Jews and interfaith families.

°

Making Peace With The Past

Israel and the United States are pop-
ular destinations for Jews aboard the
"freedom trains" leaving the former
Soviet Union. But Germany, once
home to Hitler and the Holocaust, has become
a destination as well — so much so that it's the
only country in Europe with a significant rise
in Jewish population. We explore this trend in
today's cover story (pages 6-14). Story
Development Editor Keri Guten Cohen and
Contributing Editor Jonathan Friendly coordi-
nated the coverage.

Shabbat Shalom!

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Robert A. Sklar
Editor
rsklar@thejewishnews.corn

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tertainment

68 Sculptures From Scriptures

Berkley artist creates vivid
images of biblical narratives.

74 'Hitler's Pope'

A look at Pius XII's
response to the Holocaust.

Living
Well
85 Frontline Fighter

Teen honored for her devotion
to battling the scourge of AIDS.

88 Talking Politics

Young adults mix with AIPAC
supporters to hear Sen. Lieberman.

Vol. CXVI, No. 18

DEPARTMENTS

Alefbet'cha
105
Anniversaries .... 52
AppleTree
59
Births
50
Calendar
46
Carla Schwartz
94
Community
37
Crossword
77
... Answers .....102
Cyber Spot
62
Danny Raskin
78
Editorials
33
Engagements
52
For Openers ....... 5
Living Well
85
Marketplace
97
Mazel Tor!
50
Obituaries
117
Out & About
64
Sports
90
Spirituality
53
The Scene
88
Torah Portion
57
Weddings
52

Candlelighting
Friday, Dec. 24
4:47 p.m.

Shabbat ends
Saturday, Dec. 25
5:53 p.m.

Cover:
Dani Levi shows off her Very
Good grades in the Itzhak
Rabin School in Dusseldorf.
Photo by Edward
Serotta/Centropa
Design by Debbie Schultz

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