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A Helping Hand

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ews have a long history of caring for
each other, especially in times of
need. Now we're doing it in an even
more organized way, as volunteer groups
within synagogues nationwide are focus-
ing on helping fellow congregants as well
as reaching out to others.
Call them social-action committees, car-
ing committees or biker cholim (visiting
KERI GUTEN
the sick) committees. All are supplement-
COHEN
ing pastoral care traditionally provided by
Story Development rabbis. Though their work in visiting the
Editor
sick, feeding the homeless or aiding the
poor undoubtedly makes a difference, vol-
unteers find they are blessed as well.
Student Intern Le slie Zack, a Michigan State University
junior, explores this burgeoning trend among volunteers begin-
ning on page 6.

A Michigan Press Association
Newspaper of the Year

This Week

19 On A Wing And A Prayer

Sen. Joseph Lieberman shares
thoughts on faith, civil rights.

Sen. Liberman and wife Hadassah at Fellowship Chapel
in Detroit.

Crossing The Line

olitical cartoons are meant to pro-
voke and make a statement
through exaggerated caricature.
That's their nature.
So we're not in the habit of taking
other publications to task over their car-
toons, even though the Mideast and other
Jewish interests offer plenty of fodder to
comment upon.
ROBERT A.
But when a cartoon stokes outrage and
SKLAR
cries
of prejudice in the Detroit Jewish
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community — like the Detroit News'Aug.
10 cartoon on Joseph Lieberman's selec-
tion as the Democratic vice-presidential candidate did — we
must report that.
Staff Writer Diana Lieberman, under Story Development
Editor Keri Guten Cohen's direction, got reaction from
Detroit News cartoonist Henry Payne, Editorial Page Editor
Nolan Finley and members of the Jewish community in her
story, which appears on page 27.
However unintended the hurt expressed under the veil of
political commentary, the cartoonist and the newspaper were
clearly insensitive to how a stereotyped depiction of
Lieberman would play out among Jews
sadly, too often the
target of prejudice and misperception. The cartoon especially
hurt Shoah survivors because it resurrected images of Jewish
portrayals in Nazi Germany.
Let us hope that the experience sparked by this cartoon is a
humbling lesson for all publications.

Shabbat Shalom!

Community

41 A Dream Come True

New school is the focal point
of Beth Shalom's revitalized look.

Spirituality

64 The Patient Rabbi

Rabbinic interns take care
of the patient's soul.

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tertainment

72 Video Views

Vera Frenkel: Collaborating
on video art, contemporary culture.

AppleTree

92 Road To Success

Helping people discover themselves
and their future in the job world.

Living Well

95 The Reamer

A specialist teaches doctors
about a little beam of light.

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September 1, 2000
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Vol. CXVIII, No. 3

DEPARTMENTS

Alefbet'cha ....... 5
Anniversaries
63
AppleTree 92
B'nai Mitzvah .... 56
Births 53
Calendar ........ 50
Carla Schwartz
98
Community . .... 41
Crossword 71
Answer ........ 104
Danny Raskin .... 86
Editorials 37
Engagements ..... 58
For Openers ....... 5
Health
95
Insight
35
Marketplace ..... 102
Obituaries ....a. 129
Out £ About ....a. 70
Spirituality 64
Sports .......... 97
Staff Notebook . .. 14
The Scene ...... 100
Torah Portion 68

Candlelighting

Friday, Sept. 1, 7:50 p.m.

Shabbat ends

Saturday, Sept. 2, 8:50 p.m.

Cover:
Star of David
"helping hand"
Photography, Alex Lumelsky
Page design, Debbie Schultz

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