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srael and the Palestinians have locked themselves more deeply
into the deadly embrace that has claimed more than 130 lives so
far.

JONATHAN
FRIENDLY

National Editor

An Arab summit in Cairo produced a lot of
lip service for the Palestinian position, though
happily no direct promise of arms or troops
and no move by Egypt or Jordan to sever their
ties with the Zionist state. That outcome only
led to more street protests and vows to contin-
ue an "independence intifada."
Israel's Prime Minister Ehud Barak, playing
to an internal political audience as well as
sending a message to Palestinian Authority
Chairman Yasser Arafat, announced he wanted
a "time-out" in the peace process. It wasn't
clear whether that meant that all post-Oslo
agreements were up for reconsideration or only
that the offers he made at Camp David were

off the table.
Barak also set in motion a process that could lead to much greater
physical separation of Israel and the Palestinians. If carried out, it
would be the last nail in the Oslo coffin. But perhaps Barak was only
maneuvering to lure Likud into a national unity government that
would not forever end the peace process.
As for President Bill Clinton's effort to broker even a modest
ceasefire, forget it.
Coverage of the week's Mideast events begins on page 6.

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This Week

14 For The Record

U.S. Senate opponents have far
different records on Middle East.

28 Super Sunday

Federation's Annual Campaign
serves needs locally, overseas.

Editorials

43 For U.S. Senate

The Jewish News makes
its endorsement.

Community

51 Campaign Chatchkes

West Bloomfield students see
mementos of presidential campaigns.

Net Worth

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e's a young entrepreneur who has parlayed acumen, loyalty
and caring into a phenomenal investment portfolio. But
what's behind the amazing success story of Detroit native
Randall Kaplan, who this year made the cover
of the Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles?
He's tenacious, daring and at the top of his
game. He's also approachable and kind-hearted.
David Lash, head of Los Angeles' Bet
Tzedek, which provides free legal service to the
elderly and impoverished, says: "He's a hero.
I'm not sure I've ever seen anyone with his
vision and drive accomplished so much to help
so many people."
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That compassion dates back to when Kaplan
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was 10 and he collected money to help fight
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multiple sclerosis without any prodding, says
his mother, Linda Eder Ross of Franklin.
Driven in the boardroom and giving in the community, Kaplan
makes time to observe Shabbat with his wife Lara by lighting the can-
dles and blessing the wine. Israel also is important part in their life —
they've even had Binyamin Netanyahu, Israel's former prime minister,
over to dinner.
In today's cover story, which begins in Business on page 120,
Special Writer Alan Abrams profiles Randall Kaplan — the Detroit
Country Day graduate who cut his corporate teeth under Michigan's
A. Alfred Taubman, David Page, David Hermelin and Eugene
Applebaum, and, later, former Detroiter Eli Broad.

Shabbat Shalom!

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A 2000 winner of Michigan Press Association

Spirituality

78 On Spirit Matters

Tikkun editor, Rabbi Michael Lerner,
promotes spiritual needs.

Arts
tertainment

Tishrei 28, 5761

Vol. CXVIII, No. 11

DEPARTMENTS

Alefbet'cha
5
AppleTree
124
Ask Wendy
133
B'nai Mitzvah
70
Births
70
Business
120
Calendar
66
Community ...... U 51
Crossword
139
... Answer
141
Danny Raskin ....104
Editorials
43
Engagements
74
For Openers . ..
. 5
Health .....
. 109
Insight 41
Marketplace ..... 130
Mazel Toy! ...... 70
Obituaries 157
Out 1 About ...... 88
Spirituality 78
Sports ......... 115
The Scene . ..... 118
Teens
112
Torah Portion .... 88
Weddings 75

90 Focus On Photography

A month-long celebration frames
the work of 400 artists.

Living Well

109 Battling Back

Jewish groups fight domestic
violence with two new initiatives.

115 Athletes Of The Year

Hall of Fame will honor Cranbrook's
Eddleston, Harrison's Spaulding.

AppleTree

124 The Open Book

Ora Eitan's lovely illustrations make
this book a worthy buy.

Candlelighting
Friday, Oct. 27, 6:15 p.m.

Shabbat ends
Saturday, Oct. 28, 7:16

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Cover: Randall Kaplan
Photography, ©2000,
Peter Kredenser
Page design, Debbie Schultz

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