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DETROIT
JEWISII NEWS

A 2000 winner of Michigan Press Association

and American Jewish Press Association awards

www.detroitjewishnews.com

March 9, 2001
Adar 14, 5761
Vol. CXIX, No. 4

This Week

Spirituality

22 Mixing The Elements

50 Strangers Into Friends

Chemistry of Sharon and Peres
key to government longevity.

Purim Project brings people
together for fun, Purim mitzvot.

Opinion

31 Signs Of Progress

Internally and externally, Israel
begins to move forward.

Community

33 Movin' On Up

JARC takes its offices
to new, larger location.

Arts & Entertainment

61 Mason-ic Order

Comedian makes much ado about
Jews, free speech and Clinton.

Judah Isaacs of Oak Park makes Purim greeting cards with
his children: Uriel, 8 months, and Yona, 8.

Cover Story page 14

Making Their Pointe

Grosse Pointe Jews thrive outside Detroit Jewry's core.

DEPARTMENTS

Alefbet'cha
7
Anniversaries
. . 49
AppleTree
58
Ask Wendy
109
B'nai Mitzvah . . . 44
Calendar
41
Carla Schwartz . . 85
Community
33
Crossword
101
Cyber Spot
106
Danny Raskin . . . 74
Editor's Notebook .. 5
Engagements . . . . 46
For Openers
7
Insight
29
Letters
5
Living Well
79
Marketplace
88
New Arrivals . • . 43
Obituaries
112
Opinion
31
Out & About . . . 62
Spirituality
50
Staff Notebook . . 19
Synagogues
53
The Scene
84
Torah Portion . . . 55
Weddings t
49

Candlelighting
Friday, March 9, 6:14 p.m.

In Memoriam
There are only a finite number of Holocaust sur-

Bryant M Frank, cantorial soloist;
Amy Moulton, president; and Rabbi
Nicolas Behrmann of the Grosse Pointe
Jewish Council

vivors — and we believe their passing is part of
a national life-cycle that bears noting.
So starting in this issue, we'll mark the
passing of those who survived the Shoah with
a special symbol in our Obituary section.
"In this small way," said Editor Robert A.
Sklar, "we honor the lives of those who nearly
lost theirs in the midst of Hitler's
madness."

HOLOCAUST

Surtylvort

Shabbat ends
Saturday, March 10, 7:16
p.m.

Cover:
Photography, Krista Husa
Page design, Debbie Schultz

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