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2000 winner of Michigan Press Association

and American Jewish Press Association awards

June 1, 2001
Sivan 10, 5761
Vol. CXIX, No. 16

Spirituality

20 Baseball Legend

58 American Judaism

Sandy Koufax headlines celebrities at
sports outing honoring Dick Schaap.

Reconstructionist congregation hosts
rabbi with answers.

25 Giving Back

Jewish candidates say religion, family
taught them to be involved communally.

Arts & Entertainment

70 Forever Modern

U-M highlights Albert Kahn's
artistic impact on Modern movement.

Opinion

37 Blessing Life

Amid a disaster, pikuach nefesh
rallies Israelis to help.

Living Well

87 Greening Detroit

Community

Jewish volunteers help spruce up
a downtown Detroit park.

41 Girl Power

www.detroitjewishnews.com

Akiva girls build self-confidence
while keeping fit.

Cover Story Page 14
Hidden Danger

Avery Engelman's cystic fibrosis prompts her parents to
fight for screening of the disease, prevalent among Jews.

DEPARTMENTS
Alefbet'cha
11
Anniversaries . . . 57
AppleTree
83
Ask Wendy
113
B'nai Mitzvah . . . 51
Business
91
Calendar
48
Crossword
110
Cyber Spot
107
Danny Raskin . . . 78
Editor's Notebook .. 5
Engagements • . . 54
For Openers
11
Insight
35
Letters
5
Marketplace
93
New Arrivals . • • . 51
Obituaries
118
Out & About • • . 68
Sports
88
Staff Notebook . . 12
Synagogues
63
The Scene
90
Torah Portion . . . 66
Weddings
56

Candlelighting
Friday, June 1, 8:45 p.m.

Shabbat ends
Saturday, June 2, 9:57 p.m.

Cover:
Avery Engelman
Photography, Krista Husa
Page design, Debbie Schultz

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Toddlers concentrate as they make beautiful music
together in a PACT (Parents and Children Together)
preschool program in Israel as Detroit Jewry begins
supporting a PACT class in Netanya.

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