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A 2001 winner of American Jewish Press Association
and Society of Professional Journalists awards
www.detroitjewishnews.com
AUG. 10, 2001
AV 21, 5761
VOL. GXIX, NO. 26
Opinion
This Week
25 High Road To Durban
12 A West Bank Perspective
Conference on racism
demands a strong U.S.
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Parents of slain Israeli infant
speak at Young Israel of Oak Park.
Community
29 The Jewish Connection
ORT educates the world
in technology and Judaism.
Spirituality
47 Caring For Our Own
Series highlights programs
for those with disabilities.
Arts & Entertainment
Two Seeds of Peace campers share their concerns with
Middle East facilitators Samera Nasereddin, at left,
and Andrea Brooks (back to the camera).
14 A World Of Good
Local supporters visit Seeds of Peace
to see coexistence among teens.
68 The Producer
Israeli takes filmmaker, Hollywood,
Bermuda Triangle by storm.
Living Well
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77 Summer Cure
Another crop of delicious,
cool summer salads.
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DEPARTMENTS
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Editor's Notebook
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Letters
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New Arrivals
Obituaries
Out & About
Staff Notebook
Synagogues
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Torah Portion
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Candlelighting
Friday, Aug. 10, 8:24 p.m.
Catch A Rising Star
Shabbat ends
Farmington Hills native Elizabeth Berkley boosts her acting career with a
string of solid performances, including a role in a new Woody Allen film.
Saturday, Aug. 11, 9:27 p.m.
Cover:
Elizabeth Berkley
Photography, Kurt
Krieger/CORBIS
Page design, Debbie Schultz
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DETROIT JEWISH NEWS
Israel Watch
In collaboration with the Jewish Community Council of
Metropolitan Detroit, the Jewish News is presenting a
weekly peek behind the Mideast headlines. Called Israel
Insight, the new feature presents a pertinent issue, then
looks at it through the lens of world Jewry. Today's install-
ment appears on page 20.
—Robert A. Sklar, editor
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