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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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Editor's Notebook
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Insight
Letters
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New Arrivals
Obituaries
Out & About
Staff Notebook
Synagogues
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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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