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A 2001 Michigan Press Association
gia Newspaper of the Year
www.detroitjewishnews.com
NOVEMBER 30, 2001
KISLEV 15, 5762
VOL. CXX, NO. 16
This Week
Community
20 A Gift With Bite
43 Living In Style
Orthodontist donates $250, 000
to the West Bloomfield schools.
DEPARTMENTS
Meer Apartments dedicated,
100 units ready for residents.
24 Divest In Israel?
Activist to ask Ann Arbor to stop
investing in companies doing
business in Israel.
28 Ripple Effect
State budget cuts filter down
to JVS day programs.
Spirituality
61 Doing Their Part
Crisis center gets boost from
Birmingham Temple teens.
Arts 6
-
30 Languishing
Entertainment
Jonathan Pollard rejects
Israel s $2 million offer.
73 A Master Returns
32 Another Peace Effort
American team faces historic failures
in trying to bring Mideast peace.
Daniel Barenboim, ever outspoken,
returns to Detroit for a solo recital.
Living Well
95 Forgetful Support
Opinion
39 The Wrong Lesson
Hillel rebukes parent who shared
her feelings with the Jewish News.
The Brown centers help dementia
patients and their families.
103 -Furry Friends
Esther Bierman holds Nikki during a visit to
Danto Family Health Center in West
Bloomfield.
Four-legged visitors brighten
the day for Danto patients.
Alefbet'cha
11
Anniversaries
58
AppleTree
69
B'nai Mitzvah . . . 53
Calendar
50
Community
43
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Crossword ... •
Danny Raskin . . . .88
Editor's Notebook .5
Engagements
56
For Openers
11
Health
95
Insight
38
Letters
6
Marketplace
106
New Arrivals
53
129
Obituaries
104
Sports
Staff Notebook . .12
Synagogues
66
102
The Scene
Torah Portion .
.68
Weddings
57
Candlelighting
Friday, Nov. 30, 4:43 p.m.
Shabbat ends
Saturday, Dec. 1, 5:49 p.m.
Cover:
Kabbalah painting —
Artwork, Avraham
Loewe n thal
Page design, Alex Lumelsky
Israel Chesement Letter Targets Ann Am.,
Day Care Center Aids Living Wttti Dementia
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Cover Story page 14
The Kabbalah Flourishes
The mainstreaming ofiewish
mysticism spurs controversy and
support in surprising places.
The mainstreaming of Je;AnSt:
mysticism spurs controversy
and support in surprising places.
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