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A 2001 Michigan Press Association

Newspaper of the Year

www.detroirjewishnews.com

FRIDAY, MAY 17, 2002
SWAN 6, 5762
VOL. CXXI, NO. 14

Cast Your Vote

DEPARTMENTS

D

ear Readers:
Here's your chance to brag
about the best of Jewish Detroit
— and there's plenty to toot our horn
about. As one of the nation's most
vibrant Jewish communities, we've got
something for every stream of Judaism
and every Jewish taste.
The hard part is choosing what we
like best. That's why we need you to
cast your vote in the first annual
Readers' Choice Awards for the best of
Jewish Detroit. The results will appear
in September's annual JN SourceBook,
your complete guide to Jewish living in
metropolitan Detroit.
Got a .favorite bagel shop? Have a
favorite place to hold a simchah? Enjoy
a particular cantor's voice? Want to rec-
ognize an outstanding religious school-
teacher? Need to know who has the
seven-layer cake to die for?
Tell us your favorites — and we'll
tally the votes. Look for official
Readers' Choice Awards ballots inserted
inside this issue or find them at area
stores, synagogues and both Jewish
Community Centers, or vote online at
www.detroitjewishnews.corn
Ballots are due by June 20. And don't
worry about postage. Just complete the
ballot, fold, seal and drop it in the mail.
Let the contest begin!

Thanks for your input.

Keri Guten Cohen

JN SourceBook editor

This Week

18 Breaking Away

Four state lawmakers split from
overwhelming support for Israel's
incursion into West Bank.

18 Note Of Discord

Cantor Stephen Dubov resigns
from Temple Beth El.

Opinion

33 A Humble Giver

Edward Meer casts a laudable
imprint on Detroit Jewry.

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39 Dedication Time

Edward and Gloria Meer
officially open new gym at Beth
Jacob School for Girls.

Students at Yeshiva Beth Yehudah's
Beth Jacob School for Girls watch as
their new gym, donated by Edward
and Gloria Meer, is dedicated

Arts 6-
Entertainment

71 Silver Screen Simchas

Haute couture takes her into
Hollywood brides' dressing rooms.

Food

93 A Universal Food

Rice is a delicious staple
all over the world.

Teens

104 Reflections

Teens look back on Sept. 11
this Shavuot.

Alefbet'cha
11
Anniversaries
57
AppleTree
69
Wnai Mitzvah . • 53
Business .
98
Calendar
48
125
rossword
anny Raskin . . .88
Editor's Notebook . .5
Engagements . . . 56
11
For Openers
Health
100
Insight
32
6
Letters
107
Marketplace
Mazel Toy!
51
New Arrivals
52
Obituaries
135
.72
Out & About
96
Sports
Staff Notebook . . 12
66
Synagogues
The Scene
99
orah Portion . . . 68

Candlelighting
Friday, May 17, 8:29 p.m.

Shabbat ends
Saturday, May 18, 9:40 p.m.

Cover:
Photography, Krista Husa
Page design, Alex Lumelsky

Spirituality

©COPYRIGHT 2002
DETROIT JEWISH NEWS

59 Ecumenical Approach

Religion, including Judaism, gains
momentum in Castro's Cuba.

Cover Story page 14

Still A Beacon

Little Oak Park shul, Hnai Zion,
maintains its retired rabbi's legacy and
remains a spiritual force.

Little03 art Park shill.
B'nai Zion. maintains its retired
rabbi's legaep,and remain:
a spiritual force.

On the cover: Stuart Newman of

Oak Park studies at 13'710 Zion shul
in Oak Park.

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2002