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DETROIT
JEWISH NEWS
A 2002 Michigan Press Association
General Excellence winner
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www.detroitjewishnews.com
FRIDAY, DEC. 13, 2002
TEVET 8, 5763
VOL. Clan, NO. 18
This Week
16 Presidential
Pressures
Arts &
Entertainment
Yeshiva U. 's Richard Joel faces a
new raft of challenges.
B2 Secondary
Witnesses
DEPARTMENTS
WSU professor explores meaning
of World War II through Shoah.
Opinion
31 Oil And Snake Oil
Cover Story
Don't buy into Saudi royalty's
distorted view of the world
page 62
Sephardic Pride
Detroit Jews celebrate
their distinct culture.
Community
35 Skating Coach
And Mayor
Seth Chafetz is Birmingham's
first Jewish mayor.
Food
On the cover: Eli Shalom ofWest Bloomfield
carries a Torah in the Keter Torah courtyard
97 Soup's On
„iimeggiusweamsimaimeh
.
Soup has an interesting history
and its economical, too.
Spirituality
51 Of Stars And Stones
Arts grant, helpers create
meditation site for Shir Tikvah.
The Scene
102 The Dating Game
Jewish or not is underlying
campus question.
Camp
67 Summertime
Dreaming
Obituaries
The camp experience
can last a lifetime.
A Writer's Dream Cut Short
125 Dustin Rose
125 Dr. Allan Weiner
Devoted To Children
AppleTree
Sephardic Spirit
ny time a new synagogue goes up in
town, it's cause
for celebration
and curiosity. But none
perhaps has piqued the
interest of the commu-
nity more than Keter
Torah Synagogue,
home to Detroit's
Sephardic community,
which opened in
August.
Who are the
Sephardim and what distinguishes their cus-
toms and traditions from those of other con-
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gregations?
74 Days Of Our Lives
Calendar provides Jewish fun
every day of the year
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U.S. Rep. Joe Knollenberg, R-Bloomfield Hills, helps dedicate the
Chai Center's menorah in Birminghams Shain Park: page 36
Staff Writer Shelli Liebman Dorfman had
written about the opening of the synagogue
and became intrigued with Sephardic tradi-
tions after attending a service.
Her report, beginning on page 62, takes you
inside this close-knit community from such
countries as Greece, Spain, Algeria, Iran, Iraq
and Israel. Keter Torah members share their
distinct customs and invite all to sample the
Sephardic spirit.
Keri Guren Cohen
Story Development Editor
Alefbet'cha
11
Anniversaries
50
AppleTree
74
B'nai Mitzvah . . . 47
Calendar
44
Candlelighting . . 11
Crossword
121
Danny Raskin . . .92
Editor's Notebook ..
Engagements
48
For Openers
11
Insight
29
Letters
6
Marketplace
103
New Arrivals
46
Obituaries
125
Out & About . . .78
Staff Notebook . .14
Synagogues
59
The Scene
102
Torah Portion . .61
Weddings
49
Cover:
Photography, Krista Husa
Page design, Alex Lurnelsky
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