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A 2002 Michigan Press Association
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The Rappeport children —
Yochi, 13; Ariella, 15; Margalit,
6; Hagai, 10; and Avishai (in
back), 17 — live with their par-
ents in Safed, in the mountains
of Israel. Their mother, Laurie
Sendler Rappeport, is a native
Detroiter. For her account of
what its like to live in Israel
amid the latest Palestinian upris-
ing, please see page 5.
AppleTree
65 Two Good
Wishing you good stars
and good omens.
Special Report
Photo by REU TERS/Davi d S i lverman/POO L
page 14
Israel Grieves Again
Israeli Prime Minister Ariel
Sharon visits bombing victim
Simha Haimov, 33, and his
family on Monday in Tel Aviv's
Ichilov Hospital.
Arts &
Entertainment
67 Do I Hear A Strad?
Israeli violinist makes DSO
debut with Tchaikovsky concerto.
Food
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WHAT
MAKES
LANA
RUN?
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This Week
83 Free At Last
22 Sabra In Space
Jazzing up fat-free recipes
is all in the sauce.
Fighter pilot will be first native
Israeli on a NASA flight.
Sports
27 Proud Uniform
Israeli soldier recovers from
attack to tell optimistic story o
peace.
FRIDAY, JAN. 10, 2003
SHEVAT 7, 5763
VOL. CXXII, NO. 22
DEPARTMENTS
Alefbet'cha
9
49
B'nai Mitzvah
46
Calendar
9
Candlelighting
104
Crossword
80
Danny Raskin
Editor's Notebook . .5
51
Engagements
For Openers
9
27
Insight
6
Letters
88
Marketplace
49
New Arrivals
Obituaries
109
68
Out & About
12
Staff Notebook
Synagogues
57
34
Teens
34
The Scene
Torah Portion
59
52
Weddings
Cover:
Photography, Krista Husa
Page design, Alex Lumelsky
86 Pine Brother
Dani Wohrs priorities
put him on U-M bench.
Obituaries
Cover Story
page 60
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29 Where Is Outrage?
The Good Doctor
Local Arab American leaders
ignore suicide bombings.
What Makes Lana Run?
Former State Sen. Pollack con-
tinues her passionate fight for
the environment.
109 Dr. I. Walter Silver
Community
39 Blind Ambition
'Loss of sight was impetus
for move to Israel.
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