DETROIT
JEWISH NEWS
Contents
A 2002 Michigan Press Association
General Excellence winner
www.detroitjewishnews.com
Friday, Jan. 24, 2003
Shevat 21, 5763
Vol. 00M, No. 24
This Week
17 Kids Together
Pitt Center mainstreaming
needs funding renewal.
31 Strong Support
Lawmakers sign letter
commending Israel.
Arts
Entertainment
73 'Hebrew Hammer'
Baaaad-est Chasid in town
in first 7fewsploitation" film.
Food
91 Super Chilis
Opinion
.
Super Bowl Sunday is
super chili day in U.S.
32 Misguided Ties
WSU's Damascus agreement
ignores Syria's reality.
93 U-M Connection
Community
Ann Arbor is changing
cancer treatment in Israel.
38 Moving Forward
Sander and Carl Levin
The Beltway
Brothers
', ongtime congress-
men Sander and
Carl Levin have the
U.S. House and Senate
covered for metro
Detroiters. Legendary for
their effectiveness as
politicians, they've also
earned quite a reputation
as close-knit brothers who
are both razzed and
KERI GUTEN
respected by their peers.
COHEN
Staff Writer Harry
Story Development
Kirsbaum and Staff
Editor
Photographer Krista
Husa spent several days
with the brothers in
Washington, attending Carl's swearing-in
ceremony, visiting informally and speaking
with their wives, staff members and other
congressmen.
You'll find their report, "Life On The
Hill," beginning on page 66.
Additional photographs by Husa, who had
never been to Washington before, reflect a
fresh-eyed view of the sights and events they
covered. View them on our Web site:
vvww.detroitjewishnews.corn
Shabbat Shalom!
JN back in Southfield
a year after fire.
Obituaries
1.17 Tedd Schneider
Spirituality
57 Carrying On
Traditions
Congregation keeps Detroit
Jewish history alive.
"Big- Brother"
117 Rabbi Gamze
"Detroit's Noah"
118 Benesch Thatch
7A. Straight-Up Guy"
Cover Story
DEPARTMENTS
Alefbet'cha
11
Anniversaries
55
B'nai Mitzvah . . 49
Business
96
Calendar
46
Candlelighting . . 11
Crossword
110
Danny Raskin . . .86
Editor's Notebook . .5
Engagements
51
For Openers
11
Health Notes
94
Insight ....
. . 31
Letters
6
Marketplace
97
New Arrivals
48
Obituaries
116
Out 8c About . . . . 74
Sports
94
Staff Notebook . . 14
Synagogues
63
Teens
71
The Scene
72
Torah Portion . . . 65
Weddings
53
Cover:
Photography, Krista Husa
Page design, Alex Lumelsky
page 66
Life On The Hill
Behind the scenes
with Detroit's
Congressional
powerhouses —
the close-knit
Levin brothers.
Sen. Carl Levin and
Rep. Sander Levin stand
in the Russell Senate
Office Building lobby.
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