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Friday, July 18, 2003
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Vol. CXXIII, No. 23
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THIS WEEK
SPIRITUALITY
APPLETREE
14 Staying The Course
43 Where The Ark Is
71 Here's The Scoop
Farmington school board keeps
controversial course despite objections.
Chaye Olam prepares move
to a permanent home.
Everything about ice cream
and its Jewish connections.
ARTS &
ENTERTAINMENT
OBITUARIES
SPECIAL REPORT
16 Making Do With Less
Communal agencies brace for decrease
as Federation trims allocations.
OPINION
27 Rainy Day Vigilance
93 Brenda Glickman
Mother And Friend
51 Almost Famous
Kate Markowitz backs James Taylor
just before her debut solo album.
94 Dr. Leland Rickman
Healer And Teacher
FOOD
Cost controls will serve
the community well.
66 Fire In The Belly
ANN ARBOR
Here's help for the
heartburn-hampered hungry.
31 Stranger Than Fiction
"Found Magazine" peeks
into live-a-day lives.
NEW
LEASE
ON LIFE
Cover:
Photography, Angie Baan
Page design, Deborah Schultz
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Malting Lives Better
S aving a life is one of the ultimate mitzvot, and Dr. Scott Gruber of Southfield
not only saves lives, but also improves the quality of life for many.
Dr. Gruber is a transplant surgeon heading Detroit Medical Center-Harper
University Hospital's transplant program and is a professor at Wayne State University.
Since 2001, he has doubled the number of kidney transplants done by the Harper
transplant team and has received a certificate of need to begin doing pancreas trans-
plants. He's an integral part of the hospital's drive to create a state-of-the-art transplant
center.
To his patients, the Orthodox doctor is an angel, willing to wake from a deep sleep
whenever a donated organ is available — even on Shabbat.
Staff Writer Sharon Luckerman takes you into his fast-paced world, where minutes
literally make a difference.
Shabbat shalom!
Keri Guten Cohen, story development editor
DEPARTMENTS
Alefbet'cha
9
Anniversaries
. 42
Calendar
36
Candlelighting . • . .9
Community
31
Crossword
93
Danny Raskin . . 62
Editor's Notebook . 5
Engagements . . . . 38
For Openers
9
Insight
26
Letters
6
Marketplace• • . . 73
New Arrivals .. 38
Obituaries
93
Out & About 52
Something Extra 12
Synagogues
45
Torah Portion . 47
Weddings
41
©COPYRIGHT 2003
DETROIT JEWISH NEWS
Harper Hospital's Dr. Scott Gruber
COVER STORY
page 48
New Lease On Life
Pioneering surgeon leads
Harper Hospital's transplant
program into a new era.
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