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Friday, Dec. 5, 2003
Kislev 10, 5764
Vol. CXXIV, No. 17

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ARTS & LIFE

20 Watching Out

77 Following Her Dreams

DEPARTMENTS

Neighbors band together to patrol streets
to prevent muggings.

Actress/screenwriter mirrors her lift
in 'Anything But Love" film.

Alefbet'cha
10
Anniversaries . . . 64
B'nai Mitzvah 58
Business
96
Calendar
54
Candlelighting . . .10
Crossword 122
Danny Raskin . . . 94
Editor's Notebook . 5
Engagements . . . . 62
For Openers . . . . 10
George Cantor . . . .11
Insight
39
Letters
6
Marketplace . . . . 108
New Arrivals . • . . 58
Obituaries 129
Out & About . 78
Something Extra . 15
Synagogues
70
Teens
96
The Scene
96
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Torah Portion
Weddings
63

28 Jewish Education Boost

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Donor offers $10 million to a Michael
Steinhardt-initiated fund, but with sec-
ular string attached.
[For full text of Steinhardt's speech,
log on www.detroitjewishnews.com

34 Rescuing Iraqi Jews

Former Detroit shaliach heads
secret mission to bring Jews to Israel.

RUSSIAN ROOTS

98 The Summer Experience

Overnight camps are more
than summer indulgence.

Patrol organizer Dmitry Reznikov

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47 Holiday Treats

104 Ups And Downs

New tales for Chanukah
are on the bookshelves.

Dieters work toward
the right lifelong habits.

35 Klezmer Goes Clubbing

Yiddish music begins to make
the club scene in former Soviet Union.

OPINION

ANN ARBOR

BI _UARIES
129 Shirlee Harris

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51 Meeting The Needs

Volunteer focuses on helping
those with multiple sclerosis.

Showtime With Shill

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43 Confronting
Intermarriage

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Conservative men's clubs
attempt to reach out.

JPI gives the JCC

Dedication And Courage

66 Magnificent Mosaic

a thank you gift.

Cover:
Photography, James D. Besser
Page design, Deborah Schultz

e sure and check out the new
and easier-to-use format for our
weekly Community Calendar,
found on page 54. We believe the
changes better highlight the week's
events and make the calendar more
reader-friendly.

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Shabbat shalom!

Nathan Diament, director of the Orthodox
Union (OU) Institute for Public Affairs.

Into the Political Mainstream
How Orthodoxy is winning friends
and gaining clout on Capitol Hill.

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Bobbi Charnas
Editorial Assistant

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