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Nov. 19-25, 2009
2-8 Kislev 5770
Vol. CXXXVI, No. 16

Sophie Says: 'Recycle And Reuse'

Sophie Sklar of West Bloomfield displays a reusable water bottle from
her "Recycle with Sophie" mitzvah project. Proceeds help fund the
cancer patients' Wig Bank at Henry Ford West Bloomfield Hospital.

On The Cover:

Special Report

Inside The Beltway 11

Young Detroiters fill key government roles.

Do You
Have An
11 or 12
Year Old?

Metro

Ann Arbor Comedy Night 15

Sklar Brothers return to stomping grounds.

World/Israel

Community Hero 20

Friendship Circle founder praised at G.A.

Home

Battling Winter 29

Lots of choices in getting rid of snow.

Business/Professonal

Polly's Cooking Up A Storm 37

Jim Hiller raves about her stuffed cabbage.

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Obituaries
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Opinion
Roundup
Spirituality
Staff Box
Synagogue List ...
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To Do!/Calendar ...
To Do!/Crossword..
Torah Portion
World/Israel

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Columnists
Danny Raskin
50
Robin Schwartz .. .. 15
Robert Sklar
5

Teen Center bash to unite teens, groups.

Arts & Entertainment

Eating Animals 47

Author seeks vegetarian alternatives.

Bar and Bat Mitzvah
Tutorial Program

Family Focus

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Essay Winners 55

Teens tackle Jerusalem quandary.

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On The Cover:

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Michael Simon and Eric Feldman
Photography, Lloyd Wolf
Page design, Deborah Schultz

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