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» Israeli-American 'Idol'

Detroit's Michael HarPaz, an Israeli pop music star, is part of
a reality TV show and needs your vote! See page 3.

» Activist Of The Year

Joel Jacob earns award for his tireless work to feed the hungry
here and in Israel. See page 18.

» Earthen Adventure

DETROIT JEWISH NEWS

Royal Oak Clay, Glass and Metal Festival hits the streets this
weekend. See page 34.

Allison Berlin's cabbage-inspired pottery

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Resting In Peace?

Local Jewish cemeteries face money and
maintenance issues.

Federation's camper program provides
a magical mix of Israeli and Detroit teens.

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Marci Holtzman-Wax visiting relatives' gravesites at
Workmen's Circle Cemetery.

Beth Robinson
Special to the Jewish News

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Icier monuments at Workmen's Circle Cemetery
in Macomb County often succumb to the brutal-
ity of Michigan's dampness and shifting tern-
peratures.
The land below may buckle, the footings shift or the
headstones may topple. Dave Tomlinson, head grounds-
keeper at the 92-year-old cemetery, has to decide whether
he and his crew of four can heft a stone or if they need to
spend $1,000 per hour to rent a crane.
Marci Holtzman-Wax of Farmington Hills has been mak-
ing the drive out to Gratiot and 14 Mile roads to visit her
mother's grave since she was 15. She can point out the near-
by graves of aunts, uncles, grandparents, great-aunts and
great-uncles and her beloved father who, granting his wife's
wish to be buried in Workmen's Circle, faithfully brought
geraniums for her grave until his own death in 1982.
Holtzman-Wax is concerned about conditions in the

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Resting In Peace? on page 12

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