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…PURELY COMMENTARY The Lowdermilk Saga Continued from Page 2 of the accomplishments of Walter and Inez Lowdermilk. They were pioneering leaders in militant Christian Zionism. In water conservation, Dr. Lowdermilk showed knowledge, skilled research, courage in his advocacy on a national scale in this country, in his deep in- terest in the welfare of Israel. The Lowdermilks have a page also in the history of Detroit Jewry. Both American and D...…
…Religious News Service Unwelcome Guests Utah and Idaho are fighting an image problem created by the racist. Aryan Nations. Richard Butler, right, planned a major meeting of skinheads in Idaho. DAN HARRIE Special to The Jewish News T he Rev. Jesse Jack- son, during a Febru- ary appearance in Utahpurged the state to change its national reputation as a sanctuary for the neo-Nazi Aryan Nations. Audience members must have wondered if Jackson...…
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…I TORAH PORTION I The Cultural Commission of Congregation Shaarey Zedek cordially invites you to attend Diligent Study THE ANNUAL PETER AND CLARA WEISBERG CONCERT featuring internationally acclaimed cellist OFRA HARNOY Continued from preceding page for their hatred of Jews and to try to punish them. To a Jew who believes in Ibrah, this is approaching the problem backwards. The troubles we experience start from our not learning Torah an...…
