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…Shay last fall in a swing at the park for the very first time Celebrating Life With a new heart, Shay reaches the incredible milestone ofd 1st birthday. SHELLI LIEBMAN DORFMAN Staff Writer L isa and Adam Ziff of West Bloomfield had the typical parents' dreams for their new daughter's first year of life. But their hopes soon shifted into unimaginable anxiety and prayer for the baby's survival following the diagnosis of a deadly heart con-...…
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…Summit Glow After Sharm summit, Israelis and Palestinians hope better times ahead. DINA KRAFT Jewish Telegraphic Agency Tel _Aviv sraelis are calling the Sharm el-Sheikh summit meeting this week the "Summit of Hope" — hope that the speeches and handshakes really will signify the end of 4'/2 years of bloodletting and despair. Tikvah, the Hebrew word for hope, was splashed in bold letters on the front pages of Israel's newspa- pers Tuesday, a...…
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…Editorials are posted and archived on JNOnline.com The Really Hard Choices S ecretary of State Condoleezza Rice has told Israel that it faces "hard decisions" in the near future in its effort to secure a meaningful peace with the Palestinians. But, in fact, it is the United States that must make difficult — indeed fundamental — choices about its policies toward the Middle East. Those choices will determine not just whether Israel and the Pa...…
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…Former "Saved by the Bell" star brings his standup act to the Motor City. BILL CARROLL Special to the Jewish News T he college crowd sure hasn't forgotten its childhood TV pal "Screech," also known as Jewish comedian Dustin Diamond. He had about 250 Wayne State University stu- dents screeching with laughter and whooping and hollering during a Jan. 27 mid-week appearance at the Community Arts Building sponsored by Hillel of Metro Detroit and...…
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