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…WAYNE 1 11E E V I S I T ED Urban university works to strengthen its enduring ties to the Jewish community. SHARON LUCKERMAN Staff Writer ollege memories don't fade quickly. George Zeltzer of West Bloomfield remembers when Wayne State University was still Wayne University and the only large building on campus was Old Main — Detroit's old Central High School. Larry Gormezano of West Bloomfield, a WSU student in the mid- 1960s, recalls Verne's...…
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…Israeli Violence Hits Home Infant with Oak Park roots dies from injuries sustained in West Bank rock attack. SHELLI DORFMAN Stair Writer 7 Above: Alex Saltsman holds a picture of great-grandson Yehuda Shoham. He owns a metal supply company and has been a frequent visitor to Israel. e ft; 6/15 2001 22 Right: Bat-Sheva and Benny Shoham he recent violence and grief that has ripped through Israel has hit home in a horrific manner as the ...…
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