…75¢ 17 ADAR I 5755 / FEBRUARY 17, 1995 Hate Rising The ADL audit reveals state figures are down, but national numbers show an increase in anti-Semitism. JILL DAVIDSON SKLAR STAFF WRITER omewhere, somebody knows who ARTHUR J. MAGIDA SPECIAL TO THE JEWISH NEWS Story on page 60 A Doll, A Spoon, Small Shoes The Holocaust Memorial Center receives a rare shipment from the National Museum of Majdanek in Poland. PHOTO BY BOB BENYAS Rabbi Ch...…
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…February 17, 1995 Detroit OPINION The right wing is scaring Richard Lobenthal. 5 Monumental Success National artifacts? A class makes its own. ROUND UP Unwanted Leave A drugged Detroit teacher remains home from work. Master builders. page 14 Offensive pajamas and an apology. 35 TELL ME WHY Four Jewish boys who became assassins. 00 Out Of 'Maus' Trap? Art Spiegelman's latest may loosen the grip. Moshe Arens, questions, a cantor ...…
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…Community Views Editor's Notebook The Religious Right Is Killing Your School Changing The Pace For Only A Moment RICHARD LOBENTHAL SPECIAL TO THE JEWISH NEWS ALAN HITSKY ASSOC ATE ED TOR nity is as guilty as any other. In the meantime, plans are afoot to dismantle public educa- tion, to impose religion in the school, to require your children to either pray publicly or single themselves out as "non-believ- ers," and to permit the state of...…
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…THE JEWISH NEWS Vol. CVI No. 24 Associate Publisher Arthur M. Horwitz Editor Phil Jacobs Associate Editors Elizabeth Applebaum Alan Hitsky Staff Writers Jennifer Finer Ruth Littmann Jill Davidson Sklar Steve Stein Contributing Editor Elie Wiese! Washington Correspondent James D. Besser Foreign Correspondent Douglas Davis Israel Correspondents Ina Friedman Larry Derfner Photographer Glenn Triest Local Columnists Danny Raskin Carla Jean Schwar...…
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…la! Success ELIZABETH APPLEBAUM ASSOCIATE EDITOR hen Rachel Welford decided to make a cave, her original thought was clay. But then she and partner Alex Shiffman stumbled on foam in a spray can, and they knew they had found what they needed. Add some cookie crumbs, rock candy (for the stalactites) and a little popcorn and, voila, the Oregon Caves were born. :'. 4 te."..4s T.?.-7.i .47 .‘;;. Hillel students create their own Mt. Rushmore...…
…Police Investigate Christmas Pranks JILL DAVIDSON SKLAR STAFF WRITER ewish teen-agers may have been involved in two inci- dents where Christmas symbols were stolen from citizens' yards, police said. Officers in West Bloomfield are investigating the theft of a stat- ue of the infant Jesus, and 32 teens were ticketed in Farming- ton Hills for a similar theft. The incidents, both occurring in late December, have been labeled dis- respectful pra...…
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…Hea l th Sinai Hospital News WINTER 1995 ISSUE: HEART CARE IleaIlliNews Briefs Renovation Plans Sipai ileaRb setvi Critical Care Transport Service Puts CICU on Wheels inai Hospital has "taken it to the streets" with the S kJ help ofthe Critical Care Transport Service (CCTS). The specially designed CCTS van is a mobile cardiac intensive care unit that brings patients from their homes, physician's office or another hospital — within a 30...…
…2 ■ WINTER 1995 ISSUE ■ SINAI HOSPITAL Happy About HAP researchers," adds David Siegel, M.D., HAP Medical inai Hospital is pleased to announce the forma- Director and Vice President of Health and Medical tion of a network with Health Alliance Plan (HAP). Affairs. "We're pleased they've joined HAP." Sinai now has 114 primary care physicians and Sinai's affiliation with Health Alliance Plan promis- 182 specialists as HAP providers. es a hea...…
…3 ■ HealthNews Sinai's Lipid Lab Redefines "Normal" Cholesterol I thinking about heart disease. A population of Indians of Asian origin, who eat a relatively low-fat diet; smoke less than other groups; have generally lower blood pressure, blood cholesterol and Meeting Changing Health Care Needs than most other societies, including ours. In addition, their high rate of heart disease persists even after they a standard blood test), is...…
…4 ■ WINTER 1995 ISSUE ■ SINAI HOSPITAL HealthNews When Minutes Count: Taking Chest Pain f Seriously The sirens wind down and the flashing lights stop, as the ambulance carrying a woman suffering chest pairtpulls up to the Sinai Hospital Emergency Room. The intense ener- gy of emergency med- ical intervention of the streets is transferred to Sinai's cardiac response team, that stands ready to accurately diagnose and ap- propriately treat...…
…■ Moving To The Rhythm Case One: It happened so suddenly. Young Jeremy was at bat when, without warning, he felt weak. Then, as his parents watched helplessly, he collapsed and convulsed. The first reaction was that Jeremy was experiencing an epileptic seizure. But it wasn't epilepsy that caused the seizure. It was an elusive cardiac electrical abnormality known as Long QT Syndrome. Long QT Syndrome is so uncommon, that even skilled diagno...…
…6 ■ WINTER 1995 ISSUE ■ SINAI HOSPITAL HealthNews Two Together: illinK:1112 and Sinai Q Mai and TV2 team up to bring heart care Li advances and information to you. Look for Sinai's Cardiac Services featured in sixty- second interviews as part of "Health Digest" hosted by TV2 anchor Jerry Hodak. Package Pricing, Superior Service continued from page 4 Size is important in a security blanket. Too big, and it drags. Too heavy, and it fee...…
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