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…HELPING JEWISH FAMILIES GROW ree PUBLISHED 6Y THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS The illustrations in the book are beautiful, while the text of Milk and Honey fares much better if you stick to the related stones and not the descriptions of the holidays. DIRECTORY A Story about the Rebbe Reb Zushe ush 's - 111 Sterna Citron . Children's Therapy Services Hirsh's Secret, Zushe's Find, The Shepherd Boy Who Loved God, by Sterna Citron, with illustra...…
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…Tickling The Pearlies Establishing good oral hygiene habits early on can be the key to a lifetime of healthy smiles. JILL DAVIDSON SKLAR STAFF WRITER R otted enamel, ab- scessed gums and ab- stracted teeth are what you might expect to see in mouths of older people or those who live in Third World countries. Dr. Arnold Golnick, a pediatric dentist, sees them in his Farming- ton Hills office. "We see kids with bombed-out mouths who have to h...…
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…Remembering Our Roots On Tu b'Shevat ILLUSTRATION BY SCOTT MATTER N We can't wait to see your artis- tic skills! Children aged 2-12 may use crayons, markers, glit- ter, stickers or any other materi- als to decorate this picture. We'll reprint one (selected by The Jewish News staff) in next month's issue of The AppleTree. Send to Kaleidoscope, The Ap- pleTree, 27676 Franklin Rd., Southfield, MI 48034. Submis- sions for this month's contest mu...…
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