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…EDITOR'S NOTEBOOK A Song Of Hate D on't be duped. There are fewer suicide bombers now than there have been during 33 months of Palestinian terror. And President George W. Bush seems to believe Mahmoud Abbas, the Palestinian Authority's new prime minister, is sincere in trying to break the hold of terrorists despite his and-Jewish past. But hard-core Palestinians loyal to Yasser Arafat, their presi- dent and a proven master of murder, still ...…
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…Special Report Making Do With Less Agencies brace for decreases as Federation deals with General Fund shortfall. HARRY KIRS BAUM StaffWriter E annan Lis begins his presi- dency of the Jewish Community Center facing an 8 percent drop-off in support from the Jewish Federation, Detroit Jewry's philanthropic overseer. This Federation reduction has brought JCC staff layoffs and other expense cuts, but Lis knows the JCC is not alone. "We had t...…
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…Baby Steps Palestinians walk a fine line between hardliners and supporters of peace. MATTHEW GUTMAN Jewish Telegraphic Agency Tel Aviv 0 ne of the central points of the road map peace plan is for the Palestinians to cease anti-Israel incitement and move to a public discourse that favors reconciliation. Some might say that a recent poll of Palestinian refugees, indicating that few would want to implement a "right of return" to their forme...…
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…This Week Insight Remember When • Never Too Late Marion Yagoda, at age 78, is finally a high school grad. ESTHER ALLWEISS TSCHIRHART Special to the Jewish News Yagoda told her husband she wanted to convert to Judaism, but he discouraged her, so she never formalized her desire. Still, Yagoda says she led a very Jewish life, attending services at Temple Emanu-El and celebrating holidays. To this day, she can still recite the HaMotzi bless...…
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