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…DETROIT JEWISE NEWS A 2000 winner of Michigan Press Association and American Jewish Press Association awards f 4- www.detroitjewishnews.com February 2, 2001 Shevat 9, 5761 Vol. CXVIII, No. 25 This Week 10 In The Midst Of Grief Thief targeted shivah houses in 3earcr.,,,'-ialuables. DEPARTMENTS Arts & Entertainment 68 Looking For Mr. Write? Graphologist says check out penmanship before hiring or marrying. 25 Morning-After Strategy ...…
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…EDITOR'S NOTEBOOK Coming Together T o forgive unconditionally is the ultimate path to reconciliation, the keynote speaker said at an interfaith holy day of peace service Satur- day night, Jan. 27, at Christ Church Cranbrook in Bloomfield Hills. You dilute your sincerity when you apologize for yourself and your religion, then seek an apology - in return, said Marianne Williamson, the Texas-born Jewish spiritual leader of the Christian-based ...…
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…k • 4 4111A4 -14'04 yaw NO% -11. Elan Village In The Midst Of Grief Metro Detroit's Jewish Assisted Living Community Shivah houses are targets of thefts. HARRY KIRS BAUM Staff Writer The Hillel Day School Choir, led by Beth Greenapple, performed for the residents at Elan Elan Village's monthly rate includes: • 24 hour Personal Care Assistance • Three Kosher Meals Daily • Housekeeping and Personal Laundry Services • Social, Cultur...…
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…Far left: Likud party leader and prime minister candidate Ariel Sharon is greeted by a rabbi while visiting an open market in Netanya, north of Tel Aviv, Jan. 25. Left: A peeling poster of Ehud Barak in Jafa Morning-After Strategy Sharon and Barak weigh unity coalition after the election. DAVID LANDAU Jewish Telegraphic Agency Jerusalem IV ith Ariel. Sharon's victory in Israel's election next week considered a fore- gone conclusion, po...…
…Silent Rap Israeli Arabs threaten to punish Barak by staying away from the polls. Elderly Druze residents of the northeastern Israeli Druze village Of Yirka applaud opposition Likud party leader Ariel Sharon, whose picture is seen in the background, during an election campaign speech on Jan. 21. JARED FISHMAN Causes For Anger Special to the Jewish News Most Arabs consider Sharon — the one-time defense minister blamed for allowing the mas...…
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…News Digest Forc° Fund To Aid Missing Soldiers Bloomfield Township — The Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit has opened a mailbox to receive donations to aid in the safe return of three Israeli soldiers who have been missing for almost four months. The men, Benny Avraham, 20; Ad d Avitan, 20; and Omar Souad, 27, were abducted Oct. 7 during a routine Israeli army check of the northern border Federation CEO Robert with Aronson with the ...…
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