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…metro >> on the cover School Standoff Disagreements over direction of Frankel Jewish Academy remain unresolved. Keri Guten Cohen I Story Development Editor CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 to stave off what some leaders believe is becoming a rift in the Jewish community. Foremost of the issues, however, is FJAs hiring policy for its Judaic Studies department. Rabbi Eric Grossman, head of school, and Jeffrey Garden of West Bloomfield, a founder, say ...…
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