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…DETRO/T JEWISH NEWS Michi an Press Association ews a er of the Year JN www.detroitjewishnews.com March 3, 2000 I Adar 26, 5760 Vol. CXVII, No. 2 DEPARTMENTS Alefbet'cha 122 Anniversaries .... 65 Shir Shalom students write letters AppleTree ....... 97 in support of Deborah Lipstadt. B ar/Bat Mitzvah .. 61 B firths ....... . 59 18 Change In Plans Jewish Academy of Metropolitan Detroit ninon ........ 70 to start out in modular building. C...…
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…From Torah To Television Rabbi Joseph Telushkin is everybody's favorite scholar • on ethics, humor and Jewish identity. He sa s he never lanned that. TODD LEOPOLD Special to the Jewish News Savannah 111 abbi Joseph Telushkin is trying to make a point. Several, actually. "How many people here can name all of the Ten Commandments?" he asks an audience at Agudath Achim. It's late Saturday after- noon at the Conservative synagogue here, where...…
…irelushltin The Accidental Star his father, Shlomo, was a rabbi (though a practicing accountant), and a second cousin was Detroit's Rabbi Morris Adler of Congregation Shaarey Zedek (see accompanying story). But young Joe Telushkin, grow- ing up in Brooklyn, mainly wanted to be a writer. Being a rabbi was in the picture, but it wasn't a priori- ty "When I was in college, the areas that interested me were writing, law and being a rabbi," he rec...…
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…This Week who wants to be a millionaire? We're On Your Side Shir Shalom students write letters in support of EMory University Professor Deborah Lipstadt. DIANA LIEBERMAN St4/T Writer Holocaust," Kideckel said. Irving, 62, the author of 30 books on World War II, has been denounced olocaust denier David throughout his career by watchdog Irving has very little credi- groups, including the Anti-Defamation bility among reputable League. He gai...…
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…Trolling For Assad Barak dangles the Golan, waits for Syria to grab it. What Israel Wants-- • A phased Israeli withdrawal from the Golan to the line. . • Extensive demilitarization and limitation of forces on the Syrian side of the line. • Other security arrangements, including an Israeli presence for a period of years at the Mount Hermon surveillance station, which would be oper- ated by the United States. • Diplomatic relations at an ear...…
…This Week VN:N tw A, were again suspended in January, when Syria demanded that Israel state in writing that it is willing to with- draw from the Golan. With the help of U.S. diplomats, there have been subsequent informal contacts. Washington is said to be press- ing for agreement on the most substan- tive issues before a formal resumption of the negotiations to ensure that the process does not run aground again. If this can be achieved, the ...…
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