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…JN Contents Tribute To A Hero Restaurateur Stefanos Becharas of the Gallery in Bloomfield Township spearheaded a fund to create a monument to honor a Jewish Greek hero of early World War II, Col. Mordechai Frizis. thejewishnews.corn Dec. 3-9, 2009 16-22 Kislev 5770 Vol. CXXXVI, No. 18 On The Cover: Special Report Fending Off Foreclosure 11 Jews in home-value freefall get financial aid. Metro Jewish Detroit On TV 16 Filmmakers take on...…
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…Special Report KEEP YOUR HOME AFFORDABLE / ON THE COVER Fending Off Foreclosure Middle-income Jews in home-value freefall get financial aid from the Jewish community. A husband and father of four lost his job. Not only was the family struggling to make the mortgage payment and pay other bills, but they also were trying to help an elderly parent living in a nursing care facility. There was sig- nificant distress within the family and fear ...…
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