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…June 30, 1995 14 10 Detroit Tri Trippin! Michigan students journey to Israel. Cultural Diversity Thousands celebrate at Oak Park Ethnic Fest. Business. page 32 TELL ME WHY Friends. page 84 26 3antasit, Who actually makes aliyah? How and why? As college costs climb, experts offer advice. 54 Miami Beach Jews put history on display. 56 Editorials 4 Food 94 Here's To 64 Marketplace 100 Milestones 84 Obituaries 130 Danny Raskin 72 ...…
…Let's Change The Way We Do Spiritual Business Suppose synagogues stayed away from fund-rais- ing drives during the High Holidays. As we struggle through 90-degree-plus weath- er and debilitating humidity, the fall Yom Tovim seem a million miles away. Truth is, though, syn- agogue officials are most probably already plan- ning for High Holiday building-fund and bond drives. But let's step back for a moment. The issue at hand is trying to attra...…
…Community Views Editor's Notebook The Concept Of Hate Is Not Here To Stay A Vacation Trip Out Of This World RICHARD LOBENTHAL SPECIAL TO THE JEWISH NEWS ALAN HITSKY ASSOC ATE ED TOR There may be just may be — a stirring that is be- ginning to sneak across the country: a nascent move- ment akin to "we're not going to take it anymore" when it comes to hate. To be sure, the hate is there, there and there — indeed all over. Michael Jackson, ...…
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…Young adults from Michigan universities journey through Israel. RUTH LITTMANN STAFF WRITER DAVID JOSEPH PHOTOGRAPHY Top: The group rides donkeys through the desert. Far left: Marc Glinter rides a camel through a Bedouin village. Left: A Michigan traveler takes time out to pray at the Wall. Miriam Starkman and Jennifer Wasserman, both with the Wayne State-based HiBel of Metro Detroit, staffed the trip. They led educational sessions before,...…
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…their families. Several com- plained about academic strug- gles and social tribulations. "For independence-starved teen-agers accustomed to American urban violence, it's the freedom of unrestricted movement they love most," the article reads. "For others, how- ever, aliyah remains an error, a disruption ... They cite the daunting prospect of 'doing' high school in Hebrew, the cul- ture gap, the Israeli kids with their puerile sense of humor an...…
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