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…metro >> around town Cultural Sharing Jews and Muslims gather together to volunteer at Yad Ezra. F orty people of all ages from the Muslim and Jewish communities in Warren, Hamtramck, Detroit, Oak Park, Huntington Woods and Trenton came together on Sunday, Jan. 25, to bag and box food at Yad Ezra, the kosher food pantry in Berkley. Following an introduction by Lea Luger of Yad Ezra, volunteers quickly formed teams to sort, bag, box and sta...…
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…From Detroi Algonquin Park A drone photo of Camp Tamakwa in Algonquin Park, Ontario Camp Tamakwa continues to transform Jewish youth as it prepares to mark 80 years. Robert Sarner Special to the Jewish News I hen it comes to the trans- formative power of summer camp, some people get it, oth- ers don't. Mike Levinsky gets it. It's part of his very being. After 41 consecutive sum- mers at 10 camps in Canada and the U.S., he understands cam...…
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…oints of view >> Send letters to: Ietters@thejewishnews.com Editorial Fatah Is Among Israel's Terrorist Neighbors I t's common knowledge among Jews that Islamist terrorists command a deadly presence along Israel's northern (Hezbollah) and southern borders (Hamas). But make no mistake about it: Fatah, the governing party in the Palestinian- controlled areas of the West Bank on Israel's eastern border, boasts a terrorist wing that is tied t...…
