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…Road To The White House COUN TING TEE 3EWISEVO'IT Sen. Joseph JAMES D. BESSER Washington Correspondent Lieberman's Washington en. Joseph Lieberman's nomination as Al Gore's vice-presidential running mate merely reinforced this year's political conventional wisdom: Jews will vote overwhelmingly Democratic on Nov. 7. And political experts say that if Jews turn out and vote in high numbers, they could prove vitally important in a handful o...…
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…This Week Troubled Times The Rosh Hashanah Riots As Israeli Arabs join the violence against Israel, many wonder if the nation can heal. Left: Palestinians hurl stones at Israeli soldiers after demonstration against Israeli opposition leader Ariel Sharon in the West Bank town of Ramallah Sept. 28. Clashes erupted in Ramallah and in east Jerusalem at the Temple Mount_ compound after Sharon visited the area. Inset: Surrounded by security, le...…
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…Looking for a fun mitzvah project Although hundreds of Arab youths took to the streets in the worst violence since 1948, hundreds of thousands remained at home, waiting for the trou- ble to end. Most Israeli Arabs, although support- ive of the Palestinian cause, had no interest in severing ties to the Jewish state, which they have made their home. This was not the first breach of trust between the Palestinian Authority its police forces and I...…
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…This Week West Bloomfield All township offices will be filled by election this November. BILL CARROLL Special to the Jewish News ownships were created in Michigan through an ordinance passed in 1787, and West Bloomfield Township was formed in 1833. That's a long time ago, and the state's township election laws are just as archaic. Worse yet, West Bloomfield, a thriving, modern community of 61,000 people and growing rapidly, is stuck with ...…
…Harvestyour heritage Come and learn with Eilu v' Eilu this fall Firr.Rivf • Raymond Holland, incumbent Republican — Holland, 69, is West Bloomfield's longest-serv- ing trustee, first elected in 1968. Retired after 37 years in human resources and industrial-relations positions, he now is an equestrian and softball coach, mar- ried with one daughter. Holland pointed out that West Bloomfield actually is about 90 per- cent built up, with only w...…
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…COMMUNITY VIEWS A Political Awakening My name is Rachel, I'm Jewish and ooking like quite the intelli- I knew nothing about politics or the gent college student, I asked people involved until Lieberman was people at a dinner party this nominated. From health care to moral summer why former Presi- issues, Lieberman held strong views dent George Bush was running again that I supported. for president. I quickly made I also felt closer to him a ...…
…SPECIAL COMMENTARY Where History And Religion Collide Philadelphia able to the needs of a far-flung dias- n the traditional Yom Kippur pora was completed. liturgy, there is a point where But even those of us who would confession stops and a short his- blanch at the notion of a return to tory lesson begins. killing animals to express our devotion Toward the end of the Musaf, or to God cannot fail to be moved by the additional service, heard i...…
…SPECIAL COMMENTARY HISTORY from page 43 Even if we concede that Sharon's act might have been ill-advised and politically motivated, both supporters and skeptics of the Middle East peace process are still left with a daunting question: If the reaction of Israel's peace partners to any assertion of the incontrovertible Jewish historical ties to Jerusalem and the Temple Mount are so extreme, what hope is there, then, for an end to the conflict...…
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