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…NOTEBOOK October 27, 1995 Fear of Christian right: an inward look. 9 Detroit TELL ME WHY On The Other Hand How did a talmudic rabbi get the name Ishmael? 38 A southpaw hopes to increase awareness. Thanks For Memories TRAVEL A World War ll vet finally gets his honors. Author/General/President? Top Florida beaches for vacationers. 110 The Levines: Putting down roots. page 55 Will Jews support Colin Powell? SPORTS Over the water, ...…
…An Open Letter To The Community Jewish Community Council An association of 250 fraternal. religious. social and community relations organizations Allen Zemmol PRESIDENT Robert I. Brown Elaine C. Driker Kathleen Straus VICE PRESIDENTS BUILDING BRIDGES BETWEEN JEWS An Open Letter To The Jewish Community Betsy Winkelman SECRETARY We write this open letter to the entire Detroit area Jewish community to encourage participation in a unique e...…
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…Community Views Editor's Notebook The Last Train To Seeshaupt , Bavaria Nothing To Fear Except Ourselves SID BOLKOSKY SPECIAL TO THE JEWISH NEWS Seeshaupt, Ba- varia, a rural, bed- room community about a half hour from Munich, lies near the foot of the Alps at the head of a lake (thus its name), an apparent piece of heaven on earth. In the last week of April 1995, the village hosted one of some 140 German commemorations of the 50th anniv...…
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…DETROIT I THEJEWISH NEWS Vol. CVIII No. 8 Publisher Arthur M. Horwitz Editor Phil Jacobs Associate Editors Elizabeth Applebaum, Alan Hitsky '95 4•DOOR S '96 RMERA Staff Writers Julie Edgar, Jennifer Finer, Ruth Ullmann, Jill Davidson Sklar Contributing Editors Michael Davis, Howard Lalli, Neil Rubin Washington Correspondent James D. Besser Foreign Correspondent Douglas Davis Israel Correspondents Ina Friedman, Larry Derfner Photo...…
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…her Han PHOTO BY GLENN TRIEST RUTH LITTMANN STAFF WRITER Mr. Goldsmith reports that right-handed children are taught to tilt their paper to the left in order to create the standard "right-hand slant" of the letters. "Having left- handers tilt their paper toward the left makes things more difficult and uncomfortable for them," he says. 14 by sugarcoat the bitter re- _ ality? Jeff Goldsmith, a Farm- ington Hills resident and author ofLeft-H...…
…anks For The Memories A World War II vet finally gets his honors. ELIZABETH APPLEBAUM ASSOCIATE EDITOR PHOTO BY ANDREW SACKS school, a three-month crash course. The day began at 7 a.m. Lunch was at noon. Classes continued from 1 6 p.m. Officially, lights went out at 9 p.m., but most of the men stayed up studying until 2 or 3 a.m. At least once a week there was a special program. "It would be around 7 p.m. and we would hear, 'Be pre- pared ...…
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…4 ■ FALL 1995 ISSUE ■ SINAI HOSPITAL HealthNews Sinai Experts Unmask The "Great Masqueraders" I n an autoimmune disease, a vital body function fails. "Normally, the immune system recognizes foreign invaders and rids our body of them," explains Chaim Brickman, MD, director of the Lupus and Immunology Program and chief of Allergy-Immunology at Sinai. But in this group of diseases, "The im- mune system rejects foreign invaders and the patien...…
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…FALL 1995 ISSUE Sinai Hospital Health and Fitness Programs, Support Groups and Special Services Sinai Hospital offers a variety of health educa- tion programs, support groups and services. There is no charge for the following programs and services unless otherwise noted. Programs and services are held at locations throughout metropolitan Detroit. Please note the location and address of the pro- gram of interest to you. Health and Fitness Su...…
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