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…THE JEWISH NEWS Val. CH Na. 1.2 Associate Publisher Arthur M. Horwitz Editor Emeritus Philip Slomovitz November 27, 1992 Managing Editor Phil Jacobs DETROIT ,associate Editor Alan Hitsky Assistant Editor Elizabeth Applebaum Stall Writers Kimberly Litton esley Pearl 14 Camp Changes Camp Maas evolves for 1990s families. ontributing Editor Elie Wiese! Washington Correspondent James D. Besser Foreign Correspondent Emigre Sho...…
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