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…Metro Powering Change At Michigan's Helm Phil Power hopes to ignite a citizens' movement to reform state government. Bill Carroll Special to the Jewish News p resident-elect Barack Obama has nothing on Michigan's Phil Power. Obama ran and was elected on a general platform of "change in America:' but Power, 70, of Ann Arbor, a state political leader and former newspa- per publisher, wants to really do a change job on the state of Michigan....…
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…World Zionists Battle Detractors Race and racism encyclopedia's chapter on Israel called anti-Semitic. Robert Sklar Editor I n the wake of complaints by two major Jewish organizations, the pub- lisher of the Encyclopedia of Race and Racism vows to broaden the range of views it offers in the chapter on Zionism. Further, the publisher apologized to critics of the Zionism chapter, but apparently will not delete it from future editions of th...…
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…Meat Shortage Worse With Agriprocessors shut down, the 'beef' is that there's no kosher meat. Ben Harris Jewish Telegraphic Agency New York supermarket in Farmington Hills with a large kosher sec- tion has shelves nearly empty of kosher beef. In New York, a kosher steakhouse says its customers are can- celing reservations because choice cuts aren't always available. And the nation's second largest kosher meat producer, reportedly besieged ...…
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…Opinion Editorials are posted and archived on JNonline.us . George Cantor's Reality Check column will return next week Dry Bones SOFT ECONOMY WE ARE NOT HAVING A CRASH LIKE THEY HAD IN 1929. 1 ! Editorial WHAT WE'RE HAVING NOW IS NOT CALLED A CRASH,! Black-Jewish Impact T he election of U.S. Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., as our 44th presi- dent, an African American only one generation away from Africa, displays a maturing of America that...…
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…Arts & Entertainment ON THE COVER Chai-Lighting Art The Janice Charach Gallery celebrates 18 years. Elizabeth Applebaum Special to the Jewish News "She was a loving, giving person:' says Janice's close friend, Silvio Benvenuti, who continues to be active at the gallery. anice Charach's paintings were "She was extremely creative and talented:' like fireworks: bright and brave a daughter and sister who adored her and filled with dazzling gr...…
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