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…PH OTOS BY DANIEL LI PPITT You Can't Hold A Torch To THE DETROIT J EWISH NEWS W 90 Mist Schefman designs the sets for JET's latest production. FRANK PROVENZANO SPECIAL TO THE JEWISH NEWS hen painting or working on a sculp- ture, West Bloom- field artist Robert Schefman assumes the role of producer, director and play- wright. "I can take a theme and change it in any way that makgs my point," he said. During the last several years, Schef...…
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