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…Sachse Not Building JCC Teen Center Thank you for writing a great article about the new JCC Teen Center ("A Place Of Their Own," March 20, page B1). It is definitely time for our community to have a place for teens to hang out. It has been a goal of the Jewish Community Center of Metropolitan Detroit for many years to reach out to the youth of this community and provide a great venue for them. With the explosive growth of the Frankel Jewish A...…
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