…THE JEWISH NEWS SEVENTY-FIVE CENTS SERVING DETROIT'S JEWISH COMMUNITY JUNE 28, 1991 / 16 TAMMUZ 5751 For Jews, Berlin Remains A City Of Harsh Memories ELIZABETH APPLEBAUM Assistant Editor B A White House interview on the Mideast after the Gulf War. Both kids and parents were happy about camp departure day. ehind the beauty of Berlin — behind the famous parks and the cafes and the quaint shops that delight tourists — are memories as d...…
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…CONTENTS CLOSE-UP BOOKS One-on-One With Bush Thinking Theology TRUDE B. FELDMAN ELIZABETH APPLEBAUM A Detroit bookstore specializes in higher biblical criticism. 67 KIDS Few Tears KIMBERLY LIFTON Kids and parents were excited about departure for camp. 79 11 UP FRONT Memphis churches may spur U.S. campaign for Soviet Jews. 14 DETROIT • A local warehouse for emigres is empty. • West Bloomfield approves Temple Shir Shalom. 22 ...…
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…LETTERS Defending AJE-UHS Aptly entitled "End of the Maze?", the article in The Jewish News of June 14, delineating the status of Jewish education in our com- munity, provided numerical twists and turns hardly helpful for an understanding of money expended on its behalf. Explicit and implicit- ly pejorative focus was upon the Agency for Jewish Educa- tion, the public school system of the Jewish community. First, the figure of $920,000 alloca...…
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