…THE JEWISH NEW SERVING DETROIT'S JEWISH COMMUNITY SEVENTY-FIVE CENTS Sinai Not Hurt By Failed Merger KIMBERLY LIFTON Staff Writer S everal of Sinai Hospital's leading physicians and department heads were cautiously optimistic about the hospital's future after Henry Ford Health Care Corp.'s decision to call off merger talks with the finan- cially troubled facility. After nine months of negotiations, the two in- stitutions halted merger t...…
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…UP FRONT Souter's Flag Argument Could Have Significance DAVID FRIEDMAN Special to The Jewish News W hen President Bush nominated federal appellate Judge David Souter to the Supreme Court on Monday, Jewish organizations knew nothing about his views on issues of concern to American Jews, such as the separation of church and state. A day later, Jewish organ- izations were still not able to get a fix on the 50-year-old jurist from New Hampshi...…
…EDITORIAL Maintaining Commitment With a merger into the large, financially secure Henry Ford Health System no longer in the offing at this time Sinai Hospital finds itself swimming upstream, against the flow of consolidation in the health care industry. While shaky, Sinai's financial condition is not tottering on the brink of collapse. However, the long-term prognosis is not good. Expan- sion of managed care systems, reim- bursements for se...…
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…I UP FRONT I Judge Souter Continued from Page 5 in failing to warn a pregnant woman of the possibility that her child would be born with birth defects, in which case she might have decided on an abortion. Souter wrote a concurring opinion that if the doctor had "conscientious scruples against abortions," the pa- tient should have been re- ferred to another doctor. Even before Bush had an- nounced his choice, Brennan's sudden resigna- tion f...…
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…Judy Miller talks about Personal Choices "What would you think of a law that bans eggs for breakfast?" "Now don't answer too quickly. "After all, there's a lot of talk these days about eggs. "Some people tell us that it isn't good to eat too many eggs. Of course, we don't know if that's so, and we don't really know how many is too many. Mean- while, other people tell us that eggs are just fine. "But this new law promises to do all our thinki...…
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…ELECT I ON ELECT I ON Schlussel said. "Theodor Herzl said, "If you will it, it is no dream.' Our community should help so that our goals are not just a dream, but a vivid reality." If elected, Schlussel said she would re-introduce the Michigan-Israel free trade agreement bill that was tabled last year. She said she also supports legislation that would prohibit state- funded schools from using tax dollars to pay for anti- REP. DAVID HONIGMAN...…
…E L E C T 0 N Jewish Politicos Pledge Support For Rep. Crockett's Replacement A Detroit's 13th Congressional Rep. George Crockett Jr. — one of Israel's first vocal op- ponents — prepares to step down after 10 years in office, Jewish politicos appear to be spreading their support among a broad slate of can- didates vying for the seat. Jewish political watchdogs say that Crockett's retire- ment presents an opportuni- ty to put another frien...…
…ON ELECT ELECT I ON I n the heat of state political party conven- tions across the country, Jewish and Arab groups have been working together to negotiate mutually accep- table platform planks dealing with Israel and Palestinian rights. While they squabble for public opinion in the media said the state adheres to the national party platform in gubernatorial election years, only adopting international planks during presidential election ye...…
…I CLOSE-UP ELECT ON Middle East A Non-Issue In Primaries JAMES DAVID BESSER Washington Correspondent NATIONAL 26 FRIDAY. JULY 27. 1990 In many ways, 1988 was a watershed year in Jewish political life. But two years later, the off- year political contests are drawing mostly yawns from political observers in the Jewish community. Despite growing concerns about the U.S.-Israel rela- tionship and indications of growing public dissatisfac...…
…ELECT I ON ELECT 1 ON U.S. Sen. Carl Levin tours a Jackson neighborhood with local officers. facing a stiff challenge from Ted Muenster, who has reached out actively to the Jewish community. Pressler has not been highly rated by pro-Israel activists. Still, the value of incumbency is evident. Despite a mixed record on Middle East issues, Pressler SEN. PAUL SIMON Illinois is sporting a dramatic, high-stakes U.S. Senate race between Simon, ...…
…CLOSE-UP D.O.0 IS DROPPING SOME FAMOUS NAMES. CROCKETT Continued from Page 24 crea ion . , Wayne County commis- sioner. The winner of the Repub- lican primary — either Carl Edwards Sr., Philip Lenud or John Savage II — will face the Democratic victor in November's election. Yet po- litical watchdogs from both parties say the winner of the Aug. 7 Democratic primary will be Crockett's successor . ' ' • ,••.• • OUR MOST EXCLUSIVE DESI...…
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…INSIGHT ZE'EV CHAFETS Israel Correspondent L ast Sunday Shimon Peres, the self- described "old political warhorse," won a stunning upset victory over his longtime Labor Party rival, Yitzhak Rabin. In a leadership showdown in the party's Central Com- mittee, Peres' forces receiv- ed 54 percent of the votes to Rabin's 46. "We came expecting to lose with honor," said Peres' chief of staff, Nissim Zvilli. "I never even dreamed about a result l...…
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…PURELY COMMENTARY DP ERA Continued from Page 2 very exceptional — there were acts of kindness to the sur- vivors. There were brutalities akin to the worst in Hitlerism. There is one in which General Patton was portrayed as hesitant to be kindly. As Hutler relates: Frightening accounts of the treatment of Jewish DPs in other areas, especially those under General George Patton's command, had begun to circulate throughout the American zone. Pa...…
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