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…obituaries Obituaries from page 51 BERNARD FASSBERG, 61, of Livonia, died July 9, 2015. He is survived by his sister and brother- in-law, Joan and Dr. Stephen Goldfarb; nieces and nephews, Jennifer Goldfarb and Joseph Bernstein, David Goldfarb, Justin and Jessica Goldfarb; great- nieces and great-nephews, Emma, Jakob and Brooke Bornstein, Ella and Dylan Yeshiva BETH YEHUDAH n- n> n7a na>rn 3 Av During the coming week, the students of Ye...…
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…metro >> around town Shabbat In The Sun Adat Shalom's outdoor service includes a barbecue picnic. N early 150 parents, grandparents, young children, teens and friends welcomed Shabbat on Friday, June 19, at an outdoor family service and barbe- cue on the Adat Shalom playground. Hazzan Daniel Gross, Rabbi Rachel and Dan Shere, and Jolie Banooni led the group in lively melodies to welcome Shabbat. Adat Shalom looks forward to two more family...…
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…world =murk Look Back Things today are worse than predicted 50 years ago, says retiring ADL chief. Rap hae l A hren/The Times of Israe l A fter 50 years of service to the Anti-Defamation League, retiring national director Abraham Foxman expressed passionate worry to journalist Edwin Black about the safety and security of Jews overseas and Israel's position in the world. Excerpts from his exit interview follow, edited and condensed for con...…
…Israel Polls Poorly Among Dem Elites David Horovitz Times of Israel T hree quarters of highly edu- cated, high-income, publicly active U.S. Democrats — the so-called "opinion elites" — believe Israel has too much influence on U.S. foreign policy, almost half of them consider Israel to be a racist country, and fewer than half of them believe that Israel wants peace with its neigh- bors. These are among the findings of a new survey carried ou...…
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