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…Above: Henrietta and Alvin Weisberg are funding the permanent boxcar exhibit. Left: The boxcar arrived in September. Permanent exhibit to be built for historic WWII Nazi railway boxcar. Mike Ingberg Special to the Jewish News T he Holocaust Memorial Center broke ground Aug. 29 on the Henrietta and Alvin Weisberg Gallery, a permanent addition to the building that will house an authentic World War II-era boxcar. The Nazis used boxcars to t...…
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…The Sherrill Judaic Studies FAMILY WI i! j New director hopes to expand Oakland U.'s growing program. Dave Groves Special to the Jewish News tudent interest in the Judaic Studies program at Oakland University has grown steadily in recent years, and its new director is looking to boost that growth by expanding the breadth of topics the program explores and reaching out to community groups with vested inter- ests in Jewish history and cul...…
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…points of view >> the presidential race Send letters to: letters@thejewishnews.com The Incumbent The Challenger Obama Has Helped Make Israel Safer Romney A Strong Friend Of Israel New York/JTA T hroughout a half-century of international diplomatic work, I have learned to tell the politicians from the friends and the char- latans from the statesmen. Charlatans scream. They tell you what you want to hear and call other people names. Frie...…
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