…zi DETROIT SWISH NEWS 111 May 22, 1998 Vol. CXIII No. 13 ront Age Or Philosophy? A longtime teacher sues Akiva over age, breach of contract. Up Front. page 26 Close Up 38 Will Land Bring Peace? Netanyahu trumps Washington and calls the shots at home. AppleTree 73 A Memorable Shavuot History, background and ideas for the festival of the Torah. Summer Pleasures Center In Focus. page 92 Summer Fun From garage sales to fashion to t...…
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…rout Learning Together Photos by Bill Hansen Day schools convene for first annual community-wide conference. JULIE WIENER StaffWriter 1911 or the first time ever, teachers from •Akiva Hebrew Day School, Hillel Day School, Yeshiva Beth Yehudah and Yeshivos Darchei Torah learned together. The forum: a conference last Monday on "The Changing Classroom" orga- nized by the Opening the Doors Special Education Partnership Program of the Agency ...…
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