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…Missile Debate Al Gore, Bibi Netanyahu quiet Israeli and American Jewish opposition to Russian missiles for Iran. Farralthan To Go To Australia? Sydney UTA) — Louis Farrakhan' applied °t i r u m a r l , e a c . c o r ta c n o d u v visit i r t y s u i s n t enag f°1. visas J ewish community oiieials JAMES D. BESSER Washington Correspondent ill pro-Israel groups back off in their push for tou new sanctions on Russian companies that con...…
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…Community Family Anger Is Discussed Sarah Tugman Bais Chabad Torah Center will present a lecture by Dr. Edwin Yisroel Susskind, on "Resolving Anger within the Family: Guidelines from Jewish Tradition and Psychology" 8 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 25, at the Torah Center, 5595 W Maple Road, West Bloomfield. Dr. Susskind, a psychotherapist spe- cializing in marital and family therapy, is a past president of the Maryland Psychological Association, has ...…
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…Synagogues Shabbat Program: Detroit Change Jewish neighborhood change in Detroit from 1927 to 1967 will be the focus of a Shabbat program jointly sponsored by Congregation T'chiyah and the Grosse Pointe Jewish Council 8 p.m. Friday, Feb. 27, at T'chiyah's down- town location, the Wayne County Medical Society Building, 1010 Antietam, near 1-375 and Gratiot. The program will feature Thomas J. Sugrue, assistant professor of urban history at the...…
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…AbouT BooKs Uncovering History The author of a book about Jewish children offers surprising insights on girls, education and parental involvement. About The Author John Cooper is the author of The Child in Jewish History (Jason Aronson Inc.), a compre- hensive study of Jewish childhood from biblical times to the 20th century. A native of London, Cooper studied history at Oxford, then began practicing law. His first book was Eat and Be Sati...…
…The BiG Story Profiles In Courage Remembering the Righteous Gentiles Elizabeth Applebaum AppleTree Editor empo Sugihara put his life on the line more than 1,600 times. For every transit visa he issued to Jews fleeing Hitler, Sugihara defied direct orders from his govern- ment. But he was not about to let these men, women and children — all strangers — die. Sugihara is one of a handful of Righteous Gentiles who are honored along a quiet, tr...…
