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…THE AKIVA FAMILY INVITES YOU TO OUR ANNUAL DINNER honoring MRS. FAYGA DOMBEY Representing the founders of Akiva Hebrew Day School DR. RICHARD KRUGEL Recipient of the Community Chesed Award SUNDAY, MAY 7 COCKTAILS 5 P.M. • DINNER 6 P.M. CELEBRATING THE DEDICATION OF OUR NEW BUILDING and SALUTING THE JEWISH FEDERATION OF METROPOLITAN DETROIT AS OUR PARTNER IN JEWISH EDUCATION CONGREGATION B'NAI MOSHE 6800 DRAKE ROAD, WEST BLOOMFIEL...…
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…COMMUNITY VIEWS Our Collective Goodwill I have also witnessed how agencies was thumbing through two work together to benefit each other. recent issues of the Jewish News Yad Ezra has had tremendous support (March 17 and 24) and was and assistance from a variety of orga- struck by the following head- nizations in the community. They lines: "Jerusalem Divided" (3/24), include: Jewish Federation "The Rabbis Vote" (3/24), of Metropolitan Detroit...…
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