…Business Outl. Businesses of all sizes and kinds are joining the electronic revolution. * V& GEORGE DILA Special to the Jewish News I n the old daYs, when Bart Levich was vice president of merchan- dising for a large retail floorcov- ering chain; getting carpet ordered was often a taxing ordeal. He'd get on the phone to the mill, wait to be connected to the correct mill rep (assuming the rep wasn't at lunch or on another call), verbally g...…
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…Setting the Record Straight on Middle East History The Detroit Free Press, on March 13, published a full page of so-called his- tory of the Middle East conflict. The page included maps, timelines, biogra- phies of Palestinian Chairman Yasser Arafat and Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and many other "facts." Regrettably this "history" was terribly flawed, inaccurate, and distorted; indeed, it was offensive to Israel, supporters of Israel—...…
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…k. I AM THE INNOVATOR. I AM ISRAEL. Rallying Support Supporters of Israel plan massive D. C. demonstration on Monday. MATTHEW E. BERGER Jewish Telegraphic Agency Amir Gonnen, 28, is a native of Nirit. THE HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM Amir Gonnen has a vision – to help the blind see better through the development of a portable "seeing-eye" computer. Amir's project, using technology to serve humanity, characterizes the new School of E...…
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…Insight Torah And Nature Former Detroiter, co-founder of Tel Aviv environmental center, discusses the relationship of Jews and their environment. D SHARON LUCKERMAN Staff Writer 'TN 4/12 2002 36 id you hear about the Jewish mountain climber? Already it sounds like a joke, which empha- sizes the mixed relationship Jews have to their environment. So began Jeremy Benstein, 41, former Detroiter and co- founder of the Abraham Joshua Heschel...…
…Editorials are posted and archived on JN Online: www.detroitjewishnews.com Dry Bones We Can't Let Up rvialcAis 1,. s American Jews, we need to provide mul- tidimensional — and unconditional — support to Israel, our beloved homeland. We need to give of ourselves — includ- ing time, effort and money — as we stand with Israelis, spiritually if not literally, during these dark days in the war-torn Middle East. Since the Passover Massacre, when...…
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