Engaging Our
Young Professionals:

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"The most important ... is our link
to the survivors."

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Young Adult Opportunities 22

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Job listings, events, profiles and successes!

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YEARBOOK

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Open To All Grads

II high school graduating seniors in Michigan who are
Jewish are invited to participate in our 2010 Cap &
Gown Yearbook.
It will be published May 20, but the deadline for editorial
listings of a student's achievements is April 30. The deadline
for congratulatory advertisements is May 11.
For complete information for both listings and ads, go to
JNonline.us and click on the Cap & Gown button at the top
of the home page.

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Columnists
George Cantor
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Robert Sklar
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Is The Gap For You? TT1

Israel gap-year programs attract Jewish teens.

Fitness

Walk For Chessed 44

Community rally to help uninsured residents.

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Midwest Tech Fest 34

Conference to focus on social media
and digital technology.

Spirituality

Seeking Wisdom 36

New book explores stories of friendship
and faith.

On The Cover:

Reel Life 45

Festival films reflect the Jewish experience.

Julie Yaker and Margie Yaker

are
sisters in law who share more than

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a last name: both are Hebrew Free
Loan Board members, and they are
working together to tell the agency's
story to a new generation of Jewish
community members.
Please join Julie, Margie, and
many of your friends and neighbors,
for a Hebrew Free Loan Tzedakah
Afternoon at Shalom Street Museum.
Parents, grandparents, aunts and
uncles are invited to bring children to
experience games and activities in
Shalom Street's exhibit, A Walk
Through Jerusalem. Story time for
kids, and a short presentation on
HFL for adults, will begin at 1:30 p.m.
S donation to Shalom Street
admits one family to this fun-filled
afternoon.
Please bring your loose change to
feed the Giant Tzedakah Machine!
It's fun to watch your coins travel the
maze of money, with all proceeds
donated to Hebrew Free Loan to
help local families.

Join us Sunday, April 25
1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.

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Friday, April 16,
7:57 p.m.
Shabbat Ends
Saturday, April
17, 9:Olp.m.*

Switchboard:
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Hebrew Free Loan
Tzedakah Afternoon

Shalom Street Museum
JCC West Bloomfield

For information, call Beverly

Candlelighting

Friday, April 23,
8:05 p.m.

Shabbat Ends
Saturday, April
24, 9:10.m.*

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