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» Daven Downtown Entrpreneurial siblings sell
T-shirts to support the Downtown shul. See page 10.

» International Team Older than 40, these JCC
soccer players enjoy high-powered games. See page 21.

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» Next Move Conservative centennial gathering
looked at how to "reset" the movement. See page 28.

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Sophie Erlich
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Downtown"
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business & erofessional

Designs On
Detroit

Practice.Space helps Detroit
entrepreneurs who want to
reclaim old city buildings
for new purposes.

Ryan Fishman I Special to the Jewish News

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ometimes in Detroit you have to create
your own opportunities, and few know
that better than 24-year-old Austin Kronig.
When the Plymouth native finished the under-
graduate program at the University of Michigan's
Stephen M. Ross School of Business in 2012, he
knew he wanted to move into the city but wasn't
sure what he would contribute to Detroit's latest
renaissance.
"After I graduated, I immediately moved into the
city — I had my sights set on it, but I wasn't exactly
sure what I wanted to do," explains Kronig, the cul-
tural development director at Practice.Space, a new
business incubator across the street from his home
in north Corktown.

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The Writes Of Autumn

An incredible collection of authors, experts
and entertainers are coming to JCC Book Fair.

Elizabeth Applebaum I Special to the Jewish News

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n his wartime photo, Hanns Alexander looks very much
the distinguished British officer. He is handsome, with
black hair and a crisp uniform and tie, a pipe perched
between his lips. There's a hint of a smile and dark eyes that
look steady and bright.
They're the eyes of a man who was determined to find justice.
Harms Alexander was Jewish, and he grew up in Germany.
When Hitler came to power, Alexander fled to England in ,,..7.,.1/4 ".....iii
1939, where he volunteered to serve with the British Army.
Alexander died in 2006, and it was only at his funeral that
everyone — including his family — learned the truth: This
quiet, modest figure had played a key role in the capture of
Rudolf Hoss, commandant of Auschwitz.
Hanns and Rudolf by Thomas Harding, is one of the more
than 50 titles that will be featured at the Jewish Community
Center of Metropolitan Detroit's 62nd Annual Jewish Book
Fair, running Nov. 6-17.
The event is chaired by Terry Hollander and Sue Lutz, with
Shari Lebo as director and Andrea Roisman as assistant director.
It will present favorites like "Comedy Night" and "Bubbies,
Bagels and Books"; host authors who address everything from
healthy cooking to mental illness to Jews in film; open with
CNN correspondent Jeffrey Toobin, continue with artist Peter
Max and end with entertainer Michael Feinstein.
It will offer something for everyone from the youngest to
the most senior of readers; celebrate Oak Park and remem-
ber Kristallnacht; include new programming like "Tea and
Fiction" and "Wine, Cheese and Good Conversation" — and
host everything in between.
If your love is great fiction, consider author Jillian Cantor's
imagining of a life for the often-forgotten sister of Anne
Frank in Margot, or Elizabeth L. Silver's masterful The
Execution of Noa P Singleton.
Is history your cup of tea? Seth Lipsky's The Rise of Abraham
Cahan tells the story of the founder of the Jewish Daily
Forward. And if your passion is fashion, don't miss Jane
Weitzman of the Stuart Weitzman Shoe Collection. ❑

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