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the iPhone. See page 17.

» Molly's Muffins Angels and Dreamers fulfills
young girl's wish to feed the hungry. See page 25.

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» Gathering Support Local Jewish families join the
fight against type 1 diabetes. See page 61.

Lola Weber checks her blood sugar level.

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business & professional

Walking
Thewalk

Inspired by his kids' passions,
a West Bloomfield dad becomes
a sneaker connoisseur.

Lynne Konstantin I Contributing Writer

ndrey Beletskiy, known as Andy, is living the
American dream.
The Russian-born entrepreneur's version, how-
ever, did not entail landing in the United States and finding
the streets paved with gold. His family, a Russian father and
Hungarian mother, a brother and a grandmother, arrived in
Michigan when Beletskiy was 41/2, and his family promptly

'New Normal'

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Coveted hats,
including
Daily Doses,
line a wall of
the store.

The recession solidified aid to the Jewish community;
some are still struggling for recovery.

Shari S. Cohen

Job seekers learn the latest job-
search techniques at the David B.
Hermelin ORT Center, a division of
JVS, that teaches computer skills.

1942 - 2014

Covering and
Connecting
Jewish Detroit
Eve y Week

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Special to the Jewish News

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n June 2009, 15.5 percent of Michigan's workforce was unem-
ployed as the national economy reeled on multiple fronts,
including housing and the auto industry. The unemployed
included recent graduates struggling to find first jobs as well as
many individuals in mid- and late-stage careers who were stunned
at being laid off and worried about finding a job during a deep
recession.
Now, more than five years later and amid improved economic
conditions, some Jewish families are experiencing the "new nor-
mal" in which they have not regained what they lost in the ravaged
economy. Today, needs are still there, but they are not as drastic as
in 2009, when local agencies had to rally together quickly and effi-
ciently to help those in the community.

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