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Jewish News nabs 11 awards from the Society of Professional Journalists.

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he Jewish News had its best show-
ing ever with 11 awards given by
the Detroit Chapter of the Society
of Professional Journalists last month.
Three JN columnists were honored. Two
write for the IN's month-
ly "Red Thread" section:
Harry Kirsbaum, whose
eye for irony informs
his "Nightcap" column,
and Ben Falik, whose
young, socially active
perspective is found in
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his "Jewfro" column.
Harry
Kirsbaum and Falik
Kirsbaum
placed second and third,
respectively, in the com-
petition among local
publications of similar
circulation size.
Receiving an honor-
able mention was the
IN's monthly Page 3
columnist, the popular
humorist and local radio
personality Alan "Big
Al" Muskovitz.
The JN also was rec-
ognized for its coverage
of Israel during the sum-
mer war with Hamas. JN
Publisher and Executive
Editor Arthur Horwitz
said, "Since its found-
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ing in 1942, the JN has
Muskovitz
always had Zionism
at its core. Our stories
reflect both the miracle of Israel and its
ongoing challenges and sorrows:'

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Barbara Lewis

Shelli Liebman
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JN Story Development
Editor Keri Guten Cohen
won two awards for
Israel coverage.
She won a third-place
prize for localization of a
national story along with
Contributing Writers
Robin Schwartz and
Barbara Lewis for "Israel
Solidarity" The nine-
page package of articles
on July 17 showed
how the outbreak of
war affected Metro
Detroiters who were in
Israel or had loved ones
there.
Cohen, along with
Contributing Writer
Shelli Liebman Dorfman,
won a third-place award
in the general news cat-
egory for their Aug. 28
report on "The Life And
Death Of A Lone Soldier;
about a young, former
Oak Parker whose past
emotional demons fol-
lowed him to Israel.
Cohen also won a
third award, an honor-
able mention for her
May 1 feature story,
"Rare Mitzvah:' about
the unusual Orthodox
celebration of the
redemption of the first-
born donkey.

Ronelle Grier

Sam Gringlas

Robert Sklar

David Sachs

Contributing Writer
Ronelle Grier claimed
second place in the fea-
ture writing competition
for her July 31 cover
story about a transsexual
teen, "Call Him Hunter:'
Grier also won an
honorable mention for
her general news story
about the successful
campaign to thwart a
vote to boycott Israel
at the University of
Michigan. "Hail To The
Victors" was a cover
story on April 3.
Winning second place
in general news was
JN Special Writer Sam
Gringlas, a U-M student
who serves on campus
as managing news editor
of the Michigan Daily
newspaper. His Sept.
4 cover story, "Blight
Buster" reported on
Erica Ward Gerson, who
is spearheading the revi-
talization of housing in
the city of Detroit.
JN Contributing
Editor Robert Sklar won
a second-place prize for
editorial writing for his
Nov. 20 piece, "Serving
The Elderly:' which
spoke of the commu-
nity's dedication to its

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