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» Win-Win! Donor steps up to ensure that a Jewish
communal center continues in Oak Park. See page 10.

Eric and
Renee Zacks
with Micah,
7, Asher, 9
and Leah, 5.

» Young Leader Beth Shalom welcomes its new
president — Eric Zacks, 38. See page 30.

» Gilbert's Bid Get the scoop on Melissa Gilbert —
Brighton resident and political hopeful. See page 59.

metro

Gender
Inclusivity

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Local teen initiates motion
for historic BBYO change.

BYO, a pluralistic Jewish youth group,
elected to create an inclusive environment
for all teens, regardless of their gender
identity, when the organization's teen leader-
ship passed a motion on Aug. 14 at the group's
International August Executives
Conference in Waynesboro, Pa.
The motion stated: "Young
people who genuinely identify
as Jewish — no matter their
gender identity — are given full
eligibility to join and afforded
full status as members of the
Grand Order of the Aleph
Ethan Lis
Zadik Aleph (AZA) and the
International Order of the B'nai
B'rith Girls (BBG) in any matter,
business or forum."
The idea for this pivotal change all started with
a Michigan teen, who felt the need to encour-
age acceptance and progression among his peers,
locally and internationally. Ethan Lis, 17, of
Bloomfield Hills wrote the motion after being
inspired at BBYO's International Leadership
Training Conference (ILTC) this summer. Lis is
a member of Fisher AZA and currently serves as
BBYO Michigan Region's regional shaliach (vice
president of Jewish heritage, community service
and social action).

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Jayne Rowse, Judge
Bernard Friedman and
April DeBoer gather

around the marriage
license.

Equal Protectior

Judge Bernard Friedman's
decisions guided by that
one position.

Berl Falbaum

Special to the Jewish News

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Covering and
Connecting
Jewish Detroit
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ederal District Court Judge Bernard A. Friedman
is a quiet, reserved and thoughtful man who
shuns public attention and recognition. He is self-
deprecating and humble, with a keen and subtle sense of
humor.
Thus, it is ironic that this 71-year-old jurist, appointed
to the federal bench covering the Eastern District of
Michigan by President Reagan in 1988, would become the
center of attention and in the national spotlight when he
ruled on two extremely divisive and controversial cases
that affected — directly and indirectly — the mores, cul-
ture and politics of Michigan residents.
One case involved a challenge to the affirmative action
program designed to increase diversity at the University of
Michigan Law School. In the other case, a lesbian couple
sued to overturn Michigan's ban on same-sex marriage
approved by voters in 2004.

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