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SHABBAT LIGHTS

Shabbat: Friday, Nov. 20, 4:48 p.m.
Shabbat Ends: Saturday, Nov. 21, 5:52 p.m.*

Shabbat: Friday, Nov. 27, 4:44 p.m.
Shabbat Ends: Saturday, Nov. 28, 5:48 p.m.*

* Times according to Yeshiva Beth Yehudah calendar.

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Arts & Life

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Dining In

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Quick Click ... From the William Davidson Digital
Archive of Jewish Detroit History

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Meghan McGowan I Techner Family Fellow

or more than 130 years, the Hebrew
Immigrant Aid Society (HIAS) has
worked around the world to "protect
refugees who had to flee their homeland
because of who they are ..."
Founded in 1881 to assist Jewish people who
needed to leave Russia and Eastern Europe,
HIAS has continued to grow as Jewish people
faced riots and displacement internationally.
One of the many people HIAS has helped
over the years is Polish-immigrant Mirla
Adlerstein. In 1953, Adlerstein sent her chil-
dren to the United States to grant them a
better life and ensure that she could keep her
family together. Because her children were

Belgium-born, they were categorized under
the Belgian quota, whereas she fell under the
Polish quota.
Upon reuniting with her children after 18
months of separation, Adlerstein received
quite the warm welcome as the IN noted in its
Oct. 23, 1953, issue.
It is hard to imagine living away from one's
young children for so many months, but
thanks to HIAS, the result was a most joyous
and happy ending. Mrs. Adlerstein was finally
able to keep her family together in Detroit! *

Want to learn more? Go to the DM Foundation archives,

Josh Finn very clearly remembers
a diversity awareness day at school
when he was in third grade, saying it
made a deep impression on him. On
that day, a teacher taught students
some sign language, which made
him interested to learn more.
"I've always been empathetic,
understanding the needs of others,
but I also saw signing as a fun,
expressive way of communicating,"
Josh said.
Josh received his degree in
broadcasting, went to Israel for a
year, and then considered what he
wanted to do with the rest of his life.
"What came up when I thought
about what made me happy was
sign language, so I went back to
school to become an interpreter. I'm
in a program that is very satisfying,
and I was able to do that because of
Hebrew Free Loan," Josh said.
With help from the William Davidson
Jewish College Loan Program, Josh
is able to attend school, to work, and
to get the hours of observation
required for his program.
"I have enough to worry about with
all my responsibilities, and this frees
me to become the best interpreter I
can be," Josh said. "The process was
simple, reliable and friendly, and it's
helping to make my dreams come
true. I would love to someday use my
broadcasting experience to start a
television channel specifically for the
deaf. The best part is, I have exciting
possibilities ahead."

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