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different kids and the different activities
we can go to.”
The Yowells own a condominium
in Brush Park, north of Ford Field and
Comerica Park, and have been there for
nine years. They call their neighborhood
a “great location.” It’s an ideal spot in that
they can walk or bike to entertainment
venues, restaurants and sports stadiums,
but it’s not “right downtown” so there’s
less activity. Also, they both drive to
work; the freeway is easily accessible.
They describe their neighborhood
as diverse; and they said there isn’t a
majority in any age, race or ethnicity.
There are older residents, but younger
families have been moving into the
area. Their neighbors are also Wayne
State University students who rent from
the condo owners.
“There are so many public spaces you
can access and interact with people who
aren’t your neighbors or your family
members or close friends. Just getting
out there and seeing all the different
kinds of people,” Dan said.
Dan and Rebecca met while
attending college at the University of
Michigan in Ann Arbor. They stayed in
Ann Arbor post-graduation, but even-
tually decided to move to Detroit to be
closer to work and social activities. Dan
was a teacher in Southwest Detroit at
the time — he now teaches in Livonia
Public Schools. Rebecca was working
at Judson Center Wayne, located on
the Detroit-Redford border. The couple
were also visiting friends in Detroit on
weekends. “It made sense to move,”
Dan said.
Rebecca grew up in Flushing, a sub-
urb of Flint, as one of the only Jewish
students at her school. For this reason,
she has made a special point to expose
Alexander to Jewish activities from a
young age.
The Yowells are also involved in
JTot Detroit. They attended the group’s
Chanukah party in December, and they
found the event welcoming and enjoyed
the casual atmosphere. Alexander espe-
cially enjoyed singing holiday songs and
playing dreidel.
As far as other Jewish activities,
the Yowells are past members of the
Downtown Synagogue. Also, they
attended the recent “tot Shabbat” at the
synagogue, and the family has been to
Menorah in the D the past two years.
“Getting together with other Jewish
families is really cool and a good expe-
rience for Alex,” Rebecca said. “We’re
always looking for other kids in the city
for Alex to play with — Jewish or non-
Jewish.”
Alexander has yet to start school and
the Yowells have discussed where to
send him. They said the Detroit Public
Schools are an option as Dan did his
student teaching at DPS, and as a public
school teacher he feels it’s important to
support the district.
“It’s one of the questions we get
almost all of the time when we tell
people we live in Detroit: ‘Where are
you going to send your son to school?’”
Rebecca said. “When you live in the
suburbs, you just send your kid to your
neighborhood school and you don’t
even have to think about it. In Detroit,
at this time, you have to think about
it and really do a lot of research and
figure out what works best for your
family.”
Dan added, “It isn’t as if there aren’t
quality schools in the city — that defi-
nitely isn’t true at all. But there is some
work involved and you don’t just go
with the default necessarily.”
The Yowells encourage other fami-
lies to move to the city. They said they
would like to collaborate with other
parents to make Detroit a more viable
place to raise children.