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July 14-20, 2016 | 8-14 Tammuz 5776 | Vol. CXLIX, No. 24

SHABBAT LIGHTS

Shabbat: Friday, July 15, 8:49 p.m.
Shabbat Ends: Saturday, July 16, 9:58 p.m.

Shabbat: Friday, July 22, 8:44 p.m.
Shabbat Ends: Saturday, July 23, 9:51 p.m.

17th of Tammuz Fast: Sunday, July 24,
5:05 a.m.-9:50 p.m.

Times accoding to Yeshiva Beth Yehudah calendar.

Cover design: Amy Pollard

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hands the Genesis Prize to Israeli-American
violinist Itzhadk Perlman recently. He will use the $1 million award to invest in projects
that help integrate people with disabilities into Israeli and North American societies.

Around Town ............... 24
Arts & Life .................... 35
Auto .............................. 30
Business ....................... 34
Calendar....................... 16
Editor’s Picks ............... 38
Home ............................ 41
Israel ..................... 6, 8, 54
Life Cycles .................... 50

Marketplace ................ 51
Metro ............................ 10
Obituaries .................... 54
Real Estate ................... 28
Sports ........................... 49
Synagogue List ........... 32
Torah Portion .............. 33
Viewpoints......................5

Columnists

Ryan Fishman .............. 46
Sy Manello ......................5
Danny Raskin .............. 48

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Anna Primas and Sam Gun at the Israeli
embassy in Ukraine. Her family saved his
father and uncle during the Holocaust.

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the highest presidential award given to
civilians for service related to the military.
The USO is still in operation today, with
the same mission it had when it was first
established — programs and services for
American servicemen and women.
During its early years in Detroit, in the
midst of WWII, a prominent member
of the city’s Jewish community, Henry
Meyers, led the fledgling USO. There is
an editorial from Meyers in the Oct. 27,
1944, issue of the JN that summarizes the
important work of the USO and the need
to continue its mission. Seventy-six years

Bryan Lubaway and Jared
Rothberger have talked about
starting a business together since
college. Former BBYO members
who went on to serve together as
Zeta Beta Tau president and vice
president, the longtime friends
were restless in their careers.
“We knew we played well off
each other,” Jared said, “and we
decided to follow our dreams and
start a business that could sustain
our families, allow us to use our
complimentary skill sets, and help
people. We searched for the best fit
and found Jan-Pro, helping others
start their own commercial cleaning
franchises.”
“Commercial cleaning might not be
the sexiest thing you’ve ever heard
of, but we spend every day helping
people start their own businesses.”
Bryan said. “We identify candidates,
train them, develop leads, and help
people build something.”
Hebrew Free Loan’s Marvin I.
Danto Small Business Loan
Program helped the friends fund
their business in addition to their
own savings and family investment.
“Banks make investments for a
return on their money, Hebrew Free
Loan makes investments for a
return on community,” Jared said.
“Our relationship with HFL didn’t
end with the check. HFL wants us
to do well. They are supportive,
matching us with a business mentor
who added his energy to the mix.
We were encouraged, and guided
when we needed it.”
Bryan agrees. “Because HFL
invested in our vision, in our first 12
months, Jan-Pro Detroit has 6
employees, 23 franchise owners who
employ 20 cleaners, and including
us, that’s 51 jobs created. That’s a
direct impact on our community.”

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any in the Jewish community
have served in our nation’s
armed forces. If you have
served, you have likely encountered the
United Service Organizations Inc. (USO)
or have seen a USO show.
Mary Ingraham founded the USO
in 1941 after an appeal from President
Franklin Roosevelt for a nonprofit orga-
nization to provide services and enter-
tainment to American troops and raise
their morale. For her outstanding work,
Ingraham became the first woman to
receive the U.S. Medal for Merit in 1946,

Our
Story

later, his words still ring true.
Along with the efforts of our men and
women in the armed forces, the work of
Henry Meyers and many other volunteers
like him should also be remembered.

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free loans to members of our
community for a variety of
personal and small business
needs. HFL loans are funded
entirely through community
donations which continually
recycle to others, generating
many times the original value
to help maintain the lives of
local Jews.

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