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Robert Sklar

Barbara Lewis

Michelle Sheridan

TOP RIGHT: Keri Guten Cohen.
MIDDLE RIGHT: Stacy Gittleman.
BOTTOM RIGHT: Alan Muskovitz.

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May 25 • 2017

he Detroit Jewish News was honored with eight
awards from the Detroit Chapter of the Society of
Professional Journalists covering writing, editing
and design.
The awards were presented on April 19, having been
judged by journalists from other cities. Prizes were pre-
sented among publications of like circulation size.
JN Story Development Editor Keri Guten Cohen won
two awards. In the category of Spot/Breaking News, she
won second place for “A Visionary Jewish Communal
Architect,” coverage of the death of philanthropist
Mandell “Bill” Berman, and a third-place award for her
feature story “Finding Aaron,” detailing a couple’s long-
time search for their baby’s grave.
Three JN contributing writers also won praise. Stacy
Gittleman won an honorable mention for her feature
“Part of the Family,” which gave due credit to the many
non-Jewish staffers who keep our synagogues running
smoothly; Barbara Lewis’ second-place award was for
a feature titled “Loss and Legacy,” a review of the life
and murder of the late Rabbi Morris Adler. In the cat-
egory of Personality Profile, Alan Muskovitz garnered a
second-place award for “Young Life Interrupted,” a look
at a World War II veteran and his accolades.
Contributing Editor Robert Sklar was recognized
with a second-place award for his editorial on U-M
Dearborn and a third-place award for his editorial
“Happy Birthday, Israel.”
As ever, the design quality of the paper was recognized
as being top notch. A first-place award went to designer
Michelle Sheridan for her feature page design for the
article “A Half-Century Later: The 1967 Riots.”
Of the awards, Jackie Headapohl, managing editor,
said, “It’s nice to earn this recognition from our peers in
the industry. The awards affirm the first-class journalism
being produced by JN staff and contributing writers.” •

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