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An estimated 16 million adults in the 
United States, nearly 7 percent, expe-
rienced a major depressive episode in 
the past year. Despite the prevalence 
of depression, this chronic condition 
continues to be underdiagnosed and 
undertreated. 
Kadima — a comprehensive resi-
dential, therapeutic and social services 
for mental health agency — and the 
University of Michigan Depression 
Center (UMDC) will co-host 
Bright Nights Community Forum: 
Understanding Depression at the 
Berman Center for Performing Arts in 
West Bloomfield, Monday, March 18. 
The event will begin a presentation 
outlining the biology of depression, 
current treatments and social issues 
impacting mental health presented 

by Harry Rai, M.D., House Officer, 
UMDC, Dept. of Psychiatry and Kevin 
Sethi, M.D., House Officer, UMDC, 
Dept. of Psychiatry. 
Following the presentation, rep-
resentatives from the American 
Foundation for Suicide Prevention 
(AFSP), Kadima and National Alliance 
on Mental Illness (NAMI) will host a 
“talk back” panel addressing audience 
questions and offering personal nar-
ratives of successful approaches for 
depression management. 
A resource area will be available 
prior to the program, beginning at 
6:30 p.m., with the program com-
mencing at 7 p.m. Though the event 
is free and open to the public, attend-
ees should register at http://bit.ly/
BrightNights2019. ■

Bright Nights Community Forum:
Understanding Depression

Many religious leaders, regardless of 
their particular faith, are being chal-
lenged to find ways to attract young 
people. Recent surveys by the Pew 
Research Center, a nonpartisan “fact 
tank,” indicate that younger adults 
are less likely than older generations 
to identify with a religion, believe in 
God or engage in religious practices, 
including attendance at services.
This disaffection presents a chal-
lenge for the future of many reli-
gions. Four local religious leaders 
representing Christianity, Judaism 
and Islam will discuss their strate-
gies for appealing to young people 
from 7-9 p.m. Thursday, March 14, 

at Temple Israel, 5725 Walnut Lake 
Road in West Bloomfield. 
Rabbi Josh Bennett of Temple 
Israel will moderate a panel includ-
ing Rev. Danny Cox, lead pastor of 
Kensington Church, Troy Campus; 
Rabbi Dan Horwitz, founding direc-
tor of The Well; Dan Patrick, youth 
director of the Church of Jesus Christ 
of Latter-day Saints; and Muhammed 
Suliman, youth director of the 
Muslim Unity Center.
 
This free, community event is pre-
sented by the InterFaith Leadership 
Council of Metropolitan Detroit. 
Registration is available by contact-
ing jjenkins.iflc@gmail.com. ■

Religious Leaders to Discuss Engaging Young Adults

Etgar Keret, Israeli author and lec-
turer in the Department of Hebrew 
Literature at Ben-Gurion University 
of the Negev (BGU), received Israel’
s 
prestigious literary award, the Sapir 
Prize, for his collection of short stories, 
A Glitch at the Edge of the Galaxy.
“I’
m surprised … it’
s the happiest 
thing in the world. But like love or 
gifts, it’
s not something you can strive 
for. It just happens,
” Keret said. “Israeli 
book prizes are much more important 
to me than literature prizes awarded 
overseas. This is the language I write 
in; this is where I live and that’
s the 
most important thing.
” 
The Sapir Prize carries a $47,000 
cash award and support for the book’
s 

translation into two languages: Arabic 
and a language of the author’
s choos-
ing.
A Glitch at the Edge of the Galaxy, 
published in Hebrew by Kinneretz 
Zmora-Bitan Dvir, features 24 short 
stories of varying lengths. The stories, 
written in clear, everyday Hebrew, 
touch on a range of emotional issues 
in Israeli society: Holocaust remem-
brance, euthanasia, loneliness and 
intellectual disability. Other selections 
tackle lighter subjects. 
Keret’
s work has also been translated 
into French, Spanish, Italian, German, 
Russian, Norwegian and Swedish. He 
is married to artist Shira Geffen. ■

Ben-Gurion University Lecturer Wins 
Israel’
s Top Literature Prize

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