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VOLUME CLV, ISSUE 26
thejewishnews.com
• Schmoozing with Chana Finman, director of the Center of Jewish
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ONLINE EXCLUSIVES
VIEWS
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JEWS IN THE D
10 Maccabi by the Numbers
Metro Detroit gets ready for
Maccabi Games Aug. 4-9.
12 Feel the Beat
Detroit’
s Maccabi dance team
plans to bring its usual heat
to the competition.
16 Four Teens, Four Stories
An ArtsFest veteran, girl hockey
player, English soccer player and
Hungarian hockey player are part
of the Maccabi Games tapestry.
18 Where Are They Now?
Memphis memories are still fresh
for two Detroit soccer players who
competed in 1982 Maccabi
Games.
18 House Passes
Anti-BDS Vote
Michigan Democrats Tlaib and
Dingell vote no.
19 Trip to the Capitol
Local small business owners want
their voice heard in Congress.
20 New Michigan Media
to Aid in 2020 Census
Awareness
20 Immigration Installation
Comes to the Birmingham
Temple
21 Here’
s To
22 Helping the Homeless
West Bloomfi
eld resident is
helping bring showers and laundry
to the homeless.
24 NCSY Bids Farwell to
Lucky Winner Lichtig
26 Back in the Saddle
David Silver is back at work after
recovering from a fractured skull.
28 Faces & Places
30 Moments
SPIRIT
32 Torah portion
ARTS&LIFE
34 Grab A Paddle
Schitt’
s Creek Live is headed
to Detroit.
36 High-Energy Music
Jacob Spike Kraus kicks off this
year’
s Stephen Gottlieb Concert.
38 A Toe-Tapping Good Time
JET brings the classic
Ain’
t Misbehavin’
to the stage.
39 Holocaust Drama
A revelation leaves a family
shattered in new fi
lm by
Jeff Lipsky.
40 Celebrity Jews
ON THE GO
41 Events/Editor’
s Picks
NOSH
42 Brother Truckers
Serving up food and memories
throughout Metro Detroit.
44 Business as Usual
Kosher operations continue
despite Epicurean closure.
ETC.
46 The Exchange
48 Soul
53 Raskin
54 Looking Back
SHABBAT LIGHTS
Shabbat starts:
Friday, Aug. 2, 8:33 p.m.
Shabbat ends:
Saturday, Aug. 3, 9:38 p.m.
* Times according to Yeshiva Beth Yehudah calendar.
Cover photo: The Maccabi Dance Team
getting ready for competition.
Cover photo by: Derrick Martinez
Cover design: Kelly Kosek
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