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Aug. 22-28, 2019 

21-27 Av 5779 

VOLUME CLVI, ISSUE 3 
 

thejewishnews.com

Detroit Jewish News

For all the breaking news and 
ONLINE EXCLUSIVES

38 New View
 
Israel Innovation internship 
 
focuses on exporting cultural 
 
resources. 

40 Hillel Happenings

SPIRIT

45 Torah portion

ARTS&LIFE
46 Fashion: #BTS
 
Hit the books in style.

48 “Divine Feminine”
 
Charach Gallery show explores 
 
female presence in spirituality. 

50 Dancing in the Streets
 
Performer connects with her 
 
Jewish roots through dance.

52 Celebrity Jews

ON THE GO

53 Events/Editor’
s Picks

NOSH

54 The Whitney’
s 2nd 
 
Annual Cityfest
 
Ten days of events celebrate 
 
‘
spirited dining’
 in the D.

55 Bar Verona

56 Bold Flavors at Besa

ETC.

58 The Exchange

60 Soul

65 Raskin

66 Looking Back

 
SHABBAT LIGHTS

Shabbat starts: 

Friday, Aug. 23, 8:04 p.m.

Shabbat ends: 

Saturday, Aug. 24, 9:05 p.m.

* Times according to Yeshiva Beth Yehudah calendar. 

Cover photo: Local m 
odels are 
Annabel Hermann, Brady Feld and 
Bailey Jacobs
Cover photo credit: Derrick Martinez
Cover design: Kelly Kosek

 

VIEWS

5-10 
 

JEWS IN THE D

12 Congressional Twists 
 
and Turns
 
Netanyahu bars Tlaib, Omar 
 
from entering Israel.

14 Runners of Royal Oak
 
Four childhood friends take on 
 
the Detroit Free Press/TCF 
 
Bank Marathon.

15 Justice for All
 
Coalition for Black and Jewish 
 
Unity, JCRC/AJC to launch 
 
criminal justice reform initiative.

18 Detroit is on Board 
 
with ORT
 
Five Detroiters were recently 
 
elected to the National Board 
 
of ORT America.

22 Faces and Places

42 Nice Jewish Person: 
 
Marlee Shifman

43 Moments

BACK TO SCHOOL
24 Day Schools Welcome 
 
Students Back
Jewish day schools in Metro 
 
Detroit are expanding, both 
 
physically and academically.
28 Connecting Students 
 
to Israel
 
The iCenter welcomes new 
 
schools into iNfuse. 
30 Women Teaching 
 
Women
 
Chabad High School in 
 
Oak Park allows senior class 
 
to teach Torah to Jewish 
 
women in the community.

32 Time to Vaccinate
 
Doctors, health offi
 cials 
 
urge Michigan parents to put 
 
immunizations on their kids’
 
 
back-to-school checklist.

JEWISH@EDU

34 Onward Israel
 
MSU student reconnects with 
 
Israel, her roots and Judaism. 

34 Windows and Doors
 
Rosberg’
s essay about her 
 
Jewish life earns Driker award.

• Young Jews Making Moves: Lauren Schostak

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