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Jews in the D
A Public Presence 
12 Orthodox individuals discuss if they 
feel like targets for anti-Semites. 

False Report?
16 Temple Kol Ami cantorial soloist allegedly 
stages stabbing to get out of his contract.

Young Jews Making Moves: 
Jacob Blumenstein
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English Translation of Davidson Talmud 
Available on Sefaria
21

NYC’
s Vanished Cafeterias
22 Marcia Bricker Halperin Exhibit 
and Lecture at U-M.

Jocelyn Benson
24

Moments
25

First Amendment Champion
28 Herschel Fink honored for his lifetime’
s 
work protecting free speech.

Spirit
Torah portion
26

Arts&Life

True Blue
35 Pantone’
s 2020 Color of the Year 
takes a step back to move forward.

The Banjo Beat
38 Instrumentalist pays tribute to banjo music.

Celebrity Jews
40

On the Go
Events/Editor’
s Picks
41

Business
Schmoozing with Elliot Darvick
42

Here’
s To
42

Distribution Guru
43 
 

Etc.

The Exchange 
45

Soul 
47

Danny Raskin 
53

Looking Back 
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Jan. 9-15, 2020 / 12-18 Tevet | 
VOLUME CLVI, ISSUE 23

Shabbat Lights
Shabbat starts: 
Friday, Jan. 10, 5:01 p.m.
Shabbat ends: 

Saturday, Jan. 11, 6: 07 p.m.
* Times according to Yeshiva Beth 
Yehudah calendar. 

On the cover:
Cover photo/credit: 
Herschel Fink in the 
Detroit Free Press 
newsroom/
Anthony Lanzilote
Cover design: 
Michelle Sheridan

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