SEPTEMBER 10 • 2020 | 21
Defendants from engaging in
their anti-Israel and anti-Semitic
speech in every possible public
area. This is not true ... Plaintiffs
were only seeking reasonable
time, place and manner restric-
tions on the Defendants use of
their anti-Israel and anti-Semitic
speech in proximity to their
house of worship.
”
Regarding a timeline to hear
back from the court on the
motion for reconsideration,
Marc Susselman, lead counsel to
the plaintiffs, told the JN there’
s
no way of knowing, but proba-
bly before the end of September.
Susselman is handling the case
along with The Lawfare Project,
a New York-based legal fund
with a focus on Jewish and
pro-Israel cases.
If the motion is denied, the
plaintiff’
s counsel plans to file
an appeal with the Sixth Circuit
Court of Appeals.
“I expect [Judge Roberts] to
deny [the motion], just judging
from her reasoning and her atti-
tude demonstrated in her order
to dismiss the case,
” Susselman
said. “But she may be concerned
about that because I think we’
ve
made very strong arguments
that her decision is contrary to
so many precedents on so many
levels that she’
s clearly risking it
being overturned, and no judge
wants to be overturned.
”
Ann Arbor resident Henry
Herskovitz, leader and founder
of a group called Witness for
Peace, began protesting out-
side of the synagogue in 2003.
The group has protested there
every Saturday morning since
then, timed to the congrega-
tion’
s Shabbat services. The
protesters have held signs with
messages including “Jewish
Power Corrupts” and “Resist
Jewish Power.
” Some supporters
have exhibited sympathy with
neo-Nazis and other antisemitic
groups.
The December 2019 lawsuit
was filed by Marvin Gerber, a
Beth Israel member. Dr. Miriam
Brysk, a Holocaust survivor
and member of Pardes Hannah
Congregation, which is located
in an annex next to Beth Israel,
is a part of the lawsuit as a
co-plaintiff.
in early September with a much
reduced capacity, using a pod
format to limit close interaction
to small groups of children, as
well as other safety measures.
Budaj said teen programs will
be running soon.
JFamily, which provides sup-
port and education to Jewish
families, has been all-virtual
since March. Mikki Frank,
senior director of JFamily,
said that JBaby and PJ Library
programs quickly transitioned
online.
The JCC’
s popular PJ Library
program has continued online
and with some new additions.
It is part of a national program
that provides Jewish-themed,
age-appropriate books to 2,300
local children at no cost.
This September, participating
families can pick up “It’
s in the
Bag” to “help families do Jewish
in their homes for the high hol-
idays.
” Also, PJ Library recently
launched “Good Night Zoom”
for children, a 15-minute pro-
gram of bedtime stories and
songs available on Facebook.
A small scale in-person pro-
gram is being held in September
for babies up to 1 year old,
separated by their placement on
blankets to a safe distance.
Budaj says that the JCC is
offering a “robust catalogue”
of educational and senior pro-
gramming. Its extensive JLearn
adult education program, now
online, has partnered with
communities throughout the
state, supported by the Ravitz
Foundation.
The JCC’
s Institute for
Retired Professional now has
fewer in-person discussions and
relies more on Zoom and online
programs.
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