20 | SEPTEMBER 10 • 2020 

Lawyers fi
 le motion for reconsideration in 
case involving Ann Arbor anti-Israel group.

A

fter a judge dismissed 
a lawsuit challenging 
anti-Israel protesters out-
side of Ann Arbor’
s Beth Israel 
Congregation, lawyers for the 
plaintiffs look to keep the case 
alive.
U.S. District Judge Victoria 
Roberts dismissed the lawsuit 
brought by a congregant against 
the protesters on Aug. 19, on the 
grounds that the plaintiffs did 
not prove they suffered concrete 
injury as a result of the protests. 
In response, the plaintiff’
s coun-
sel filed a motion for reconsider-
ation on Thursday, Aug. 27.
 The motion states that the 

court’
s decision “contains several 
palpable defects, including errors 
of fact and law,
” including one 
believed defect described as a 
mischaracterization of the equi-
table relief being sought by the 
plaintiffs.
 The original court decision 
reads, “Plaintiffs … ask the 
Court to enjoin these Defendants 
from engaging in peaceful polit-
ical speech in public areas. The 
Constitution simply does not 
tolerate such restraint.
”
The motion responds, “By 
using the plural, ‘
public areas,
’
 
the statement suggests that 
Plaintiffs were seeking to bar the 

DANNY SCHWARTZ STAFF WRITER

Protester Lawsuit 
Not Over Yet

Jews in the D

JCC Moves Forward

Some staffers return to lead new activities.

SHARI S. COHEN CONTRIBUTING WRITER
I

n May, most staff mem-
bers at the Jewish 
Community Center (JCC) 
of Metropolitan Detroit were 
temporarily laid off, as COVID-
19 restrictions kept many of its 
facilities closed. Now, many staff 
members are returning to work.
“We are bringing people back 
as programs come back,
” said 
Brian Siegel, the JCC’
s CEO. He 
added that there were no per-
manent job cuts.
According to Heidi Budaj, 
assistant executive director, a 
small number of staff members 
continued to work from home, 
because some programs contin-
ued virtually.

Several months ago, “we 
made the heartbreaking deci-
sion not to open the day camp,
” 
Budaj said. However, the out-
door pool reopened in July 
after changes in state guidelines. 
“The feedback has been incredi-
bly positive,
” she said.
Opening other sports and 
recreational facilities will 
depend on changes in state 
regulations. The JCC is not 
planning to reopen basketball 
leagues, according to Budaj.
However, the Center is 
planning to restart some other 
activities, giving a high priority 
to family programs. The child 
development center will open 

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