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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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