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Jan. 14-20, 2021 / 1-7 Shevat 5781 | VOLUME CLVIII, ISSUE 24

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Hypodermic of Hope 
 
Jewish seniors, frontline workers among 
 
first to get COVID vaccine.

14 
U.S. Capitol Mobbed 
 
ADL, other groups call for President 
 
 
Trump’s removal.

16 
Donor Deception 
 
New stories surface of fertility doctors’ 
 
misconduct in Metro Detroit.

18 
Keeping Seniors Safe at Home 
 
Two friends start home healthcare business 
 
 
with personalized service at the forefront.

20 
80 Years Later 
 
A pandemic Zoom reunion for local 
 
Holocaust survivor.

22 
A New Year’s Eve to Remember 
 
Pandemic doesn’t stop epic Zoom New 
 
Year’s Eve party.

23 
Payback for Antisemitism 
 
U-D student gets $20,000 tuition refund 
 
from SOAS college in London. 

24 
What Our Neighbors Think of Us 
 
AJC surveys Jews’ and non-Jews’ opinions 
 
on antisemitism.

 

28 
End of an Era 
 
Last artist moves out of Detroit’s Atlas 
 
Building.

Eretz
29 
Olim Making a Difference 
 
Detroit native leads charge for women’s 
 
heart health in Israel.

Moments
30 
Moments

Spirit
32 
Torah portion

ARTS&LIFE
33 
Enchanted by Theater 
 
Recent high school grad helps market 
 
Disenchanted!, the Nicely Theatre Group’s 
 
next production.

34 
The Nightworkers 
 
Southfield native’s first novel 
 
gets rave reviews.

35 
Exploring Yiddish Film History 
 
A new boxed set unearths 10 classics from 
 
a forgotten era of filmmaking.

36 
Celebrity Jews 

Shabbat Lights 
Shabbat Starts: 
Friday, Jan. 15, 5:07 p.m. 
Shabbat Ends: 
Saturday, Jan. 16, 6:13 p.m. 
* Times according to Yeshiva Beth 
Yehudah calendar. 

ON THE COVER: 
Cover photo/credit: A woman is 
given a vaccine at Jewish Senior Life. 
Photo by Jeff Kowalsky

Cover design: Kaitlyn Schoen

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