MAY 27 • 2021 | 19

T

he Jewish
Federation of
Metropolitan
Detroit and JARC
held a vaccine clinic
at the Federation
building on Thursday,
May 13. The clinic
took place the day
after federal regulators
expanded authorization
for the use of Pfizer-
BioNTech’s coronavirus
vaccine in children ages
12-15.
The clinic was open to
anybody but was aimed at
12-to-15-year-olds.
JARC has been holding
clinics, especially for the
people they serve, since
January. Jacob Allen,
associate director of
philanthropy for JARC, said
Federation has been gracious
in letting them use their
space.
“As soon as we were done
with all of our persons
served and staff, we said,
‘Hey, we’re really good at
this. Why don’t we keep it
going?’” Allen said.
“So, we partnered with
Federation and Oakland
County and a bunch of other
organizations to allow us to
keep going and, every couple
weeks, we have about 500
people.”
The clinic was held from 9
a.m. to 7 p.m. Steven Ingber,
Federation’s CEO, said there
were people waiting 30
minutes before the clinic
started.
“It feels like you’re a part
of the solution now,” Ingber

said. “We’re not
going to get
through this
without this.
We’re not medical
professionals, so
this is our way of helping the
system get better.”
Allen added, “Both
Federation and JARC, we
like to say when we see a
problem, we try and fix it.
This is our way of doing our
best to get through this.”
Both Ingber and Allen
noted many people are happy
to get the vaccine through
this kind of collaboration
due to a familiar comfort
the organizations provide,
as opposed to going to a
pharmacy or large football
stadium.
Organizations injecting the
doses at the clinic included
Tamarack Camps, namely
Tamarack’s Camp Maas
Health Director Jennifer
Feinberg.
Ivy Findling, a teenager
receiving her first dose at the
clinic, said the shot was “so
easy.” Findling is grateful the
organizations came together

to put the clinic on.
“I think it’s amazing
they’re helping make
everything safe and go back
to normal,” Findling said.
The clinic offered the
Pfizer vaccine, which means
patients will return for their
second dose on June 3. The
collaboration continued on
May 20 with another clinic,
allowing teens and other
at-risk individuals to get
the vaccine if they couldn’t
attend the week prior.
Ingber said the clinic
represented a sense of relief
and happiness, and that the
community is heading in a
positive direction.
“I’m not going to get
on the battleship with the
‘mission accomplished’ flag,
but I do think we are one
step closer, and I’d like to
think this partnership has
made it one step closer to
being done.”

Federation, JARC hold vaccine clinic for teens.
Protecting the Young

DANNY SCHWARTZ STAFF WRITER

expanded authorization

BioNTech’s coronavirus
vaccine in children ages

this is our way of helping the
to put the clinic on.

LEFT: A student
from Chabad’s boys
school receives the
first dose of the
vaccine.
BELOW: Teenager
Ivy Findling getting
the first dose of the
vaccine.

DANNY SCHWARTZ

DANNY SCHWARTZ

The Importance of
Jewish Museums
is Keynote Topic at
Historical Society
Annual Meeting

Jewish
Historical
Society of
Michigan
(JHSM)
announced
that its Annual
Meeting will
feature Patrick
Gallagher, president and
founder of Gallagher &
Associates. Gallagher will
be speaking on “Why
Jewish Museums Matter.”
JHSM’s Annual Meeting
takes place at 7 p.m.
Monday, June 7, via
Zoom. Members of the
community are invited
to attend this free event,
during which JHSM will
review the highlights of
the past year, in addition
to featuring Gallagher’s
talk.
“We are thrilled to have
Patrick Gallagher speak,”
said JHSM Executive
Director Catherine
Cangany. “Gallagher
& Associates is an
internationally recognized
museum-planning and
design firm.
“Patrick himself is
deeply knowledgeable and
will give us an inside look
at the firm’s recent work,
including the new Beit
Hatfutsot (Museum of the
Jewish People) in Tel Aviv.”
Register for the event at
michjewishhistory.org/
calendar.

Patrick
Gallagher