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PURELY COMMENTARY
4-12 Essays and viewpoints
COMMUNITY
14
Heroes at Your Doorstep
Hatzalah’s lifesaving volunteer EMTs can
rush to help in less than 2 minutes.
20
A Third Day of Remembrance
Honor Metro Detroit survivors on June 24,
the inaugural Holocaust Survivors’ Day.
22
Welcome Back!
Brown Program reopens with artwork
and smiles.
24
Fundraising Success
Federation’s Annual Campaign surpasses
$34 million.
25
‘Free Danny’ T-Shirts
Jailed journalist’s supporters fight for
his release.
26
From the Mideast to the Midwest
Diplomat turned educator to head local
university.
27
Cookies for Caregivers
Jewish teens help provide treats to
frontline workers.
28
Powerful Lifter
Seaholm grad seeks to inspire other
girls to lift weights.
30
The Few, the Proud
Frankel grad chooses unusual career path.
31
Faces and Places
Shir Shalom religious school.
32
Faces and Places
JARC Flower-a-Thon.
ERETZ
33
Three-Day Whirlwind
A lightening mission to Israel to show
solidarity for a shared society.
MAZEL TOV!
35
Moments
SPIRIT
36
The Message is Love
36
Torah portion
37
Synagogue Directory
ARTS & LIFE
39
The Music of Words
Metro Detroiter publishes book of poetry
that reflects on her Jewish experience.
40
Jewish Culture Matters
A review of Simon Bronner’s Jewish
Cultural Studies.
41
Celebrity News
EVENTS
42
Community Calendar
CELEBRATE
43
Celebrate
46
Party On!
Boutique flourishes with a new owner in
Huntington Woods.
50
Future-Forward
Party planners provide post-pandemic
advice.
52
Mostly Married
Couple plans to complete the celebration
in 2023.
54
‘Keep it With You’
Weaving memories into unique keepsakes.
56
Wrapped Up in Love
Fiber artist’s quilts make great gifts for life
cycle events.
58
Celebrate Safely
Celebrations retool as COVID restrictions
loosen.
60
Vendor Listings
HEALTH
68
After COVID
Some women deal with lingering effects
on their heart.
June 24-30, 2021 / 14-20 Tammuz 5781 | VOLUME CLIX, ISSUE 21
A Special Lifestyle Section
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Shabbat Lights
Shabbat starts:
Friday, June 25, 8:56 p.m.
Shabbat ends:
Saturday, June 26, 10:08 p.m.
17th of Tammuz (fast):
Sunday, June 27, 4:45 a.m.-10:07 p.m.
* Times according to Yeshiva Beth
Yehudah calendar.
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Moshe Davis of Southfield, Kevin Cohen of
Oak Park, Michael Feldman of Southfield
and Sachee Allswang of Southfield. Photo
by Jerry Zolynsky.
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SPORTS
69
Goodbye, Tennis and
Hello, Hockey
Detroit Country Day alum Sasha
Hartje switches sports as she
enters graduate school.
ETC.
The Exchange 70
Obituaries
72
Danny Raskin 77
Looking Back 78
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