AUGUST 12 • 2021 | 3
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PURELY COMMENTARY
4-10 Essays and viewpoints.
OUR COMMUNITY
11
Cookies and More
Yocheved Perlman-Magier loves to
bake with her bubbie.
12-19 From Detroit to D.C.: A
Lifetime of Service
Sen. Carl Levin (1934-2021)
20
JVS Human Services and
Kadima Announce Merger
Expected to be operational in early
2022, new name being explored.
20
Ride for the Living
Metro Detroit bike ride mirrors
Auschwitz-to-Krakow event.
21
Family Legacy
Custom graphic books document
grandparents’ stories.
22
In Vogue
Local teen enjoys unexpected
modeling career.
23
A New Name
The Birmingham Temple is now the
Congregation for Humanistic Judaism
of Metro Detroit.
24
He’s All In
Keith Schonberger welcomes all to
Federation’s NEXTGen Detroit.
27
Democrats’ Simcha
Party leaders address antisemitism,
hate crimes at Jewish caucus event.
29
Faces & Places
SPORTS
30
JCC Maccabi Games on Shelf
for Another Year
Detroit athlete Alex Lustig
disappointed, but determined
to compete in 2022
ERETZ
31
Meet Meir Goldberg
Business opportunities attracted
him to Israel.
MAZEL TOV
32
Moments
32/44 Here’s To
SPIRIT
33
Torah portion
34
The Ecological Imperative
36
Synagogue Directory
ARTS&LIFE
38
Anne Frank’s Polish
Counterpart
HMC exhibit documents the faith and
fate of an Orthodox girl from
Lodz Ghetto.
40
Creative Therapy
Meet Samm, a certified Zentangle
teacher.
42
Celebrity News
EVENTS
43
Community Calendar
BUSINESS
44
Building a Household Name
Father-and-son duo want to take Nano
Magic global.
HEALTH
46
There’s an App for That
Israeli company aims to help
psychiatric patients with new
technology.
ETC.
The Exchange 47
Obituaries
48
Spotlight
53
Looking Back 54
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Shabbat Lights
Shabbat starts:
Friday, Aug. 13, 8:18 p.m.
Shabbat ends:
Saturday, Aug. 14, 9:21 p.m.
* Times according to Yeshiva Beth
Yehudah calendar.
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Aug. 12-18, 2021 / 4-10 Elul 5781 | VOLUME CLX, ISSUE 1