DECEMBER 9 • 2021 | 3

PURELY COMMENTARY 
4-9 
Essays and viewpoints.

OUR COMMUNITY
10 
100 Years in Motown
Downtown Synagogue celebrates
 
centennial and plans to enhance
 
its future. 

16 
Response to Tragedy
 
The Jewish community lifts up the
 
Oxford community in prayer and 
 support.

18 
Dealing with Trauma
 
Crisis expert shares guidance on how
 
to help kids navigate the aftermath of
 
the Oxford shooting.

20 
The Jewish Bubbie
 
Detroit-born journalist and comedian
 
Norma Zager will judge new NBC
 
show Baking It.

22 
Replacing the I-696 Plaza 
 
MDOT experts seek community input
 
into 1-696 bridge renovation.

24 
Helping Kids Love Reading
 
Through read-alongs and a new
 
magazine, siblings inspire kids with
 
learning disabilities.

26 
Out of the Box
 
Archivist keeps Michigan’s most
 
fascinating Jewish stories alive with
 
Facebook Live history show.

NATIONAL
28 
Accountability for Violent Hate
 
Charlottesville jury awards $25
 
million in damages to those harmed
 
by white supremacists.

FACES & PLACES
29 
Turkeys for All

30 
Menorah in the D Returns
 
to In-Person Celebration

SPORTS
36 
She Digs Volleyball
 
Novi High School coach says standout
 
Sarah Calanchi ‘has a heart of gold.’

ERETZ
37 
Meet the Olim
 
Paul Karlin: ‘Absolutely Come; It’s
 
Worth It’

MAZEL TOV
38 
Moments

SPIRIT
39 
Torah portion

40 
What Story Do You Tell?

42 
Synagogue Directory

ARTS & LIFE
44 
Waiting for Goffman
Jersey Boys launches its national
 
tour in Detroit.

46 
A Fuller Story
 
New WSU book offers essays about
 
the role of women in Jewish history. 

48 
Celebrity News

EVENTS
49 
Community Calendar

BUSINESS
50 
A Place for Women
 
New Midtown Detroit social club
 
BasBlue is made for women, by women.

50 
Here’s To

52 
Vehicle Cyber-Security
 
Israeli startup Upstream sets up shop
 
in Motown.

ETC.
The Exchange 53
Obituaries 
55
Looking Back 62

contents

30

Shabbat Lights
Shabbat starts:
Friday, Dec. 10: 4:41 p.m.
Shabbat ends:
Saturday, Dec. 11: 5:47 p.m.
Asarat b’Teves fast:
Tuesday, Dec. 14: 6:42 a.m.-5:48 p.m.

* Times according to Yeshiva Beth 
Yehudah calendar. 

ON THE COVER:
Cover photo/credit: Photos 
provided by the Downtown 
Synagogue
Cover design: Michelle Sheridan

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