14 | DECEMBER 30 • 2021 

YEAR IN REVIEW

APRIL

APRIL 1 – JN PARTNERS 
WITH JSL TO PROVIDE 
JEWISH NEWS TO 
SENIORS
The staff of the Jewish News 
began dropping off issues each 
week at the JSL residences 
for JSL staff to distribute. 
Residents can enjoy the JN and 
keep up with the latest news 
about the Jewish community 
at no cost to them.

APRIL 8 – FLORINE 
MARK SELLS WEIGHT 
WATCHERS GROUP
Florine Mark, pioneering 
Michigan businesswoman, 
civic volunteer and 
philanthropist, sold the WW 
Group, her Weight Watchers 
franchise in Michigan and 
Ontario, to parent company 
WW International.

APRIL 29 – MOUNT 
MERON TRAGEDY IN 
ISRAEL 
Donny Morris, the nephew 
of Rabbi Yechiel Morris of 
Young Israel of Southfield, 
was among those lost in the 
stampede on Lag b’Omer that 
killed 45 people.
 

TOP: Meer residents Esther 
Liwazer and Rita Sills enjoy 
their free copies of the Jewish 
News. 

ABOVE: On her “Ask Florine” 
TV news segment. 

A photo of 
Nachman Doniel 
Morris, a student 
who died in the 
stampede at Mount 
Meron in Israel on 
Lag b’Omer, was 
shared on social 
media. 

TWITTER VIA JTA

JSL

PHOTO COURTESY OF FLORINE MARK

