FEBRUARY 17 • 2022 | 3

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PURELY COMMENTARY 
4-11 Essays and viewpoints.

OUR COMMUNITY
12 
A Titan of the Bench
The life and legacy of Judge Avern
 
Cohn, 1924-2022.

18 
Spreading Warmth
 
Renee Kaplan began work in August on
 
blankets for shelter animals.

20 
Lawmakers Convene Hearing
 
on Protecting Houses of
 
Worship
 
Texas Rabbi Charlie Cytron-Walker 
 
testifies on need for security grants.

21 
‘Comedy for Peace’
 
Federation’s Israel & Overseas
 
Department will hold traveling
 
comedy show.

22 
Highlighting Local Heroes
 
Hillel holds “Heroes Panel” for fifth
 
graders. 

23 
Jewish Disability
 
Awareness Event
 
JCC’s Opening the Doors holding
 
virtual event with award-winning
 
Broadway guest speakers.

24 
Davidson Foundation
 
Announces $6.5 Million
 
in Grants
 
These new Detroit arts and culture
 
grants are in memory of Byron and
 
Dorothy Gerson

FACES AND PLACES
26 
Adat Shalom’s ‘Volunteer
 
Day in a Box’

27 
JSL Celebrates Betty White

HOME
30 
The Color Purple
 
Color us delighted with Pantone’s
 
choice for 2022.

SPORTS
32 
Jack of All Trades
 
Sophomore athlete is making a name
 
for himself at his high school.

33 
Quick Hits

MAZEL TOV
35 
 Moments

JEWISH@EDU
36 
Bridges over Boycotts
 
Spartans for Israel hosted Palestinian
 
journalist Bassem Eid.

38 
Community Reflection
 
Hillel at Kalamazoo College sponsors
 
program on antisemitism. 

40 
Finding Our Place at Hillel
Students create new group for Jewish
 
pre-law students.

SPIRIT
41 
 Torah portion

42 
 A Stiff-Necked People

44 
 Synagogue Directory

ARTS & LIFE
46 
BBAC Celebrates 65th
 
Anniversary 
 
Honorees from the Jewish community
 
selected to showcase their work at
 
annual Current Student Works Show.

48 
The Next Great Read
 
See what’s coming to the JCC Book Fair.

50 
Celebrity News

EVENTS
52 
 Community Calendar

ETC.
Spotlight: HFL Entrepreneur Debt 
Repayment Opportunity 54
The Exchange 54
Obituaries 
56
Looking Back 62

Shabbat Lights
Shabbat starts:
Friday, Feb. 18, 5:50 p.m.

Shabbat ends:
Saturday, Feb. 19, 6:53 p.m.

* Times according to Yeshiva Beth 
Yehudah calendar. 

ON THE COVER:
Cover photo: Judge Avern Cohn. Courtesy of 
Eastern District of Michigan U.S. District Court.
Cover design: Michelle Sheridan

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