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PURELY COMMENTARY 

4-10 Essays and viewpoints.

OUR COMMUNITY 

12 
Uniting Generations 

 
New JCC program offers resources, 

 
events for grandparents + grandkids.

16 
Our Moment 
The Skillman Foundation’s Angelique 

 
Power on being a Black Jewish change 

 
agent in Detroit.

18 
JVS Recruiting Summer Interns 

 
JOIN program is looking for full-time 

 
Jewish undergrad and grad students.

20 
Calling All Lawyers! 

 
Online seminar on landlord-tenant law 

 
seeks to inform attorneys and help them 

 
serve as volunteers.

22 
Basketball is Back at Farber 

 
Jewish day school hosts fourth annual 

 
David Tanzman Memorial Tournament.

24 
Farber Launches 

 
First UMatter Club 

 
Friendship Circle program empowers 

 
teen to shatter stigma of mental health 

 
challenges.

25 
Justice Bernstein at Chabad 

 
Jewish Community Center

26 
Compassionate Caregivers 

 
JARC direct care workers offer vital help 

 
and hope for people with developmental 

 
disabilities.

27 
Hillel Day School’s 

 
Havdalapalooza 

 
Dozens of families gather for a virtual 

 
Havdalah celebration.

FACES AND PLACES 

28 
Sledding and Snowflakes

29 
The Shul Welcomes the 

 
‘Ballerina of Auschwitz’

30 
Fowling Fun

31 
Raw Silk Serenades JARC

NEXT DOR 

32 
NEXTWork: “Second Inning” 
Insights from start-up junkie 

 
Jason Raznick.

33 
Preview: NEXTGen Detroit’s 

 
Winter Fundraiser 

 
“Distilled and Chilled” at the Whiskey 

 
Factory Detroit.

SPORTS 

34 
Master of the Links 

 
Golfer J.J. Modell will be on Team USA 

 
this summer at the Maccabiah Games.

MAZEL TOV 

35 
Moments

SPIRIT 

35 
Torah portion

36 
Don’t Sit: Walk 

38 
Synagogue Directory

ARTS&LIFE 

40 
On the Road Again 

 
JET creates an Arizona production of 

 
The Diary of Anne Frank.

43 
New Children’s Book Inspired 
 
by Holocaust Survivors 

 
Local author writes children’s book about 
 

 
diversity and acceptance.

44 
Celebrity News

EVENTS 

45 
Community Calendar

ETC. 
The Exchange 47 
Obits 
48 
Looking Back 54

Shabbat Lights 
Shabbat begins: 
Friday, March 4, 6:08 p.m. 
Shabbat ends: 

Saturday, March 5, 7:10 p.m. 
* Times according to Yeshiva Beth 
Yehudah calendar. 

ON THE COVER: 
Cover photo/credit: “Gigi” Debbie (Landau). 
Cover design: Michelle Sheridan

Mar. 3-9, 2022 / 30 Adar 1-6 Adar II 5782 | VOLUME CLXIV, ISSUE 3

The Jewish News stands with 
Ukraine as it is under attack by 
Russia, and our prayers go out 
to all its people, especially its 
large Jewish population. 
Look for coverage in next 
week’s issue.

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Liam Weckstein and 
Ellery Weckstein with 
their grandparents 
Patti and Rick Phillips

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