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PURELY COMMENTARY

4-11 Essays and viewpoints.

OUR COMMUNITY

12
War Through the


Rearview Mirror


On the ground with Ukrainian


refugees fleeing into Poland.

18
JCC in Krakow Aids Refugees

20
Sensational Soiree in the


Sunshine State


Friendship Circle hosted an elegant


evening in Palm Beach County,


showcasing the talent from the Soul

Studio Art Program.

22
Feeling the Impact


War in Ukraine stirs up memories for


Holocaust survivors, while first


Ukrainian refugees reach


Metro Detroit.

24
It’s Official!


Shir Tikvah installs Rabbi Alicia Harris.

25
Adat Shalom Synagogue


Receives Hoax Bomb Threat

26
Israel’s Efforts in Ukraine


JNF to provide update at free event


April 6.

28
Jews in the Digital Age:


Jewish TikTok

30
Houses of Worship Receive


Security Grants


U.S. Sen. Gary Peters and Homeland


Security Secretary Alejandro N.


Mayorkas visit Zekelman Holocaust


Center.

31
Aging Support Group Series


Find advice the third Tuesday of the


month through August at Waltonwood


Twelve Oaks.

FACES AND PLACES

31
Temple Kol Ami Hosts


Shabbat for the Tots

32
Community-Wide Purim Fun

33
Purim Fun at Temple Kol Ami

33
JARC Board Members Deliver


Purim Joy

SPORTS

34
Terrific Tanzman Tournament


Fun, food, friendship and an amazing


comeback by Farber make for a


memorable weekend.

NEXT DOR

35
Friendseder Community


Brunch


The Well partners with Zingerman’s


for Pesach experience April 10.

36
Getting into the Purim Spirit


Partners Detroit Women’s Division


Team hosts a Hamentash Bake.

37
A Night Out for


a Good Cause


NEXTGen Detroit’s Distilled and


Chilled was a successful winter


fundraiser.

FOOD
38
Celebrate with Sides


These dishes will add Sephardic flare


to your seder table.

MAZEL TOV

42
Moments

SPIRIT

42
Torah Portion

43
The Power of Praise

45
Synagogue Directory

HOME & GARDEN

47-59 A special JN section to help

get your home ready for


sprint.

BUSINESS

60
Keeping it Limber


Stretch Zone celebrates its


anniversary with a deal for JARC.

CELEBRATE!

61-90 JN’s annual section

dedicated to simchahs.

ARTS & LIFE

91
A Peek Back in Time


The Glass Plates of Lublin: Found


Photographs of a Lost Jewish World.

94
Bon Appetit!
Douglas Sills Is Chef Baudin in HBO’s


The Gilded Age.

96
Celebrity News

EVENTS

97
Community Calendar

HEALTH & WELLNESS

99
A Post-Pandemic World?


COVID-19 may soon reach an


endemic phase. What will that look like?

101
Don’t Suffer in Silence


Physical therapist helps women


dealing with pelvic pain and


post-partum issues.

ETC.
The Exchange
102
Obits
104
Looking Back
110

Shabbat Lights
Shabbat begins:
Friday, April 1, 7:40 p.m.
Shabbat ends:

Saturday, April 2, 8:43 p.m.
* Times according to Yeshiva Beth
Yehudah calendar.

ON THE COVER:
Cover photo/credit: 100-year-old Tamara
Butencae waits for friends who will transfer with
her to Berlin. The flower was given to her in honor
of International Women’s Day. Photo by Carole
Rosenblat.

Cover design: Michelle Sheridan

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