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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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