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PURELY COMMENTARY 

4-11 Essays and viewpoints.

OUR COMMUNITY 

12 
Sights Set on the Future 

 
Temple Shir Shalom embarks on 

 
$8.1 million expansion.

16 
Days of Memory 

 
and Meaning 

 
Detroit prepares a community-wide 

 
observance of the Israeli “yoms.”

20 
Congregation Beth Shalom 

 
Continues to Innovate 

 
As a pioneering Conservative congre- 

 gation in Oakland County, Beth 
 Shalom builds on a rich, seven-decade 
 
 
 
 history. 

22 
Meet Carolyn Koblin: The 

 
‘Cueen’ of Giving Back

24 
Happy 50th Birthday, Josh! 

 
JARC person served celebrates 

 
birthday with love from family 

 
and friends.

26 
Making a Difference 

 
in Lansing 

 
Three Jewish state legislators strive 

 
to be effective in a challenging 

 
environment.

28 
Saving Ukrainian Teens 

 
Israel’s Hadassah Youth Villages 

 
undertake an emergency effort 

 
to save youth.

30 
A Passover Drive-Through 

 
Yad Ezra holds Passover food 

 
distribution for 1,000 client families.

32 
A Humanitarian Crisis 

 
Some Jewish policy makers want to 

 
restore full care to victims of 

 
catastrophic auto accidents who are 

 
suffering under Michigan’s new auto 

 
insurance reforms.

34 
Yom HaShoah 

 
Remembrance at The HC 

 
Events take place April 28 and May 1.

35 
Helping to Serve and Protect 

 
JCC staffer trains first responders to 

 
better serve special needs population.

 

FACES AND PLACES 

38 
MSU Chabad’s 

 
Mega Shabbat Dinner

NEXT DOR 

40 
Meet Lauren: Inspired 

 
by Generations 

 
“My goal was to be a neighborhood 

 
joint,” says Lauren Roumayah of 

 
Detroit Cookie Co.

42 
Snuffle Mat Making 

 
NEXTGen Detroiters make new toys 

 
for Friends of Animals of Metro 

 
Detroit.

SPORTS 

44 
On Deck 

 
Inter-Congregational Men’s Club 

 
Summer Softball League returns for its 
 

 
27th season.

44 
Quick Hits

MAZEL TOV 

48 
Moments

SPIRIT 

49 
 Torah Portion 

50 
A Pesach Message

51 
Synagogue Directory

ARTS & LIFE 

53 
Film Fest Package: Want 

 
to Go to the Movies? 

 
The Lenore Marwil Detroit Jewish Film 
 

 
Festival is back in person.

57 
The Stolen Narrative of the 

 
Bulgarian Jews and the 

 
Holocaust

60 
Celebrity News

EVENTS 

61 
Community Calendar

ETC. 
The Exchange 62 
Spotlight 
64 
Obits 
65 
Looking Back 70

Shabbat & Passover Lights 
Passover Night 7: 
Thursday, April 21, 8:03 p.m. 
Passover Night 8/Shabbat: 
Friday, April 22, 8:04 p.m. 
Shabbat & Holiday ends: 

Saturday, April 23, 9:09 p.m. 
* Times according to Yeshiva Beth 
Yehudah calendar. 

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