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PURELY COMMENTARY 

4-12 Essays and viewpoints.

OUR COMMUNITY 

14 
A March in the Park 
 
Jewish War Veterans help to break 
 
ground on The Michigan WWII Legacy 
 
Memorial in Royal Oak.

20 
Comedy Takes a Serious Side 
 
Comedian Gary Gulman to headline 
 
JFS Spotlight Event May 12.

22 
Knowledge Before College 
 
Get advice about navigating the 
 
college application process.

24 
Inspiring Entertainment 
 
JVS + Kadima’s Frame of Mind Benefit 
 
and Arts Showcase features more than 
 
 
20 artists.

26 
Diversity is Strength 
 
Keter Torah currently has members 
 
from about 20 countries among their 
 
100 or so families.

28 
A Mitzvah Haircut 
 
Farber student Hodaya Ellis 
 
donated her hair four times to 
 
Zichron Menachem. 
 
 

SPORTS 

30 
Order on the Court 
 
Detroit Jewish Basketball League 
 
will tip off this summer.

MAZEL TOV 

32 
Moments

NEXT DOR 

34 
Passover Events Galore

SPIRIT 

36 
 Torah Portion 

38 
 Made with Love

40 
Synagogue Directory

ARTS & LIFE 

42 
Rooted in Russian History 
 
Jewish actress sees new meaning for 
 
audiences in her role in Anastasia.

44 
Participatory Concerts 
 
With a new debut album, Aly Halpert 
 
brings healing music back to her 
 
hometown.

48 
Celebrity News

EVENTS 

49 
Community Calendar

HEALTH 

52 
Make Genetic Screening 
 
a Priority This Spring 
 
JFamily can help subsidize the costs 
 
of genetic testing.

ETC. 
The Exchange 54 
Obits 
55 
Looking Back 62

Shabbat Lights 
Shabbat begins: 
Friday, April 29, 8:12 p.m. 
Shabbat ends: 

Saturday, April 30, 9:18 p.m. 
* Times according to Yeshiva Beth 
Yehudah calendar. 

ON THE COVER: 
Cover photo/credit: Art Fishman, 
WWII Army Air Corps and Navy 
Jewish War Veteran with WWII 
Tuskegee Airman Lt. Col. Alexander 
Jefferson. Photo by Russell Levine. 
Cover design: Michelle Sheridan

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