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contents

PURELY COMMENTARY 

4-12 Essays and viewpoints.

OUR COMMUNITY 

14 
Witness to War 

 
JFS social worker aids Ukrainian 

 
refugees in Poland.

20 
Synagogue Spotlight: 

 
Temple Kol Ami 

 
Prides itself on inclusiveness and 

 
social action.

21 
Meet Mike and 

 
Sandi Malowitz 

 
Windsor couple keeps things moving 

 
at the Windsor Jewish Community 

 
Center and Federation.

22 
Honor These Eight 

 
Over Eighty 

 
The 29th annual celebration takes 

 
place on Zoom May 22.

24 
Bookstock Is Back! 

 
After a two-year pause, the epic sale 

 
has more books and media than ever.

26 
Antisemitism Rises in State 

 
ADL cites a 56% increase in incidents 

 
in 2021.

28 
Eclectic Artist 

 
Award-winning Artist Alice Frank has 

 
a show at Lawrence Street Gallery.

30 
Art Tours at the DIA 

 
Jewish Historical Society plans 

 
to restart Jewish-themed tours. 

32 
Cooking for Ukraine 

 
Farber High School students, staff 

 
raise money for Ukrainian orphans.

FACES & PLACES 

34 
Diplomatic Seder

SPORTS 

35 
Marathon Man 

 
Berkley resident Shawn Achtman runs 

 
in the first spring Boston Marathon 

 
since 2019.

HEALTH 

36 
An Expert in Intimacy 

 
Jewish therapist focuses on helping 

 
religious couples get more satisfaction 

 
in their relationship.

NEXT DOR 

37 
NEXTGen Detroit’s Day 

 
of Service

38 
Finding Balance 

 
Love, work and new motherhood: 

 
Mental health therapist Ronit Szczotka 

 
on navigating life.

39 
Send a ‘Book’ to Camp! 

 
Join Tamarack Camps by adding your 

 
favorite new or gently used book to 

 
camp’s new lending libraries.

MAZEL TOV 

40 
Moments

SPIRIT 

41 
Torah Portion 

42 
Is Self-Interest Incompatible 

 
with Altruism?

44 
Synagogue Directory

ARTS & LIFE 

46 
Pianist Among Pianists 

 
Young Artist Award-winner Maxim 

 
Lando to play at the Gilmore 

 
International Piano Festival in 

 
Kalamazoo.

48 
To Israel and Back 

 
Jeffrey Lodin’s unplanned musical 

 
theater career.

50 
Old Heart 

 
Native Metro Detroiter brings 

 
Peter Ferry’s award-winning novel 

 
to the stage.

52 
Celebrity News

EVENTS 

53 
Community Calendar

ETC. 

54 
The Exchange 

56 
Spotlight 

 
Community news you can use. 

57 
Obits 

62 
Looking Back

Shabbat Lights 
Shabbat begins: 
Friday, May 6, 8:20 p.m. 
Shabbat ends: 

Saturday, May 7, 9:27 p.m. 
* Times according to Yeshiva Beth 
Yehudah calendar. 

ON THE COVER: 
Cover photo/credit: Courtesy of 
Yuliya Gaydayenko 
Cover design: Michelle Sheridan

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May 5-11, 2022 / 4-10 Iyar 5782 | VOLUME CLXI, ISSUE 12

CORRECTION 
In “A Humanitarian Crisis” (page 32, April 
21), it should have been noted that Dr. Owen 
Perlman was the co-founder of the Michigan 
Interfaith Coalition along with Bonnie 
Anderson of Bingham Farms.

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