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PURELY COMMENTARY 
4-11 Essays and viewpoints.

OUR COMMUNITY
12 
A ‘Tree’ of Remembrance 

 
Shoah survivor’s family donates memorial 

 
sculpture to Meijer Gardens in Grand Rapids.

16 
A New Name 

 
After merging last year, JVS + Kadima 

 
rebrands as Gesher.

18 
Social Action Is at Its Roots 

 
Grand Rapids’ Temple Emanuel does 

 
its best to meet the needs of a diverse 

 
population.

20 
From Student to Volunteer 

 
Meet Lisa Keller, a dedicated Hillel Day 

 
School volunteer.

22 
Hello, Country Radio Hall of Fame 

 
Huntington Woods resident will be honored 
 

 
June 30 in Nashville.

24 
Ziggy’s Playground 

 
Family dedicates a playground in Rwanda in 
 

 
memory to their father, a Holocaust survivor.

26 
Puzzle Wiz 

 
Teenager can solve a Rubik’s Cube in 

 
seconds using only his feet.

28 
‘Open Space, Open Minds’ 

 
Hillel Day School starts capital campaign 

 
for outdoor athletic facilities.

29 
Shoah Ambassadors Wins Three 

 
Michigan Emmy Awards

BUSINESS 
30 
Strengths & Challenges 

 
Business leaders assess Michigan’ long- 

 
term economic prospects.

NEXT DOR 
32 
The Candy Woman 

 
Through colorful candy, Claudia Halpern 

 
makes stunningly sweet creations.

SPORTS
34 
Best of Three 

 
Frankel Jewish Academy baseball team 

 
wins its first Catholic League division title 

 
in 17 years. 

ERETZ
36 
An Enduring Partnership 

 
The P2G program smoothly pivoted to 

 
virtual during the pandemic, continuing 

 
its success.

MAZEL TOV
39 
Moments

SPIRIT
40 
Torah Portion 
41 
What Is Going On? 
43 
Synagogue Directory

ARTS&LIFE
45 
A Conversation with Ariel 

 
Schlesinger 

 
Artist of Ways to Say Goodbye shares 

 
his creative ideas and processes for 

 
Holocaust memorial.

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Shabbat Lights 
Shabbat starts: 
Friday, June 24, 8:56 p.m. 
Shabbat ends: 
Saturday, June 25, 10:08 p.m. 
* Times according to Yeshiva Beth Yehudah calendar. 

ON THE COVER: 
Cover photo/credit: Ariel Schlesigner, 
Ways To Say Goodbye (c) Compton 
Verney, photo by Jamie Woodley 
Cover design: Michelle Sheridan

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June 23-29, 2022 / 24-30 Sivan 5782 | VOLUME CLXXI, ISSUE 19

49 
Letting Go of Hatred 

 
New children’s novel tells a 

 
survivor’s story of tolerance 

 
and forgiveness.

51 
Celebrity News

EVENTS
52 
Community Calendar

FACES&PLACES
54 
A Shavuot Cheese Party

ETC.
The Exchange/Spotlight 55 
Obituaries 
57 
Looking Back 62

