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PURELY COMMENTARY
4-10 Essays and viewpoints.

OUR COMMUNITY
12
An Astonishing Search for Roots


Long-lost brother’s descendants discover


their U.S. family eight decades after the Shoah.

20
A Teacher’s Journey


West Bloomfield High teacher tours Poland


as an Auschwitz Legacy Fellow.

22
Fashion Flair for a Cause


Suitember shopping event will give 10% of


proceeds to Friendship Circle.

24
Central High Shabbat


Congregation Shaarey Zedek celebrates


grads from the classes of 1941-55.

25
Mumford High School Reunion


Shabbat at CSZ

26
Young Israel of Oak Park Is Growing



YIOP is seeing a snowballing of young


professionals joining the shul.

28
Lessons of Life Through


Volunteering


Meet Nancy Schulist, who teaches life skills


to students with special needs.

30
News from the JN Archives


The JN’s William Davidson Digital Archive


has been updated with more pages and a


refreshed website.

32
Centennial Block Party


Isaac Agree Downtown Synagogue


celebrates groundbreaking.

FACES & PLACES
34
Beth Ahm’s Tikkun Olam

35
YIS’ Shacharis, Shmear and Sweets!

36
JFS Gives Back with Backpacks

SPORTS
37
San Diego Surprises


Flight cancellation and an unexpected

20

Aug. 25-31, 2022 / 28 Av–4 Elul 5782 | VOLUME CLXXII, ISSUE 2


reunion add to the JCC Maccabi

Games experience.

NEXT DOR
39
Life on the Road with



Podcast Producer Brandon

Klein

HEALTH
41
Breakthroughs in Brain


Research
FOOD

43
Fun in the Sun


Picnic Foods, Part 2

COMMUNITY DIRECTORY
45-64 Jewish News Michigan

Business Directory

MAZEL TOV
66
Moments

SPIRIT
67
Torah Portion

68
Defining Reality

70
Synagogue Directory

ARTS & LIFE
72
The Way They Do


the Things They Do


For 56 years, Shelly Berger has


been loving the Temptations.

Shabbat Lights
Shabbat starts:
Friday, Aug. 26, 7:58 p.m.
Shabbat ends:
Saturday, Aug. 27, 8:59 p.m.

* Times according to Yeshiva Beth Yehudah calendar.

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Cover design: Kaitlyn Iezzi

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74
A Forever Story


Michigan producer Roy Furman



brings Leopoldstadt to the New


York stage this September.

76
Celebrity News

EVENTS
77
Community Calendar

ETC.
The Exchange
78

Obits

80

Spotlight

85

Looking Back
86

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