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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

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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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by Esther Allweiss Ingber 
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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