14 | DECEMBER 29 • 2022 

OUR COMMUNITY

APRIL
» April 7 — groundbreaking 
for WWII Legacy Memorial in 
Royal Oak. Jewish War Veterans 
are prime supporters.

» April 26 — ADL releases its 
Audit of Antisemitic Incidents 
that shows a 56% increase in 
2021.

» April 28 — Detroit Historical 
Museum opens major exhibit on 
the legacy of Albert Kahn, the 
premier industrial architect of 
the 20th century. 

MAY
» Okemos resident Oded “Ody” 
Norkin helps deliver ambulances 
and medical supplies to Jews in 
the Ukraine. 

» May 23 — Jewish Bar 
Association of Michigan honors 
Judge Bernard Friedman with 
the 2022 Avern Cohn Lifetime 
Achievement Award and Judge 
Michele Friedman Appel with 
the 2022 Ruth Bader Ginsberg 
Champion of Justice Award. 

ABOVE: U.S. Rep. Andy Levin and 
Memorial President John Maten at the 
groundbreaking. 

IM HOUSE, WINDING TRAIL PHOTOGRAPHY

LEFT: A LEGO model of the 
Fisher Building

Judge Bernard Friedman

Judge Michele 
Friedman Appel

Ody Norkin on his journey to Ukraine

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