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OCTOBER 
» Kayne West or “Ye” makes global 
headlines with his antisemitic 
remarks. 

» Oct. 13 — Ben Rosenthal is 
awarded the Jewish Federation of 
Metropolitan Detroit’s highest honor, 
the Fred M. Butzel Memorial Award 
for Distinguished Community 
Service.

» Oct. 30 — Limmud returns and is 
held on the Wayne State University 
Campus. 

» Oct. 30 — James Grosfeld receives 
Outstanding Leadership Award at 
Yeshiva Beth Yehudah’s annual dinner.

NOVEMBER 
» Nov. 1-13 — Detroit Jewish Book 
Fair returns to in-person events as 
well as digital presentations. Ann 
Arbor Jewish Book Fair also returned 
to in-person/digital events in 2022, 
Nov. 6-18. 

» Nov. 1 — Israeli elections are held, 
the fifth election in four years. 

» Nov. 1-2 — Bomb threats are sent 
to Frankel Jewish Academy at the 
JCC in West Bloomfield. Adat Shalom 
Synagogue also received a bogus 
threat during Shabbat services on 
March 18.

» Nov. 8 — Midterm elections. 
Four members of Michigan’s Jewish 
community will serve in Congress 
and the Michigan 
legislature. 
Proposals 1, 
2 and 3 pass; 
Proposal 3 makes 
Michigan the 
first state to pass a citizen-initiative 
constitutional amendment that 
guarantees the right to an abortion. 

 COSMOPOLITAN UK

Kayne West

Ben 
Rosenthal

James 
Grosfeld

A scene from Limmud

ABOVE: Benjamin Netanyahu, on 
right, is poised for a comeback 
with the help of Itamar Ben-Gvir, 
on left. Current Prime Minister 
Yair Lapid, center, is his main 
rival. (Getty Images)

RIGHT: The entrance to Frankel 
Jewish Academy

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