MARCH 23 • 2023 | 3
PURELY COMMENTARY
4-13 Essays and viewpoints.
OUR COMMUNITY
14
A High Tide of Hate?
A century-old scandal at the U.S. Naval
Academy continues to resonate today.
22 Diversity Day Fallout
Divisions at BHHS will take time to heal
after speaker presents anti-Israel rhetoric.
28
It Takes a Jewish Village
What does it take to resettle a refugee family?
32
Michigan Israel Health Tech
Mission Forges Global
Partnerships in Innovation
34
UMatter: One Thing I Wish
You Knew
35
Day School Educator Program
Revamped
Pardes helps Jewish studies educators
enter the field quicker.
36
To Hollywood and Back
Makeup artist Francie Fruitman helps
people feel beautiful.
38
International Diplomacy
Global Ties Detroit connects Metro
Detroiters with communities worldwide.
40
Caregiving for Dementia Patients
JFS program empowers those with early-
to moderate-stage dementia and families.
42
MSU Chabad Hosts Annual Mega
Shabbat Event to Honor Victims
of Last Month’s Mass Shooting
43
A Disturbing Trend
ADL report shows Michigan ranked high
in white supremacist propaganda
distribution in 2022.
44
Volunteer of the Week: Let the
Creative Juices Flow
Shari Cohen leads an engaging weekly
creative writing group at Meer Apartments.
45
Matzah and Memories
Bloom Matzah Factory returns to The J.
45
Spring Musical
FJA to present Little Shop of Horrors.
FACES & PLACES
46
Purim Joy in JARC Homes
47
Community Purim Fun
NEXT DOR
48
Back from the Big Apple
NEXTGen Employment Specialist Madeline
Apple links people to meaningful careers.
SPORTS
49
From Disappointment to Elation
One day after just missing his first 300 game,
Bob Breitman achieves perfection on the lanes.
MAZEL TOV!
50
Moments
SPIRIT
50
Torah Portion
51
Why Do We Sacrifice?
53
Synagogue Directory
PASSOVER
55
New Haggadot for 5838
Two new distinctive Haggadot from
America and Israel make their debut.
HOME & GARDEN
58-71 Special section highlighting
design tricks and trends for
the home
ARTS&LIFE
72
Cabaret in Detroit
Cabaret 313 celebrates 10 years of bringing
entertainment to audiences.
74
‘Whirlwind of Creativity’
Lillian Schwartz exhibit shows her early
command of computer artistry.
76
Growing Up Bernstein
Jamie Bernstein to share memories of
her father, Leonard Bernstein.
contents
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Shabbat Lights
Shabbat starts:
Friday, March 24, 7:31 p.m.
Shabbat ends:
Saturday, March 25, 8:33 p.m.
* Times according to Yeshiva Beth
Yehudah calendar.
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Cover Photo: Pillars outside
Dahlgren Hall at the U.S. Naval
Academy. Credit: iStock/gnagel
Cover Design: Michelle Sheridan
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Celebrity News
EVENTS
78
Community Calendar
ETC.
The Exchange 80
Obituaries
81
Looking Back 86