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. 

ON THE COVER: 
Cover Photo: Pillars outside 
Dahlgren Hall at the U.S. Naval 
Academy. Credit: iStock/gnagel

Cover Design: Michelle Sheridan

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March 23-29, 2023 / 1-7 Nissan 5783 | VOLUME CLXXIII, ISSUE 6

77 
Celebrity News

EVENTS 
78 
Community Calendar

ETC. 
The Exchange 80 
Obituaries 
81 
Looking Back 86 

