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PURELY COMMENTARY 
4-12 Essays and viewpoints.

OUR COMMUNITY
14 
Preserving Our History 
 
Two Jewish archives join forces as the new 
 
Jampel Center for Michigan Jewish Heritage.

20 
FJA Gala Honors Two of Its Own 
 
David Kurzmann, Pat Anderson to be feted.

21 
JHSM to Honor Howard N. 
 
Lupovitch with Simons Award

22 
Confronting Antisemitism 
 
Temple Israel to host an evening with Bari 
 
Weiss and special guest Mitch Albom.

24 
A Sculpture of Remembrance 
 
and Hope 
 
A local history teacher ignites the flame 
 
remembering the Jewish descendants in 
 
a small town in Belarus.

26 
MDOT to Replace Oak Park’s 
 
Victoria Park Overpass Bridge 
 
Construction expected to begin in 2025.

28 
Children’s Day Event 
 
JCRC/AJC sponsoring upcoming event 
 
with the Mexican community to promote 
 
literacy and reading.

29 
Yom HaShoah at Zekelman 
 
Holocaust Center 
 
Unto every person there is a name.

TRAVEL
30 
A Piece of Charlevoix History 
 
New Earl Young find in northern Michigan 
 
is available for rent.

NEXT DOR
32 
Opening Doors Across the World 
 
West Bloomfield’s Justin Weiss is 
 
helping Israeli students learn English, 
 
hoping to open doors for them in the 
 
process. 

SPORTS 
34 
Football Frenzy 
 
Division I colleges across the country are 
 
recruiting Birmingham Groves star Avery Gach.

34 
Quick Hits

FACES & PLACES
36 
Partnership Seder

MAZEL TOV
37 
Moments

SPIRIT
38 
Words That Heal 
39 
Torah Portion 
40 
Synagogue Directory

ARTS&LIFE 
42 
Yiddish Film Songs, Israeli 
 
Baseball and More 
 
Lenore Marwil Detroit Jewish Film Festival 
 
offers a variety of subjects for movie lovers.

44 
Sex, Love and Yiddishkeit 
 
Paula Vogel’s 2017 play Indecent to be 
 
performed by Jewish Theatre Grand Rapids.

48 
New Theater Company 
 
Debuts 
 
Artistic director thanks Jewish Ensemble 
 
Theatre for helping to get it started.

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Shabbat Lights 
Shabbat starts: 
Friday, April 21, 8:03 p.m. 
Shabbat ends: 
Saturday, April 22, 9:08 p.m. 
* Times according to Yeshiva Beth 
Yehudah calendar. 

ON THE COVER: 
Cover: Laura Gottlieb and Robbie 
Terman/Photo by Jamie Feldman 

Cover Design: Kelly Kosek

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April 20-26, 2023 / 29 Nisan – 5 Iyar 5783| VOLUME CLXXIII, ISSUE 10

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Celebrity News

EVENTS
52 
Community Calendar

ETC. 
The Exchange 54 
Obituaries 
55 
Looking Back 62 

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