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PURELY COMMENTARY
4-12 Essays and viewpoints.
OUR COMMUNITY
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Preserving Our History
Two Jewish archives join forces as the new
Jampel Center for Michigan Jewish Heritage.
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FJA Gala Honors Two of Its Own
David Kurzmann, Pat Anderson to be feted.
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JHSM to Honor Howard N.
Lupovitch with Simons Award
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Confronting Antisemitism
Temple Israel to host an evening with Bari
Weiss and special guest Mitch Albom.
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A Sculpture of Remembrance
and Hope
A local history teacher ignites the flame
remembering the Jewish descendants in
a small town in Belarus.
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MDOT to Replace Oak Park’s
Victoria Park Overpass Bridge
Construction expected to begin in 2025.
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Children’s Day Event
JCRC/AJC sponsoring upcoming event
with the Mexican community to promote
literacy and reading.
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Yom HaShoah at Zekelman
Holocaust Center
Unto every person there is a name.
TRAVEL
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A Piece of Charlevoix History
New Earl Young find in northern Michigan
is available for rent.
NEXT DOR
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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
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Football Frenzy
Division I colleges across the country are
recruiting Birmingham Groves star Avery Gach.
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Quick Hits
FACES & PLACES
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Partnership Seder
MAZEL TOV
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Moments
SPIRIT
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Words That Heal
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Torah Portion
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Synagogue Directory
ARTS&LIFE
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Yiddish Film Songs, Israeli
Baseball and More
Lenore Marwil Detroit Jewish Film Festival
offers a variety of subjects for movie lovers.
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Sex, Love and Yiddishkeit
Paula Vogel’s 2017 play Indecent to be
performed by Jewish Theatre Grand Rapids.
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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.
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April 20-26, 2023 / 29 Nisan – 5 Iyar 5783| VOLUME CLXXIII, ISSUE 10
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Celebrity News
EVENTS
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Community Calendar
ETC.
The Exchange 54
Obituaries
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Looking Back 62
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