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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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