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PURELY COMMENTARY 
4-8 Essays and viewpoints.

OUR COMMUNITY
10 
Confronting a Painful Past 

 
Local Jewish and African American 

 
community members tour historic Civil 

 
Rights sites.

12 
Heading South 

 
Coalition for Black and Jewish Unity of 

 
Detroit embarks on tour of Civil Rights sites.

16 
In-Flight Emergency 

 
MSU medical student and school shooting 

 
survivor helps woman in distress.

18 
Community Honors Older Adults 

 
The Bessie Spector Oldest Jewish Americans 

 
Celebration was a huge success.

20 
A Vile Driveway Surprise 

 
Novi man finds antisemitic flyer and decides 

 
to take action.

21 
More For Many 

 
Wayne Westland Community Schools takes 

 
part in Community Night at the Zekelman 

 
Holocaust Center.

22 
A ‘Gift That Keeps on Giving’ 

 
Physician memorializes loved ones with 

 
life-saving ambulances.

24 
Jews in the Digital Age: 

 
Commentary 

 
Snapchat’s effect on our teens’ mental health.

26 
Here Comes Summer 

 
Adamah Detroit welcomes summer with 

 
environmental programming for all ages.

NOSH
28 
Mad Nice Detroit 

 
Italy meets California coast in Jeremy 

 
Sasson’s latest dining concept.

SPORTS
31 
Summer Softball 

 
Inter-Congregational Men’s Club Summer 

 
Softball League is back with one less 

 
division.

FACES & PLACES
32 
The Well’s Friendseder Initiative 

 
Engages Hundreds

33 
Neighbors Rally in Support of 

 
Woodward Avenue Shul

MAZEL TOV
34 
Moments

SPIRIT
36 
The Pursuit of Peace

37 
Torah Portion

38 
Synagogue Directory

ARTS&LIFE 
40 
Here Come the Tony’s 

 
Read about the nominees with Jewish 

 
connections.

44 
Celebrity News

EVENTS
45 
Community Calendar

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Shabbat Lights 
Shabbat starts: 
Friday, June 2, 8:46 p.m. 
Shabbat ends: 
Saturday, June 3, 9:57 p.m. 
* Times according to Yeshiva Beth 
Yehudah calendar. 

ON THE COVER: 
Cover photo: Debbie Manning, 
Debbie Terrell and Cary Levy. Photo 
courtesy of Friends of Pasteur.

Cover design: Kaitlyn Iezzi

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June 1-7, 2023 / 12-18 Sivan 5783| VOLUME CLXXIII, ISSUE 16

ERETZ
46 
It Takes a Village 

 
Kfar Silver ORT Youth 

 
Village needs funds to 

 
build safe rooms.

ETC. 
The Exchange 47 
Obituaries 
50 
Looking Back 54