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PURELY COMMENTARY 
4-10 Essays and viewpoints.

OUR COMMUNITY 
12 
‘Mezuzah’ in the Heart of Detroit 

 
Young Jewish professionals are seeking 

 
to reinstitute Jewish life in an unlikely 

 
but historic locale.

16 
Longtime Labor Leader Retires 

 
David Hecker, president of the Michigan 

 
American Federation of Teachers, ends a 

 
productive career.

20 
Shabbat Get-Togethers 

 
Women in Huntington Woods form social 

 
group to better know their neighbors.

22 
Fun for All 

 
JARC Carnival for individuals with develop- 

 
mental disabilities comes to town Aug. 20.

24 
A Special Reunion 

 
Momentum brings moms of Lone Soldiers 

 
to Israel.

28 
Honorary Fellows 

 
Supporters of the Technion receive one of 

 its highest honors.

FACES & PLACES 
30 
JSL Meer Residents Host 

 
Senior-Senior Prom 

31 
A Shared Independence Date — 

 
Israel-India Celebrate 75 Years

32 
Jewish Historical Society Hosts 

 
Bay City Tour

NEXT DOR 
33 
Summertime Success 

 
More than 200 people attend NEXTGen 

 
Detroit’s Darty.

SPORTS 
34 
And the Winners Are ... 

 
Here’s who received the Inter- 

 
Congregational Men’s Club Summer 

 
Softball League’s awards.

BUSINESS 
36 
Unplugged, Play-Based Learning 

 
Birmingham’s Fascination Factory is 

 
powered by kids’ creativity and curiosity.

38 
Here’s To

ERETZ 
39 
Israel’s Judicial Reforms: 

 
What to Know

MAZEL TOV 
40 
Moments

SPIRIT 
41 
Torah Portion

42 
The Limits of Grief

44 
Synagogue Directory

ARTS&LIFE 
46 
Memory Spaces 

 
Victoria Aarons explores visualizing 

 
identity in Jewish women’s graphic 

 
narratives.

48 
Celebrity News 

EVENTS 
49 
Community Calendar

ETC. 
The Exchange 51 
Obituaries 
53 
Looking Back 62 

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Shabbat Lights 
Shabbat starts: 
Friday, Aug. 11, 8:22 p.m. 
Shabbat ends: 
Saturday, Aug. 12, 9:25 p.m. 
* Times according to Yeshiva Beth 
Yehudah calendar. 

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Cover photo/credit: Chellah Bluth 
and Jeremy Rosenberg. Photo from 
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Cover design: Kaitlyn Iezzi

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Aug. 10-16, 2023 / 23-29 Av 5783 | VOLUME CLXXIII, ISSUE 26

Correction: In “Jewish Life in 
Traverse City,” (Aug. 3, page 12), 
a photo was incorrectly labeled 
as taking place at a seder. The 
photo was taken during Purim.

