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PURELY COMMENTARY
4-10 Essays and viewpoints.
OUR COMMUNITY
12
To Be Jewish on Campus
Since Oct. 7, a new generation of Jewish
college students have been the targets of
historic levels of antisemitism.
22
Do a Mitzvah This December
The 27th annual Mitzvah Day returns on
Christmas Day.
24
One Door Closes, Another Opens
Detroit’s Sholem Aleichem Institute’s
programs to continue with JHSM.
26
‘We are Moving Targets’
Federation and JCRC/AJC hosted a
survivor of the Nova Music Festival.
28
100 Years of Great Books
Temple Beth El celebrates a century
of the Readers Club and pays tribute
to Irwin Hamburger’s multifaceted legacy.
30
Volunteering from the Get-Go
Newly arrived in Israel, these Southfield
natives began by helping out wherever
they could.
ERETZ
32
Beef Up Our Boys
An all-out effort to get beef jerky into the
hands (and stomachs) of IDF soldiers.
FACES & PLACES
34
The JFS Fall Fix-Up
35
The Zekelman Holocaust Center’s
39th Anniversary Benefit
36
Fall Fun for the People JARC
Serves
37
Jewish Senior Life Celebrates
Veterans Day
SPORTS
38
A Love for Tennis
State champion Bloomfield Hills High
School boys tennis team had seven
Jewish players in its lineup.
NOSH
39
Star Bakery Reopens
BUSINESS
40
Popular Detroit Glamour Shop
Set to Expand Next Spring
The Peacock Room will expand in both the
Fisher Building and Park Shelton locations.
SPIRIT
44
To Wait Without Despair
45
Torah Portion
46
Synagogue Directory
ARTS&LIFE
48
What’s New (and Jewish)
on Broadway
If you’re planning a trip to the Big Apple
this holiday season, we’ve got you covered.
50
Celebrity News
52
‘Just for Fun’ Page
EVENTS
53
Community Calendar
ETC.
The Exchange 54
Obituaries
56
Looking Back 62
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Shabbat Lights
Chanukah 8:
Thursday evening, Dec. 14
Shabbat starts:
Friday, Dec. 15, 4:42 p.m.
Shabbat ends:
Saturday, Dec. 16, 5:48 p.m.
* Times according to Yeshiva Beth
Yehudah calendar.
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Dec. 14-20, 2023 / 2-8 Tevet 5784 | VOLUME CLXXIV, ISSUE 18