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2023: 
Year in 
Review

OUR COMMUNITY

ON THE COVER

04

JUNE

JUNE

JewishGen, the 
world’s leading 
digital archive 
for Jewish family 
history, races to 
preserve 1 million 
records related to 
Ukraine Jewish 
family history. 

Wayne State University 
Professor Howard Lupovitch 
is honored with the 
Jewish Historical Society 
of Michigan’s Leonard N. 
Simons History-Maker Award

The Jewish 
Agency for 
Israel — North 
American 
Council presents 
the inaugural 
Max M. Fisher 
Award to Jane 
F. Sherman.

16

JUNE

FBI arrests 
19-year-old 
Michigan man 
who planned 
to kill people at 
Congregation 
Shaarey Zedek in 
East Lansing. 

18

JUNE

17

JULY

Jewish Fraternity at the University of 
Michigan is struck with hateful graffiti. 

19

JULY

Israel President Isaac Herzog 
addresses a joint meeting of 
Congress in commemoration of 
Israel’s 75th anniversary.

31-01

JULY-AUGUST

Detroit hosts 
National Young 
Leadership 
Cabinet retreat.

After 15 years as executive 
director of University of 
Michigan Hillel, Tilly Shemer 
announces her departure. 

AUGUST

01

AUGUST

Rabbi Dan 
Horwitz leaves 
Adat Shalom 
Synagogue to 
become chief 
executive officer 
of the Jewish 
Federation 
of Greater 
Nashville. 

Shir Shalom begins a major building 
expansion project. 

Professor Howard Lupovitch

The vandalism included a swastika 
painted on a window.

Israeli 
President 
Isaac Herzog 
speaks at a 
joint meeting 
of the U.S. 
Congress at 
the Capitol 
on July 19.

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JTA

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer spoke 
at the JFNA National Young 
Leadership Cabinet retreat 
held in Detroit.

Tilly Shemer

Rabbi Dan Horwitz

Members of Temple Shir Shalom signed 
this beam going into its expanded facilities.