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nsuring that all people are treated 
with dignity and respect has 
been the guiding force behind a 
40-year partnership between a group of 
local seventh-graders and adults with 
developmental disabilities who are served 
by JARC, a Metro Detroit nonprofit whose 
mission is to enrich the lives of people 
with developmental disabilities. 
One of JARC’s longest-standing 
partnerships is with Hillel Day School, 
an independent K-8 Jewish day school 
in Farmington Hills. This year marks 
the program’s 40th anniversary, where 
each school year, seventh-grade Hillel 
students gather monthly with adults with 
developmental disabilities served by JARC 
to spend time with and enjoy activities 
ALISON SCHWARTZ SPECIAL TO THE JEWISH NEWS

OUR COMMUNITY
COVER STORY

COURTESY OF THE LEONARD N. SIMONS JEWISH COMMUNITY ARCHIVES

JARC and Hillel Day School 
seventh-graders celebrate 40 
years together.

 A 
Long-Standing 
 
 

Partnership