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PURELY COMMENTARY 

4-9 Essays and viewpoints.

OUR COMMUNITY 

10 
Seeing Eye-to-Eye 

 
Celebrating the 40-year camaraderie 

 
of Hillel seventh-graders and JARC.

16 
Firkser Made Impact in 

 
Detroit Lions’ Historic Season 

 
In honor of the NFL Draft in Detroit, we 
 

 
profile a Jewish Lion from last year’s 

 
winning team.

18 
Confidence in the Face 

 
of Prejudice 

 
Shaarey Zedek teens learn self- 

 
defense skills to combat antisemitism.

20 
Ann Arbor Jewish Film 

 
Festival Returns May 5 

 
This year’s festival features 19 films 

 
and seven in-person events. 

21 
Expert to Speak on Artificial 

 
Intelligence 

 
EMU and Temple Beth Emeth to host 

 
David Zvi Kalman at May 9 event.

22 
Congregation Shaarey Zedek 

 
Welcomes Nolan Finley 

 
Finley to discuss impact of Israel and 

 
the Middle East on upcoming election.

24 
Looking Ahead: The Future of 

 
the Jewish People 

 
Shalom Hartman president shares how 
 
 
 
 Israel can move forward post Oct. 7.

26 
Billboards Go Up in Support 

 
of Israel 

 
ZOA-Michigan places billboard 

 
on I-275.

28 
Hillel Day School Welcomes 

 
the New Charfoos Cafe 

 
The student-run cafe will teach real-life 
 

 
business skills to sixth through 

 
eighth graders.

NEXT DOR 

30 
U-M Student Fights Campus 

 
Antisemitism in D.C. 

 
Nathan Rosenberg was part of a 

 
student delegation to Washington.

SPORTS 

32 
A Chippewa No More 

 
Noah Adamczyk enters the transfer 
 portal to ‘find the right spot’ to 
 continue his college basketball career.

HEALTH 

36 
Crisis Intervention in our 

 
Community: How JFS Can 

 
Help

38 
Holistic Health and Wellness 

 
Forum for MS 

 
May 8 event features leading experts.

FACES & PLACES 

40 Striking Smiles: People Served 
 
by JARC Go Bowling with 
 
High School Volunteer Group

MOMENTS 

41 
Mazel Tov!

SPIRIT 

42 
The Deep Power of Joy 

43 
Torah 

44 
Synagogue Directory

ARTS & LIFE 

46 
A More Intimate Jewish 

 
Film Festival 

 
This year’s festival at The J showcases 

 
nine films with more attention given 

 
to each.

48 
An Unbreakable Vow 

 
Irena’s Vow is based on the true story 

 
of a Catholic Polish nurse who saves 

 
12 Jews during the Holocaust. 

50 
Celebrity News 

51 
 Just for Fun

EVENTS 

52 
Community Calendar

ERETZ 

54 
‘A Surreal Night’ 
Former Detroiters describe the night Iran 
attacked Israel.

ETC. 
The Exchange 55 
Obituaries 
57 
Looking Back 6

Shabbat and Holiday Lights

Shabbat starts: 
Friday, April 26, 8:09 p.m.
Shabbat ends: 
Saturday, April 27, 9:15 p.m.
Passover, Night 7: 
Sunday, April 28, 8:12 p.m. 
Passover, Night 8: 
Monday, April 29, 9:18 p.m. 
Holiday ends:
Tuesday, April 30, 9:19 p.m.

* Times according to Yeshiva Beth 
Yehudah calendar. 

ON THE COVER: 
Hillel student Ilana Goss colors a card with Julie, a 
person served by JARC. Courtesy of the Leonard N. 
Simons Jewish Community Archives 
Cover Design: Kelly Kosek

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