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4-7 Essays and viewpoints.

OUR COMMUNITY
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Delivered with a Smile 

 
NCJW|MI and JFS celebrate 50-year 

 
partnership with Kosher Meals on Wheels.

14 
Detroit Students Join Volunteer 

 
Mission to Israel 

 
Frankel teens make a difference in 

 
the Holy Land.

16 
A Night of Razor-Sharp Political 

 
Commentary 

 
Leading political podcast #SistersInLaw 

 
hits Metro Detroit with a live show.

18 
Show Your Solidarity with Israel 

 
Let’s come together to support Israel for 

 
Yom HaAtzmaut.

20 
A Seder Unlike Others 

 
Local seders commemorate hostages. 

22 
Carrying on Traditions 

 
Shabbat dinner keeps the generations 

 
connected.

24 
Life is Grand with Grandfriends 

 
The Shul’s unique program pairs children 

 
with their elders for special one-on-one 

 
time.

26 
Music Class to Moot Court 

 
Changing careers, Traverse City teacher 

 
scores a JBAM law scholarship.

29 
Self-Defense Awareness 

 
Local martial arts studio empowers Jewish 
 
teens.

30 
‘The Klezmers Play On’ 

 
Temple Israel’s Laker Concert celebrating 

 
Yiddish on May 5 is free and open to the 

 
community.

32 
Rekindling the Black-Jewish 

 
Alliance 

 
New Detroit group aims to help 

 
communities work together to effect 

 
change.

33 
A Fresh Start 
 
 

 
Ukrainian refugee family restarts life, 

 
business in U.S.

YOM HASHOAH
34 
We Must Never Forget 

 
Recently found letter describes the horror 

 
of Dachau. 

38 
Shining Stones, Fading Hopes 

 
Remembering the victims of the Shoah 

 
while mourning those lost on Oct. 7.

FACES & PLACES
42 
JARC Audience Grooves to the 

 
Music of Troy Brass Quintet

43 
Harm Reduction Event

NEXT DOR
44 
New to Town 

 
NEXTGen Detroit connects newcomers to 

 
the Jewish community.

SPORTS
46 
Ice Cold 

 
Elyssa Biederman’s sophomore season 

 
on the Colgate University women’s hockey 

 
team includes a trip to the Frozen Four.

MOMENTS
48 
Mazel Tov!

SPIRIT
49 
Torah Portion

50 
Morality Matters More Than Ever 

52 
Synagogue Directory

ARTS&LIFE 
54 
‘Psychedelic and Intense’ 

 
New recording from Gretchen Gonzales 

 
Davidson to debut May 11.

56 
Livin’ on a Prayer 

 
Documentary examines the career of Bon 

 
Jovi and its Jewish keyboardist David Bryan.

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Shabbat Lights 
Shabbat starts: 
Friday, May 3, 8:17 p.m. 
Shabbat ends: 
Saturday, May 4, 9:24 p.m.

* Times according to Yeshiva Beth 
Yehudah calendar. 

ON THE COVER: 
Cover photo: Aviva Fridman, 
Marilynn Sabin, Susan Curhan, Cindy 
Kavieff, Linda Greenfield. Photo by 
Liana Spiegel.

 
Cover design: Kelly Kosek

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May-2-8, 2024 / 24-30 Nissan, 5784 | VOLUME CLXXV, ISSUE 12

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Celebrity News

EVENTS
61 
Community Calendar

ETC. 
Just For Fun 62 
The Exchange 63 
Obituaries 
66 
Looking Back 70 

