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PURELY COMMENTARY 
4-7 Essays and viewpoints.

OUR COMMUNITY 
9 
Journey of Hope and 

 
Understanding 

 
Learning about the horrors of the 

 
Holocaust and slavery unites Jewish 

 
and Black students.

14 
JCRC Absorbed by Federation 

 
Federation explains how JCRC’s 

 
functions will be carried out by its 
 
 
Community Affairs Department.

16 
Goodman Acker Law Firm 

 
Vandalized 

 
Police investigating incident as a 

 
hate crime.

20 
The Rise and Fall of Wayne 

 
State’s Anti-Israel Encampment 

 
Within one week, the university cleared 

 
out the protesters.

24 
Michael HarPaz Performing at 

 
Congregation Shaarey Zedek 

 
Renowned Israeli entertainer will be busy 

 
in Metro Detroit this summer “explaining 

 
to the world.”

26 
From Israel to Metro Detroit 

 
Twin Bnot Sherut Rachel and Yael 

 
Schreiber spend a year at Farber 

 
Hebrew Day School.

28 
Make Summer Magical 

 
Take the time to volunteer in the 

 
community.

BUSINESS 
30 
Israel’s Women in Mobility 

 
Delegation Tours Michigan 

 
Israeli women tech leaders forge new 

 
connections in Metro Detroit.

30 
Here’s To

32 
Standing in Solidarity 

 
Non-Jewish Clawson business puts Star 

 
of David in its window.

SPORTS 
33 
Payoff for Perseverance 

 
After finishing an up-and-down tennis 

 
career at Tulane University on a high note, 

 
Benji Jacobson took a bucket list trip to 

 
Paris to watch the French Open.

MOMENTS 
34 
Mazel Tov!

SPIRIT 
35 
Torah Portion

36 
The Blessing of Love

38 
Synagogue Directory

ARTS&LIFE 
40 
Upholding a Legend 

 
Foreigner’s Jewish keyboardist honored to 

 
be part of the band headed for Rock and 

 
Roll Hall of Fame. 

42 
Klezmer Party Offers a 

 
Good Time 

 
Ukrainian folk band Kommuna Lux’s 

 
fundraising tour hits Michigan stops.

June 13-19, 2024 / 7-13 Sivan, 5784 | VOLUME CLXXV, ISSUE 18
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Shabbat Lights 
Shavuot ends: 
Thursday, June 13, 10:05 p.m.

Shabbat starts: 
Friday, June 14, 8:53 p.m.

Shabbat ends: 
Saturday, June 15, 10:05 p.m.

* Times according to Yeshiva Beth 
Yehudah calendar. 

ON THE COVER: 
Cover photo/credit: Leadership 
Academy students Spencer 
Cherrin, Kerrington Fields-
McCurdy, Trinity Pickett-Murphy, 
Tiffany Orr and Evan Bronstein. 
Photo by Mark Jacobs. 
Cover design: Kelly Kosek

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44 
Celebrity News

EVENTS 
45 
Community 

 
Calendar

ETC. 
Just For Fun 
46 
The Exchange 47 
Obituaries 
48 
Looking Back 54 

