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PURELY COMMENTARY 
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Essays and viewpoints.

OUR COMMUNITY
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Pedaling With Purpose 
 
Jewish Detroiters ride to reaffirm our 
 
Jewish pride, resilience and strength. 

10 
2024 Detroit JCC Maccabi 
 
Games: By the Numbers 
 
Detroit gets ready for its seventh time 
 
hosting the Games.

12 
Step Up to the Plate 
 
Legendary catcher Lance Parrish coming 
 
to Temple Beth El.

14 
New Holocaust Memorial 
 
Concept Eyes Metro Detroit 
 
Assembly of thea World Diasporas seeks 
 
a home for the idea.

16 
The Henry Ford Recognizes 
 
Albert Kahn 
 
After many years, iconic architect gets 
 
recognition he deserves. 

18 
The Zekelman Holocaust Center 
 
Hosts Honey Cake & Latkes Event 

20 
Hebrew University Honors 
 Local Professor 
 
Intellectual Property Professor Martin 
 
Adelman becomes an honorary fellow.

FACES&PLACES 
21 
JARC and DSO’s Sensory-Friendly 
 
 Pop Music Performance

NEXT DOR
22 
Amping up the Fight Against 
 
Campus Antisemitism 
 
Delegation of Jewish U.S. college students 
 
urge the Israeli Knesset for more support.

SPORTS
24 
Goal-Oriented 
 
Frankel Jewish Academy girls soccer 
 
players earn honors for their hard work 
 
in the classroom and on the field.

24 
Quick Hits

MOMENTS
26 
Mazel Tov!

SPIRIT
27 
Torah Portion

28 
What Makes God Laugh

30 
Synagogue Directory

ARTS&LIFE
32 
Keep Marching 
 
Michigan’s Rachel Sussman chronicles 
 Suffs’ 10-year journey to Broadway.

ON THE COVER:

Cover photo/credit: Rachel 
Sussman on Suffs’ opening 
night with VOTE Bag designed 
by Michele Pred. Photo by 
Jenny Anderson.

Cover design: Kaitlyn Iezzi

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Not Afraid to 
 Be Herself 
 
Artist’s wooden home 
 
décor products show an 
 
affinity for nature. 

40 
Celebrity News

EVENTS
41 
Community Calendar

ETC.
Weekly Recipe 
42 
Dog of the Week 
43 
Just for Fun 
 
44 
Spotlight 
 
45 
The Exchange 
46 
Obituaries 
 
48 
Looking Back 
54

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July 18-24, 2024 / 12-18 Tammuz, 5784 | VOLUME CLXXV, ISSUE 23

Shabbat Lights

Shabbat starts: 
Friday, July 19, 8:46 p.m.

Shabbat ends: 
Saturday, July 20, 9:54 p.m.

Fast of the 17th of Tammuz: 
Tuesday, July 23, 5:05 a.m.–9:51 p.m.

* Times according to Yeshiva Beth 
ehudah calendar. 

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