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bled and has immense grati-
tude for honoring her legacy in
this very good way.”
Sam was known to love
introducing her diverse group
of friends to one another. The
Legacy Run was true to this as
all came together in their love
for Sam.
The Legacy Run raised
more than $9,000. Most of the
funds raised will be donated
to Repair the World, an orga-

nization true to Sam’s lifelong
commitment to Jewish identity
and service.
“May the yearly tradition of
coming together continue in
good health,” Kress said.
The event was organized by
Rachel Goldstein, Marie-Adele
Kress, Monica Rosen, Eva
Schneider, Alyse Schwartz and
Sarah Winston.
Save the date for next year’s
run — June 8, 2025.

The Legacy
Run was a
family affair.

Monica Woll Rosen and
Marie-Adele Kress

OUR COMMUNITY

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Cohn Haddow Center Names Winners of Writing Contest

The Cohn-Haddow Center
for Judaic Studies at Wayne
State University announced
that Tziporah Cohen
(Farber Hebrew Day School)
and Isabella Blakeley
(International Academy
OKMA) are the winners
of its Annual High School
Jewish Writing Competition.
This competition, now in
its ninth year, invites high
school students from Metro
Detroit to submit an essay
or poetry on any Jewish-
related topic.

The goal of this competition, Center
Director Howard Lupovitch explained
at an awards ceremony held on campus
in July, is “to encourage burgeoning
young Jewish intellectuals to think and
write not only reflectively but critically
— an especially important skill at a time
when 140 characters passes for a com-
plete thought.”
Cohen’s entry titled “What It Means
to Be Critical” details the importance
of forming our opinions by doing
informed, detailed research and reading
different perspectives on an issue and
not relying on biased sources to inform
our opinions.

Blakeley’s entry titled “In Regards to
Chestnuts” expresses through poetry
that though we cannot choose where or
in what environment we are born into,
that being an environment of love or
hate, we have the power to change the
environment by choosing to spread love
rather than hate.
Cohen received a cash prize of $500
for first place, and Blakeley received
$100 as the Honorable Mention. Their
entries are available online at the
Center’s website: https://judaicstudies.
wayne.edu/2024-writing-competi-
tion-winners.

Tziporah
Cohen

Isabella
Blakeley

Runners at the In Step
with Sam Legacy Run