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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