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nspired by his then 10-year-old daughter, 
Oakland County Circuit Court Judge 
Michael Warren identified the days of 
Sept. 11-17 as Patriot Week, a period now 
recognized by the U.S. Senate. In its 15th 
year, the goal of Patriot Week continues to 
celebrate, teach and nurture pride in the 
history of the United States of America.
“Patriot Week renews America’s spirit 
by deepening the appreciation of the first 
principles, founding fathers and other 
patriots, vital documents and speeches, and 
flags that make America the greatest nation in 
world history,” Judge Warren said. 
The Jewish Bar Association of Michigan 
(JBAM) welcomed guests to a panel 
held at Platform 18 in Royal Oak to 
learn about Patriot Week and talk about 
the unprecedented challenges to being 
Jewish today in a climate of rampant and 
omnipresent antisemitism. 

“This event was significant because the 
pursuit of justice and equality is deeply rooted 

in Jewish values, particularly those central 
to JBAM’s mission. We openly discussed the 
rights and dignity of Jewish Americans — 
past, present and future,” said JBAM President 
Jordan Zuppke.
“The Jewish community’s historic fight 
against persecution and discrimination 
remains a vital topic,” Zuppke added, “and 
we thank Judge Warren of Patriot Week, 
Rabbi Leiby Burnham of Partners Detroit and 
Professor Howard Lupovitch of Wayne State 
University for an engaging discussion.”
Professor Lupovitch remarked, “The 
program resonated with the ways that, while 
the rootedness of Jews in America remains 
firm, the recent resurgence of antisemitism 
among left- and right-wing extremists during 
the last decade has raised a measure of 
uncertainty among American Jews for the first 
time in more than half a century.”
Judge Warren said, “We especially 
appreciated the Jewish Bar Association of 
Michigan’s event focused on the First Principle 

Distinguished panel discuss the principles that have 
made America “the greatest nation in world history.”

JBAM Celebrates 
Patriot Week

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OUR COMMUNITY

Attorney Halley 
Peters and JBAM 
Past President 
Nargiz Nesimova

Shannon Richey and her husband, Judge 
Michael Warren, flank their daughter Leah 
Warren; JBAM officers Nargiz Nesimova 
and Jordan Zuppke; Rabbi Leiby Burnham; 
and WSU Professor Howard Lupovitch

