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PURELY COMMENTARY
4-7 Essays and viewpoints.
OUR COMMUNITY
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The Moment Music
Stood Still
A compelling memorial to Israel’s
tragic Oct. 7 Nova Music Festival
comes to Detroit.
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Let the Jewish Music Play
Jewish community works to
reinstate Jewish and Israeli
music event after postponement
due to public pressure.
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Ninth Annual Chanu-Con!
The fun starts Dec. 8 at
Congregation Beth Shalom.
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Jewish Candidates
Fair Well in Michigan’s
Election
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How We Met
Love Sparked at Jury Duty!
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A Life of Empowering
Others
Soviet Jewish immigrant Tsila
Pleasant celebrates 35 years at
Gesher Human Services.
BUSINESS
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Cultivating the World’s
Best Boutique Wines
The Wine Poor Distribution
celebrates nine years of business
in Michigan.
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More Than 50 Years
Later, the Tamaroff
Legacy Lives On
Third-generation Tamaroff Auto
Group leaders keep the business
going strong.
GIVING GUIDE
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Cover
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Victims of Antisemitism
Give Much More to
Charity, Survey Finds
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Organizations Depend on
End-of-Year Donations
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Give Wisely!
Make sure your money is going
to legitimate causes.
NOSH
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Crunchy Latke
Gratification
Little Latke potato latke crisps
provide instant crisp.
FACES&PLACES
40
JSL Family Fall Festivals
WORLD
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A Pogrom in Amsterdam
This coordinated attack is the
worst anti-Jewish violence in the
Netherlands since the Holocaust.
SPORTS
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Hello, I’m Your Teammate
Back-to-back overtime victories
earned a JCC Maccabi Games
gold medal for a 16U girls soccer
team from different states.
MOMENTS
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Mazel Tov!
SPIRIT
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To Bless the Space
Between Us
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Torah Portion
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Synagogue Directory
ELECTION 2004
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Post-Election Speculation
Could Trump end the war and
bring the hostages home?
ARTS&LIFE
50
Drawing Historical
Parallels
Ghosts of a Holy War author
explores two massacres of Jews
— in 1929 and 2023.
52
A Different Dance Twist
Les Ballets Trockadero will blend
humor and professionalism at
the Opera House.
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Weekly Recipe
56
Celebrity News
EVENTS
57
Community Calendar
ETC.
Just for Fun
58
Dog of the Week
60
The Bulletin Board 61
Obituaries
63
Spotlight
69
Looking Back
70
Nov. 14-20, 2024 / 13-19 Cheshvan 5785
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Friday, Nov. 15, 4:52 p.m.
Shabbat ends:
Saturday, Nov. 16, 5:54 p.m.
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