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PURELY COMMENTARY
4-7 Essays and viewpoints.

OUR COMMUNITY
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Home Away from Home
These young Israeli emissaries

want to make life-lasting

connections in the Detroit

Jewish community.

14
The Show Went On!
Despite the presence of neo-

Nazis, Fowlerville Community

Theatre finishes its run of

The Diary of Anne Frank.

16
2024 David Hermelin

Award

Caleb Starr of Frankel Jewish

Academy is this year’s awardee.

18
A Rehab for Grief
Griefhab offers 24/7 access to

support for those who are

grieving.

19
The JN’s New Online

“Israel @ 75” Exhibit

20
The Hunger Museum
Temple Israel hosted a curated

presentation about this digital-

only museum.

BOOM
23
BOOM Cover

24
Retirement Reimagined

JFS program empowers retirees

with the tools and knowledge to

create a vision for their

post-retirement life.

26
Napa’s Quiet Season

Where to stay, dine and unwind

this fall.

28
Confused About

Nutrition?
Here are 6 expert tips to help

you eat healthier.

30
Prevent Falls with These

3 Easy Moves

32
5 Reasons to Escape to

the Mexican Caribbean

This Winter

JEWISH@EDU
34
Microaggressions and

Macroaggressions

Why are WSU’s Jewish students

being targeted?

37
A Powerful Film
At Oakland University, students

gather for screening of Screams

Before Silence documentary.

FACES & PLACES
38
JSL’s Fall Fashionistas

39
New Pursuits with New

Pals at JARC’s Hobbies

and Hangouts

SPORTS
40
Gold Medals Galore

Senior swimmer Jim Berk won

six races at the Pan American

Masters Games and Michigan

Senior Olympics.

40
Quick Hits

MOMENTS
41
Mazel Tov!

SPIRIT
42
The Next Chapter

43
Torah Portion

44
Synagogue Directory

ARTS&LIFE
46
The Lost Record

The Bangles’ Susanna Hoffs

releases a set of 1999 recordings

made in her garage.

48
A Race to Preserve the

Memories of the

Nuremberg Trials
Nathan-ism follows the story of

virtually unknown Jewish soldier

and artist Nathan Hilu, who stood

guard over history’s most

notorious Nazi war criminals.

50
Celebrity News

51
Weekly Recipe

EVENTS
52
Community Calendar

NOSH
53
A Hearty L’Chaim:

Introducing Tekiah Spirits

The kosher tequila brand just

launched in Michigan.

ETC.
Just for Fun

54
The Bulletin Board 55
Obituaries

56
Looking Back
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Shabbat Lights
Shabbat starts:
Friday, Nov. 22, 4:46 p.m.
Shabbat ends:
Saturday, Nov. 23, 5:50 p.m.

* Times according to Yeshiva Beth
Yehudah calendar.

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Cover design: Kaitlyn Iezzi

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Nov. 21-27, 2024 / 20-26 Cheshvan 5785

Rebecca, Caleb
and Aaron Starr