18 | DECEMBER 26 • 2024 

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24
Year in 
Review

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DECEMBER

08

DECEMBER 

An estimated 
100 hostages 
are still being 
held by Hamas 
and other 
Islamic terrorists 
in Gaza.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (right) and 
other Israeli officials at the Syrian border on Dec. 8, 
2024. 

Bashar al-Assad flees Damascus and goes to 
Moscow, ending 50 years of al-Assad family 
dictatorship in Syria. Israeli military successes against 
Hamas, Hezbollah and Iran are cited as contributing 
factors toward the rebel’s 10-day campaign that 
resulted in the ouster of al-Assad.

KOBY GIDEON/ISRAELI GOVERNMENT PRESS OFFICE

Jordan Acker, member of 
the Board of Regents at the 
University of Michigan, had his 
home vandalized. Mason jars 
filled with urine were thrown 
through house windows and 
anti-Israeli/pro-Palestinian 
slogans were painted on his 
wife’s car.

The Acker’s car was painted with the words: 
“Divest” and “Free Palestine” with an upside-
down red triangle that symbolizes support for 
Hamas, according to the ADL. 

08

DECEMBER 

28123 Orchard Lake Rd
Farmington Hills, MI 48334
248.553.2400
holocaustcenter.org

Register at HolocaustCenter.org/Symphony

Join us at The HC for a screening of Symphony of the 
Holocaust, a documentary about the life of violin prodigy 
Shony Alex Braun and his family’s journey to fulfill his final 
wish. The film will be followed by a talkback with director 
Greg DeHart and Shony’s daughter Dinah Braun Grifn.

I N - P E R S O N 
F I L M S C R E E N I N G

Thursday, January 9
7:00 PM 

PUZZLE ANSWERS

Solution to puzzle in 12/19/24 issue.

1. Hanging ball changed from blue to red.

2. Logo on man’s jacket removed.

3. Chair on bottom left removed.

4. Soccer ball added in front of running boy.

5. First image swaped on photoboard on left.

