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Members of the Michigan Board of Cantors prepare to sing “Acheinu,” a 

prayer calling for the release of Jewish and other captives taken on Oct. 7.

The Michigan Board of Rabbis hold “An Evening of Unity” at Shaarey 
Zedek on the one-year anniversary of the Hamas attack on Israel. 
More than 4,000 people attend the event. 

JOHN HARDWICK

The headquarters 
of the Jewish 
Federation of 
Detroit on Telegraph 
Road, Bloomfield 
Township, is 
vandalized with 
anti-Israel, pro-
Palestinian graffiti 
and slogans. 

14

OCTOBER

Bloomfield Township 
Board of Trustees 
censures fellow trustee 
Stephanie Fakih after her 
rant labeling Israeli and 
American Zionists “Scum 
of the Earth.” 200 citizens 
attended the Board 
meeting. Fakih did not run 
for reelection. 

16

OCTOBER

Yahya Sinwar, 
the top leader of 
Hamas, is killed 
by IDF forces. 

29

OCTOBER
The Michigan 
Jewish Sports 
Hall of Fame 
celebrates its 
40th anniversary 
at its annual 
induction 
ceremony. 

NOVEMBER

06

NOVEMBER 

 Donald Trump is 
elected president. 
He is the first 
POTUS to have 
non-consecutive 
terms since Grover 
Cleveland in the 19th 
century.

Jewish candidates do well in local 
elections. Oakland County Clerk 
Lisa Brown and Oakland County 
Treasurer Robert Wittenberg were 
reelected; Samantha Steckloff 
and Noah Arbit were reelected to 
the Michigan House; and Elissa 
Slotkin was elected to the U.S. 
Senate. 

07

NOVEMBER 

 Tel Aviv fans arrive 
at Ben Gurion 
International 
Airport after an El 
Al emergency flight 
from Amsterdam on 
Nov. 8, 2024.

Israeli soccer 
fans are attacked 
in Amsterdam, 
Netherlands, after 
a match between 
Maccabi Tel Aviv 
and Ajax, a Dutch 
team. 

JONATHAN SHAUL/FLASH90/JNS

17-24

NOVEMBER

U-M students tour the Nova exhibit at The J.

The exhibit “The Moment Music Stood 
Still: The Nova Music Festival Exhibition” 
is displayed at The J in West Bloomfield. 
University of Michigan President Santa 
Ono and top U-M administrators view the 
exhibit.

21

NOVEMBER 

Judges at the International 
Criminal Court (ICC) issued 
arrest warrants for Israel’s 
prime minister and former 
defense minister. 

26

NOVEMBER 

Israel and Hezbollah reach 
a ceasefire agreement. 
Although fragile, at the time 
this was written, it was still 
holding.

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