…metro Let h A Lifetime Of Giving U-M Hillel's former director Michael Brooks is honored for his distinctive leadership. Michael Brooks, longtime executive director of the University of Michigan…
… with distinction and honor. "Thanks to Michael's leadership, the University of Michigan Hillel is among the most active and broadly based centers of Jewish life in North America," said Eric Fingerhut…
… University of Michigan creative writing teacher who was one of two judges for the Michigan Writers Cooperative Press chapbook contest. "What we are left with is the example of endurance, and endurance assumes…
…, writing about her late daughter was one of those ways. Her collection of seven essays, Michaela, was chosen by Michigan Writers Cooperative Press in Traverse City as one of two "chapbooks" (short…
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…family focus Coping With The Loss Of A Child Barbara Lewis Contributing Writer I L osing a child is not something parents ever "recover" from. But they do learn ways to cope. For Gabriella Burman…
…, inexpensive booklets) it published at the end of May. Burman's life was turned inside out on May 23, 2009, when her firstborn daugh- ter, Michaela, died in her sleep at age 5. Michaela had been born with…
… cerebral Gabriella palsy and required Burman a lot of special care, including a feeding tube, a standing frame and a wheelchair. But she was otherwise healthy; no one anticipated her early demise. Burman, 41…
… Detroit area to be near her parents after Michaela was born. They live in Huntington Woods. Burman works as communications coordinator at Hillel Day School in Farmington Hills, which she attended as a child…
… its own rough nobility:' The essays will help Burman's other daughters, Ayelet, 8, Maayan, 6, and Ilanit, 4 months, know their sister, she said, "so that they will have some experi- ence of her bright…
… eyes and long lashes and flirtatious manner, which amassed legions of admirers:' Burman says she could write another book on "things not to say to parents who have lost a child:' She and her husband…
…'t correct them. But she's upset when people who know them refer to the couple as hav- ing three children. For her and Adam, Michaela is still very much part of the family. They take her framed photo with them…
…," said Samantha. "When I came to the University of Michigan campus freshman year, it really opened up my eyes to what Jewish culture was like. It was exciting, but there was a lot I didn't know that so…
… Hebrew Free Loan in a Hillel e-mail, and I never breathed such a sigh of relief. Dealing with HFL was so easy and friendly, and they were there for me. "One of the things I love about the Jewish community…
…frontlines • The Fun Factor Of Reality I t was hard for me to deal with the abstract when I was in school; it is even harder for me now when I watch foreign films. (What was that all about…
…?) Reality is where it is at. Saying that, I am more and more aware of the funny things in life if you really think about them — and, of course, I do. The computer and I are not friends; we have sort of a…
…-page article when I would swear I did not make any changes. Nothing can be worse than that moment in an argument when you realize you are wrong. Looking back from the vantage point of age, I totally regret all…
… those times when I was young and did not want to take a nap. I do not mean to frustrate my wife, but how are you supposed to fold a fitted sheet? (Well, at least I fold some of the laundry.) With all its…
… faults, the GPS sys- tem is a life saver, but I would like to suggest that MapQuest start directions with No. 5; I know how to get out of my subdivision. I really hate leaving my house con- fident and…
… not know what time it is. I envy those friends of mine who never wear watch- es; at least when they ask, they get it the JN CONTENTS first time. How many times is it appropriate to ask, "What?" before…
… Focus 43 Israel .... 5, 6, 8,12, 24 45 Lifecycles 47 Marketplace Metro 8 NextGen 28 Obituaries Points of View Sports Synagogue List Torah Portion Columnists Danny Raskin Robert Sklar 51 24 30 26 27…
… 42 24 Shabbat: Friday, July 17, 8:49 p.m. Shabbat Ends: Saturday, July 18, 9:57 p.m. Shabbat: Friday, July 24, 8:43 p.m. Shabbat Ends: Saturday, July 25, 9:50 p.m. Ninth of Av: Fast begins Saturday…
