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… at the University of Michigan over a controversial divestment proposal culminated at an emotionally charged six-hour meeting of the Central Student Government (CSG) assembly, where the resolu- tion was…

…, Heidelberg Cement and United Technologies. Supporters alleged that those businesses At one of many strategy sessions, students lis- ten to U-M Hillel chair Michele Freed give her ideas about defeating…

… CONTINUED ON PAGE 12 the BDS resolution. CONTINUED ON PAGE 8 Printed In Michigan 1942 - 2013 Covering and Connecting Jewish Detroit Eve y Week 1 1 1 1 8 0880 A bird's-eye view of the planned school…

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… focuses on the hopeful stories of Israeli terrorism survivors. See page 34. DETROIT JEWISH NEWS metro » Detroit Hustles Harder Motor City has biggest TribeFest contingent for second year. See page 36…

… religious school renovations. Robin Schwartz I Contributing Writer H Passionate U-M Hillel students worked hard to combat on-campus anti-Israel resolution. T Ronelle Grier I Contributing Writer urmoil…

… undreds of smiling faces — frozen in time — are captured in black-and-white class photos that hang along the walls leading to the library and religious school classrooms at Congregation Shaarey Zedek in…

… Southfield. The old pictures, some dating as far back as the early 1900s, are both haunting and captivating; a visual reminder of the Conservative synagogue's long educational history. While those images…

… upgrade the library and religious school wing of the facility on Bell Road, which opened in 1962. Construction of the Berman Center for Jewish Education is set to begin in late May. The Southfield…

… defeated by a 25-9 vote. Endorsed by Students Allied for Freedom and Equality (SAFE) and other groups, the resolution asked the university to divest funds from four companies: Caterpillar, General Electric…

…, Hillel Day School, Frankel Jewish Academy and University of Michigan Hillel. They'll be here through the end of the school year and then will work at one of the Ramah camps. CONTINUED ON PAGE 12 - 1…

… MEDIA PUBLICATION theJEWISHNEWS.com » Posthumous Honor Michigan Civil Rights Commission memorializes its slain director Burton Gordin. See page 14. » Love Is In The Air Take your Valentine to one of…

… helps Israel assemble an Olympic curling team. —1 Harry Kirsbaum I Contributing Writer 11 hey don't consider themselves enough to compete in the 2018 Winter Jeff Lutz a 21st-century version of the…

… Olympics in PyeongChang, South Korea. is ready to Jamaican bobsledding team, nor The odds are long. They need to find release a does Jeff Lutz, 29, of Bloomfield Hills and people who are willing to become…

… would play them in the movie version, possess the mad skills to win a qualify- or what that movie would even be called — Cool ing championship to become one of only 10 teams Brooms, perhaps? allowed to…

… America. With a mid-May 2014 deadline, the goal is to "We're starting from scratch:' said Lutz, who has find a team of curlers — four men and four women, CONTINUED ON PAGE 8 either Israeli or with dual…

…-citizenship — good wo innovative internship programs, the Ramah Fellowship and the Steinsaltz Ambassadors, are enriching Detroit's Jewish educational institutions with young adults intent on sharing their love of…

… arm of Conservative Judaism, oper- ates eight overnight camps, three day camps and several Israel programs. The fellowship grew out of the Ramah Service Corps, which started three years ago and employs…

… here's a buzz on the University of Michigan campus these days. Dr. Mark Schlissel, currently the provost at Brown University, was named the school's new president. He will take office July 1. "This is an…

… exciting time for the University of Michigan:' says U-M regent Andrea Fischer Newman. "Mark Schlissel brings an exceptional portfolio of scholarship and leadership and, just as importantly, a tremendous…

…, Detroit mission to Israel, Shabbat dinner at Hillel, NEXTGen Epic event, "graduating" class of interns at a Jewish agency ... there's a budding romance. We invited couples known to have met through their…

… commitment to Michigan's public ethos:' Regent Laurence Deitch says, "We were privi- leged to have a pool of extraordinary candidates, and Dr. Schlissel was simply the best of the best. CONTINUED ON PAGE 12…

… than 50 years. See page 18. » Fabric Of Steel Bloomfield Hills couple takes Crypton from institutional into homes. See page 53. , r' Owners of Kroll Construction: Todd, Brian and Ron, with father, Al…

…, founder of the company. » cover stor c) Federation's aweetheart4 'Beshert' ... meant for each other. Vivian Henoch I Special to the Jewish News B etter than JDate? Maybe. For every summer at Tamarack…

…'s memory of their first encounter is far more vivid than his, they met in the seventh grade in the villages of Levison and Sheruth at Tamarack's Camp Maas in Ortonville. Three years later, Tamarack's Western…

… Schlissel talks with the press during the announcement of his appointment. Bluish and Jewish Mark Schlissel talks about role as U-M's new president. Alice Burdick Schweiger I Special to the Jewish News T…

… CONTINUED ON PAGE 8 Printed In Michigan 1942 - 2013 Covering and Connecting Jewish Detroit Eve y Week 1 1 1 8 08805 The Aronoff family: Alden, Cooper, Tracy and Jeff. 93363 5 …