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…jews d & in the PHOTOS BY JESSICA POLK On Sunday, May 7, the annual Walk/Run for Israel was held under sunny skies at Temple Shir Shalom in West Bloomfield. New this year were food trucks offering Israeli food, but that was in addition to the ever-popular free salad and pizza from Jerusalem Pizza. Aside from bouncies, face-painting and music, an addition this year was an interview with JN publisher/executive editor Arthur Horwitz by Walk fo...…
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