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…jews d on the cover in the A New Home Farber Hebrew Day School welcomes students to its new building. MALKIE ROSENBLOOM SPECIAL TO THE JEWISH NEWS PHOTOS BY BRETT MOUNTAIN ABOVE: Students celebrate the first day in the new building. TOP RIGHT: Ninth-grader Jeremiah Wolfe participates in Shacharit (morning) services. CENTER: The main lobby features stained glass windows of the 12 tribes of Israel. BOTTOM: Rabbi Asher Nemes of the Judaic f...…
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…WHAT’S OLD IS NEW AGAIN Mikey Skoczylas, a graduate of Akiva Hebrew Day School, which in August 2016 was renamed Farber Hebrew Day School to honor donors William and Audrey Farber, has special memories. The Southfield resident remembers not only being a student when the school moved into the former Beth Achim building in 1999, but also when his own children started classes there. Seeing his kids participate in the same programs he once did “...…
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…jews d in the Guy Stern Is Given France’s Highest Honor Vincent Floreani, consul general of France in Chicago, bestowed France’s highest honor upon Guy Stern, director of the International institute of the Righteous at the Holocaust Memorial Center. On Jan. 27, approximately 335 people attended the Holocaust Memorial Center’s commemora- tion of International Holocaust Remembrance Day. In addi- tion, Dr. Guy Stern, director of the Internati...…
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…jews d in the sports All-State And A State Champ STEVE STEIN CONTRIBUTING WRITER W ell, that was fast. Jackson Ross can hardly believe his sports career at Novi Detroit Catholic Central High School is over. “It’s crazy. It seemed like four years went by in a blink of an eye,” Ross said Sunday, about 24 hours after the senior fin- ished third at 215 pounds in the Division 1 individual wrestling state tournament at the Palace of Auburn Hil...…
…moments JAN. 29 Lucy and Brian Bortman of Chicago, Ill., are thrilled to announce the birth of their son, Leo George. Sharing in their joy are proud Leo Bortman grandparents Nancy and Phillip Bortman of West Bloomfield, and Wendy and Danny Kahn of Highland Park, Ill. Leo is named in loving memory of his maternal great-grandfather George Berliant. JAN. 17 Adam and Amanda (Gorman) Berman of West Bloomfield are excited to announce the birth o...…
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…arts&life theater Inside The Psyche Of Steven Levenson Steven Levenson SUZANNE CHESSLER CONTRIBUTING WRITER L details The Unavoidable Disappearance of Tom Durnin runs March 15-April 9 at the Meadow Brook Theatre on the campus of Oakland University in Rochester. $27-$42. (248) 377-3300; mbtheatre.com. 42 March 9 • 2017 earning what happened to a girl he knew in high school impacted the work of playwright Steven Levenson. The young wo...…
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…on the go continued from page 49 MUSIC@MAIN 3-4 pm & 4:30-5:30 pm, March 12. Doors open at 2:30. Tamar Ilana and Ventanas are next in the music series. They will perform Judeo-Spanish music and flamenco dance from Spain, Greece and Bulgaria. Ken Knoppow chairs. At West Bloomfield Twp. Public Library, 4600 Walnut Lake Road. Free. Info: westbloomfieldlibrary.org or 248-232- 2234. monday, march 13 FLINT WATER CRISIS 6:30 pm, March 13. Curt Gu...…
