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…jews d in the Germany Close Up The Well takes a group of young professionals to Germany to discover its Jewish history. STORY AND PHOTOS BY JULIE BAGLEY AND AVERY DRONGOWSKI SPECIAL TO THE JEWISH NEWS I n late February, The Well, a Jewish community building, education and spirituality outreach initiative geared toward millennials, took 29 people to Germany to seek out its Jewish roots on a trip called “Germany Close Up” (GCU). Here are t...…
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…jews d in the continued from page 20 The second-largest city in Germany and one of Germany’s 16 states, Hamburg is home to Europe’s second-largest port. Here, trip participant Sarah Crane helps our guide hold up a map that orients the group to the beautiful city. Trip participant Daniel Stein reflects on Hamburg and Jewish Hamburg: “As part of the Germany Close Up Program, we had the opportunity to visit Hamburg, which was one of the major ...…
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…jews d in the Detroit Welcomes OneTable A new way for millennials to make Shabbat dinner a part of their lives. BECKY HURVITZ SPECIAL TO THE JEWISH NEWS M ore than the Jewish people have kept Shabbat, Shabbat has kept the Jewish people.” This sentiment, penned by writer and early secular Zionist Ahad Ha’am, in many ways expressed his view that the Jewish people, more than a polit- ical state, needed a spiritual state and a way to stay co...…
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…jews d in the LINKed to Israel StandWithUs curriculum connects middle school students with Israel. SHARI S. COHEN CONTRIBUTING WRITER S LEARN MORE BEFORE APRIL 25 DEADLINE Jewish school representatives can learn more about LINK at IsraelLInk.org and register online at IsraelLink.org/EttaJonas. The registration deadline for the next school year is April 25. Mina Rush will visit Detroit during the week of April 23 for LINK teacher trainin...…
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…jews d in the here’s to Elaine Fieldman of Birmingham won top honors in competitive ballroom dancing at the Ohio Star Ball in Columbus, Ohio. She received awards in the World Dancesport Series for Top Female Student, Top Bronze Student and Top Multi-Dance Smooth Competitor. The World Dancesport Series consists of more than 90 ball- room dance competitions throughout the sea- son and more than 4,000 female student com- petitors. Elaine dance...…
…jews d in the here’s to continued from page 35 Rabbi Joshua Bennett of Temple Israel in West Bloomfield was honored with Project Healthy Community’s Development Award Bennett at the organization’s dinner in March. Bennett is a board member, longtime volunteer and co-founder of PHC. The organization credits a sermon by Bennett as the inspiration behind PHC. (See related story on page 46.) Lipson Neilson P.C. Shareholder Sandra D. Glazier h...…
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…jews d in the Building Entrepreneurship BBYO program helps girls become capable at business. BRAYDEN HIRSCH SPECIAL TO THE JEWISH NEWS M y heart was racing as the judges walked back into the room. We were all hop- ing our business plan would win this year’s Shark Tank-style event. I had a sliver of hope that my partner and I would win, but I mostly thought I was not capable of winning. Judge Ally Cohen, owner of Frameable Faces, began to...…
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…arts&life music / on the cover Rollicking & Rebellious The Grammy-winning Klezmatics bring their high-energy music to Detroit to help celebrate the JN’s 75th anniversary. KAREN SCHWARTZ SPECIAL TO THE JEWISH NEWS 60 April 19 • 2018 jn T he Klezmatics aren’t just the best band in the klezmer vanguard; on a good night, they can rank among the greatest bands on the planet.” And Time Out New York knows what it’s talking about. More th...…
…a “wild, mystical, provocative, reflective and ecstatically danceable” genre of music that borrows on history and tradition yet is entirely their own — and which has pas- sionate fans around the globe. On May 3, the Klezmatics, in all their colorful joie de vivre, will head to Metro Detroit to celebrate another long-standing tradition as they play the Detroit Jewish News Legacy Gala. The event will celebrate the 75th anniversary of the publica...…
…arts&life p ro f i l e Rising Star Milana Vayntrub A WOMAN OF VALOR Up-and-coming actress, comedian and activist Milana Vayntrub headlines this year’s Woman’s World. SUZANNE CHESSLER CONTRIBUTING WRITER C atch a rising star at this year’s Lois Linden Nelson Woman’s World, presented May 2 by the Congregation Shaarey Zedek Sisterhood. The rising stars include career- building actress Milana Vayntrub, emerging synagogue leader Jeri F...…
…Vayntrub in her AT&T spot it weren’t for the help of the Jewish Federation and HIAS [ founded as the Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society to assist refugees]. “I can relate to what it’s like to have to relocate. I think it’s a cause that does not get enough attention by any- body, and it’s only getting worse.” Vayntrub volunteers in promoting and fundraising for various organiza- tions, which she will elaborate on dur- ing her talk. She calls attenti...…
…arts&life music Tickling Ivory It’s Gilmore Keyboard Festival time — meet two of this year’s stars. SUZANNE CHESSLER CONTRIBUTING WRITER Igor Levit PHOTO BY GREGOR HOHENBERG details Igor Levit will perform after a pre-concert talk at 1 p.m. Wednesday, May 9, at Stetson Chapel, Kalamazoo. $30. Emmet Cohen will perform at noon Monday, May 7, at the Civic Auditorium in Kalamazoo and noon Tuesday, May 8, at the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, B...…
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