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Influencer Inspiration: An Evening with Lizzy Savetsky

She speaks to nearly 380,000 followers around the world on Instagram every day, but on June 20, social media influencer, Israel advocate, and proud Jewish wife and mother Lizzy Savetsky […] | READ MORE

Community Highlights

Guess the Year!

Can you guess the year that this photo was taken? Here are some hints: And the year is…1951! Meir was no stranger to Detroit. She visited the city several times […] | READ MORE

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Live and Learn

When we look back at our lives, many of us relish our days in college if we were lucky enough to enjoy that special educational experience. Even if we weren’t […] | READ MORE

Community Highlights

Guess the Year!

Can you guess the year that this photo was taken? Here are some hints: And the answer is… 1977! This Junior Division Telethon Institute took place on February 11, 1977 […] | READ MORE

News From Israel & Overseas

Israel Emergency Campaign Update. Detroit Stands with Israel.

More than 10 months have passed since October 7, the most devastating and tragic date in Israel’s 75-year history. Since then, Jewish communities worldwide have responded with a historic outpouring […] | READ MORE

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So You Think You Know…Leonard N. Simons

Max M. Fisher, Paul Zuckerman, Leonard N. Simons, Louis Berry “I take the things I do seriously, but I do not take myself seriously.”   It’s no surprise that it takes […] | READ MORE

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Making College A Reality 

While in his last year of college, Jon Berman was looking with concern at the balance in his college fund.  “I was fortunate to grow up in a family that […] | READ MORE

Community Highlights

Pedaling With Purpose

It’s a perfect Sunday morning in Ferndale. With bicycles in tow, riders from all over Jewish Detroit gather at Ferndale High to begin a ride unlike any other. Because this […] | READ MORE

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Shinshinim Goodbye Letter

We can’t believe we’re writing it, but the year is almost over.  Coming here without knowing what to expect was exciting, and scary, but now we can say it was […] | READ MORE

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