July 4, 2016
Tightening the Bond
Vivian Henoch, Editor myJewishDetroit
First-Time Special Mission Shares Israel with Interfaith Couples
First-Time Special Mission Shares Israel with Interfaith Couples
Say hello to Emily Lulkin, Maya Goldman and Will Shulak, three amazing teen mentors with PeerCorps Detroit, putting their energies and talents into community-based work in Detroit, representing the next NEXTGen to watch attain leadership roles in the years ahead.
Two Schools in Need Get Furniture Donation
A child spends his day releasing energy – jumping, spinning, running, climbing, chasing – and absorbing lessons for a lifetime. A new program, offered locally only at the Jewish Community Center of Metropolitan Detroit’s Sarah & Irving Pitt Child Development Center (CDC), gets to the heart of both.
Young adults with special needs hone talents through Soul Center’s art studios and cafe
With a Masters of Psychology and a brilliant mind for business, Geoff Kretchmer is Partner at Local Kitchen & Bar in Ferndale and President, Managing Partner, Chief Executive Community Builder and Hand-Holder at Star Trax Events, the #1 social entertainment company in the Detroit market.
“Autism can be a beautiful mess.” These are fighting words for parents, families and friends caring for children with a spectrum disorder where every child has unique capabilities. They say autism is also a gift, and this is where Dani Gillman and Ben Chutz begin the story of their journey together.
Who has access to fresh, healthy food? Who doesn’t? Where does our food come from? Who is growing it? Processing it? What’s in it? Why do some people have an… Continue reading 4th Annual “Do it for Detroit” Grant Competition to Focus on Food Justice
My first anti-BDS battle took place at the 2007 annual meeting of the Modern Language Association, the 35,000-member organization for literature and foreign language teachers. There already had been anti-Israel… Continue reading Battling the Hydra-Headed BDS Beast
On June 19, 2016, the Tamarack legacy will come to life in the Clara and Irvin Charach Tamarack Museum located on Tamarack campgrounds, inside the main building of the Smoklerville Pioneer Village.