“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.
Since 1991, the Leonard N. Simons Jewish Community Archives has collected over 2 million documents, 25,000 photographs and recorded over 100 oral histories which chronicle the rich and varied history of Detroit’s Jewish community. And, in honor of this milestone anniversary, it is showcasing some of its most significant and rarely-seen objects, documents and photographs.
The very definition of activists, in their 38 years of marriage, the Giles have been true partners – champions of health, education and charitable causes – serving as leaders and community-builders with the Jewish Federation, a focal point of much of their work on both the local and national levels.
Last year, they were students carrying book bags. This year, they are Israeli soldiers carrying the responsibility of defending our Jewish State.
Feeding the community’s need to read while raising funds for literacy programs to benefit thousands of school children and adults alike, Bookstock – metro Detroit’s Biggest & Best Used Book Sale – returns to Laurel Park in Livonia, Sunday, May 15, to Sunday, May 22.
Never doubt the power of a good eggplant. “In Search of Israeli Cuisine” is one of 30 films in the Jewish Community Center of Metropolitan Detroit’s Annual Lenore Marwil Jewish Film Festival, May 8-19.
Call it the best of wins for the Detroit Pistons. Even beyond the arena of Palace Sports & Entertainment and his new post as vice chairman, Arn Tellem is good news for the city and for the region in which he’s re-establishing his roots.
