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Ar ts & Life .................... 37 Calendar....................... 26 Editor 's Picks ............... 40 Family Focus ............... 30 Home ............................ 43 Israel .................. 5, 6, 8,16 Life Cycles .................... 50 Marketplace ................ 55 Mentsh of Month ....... 54 Metro ............................ 10 Obituaries .................... 58 Real Estate ................... 32 Spor ts ........................... 36 Spotlight ...................... 54 Synagogue List ........... 34 Torah Por tion .............. 35 Viewpoints...................... 5 Columnists Debra Dar vick ............. 30 Ben Falik ......................... 5 R yan Fishman .............. 47 Danny Rask in .............. 48 Rober t Sk lar ................... 6 Jill Stone, president of the Friends of Four Hands piano group, with her two Steinways at her Bloomfield Hills home 37 May 19-25, 2016 | 11-17 Iyar 5776 | Vol. CXLIX, No. 16 The Institute of Retired Professionals' Gad-About group pauses for a photo as it tours the Eastern Market in Detroit. The IRP is celebrating its 30th anniversary this year. 24 Cover design: Michelle Sheridan The Detroit Jewish News (USPS 275-520) is published every Thursday at 29200 Northwestern Highway, #110, Southfield, Michigan. Periodical postage paid at Southfield, Michigan, and additional mailing offices. Postmaster: send changes to: Detroit Jewish News, 29200 Northwestern HWY., #110, Southfield, MI 48034. S H A B B AT L I G H TS Shabbat: Friday, May 20, 8:35 p.m. Shabbat Ends: Saturday, May 21, 9:45 p.m.* Lag b'Omer: Thursday, May 26. Shabbat: Friday, May 27, 8:41 p.m. Shabbat Ends: Saturday, May 28, 9:52 p.m.* * Times according to Yeshiva Beth Yehudah calendar. I often tell readers that, "while cruising or surfing or researching" the pages of the JN and Jewish Chronicle in the William Davidson Digital Archives, I dis- cover fascinating stories. Indeed, that is my pleasure. This week, I discovered a story from the Oct. 10, 1989, issue of the JN that brought-up a cherished personal memory: "The Dalai Lama Discovers Judaism." Why a personal memory? In April 2012, while attending the Nobel Laureate Summit in Chicago as part of the delega- tion of former Polish president and Nobel Peace Prize winner, Lech Walesa, I was privileged to attend a private meet- ing with the Dalai Lama (private, if you do not count the U.S., Polish and Dalai Lama's Secret Service guards). It was a wonderful experience and, to my surprise, the Dalai Lama was a "regular guy" — a person who was obviously highly educated and intelligent and aware of the position he held, but a person you would want to invite to your house for dinner. The JN story is a great story, with some interesting facts. This was the first encounter between the Dalai Lama and the Jewish community, and it was 10 days before he received the Noble Peace Prize. And, even the most skeptical member of the Jewish delegation "could see immediately that he was special." I recommend this story as a good read about a good person. * Want to learn more? Go to the DJN Foundation archives, available for free at www.djnfoundation.org. Quick Click … From the William Davidson Digital Archive of Jewish Detroit History Mike Smith Detroit Jewish News Foundation Archivist contents OUR JN MISSION T h e J e w i s h N e w s a s p i r e s t o c o m m u n i c a t e n e w s a n d o p i n i o n t h a t 's u s e f u l , e n g a g i n g , e n j o y a b l e a n d u n i q u e . I t s t r i v e s t o r e f l e c t t h e f u l l r a n g e o f d i v e r s e v i e w p o i n t s w h i l e a l s o a d v o c a t i n g p o s i t i o n s t h a t s t r e n g t h e n J e w i s h u n i t y a n d c o n t i n u i t y . W e d e s i r e t o c r e a t e a n d m a i n t a i n a c h a l l e n g i n g , c a r i n g , e n j o y a b l e w o r k e n v i r o n m e n t t h a t e n c o u r a g e s c r e a t i v i t y a n d i n n o v a t i o n . W e a c k n o w l e d g e o u r r o l e a s a r e s p o n s i b l e , r e s p o n s i v e m e m b e r o f t h e c o m m u n i t y . B e i n g c o m p e t i t i v e , w e m u s t a l w a y s s t r i v e t o b e t h e m o s t r e s p e c t e d , o u t s t a n d i n g J e w i s h c o m m u n i t y p u b l i c a t i o n i n t h e n a t i o n . O u r r e w a r d s a r e i n f o r m e d , e d u c a t e d r e a d e r s , v e r y s a t i s f i e d a d v e r t i s e r s , c o n t e n t e d e m p l o y e e s a n d p r o f i t a b l e g r o w t h . May 19 • 2016 3 My Story My Story For a while, life for Deborah Rose was a series of unfortunate events. A serious on-the-job injury kept her from nursing for a long time while she recovered. 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