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Around Town ............... 27 Ar ts & Life .................... 51 Auto .............................. 32 Calendar....................... 28 Cap & Gown ................ 66 Editor 's Picks ............... 58 Here's To ....................... 21 Home ............................ 56 Israel ..................... 5, 8, 27 Life Cycles .................... 64 Marketplace ................ 67 Metro ............................ 10 Obituaries .................... 71 Real Estate ................... 36 Shavuot .................... 5, 30 Spor ts ........................... 50 Summer Fun Guide .... 41 Synagogue List ........... 40 Torah Por tion .............. 39 Viewpoints...................... 5 Columnists R yan Fishman .............. 60 Sy Manello ...................... 5 Danny Rask in .............. 62 Check out the World Tournament of Historic Base Ball at Greenfield Village. 58 58 June 9-15, 2016 | 3-9 Sivan 5776 | Vol. CXLIX, No. 19 See our 'Summer Fun Guide' for ideas such as picking your own fruits and vegetables. 41 41 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. SHABBAT, HOLIDAY LIGHTS Shabbat: Friday, June 10, 8:51 p.m. Shavuot 1: Saturday, June 11, 10:03 p.m. Shavuot 2: Sunday, June 12, 10:04 p.m. Holiday Ends: Monday, June 13, 10:05 p.m. Shabbat: Friday, June 17, 8:54 p.m. Shabbat Ends: Saturday, June 18, 10:07 p.m. Times according to Yeshiva Beth Yehudah calendar. I f you would like to see a shining example of the Detroit Jewish com- munity coming together to support a cause, read deeply into the June 9, 1967, issue of the JN. At that time, Israel was in the midst of the "Six-Day War." Although the Israeli Air Force had wiped out almost all of the air forces from the three opposing nations — Egypt, Syria and Jordan — and the Israeli Defense Forces were gain- ing on the ground, there was still a way to go before a cease-fire was declared on June 11. In the end, while vastly out- numbered, Israel claimed a deci- sive victory, one that is still stud- ied today in the world's military colleges. But it was not a preordained result. Israel was not quite 20 years old. It did not have the resources to replenish its military supplies and sustain its economy and citizens after the war And, with Memorial Day in the United States just past, we also know the human sacrifices that are made in wartime. If you want to understand what a com- munity can do when there is a real and immedi- ate crisis, read the announce- ments, reports and stories in this issue of the JN, published while the war was still raging. It is an impressive piece of history and a salute to Detroit's Jewish community. * 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 . June 9 • 2016 3 National Council of Jewish Women Greater Detroit Section Samantha Darmon 2057610 MISSION: The National Council of Jewish Women (NCJW) is a grassroots organization of volunteers and advocates who turn progressive ideals into action. Inspired by Jewish values, NCJW strives for social justice by improving the quality of life for women, children and families and by safeguarding individual rights and freedoms. The NCJW/Greater Detroit Jewish Youth Awards is an annual scholarship program for high school seniors. Applicants are judged on a written essay and their leadership in the secular DQGRU-HZLVKFRPPXQLWLHV(LJKW¿QDOLVWVZHUH honored at an awards ceremony on May 3, 2016 DVIROORZV6DPDQWKD'DUPRQ¿UVWSODFHDZDUG $3,000; Rachel Wasserman, second place award $1500; Eden Lichterman and Eli Weil, third and fourth place winners, $500; Craig Tarnopol, Dalia Rubenstein, Avi Greenbaum and Noah Provizer, honorable mentions, $250. The Jewish Youth Awards are made possible through generous sponsors, Esther (z'l) and Nathan (z'l) Katz and Dina and Herman (z'l) Brodsky. Samantha Darmon discussed "What experience or person has had the greatest impact on your Jewish identity? ", in her award winning essay. The following excerpts are taken from the essay. "My whole life I have gone to a Jewish school. I have been taught the stories of the Torah, studied machloket, or debates, in the Mishnah, and discussed the laws of the Gemara. I was taught the details of keeping kashrut and even attempted to learn scribal arts. Yet before my senior year of high school, I never had the opportunity to talk about my personal beliefs. During senior year of high school I was lucky enough to take a Jewish Journeys class. This was a class in which we discussed our beliefs about ¿YH PDLQ VXEMHFWV *RG SUD\HU FKRVHQQHVV commandedness, and Israel. Being required to share my personal thoughts, forced me to take a second and really think. Do I believe in God? If so, what kind RI *RG" &DQ , ¿QG PHDQLQJ LQ SUD\HU" +RZ and when should I pray? Questions like these continued to pop into my head even after I left the class. The reason this class had such a big impact RQP\-HZLVKLGHQWLW\LVEHFDXVHLWZDVWKH¿UVW time that I was able to connect to Judaism on a personal level, rather than academic level. This class has given me the tools to rethink and reconnect with Judaism on a level that I understand and respect". 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