Category Archives: The Detroit Jewish News

BBYO Michigan Opens New Office in West Bloomfield with Space for Jewish Teens

BBYO’s mission is to create meaningful experiences for Jewish teens from social events to philanthropy, community service, social justice initiatives, athletics, health and social awareness and more. Read more » »

Brotherhood-Eddie Jacobson B’nai B’rith Bowlers Must be Vaccinated for COVID-19 to Compete

Nobody left the league because of the mandate, said league spokesman Gary Klinger. After a 1½-year hiatus caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the weekly Brotherhood-Eddie Jacobson B’nai B’rith bowling league is up and running again. And, of course, COVID-19 is part of the story. Read more » »

Cemetery Monument Memorializes the Kay Family and the Graveless Holocaust Victims of Wloszczowa, Poland

Chesed Shel Emes has several memorial benches dedicated to the Jewish residents of communities that were decimated by the Nazis. The myriad of tombstones of Chesed Shel Emes Cemetery in Clinton Township are uniform in height and shape, lined up in even rows that mark the graves of hundreds of Jewish Detroiters. Read more » »

B’nai B’rith Great Lakes Region Holds Numerous Community Programs Over Summer 2021

The Great Lakes Region covers Michigan, Fort Wayne, Ind., and Toledo, Ohio, with most of its activity centered in Metro Detroit, which is home to active lodges, units and numerous community programs. Read more » »

Back-to-Back Champs in B’nai B’rith Golf League

Gary Klinger and Dale Taub won the team championship for the second straight year and fourth time since 2016. It was a familiar story this summer in the weekly B’nai B’rith golf league. Gary Klinger and c won the team championship for the second straight year and fourth time since 2016. Taub won his second individual championship. Read more » »

Golfer’s First Hole-in-One is the First Ace in B’nai B’rith League History

Josh Baker was so excited after his shot that he didn’t think about saving the golf ball he used for the ace. Josh Baker hit his tee shot on the third hole of the South course at the Links of Novi. He had no idea what was about to happen. Read more » »

Loving Patriarch, 85, Carves Yads for Great-Grandsons’ Future Bar Mitzvahs

Eugene Kowalsky shares what he considers some important artistic lasts in his life that also reach beyond family milestones and into religious observation. Eugene Kowalsky has celebrated important firsts in his life that reach beyond family milestones. Read more » »

A Kosher ‘Pork Rind’? New Lower-Fat, Vegan Snacks are Guilt-Free

Snacklins — a 100% vegan kosher snack food — was born in 2015 in the kitchen of a D.C. barbecue joint. Could Snacklins become America’s next great salty snack? Former Detroiter Jeremy Sherman is set on making that happen. As director ofS Growth & Strategic Initiatives at Snacklins, Sherman is a key member of the Washington, D.C.-based company. Read more » »