A hole at the Links of Novi, home course for the B’nai B’rith Golf League for nine years. (Links of Novi) This is the league’s 10th season, the ninth at the Links of Novi. It was a runaway in the team standings of the B’nai B’rith Golf League with 10 weeks of the 17-week season in the book. Read more » »

Jaemi Loeb and Craig Payst MOVE-IN DETROIT was made possible through the generosity of philanthropist husband and wife team Peggy Daitch and Peter Remington. As she pursued a career in academia, Jaemi Loeb, 41, and her husband, Craig Payst, 49, spent decades or so renting and moving from city to city. Read more » »

(Pixabay) League competition, nine holes each week, takes place each Thursday at the Links of Novi. The duo of Kerry Chaben and Mike Klinger had a comfortable lead in the team competition of the weekly B’nai B’rith golf league as the league’s 10th season neared the one-third mark. Read more » »

Ody Norkin on his journey to Ukraine Though Oded “Ody” Norkin’s expertise lies in bus shuttle transportation, he had no knowledge of how to acquire an ambulance. Since the beginning of Russia’s war on Ukraine, Oded “Ody” Norkin, 67, of Okemos, has felt the pull of his past. In 1925, his father, Aaron, graduated Odessa Technical School. Read more » »

Meet the champs. From left are Mitch Cohen, Jason Vieder, Ryan Vieder and Jeff Vieder. (Gary Klinger) It was a great season for the House Ballz team, especially considering its humble beginnings. Brotherhood-Eddie Jacobson B’nai B’rith bowling league champion. International B’nai B’rith Bowling Association national tournament champion. Read more » »

Stephen Kantrowitz Besides getting to know the Michigan Jewish community, Stephen Kantrowitz is looking forward to getting to know the state. Read more » »

Robert Weitz, David Lippitt, Harold Kulish (seated) and Gerald Freedman enjoy each other’s company, as they have for over 75 years, at Sahara Restaurant in Oak Park. The four men all turn 90 this year. Among the group is a wealth of information and knowledge of history about Detroit’s bygone Jewish and other ethnic neighborhoods. Read more » »

Stacy Fox at Star Bakery. (Glenn Triest) A tasty new chapter for Fox opened last year when she became the president and managing partner at two venerable bakeries, best known as Star Bakery in Oak Park and Diamond Bakery in West Bloomfield. Read more » »

Mix-N-Match teammates (from left) Kenny Weiss, Brian Cohen and Noah Cohen are big fans of prolific 300 bowler Aaron Radner. Another 300 game, young bowler’s 770 series are highlights of Brotherhood-Eddie Jacobson season. Read more » »

Phil Horowitz, Howard Waxer and Mark Voight at a 2017 event. (JN File Photo) Phil Horowitz is believed to be the oldest bowler in national B’nai B’rith bowling history to roll a perfect game. It would be tough to find a better Jewish bowler in Detroit bowling history than Phil Horowitz. Perhaps impossible. Read more » »