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May 20, 2022

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Federation News

2022 Annual Meeting

This coming Wednesday at 7pm!
This past year, over 120 members of our local Jewish community volunteered their time and expertise to enrich Jewish life locally and around the world. Join Federation in honoring them at the Annual Meeting, coming up Wednesday of next week!

We'll also elect Federation's 2022-2023 Board of Directors, celebrate a $10 million milestone of the Jewish Community Foundation, and award scholarships to teens traveling to Israel!

You can participate in person (at the Ann Arbor JCC) or virtually.
Register for the Annual Meeting - Attend In Person or Vitually

We're Hiring!

Looking for your next opportunity?
The Jewish Federation of Greater Ann Arbor is seeking a creative, dynamic collaborator to join its energetic team as a Development Associate!

This position offers lots of opportunity to learn and grow - perfect for someone just starting their career and looking to do meaningful work for the Jewish community!
Learn More and Apply Now!

May is Mental Health Awareness Month

Jewish Federations launch BeWell Initiative
Jewish Federations are proud to announce the launch of BeWell, a first-of-its-kind mental health initiative that will equip the Jewish community with tools, resources and training to support the mental health and overall well-being of teens and young adults.

This $2.75 million program, a partnership of Jewish Federations and the Network of Jewish Human Service Agencies (NJHSA), offers a comprehensive, coordinated response to the nation’s teen and young adult well-being and mental health crisis.
Check Out BeWell

Update on Crisis in Ukraine

Jewish Federations Raise $60M for 46 NGO’s for Ukrainian Refugees
Including more than $60,000 from the greater Ann Arbor Jewish community, Jewish Federations of North America have raised triple the amount of their original goal of $20 million for Ukraine emergency assistance. Thank you to everyone who has seen the ongoing need in this time of crisis.

You can still support Ukraine relief efforts here and stay up to date on the latest on the ground at twice-weekly webinar updates, Mondays & Thursdays at 4:30pm. Register for the webinars here.
More on Your Impact in Ukraine

Spotlight: Our Community Partners

Stay up to date with stories from our community partners in Ann Arbor, Israel and around the world

Jewish Memorial Day Observance

Honoring Jewish Lives Lost in US Military Service
From the Revolutionary War through today, American Jews have served nobly in all branches of our country’s military—and many are among our nation’s fallen heroes. It is incumbent upon America’s Jewish community, therefore, to mark Memorial Day for both its national and its Jewish significance.  

During this year’s Jewish American Heritage Month National Jewish Community Observance of Memorial Day, we will honor the multi generational service and sacrifice of the Seixas family, hear from Gold Star Families, experience performances from the United States Naval Academy Glee Club, and hear prayers chanted by a Jewish military chaplain.

The ceremony will be held on Zoom on Monday, May 30th @ 7pm.
Register to Honor Jewish Soldiers

Music from Auschwitz

UM professor revives music composed in concentration camps
For more than forty years, Patricia Hall, professor of music theory at the School of Music, Theatre & Dance (SMTD), has explored archives all over the world, looking for significant musical manuscripts that have been forgotten, lost, or ignored.

In 2016, she went on a somber quest, visiting the Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum to search its collection for musical manuscripts. One in particular, a foxtrot called “Die schönste Zeit des Lebens,” struck Hall because of the horrible irony of its title, which translates to “the most beautiful time of life.” She learned that the music had been copied by hand and arranged by Polish political prisoners in the Auschwitz I men’s orchestra during World War II.
Watch an interview with Professor Hall and hear some of the striking music composed in Auschwitz
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Jewish Geography

Interesting and thought-provoking stories from around the Jewish world.
Shireen Abu Akleh, journalist killed in the West Bank, was 'the voice of Palestinian suffering'
For two and a half decades, she chronicled the suffering of Palestinians under Israeli occupation for tens of millions of Arab viewers. CNN.

Israeli lawmaker quits ruling coalition, citing journalist’s killing
A Palestinian Israeli lawmaker on Thursday announced her resignation from Israel’s ruling coalition, citing the government’s support of Jewish right-wing groups and the recent killing of a prominent Palestinian American journalist. Washington Post.


Overturning Roe would be an unconscionable infringement on the religious freedom of Orthodox Jews
As Orthodox rabbis, we are devastated by the news that the Supreme Court is poised to overturn Roe v. Wade. JTA.
Arab Israeli wins kickboxing world championship in Turkey, drapes himself in flag
Loai Sakas, who took the gold in the under-75 kilogram weight class, was refused a handshake by the Moroccan opponent he defeated in the semifinals. Times of Israel.
New to the Ann Arbor Area?
Federation is here to connect you to local Jewish life. Don't be shy - we want to help you feel at home, no matter how long you've been here or how long you plan to stay.

Contact Federation's Engagement & Community Relations Manager Hilary Greenberg to discover all that Jewish Ann Arbor has to offer. Email Hilary at hilary@jewishannarbor.org or call (734) 585-5405.
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