Protecting the Young

Federation, JARC hold vaccine clinic for teens.

DANNY SCHWARTZ STAFF WRITER

The Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit and JARC held a vaccine clinic at the Federation building on Thursday, May 13. The clinic took place the day after federal regulators expanded authorization for the use of PfizerBioNTech’s coronavirus expanded authorization BioNTech’s coronavirus DANNY SCHWARTZ vaccine in children ages vaccine in children ages 12-15. said. “We’re not

The clinic was open to going to get anybody but was aimed at through this 12-to-15-year-olds. without this.

JARC has been holding We’re not medical clinics, especially for the professionals, so people they serve, since this is our way of helping the to put the clinic on. January. Jacob Allen, system get better.” “I think it’s amazing associate director of Allen added, “Both they’re helping make philanthropy for JARC, said Federation and JARC, we everything safe and go back Federation has been gracious like to say when we see a to normal,” Findling said. in letting them use their problem, we try and fix it. The clinic offered the space. This is our way of doing our Pfizer vaccine, which means

“As soon as we were done best to get through this.” patients will return for their with all of our persons Both Ingber and Allen second dose on June 3. The served and staff, we said, noted many people are happy collaboration continued on ‘Hey, we’re really good at to get the vaccine through May 20 with another clinic, this. Why don’t we keep it this kind of collaboration allowing teens and other going?’” Allen said. due to a familiar comfort at-risk individuals to get

“So, we partnered with the organizations provide, the vaccine if they couldn’t Federation and Oakland as opposed to going to a attend the week prior. County and a bunch of other pharmacy or large football Ingber said the clinic organizations to allow us to stadium. represented a sense of relief keep going and, every couple Organizations injecting the and happiness, and that the weeks, we have about 500 doses at the clinic included community is heading in a people.” Tamarack Camps, namely positive direction.

The clinic was held from 9 Tamarack’s Camp Maas “I’m not going to get a.m. to 7 p.m. Steven Ingber, Health Director Jennifer on the battleship with the Federation’s CEO, said there Feinberg. ‘mission accomplished’ flag, were people waiting 30 Ivy Findling, a teenager but I do think we are one minutes before the clinic receiving her first dose at the step closer, and I’d like to started. clinic, said the shot was “so think this partnership has

“It feels like you’re a part easy.” Findling is grateful the made it one step closer to of the solution now,” Ingber organizations came together being done.”

LEFT: A student

from Chabad’s boys school receives the first dose of the vaccine.

BELOW: Teenager

Ivy Findling getting the first dose of the vaccine.

DANNY SCHWARTZ this is our way of helping the to put the clinic on.

The Importance of Jewish Museums is Keynote Topic at Historical Society Annual Meeting

Jewish Historical Society of Michigan (JHSM) announced Patrick that its Annual Gallagher Meeting will feature Patrick Gallagher, president and founder of Gallagher & Associates. Gallagher will be speaking on “Why Jewish Museums Matter.”

JHSM’s Annual Meeting takes place at 7 p.m. Monday, June 7, via Zoom. Members of the community are invited to attend this free event, during which JHSM will review the highlights of the past year, in addition to featuring Gallagher’s talk. “We are thrilled to have Patrick Gallagher speak,” said JHSM Executive Director Catherine Cangany. “Gallagher & Associates is an internationally recognized museum-planning and design firm.

“Patrick himself is deeply knowledgeable and will give us an inside look at the firm’s recent work, including the new Beit Hatfutsot (Museum of the Jewish People) in Tel Aviv.”

Register for the event at michjewishhistory.org/ calendar.