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Jews in the D Joys of Judaism 12 Jenna Englender’s quest for Jewish learning led her to become a Modern Orthodox rabbanit bent on sharing her passion.
Arrest Made in Michigan Vandalism 16 NJ teen uses Neo-Nazi social network to order synagogue’s defacing.
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40 A visionary leader’s influence helps MOCAD look toward a secure, meaningful future.
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43 Ethan Davidson’s new challenge as board chair meshes with his personal interests.
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Life’s Experiences 44 Jewish Senior Theater Ensemble taps into older adults’ vitality.
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24 Clover Hill gets ready to open the Berman Shiva Center on the grounds of the cemetery.
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was once at a supermarket when I ran into an old friend whom I’ll call Sarah. Suddenly, one of my kids’ teachers, whom I’ll call Mrs. Brown, was passing by and my old friend gasped with excitement; the next thing I knew my friend Rochel was giving Mrs. Burstyn Brown this huge hug while I looked on and said things like, “Wow, that’s so random,” and “How on Earth do you two know each other?” My old friend, her eyes shut and smiling blissfully with the joy of seeing an old friend she hadn’t seen in ages, said, “Oh, we go waaay back.” But from over her shoulder, Mrs. Brown mouthed to me, “I have absolutely no idea who this is!” It turned out Mrs. Brown always gets confused with her sister, and I give her 10 points for not saying anything and embarrassing Sarah. Mrs. Brown later told me she knew immediately what happened (“It happens all the time”), plus I guess there’s nothing wrong with getting an extra hug! Who hasn’t made a mistake or two like that? A few years ago, I ran into an acquaintance
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Legacy of HMC On Sunday, Nov. 17, my husband and I attended the 35th Holocaust Memorial Center Dinner. From the time we pulled up to the valet, walked into the secure building, were
walking with an older-looking woman. I said, “Wow, it’s so nice to see you! And this must be your grandmother?” He snapped, “No, this is my wife,” while I mumbled something that sounded like a very unconvincing, “Um yeah, that’s what I meant …” and then there were a few awkward moments while we tried to come back from that and didn’t really succeed. Then there was the time I asked two kids in the park if they were brother and sister. They looked at me in surprise and said, “No, we’re sisters.” In my defense, you can’t always tell these days. The thing is that mistakes kind of make the world go ’round. Aside from keeping us on our toes, giving us a great prayer opportunity (“Oh, dear God, please give me a hole to climb into!”) and even giving us something to eat (mainly our words), there have also been many useful inventions that only came about by mistake. Potato chips? Created by a chef who was trying to “get back at a customer” who had complained one too many times about his French-fried potatoes dish. The annoyed
chef cut the potatoes ridiculously thin, fried them and piled on the salt. Surprise! The customer loved them and so did the rest of the world. Popsicles? Invented by an 11-year-old who accidently left his drink outside overnight and found he had a frozen treat in the morning. Play Doh? Originally meant to be a wallpaper cleaner, but kids kept playing with it. Silly String? Two scientists attempted to create a foamable spray cast for sprained or broken limbs, reportedly sprayed the nozzle and crazy string flew across the room. They thought, well that’s a fail; but boy, kids would love to play with this! Then there are Corn Flakes, Teflon, safety glass, Post It Notes, Silly Putty, the X-ray, champagne, super glue, the Slinky, the microwave and plenty more. All created by mistake. It’s Thanksgiving and we’re eating turkey and pumpkin pie — hopefully not crow and humble pie! Still, while we’re already giving thanks for the many blessings in our lives, we might as well give thanks that those toe-curling mistakes — while definitely sometimes beneficial and educational — only happen once in a while.
greeted by all the volunteers and entered the room, I was overcome with emotion: 1,500 people and 150 tables filled the event space. That alone was a testament to preserving the future of the Holocaust Memorial Center. I have attended many fundraisers, but never have I seen an event run so perfectly and
so well attended. In a time of growing anti-Semitism, it was so powerful to be in a place that was dedicated to remembering our horrific past and preventing future occurrences. I listened and laughed when one of the presenters talked about our grandparents always pushing them to eat. At that moment I realized I never had
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he foreign-policy establishment was nearly unanimous last year when President Donald Trump decided to pull out of the 2015 Iran nuclear deal and reimpose sanctions on Tehran. The so-called experts Jonathan were all sure Tobin that it would never work. We were told that America couldn’t isolate Iran on its own because Europe wouldn’t let it happen. They also assured us that President Barack Obama had gotten the best possible bargain for the West, and that his attempt to bring Iran back into the community of nations and the global economy couldn’t be reversed. But they were wrong. The proof that the sneering condescension of the “adults” and other smart people about Trump’s policy was misplaced is being illustrated on the streets of Iranian cities, where massive protests broke out Nov. 15. The demonstrators were opposing massive hikes in gas prices that ranged from 50 percent to 300 percent for consumers. According to official Iranian news reports, 100 banks and 57 shops were set on fire, and two people were killed. The same government source said 1,000 protesters were arrested in what the country’s leaders derided as efforts to destabilize the regime inspired by agents of the “Great Satan” of the United States. In order to stop
Protesters in the streets of Iran demonstrate against a massive hike in gas prices.
the protests from spreading, the government shut down internet access throughout the country. What’s even more encouraging for opponents of this rogue government is that these rallies were echoed in both Lebanon and Iraq, where people also took to the streets to show their frustration and anger with pro-Iranian regimes that misgovern both of those nations. The question now facing the West is whether it will recognize the weakness of the theocratic regime or — as was the case in 2013, when international sanctions nearly brought Tehran to its knees — the United States will back down and allow the ayatollahs to escape their dilemma with Western acquiescence and assistance? But as ironic as it may seem, that might be the route the Trump administration takes in the coming months. Both enriched and empowered by the terms of a pact that actually ensured that Iran would eventually get a nuclear weapon, Tehran’s fantastic quest for regional hegemony
has become a realistic goal. In the wake of its diplomatic triumph when Iranian bluffs led Obama to back down on virtually all his demands for an end to its nuclear program, Tehran vastly expanded its influence throughout the region. But Trump and his team rightly understood that Iran’s growing strength was more illusion than reality. Iran is the world’s leading state sponsor of terrorism, yet its efforts to dominate the Middle East rests on a shaky foundation. Its Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps orchestrates its foreign adventures and is seemingly unchecked by any domestic or foreign antagonist. Still, it depends on being able to milk the nation’s economy in order to continue spreading mayhem. That’s why the sanctions that the U.S. reimposed have the ability to tilt the balance of power away from Tehran. When faced with the choice of doing business with Iran or a United States determined to enforce sanctions, Europe chose the latter, despite its misgivings. That choked off Iran’s supply of foreign
exchange; almost immediately, its terrorist henchmen in Syria and Lebanon began to feel the pinch. No amount of Iranian bluster or military provocations in the Gulf can cover up the fact that the theocrats are running out of money. The ayatollahs think that further oppression is the only answer to a restive population that has had enough of their Islamist overlords. After 40 years of a reactionary government dedicated to stifling expressions of support for freedom, the Iranian people may indeed be ready for change. This ought to be the moment when Trump further tightens the noose around the Iranian economy. Yet Trump is distracted by the Democrats’ impeachment effort and perhaps more interested in withdrawing from the Middle East than in exploiting a historic moment of Iranian weakness. He may be looking for an exit ramp from the confrontation, rather than seeking to continue to roll back the gains that Iran reaped from Obama. U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced American support for the Iranian protests — a stark contrast to Obama’s obsequious silence during the 2009 mass protests against the regime that were crushed by brutal violence. However, Pompeo’s statement was not accompanied by measures designed to increase pressure on the Iranian’s population’s oppressors or to aid their efforts by somehow providing internet access inside the country. Whether or not continued on page 10
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and stay engaged. Scott Kaufman’s decision to step down as CEO of the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit engrained in me a lesson I learned a few years back from another leader I admire: Riet Schumack. After more than a decade of working and living in Brightmoor, having been critical in the founding of organizations like the Brightmoor Alliance and others, Riet made the decision to step aside as the executive director of the beloved organization she founded, Neighbors Building Brightmoor. With that simple act, she taught me and the hundreds of teens and adults who know her how an unquestionably loved, effective and admired leader can step into the ranks of avid followers as opposed to stepping down or away from leadership. To this very day you can find Riet toiling away in her farm and with her neighbors making durable, incremental, Social Media Coordinator: Chelsie Dzbanski cdzbanski@renmedia.us Editorial Assistant: Sy Manello smanello@renmedia.us Senior Columnist: Danny Raskin dannyraskin2132@gmail.com Contributing Editor: Robert Sklar rsklar@renmedia.us Contributing Editor: David Sachs Contributing Arts Editor: Gail Zimmerman gzimmerman@renmedia.us
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what all leaders need — followers, doers, supporters, positive critics, enthusiastic skeptics and hand-raisers for the tough jobs. Scott’s plans have nothing to do with stepping down. He’s rededicating himself to his personal mission for our region, to core Jewish principles of tzedakah (justice) and tikkun olam (repairing the world) and now he can do it in the entrepreneurial spirit only he can muster. Moving forward, I will try to follow their example, ask others to do the same, and celebrate leaders like Scott and Riet who found a way to both reenergize their passion for why they feel they were placed on this Earth — to help people and to show their love through work — and to make room for other leaders who need to stretch their changemaking legs against the tenacious challenges we face together.
positive gains alongside other impactful leaders like Ora Williams of Grandmothers Mothering Again, Rev. Larry Simmons of the Brightmoor Alliance, along with John and Alicia George of the Motor City Blight Busters who have dedicated more than three decades to Brightmoor and Old Redford. Scott’s announcement came as a surprise to me and, to be fully transparent, made me a bit sad. His energy and excitement for the Jewish community, how it supports and enlivens our region and city, his understanding of the historical role our Jewish neighbors have played in civil rights alongside our African American and Latinx fellow citizens, his passion for the continuing role the community has in what must be an equitable resurgence, and his sense of humor and humility made the work fun. I knew I would miss it if he stepped down. But that’s just it, he hasn’t stepped down. Like Riet, he has moved into the ranks of
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something like that is possible — and taking into account that any foreign intervention carries the risk of provoking a nationalist backlash — there is plenty the United States can do to make it harder on the tyrants of Tehran. But if Trump’s intention is to begin backing away from the confrontation — either out of misguided belief that his “America First” principles requires the United States to avoid further conflicts or because he thinks he can make a better deal than Obama — then he will squander this opportunity. That would be a tragic mistake. To date, the president has resisted the advice of those who, like Obama, believe the only
choices available to the United States on Iran are appeasement and war. Though the path ahead for the United States is fraught with dangers that should not be underestimated, Trump’s “maximum pressure” policy cannot be abandoned prematurely. The diplomats who enthusiastically carried out Obama’s appeasement and now seek to resist Trump’s efforts were wrong all along about Iran. Now is the moment to press harder on Iran. The alternative would be to ensure the continuation in power of a tyrannical regime that is bent on spreading terror throughout the region. Jonathan S. Tobin is editor in chief of JNS—Jewish News Syndicate.
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to worry about food or starvation. If not for the extreme conditions and resilience of the survivors, we would not have this luxury. I remember when Eva Mames (of blessed memory), a Holocaust survivor, used to say always have a piece of cake; don’t deprive yourself. I now understand why. Dr. Ruth (Westheimer) spoke at this event and her story was amazing. She explained that it is important to give young children a strong foundation to help them grow into strong adults. As I left, I felt a renewed commitment to help preserve the legacy of the Holocaust Memorial Center so my grandchildren will have the opportunity to learn about the struggles of the Jewish people. We all have a responsibility to make sure this happens. — Janie Starkman Commerce Township
Learning Opportunity Rebecca Starr did a wonderful job of highlighting the many ways Detroit offers learning and growth opportunities to our Detroit Jewish population in “Detroit Pride,” (Nov. 7. Page 6). I’d like to add one more event. Limmud Michigan, now in its fifth year, offers a one-day event where Jews of all stripes — from the observant to the adjacent — can come together to explore, learn and celebrate “All Things Jewish.” At our most recent Limmud Michigan event, more than 500 of us came together to expand our horizons through the programming. Our next Limmud Michigan event is Sunday, March 22, 2020, at the Eastern Michigan University conference center in Ypsilanti with optional bus transportation from the Detroit area. Visit limmudmichigan.org for more information. — Sue Birnholtz Chair, Limmud Michigan
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Joys of Judaism Jenna Englend Englender’s der’’s quest for Jewish le learning led her to become a Modern Orthodox rabbanit bent on sharing her passion. BARBARA LEWIS CONTRIBUTING WRITER
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emale l rabbis bb are nothh ing new in Reform, Reconstructionist and Conservative Judaism. Now Detroit has one of a few dozen ordained Orthodox women clergy. Just don’t call her a rabbi. Rabbanit Jenna Englender graduated in June from the smicha (ordination) program of Yeshivat Maharat in Bronx, N.Y., founded in 2009 to educate, ordain and invest in passionate, committed Orthodox women who model a dynamic Judaism to inspire and support individuals and communities. Thirty-four of its graduates are serving as clergy in schools, hospitals, communal organizations and congregations around the country, and another 30 are enrolled in the program. Only six use the title “rabbi.” The others call themselves rabba, rabbanit (which traditionally meant a rabbi’s wife) or maharat, a Hebrew acronym
ffor manhiga h hilchatit h l h ruchanit h Toranit, meaning a female leader in Jewish law, spirituality and Torah, or darshanit, a woman who has been trained to interpret scripture. Before starting Yeshivat Maharat, co-founder and president Sara Hurwitz was ordained as a “rabba” by Orthodox rabbis Avi Weiss and Daniel Sperber. Englender, 30, has come a long way from her San Francisco-area youth, where she had a strong Jewish identity but no formal affiliations. Her family was not part of a congregation, and she did not have any religious education. She says she discovered the joys of Judaism at New York University, where she studied Middle Easter studies and interational relations. “I didn’t even realize what Hillel was; I sort of stumbled across it. A friend invited me to a Shabbat dinner at Hillel and I went,” she said.
h she h llearned d about b a There class in Jewish basics for students who had never had a bar or bat mitzvah. “So, I started learning and suddenly discovered the wealth of Jewish life,” she said. “I just started sucking it up!” She began to observe more traditional Jewish practices, and by the time she graduated in 2009, she solidly identified as Modern Orthodox. But something was still missing. “I felt comfortable with my Jewish lifestyle, but I didn’t feel ownership of it,” she said. “I had no foundation in textual education. I felt my practices were meaningful, but I wanted to know why they were meaningful.” She had been to Israel for a summer to study Arabic at Hebrew University. A year after graduating from NYU she returned, enrolling at Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies for a
Rabbanit Jenna Englender teaches a Melton adult education class.
year-long program of text study. “After a week or two, I knew a year wasn’t going to cut it,” she said, and began to think about how she could continue to learn. That year, she met her husband, Sam Englender. He had come to Israel intending to stay but missed his family in suburban Detroit. As newlyweds, the Englenders moved to New York, where Sam earned ordination at Yeshivat Chovevei Torah, a Modern Orthodox rabbinical school founded by Avi Weiss, and Jenna worked as a recruiter for the Pardes Institute. THIRST FOR MORE Englender knew she needed more time with Jewish texts. Her Pardes experience had enlightened her to what she felt Jewish education could and should be. She wanted to impart that sense of excitement and energy to others. At Yeshivat continued on page 14
“I felt comfortable with my Jewish lifestyle, but I didn’t feel ownership of it. I felt my practices were meaningful, but I wanted to know why they were meaningful.” — RABBANIT JENNA ENGLENDER
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Maharat, she could learn Torah intensively and prepare to lead and educate others. She graduated in June with four classmates who completed the seminary’s four-year program and three who finished the shorter “executive track” for women who already had a high
level of scholarship and leadership experience but lacked formal ordination. It wasn’t easy for her. Most of Englender’s classmates had grown up in Orthodox families and attended Orthodox day schools. Even with her Pardes experience and a year of inde-
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The Englender family: Sam, Jenna, Maya and Esther.
pendent study, she said, “I felt I was jumping in the deep end.” But the Maharat program was “amazing,” she said. Every morning, the women studied Halachah (Jewish law), focusing on life cycle events, death and mourning, conversion, Shabbat, kashrut and family purity. “We spent a whole year on the laws of family purity, probably a lot more than some male rabbinic students,” she said. Afternoons were devoted to Gemarah (Talmudic commentary) and pastoral education, where the women learned how to provide support for people suffering from family problems, depression, alcoholism and other difficulties of modern life. DETROIT ROLES Last spring, Sam, who grew up in Southfield and Beverly Hills and graduated from Michigan State, accepted a position as community outreach manager for Detroit’s JCRC/AJC. In June,
just before Jenna graduated, she and Sam and daughter Maya, 2, moved to Oak Park. The Englenders’ second daughter, Esther Meira, was born Nov. 13. Jenna spent the summer getting acquainted with the Detroit Jewish community. This fall, she is teaching three Melton adult education. She’s also assisting Rabbi Asher Lopatin of Kehillat Etz Chayim in Oak Park as a resource person for congregants’ questions about taharat hamishpacha, family purity. “Many Modern Orthodox communities have seen the need to have a woman as a resource for taharat hamishpacha question, along with the rabbi,” Lopatin said. “We are excited that now we have a woman who has been trained on these important halachic issues and is willing to answer questions and give advice.” As comfortable as a woman may be with a male rabbi, it may be easier for her to discuss
Local Women Celebrate the “Feminine Divine” For Rakia Sky Beimel, working the land has religious significance. When she and her ex-husband started Kibbutz Detropia in northwest Detroit five years ago, they saw it as a spiritual expression of their Judaism. Two years later, Beimel decided to delve deeper into Jewish spirituality by enrolling in the Kohenet Hebrew Priestess Institute. In August, she and 21 other women in the institute’s seventh graduating class were ordained as kohenot or priestesses. Rabbi Tamara Kolton takes a somewhat different approach. She is focusing on Eve as a representative of the feminine divine. She says the story of Eve, whom she regards as the first victim of the #MeToo movement, “is actually the story of the first body shaming of a woman” — and the perpetrator was God. That found-
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ing Judeo-Christian myth granted generations of men permission to violate women, she said. “This man-made figurehead of the patriarchy is not my God,” she said. “It’s time for the one truly loving, compassionate God — the God who wants nothing more than to see Eve rise and resume her place as ‘the Mother of All Living Things,’ to make herself known and available to all of us.” Kolton grew up at the late Rabbi Sherwin Wine’s Birmingham Temple in Farmington Hills and became the first rabbi ordained in Humanistic Judaism. She no longer identifies as Humanist and isn’t affiliated with any denomination. She offers clerical services including weddings, baby namings and funerals, teaches about spirituality and also offers counseling as a psychologist.
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Kolton’s first book, Oranges for Eve; My Brave, Beautiful, Badass Journey to the Feminine Divine, will launch at 1 p.m. Dec. 1 with a party open to all at the Baldwin Public Library in Birmingham. Beimel says the Kohenet Hebrew Priestess Institute’s program aims to help women reclaim “the divine feminine”
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by focusing on “the ancient practices of our foremothers,” though there are no documented instances of women in Jewish history being called kohenot. The institute was founded by Rabbi Jill Hammer of New York, who was ordained at the Jewish Theological Seminary, and Taya Shere from the San Francisco
intimate questions with another woman, he said. “Thank God, we are living in a time where there are women as knowledgeable as Rabbanit Jenna, to whom we can turn with full confidence that they will give an erudite, sensitive and authoritative halachic answer,” he said. “I believe she and I will learn from each other, and I hope other synagogues in Detroit will take advantage of her expertise and skills.” Neither Yeshivat Maharat nor the idea of ordaining women — even if they’re not called “rabbi” — have been embraced by mainstream Orthodox Judaism. When Lopatin, former head of the Yeshivat Chovevei Torah, moved to Detroit, he was not embraced by segments of the local Orthodox community because of his liberal Modern Orthodox views.
area. The two co-authored The Hebrew Priestess: Ancient and New Visions of Jewish Women’s Spiritual Leadership and Siddur HaKohanot: a Hebrew Priestess Prayerbook. The institute’s three-year training program includes a seven-week intensive residency at the Isabella Freedman Jewish Retreat Center in Falls Village, Conn., with the rest of the learning conducted online. “Birth and death traditionally happened in the home, which was the province of women,” said Beimel, who is also a doula, assisting women in giving birth. “We’re returning to some of those original practices, without the influences of capitalism and patriarchy.” Bemiel also hopes to join many of the other kohenot licensed to officiate at weddings
Recently, he was named to head the JCRC/AJC. In 2015, the Rabbinical Council of America passed a resolution stating its members with positions in Orthodox institutions “may not ordain women into the Orthodox rabbinate, regardless of the title used; or hire or ratify the hiring of a woman into a rabbinic position at an Orthodox institution; or allow a title implying rabbinic ordination to be used by a teacher of Limudei Kodesh (religious study) in an Orthodox institution.” Other organizations have gone even farther, declaring Yeshivat Maharat a dissident movement that has rejected the basic tenets of Judaism. But Englender is unfazed. “I feel very welcome here,” she said. “Everyone I’ve met has been welcoming and open. It’s an incredibly friendly culture.”
— licensure requirements vary from state to state — and she’d like to establish an alternative Jewish burial society. In mid-September, Beimel and Keshira haLev Fife, a visiting kohenet from Pittsburgh, conducted a ceremony at the Jewish Community Center to mark the full moon of the Hebrew month of Elul. Beimel also curated an exhibit, “The Divine Feminine,” at the JCC’s Janice Charach Gallery late this summer. For her kohenet capstone project, she registered Kibbutz Detropia as a nonprofit organization and developed plans to make it more active as a retreat center. She’s also looking into building a mikvah (ritual bath) near her home that would be easily accessible to Jewish women living in the city.
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Minchah, Our Joyful, Musical Kabbalat Shabbat Service and Ma’ariv.
7:15 p.m. WINTERFEST SHABBAT DINNER Immediately following T.G.I.S., hosted by the Empty Nesters. Cost: $18.00 per person ages 13 and older, $ 9.00 per child ages 5-12. No charge for children ages 0-4. Following dinner: Z’mirot and Q&A with the Maccabeats. Open to the Community. Dinner Reservations are Required.
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ew Jersey teen Richard Tobin is accused of using a neo-Nazi social network called the Base to find volunteers for the September graffiti attacks on synagogues in Michigan and Wisconsin, the Philadelphia Inquirer reported. Tobin also allegedly said he planned the attacks as part of nationwide campaign he called “Operation Kristallnacht,” a reference to the 1938 pogrom against Jewish homes, synagogues and Jewish-owned businesses in Germany and Austria. Tobin also confessed to driving to a New Jersey mall with a machete that he planned to use to kill black shoppers. A complaint filed Nov. 12 by the FBI charges Tobin with conspiring with a hate group against
the rights of minorities, including Jews, NJ.com reported. The group calls itself a “white protection league” and advocates for a country populated only by white people. Its members practice “doomsday prepping,” or preparing for the end of the world, and participate in military training. The group’s symbol references a failed 1923 German coup led by Adolf Hitler, according to the FBI. The court filings have not named the people who attacked the two synagogues. Tobin appeared in federal court in Camden, N.J., on Nov. 15. U.S. Magistrate Judge Karen M. Williams ordered Tobin held pending a mental health evaluation and scheduled a detention hearing for next month.
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Giving Tuesday This year, Federation is doubling down. BECKY HURVITZ SPECIAL TO THE JEWISH NEWS
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f you haven’t yet made a donation to the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit this year, Giving Tuesday is the day. Federation has again secured a match, this time from the Bellinson family, for this global day of giving on Dec. 3, allowing matches of up to $180 dollar-fordollar. From providing seniors with the resources and
care to age with grace and dignity to ensuring children have access to Jewish education in safe environments, the Federation is committed to taking care of the community’s most vulnerable members while also working to building a vibrant Jewish future. Launched in 2012, and taking place the Tuesday after Thanksgiving each
year, Giving Tuesday has become an international event that harnesses the collective power of individuals, communities and organizations to encourage philanthropy and celebrate generosity. In 2018, people from more than 150 countries globally donated on Giving Tuesday, with an estimated $400 million given online alone. “Giving Tuesday has proven to be an incredibly successful day for our fundraising efforts,� said Lisa Cutler, Federation’s senior director, philanthropic operations. “Many community members know about Super Sunday, Giving Tuesday has really taken on a similar role.� Federation volunteers
will be calling community members on Giving Tuesday to collect pledges. Community members can also take advantage of the match and donate online at jewishdetroit.org/donate beginning Friday, Nov. 29, through Giving Tuesday, Dec. 3. “After all the shopping and sales of Black Friday and Cyber Monday, it’s nice to have a day dedicated to giving back,� said Marianne Bloomberg, Federation’s associate director of philanthropic engagement. “Our community is extremely generous on Giving Tuesday, and we’re excited we can make their generosity go even further by matching gifts once again this year.�
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Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and Professor Eugene Kandel, CEO of Start-Up Nation Central, with the Memorandum of Understanding they signed.
Trade Mission to Israel
Gov. Whitmer signs agreement to connect Israeli businesses to Michigan. ADAM FINKEL CONTRIBUTING WRITER
Tel Aviv and Southfield t an Israeli mobility summit held 984 feet from the Mediterranean coastline, an exhibition hall overflowed with companies. Many of the startups are focused on making driving safer to prevent the 6 million accidents that occur each year in the U.S. One company just advanced a partnership with a major city in Michigan to help create transportation efficiencies for the city and its drivers. A short ride away, an Israeli stealth startup is working on reducing global medical errors to target the quarter million or
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so preventable deaths each year. It’s the third leading cause of U.S. deaths. The startup is one of several ventures aligned with Michigan hospitals’ objectives to save lives through technology, whether it’s to lower wait time or create more efficiencies for the state’s 100 million+ emergency room visits each year. A few miles up the Mediterranean coastline, a group from Michigan had arrived, led by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, who spent last week in Israel on her first international trade mission. The five-day trip from Nov.
19-23 included a visit to GM’s Advanced Technical Center and a meeting with its director, Gil Golan, and his team for an understanding of GM’s role in Israel’s Start-Up Nation and the innovation ecosystem. Whitmer also scheduled a meeting with a delegation of other Democratic U.S. governors pursuing partnerships and economic developments in Israel, and visits to Ford Motor Company’s new regional research center. Also on her agenda was a meeting with Israeli Minister of Energy Dr. Yuval Steinitz as
part of the Water Technology and Environmental Council (WATEC) conference. IMPROVING MICHIGANISRAEL TIES The governor comes home with a signed Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Israel-based tech NGO Start-Up Nation Central. Start-Up Nation Central acts as a gateway to Israeli innovation to collaborate on ways to improve opportunities and quality of life for Michigan citizens. Michigan and StartUp Nation Central will work to connect innovative ecosystems and identify Israeli-based companies with opportunities to expand operations into Michigan. “This MOU can offer a blueprint for connecting the innovation ecosystems strategically,” Whitmer said. “An example might be how to optimize mobility to improve transportation options for citizens who may not be looking for a self-driving car, but who do need an affordable, reliable way to go to the bank, get to an appointment or meet friends.” Earlier this year, Michigan became the first state to launch a free web platform poised to be a tipping point for the state’s startup ecosystem. The platform, startupMICHIGAN. com, created by Start-Up Nation Central and powered by the Michigan Israel Business Accelerator (MIBA), features more than 300 startups and growing — including hubs and funders. “One of Gov. Whitmer’s top priorities is solidifying Michigan as a world leader in mobility, and it’s important that we build on our relationships with our international partners
so we can work together to attract more businesses and jobs to our state,� said the governor’s spokesperson Tiffany Brown. During her trip, Whitmer spoke at the WATEC conference in Tel Aviv, highlighting her dedication to protecting the Great Lakes. According to the Times of Israel, at the conference Whitmer said, “We’re working with our partners and other states to secure our Great Lakes because we cannot afford to sit back and watch these problems get worse. The ecological economics and the health risks are too high. And time is not on our side. We must act now; we must act together. We must form partnerships with leaders around the world to do this.� While in Israel, Whitmer visited Tel Aviv, Jerusalem and
Bethlehem. In Bethlehem, she planned to visit the Church of the Nativity and meet with Vera Baboun, representative of the Palestinian Authority and former mayor of Bethlehem. According to her official statement, the trip was conducted at the invitation of the Israeli government and hosted by the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit in coordination with the Michigan Economic Development Corporation. MICHIGAN’S ARABAMERICANS UPSET Whitmer’s decision to travel to Israel angered some Arab Americans in Michigan, according to an Arab American News presss release. Arab American community leaders met Monday during her trip to formulate a response
to Whitmer’s “insensitive and offensive trip to the apartheid state of Israel.� Her trip took leaders by surprise, says the press release, which added that many in the Arab American community in Michigan considered it “a slap in the face.� According to the Detroit News, the Dearborn-based American Human Rights Council said in a statement that it is “deeply concerned� that Whitmer’s visit to Israel will be “perceived as acquiescence, if not approval of U.S. abandonment of its longtime policy and of Israeli repressive policies.� According to Brown, “Michigan governors have a rich tradition of traveling to Israel to strengthen our business ties and meet with leaders to discuss how we can partner to attract more businesses and
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jobs to our state. The governor is hopeful that we’ll accomplish these goals on this trip, and she’s excited for future opportunities to work with more of our international partners.� Previous governors to lead economic development trips to Israel include Gov. Jennifer Granholm in 2008 and Gov. Rick Snyder in 2017. NO PRESS TIME Though the Jewish News had a reporter on the ground in Israel all week, repeated requests each day for access to the governor to cover her activities in the country were denied. The JN was granted a five-minute conference call with Whitmer on Friday, Nov. 22, but the call was canceled at the last minute. JN Contributing Writer Adam Finkel reported from Tel Aviv.
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“Sadly, everyone knows someone or has a friend who knows someone who struggles with addiction or mental illness.” — RABBI BENNY GREENWALD,
Friendship House:
Acceptance, Community & Hope Hundreds of individuals living in isolation from addiction, grief and mental illness find a path forward at Friendship House.
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n the early 1990s, a young man by the name of Daniel Sobel, who was struggling with mental illness and addiction, was introduced to a local rabbi. After searching for help, Daniel’s parents found hope and a lifelong friendship for their son through Rabbi Yitschak Meir Kagan. Daniel would lose his battle with addiction, but his legacy would become the Friendship House, a community support center based in West Bloomfield, the inaugural program of The Friendship Circle. “When my wife, Carole, and I lost our son to addiction, we knew we had to do something to honor his memory,” says Sam Sobel, Daniel’s father. “Working with Lubavitch, we wanted to open a center where young adults who were struggling, felt distressed or alienated could find support and friendship.” With a dedication to honor their son and help others facing similar struggles, Sam and Carole Sobel funded the opening of the Daniel B. Sobel Friendship House in 1994 on the Lubavitch Jewish Community Campus in West Bloomfield. Friendship Circle director Rabbi Levi Shemtov led the program for many years. Rabbi Yisrael Pinson was hired to establish a stronger program, followed by Rabbi Benny Greenwald, director of the Daniel B. Sobel Friendship House. “Sadly, everyone knows someone or has a friend who knows someone who struggles with addiction or mental illness,” says Greenwald. “The Sobels’ vision to create a space for those individuals to come has become this beautiful place where we are all partners in creating our own infinite life.” Since its founding, the Friendship
House has become a support system and an extension of home to hundreds of individuals along their journey. The house is a hub for weekly recovery and support meetings as well as weekly Shabbat dinners, Jewish holiday programs and social events. Friendship House connects people struggling with mental illness to others who’ve faced similar challenges. “We’re able to offer programs that integrate the 12 steps of recovery into Jewish faith,” Greenwald said. “Here, everyone has a friend.” As individuals become involved with the Friendship House, they also begin giving back through mentorship and sponsorship, as well as through the community programs offered through the Friendship House. Each week, friends of the Friendship House prepare and deliver 30-40 Shabbat dinners for patients in the hospital, individuals in rehab and those who are homebound. “A large part of recovery is giving back,” Greenwald says. “Our Shabbat dinner program serves hundreds of meals each month and is fully run by volunteers and friends. We want everyone to know that wherever you are in your struggle, you can be a part of, and give back to, the community.” Friendship House has become a pillar in the Jewish and rehabilitation communities. Everyone is welcome and finding the same hope Daniel Sobel found so many years ago. Throughout his time at Friendship House, Greenwald has seen the miracles that happen when people find a place of acceptance and hope. Within these walls, they are celebrated for their hard work and appreciated for their struggle.
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Joining Forces to Make an Impact
‘An Israeli Woman’s Journey’
Partnership2Gether and FIDF to help with IMPACT! Scholarships for veterans. DAVID GLASS SPECIAL TO THE JEWISH NEWS
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srael is central to Detroit Recently the FIDF IMPACT! because since 1994, the Scholarship Program and Jewish Federation of Metro- the Federation announced a politan Detroit has partnered new partnership on behalf with cities in Israel in a region of IDF veterans from Michiknown as the Central Galigan’s P2G region. lee. This Partnership2Gether Now, the donation of an (P2G) participation has created IMPACT! Scholarship sponlong-lasting relationships that sorship can go directly to a stuhave strengthened both comdent from the Central Galilee munities. region. Thousands of lives have been The IMPACT! Scholarship touched by P2G programs Program grants four-year acalike Teen Mission, the Detroit demic scholarships to IDF vetCommunity Taglit-Birthright erans from low socioeconomic Israel and the Israeli Camper backgrounds. It also provides Program, which brings the funds to cover living expenses largest contingent of Israeli while they study and gives them campers anywhere in the U.S. C. 1920the unique benefit of direct to Michigan. contact with their sponsors in
the United States. In return, scholarship recipients must complete 130 hours of community service per year. This contribution to their communities and completion of a higher education degree help to advance Israel’s economy. For more information and to make an IMPACT! Scholarship gift, contact Paula Lebowitz, FIDF MI chapter director, at (248) 926-4110 or paula.lebowitz@fidf.org. (This story first appeared on myjewishdetroit.org.)
National Council of Jewish Women, Michigan Israel Affairs Committee presents “An Israeli Woman’s Journey� with Nina Yahalomi Klevitsky Thursday, Dec. 5, from noon-1:30 p.m. at the NCJW office. Yahalomi Klevitsky, the community shlicha, will discuss women’s issues in Israel. Bring your own lunch (dessert and beverage provided). Cost is $5. RSVP with payment by Tuesday, Dec. 3. For more information or to register for the program, call (248) 355-3300, ext. 0; mail check made payable to NCJW | MI, 26400 Lahser Road, Suite 306, Southfield, MI 48033.
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Meet Josh & Joey Father and son, Joey and Josh Roberts, were introduced to the Daniel B. Sobel Friendship House when Joey’s wife began a battle with cancer in 2008. “Josh was in law school when my wife got sick,” Joey said. “He started self-medicating to help deal with her nine-year battle with cancer. Self-medicating turned into a drug addiction.” The Roberts family became regulars at Friendship House over the next few years. Joey and his wife attended Al-Anon meetings, and Josh attended recovery meetings and Jewish support groups there. “Friendship House was such a blessing,” Joey said. “Many years Josh was in and out of recovery and rehabilitation centers. Because of Friendship House, he was able to finish law school.” Three years ago, Josh’s mother died, and he sank to his lowest point. He moved to a nine-month Jewish recovery program in California that changed his life. Coming
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Father and son find hope and purpose through Friendship House.
home to his support system at Friendship House, he was able to continue to integrate his Judaism and his recovery. “It wasn’t until my mom passed away that I finally got it together,” Josh said. “Through everything, I’ve been involved with Friendship House. I went to Shabbat dinners, Thursday recovery meetings and retreats. They’ve become a family.” Josh is celebrating three years of recovery in February. He now leads the Thursday night recovery meeting that started his journey. Since his wife’s passing, Joey is a regular volunteer at Friendship House, cooking weekly Shabbat meals and taking his therapy dog on his visits to hospice patients and the homebound. “I see my wife smiling through Josh’s face every day. He stands tall and is proud of himself,” Joey said. “Through the negative of addiction, we found Friendship House. And through my wife’s death, Josh found recovery.”
Get involved, go to friendshipcircle.org/ foreverfriendship
Detroit Dog Rescue Gets a Lotta Love Success: 96.3 WDVD-FM’s Blaine Fowler Morning Show conducted its second successful annual radiothon for Detroit Dog Rescue and raised
more than $60,000 once again for Detroit’s only no-kill dog foster and adoption shelter founded by Jewish community member Kristina Rinaldi.
Ultimate Indoor Recess The Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit, in partnership with JFamily, is planning the “Ultimate Indoor Recess,” an afternoon of family fun from 12:30-3:30 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 8, at On the Dunes, 2055 Haggerty Road, in Commerce Township. Fowling, golf and puttputt simulators, axe throwing (for adults), Star Trax, unlimited arcade games and
a dodge ball tournament are just some of the fun things in store for this awesome family afternoon for kids of all ages. Cost is $45 per family. An $18 donation to Federation per family is required to attend this event. No additional gift is required for current donors. Questions? Contact Karen Kaplan at kaplan@jfmd.org or (248) 203-1453.
Adopt a Family for the Holidays The holidays are a wonderful time of year and most of us look forward to them with great anticipation. But the same can’t be said for families struggling to make ends meet or older adults living far from loved ones or community members facing a mental health crisis, according to Jewish Family Service. But you can make a difference by participating in JFS’ Adopt a Family program. You can give people in need not only a gift to unwrap, but the knowledge that someone is thinking about them during this time of year.
Shop for an individual or family, purchase gift cards or make a general donation to the program. Forms to sign up are available on jfsdetroit.org. Drop-off week is Dec. 9-13 at the JFS office in West Bloomfield. JFS is partnering with Toyology. Mention JFS when shopping at any of Toyology’s four locations until Dec. 8 and they’ll donate 20 percent of purchases made to support the Adopt a Family program. Questions? Contact Lindsay Leder at (248) 592-2309 or lleder@jfsdetroit.org.
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Jews in the D Cookies for a Cause at Temple Beth El Cookie walks are not just church events! The Sisterhood of Temple Beth El in Bloomfield Hills is proud to host its Second Annual Cookie Walk (bake sale) for the benefit of Corner Shower and Laundry on Sunday, Dec. 8, from 9 a.m.-1 p.m., or until the cookies sell out. The Sisterhood has taken on Corner Shower and Laundry as one of its social justice/social action projects. Corner Shower and Laundry is a non-denominational, nonprofit group that has renovated space within St. Peter’s Church in Corktown with four private shower stalls, three sink stations, two lavatories, three washing machines and three dryers to provide a safe, secure space for those who are homeless or otherwise in need to shower or wash up and to
launder their belongings. St. Peter’s Church also houses Manna Community Meals, a soup kitchen that has been serving this community for more than 40 years. It is primarily their guests who Corner Shower and Laundry will serve. For more information, visit cornershowerandlaundry. com or on Facebook at Corner Shower and Laundry. And, what exactly is a cookie walk? It’s a special bake sale. Approximately 50 volunteer bakers will be providing dozens of their favorite cookies for Chanukah and Christmas (and every day!) for purchase. Upon arrival at Temple Beth El, 7400 Telegraph Road, Bloomfield Hills, visitors will receive a carryout box and food
handler gloves to pick and choose the cookies of their choice that will be weighed and sold by the pound. A gift boutique will be set up with related holiday giftware available for sale (the Sisterhood Gift Shop will also be open) and raffle tickets will be available to purchase with great raffle prizes to choose from. A complimentary raffle ticket will be given to each guest who brings new packages of men’s socks, underwear, hats or gloves that will be collected for those that frequent Corner Shower and Laundry and Manna Community Meals. Questions? Contact Sue Goldsmith at (248) 626-3839 or mrssurplus@sbcglobal. net. This event is free to attend and open to the community.
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JScreen Comes to Detroit On Nov. 14, JScreen, a national nonprofit public health initiative, and The Well/Temple Israel had a great turnout for “Wine, Cheese and Genetic Disease� at Fuse 45 in Royal Oak. Rabbi Jennifer Kaluzny of Temple Israel spoke about her and her husband’s personal journey and discussed the options that carrier couples have to help them have children free of that particular genetic disease. Hillary Kener of JScreen spoke about JScreen and debunked the misconception that interfaith couples do not need testing. In reality, Kener said, interfaith couples should go through the same type of genetic screening as couples of two Jewish people should. For more information, go to jscreen. org.
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A Place S to Gather
Clover Hill gets ready to open the Berman Shiva Center on the grounds of the cemetery.
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TOP: The Mandell L. Berman Administration Building has been transformed into the Berman Shiva Center. ABOVE: The Davidson/Hermelin Chapel was recently renovated.
hortly after Clover Hill Park Cemetery Executive Director Kim Raznik and Clover Hill Board Chairman Gregg Orley came to their posts in the summer of 2018, they shared a discussion about consistent changes in the way shiva was being observed by families in Metro Raznik Detroit. Specifically, shivas were getting shorter, one or two days, and many were being held at Orley impersonal places. “Long ago, a number of people moved out of state,” Orley said. “As their parents died, they’d come back home but not have a place to hold shiva, so they would go to a restaurant, for example. That struck us as a sad way to celebrate a life.” Orley and Raznik wanted to create a place at Clover Hill for families to celebrate the lives of their loved ones, and they realized the Mandell L. Berman Administration Building
would be ideal. Renovations at the building, now called the Berman Shiva Center, are nearly complete, and families will be able to hold shivas and gatherings there beginning in December. “We’ve removed walls and created a comfortable space for families to gather with friends and loved ones after an unveiling or after an interment for shiva and services. Families will be able to bring in a kosher meal as friends come to comfort one another,” Raznik said. “Geographically, we are centrally located so the Berman Shiva Center is ideal for outof-towners who have few local connections or for those who want to gather with friends and family in a convenient and meaningful space.” According to Rabbi Aaron Starr of Congregation Shaarey Zedek, which owns the cemetery, “Clover Hill Park Cemetery seeks to fulfill the Jewish values of kavod Starr hamet (honoring continued on page 26
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“This new space will provide an opportunity for families holding shiva or unveiling their loved one’s marker to sit together in a quiet, relaxed space,” says Rabbi Aaron Starr.
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the deceased) and nichum aveilim (comforting mourners) within the bounds of Jewish law. “This new resource will allow such families a warm, intimate setting by which their friends and extended family can offer them comfort,” he added. While the Mandell Berman Administration Building was being renovated, Clover Hill decided to renovate its nearly 100-year-old cherished Davidson/Hermelin Chapel as well, putting in new bathrooms, new carpeting, a new rabbi’s study, which will provide a private room for families to meet with the rabbi, as well as a new live-streaming video service. The renovations were completed at the end of the summer and “requests to have services and eulogies in the chapel have already increased,” Orley said. The Berman Shiva Center can accommodate 50-60 people, Raznik said. The center holds a reception area open to families that has the feel of a living room. There is a kosher kitchen area, and kosher food can easily be brought in, she added. The building also has a conference room/ eating area. Windows have been added to the back of the building to provide a peaceful view of Clover Hill’s historic grounds. The Berman Shiva Center is open to anyone in the community, even those who don’t have a burial at Clover Hill Park. Call (248) 723-8884 to find out about fees. Clover Hill recently hired a program coordinator to manage the Berman Shiva Center. “We are overwhelmed with the response we’ve been getting from the community,” Orley said. “People think it’s a great idea. We are coordinating many of the resources you will need during this time.”
Clover Hill is planning an open house event soon for rabbis and funeral directors to tour the Berman Shiva Center. “Many have already been here,” Orley said. “But we look forward to showing everybody what we created.” Additional plans can serve the community in the near future. According to Orley, the newly renovated Davidson/Hermelin Chapel will be able to hold cultural events, such as author talks and films on topics of interest to the community, such as death, mental illness or ethical wills, for example. Also, work is under way to upgrade the cemetery’s mapping system. According to Raznik, the entire cemetery is being mapped and photographed and, once integrated, visitors will be able to search for a loved one and get directions to specific gravesites through Google Maps. Once complete, online burial searches will be available on your phone, at the cemetery kiosk or from the Clover Hill Park Cemetery website, cloverhillpark.org. Clover Hill is also working with the nonprofit ReBoot to connect the life stories, photos and memories of loved ones right from the cemetery website. “Everyone I’ve talked with is enthusiastic about the new Berman Shiva Center, upcoming programs and the technological advances we are bringing to the cemetery and to the community,” Raznik said. Added Starr, “In so many ways, Clover Hill Park Cemetery continues to expand its ability to serve modern Jews and to care for them with the dignity, warmth and compassion that Judaism demands of us in walking through the valley of the shadow of death.”
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originating in the 1950s. Her great-uncle Sidney Berg and grandfather Burton Selik worked in the business until it was sold in the late 1970s. Amy has vivid memories of the cleaners and knew her PaPa Burt and Uncle Sidney would be so proud. After months of due diligence, the Douvilles bought Douglas Cleaners, keeping all the employees on staff. “We came here the day before we took over to meet everyone and introduce ourselves. They were so welcoming and excited to take this new journey with us,” Amy said. Those employees are what make Douglas Cleaners great, according to Andre. “People come because of the quality service. They expect perfection and our employees deliver. We pride ourselves on our expert spot removal and we truly have the brightest whites. We treat customers like members of our own family. We are so very fortunate to have such dedicated and committed employees.” Douglas Cleaners also offers pick-up and delivery service, as well as take-down, cleaning and
reinstalling draperies. Additional services offered are rug cleaning and leather/suede cleaning and repair. Clothing dropped off by 10 a.m. are ready for pick up the same day. Later drop-offs are available the next day. Douglas Cleaners specializes in cleaning household items. It also provides press-only for items customers choose to wash at home but who still want that freshpressed look and feel. Douglas Cleaners offers on-site alterations with a very quick turnaround, usually one day. The Douvilles were delighted to learn that two of their employees had been master seamstresses in their native Albania. “Their work is exquisite,” Amy says. “They have the ability to repair holes onsite in garments that would need to be sent out by most places.” Andre also boasts about their customers. “We have had people coming here for generations. Just recently, I asked one of our regular customers when he first started coming to Douglas Cleaners. He gave it some thought and said 1964. They talk about when their parents used to come in and how they sat on the counter when they were little kids.” Amy said she and Andre love working together at both locations. And they’ve brought the rest of the family into the business as well. Son Zachary, 20, is the delivery driver while he attends college and daughter Emily, 20 as of Nov. 28, who just graduated with a degree in graphic design, created the company logo and other media pieces. She really enjoys helping customers
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Danielle Sara Nodler of Huntington Woods will be called to the Torah as a bat mitzvah on Saturday, Nov. 30, 2019, at Congregation Beth Shalom. She is the beloved daughter of Leslie and Harold Nodler and the younger sister of Rachel. Sharing in the celebration will be her proud grandparents Linda and Paul Gold of Bloomfield Hills, and Adele and Alvin Nodler of Oak Park. Danielle is a seventh-grade student at Norup International School in Oak Park and volunteered at Yad Ezra in Berkley for her mitzvah project. Jonah Scott Owen, son of Wendy GachLazar and Howard Lazar, will lead the congregation in prayer as he becomes a bar mitzvah at Temple Israel in West Bloomfield on Saturday, Nov. 30, 2019. He will be joined in celebration by his siblings Alex, Abby and Avery. Jonah is the loving grandchild of Rochelle and Jerry Gach, and Sema and the late Alton Lazar, and the great-grandchild of Nettie and the late Saul Stein, and the late Lillian Benkoff. He is a student at Hillel Day School of Metropolitan Detroit in Farmington Hills. Among his many mitzvah projects, Jonah found it most meaningful to organize the Rock Steady/Plank for Parkinson’s Competition at Title Boxing Club, where he also takes classes.
Lillie Katelyn Seel and Sophia Meredith Seel will share the bimah at Temple Lillie Seel Israel in West Bloomfield on Friday, Nov. 29, 2019, as they lead the congregation in prayer on the Sophia Seel occasion of their b’not mitzvah. They will be joined in celebration by their proud parents, Debbie and David Seel, and siblings Jack and Madison. Lillie and Sophia are the loving grandchildren of Dr. Phyllis and the late Dr. Allen Seel, and Claudia and William Borowski. They attend Birmingham Covington School. The girls performed many mitzvah projects, but each felt volunteering with PeerCorps Detroit bi-monthly in the city was the most rewarding. They helped to build benches, clean up trash, garden, weed and make Kibbutz Detropia a better place. Shana Cassidy Wasser of Farmington Hills will be called to the Torah as a bat mitzvah on Saturday, Nov. 30, 2019, at Adat Shalom Synagogue. She is the daughter of Sara and Marc Wasser and sister of Ben. Shana is the granddaughter of Varda and Paul Wasser, Shlomo Duben and the late Shana Duben. Shana is a student at Warner Middle School in Farmington Hills. As one of her mitzvah projects, Shana groomed retired horses at Windmill Farms.
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t is so exciting to finally experiencing it. Rather, it is arrive at the beginning of a a sensitive, painful journey new year. Everything seems that quickly becomes all-conso fresh and full of promise, suming — and, moreover, is like we have a new shot to typically suffered in silence. approach life just right and (Particularly if the person make it whatever we want this already has one or more chiltime around. dren.) Well-meaning but As we begin the thoughtless comments Torah anew, the vivid (“We’re all waiting for big stories of Genesis (so news!” “Isn’t it time you relatable, so poignant) had another?”) become throw us valuable stinging barbs, forcing lessons about how to someone to conceal Rabbi Megan or confront their own act, how to treat other Brudney people and, of course, struggle while in their how to avoid common office at work, in line at Parshat relationship pitfalls. Target or at a party. Toldot: The timing is perfect. Please, if these are Genesis This week, as we comments you have 25:19-28:9; read Toldot, the portion found yourself making, Malachi opens with Isaac and consider the feelings 1:1-2:7. Rebecca unsuccessfully they might evoke in attempting to conceive. the listener. Consider We read that “Isaac pleaded to finding other topics to discuss Adonai on behalf of his wife that are less likely to ignite because she was barren; and the sense of powerlessness Adonai responded to his plea, and shame to which infertility and his wife Rebecca conoften leads. Your choice of ceived” (Genesis 25:21). conversation starters can make Although the Torah text a big difference to someone singles out Isaac’s prayer, Rashi walking a difficult path. imagines both in one room, Most of all, if you yourself across from each other. It’s are contending with infertility, a lovely vignette, individual please know that there is supand yet shared hopes prayed port in the Jewish community. mightily, simultaneously. If you have a rabbi you trust, Several commentators furreach out and let her be there ther remark on the depth and for you. sincerity of Isaac’s prayer, leavHebrew Free Loan offers ing an impression of a couple financial support for fertiltruly united in their desire for ity treatments as well as for a child. adoption. Hasidah, a national As the Torah tells it, that is organization, offers financial enough to make their wish support, too, as well as a wide come true. It’s tidy, simple and, variety of resources. in this telling, even seems easy. Isaac did the right thing by In this lone verse we learn of standing with Rebecca and the problem, the solution and lifting his voice in prayer. Let’s the happy result. It’s a brisk, emulate him in 5780 by growlinear progression that ultiing in our own sensitivity and mately serves as the setup to a support for those struggling larger story. with infertility today. Unfortunately, this pat Rabbi Megan Brudney is a rabbi portrayal of the challenge of at Temple Beth El in Bloomfield infertility does not reflect the Township. reality lived by most people
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Taubman, who showcased her personal artistic talents through photography. Proceeds from her book, Detroit: 138 Square Miles, went to the museum. The Reyes and Taubman families have joined to help realize dreams that now extend beyond her lifetime, which ended in 2018. They are supporting a capital fundraising campaign that will enhance the building and its surroundings while establishing an endowment. PLY+ ARCHITECTURE AND DESIGN
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rt enthusiasts launching the Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit (MOCAD) had cultural dreams that reached way beyond their own lifetimes. They wanted to establish — and did in 2006 — a welcoming art center with space for viewing, discussing and making today’s art with varying programs to interest people of diverse ages and backgrounds. One leader was Julie Reyes
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The families’ foundations together have pledged $5 million in matching funds toward a goal of achieving $15 million in the MOCAD Future Fund. As renovations progress, the museum will be designated as MOCAD at the Julie Reyes Taubman Building. “The best Julie gave to the museum was her ongoing curiosity and creativity,” says campaign chair Elyse Foltyn, who brings experience from leadership in the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit. “Julie saw beauty in many things and challenged us to think about different ways of seeing beauty. “She wanted more MOCAD capabilities to keep people in the museum longer and make it more of a social meeting place. She wanted it to be an intersection for community activities as well as concerts, movies and performances. “Julie wasn’t part of our entire plan as we have it now, but we talked about changes. After her passing, we decided to move our dreams forward.” INCREASING CONNECTIVITY MOCAD, located on Woodward and Garfield in Detroit, occupies a building of 22,000 square feet designed by Albert Kahn Associates in the early 1900s and used as an auto dealership. Craig Borum, an architect and principal at PLY+
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Architecture and Design and a professor of architecture at the A. Alfred Taubman College of Design and Urban Planning at the University of Michigan, has worked on changes, which include bringing a plaza setting to the parking lot, establishing a modern heating-cooling system and allowing more space flexibility for exhibits and programs. “When the museum opened, there wasn’t a whole lot of
activity in the neighborhood, and the museum was kind of internal in its organization and appearance,” Borum explains. “In the years since, so much has happened in the transformation of the city that we felt it was important to try to connect the museum to the neighborhood in a bigger way.” One of the first outdoor projects will be opening the grounds so the separate elements can
be joined for a cohesive walkthrough and availability for events. Indoors, a rearrangement of structural elements will allow more display and programming space. “Everything we’re doing is to add another layer and not conceal the character and quality the building has,” Borum explains, referring to the steel trusses and wood ceiling he believes give a sense of the industrial nature of Detroit. “We’re trying to enhance what’s there and bring more visibility to the structure. The original façade was done with glass so those driving by could see new cars. We’re trying to bring the spirit of that back with a quarter of the façade full of glass to give transparency, enhance the street experience and invite people in.” As Borum developed plans, he understood the building also would be available for community use. JULIE’S IMPRINT “I met Julie when we were working on the Mike Kelley Mobile Homestead installation and saw her at a couple of events,” Borum says. “She was an amazing force.” Marsha Miro, former Free Press art critic and MOCAD founder with the late suburban gallery owner Susanne Hilberry, is board president continued on page 42
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and was a close friend of Reyes Taubman. “I had been working on MOCAD for 10 years, and I brought Julie to the building to find out what she thought of it because Richard Manoogian said he would buy it for MOCAD,” Miro recalls. “She was a nonstop thinker, and she said she loved it and wanted to be involved. She did our first benefit at her house before we even opened, and raised enough money, with some grants, to start. She became critical to everything we did.” Among the diversity of programming over the years has been a representation of artists with Jewish ties, including painter Nancy Mitchnick, filmmaker Dara Friedman, installation artist Dor Guez and poet Matvei Yankelevich. A current installation, “Robolights Detroit,” is based on a Palm Springs project
showcased in book form with photos by Reyes Taubman. “I feel people should see MOCAD as a place where creativity is hallowed and nurtured,” Miro says. “Artists are so good at interpreting the world and making sense of it. “With Julie, those of us active with MOCAD felt strongly about building an endowment in order to make sure MOCAD is around as an institution for a long time.” Elysia Borowy-Reeder, MOCAD executive director, has been with the museum for six years and worked closely with Reyes Taubman. “Julie was a visionary,” Borowy-Reeder says. “She wanted MOCAD to be ambitious and at the edge of contemporary art while creating dialogue. She loved to talk about art; and when MOCAD does exhibitions and public programming, we think about the dialogue of art.”
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Leading MOT Ethan Davidson’s new challenge as board chair meshes with his personal interests. SUZANNE CHESSLER CONTRIBUTING WRITER
“We can never rest on our laurels. We have work to do, but we’re starting from a very good place.”
so I’m making my rounds,” he says. “I’m interested in the opera companies that have been on the cutting edge. “I’m going to the Lyric Opera of Chicago in a few weeks and will see performances and talk to the leadership. I’ve talked to people at Opera Columbus, which has brought performances to young adults in spaces that are not traditional opera spaces. “I also hear a lot of good things are happening in St. Louis, so I hope to make contact with leadership there and in Dallas.” As with arts organizations in general, there are explorations of ways to increase funding as well as audience interest. Davidson is looking into sources of revenue that go beyond philanthropic and corporate funding. “At the William Davidson Foundation, we really feel that to have a world-class city, you have to have world-class assets,” Davidson says. “If you don’t have cultural vitality, it makes it less attractive to entrepreneurs who want to invest and create jobs and opportunities.” Davidson was enthusiastic about the recent MOT production, Stephen Sondheim’s Sweeney Todd, which featured Tony Award winner and Michigan native Karen Ziemba. “This is a more contemporary piece, and I hope these sorts of productions will resonate with younger audiences,” he says. Resonating with Davidson’s family away from opera are synagogue services that include lots of music; performances by Davidson’s wife, Gretchen, a guitar player who also tours with the band Universal Eyes; and Davidson’s own music now available free on the web. Davidson, who writes some of the lyrics he performs, can be heard on YouTube with numbers that include “Death Don’t Have No Mercy” and “Someday I’ll Be Caught.” Singles from his album “Come Down Lonesome,” with some lyrics inspired by Jewish philosopher Martin Buber, are available through Spotify. “We can never rest on our laurels,” Davidson says about his goals for MOT. “We have work to do, but we’re starting from a very good place. I’m excited to be part of the team.”
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than Davidson, recently elected chairman of the Michigan Opera Theatre (MOT) Board of Directors and Trustees, got his introduction to opera from David DiChiera, MOT founder and independent composer. As a teen, Davidson was friendly with DiChiera’s daughters and often visited their home, where music seemed almost ever-present. The sounds came either from classical recordings or DiChiera’s own talents at the piano. Davidson, who went on to build his own career as a touring folk-rock singer/songwriter recording 10 albums, enjoyed listening to all kinds of music and even experimented with opera for a time. At the University of Michigan, while Ethan Davidson: earning a degree in English literature, “I’m excited to be Davidson had a jazz band and played part of the team.” bass as they performed adaptations from operas. “I think it’s going to be a lot of fun being MOT chairman,” says Davidson of Birmingham, director and Grants Committee chair of the William Davidson Foundation, a private family foundation dedicated to advancing the economic, cultural and civic vitality — ETHAN DAVIDSON of Southeast Michigan, Israel and the Jewish community. vice president and CFO at DTE Energy; “It’s an exciting opportunity to take and Ankur Rungta, co-founder and parton a new challenge, but it’s also exciting ner at Penlife Media. Treasurer is Enrico on a personal level because I was always so Digirolamo, chairman of Good Travel friendly with David DiChiera and his famSoftware. Secretary is Gene P. Bowen, ily.” co-chairperson of Business Practice Group, Davidson, also on the Board of Trustees Bodman PLC. for the Motown Museum, joined the MOT board after he stopped touring in 2006 to help establish his late father’s foundation. He INTO THE FUTURE wanted to get a more complete experience in “MOT restructured governance of the organization around a model that could have philanthropy by getting involved with local people sharing responsibilities,” Davidson organizations. Music-centered initiatives fit says. “That’s going to work because the peoin with his deep personal interests. ple involved have extensive knowledge that Davidson succeeds Rick Williams, who can be effective.” served as MOT chairman for 17 years. The Davidson has been doing research into transition will involve a restructuring of the what successful opera companies are doing board. that might also be effective for MOT. Three vice-chairs include JoAnn Danto, “I’ve been to the Metropolitan Opera in former dance professor and soloist with New York and the San Francisco Opera, the Joffrey Ballet; Peter Oleksiak, senior
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Jewish Senior Theater Ensemble taps into older adults’ vitality. STACY GITTLEMAN CONTRIBUTING WRITER
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s they approach their 70s and 80s, baby boomers should take the stage instead of taking a seat in a rocking chair. That’s the take from lifelong thespian and playwright Laura Levine Gumina of Oak Park, who recently formed the Jewish Senior Theater Ensemble (JSTE). Members of the generation that refuse to be invisible will perform “An Evening of Tragedy/Comedy” at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 18, at Jewish Senior Life’s Anna and Myer Prentis Apartments, 15100 W. 10 Mile Road, Oak Park. The production includes a dramatized reading of The Invisible Man, written in 1897 by H.G. Wells and adapted for the stage by Len Jenkin, along with some additional shortscene sketches Gumina penned called Slices of Life. For now, JSTE includes eight cast members. Though The Invisible Man has been cast, the theater troupe welcomes seniors 67 and older to rehearse and read and take on one of the many characters portrayed in the Slices of Life sketches. For details, contact Guimina at improvtalk@gmail.com.
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At 69, Gumina knows from her own experience and from concrete studies that loneliness in advanced age is physically and mentally unhealthy. Getting involved with group activities, such as participating in theater, can stave off heart disease and dementia, plus it can help shed the stigma of old age, she said. “Boomers have never been the generation to sit quietly on the sidelines,” Gumina said. “Now that we are seniors, we are still vital people. We have much wisdom, and when we work as an interdependent, supportive theater group, we improve our performance skills as we coach each other to bring our life experiences into our
work on stage.” Gumina’s foray into the theater began in adolescence at the Will-O-Way Apprentice and Repertory Theatre, a longgone company that was housed within an apple storehouse in Bloomfield Hills from 1942 to 1982. There, Gumina performed in You Can’t Take It with You and A Midsummer Night’s Dream, among others. After studying theater at Northwestern and Wayne State universities, she spent decades directing dozens of youth and adult productions, mainly at the Trinity House Theater in Livonia. The later-in-life dating scene inspired her in 2017 to write
We have much wisdom and … we improve our performance skills as we coach each other to bring our life experiences into our work on stage. — LAURA LEVINE GUMINA
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How Old Is That Photo?, a oneact play detailing the struggles, challenges and successes of a demographic not typically portrayed in the online dating community: seniors. It was performed at Trinity House in 2017. Gumina’s longtime acting friend Rob Papineau, 68, of Livonia, plays Griffin, the scientist who takes science a bit too far in The Invisible Man. He worked professionally as an actor doing dinner mystery theater and educational productions as well as a puppeteer. “What I like about this science fiction role is that it looks at an out-there science experiment gone too far,” Papineau said. “But, at the same time, it carries an underlying message about the impact far-out science has on a person who loses himself, and all of the rest of society is turned upside down.” He said older actors can bring something to the stage their younger counterparts cannot: life experience. This is harder to deliver for younger actors. “You know, we are not dying off at 55 anymore, right?” quipped Papineau. “We have so much life experience to bring to parts, such as joys, disappointments … I have loved working with other actors my age, whose experience on stage varies from expert to beginner. “But we all understand each other, and the program is tailored to the ability of the people. We may not do much physical acrobatics, but there is much depth we can reach in our acting, even when we are sitting.”
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SOMETHING BEAUTIFUL A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood opened Nov. 22 and is still playing everywhere. It’s about Fred Rogers, the late beloved children’s program host. Tom Hanks, often referred to as the nicest man in showbiz, plays Rogers, a truly wonderful and caring man. Rogers’ story is told through the eyes of a journalist (Matthew Rhys) assigned to write a magazine profile of Rogers. Fred Rogers lived in Pittsburgh’s Squirrel Hill neighborhood and that is where his TV shows were made. Squirrel Hill is also the site of the Tree of Life synagogue, which was attacked in October 2018. The neighborhood has always had a large Jewish population and Rogers, an ordained minister, was on great terms with his Jewish neighbors.  Beautiful was filmed in Pittsburgh, just before the temple shooting. The film was directed by Marielle Heller, 40. A few weeks after the shooting, Heller told a podcaster: “It was very weird ‌ to get to know a city so well ‌ and feel like it was our new home and then leave and have this horrible tragedy happen. What got me so much was knowing how much I love that city and then to see that disease kind of make its way there. My family is Jewish. I obviously feel connected. It’s upsetting for every single person in the world but it felt particularly personal.â€?
 Heller’s previous films include Diary of a Teenage Girl and Can You Ever Forgive Me? After Heller was signed as Neighborhood director, the producers told her they dreamed of signing Tom Hanks. Well, turns out she knew Hanks, he liked her work and, after one brief meeting, he signed on. Opening Nov. 29 is Knives Out, described as a “witty and stylish whodunit guaranteed to keep audiences guessing until the very end.� Christopher Plummer plays Harlan, a famous crime novelist murdered on his estate right after his 85th birthday. A debonair detective, played by Daniel James Bond Craig, is hired to investigate. The suspects are played by an allstar cast that includes Jamie Lee Curtis, 60, as Harlan’s daughter, Linda. NOW STREAMING The first 10-episode season of the Hulu original comedy series Dollface began streaming in its entirety Nov. 15. Kat Dennings, 33, stars as Jules, who works for a company that markets to young women. In the first scene, Jules’ longtime boyfriend breaks up with her. In scenes both real and fantasized, we see Jules react to the break-up by trying to make friends with other women. This isn’t easy, but she does make a friend of Izzy, a co-worker (Esther Povitsky, 31). I agree with Variety, which said, in short: The acting is very good, the scripts need real work and potentially Dollface could become very good.
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9:30 am, Dec. 1 Adults are invited to join Rabbi Aaron Bergman at Adat Shalom. The class is designed to help individuals find their internal spirituality and realize that Judaism can make them happier. There is no charge. Info: call 248-851-5100.
12:15 pm, Dec. 4. Shaarey Zedek Seniors will host the annual Chanukah luncheon at 12:15, followed by a program featuring entertainer Larry Miller at 1 pm. At the synagogue. Refreshments will be served. Contact Janet Pont at 248-3575544 or jpont@shaareyzedek.org for info. Free.
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1 pm, Dec. 4. Sponsored by The Active Life at the West Bloomfield JCC. The Deli Man (1 hr. 31 min). Free.
11:45 am, Dec. 2. Rabbi Aaron Bergman presents “Did Abraham Really Break the Idols? Midrash and the Jewish Imagination” at Adat Shalom. Free. Bring your own dairy/parve lunch. Drinks and dessert will be served. Reservations requested. Contact: Kellie Yost, 248-851-5100, ext. 246, or kyost@adatshalom.org.
TUESDAY, DEC. 3 SIMPLY DANCE 11 am, Dec. 3. Group meets every Tuesday sponsored by The Active Life at the Jewish Community Center in West Bloomfield. Led by Christine Stewart. No partner needed. Cost: $7.
SUPPORT FOR CAREGIVERS 1:30-3 pm, Dec. 3. The Alzheimer’s Association-Greater Michigan Chapter, in collaboration with Jewish Senior Life, holds a monthly support group on the first Tuesday. Family caregivers, including relatives and friends of those with Alzheimer’s disease or any other form of dementia are welcome to attend. The group’s facilitator is Diane Schwartz, M.A., L.P.C. At Teitel Apartments in the Media Room, 15106 W. 10 Mile Road, Oak Park. Free. RSVP: dianemarshaschwartz@gmail. com or 928-444-0151.
YIDDISH & FREUD 4-5:30 pm, Dec. 3. U-M Frankel Center will host Naomi Seidman at the Thayer Building, Room 2022, Ann Arbor. Seidman, of University of Toronto, will discuss “The Navel of the Dream: Freud and in Yiddish.” Free event.
DROP IN & LEARN 1 pm, DEC. 4. “Jewish Life in Krakow Today” at Congregation Beth Ahm. This video lecture is by Jonathan Ornstein, executive director of the Krakow JCC, and recorded in December 2018. Free; no reservations needed. For info, call Nancy Kaplan (248) 737-1931 or email nancyellen879@att.net.
HILLEL OPEN HOUSE 5:30 pm, Dec. 4. Ice and innovation, snowflakes and science. Some things are simply better together. Find out why at Hillel’s “Frozen” Family Open House. Engage in enchanting activities, meet the “cool” teachers, and enjoy a feast fit for a snowy night. RSVP: hillelday.org/ familyopenhouse.
THURSDAY, DEC. 5 POTTERY CLASS 11 am-1 pm, Dec. 5. Sponsored by The Active Life at the Jewish Community Center of West Bloomfield. Class for adults taught by Allison Berlin. All supplies included; class punch card available; $165 for 12 punches (one free class). RSVP: 248-4325467 or rchessler@jccdet.org.
TRANSLATING YIDDISH 1-2:30, Dec. 5. A U-M Frankel Center Event, Thayer Building– Room 2022, Ann Arbor. “New Approaches in Theory and Practice.” Examples from current translations-in-progress will be offered. Free event. Compiled by Sy Manello/Editorial Assistant.
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DEC. 5-8 FJA MUSICAL Frankel Jewish Academy will present its fall musical You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown on Dec. 5-8 in FJA’s Aaron DeRoy Theatre on the lower level of the JCC. Charles Schulz’s beloved characters come to life in this entertaining musical by Clark Gesner. Everyone’s favorite “blockhead,” Charlie Brown, is joined by his younger sister Sally, blanket-hugging Linus, know-it-all Lucy, Beethoven devotee Schroeder, and, of course, his best friend Snoopy. This musical comedy production is directed and produced by Mitch Master, FJA’s director of Performing and Visual Arts, the school’s founding theater director. There will be seven talented FJA students in three performances of the show: Asa Weinstein (Charlie Brown), Liana Tarnopol (Lucy), Sabrina Carson (Sally), Ilan Weiss (Schroeder), Ella Egin (Snoopy), Katelyn Winkelman (Linus) and Celia Levy (Peanut Gang). General admission tickets are $15 for adults and $10 for students. Tickets are available through the Berman Center Box Office (248) 661-1900, theberman.org.
DEC. 5-8 POTTERS MARKET It’s time for the 44th Annual Potters Market at the Southfield Pavilion in the Southfield Civic Center. This holiday event features 150 of the best potters in Michigan and surrounding states, all in one place at one time, offering 33,000 pieces of pottery. There will also be special live demonstrations of pottery making throughout the event. A number of Jewish artists will be participating this year, including Joanne Arkin of Waterford, Carole Berhorst of Bloomfield Hills, Allison Berlin of Bloomfield Hills, Lori Becker of Birmingham, Lonnie Bodzin of West Bloomfield, George Erdstein of Huntington Woods, Linda Lefkowitz of Southfield, Donna Pearlman of Huntington Woods, Miles Stearn of Negaunee and Ruth Weinbaum of Bloomfield Hills. The market opens at 10 a.m. each day. Admission and parking are free. A preview night is held on Thursday, Dec. 5, from 6-9 p.m. for $10 admission.
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ay the word “massage” and it often evokes a luxurious day at the spa for some people. While massage is a great way to relax, massage therapy is also used on people with various diseases and diagnoses, including multiple sclerosis (MS), Parkinson’s disease, cancer, neurodegenerative diseases, spinal cord injuries or closed head injuries, or on individuals dealing with pain from a vehicle-related or other type of accident. Massage modalities can range from craniosacral therapy, soft tissue manipulation, active release techniques, positioning release therapy and reciprocal inhibition techniques, trigger point therapy and Touch for Health kinesiology work. “Gentle touches to the body can help with pain — soft touch going into the muscles,” said Ronna Perlman, who recently became a licensed massage therapist after completing her training at Irene’s Myomassology Institute in Southfield, a leading massage therapy school in the country. “It helps the nervous system with blood circulation and it’s a
great complement to traditional medical treatments,” Perlman said. “It also helps maintain flexibility.” Brian Schurgin, president of Better Life Home Care, began providing therapeutic massage therapy five years ago for individuals who have sustained automobile accidents. Schurgin, who Brian also was trained and Schurgin teaches courses at Irene’s Institute of Myomassology, sees patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS or Lou Gehrig’s disease), MS, stroke and dementia, along with car accident patients. He and his fellow massage therapists at Better Life focus on four kinds of massage: neuromuscular re-education, myofascial release, massage treatments, and cold and heat pack therapy. He says he’s also seen an increase in patients who are asking for CBD oil to be incorporated into the massage practice. CBD, short for cannabidiol, has lately come into vogue and can be
found at independent and national health food stores. Cannabidiol is a naturally occurring compound found in the resinous flower of the cannabis plant. It is generally considered safe and non-addictive and is one of the more than 100 phytocannabinoids in cannabis, according to an article recently published in Massage & Bodywork magazine. Schurgin said he considers CBD safe to use on anyone. He notes that the body naturally has cannabinoid receptors (also known as our internal endocannabinoid system) and, when used, CBD can affect how we experience pain and stress. “Pain management, MS and Parkinson’s are the key focus for CBD use,” he said. “Soft tissue massage, in conjunction with CBD, helps promote the alleviation of pain and increases relaxation. People are absolutely asking for it.” Arlene Schreiber, owner of Medpro Therapeutics in Franklin, works exclusively with clients who are referred to her by doctors. She focuses on craniosacral therapy, which, as she describes continued on page 52 NOVEMBER 28 • 2019
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it, is a gentle, hands-on approach to massage that releases tensions in the body, relieves pain and dysfunction, and improves overall whole-body health and wellness. Clients who see Schreiber typically have sustained traumatic brain injuries or are experiencing acute or chronic pain related to accidents. “Craniosacral therapy works with the central nervous system,” Schreiber said. “I believe more in the osteopathic school of thought that the body can heal itself. (Craniosacral therapy) can be used on anyone and everyone. There are very few contraindications for it.” As a licensed massage therapist, Schreiber said it’s important to her to dispel the myth that massage is just for relaxation. “Massage and the different modalities of massage are very important in the medical world, and it’s important that they’re recognized as such,” she said. “A lot of people benefit from the results they get from a session.” Perlman, who has a background in psychology, said massage therapy boosts mental health in addition to physical health. “When I talk about mental health, relaxation and massage help,” she said. “Mental health is really important, and touch is important. We lose our connection (with touch) as adults and we lose that quality of touch. Massage can really help with that.”
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Staying strong is key to flexibility and balance. STACY GITTLEMAN CONTRIBUTING WRITER TOP: Red Spring Pilates owner Kelly Reynolds works with Carolyn Tisdale.
retirement. Pilates gives people the strength in their deepest core muscles that gives them the ability to function.” Reynolds said the reason Pilates is so effective is that it works the body’s “powerhouse” core muscles: the deep, stabilizing muscles that support the spine and torso. Working on a reformer machine also strengthens the stabilizing leg muscles to take the strain off knees. Some of Reynolds clients, such as Carolyn Tisdale of West Bloomfield, have found improvement and pain reduction even after multiple knee surgeries. Reynolds also gives her clients exercise homework and tips on how to perform daily tasks without causing strain or injury. Some of Reynold’s clients reclaimed flexibility and mobility and a pain-free life after enduring surgery and chronic pain after sports-
related injuries. Rick Tyner, 59, of West Bloomfield was an avid ice hockey player and athlete before rupturing a disc on the ice about a decade ago. Tyner needed back surgery, but years later still suffered from chronic pain. Then, he started doing training sessions with Reynolds and describes it as a “life-saver.” “By strengthening the muscles around the spine, you are taking all that work and strain off of your spinal cord,” Tyner said. “It works specific sets of muscles. To get the results I wanted, I took private training sessions with Reynolds three times a week for six months. It takes time and consistency to build that strength. Now, after three years, I am healthier than when I was younger.” BALANCE IS THE KEY In addition to maintaining core strength, good balance into middle age and beyond is also
key to living a fully mobile life. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control, 3 million older people are treated in emergency departments for fall injuries. But falling does not have to be an acceptable inevitability of getting older. Lisa Fein is a balance instructor who teaches group classes at the West Bloomfield Recreation Center as well as classes at assisted living centers and private home-based sessions. Her clients range from people in their 70s and 80s who have never regularly exercised to those who have been active all their lives. Clients also come to Fein, who has a master’s degree in exercise science, to continue to improve balance and function after completing physical therapy or seek her advice on how to continue safely exercising after receiving a diagnosis of osteoporosis. From getting down on a yoga mat to sitting or standing behind a chair for support, Fein’s clients exercise to what levels are available to them and progress as their strength and balance improve. Some of Fein’s clients, with enough practice, graduate from canes and walkers to walking independently again. Most don’t think about it, but walking is a feat of keeping one’s balance, Fein explained. “Many of my clients are a work in progress,” Fein said. “I have had patients who first came to me using a walker after having a brain tumor removed. With time, support and consistent exercise, he noticed increased strength and progressed in time to walk independently. Above all, I teach my clients how to more safely move their bodies to keep active.”
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Sleep is essential to good health. Unfortunately, over a third of Americans are not getting enough sleep, according to The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Over time, sleep deprivation can take a toll on one’s overall wellness. “Like air, water and food, sleep is like fuel for your body,â€? says Dr. Janet Kennedy, sleep specialist at mattress company Leesa. If you’re feeling more wired than tired at bedtime, it may be time to improve your sleep routine. Check out Kennedy’s suggestions for a better night’s rest: • Cool down: If your first quiet moment to relax comes when you get into bed, your mind will race to try to get all its thinking done. Shut down phones and other devices at least one hour before bed and set an even earlier cutoff time for work. Much the way the body needs a cooldown period after exercise, your mind needs a cooldown period to process the day and unwind. • Make a routine: Bedtime routines are important, but they don’t have to be elaborate. It helps to create a series of steps to be done in a consistent order. This could include stretching,
breathing exercises or journaling. “I recommend keeping it simple and ending by reading fiction,â€? says Dr. Kennedy. “Reading is one of the most powerful sleep associations I have found.â€? • Create a sanctuary: Your bed should be a place you feel lucky to be. That means setting it up for ultimate comfort. Your pillows and mattress should properly support and align the neck and spine so your body will relax quickly, instead of struggling to find a comfortable sleeping position. Temperature control is important, too. Pillows and bedding should stay cool through the night. • Don’t struggle: If you aren’t falling asleep as quickly as you want, or if you are struggling with insomnia, stop trying to fall asleep. The body knows how to sleep and will sleep when it’s ready. Wait until you are very sleepy before going to bed and then read, listen to an audio book or do something quiet to distract your mind until sleep comes to you. Sleep is meant to restore the mind and body, not cause stress, so if you’re having trouble getting enough of it, it may be time to tweak your nighttime routine.
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MARGALIDA C. ARBULU passed away quietly on Nov. 12, 2019, at the age of 93. She is survived by her three children, Agustin V. Arbulu and his wife, Marcia Nussbaum Arbulu, Victor A. Arbulu, Maria A. Arbulu and her husband, Moses Saybe; grandchildren, Sarah Arbulu Hinkle, Victor A. Arbulu Jr., Agustin (Tre) Arbulu, Cheyenne Arbulu, Lucas W. Arbulu; five great-grandchildren. Contributions may be made to a charity of one’s choice. Local arrangements by Ira Kaufman Chapel. JOSEPH “JOE” BRODER, 94, of Birmingham, died Nov. 14, 2019. A proud veteran of WWII, Mr. Broder served in the cavalry in China, Burma and India. He was a certified public accountant who founded his own firm and later merged with BDO Seidman, from which he retired as a partner in early 1990. Mr. Broder was a life member and supporter of B’nai B’rith and although his own family came from Lithuania, he was involved with the Radomer Aid Society. He was also a proud member of the Woodward Avenue Shul. He was the beloved husband for 71 years of Shirley Broder; devoted father of Elaine (late John) Davidson, Judy (Hon. Mark) Goldsmith and Suzi (Avie) Benaderet; loving grandfather of Michael Hootner, Jared (Stephanie) Rosenbaum, Max Goldsmith, Michelle Benaderet, Solomon (Gaby) Benaderet, Orly (Mark)
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aniel R. “Danny” Victor was a man of many talents. He was a brilliant and compassionate attorney, a creative entrepreneur, a gourmet cook and a bold adventurer. The only thing greater than his impressive list of accomplishments was his kind and generous heart, which he shared freely with his family and many close friends. Danny, who lived in Bloomfield Hills, died Nov. 12, 2019, at age 43 of complications from a stroke he suffered earlier this year. He was the conDaniel Victor summate big brother to his siblings, who admired his individuality and fearless approach to life. According to his sister Sandra, when it came to doing something new or daring, Danny’s signature response was always, “Why not?” He danced as if no one was watching, literally and figuratively. Ronnie appreciated his brother’s free spirit and inimitable sense of style, which earned Danny a place on Hour Detroit’s best dressed list in 2008. When Ronnie joined Danny and their father, nationally renowned family law attorney Richard Victor, as a partner in their law firm, it was a career and personal highlight for them all. “Danny believed in living life his way, staying positive and framing your own world,” Ronnie said. Despite the demands of a thriving law practice, Danny always put his family first,
willingly leaving the office to spend time with his sons, Davis and Stirling. He coached their sports teams, encouraged their interests and spoke with pride about their accomplishments and activities. He and their mother, Tracy Moen, remained devoted co-parents and dear friends in the years following their divorce. Danny cherished his summers at Camp Tanuga, where he made many lifelong friends. He went to Groves High School, participating in student government and delivering the commencement address. He attended James Madison College at Michigan State University and received his law degree from Vermont Law School. “Danny saw the good in the world and in other people, and he helped others see the good within themselves,” said Rabbi Aaron Bergman of Adat Shalom Synagogue. During the last years of his too-short life, Danny demonstrated his considerable entrepreneurial skills by founding his own successful company, Gulfstream Gardens, where he served as CEO. After his debilitating stroke, which rendered him unable to speak, Danny worked tirelessly to regain his skills. His parents, Richard and Denise Victor, provided unflagging support and encouragement, celebrating every small step of progress. Speaking at the funeral service, Rabbi Aaron Starr of Congregation Shaarey Zedek
said, “He (Danny) had a charisma, a self-confidence, a freedom all his own, and it was electrifying. He was generous with his time, his money, his possessions and his wisdom.” Danny is survived by his parents, Richard and Denise Victor, Judith Dubin and the late Marvin Dubin; brother and sisters, Ronald (Heather) Victor, Sandra (Adam) Cosola, Shelby Dubin (partner Dr. Silvio Cozzetto), Bruce (Suzanne) Dubin and Eric (Dalia) Dubin; cherished children, Davis Victor and Stirling Victor; grandparents, David and Diana Berman. He is also survived by his former wife and mother of his children, Tracy Moen; and Tracy’s parents, Bette and Ron Moen. He was the adored grandson of the late Simon and the late Helen Victor, and the late Saul and the late Rebecca Adaskin. Danny is also survived by loving aunts, uncles, a niece, nephews, cousins and a world of friends. Contributions may be made to the school his sons attended, Cedar Crest Educational Foundation, 8970 Dixie Hwy., Clarkston, MI 48348, (248) 625-7270, cedarcrestacademy.com/ccef; or the Emily Stillman Foundation, 30057 Orchard Lake Road, Suite 200, Farmington Hills, MI 48334, foreveremily.org/donate/; or Adat Shalom Synagogue, 29901 Middlebelt, Farmington Hills, MI 48334, (248) 851-5100, adatshalom.org/tributesmake-a-donation-inhonor-or-in-memory. Interment was at Machpelah Cemetery. Arrangements by the Ira Kaufman Chapel.
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Rocklin, Daniel Benaderet and Joseph Benaderet; proud great-grandfather of Emelia, Alexis, Emily and David. Mr. Broder was the son of the late Clara and the late Harry Broder; son-in-law of the late Fanny and the late Hyman Greenbaum; the cherished brother of the late Vera (the late Ben) Heller. Contributions may be made to the Woodward Avenue Shul, 25595 Woodward Ave., Royal Oak, MI 48067; Radomer Aid Society, 5834 Cherrywood, #2407, West Bloomfield, MI 48322; or B’nai B’rith, 6735 Telegraph Road, Suite 304, Bloomfield Hills, MI 48301. Interment was held at Hebrew Memorial Park, Radomer Aid Section. Arrangements by Hebrew Memorial Chapel. LOIS FALK, 84, of West Bloomfield, died Nov. 14, 2019. She is survived by her husband of 64 years, Dr. Stuart Falk; daughters and sons-in-law, Lori and Robert Rose, and Sheila and Mitch Papaioannou; son, Dr. Neil Falk and his partner, Dr. Janet MacDonell; grandchildren, Rachel and Matt Goreshnik,
and Aaron Rose and his partner, Amber Fleming; great-grandson, Joshua Goreshnik; sister, Phyllis Wolfe; nieces and nephews, Gary and Stacey Wolfe, and Karen and Daniel Rosenfeld; many loving great-nieces and great-nephews. Mrs. Falk was the dear sisterin-law of the late Ernest Wolfe. Interment was at Beth El Memorial Park. Contributions may be made to HadassahGreater Detroit Chapter, 5030 Orchard Lake Road, West Bloomfield, MI 48323, hadassah.org/detroit; Holocaust Memorial Center, 28123 Orchard Lake Road, Farmington Hills, MI 48334, holocaustcenter.org; or Temple Emanu-El, 14450 W. 10 Mile, Oak Park, MI 48237, emanuel-mich.org. Arrangements by Ira Kaufman Chapel. EDITH FRIED, 94, of West Bloomfield, died Nov. 16, 2019. She is survived by her son and daughter-in-law, Steven and Barbara Kohler; grandchildren, Jay and Stephany Kohler, and Ian Kohler; great-granddaughter, Alexis Kohler. She is also
survived by George’s son and daughter-in-law, Michael and Barbara Fried; their children, Alison and Sean Slyman, Russell Fried and Ryan Fried; Alison and Sean’s son and daughter, Liam Slyman and Kate Slyman. Mrs. Fried is also survived by many loving nieces, nephews, great-nieces and great-nephews. She was the beloved wife of the late George Abraham Fried; the devoted daughter of the late Moe and the late Sadie Sussman; the dear sister of the late Ben and the late Jean Sussman, and the late Herman “Hy” and the late Tina Sussman. She was predeceased by George’s granddaughter, Rachel Fried. Interment was at Machpelah Cemetery. Contributions may be to Michigan Humane Society, 30300 Telegraph Road, Suite 220, Bingham Farms, MI 48025, michiganhumane. org/tributes; or to any Jewish charity. Arrangements by Ira Kaufman Chapel. PHYLLIS GLANZ, 70, former Detroiter and proud U-M grad, passed away peacefully surrounded with love in her New
York apartment Oct. 19, 2019. She was the devoted and loving spouse for 25 years of Sara Mayes of New York; treasured and beloved daughter of Lillian Glanz; loving sister of Dr. Laurie Glanz, Deborah (Dr. Timothy) Gabe; proud and adoring aunt of Jenna Gabe, Mara Gabe and Remi Glanz. She is also survived by other loving family members and friends. Mrs. Glanz was the beloved daughter of the late Samuel Glanz; cherished sister of the late Renee Glanz; dear granddaughter of the late Yetta and the late Nathan Grunt, and the late Dora and late Jerry Glanz. Contributions may be made to the Phyllis Glanz Research Fund, c/o the Department of Medicine, University of Michigan. Checks may be made to University of Michigan and sent to the Michigan Medicine Office of Development, 1000 Oakbrook Drive, Suite 100, Ann Arbor, MI 48104.; call 734-764-6777 or visit victors. us/phyllisglanz. Interment was at Machpelah Cemetery. Arrangements by Hebrew Memorial Chapel.
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union. She is survived by her son and daughter-in-law, Bob and Lisa Jaffe; daughter and son-in-law, Barb and Henry Bodzin; grandchildren, Jay Bodzin, Dena and Noah Philips, Lauren and Steven Jaffe, Michelle and Nate Cox; great-grandchildren, Penny Philips, Ali Philips, Jonah Jaffe, Alexa Jaffe and Logan Cox. Contributions may be made to the Alzheimerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Association, 25200 Telegraph Road, Suite 100, Southfield, MI 48033; or Congregation Bâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;nai Moshe, 6800 Drake Road, West Bloomfield, MI 48322. Interment was held at Hebrew Memorial Park. Arrangements by Hebrew Memorial Chapel. JOYCE HARRIET MOROF, 89, of West Bloomfield, died Nov. 19, 2019. She is survived by her daughters and sons-in-law, Debbie and Robert SilverHeller, and Susan and Michael Solarz; son and daughter-inlaw, Gary and Sherri Morof; grandchildren, Melissa and Sean Flanigan, Kimberly and David Gordon, David Silver and his partner, Candace Beer, Joshua Morof and Rachel Morof; great-grandchildren, Juliana Silver, Liam Flanigan, Auden Flanigan, Max Gordon and Brooke Gordon; brother-in-law and sister-in-law, Dr. Jerry B. and Stella Morof; many loving nieces and nephews. Mrs. Morof was the beloved wife of the late Dr. Jack G. Morof; dear mother-in-law of
the late Joseph M. Silver; the loving sister of the late Shirley and the late Nathan Fink, and the late Dr. Sheldon J. and the late Ann Lachman; daughter of the late Barney and the late Dorothy Lachman. Interment was at Clover Hill Park Cemetery. Contributions may be made to Temple Israel, Debra & Joseph Silver Lâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;dor Vâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;dor, Generation to Generation, Family Garden Fund, 5725 Walnut Lake Road, West Bloomfield, MI 48323, temple-israel.org; Jewish Senior Life of Metropolitan Detroit, 6710 W. Maple Road, West Bloomfield, MI 48322, jslmi.org; or to a charity of oneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s choice. Arrangements by Ira Kaufman Chapel. DEBRA SUE QUIGLEY, 61, of Royal Oak, died Nov. 14, 2019. She is survived by her son and daughter-in-law, Jason and Kim Quigley; daughter and son-in-law, Jessica and John Quigley Kowalchuk; grandchildren, Mikki Quigley, William Quigley, Riley Kowalchuk and Lucas Kowalchuk; mother, Blanche Abraham; sisters and brothers, Karen and Clint Williams, Rob and Jean Abraham, Jerry and Dâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;vora Abraham, Jeffrey and Shonie Abraham, Linda and Simcha Ross, Julie and Martin Lepper, Joe and Jennifer Abraham, Phil and Linda Abraham, and David Abraham; many loving nieces and nephews. Mrs. Quigley was the beloved wife of the late William Quigley Jr.; the cherished mother of the late
Joshua Jay Quigley; the devoted daughter of the late Charles Abraham; the dear sister-inlaw of the late Susan Abraham. Interment was at Beth El Memorial Park. Contributions may be made to Brain Injury Association of Michigan, 7305 Grand River, Suite 100, Brighton, MI 48114, biami.org. Arrangements by Ira Kaufman Chapel. ARON ZOLDAN, 93, of West Bloomfield, died Nov. 15, 2019. He is survived by his daughters and sons-in-law, Mildred and Michael Pivoz, Reena and Stuart Arnold, Sandra and
Jay Colvin, and Brenda and Corey Freedman; son and daughter-in-law, Martin and Elise Zoldan; brother and sister-in-law, Israel and Malka Zoldan; grandchildren, Jason (Melissa), Craig (Megan), Benjamin, Eric (Jenna), Jeffrey (Laura), Steven, Jaclyn (Corey), Joseph, Ethan, Mathew, Dayna, Adam and Heather; great-grandchildren, Tyler, Dylan, Jaxon, Chase and Jordyn; many loving cousins, nieces, nephews, other family members and friends. Mr. Zoldan was the beloved husband of the late Frances Zoldan; father of the late Roslyn Ruth Zoldan; brother of the late Reuvan Zoldan. Interment was held at
Adat Shalom Memorial Park Cemetery in Livonia. Contributions may be made to the Holocaust Memorial Center; Bâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;nai Moshe Synagogue, c/o the Frances Zoldan Sisterhood Memorial Fund; or Jewish Hospice and Chaplaincy Network. Arrangements by Dorfman Chapel. CORRECTION The obituary for Dr. Victor Horvitz (Nov. 14) should have indicated that he is survived by his wife, Sally Lyons Horvitz. Also, he did his internship at Sinai Hospital and his residency at Grace Hospital.
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Schindler’s List Producer, Holocaust Survivor Branko Lustig Dead at 87 (JTA) — Branko Lustig, the Oscar-winning producer of the Holocaust film Schindler’s List, has died. Lustig died Thursday, Nov. 14, 2019, at his home in Croatia at the age of 87. His death was announced by the Festival of Tolerance, a Jewish film festival held in the Croatian capital of Zagreb for the last 13 years. Born to a Jewish family in 1932, Lustig was imprisoned in Auschwitz during the Holocaust. Much of his family was killed by the Nazis, including his father and grandmother. He began his film career in the Yugoslavian film industry in the 1950s and worked as a
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production supervisor on the 1982 Hollywood film Sophie’s Choice, part of which was shot in Yugoslavia. Lustig’s work on American films helped him move to Los Angeles in the 1980s, where he met Steven Spielberg, who directed Schindler’s List. The film won the Oscar for best picture in 1994. “My number was 83317,” Lustig said in an emotional speech at the award ceremony. “I’m a Holocaust survivor. It’s a long way from Auschwitz to this stage.” Lustig went on to recall the people he saw die in the camps, who urged him to be a witness
Branko Lustig accepting the Academy Award for Schindler’s List
to their murder. “By helping Steven to make this movie, I hope I fulfill my obligation to the innocent victims of the Holocaust,” Lustig continued. “In the name of the 6 million Jews killed in the Shoah and other victims of the Nazis, I want to thank everyone who acknowledged this movie.” Lustig went on to work with other Hollywood luminaries.
He produced the 1997 film The Peacemaker starring George Clooney and Nicole Kidman and served as executive producer of the 2001 Ridley Scott film Black Hawk Down. He won another Oscar for producing Scott’s 2000 film Gladiator, which also won best picture. A decade ago, he returned to Croatia to become president of the Festival of Tolerance.
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rue steak houses, not those with minor menu mention, have again hit the taste buds of many restaurant patrons … Not that steak sales are down, but dining spots that concentrate on them seem to give the meat added attention. Like two that Danny Raskin Senior Columnist opened in this area and are making their presence known … Johnny’s Italian Steakhouses, Farmington Hills (Hamilton Court between 12 Mile and Farmington Road) … and Livonia (in the Holiday Inn on Laurel Park Drive) … Both had openings in 2018 with the same menus of which they consider to be like those of the
one-time, years ago Rat Packera of Las Vegas … Both are celebrating their first anniversaries, creating a lot of noise from steak chompers. Their steaks, Italian selections, etc., dishes and cocktails are served in upscale, supper club environs that includes sleek bars. Both make their own fresh Focaccia breads and desserts like crème brulee, tiramisu and limoncello cakes, along with a roasted banana cheesecake, warm chocolate cake and turtles. Appetizers are those you’d expect an Italian steakhouse to feature … like the Italian sausage stuffed with mushrooms, toasted ravioli, etc. … as are the salads of shrimp Frangelico with toasted hazelnuts, sirloin steak tribute with gorgonzola cheese, etc. The numerous styles of steaks are choice selections that come in varied sizes … The pasta dishes are true
Italian … as are the stuffed meatloaf with chopped mushrooms, steakhouse spaghetti and other varieties. Hours for both are … Farmington Hills, MondayThursday 4-10 p.m., Friday and Saturday 4-11 p.m., Sunday 4-9 p.m. … Livonia, MondayThursday 4-10 p.m., FridaySaturday 11 a.m.-11 p.m., Sunday 11 a.m.-9 p.m. You might want to try from among Johnny’s Italian Steakhouse best sellers … Chanel No. 5, Filet Oscar, Filet with Seafood Rockefeller or Johnny’s Steak de Burgo, Crusted Steak and Shrimp … or the Seafood Pasta Pomodoro. ANY THOUGHTS THAT frozen food would never attain the heights it has reached in making mega billions of dollars and still growing sure have changed … Even in France, where an operation like Picard grocery has nothing but frozen food in its 900 stores, with nearly 2,000 items from which to select … This may sound strange because France is considered a culinary leader …
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and includes large numbers of elegant food for every meal of the day … With the fast pace of today, numerous people, both men and women, seldom cook much anymore … Eating formerly frozen food has become a much-wanted way of life for many. OLDIE BUT GOODIE … (Repeat by request) … Fellow goes into a restaurant and looks over the menu. After a few minutes, the waitress comes and asks him what he’d like. The guy says, “I’d like a quickie.” The waitress flushes and says, “That’s not funny sir. What would you like to order?” The fellow says, “I’d really like a quickie.” The waitress slaps him and storms off angrily. Another customer, overhearing the conversation, leans over and says to the guy, “I think that it’s pronounced ‘quiche’!” CONGRATS… To Amanda Andres on her birthday. Danny’s email address is dannyraskin2132@gmail.com.
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Looking Back From the William Davidson Digital Archive of Jewish Detroit History accessible at www.djnfoundation.org
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Boxing Podiatrist Made the Game Safer in Michigan later, he sparred with the legendary heavyweight champion Muhammed Ali. Kirschenbaum has been a podiatrist in Detroit for many years. A graduate of Michigan State University and the New York College of Pediatric Medicine, he began a private practice in the city in 1971. A former amateur boxer in New York, Kirschenbaum has always retained a passion for the sport. He became a boxing judge in 1977 and, in 1981, Michigan Gov. William Milliken appointed him as state boxing commissioner. Kirschenbaum continued to serve in that position under two additional governors until 1992, becoming the longest-serving boxing commissioner in state history. Perhaps more important, during his era, Kirschenbaum made the health and safety of boxers his top priority. Kirschenbaum has also made his mark on Detroit’s Jewish community in other ways. For example, a story in the JN on March 3, 1992, cited his refusal to allow an anti-Semitic boxing judge to be involved in the sport in Michigan. In 1986, Kirschenbaum launched the “Fame Games,”
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a local competition for the he Special Olympics. He served ved on the Michigan Jewish Sports Foundation and was elected its president in 2002. 002. In 2009, Kirschenbaum himself was inducted into o the Michigan Jewish Sports rts of Fame and, in 2010, he was awarded the coveted “Brown Bomber” award st in honor of Detroit’s most famous boxer, Joe Louis. Dr. Stuart Kirschenbaum is a bit of an anomaly as a physician deeply involved in a sport like boxing. However, any boxer who has entered the ring in Michigan since his time as commissioner has benefited from his leadership. On one hand, I still think he’s bit crazy, but on other hand, how many of us can say we sparred with a champion like Thomas Hearns? What a story the good doctor has to tell! You can also read lots of stories about his work in Michigan in the William Davidson Digital Archive.
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story in the William Davidson Digital Archive of Jewish Detroit History made me think of some of the thrill seekers we might encounter in today’s world. There are rock climbers who scale the side of a mountain freestyle, without any safety ropes, and folks who dive off cliffs in Acapulco. Certainly, they are brave — and maybe a little bit crazy? Mike Smith Alene and It seems we have Graham Landau one of those thrill Archivist Chair seekers in Detroit’s Jewish community. This person did something most of us would never do: He decided to step into a ring and spar with Detroit boxing champion Thomas “Hit Man” Hearns in 1980, when the boxer was in his prime and could punch with the power and weight of a 1952 Buick. As reported in the Jan. 22, 1988, issue of the JN, which also includes a photo as proof of the event, Jewish Detroiter Dr. Stuart Kirschenbaum did indeed spar a few rounds with Tommy Hearns and survived. An act of bravery? Or of craziness? And, if that was not enough, a few years
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