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Positive Teen Mental Health News Survey reveals stigma of mental illness fading; teens comfortable with seeking help.

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Orthodox Jewish Community Supports Oak Park Millage

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Camp 2021

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What campers and their families expect this summer.

Opening Eyes

Ophthalmologist takes staff to Holocaust Memorial Center.

Fashion Maverick

Linda Dresner’s boutique shuttered its doors, but her clothes are forever.

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A ‘Hug’ for New Parents

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Go Green!

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Jbaby provides advice, support, comradeship.

Hazon launches new sustainability subscription kit service.

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Torah portion

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Synagogue Directory

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Israelis offer an outpouring of aid to victims and families.

Café Hafooch

U.S. adults and Israeli teens share views in “get-to-know-you” program.

The Sephardic Flame

Shaarey Zedek to show documentary about Flory Jagoda.

Legal Thrillers

Local author tackles social justice issues in his novels.

A Summer of Film

Ann Arbor Jewish Film Festival goes from May 22-Aug. 24.

Celebrity News

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Faces & Places The Exchange Obituaries Raskin Looking Back

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Swift Reaction to Meron Tragedy

ARTS & LIFE

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Bloomfield Hills resident Ken Nathan has a hole-in-one at Tam-O-Shanter, Franklin Hills and Knollwood.

A Taste of Normalcy

Spartans for Israel hold in-person Israel Week events.

MAZEL TOV

Violence in the Holy Land

Country Club Conqueror

Graduate Listings

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Local Israelis react to events in Israel.

Quick Hits

CAP & GOWN

Beauty on Paper

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s more vaccine shots get into the arms of Americans, more wonderful heartwarming stories of family reunions are surfacing.

While reunions with family members during the ongoing pandemic take precedent over anything else, I would be less than forthright if I didn’t admit that, for me, a different kind of reunion recently took a close second — my Alan being reunited with a Muskovitz Costco all-beef hot dog.

Contributing Writer Until a couple of weeks ago, I hadn’t been in a Costco in over a year. Costco, which for my money, usurps Disney World as the happiest place on Earth.

Despite my being vaccinated, I remain vigilant. But I have loosened the reins on some activities, which now include short visits into stores.

I had not fully committed to a hot dog when I made my long-awaited return to Costco. My first priority was securing the goods I had come for.

Only after checking out would I make my final frankfurter decision and that would hinge on how long the line was at the concession stand.

It turns out only one customer was ahead of me. I was only 6 mandatory feet away from hot dog heaven!

At $1.50, I still react to the combo hot dog/drink deal at Costco like real dogs greet their owners after being gone all day. I just hope no one saw me wiggle my rear end when I approached the counter.

Current health restrictions restrict condiments for hot dogs being available on their usual self-serve basis. Ketchup and mustard are handed out in small cups and sadly, onions are

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not an option for the time being. Too bad, because I could have blamed the onions on the tears running down my face when I took my first bite.

I saved the majority of my inhaling the rest of the hot dog until I returned to my car. I don’t text and drive, but I will digest and drive … although the dog was gone before I turned on the ignition.

I think you’d agree that as we’ve moved through these bizarre times, simple pleasures are simply more pleasurable. And, for me, it usually involves food, as my second longawaited food reunion to my friendly neighborhood Yoz Yogurt store proved.

Mary is the proprietor and, if you will, the “Wizard of Yoz” of two locations in West Bloomfield — the Crosswinds Mall and Simsbury Plaza.

Like a lot of businesses lately, it’s been difficult for Mary to find people to work, forcing her to juggle

hours of operation. This has led to another fallout out from the pandemic — the rare, but occasional impatient visiting customer who voices their displeasure about the changing hours or their short wait in line. I learned about this from a message Mary posted on her Yoz Facebook page which read in part: “Please try to be understanding with what Yoz is going through right now. We are doing the best we can with what we have. At least we are still in business at this point, serving you when we can. Please keep supporting us! Thank you!”

I spoke with Mary, and I know she struggled with the idea of having to post that message. I told her I had witnessed firsthand the impatient displeasure of someone who, when informed their order would be ready in five minutes, rolled their eyes and left. But I’m not surprised. There seems to be an uptick in “normal” everyday selfishness that has reared its ugly head during this pandemic.

Like the yogurt, I would ask customers of all businesses to “chill.” Perhaps implement a “cone” of silence and remember to not waver in our patience and appreciation for those frontline workers who, despite progress in the pandemic, are still faced with challenges.

Update: Since writing the original draft of this column I’ve made a return visit to Costco and had another hot dog. There’s an old saying: “Don’t let the same dog bite you twice.” I couldn’t disagree more.

Alan Muskovitz is a writer, voice-over/acting talent, speaker, and emcee. Visit his website at laughwithbigal.com,“Like” Al on Facebook and reach him at amuskovitz@renmedia.us.

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etroit, Michigan, was the first place I traveled to outside of Chicago when I arrived in the Midwest as Consul General. During my five-year posting, it has been an honor to serve as the highest-ranking representative of the state of Israel in the region.

Aviv Ezra The Detroit community has been so cordial and engaging it has proven time and time again that Midwest hospitality is like no other — simply superb.

During my tenure, one of my main priorities has been to bring the Midwest to Israel and, in turn, Israel to the Midwest. By that, I am

Consul General Aviv Ezra and David Kurzmann of the JCRC speak to a woman at an event.

mainly referring to bringing the highest levels of elected officials from the Midwest to visit Israel, in an official capacity whenever possible. I am very proud of the fact that no less than six Midwestern governors visited Israel in the last five years. As we know, there is no better way

to understand and appreciate the state of Israel than to be there.

Out of those five, only one state sent two different governors to Israel — the great state of Michigan.

Both Gov. Rick Snyder and Gov. Gretchen Whitmer led business delegations to

Israel; both came back with strong positive impressions of Israel’s capabilities and possible opportunities. Many potential follow-up items to strengthen the ties between Israel and Michigan were explored. Detroit Mayor Mike Dugan also led a mission to Israel, focusing on trade and economic exchanges.

BUILDING MICHIGANISRAELI TIES The focus of Gov. Whitmer’s trip in 2019 was on water technologies. We were honored to have her as the keynote speaker at the Bi-Annual WaTech Conference that year. In November 2019, during that visit, her first official international visit, Gov. Whitmer signed continued on page 8

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a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Start Up Nation Central CEO Eugene Kandel. The MOU was designed to expand the innovation exchanges between Israel and Michigan and to allow broader penetration points into one another’s ecosystems.

While he was in Israel, Gov. Snyder’s focus was on cyber and defense technologies. He was the keynote speaker at the Annual Cybertech conference. When Gov. Snyder returned from his visit to Israel, he worked to deepen and strengthen the economic connections between Israel and Michigan.

The result has been a successful partnership between the Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC), the private sector and MIBA (Michigan Israel Business Accelerator). The scope and scale of this Michigan-Israel relationship targets the convergence of technology, industry and research in such sectors as advance manufacturing, mobility, cyber, defense, water, health and life science and agriculture.

MICHIGAN STANDOUTS One of the fruitful outcomes of the Michigan-Israel connection occurred in May 2019 when Michigan became the first state in the United States to launch a free web platform. This platform was poised to be a tipping point for the state’s startup

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ecosystem, the platform — Startup MichiganTech — is based on the successful Israeli platform developed

by Start-Up Nation Central, an independent nonprofit that builds bridges to Israeli innovation and ecosystem.

One other memorable visit happened in June 2018 when Ambassador Ron Dermer made a historic trip to Detroit where he met with the leadership of Detroit’s Jewish community, spoke to the Economic Club of Detroit, participated in a state legislators’ reception and met with the executive leadership of Ford Motor Company.

As a follow-up to the ambassador’s visit, in May 2019, Ford’s Executive Chairman Bill Ford announced the company would launch the Ford Research Center in southern Tel Aviv, in order to drive the next generation of automotive innovation in the heart of the Start Up Nation.

And on a lighter note, in February of 2019, the Consulate brought the world-renowned Israeli Philharmonic Orchestra to Ann Arbor for a special one-night concert. There is nothing more spectacular than a room full of 800 people from Michigan listening to “Hatikvah.” I will never forget it.

ISRAELI CONTRIBUTIONS One of the main goals during my time as Consul General was to change the narrative around the

U.S.-Israel relationship.

Traditionally, Israel has been on the receiving side of our greatest ally, the United States. However, I believe the tiny and young state of Israel has a lot to offer, especially in the field of innovation, social innovation and tikkun olam. That is why we are currently in the process of implementing the model of NATAL to Detroit.

NATAL is an Israeli organization specializing in the field of war and terrorrelated trauma, PTSD and resiliency-building among civil society. NATAL can bring Israeli knowledge and experience in these fields to tackle challenges facing Detroit communities. We know that with the aid of the generous and kind Detroit community, this initiative will be effective and end up helping many with their mental health.

As I begin the end of my stay here in the Midwest, I want to thank the Jewish community as well as the non-Jewish community of Detroit, including political and community leaders, members of the press, cultural representatives and all others who have displayed such a tremendous amount of support and everlasting friendship. Your efforts and spirit are commendable and will always be treasured. I know that the best is yet to come.

Aviv Ezra is Consul General of Israel to the Midwest.

Call for Calm and Peace The Michigan Muslim Community Council (MMCC) and the Jewish Community Relations Council/American Jewish Committee of Detroit (JCRC/AJC), who work together to help Muslims and Jews of Detroit value each other’s religions and communities, call for calm and peace in the Holy Land.

We are saddened that in this month of Ramadan, holy to Muslims worldwide, violence has broken out in the holy city of Jerusalem.

We are always saddened when people are not allowed to pray and worship and live their day-to-day lives in peace. Thus, we pray for the safety and security of all who live in the Holy Land — Muslims, Jews and Christians and for all the victims of violence.

We call for dialogue and mutual respect and for pursuing nonviolent channels for justice. We hope that our model in Detroit, of working in partnership on issues of mutual concern, can inspire those who are fighting to return to a meaningful pursuit of peace and justice for all in Jerusalem and everywhere.

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Survey reveals stigma of mental illness fading; teens comfortable with seeking help.

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onfirming the value and impact of its We Need to Talk initiative that raises awareness and provides outreach, education and training in response to the national youth mental health crisis, the Jewish Federation of Metro Detroit on May 20 released the results of a study that revealed that although local teens experience a higher than national average rate of anxiety and depression, most do not feel that mental illness is a stigma and will reach

out for help.

Half of those surveyed believe they are not alone in managing their mental health, and six in 10 say they have the training and the tools to help their peers access the right professional resources for help with anxiety, depression and thoughts of suicide.

The survey found that Detroit’s Jewish youth were diagnosed with mental health conditions at a higher-than-average nationwide rate. But, in an encouraging note, it

revealed that more than half of the youth are resilient and skilled in overcoming their mental health challenges, with many turning to family and friends as the first line of support and then knowing where or how to get professional help.

Ashley Schnaar, youth mental health coordinator and planning associate for Federation and one of the principal investigators of the study, said the results were “far more encouraging than expected” and is evidence that We Need To Talk is fulfilling its goals.

“The results are a lot more positive than we thought, especially the answers to questions relating to the possibility of feeling stigmatized or isolated due to mental health,” Schnaar said. “With We Need to Talk, the Federation has been ahead of the curve in comparison to what other communities are offering or studying or giving attention to mental health. We hope our programs here in Detroit will serve as a model for other communities.”

SNAPSHOT OF RESPONDENTS Of the 85 youth who responded: • 32% said they have been diagnosed with a mental health condition. This compares to about 20% of 9- to 17-year-olds nationally.

• 64% reported feeling comfortable talking openly about their mental health, only 4% strongly disagreed with this statement.

53% of youth reported they do not feel stigmatized for their mental health.

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LEFT: How teens report accessing help with their mental health challenges.

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care of their mental health.

• 67% feel they can adequately recognize the symptoms of mental illness and signs of crisis in themselves and others.

• 74% report they know tips and strategies to take care of their mental health, and 63 percent of youth report they have the skills to support their friends with their mental health.

• 69% of respondents reported they know where to go for mental health support, and 54% reported they do not feel alone in managing their mental health. Seven out of 10 young people who have needed mental health support report they were able to access a social worker, therapist or another mental health practitioner.

WHO RESPONDED? The Federation distributed the survey to 19,000 members of the

Detroit Jewish community and received 742 respondents comprised of 85 Jewish youth, 202 Jewish parents, 127 professionals who work with Jewish youth, and others in the Jewish community.

Most respondents live in the suburbs of Detroit, where most of the Michigan Jewish community is concentrated.

Schnaar acknowledges the survey had its limitations due to challenges connecting to more respondents because of the pandemic. She added the Federation also would have liked more inclusion.

“We had hoped to garner a bigger representation from the Orthodox community as well as Jews in Detroit who are less engaged in congregations, Jewish schools, camps or youth groups,” Scnaar said. “Still, the pandemic created a big impetus to conduct a survey like this right now. We

Orthodox Jewish Community Supports Oak Park Millage

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he Orthodox Jewish community came out in a big way this month, supporting a bond to facilitate necessary repairs to Oak Park school district buildings.

Oak Park school district voters overall approved a $54.4 million, 30-year bond issue, with 79.6% voting Solomon yes.

Radner The funding

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will allow the district to fix various infrastructure needs and updates to existing school buildings — plumbing and electrical upgrades, replacing damaged windows, doors, ceilings, floors and roofing, and more.

Solomon Radner, an Orthodox Oak Park city council member, explained the support of the bond aligns with the community’s highest priorities.

know there is an increased need for awareness, outreach and education surrounding mental health, and we wanted to make sure we were understanding it so we and our partnering agencies and mental health professionals had the information so they could respond adequately.

During and after the pandemic, we want parents and professionals to be able to talk openly with young people about their mental health.”

According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control, one in five American children either presently or at some point in their lives will be diagnosed with a mental health condition.

The Federation began to delve into youth mental health beginning with a needs assessment survey in 2016. Since its 2018 launch of We Need to Talk, the Federation made efforts in reduc“The reason we supported it as a community is simply that education is — if it’s not the single most important thing we should jointly and universally care about, I’m not sure what is,” Radner said.

“There are children who are our neighbors, and they need to be able to learn in a safe environment and one that’s conducive to learning,” Radner added. “We’re talking about broken windows, wires that are hanging, HVAC where it’s cold in the winter and hot in the summer. These are very important things that children need to be able to learn. If they don’t have these very basic needs in their schools, they’re at a disadvantage, and it’s just unfair to them.”

Radner helped draft a letter in support of the bond and got 20 other community members to sign on in support.

“We sent it around and we

ing the stigma of mental illness through education, storytelling and outreach. It has provided mental health and suicide alertness training for teachers, youth group professionals and camp staff, and provided salary support for additional school social workers and a child psychiatrist through Jewish Family Service of Metropolitan Detroit.

As of April 2021, more than 5,000 community members have attended a We Need to Talk event, and nearly 1,000 community professionals have been trained to better support young people’s mental health needs.

Schnaar said the Federation also collaborates with other youth professionals across the country in the B’nai Brith Youth Organization as well as the Atlanta Jewish Mental Health Foundation to share resources and findings. wanted to get some people to sign it who we thought represented as many people as possible so that when our neighbors and friends would see it, there would be somebody on the list they could call and ask, ‘Hey, why should we care about this,’ and then get as much support as possible,” Radner said.

The bond directly affects only public schools, which, by and large, the Orthodox community in Oak Park does not attend. Radner believes the support, regardless of that fact, represents the values of the Orthodox community in Oak Park and the Jewish people in general.

“I think it says that we recognize as a greater community, what’s good for our neighbors is good for us,” Radner said.

“If our neighbors are getting opportunities to succeed, that’s good for the entire community.”

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fter COVID forced the closure of most camps last year, local camp directors say they are ready and excited to welcome back campers next month and give kids a bit of normalcy and a lot of fun this summer.

“Even with all the changes, the goal is to make camp look like it did pre-COVID, meaning there will be all the activities campers would expect such as arts and

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for the first 10 days, there won’t be any allcamp programs.”

At Tamarack, meals will be served in shifts, according to Weinstock, and although campers will stay with their villages, siblings will have time to see each other, masked and socially distanced.

Leaving for camp will also look different this year. Instead of excited families and campers gathering in a crowded parking lot filled with camp spirit, upbeat music and a string of green buses waiting to take campers to Ortonville, parents will have to drop their children off at camp.

Most camps also are decreasing the number of participants. Tamarack will operate Camp Maas at reduced capacity, somewhere between 75 and 80 percent capacity.

However, because of the fluidity involved in addressing all things related to COVID, those numbers could be modified if external guidelines change. Camp directors said this is true of all COVID-related protocols.

The JCC Day Camps plans to enroll 25

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odi Mills says she would send her two teens to overnight camp in a heartbeat, but their summer plans are uncertain right now. The Mills attend Camp George in Ontario, Canada, and the province was on lockdown until at least May 19. Even when restrictions are lifted, it’s questionable whether camps in Ontario will be allowed to open. And, if they can, most likely, Americans will

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have to quarantine in Canada for two weeks before starting camp.

Jacob Mills hopes to celebrate his 16th birthday at Camp George. Because of his age, this would be his eighth and final summer. His sister Becca, 13, is hoping to attend Camp George for the seventh time.

“I honestly don’t care about how high the numbers are in Ontario. I am not worried. I trust the camp staff to do the

right thing and keep everyone healthy,” says Jodi Mills of West Bloomfield.

If he can’t go to camp, Jacob plans to work, play baseball and hang out with friends. Becca, on the other hand, doesn’t know what she will do.

“Being a single parent in a pandemic is rough,” Mills says.

“While I need a break, it’s equally important for them to have one, too. Camp is such a good place for kids to grow as individuals, be responsible, create bonds and have new experiences.

“I keep counting the losses in my head. I’m grateful that we’re healthy, but they only get one childhood, and when the

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percent fewer campers this year.

Although it has the outdoor space for more, the camp wants to safely accommodate participants indoors during inclement weather.

KEEPING KIDS SAFE In terms of what else camps are doing differently to operate during a pandemic, day camps will conduct daily health screenings, keep campers in pods, eliminate out-of-camp trips, require masks in certain situations and perform additional sanitizing.

Overnight camps will do the same, plus campers and staff are being asked to quarantine before camp and undergo COVID testing before and during camp.

And, while the staff will continue to have to time off, they will have to stay onsite.

“Since we closed camp last year on May 4, we’ve been working on opening for the summer of 2021. We began meeting very early on with our medical team and started talking about our dreams. What could we open?

What would it look like?” says

losses keep piling up, it’s heavy. I kept thinking camp really has to happen, especially after Becca’s eighth-grade trip to Israel got canceled.”

Now more than ever, Rachel Chynoweth, Becca’s friend, and classmate, is looking forward to spending the second half of her summer at Camp Tamarack, which did not open last year due to the pandemic. Her mom, Gail Chynoweth, a registered nurse and member of Tamarack’s medical committee, says despite COVID, she is comfortable sending her daughter to camp.

“Is the risk of COVID in the back of my mind? Sure it is; but I know they have a really

Lee Trepeck, CEO of Tamarack Camps.

Willoway Day Camp was one of the few camps to open last summer and successfully offered eight weeks of camp, according to Lorraine Fisher, who co-owns Willoway with her husband, Arnie.

Fisher attributes the success to several factors, including parental compliance. Campers received daily health screening forms, had temperature checks at home and before boarding the buses, and the camp followed CDC and state guidelines. Fisher says there won’t be any changes from how camp operated last year unless new guidelines come out. While the camp often has a waiting list, this is the first year that the list started as early as April.

At Tamarack, there is a waiting list for second session at Camp Maas, and first session is practically filled. Camp Kennedy is filled, and Camp Olmstead has limited space, according to Trepeck.

At the JCC Day Camps, the

good plan for the summer,” Chynoweth says. “I’m confident in the precautions they are putting in place, which are similar to what Hillel has been doing this year.”

NOT SO FAST Not all parents are ready to send their children to camp. Doron Vergun, a Farmington Hills mom, says her son won’t attend day camp as planned because of his age. He is 6, and she doesn’t trust his ability to always correctly wear a mask, stay socially distant or adequately wash his hands. She also has concerns about what the counselors will do outside of camp to protect

Kids have fun at JCC Day Camps

number of newly enrolled campers is up from 2019. Comensky attributes the increase to targeted marketing strategies, but he said that some returning families are hesitant to enroll. Instead, they are taking a wait-and-see approach, with decisions being based on any new government guidelines and the number of COVID cases. Comensky also acknowledged that some are reluctant to register based on the misconception that the JCC building closure, announced last year, will affect the camp.

“Although the building is not open like it was in the past, we continue to have a ton of programming going on. The JCC is still thriving in programming,

including camp,” says Comensky, adding that the camp also has more financial aid available because last year’s scholarship money went unused.

Based on Trepeck’s conversations with parents, he found that even for those who are nervous about sending their children to camp, that nervousness is balanced by an eagerness to have their kids back at camp.

“The campers, the staff, our community, everyone’s had such a tough year, and kids need camp,” Weinstock says. “They need to come. They need to be kids. They need to play outside and be with other kids and be off their electronics and just be able to enjoy themselves.”

themselves from COVID. Vergun homeschools her kindergartner and her 3-yearold and has been since before COVID. She believes that because her children are used to being home, it helps ease some of the disappointment over not going to camp and, she says, they know that being at home is OK. As an alternative to camp, she is trying to find activities such as tennis or karate where it’s easier for participants to socially distance.

“If you don’t have to do it, why chance it,” Vergun says. “I work part-time from home, so we don’t need camp, but I understand everyone has a different

situation. For some, camp is necessary because parents work or they need it for their child’s mental or physical well-being.”

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Council Re|Sale shop holds Zoom workshops for fashionistas.

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hrift stores are a $10.6 billion industry in the U.S. with market size expected to increase by 2.3% in 2021.

Council Re|Sale in Metro Detroit, operated by National Council of Jewish Women, Michigan (NCJW|MI), is meeting that demand head-on by holding Zoom workshops for

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budget-conscious fashionistas titled “Dressing is a Puzzle: Let’s Put it Together.”

Council Re|Sale in Berkley is known for featuring high-end clothing including designer wear, professional attire, shoes and evening wear, all donated by members of the community.

For example, currently on sale is an unworn bridal gown by

French designer Lanvin, complete with $7,000 price tag, on sale now for $2,000 (U.S. Size 8 for interested brides-to-be).

But Council Re|Sale also has fashion items from as low as $1.

Store manager Delores Hendrix offers a new bargain every day, called “Delores’ Daily Deal,” plus frequent shoppers earn $10 Council Cash for every $50 pre-tax purchase to spend on a future visit.

As for the Zoom workshops, Susie Jacob, a vice president at NCJW|MI, explained they were prompted by the age-old dilemma we all face. “You open up your closet and stare at so many clothes, then complain that you have nothing to wear. Our workshops will help everyone spruce up and reimagine their outfits and help solve the puzzle of what to wear,” she said.

Two upcoming workshops will be held, the first on May 25 when Sandi Matz, a past president of NCJW|MI, will

present “AM to PM, The Knack of Dressing in Black.”

On June 1, the program will be “Accessories, Accessories,” showcasing how everything from shoes to hats, from jewelry to jackets, can create entirely new outfits with the clothes you already own. Both virtual workshops begin at 7 p.m. and you can register at councilresale.net.

“All store proceeds support the projects we do to help Detroit-area women, children and families in need,” Jacob said, such as Back 2 School Store and Backpack Project for homeless children. “Our Kosher Meals on Wheels is another important project, and we have seen an increase in demand from vulnerable elders in our community since the pandemic.”

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Opening Eyes

Ophthalmologist takes staff to Holocaust Memorial Center.

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t the last live charity event at the Holocaust Memorial Center (HMC), a spark was lit inside Dr. Steve Shanbom.

“During the event, they always ask all of the survivors to stand up and be recognized, and you just saw how few people are still alive who are survivors,” Shanbom said. “I thought we could spread the word to people and expose them to this.”

Shanbom, an ophthalmologist in Berkley, has walked the walk in promoting Holocaust awareness by taking his staff to the HMC just before Passover.

Shanbom said the idea of the trip was not only inspired by the

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HMC event, but also by family ties. His wife, Sherry, is the daughter of Holocaust survivors.

“Because of that, we’ve always been involved in the Holocaust Center, going to the charity event every year and being donors to the cause,” he said.

Due to survivors not being guides at the center right now because of the pandemic, Sherry served as a guide of sorts for the doctor’s staff.

“She was able to read some of her parents’ story that’s been told to us and to the grandkids, so she was able to put a little perspective on it from a child of survivors,” Shanbom said. “She gave about a 10-minute talk,

Steve and Sherry Shanbom sit in front of staff who toured the HMC.

and then we walked through the museum together.”

Shanbom received feedback from his staff about how interesting and shocking it was; much of the staff is not Jewish.

“What I said as the take-home message was that these were people … just like you and me, and one day because of who you are, someone could come into your home and take everything.”

Shanbom’s goal in the visit is having Holocaust awareness snow-

ball from his staff’s experience, and also to hopefully inspire other businesses to follow their lead.

“I think as business leaders, we can impact our community by exposing our staff in hopes they take their own families,” Shanbom said. “The more people are educated on this, the more you can mitigate the deniers, but it also can tell the story because the survivors themselves aren’t going to be around much longer to tell it.”

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Fashion Maverick Linda Dresner’s boutique shuttered its doors, but her clothes are forever.

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fter 45 storied years, fashion icon Linda Dresner has closed her Birmingham boutique.

Known for her timeless pieces and dressing the best of the best of Metro Detroit (and beyond), Dresner, 83, felt it was the right opportunity to move on to the next chapter of her life.

“It was time to stop,” she says a few weeks after her Linda Dresner boutique shut its doors for good. “I didn’t feel at my age that I wanted to renew a lease.”

While a difficult decision, Dresner explains it was a natural one that will allow her to spend more time with her husband and children.

Yet looking back, Dresner has fond memories of her incredible journey in retail, which has also included operating a store at Somerset Mall in Troy for 10 years and a store in New York on the luxurious Park Avenue for 25 years. For decades, Dresner has been an international hit.

“The women were everything

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to me,” she says of her clients.

“They depended on me and wanted me to choose things they would wear for years and years, and I did that.”

It’s how Dresner built her business from the very start, by helping women select outfits that would make them feel beautiful inside and out. That was her business strategy.

She introduced new lines to Detroit through the decades

“but I always liked fashion, and I always wanted to choose things for clients they could use through the years.”

It’s how Dresner curates her own closet, even now. If the clothes fit, she explains, they’re timeless and chic, despite when they were made or purchased. “As long as I can zip them up, I still keep them,” she says of her own personal clothing collection.

“WOMEN DEPENDED ON ME AND WANTED ME TO CHOOSE THINGS THEY WOULD WEAR FOR YEARS AND YEARS.” — LINDA DRESNER

such as Comme de Garcons and Maison Margiela, which helped solidify her role as a fashion maverick that women could trust. “I didn’t know exactly [what I was doing],” she says of building her iconic brand,

Her unwavering passion for fashion has been an important part of her life since the very beginning. As a young girl growing up, Dresner would dress her dolls and imagine different scenarios for each out-

fit. “I always had a story going on in my mind,” she recalls.

“Fashion is just a thing you do because you have a drive for it, and you’re attracted to it.”

FAMOUS CLIENTELE Dresner’s long-running career also comes with its own remarkable stories. One memory above all that continues to stand out over the course of 45 years is when former First Lady Jackie Kennedy would shop at her New York store.

“Jackie Kennedy would come in and she would say to me, ‘Do you mind if I just had my tuna fish sandwich in the dressing room?’” Dresner recalls. Kennedy would lounge in the room, watching different outfits being tried on. “That was a treat.”

Bette Midler shopped at the boutique as well, another one of many names on Dresner’s star-filled clientele list. “They all found something, and they all liked to shop there,” says Dresner, who also dressed many women in Metro Detroit’s Jewish community.

The clothes she provided loyal clients were always accessible and comfortable.

Along with her clients, Dresner said she will also miss going on buying trips.

“It was always hard work, but it was very enjoyable for me,” she recalls. “It was a fantasy, building the look for the store every season. I’ll miss supplying women with beautiful things.”

She says though clients are disappointed to hear news of the store’s closure, they also understand Dresner’s decision.

“I’m not a young girl anymore,” she continues. “It was time for me.”

Dresner might be moving on, but the impeccable clothes that she has hand-picked for her clients, she says, will stay with them forever.

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Jbaby Aden Achtman makes a guest appearance during a Daddy Boot Camp session run by Jbaby Dad Coach Ned Specktor.

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etroit Dad Justin Jacobs has been a fan of Jbaby since first taking the prenatal class with his wife.

“Jbaby’s prenatal class really helped me become more confident in my role and understand how I could best support my wife during her final trimester, during the birth and how to continue to be the best husband and father I could,” he says.

“Without the class, I would have been completely unprepared.”

Jacobs went on to describe how Jfamily programs have helped them stay in touch with families going through the same steps in their kids’ lives as theirs. The Facebook groups and text threads become a support group.

“As an interfaith family, it’s been so helpful for my wife in understanding some of the basic Jewish principles of how we are raising our children and making our house feel like a Jewish home,” Jacobs says. “I am so thankful and appreciative of the Jbaby and Jfamily programs. I’ve even become an ambassador, as I don’t think any couple should go into a birth without the tools they provide.”

This kind of praise motivates Jbaby Detroit Director Stephanie Erez to work even harder.

“There’s so much more to be done, and

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we hope with every new season we can do even more to support the community,” she says.

“The beauty of Jbaby is that it goes so deep,” Erez says. “I like to think of it like a hug around people. That’s what we want people to feel, that they’re part of the club and part of the family.”

“WITHOUT THE CLASS, I WOULD HAVE BEEN COMPLETELY UNPREPARED.” — FIRST-TIME FATHER JUSTIN JACOBS

Housed under the umbrella of the JCC of Metro Detroit’s Jfamily, Jbaby has become a trusted, innovative one-stop destination to help expectant and new parents make connections and friendships and engage in Jewish life.

It’s a go-to for its popular prenatal series, new baby care programs, postpartum support groups, parenting education workshops, Daddy Boot Camp, bubbie and zaydie groups, and more.

“Over the years leading up to the pan-

demic, the connections have grown so strong that individual cohorts have taken on communities in and of themselves,” says Erez.

“It’s adorable if you look back — they met in their prenatal class and now they’re on to potty training and going from two naps to one nap. Groups of families become their own little bubbles that they progress through together. You can see the progression of what they’ve done over the past two years, and they’ve been able to do it together. That is the connection Jbaby strives to create for everyone.”

Rachael Gerstein, who has been in a Jbaby cohort since attending a prenatal class, feels that connection. “This group has become a sounding board for any questions or concerns, activities and projects, recipes — or just to brag about our little ones’ newest achievements and milestones.”

GOING VIRTUAL In the early days of the COVID pandemic, Erez and her team of staffers and volunteers — including Jbaby ambassadors and trained volunteer facilitators — stepped up without missing a beat.

“We’ve adapted, and so much positive has come out of it,” Erez says. “All of our programs are stronger because of it. We continued on page 22

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Monique and Justin Jacobs with son, Jack, ,play at a sensory table at a Jbaby Detroit Havdalah Hangout with NEXTGen Detroit.

The Winter 2019 Jbaby Prenatal Cohort is pictured together at Temple Israel following a New Mom’s Meeting.

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are moving forward and even increasing what we are doing.”

Jbaby’s five-part prenatal program switched immediately to virtual in April 2020. “We had 10 couples, and everyone was very happy to do it this way,” Erez says. “It’s not exactly the same as being in person, but it still provided families with the support they were counting on.”

Margot Peck, a local mom-to-be, had a lot of questions and some concerns about being pregnant, particularly during a pandemic.

“It was so nice being able to connect with other parents-to-be over Zoom during the Jbaby prenatal course,” Peck says. “Even if we weren’t physically together, there was a definite sense of camaraderie. It was so nice to be in a safe space where we could ask questions and be vulnerable with one another.”

New mom Sara Craig agrees, “If it weren’t for taking the Jbaby prenatal class, I would have felt even more alone during this crazy time. My husband and I developed lifelong friendships — I feel so lucky to have formed such close bonds with other moms in the same place as I am.

It’s hard enough to have a baby, but then layering on a pandemic is insane. If it weren’t for these

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friendships, I’d feel so lost.

“Even virtually, we’re celebrating our friends’ milestones as they celebrate ours,” Craig says.

“This wasn’t the year any of us expected, especially being firsttime parents. But the memories we have will absolutely last a

tions with experts will launch in June.

And this winter, Jbaby offered new panels on pregnancy loss and infertility, in partnership with Federation’s NEXTGen. “Parents get into a Jbaby class, and moms will say, ‘It took us six

lifetime.”

Jbaby also offered much-needed respites for parents running out of ideas for entertaining their kids during quarantine.

“It’s been a great resource of programming in a safe way for my toddler during the pandemic,” Jennie Maxbauer says. “We have loved celebrating Jewish holidays with Rhythm & Ruach and having the Noon Year’s Eve party with so many friends.”

Like the families they serve, Jbaby has also been growing, adding new classes, groups and programs. Infant CPR and car seat safety workshops have been introduced. Monthly conversa-

years to get pregnant,’ or ‘We did five egg retrievals’ [for in-vitro fertilization]. It would have been so nice for them to have Jewish support,” Erez says. “There’s nothing really like this in the Jewish community, and there’s a need.”

EXTENDED CLASSES In March, Jbaby launched a weekly virtual New Moms’ Postpartum Group, providing a continued connection for women who’ve finished the prenatal class but are not due for a few months. Although the group has been offered before, it will now follow a new model

of being facilitated by Jbaby ambassadors Rachael Gerstein and Erica Wedes, Jbaby alums who have been trained by Jewish Family Service. Beyond connecting families and communities, they work with Erez to come up with new ideas to serve their families — including moms on bedrest, moms in the hospital and babies in the NICU. “We work against the idea that you only get to feel good about your pregnancy and baby if everything goes as planned,” Erez says. “We want to be there for all of our families, no matter the situation.”

Mikki Frank, senior director of Jfamily Detroit, said “the strength of our Jbaby program comes from the families it serves.

“We couldn’t do this incredible work without the help of our amazing lay leaders and donors: Adam and Hannah Kessler, Jeff Johnson and Erica WedesJohnson, and Elliot and Lacey Foon.”

Frank knows that having your first child is both “a beautiful and challenging time” and a supportive community is critical.

“The Jbaby community provides that meaningful support, connection and education.”

This story first appeared on myjewishdetroit.org.

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new Jewish subscription service is offering environmentally conscious kits that can help residents in Metro Detroit go green.

Featuring six different kits to be released throughout the remainder of the year, Hazon Detroit’s latest initiative aims to alleviate barriers people may face in transitioning to more sustainable lifestyles.

The Bloomfield Hills-based Jewish nonprofit organization, which focuses on environmental awareness, hopes these kits can help build a sustainable, eco-friendly world.

“The sustainability starter kits are based on six unique themes,” Hazon Detroit Director Wren Hack says. One kit supports a plant-rich diet, while another helps reduce household waste. “If we can create these kits and get them into people’s homes, we can give people the tools they need to help them make lasting changes.”

Each kit holds supplies that can help people address different goals, like reducing household energy. For that kit, Hack says one item is a vampire power strip that allows items to use less energy when plugged in. Then, in the plant-rich diet kit, subscribers can find vegetable-based recipes created in partnership with Detroit chefs, plus all the ingredients they need for a plant-based diet, like oat milk.

“Our plant-based kit was created to

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address the industrialization of animals,” Hack says. The kit, she says, can help educate people on this issue, while providing inspiration for easy dietary changes that won’t take much effort.

“We recognize people will make changes where they’re comfortable making changes,” Hack says. “So, we looked at all the things that surround us that we eat every day.”

Hazon Detroit and the national arm of These poducts help reduce household waste and energy use.

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the organization, Brit Hazon, built the kits around different areas that contribute to waste, such as plastic use and paper towel overuse. They assembled items like bamboo toilet paper, reusable and washable flannel cloths, homemade soap and laundry detergent strips to inspire people to make little changes that amount to big gains.

“We’ve got to make change easy because

life is hard right now for people,” Hack says.

Hazon Detroit offers the kits on a sliding scale from $70 to $200 per subscription, which includes all six kits. “We didn’t want to make a price barrier. Those who are able to pay the full price can also make a donation for those who are unable to pay.

“It can’t just be for the privileged,” she says of helping the environment. “We’ve got to be able to make important changes to our lifestyles that aren’t based on what we can or can’t buy.”

Hack says that people who subscribe now can still get the first kit (“Plant-Rich Diet”) delivered to their homes, while the remainder of the kits can be picked up at Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit on future distribution dates. These include a “Reduce Household Waste” kit on May 23, a “Grow/Eat Local” kit on July 11, a “Reduce Food Waste” kit on Aug. 15, a “Reduce Energy Use” kit on Oct. 10 and a “Buy Less Stuff ” kit on Nov. 21.

POSITIVE RESPONSE So far, Hack says the response has been positive. “People are excited about the kits,” she explains. “Because of the pandemic, people are used to subscriptions. Oftentimes, they’re getting deliveries on a certain schedule.” This worldwide shift to subscription services and home deliveries leads Hack to believe there’s a market for products like the sustainability starter kits, and that their potential is only growing.

Hazon Detroit has also tried to make the kits fun and exciting to receive. The first kit, Hack describes, came in a bag made from recycled Luna Bar wrappers or denim scraps, among other items, that most people would have thrown out. Instead, subscribers can bring these bags back in to refill with the latest kits on future distribution days.

Each kit also comes with a treat, like chocolates.

The sustainability starter kits also connect with Jewish tradition, which teaches people to care for their planet in order to preserve the one created. Hack says that the organization includes information in each kit that explains how that particular theme represents different Jewish values.

“We want people to be interested,” Hack says. “It’s just something different in the midst of the pandemic.”

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Hall of Famer

JN Publisher Emeritus Arthur Horwitz officially enters Michigan Journalism Hall of Fame.

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rthur Horwitz, publisher emeritus and former executive editor of the Detroit Jewish News, has officially been inducted into the Michigan Journalism Hall of Fame.

Horwitz was supposed to be inducted in 2020, but the ceremony was canceled due to COVID. Mike Smith, who worked closely with Horwitz as the Alene and Graham Landau Archivist Chair for the Detroit Jewish News Foundation, nominated him for the award.

Horwitz began his career in journalism in 1970 as a copy

trainee at the New Haven (Conn.)

Journal-Courier and sister publication the New Haven Register while working toward his bachelor’s degree from the University of Connecticut. He was also the editor-in-chief at the university’s student-run newspaper, the Daily Campus.

Horwitz pursued a master’s degree in public and private management at Yale University and returned to the journalism world in 1982 as manager of planning, research and marketing for the Baltimore Sun. Horwitz left the Sun in May 1986 — at age 31 — to assume

publishing responsibilities for the Jewish News.

Throughout his tenure at the JN, Horwitz oversaw all aspects of the JN and built long-standing relaArthur tionships with other Horwitz local ethnic/minority media outlets.

Horwitz served as past chair and co-chair of the Michigan Civil Rights Commission and was a past board chair of Detroit Public Television. He played a vital role in establishing New Michigan Media, a network of ethnic and minority publications in Michigan. Horwitz was also co-founder of the Black-Jewish Forum, a series of conversations throughout Southeast Michigan.

One of Horwitz’s most notable accomplishments was establishing the William Davidson Digital

Archive of Jewish Detroit History in 2013. After a devastating fire at the JN offices in 2002, Horwitz created the archives and the Detroit Jewish News Foundation to preserve the paper in digital format.

“It’s a special honor to join Philip Slomovitz, the founding editor and publisher of the Detroit Jewish News, in this Hall of Fame,” Horwitz said in his speech. “Mr. Slomovitz served his community, Jewish and general, with passion and insight for more than 70 years.”

“I’m also grateful to have been surrounded by a competent and caring staff, who embraced the role of the Detroit Jewish News as the community’s independent, trusted news source.”

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weddings, which she says helped grow her business and scale it out to include other services. Now, as many weddings are postponed or smaller in size, she’s focusing on building the wholesale side of her brand.

Paper

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lana Hopman has always had a love for printed goods. A self-proclaimed “paper nerd,” the 37-year-old West Bloomfield resident grew up with a passion for beautiful stationery and letters. It’s a love she carried with her throughout her adult life, eventually making the art of print her full-time career.

The owner and founder of the calligraphy and stationery business Annabel Reese didn’t always have her eyes set on working with printed products. In fact, after moving from her hometown of Farmington Hills to New York City to attend college at New York University, Hopman began to work in digital content.

She spent long hours at her desk, often staring at a computer. It didn’t feel artistic enough for the digital content strategist, who began to turn to calligraphy classes as a creative outlet. “I fell in love with it,” she recalls. “It was like a meditation for me.”

Hopman says calligraphy was soothing and calming, a hobby that helped her unwind after a long day at work. Though it started as a passion project, she soon found herself sending letters to friends and creating calligraphy for their weddings. Other people began to take notice of Hopman’s work, and she started to develop a side business of creating printed products.

In 2014, a year after moving back to Michigan with her husband, Bret, she had

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her first child, Annabel. “After having her and working in the corporate world, I knew I needed a change for my own mental health,” Hopman says. She felt it was best for her growing family, which soon included her second daughter, Reese, to take her side calligraphy and print business full time.

By 2018, Hopman made her dream a reality and launched her calligraphy and stationery business Annabel Reese, named after her two daughters. Hopman now has a third child, Andrew, who she says isn’t in the name but is an “active participant in everything else.”

“It’s part of the reason why I have the business,” Hopman says of her three children. “It’s to show them that you can do something that you like and that brings you enjoyment and income.”

She draws inspiration from her children as she creates a variety of handmade products. Hopman’s services at Annabel Reese include invitation design, signage, envelope addressing and onsite services (like live calligraphy events at high-end retail stores such as Burberry), the latter of which Hopman says have temporarily stalled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Her invitations come in letterpress, foil and digital formats, while signage includes welcome signs, bar signs and seating charts.

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Meeting in the middle, Hopman created beautiful Jewish-centric cards that featured common Hebrew phrases written out in English so they could be more accessible for a variety of Jewish audiences. “It brought in the Jewish culture that I grew up with,” says Hopman, an alumna of Hillel Day School, “and combined it with my calligraphy.”

Most of her cards feature her own handwriting mixed with different fonts and illustrations. “I have a ton of Chanukah cards,” she explains.

Hopman’s bestseller in the Jewishthemed card line is a simple card made with marble and foil print. “I really like

high-quality paper,” she says. “I appreciate stationery that feels good and is easy to write on.”

In a world that has become increasingly more digital, especially during the pandemic as many services and businesses went online, Hopman says receiving tangible paper and printed goods is a heartwarming feeling.

“I think there’s just something really special about a handwritten note,” she explains.

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Local Israelis react to events in their home country.

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hrough WhatsApp, Facebook, emails and texts, Jewish Detroiters are trying their best to keep informed about the safety status of Israeli family and friends as Hamas bombards Israel with thousands of rocket launches.

When it is early evening on this side of the globe, social media posts come from Israel depicting the mundane of everyday life right now: rushing in the middle of the night to a safe room or shelter after sirens blare, if they are lucky to have one. Being disrupted to find shelter during life’s simplest pleasures, such as taking a shower, going to the beach, sleeping or baking a cheesecake for Shavuot.

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Ilanit Atias of Farmington Hills is physically and mentally exhausted trying to communicate with her aging parents and large extended family in Ashkelon. Just 15 minutes away from the Gaza envelope, Ashkelon is perennially the target of Hamas violence and, this time, the sirens are relentless.

“My parents have no shelter, so they spend every night sleeping in the stairs,” said Atias, who is a Hebrew educator at Temple Israel in West Bloomfield. “It has been an extremely difficult four days, and my family is basically in survival mode.

Even with the technology to stay in touch, sometimes (my parents) do not always have the phone near them, so I

went off again to alert him of yet more rockets falling in Israel, he expressed great concern Tzvi for the safety of Koslowe his parents, siblings, nieces and Ilanit Atias’ cousins Noam, Aviv and Itamar Bitton were nephews, some who serve in asked by their dad to lie flat the army. They live in Givat in their safe room when the Shmuel and Petach Tikvah, first sirens went off. where last week Hamas injured several people with don’t know anything. But I a direct hit to an apartment have a big family, so there is always someone I can contact building.

“My phone alerted me to know about the safety of to the rockets falling, and the others.” when I saw it was in Petach Even before this latest Tikvah, I right away called wave of attacks from Hamas, Atias’ family suffered the loss my parents,” Koslowe said.

“It was about 2 a.m. there, of three grandparents from and I knew how close it was coronavirus. The family was to where my parents lived. about to observe the first When I reached them, they yahrtzeit of her grandfather, were up watching television but the danger of the rockets and they said it was very falling put plans on hold. close to their home. They Her last surviving grandnow sleep in the television mother has Alzheimer’s and room because it is closer to is confused as to why she their bomb shelter, just in must continually enter the case they have to get there in safe room of her home. Her a hurry.” caretaker, an Indian woman, Koslowe said this is hapwas close friends with anothpening at a time just when er Indian caretaker killed by things were feeling somewhat a Hamas rocket that landed normal in Israel as COVID and destroyed an Ashkelon restrictions lifted. Now, cerhome where she worked. tain things like gyms, malls “Israel is the only tiny and schools must shutter country in the world that is again.

Jewish, but we are humon“But this is life, and we gous in terms of what we get used to it,” Koslowe said. give to the world in terms of “Someone living outside of education, civilization and Israel would be shocked with technology,” Atias said. “We thousands of rockets raining expect nothing in return. All down on their towns, but for we want is a bit of empathy.”

Israelis, we have Tzvi Koslowe moved from a bit of a tougher Israel to Southfield with his skin.” wife and children in 2018 to Hannan Lis, pursue work in real estate. founder of As the Tzeva Adom (red Michigan Israel color) app on his phone Hannan Lis

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Business Bridge (now the Michigan Israel Business Accelerator), and his wife, Lisa, recently returned from an Israel visit with their children and grandchildren in Tel Aviv.

Lis said the barrage of rockets coming from Gaza is evidence of a “mistake” Israel has made in allowing money from Qatar to flow into the region that was supposed to go toward humanitarian

efforts but is used instead by Hamas to buy weapons and build terror tunnels.

“Sometimes in the Middle East, you do things because you don’t have a choice,” said Lis, referring to relinquishing control over Gaza. “After 15 years, the realities of who is in Gaza is catching up with us.

“Israel has a caretaker government, and this was seen as a weakness by Hamas,” he

continued. “Israel has been caught with its pants down because it underestimated the willingness of Hamas to use the opportunities in Jerusalem to its advantage.

The mixture of Jerusalem Day, (the end of Ramadan) observances on the Temple Mount and the disturbances on a housing court case there created a perfect storm.

It was a chance for Hamas to prove to the Palestinian people that Hamas and not the Palestinian Authority is the real power broker in the region.”

Lis said he is grateful for the rocket-intercepting power of the Iron Dome, “which is working beyond anyone’s expectations,” and also the support that Michigan Congressional representatives such as Brenda Lawrence, Elissa Slotkin and Sen. Gary Peters, who have

expressed Israel’s right to protect itself.

Jonathan Gold of Novi said he feels “frustrated and sad” about the situation and worries for his Jonathan friend Talya, who Gold lives with her husband and three young children in the coastal town of Netanya.

On one of her posts, Gold said, she wrote that she was driving home alone at night and thought to herself: “What if the sirens go off and I can’t get home to my babies and they don’t know where I am? It makes me so sad to know that when the sirens go off (on Yom HaZikaron or Yom Hashoah), the first thing my 4-year-old son asks is, ‘Do we need to go into the mamad (safety room) again?’”

Collection gift cards. Raffle tickets are $25 each or five for $100. The winners will be announced during the event.

A silent auction featuring a number of unique items, one-of-a-kind experiences, gift certificates and handmade classroom projects is also online, and bids can be made now through the day of the event.

“We are very much looking forward to celebrating Sheri and David Jaffa, the outstanding alumni, and the incredible dedication of our faculty and staff who have persevered and ensured that learning never stopped at Hillel,” said Head of School Dr. Darin Katz.

“The Jaffas are quiet, humble leaders in our community. Their two daughters, Skylar Elbinger and Sabrina Kaufman, both attended Hillel and they are the proud grandparents of five, all of whom attended or attended Hillel. Their commitment to Hillel over the years has been extraordinary and we are looking forward to giving them the honor they deserve.”

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Moss (class of 2000) will receive this year’s Distinguished Alumni Awards.

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Ken Nathan is a happy guy after shooting a holein-one in March at Knollwood Country Club.

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Country Club Conqueror Bloomfield Hills resident Ken Nathan has a hole-in-one at Tam-O-Shanter, Franklin Hills and Knollwood.

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hole-in-one is every golfer’s dream.

Ken Nathan has three aces, one at each of the three predominantly Jewish country clubs in the Detroit area.

It took 23 years for the Bloomfield Hills resident to achieve the unique feat.

One of Nathan’s holesin-one was shot on an unseasonably warm late fall day. One was on a bitterly cold early spring day. One earned him $10,000.

He shot his first hole-inone Nov. 29, 1998, at TamO-Shanter Country Club in West Bloomfield.

His second ace was shot

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June 2, 2003, at Franklin Hills Country Club in Farmington Hills.

Then came an 18-year dry spell before Nathan shot a hole-in-one March 23 at Knollwood Country Club in West Bloomfield.

“How many rounds of golf did I play between my second and third holes-inone? It had to be at least 2,000,” Nathan said.

“I’ve been a member at Knollwood for about 20 years. I really wanted to shoot a hole-in-one there.

I came close several times before I finally did it. I holed some shots from the fairway there, but I never had a hole-

in-one (before March 23).”

Nathan, 59, and playing partner Spencer Steel of West Bloomfield pretty much had the golf course to themselves at Knollwood on a cold day two months ago when Nathan aced the 173-yard 17th hole with a 6-iron.

His tee shot landed about 12 feet from the pin, made a slight right turn, and fell into the cup.

“The green at No. 17 slopes from left to right. My tee shot looked like a putt after it landed,” Nathan said.

Nathan was all alone at the tee of the 11th hole at TamO-Shanter, where he was a member at the time, on a warm late November day in 1998. Weary from waiting for his playing partners, he decided to tee off.

His 6-iron shot went into the hole with nobody witnessing it. But it still counted as an ace.

Nathan didn’t see his hole-in-one drop into the cup during a 2003 outing at Franklin Hills.

“I hadn’t played at Frankin Hills very much. I didn’t know the course very well,” he said.

That’s why when he teed off at the 143-yard ninth hole with a pitching wedge and thought the shot was going long, he turned to say something to a friend.

His shot hit the back of the green and rolled downhill toward the pin.

“There were spotters by the green. All of a sudden, they got out of their chairs and started screaming,” Nathan said. “I wondered what was happening.”

The screaming was because Nathan won $10,000 for making a hole-in-one on that hole.

“I kept half the money, and gave the other half to the fundraiser,” he said.

There’s no doubt Nathan is all in when it comes to golf. He plays as often as he can and calls himself a competitive golfer.

“Playing golf also is a social time for me,” he said.

A bankruptcy attorney with an office in Farmington Hills, Nathan graduated from Southfield-Lathrup High School (1979), Michigan State University (1983) and the Detroit College of Law (1986).

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Harrison Grad is Happy About ‘The Hawk’ Billy Slobin has Farmington Hills Harrison High School blood running through his veins.

He played football at Harrison and was the football team’s volunteer strength and conditioning coach from 1986 until the high school closed in 2019.

His two sons played football for Harrison.

Slobin looks at the former high school every day he’s at work. His Supreme Lending mortgage office is across W. 12 Mile Road from the ex-high school.

Slobin wasn’t happy about the Farmington School Board’s decision to close Harrison because of declining enrollment.

But Slobin is happy about “The Hawk,” Harrison’s reincarnation by the city of Farmington Hills as a massive 245,000-squarefoot multipurpose community recreation center with an adjoining 42-acre park.

Why is the place called “The Hawk”? Harrison sports teams were called the Hawks. A virtual legacy wall inside “The Hawk” will keep alive memories of the high school.

“They did a beautiful job there. Nobody is more eager to join the fitness club and start exercising there,” Slobin said. “I know some ex-Harrison football players and other friends of mine are interested in joining, too.”

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THE TIME IS Billy Slobin’s allegiance to Farmington Hills Harrison is easy to see in his office, which is across W. 12 Mile Road from the former high school.

Slobin said he and his son Jake took a walk around “The Hawk” property last week and came away impressed.

“I’ve been watching the renovation from a distance.

I’m as happy about it as I can get,” Billy Slobin said.

“At least the high school wasn’t made into condos and it didn’t become a parking lot.”

For more information on “The Hawk,” go to www. thehawkfh.com.

Under John Herrington, Harrison’s only football coach, the Hawks won a state-record 443 games and 13 state championships starting in 1970.

Slobin and other Harrison football coaches went to North Farmington High School, which also is in the Farmington School District, after Harrison closed and are now working in the North Farmington football program.

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The Frankel Jewish Academy girls tennis team celebrates its Catholic League Intersectional II division championship last week after beating Riverview Gabriel Richard at Drake Sports Park in West Bloomfield.

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What a difference a year makes isn’t always a trite cliche.

It truly describes this season for the Frankel Jewish Academy girls tennis team.

After not playing last season because spring sports were shut down by the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services and Michigan High School Athletic Association in the wake of

the COVID-19 pandemic, the Jaguars won their first Catholic League division championship this season.

And they did it in style.

They won all three of their Intersectional II matches 8-0, beating Madison Heights Bishop Foley, Allen Park Cabrini and Riverview Gabriel Richard.

While they were doing that, they surprised Royal Oak Shrine

Vinsky Moves Up to St. Louis Cardinals’ Double-A Team David Vinsky’s professional baseball career was derailed last season when the minor leagues were shut down because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Vinsky is back on track this season. The 22-year-old outfielder from Northville is playing for the Springfield (Mo.) Cardinals, the St. Louis Cardinals’ affiliate in the Double-A Central league, two levels below the majors.

Vinsky was supposed to start last season on the roster of the Peoria (Ill.) Chiefs, the

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Cardinals’ affiliate in the lowClass A Midwest League.

He never played in Peoria in what was supposed to be his first full season as a pro. Instead, he jumped right over that level.

Vinsky was hitting just .231 through five games at Springfield, but he had a tworun single in the first inning May 7 that gave Springfield a 4-3 lead over the Wichita Wind Surge in a game Springfield lost 11-7.

Vinsky was selected by the Cardinals in June 2019 in the 15th round of the Major League

6-2 in a Catholic League crossover match.

Not bad for a team that hadn’t won a match since 2018 and had just three practices in 2020.

“After those three practices last year, I thought we’d have a better season than in 2019.

Then the season was canceled,” said fourth-year FJA coach Leroy Zagata.

“I knew we’d have a strong team this year. I was hoping for a good season. I was floored when we beat Shrine (April 28).

They’re usually a solid team.”

Nobody exemplifies the Jaguars’ climb more than the doubles team of seniors Mackenzie Morton and Adena Wolf.

They won a couple matches at No. 4 doubles as freshmen and didn’t win any matches at No. 1 doubles as sophomores. They won their first four matches this season at No. 1 and No. 2 doubles.

“Mackenzie and Adena have never let losing get them down.

They’re always happy to play,”

Zagata said.

FJA’s singles lineup has freshman Abigail Gelfand, senior Arielle Shlafer, junior Sophie Fieler and sophomore Aliyah Lofman.

Other doubles teams are seniors Sabrina Carson and Lillian Beavers, sophomore Erin Grey and junior Rayna Golnick and seniors Sophia Aaron and Anna Weinbaum.

The Jaguars finished their dual match season last week by facing Ann Arbor Gabriel Richard and North Farmington.

They’ll play in a Division 4 regional tournament May 20 at AA Gabriel Richard.

They lost 7-1 May 12 to AA Gabriel Richard, suffering their first defeat of the season.

“Long matches and long points. And a bit of a wake-up call for regionals,” Zagata said following the loss.

The future is bright for the FJA girls tennis program. There are 26 girls in the program this season, up from the 14 to 16 the previous three years.

Cardinals’ spring training Baseball draft after facility in Jupiter, Fla., outstanding careers at Farmington Hills in mid-March last year Harrison High School when COVID-19 halted professional baseball. and Northwood “I was at spring University. training for one day last Armed with a year,” he said. “They sent $100,000 signing David Vinsky bonus from the us (minor leaguers) home Cardinals, Vinsky quickly. We didn’t do any baseball activities before we left. played in 2019 for the Johnson I had two plane flights in 24 City (Tenn.) Cardinals in the Rookie Appalachian League and hours.”

Vinsky played three seasons State College (Pa.) Spikes in the at Northwood, leaving as the short-season Class A New Yorkprogram’s all-time leader in hits Penn League.

(274), batting average (.411), He hit a combined .284 in 56 doubles (66), runs (189) and RBI games.

(160).

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Mazel tov to this year’s grads.

From Left Bottom Clockwise: Jaden Jubas, Farber Hebrew Day School; Max Adamczyk, Bloomfield Hills High School; Cara Lopatin, Farber Hebrew Day School; Daniel Klausner, FJA; Adin Lofman, Farber.

Photo by Jerry Zolynsky

cap&gown 2021 EMILY ABRAMS

Walled Lake Northern High School Summa Cum Laude, AP Scholar with Honor, AP Capstone graduate, Spanish Seal of Biliteracy, National Honor Society, Jewish Youth Award, Jewish Fund Teen Board, Temple Israel Madricha and graduate, Varsity Ski Team Captain.

University of Michigan

MAX ADAMCZYK

Bloomfield Hills High School Varsity Basketball, National Honor Society, Temple Israel confirmand, JFS and JARC volunteer, Jewish Fund Teen Board, Birmingham Bloomfield Community Coalition Youth Action Board.

Michigan State University

ADAM ARNOLD

North Farmington High School National Honor Society, Model U.N., Multi-sport varsity athlete, Tzavah AZA, Head Madrich at Congregation Shaarey Zedek.

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Mack Glass and Isaiah Rubin Congrats to you both on your graduation from High School.

We are very proud of both of you and all you have accomplished.

May all your future dreams be fulfilled.

Love you both so very much,

Nana and Poppi ZOEY BLASE

Berkley High School National Honor Society, Varsity Soccer, Emunah BBG Executive Board, Peer Youth tutor, Manager at Tropical Smoothie.

Colorado State University

GRANT BLAU

Groves High School Captain Varsity Basketball, ORT Teen Board, National

Honor Society.

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Sabrina Carson Your heart is huge. You root for the underdog. You accept everyone just the way they are. You’ve earned a world of friends and admirers with your wonderful attitude and magnetic personality. And when it comes to academia, you make over-achieving seem easy. Sabrina, we are infinitely proud of you and your accomplishments. We know that you will continue to be a success as you embark on the next chapter of your journey. Don’t ever lose your sparkle.

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Marli Bartholomew Mazel Tov, Marli!! We are very proud of you and all your accomplishments. There is no limit to what you can and will achieve in this life. We can’t wait to see what the next chapter brings!

Love, Dad and Ellie

Mazel Tov! Jillian Lesson & Dylan Dembs From nursery school to high school, you two have always shined.

We love you!

Love, Grandma Linda, Gigi and Grandpa Denny

Annie Citron Our Dear Annie, What a fantastic journey you are embarking on, and what a remarkable legacy you have already created.

We love you so much, we are looking forward to visiting you in Connecticut.

Best wishes to you at Yale.

All our love, Bubbie Janice and Grampy Henry, Aunt Alissa and Uncle Jeffrey, Cousins Miriam, Aviva, Naomi and Ezra

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Seaholm High School National Honor Society, Symphony Band, AM Jazz Band, Dearborn Youth Symphony (Flute), State Champion Powerlifting 2021, Captain and decorated Track & Field sprinter/hurdler.

University of Michigan

AUBREY BORSCHKE

Adams High School Stamps School of Art and Design, National Honor Society, National Art Honor Society, USAG Women’s Gymnastics.

University of Michigan

BRENDAN BRADLEY

Walled Lake Central High School National Honor Society for academic achievement at Oakland Schools Business/ Technical Campus.

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CHASE BRODSKY

Bloomfield Hills High School National Honor Society, Summa Cum Laude, Jewish Fund Teen Board, Varsity Tennis, Student Advisory Committee, Youth Federation of Temple Israel.

Kalamazoo College

NATALIE BROOKS

Walled Lake Central High School Varsity Ski Team (4 years, 2-year Captain, State Championship Qualifier, AllRegion, All-Division, AllConference), Varsity Tennis, Honor Roll, National Honor Society, Student Council, ORT Teen Board, Studio A Company, Temple Israel graduate.

University of Michigan

CAMRYN BROWN

Bloomfield Hills High School National Honor Society, BBYO, JARC volunteer, Temple Beth El madricha, Academic honors, Summa Cum Laude.

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THANK YOU TO OUR 2021 CORPORATE SPONSORS! YOUR SUPPORT HELPS SEND KIDS TO TAMARACK GUARDIAN

CHAMPION

DOUBLE CHAI

CHAI Adam Bornstein, Merrill Lynch Auburn Pharmaceutical Autumn Insurance and Benefits Birmingham Chiropractic Clinic Bloom Advisors Butzel Long Child and Family Solutions Center EverVideo

Fink Bressack Gayle Infeld, CPA, P.C. Grand Blanc Outdoors The Grasshopper Mower Co. Guys N Gals Harvest Sherwood Food Distributors Horizon Financial Group, Inc.

Kaye Financial Lakes Urgent Care Lash Rubin Orthodontics MJS Packaging Stage Deli Tapper’s Diamonds & Fine Jewelry The W Tax Group Wallside Windows

We invite you to join us for our annual Send a Kid to Tamarack event Wednesday, May 26, 7:00 pm.

Visit www.tamarackcamps.com/sk2tevent to make your gift and register online.

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JUSTIN BROWN

Stellar Person! Outstanding StudentAthlete! State Champion! Bring who you are wherever you go! The world is your oyster. Let your talents & interests be your guide as you discover your purpose at The University of Michigan School of Kinesiology.

We Love you very much!

Mom, Dad, Adam, David, Tony, Amber & Hudson

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JACOB BYLINOWSKI Bloomfield Hills High School National Honor Society, Basketball, Summer Adventures Camp.

Michigan State University

Ethan Fisher Congratulations on your graduation from Cranbrook!

We are so proud of you!

Good luck at MSU!!! Go Green!

Love, Mom, Dad, Noah, Nana Linda, Papa Steve, Nana Pearl and Daisy

SABRINA CARSON

Frankel Jewish Academy National Honor Society, Theatrical performer, Varsity Tennis, Editor-InChief of school newspaper, Friendship Circle advocate.

Northwestern University

Madi Reifler

Congratulations on your graduation from Frankel Jewish Academy!

Wishing you a lifetime of love, laughter, learning, and lots of donuts...

All our love, Mom, Dad, and Morgan Lisa, Ricky, Mason, and Blake Grammy and Poppa 1/8 3.6041 x 2.324 Border #3

Congratulations!

EMILY GOLDSTEIN Your perseverance and motivation to succeed in all that you do is incredible. We are proud of you and are excited to see what great things your future holds as you set off on your next adventure at Tulane.

We Love You! Mom, Dad, Max, and Mila

Cranbrook Kingswood Captain Varsity Cross Country, Model U.N., Friendship Circle Teen Board, Wilderness Leader.

Colorado College

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DARIN CHAR

Walled Lake Central High School Baseball, Golf, Varsity Tennis, StudentAthlete Award, Academic Honors.

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JAKE CHERNOW

Groves High School Birmingham Unified Varsity Hockey Captain, Baseball, Editor-in-chief Yearbook, National Honor Society, Oakland Athletic Association Scholar-Athlete Award, Big Brother Big Sister Captain.

UCLA

EMMA CHERRIN

Berkley High School Co-Founder Girl Up, Selected by Fabletics, a women’s sportswear company, to reproduce a design, Friendship Circle volunteer, founded a COVIDsafe camp for neighborhood tweens, Established a vegetarian catering business, Collected 10,000+ books during the pandemic.

University of Michigan

ANNIE CITRON

Interlochen Arts Academy High Honors with Distinction Interlochen, World Youth Symphony Orchestra Interlochen, Oakland Youth Orchestra Symphony, Detroit Symphony Orchestra Civic Youth Ensemble, Berkley Marching Band Section Leader, Berkley Cross Country.

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Mazel Tov! MANDI FEALK We are so Proud of you and Excited for you...

May every sunrise bring you hope. May every sunset bring you peace.

Best wishes now and always, Mom, Dad, Brandon, Ollie Nanny D and Papa Grandma xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo

Congratulations!

Brandon Gladstone We have watched in amazement as you have grown into the person that you are today. With your kindness and determination, the sky is the limit. Stay sweet, stay fierce and most importantly stay YOU. We love you so very much, Mom, Mimi, Papa, Aunt Sari, Uncle Jeff, Matt, Drew and Mitch.

Alec Cohen Congratulations on your graduation from U of M! You accomplished so much in 4 years! You truly are a leader and best! Your future is bright and we can’t wait to see what comes next. Go Blue and go Alec!

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CARLY COHEN

Bloomfield Hills High School Key Club President, Yearbook Section Editor, UMatter Board, Jewish Fund Teen Board, Relay for Life Teen Volunteer Coordinator, VP of Jewish Programming for Aliyah BBG, Youth Federation of Temple Israel Social Programming Chair & Communications Chair, National Honor Society.

University of Denver

DREW COHEN

Bloomfield Hills High School President of Max Fisher AZA, Vice President of Jewish Programming & Community Service of Michigan BBYO, Co-President of Friendship Circle Board, Co-Captain Varsity Tennis, Ping Pong Club Founder, National Honor Society, Marching Band (4 years).

Indiana University

BENJAMIN COHON

Walled Lake Northern High School National Honor Society, AP Scholar, BBYO Regional President, BBYO Regional Secretary, Marching Band Trumpet Section Leader, Temple Israel Madrichim, Temple Israel graduate, JV Tennis, JV Track and Field.

Tulane University

MAYA CONTORER

Berkley High School Great singer.

University of Michigan

DYLAN DEMBS

Groves High School National Honor Society, Big Brother Big Sister mentor, Basketball, Track, Tennis, Families Fighting Against Multiple Sclerosis Board of Directors.

Indiana University

ILANA DISKIN

Frankel Jewish Academy Created Get it Straight, a monthly support group for teens with scoliosis, Friendship Circle volunteer, Varsity letters for soccer and cross country, artist.

Michigan State University

MATTHEW DOCTOROFF

Berkley High School Co-Editor in Chief of the Berkley Spectator, Co-Captain Varsity Tennis, Generations of Promise Board of Advisers, Jewish Fund Teen Board, National Honor Society, Secretary of Mu Alpha Theta, Detroit News and CATCH Outstanding High School Graduate Scholarship.

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Mazel Tov!

Emilie Weingarden

Sophia Aaron

You’ve been a successful Hawk at Hillel and Jaguar at FJA. Now it’s your turn to soar like an Eagle.

Wishing you a sky full of success at American University. We’re so proud of you.

Congratulations on your graduation from Frankel Jewish Academy. Your future is so bright and we know you will accomplish everything you set out to do. We are proud of you beyond measure. Indiana University is lucky to have you.

All our love, Bubbie and Stu

We love you, Mom, Dad, and Alex

Congratulations Berkley High School

Class of 2021

Good luck in your future endeavors, we’re proud of you!

Class of 2021, you have shown strength, resilience and grace through your high school careers, especially these last two years. You are ready to take on the world and do great things!

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Mazel Tov! Amanda Papo

JACOB DWOSKIN

Berkley High School National Honor Society, Varsity Tennis Captain, Wall of Fame recipient, BBYO Chapter Recruitment Chair, LINK participant, Yad Ezra volunteer.

Indiana University

We are so proud of you and all you’ve accomplished at Michigan State University! We know you will have continued success in grad school. We are sure you will achieve great things. We love you!

Mom, Dad, Josh, and Rosie

Mazel Tov! Josh Papo

ANTHONY DZIUBA

West Bloomfield High School Summa Cum Laude, Varsity Sailor (Captain 8 seasons), Grosse Pointe Youth Nautical Education Foundation Scholarship.

Eastern Michigan University

We are so proud of you.

Best of luck at Michigan State University!

We know you will love it!

Hard work pays off!

We love you!

Mom, Dad, Amanda, and Rosie

Josh Papo

NOAH EATON

Mazel Tov on your graduation from Walled Lake Western High School. Good luck at Michigan State University!

May all of your wishes come true. We love you!

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Amanda Papo Mazel Tov on your graduation from Michigan State University! We are so proud of you and all you have accomplished. May all of your dreams and wishes come true. We love you!

Grandma and Zayde Papo

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Bloomfield Hills High School Investment Club President, Jewish Fund Teen Board, Youth Federation of Temple Israel Board, Student Advisory Committee, National Honor Society, SCAMP counselor, Temple Israel graduate, Madrichim, Dale Carnegie Teen Leadership, AP Scholar, Varsity Diving Team.

University of Michigan

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LEV ERSHLER

Farber Hebrew Day School Mazkir Galil/ President Bnei Akiva Detroit, Co-chair Tanzman Tournament, Yeshiva Univ. U.N. representative (3 times), Senior class representative, Film Club President, National Honor Society, Triathlete.

Yeshivah University

MANDI FEALK

Frankel Jewish Academy Friendship Circle volunteer, Teen President Board, Competitive dancer in hiphop, jazz, tap, FJA Equality is for Everyone Club, Mental Health and Happiness Club, ADL, UMatter Committee, Varsity Tennis.

Grand Valley State University

REBECCA FEBER

Berkley High School National Honor Society, Team Captain Cross Country/Track, Varsity Runner Cross Country/Track (4 years).

Michigan Technological University

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FARBER HEBREW DAY SCHOOL - YESHIVAT AKIVA PROUDLY CONGRATULATES

THE CLASS OF 2021

OUR 2021 GRADUATES: Chaya Benjamin Mo Berlin Lev Ershler Bayla Greenstein

Gabriella Jacobs Jaden Jubas Yael Keyes Hannah Kleid David Kleiman

Jacob Kleiman Joseph Korman Joseph Kornblum Daniel Lerman Cara Lopatin

Shira Schon Jacob Smith Sima Stein Moshe Zinberg

BEFORE ATTENDING UNIVERSITY, OUR STUDENTS WILL STUDY AT THE FOLLOWING PROGRAMS IN ISRAEL: Amudim, Emunah V’omanut, Machon Maayan, Midreshet Lindenbaum, Torah Tech, Yeshivat Har Etzion, Yeshivat Kerem B'Yavneh, Yeshivat Sha'alvim, Yeshivat Sha'arei Mevaseret Tzion, Yeshivat Orayta

OUR GRADUATES FROM THE PAST FOUR YEARS ARE STUDYING AT THE FOLLOWING COLLEGES/UNIVERSITIES: Bar Ilan University, Binghamton University, Brandeis University, Columbia University, Goucher College, IDC Herzliya, Michigan State University, Princeton University, Stony Brook University, Tel Aviv University, The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, The University of Maryland, The University of Michigan, Wayne State University, Yeshiva University

Zoey Blase We’ll always think of you as our little girl, even as you grow into a beautiful and strong woman right before our eyes.

We are proud of your accomplishments. There is no limit to how much farther you can go!

We Love You! Dad, Mom & Grandma

Mazel Tov! JOSEPH KATZ We are so very proud of you and can not wait to see what your future holds!

We love you.

Mom, Dad, Benji and Jackie

Ari Leflein We are humbled by your love of life and your myriad of passions, be they for historical research on The Nuremberg Trials, scholarly research in a UM lab, or creating pottery.

You believe and live your favorite Willy Wonka lines, “Wanta change the world?/ There’s nothing/To it.”

B’ahava, Mom, Dad, Grandparents, Jake, Hannah, Elana, Shosh, Sandy & Ellie

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CranbrookKingswood Honor roll and dean’s list, (4 years), Yearbook senior editorial staff, Third-degree black belt American Martial Arts, Lighthouse Covid Relief volunteer, Rock climbing, Archery, Coding instructor, Concert Band, Japanese Club, French Club, Gaming Club.

Michigan State University

ISABELLE FREUND

Walled Lake Northern High School Marching Knights, Double letters in academics & band, Social Justice Club, Musical performer & production, Youth Federation of Temple Israel Board.

Michigan State University

ZACHARY FRIEDMAN

Berkley High School DECA State Champion Entrepreneurship Series 2020, DECA Regional Champion Entrepreneurship Series 2021, Eagle Scout candidate, Second Degree Black Belt.

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ASHLEY GILBERT

Bloomfield Hills High School National Honor Society, Varsity Bowling

Team.

Michigan State University

SHELBY GINSBURG

Walled Lake Northern High School Color Guard Section Leader, National Honor Society, Forensics Team, Chambers Choir, Symphony Orchestra, Class of 2021 Representative, Plays and musicals, AP Psychology Board, AP Scholar with Honors, AP Capstone candidate, Emunah BBG 2021 Regional Convention Coordinator, 2021 Temple Israel Religious School graduate.

Michigan State University

TOBY GITTLEMAN

Bloomfield Hills High School United Synagogue Youth General Regional

Board, Michigan Interscholastic Forensics Association, Superior AwardDirecting, Michigan Youth Musical Theater Ensemble — Hamilton Michigan School Vocal Music Association, International Thespian Society.

Marymount Manhattan College

MACK GLASS

Bloomfield Hills High School Varsity Golf, Varsity Tennis, Debate Club.

Undecided

SLOANE GOLDBERG

Groves High School Co-president of the Jewish Student Union Club, Yad Ezra Cotah Team,

Tennis.

University of Arizona

EMMA GOLDSCHMIDT

Roeper School Yearbook Editor, Yearbook Business Manager, Dance Academy of Bloomfield Hills competitive dance team (10 years), Maccabi Games competitive dancer (4 years), Stage manager and house manager Roeper Theater Company, Roeper Jewish Student Union.

Pace University

EMILY GOLDSTEIN

Berkley High School National Honor Society, Science and Math National Honor Society, LINK mentor, Peer to Peer, PeerCorps, NCJW Jewish Youth Award finalist, Jewish News Rising Star 2020, Shir Shalom Temple Youth, Varsity Tennis.

Tulane University

EMILY GOLDVEKHT

North Farmington High School National Honor Society, BBYO Chapter President and VP of Treasury, HOSA State Qualifier, Haven Youth Advisory Board Treasurer, NCJW Jewish Youth Award winner, Oakland Early College-Jewish Culture Club President, Multicultural Club VP, Student Government Secretary.

Michigan State University

HANNAH GORDON

North Farmington High School Academic Honors, Studio A Competition Team, Shir Shalom Temple Youth, BBYO. Michigan State University continued on page 48

F R O M T H E S H O P S AT

Advance America ALDI Bling Bling Book Beat Church’s Chicken Conservative Cuts Dollar Castle DTLR Dr. Lazar J Anthony Kroger Lee Beauty Supply McDonalds Metro PCS Metropolitan Dry Cleaners Mookey’s Beans & Greens Original Bread Basket Paper Goods Warehouse Rainbow Step In Style Street Corner Music Suit Depot T Nails Top That White Castle

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Mazel Tov! Amelia Kaftan Your hard work, determination and effort proved to pave your path. These values will take you wherever you desire. You amaze us daily with the way you lead your life. The future is yours to grab and we all know you are sure to reach for the stars.

Love, love, love Mommy, Daddy, Elliot, Asher & Tibidabo

Mazel Tov!

Ryan Goodman

Congrats, Ry! We are so excited for you as you head off to OSU this fall. Our wish for you is to create the life you envision for yourself, and that you accomplish all that you set out to do. We love you!

Love - Mom, Dad, Sam, Slinks, and Rog

Mazel Tov!

Ethan Ingber We are so proud of you and all you have accomplished.

Best of luck at MSU. Keep reaching for infinity and beyond!

We love you!

Mom, Dad and Sydney

Lexi Kantor

Mazel Tov! Lexi, we are so proud of all you’ve accomplished. You are a great person with a huge heart. Your future is bright. Congrats and we love you!

Love, Mom, Dad, Naomi and Sarah

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SAMANTHA GREEN

Bloomfield Hills High School National Honor Society, Scholar-Athlete, Varsity Poms & Dance team, BBYO Michigan Region S’ganit, Tamarack Camps Teen Council Chairwoman, Youth Foundation Temple Israel member, School Student Ambassador and Global Leader.

University of Maryland

JACK GREEN

Groves High School National Honor Society, JV Tennis Captain, Golf Team, Freshman Student Council, Co-developer of 1-800-FightBack.com for COVID Relief Team, Golf Team, Freshman Student Council.

University of Michigan

JESSICA GURVITZ

Berkley High School Highest honor roll, AP scholar, Varsity and club swimmer (4 years), National Honor Society Committee Leader, OAA Scholar-Athlete, DECA state finalist (3 times), DECA state champion and international qualifier (twice), Huntington Woods Teen Council Executive Board (5 years).

University of Michigan

JACKSON HARRIS

Frankel Jewish Academy National Honor Society, Varsity Tennis, Temple Beth El volunteer, full scholarship from John B. Ervin Scholars Program, All-School President, Dale Carnegie’s Highest Achievement Award, Founder LGBTQ+ Youth Group (QNQ), Rabbi Grossman Scholarship.

Washington University in St. Louis

MIA HIRSCH

Walled Lake Central High School Executive Board of Youth Federation of Temple Israel/ Jewish Community Vice President, Executive Board of UMatter, Friendship Circle volunteer, National Honor Society Board, Temple Israel graduate/scholarship award recipient.

University of Michigan

MILES HIRSCH

Walled Lake Central High School Executive Board Youth Federation of Temple Israel, Editor-in-chief yearbook, UMatter Board, President Student Council, Captain Varsity Swim Team, National Honor Society, Temple Israel graduate/scholarship recipient, Department Awards for Outstanding Science and Yearbook, Walled Lake Legacy Scholarship.

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Lillian Beavers Lillian, we are proud beyond words. Never forget how wildly capable you are.

We love you to the moon and back!

Love, Mom, David, Dani, Jenna, Jack & Milo, Nana Rose Rita & Papa Sheldon, Grammy Nanny & Papa Joe

Dylan Dembs We are so proud of you and all of your accomplishments.

We love you.

Love, Mom, Dad & Harrison

Mazel Tov! Drew Cohen

We are so proud of all of your many accomplishments and successes! You truly inspire.

Continue to be determined in everything that you do. We wish you much success at Indiana University Kelley School of Business!

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cap&gown 2021 KADIE HOLLANDER North Farmington High School Ski Team, National Honor Society Executive Board, Friendship Circle volunteer.

University of Vermont

ETHAN INGBER

Walled Lake Northern High School BBYO-SC x YLC Coordinator, Shapiro board member, Cross Country Varsity Captain, Track and Field Varsity, National Honor Society, Ping Pong Club, Jew Crew Club.

Michigan State University

THEA JACOBS

Groves High School National Honor Society, Tennis, Friendship Circle volunteer, DECA Medalist, LLS Student of the Year Team.

University of Indiana

ISABEL JACOBSON

Cranbrook Kingswood UMatter, Generation of Promise, CraneClarion newspaper, Varsity Figure Skating, National Merit Scholar, BYA Outstanding Youth Citizen.

Princeton University

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LUKE JACOBSON

Detroit Country Day School Cum Laude, Varsity Football, Varsity Lacrosse, Detroit Country Day Finance Club founder, Computer Science Club, Conservatory in Visual Arts, Wharton Business School Investment Competition, Detroit Entrepreneurship Network.

Indiana University

EMILY JACOBY

Seaholm High School National Honor Society, Varsity Water Polo Captain, Varsity Basketball Captain, Notarainni Family Scholarship, Thomas B. Fayler Award, Seaholm Girls Varsity Kate Kiefer Award for Hard Work, MHSAA Scholar-Athlete Award.

University of Michigan

KATLIN JACOBY

Seaholm High School CrossCountry, Water Polo, National Honor Society, National Science Honor Society, American Sign Language Vice President, Founder of Maple Farm, Seaholm Spirit Award, United Basketball assistant, Thomas B. Fayler Award.

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West Bloomfield High School Proudly Congratulates the

Adrian College Alabama A&M University Alabama State University Albion College Alma College American University AmeriCorps Amherst College Andrews University Arizona State University Army Ball State University Bard College Baylor University Bethel-Cookman University Bowling Green State University Bradley University Brown University Butler University Calvin University Carthage College Case Western Reserve University Central Arkansas University Central Michigan University Central State University Chicago State University Clark Atlanta University Cleveland State University College for Creative Studies Colorado University, Boulder Columbia College, Chicago Columbia University Concordia University, Montreal Concordia University, Chicago Dartmouth University Davenport University DePaul University DePauw University Dillard University Earlham College Eastern Michigan University Eastern University Emory University Fairmont State University Ferris State University Fisk University Florida A&M University Florida Atlantic University Florida Institute of Technology Fordham University Full Sail University George Washington University Georgia State University Grand Canyon University Grand Valley State University Hampton University Hartwick College Harvard University Hawaii Pacific University Henry Ford College Hope College Howard University Illinois Wesleyan University Indiana Tech Indiana University, Bloomington Indiana Wesleyan University IUPUI Jackson State University

(248) 865-6420

WBHS Class of 2021 Where they’ve been accepted . . .

Johns Hopkins University Johnson and Wales University Kalamazoo College Kent State University Kentucky State University Kettering University Lake Forest College Kyoto University of Advanced Science Lake Superior State University Lakeland University Lansing Community College Lawrence Technological University Loyola University, Chicago Macomb Community College Madonna University Manchester University Marquette University Maryland Institute College of Art Massachusetts College of Art and Design Massachusetts Institute of Technology McGill University McMaster University Mercyhurst University Merrimack College Miami University Michigan Career and Technical Institute Michigan College of Beauty Michigan State University Michigan Technological University Mississippi Valley State University Missouri State University Mitchell College Montana Conservation Corps Montana State University Morehouse College Morgan State University Motion Picture Institute Mott Community College Mount Union University Nazareth College New York University Norfolk State University North Carolina A&T University North Carolina Central University Northern Michigan University Northwestern University Northwood University Oakland Community College Oakland University Ohio Northern University Ohio State University Ohio Technical College Olivet College Pacific Northwest College of Art Pennsylvania State University Prairie View A&M University Princeton University Purdue University Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Rochester University Roosevelt University Rosemont College Saginaw Valley State University Santa Clara University School of the Art Institute of Chicago

Schoolcraft College Seton Hall University Siena Heights College Southern Connecticut State University Spelman College Spring Arbor University St. Louis University Stillman College Temple University Tennessee State University Texas Southern University Texas Tech University Tiffin University Trine University Tulane University University of Akron University of Arkansas University of California, Berkeley University of California, Los Angeles University of Central Arkansas University of Cincinnati University of Colorado, Boulder University of Dayton University of Delaware University of Detroit Mercy University of Findlay University of Florida University of Hawaii University of Illinois Chicago University of Illinois Urbana Champaign University of Indianapolis University of Kentucky University of Massachusetts University of Miami University of Michigan, Ann Arbor University of Michigan, Dearborn University of Michigan, Flint University of Missouri, Kansas City University of Nevada, Las Vegas University of North Carolina University of Ottawa University of Pittsburgh University of Rochester University of San Francisco University of South Florida University of Southern California University of Tampa University of Texas, Dallas University of Toledo University of Virginia University of Washington, Seattle University of Wisconsin, Green Bay University of Wisconsin Madison University of Wyoming Vanderbilt University Waseda University Washington University in St. Louis Wayne State University West Virginia State University West Virginia University Western Michigan University Western University, Ontario Wilberforce University Xavier University Xavier University of Louisiana Yale University

www.wbsd.org

Camryn Brown May your future be just like you — beautiful, bright and awesome!

Dream big and always remember that you are braver than you believe, smarter than you think and loved more than you will ever know.

We are so proud of you and we love you with all our heart, Mom, Dad, Donovan and Thorpe

Elliah Lester We are in awe of all your accomplishments and yet we know it’s just the beginning. Follow your dreams and we know you will succeed.

With all our love.

LaLa and Moxie

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MADISON JENNINGS

Seaholm High School Cross Country Captain, Drum Major, National Honor Society Secretary, Symphony Band, Jazz Band, Co-President PayIt Forward Club, Chess Club, Stage Crew.

University of Michigan

MARKI JENNINGS

Seaholm High School Cross Country, Marching Band, Symphony Band, School Musical, Tennis, Make Me A Maple, International Club.

Michigan State University

JADEN JUBAS

Farber Hebrew Day School National Honor Society, Detroit Jewish News Rising Star, Hatzallah Silver Medallion for Saving A Life, Chidon HaTanach National Bible Contest, Dale Carnegie alumnus, Student Council Treasurer, StandWithUs intern, Model United Nations delegate, AIPAC lobbyist, UMatter Club, Basketball.

Yeshiva University

AMELIA KAFTAN

Seaholm High School National Honor Society, National Spanish Honor Society, Science National Honor Society, Youth Federation of Temple Israel, JV Tennis, Puzzle Club President, Student Government, Green Club, ReWEARable Event Chair, Make Me a Maple mentor.

Tulane University

ANDREW KALES

Bloomfield Hills High School Magna Cum Laude, Varsity Cross Country (4 years), Scholar-Athlete, Varsity Track, Chamber Orchestra, Symphony Orchestra, Jazz Band, Federation of International Ninja World Champion 2020, Ultimate Ninja Athlete Association World Finals Competition 2018/19/21, National Ninja League Finalist 2019/20/21.

Grand Valley State University

LEXI KANTOR

Oakland FlexTech High School Equestrian Team, Assistant Coach for Middle School Equestrian Team, Vocal Solo Ensemble at state level, Softball Team.

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!‫מזל טוב‬

CONGRATULATIONS

HILLEL DAY SCHOOL CLASS OF 2017 ALUMNI

Yael Atzmon Pioneer High School University of Michigan

Marlee Kroll Frankel Jewish Academy Arizona State University

David Safta Cranbrook Kingswood Wayne State University

Anna Weinbaum Frankel Jewish Academy Michigan State University

Rachel Baker Frankel Jewish Academy Wayne State University

Adin Lofman Frankel Jewish Academy Gap Year - Aardvark Israel University of Wisconsin

Emily Schiffer Frankel Jewish Academy Albion College

Emilie Weingarden Frankel Jewish Academy American University

Joshua Schreiber North Farmington High School Miami University

Asa Weinstein Frankel Jewish Academy Brandeis University

Arielle Shlafer Frankel Jewish Academy Michigan State University Lyman Briggs College

Hannah Wise Roeper Boston University

Jessica Caminker Frankel Jewish Academy University of Michigan Emma Cherrin Berkley High School University of Michigan Ilana Diskin Frankel Jewish Academy Michigan State University Hannah Gorman Frankel Jewish Academy University of Michigan Kadie Hollander North Farmington High School University of Vermont Isabel Jacobson Cranbrook Kingswood Princeton Joey Katz Groves High School University of Michigan Julia Klein Frankel Jewish Academy University of Michigan School of Nursing

Casie Menuck Frankel Jewish Academy Michigan State University Alexis Morton Frankel Jewish Academy Michigan State University Mackenzie Morton Frankel Jewish Academy Michigan State University Lyman Briggs College David Nakisher Groves High School University of Michigan Avery Owen Farmington Central High School Oakland Community College

Joseph Shumunov Frankel Jewish Academy Kalamazoo College Lev Sklar Berkley High School University of Michigan Liana Tarnopol Frankel Jewish Academy Northwestern University

Eli Pinals Huron High School Northeastern

Henry Tukel Frankel Jewish Academy University of Michigan School of Engineering

Adina Robbins Frankel Jewish Academy Washington University

Robert Victor Cranbrook Kingswood Dartmouth College

THE CLASS OF 2017 WAS ALSO ACCEPTED TO THE FOLLOWING SCHOOLS:

Adena Wolf Frankel Jewish Academy University of Western Ontario Dana Yazdi Bloomfield Hills High School Arizona State University Nathan Yusufov Frankel Jewish Academy Gap Year - Bar llan Isabel Zaltz Berkley High School Dartmouth College Zoe Zaltz Berkley High School University of Michigan Matthew Zivian North Farmington High School Michigan State University

Ball State University, Binghamton University, Case Western Reserve, Columbia, Cornell University, DePaul University, Eastern Michigan University, Elon University, Emory University, George Washington University, Grand Valley State University, Indiana University, McGill University, Michigan Tech, Muhlenberg College, Oakland University, Oberlin College, Ohio State University, Penn State University, Purdue University, Queens University, Smith College, Syracuse University, Temple University, Tufts University, Tulane University, University of Alabama, University of Colorado Boulder, University of Maryland, University of Toledo, Wagner College, Wake Forest University, Wesleyan University, Western Michigan University

Mazel Tov! Dr. Eden Roth We are so proud of you on your graduation from Med School at MSU. You are going to be an awesome doctor as you begin your residency at Beaumont in PM&R. All our love, Mom, Dad, your grandparents, siblings, family, friends and Layla

Julia Klein We are so proud of you and all you have accomplished. Enjoy the next stage of your life at the University of Michigan School of Nursing.

Watching you achieve this goal has filled our hearts.

Go Blue!!

We love you, Mom, Dad, Granny, Papa, Bubbie, Sofia, Charlie and Sadie

Mia & Miles Hirsch Congratulations to our a-MAIZE-ing Wolverines!!

We’re proud of you both for your dedication and persistence. Set your sights on the stars and reach for them always.

Believe in yourselves, there is no limit to what you can do!! GO BLUE!!

With Love, Grammie & Papa, Gramma & Papa, Mommy, Dad, & Brayden

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EMMA KATKOWSKY Berkley High School

National Honor Society, Varsity Dance Captain, Peer to Peer, BBYO Kulanu BBG member, Shir Shalom Temple Youth Board.

Michigan State University

EVAN KATZ

Bloomfield Hills High School BIFF radio station at school, Michigan student broadcasting awards, Bloomfield Youth Assistance Outstanding Award.

Michigan State University

JOSEPH KATZ

Groves High School Captain Varsity Soccer, Varsity Track, Varsity ScholarAthlete, Groves Student Ambassador leader, Vice President of DECA, National Honor Society, Friendship Circle volunteer, JARC volunteer.

University of Michigan

BRETT KATZEN

Walled Lake Northern High School Treasurer Michigan Region BBYO, Vice President Shapiro AZA, NFTY Be the Change intern, Assistant Captain Varsity Tennis, Varsity Tennis (3 years), Tennis MVP Award 2020, JV Golf, Freshman Baseball, Temple Israel Madrich, Friendship Circle Sports Clinic volunteer, After-school tutor, National Honor Society, Albert Goodman College Scholarship.

Michigan State University

DANIEL KLAUSNER

Frankel Jewish Academy National Honor Society, Varsity letters and awards in basketball, baseball and soccer, Co-founder Jewish Student Union, Yad Ezra, volunteer, Bnei Akiva counselor, National Council Synagogue Youth chapter board member.

Keshet Yehuda/University of Maryland

HANNAH KLEID

Farber Hebrew Day School Yeshiva University Model UN (2 years), Sophomore Class Representative, Yad b’Yad, Ematai volunteer at soup kitchens and nursing home, Film Club, National Honor Society.

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NEXT For Grand Valley students, next is opportunity and innovation. Next is global, connecting and uniting us. It’s local, shaping the spaces in which we work and live. It’s a commitment to progress.

Next is where minds are free to imagine what could be. At GVSU, next is now. And whatever’s next for you, we will help you get there.

gvsu.edu/next

Mazel Tov! AMELIA MARGOLIS We have many precious memories watching you grow into the brave, talented and loving person you are today. We wish you endless happiness and success as your continue your exciting journey.

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JULIA KLEIN

Frankel Jewish Academy National Honor Society, Jewish Fund Teen Board representative, President of Holocaust Survivor Program, Sib4Sib Vice-Chair, Black Belt in Taekwondo.

University of Michigan

SAM KRAMER

Roeper School JV and Varsity Basketball, Varsity Baseball, Student Government, Editor school newspaper, Orchard’s Youth Board.

Tulane University

MARLEE KROLL

Frankel Jewish Academy Jewish Fund Teen Board (2 years), Varsity Tennis, Class of 2021 Hebrew commencement speaker.

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ADAM KRUGEL

Walled Lake Western High School International Baccalaureate diploma candidate, Summa Cum Laude, National Honor Society, Marching Band Tenor Sax, Model U.N., Temple Israel Youth Group Board and Madrich, Jewish Fund Teen Board.

University of Michigan

JILLIAN LESSON

Frankel Jewish Academy National Honor Society, UMatter Board, Jewish News Rising Star, Ford Freedom Scholarship and Concept Grant recipient, Jewish News guest columnist, School of the New York Times student, Varsity Tennis, Orchestra, Blogger atjourneytojillian.com, JARC volunteer, Friendship Circle volunteer.

Aardvark Israel Gap Year Program/University of Michigan

ELLIAH LESTER

Cranbrook Kingswood Girls Mentoring Program, Bridge the Divide, Kids Helping Kids, Dance, Varsity Field Hockey.

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The Administration, Faculty, Staff and Alumni of Yeshiva Beth Yehudah extend a heartfelt

MAZEL TOV to our

GRADUATING CLASSES OF 2021/5781 Congratulations on your wonderful academic achievements, including our high school students who won Phi Beta Kappa and Michigan Competitive Scholarships.

We are proud of your accomplishments in middos tovos (sterling character traits), especially under the circumstances of the past year.

HATZLACHA RABBAH! BAIS YEHUDAH BOYS MIDDLE SCHOOL Ovaid Shalom Allswang Naftali Bakst Raphael Moshe Bausk Chaim Bromberg Yisrael Yaakov Cohen Yosef Shalom Cohen Yosef Cooper Tzvi Daniel

Aron Edelman Moishy Ehrlich Yaakov Gelberman Moishy Greenfield Tzvi Indig Yaakov Ishakis Dov Ishakis Yonah Jonas

Nosson Katkowsky Benny Klainberg Avraham M. Kleinman Mattisyahu Knoll Moishy Kranczer Azarya Levender Shua Neustadt Immanuel Oeschger

Eli Schechter Meir Seligson Moshe Sigler Dovid Stoll Aryeh Leib Tkatch Shmulie Tomases Gedalia Weisbart

BAIS YAAKOV GIRLS MIDDLE SCHOOL Esther Miriam Adler Ahuva Adlerstein Elky Bergman Malkie Bernath Leah Sima Beznosov Esther Black Leah Bowick Shana Braun Chana Bronfin

Ahuva Kayla Cohen Ahuva Rivka Cohen Golda Cohen Miriam Cohen Rivki Edelman Yaffa Farhy Dassi Feldman Leeba Feldman Lea'le Fish

Shaindy Fishman Kayla Freedman Shoshana Malka Freedman Chanala Frey Ariella Gottfried Adina Greenberg Piper Greenstein Chaya Halon Miri Heber

Sara Leah Hofman Chava Eliana Klein Rachel Toby Klein Sara Rivka Klein Emunah Pesha Kornbleuth Yehudis Lob Bracha Loketch Racheli Moskowitz Naava Muller

BAIS YAAKOV GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL Shaina Aharonov Nechama Aisenstark Aliza Blumenfeld Shira Bojman Rochel Bronfin Rochel Buckwold Orah Burnham Raizel Burstyn Sarala Cohen

Sima Cohen Aleeza Feuerstein Yocheved Frey Sorah Henya Friedman Zahava Gardin Maya Greenstein Etty Halon Sara Bracha Jaffe Frayda Kaplan

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Tova Nemes Eliana Peine Sarah Perecman Baila Pollak Sarala Roth Estee Scheinberg Rivky Seligson Tehila Bracha Shoshana Leora Traube

Shira Rubin Mirel Schechter Sara Schwartz Pia Leeba Sigler Tzirel Silverstein Batsheva Sosne Chaviva Turner Rena Volgyi Devori Zuckerbrod Esti Zuroff

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Ethan Schneider I am so proud of you and all you have accomplished.

May all your dreams come true. Good luck at Syracuse!

Love, Gram Gram

Mazel Tov! Emma Katkowsky We couldn’t be more proud of you! We’re so excited to see you grow into your next adventure, and know that your future is bright, wherever it may lead!

We hope all your dreams and wishes come true, Emma Jane!

We Love You Big As The Sky! Mom, Dad, Ruby, Noah & Ozzie

Congratulations!

Liana Tarnopol I am so proud of you and all that you have accomplished at Frankel Jewish Academy.

Have a great journey at Northwestern University!

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Frankel Jewish Academy Varsity Soccer Co-Captain, Varsity Baseball Co-Captain, Varsity Tennis, Catholic League Athletic Scholarship, Chess Club founder, Music Ensemble Drums, Jewish Senior Life Eight Over Eighty participant.

Purdue University

BROOKE LEWIS

Bloomfield Hills High School Summa Cum Laude, OOA ScholarAthlete, National Honor Society, Varsity Poms, UMatter Board, Michigan Resident Scholarship.

Michigan State University

JONAH LISS

International Academy Mediumize. com Founder, DBusiness Magazine Young CEO of the Year, Coca Cola Scholar, Seen Magazine Young Changemaker, Valedictorian, Gold PVSA recipient, buildOn Chapter President, Forensics Captain, Varsity Tennis Captain, Investing Club Founder, Physics Honor Society President, Climate Reality Project Chapter President.

University of Michigan

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DANIEL LITMAN

West Bloomfield High School Summa Cum Laude, AP Scholar, Varsity Tennis, Senior Scholar-Athlete, DECA State Conference, AIPAC delegate, Law Club, B’nai Moshe High School Program, BBYO, Shapiro AZA Shaliach.

Michigan State University

CARA LOPATIN

Farber Hebrew Day School Bnai Akiva Mazkira, Kehillat Etz Chayim Group volunteer, Maharat Emerging Scholar, National Honor Society, Moot Beit Din, Varsity Basketball, Jewish Fund Teen Board, Chai Lifeline, UMatter, Yachad, Honeycomb Youth Ambassador Council, Bronfman Fellow.

University of Michigan

ETHAN LULKIN

Groves High School National Honor Society, Editor in chief — Groves Scriptor, President DECA, Groves Ambassador, Links, Youth Federation of Temple Israel general board, Temple Israel graduate, Regents Scholarship U-M. University of Michigan continued on page 60

Mazel Tov

to the members of The Jewish Fund Teen Board 2020-2021, a diverse group of Jewish teens who have deepened their engagement within our community through learning of communal needs and responding through philanthropic grantmaking.

1ST YEAR BOARD MEMBERS Allie Abrams 10th Grade, Walled Lake Northern Max Barish 10th Grade, North Farmington High School Elizabeth Doran 11th Grade, Rochester Adams Grant Fleischer 10th Grade, Cranbrook Kingswood Evan Foltyn 10th Grade, Cranbrook Kingswood Eli Foltyn 10th Grade, Cranbrook Kingswood Shayna Foreman 11th Grade, Frankel Jewish Academy

Zachary Frank 11th Grade, Bloomfield Hills High School Max Friedman 11th Grade, Berkley High School Isabelle Goldstein 11th Grade, Bloomfield Hills High School Bella Gottlieb 11th Grade, Frankel Jewish Academy Yakira Hyman 11th Grade, Farber Hebrew Day School Mia Jacobson 10th Grade, Cranbrook Kingswood Ian Kraft 10th Grade, North Farmington High School

Bella Muchnick 11th Grade, Bloomfield Hills High School Libby Neuvirth 10th Grade, Bloomfield Hills High School Noa Ostroff 11th Grade, Walled Lake Northern High School Noa Pergament 11th Grade, Farber Hebrew Day Alexa Philko 11th Grade, Berkley High School Isaac Pitt 11th Grade, Cranbrook Kingswood Daniella Press 11th Grade, Farber Hebrew Day school

Isaac Saulson 11th Grade, Birmingham Groves Avi Selesny 10th Grade, Farber Hebrew Day School Lilli Semel 11th Grade, Walled Lake Central Benji Stern 11th Grade, Bloomfield Hills High School Eryn Stern 11th Grade, Bloomfield Hills High School Ruby Stoller 10th Grade, Bloomfield Hills High School Adin Victor 10th Grade, Cranbrook Kingswood

2ND YEAR BOARD MEMBERS Max Adamczyk 12th Grade, Bloomfield Hills High School Victor Berger 11th Grade, Cranbrook Kingswood Josh Bertman 12th Grade, Bloomfield Hills High School Alison Chapnick 11th Grade, Groves High School Carly Cohen 12 Grade, Bloomfield Hills High School Morgan Cook 11th Grade, International Academy

Noah Eaton 12th Grade, Bloomfield Hills High School Logan Edelheit 11th Grade, Groves High School Max Edelheit 11th Grade, Groves High School Shira Ellis 11th Grade, Bloomfield Hills High School Julia Klein 12th Grade, Frankel Jewish Academy Caleb Kleinfeldt 11th Grade, Frankel Jewish Academy

Marlee Kroll 12th Grade, Frankel Jewish Academy Adam Krugel 12th Grade, Walled Lake Western Cami Krugel 11 Grade, Bloomfield Hills High School Mia Lewis 12th Grade, Seaholm High School Haley Lipman 11th Grade, Walled Lake Northern Cara Lopatin 12th Grade, Farber Hebrew Day School

Jonah Mougoue 12th Grade, The Roeper School Hannah Rashty 11 Grade, West Bloomfield High School Tali Rubenstein 11th Grade, Groves High School Lindsay Schlussel 11th Grade, Berkley High School Cooper Schoenberg 11th Grade, Groves High School Macy West 11 Grade, Groves High School

Special thanks go to our 2020-2021 Leadership Committee for their dedication and hard work in facilitating board meetings and site visits.

Jane Borenstein 12th Grade, Cranbrook Kingswood Chase Brodsky 12th Grade, Bloomfield Hills High School

Abby Foltyn 12th Grade, Cranbrook Kingswood Lily Foltyn 12th Grade, Cranbrook Kingswood

Haylie Polakoff 12th Grade, Bloomfield Hills High School Josh Schreiber 12th Grade, North Farmington High School

Isabel Zaltz 12th Grade, Berkley High School Zoe Zaltz 12th Grade, Berkley High School

Emily Abrams 12th Grade, Walled Lake Northern Social Media Intern

Each year, Teen Board members select critical issues affecting the community to address through their grantmaking. This year, the focus areas included diminishing the stigma surrounding mental health, and addressing the impact of Covid-19 on the health and wellbeing of the metro Detroit community.

The Jewish Fund Teen Board is proud to announce that a total of $100,000 in grants has been awarded to the following organizations: Brilliant Detroit • CARE House of Oakland County • Forgotten Harvest • Jewish Family Services • Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit and Repair the World Kadima • Knights and Dames of the Order of Malta.

For more information on the work of The Jewish Fund Teen Board, or to apply for the 2021-2022 Board position, please visit www.teenboard.thejewishfund.org. Application deadline is June 1, 2021.

The Teen Board is a project of The Jewish Fund. The Jewish Fund was established in 1997 from the sale proceeds of Sinai Hospital to the Detroit Medical Center. Sinai Hospital was a Jewish community funded facility that grew into one of metropolitan Detroit’s top health care institutions. As a legacy of Sinai Hospital, The Jewish Fund continues the tradition of assuring quality and compassionate care for those in need in Metropolitan Detroit.

Mazel Tov! Reese Ben-Ezra Reese, You’ve always known what you wanted and worked so hard to get there.

We’re so proud of you!

We love you, Bokka and Poppa

cap&gown 2021 ADAM LYNCH

North Farmington High School Varsity Cross Country, Business Professionals of America, DECA Treasurer.

University of California, San Diego

DARBY MARWIL

Bloomfield Hills High School National Honor Society, Varsity Poms, OAA Scholar-Athlete Award, Magna Cum Laude.

Michigan State University

CASIE MENUCK

Chase Brodsky We love you to the moon and back!

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We are excited to see what the future holds for you! We know you will make a big difference in this world!

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EMILY MILLS

Bloomfield Hills High School Summa Cum Laude, Full International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme candidate, Forensics captain/state semi-finalist, Varsity Swim and Dive team, ScholarAthlete, National Honor Society, Student Ambassador, Friendship Circle volunteer.

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AVA MISON

Walled Lake Northern High School Summa Cum Laude, National Honor Society, High Academic Honors & Academic Letter, Student Council, Class Council, Competitive Dancer at Studio A Center for Performing Arts, JV Pom Team, Children with special needs mentor, BBYO. Grand Valley State University

ESTEE MOSS

Bloomfield Hills High School Summa Cum Laude, President’s Academic Excellence, National Honor Society, Forensics, Key Service Club, DECA, International Thespian Society, Broken Leg Theater, MSVMA Solo Ensemble, Michigan Youth Leadership Representative, 2021 Jewish News Rising Star, BBYO Michigan Region President, Treasurer and Rookie of Year.

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RACHEL NAKISHER

Gabe, We are so proud of all of your accomplishments! May you continue to always reach your goals with health and happiness! You have brought us so much joy! Best of luck at Michigan State! Don’t forget to call us! Go Green!!

We love you!!

Mom, Dad, Ari and Winston

Emily Schiffer Congratulations Emily! We are so proud of you. May you have enough smiles to keep you fulfilled and enough challenges to build your creativity at college. We wish you happiness, friendships and so much fun as you strive toward your dreams!

We all LOVE you to the moon and back...

Mom, Dad, Jillian, Sarah, Zoe, Grandma, Papa, Eli and Luna -tic

Ben Cohon We are very proud of you and all of your accomplishments.

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Berkley High School President Shir Shalom Temple Youth, UMatter Board, Student Leadership, National Honor Society, BBYO Board, J-Serve Board, Model U.N. Board, Girl-Up Board, Oakland Activities Association Sportsmanship Recognition Award, Swim & Dive, Track and Field.

University of Michigan

SLOAN NELICK

Groves High School/ Acalanes High School, Lafayette, Calif.

National Honor Society, Student Ambassador, Lacrosse, Soccer.

Indiana University

JARED NISKAR

International Academy Valedictorian, Summa Cum Laude, National Honor Society, French Honor Society officer, President Math Lab, President Economics Club, Disrupting Racism Student Association, Student Equity Council for Bloomfield Hills Schools, Math, physics and French tutor, French Department Award, Captain PeerCorps.

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EMILY NUSBAUM

North Farmington High School Captain JV Girls Tennis, President of Ahavah BBG, Ahavah BBG MIT Mom, Michigan Region MIT Mom, BBYO Achievement Recruitment Award, Haven Teen Board.

Tulane University

ARI PARTRICH

Frankel Jewish Academy National Honor Society, Varsity Soccer Captain and All-League award, Varsity Baseball, Founder and Manager of Shuk (school store), Student Government Representative, Friendship Circle Leadership Board President, Student Ambassador.

Vanderbilt University

ALEX PEARLMAN

Berkley High School National Honor Society, UMatter Board, Shir Shalom Temple Youth Board, PeerCorps mentor, Tennis Team Captain.

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New leaders for a critical year

Jewish Student Union poised to help new students and a newly opened campus

MSU’s Jewish Student Union (JSU) Though the school year may still Olivia has deepCantor ties to MSU Hillel and Brodsky look different, and it may take time sponsors events, groups and for everyone to get their footing, programsCongratulations that explore Jewish on receiving that support—in whatever way a your Masters Music culture and ethnic diversityofat Sacred the student seeks it—is unwavering, from Hebrew Union College university. As a voting member of says Nate Strauss (‘16), who as MSU & Cantorial the Associated Students Ordination of MSU, the from Hillel’s director of Jewish Student HUC-JIR’s Friedman JSU also represents theDebbie interests of Life, oversees the Jewish Student School ofstudents Sacredon Music. more than 3,000 Jewish Union. success as you begin a universityMuch level, helping ensure “Whether a student is looking for a your at Temple Beth that campus is a career safe and inclusive place to have fun with their peers environment for the Jewish Rishon in Wycliff, New Jersey. and stay involved with their community.

With love & pride, community, or whether they’re Grandma Dina, Auntie Ann, Uncle David, In the 2021/22 school year, the feeling lost and looking for Auntie Helene, Auntie Stacy & Uncle organization will play a more pivotal fellowship that will help them to Jeffrey role than ever before, as so many reclaim or reconnect with their students set foot on campus for the Jewish identity—this is their place, first time in 18 months—or for the and they are welcome here first time altogether. whenever they’re ready,” he says.

Congratulations!

A newly elected five-person Diane is honored to be able to help executive board, led by Michigan lead the organization that, for her, State senior Diane Zashin, is at the did exactly that: provided her a helm of the union, which also “home” and countless opportunities includes a 28-member general to grow. assembly for initiatives on Congrats Izzy!

“From the very first day of my everything from athletics to Greek We are so, so proud of year, Hillel has been a freshman life to charitable projects and more. welcoming and inclusive place,” she you. On to even bigger “In the coming school year, one of our says.at “The reason I wanted to take on and brighter things main goals as an executive board is the role of president was because of MSU. GO to help ease that transition backGREEN! to the foundation and community the in-person events and activities,” says JSU and MSU Hillel have given me. In Love,“It is Diane, who is the JSU President. my mind, the best way to give back Mom and Dad Ginger too! crucial that as a JSU we focus on&the was to serve them and help put their students who have yet to experience goals into action. To find out that I in-person events and campus life had been chosen to lead the Jewish due to COVID-19. Ensuring that these community here at Michigan State students know what the Jewish by my fellow Jewish Spartans was community at Michigan State offers surreal.” them, and that we are here to LEARN MORE at msuhillel.org support them, is crucial.”

Isabelle Freund

Congratulations!

Student Union Jacob BylinowskiJewish President Diane Zashin will lead a team of four

We are so proud of vice presidents and a your hard work. You 28-member general assembly to plan and will do amazing thingssponsor dozens of at MSU and beyond. enriching, educational Broad Business Schooland entertaining events programs throughout is lucky to have you! and the 2021/22 school year.

Go Green!

Love you!

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ELI BROAD, cap&gown champion2021 son BLAKE PHILLIPS of MSU and Berkley High School DETROIT, Student 1933-2021 Body

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ADINA ROBBINS

Frankel Jewish Academy Captain President.

Girls’ UMatter Basketball, Board, With his wife, Edythe Broad, MSU’s most generous Scholastic alumnus President of built an enduring legacy.

All-Catholic Kishon AZA 2019-2020, Team, Haley Stevens’ National Honor Society.

Congressional Campaign Renowned entrepreneur, philanthropist, MSU alumnus and former DECA State Finalist 2020. intern, Government, Detroiter, Eli Broad created an indelible legacyStudent at his alma mater Michigan State University andprojects Leonard P. will Baruch and hometown alike, envisioning andAnn funding that Scholarship, Eight over help create a better society and benefit people for generations.

KATE POTOCSKY Eighty student volunteer, “Eli was a selfless, kindhearted man who dedicated muchSociety of his life Groves High National Honor . to making the livesSchool of others better. From the classroom to the of Washington University boardroom, altruism was the backbone his mission, and Eli National St.of Louis embodied what it means to be a Spartan,” said MSU President Honor Samuel L. Stanley Jr., M.D. Society, CARA ROBBINS Director of North Eli and his wife, Edythe, often proudly pointed to their Detroit CommuFarmington Public School educational roots. They married in 1954, the year Eli nications for High School graduated cum laude from MSU. He went on to build two Fortune Groves Student Congress, Fleischman/ 500 companies: KB Home and SunAmerica.

Interact Club President, PreHechtman Named one of the world’s most influential people by Time Med Club, DECA, Friendship volunteer, Magazine in 2016, Eli’s successful business career enabled the Circle volunteer.

Temple couple’s decades-long devotion to philanthropy across Israel the areas University of Michigan events of education reform, scientific and medical research, and Roll the arts. volunteer, Honor (4 Co-founders of The Eli and Edythe Broad Foundation, $20 MICHAEL POTOCSKY years), Temple their madricha. million gift in 1991 Groves to the EliHigh Broad College of Business and the Eli Eastern Michigan Broad Graduate School of Management—both renamed in his School University honor—was the largest gift ever received by a public business National school at that timeHonor and underscores the growing success of the MATTHEW college today.

Society, Big ROCHLEN Brother Big In 2003, the Broads helped develop a new generation ofWalled urban Lake Sister menNorthern schoolteachers with another multimillion dollar gift, this time to tor, DECA, High School the College of Education, which established the Broad Partnership Friendship Circle volunteer.

National between MSU and Detroit Public Schools.

University of Michigan Honor More recently, the Broads’ commitment to build a world-class art Society, museum MSU led to the Zaha Hadid-designed facilityCaptain on MSU’s MADIatREIFLER campus, which opened in 2012. Almost 10 years later, the Eli and Frankel Varsity Edythe Broad Art Museum to garnerGolf, attention Jewish at MSU continues Soccer,Varsity President internationally while adding mightilyof to Friendship the arts at MSU and Social Academy Circle, throughout the region.

The couple invested more than $33 million Friendship Programming Chair for in the museum, in addition to donating significant gifts of art.

They Circle volun- Temple Israel Youth Group. also contributed significantly to the Detroit Institute of Arts. teer, UMatter, University of Michigan Teen jump-start MSU’s Empower In 2014, the BroadsChelped board, continued page 69 Extraordinary campaign with a $25 million challenge gift toon inspire Babysitting, Lake of the others to join them in making a difference.

Woods Camp counselor.

Grand Valley State and their related foundation have given Collectively, the Broads more than $100 million to Michigan State, making them the largest University donors in MSU’s history.

MICHIGAN STATE

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Henry Ford Health System and MSU partner to accelerate the transformation of health care through innovation and discovery Landmark partnership will address social issues that impact health A partnership between Henry Ford Health System and Michigan State University, finalized in January 2021, is built on the concept that health care is a fundamental building block of a strong community. The organizations seek to enhance access to quality, affordable, compassionate health care through shared education, research and clinical integration for urban and rural populations.

Committed to redesigning care around patients and communities, the partnership Henry Ford Health System and Michigan State both have facilities and networks that span the state of aligns efforts across key departments and Michigan. Their partnership will have a broad impact, not only on medical education and research, programs to advance the state of but on citizens throughout the state.

Michigan’s leadership in scientific discovery, state. If we bring additional focus to professionals; and address the needs of education and exceptional health care. traditionally marginalized communities, traditionally underserved communities.

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Apple and Michigan State University Apple and Michigan State University PARTNERSHIP that they will partner to launch PARTNERSHIP announced announced that they will partner to launch the tech giant’s first United States-based the tech giant’s first United States-based CREATES Academy in Detroit.

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DEVELOPER grateful for the partnership and the DEVELOPER “We’re “We’re grateful for the partnership this opportunity it brings to Michigan,” said MSU opportunity brings to Michigan,” said MSU ACADEMY President Samuel L. Stanley Jr., M.D. “Apple is ACADEMYIN IN the President Samuel L. Stanley Jr., M.D. “Apple is perfect partner for us to help educate the perfect partner for us to help educate DETROIT prepare a diverse generation of coders, DETROIT and and prepare a diverse generation of coders, tech leaders and entrepreneurs, and

tech leaders and entrepreneurs, and Detroit—Michigan’s innovative technology Detroit—Michigan’s innovative technology and premier urban hub—is the right location and premier urban hub—is the right location for this academy. There is tremendous for this academy. There is tremendous potential for this project moving forward potential for this project moving forward, and we’re excited to get started.” and we’re excited to get started.”

Apple’s partnership with MSU began with Apple’s partnership with MSU began with the iOS Design Lab on campus and the iOS Design Lab on campus and continued with community-based learning continued with community-based learning opportunities around technology in Detroit. opportunities around technology in Detroit.

The Academy, which will be located in downtown willAcademy welcomewill its first The Apple Detroit, Developer be open cohort of students in with Fall 2021.

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These positions are available in the April meeting. at careers.msu.edu Stay up to date on the latest developments LEARN MORE on the latest developments at at msutoday.msu.edu developeracademy.msu.edu LEARN MORE at developeracademy.msu.edu

Reflections on the MAJOR impact of the Jewish Studies MINOR Fifty-four MSU students are currently working to earn a minor in Jewish Studies, which offers a rich interdisciplinary program to explore the history, cultures, language(s), identities, religion and civilization of the Jewish people.

Working closely with faculty mentors who provide guidance academically and professionally, students choose from among 30 course offerings and take advantage of the many cultural events offered by the Serling Institute for Jewish Studies and Modern Israel.

Two students and an alumnus recently shared how the minor impacted their time at MSU and beyond.

Ben Francis, a senior double majoring in Finance and Political Theory, considers Serling Institute faculty his greatest mentors.

A highlight, he says, was interning at Bar-Ilan University’s Faculty of Law Clinic conducting comparative legal research on the rights of parents with disabilities.

Ben received the Serling Institute Student Achievement Award last year. Support from the Serling Institute’s Hersh, Levy and Slade scholarships enabled Ben’s study abroad and internship opportunities. The institute also offers the Finifter Hebrew Scholarship of $1,000 per semester for students enrolled in Hebrew.

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Institute, which make the program extremely affordable and accessible,” she says.

Ellie, who was honored with MSU Student Life’s Emerging Leader Award, says she has also been able to plan events, collaborate on an educational anti-Semitism guide and enjoys connecting with other Jewish Studies minors. Ellie was recently named the MSU nominee for the national Udall Foundation scholarship awards.

Jewish Studies students have opportunities to engage in substantive research projects, and many present their research at the annual Serling Institute Undergraduate Research Conference. This spring Ellie presented “The Naming and Shaming of Israel in the United Nations Human Rights Council,” and Ben presented “Graffiti in the Israeli Palestinian Context.”

Looking back on his MSU undergraduate experience and the trajectory of his career five years since, alumnus Brad Isakson (’16) says it is easy to see the impact of his minor in Jewish Studies.

Ellie Baden, a sophomore in Social Relations and Policy, is excited to study abroad in Israel this summer through the Serling Institute’s faculty-led program that explores Israel’s diverse populations and communities. She has been awarded both the Ed Levy Jr. and Linda Dresner Levy Endowed Scholarship, which provides scholarships for study abroad in Israel and for combining Hebrew with education abroad in Israel, and the Albert and Sharie Gladner Study in Israel Endowed Scholarship.

“Whether working in Washington, D.C., for a nonprofit organization that combats antisemitism and anti-Israel biases in academia or teaching English in the Japan Exchange and Teaching Program (JET), the skills and values I gained from my Jewish Studies minor have been instrumental in all of my pursuits,” he says. “Notably, the Israel Study Abroad program marked the first time I traveled abroad. It was there that I first fell in love with international exchange, a love that eventually led me to move to Japan.”

“I am able to participate…due to the generous scholarship offerings of the Serling

As a student, Brad double majored in International Relations and History, and was

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honored with the Jewish Studies Student Achievement Award. In his current role as a JET cultural ambassador, he educates students on American culture as well as the Holocaust and the importance of fighting all forms of hatred, in part through his own experience as a grandchild of a Holocaust survivor.

“The research and public speaking skills and academic values I honed in Jewish Studies were easily transferable to my role as a teacher in Japan and allowed me to successfully educate students on my Jewish background—something I never envisioned myself doing five years ago,” he says.

In the fall, Brad will begin a master’s degree program at Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies. He says he is confident that his Jewish Studies minor has equipped him to excel in any graduate program and career.

LEARN MORE about the Jewish Studies minor at jsp.msu.edu

New leaders for a critical year Jewish Student Union poised to help new students and a newly opened campus MSU’s Jewish Student Union (JSU) has deep ties to MSU Hillel and sponsors events, groups and programs that explore Jewish culture and ethnic diversity at the university. As a voting member of the Associated Students of MSU, the JSU also represents the interests of more than 3,000 Jewish students on a university level, helping ensure that campus is a safe and inclusive environment for the Jewish community.

Though the school year may still look different, and it may take time for everyone to get their footing, that support—in whatever way a student seeks it—is unwavering, says Nate Strauss (‘16), who as MSU Hillel’s director of Jewish Student Life, oversees the Jewish Student Union.

“Whether a student is looking for a place to have fun with their peers and stay involved with their community, or whether they’re feeling lost and looking for fellowship that will help them to reclaim or reconnect with their Jewish identity—this is their place, and they are welcome here whenever they’re ready,” he says.

In the 2021/22 school year, the organization will play a more pivotal role than ever before, as so many students set foot on campus for the first time in 18 months—or for the first time altogether.

A newly elected five-person executive board, led by Michigan State senior Diane Zashin, is at the helm of the union, which also includes a 28-member general assembly for initiatives on everything from athletics to Greek life to charitable projects and more.

Diane is honored to be able to help lead the organization that, for her, did exactly that: provided her a “home” and countless opportunities to grow.

“In the coming school year, one of our main goals as an executive board is to help ease that transition back to in-person events and activities,” says Diane, who is the JSU President. “It is crucial that as a JSU we focus on the students who have yet to experience in-person events and campus life due to COVID-19. Ensuring that these students know what the Jewish community at Michigan State offers them, and that we are here to support them, is crucial.”

“From the very first day of my freshman year, Hillel has been a welcoming and inclusive place,” she says. “The reason I wanted to take on the role of president was because of the foundation and community the JSU and MSU Hillel have given me. In my mind, the best way to give back was to serve them and help put their goals into action. To find out that I had been chosen to lead the Jewish community here at Michigan State by my fellow Jewish Spartans was surreal.”

LEARN MORE at msuhillel.org Jewish Student Union President Diane Zashin will lead a team of four vice presidents and a 28-member general assembly to plan and sponsor dozens of enriching, educational and entertaining events and programs throughout the 2021/22 school year.

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ELI BROAD, champion son of MSU and DETROIT, 1933-2021 With his wife, Edythe Broad, MSU’s most generous alumnus built an enduring legacy.

Renowned entrepreneur, philanthropist, MSU alumnus and former Detroiter, Eli Broad created an indelible legacy at his alma mater and hometown alike, envisioning and funding projects that will help create a better society and benefit people for generations.

“Eli was a selfless, kindhearted man who dedicated much of his life to making the lives of others better. From the classroom to the boardroom, altruism was the backbone of his mission, and Eli embodied what it means to be a Spartan,” said MSU President Samuel L. Stanley Jr., M.D. Eli and his wife, Edythe, often proudly pointed to their Detroit Public School educational roots. They married in 1954, the year Eli graduated cum laude from MSU. He went on to build two Fortune 500 companies: KB Home and SunAmerica.

Named one of the world’s most influential people by Time Magazine in 2016, Eli’s successful business career enabled the couple’s decades-long devotion to philanthropy across the areas of education reform, scientific and medical research, and the arts.

Co-founders of The Eli and Edythe Broad Foundation, their $20 million gift in 1991 to the Eli Broad College of Business and the Eli Broad Graduate School of Management—both renamed in his honor—was the largest gift ever received by a public business school at that time and underscores the growing success of the college today.

In 2003, the Broads helped develop a new generation of urban schoolteachers with another multimillion dollar gift, this time to the College of Education, which established the Broad Partnership between MSU and Detroit Public Schools.

More recently, the Broads’ commitment to build a world-class art museum at MSU led to the Zaha Hadid-designed facility on MSU’s campus, which opened in 2012. Almost 10 years later, the Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum at MSU continues to garner attention internationally while adding mightily to the arts at MSU and throughout the region. The couple invested more than $33 million in the museum, in addition to donating significant gifts of art. They also contributed significantly to the Detroit Institute of Arts.

In 2014, the Broads helped jump-start MSU’s Empower Extraordinary campaign with a $25 million challenge gift to inspire others to join them in making a difference.

Collectively, the Broads and their related foundation have given more than $100 million to Michigan State, making them the largest donors in MSU’s history.

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Mazel Tov! Ethan Ingber To infinity and beyond, the sky is the limit. We could not be prouder of the wonderful young man you are growing into. Look out MSU. He is on his way! Go Green!

Love and hugs forever and always, Grandma and Grandpa

Congratulations!

Alex Pearlman We are so incredibly proud of you and all that you have achieved!

“Go confidently in the direction of your dreams.”

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North Farmington High School National Honor Society, JV Cheer, Student Board, Jewish Student Union, Theater, Choral Citizenship Award, Academic Achievement Award 9th-12th, Grekin Family Foundation Award Scholarship, BBYO: Regional and Chapter Board Vice President of Treasury, Chapter Regional Convention Coordinator (2 years).

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North Farmington High School Jewish Fund Teen Board Facilitator, Friendship Circle President, Jewish Student Connection Co-President, Michigan BBYO Regional Vice President & Shaliach, StandWithUs intern, AJC Leaders for Tomorrow, Varsity Golf Scholar-Athlete, National Honor Society, NCJW Jewish Youth Awards first-place, Jewish News Rising Star.

Miami University of Ohio

NOAH SCHWARTZ

Bloomfield Hills High School National Honor Society, Dale Carnegie for Teens, Tamarack Leadership Program, Yad Ezra volunteer, Ski Team, Track Team.

Michigan State University

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Groves High School Varsity Swim, Varsity Water Polo team, National

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We are so proud of you! Continue to forge your own path and follow your dreams! Always remember that you are braver than you believe, smarter than you think and loved more than you will ever know! Wishing you success as you begin your new journey at University of Denver.

We Love You, Mom, Dad, Alec, Drew and Poppie.

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Seaholm High School Varsity Cross Country, Varsity Track & Field, Team captain, MVP, Academic All-State, ScholarAthlete, National Honor Society, PeerCorps mentor, Triathlon Club President.

University of Michigan

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Mazel Tov! Marki Jennings We are so proud of you and all you have accomplished. May all your dreams and wishes come true!

We Love You! Mom, Dad, Jacob, Zach & Madison

Mazel Tov! Ashley Gilbert You’ve made us proud a million times over. Stay true to who you are, keep marching to your own beautiful beat, and you will accomplish whatever you set your mind to.

We love you so much, Mom, Dad, Gabby, Grammy and Grandpa

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Indiana University

ZOE SEIFERHELD

Bloomfield Hills High School National Honor Society, Varsity Field Hockey, Habitat for Humanity, President Conspiracy Theories Club, Debate Club, Competitive Dance.

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Groves High School National Honor Society, Performing Arts, Dale Carnegie graduate, Tzavah BBYO Board, State Finalist for Forensic Multiple, Student Advisory Council, Film Club, J-Serve volunteer, Imagine Club, Capuchin Soup Kitchen volunteer, Temple Israel Madrich, Detroit Maccabi Arts Fest.

Schoolcraft College

ALEX SHAPERO

Groves High School National Honor Society, Youth Federation of Temple Israel

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DYLAN SHEFMAN

Detroit Country Day School Cum Laude Society, Cross Country Captain (junior and senior years), Track and Field captain (senior year), Honor Council member and Secretary (Junior and Senior years), BBYO Chapter President and Regional Board Secretary.

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Arizona State University is lucky to have you.

FORKS UP!!!

We love you always, Mom, Dad, Lilley, Nellie, Nana & Papa, Bubba & Popsie

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Adam Levitt We are so very proud of your accomplishments and even more proud of the person you’ve become.

Keep aiming high, there’s no limit to what you can achieve.

Good luck at Purdue!

With love, Mom, Dad, Lauren & Rocky

Mazel Tov! JACOB DWOSKIN We love your kind heart and moxie and couldn’t be more proud of you and all of your achievements. Enjoy everything about this next chapter of your life. MGC, MVGC!

We love you!

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Mazel Tov! Daniel Yellen We are so incredibly proud of you!!!

You have become such a fine young man...

We are so excited to see what your future holds!

Best of luck at MSU!!!!

All our love, Mom and Ronnie Lauren, Ariel, Steven & Erika

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Groves Highs School JV Boys Water Polo, Varsity Boys Water Polo, Fisher AZA. Young Judea Gap Year Course/Wayne State University

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Bloomfield Hills High School Emunah BBG, Emunah Chapter Aym Ha-Chaverot, 12 theater productions, International Thespian, Theatre Honor Society, Dance Captain, Choir Board President, Tom Suda Scholarship, Annette & Co. Competitive Dancer, Temple Israel graduate, Madrichim.

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Cranbrook Kingswood Honor Roll, Dean’s List, Dr. Fred Pfister History Book Award, Associate Sports Editor and staff writer for Crane Clarion, Opening the Doors Herald Wade Madrichim Leadership Institute, Winter Walden snowboarding instructor, Dale Carnegie graduate.

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Bloomfield Hills High School Summa Cum Laude, National Honor Society, Student Leadership, DECA State Finalist, NCJW Jewish Youth Award finalist, Temple Israel Madrich, Teen Board, Youth Federation of Temple Youth, Piston Academy Basketball coach.

Michigan State University

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Berkley High School National Honor Society (4 years), Captain Varsity Golf Team, chairperson, Boys Committee UMatter, UMatter Teen Board (Friendship Circle) second year, Managing editor, The Spectator, Hillel Day School graduate.

University of Michigan

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Ari Partrich We are so proud of you. You are thoughtful, compassionate and inquisitive.

Your strength and confidence will guide you in your amazing journey ahead. You challenge yourself and care about your community and world.

You have such an exciting and bright future. We know you will do incredible things!

We love you, Mom, Dad, Tatum and Jackson

Mazel Tov! Isabel Jacobson We are so proud of all you have accomplished and the remarkable young woman you have become. We can’t wait to see what the future holds for you. We love you!

Mom, Dad, Natalie, Emma, Mia, & Theo Grammy Nanny & Pappa Joe

Ian Rosenberg Mazel Tov! Ian, what an incredible scholastic career at Cranbrook! We couldn’t be more proud of you.

Looking forward to more success at Michigan Engineering.

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We are incredibly proud of the amazing young woman that you’ve become, your leadership and achievements.

You bring joy to our hearts every day.

We wish you continued success, laughter and unforgettable adventures at U of M. Go Blue!

All of our love, Mom, Dad, Ben, Cosmo,

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Mazel Tov! Lainie Rubin

Dream big in all you do Because wishes, our sweet Granddaughter, they do come true!

All our love, Guda and Pa

Congratulations!

Maya Contorer We couldn't be more proud of you and all of your accomplishments so far!

You will have exciting adventures at UM and beyond.

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Walled Lake Western High School National Honor Society, Summa Cum Laude, Varsity Tennis, Senior Varsity Team Captain, State Deca finalist, Student Council, Theater, Honors Choir.

Indiana University

LIANA TARNOPOL

Frankel Jewish Academy Performing Arts, Farmington Hills Youth Theatre, Nicely Theatre Group, Student Government, National Honor Society, AP Scholar with Honors, Baruch Scholarship, Scholastic AllCatholic Award, NATS state and regional finalist, Holocaust Memorial Center Art Competition winner, RAVSAK Hebrew Poetry Award.

Northwestern University

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Seaholm High School National Honor Society, Science National Honor Society, Varsity Softball, Vice President of Temple Beth El Youth Group.

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Seaholm High School Student Congress Leadership Team, National Honor Society, English National Honor Society, National Honor Society for Dance Arts, President of Temple Beth El Youth Group, Next Level Dance Center Senior Company, 2021-2022 Michigan Dance Team.

University of Michigan

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West Bloomfield High School Oakland Schools Technical Campus National Honor Society, Goodfellows volunteer, Happy Days Dog and Cat Rescue volunteer.

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Seaholm High School DePaul Presidential Scholarship, University Honors Program, Competitive Singer-DancerActor; Field Day Floor Show, JV Golf, School musical, Jolson AZA, 2019 RC Coordinator, 2020-2021 Leader of Jewish Programming, Tamarack camper, Dairy Deluxe employee, Recorded original album on streaming platforms.

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You have always followed your own path of determination and passion. Keep reaching for the stars and achieve everything you set out to accomplish! Dream big and always follow your heart. We wish you much happiness, joy and success at The University of Michigan.

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We’re so proud of you both and all your outstanding accomplishments along with the amazing people you’ve become. We wish you continued success Hannah at MSU and Josh at Miami University as you pursue your dreams. We can’t wait to see what your futures hold.

Love, Dad, Grandma Joan Simons, Bubbie Susan Gartenberg, Great Grandma “Nana” Edith Levin and all your aunts, uncles, cousins and Duke

Mazel Tov! Fallan Sherman Our Dearest Fallan, Born on the 4th of July, you have always been the brightest star in the sky!! You have made us so proud!! Summa Cum Laude, National Honors Society, Newspaper and more. University of Michigan here she comes!!!

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Emilie Weingarden We are proud of your scholastic achievements and that you are going to American University to possibly pursue the family business (law).

We love you.

Love, Albert and Debbie Holtz

Congratulations!

Teddy Schwartz We are so proud of the wonderful young man you are, and all your achievements!

Can’t wait to follow your journey at MSU! Much love from Mom, Dad, Michael, William and Cait, Grandma and Grandpa and Zaidie

Madison Jennings We are so proud of you and all you have accomplished. May all your dreams and wishes come true!

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cap&gown 2021 HENRY TUKEL

Frankel Jewish Academy Varsity Cross Country Captain, National Honor Society, JARC Teen Board and volunteer, Technion International Robotics Competition First Place, Co-Founder Chess Club, Excellence in Math Awards, Excellence in Science Awards.

University of Michigan

ROBERT VICTOR

Cranbrook Kingswood Jewish Federation of Metro Detroit’s Teen Board, UMatter Teen Board, Math tutoring business, Editor for Cranbrook’s artistic journal, The Gallimaufry, Songwriter and published poet with several writing awards.

Dartmouth

JESSE UZANSKY

Bloomfield Hills High School National Honor Society, International Baccalaureate Student, Varsity Baseball.

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ALLISON WEINER

North Farmington High School Temple Israel Temple Youth Jewish Programming Chair (2 years), Temple Israel Temple Youth L’Taken Chair, NAACP Great Expectations Award.

Brandeis University

CHARLIE WEINER

Bloomfield Hills High School Youth Federation of Temple Israel President, National Honor Society, UMatter Board, Freshman Basketball, Entrepreneur Club, Debate Club.

Indiana University

EMILIE WEINGARDEN

Frankel Jewish Academy National Honor Society, Model United Nations, Quiz Bowl, Moot Bet Din, UMatter Board, Student Government, Volleyball, American Civil Liberties Union National Advocacy Institute, American Israel Public Affairs Committee Progressive Student Retreat, Excellence in Hebrew Honors Award.

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Alexandra Yaker Wishing you a bright and joyous future as awesome, a-MAIZE-ing, and true BLUE as you!

I’m so proud of my #1!

Love you to infinity plus one, Nonnie

And so the adventure begins...

Isaiah Rubin

Mazel Tov! Zoe and Isabel Zaltz From the moment you were born you've filled our lives with tremendous joy and pride. We know you'll find success in all that you do and can't wait to see what your future holds. May all your dreams come true!

We love you!

Mom, Dad, Grandma Sue, Bubbie Diane & Jeff

Mazel Tov! Adam Benjamin Krugel

A sweet ending and a new beginning!

May this next chapter bring you much happiness!

Keep your loving and kind spirit with you. We are so proud of all that you have accomplished!

We love you.

We’re so proud of your accomplishments in high school, especially your high academic achievement and participation in the marching band!

Wishes for success in college and beyond!

Go Blue!

Dad, Mom, Brian, Talia, Georgia, Violet, & Jazzy

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Elle Wittenberg Congratulations on your graduation from Frankel Jewish Academy. We wish you continued success this fall at Michigan State University.

We love you, Mom, Dad, Dylan, Max, Frankie, & Morrie

Dylan Shefman “You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself in any direction you choose.

Oh, the places you’ll go!” — Dr. Seuss

Dylan — we are so proud of you and can’t wait for the next chapter! GO BLUE! Love, Mom & Dad & Jordan

Dylan Dembs We are so proud of all your accomplishments.

May all your wishes come true.

Love always, Mimi and Poppy

Congratulations!

Brad Gold

We are so proud of you and all you have accomplished!! May all of your dreams and wishes come true!! We can’t wait to see what you do next!! We love you so much!!!

Love, Mom, Dad, Alex, Mamma, Papa, Ellie & Bailey

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ILAN WEISS

Frankel Jewish Academy National Honor Society, Theater, Quiz Bowl, Moot Beit Din, Jewish Fund Teen Board.

Dual Degree Program: Columbia University & Tel Aviv University

RACHEL WEISS

Walled Lake Western High School Summa Cum Laude, National Honor Society, President of Student Leadership, Student Council Treasurer, Competitive dancer at Studio A. Michigan State University

ELLE WITTENBERG

Frankel Jewish Academy National Honor Society, Captain Varsity Basketball Team, Girls Basketball Club, Certificate of Excellence in social studies, Huck Finn Day Camp counselor, JARC and Temple Israel volunteer, Deporre Veterinary Hospital receptionist assistant.

Michigan State University

AARON WOLF

West Bloomfield High School Summa Cum Laude, National Honor Society, Coding Club Vice-President, Animation Club Co-Founder, Laker Update reporter, Computer Science and Physics tutor, First Place for Non-Animated Opener by the Michigan Interscholastic Press Association, Laker of the Month.

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

MICOLE WOLFE

Bloomfield Hills High School Varsity Cheerleading, Honors Choir (Jills), National Honor Society, Magna Cum Laude, AP Scholar, Oakland Activities Scholar, sideline cheer & competitive cheer.

Michigan State University

ALEXIS WORMSER

Walled Lake Central High School High honors, National Honor Society, Marching Band, Ahavah BBG, Teen leader for chapter and Michigan Region BBYO. Michigan State University continued on page 82

Mazel Tov! Cara Lopatin

So proud of your strength, leadership and sensitivity as a passionate advocate for the important things you believe in and because of your love for Torah, the Jewish community and of your friends and family.

We love you so much!

Eema, Abba, Shayna, Judah and Gideon Zayde and Cherie Grandma Helene and Grandpa Ralph

Andrew Kales You continually bring so much joy to our family. We are so proud of who you are, and can’t wait to see what your future holds. Keep dreaming big!!

We love you — Mom, Dad and Kara

Mazel Tov! Marley Wolf We are so thankful for the young woman of beauty, determination and kindness you have become. You’re destined for amazing things. We are so proud of you.

All of our Love Always, Dad and Sarah, Mom and Leslie, Dylan, DU, Papa and Maka, Nenny, Jason and Zoe.

Mazel Tov! Lainie Rubin Congratulations on your amazing accomplishments. You have earned it with all of your hard work and determination. You are a unique gift in the lives of all who know you. Keep smiling, keep shining and continue to be true to who you are.

We are excited to watch you spread your wings and fly.

GO BADGERS!

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We are so proud of all of your accomplishments and the person you have become! We wish for you health, happiness, and the achievement of all of your dreams! We can’t wait to see what’s ahead! We love you!

Love, Mom, Dad, Rebecca, Craig, Drew, and Cinnamon

Alexa Katzman We are all so proud of what you have accomplished these last 4 years at GVSU and cannot wait to see what the next chapter of your life holds.

We love you and wish all your dreams come true.

Mom & David, Dad & Bridget And your whole family!

Mazel Tov! Jesse Uzansky “Success isn’t something that just happens—success is learned, success is practiced and then it is shared.”

— Sparky Anderson

Jesse —We are so proud of you and all your accomplishments.

May your life always be filled with good health, success, and happiness. Congratulations on this great achievement!

All our love, Mom, Dad, Emily, & Aspen

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cap&gown 2021 ALEXANDRA YAKER Bloomfield Hills High School Vice President Student Leadership, National Honor Society, Youth Federation of Temple Israel Board, Jewish Student Alliance, Yearbook Sports Editor, Poms, Tennis.

University of Michigan

DANIEL YELLEN

Walled Lake Northern High School Honor Roll (4 years), AP Scholar Award, National

Honor Society.

Michigan State University

ISABEL ZALTZ

Berkley High School Vice President of National Honor Society, Varsity Ski captain, Varsity Tennis, President of Coalition of Teens Against Hunger at Yad Ezra, Diversity Council, Jewish Fund Teen Board, Generation of Promise youth leadership program.

Dartmouth College

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ZOE ZALTZ

Berkley High School Editor-inChief of school newspaper, Varsity Tennis Captain, Founder/President of Girl Up Club, President of Coalition of Teens Against Hunger at Yad Ezra, Jewish Fund Teen Board, National Honor Society.

University of Michigan

JORDYN ZELDES

Walled Lake Northern High School ScholarAthlete, Varsity Volleyball, Varsity Tennis, Medical office worker, Home daycare worker.

Michigan State University

Mazel Tov! Micole, From the day you were born, you have surpassed any and all expectations; above and beyond! We are so amazed by all that you have accomplished, but we are even prouder of the person you have become.

We wish you the best at Michigan State University.

We love and adore you!

All our love, Mom, Dad, Ari, Lola, Bubbie and Poppy

Mazel Tov! Abigail Larky-Savin We are so very proud of all you have accomplished.

We can’t wait to see where those little big feet take you next. Go Blue!

Love, Dad, Mom & Elizabeth

Ella & Sara Taub We are so proud of the lovely young women that you have become.

We look forward to your journey ahead at the University of Michigan and beyond. Go Blue!!

We love you!

Mom, Dad, and Carly

Mazel Tov! Jesse Uzansky Our Dear Jesse, You are a most loving and caring young man!

We are so proud of all you do and know you will be successful at whatever you choose and wherever life may take you.

You have all our love forever, Grandma & Grandpa

Mazel Tov!

Joshua

Mazel Tov! On your journey through life we wish you happiness and success. We can’t wait to see what the future holds for you. Stay true to yourself, dream big, work hard and have fun! Good luck on your next adventure! We are so proud of you!

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Mazel Tov! Nathan Silverman We are so proud of all your hard work, drive and determination!

Wishing you a future filled with love, happiness, good health and success!

IIT Architecture awaits you!

All our love, Mom, Dad, Elie, Levi, Penelope, Gio & Tiger

Students at The Shuk during Israel Week: Sarah Kerr of Rochester; Pelli Mechnikov of Huntington Woods; Julia Foos of Highland Park, Illinois; and Julia Diskin of Farmington Hills.

Mazel Tov! Jordyn Zeldes On the volleyball, tennis or any court of your choosing, you dig deep and feel deeply. Thank you! We’ve watched with awe in our front row seats and look forward to the thrills that await. We love you! OXO Your biggest fans: Dad, Mom, Gabe, Tommy & Eli

Mazel Tov! Rachel Weiss We are so proud of you and all that you have accomplished so far!

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A Taste of Normalcy Spartans for Israel hold in-person Israel Week events.

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his academic year has been one full of challenges for me, as well as for many other students. Attending “Zoom University” sounds cuter than it is — even as someone who had the privilege of living in East Lansing these past two semesters, I still felt defeated and lonely at times.

Sitting for hours a day staring at a computer screen can take a physical and emotional toll; never did I think I’d so desperately miss being crammed into a huge lecture hall with hundreds of other students. Because of these extra challenges this year, more than ever, students needed social interaction — some wisp of normalcy to cling to.

As president of Spartans for Israel, I spent a large portion of this year trying to

think of ways to bring this normalcy back to MSU students. Many questions arose along the way — one of the biggest questions being: How do you get these students engaged with Israel programming when they are sick and tired of online interaction?

Thankfully, our online programming far surpassed what I could have ever imagined. With the hard work of the Spartans for Israel eboard and staff members, we had a year full of vibrant Israel programming that created a community of enthusiastic and supportive students.

This community is a large part of what helped carry me through this year of online learning. More than that, this community is the group of students who supported each other and stuck together when Israel sentiment continued on page 86

YOU JUST GAVE WARRIOR STRONG A WHOLE NEW MEANING. No one expected this last year to be what it was. But, true to form, you accepted the challenges and ended up one of the 4,100 new graduates of Wayne State, a premier urban research university.

The only one that can call Detroit home. Where a Warrior isn’t just a mascot. It’s how you handle what life throws at you. And it’s how you’ll handle the next challenge that comes your way.

Just like before, you’ll be smart, you’ll be curious and you’ll be Warrior Strong. Congratulations.

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Congrats Graduates!

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on campus started to take a turn for the worse. It’s safe to say that it was an emotional year for everyone, especially within the MSU Jewish community, so Spartans for Israel really wanted to go out with a bang. We wanted to celebrate our wonderful students and to celebrate Israel in a completely unadulterated fashion. What better way to do that than to hold the first week of fully in-person events through the MSU Hillel?

Israel Week took place around two weeks before the end of the semester. The theme was Friends (like the famous ’90s sitcom). Our slogan was “the one where they celebrated all week long” and celebrate we did! The weather was perfect, except for a couple of cloudy afternoons, and the student turnout was even better. Hundreds of students attended our week of events — for some students, this was even their first time seeing old friends since the start of the pandemic. I was shocked to realize that it was my first time meeting certain students on the Spartans for Israel eboard in person after speaking with them on countless Zooms.

The in-person programming started with a drivein movie where students gathered to watch the Adam Sandler classic Don’t Mess with the Zohan. The following day, we had student-run businesses set up stands in downtown East Lansing to emulate a shuk (Israeli marketplace). This attracted many Jewish students, as well as passersby,

some who had never heard of our Spartans for Israel community. Next, we had an outdoor vigil for Yom Hazikaron (Israeli Memorial Day) where we lit candles, listened to a couple of songs and shared stories of individuals who have perished during service. The next event was the climax of Israel Week — our Yom Ha’atzmaut (Israeli Independence Day) celebration. Around 80 students filtered through the Hillel parking lot to play carnival games, eat blue and white cupcakes and enjoy a custom-made falafel dinner from a local food truck. We finished the week on Friday with the first in-person Shabbat since September.

Students sat with their “pods” under a tent in the Hillel parking lot to enjoy good food and better company!

Student turnout for all the Israel Week events combined was close to 400 individuals.

Israel Week touched my heart in a way that is hard to explain, as did the support and hard work of the Hillel staff and the Spartans for Israel team. As I stated before, it has been a deeply emotional year. This week of in-person programming felt like a preview of the year to come — a year filled with celebration and (hopefully) a year less burdened by a global pandemic. Israel Week felt like a little light at the end of this long and winding tunnel, the taste of normalcy that we had all been craving. @ Pelli Mechnikov of Huntington Woods is a member of MSU’s Class of 2023.

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DEC. 12, 2020 Allison (Gold) and Benjie Klein of West Bloomfield are thrilled to announce the birth of their daughter, Alexis Izzy Klein. Alexis is the granddaughter of Esther and Ken Gold of Royal Oak, and Noreen and Al Klein of Farmington Hills. Alexis Izzy is named in memory of Allison’s aunt Alexis (Gold) Chassin and Benjie’s bubbie Isadora “Izzy” Helfman.

Samson Green will chant from the Torah on the occasion of his bar mitzvah Saturday, May 22, 2021, at Temple Israel in West Bloomfield. He will be joined in celebration by his proud parents, Michelle and Eugen Green, and brother Maxwell. Samson is the loving grandchild of Ervin and the late Linda Green, and Ping and Stanley Chiu.

Samson is a student at Bloomfield Hills Middle School. For his mitzvah project, he raised funds for the Miracle League of Southfield, which is home to Michigan’s first baseball field for children with any physical or cognitive disability, offering the true Major League experience.

Eli Mitchell Haenick will chant from the Torah as he becomes a bar mitzvah at Temple Israel in West Bloomfield on Saturday, May 22, 2021. He will be joined in celebration by his proud parents, Liz and Marty Haenick, and brother Benjamin. Eli is the loving grandchild of Dr. Ervin and the late Linda

Green, and Anita and Dr. Edward Haenick.

He is a student at Birmingham Covington School. As part of his mitzvah project, Eli will be donating funds to Canines for Disabled Kids.

Jordan Hailey Kaplan will become a bat mitzvah at Temple Beth El in Bloomfield Township on Saturday, May 22, 2021. She is the daughter of Scott and Liz Kaplan, the sister of Aiden and Gavin, and the granddaughter of Paula and the late Jeff Kaplan, and Jim and Marsha Herrick of North Carolina.

Jordan is a seventhgrader at Clifford Smart Middle School in Commerce. For her mitzvah project, Jordan and her mom worked at a shelter helping to feed those in need Molly Rohtbart will chant from the Torah on the occasion of her bat mitzvah at Temple Israel in West Bloomfield on Friday, May 21, 2021. She will be joined in celebration by her proud parents, Melissa

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When reading this, On Israel’s Memorial Day, Rabbi we have the question the Israeli Army reads the Schneor of why does the Torah name of every fallen soldier, Greenberg repeat itself, multiple and we’re talking about close Parshat Naso: times? It could have to 24,000 soldiers. Still, famiNumbers specified one, and lies sit by and wait to hear the 4:21-7:80; then merely added names of their loved ones.

Judges 13:2-25. that “the same thing The Lubavitcher Rebbe, was brought by the of righteous memory, had a Nesiim of all the other tribes” custom of standing for hours without the repetition of what on end giving out dollars for they brought and mentioning blessings to every individual each name! who passed by, even infants and The question gets stronger toddlers. The Rebbe personally when we consider the fact that acknowledged each individual there are many important laws for every achievement that he or in the Torah that are conveyed she had achieved, serving as a with just a few limited words or living example for us on how to Torah laws that are not menrelate to people. tioned in the actual text of the Each us of needs to constantly Torah at all! remember to value and hold in The repetition here comes to high regard every action taken teach us a lesson in interpersonby every person, regardless of al relationships. A person can how small or insignificant that come along and donate to his action may be. local synagogue, even though This is the lesson of this week’s another 50 people donated the Torah portion: If the Torah can same thing or same amount. “waste” so many verses and Still, he needs to be acknowlrepeat over and over the same edged and thanked for it. sacrifices brought by the 12 difThis phenomenon was true ferent princes, how much more across all the generations and so can we follow the Torah’s how much more so in today’s example and “waste” words of generation. People crave recpraise and recognition for othognition and praise for their ers. actions and the fact that other people have done the same thing Rabbi Schneor Greenberg is rabbi of the Chabad Jewish Center of Commerce, doesn’t matter at all.

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Synagogue Directory CONSERVATIVE Adat Shalom Synagogue Farmington Hills (248) 851-5100 adatshalom.org

Temple B’nai Shalom Benton Harbor (269) 925-8021 tbnaishalom.org

Ahavas Israel Grand Rapids (616) 949-2840 ahavasisraelgr.org

INDEPENDENT Grosse Pointe Jewish Council Grosse Pointe Woods (313) 882-6700 thegpjc.com

Congregation Beth Ahm West Bloomfield (248) 851-6880 cbahm.org Beth Israel Flint (810) 732-6310 cbiflint.org Congregation Beth Shalom Oak Park (248) 547-7970 congbethshalom.org Beth Tephilath Moses Mt. Clemens (586) 996-3138 bethtephilathmoses.com B’nai Israel Synagogue West Bloomfield (248) 432-2729 bnaiisraelwb.org Congregation B’nai Moshe West Bloomfield (248) 788-0600 bnaimoshe.org Isaac Agree Downtown Synagogue Detroit (313) 962-4047 downtownsynagogue.org Congregation of Moses Kalamazoo congregationofmoses.org Congregation Shaarey Zedek Southfield (248) 357-5544 shaareyzedek.org

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Kehillat Hatzhav Hagadol Mackinac Island (906) 202-9959 mackinacsynagogue.org

Beth Tefilo Emanuel Tikvah Southfield (248) 559-5022 Birmingham-Bloomfield Shul Birmingham (248) 996-5818 bbchai.org B’nai Israel-Beth Yehudah Oak Park (248) 967-3969 bi-by.org B’nai Zion Oak Park (248) 968-2414

ORTHODOX Agudas Israel Mogen Abraham Southfield (248) 552-5711 aymadetroit.org

Chabad House-Lubavitch of Eastern Michigan Flint (810) 230-0770 chabad.org

Ahavas Olam Southfield (248) 569-1821 Ahavasolam.com

Chabad Jewish Center of Commerce-Walled Lake Commerce Township (248) 363-3644 jewishcommerce.org

Ahavas Yisroel Oak Park (248) 298-2896 Learntorah.info Aish Hatorah in the Woods Oak Park (248) 327-3579 Aishdetroit.com Bais Chabad of Farmington Hills (248) 855-2910 chabad.org

Chabad Jewish Center of Novi-Northville (248) 790-6075 novijewishcenter.com Chabad-Lubavitch of Bingham Farms Bloomfield Hills (248) 688-6796 chabadbinghamfarms.com

First Hebrew Congregation South Haven (269) 637-1603 firsthebrewcongregation.org Kehillat Etz Chayim Huntington Woods etzchayim-detroit.org Kollel Institute of Greater Detroit Oak Park (248) 968-1891 kollel@kolleldetroit.org Mishkan Israel, Nusach H’ari, Lubavitch Center Oak Park (248) 542-4844 theyeshiva.org Ohel Moed Shomrey Emunah West Bloomfield (248) 737-2626 ohelmoed.org Or Chadash Oak Park (248) 819-1721 or-chadash.org Sara & Morris Tugman Bais Chabad Torah Center of West Bloomfield (248) 855-6170 baischabad.com Shaar Hashomayim Windsor (519) 256-3123

Chabad of Western Michigan Grand Rapids (616) 957-0770 chabadwestmichigan.com

Shaarey Zedek Windsor (519) 252-1594 shaareyzedekwindsor.com

Bais Haknesses Hagrah Oak Park (248) 542-8737

Dovid Ben Nuchim-Aish Kodesh Oak Park (313) 320-9400 dbndetroit.org

Shomer Israel Oak Park (248) 542-4014 godaven.com

Balfour Shul – K’Hal Rina U’Tefila Oak Park (732) 693-8457

Etz Chayim of Toledo Toledo, OH (419) 473-2401 Etzchayimtoledo.org

Bais Chabad of North Oak Park (248) 872-8878 chabad.org

Shomrey Emunah Southfield (248) 559-1533 congregation-shomreyemunah-105705.square.site

The Shul-Chabad Lubavitch West Bloomfield (248) 788-4000 theshul.net Woodward Avenue Shul Royal Oak (248) 414-7485 thewas.net Yagdil Torah Southfield (248) 559-5905 Young Israel of Oak Park (248) 967-3655 yiop.org Young Israel of Southfield (248) 358-0154 yisouthfield.org RECONSTRUCTIONIST Congregation Kehillat Israel Lansing (517) 882-0049 kehillatisrael.net

Temple Beth El Battle Creek (269) 963-4921

Temple Jacob Hancock templejacobhancock.org

Temple Beth El Bloomfield Township (248) 851-1100 tbeonline.org

Temple Kol Ami West Bloomfield (248) 661-0040 tkolami.org

Temple Beth El Flint (810) 720-9494 tbeflint@gmail.com

Congregation Shaarey Zedek East Lansing (517) 351-3570 shaareyzedek.com

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Temple Beth El Midland (989) 496-3720 tbe_midland@yahoo.com

Temple Shir Shalom West Bloomfield (248) 737-8700 shirshalom.org

CONSERVATIVE Beth Israel Congregation (734) 665-9897 @BethIsraelCongregation

Temple Beth Israel Bay City (989) 893-7811 tbi-mich.org Temple Beth Israel Jackson (517) 784-3862 tbijackson.org

Congregation T’chiyah Oak Park (248) 823-7115 tchiyah.org

Temple B’nai Israel Kalamazoo (269) 342-9170 Templebnaiisrael.com

Reconstructionist Congregation of Detroit (313) 567-0306 reconstructingjudiasm.org

Temple B’nai Israel Petoskey (231) 489-8269 templebnaiisraelofpetoskey.org

REFORM Bet Chaverim Canton (734) 480-8880 betchaverim@yahoo.com Temple Benjamin Mt. Pleasant (989) 773-5086 templebenjamin.com Congregation Beth El Windsor (519) 969-2422 bethelwindsor.ca

Temple Beth Sholom Marquette tbsmqt.org Temple Emanuel Grand Rapids (616) 459-5976 grtemple.org Temple Emanu-El Oak Park (248) 967-4020 emanuel-mich.org Temple Israel West Bloomfield (248) 661-5700 temple-israel.org

REFORM/RENEWAL Congregation Shir Tikvah Troy (248) 649-4418 shirtikvah.org SECULAR/HUMANISTIC The Birmingham Temple Farmington Hills (248) 477-1410 birminghamtemple.com Jewish Parents Institute West Bloomfield (248) 661-1000 jccdet.org Sholem Aleichem Institute Lathrup Village (240 865-0117 secularsaimichigan.org SEPHARDIC Keter Torah Synagogue West Bloomfield (248) 681-3665 rabbisasson.wixsite.com/keter Ohr Hatorah Oak Park (248) 294-0613 Ohrhatorah.us

MINYANS Fleischman Residence West Bloomfield (248) 661-2999 Yeshivat Akivah Southfield (248) 386-1625 farberhds.org

ORTHODOX Ann Arbor Chabad House (734) 995-3276 jewmich.com Ann Arbor Orthodox Minyan annarborminyan.org RECONSTRUCTIONIST Ann Arbor Reconstructionist Congregation (734) 445-1910 aarecon.org REFORM Temple Beth Emeth (734) 665-4744 templebethemeth.org RENEWAL Pardes Hanah pardeshanah.org SECULAR HUMANISTIC Jewish Cultural Society (734) 975-9872 jewishculturalsociety.org Please email factual corrections or additional synagogues to list to: smanello@thejewishnews.com.

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Swift Reaction to Meron Tragedy Israelis offer an outpouring of aid to victims and families.

Translation: El Al airline wishes condolences to the families who lost loved ones in the Mount Meron tragedy. The airline is offering to bring first-degree relatives (parents, siblings, children, spouses) directly to Israel from the U.S., the U.K., France and any other countries from which El Al flies. El Al is offering up to two tickets per family, free of charge, except airport taxes.

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ost people know about the tragic accident that caused the deaths of 45 Orthodox individuals during the recent mass celebration of Lag b’Omer on Mount Meron in Israel. But do they know of the swift and effective response offered by so many? Unfortunately, Israelis have experienced many tragedies and people really know what to do.

By the next morning, countless individuals, companies and organizations had jumped to help. Food, lodging, phones and blood donations were offered by people across the religious, political and economic spectrums. These are screenshots of some of the offers. I couldn’t be prouder to be an Israeli. Am Yisrael Chai!

Translation: Maybe you can help me do a mitzvah … Do you know of any families of injured people who were admitted to Ziv Hospital who need a place to sleep this Shabbos? We are in walking distance from the hospital.

We have available rooms in our home, meals and anything else that is needed.

This was posted by a man who took the time to ask for help even after he lost his own brother in the tragedy.

He was asking people to go to the funeral of a British tourist who did not have any family in Israel and the concern was he wouldn’t have a minyan. Almost 1,000 people attended.

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Translation: The reality is that Israeli Arabs who live near Meron have been working tirelessly for hours to assist as much as they can; non-religious people from Tel Aviv are standing in line to donate blood; and a kosher take-out restaurant (owned by religious Zionists) in Givat Shmuel is giving out food to families whose loved ones are still on the mountain and haven’t had time to prepare for Shabbos. The heart of this country is in the right place.

Translation: Please forward. Ladies of Jerusalem: The widow Bergman (the wife of British tourist who died) is sitting shivah alone for her husband, Moshe, who died in the Meron tragedy and there are almost no visitors. (She is an English speaker). May whoever can come be blessed. (Note: The widow asked people to stop forwarding this message because hundreds of people showed up and had to wait for hours to pay their respects).

Aviva Zacks is a former teacher at Akiva Hebrew Day School, Bais Yaakov and Yeshiva Beth Yehudah. She made aliyah with her family in 2006.

“WE EXAMINED OUR OWN JEWISH IDENTITY, CULTURES AND CHOICES. WE LEARNED HOW YOUNG ISRAELIS FEEL ABOUT THE SAME TOPICS.”

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COURTESY OF JACK FOLBE

— SUE CURHAN

Brother and sister Jack Folbe and Sue Curhan

Café Hafooch

U.S. adults and Israeli teens share views in “get-to-know-you” program.

NAOMI MILLER SPECIAL TO THE JEWISH NEWS

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ver five weeks, the Michigan-Central Galilee Partnership Region participated in an inspiring pilot program “Café Hafooch” (“Cappuccino”) — an intergenerational program that aims to create meaningful connections between Jewish community adults and Israeli high school students. In addition to the connections, the Israelis work on advancing their English skills.

The Detroit pilot (adopted from the Toronto program that has been active for the last few years) included three cohorts of six to seven participants.

Each cohort included three to four Israeli 12th-graders, two

adult Jewish community members and an Israeli facilitator.

Over five weeks, each cohort met for one hour on Zoom after watching assigned “trigger” videos dealing with topics such as Jewish identity as Israelis or Americans, the global Jewish reality, stereotypes, charity, social responsibility, minorities and peoplehood.

The responses of the participants illustrate the success of the encounters for both the Israeli teens and the American adults.

HILA, 12TH-GRADER IN THE JEZREEL VALLEY The experience in Café Hafooch was so special. I am

so happy that I was given the opportunity to discuss and deal with topics that dealt with Israel, Jews abroad and the diaspora that I am part of but really hadn’t ever discussed up until now. Jack and Sue from Detroit and Naomi, our facilitator, were terrific and gave us a place to speak and express ourselves. It was also very new and inspiring for me to hear their perspectives. I really enjoyed the experience and recommend it for anyone who is invited to participate.

and to spend a weekly online time with them and with my friends.

JACK FOLBE, DETROIT ADULT PARTICIPANT I can’t thank you enough for giving us the opportunity to participate. I definitely gained greater insight into how our young adult partners feel about challenging topics. Our young adult Israeli partners also helped me understand my adult children, particularly educating me on racism, diversity and tolerance, and generational differences on being Jewish. I definitely received more than I gave.

SUE CURHAN, DETROIT ADULT PARTICIPANT Café Hafooch was an incredible experience. Even though on Zoom — we made great connections, built relationships and learned. Our team was fabulous. Getting the opportunity to volunteer with my brother Jack and share memories was sweet.

Our fearless facilitator did an amazing job keeping us on track. The topics of conversation were sophisticated.

We examined our own Jewish identity, cultures and choices. We learned how young Israelis feel about the same topics. I am so impressed by these 17- and 18-year-olds.

Our future is strong. I can’t wait to give them hugs in person. Hopefully, this is just the beginning of a regular rich and meaningful program.

ROI, 12TH-GRADER IN THE JEZREEL VALLEY This wonderful experience made my knowledge wider, mostly about the Jewish identity in the United States and Canada. I shared stories about my Jewish roots and got to hear other fascinating stories. It was a pleasure to get to know volunteers from the Jewish community in Detroit

YAHEL, 12TH-GRADER FROM MIGDAL HAEMEK The experience in Café Hafooch was one of a kind. It gave me the feeling of being in the U.S. but also with the comfort of home. I’m thankful for having the opportunity to meet these interesting people and to discuss the subjects that I don’t get to usually discuss.

Naomi Miller is director of Israel Partnerships for the Federation.

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Sephardic Flame

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hen I was a child, one of the peak experiences of every summer was going to the home of Flory and Harry Jagoda to experience a musical festival of folk ballads from Bosnia.

During WWII, Flory became a translator for the American Army in Bari, Italy. There, she fell in love with Sgt. Harry Jagoda and immigrated to America with him in 1946.

In America, they married, settled in Virginia and raised four children. My parents, also from Yugoslavia, fled to Bari to escape the Nazis. There they met Flory’s parents. They reconnected in America and formed a special bond.

Flory, a beautiful woman with a kind soft voice, showed up for all our family milestone events and was always ready to play her accordion. Her smile, passion and cheerful playing made everyone want to sing and dance. Flory’s protege, Sarah

Aroeste, put it this way: “Flory’s music was in her tissues.”

Flory’s talented musician friends never failed to fill the air with joy. The summer of America’s bicentennial, she hosted a big July 4th celebration where we arrived to find a huge lamb roasting on a spit. She encouraged us all to participate in the musical portion of the night. Flory taught my sister and me a Serbian song that we performed.

Flory’s Chanukah counting song, “Ocho Kandelikas” (Eight Little Candles), is world-renowned and performed by many, including Idina Menzel.

Her life mission was to keep the Sephardic melodies that have been passed down for 500 years alive. She was one of the few people in America who could speak Ladino, a language spoken by the Sephardic Jews (Judean-Spanish) who were exiled from the Iberian Peninsula in 1492.

Son Elliott Jagoda, mom Flory Jagoda and daughters Lori Lowell and Betty Murphy.

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Shaarey Zedek to show documentary about Flory Jagoda.

LINDA COHEN SPECIAL TO THE JEWISH NEWS

Flory Jagoda rehearsing with her granddaughter Ariel Lowell.

In 2002, Jagoda received a National Heritage Fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts for her efforts in passing on the tradition of Sephardic songs sung in Ladino.

She was a master artist in the folklife apprenticeship program for the Virginia Foundation for the Humanities and was also honored with the American Immigrant Award. In 2007, she performed at the Library of Congress to commemorate the library’s celebration of Women’s History Month.

Flory passed away on the eve of “Shabbat Shira,” Jan. 29, 2021, at age 97.

Congregation Shaarey Zedek will share a Zoom presentation of Flory’s Flame, a documentary about her life, at 7 p.m.

Wednesday, June 2.

Viewers will get a glimpse into her extraordinary life, told

by Flory herself. You’ll hear songs she learned from her Nona (grandmother) as well as

original compositions.

Flory’s daughters, Betty Jagoda Murphy and Lori Lowell, and her granddaughter, Ariel Lowell, will join the audience for a Q&A session after the film. Ariel has the voice and the talent to continue her grandmother’s commitment to preserve Sephardic musical traditions with her mother, Lori, and her Aunt Betty. Ariel also writes her own contemporary music.

The story of Flory’s journey before and after coming to America will capture your hearts. Perhaps there are young musicians out there looking for something new they can discover from this beautiful old Sephardic heritage?

Details

Flory’s Flame will be shown via Zoom at 7 p.m. Wednesday, June 2.

Visit shaareyzedek.org to register.

ARTS&LIFE BOOKS

Mark Bello

Legal Thrillers Local author tackles social justice issues in his novels.

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STACY GITTLEMAN CONTRIBUTING WRITER

etired attorney Mark Bello of West Bloomfield spent his career trying cases for social justice. Now in retirement, he has culled knowledge from those cases and from other social justice issues plucked from the headlines to pen and self-publish Betrayal, a series of legal thriller novels. His sixth book in the series, Supreme Betrayal is loosely based on the hearing and appointment of Brent Kavanaugh to the U.S. Supreme Court.

As a trial attorney, Bello said he witnessed convictions of innocent men who lacked the resources for a strong defense litigator.

“Practicing law became more of a passion than a vocation for me and compelled me to challenge the system and provide a voice to the disenfranchised,” he said.

One case that has haunted Bello through the years is a sexual abuse and cover-up case involving a Detroit Catholic church that Bello litigated and won in the 1970s.

Bello tried the case in civil court, which he won for his clients. The priests were also convicted in criminal court and served time in prison.

When the case concluded, Bello resolved to someday write a book about it. Decades

later, he self-published Betrayal of Faith (2016), which in turn propelled him to write five more in the Betrayal legal thriller series — Justice (2017), Blue (2018), Black (2019), Betrayal High (2020) and, released this April, Supreme Betrayal.

Zachary Blake, the main protagonist in his books, is based on his own experiences growing up Jewish and practicing law in and around Detroit. Bello said he created Blake as a young man who was inspired to become a lawyer and pursue justice after listening to his grandfather’s survival stories from Auschwitz, chronicled in Bello’s novella, L’Dor va Dor (2020).

Bello’s readers from Metro Detroit will see many references to their hometown and surrounding suburbs, as well as references to Jewish life in Detroit, in all his books.

A lifelong Detroiter, Bello grew up in a modern Orthodox household in Northwest Detroit and as a child attended Beth Abraham Synagogue, where his grandfather was a founding member. His earliest memories include congregants who did not live in walking distance to synagogue staying at their house on the High Holidays and an uncle breezing through the entire Haggadah

in Hebrew at Passover seders.

After practicing law cases, he then owned and managed a lawsuit funding company for 22 years when he began to toy with the notion of writing novels about the cases he witnessed where common citizens were wrongfully treated by corporations, the insurance industry, government or police enforcement, he said.

Now, at age 69, he has seen the explosion of the legal thriller genre and is hoping his Betrayal series will find an audience starting where the books are set, right here in Detroit or in Michigan. His novels highlight social issues of the day, from Black people being murdered by white police officers at routine traffic stops, a murder mystery set in a small northern Michigan town involving white supremacy, school shootings, and the rise of the candidacy and election of a billionaire for president.

It was his second book, Betrayal of Justice — based loosely on the candidacy and election of Donald Trump — that inspired him to keep writing four successive novels that are fictional accounts plucked from the news of the day.

“It took me 30 years between coming up with a novel idea, putting it down and working to publish it finally in 2016,” Bello said. “I really thought I would only write one book. It was not the first novel that inspired me to write the second, but it was completing the second that inspired me to write the next five.

“I discovered that with character development and research, I was able to write about issues I did not have direct experiences with as a lawyer. There are plenty of topics in the news that inspire me as a writer, and I hope it, in turn, will inspire my readers to think more deeply about social justice issues.”

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A Summer of Film Ann Arbor Jewish Film Festival goes from May 22-Aug. 24.

DANNY SCHWARTZ STAFF WRITER

Adult Education for the Ann Arbor JCC, believes the spread-out schedule allows time for moviegoers to take the movies in.

“It’s such an eclectic festival this year, we have a little bit for everybody,” she said.

“The committee worked very hard to come up with a varied selection.”

The festival takes place under the Ann Arbor JCC banner and partners with the Michigan Theater, with all film screenings and events taking place via Michigan Theater’s online platform,

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he 20th annual Ann Arbor Jewish Film Festival (AAJFF) begins this month with 22 films, including two short film programs.

The festival starts May 22 and runs through Aug. 24.

Noemi Herzig, director of Jewish Cultural Arts and

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NATE BLOOM COLUMNIST

Mila Kunis

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KUNIS, CRYSTAL & HADDISH Two movies, starring three major Jewish stars, opened recently in theaters: Four Good Days (April 30) and Here Today (May 7). I didn’t write about them in advance because I had a feeling reviews would be mixed at best.

As I expected, Four Good Days, starring Mila Kunis, 37, got the same so-so

reviews as when it played the Sundance Film Festival early in 2020. Kunis stars as a long-term heroin addict determined to stay clean for four days to qualify for a hospital rehab slot. She recruits her mother (Glenn Close) to help her. This is Kunis’ first edgy dramatic performance and she’s good. This alone makes it worth viewing. Some scenes are flat, but, as one reviewer said, by the end, the movie does make you care about the mother and daughter. (Starts streaming May 21).

Billy Crystal, 73, plays a top comedy writer starting to struggle with dementia in Here Today. He chances to meet an unknown singer (Tiffany Haddish, 41) and they hit it off. As I expected, Today fits into the pattern of films Crystal writes — reviewers say there are many good moments — but the jokes

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Selections include films portraying people of color, family films, Holocaust movies, Israeli movies, an LGBT film, two films involving food, a movie about art and more.

The two short film programs include a documentary short program and a narrative short program.

Audience members will rate each documentary short and narrative short and determine which one will receive their respective festival awards.

Pierluigi Erbaggio, the organizing committee chair of Metro Detroit’s Italian Film Festival USA, played a major role in curating the short film programs. Thea Glickman, a new member of the AAJFF committee, made the connection between the two parties.

Billy Crystal

A Film Festival Pass allows access to all online film screenings and programs and costs $180.

You can also rent individual movies for $12 each, while Michigan Theater members can rent for $10 per film.

Sponsorship opportunities are also available, with wide-ranging benefits available for the different levels including specific sponsor listing, dinners and sponsor events.

Sponsors and festival pass holders will have access to the Michigan Theater’s premium streaming service once they have created an account and signed up on the Michigan Theater’s website.

This will allow access to all festival films without any additional payment.

To purchase festival passes, rent specific movies, become a sponsor or to learn more, visit film.jccannarbor.org.

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and plot aren’t consistent.

Crystal has written six films, including Today, and not one, including Today, has got better than mixed reviews.

But you really must watch the profile of Crystal and Haddish that aired on CBS Sunday Morning on May 2.

Titled Billy Crystal and Tiffany Haddish on comedy, friendship and a bat mitzvah, it’s posted on YouTube. It’s just, well, heart-warming to hear how these Jews of different colors and generations hit it

off and became great personal friends. Its moving to see Haddish embrace her Jewish ancestry at her 2019 bat mitzvah (a clip is shown) — it’s equally moving to hear Crystal talk about the honor he felt when Haddish asked him to make an aliyah at her bar mitzvah. (Streaming date not-yet-set).

On May 17, Netflix began streaming The Last Days, a documentary about the Holocaust in Hungary.

Produced by Steven Spielberg, it won the Oscar (1996) for best documentary.

Hungary was the last country in Middle Europe to feel the full fury of the Holocaust.

Most members of the pre-war Hungarian Jewish community (about 800,000) were still living when the Nazis occupied Hungary in March 1944. By war’s end (April 1945), only 265,000 were still alive.

ON THE GO

PEOPLE | PLACES | EVENTS

GENOCIDE TODAY? 7 pm May 20 The Holocaust Memorial Center Zekelman Family Campus presents via Zoom “Preventing Cambodia’s Genocidal Past from Becoming Afghanistan’s Future,” featuring John D. Ciorciari, associate professor of public policy and director of the Gerald R. Ford School’s International Policy Center at the University of Michigan. To register, visit holocaustcenter.org/May. To submit a question in advance for Ciorciari, visit holocaustcenter.org/questions.

PIRKEI AVOT STUDY 11 am, May 21 Join Rabbi Aaron Bergman of Adat Shalom Synagogue for a weekly discussion on Zoom to explore one of the most beloved and wise books of our people. The community is welcome. Free.

To RSVP and receive a Zoom link, contact Jodi Gross, jgross@adatshalom.org.

FAMILY ROOM SERIES 8 pm, May 22 The Ark in Ann Arbor will present Alisa Amador, who does Latin-Jazz-Soul and Blues-influenced folk rock.

Alisa Amador

Streamed free to The Ark Facebook page.

HISTORY BIKE TOUR 1 pm, May 23 Live Well is The Well’s summer series of outdoor experiences. Meet new friends and enjoy an active afternoon as you explore the Jewish history of Detroit by bike.

This ride is beginner-friendly and there will be many stops along the way. Due to the generosity of donors, it is free, but advance registration is required, and spots are limited: jlife.app/events/568.

Our starting point and other details will be shared with participants prior to the event. Info: Marisa at marisa@meetyouatthewell.org.

STORY OF ELLIS ISLAND 7 pm, May 24 Adat Shalom Synagogue invites you to join Rabbi Aaron Bergman on Zoom to explore Ellis Island between 1892 and 1924. Free. To RSVP and receive a Zoom link, contact Jodi Gross, jgross@adatshalom.org.

CHADD MEETING 7:30-8:30 pm, May 24 All meetings for children and adults with ADHD will take place online with Zoom.

The link for each meeting will be listed on the Events section of chadd.net/chapter-events/527 and will open at 7:10 pm.

INFO FOR OLDER ADULTS 4 pm, May 25 The Dorothy and Peter Brown Jewish Community Adult Day Program presents a virtual program, “Legal Document and Important

Paperwork to Consider for Older Adults.” Attorney Howard Collens, who specializes in estate planning and elder law, will present info for older adults, professionals working with older adults and care partners.

Register at https://zoom. us/webinar/register/WN_ JiipNwzfQPKPLi1T1wcuZA.

Judge Cohn JUDGE COHN HONORED 6 pm, May 25 The Jewish Bar Association of Michigan will hold its awards night free on Zoom.

The Lifetime Achievement Award will be given to Hon. Judge Avern Cohn for the Eastern District of Michigan, Ret. Attorney General Dana Nessel will also be honored.

RSVP at jewishbar.org.

ADVENTURES IN FASHION 7- 8:30 pm, May 25 Congregation Shaarey Zedek Sisterhood is hosting award-winning couture and wedding dress designer David Josef for a fundraising event on Zoom. To register: sisterhood@shaareyzedek.org.

will present on Zoom Rachel B. Gross, Ph.D., discussing “Feeling Jewish: Nostalgia and Jewish Religion.” Gross is assistant professor and the John and Marcia Goldman Chair in American Jewish Studies at San Francisco State University. Cost: members: $10; non-members: $18. Register by 9 pm on Monday, May 24; a link to the program will be sent on May 24.

BETWEEN THE LINES 7:30 pm, May 26 The Jewish Theological Seminary will sponsor this free online event. Ethan Daniel Davidson will discuss his book These are the Developments of the Human, a compilation of wisdom and insights that he captured over years of studying Jewish texts with rabbis and other learners from across the world. Register: inspired. jtsa.edu.

SECTARIANISM 10-11 am, May 27 The U-M Frankel Center for Judaic Studies will host on Zoom Saleena Saleem, Alexander Arifianto, Nader Hashemi and Danny Postel who will present their forthcoming special issue of Religion, State and Society, which analyzes cases of sectarianism in Southeast Asia and beyond. Advance registration required: https:// tinyurl.com/3rtwfwjv.

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DR. ROBERT DALE of Wellington, Fla., passed away May 3, 2021, peacefully at the age of 75.

He graduated from Wayne State University in 1967 and Wayne State University Medical School in 1971. Dr. Dale completed his internship at Sinai Hospital of Detroit, his residency at Cedars Sinai in Los Angeles and a gastroenterology fellowship at the Cleveland Clinic.

Bob practiced medicine in Michigan for 17 years, later relocating to Georgia, where he practiced an additional 17 years. Upon retirement, he resided in Wellington.

Dr. Dale is survived by his loving wife of 51 years, Marilyn; sons, Brian (Lindsay Kaplan), Kevin (Dr. Stephanie); grandchildren, Stella, Lily, Mira, Samuel, Jack and Charlie; brother, Jim (Ellen); sister, Julie; devoted sisters-in-law, Sonny Cohn, Suzanne Zwiren (Dr. Mark); brother-in-law, Ron Kolman (Dr. Melanie).

He was an adored “Uncle Bob” to many nieces, nephews, grand-nieces and grandnephews.

Dr. Dale was the son of the late Dr. Mark and the late Evelyn Dale; devoted son-inlaw of the late Sheila and the late Art Schussler; the brotherin-law of the late Norman Cohn.

Contributions may be made in his memory to the American Heart Association, American Lung Association or a charity of your choice.

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HERBERT FEINSTEIN, 91, of Troy, Mich., died May 12, 2021.

He is survived by his daughter and son-in-law, Julie and Rob Grodin; son and daughter-inlaw, Michael and Catherine Feinstein; grandchildren, Amy Grodin and Justin Koch, and Sam, Rachel and Harry Feinstein; nephews and nieces, Rabbi James Goodman and Rabbi Susan Talve-Goodman, Gary and Andrea Goodman, Steve and Diane Goldin, and Howard Goldin.

Mr. Feinstein was the beloved husband for 64 years of the late Sondra Feinstein.

Interment was at Beth El Memorial Park. Contributions may be made to Congregation Beth Shalom, 14601 Lincoln, Oak Park, MI 48237, congbethshalom.org; or to any animal welfare charity.

Arrangements by Ira Kaufman Chapel.

JEROME GLASSMAN, 94, of West Bloomfield, died May 12, 2021.

He is survived by his daughters and sonin-law, Lenore and Alan Deutch Singer, and Judith G. Etkin; son and daughterin-law, George and Sherri Glassman; grandchildren, Stephanie and Dr. Jordan Goldstein, Brad and Leanne Deutch, Justin and Elyse Singer, Rachael Glassman, Michael Glassman and Dr. Mindy Raminick, Jamie and Jordan Sherman, Maude Etkin and Stephanie Etkin Hart; great-grandchildren, Harrison Goldstein, Bryce Goldstein, Harvee Deutch,

Bowen Deutch, Calvin Singer, Ezra Hart and Elsa Sherman; nieces, Ellen Charnes, Marilyn Engel and Sandra Simmons.

He is also survived by his devoted caregivers, Kelvin, Debbie and Benjamin.

Mr. Glassman was the beloved husband for 69 years of the late Debbie Glassman; the dear father-in-law of the late Harvey Deutch; the devoted son of the late George and the late Lenore Glassman; and the loving brother-in-law of the late Allen and the late Margie Charnes.

Interment was at Clover Hill Park Cemetery. Contributions may be made to Hebrew Free Loan, Harvey Deutch Fund, 6735 Telegraph Road, Suite 300, Bloomfield Hills, MI 48301, hfldetroit.org; Jewish Community Center of Metropolitan Detroit, Jerome Glassman Transportation Fund, 6600 W. Maple Road, West Bloomfield, Michigan 48322, jccdet. org; or Jewish Hospice & Chaplaincy Network, 6555 W. Maple, West Bloomfield, MI 48322, jewishhospice.org.

Arrangements by Ira Kaufman Chapel.

SIDNEY L. GREENBERG, 97, of West Bloomfield, died May 9, 2021.

He was a loving father, grandfather, greatgrandfather and a proud WWII veteran, Mr. Greenberg is survived by his sons and daughterin-law, Bryan and Ginger Greenberg, Bruce Greenberg; daughters and sons-in-law, Janice and Michael Schwartz, and Ronna and Martin Bordoley; grandchildren,

Shelly McDougal, David Greenberg, Mallory Schwartz, Jackie Greenberg, Justin Greenberg, Adam Bordoley and Lira Bordoley; seven great-grandchildren. He was compassionately cared for by a team of beautiful people, Biancka Turner, Verlinda Smith, Roseann Boley, Sharon Young and Christine McKinney. He was loved by all who knew him.

Contributions may be made to the Jewish War Veterans, the American Heart Association, Make A Wish Foundation or to a charity of one’s choice. Arrangements by Dorfman Chapel.

BARBARA HECHTMAN, 78, of Tampa, Fla., died May 8, 2021.

She is survived by her husband of 57 years, Michael C. Hechtman; daughters and sons-in-law, Naomi and Howard Kowalsky, Cynthia and William Tschumy, and Amy and Brian Small; son and daughter-in-law, Dr. Jason and Dr. Jill Hechtman; grandchildren, Amanda and Justin Polk, Jacob Charlip, Samantha Vine, Evan Vine, Emma Hechtman and Ella Tschumy; great-grandson, Jonah Polk; sister, Robin Silver; many loving nieces and nephews.

Mrs. Hechtman was the devoted daughter of the late Leo and the late Esther Silver; and the loving sister of the late Debra Hage and the late Steven Silver.

Interment was at Machpelah Cemetery. Contributions may be made to Villalobos Rescue Center, P.O. Box 39, Napoleonville, LA 70390, continued on page 102

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ort Harris of Bloomfield Hills, international industrialist, philanthropist and decorated WWII veteran, passed away on May 5, 2021. He was 101.

Harris co-founded American Axle & Manufacturing (AAM), a multi-billion-dollar global Tier 1 automotive supplier.

“The AAM family was saddened to hear of the passing of Mort Harris,” said AAM Chairman and CEO David C. Dauch in a statement. “Mort was a great man and a special person that meant so much to so many. He certainly had a strong and positive influence on all that knew him.”

Harris was born April 11, 1920, in Detroit. He was confirmed at Temple Beth El. He graduated from Central High School and began studying engineering in 1939 at Wayne University, the forerunner of Wayne State University (WSU).

A true patriot, Harris left school to enlist in the WWII effort.

As a member of the U.S. 8th Air Force, famously known as the “Mighty Eighth,” Harris became known as the “Berlin Kid” for the decisive B-17 bombing missions he flew over the German capital. Two of Harris’ 33 missions included passes

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over the beaches of Normandy on D-Day; he survived two crash landings in the North Sea. For his heroism and distinguished service in battle, Harris was Mort Harris awarded three U.S. Distinguished Flying Crosses, six air medals, a presidential citation, the Polish Medal of Honor and the French Legion of Honor, France’s highest decoration.

For all his success, like many of the Greatest Generation, Harris remained a modest and humble man who never sought out recognition for his accomplishments, either on the battlefield, in business or in his philanthropic endeavors, for which there were many.

It was a lesson he learned form a very young age according to Harris’ first cousin, Ed Levy Jr., 90, of Birmingham.

“It was my father who taught Mort and I that money has three purposes,” said Levy Jr. “One, to put a roof over your head and that of your family and food on the table. Two, to practice the free enterprise system and practice it not only for your own benefit, but for the benefit of the people that helped you

make it. And three, if there’s anything left over, it should go to good causes.

He took that very seriously.”

Those sentiments were echoed by WSU President M. Roy Wilson in a statement: “Anyone who has reached his incredibly high levels of success could be justifiably proud, but that wasn’t Mort,” Wilson said. “Despite his financial success and his many military and civilian honors, Mort was humble and kind, and he would happily opt for a sandwich over a five-star meal because it was the people he was with that mattered the most.”

WSU was on the receiving end of many generous donations by Harris.

He made a $10 million donation to the WayneMed-Direct program for students that WSU says “creates a pipeline for admission to Wayne State’s School of Medicine.” A recreation and fitness center at WSU also bears Harris’ name.

The Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Detroit Institute of Arts, the Michigan Science Center, Northwood University, and community organizations like the Boys and Girls Clubs of Southeastern Michigan,

Focus: Hope and Detroit Public Television are just a few of the beneficiaries of Harris’ endless generosity.

Sadly, Harris lost both his first wife, Edith, and second wife, Brigitte, to illness. He established the Edith Harris Memorial Lecture Series at WSU in her memory. A $10 million contribution to the Brigitte Harris Cancer Pavilion at the Henry Ford Cancer Institute just opened in January, which was part of $40 million in lifetime giving to the health system.

He is survived by his and Edith’s three sons and Brigitte’s three children from a previous marriage.

Harris is also survived by his close and loving friend, Sandy Morrison.

Harris remained active for most of his 101 years and, as recently as 2017, shocked his cousin Ed, then 86, by asking him to arrange for what would be Harris’ first trip to Israel at the age of 97. Three weeks later, the two began an unforgettable eight-day tour.

“Mort loved every minute of it,” said Levy Jr. “He couldn’t say enough about what an eye-opener it was.

He even started saying things like maybe he should spend the rest of his life there.”

A memorial service for Mort Harris is being planned for a later date.

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A Life Well Lived ESTHER ALLWEISS INGBER CONTRIBUTING WRITER

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nassuming and generous, Philip Manuel Allweiss made people feel cared for, whether it was hosting guests, fixing a car or giving handyman tips.

He was happy to share the good life he enjoyed with his wife, Kat, at their homes in Highland, Mich., and Bonita Springs, Fla. However, as owners of Sol’s Complete Car Care in Berkley, work as well as play defined their lives.

Phil Allweiss, 60, died of cancer in Bonita Springs on May 3, 2021. The youngest of Salek “Sol” and Frieda (Schiller) Allweiss’ four children, Phil was born on Feb. 20, 1961. He was mechanically inclined like his dad.

“Phil was ‘Sol Jr.’ in our family,” Frieda said, “because he looked like him, walked like him and shared his interests.”

Brother Ben Allweiss recalled launching kit model rockets with young Phil in a field near home. After graduating from North Farmington High School, Phil completed technical school and became a master mechanic.

At age 13, Phil began working at Sol & Zygie’s Mobil gas station in Southfield. Two years later, in 1976, the owner brothers parted ways and opened separate auto repair shops.

When Sol retired in 1987, Phil took over his father’s business, later joined by Kat, at the corner of 11 Mile and Greenfield roads.

The manager at Sol’s,

Henry Bienenstock, life filled with love was 14 and pumpand activities he cared ing gas when he about with a successmet 10-year-old ful business,” said Phil, his eventual Janice Young. boss. “For the next Phil was the 34 years, Phil and I beloved husband shared every single of Kathryn “Kat” event in each othAllweiss; son and er’s lives. His fam- Philip Allweiss son-in-law of Frieda ily was my family, Allweiss and Carol and my family was Kozelski; brother and his. He was, first and forebrother-in-law of Jack (Patty) most, my friend.”

Allweiss, Ben Allweiss Kat and Phil were introand Ilana Moss; uncle of duced by her sister, Lauren, Jonathan Allweiss and Erin and Phil’s buddy, Scott. “It (Paul) Lietzan; nephew of was love at first sight,” said Goldy Kriseman; and he Kat, who married her husleaves seven cousins. band on Aug. 28, 1993. The He was the father of the heartbreak of their marriage late Sara Sophia Allweiss; son happened Sept. 15, 1997, and son-in-law of the late Sol losing their infant daughter, Allweiss and the late Edward Sara Sophia.

Kozelski; uncle of the late The couple volunteered David Allweiss; nephew of together at a boxer rescue the late Zyga and the late nonprofit. “Phil loved savIrma Allweiss; and grandson ing dogs, even when he was of the late Markus and the going through chemo,” Kat late Sara Schiller, and the said. On weekends, they late Jacob and the late Esther might waterski or ride one of Allweiss. their horses, but “traveling A memorial service to explore islands and lying will be held in Michigan. on beaches was our favorite Contributions may be made pastime.” to Great Lakes Boxer Rescue, Guests enjoyed relaxing 5196 N. Vista Road, Sanford, on Phil’s boat rides across MI 48657, greatlakesboxHighland Lake, perhaps errescue.org; American to watch the sunset, and Cancer Society, 20450 Civic cruising on his boat in the Center Drive, Southfield, MI Florida Gulf. Just for fun, his 48076, donate3.cancer.org; or brother Jack Allweiss recalled Holocaust Memorial Center, a friendly cookoff between 28123 Orchard Lake Road, Phil and Jack’s chef son, Jon, Farmington Hills, MI 48334, “where the good-natured www.holocaustcenter.org. taunts flew across the kitchArrangements by Shikany en.”

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JOEL M. HELFMAN, 78, of Bloomfield Hills, died May 9, 2021.

He is survived by his beloved wife, Harriet Helfman; son, Adam Helfman; daughter, Melissa Rosenzweig; grandchildren, Maximillian Helfman, Jackson Rosenzweig and Eli Rosenzweig; brother, David Helfman; sister and brother-in-law, Brina and Raymond Pepper; brothersin-law and sisters-in-law, Dr. Mildord and Barbara Wenokur, Sheldon and Sheila Swartz; many loving cousins, nieces, nephews, other family members and friends.

Mr. Helfman was the son of the late Anne and the late Philip Helfman; brotherin-law of the late Marilee Helfman and the late Arthur Woll.

Interment took place at Adat Shalom Memorial Park Cemetery in Livonia.

Contributions may be made to a charity of one’s choice.

Arrangements by Dorfman Chapel.

ESTHER GREEN KIRSCHNER, 92, of Huntington Woods, died on May 10, 2021.

She was born in Brooklyn, N.Y., in 1928 to Rose and Harry Green. She married Stanley Kirschner in June of 1950, on the same day that they both graduated from Brooklyn College, where she earned her B.A. Esther went on to earn a continued on page 104

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A Beloved Doctor & Community Leader

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r. Dan G. Guyer, 74, of Huntington Woods, died May 1,

2021.

Raised in Detroit, Dr. Guyer attended Mumford High School and graduated from Wayne State University Medical School in 1971.

As a psychiatrist, he served in private practice in Grosse Pointe and previously served as chief of psychiatry at Henry Ford Cottage Hospital. He was a beloved teacher through the hospital and the Wayne State University School of Medicine.

Dr. Guyer was a leader in many agencies and programs of the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit.

He served as a member of local and national boards, including the Jewish Federations of North America. He was president of Jewish Home and Aging Services and co-chair on the Commission on Jewish Elder Care Services. He was also former chair of the Disabilities Workgroup of Jewish Federations of North America. He was a Wexner Fellow, as well as a president of Hillel Day School and a lay leader at Adat Shalom Synagogue.

Dr. Guyer received the Jewish Federation William Davidson Lifetime Achievement Award in 2020.

At the ceremony last fall, Dr.

Guyer said, “I look because he had such at our community an incredible love and its leadership, of Judaism and his and as I look at seders were like none my children and other,” Keller said. grandchildren, “There were always the future seems lots of people from all to be in good walks of the Guyers’ hands. May our life and it was very community go special to be a part Dr. Dan Guyer from strength to of.” strength.”

Keller said Dr. Mark Hauser, recipient Guyer’s inclusiveness in of Federation’s 2012 Butzel those seders were reflective Award, first met Guyer in of his inclusiveness in the late 1970s and worked general life. “He was a with him on UJA’s Young force,” Keller said. “He was Leadership Cabinet and somebody the community at the Jewish Fund, where looked to for leadership.

Guyer chaired the health “He was an amazing care subcommittee. father who raised three “He was able to help my unbelievable kids, who father-in-law, who after he are so brilliant and sold his business, became accomplished; and it’s so very depressed, and Dan was much a reflection of the just great with him and was home they grew up in and able to turn him around so the values they grew up with he could enjoy the rest of that he and Cheryl fostered,” his life,” Hauser said. “His Keller added. legacy was to never care Dr. Guyer’s daughter about being in the limelight. Sara Guyer said her father A very humble person, and was a model within the a person in whom others community and within had confidence and looked his own family. “He had a up to.” very clear idea about the Joyce Keller, former kind of man, husband, executive director of JARC, father, grandfather, friend, is a family friend of the doctor and member of the Guyers. Their relationship community he wanted to was a personal one, and she be, and he dedicated his life spent many Jewish holidays from the time he was very with the Guyers, including young to fulfilling that very some legendary seders. clear vision,” Guyer said.

“That’s really where I “He was unwavering got to know Dan the best in that sensibility and

commitment. He loved his work, he loved to read, he loved to spend time with his grandchildren, he loved and cared deeply for my mother, and he loved the Detroit Jewish community and grew within it,” she added.

Dr. Guyer is survived by his wife of 52 years, Cheryl Guyer; his children, Sara Guyer (Scott Straus), Erica Guyer (Daniel Franklin) and Jonathan Guyer; and six grandchildren, Sadie Straus, Solomon Straus, Anna Franklin, Jacob Franklin, Samuel Franklin and Aerin Franklin. He is also survived by sister, Annie (Judge Benjamin) Friedman; sisterin-law, Elise (Dr. Marty) Levinson; brother-in-law, Neil Chapin (Diana Staneva) as well as many loving nieces, nephews, grandnieces, grandnephews, cousins, colleagues and a world of friends.

Dr. Guyer was the son of the late Edith and the late Abram Guyer, and brother of the late Dr. Martin (Sheila) Guyer.

Private graveside services were held at Adat Shalom Memorial Park Cemetery. Contributions may be directed to Jewish Federation of Metro Detroit, jewishdetroit.org; or any Jewish charity of your choice. Arrangements by Hebrew Memorial Chapel.

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A Real People Person

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oshua Mark Hurand, 48, died peacefully at his home in Tucson, Ariz., on May 6, 2021, surrounded by loved ones.

He was a beloved husband, father, friend, teacher, writer, gardener, advocate, connector, Tucson enthusiast and grateful human.

Born in Lansing on April 15, 1973, to Gary and Carol Hurand, Joshua was the first grandchild of both his paternal and maternal families. He graduated from Carman-Ainsworth High School in 1991 and earned a bachelor of arts degree in education at the University of Michigan, a master of educational psychology degree at the University of Arizona and a master of social work degree from Arizona State University.

Mr. Hurand worked as a middle school Spanish teacher and then a psychotherapist at the Southern Arizona Veterans Administration Healthcare System prior to fulfilling his dream of establishing a private therapy practice called Strategic Healing.

Professionally, he positively impacted and helped hundreds of students, clients, friends and family.

Throughout his life, Josh had a dynamic presence and was often referred to as “the ultimate people connector.”

He embraced life and

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relationships with passion, commitment, enthusiasm, energy and love. He was Joshua an inspiration Hurand to those who knew and loved him, and he openly shared his love and gratitude even as he endured the pains of his terminal cancer diagnosis.

Josh embraced his Tucson community and was proud of the life he established there. He served on numerous boards of agencies and organizations, most recently the boards of the University of Arizona Poetry Center Foundation and the Jewish Community Foundation of Southern Arizona.

Mr. Hurand is survived

by Ashley (McLaren), the love of his life whom he married on Nov. 8, 2014.

He is also survived by their beloved children, Noah Avram, 5, and Eliza Barbara, 3.

Also left to cherish his memory are his parents, Gary and Carol; adored sister, Sara (Elie Weiss); nephews, Eitan and Jonah Weiss, grandmother, Gloria Levine; father-in-law, Mark McLaren; brother-in-law, Jon McLaren; sister-in-law, Kirsten McLaren; aunts and uncles, Lynne, Robert (Katchen Schibilsky), David (Martha Salyers), Sally, Jeffrey (Barbara)

Hurand, Trudy Weiss (Arthur) and Harriet Lewis; loving cousins, Aaron Weiss (Maureen Sullivan), Rachel Weiss Berger (Rabbi Benjamin), Leah Weiss (Alex Cohen), Annie Mandelkern (Kenny), Deborah Fixell (Ethan), Shoshana, Gates (Megan Campisi), Miles, Clay, Ashley, Jennifer, Reyna, Jordan Spain, and Nicola Reeves (Tom); many close friends and extended family members. May his memory be a blessing.

He was preceded in death by his beloved grandparents, Arthur and Bess Hurand, and Eugene Levine.

A charitable contribution may be made to the Hurand Connection Fund at the Jewish Community Foundation of Southern Arizona, the National Prostate Cancer Foundation, the University of Arizona Poetry Center or a charitable organization of your choice.

A private graveside service was held at Machpelah Cemetery in Flint and a recording can be viewed and tributes shared at sharpfuneralhomes.com.

An additional memorial service was also held in Tucson. Arrangements

by Sharp Funeral Homes, Miller Road Chapel, 8138 Miller Road, Swartz Creek, MI 48473.

master’s degree in clinical social work at Simmons College (now Simmons University) in Boston, Mass.

Esther and Stan settled in Detroit, where they raised Susan and Daniel.

As a social worker, Esther worked primarily with children in public schools and in private practice. Since her retirement, many parents have communicated, to Dan and Susan, about how their children’s lives were vastly improved from having had Esther as their counselor/ social worker.

Esther was greatly fulfilled knowing she made a difference for the betterment of the lives of her patients.

After retirement, she continued doing good deeds for the kids and animals. She volunteered in several public schools in Tucson, Ariz., as a children’s tutor; one of her favorite activities was being a docent at the Detroit Zoo, where she especially loved working in the butterfly garden.

Esther and Stanley were world travelers. Holiday gatherings often featured a slide show of their many trips across the globe.

Mrs. Kirschner is survived by her two children, Susan and Daniel (Zehra); and her granddaughter, Leyla.

She was the beloved wife for 58 years of the late Professor Stanley Kirschner.

Services and a family gathering will be held post C-19 pandemic. Contributions may be made to Detroit Zoological Society, 8450 W. 10 Mile Road, Royal Oak, MI 48067. Arrangements by Ira Kaufman Chapel.

KIMBERLY SUSAN LEVIN, 62, of West Bloomfield, died May 6, 2021.

She is survived by her husband of 23½ years, Dr. Kenneth Levin; daughter, Emily Levin; son, Daniel Levin; father, the Honorable Marvin Frankel; fatherin-law, Dr. Murray Levin; brothers and sisters, Randy and Catherine Frankel, Lisa and Vince Bove, and Doug and Lisa Frankel; sisters-in-law and brothersin-law, Elisa Levin Wayne, Brad Wayne, Jay Levin and Gregg Rowley, and Brad and Sherry Levin; many nieces, nephews, cousins and a world of friends.

Mrs. Levin was the devoted daughter of the late Marlene Frankel; the loving daughter-in-law of the late Shirley Levin.

Interment was at Clover Hill Park Cemetery.

Contributions may be made to Congregation Shaarey Zedek, Kim Levin Sisterhood Memorial Fund, 27375 Bell Road, Southfield, MI 48034, shaareyzedek. shulcloud.com/payment. php; Cranbrook Schools, Horizons-Upward Bound, Development Office, P.O. Box 801, Bloomfield Hills, MI 48301; Aplastic Anemia and MDS International Foundation, 4330 E. West Highway, Suite 230, Bethesda, MD 20814, aamds.org; or to a charity of one’s choice.

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ELAINE PERLMAN, 81, of Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, died May 5, 2021.

She is survived by her daughters and sons-in-law, Robin and Dr. Mitchell Wayne, and Ronna and David Schmerin; grandchildren, Spencer and Scott Rudin, Amanda Schmerin, Jake Wayne and Zoe Schmerin; brother and sister-in-law, Sandy and Lexi Stone; sister and brother-inlaw, Barbara and Doug Keast.

Mrs. Perlman was the beloved wife for 58 years of the late Stuart Perlman, the devoted daughter of the late Sol and the late Doris Stone.

Interment was at Machpelah Cemetery.

Contributions may be made to Jewish Hospice & Chaplaincy Network, COVID-19 Fund, 6555 W. Maple, West Bloomfield, MI 48322, jewishhospice. org; or Yad Ezra, 2850 W. 11 Mile Road, Berkley, MI 48072, yadezra.org/ donate. Arrangements by Ira Kaufman Chapel SUSAN ELISABETH SCHANE, 66, of Bloomfield Hills, died May 8, 2021.

She is survived by her brother and sister-in-law, Dr. Steven and Melanie Schane of California; sister and brother-in-law, Deborah and Bill Dion of Florida; loving nieces, nephews and her extended JARC family.

Susan was the loving daughter of the late Sylvia and the late Dr. David Schane.

A graveside service was held at Adat Shalom Memorial Park in Livonia.

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NATHAN “NATE” SCHARFF, 94, of Oak Park, died May 12, 2021.

He is survived by his daughters and sonin-law, Elyse and Steven Bright of West Bloomfield, Kathy Scharff of Royal Oak; grandchildren, Victor Princeton, Justin and Jessica Bright, Marni and Nir Saar; great-grandchildren, Ruby Bright, Aria Saar, Crew Saar.

Mr. Scharff was the beloved son of the late Anna and the late Meyer Scharff; dear brother and brother-inlaw of the late Sylvia and the late Bud Joseph.

Contributions may be made to a charity of one’s choice. A graveside service was held at Machpelah Cemetery in Ferndale.

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JACK SIEGEL, 96, of Livonia, died May 10, 2021.

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Siegel; loving father of the late Jeff Sholtz, the late Marianne Siegel; dear son of the late Emil and the late Bertha Siegel.

Contributions may be made to Michigan State Police Department. A graveside service was held at Machpelah Cemetery in Ferndale.

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JOANNE SUE TUSHMAN, 82, of Bloomfield Hills, died May 10, 2021.

She is survived by her husband of 60 years, Earl Tushman; children,

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Beth Tushman, Reed and Lisa Tushman, and Marc and Alyssa Tushman; grandchildren, Jaime, Allison and Adam Karp, Brooke, Hope, Paige, Max, Brody and Cooper Tushman; sister, Carole Baxter; brother-in-law, Larry Tushman; nieces and nephew, Debbie Tushman Lax and Lee and Sue Tushman.

She is also survived by Gary Karp; her caregiver, Mable Asiimwe; her closest friend, Connie Ruby; and many loving relatives and friends.

Mrs. Tushman was the devoted daughter of the late Jack and the late Helen Hertsberg; the loving sister-inlaw of the late Ted Baxter and

the late Carol Tushman.

Interment was at Beth El Memorial Park. Contributions may be made to University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center, 1500 E. Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, rogelcancercenter. org; Michigan Humane Society, Development Dept., 30300 Telegraph Road, Suite 220, Bingham Farms, MI 48025-4507, michiganhumane. org/tributes; or to a charity of one’s choice. Arrangements by Ira Kaufman Chapel.

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here was a time when most everyone who lived in the Detroit area had heard of the former Dearborn region and learned a lot of new and interesting facts about this pleasant place.

It all started when it was decided that there should be some place closer than Detroit for people who landed at Dearborn’s Ford Airport …

Danny About 25 acres of landscaped Raskin Senior Columnist grounds surrounded a brick inn, designed by Albert Kahn, that is set back from Oakwood Boulevard in Dearborn.

Over the years, the inn became a favorite for summer tourists who came to visit Greenfield Village … Summertime was a busy season, not only with tourists but also with wedding receptions.

Most visitors were impressed by the good, solid comfort and the feeling of being transported back in time to early America …

Service was good, but there was no jumping … I recall a cocktail lounge in the hotel but no jukebox or brass rail.

One satin well-padded armchair sat in a wood-paneled room resembling the drawing rooms of long-ago generation visitors … A bottle room housed a collection of odd-shaped antique jugs and of unusual flasks, some dating to the early 1800s.

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A family-style dinner had everything from soup to nuts … Another specialty on the breakfast menu was the General’s Breakfast … This was named after General Henry Dearborn, for whom the city was named …

He must have been quite a guy if he could really eat the meal named after him.

The Dearborn Inn was owned by Greenfield Village and turned all profits over to the village for further development … It was one of the few places around Detroit then that was open on all holidays … Dearborn Inn today is managed by Marriott International.

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From the William Davidson Digital Archive of Jewish Detroit History accessible at www.djnfoundation.org

Ben-Gurion in Detroit

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eventy years ago, on May 21, 1951, the city of Detroit and its Jewish community hosted the Prime Minister of Israel, David BenGurion, for a 36-hour visit. He was not on holiday. Along with other Israeli leaders, Ben-Gurion was traveling across America for a critical Israel Bond Drive. As an editorial in the May 18, 1951, issue of the JN stated: “The small state of Israel remains in danger.

Ben-Gurion’s visit here is not a social event …” But his visit was a big deal.

Ben-Gurion was the first Mike Smith prime minister of Israel.

Alene and Graham Landau Born in Poland in 1885, Archivist Chair he became a Zionist as a young man and immigrated to British Mandate Palestine in 1906. Ben-Gurion was a self-educated person, a voracious reader and bibliophile and, above all, a highly skilled, determined politician, who made the creation of Israel his life’s mission. He served as prime minister from 1948-1954 and 1955-1963 and was defense minister during Israel’s War of Independence from 1948-49. It is not an overstatement to say that Ben-Gurion is to Israel what George Washington is to the United States.

Both the Detroit Jewish Chronicle and JN covered Ben-Gurion’s visit and related events. There are numerous reports and editorials from the May 18 and 25, 1951 issues, which can be found in the William Davidson Digital Archive of Detroit Jewish History. There were also plenty of greetings to Ben-Gurion from various local organizations. For anyone interested in the history of Israel and its relation to Detroit, this is excellent reading.

Ben-Gurion, his wife, Paula, and their entourage arrived at Willow Run Airport on Sunday, May 20. Their motorcade then proceeded to drive through Detroit’s Dexter-Davidson area, the heart of the city’s Jewish community at that time.

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Everyone in the community was invited to the official reception for BenGurion on Monday at Detroit City Hall.

Mayor Albert Cobo and Gov. G. Mennon Williams welcomed the prime minister, who gave an address about Israel’s status and needs. It was also proclaimed Ben-Gurion Day in Detroit.

Later that day, Ben-Gurion visited the Kaiser-Fraser automobile factory in Ypsilanti — KF had recently built a plant in Haifa, Israel — before he headed to his next stop, Chicago.

I found two other interesting reports. After Ben-Gurion’s visit, there was a story in the May 25, 1951, Chronicle about Norman Cottler, owner of the Dexter-Davison Market. Cottler knew Ben-Gurion in 1916, when both joined the famous “Jewish Legion” formed by the British to fight in WWI. He gave $5,000 to kick-off a $2 million Israel Bond drive in Detroit — this would be $50,000 and $20 million today.

There were also reports in both the Chronicle and JN about an event held a week before Ben-Gurion’s visit, a rally for Israel’s third anniversary at the State Fairgrounds in Detroit. On May 13, more than 9,000 Detroiters attended the rally. Golda Myerson was the featured speaker. Myerson later changed her surname to Meir and would be prime minister of Israel, 1960-1974.

David Ben-Gurion’s visit to Detroit was historic and a great success. It is further evidence of the important role that Jewish Detroiters played in the growth of Israel. And his visit is well-documented and preserved in the William Davidson Digital Archive.

Want to learn more? Go to the DJN Foundation archives, available for free at www.djnfoundation.org.

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