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Jews in the D Equal Opportunity 12 Farber teens relish studying Talmud; three attended first women’s Siyum HaShas in Jerusalem.

Seven-Year Court Case Ends 16 Government elects not to intervene in whistleblower lawsuit against MJI.

Interfaith Scavenger Hunt 18 Girls Scouts will explore different religions at the DIA.

Labor of Love and Remembrance

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20 A monument now marks a mass grave of Ukrainian Jews murdered during the Holocaust.

28 Faces & Places 35

Moments 37

Spirit Torah portion 38

Arts&Life Local Roots

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39 Joshua Bergasse refreshed his choreography for the tour of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.

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Handwriting Analysis

Shabbat starts: Friday, Jan. 24, 5:17 p.m.

Shabbat ends: Saturday, Jan. 25, 6:22 p.m.

Cover photo/credit: Farber high school students who study Gemara. Photo by Corrie Colf.

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24 Local expert with longtime graphology experience shares his knowledge.

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27 Dr. Ethan Goldstein’s vows to ride Peloton for 365 days to raise awareness for strokes in honor of his father.

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28 Tukel brothers develop drone to deliver life-saving medications.

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41 Local authors’ longtime adventure leads to a novel about Shakespeare.

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30 Power of a Tale: Stories from the Israel Folktale Archives.

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The Exchange Soul Danny Raskin Looking Back

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Nazi Salute 31 Flint councilman under fire for rude gesture.

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ood is integral to Jewish culture; everything revolves around eating.

All our major holidays are food-centric. I mean, what’s Chanukah without latkes?

Purim without hamentashen?

Passover without gefilte fish?

Rosh Hashanah without almond boneless chicken and Gai Kow? I have met more Jews at Chinese Fredric Gold restaurants on the Breaking of the Fast than at Kol Nidre (Counting the number of Chinese at Jewish delis over the last 60 years … I’m guessing maybe three or four, and they looked confused.)

I think we have the best food of any culture. I didn’t say healthiest. It’s loaded with fat and salt, but nothing tastes better! And, I have nine stents and three bypasses to prove it.

Little did I know that when my dad gave me my first piece of salami at age 10 and said, “Here, boychek, live a little,” he meant it literally. But it’s worth it because, like Johnny Carson said, he once knew a man who gave up smoking, drinking. and fatty food … He

was healthy right up to the day he shot himself.

But, my biggest peeve is the cost. Our food is so expensive it’s probably the main reason we have so few converts. A Methodist could never afford these prices! I remember bagels, a dozen on a string at Maxy’s Grocery, 4 cents each.

Now it’s a buck. Halavah was 10 cents, now it’s almost $2.

I’m old enough to remember when a schtikel (a little piece) was a nickel. Now a schtikel is a dollar. What a shame, and it doesn’t even rhyme.

Sunday brunch used to consist of hot bagels, salami, hand-cut lox, smoked fish, schmaltz herring and sable and cost about $10. Today you have to dip into your IRA to pay the bill.

I love sable; it used to be a staple at Sunday brunch. Now it’s $44 a pound, hermetically sealed under glass, like a museum piece. Believe me, if I were gonna rob a deli, I’d leave the cash and take the sable!

The only time you see sable these days is on a shivah tray.

It’s the ultimate shandah.

You’re dead and everyone is eating the sable you couldn’t afford in life. It’s to the point now that when you have to make a shivah call, you’re caught between two emotions — sadness and salivation.

Dr. Fredric Gold is a retired physician, residing in Bloomfield Hills, who tries to see the humorous side of life.

In this contentious political climate, many on both sides are apt to overstate their positions. Readers look to responsible media for truth and accuracy. The Jewish News failed to meet my expectation by printing a recent commentary

by David Schraub (“Why are Jewish Groups Ignoring Anti-Semitism from the Mainstream Right,” page 6, Jan. 2).

Schraub claims President Trump is an anti-Semite based on statements in his address to the Israeli American Council. But I found Schraub carefully cherry-picked words from the speech to make them sound sinister.

Take an example. The president did not “(suggest) Jews aren’t ‘nice people.’“ The transcript shows those words were in the context of a mild joke referring to tough negotiations he’s had with Jews in the real estate business.

(Would Schraub prefer he call them “really nice” pushovers?) Perhaps Schraub is just humor-deficient and did not get it; however, his other “examples” of President Trump’s “anti-Semitism” are equally absurd.

We are facing the dismal prospect of 10 long months of political debate before the election. I know you are able to provide fair and accurate coverage. I hope you will.

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n recent months, I’ve shared with you how the media industry is undergoing fundamental change. Since 2004, more than 2,100 newspapers have ceased to exist, with hundreds more expected to close their doors this year.

Though not immune from these very troubling trends, your Jewish News has continued to try as best it can to Arthur meet your information needs Horwitz as it transitions to a more sustainable non-profit business model.

Today, more people are reading Jewish News content than at any time in its almost 78-year history. That’s because in addition to the readers of our print edition, our website, thejewishnews.com, and social media audiences continue to grow.

With many media outlets now smaller and narrowly focused, the Jewish News provides a common thread of information — via print and digital — that still serves to Andrew Lapin bring us together.

With behemoths Google and Facebook slurping up more than 85 percent of all digital advertising globally — accelerating the steep decline in print advertising revenue that serves as the historic financial backbone for newspapers — providing content that readers value is paramount. To put it another way, the Jewish News must credibly cover more stories that matter to you, provide them throughout the day for you to see on your phone and/or computer and package them (and other content) into a weekly printed product. In return, it will be essential that you value this content enough to pay for it.

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A rising star in the professional journalism world, Andrew earned his bachelor’s degree from the University of Michigan’s Creative Writing program and his master’s from the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University, with a specialization in media innovation and entrepreneurship. He has spent much of his career researching and formulating digital strategies for mission-driven media. He has worked at many publications, including NPR, Current and San Francisco’s KQED. Andrew will lead our dedicated editors and pool of veteran writers while also cultivating and developing new talent to meet your information needs. He represents an investment in our present and our future.

In the coming weeks, you will hear from Andrew directly — online and in print. Anchored by the Jewish News mission statement, he will share with you an exciting vision for how we will better serve our community — and you. Expect to see Andrew at events, in coffee shops, attending synagogue services across the denominational spectrum … you might even see him giving out slices of seven-layer cake outside of your favorite gathering place as a way to meet you and hear your views on, well, practically anything.

Thank you for your continuing readership. Thank you for recognizing that the Jewish News and all legacy print media are confronted by severe financial challenges.

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Kaufman She eventually became frustrated and just left.

A person with cerebral palsy wheeled into a store with her caregiver, looking for a blouse. They waited 45 minutes for assistance. The caregiver said store personnel ignored them; no purchase was made.

The stigma associated with disabilities need to be addressed. Individuals with disabilities want to be accepted and be able to receive respect, dignity and purpose in their surroundings. They want to live in a “disabled-friendly community,” defined as a place or culture in which people with disabilities are empowered, supported and included in society; a community where people walk toward individuals with disabilities, not away from them.

To make a community friendly is not an overnight accomplishment. It requires the involvement of the business sector, local government and those experiencing disabilities.

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fter facing various legal pressures, the IDF’s new Chief-of-Staff, Aviv Kochavi, recently decided to reinstate a pilot program that would test the possibility of integrating female tank crews into the Armored Corps. The pilot’s goal was to train all-female tank crews and ultimately deploy them to the Jordanian and Egyptian borders.

Of the 15 women in the pilot, 13 completed the training, four of whom also became tank commanders. Although deemed successful upon completion in 2018, the pilot’s continuation was put on hold, as its next phase would require more funds and resources that were unable to be allocated. (Haaretz, 2020) The announcement of the pilot launch in 2017 was controversial and immediately became a “hot topic” in the media, as well as in my social circle. As a former Lone Soldier who served in the IDF as a tank shooting instructor, and someone who has fired tank cannons and taught soldiers shooting techniques, I felt an enormous amount of pride. While my friends who served as tank instructors felt empowered, many voices across the country were outraged. Aside from the concerns over immodesty from

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ultra-Orthodox leadership, male soldiers and officials claimed that women lacked the level of physical fitness needed to fulfil the duties of a loader or to conduct frequent tank maintenance routines.

Most frustrating of all, many claimed that the integration would lower the morale and motivation of the male soldiers in the unit, and that soldiers would feel emasculated if women could work the job with them.

Despite the great strides that the IDF has made over the past few decades to include females in various combat units — such as

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accepting women as pilots in the Israeli Air Forces’ Flight Academy for the past 22 years (Israeli Air Force, 2017), these reactions were alarming.

Women have been serving as tank instructors since 1976. From the get-go, they have been the most knowledgeable about the tank and have had to first do or simulate whatever it was that they would teach to others.

Today, a male soldier in the Armored Corps is trained by a female instructor from his first day on base, through his advanced training, throughout commander school, and even in officer school. Alongside his commander, it is the (female) tank instructor who teaches him to be a skilled and successful tank crew member.

When I was selected to be a tank instructor along with 30 young women in 2013, my service began with an intensive three-month basic training. After learning the “101s” of dozens of technical tank topics, my friends and I underwent screening in order to be assigned to the specific profession that was most fitting to our capabilities. I spent another nine months training as a simulator instructor and became fluent in topics such continued on page 10 | Detroit Jewish News

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as ammunition choice, optimal shooting methods and ballistic trajectories. My friends and I who were shooting instructors learned to successfully fire tank shells at targets from more than a mile away. Day in and day out, I witnessed the astounding capabilities of my fellow female instructors and their physical and mental strength.

Just as instructors are tested and then placed, the capabilities of male recruits are also assessed. A soldier who is fit may be selected as a loader, while a less imposing soldier who scores highly in psychotechnical tests is more likely to be a gunner. Being a man doesn’t guarantee that he is physically fit enough to load shells into cannons. Why is the Armored Corps discriminating by gender, instead of selecting the most qualified individuals who can do the job properly?

The Armored Corps today no longer enjoys the elite status that it did during the Six Day War and Yom Kippur War era.

The 188th “Barak” Brigade achieved both lightening successes during the Six Day War and devastating loses on the Golan Heights in 1973. The shooters and commanders entrusted to me became the

backbone of today’s 188th. The resistance to integrating women seems to be an issue of institutional ego. Maybe the Armored Corps is nervous that doing so will undermine the “macho male image” that the unit is trying to project to bolster its current reputation. The notoriously poor conditions found at its training base, coupled with the role of tanks in today’s warfare and the Armored Corp’s more lenient physical standards all contribute to its current lessthan-stellar standing in the IDF pecking order.

By raising the bar and requiring higher standards and a more competitive screening process open to all – especially women, the IDF can recruit more motivated, passionate, and talented recruits. When the pilot relaunches later this year, hopefully the IDF will set aside male ego issues and put forward the resources needed to restore the Armored Corps to elite status.

Stephanie Horwitz, originally from West Bloomfield, served in the IDF as a tank instructor from 2013-2015.

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Government and business are key in determining the needs of disabled persons. But, individuals with difficulties know what they need, and their input would be an asset in the development of a friendly environment.

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azon Detroit will convene more facing in the world today.” than 17 organizations for a As part of a larger tree-planting inicelebration of Tu B’Shvat from tiative called JTree that the national 6-8 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 9, in the JCC’s headquarters of Hazon is helping to Handelman Hall. launch internationally at Tu Using the mystical Tu B’Shvat, during the local seder B’Shvat seder structure as here in Metro Detroit, Hazon a guide, the theme of the will raise funds to plant trees evening will focus on trees, with the Social Forestry Project, climate and the role we play a nonprofit dedicated to fosterin healing our planet and will ing a greener, more sustainable feature speakers and experts future for Detroit and Southeast on these topics.

Michigan. Members of the “It’s a rare and beautiful nonprofit and featured guest Rabbi Nate DeGroot speakers will be sharing timely, thing that we will have synagogues represented from scientific and Jewish learning across the denominational spectrum about trees and climate.

— Renewal, Reform, Reconstructionist, “We’ll learn about the impacts of Independent, Conservative, Orthodox, natural and human-made disasters, Chabad and Sephardic — bringing us such as deforestation and wildfires, and together for an issue that impacts us consider what the Metro Detroit Jewish all,” says Hazon Detroit’s Associate community, as part of a larger North Director, Spiritual & Program Director American and global community, can Rabbi Nate DeGroot. “We all live on this do to help ensure a healthier planet that planet together. We all share the same we can leave for our children and grandEarth, the same atmosphere, the same children,” DeGroot says. climate. This issue brings us together Adults and teens (with adult superacross all sorts of potential lines of divi- vision) from across the community are sion.” encouraged to attend. Tickets are $15.

The evening will feature a light, holiAll food and wine will be vegetarian day-themed kosher dinner, in addition and kosher. Dairy-free and gluten-free to the ritual foods and wine traditionoptions are available. Register at ally enjoyed at the seder. Clergy from https://tinyurl.com/td8dxa5. various community partners will offer Jewish wisdom, perspectives and blessAttendees will receive Hazon’s Tu ings throughout the evening.

B’Shvat Haggadah for 2020, which combines Hazon, DeGroot says, sees Tu B’Shvat science and current events with the wisdom as a critical, beautiful and meaningful of the Jewish tradition and encourages holiday. “The ‘new year of the trees’ readers to take the opportunity to think provides us an opportunity to consider about trees and the fruit they bear. It is the role trees play in helping to heal the available in print or as a free download at environment and provide us clean air,” hazon.org/tubshvat. he says. “It also gives us the chance to explore some of the challenges we’re

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Farber teens relish studying Talmud; three attended first women’s Siyum HaShas in Jerusalem.

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t the beginning of January, Jews around the world marked the completion of a cycle of Daf Yomi, the page-a-day study of the 2,711 pages of the Talmud, with a Siyum HaShas, a celebration held at the end of each 7-year-5-month cycle.

This year’s completion had special significance. On Sunday, Jan. 5, Hadran, an organization founded by women who study Talmud together, held the first women’s Siyum HaShas in Jerusalem.

Historically, Talmud study has been specifically for men, but women scholars — like Rabbanit Michelle Farber, co-founder of Hadran — have been trying to change the paradigm and bring Talmudic knowledge to women.

This year’s siyum brought thousands of women Talmud learners to Jerusalem.

Among them were three teen girls from the Modern Orthodox Farber Hebrew Day School in Southfield, who had the opportunity to travel around Israel for the week and shadow their role models.

Cara Lopatin, 16, Yaffa Klausner, 15, and

Sima Stein, 16, were the only U.S. high school students to accept Hadran’s invitation to attend the siyum. The girls, including Shira Schon, 16, who did not attend the siyum in Jerusalem, have been involved with Hadran’s adopt-a-daf program and are the only female students studying Gemara (the rabbinic writings of the Talmud) at Farber — with the same intensity as the boys.

“It was a really special feeling knowing we were pretty much Shira Schon the youngest people there,” Lopatin said. “It allowed us to demonstrate to others that young girls are learning Gemara and it also really showed our devotion to our learning.”

The trip allowed the girls to listen to prominent women in the Jewish community and to learn from them personally.

“While we were there, we had the opportunity to learn from Rabbanit Sally Mayer and Rabbanit Michelle Farber,” Stein said. “We have one female Gemara teacher at school; this provided us with more opportunities to continued on page 14

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FACING: Farber Hebrew Day School students Cara Lopatin, Yaffa Klausner and Sima Stein at the Western Wall in Jerusalem TOP TO BOTTOM: The Farber contingent at the siyum: Sima Stein, Yaffa Klausner, teacher Amy Stein and Cara Lopatin. At the siyum, a speaker calls attention to Farber students in attendance.

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grow our education.”

Klausner said, “The trip gave us time to learn with other girls in the seminaries. It was interesting to see how they spend hours every day learning Gemara — and it gets us excited to be able to participate in that as well.”

Although Schon did not attend the siyum in Jerusalem, she was able to teach a shiur (Talmudic study session) here to 25 adult attendees and share her learning of Gemara with others in the community.

“It was really impactful to see how what I was saying was educating the people in the room,” Schon said. “A lot of people came up to me who didn’t have the opportunity to learn Gemara as women when they were children, including a Judaic teacher of mine. It was crazy to experience that because it was a like a flip — she’s always been my teacher and someone I have looked up to, but now it was my moment to share my knowledge with her.

“It truly made me feel blessed to be able to have this opportunity and it is something I do love. I’m so grateful for Rabbi Stein and my school for providing me with this opportunity.”

FOR ALL STUDENTS Rabbi Noam Stein, Farber’s high school principal, started the Girls

Beit Midrash Program at Farber four years ago.

“The Gemara program for girls started a number of years ago but, for many years, their program was fewer hours a week and less intense than the boys’ program,” Rabbi Stein said. “We changed the program around four years ago and opened this more intense Gemara option for girls where they were learning not just the same hours as boys in school, but also the same extra additional hours of outside-of-class learning.”

Through this program, the four girls have written articles that have been produced into four journals about Talmud topics. The journals include articles from boys and girls.

While many Orthodox schools throughout the U.S. still have strong differences on what girls and boys learn, Rabbi Stein says he never could wrap his head around the idea of not allowing girls to learn Gemara at the highest level.

“The main thing for me was that the Talmud is the central text of Judaism and it is the way in which generations of people’s minds have become connected to Jewish ideas and to a deep love of God by diving deeply into God’s word,” Rabbi Stein said. “For me, it always seemed it didn’t make any sense not to give that amazing gift to connect deeply to Judaism and

Yaffa Klausner studies Talmud with seminary students studying in Israel.

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Although Rabbi Stein has met people who have opposed his ideology, he has never let that get in the way of his goals of providing girls with equal opportunity to learn Gemara. “I have three daughters (including Sima) who are old enough now to learn Gemara and I couldn’t imagine not wanting to share this experience with them,� Rabbi Stein said.

Amy Stein, wife of Rabbi Stein, mother of Sima and a Judaic Studies faculty member at Farber, accompanied the girls to Israel and enjoyed watching them take in every moment of this momentous celebration. “They were so dedicated and committed while we were there,� she said. “They took everything they could out of this opportunity and, although we didn’t do anything really fun, they had so much excitement at all times and applied that to their learning.�

Rabbi Scot Berman, Farber’s head of school, shared his enthusiasm for the girls partaking in the trip but also expressed how much of an impact this siyum had on the Orthodox community. “We are delighted that some of our high school girls were able to take advantage of participating in the first celebration

of completing the Talmud study cycle featuring women that took place in Jerusalem,� Berman said. “We live in a generation where Orthodox women now have the opportunity to study Torah at the most advanced levels, something that in the not-so-distant past was unimaginable. Our girls can aspire to be accomplished scholars in any and every field of their choice, including all areas of Jewish studies. We believe the power of this experience may be life transforming for them, their peers and the future generations.�

All four girls expressed their gratitude to Rabbi Stein and Farber for providing the opportunity to study Gemara throughout their educational careers. The girls hope their experiences with their education and attendance at the siyum will continue to provide women the opportunities to engage in the study of Gemara. “I didn’t realize how impactful this was for other women,�

Sima Stein said. “I didn’t truly see how special this opportunity was until I was actually at the siyum. For so many women, they never had the opportunity to learn Gemara but now we’re participating in a groundbreaking movement.�

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Seven-Year Court Case Ends Government elects not to intervene in whistleblower lawsuit against Chabad’s Michigan Jewish Institute.

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early seven years after a whistleblower filed suit against the Michigan Jewish Institute (MJI), the U.S. government has elected not to intervene.

The whistleblower, Dawn Klobuchar of Waterford, who worked at MJI as an IT manager, filed the sealed claim in October 2013, under the federal False Claims Act. The suit triggered investigations into MJI that led to the loss of its accreditation.

This is an example of a “qui tam” lawsuit, where a private person pursues a criminal claim in the name of the government and requires the plaintiff to give the government notice and an opportunity to take over, if it chooses. According to one attorney, the government, which usually makes its decision in 60 days, took an extraordinarily long time to decide not to take over the case.

According to U.S. District Court filings released Jan. 6 and Jan. 14, the suit claimed that MJI allegedly enrolled thousands of fictious and actual Israeli students without their knowledge in a nonexistent study-abroad program designed to fraudulently obtain more than $40 million in federal Pell Grants, which MJI would then split between itself and participating yeshivahs and seminaries in Israel.

CHABAD LUBAVITCH OF MICHIGAN’S RESPONSE According to a statement from the New York-based-Chabad, on behalf of Chabad Lubavitch of Michigan, which owns MJI: “In the years since it was founded, MJI has helped thousands of disadvantaged individuals realize their educational dreams, which, for many of them, would have been impossible to otherwise attain.

“Outrageous claims by a disgruntled employee helped spark an almost seven-year investigation, which brought the good work we were doing to a halt.

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“We learned last week that the U.S. Attorney’s office has concluded their investigation and that they will not be prosecuting the matter, finally bringing this saga to a close. The wheels of justice turn slowly, but we were confident all along that, ultimately, we would be vindicated.”

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION INVESTIGATION In July 2015, federal agents seized more than 100 boxes of files from MJI offices in Southfield in conjunction with a U.S. Department of Education investigation into its recertification. MJI lost its accreditation on Sept. 27, 2015.

In 2016, the Education Department accused MJI of illegally obtaining federal Pell Grants in its study abroad program and denied the school recertification in the Title IV student financial aid program, making it no longer eligible to receive Pell Grants. MJI appealed the decision and lost.

Michigan Jewish Institute filed its last nonprofit tax forms in 2015 and stopped functioning as a school in 2016. However, the school is still incorporated, according to its annual report with Michigan’s Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs, filed in November 2019 by its president, Rabbi Kasriel Shemtov.

According to the Chabad statement: “While we remain committed to fulfilling our mission of helping individuals achieve their academic goals, this news is still fresh, and we are determining the best path forward in realizing our vision. We are grateful to those who have stood by us throughout this almost-seven-year saga.”

The whistleblower now has three months to move forward with the suit or dismiss the claim, although she cannot do so without the consent of the U.S. government, according to court documents.

The Well’s Daniel Horwitz to Become CEO at Miami JCC Rabbi Daniel Horwitz, founder of The Well, an innovative outreach organization targeting unaffiliated young Jews in Metro Detroit, announced Friday that he will be relocating to South Miami, Fla., to become CEO of the Alper JCC Miami.

Horwitz, a native Rabbi Daniel Detroiter, his wife, Miriam, Horwitz and their three young children will be moving in June.

In a Facebook post Friday, Jan. 17, announcing his new position, Horwitz recounted how he was influenced by Detroit’s JCC — from swimming and violin lessons to his bar mitzvah party to BBYO to playing in the Kenny Goldman League youth basketball and participating in Maccabi games — and said, “The opportunity to join the JCC movement in this leadership capacity is truly special.”

“Our JCC helped shape me, and I’m excited to lead an organization that has the potential to so powerfully shape others,” he wrote.

The Alper JCC has a $7 million annual budget, 75 full-time employees and a 23-acre campus with seven buildings.

Horwitz, his staff and a $500,000 annual budget grew The Well in five years “from concept to powerhouse.”

Horwitz thanked many people in his post for support of The Well, especially founding funder Lori Talsky, Rabbi Paul Yedwab and other Temple Israel clergy and staff.

“I’m incredibly proud of our work these past five years and am very excited for The Well to enter its next phase under new leadership so that it can reach even greater heights. Don’t worry — The Well isn’t drying up; it’s plentiful, and people will still draw from it for years to come.”

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ive students and two teachers board a plane from Detroit to Israel. In hand, a robotic car that they’ve designed and built from scratch along with an oil pump that was 3D printed in the Genesis Lab at Frankel Jewish Academy. The group arrives at the Technion in Israel - the only group from North America - representing FJA at the International 5RERWUDI¿F &RPSHWLWLRQ +XQGUHGV RI KRXUV RI work and days of competition culminate with a ¿UVW SODFH ZLQ IRU )UDQNHO -HZLVK $FDGHP\ Students at Frankel Jewish Academy (FJA) have access to one of the nation’s best science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) programs, according to Newsweek magazine. FJA is ranked in the top 1% of schools in Michigan and the top 2% of all high schools in the United States in the report of the 2020 Best STEM Schools. Newsweek partnered with STEM.org to rank America’s Best STEM High Schools. The schools were ranked based on data collected from 2015 to 2019. The research determined which schools provided the best STEM experience for

students while also best positioning them for college and beyond.

“This recognition from Newsweek and STEM.org demonstrates the strength of Frankel Jewish Academy’s programs. Our students are learning about robotics, coding, graphic design, and critical thinking in nearly every subject in our school,” said Rabbi Azaryah Cohen, Head of School. “Our work in the Genesis lab, including our win at the Technion in Israel, validated that we are creative and forwardthinking, developing innovative curriculum WKDW EHQH¿WV RXU VWXGHQWV DQG RXU HQWLUH community.”

As the STEM program continues to evolve with a new Genesis Lab manager and new classes offered this year, FJA has also changed the school start time to 8:30am to better align with teenage sleep cycles. The graduation requirements have been adjusted and a slew of new classes are being offered including Comparative Religion, AP Human Geography, Introduction to Engineering and more. All of these changes give students more choice in their educational journey.

“Students need to be active participants in their education in order to develop relationships with the adults in their lives and become better advocates for themselves,” says Randy Gawel, FJA’s Principal. “Students at FJA feel safe both physically and emotionally - which allows them to discover who they are and who they want to be.”

As part of their journey, students at FJA explore outside of the classroom, as well. This year’s Freshman class is traveling to Montana in the Spring to spend time on the Northern Cheyenne Reservation. The trip will teach them about tribal life, living as an oppressed people, and maintaining traditions and culture - themes that are echoed in Jewish life. More educational excursions are in the works and the future is looking bright for both current and prospective FJA students.

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Interfaith Scavenger Hunt Girls Scouts will explore different religions at the DIA.

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TOP TO BOTTOM: The Meeting of David and Abigail, between 1625 and 1628, oil on canvas. Shakyamuni as an Ascetic, late 13th- to early 14th-century wood with lacquer, gilding and traces of color. Sakyamuni is the founder of the Buddhist faith.

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undreds of Girl Scouts from across Metro Detroit will embark on an interfaith scavenger hunt Jan. 26 at the Detroit Institute of the Arts as they recognize symbols and stories of the world’s five major faiths. The hunt is one component of a day-long program, part of a long-standing peace initiative called “Reuniting the Children of Abraham.”

Launched in 2004 by interfaith activist Brenda Naomi Rosenberg of Bloomfield Hills, the initiative is aimed at building bridges between children of different faiths.

The program was subsidized by donations made to the Girl Scouts of Greater Southeast Michigan (GSGSEM) and made possible from funding secured by a tri-county millage.

Jason Gillespie, director of education programs at the DIA, helped craft the treasure hunt with gallery educators.

He said the scouts will use the mobile scavenger hunt app GooseChase to take them on this special self-guided tour of the museum.

“As evidenced from the first thousand years of human civilization, art and religion go hand-in-hand,” Gillespie said. “The DIA is a natural place to explore and learn about different cultures and religions through representative works of art. The more you learn about other cultures, the more tolerant you become by understanding the history of the religions and how they connect.”

Rosenberg is a woman of many firsts. She was the the first woman vice president of Hudson’s department store. In 2002, she was the first to deliver a sermon at a mosque, Dearborn’s Islamic House of Wisdom, during Ramadan.

In her childhood, Rosenberg, a member of Temple Israel, now in West Bloomfield, said she earned enough Scouting badges to fill two sashes.

Now, as the Jewish liaison for the GSSEM, she is often the first Jewish person many Scouts in predominantly Muslim and Christian areas may meet.

During her visits to troops in Dearborn and Rochester, she may teach children how to braid a challah or sing a simple

Hebrew song.

Rosenberg believes that more than ever before, visits to the DIA can help children confront misconceptions of different religions to offset prejudice.

“I remember after a (childhood) visit to the DIA, I just wanted to travel to France and Africa and all the places I learned about through the art,” said Rosenberg, who also served on the board of the museum.

“I have given talks about Judaism to children in Rochester who said they had never met a Jewish person before.

To this day, I have Christian children telling me they learned in their church that Jews killed Jesus. Clearly, there is still much work to be done to take children who may live isolated from one another and bring them together to promote peace.”

After Scouts complete their hunt and receive their special event badges, they will watch the award-winning 2004 project and documentary Reuniting the Children of Abraham. The documentary is the result of collaborative work embarked upon by Rosenberg, the Mosaic Youth Theater of Detroit, Imam Abdullah El-Amin, executive director of the Council of Islamic Organizations of Michigan, and Ann Arbor playwright Rachel Urist.

Suzanne Bante, chair of the Religious Relationship Committee for GSSEM, said part of the Scouting mission is to teach young women how to function in the global community. Bante said 120 girls and family members will explore art that represents Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Hinduism and Buddhism as well as art and artifacts from indigenous African tribal cultures.

In other events that teach tolerance, the Scouts participated in an event called Anne Frank’s Door at the Holocaust Memorial Center in Farmington Hills.

“Part of that mission is accomplished from developing an understanding and an appreciation of religious and cultural differences,” Bante said.

“This unique DIA program gives our Scouts the opportunity to examine these differences and expose them to the fine arts in a beautiful, non-threatening setting. Plus, the hunt will be lots of fun.”

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Labor of Love and Remembrance A monument now marks a mass grave of Ukrainian Jews murdered during the Holocaust.

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Alex Goldis stands beside a monument he and his family commissioned to honor the lives of thousands of Jews, including his grandparents, murdered in mass graves in his hometown of Zhitomir, Ukraine.

“Now, 78 years after the Nazis marched thousands of Zhitomir Jews into the forest to be murdered, I am proud the memorial honors their memories and ensures that their final resting site remains a lesson on the perils of evil and anti-Semitism.”

— ALEX GOLDIS

lex Goldis remembers going on field trips as a student in Zhitomir, Ukraine, where he was born.

He didn’t realize then that his grandparents, along with thousands of other Jews killed during the Holocaust, were buried just across the road.

In December, Goldis, 69, of Bloomfield Hills traveled to Zhitomir for a religious ceremony to unveil a memorial to those murdered Jews — a memorial he and his family designed and funded. The unveiling was attended by four rabbis from Jerusalem, the chief rabbi of Europe, Zhitomir’s chief rabbi and Jewish community members.

An official public opening of the memorial will take place May 19.

Zhitomir was a distinguished Jewish community in western Ukraine. More than 10,000 of the city’s 40,000 Jews were exterminated by the Nazis and their Ukrainian collaborators between 1941 and 1943. More Jews left starting in the late 1970s, when the Soviet Union allowed Jews to emigrate. By 1992, only about 500 were left, Goldis said. Now, under the leadership of Chabad Rabbi

Shlomo Wilhelm and his wife, Esther, the community has regrown to about 5,000.

For decades, there was no official recognition that the mass graves at the site contained Jewish bodies. In 1978, Goldis unsuccessfully petitioned the Soviet government to install a marker. He left Zhitomir soon afterward and resettled in the Detroit area.

He met and married his wife, Cheryl, here.

With Cheryl, Goldis established a successful manufacturers’ representative firm, Alexander Associates Inc., serving the automotive industry. His son Jason and daughter-in-law Arica will assume ownership of the Bloomfield Hills company in 2021. Alex and Cheryl also have two daughters, Jaclyn of Tel Aviv and Susan Goren of Mexico City.

SACRED MISSION Goldis never forgot about those mass graves. In 2013, he and his family decided to fund and build a memorial. To design it, he hired the Southfield architectural firm Neumann/Smith, which designed Michigan’s continued on page 22

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Alex and Cheryl Goldis, left, with their family: Nadav, Liad and Susan Goren, Libby Newman, Jaclyn Goldis, Arica and Jason Goldis.

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Holocaust Memorial Center in Farmington Hills. He also worked with a Zhitomir architect, Valery Golovatenko, who secured the necessary local government permits and approvals.

The word “challenging” doesn’t begin to describe the six-year process of supervising a project on the other side of the world, Goldis said.

“Six years, three Skype conference calls every week, and a multitude of government bureaucracy and construction hurdles had to be overcome on the path to completion of the Zhitomir Holocaust Memorial,” he said.

The memorial, which covers about 4,000 square feet and includes a 12-foot-high marker, was dedicated in memory of Goldis’ mother, Khana bat Israel, who came to Detroit in 1979, but died just nine months later. Her parents, Azriel and Itta Shpiegel, were among those buried at the site.

The marker has a verse from the biblical prophet Jeremiah in Hebrew, Ukrainian and English: “O that my head would stream with water and my eyes a fountain of tears. They would cry day and night for the slain

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of my people.”

Goldis said, “Now, 78 years after the Nazis marched thousands of Zhitomir Jews into the forest to be murdered, I am proud that the memorial stone honors their memories and ensures that their final resting site remains a lesson on the perils of evil and anti-Semitism.

“The Zhitomir Jewish community is now beginning to flourish,” Goldis said.

“Nonetheless, due to the war on Ukraine’s eastern border, many Jewish refugees are seeking shelter in Zhitomir, causing a huge strain on the community. Orphans, Jewish day schools and the aging population demand resources, which are very scarce.”

While Goldis and his family covered the cost of the memorial, they are raising funds to help the financially distressed Jewish community of Zhitomir.

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Rabbi Baruch Lazewnik with a sample letter and tree drawing

by JN Contributing Writer Rochel Burstyn (see analysis below).

Local expert with longtime graphology experience shares his knowledge.

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f you write a letter to Rabbi Baruch Lazewnik, be warned: He can learn personal things about your history, upbringing and personality just from looking at your handROCHEL BURSTYN writing.

Lazewnik’s interest in graCONTRIBUTING WRITER phology started when he was 19. He met Rabbi Chaim Lifshitz, a noted graphologist in Israel, and was amazed at the personal insights Lifshitz offered him. “He was the one who saw in me a natural curiosity about people; he suggested I go into education or psychology,” he said.

Instead, Lazewnik first emulated Lifshitz, studying graphology through the International Graphoanalysis Society’s correspondence school in Chicago.

When he lived in Israel, he easily found work as a graphologist. “I’d look in the newspa-

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per ads; any ad that asked for handwritten applications, I’d write to them and tell them, ‘Listen, I’m not an accountant; I’m a graphologist, and I’d love to help you find someone who would be perfect for you.”

His career took off. He also worked for CO-OP, Israel’s largest supermarket chain, helping them weed out workers by looking for signs of laziness or dishonesty in their handwriting.

In 2000, Lazewnik relocated to Farmington Hills and discovered, unlike throughout Europe, graphology is not considered a trusted science in the United States. He has been teaching Talmud fulltime at Frankel Jewish Academy ever since.

Knowing his history and that he’s authored Handwriting Analysis: A Guide to Understanding Personalities (Whitford Press, 1990),

Laze La zewn wnik ik’s students stu tude dent ntss al alwa ways ys b eg Lazewnik’s always beg — “nudnik” — him to analyze their handwritings.

One student, Alex Adler, 25, originally of West Bloomfield, had his handwriting analyzed before he graduated.

“Rabbi Lazewnik looked at my writing and said I need more balance; in other words, I needed to become more conscious about prioritizing. He even told me to practice drawing figure 8s, because he said handwriting can influence the personality and the personality can influence the handwriting,” Adler said.

How does he do it?

“It’s all about how the pen moves on the paper. Is it flowing and smooth, or jerky with unnecessary stops and starts?

Is the writer pushing the pen hard onto the paper or not?

Is it rhythmic or angular?”

Lazewnik explained.

He’s equally fascinated by

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JN Contributing Writer Rochel Burstyn gave Rabbi Baruch Lazewnik a sample of her handwriting and a quick sketch of a tree.

His analysis: “Note the clear spacing between the words and lines – this suggests the writer is an organized person.

“Sometimes when people write, their letters are connected to the next letter in words. Here, for example, you can see the simplified and efficient connection of the ‘r’ and ‘e’ in the word ‘here’ in the last line. This can indicate a quick, efficient and commonsense approach to life. There’s not much wasted energy here.

“Graphologists also analyze drawings of trees. Both the writing and tree drawing are smallish, which suggests this

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“Like the handwriting, the tree drawing is balanced and proportional. This person is reasonable, mostly agreeable and consistent.”

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Lazewnik has studied handwriting samples of offenders in the prison system. “You can see the violence in their writings; it’s frightening,” he said.

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“Trump’s is very angular; he doesn’t back off from confrontation; he probably even likes it. He’s tough.”

Lazewnik has many unusual anecdotes. Once, some handwritten nasty graffiti was discovered in the bathroom stalls in a Jewish day school.

Lazewnik was called in to find the culprit. “It’s not always easy with little kids, but after carefully studying handwriting samples of some possible students, I figured out who did it. I told the principal, ‘I’ll only tell you who did it if you deal with him gently because he’s not a bad kid.’” Turned out the kid was the oldest in a large family and had been feeling neglected.

Lazewnik was also in touch with Hawaiian graphologist Kimon Iannetta and helped her write some of the biographies of criminals in her book, Danger Between the Lines:

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More Money for Security

The National Council of Jewish Women, Michigan’s Fall Focus event “Freedom Denied,” focusing on labor trafficking, was attended by more than 70 people Nov. 12 at the Birmingham Temple in Farmington Hills. Left to right: Kelly Carter, Michigan Assistant Attorney General and Senior Attorney Specialist-

Human Trafficking Unit; Cathy Cantor, co-chair of NCJW|MI’s Human Trafficking Awareness Committee; Cindy Weintraub, co-chair; Danielle Kalil, Supervising Attorney, Clinical Teaching Fellow at the University of Michigan Law School’s Human Trafficking Clinic.

Congressional leaders agreed to increase to $90 million the funding for the federal Nonprofit Security Grant Program (NSGP) that will help keep America’s synagogues, other houses of worship, parochial day schools and nonprofits such as hospitals, libraries and museums safe against terror attacks.

The new funding level, which comes as part of Congress’s Appropriations package, represents a 50 percent increase compared to last year’s $60 million funding.

The NSGP provides grants of up to $100,000 apiece to nonprofits at risk of terrorist attacks so they may improve building security by acquiring and installing items ranging from fences, lighting and video surveillance to metal detectors and blast-resistant doors, locks and windows. Funding may also be used to train staff and pay for contracted security personnel. Since 2005, Congress has allocated $329 million for the grants, which are administered by the Department of Homeland

It took a blind man to spot a war criminal.

Exhibit opens January 26 For more information visit holocaustcenter.org

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A Promise To Keep

The Andrew Kukes Foundation for Social Anxiety announced a 15-year $750,000 grant to the Friendship Circle of Michigan to help the funding and growth of the Friendship Circle’s UMatter program, which focuses on teen mental health.

The Foundation, founded by a family with Michigan roots in memory of their son who died after struggling with social anxiety, began support of UMatter in 2017 with a five-year grant of $250,000. That grant is now being extended for an additional 10 years, making the grant a 15-year investment.

This donation will allow UMatter to assume responsibility for the Foundation’s day-to-day activity, including the social media presence that provides information and resources for those suffering with social anxiety.

“The support of the Foundation and the generosity of the Kukes family will allow UMatter to continue its growth in Michigan and beyond,” said Rabbi Levi Shemtov, co-founder and executive director of the Friendship Circle of Michigan. “Social anxiety will be a part of the conversation our program will have as teens discuss mental health with their peers, as part of the effort to eliminate stigma and make conversation about mental health as common and important as it is about physical health.”

Dr. Ethan Goldstein vows to ride Peloton for 365 days to raise awareness for strokes in honor of his father.

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n May 2019, Dr. Ethan Goldstein of West Bloomfield began riding his Peloton bike for 365 consecutive days not just for himself, but also for his late father.

Goldstein’s father, Dr. Mervin Goldstein, was a plastic surgeon in Newport Beach, Calif. He lived a normal and healthy life until May 1, 1997, when he experienced his first stroke.

“He suffered from a very unusual stroke that left him paralyzed on his right side and with difficulty with his speech,” Goldstein said. “He was eventually able to walk but had no use of his right arm and was then unable to practice medicine.”

Over the next 22 years, Mervin Goldstein lived a happy and meaningful life.

He was a talented artist who retaught himself to draw and paint with his left hand. He was even able to retake his driver’s test and teach himself how to drive left-handed.

“Unfortunately, in October of 2019, he had to come off blood thinners for a colonoscopy and ended up having another stroke,” Ethan Goldstein said. “That, in conjunction with heart

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UMatter Gets Funding Support from Kukes Foundation

Dr. Ethan Goldstein, his wife, Marcie, his children Benjamin, 17, Seth, 15, and Manya, 9, surround his mother, Carol, and his late father, Dr. Mervin Goldstein.

failure, really set him back further.”

After a month-long battle in the hospital, Mervin Goldstein passed away on Dec. 14, 2019.

Goldstein shared that his father was always positive and upbeat. He would always say, “That was then, this is now.” Even with the obstacles that followed his stroke, he never let that dampen his outlook on life.

With his father as his inspiration, Goldstein, 45, decided to ride his Peloton bike for 365 consecutive days to raise money and awareness for the National Stroke Association.

“I’ve had my Peloton for about three years now, and in May, Peloton had its homecoming event where all their home riders can come together for a weekend filled with events and festivities.

I decided then — since it was around the time that my dad had his first stroke and since May is National Stroke Awareness Month — to start this 365 consecutive day ride in support of my dad.”

Goldstein rides his Peloton for this initiative because he recalls the determination his father showed

while riding his recumbent bike during rehab.

“He sat on the recumbent bike for an hour, and although he wasn’t going 100 mph, he was still working hard and breaking a sweat,” Goldstein said. “This is somebody who had limited use of his right side and heart failure, but here he was two to three times a week, getting on the recumbent bike and exercising.”

So far, Goldstein has stuck to his goal. Although it’s hard to find motivation at times, he often reminds himself of a quote shared by one of the Peloton instructors: “I want you to take this ride for somebody who can’t.”

May 5 will mark Goldstein’s 365th consecutive day of riding his bike. This date will also be four days after his father’s stroke 23 years ago.

“I’ve made this commitment not only to myself, but also to my father,” Goldstein said. “I know he’s watching and pushing me along.”

Dr. Goldstein has a GoFundMe (bit. ly/2TD9VyT) set up in honor of his dad for his Peloton ride for 365 consecutive days. All proceeds go directly to the National Stroke Association.

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Saving Lives Tukel brothers develop drone to deliver life-saving medications.

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atthew and Connor Tukel have some big things in common: They happen to be brothers; they are both in medical school; they graduated from Hillel CORRIE COLF STAFF WRITER Day School and Frankel Jewish Academy; and, just recently, they reinvented the way anti-overdose drugs such as naloxone are delivered to patients by using a drone.

The brothers discovered that a drone can deliver anti-overdose medication, EpiPens, anticonvulsant medications and even automatic defibrillators.

“We had both been working at Detroit Receiving Hospital in the emergency department and we observed a lot of Matthew and Connor Tukel, right, patients who were coming into with their friend Albert Jose, the emergency room who had who helped design the drone. overdosed on heroin,” Matthew

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said. “We learned that a lot of patients were dying because first responders weren’t able to reach them fast enough.”

During that time, Matthew and Connor were working with drone technology and experienced an aha! moment: Why not create a drone to deliver medications in high-risk situations?

“Our drone is not meant to replace first responders, but instead supplement their efforts,” Matthew said. “The problem that we were exposed to was that medication wasn’t reaching the patients fast enough or there wasn’t enough staff to help.”

Conner added, “The point is that there is this readily accessible treatment that can be given by anyone. This is about bolstering access and enabling bystand-

ers to help these patients.”

Their drone is designed with a high-intensity headlamp, a first-person view camera, payload delivery system and shockproof container for carrying intranasal naloxone.

“For first responders, if they have a patient in dangerous areas where there’s not a lot of light or a high prevalence of crime, this could be a tool to survey the area before they head in,” Connor said.

Matthew, 25, is in his third year of medical school at Wayne State University. Connor, 22, is in his first year at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in Manhattan.

Once they solidified their idea, the pair acquired the best consumer drone and rebuilt it for the naloxone delivery. They then obtained an emergency

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Matthew and Connor Tukel’s drone.

response data set from the Grand Rapids.

Detroit city controller to help He won first place in the them gather the data points medical student category and and distances they needed to earned a spot to travel to Los test the drone for.

Angeles in April to present Next, they conducted 50 at the National American flight trials with the drone College of Physicians’ meeting. across seven different straightThe brothers have now subline distances. The data colmitted a more extensive manlected at the end of the trials uscript of their findings to the proved that the drone travel British Medical Journal with times are faster than ambuhopes of it being published. lance arrival times.

“The significance of the “We wanted to have a refpublication is that it will valerence as to what a paradigm idate the concept,” Matthew was currently for Detroit said. “It will then open up the first responders responding door and start a conversation to the scene of saying that opioid overdoses,” this might be a Matthew said. solution to this “We took their big problem.” data and comWhile the pared it to ours findings show that we acquired, positive results, and we found that there is still our drone was as more research fast, if not faster, that needs than Detroit’s to be done first responders.” Matthew Tukel piloting the drone. before we see If cities do incorporate drones delivering the medicadrones, they would need to tions. develop drone deployment “We validated the intuition centers near high overdose that a drone can travel fastareas. The brothers shared er than an ambulance in an that these centers would allow urban environment,” Connor for drones to be quickly sent said. “The trials were very out to reach the patient and controlled, and we need to empower bystanders to assist now look at real-world practibefore the arrival of first cal considerations.” responders.

The brothers credit much Matthew recently presented of their success to their family his findings during a presenand Jewish upbringing. tation titled “Time-to-Scene “We learned the values of for Opioid Overdoses — Are empowerment and feeling like Unmanned Aerial Drones you had a responsibility to do Faster than Traditional First something to improve the lives Responders in an Urban of other people and had that Environment?” at the ingrained in us throughout Michigan American College of our lives,” Connor said.

Physicians’ annual meeting in

Nicole How Friendship Kahan: Circle is Changing Teens Lives Nicole Kahan was a seventh grader at Hillel Day School in Farmington Hills when she heard about a place where she could volunteer to befriend children with special needs. Her first experience volunteering with Friendship Circle was with the Friends at Home program offering families respite and friendship for their children with special needs.

“I will never forget that first day being dropped off to meet my Buddy,” Kahan says. “I was nervous at first.

But then, all I needed to do was spend time with her and be a friend. That visit changed everything for me.”

Kahan was so committed to the impact she was able to have on each Buddy’s life that she began volunteering weekly. In high school, she was a regular, volunteering almost every day after school and on the weekends at Friendship Circle. She is also one of the first board members for

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Friendship Circle’s UMatter program.

“I started coming any time I could,” Kahan says.

“I was here after school for Social Circle on Tuesdays, Life Skills on Wednesdays and Sunday Circle, too.

I worked with different Buddies all the time and learned so much about how to find a way to connect with even the most difficult kids to help them feel like they had a place to have fun here.”

Now a sophomore at Wayne State University, Kahan is studying psychology with an emphasis on Applied Behavior Analysis.

Her decision to study psychology is due in large part to her work at Friendship Circle. Kahan drives back every Sunday to work as a leader at Sunday Circle.

“Honestly, without Friendship Circle, I’d be so sad. When people ask me where I see myself in 10 years, I tell them, I hope it’s working at Friendship Circle,” Kahan says. “Everyone

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Let’s Read!

WSU Press Opens a Library of Judaica on the Internet

Power of a Tale: Stories from the Israel Folktale Archives LOUIS FINKELMAN CONTRIBUTING WRITER

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n the earliest days of the modern state of Israel, Dov Noy and his students went into the field and recorded folktales recounted by local storytellers. Noy founded the Israel Folktale Archives in 1955 in Haifa; the collection now contains more than 24,000 narratives in various languages, as told by storytellers of Jewish communities around the world, and of Israeli non-Jews, Muslim and Christian Arabs, Bedouins, Druze and Circassians.

To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Israel Folktales Archives, scholars Haya BarItzhak and Idit Pintel-Ginsberg constructed a charming book by asking leading scholars to pick one favorite story and provide a short essay analyzing the story. Wayne State University has just published this volume in English translation.

The book contains 53 stories representing 26 different ethnic communities, as told by 19 women and 33 men. The analytic essays provide sometimes surprising insights into those stories, reflecting the various academic perspectives of the scholarly writers.

Here’s an example. Professor Esther SchelyNewman of Hebrew University did her fieldwork in Lod, Israel, where she heard Haya (Hadjadi) Mazouz, a Jewish woman originally from Tunisia, tell “The Mother’s Gift is Better than the Father’s Gift”: The story is about a king who does not want to marry after his wife dies because he fears a stepmother would mistreat his beloved daughter.

The people beg him to marry, and he eventually does, but he makes his new wife promise to let his daughter live idly in luxury. The stepmother promises, but when the king’s not there, she makes the daughter dust the furniture, wash the floor, learn to sew and to embroider. They keep her work secret from the king. Eventually, the daughter marries, and moves away with her

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husband. The husband loses his job. Though the king sends presents every few months, the young couple need more, so the king’s daughter supports her family as a tailor.

She thanks her father for his gifts but sends messages: “Mother’s gift is better than father’s gift” and “ancestor’s fortune will end; hands’ profession remains.”

In 2005, 20 years after first hearing this story, Schely-Newman again visits Mazouz, and again hears the story, told with only “very small differences.” The story has not changed, but the scholar has. She now appreciates this as a women’s story of patriarchal society.

“While at first the tales seem to conform to the patriarchal order, a subsequent reading permits a different interpretation,” she says.

“In traditional patriarchal societies, men and women live in separate domains. Heroines in these stories get rescued by female initiative. In these societies, women protect and afford security for each other.”

Popular Western folk tales, by contrast, reward “passive heroines, pretty, good-natured and submissive,” she says. “More daring female characters suffer dangers, until, usually through male intervention, they can get on the proper path towards marriage.”

The scholarly essays also connect these stories to classical Jewish texts and to the AarneThompson index of motifs of world folktales.

Since its founding in 1941, Wayne State University Press has published an extensive list of books of Judaica. Many of these works have gone out of print over the decades though the general public and scholars remain interested.

Now, the Press has announced that 59 books of Jewish interest have become available at WayneOpen.org, “the online platform for open access digital content made available from Wayne State University Press in partnership with the Wayne State University Library System.”

Anyone with access to the internet can download digital copies of these out-of-print books.

Among them: • Jewish Poland by Haya BarItzhak, a study of the legends of how Jews first came to Poland, where Jewish life flourished for a thousand years.

• For our Soul by Teshome Wagaw, describing the ongoing process of adjustment and acculturation experienced by Jews from Ethiopia in Israel.

• From Sofia to Jaffa by Guy Haskell, about the relocation of Bulgaria’s Jews to Israel.

The project was made possible through a $94,000 grant awarded to the Press in 2016 from a joint project between the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and the National Endowment for the Humanities.

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Nazi Salute Flint councilman under fire for rude gesture.

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lint Councilman Eric Mays is under fire for comparing Council President Monica Galloway to “Hitler” and performing a Nazi salute at the council’s general meeting on Monday, Jan. 13.

Mays directed the comment “you ain’t got to be like Hitler,” toward Galloway and then proceeded to perform the Nazi salute and stomp his feet.

Following the incident, Galloway continued with the meeting and Mays had excused himself.

On Jan. 15, a special City Council meeting was called where Galloway issued an apology about the inappropriate behavior from the Jan. 13 meeting and her lack of leadership to immediately address the issue at hand.

At that same meeting, Mays did not apologize for his comments or actions and instead backed his comments. He insisted that he would do the same thing again if someone else in power, such

as Flint Mayor Sheldon Neeley, who he mentioned in his comment at the meeting, was acting like a dictator.

Steven Low, executive director of the Flint Jewish Federation, learned about the incident early Tuesday morning, Jan. 14, in an email from a very concerned non-Jewish member of the community.

Although Low’s initial reaction was dismay and outrage that Councilman Mays “could be so insensitive and ignorant,” he was also not surprised.

“Eric Mays has a long-standing reputation for self-serving grandstanding and obstructionism at City Council meetings,” Low said. “Frankly, he has shown no remorse and has repeated this behavior and has even tried to justify it. He has also stated that he is not interested in rethinking his behavior.”

Even though what Mays said was disheartening, Low states that “both members of the Jewish and non-Jewish community have been outraged but not

Samitt Preliminary Exam Waived The case against Sean Samitt, who was arrested last month for falsely reporting he was stabbed in an alleged anti-Semitic incident, was moved to Oakland County Circuit Court following his appearance before 48th District Court Judge Diane D’Agostini on Jan. 14.

Both Samitt’s attorney, Steven I. Moss, and Oakland County Prosecutor Micah Wallace agreed to waive the preliminary exam originally scheduled for that day. Moss declined comment on the case.

On Dec. 15, Samitt told police he had been stabbed by a man in the parking lot of Temple Kol Ami in West Bloomfield, where he worked as a cantorial soloist and music teacher. He claimed the attacker expressed antiSemitic and anti-immigrant epithets

before stabbing him with a knife.

While investigators found no signs that Samitt had been attacked in the parking lot, they did find bloody tissues and a knife with blood on it inside the synagogue. After police discovered further inconsistencies in Samitt’s story, he admitted he had stabbed himself and fabricated the story about the attack in order to get out of his contract with Temple Kol Ami. On Dec. 20, Samitt was arrested and charged with one count of falsely reporting a felony, which is a felony. He pleaded not guilty and was released on bond, which was paid by his mother. If convicted, Samitt could face prison time of up to four years.

surprised that Mays was behind these actions.”

Low was also disappointed because Council President Galloway did not immediately address the behavior nor eject Mays from the meeting. However, Low did have the opportunity to speak to Galloway on the phone and in person.

“She was very apologetic and is resolved to take action to address Mr. Mays’ behavior,” Low said. “In addition to her issuing a public apology, I offered to arrange for a visit for the entire City Council, including Mr. Mays, to the Holocaust museum near Detroit.”

Low hopes that this incident will lead to some training for the City Council on how to better handle civil discourse and serve the public’s interest.

“I certainly hope that the City Council will take the time to learn more and become better educated about the Holocaust and the harm that follows when trivializing it,” Low said.

Michigan Minds: Religious Involvement and Cognitive Health People over 50 who attend religious services and pray may notice better memory performance, a new study led by U-M psychology doctoral candidate Zarina Kraal found.

“Attending religious services may promote social engagement with religious peers, and social engagement has been positively associated with cognitive outcomes,” Kraal said.

Separate from social benefits, religious attendance may be linked to better cognitive health through stimulating cognitive activities unique to religious services.

— Ronelle Grier, Contributing Writer

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What’s Cookin’?

The Chicken Soup Cook Off is on Sunday, Jan. 26, at Temple Shir Shalom in West Bloomfield, from 12:30-2 p.m.

Five-hundred-plus happily hungry people will enjoy the talents of amateur, novice and professional chefs, who will present their special chicken soup recipes and samples.

Through sponsorship and ticket sales, the event supports four deserving organizations: Gilda’s Club, Young Adult Group of Temple Shir Shalom, TSS Religious School Scholarships and I Am My Brother’s Keeper Shelter.

Soup entries will be judged by a panel of judges in a variety of categories along with the “People’s Choice

Award,” which will be selected by votes of all the Cook Off guests.

In addition to tasting chicken soup, guests will have the opportunity to win prizes through a drawing, enjoy bagels for purchase, listen to music and learn more about the sponsors and supported organizations.

The afternoon will conclude with an award ceremony for the best soup in several categories, as well as the Best Decorated Table.

Cost: Adults $5; children 4-12 $3; family pass $15.

Tickets: cookoff@shirshalom. org or call 248-737-8700.

GreenSpace Café Announces Closure GreenSpace Café in Ferndale will close permanently Feb. 1, its owner Dr. Joel Kahn announced on Facebook Jan. 19.

“Issues with our landlord, leases and finances have left no options,” he wrote. “We are deeply grateful to our amazing staff over these years, current and past, and our amazing customers. Alas, the healthy plant food market is still tiny even if vibrant and growing.

“The Kahn Family will

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remain public advocates for healthy whole-food plant eating. We are committed to GreenSpace & Go, meal plans and meal prep, as vehicles to assist as many as possible to have healthy eating options.

“Thank you again for your love, kindness, patronage and health advocacy. GreenSpace Café gift cards will be honored in the Ferndale location through the end of the month.”

GreenSpace & Go will remain open.

The Cohn-Haddow Center for Judaic Studies at Wayne State University is holding its fifth annual writing competition for Metro Detroit high school students. Submissions may be essays, short stories, or one or more poems related to some aspect of Jewish life, culture or history.

The goal is to encourage high school students to think and write on matters of Jewish importance — past, present and future — and to cultivate fresh perspectives on often time-worn conversations, dis-

cussions and debates.

Winning entries will be included in a literary magazine published by the Cohn-Haddow Center. First place in each category will be awarded a cash prize of $500, with cash prizes of $100 for honorable mentions in each category. Deadline is March 1.

For details, visit Judaicstudies.wayne.edu/writingcompetition.php on Facebook (@CohnHaddowCJS), Twitter(@CohnHaddow) and Instagram (@cohnhaddow). .

Camp Registration Day From 1-4 p.m. Jan. 26, JCC Day Camps Powered by Tamarack will hold Camp Registration Day, when families who register and pay a deposit in-full receive a 10 percent discount.

The event also gives prospective campers and parents a chance to spin the Camp Wheel for prizes and other discounts, learn more about the camps and specialty options, meet camp leadership and enjoy free entry to Winter Fest, with snacks, winter games,

bounce houses, face painting and more. Need-based financial assistance is also available to camp families.

Celebrating the third anniversary of the partnership between JCC Day Camps and Tamarack Camps, families with campers at both camps receive a double discount.

Families with questions can contact the camp office at (248) 432-5578. Register by phone (248-432-5578), online (camp.jccdet.org) or email (camp@jccdet.org) for help.

Immigration Program Join the Jewish Community Relations Council/AJC for a program on Exploring American Immigration: Biblical Origins to Contemporary Challenges, Sunday Feb. 9, from 1-4 p.m. at Temple Emanu-El in Oak Park.

Through a panel discussion and breakout sessions, learn about important immigration issues, the history of immigration, advocacy, legal precedent and more.

The program is free, but registration is encouraged at jcrcajcimmigration2020.eventbrite.com.

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Find the complete catalog at jccdet.org/JLearn or call us at 248-205-2557 to receive one.

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Congratulations to the 2019 Hazon Seal of Sustainability Recipients!

The following institutions have taken incredible steps towards creating a healthier and more sustainable Metro-Detroit Jewish community. From improved lighting and recycling policies to composting and garden education and so much more! We are thrilled to provide support and guidance to the following 20 Jewish institutions in their sustainability efforts: Adat Shalom Synagogue Congregation Beth Ahm Congregation B’nai Moshe Congregation Shaarey Zedek Congregation Shir Tikvah Detroit Jews for Justice Farber Hebrew Day School – Yeshivat Akiva

Hillel Day School Isaac Agree Downtown Synagogue Jewish Community Center of Metropolitan Detroit Jewish Family Service Jewish Ferndale Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit

Kibbutz Detropia Repair the World Detroit Tamarack Camps Temple Beth El Temple Israel Temple Kol Ami Young Israel of Southfield

We’re delighted to welcome our 6 newest sites to the 2020 cohort: Beth Israel Congregation • Clover Hill Park Cemetery • Frankel Jewish Academy Hillel of Metro Detroit • Jewish Senior Life • Michigan Hillel The Hazon Seal of Sustainability is a nationwide program for Jewish institutions to become healthier and more sustainable.

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Jews in the D | faces&places The Holocaust Memorial Center Zekelman Family Campus hosted its 35th Anniversary Dinner at the Suburban Collection Showplace late last year.

More than 1,500 guests made it a sold-out event.

The annual fundraiser honored Nina and Bernie Kent for their significant work to ensure that the lessons of the Holocaust

empower people today. The keynote speaker was Dr. Ruth Westheimer, an orphan of the Holocaust, celebrity therapist and star of the new documentary, Ask Dr. Ruth.

Funds raised at the dinner will support HMC’s many public tours, programs and exhibitions, as well as education outreach provided to schools and community groups.

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HMC Board Officer Alan Zekelman, Dr. Ruth Westheimer and HMC Director of the International Institute of the Righteous Dr. Guy Stern.

ABOVE LEFT: Dinner Chairs Elaine and Michael Serling, honorees Nina and Bernie Kent, and keynote speaker Dr. Ruth Westheimer.

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y virtue of an his birth. Instead, we are acclaimed Broadway merely told at the time that production of recent “a man from the house of vintage, many have come Levi went and married a to a renewed appreciation daughter of Levi, and the of the fascinating story woman conceived and of an American bore a son …” This “Founding Father.” anonymous entry to His roller-coaster life, the world is hardly punctuated by the the introduction we key role he played would expect for the in the shaping of the most consequential Rabbi Shlomo great experiment figure in Jewish Riskin called American history. democracy, inspired But, as we find Parshat Vaera: the opening words of throughout Genesis, Exodus Hamilton: “How does it is achievement in 6:2-9:35; a bastard, orphan, life rather than birth Ezekiel son of a whore and a order, merit and 28:25-29:21.

Scotsman, dropped morality rather than in the middle of biology, which are of a forgotten spot in the paramount importance.

Caribbean by Providence, The success of the impoverished, in squalor, underdog has always, and grow up to be a hero and a will always, stir within scholar?” us feelings of hope that This question speaks to we, too, can achieve great our delightful wonderment things in life. After all, if when “underdogs” succeed a penniless orphan from in the face of tremendous an island in the Caribbean challenges and adversity. It can become one of the reminds us that greatness most important figures in is not reserved for the American history and a privileged few, but rather is foundling Hebrew child available to anyone willing born to nameless parents to make the effort necessary doomed for Egyptian to attain it. In this context, slavery can grow to we can best appreciate the adulthood as one of the Torah’s presentation of greatest liberators in world Moses in this week’s Torah history, every single one of reading. us can make it big despite The Torah withholds our lack of pedigree or lack information about the of aristocratic standing. lineage of Moses until well into his life and career.

Rabbi Shlomo Riskin is chancellor Why wait? We would have of Ohr Torah Stone and chief expected to learn of Moses’ rabbi of Efrat, Israel. background at the time of

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“All of the songs in this show are so different from each other that they gave me so many opportunities to do different styles of dance,” says Bergasse, who also has Jewish heritage in common with Joshua Bergasse refreshed his choreography for Solomon. the tour of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.

“I love Charlie and the Chocolate Factory because of the story about SUZANNE CHESSLER CONTRIBUTING WRITER imagination and parenting; it’s really oshua Bergasse won’t be in town ideas and the designers had some new sweet. I also love the music by the same design ideas. guys who wrote the music for Smash (the for the touring production of Roald “The tour is probably one step better TV series that Bergasse choreographed).

Dahl’s Charlie and the Chocolate than the Broadway production.”

I’m a big fan of Scott and Mark, and I Factory, but his choreography will be.

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory will love choreographing their music.”

Bergasse, whose fascination with be staged Feb. 18-March 1 at the Detroit Working on Smash brought Bergasse dance launched at his mom’s Annette Opera House. The musical, an Emmy Award for and Company School of Dance in based on a Roald Dahl story choreography. He also has Farmington Hills, planned the intricate details about Willy Wonka and his won the Fred Astaire Award footwork for the Broadway run and Charlie and the invention of the Everlasting for his choreography on the tweaked it a bit for the tour.

Chocolate Factory Gobstopper, takes place Broadway revival of On the “I was not available to get to the will be staged Feb. when Willy is opening Town and the Chita Rivera bulk of the rehearsals for this tour 18-March 1 at the his factory to a lucky few, Award for the choreography so my associate choreographer, including Charlie Bucket, of a revival of Sweet Detroit Opera House.

Alison Solomon, took over setting whose life needs sweetening.

Charity. Additional award Tickets start at $29. the choreography for the road,” says The adventures are (313) 872-1000, ext. 0. nominations have been made Bergasse, 47, preparing to direct and enhanced with new music choreograph a Japanese production of Broadwayindetroit.com. for Tony, Drama Desk and by Scott Wittman and Marc Outer Critics recognition.

The Bodyguard. “She did the Broadway Shaiman adding to numbers “Since Smash, I show and first tour with me.

by Leslie Bricusse and Anthony Newley choreographed the Broadway revival of “All the dances for the tour are heard in the movie version. The hit On the Town, the Broadway revival of essentially the same as the ones done on songs “Pure Imagination,” “The Candy Gigi and an off-Broadway production Broadway, but when we did the tour, we Man” and “I’ve Got a Golden Ticket” still of Sweet Charity starring Sutton Foster thought there were a couple of things ring out. (raised in Troy),” says Bergasse, who we could do better. I had choreographic

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taught at his mom’s studio and now teaches at New York schools, including the Broadway Dance Center and Steps on Broadway.

“Because of my choreography jobs, I call up different studios and say I’m free on certain days and ask if they have any slots for me to teach. They slot me in.

It’s really a good deal for me and for them.”

Last year, when he directed and choreographed I Married an Angel at the New York City Center, he connected deeply with the theme. He has been married for just over a year to Sara Mearns, a star in that show and a principal dancer at New York City Ballet.

“We didn’t have an actual Jewish wedding ceremony, but we were under a chuppah and did break the glass,” he says. “We got married on a beach in

North Carolina. Together, we lit the Chanukah candles this past year.”

Bergasse, who returned to Michigan to celebrate Thanksgiving, will be in town April 19 for a gala to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the dance studio started by his mom and now managed by his brother, Mark. The brothers will perform together.

Involvement with the family dance studio makes Bergasse especially appreciative of involvement with Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.

“It’s fun for the whole family,” he says. “There are great lessons in the show, but it’s also superentertaining. One of my favorite moments is when the Oompa-Loompas (factory workers) make their first appearance (the show-stopping number).”

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hakespeare isn’t everyone’s cup of tea but, for Barbara and Art Wiggins, the man and his work have fascinated them for decades.

“How did a glover’s son with a grammar school education become the world’s greatest playwright?” they asked themselves 25 years ago.

Since then, the Bloomfield Township couple has been looking for answers in libraries and at Shakespearean festivals in three countries.

Barbara, a retired English teacher, and Art, a retired aerospace engineer and physics professor, both remember reading Shakespeare in high school.

“It was kind of a chore, but then we put on a (Shakespearean) play and it changed my mind totally. I thought ‘These words sound really good,’” Art says.

Barbara shared his interest and, in 1992, they began thinking about a novel to bring Shakespeare to life as an actual person of Elizabethan

times. They found most of the books about Shakespeare were about his writing.

Over a period of years, they saw all 37 of his plays — either in theaters, including the Stratford Festival, or on video. “We felt we were getting to know him better,” Barbara says. Then they began extensive research in English and American libraries, especially the Folger Library in Washington, D.C., which has some of Shakespeare’s earliest manuscripts.

In 1995, the couple took a bike ride along Shakespeare’s route between his hometown of Stratford and London. As they studied his life and the people around him, they learned that Shakespeare “did everything” in the theater — not only writing plays but handling sets and taking tickets.

They wrote an initial draft, but they were both working fulltime and Art was also writing science-related nonfiction books, so they put the book aside. After Barbara retired,

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“we returned to it seriously in June 2018. We kept working on it and changed it a lot. It was fun rewriting it,” she says.

While Good Will: Shakespeare’s Novel Life is based on careful research and is “90 percent accurate,” it does include some fictionalized accounts of Shakespeare’s life, which Art refers to as the book’s “whoppers.” One of these was how Shakespeare met his wife, Anne Hathaway.

According to Art, there isn’t a written record so they created an accidental encounter between Shakespeare and Hathaway while she was bathing in a stream, which was common during Elizabethan times.

Another imagined incident was the couple’s presence at the Globe Theater when it was destroyed by fire in 1613.

Art says there is no written account of Anne actually visiting London.

One of Shakespeare’s famous characters is Jewish — Shylock, the money lender in The Merchant of Venice.

The pair believe Shakespeare depicted Shylock through such famous lines as “If you prick us do we not bleed?

If you tickle us do we not laugh?” so theater audiences could identify with him.

Jews had been expelled from England several hundred years earlier and most written descriptions of them were very pejorative.

The couple discussed Shakespeare with the late Rabbi Sherwin Wine when they were members of the Birmingham Temple. Wine described Shakespeare as “a humanist.”

Since it came out last year, the self-published book has garnered good reviews, Barbara says.

“We wanted to make Shakespeare into a human being to help people understand him and have a different view of the plays,” she says.

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He’s played Jewish characters four times, most notably in the American Pie movies. In 2008, he married Jenny Mollen, now 40, a Jewish comedian. The couple has two sons, Sid and Lazlo. (I wasn’t surprised when Biggs posted photos of Sid’s religious bris.)

Last May, Biggs and Mollen toured Israel and posted on Instagram hour-by-hour trip photos.

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Who Will Write Our History is a 2018 documentary about the Warsaw Ghetto to be first aired on the Discovery Channel Sunday, Jan. 26, at 3 p.m. Based on the book by Samuel Kassow, a Trinity College professor and child of a Holocaust survivor, it focuses most on the creation of the “Oyneg Shabes.� That was the code name of an archive of writings detailing what was happening in the

ghetto. Led by historian Emanuel Ringelbaum, a secret group of journalists and community leaders contributed to the archive. The documentary also features new interviews, rarely seen footage and dramatizations shot on location in Poland. Actress Joan Allen and Oscar-winner Adrien Brody, 46, narrate. The film was directed by Roberta Grossman, 60, who also directed other Jewish-themed documentaries, including Blessed Is the Match: The Life and Death of Hannah Senesh, Hava Nagila: The Movie and Above and Beyond (about Jewish American volunteer pilots who flew in the Israeli War of Independence).

JEWS ON ICE You may be surprised to learn 11 Jews are now playing in the National Hockey League (according to Jewish Sports Review magazine). Quinn Hughes, 20, has been named a 2020 All-Star and will play in this year’s NHL all-star game (airs on NBC on Saturday, Jan. 25, at 8 p.m.). Hughes is a defenseman who plays for the Vancouver Canucks. His younger brother, Jack Hughes, 18, plays for the NHL New Jersey Devils. The brothers grew up in Toronto. Quinn played for the U-M Wolverines for two years before turning pro.

The brothers’ father, Jim Hughes, a former hockey coach who has worked for the Toronto Maple Leafs, isn’t Jewish. Their Jewish mother, Ellen Weinberg-Hughes, 51, was a great collegiate ice hockey player.

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5:45 pm, Jan. 24. Families with children up to age 5 are invited to Cong. Shaarey Zedek for a kid-friendly Shabbat service with the clergy, a “prehistoric” buffet dinner and cool Dino activities.

Cost: $18 per person for ages 13 and older. No charge for ages 0-12. RSVP to shaareyzedek.org/ events/dinosaur-tot-shabbat.

SATURDAY, JAN 25 FILM SCREENING

2 pm, Jan. 25. At the DIA, 5200 John R, Detroit. (Repeated 2 pm, Jan 26.) To Be Or Not To Be (USA/1942—directed by Ernst Lubitsch, 99 min.) Stars Jack Benny and Carole Lombard as husband-and-wife actors in Nazi-occupied Warsaw, who become caught up in a deadly spy plot. Lubitsch balances satire, romance, slapstick and wartime reality in a comic highwire act that has never been equaled. Lombard’s sparkling performance was her last: She died soon after filming while on tour to sell war bonds. Ticket info: 313-833-4005.

SUNDAY, JAN 26

HOLOCAUST REMEMBRANCE DAY PROGRAM 3-5 pm Jan. 26. Special exhibit opening and International Holocaust Remembrance Day program — Operation Finale: The Capture and Trial of Adolf Eichmann — at the Holocaust Memorial Center in Farmington Hills. Featuring Avner Avraham, curator of Operation Finale and former Mossad agent; Shula Bahat, CEO of Beit Hatfutsot of America; and Patrick Gallagher, president of Gallagher & Associates, producers of the

special exhibit. Cost is $10. Light dessert reception to follow. For questions or to register, contact Monisha at 248-536-9616.

MONDAY, JAN 27

MONDAYS WITH MEANING 9: 30 am, Jan. 20. An Active Life-JCC Without Borders program meets at the David & Miriam Mondry Bldg., 15000 W. 10 Mile in Oak Park.

ROSH CHODESH 10 am, Jan. 27. Adat Shalom Sisterhood invites women from the community to welcome the new month of Shevat with a morning study session led

by Rabbi Rachel Shere. At Adat Shalom in Farmington Hills. No charge. RSVP Rochelle.r.lieberman@gmail.com or 248-553-2498.

SURVIVOR SPEAKER 12:15-1:15 pm, Jan. 27. Hear from a Holocaust survivor at the Holocaust Memorial Center in Farmington Hills. Free. For questions or to register, contact Monisha at 248-536-9616.

TUESDAY, JAN. 28 SIMPLY DANCE

11 am, Jan. 28. An Active Life program at the Jewish Community Center in West Bloomfield. Christine Stewart will lead; no partner needed. Cost: $7.

TUESDAY WITH JANET 1:30 pm, Jan. 28. Get together with host Janet Pont in the Shaarey Zedek Library. Barbara Heller of the DIA will discuss “A Wedding In India.” Cake and coffee will be served. Info: jpont@shaarey zedek.org. continued on page 44

JAN. 24-FEB. 2 A BRONX TALE Based on the critically acclaimed play that inspired the classic film, this streetwise musical takes you to the stoops of the Bronx in the 1960s. A young man is caught between the father he loves and the mob boss he’d love to be. At the Fisher Theater, 3011 W. Grand, Detroit. One of the creators is Jerry Zaks and tunes were written by Alan Menken. TuesdaySaturday at 8 p.m.; Sunday at 7:30; Saturday and Sunday matinees at 2 p.m. Tickets: boxoffice-tickets.com.

JAN. 27 HOLOCAUST EXHIBIT “The Holocaust Unfolds” is a new exhibit showcasing the coverage of WWII by the Detroit Jewish News and its predecessor, the Detroit Jewish Chronicle.

It is on display on the second floor of the Mardigian Library at the University of Michigan Dearborn, 4901 Evergreen Road, Dearborn. Free and open to the public, 7-9 pm. Light refreshments will be served for the opening. RSVP: Dr. Jamie L. Wraight, jwraight@umich.edu.

JAN. 24-FEB. 9 THE DINING ROOM

St. Dunstan’s Theatre, 400 Lone Pine Road in Bloomfield Hills, will kick off 2020 with this Pulitzer Prizenominated drama. It is a mosaic of interrelated scenes centered around the heart of the American home. The actors change roles, personalities and ages as they portray a wide variety of characters. This production is directed by Alan Ellias (Farmington Hills) and features six actors, including Pamela Martin (Royal Oak), Ken Overwater (Livonia), Michelle Kecskes (Waterford), Ross Grossman (Farmington Hills), Tania Velinsky (Royal Oak) and Sean Kecskes (Waterford). St. Dunstan’s will present the play Jan. 24, 25, 31 and Feb. 1, 2, 7, 8 and 9. All shows begin at 8 p.m., except for the Sunday performances on the 2nd and 9th, which begin at 2 p.m. Tickets are $20 each for adults and $18 each for students and seniors. To order tickets: StDunstansTheatre.com or call (844) 386-7826.

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CENSUS IMPACT 1 pm, Jan. 29. Sponsored by the Active Life and IRP at the West Bloomfield Jewish Community Center. Linda Clark, senior partnership specialist of the U.S. Census Bureau, will discuss the impact of the 2020 census. Free event. Info: 248-432-5467 or rchessler@jccdet.org.

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guests and bubble time for our littlest friends. There is no charge to attend, but donations are appreciated.

POTTERY CLASS 11 am-1 pm, Jan. 30. An Active Life program at the West Bloomfield Jewish Community Center. This class for adults is taught by Allison Berlin. All supplies included; class punch card available, $165 for 12 punches (one free class). RSVP: 248-432-5467 or rchessler@ jccdet.org. No classes in Feb.

SPOTLIGHT ON ETHIOPIA 7-8:30 pm, Jan. 30. At Ann Arbor District Library, Westgate Branch.

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Enjoy Ethiopian coffee and snacks as Prof. Alemu Fite, Ph.D., addresses Ethiopian culture and takes questions. Free event.

BERMAN NIGHT OF LEARNING 7 pm, Jan. 30. “Reflections and Recollections� with Berl Falbaum at Cong. Shaarey Zedek in Southfield. He will speak about growing up in Shanghai as a refugee from Nazi Germany then as an adult, covering major stories for the Detroit News as a reporter, such as the 1967 Detroit riot, the Kennedy assassination, the murder of a Detroit civil rights activist in Selma, Ala., and other stories. Come early for sips, sweets and schmoozing before the learning begins. Free event.

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DR. ALLEN APFELBLAT, 73, of West Bloomfield, died Dec. 22, 2019.

He is survived by his beloved wife, Ellen Apfelblat; daughters and son-in-law, Lisa and Alan Wittenberg, Julie and Lori Apfelblat; grandchildren, Dylan, Max, Elle, Violet, Grace and Liam; daughter-inlaw, Dr. Amanda Apfelblat; brother and sister-in-law, Sam and Yvonne Apfelblat; many loving family members and friends.

Dr. Apfelblat was the father of the late Dr. Adam Apfelblat; brother of the late Helen Apfelblat.

Interment was held at Adat Shalom Memorial Park Cemetery in Livonia.

Contributions may be made to a charity of one’s choice.

Arrangements by Dorfman Chapel.

MICHAEL BERKOWITZ, 74, of Oak Park, died Jan. 9, 2020.

He is survived by his wife, Sharon Berkowitz; daughters and sons-in-law, Amy and Jared Chimovitz of Oak Park, Lisa and Joshua Nunn Berkowitz of Waterford; sister and brother-in-law, Frances and Milton Goldman of West Bloomfield; brothers-in-law and sistersin-law, Kay and Theodore Tulupman, Barbra and Michael Chaitin; grandchildren, Yael Chimovitz, Shayna Chimovitz, Naomi Chimovitz, Danielle Chimovitz; nieces, nephews, great-nieces and great-nephews.

Mr. Berkowitz was the dear brother of the late Irving Louis Berkowitz.

Contributions may be made to Habonim D’ror Camp Tavor, 4444 Second Ave., Detroit, MI 48201; or Congregation Beth Shalom, 14601 Lincoln, Oak Park, MI 48237. Interment was held at Hebrew Memorial Park.

Arrangements by Hebrew Memorial Chapel.

DR. MARVIN BERNSTEIN, 88, of Livonia, died Jan. 13, 2020.

He is survived by his son and daughter-in-law, Howard and Laura Bernstein; daughter, Marcy Ammons; grandchildren, Sanya Bernstein, Rachel Ammons and Matthew Ammons; sister, Maryan Haffner; his longtime companion, Phyllis Soltz; loving nieces, nephews, other family members and friends.

Dr. Bernstein was the brother of the late Neil Bernstein; brother-in-law of the late Irv Haffner.

Interment was held at Adat Shalom Memorial Park Cemetery in Livonia.

Contributions may be made to Adat Shalom Synagogue or to a charity of one’s choice.

Arrangements by Dorfman Chapel.

DOROTHY FARER, 97, passed away, Jan. 5, 2020.

She was born in 1922 to Russian immigrant parents. She grew up during the Great Depression, which had an impact throughout her life.

Dorothy was a “health food nut” before it was fashionable, strongly believing in food as medicine. She married Joe Farer in 1950 and had two daughters, Susan and Julie.

Despite many losses and challenges she faced in her

life, she always looked for the good in everything and everyone. She will be remembered for her genuine interest in others, positivity, passion for healthy living, beauty and love of family.

Mrs. Farer is survived by her daughters, Susan (Peter Forbes) and Julie; two granddaughters, Hayley and Sofie Forbes.

MICHAEL HARVEY GLICKER, 79, a Mumford High School graduate, died Jan. 11, 2020, c. 1959 in Chicago, his home for most of his adult life.

Mr. Glicker was born Aug. 26, 1940, to Joseph and Genevieve Glicker of Detroit.

He grew up in Northwest Detroit, graduating from Mumford in 1958. He was a member of the Princetons, a club for brainy students who preferred books to sports.

Another club member and good friend, Mark Schlussel, remembers Mr. Glicker as “always very cerebral, very smart and fun to be with.”

Mr. Glicker received a B.S. degree in business administration from Wayne State University and went on to graduate from the University of Michigan Law School in 1965. He moved to Chicago, where he joined an accounting firm as an attorney. He also worked at A.B. Dick Company, which is credited with inventing the mimeograph, and at Quaker Oats.

He was an avid collector of fine art photographs, some of which he gifted to the Art Institute of Chicago. Among his collection were works by Andre Kertesz and Brassai, both Hungarians who found fame as artists in the early to mid-20th century Paris. He enjoyed the theater and cham-

ber music, and he remained a steadfast Tigers fan his entire life. He attended Temple Sholom in Chicago and had a tight-knit group of friends who shared Passover seders and Thanksgiving meals together.

Mr. Glicker is survived by his sisters, Myrna (Richard) Edgar and Ronna (the late Dale) Stanley; nieces and nephews, Cary (Stacie Arkules) Edgar, Julie (David Sklar) Edgar, Marla (Larry) Horwitz, Joan (David) Evans, Ken (Nicole Mares) Stanley and Kim Rey; and many good friends.

A private memorial service will be held later.

Contributions may be made to a charity of one’s choice.

Arrangements by Ira Kaufman Chapel.

SHIRLEY (KLEIN) JAMPOLSKY, 86, of New York, formerly of Detroit, died Dec. 24, 2019.

She is survived by her children, Linda Jampolsky, Helene Jampolsky, Leslie Jampolsky, Sarah and Michael Chazan, Marsha Jampolsky, Scott Jampolsky; brother and sisterin-law, Milton and Elaine Klein of Oak Park; 24 grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren; nieces, nephews, great-nieces and great-nephews.

Mrs. Jampolsky was the loving mother of the late Steven Jampolsky, the late Susan Murray.

Services and interment were held in New York on Dec. 25, 2019.

LINDA KATES, 76, of Livonia, died Jan. 11, 2020.

She is survived by her daughters and son-inc. 2010 law, Julie Kates of Livonia, Lisa and James Weldy of Midland; sister and continued on page 48 JANUARY 23 • 2020

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brothers-in-law, Nancy and Larry Kornwise of Farmington Hills, Harold Baker of West Bloomfield; grandchildren, Aaron Weldy, Rachel Weldy.

She is also survived by Dr. George Kates; loving nieces and nephews; Mrs. Kates was the loving sister of the late Carol Baker; special friend of the late Jerry Janssens.

Contributions may be made to IWMF (International Waldenstrom’s Macroglobulinemia Foundation), 6144 Clark Center Ave., Sarasota, FL 34238.

Services were held at the chapel at Hebrew Memorial Park in Clinton Township. Interment was held at Hebrew Memorial Park.

MICHAEL LEDGER, 77, of Southfield, died Jan. 13, 2020.

He is survived by his daughter and son-in-law, Meredith and Jack Seller; son and daughter-in-law, Aaron and Sonia Ledger; grandchildren, Sophia and Daphne Miller, Olivia and Alexis Seller; sister, Winnie Rome; nieces and nephews, Michelle (Chris) Thayer, Bob (Catrina) Alpert, Neal Alpert and Steven Alpert; many other loving family mem-

bers and friends.

Mr. Ledger was the brother of the late Barbara Alpert.

Interment was held at Adat Shalom Memorial Park Cemetery in Livonia.

Contributions may be made to the Jewish War Veterans or to the Ruth Rome Endowed Music Fund at Congregation Shaarey Zedek in East Lansing.

Arrangements by Dorfman Chapel.

ROSEVELYN LIEBERMAN, 99, of Novi, died Jan. 11, 2020.

She is survived by her children, H. Ted and Dale Busch, Richard and Susann Busch, Bonnie and John Moran, and David Lieberman; six grandchildren; four great-grandchildren.

Mrs. Lieberman was the beloved wife of the late Albert L. Lieberman. She was the last of four children of the late Gertrude and the late Carl Rozner.

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DR. SALOMEIA (SHULAMITH) SCHLICK, 86, died Jan. 15, 2020.

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IRENE PETRINITZ, 96, of Southfield, died Jan. 15, 2020.

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Mrs. Petrinitz was the beloved wife of the late Alexander Petrinitz; loving mother of the late Ron Petrinitz; dear sister of the late Marcel Thirman.

Contributions may be made to Congregation B’nai Moshe, 6800 Drake Road, West Bloomfield, MI 48322.

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MARILYN NISS, 89, of West Bloomfield, died Jan. 11, 2020.

She is survived by her children, Larry and Lorraine Niss, Elayne and Lawrence Tyner, and Steven and Julie Niss; grandchildren, George and Andrea Scott, Emily Tyner and Shaun Hayes, Andrew Tyner, Eric Niss and Shayna Niss; great-grandchildren, Jasmine and Scarlett Scott, and Talia Tyner Hayes; brother, Jack

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Mrs. Niss was the beloved wife of the late Daniel Niss; the dear sister-in-law of the late Selma Schwartz.

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He is survived by his beloved wife of 41 years, Lynne; his adoring children, Jamie, Jennifer and Michael; sister and brother-in-law, Lani and Cal Abbott; brothers and sister-inlaw, Albert and Cindy Ludwig, and Kenneth Ludwig; sistersin-law and brothers-in-law, Cindy and Daniel Hirsch, and Marc and Shoshana Shulman; nieces, nephews and many close friends, whom he loved like family.

Mr. Ludwig was the dear son of the late Seymour and the late Margaret Ludwig; the adoring son-in-law of the late Jack and the late Helene Shulman.

Interment was at Clover Hill Park Cemetery. Contributions may be made to Kadima, Ludwig Shulman Family Fund, 15999 W. 12 Mile, Southfield, MI 48076, kadimacenter.org; or Yad Ezra, 2850 W. 11 Mile Road, Berkley, MI 48072, yadezra.org. Arrangements by Ira Kaufman Chapel.

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grated to Israel in 1951 and later moved to the United States, where she settled permanently in 1973. A lover of classical music and literature, she inspired many through her intellectual curiosity.

She was a distinguished professor at the Dept. of Chemistry and Biochemistry at the University of Detroit Mercy.

Appointed to visiting professorships all over the globe — Israel, France, Germany, Japan, and Italy — she enthusiastically combined research and travel, making friends and forming life-long collaborations with colleagues abroad. Her research in the field of polymer and membrane science was widely valued.

Her long list of awards, grants and fellowships includes numerous National Science Foundation Awards for Exceptional Creativity in Research, the Maria Sklodowska-Curie Medal from the Polish Radiation Research Society, the Founders’ Fellowship of the American Association of University Women and an honorary doctorate from Linköping University, Sweden.

Her warmth and joie de vivre enriched the family’s lives, and they will miss her terribly.

Dr. Schlick is survived by her husband, Haim; children, Tamar, Yaël and Daphne; sons-in-law, Rick Solway, Glenn Willmott and Joshua Winterfield; nephew, Ilan; grandchildren, Sabina, Daniel and Rafael.

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MIRIAM SHENKMAN, 99, of West Bloomfield, died Jan. 2, 2020.

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daughters, Elaine Beresh of West Bloomfield, Gloria Cohen; sons and daughter-in-law, Arnold Shenkman, Martin and Dr. Pattie Klein Shenkman; sisterin-law, Eileen Kirman; brotherin-law, Samuel Finkelstein; 11 grandchildren; 39 great-grandchildren.

Mrs. Shenkman was the beloved wife for 75 years of the late Jack Shenkman; loving sister and sister-in-law of the late Soloman Goldberg, the late Esther and the late Leo Stein, the late Sarah Betty and the late Milton Weiss, the late Lillian Finkelstein; dear mother-inlaw of the late Vicky Crofton Shenkman and the late Martin Cohen.

Contributions may be made to The Shul, 6890 W. Maple Road, West Bloomfield, MI 48322; or Jewish Senior Life, 6710 W. Maple Road, West Bloomfield, MI 48322.

Services and interment were held at Adat Shalom Memorial Park in Livonia. Arrangements

by Hebrew Memorial Chapel.

RALPH SIPORIN, 85, of Novi, died Jan. 13, 2020. He is survived by his beloved companion, Judy Primak; daughters and son-in-law, Laurie Siporin, Karen and Kevin Forman; son and daughter-in-law, David and Shari Siporin; stepchildren, Joseph Schuster and Adam (Mary) Schuster, Sarah Schuster; grandchildren, Kyle, Ryan, Kaitlyn, Michael, Kelsie, Jessica, Benjamin, Jack, Lexy, Sasha; brothers and sisters-inlaw, Walter and Susan Siporin, Marvin and Nancy Siporin.

Mr. Siporin was the companion of the late Barbara E. Schuster.

Interment was held at Beth

El Memorial Park Cemetery in Livonia. Contributions may be made to JNF-Trees in Israel or ALS of Michigan. Arrangements

by Dorfman Chapel.

SHIRLEY SOIFER, 89, of Farmington Hills, died Jan. 14, 2020.

She is survived by her brother, Dr. Sidney Soifer; nieces and nephews, Evva and Dr. Michael Hepner, Peter and Suzan Caplan, Susan Nestor, Dr. Neil and Leslie Soifer, and Douglas and Lori Soifer. She is also survived by her devoted caregiver, Michelle McLaren.

Mrs. Soifer was the devoted daughter of the late Abraham and the late Jennie Soifer; the loving sister of the late Ruth Caplan Savage; the dear sisterin-law of the late Bee Soifer.

Interment was at Clover Hill Park Cemetery. Contributions may be made to National Council of Jewish Women, 26400 Lahser Road, Suite 306, Southfield, MI 48033, ncjwmi. org; Adat Shalom Synagogue, 29901 Middlebelt, Farmington Hills, MI 48334, adatshalom. org/tributes-make-adonation-in-honor-or-inmemory; or to a charity of one’s choice. Arrangements by Ira Kaufman Chapel.

NOREEN SOLOMON, 88, of West Bloomfield, died Jan. 10, 2020.

She was born in c. 1965 Barrie, Ontario, and graduated from the University of Toronto. After studying for a year at the Institute of Child Study and working at the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto, Noreen moved to Detroit, where she met the love of her life, Abraham Barnett Solomon, M.D. Noreen and Barney were married in 1956 and raised

their family in Southfield, where Noreen became very active in the community. She was a proud supporter of the Southfield Public Schools and was actively engaged in the PTA, school board and city elections. In addition, she was involved in Hadassah and Maimonides and forged deep friendships wherever she went.

She was a fixture in Barney’s family practice office; patients loved her, and she loved them.

Mrs. Solomon was the beloved mother of Mindy Nathan, Carin Kelly (Mark), Marshall and David; grandmother “Neenie” of Jennifer Nathan Simoneaux (Robert), Jacob Nathan, Samantha Arin Rodd (Randy), Dylan Glickman, Scott Solomon and Joshua Solomon. She was also blessed with a great-grandson, Bennett Abraham Simoneaux. Noreen was also loved by Tom Nathan and Julie Solomon; and her devoted caregiver, Osah Boffah.

She was the sister of the late Joan (Larry) Genender and the late Mervyn Ross.

Interment was at Clover Hill Park Cemetery. Contributions may be made to Temple Shir Shalom, Abraham Barnett Solomon Memorial Fund, 3999 Walnut Lake Road, West Bloomfield, MI 48323, shirshalom.org; or to a charity of one’s choice. Arrangements by Ira Kaufman Chapel.

Mrs. Spiwak was the loving daughter of the late Philip and Rose Forman; sister of the late Julie Citron, the late Sylvia Saltzman and the late Harriet Brandt.

Interment was held at Beth El Memorial Park Cemetery in Livonia. Contributions may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association, to JARC or to a charity of one’s choice. Arrangements

by Dorfman Chapel.

SARA LEE SPIWAK, 99, of Southfield, died Jan. 16, 2020.

She is survived by her daughter, Karen Egren; son, Robert Spiwak; grandson, Brandon Egren; loving and devoted caregiver, Deborah Jiles, who took care of Sara so beautifully. She is also survived by many loving nieces, nephews, other family members and friends.

DR. STEVEN STARR, 74, of Traverse City and formerly of Detroit, passed away Jan. 10, 2020, at his home at Glen Eagle, Mich.

He was born Sept. 13, 1944, in Detroit to Julius and Anne (Tkatch) Starr.

Steve was a podiatrist for more than 25 years in the Detroit area.

He was a high-level racquetball player, and he enjoyed water sports and playing cards. He also liked to support Detroit sports

teams. He was a devoted member of Congregation Beth Shalom.

Above all else, he loved spending time with his family.

Dr. Starr is survived by his sons, Dr. Jay (Rachel) Starr, and Jared (Ali) Starr; grandchildren, Abraham, Jonah, Jackson, Charlie, Olivia and Ari; sister, Rita.

He was preceded in death by his brothers, Robert and Jerry.

The service honoring his life was held at the Reynolds Jonkhoff Funeral Home in Traverse City.

Burial followed at Oakwood Cemetery. Contributions may be made to the Anti-Defamation League. Arrangements by Reynolds Jonkhoff Funeral Home.

EILEEN RUTH UNGARTEN, 70, of Farmington Hills, died Jan. 11, 2020.

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Rachel Hodas; many other loving family members and friends.

Mrs. Ungarten was the beloved wife of the late Glenn Ungarten.

Interment was held at Hebrew Memorial Park Cemetery in Clinton Township. Contributions may be made to the Ovarian Cancer Research Alliance.

Arrangements by Dorfman Chapel.

LOIS WEISS, 90, of Novi, died Jan. 14, 2020.

She is survived by her daughters and son-in-law, Ronda and Kenneth Music, and Linda Midler; son and daughter-in-law, Douglas Weiss and Xuan Nguyen; grandchildren, Jeffrey Schweig, Julia Music and Jenna Parks, Shaun Music, Jamie Midler, Michael and Noel Midler, David Midler, Tara Weiss

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and Brandon Smith, and Robert Weiss; great-grandchildren, Quinn Music Meron, Ella Rose Music, Sophia Dunavant, Kaitlyn Smith, Julianne Weiss and Syrus Weiss; many loving nieces, nephews, cousins and friends; her devoted caregiver of 14 years, Donna Anderson.

Mrs. Weiss was the beloved wife of the late Dr. Jack Weiss; the dear mother-in-law of the late Yacovie Midler; the cherished sister of the late Elaine and the late Harry Carnick; the loving sister-in-law of the late Mary Robbins Lesser, the late Mildred (the late Alvin) Skelly, the late Ralph and the late Edith Weiss, the late Shirley Foon Liss and the late Alvin Foon.

Interment was at Beth El Memorial Park. Contributions may be made to Detroit Institute of Arts, 5200 Woodward, Detroit, MI 48202, dia.org; Yad Ezra, 2850 W. 11 Mile Road, Berkley, MI 48072, yadezra.org; Leader

Dogs for the Blind, P.O. Box 5000, Rochester, MI 48308-5000, leaderdog.org; or to a charity of one’s choice. Arrangements by Ira Kaufman Chapel.

LEO ZIETCHICK, 95, of West Bloomfield, died Jan. 10, 2020.

He is survived by his wife, Sheba Zietchick; daughters and son-in-law, Dr. Tammy and Dr. Ben Movsas of Southfield, Wendy Stevens of Florida, Bonnie Zietchick of Allentown, Pa.; brother, Harry Zietchick; sister, Doris Kalishman; grandchildren, Shoshana and Avrohom Chaim, Arielle and Brad, Shira and Yoni, Aviva and Danny, Nicole and Cory, Christopher, Katie and Calvin, Jared, Tyler; great-grandchildren, Shmulie and Miriam.

Mr. Zietchick was the dear brother of the late Abraham Zietchick.

Contributions may be made to a charity of one’s choice.

Services and interment were

held at Hebrew Memorial Park.

Arrangements by Hebrew Memorial Chapel.

WARREN ZWEIGEL, 92, of West Bloomfield, died Jan. 8, 2020.

He is survived by his daughter, Pamela Zweigel; son and daughter-inlaw, Emanuel and Hebe Zweigel; grandchildren, Noah Zieman and Shayna Zieman; sister-in-law, Jean Zweigel.

Mr. Zweigel was the beloved husband for 55 years of the late Muriel Zweigel; the dear fatherin-law of the late Steven Zieman; the loving brother of the late Robert Zweigel.

Interment was at Machpelah Cemetery. Contributions may be made to Forgotten Harvest, 21800 Greenfield Road, Oak Park, MI 48237, forgottenhar vest.org. Arrangements by Ira Kaufman Chapel.

Raskin the best of everything

Soul Food Mecca Beans & Cornbread continues to earn accolades as it enters its 23rd year.

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nto its 23rd year is one of Michigan’s top soul food restaurants … as acclaimed recently in GQ magazine along with other highly esteemed publications.

And the list of celebrities continually grows as Beans & Cornbread, Sunset Strip, Northwestern Highway, Danny Raskin between 12 Mile Senior Columnist and Inkster, Southfield, is where so many make regular dining visitations … Laurence Fishburne, Matthew Stafford,

Barry Sanders, Shaquille O’Neal, Stevie Wonder, etc., in a list that would take up a couple of columns … The late Aretha Franklin and many others called it their second home.

Since before it opened in 1997, owner Patrick Coleman always wanted his own soul food restaurant … Year after year, he keeps taking it to another award-winning high standard … from traditional to modern originations in soul food culinary experiences … and a wonderful dining delight… with specialties like tempura shrimp, lobster, fried okra, vegetarian Sloppy Joes with garnished sautéed onions … down-home Southern fried chicken to catfish fillets to baby back ribs to juicy steaks, to salmon croquettes, etc. …

Beans & Cornbread bakes its own cornbread, sweet potato muffins, etc. … including a luscious peach cobbler, among other goodies.

To say that Patrick knows his food is putting it mildly …

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tigious restaurants, who also was spokesman at one time for Lawry Seasoned Salt, is noted, too, for his varied ways of soul food cooking and presentations without the high prices that are asked for by many soul food restaurant operations the nation over.

Beans & Cornbread is open seven days for lunch and dinner … Sunday-Thursday, 11 a.m.-9 p.m., Friday, 11 a.m.-10 p.m., Saturday, noon-10 p.m. …

Seating is for around 70 in the dining room and 18 at the bar … Sundays also includes brunch 11 a.m.-2 p.m.

Going into its 23rd year certainly tells something about Beans & Cornbread … It is everything a good soul food restaurant should be … and then some … Don’t be frightened by all the cars that may be there … Most of the folks who own them know a good thing when they enjoy the food at Beans & Cornbread.

I REMEMBER …From William Ruskin … “Lieberman’s Delicatessen on Dexter and

Waverly. It would put out the back door an empty pickle barrel at least once a week and you could smell it almost a halfblock away.”

OLDIE BUT GOODIE … A cop pulls a car over and informs the driver that he had just entered him in a safety contest that encourages drivers to wear seat belts … The cop explained that if the man won, he would receive $50,000 but as a runner-up he would get at least $5,000.

“What are you going to do with all that money?” asked the cop.

“Well,” said the driver, “I guess I’m going to get a driver’s license.”

“Oh, don’t listen to him,” said his wife. “He’s always a smart aleck when he’s been drinking.”

CONGRATS … To Dr. Stuart Kirschenbaum on his birthday…

To Jim Hiller on his birthday…

To Barbara Cohen on her birthday.

Danny’s email address is dannyraskin2132@gmail.com.

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Dean of the College of Arts, Sciences and Letters Marty Hershock; Jamie L. Wraight, director of The Voice/ Vision Holocaust Survivor Oral History Archive (holocaust.umd.umich.edu); and Arthur Horwitz, president of the Detroit Jewish News Foundation. The exhibit will be on display from Jan. 20 through the end of April.

The event is free and open to the public. Light refreshments will be served, and, most important, you are invited!

An RSVP is appreciated, but not required. Write to: jwraight@umich.edu.

The opening night of “The Holocaust Unfolds” was also selected to coincide with global commemorations of the liberation of Auschwitz in 1945. There is a lot of material about that day in the William Davidson Digital Archive of Jewish Detroit History, including a story I wrote for the Feb. 12, 2012, issue of the JN, after I attended the 70th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz. It was the most moving event I have ever witnessed.

The Jewish News Foundation is grateful to our UM-D hosts, who understand the message of the exhibit.

Dean Hershock said, “The campus is excited to be partnering with the Detroit Jewish News Foundation to host the ‘Holocaust Unfolds’ exhibit.

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’m pleased to let you know that our Jewish News Foundation Exhibit — “The Holocaust Unfolds: Reports from the Detroit Jewish Chronicle and News” — will be on display again at the Mardigian Library at the University of Michigan-DearMike Smith born. This Alene and Graham Landau exhibit was Archivist Chair developed with the Holocaust Memorial Center in Farmington Hills and was shown there in the fall of 2018.

The Holocaust, or Shoah, was not a universally recognized historical concept until after World War II when it was finally understood that the Nazi party and their collaborators had systemically and brutally attempted to annihilate Jews in Europe. Prior to and during the war, unlike America’s mainstream media, the Detroit Jewish News and its predecessor, the Detroit Jewish Chronicle, continually published reports about Nazi atrocities. This exhibit shows the Holocaust unfolded in the contemporary pages of the Detroit Jewish News and Chronicle.

There will be an opening reception at 7 p.m. Monday, Jan. 27, in room 1216 of the Mardigian Library at UM-D with opening remarks by

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