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few months ago, I stumbled across My MiddleAged Baby Book: A Record of Milestones, Millstones & Gallstones by Mary-Lou Weisman. I flipped through the book, which was wisely printed on anti-glare paper and in a large easy-to-read font. It starts off like any old baby book with a place to list vital statistics — “a page to write down Rochel all the things you’ll Burstyn soon forget” — like phone number and cholesterol count. There’s a section to mark down all your middle-aged milestones like when hair first started growing in your ears, when you first started wearing elastic waisted pants and when you saw your first liver spot. I was chuckling away at the Nursery Rhymes (“one, two, can’t reach my shoe, three, four, can’t get off the floor …”) and thinking how I was definitely going to buy this for my parents, when I made a horrifying discovery: Right there on the front cover, the book said, “For ages 40 and up.” And guess who just turned
Rochel and her friend Feiga Bowickk
40? OMG … I’m officially middle-aged. (To be honest, I had suspected as much. I was slowly noticing that I had more grown up concerns. Instead of the words “zit outbreak” or “bad hair day” striking fear in my soul and causing tremor in my knees, now it’s significantly more adult sentences like “we’re getting water in the basement again” or “your insurance won’t cover that.”) After that rather jolting experience, I had to make sure to celebrate my birthday with style. I wanted to try something hip and exciting, something young and
fun, something I’d never done before … you know, so long as I’d be home and tucked into bed with my warm socks and ear plugs by 10 p.m. Eventually I settled on the rather exotic-sounding axe throwing, a newish Canadian sport (hence the superfluous e) that’s not as dangerous as it sounds, even if it is commonly mixed with drinking. For anyone who doesn’t live on the edge like me and my exciting friends (aka a few moms who jumped at the opportunity to get out of the house at bedtime), allow me to tell you about axe
throwing: Axe throwers are in a cage; no one’s standing directly behind them. This precaution is for people who throw axes like my mother bowls — backwards. Many years ago, my mother once famously reared her hand back and let go a few seconds too soon … and ended up bowling all her teammates right out of their seats behind her. Axe throwing is harder than it sounds. It’s supposed to be a cross between darts, bowling and batting practice — but if your aim is anything like mine, it’s more like being a tennis or golf caddy and constantly picking balls up off the ground. Even though there’s no place in the Middle-Aged Baby Book to mark down “first time I threw an axe,” there should be! Or at least a section on “things I’ve tried that are outside my comfort zone.” I also couldn’t help but wonder: throwing an axe for kicks? What’s next? Maybe it’ll be something even wonkier, like paying a fortune for the privilege of being locked in a room and having to figure out how to escape. No, wait, that already exists, too.
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Here’s What Congress Can Do to Combat Anti-Semitism
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or the American Jewish community, 2019 was a year of enormous trauma. The second fatal attack ever on synagogue worshippers took place in Poway, Calif., making the prior one at Pittsburgh’s Tree of Life no longer an isolated event. Assaults upon Jews walking the streets of Brooklyn increased in
violence and frequency. People inside a kosher grocery store in Jersey City were murdered. And the year ended with an attack by a machete-wielding terrorist invading the home of a rabbi in Monsey during a Chanukah celebration. Federal, state and local governments have responded to these events in varying degrees. But
we are now in the midst of what can only be called a crisis, and government leaders at all levels must do much more to protect Americans in their places of worship and their communities. We need our elected officials to move beyond statements of support and sympathy and take concrete action that will eliminate continued on page 8 JANUARY 30 • 2020
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rowing concern about anti-Semitism locally, nationally and globally drew approximately 1,000 people to a community informational event Jan. 23 at Adat Shalom Synagogue. The sense of solidarity was palpable in the packed sanctuary as people listened attentively to two panels of speakers who gave views of anti-Semitism from their vantage points as educators, rabbis, security experts, community relations professionals and a historian. Rabbi Jen Lader of Temple Israel drove home the point that anti-Semitism is affecting us all by saying she recently asked
a class of 60 teens if they have experienced anti-Semitism and 45 raised their hands. Several years ago, she says, only a handful responded affirmatively. Time for action is now. Suggestions at the event included reporting incidents of anti-Semitism to the FBI, law enforcement and the ADL; confronting bigoted remarks as they are experienced; supporting organizations combating hatred; working person-to-person with non-Jews to dispel stereotypes; and backing other communities also facing discrimination. Rabbi Yisrael Pinson of Chabad in the D raised a point
that must be part of community action. In his opening remarks, he said he didn’t think the room should be filled with Jews, but with non-Jews. “We’ve done nothing wrong,” he said repeatedly, implying that others need to become better educated about Jews to stem the ignorance that often prompts anti-Semitism. In this spirit, there was applause as non-Jewish law enforcement officials and legislators were introduced. Outreach to other communities, beyond the usual leadership partners in the Christian, Muslim and African American communities, can reveal com-
monalities and banish stereotypes. With understanding come strength and compassion. It is incumbent on the sponsors of the event — the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit, ADL and the Jewish Community Relations Council/ AJC — plus other Jewish community organizations, including the JN (which will begin a yearlong series on anti-Semitism in February), to stretch beyond usual outreach efforts to be inclusive of a broader Southeast Michigan community. This will require a tremendous effort, but the rewards now and for future generations will be worth it.
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The Threat to Academic Freedom Editor’s Note: This op-ed is abridged from a report by the Institute for the Study of Global Antisemitism and Policy (ISGAP). The report can be read in its entirety at isgap.org.
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ustice is an end for which all people strive, and the Palestinian people deserve it no less than any other. Yet no understanding of justice is worth the name if, in advancing the aims of one group, it disallows the legitimate cause of anothNatan er. Thus, when Sharansky an organization ISGAP Chair denies Israel’s right to exist as a Jewish and democratic state; when it demonizes Israel by comparing the Jewish state to Nazi Germany or South African
apartheid; and when in making demands of Israel it applies double-standards that are not applied to any other country in the world, this organization is not seeking justice. Rather, it is promoting anti-Semitism, plain and simple. The reason for this is that demonization, delegitimization and double-standards against Jews were the main tools of anti-Semites for thousands of years. Now, they are being applied to the Jewish collective in the State of Israel. Indeed, after ongoing debates, the international community has agreed upon a set of criteria for determining when criticism of Israel is anti-Semitic. Applying these criteria, the following report analyzes the officially proclaimed aims of Students for Justice in Palestine, and the views of its central
figures, and unmasks them as fundamentally anti-Semitic — in nature. The findings herein can certainly be used by those on campuses seeking to combat the pernicious influence of this group. More than that, I hope they will open the eyes of everyone who sincerely wants to better the world. The way to justice is, clearly, not through this organization. According to studies conducted by the Anti-Defamation League, for example, anti-Semitic propaganda, attacks, campaigns and other incidents in the United States have been sharply on the rise over the last several years. Among the places that have seen an increase in anti-Semitism are college campuses in the U.S. and Canada, where movements such as the Boycott-Divestment-Sanction
Movement (BDS) against Israel have become more accepted. One of the most active anti-Semitic forces on North American campuses is National Students for Justice in Palestine (NSJP). ISGAP has compiled a comprehensive analysis of NSJP and its anti-Semitic discourse, its ideological origins and its terrorist connections. In addition, the report examines the ideology of Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) and its anti-Semitic roots, as defined by the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA). The report also shows SJP’s connections to violence and terror. The findings of this report are important to understanding the problem of growing anti-Semitism on campuses in North America. NSJP annual conferences continue to take continued on page 10
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the ever-increasing threat to our community. There are several critical measures that Congress can and must enact as soon as possible to protect Jewish institutions as well as America’s churches, mosques and temples, which also endured violent attacks in recent months. First, we must dramatically increase the funding for the Nonprofit Security Grant Program administered by the Department of Homeland Security. Most synagogues and churches in the U.S. do not have the resources to install adequate security measures or hire security guards. Our organization and a coalition of faith community partners worked with bipartisan leaders to create the Nonprofit Security Grant Program (NSGP) more than a decade ago. We did so out of a sense of concern and an abundance of caution. We did not anticipate the nightmare our community is currently confronting. The NSGP makes grants to Arthur M. Horwitz Publisher ahorwitz@renmedia.us F. Kevin Browett Chief Operating Officer kbrowett@renmedia.us | Editorial Editor: Andrew Lapin alapin@renmedia.us Associate Editor: Jackie Headapohl jheadapohl@renmedia.us Story Development Editor: Keri Guten Cohen kcohen@renmedia.us Digital Editor: Allison Jacobs ajacobs@renmedia.us Multimedia Reporter: Corrie Colf ccolf@renmedia.us Social Media Coordinator: Chelsie Dzbanski cdzbanski@renmedia.us
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place on university campuses; the most recent at the University of Minnesota in November. The NSJP advocates the elimination of the State of Israel, and the ending of any form of Jewish self-determination in the ancient Jewish homeland. The report examines how this mission is justified politically and ideologically, and how it uses anti-Semitism and other forms of insidious anti-democratic ideologies for the basis of this eliminationist and hatefilled project taking places on university campuses. The ISGAP report on the NSJP defines anti-Semitism according to the working definition adopted by the IHRA, established in 1998 at the behest of former Swedish Prime Minister Göran Persson: “Anti-Semitism is a certain perception of Jews, which may be expressed as hatred toward Jews. Rhetorical and physical manifestations of anti-Semitism are directed toward Jewish or non-Jewish individuals and/or their property, toward Jewish community institutions and religious facilities.” In keeping with the IHRA definition, NSJP, and SJP members have demonstrated consistent and overt anti-Semitism via social media, protests, violence and hate speech. This advocacy of and adherence to anti-Semitic actions have been demonstrated not only by individuals, but by entire chapters at these university-approved entities. ISGAP’s report shows that it is not just a few extreme individuals who are spreading anti-Semitism and incitement against Jewish students and the Jewish community, but
rather a systematic problem within NSJP rooted in its ideology. The ISGAP report illustrates how the anti-Semitism that has broken out on college campuses that host more than 200 SJP Chapters is spread over regions that span the U.S. and Canada. The campuses where the incitement to hatred is most insidious include Harvard, Columbia, Stony Brook, Georgetown, Brandeis, Penn State, Rutgers, Temple, the Universities of Illinois, Minnesota, Chicago and Washington, UCLA, UC Berkeley, Florida State, Universities of North Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Texas at Dallas, Texas at Austin and numerous universities in Canada such as York University and the University of Toronto, where the BDS movement was launched in North America. The more legitimate the anti-Semitism becomes within the halls of higher learning, the more lethal Jew-hatred becomes within society, spreading from the classrooms to the halls of Congress, from lecture halls to city halls. This report calls upon U.S. and Canadian universities to adopt the IRHA definition of anti-Semitism as a guideline, to fight anti-Semitism on campus and to protect basic academic freedoms and democratic principles. It would be tragic if universities were to be purveyors of hate, rather than places to learn and a source of inspiration for democratic principles steeped in human rights. From the Special ISGAP Report: The Threat to Academic Freedom from National Students for Justice in Palestine, published October 2019.
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If you experience or witness acts of anti-Semitism or a hate crime, here are resources you may turn to: • ADL-Michigan, (248) 353-7553, michigan@adl.org • JCRC/AJC, (248) 6425393, info@jcrcajc.org • Federation’s CommunityWide Security Department, security@jfmd.org •Your local law enforcement agency • FBI Detroit, (313) 9652323, or go to fbi.gov and click on “Submit a Tip”
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nti-Semitism has existed throughout much of the world for centuries, but a recent flare-up of attacks on American Jews has heightened public awareness of the problem. As verbal assaults and minor vandalism have become more common and escalated to beatings and murders of American Jews during the past several years, concern among the Jewish community has ratcheted up. In response, the Jewish Community Relations Council/AJC, ADL of Michigan and the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit presented a “Jewish Community Forum on Anti-Semitism” Jan. 23 at Adat Shalom Synagogue. Approximately 1,000 individuals, mostly members of the Jewish community but also local and state government officials, law enforcement representatives and other concerned citizens, came together for information, guidance and reassurance. Local rabbis, heads of Jewish agencies, a historian and an FBI representative provided background and updates on recent anti-Semitic events, as well as community
Community leaders offer guidance at Adat Shalom forum. SHARI S. COHEN CONTRIBUTING WRITER ABOVE: A crowd of around 1,000 people attended a forum held at Adat Shalom Synagogue.
responses to “the new wave of hate.” Professor Howard Lupovitch of Wayne State University’s Cohn-Haddow Center for Judaic Studies discussed anti-Semitism in the context of “a rise in intolerance and rage during the last three years or so,” spurred by social media, “which profits from fear and outrage” and the “manipulation of some politicians.” He decried the lack of outrage on attacks on Chasidic Jews in New York. “An attack on any Jew is an attack on every Jew,” he said. Other speakers also stressed the need for unity. Rabbi Yisrael Pinson of Chabad in the D said, “We need to be proud of our Jewish identity, Jewish practice and Torah values.”
Rabbi Azaryah Cohen of Frankel Jewish Academy stressed the need to educate non-Jews about Judaism. “There isn’t one right reaction except coming together,” he said. “Anti-Semitic remarks are usually made out of ignorance.” Ruth Bergman, Holocaust Memorial Center education director, talked about the importance of teaching people to take action when there is injustice. “It’s not OK to let it go,” said Carolyn Normandin, regional director of ADL Michigan. “No Jew is safe until everyone is safe. Stand up.” Several speakers thanked representatives of other religious faiths who have been supportive after anti-Semitic incidents in recent years. “We have to go outside the bubble and develop relationships,” said Rabbi Asher Lopatin of JCRC/AJC. “We need to connect with other communities to create lasting relationships.” An overview of security efforts to protect the Jewish community was an important aspect of the program. David Kurzmann of Federation said that the organization’s annual security budget in continued on page 14
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included multiple patrol cars and officers from the Farmington Hills Police Department and private security guards, some in uniform and others in plain clothes. While tighter security has become essential, speakers agreed that a balance must be maintained so that Jewish institutions remain welcoming places. “The program was excellent. The main theme is that Jews and non-Jews need to come together to fight hatred and bigotry. The Jewish community is ready to do that and to make sure this community and all others in Michigan are safe and secure,” said attendee Mary Sue Schottenfels of West Bloomfield.
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five years with his wife, Rachel, and their five children. He is currently the office manager at insurance company Ayzertech. He was born and raised in Sydney, where most of his family, including his parents, siblings, aunts, uncles and cousins still live. “It’s stressful not having a clear picture of what’s going on,” Rosenthal said. “The information we get here in Detroit is vague and at times inaccurate and doesn’t always put things in perspective. It’s a challenge not knowing how the people you care about are doing.” Rosenthal calls his family often and says the fires are about 45 minutes away
from them. Still, the blazes seem to be impacting everyone in the country. “It’s the ash that’s affecting everyone. My mother has a hard time leaving the house — her asthma gets really bad because of it,” Rosenthal said. Most shocking for Rosenthal was hearing general news reports that some of the fires were started by people. “Growing up in Australia, the idea of starting a fire was so taboo and so looked down on, it was not something that you would expect would ever happen. And yet, in this instance, I’ve heard that some people actually started fires. It’s completely astounding,” he said.
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CPA Levi Serebryanski settled in Oak Park 18 years ago and is treasurer at Bais Chabad of North Oak Park. He has been following the news avidly and checking in frequently with his mother and siblings, who still live in his hometown of Melbourne. A few weeks ago, Serebryanski’s nephew attended the local Jewish overnight summer camp that takes place in a small town halfway between Sydney and Melbourne. The fires were getting uncomfortably close and the camp was evacuated as a precaution. “They were afraid they’d be cut off by the fire. My nephew said they could see thick, heavy smoke just over the mountains on the bus home,” Serebryanski said. “All the perishable camp food was donated to the locals who lost their homes and the campers had a day camp in Melbourne instead.” Serebryanski is friends with David Gutnick,
the Jewish chaplain of the Australian Reserves, who has been offering support and comfort to the “firies” (what Australians call firefighters) around the country. He said the Melbourne Jewish community managed to raise more than $6 million for the rescue effort. Though everyone seems to be rallying together to help — a contingent of 100 firefighters from the U.S. also joined the fight — the devastation is enormous. “It makes me so sad that thousands of years of Australia’s unique culture and the unique animals that aren’t found anywhere else on the planet, the Aboriginal art, history, human treasures, so much has been burned. It’s going to cause a tremendous impact on the country and on the entire world,” Serebryanski said. EMOTIONAL ATTACHMENT Another Australian expat is a Southfield resident of three years who only wanted
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he man accused of killing a 54-year-old Jewish Waterford resident has pleaded not guilty to all charges. Adonis Drey Wilson, 35, was arraigned Jan. 24 in the Oakland County Circuit Court in front of Judge Jeffery Matis. Authorities have charged him with open-murder and second-degree arson in the Aug. 27, 2019 death of Stefanie Kroot
Steinberg. Wilson stood mute and composed while Judge Matis read his plea of not guilty. He will appear back in court on April 17 for a pre-trial, with his trial beginning May 26. Wilson is represented by attorney Mitchell Ribitwer. The Oakland Press reported that during Wilson’s preliminary exam on Jan. 15, his ex-girlfriend testified that Wilson confided in her about
stabbing Steinberg in the neck and eye before starting the house fire. Capt. John Thebus, fire marshal for the Waterford Regional Fire Department, was also called on as a witness during the preliminary exam. He testified that he discovered Steinberg’s body on her dining room floor with a blade lodged in the back of her neck. After listening to witness testimony and examining the autopsy reports, Judge Todd
Fox determined the evidence was sufficient to advance Wilson’s case to the higher court. Wilson has also been charged with mutilation of a dead body due to the fire, and second-degree cruelty to an animal since Steinberg’s dog, Casper, sustained injuries during the fire. Casper was rescued and received veterinary care. He was taken to Home Fur-Ever Rescue where Steinberg initially adopted him.
It is hard when something so painful happens to your hometown and you’re far away, powerless to help in any significant way. “I keep watching and rewatching bush fire videos on YouTube and crying every time I see them,” she said. “I wish I could just hop on a plane to help somehow — especially with rehabilitating all those animals. If I had unlimited funds and real life didn’t get in my way, I would do it in a heartbeat.” Rabbi Rabbi Yerachmiel Yerachmiel Rabin Rabin, director of Spiritual Care at Danto Family Healthcare Center
in West Bloomfield, is from Sydney and has lived in Oak Park for more than 20 years. His mother and sister still live in Sydney; he has cousins in Melbourne and an aunt in Brisbane. “My family’s out of the danger zone, but they told me the sky over Sydney is clouded with heavy smoke,” Rabin said. “I speak to my mother every day — she has Alzheimer’s and is sensitive to the smoke so she can’t even go outside, for weeks now.” Even though his family isn’t otherwise directly affected, thinking about the many Australians who are is hugely upsetting. “It’s so sad, all those
hundreds of people, their belongings, livelihoods,” he said. “I can’t imagine how it must feel being in the line of fire, knowing my home is going to burn down with everything I’ve owned in the past 50 years and there is absolutely nothing I can do to stop it … all that farmland, wildlife … it is huge, mindboggling.” Rabin couldn’t help but compare how life continues in Detroit while this massive national disaster is occurring. “Here we sit in comfortable Detroit suburbia; we don’t get hurricanes or any major scrapes. Life just goes on as normal. It’s really just so hard to imagine.”
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to be identified as Esther. “None of my family are near the fires,” Esther said, “but there’s a lot of emotional attachment hearing about the destruction. I hear about burned areas and I think, ‘That’s where I hiked as a teen,’ and now that entire area is gone. Or ‘I went horseback riding over there,’ and I hear that all the horses in those regions died.” According to Esther, life continues mostly unaffected for her parents, sisters, nieces and nephews, all who live in Melbourne. “My sister went on a holiday to Sydney and drove four hours through complete fog from the smoke,” Esther said.
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B’nai Moshe To Launch “Shabbat Experience” Congregation B’nai Moshe is embarking on an innovative way to celebrate Shabbat with Shabbat Experience, beginning Saturday, Feb. 1. While traditional services are being chanted in the sanctuary, this group will meet at 10 a.m. in the Cantor Klein Chapel on the first and third Saturdays of each month for a more casual experience designed to increase spiritual satisfaction and build community. Attire is “come-as-you-are,” whether that be a suit or jeans. The group will learn together and from one another. Each week will be focused on the meaning of a specific prayer and the personal significance that prayer evokes. The prayer will be read in Hebrew and translated, with a discussion of the concepts in those words. Further discussions will delve into the
language of the prayer — how does it reach individuals emotionally? Is it spiritually enriching? The group also will sing together, learn new songs and relearn old ones. Meditation also will be part of the service. At the Feb. 1 Shabbat Experience, the group will explore the morning blessing through a lens of mindfulness and gratitude, facilitated by Hannah Fine. Also, the structure of the service will be discussed, laying a foundation for further study, led by Marc Sussman. The next Shabbat Experience will be Feb. 15. The sessions are open to the community. For details, call (248) 788-0600 or visit bnaimoshe.org.
Science Magazine’s 2019 People’s Choice Breakthrough of the Year Last September, Hebrew University of Jerusalem researchers Prof. Liran Carmel and Dr. David Gokhman captivated the science world with their reconstruction of a Denisovan, the mysterious human species that lived 100,000 years ago but disappeared. Now, Science magazine has named their discovery the 2019 People’s Choice for Breakthrough of the Year. Carmel’s and Gokhman’s model relied on DNA from the barest of remains — just a pinky bone — and gave the world a glimpse of this nearly unknown ancestor of modern-day humans. After an initial round of competition that included more than 23,000 votes, Carmel — the only Israeli researcher to be nominated — made it to the final round and ultimately prevailed over three other finalists.
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On Sunday, Jan. 19, Rabbi Capers Funnye, rabbi at Chicago’s Beth Shalom B’nai Zaken Ethiopian Hebrew Congregation, spoke to members of the Metro Detroit Jewish and African American communities during several events to commemorate the legacy of Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. The day began at Congregation Beth Shalom in Oak Park, hosted by several synagogues and the Jewish Community Relations Council/AJC (JCRC/AJC), where Funnye discussed having his overlapping identities and the MLK legacy. Next, he was interviewed by Rabbi Aaron Starr at a brunch at Congregation Shaarey Zedek in Southfield about his journey to Judaism, the history of Jewish-African American relations and what is like to be a Jew of color today. In partnership with the Coalition for Black and Jewish Unity, a JCRC/AJC program, and the Council of Baptist Pastors of Detroit and Vicinity, he spoke during the council’s “Celebrating the Legacy of The Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.: Making The Dream a Reality” program at the Russell Street Missionary Baptist Church in Detroit. Item provided by JCRC/AJC.
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CLOCKWISE: Choir, speakers and attendees at the event at the Russell Street Missionary Baptist Church. Terri Flowers, Dr. Pauline Plummer and Rabbi Daniel Syme. Rabbi Funnye and U.S. Sen. Debbie Stabenow. Rabbi Funnye addresses the crowd at Congregation Beth Shalom. ABOVE: Chavis Jones, president of the Duke University School of Law Black Graduate and Professional Students Association, with Rabbi Asher Lopatin, JCRC/ AJC executive director
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n Tuesday, Jan. 21, students from Farber Hebrew Day School and Hillel Day School participated in the second annual National Day of Racial Healing at Wayne State University. The event is hosted by the Detroit Public Schools Foundation and brings together more than 300 middle school students from Metro Detroit to engage in conversations about racial inequality and discrimination. Students started the day by watching a performance by the Wayne State Black Theatre and Dance Program’s Freedom Players Ensemble. The actors
each took on a persona based on their own experience: one actor was Jewish, one was a gay man, another was black and so on. The message portrayed that people should aim to better coexist, regardless of their background. Students then split off into groups of two to three participants. Facilitators led with ice breakers to encourage students to become more aware of their commonalities. “I thought it was really interesting because these activities demonstrated that even though we all grew up in different places and communities, we had very similar ideas and experiences,” said Hillel eighth-grader Jesse
Weinstein. The groups then dove into discussions about their diverse backgrounds and how to develop solutions for building better community relations. “I think this experience was impactful because it allowed us to learn about different races and different religions,” said Farber sixth-grader Oren Opperer. “We became friends by the end of the event and know that we aren’t alone in our communities.” Grace Kleinfeld, a seventh grader at Farber, said, “A lesson that I am bringing back to Farber and to our Jewish community is that people who are from completely different backgrounds and
who value different things can still be very similar in so many ways.” At the end of the day, students shared that they felt adamant about changing the way society thinks and acts when it comes to racial inequality and discrimination. “We’re planning on hosting a seder for Passover with students from one of the other schools that we worked with at this event,” said Hillel eighthgrader Meredith Shapiro. “It will be great to see them all again and take what we learned from this experience and build on our relationships and our communities.
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Beitman. Mia is a student at Berkshire Middle School in Beverly Hills. As part of her most meaningful mitzvah project, she volunteered with PeerCorps Detroit bi-monthly in the city. Through this project, she helped to build benches, clean up trash, garden, weed and make Kibbutz Detropia a better place. Jared Noah Tobias will lead the congregation in prayer as he becomes a bar mitzvah on Friday, Jan. 31, 2020, at Temple Israel in West Bloomfield. He will be joined in celebration by his proud parents, Jennifer Tobias and Josh Tobias, and siblings Justin and Jordyn. Jared is the loving grandchild of Nancy and Rick Rosenthal, Arlene and Joe Keros, Donna Tobias and the late Dr. Jerry Tobias. He is a student at West Hills Middle School in Bloomfield Hills. As part of his mitzvah project, Jared raised funds to support disaster relief in the Bahamas through an organization called Pitch in for Baseball and Softball.
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Doing What He Loves After 30 years, Mandy Patinkin still blends song, film, TV, activism and Judaism in his life. ALICE BURDICK SCHWEIGER CONTRIBUTING WRITER
Mandy Patinkin will perform at 8 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 6, at the Fisher Theatre, Detroit. Tickets start at $55 and can be purchased online at broadwayindetroit.com or ticketmaster.com or by calling (800) 982-2787.
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andy Patinkin — singer, actor, activist — will bring his musical talents to Detroit on Thursday, Feb. 6, at the Fisher Theatre. His 30-city concert tour, Diaries, features a mix of classic American tunes, material from recent recordings and a little bit of Broadway. “The name Diaries comes from a journal I was doing of new songs,” says Patinkin, who is accompanied by pianist/musical director Adam Ben-David (see accompanying story). “These are songs that speak to me on every imaginable level — from funny and silly, to serious, to life lessons, to family. They are songs by Sondheim, Randy Newman, Queen, Oscar Hammerstein, Harry Chapin, Lyle Lovett and others — and one that I wrote.” Patinkin’s new CD, Children and Art, was released last October in conjunction with the beginning of his music tour. Many of the songs he sings on stage are taken from the CD. At the time he was putting together his musical repertoire, he was filming the final season of Showtime’s hit show Homeland, in which he plays CIA agent Saul Berenson. “In January 2019, I flew to Morocco for seven months and came back to Los Angeles for two months to shoot the eighth and final season of Homeland,” he says. That season begins airing Feb. 9, and he admits wrapping it up was very emotional. “It was an amazing time in our lives,” Patinkin says. “Homeland gave me endless gifts and wondrous experiences, but it was exhausting, and we were in need of moving on. Yet, it was unexplainably emotional. When we were done filming, I came back home to New York City and met a friend for lunch. He said, ‘You are free,’ and I couldn’t talk and started to cry. It was a huge part of my life for more than eight years. I don’t even have a reference point — every other job I’ve had was no longer than two years. This was so special.” JUDAISM AND ACTING In Homeland, Saul is Jewish, and Patinkin was able to incorporate some of his Judaism into the series. “The first time it happened, we were in a safe house and a Muslim fellow thought to be a terrorist was on the floor dead,” he recalls. “I was standing there with the cameras rolling and I started to say the mourners Kaddish in Hebrew. The cameraman didn’t know what I was doing, and the director didn’t say cut, so I said the whole prayer. In another episode, there was a huge incident where many people were killed, and
Claire Danes (Carrie Mathison) and Mandy Patinkin (Saul Berenson) strike a pose to promote the final season of Homeland, starting Feb. 9.
it ended with me walking among the bodies saying Kaddish again. It was an improvised moment that I did, and it became part of the fabric of the show. “There was a plaque written in Hebrew on Saul Berenson’s desk that says, ‘Save one life as though you have saved the entire world. Take a life as though you have destroyed the entire world.’ I tried to get that plaque in every shot.” Judaism has always been a part of Patinkin’s life. Growing up in Chicago, his family belonged to a Conservative synagogue and, at age 7, he began singing in the choir. “Being Jewish has always been part of the definition of my being,” says Patinkin, who had gone two summers to Camp Surah in Michigan, a Hebrew immersion camp that no longer exists. By age 14, he knew he wanted to become an actor. “I went to the Young Men’s Jewish Counselor Youth Center in Chicago and started doing plays,” he says. “After being in one play, I loved it and never looked back.” After a year at the University of Kansas, Patinkin transferred to Julliard to study drama. After Julliard, he started working at the Joseph Papp Public Theater. While there, in 1979, he auditioned for the part of Che Guevara in Evita. He got the role, played opposite Patti LuPone and went on to win a Tony Award. Since then, Patinkin has carved out a wonderful career in theater, film, television and singing. He continued on page 28 JANUARY 30 • 2020
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As a recording artist, he has released solo albums, including Mamaloshen, a collection of songs he sings in Yiddish. He has been touring since 1989. Married 40 years to actress Kathryn Grody, they have two sons: Isaac, a community organizer in Colorado, and Gideon, a performer and composer.
When he is not working, Patinkin is very involved in social causes, including the International Rescue Committee, where he has traveled abroad to help refugees. “When people need help anywhere in the world, like our Jewish ancestors, we must learn to welcome them,” he says. “Being involved in help-
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his longtime piano player Paul Ford. We met with Paul and spent a few days in Mandy’s studio. They played Mandy’s music for me, and I slowly began to learn his repertoire. We went on to do some exploratory concerts together.” When Patinkin asked BenDavid to tour with him, he jumped at the chance. “Mandy is one of the best ever and very inspiring,” says Ben-David, who
has been touring with Patinkin for four years. “I grew up listening to Mandy sing and watching him act. Sometimes I have to pinch myself when I’m on stage with him — it’s definitely a little heady.” Working on Broadway has kept Ben-David in New York, but he has been able to take breaks and perform with other singers, including Kelli O’Hara, Patti LuPone, James Taylor and Jarrod Spector. It’s not surprising that BenDavid became a musician — he comes by it naturally. His mother, Batyah, and his dad, Kerry Ben-David, were singers who met at Julliard. “My mom was a soloist at the Metropolitan Opera and my dad, also an opera singer, became a cantor,” he says. “My sister Sheera is a singer and cantor in Chicago.” Ben-David, who grew up in Westchester, N.Y., began singing at age 5. After graduating high school, he went on to earn a degree at Julliard. “While at Julliard, I was working at Scarsdale High School’s summer theater program conducting a production of Once Upon a Mattress,” he recalls. “Mary Rodgers wrote the music for that show, and I wrote to her inviting her to see the production. She came and even stayed and talked to the kids. Next morning, she called and asked me, ‘What would you like to do when you grad-
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ccompanying Mandy Patinkin on tour has been a dream come true for pianist/musical director/ conductor Adam Ben-David. “I met Mandy at a musical workshop in New York City and I approached him about playing for him,” says Ben-David, associate musical director for Book of Mormon on Broadway for nine years. “It was 2015 and coincided with the retirement of
uate Julliard?’ I said conduct Broadway. She said I will make that happen! I got my first job as the associate conductor for the revival of Once Upon a Mattress starring Sara Jessica Parker in 1996.” Ben-David’s career took off and his impressive list of Broadway credits include Jersey Boys, Spring Awakening, Wicked, High Fidelity, The Light in the Piazza, Bombay Dreams and Aida. He grew up in a Jewish home and attended Westchester Day School, a yeshivah. “My mom was raised Orthodox and my dad was Irish Catholic and an altar boy,” he says. “But my dad found his way into the Jewish fold. When I was around 10, he converted and went to Hebrew Union College to become a cantor. He changed his last name from McDevitt to Ben-David. I was born Adam McDevitt and became Adam Ben-David.” His dad, who died in 2015, was a cantor for 35 years. “He had filled in one day for the cantor who was sick, learned the service phonetically and had a white light experience while on the pulpit. It became very clear to him this was his path. My dad really loved Judaism and identified as a Jew. “I love composing, Broadway and touring,” Ben-David says. “Mandy is the real deal — that star on stage. And that’s not always easy to find.”
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starred on Broadway in Sunday in the Park with George; other stage credits include The Wild Party, Falsettos, Winter’s Tale and Hamlet. On the big screen, he starred in Yentl, Life Itself, The Princess Bride and True Colors, among others. In television, he won an Emmy for his performance in the CBS series Chicago Hope.
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ing refugees is one of the best privileges of my life.” Another privilege, he says, is touring and singing in live concerts. “When I am on the road, audiences are kind, generous and appreciative you came to their home,” he says. “It’s a wonderful feeling — that’s why I have been doing this for 30-plus years.”
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he Holocaust Memorial This exhibit photo shows Adolf Center in Farmington Eichmann on trial in 1961. Hills is featuring a special exhibit, “Operation Finale: The Capture & Trial of Adolf Eichmann,” which runs through mid-June. The exhibit reveals the secret history behind the capture and trial of one of the world’s most notorious escaped war criminals. Eichmann, head of the Nazis’ homicidal “Jewish Department,” who managed the transport of millions of American Jewish journalists people to death camps, vanto cover Eichmann’s trial in ished after World War II. person. Photographs, film and The multimedia exhibit recently declassified spy artiincludes 70 photographs, short facts reveal the history behind films and 60 original artifacts, the daring abduction and including maps, hand-forged globally broadcast trial of a documents and a replica of the principal perpetrator of Nazi bulletproof glass booth used Germany’s Final Solution. during the trial. Eichmann “The HMC is escaped to proud to provide details Argentina after our visitors with The exhibit is open unprecedented World War II Sunday-Friday through access to artifacts and changed his mid-June; free with and documents on name to Ricardo membership or Klement. He was a critical juncture museum admission. in history,” said located through HMC CEO Rabbi the work of a Eli Mayerfeld. “The Holocaust survivor unwavering commitment to and Israel’s national intellibring this war criminal to jusgence agency, Mossad. tice was not only inspiring, it “Operation Finale” was also created global awareness the code name of Mossad’s of the destruction of European effort to capture and abduct Jewry during World War II.” Eichmann. He was smuggled The exhibit is a coproducback to Israel and stood trial in Jerusalem for crimes against tion of Mossad: Israeli Secret Intelligence Service; Beit the Jewish people, where he Hatfutsot, the Museum of the was found guilty and executJewish People, Tel Aviv; and ed in 1962. According to the the Maltz Museum of Jewish William Davidson Archive Heritage in Cleveland. of Jewish Detroit History, JN founding editor Philip Item from the Holocaust Memorial Slomovitz was one of few Center.
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s the singing-songwriting duo of Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel step back from stage work, Taylor Bloom and Benjamin Cooley step forward to perform some 30 of their folk-rock hits and tell about their high-powered careers and personal lives. The Simon & Garfunkel Story, North American Tour, has a single performance Saturday evening, Feb. 8, at the Fox Theatre in Detroit, where a full live band joins in the concert-style theater piece enhanced with state-of-the-art video projections. The story is told chronologically from their beginnings as New York school buddies who were known as Tom & Jerry, and then moves through their success in the 1960s before their breakup in 1970. The show, seen in 50 countries, culminates with recollections of the Concert in Central Park reunion in 1981, when the two performed for more than a half million fans. Hit numbers include “Bridge Over Troubled Water,” “Mrs. Robinson,” “Homeward Bound,” “The Sound of Silence” and “Scarborough Fair.” “It’s a privilege to play this music, and I love the band that’s up on the stage,” said Bloom, who plays Simon. “These musicians are absolute pros, and to be with them is an absolute pleasure.
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Benjamin Cooley and Taylor Bloom perform the songs of Simon and Garfunkel on stage with a full band and give information behind the songs.
“What Ben and I do in telling the story to just with following a dream but with having the audience is to explain, with each song, to give everything up to try to get it. The song what was going on in their lives or what was is a celebration of fighting for something.” going on in the world at the time each song Bloom, 24, realized a step forward in his first was performed,” he said. quest for a performing career soon after “The nice thing about Paul Simon is that earning a bachelor’s degree in fine arts from there is a fair amount of footage of him with Shenandoah Conservatory in Virginia, the a lot of information to be gleaned from that state where he grew up learning to play diffootage — whether it’s tracking him as a ferent instruments and acting in school proyoung and sort of naïve performer or later as ductions. He was chosen for this tour and has a legend with the excitement been on it for three years. that goes with that. I try to “Any of my friends will tell details emulate that evolution in my you that I’m fairly energetic, The Simon & Garfunkel performance.” boisterous and loud,” he said. Story begins at 8 p.m. Bloom did not have the “Theater was the first place that I Saturday, Feb. 8, at the opportunity to meet Simon in found acceptance of that level of Fox Theatre in Detroit. preparing for the role. Instead, energy that could be shaped into Tickets start at $30. his core information about different characters and used to 313presents.com. career and private life was taken entertain.” from a Simon biography. Although Simon and “Paul Simon and I have a similar guiGarfunkel are both of Jewish descent, the tar-playing style,” Bloom said. “When I was show does not discuss their heritage. Bloom first learning all the music, I thought it was was not raised in Jewish traditions, but he kind of complicated. I soon realized that says he knows of Jewish heritage on his Simon was doing what was based on chord father’s side and would like to explore that. shapes and techniques. They require a little “My paternal grandfather is where our less effort but give more freedom for the finJewish heritage comes from,” he said. “I gers to do other things. believe his family came to the United States “From night to night, my favorite song to to escape Germany. I’m curious to find out play is ‘The Boxer.’ It’s about someone who’s more about my heritage.”. trying to follow a dream and is struggling, not
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STREAMING/BROADCAST Â The Stranger, an original Netflix eight-episode series, will premiere Jan. 30. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s based on a 2015 novel of the same name by mystery/thriller novelist Harlen Coben, 35. The book was set in New Jersey, where Coben was born and still lives, but the mini-series has moved the story to England and the cast is all British. The lead character, Adam Price, believes he has a perfect life when a mysterious stranger approaches him and whispers into his ear a devastating secret (spoiler alert!) about Priceâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s wife. British Jewish actor Paul Kaye, 55, has a supporting role. He is best known in America for playing Thoros of Myr (aka â&#x20AC;&#x153;the Red Priestâ&#x20AC;?) in Game of Thrones. Starting Feb. 6 on NBC (9:30) is the comedy series Indebted. Dave (Adam Pally, 37) and Rebecca (Abby Elliot) look forward to some â&#x20AC;&#x153;down timeâ&#x20AC;? after their main parenting duties are behind them. Then Daveâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s parents, Linda (Fran Drescher, 62) and Stew (Steven Weber, 58), show up without warning on Daveâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s doorstep. They are broke and Dave is obliged to take them in. The two couples donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t get on that well. You might best remember Weber as the younger of the two pilot brothers in the 1990s sit-com Wings. Pally has a host of recent credits, including co-starring roles in Happy Endings and The Mindy Project. He married his (Jewish) high school sweetheart Daniella Liben and they have three children.
Everyone knows Drescher as the star of The Nanny, the hit â&#x20AC;&#x2122;90s sit-com. (She is slated to appear in Detroit April 30 at Adat Shalom Synagogue for Federationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Philanthropy Signature Event.) Last month, it was announced that Rachel (My Crazy Ex-Girlfriend) Bloom, 32, will work with Drescher to bring a musical version of The Nanny to Broadway. A â&#x20AC;&#x153;five-starâ&#x20AC;? team of songwriters, producers, etc., are attached to the project. Indebted was created by Dan Levy, 38, a stand-up comedian and TV comedy series writer/producer. His wife is Rachel Specter, 39, a pretty actress and comedy writer who has a lot of credits. They have two children. SUPER BOWL NOTES The Super Bowl will be played on Sunday, Feb. 2. It begins at 6:30 p.m. on Fox. I knew no matter who won the AFC championship (Jan. 18) that a Jewish player would be in the Super Bowl. The Kansas City Chiefs vied with the Tennessee Titans for the AFC title and K.C. won. Mitchell Schwartz, 30, was K.C.â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s starting defensive right tackle in that game and, as I write this, heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s listed as a starter for the Super Bowl. Playing for the Titans was Anthony Firkser, 24, a tight end. He caught a touchdown in the AFC championship game and a touchdown in the Jan. 6 playoff game against New England (he is the first Harvard grad to score a post-season TD). Both players are from religious Jewish homes and both had a bar mitzvah.
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SHABBAT-APPELLA 5 pm, Jan. 31. At Adat Shalom. The melodies of Kabbalat Shabbat are presented in intricate a cappella harmony, allowing you to participate in the spirituality of this special service to welcome Shabbat. The service is open to the community. Info: 248-8515100.
FAMILY SHABBAT 5:30 pm, Jan. 31. At Temple Kol Ami: a family-friendly Shabbat service. Enjoy a kid-friendly dinner (dairy-free, nut-free). Make an edible snowman, have an (indoor) snowball fight and more. Open to the community. Cost: $7 per person. RSVP: 248-661-0040 or email ggreenberg@tkolami.org.
SHABBAT LIVE 7:30 pm, Jan. 31. At Temple Kol Ami. A music-filled service preceded by a wine and cheese pre-oneg at 7 pm.
SATURDAY, FEB. 1 JAVA HAVDALLAH
REMEMBRANCE CENTER 12:30 pm, Feb. 2. There will be an open house for the official opening of the Berman Remembrance Center at Clover Hill Park Cemetery. Location: 2425 E. 14 Mile, Birmingham. Info: Cloverhillpark.org.
KIDS IN THE KITCHEN 1-2:30 pm, Feb. 2. At Bais Chabad Torah Center in West Bloomfield., 5595 W. Maple. Getting ready for Tu b’Shevat, create fruit pops and enjoy a rendition of Bagels for Benny. Cost: $15 in advance; $20 at the door. Classes led by Zeesy Silberberg. Register: 248-855-6170 or zeesy@baischabad.com.
TU B’SHEVAT SEDER 3-5 pm, Feb. 2. Isaac Agree Downtown Synagogue and Dor Hadash will host a Tu b’Shevat family program, celebrating the birthday of the trees. This event is open to families with kids under age 10. (This will be a nut-free program). Free.
7:30 pm, Feb. 1. Havdallah coffeehouse, entertainment and nosh, featuring special guest musician Dan Nichols. At Temple Shir Shalom in Werst Bloomfield. Cost: $10 at the door.
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4-5:30 pm, Feb. 3. “Traditions Entwined: Writing Judeo-Persian Poetry in Fourteenth-Century Iran.” At the Thayer Building, Room 2022, 202 S. Thayer St., Ann Arbor. With Julia Rubanovich of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, who will look into several episodes from the Bereshit-nama with an aim to explore a retelling of the biblical story from a comparative angle, vis-à-vis both Jewish and Muslim exegetical sources.
9:30 am, Feb. 2. Adults of all ages are invited to join Rabbi Aaron Bergman at Adat Shalom. The class is designed to help individuals find their internal spirituality and realize that Judaism can make them happier. The community is welcome. There is no charge. Info: 248-851-5100.
BAGELS & BASICS 10 am, Feb. 2. At Temple Kol Ami. Presented by Hannah Fine, program coordinator for Food and Environmental Justice, Hazon Detroit. Celebrate the beauty of trees in a new meaning for Tu b’Shevat. Open to the community; event is free. RSVP: 248-6610040 or email cspektor@tkolami. org.
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MONDAYS WITH MEANING 9: 30 am, Feb. 3. An Active LifeJCC Without Borders program meets at the David & Miriam Mondry Bldg., 15000 W. 10 Mile in Oak Park.
TUESDAY, FEB. 4 SIMPLY DANCE 11 am, Feb. 4. An Active Life program at the Jewish Community Center in West Bloomfield. Christine Stewart will lead; no partner needed. Cost: $7. continued on page 34
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TUESDAY WITH JANET 1:30 pm, Feb. 4. Get together with host Janet Pont in the Shaarey Zedek library. Motor City Upbeats will sing, and there will be a demonstration of the bass fiddle. Cake and coffee will be served. Info: jpont@shaareyzedek.org.
FRANKEL CENTER EVENT 4-5:30 pm, Feb. 4. From Cairo to the Cloud: The World of the Cairo Geniza. At the Rackham Amphitheater, 915 E. Washington St., Ann Arbor. Documentary film by Michelle Paymar. The story of a vast treasure trove of manuscripts hidden for centuries in the geniza, or sacred storeroom, of an ancient synagogue in Cairo. Prof. Ryan Szpiech will provide a historical background about the geniza, discuss the film with the filmmaker and answer questions from the audience.
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12 pm, Feb. 5. At Temple Kol Ami. Rabbi Brent Gutmann will host a 3-part series on Judaism. (Also Feb. 12 & 19.) Discover changing ideas, societal norms and marches of empires that gave rise to modern Judaism. Cost: $36 for all 3 sessions or $15 each. Fee includes a catered, box-style pareve lunch. RSVP: 248-6610040 or cspector@tkolami.org.
MOVIE MATINEE 1 pm, Feb. 5. An Active Life program at the West Bloomfield Jewish Community Center. Somethingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Gotta Give (88 min.) Free event.
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1 pm, Feb. 5. Tu bâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Shevat: The New Year of the Trees as a Call to Protect Our Planet. The Drop In & Learn group at Beth Ahm invites lifelong learners to watch and discuss several short videos exploring the holiday of Tu bâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Shevat, which has evolved in recent years into an opportunity to apply Torah values to the challenges posed by environmental degradation and climate change. Videos will include an ELI Talk by Rabbi Richard Troster titled â&#x20AC;&#x153;Green Torah Wisdom: Becoming a Jewish
Environmentalist.â&#x20AC;? No charge; no reservations needed. Info: Nancy Kaplan, (248) 737-1931, or email nancyellen879@att.net.
DIABETES PREVENTION 5:30 pm, Feb. 5. At Jewish Family Service, 6555 W. Maple Road, West Bloomfield. The National Kidney Foundation of Michigan will offer a no-cost information session. (First class will be Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2020, 5:306:30 pm.) Medicare Parts B and C cover DPP for its members who qualify. Funds may be available to pay for the workshop if you meet eligibility requirements. RSVP: ReadySetPrevent.org or call the NKFM at 800-482-1455.
THURSDAY, FEB. 6 THRILLING THURSDAYS 10-11:30 am, Feb. 6. At Cong. Shaarey Zedek in Southfield. Open play group for children ages 0-5 and their favorite adults. Lindsay Mall, alongside CSZ clergy, hosts songs, stories, games, crafts, snacks, some special guests and bubble time for the little ones. There is no charge to attend, but donations are gratefully appreciated to help keep the fun coming.
BERMAN NIGHT OF LEARNING 7 pm, Feb. 6. At Cong. Shaarey Zedek in Southfield. Cantata Ebraica with Hazzan Dr. Ramon Tasat. The music of the Italian Jews through the centuries. The land of opera and bel canto have a solid imprint on the Hebrew liturgy. Info: 248-357-5544 or shaareyzedek.org/calendar.
FRIDAY, FEB. 7 ITâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S SHABBAT 5:45 pm, Feb. 7. Join the Shaarey Zedek clergy, the T.G.I.S. Players and special guest Hazzan Dr. Ramon Tasat for Minchah, a lively musical Kabbalat Shabbat service and Maâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ariv. At the synagogue. Sy Manello/Editorial Assistant Send items at least 14 days in advance to calendar@ thejewishnews.com.
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Brenda Rosenberg shares the alternative methods that sped her recovery from a debilitating stroke. ELIZABETH A. KATZ CONTRIBUTING WRITER
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nyone who knows Brenda Naomi Rosenberg knows she thrives on making connections. That could include interacting with those in the local religious, artistic and philanthropic communities, working locally with her beloved Girl Scouts as religious liaison to unite girls of different faiths or connecting with her friends in Metro Detroit and around the world. When she experienced a massive stroke in October 2019, Rosenberg of Bloomfield Hills did a different kind of connecting. With the help of others, she’s creating new connections between her
Brenda Rosenberg with therapists Heather Sjogren and Leanne Bourassa; each works with an alternative therapy that helped Rosenberg’s rapid recovery.
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Recognizing Stroke Symptoms According to Rebbeca Grysiewicz, D.O., neurologist and director of Beaumont’s Rebbeca Comprehensive Grysiewicz Stroke Center in Royal Oak, stroke symptoms can be recognized through the use of the acronym FASTER: • Facial asymmetry: Does one side of the person’s face appear to be drooping? • Arms: Is there weakness or “drifting” in a person’s arm? • Stability: Are there issues with stability? • Talking: Is someone not able to talk or are they experiencing speech problems? • Eye: Is the person experiencing loss of vision; experiencing vision loss in one eye; or do they have double vision? • React: Call 911 as quickly as possible if you or are a loved one experience these symptoms. Don’t attempt to drive to the hospital yourself, Grysiewicz says. By calling EMS services, they can contact the hospital in advance so medical professionals are prepared to help as soon as you arrive.
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“You know God will pay attention when Christian, Jewish and Muslim people are praying for this Jewish girl. Without the prayers, (my recovery) wouldn’t have been as fast.” — BRENDA ROSENBERG own brain and body as she recovers from the stroke. She describes the results as nothing short of miraculous. “I was a mess,” she said about the ischemic stroke, characterized by a blockage of blood in the brain. “I was so afraid, but I was more afraid of not being able to function” than of losing her life to the stroke. Rosenberg, 73, said the physical and occupational therapy she underwent only caused frustration and anxiety. “My brain only remembered the frustration, which led to anxiety,” she said. As someone naturally open to new experiences, including visiting the North and South poles on her own, Rosenberg felt it was important to try something unique to recover from her paralytic symptoms, which included slurred speech, drooping on the right side of her face, and the loss of control of her right arm, hand and foot. Once again, connections led her to try three supplemental therapeutic modalities to regain her mobility — the Feldenkrais Method, the Anat Baniel Method NeuroMovement and the MELT (Myofascial Energetic Length Technique) Method.
She notes proudly that all three were created by Jewish individuals and focus on building the mind-body connection to help with healing, increased strength and mobility. Rosenberg began using the alternative therapies almost immediately after she had her stroke, often doubling up on physical and occupational therapies with alternative therapies. After one session with a local Anat Baniel practitioner, her face no longer drooped. “It was a miracle,” she said. WHAT IS A STROKE? There are two types of stroke: ischemic, which entails the blockage of blood from a person’s brain, and hemorrhagic, which can be described as a “brain bleed.” Rebbeca Grysiewicz, D.O., a neurologist and director of the Comprehensive Stroke Center at Beaumont Hospital in Royal Oak, said 87 percent of the general patient population in the United States have ischemic strokes while 13 percent of patients have the hemorrhagic variety. Strokes can occur in many parts of the brain and, depending on where the stroke occurs, symptoms manifest them-
selves differently. “From a recovery and rehabilitation standpoint, it can be very different” for patients, Grysiewicz said. “In each case, early mobilization is important. We try to do that as quickly as possible.” She mentioned that multidisciplinary care is required in whatever stroke situation occurs and that the stroke team at Beaumont consults with professionals in physical, occupational and speech therapy. “We have to make sure the patients are safe and can do these therapies,” she said. “Usually within the first 24 hours, we begin the process of rehabilitation. We want to make sure patients are able to return home and return to baseline functioning.” Grysiewicz mentioned that physical, occupational and speech therapy are the pillars of therapy for stroke patients but that other alternative therapies can help as well. “There are a variety of treatment methods,” she said. “It’s just finding what works for the patient. As long as it’s something that isn’t going to cause the patient harm, there is evidence for looking at alternative therapies.” THE FELDENKRAIS METHOD The Feldenkrais Method, created by the late Israeli Moshe Feldenkrais, is a program of neural education via movement by which practitioners help clients gain mobility or alleviate chronic pain by working with the brain. Feldenkrais, who earned degrees in mechanical and electrical engineering, as well as a doctorate in physics, cre-
ated the method after trying to solve his own chronic knee injury. “Feldenkrais is based in awareness of how you move and in using this awareness to bring the desired change, just like psychology does with personal Hava Schaver experiences and behaviors,” said Hava Schaver, Ph.D., a clinical psychologist with an office in Franklin. Schaver has been a clinical psychologist for more than 35 years and a Feldenkrais practitioner for approximately 17 years. Schaver said she uses no touch when it comes to practicing the method with clients. “By talking, I guide the person to activate their own intentional system,” she said. Rosenberg said she had never thought about the connections between the muscle tissues of her body and bone and how those interact to create movement. “It’s so tender and unintrusive,” Rosenberg said of the method, in contrast to some of the other therapies she did while in the hospital. Schaver, who was born in Israel and came to America in 1974, said it took her four years of formal education to become a Feldenkrais practitioner, which she integrates with her general psychology practice. “Neuroscience is teaching us that even in psychology we need to look at the totality of the being, the mind and the body,” she said. “I work a lot with mindfulness, and I guide the individual to form an intention.”
AFTER FELDENKRAIS, ANAT BANIEL Building upon the principles of the Feldenkrais Method, the Anat Baniel Method expanded upon the practice by incorporating the concept of neuromovement — exercises that rewire the brain. Through intention but also physical movements and “distinctions,” neuromovement influences the brain through the development of new neural connections. Heather Sjogren, an Anat Baniel practitioner with her own studio in Berkley, worked with Rosenberg to help her gain mobility on her compromised right side. Sjogren gained formal training in Anat Baniel Method NeuroMovement in 2015. “Neuromovement uses gentle movements to create new movement in the body,” Sjogren said. “Our body affects our brain, but our brain affects our body as well. We are using movement to change the body.” Israeli Anat Baniel, who worked with Moshe Feldenkrais for approximately 10 years, is a clinical psychologist and dancer. She created nine “essentials” with her own practice. Sjogren, an occupational therapist by training, said the No. 1 essential is intention. Other essentials include doing movements slowly, having flexible goals and helping the client understand that it’s OK to have limitations. “Our brain is not a mechanical system,” Sjogren said. “It’s an informational system. If you provide it with variation, it has more information to use.” Sjogren said the Anat Baniel
Method NeuroMovement is unique in that it can be used on children, whereas the Feldenkrais Method was created exclusively for adults. She mentioned she has used the method on a child with cerebral palsy and that slowly the child has been able to straighten his limb and that it has become more functional. Rosenberg began working with Sjogren a few weeks after her stroke and worked with her two times a day, three
BOTH PHOTOS: Brenda Rosenberg and MELT Method instructor Leanne Bourassa do exercises with special balls to stimulate fluid in Brenda’s cells for improved healing and reduced pain.
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“To get anything done, you have to have passion and creativity. If we can address what we need and if we can use creativity, there is no problem we can’t solve.” — BRENDA ROSENBERG
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times a week. She said Sjogren has helped her decrease her “wobbliness” and gain mobility in her right leg and arm. “To me, it’s miraculous,” Rosenberg said, again using the “M” word. AN ADDITIONAL, HELPFUL STEP Rosenberg, always an active person whether it’s her creative work, her community service or being physically fit, has practiced Pilates. After her stroke, she continued working with her Pilates instructor Leanne Bourassa, who also guides clients through the MELT Method. Rosenberg began using the MELT Method several weeks after her stroke and works with Bourassa several
times a week. This method was created by Sue Hitzmann, M.S., CST, NMT, who became interested in neuromuscular and manual therapies as a way to resolve her own debilitating pain. Bourassa works with Rosenberg weekly on MELT movements and Pilates. MELT focuses on working with a person’s connective tissue and nervous systems. Like Feldenkrais, MELT allows the client to do the work themselves, with no handson instruction required. The practice incorporates the use of soft foam rollers and balls to stimulate fluid in a person’s cells. “Hydrated tissue is healthier tissue,” Bourassa said. “It helps the body’s own healing system.” Many people who come to see her are experiencing back pain, says Bourassa, who was first trained in MELT in 2012. People with sciatica also can benefit from the practice, she said, along with anyone who is experiencing pain in general. “(MELT) calms the nervous system and it creates fluid movement in the body,” said Bourassa, who added that the method also reduces inflammation by hydrating tissues that have become depleted. Bourassa describes Rosenberg’s recovery as “remarkable” and said it’s her motivation to recover that is a critical part of her successful healing process. A PHYSICAL THERAPIST’S VIEW Nora Cascardo, an orthopedic manual physical therapist and co-owner of Premier Therapy Centers in West
Bloomfield, is familiar with the Feldenkrais, Anat Baniel and MELT methods. She said Feldenkrais is Nora the most “mainCascardo stream” alternative therapy while Anat Baniel and MELT are newer. She said there are many paths to recovery for stroke patients but believes that every stroke patient should receive physical, occupational and speech therapy as the very first step to recovery. “I always like a very clear diagnosis” when it comes to working with stroke patients, Cascardo said. “Not all strokes are the same. I always advocate for the alternative approaches when traditional approaches have failed to gain the patient’s mobility.” From a practical standpoint, Cascardo, who has been a physical therapist since 1988, notes that the alternative therapies are not typically covered by health insurance. Schaver, Sjogren and Bourassa confirmed that their practices are private pay. “They are not covered for a reason,” Cascardo said. “There is too much variety between who is administering the treatment.” She advises people to obtain the credentials of the person who is providing therapy and to get recommendations from other trusted sources. “A well-intentioned, undertrained person can do a lot of harm,” she said. “Ask the proper questions: Are you licensed through the state? What licensing do you have?
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fat, sugar and refined carbohydrates. And, she allows herself to take naps, which are essential to her recovery, she said. She also has drawn upon her own spiritual community to guide her through her recovery. She and her husband of 53 years, Howard, belong to Temple Israel in West Bloomfield. She said after her stroke, five rabbis from the temple came to see her and that friends from the Christian, Jewish and Muslim community have provided emotional support. â&#x20AC;&#x153;You know God will pay attention when Christian, Jewish and Muslim people are praying for this Jewish girl,â&#x20AC;? she joked. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Without the prayers, (my recovery) wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have been as fast.â&#x20AC;? Moving forward, Rosenberg said itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s her goal to get health insurance companies on board to pay for alternative therapies like those she uses so that everyone can experience the health benefits. She said she also finds it meaningful that what has helped her recover are three therapeutic methods created by Jewish people. â&#x20AC;&#x153;What an amazing way to combat anti-Semitism by showing how these methods heal,â&#x20AC;? she said. And about her own intentions to continue to live a fully functional life guided by purpose, she said: â&#x20AC;&#x153;To get anything done, you have to have passion and creativity. If we can address what we need and if we can use creativity, there is no problem we canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t solve.â&#x20AC;?
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s far back as Debbie Glazer can remember, she wanted to be a doctor. “I wanted to cure cancer,” she says. “Being exposed to the world of disability and medical issues impacted me and shaped what direction my life would take.” But as she got older, she started honing in on the differences between “caring” versus “curing” and realized her personality and passion were more predisposed to the former. During high school at Andover in Bloomfield Hills and into college at the University of Michigan, she considered athletic training and physical therapy. “I wanted to help people feel better from whatever they were living with,” says Glazer, 41. To that end, she tried out a nursing class at U-M — and loved it. Glazer graduated with a degree in kinesiology (the study of the mechanics of body movements) before attending nursing school, also at U-M. Between degrees, Glazer took the opportunity to pursue another one of her passions, but this one was just for fun — she took a crash course in manis and pedis, earning her nail technician license. Back at U-M for her nursing degree, she completed clinical rotations in the trauma and burn intensive care unit, hospice nursing and other specialties. “I loved the intimacy,” Glazer says. “Being able to just be with the people, I could focus on making them comfortable and feel better. I could help their families. I didn’t have the pressure of trying to fix them. “It’s such a gift being invited into that part of someone’s life.” Armed with her nursing degree, Glazer worked in hospice and oncology nursing, orthopedic nursing and taught medical/ surgical nursing at the Oakland Community College Highland Lakes Campus in Waterford, where she’s still on the adjunct faculty. She’s also been raising her two young daughters with her husband, Seth. Although Glazer grew up attending Congregation Shaarey Zedek in Southfield, she and her family are now members of Temple Israel in
Providing Comfort A local nurse launches a salon and foundation, combining her passions for caring for people — and the world of beauty. West Bloomfield, where they live. “I feel like everybody has roles in their family and in society,” Glazer says. “I’ve always been a nurturer. I ask first, ‘What can I do for you?’ And my kids are also like that. They’ve been exposed to what I do enough that they understand the importance of being patient and being there for others.” A NEW PASSION Despite her very full life, Glazer still had a nagging feeling that she could be doing more. In 2014, still doing nails for friends and family on the side, she was asked to do a favor for a friend: The friend referred her to a woman who was homebound with endstage lung failure from a rejected bonemarrow transplant. “I would go over, do her nails at her house,” Glazer says. “She was fatigued; she had an oxygen tank. I visited her for about four months, until she passed. “That experience was so much more profound to me than any other patient-nurse experience I’ve had,” she says. “It was so much more intimate; it had so much more meaning. My brain started thinking — I real-
ly enjoyed this. I’m giving a gift but I’m also receiving a gift. “It was life-changing,” Glazer says. “It changed my whole path. I knew this was my passion.” From that first experience came others, through word of mouth. She was approached by someone whose mom had brain cancer, another whose friend had dementia and another close childhood friend whose mother had pancreatic cancer. “My time with her was very important,” Glazer says. “She was a guidance counselor, professionally. And she’s always guided me. But that experience with her solidified what I wanted to do.” In 2017, Glazer helped create a salon enrichment program for Jewish Hospice & Chaplaincy Network. And, in 2018, she founded Comfort Salon Services, providing mobile salon services to clients who are unable to come to the salon due to their physical or medical limitations, whether it’s a senior who needs his nails cut, a mom-to-be on bed rest or people with chronic long-term diseases. In March 2019, Glazer received her
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501(c) (3) status and launched the Comfort Salon Foundation. â&#x20AC;&#x153;By starting my own nonprofit, I could help more people,â&#x20AC;? Glazer says. The foundation provides hair, nail, makeup and facial services for children and adults who are seriously or terminally ill â&#x20AC;&#x201D; to enhance quality of life and provide comfort to those suffering from debilitating and devastating diseases. Foundation services are offered free of charge â&#x20AC;&#x201D; at home, in the hospital, at senior care centers or anywhere else services are needed â&#x20AC;&#x201D; thanks to a phenomenal team of volunteers, including licensed cosmetologists, a social worker who loves polishing nails, and board members offering financial, marketing and other services at no charge. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It brings together my neuro, orthopedic and oncology backgrounds â&#x20AC;&#x201D; plus my love of beauty services,â&#x20AC;? Glazer says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s very nerve-wracking, exciting, scary. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been a lot of learning. But itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been amazing.â&#x20AC;? Glazer is constantly recruiting volunteers for Comfort Salon Foundation while also building new events â&#x20AC;&#x201D; visiting
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hat most thrilled West Bloomfield resident Janet Reinhart Hall when she facilitated her first Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP) as a lifestyle coach were the strong bonds the group formed while participating in the proJanet Reinhart Hall gram. â&#x20AC;&#x153;People love this program, and they donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want it to end,â&#x20AC;? she says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;DPP is proven â&#x20AC;&#x201D; itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not a fad.â&#x20AC;? A DPP information session will be held at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 5, or join the first class at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 19, both at Jewish Family Service, 6555 W. Maple Road, West Bloomfield. As DPP Coordinator Assistant with the National Kidney Foundation of Michigan, Reinhart Hall sees the transformation in many participants, such as the two people in a recent DPP class who each lost more than 25 lbs., as well as reducing their blood sugar numbers and their A1C levels. For Reinhart Hall, the most significant part of the DPP is the awareness participants gain of their food selections. For many, this is the first exposure to tracking fat grams and measuring the amount of food eaten. â&#x20AC;&#x153;My favorite part of coaching,â&#x20AC;? she says, â&#x20AC;&#x153;is helping participants connect with each other. It is positively
gratifying to see the sense of community that develops over their weeks together. They enjoy sharing experiences, challenges, food selections and recipes.â&#x20AC;? Reinhart Hall enjoys working in the community where she lived and raised her family for more than 20 years. She has volunteered at JVS in Southfield, the Jewish Community Center in West Bloomfield, Birmingham Community House and with the charitable organization Impact 100 Metro Detroit. HOW TO PARTICIPATE The Diabetes Prevention Program features 16 weekly one-hour group sessions followed by eight monthly sessions. Participants learn how to eat healthy, add physical activity to their routine, manage stress, stay motivated and solve problems that can get in the way of healthy changes. The programâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s group setting provides a supportive environment with people who are facing similar challenges and trying to make the same changes. The National Kidney Foundation of Michigan offers the program for adults of any age with prediabetes or at high risk for developing type 2 diabetes. Medicare Parts B and C cover DPP for qualifying members. Other assistance is possible. RSVP at ReadySetPrevent.org or call (800) 482-1455.
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Institute in the Edmond and groundbreaking study Lily Safra Children’s hospital at has shown that it is Sheba Medical Center. It was possible to rejuvenate published in the Cell Reports damaged kidneys and improve medical journal. their function, a proceIn past studies, dure that could reverse researchers discovered chronic kidney disease, that the adult kidney offsetting the need for constantly renews itself dialysis. This is the over time through the first breakthrough in activity of colonies of decades to combat this cells that replace lost disease, often precipiProfessor and degenerated cells in tated by hypertension and diabetes, and which Benjamin Dekel the kidney. Dekel and his team affects a whopping have developed technology 10 percent of the population that involves the extraction of worldwide. such healthy kidney cells from The study was conducted by Professor Benjamin Dekel, head diseased kidneys. These cells of Pediatric Nephrology and the are then expanded into large numbers within a laboratory Pediatric Stem Cell Research
environment. By generation of threedimensional cultures called “kidney spheres,” the cells show improved function to generate new kidney tissue and replace lost cells. The new cells are then reintroduced into the kidney where they rebuild it, positively influencing neighboring cells and improving its function. The technology uses the patient’s own cells, thereby circumventing the need for immunosuppression as well as problems associated with immune rejection. The method has been tested on mice, which displayed improved renal function. By focusing on improving and
stabilizing renal function, this treatment has the potential to help millions of patients with chronic kidney disease and who have yet to require dialysis treatment. Clinical trials on patients with renal failure will be conducted by the KidneyCure Bio firm, which commercialized this technology. “This is important news for patients with chronic kidney disease, who hopefully will benefit from these discoveries in the coming years,” Dekel said. “The ability to generate new kidney tissue (to replace the damaged tissue) could help millions of patients worldwide who suffer from kidney disease.”
Clinical Trials Promise Pain Relief for Pancreatic Cancer Patients FROM SHEBA MEDICAL CENTER
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ollowing a successful clinical trial conducted by Israel’s Sheba Medical Center, Tel HaShomer, United States hospitals are now attempting to replicate the results of a groundbreaking treatment that has shown to alleviate pain dramatically in some patients suffering from pancreatic cancer. Developed by Dr. Yaacov Lawrence, director of Sheba Medical Center’s Center for Translational Radiation Oncology, and Director of the Radiation Oncology Department Professsor Zvi Symon, the treatment uses
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radiation beams to target and accurately deliver a single highly concentrated dose of radiation to the celiac plexus — a bundle of nerve systems located behind the pancreas. The effect of the noninvasive radiation treatment is a reduction in the extensive discomfort and pain that pancreatic cancer patients often experience, giving them a far better quality of life. It usually takes about two to three weeks for the treatment to start working. In the Sheba preliminary trial involving 21 patients, which was funded by the Israel Cancer Association, pain
decreased dramatically in all but one individual, with a third of patients claiming a complete elimination of all pain entirely. The technique is now being replicated at Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, where they treated the first U.S. patient early this year. With help and funding provided by the nonprofit Gateway for Cancer Research, additional trials are also being conducted at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York, the Institute of Oncology Francisco Gentil in Portugal, the Princess Margaret Cancer Centre in Canada as well as several Israeli locations.
“The excruciating pain associated with pancreatic cancer has long been described as a great unsolved challenge in oncology, so it is very rewarding to have finally discovered a promising solution for patients suffering from the illness,” stated Lawrence of Sheba Medical Center. “With the continued testing and development of this method at partnering hospitals in the United States and other countries, we are on the path to providing critical relief for countless patients across the globe.”
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their environment — in their ne of the scariest case, antibiotics. They can do things about being so by acting “tolerant” admitted to and lying dormant the hospital is the during antibiotic treatpossibility of catchment which misses ing some dangerous, them because it only drug-resistant superknows how to spot and bug. The chances of Professor Nathalie kill growing targets. After evading this that happening could Balaban round of treatment, become slimmer with the bacteria become resilient. a new discovery from Israeli It’s this “tolerant” stage that researchers, who found that Professor Nathalie Balaban aggressive bacteria can be from the Hebrew University controlled if treated within a of Jerusalem and Dr. Maskit specific timeframe. Bar-Meir from Shaare Zedek Like all living organisms, Medical Center have tackled, bacteria develop defenses with their findings recently against hostile elements in
published in Science magazine. Bearing in mind that the tolerance stage lasts only a few days and can’t be detected in standard medical labs, the two developed a lab test that gauges antibiotic tolerance. This means that doctors can now administer the correct medication within this narrow timeframe before resistance sets in. In a previous study, Balaban developed a mathematical model that described, measured and predicted when bacteria would develop tolerance to a particular antibiotic. Now, Balaban repeated the study together with Bar-Meir, this time analyzing daily bacterial samples from hospitalized patients with life-threatening, persistent MRSA (methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus
aureus) infections. Like in the lab, the bacteria developed tolerance followed by resistance, leading to the failure of antibiotic treatment. If medical centers adopt this lab test, doctors could quickly and easily detect whether a patient’s bacteria are tolerant of a planned antibiotic treatment before it’s administered. Based on the patient’s bacteria profile, doctors could also handpick antibiotics with a greater chance of success. “Using the right combination of available antibiotic drugs at the outset could dramatically increase a patient’s survival rate before their infection becomes tolerant to all the antibiotics in our arsenal,” Balaban explained. From UnitedWithIsrael.org
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and brother-in-law of the late Bernie and the late Sarah Singal. Contributions may be made to Yeshiva Beth Yehudah, P.O. Box 2044, Southfield, MI 48037; Yeshiva Gedolah, 24600 Greenfield Road, Oak Park, MI 48237; or Beth Tefilo Emanuel Tikvah, 24225 Greenfield Road, Southfield, MI 48075. Interment was held at Hebrew Memorial Park. Arrangements by Hebrew Memorial Chapel. SARA LEE SPIWAK, 99, of Southfield, died Jan. 16, 2020. She is survived by her daughter, Karen Egren; son, Robert Spiwak; grandchild, Brandon Egren; her loving and devoted caregiver, Deborah Jiles, who took care of Sara so beautifully. She is also survived by many adoring nieces, nephews, other family members and friends. Mrs. Spiwak was the loving daughter of the late Philip and Rose Forman; devoted sister of the late Harriet Brandt, the late Sylvia Saltzman and the late Julie Citron. Interment took place at Beth El Memorial Park Cemetery in Livonia. Contributions may be made to the Alzheimerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Association, JARC or a charity of oneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s choice. Arrangements by Dorfman Chapel.
DR. BERNARD LEON TOFT, 84, of West Bloomfield, died Jan. 18, 2020. Born Dec. 21, 1935, in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Bernie grew up in a very large family in Vancouver, British Columbia. After high school, Bernie worked summers as a carhop to put himself through medical school. He graduated from the University of British Columbia in 1962 and came to the United States to complete a pediatric residency. Bernie worked for many years as a pediatric allergist, a pioneer in his field. Dr. Toft taught the allergists at Beaumont Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Hospital how to adjust medications for pediatric patients. An accomplished violinist, he
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late Clara and the late Harry Toft; dear brother and brotherin-law of the late Beatrice and the late Isaac Goslin, the late Marilyn Soverinsky; cherished son-in-law of the late Aaron and the late Rayetta Soverinsky. Contributions may be made to American Diabetes Association, Attn: Service Center, 2451 Crystal Drive, Suite 900, Arlington, VA 22202; or Bâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;nai Israel Synagogue, 5085 Walnut Lake Road, West Bloomfield, MI 48323. Interment was held at Clover Hill Park Cemetery in Birmingham. Services were held at the Davidson/Hermelin Chapel at Clover Hill Park Cemetery. Arrangements by Hebrew Memorial Chapel.
DOROTHY VELICK, 103, of Livonia, died Jan. 19, 2020. She is survived by her son and daughter-in-law, Stephen and Debra Velick; loving nieces and nephews and a world of dedicated friends. Mrs. Velick was the beloved wife of the late David Velick; the loving sister of the late Adaline Nathan and the late Jeanette Jacobs. Interment was at Oakview Cemetery. Contributions may be made to Multiple Sclerosis Society of Michigan, 21311 Civic Center Drive, Southfield, MI 48076, nationalmssociety. org/mig. Arrangements by Ira Kaufman Chapel. continued on page 52
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ARNOLD WAXMAN, 84 of West Bloomfield, died Jan. 23, 2020. He is survived by his beloved wife, Betty Waxman; daughter and son-in-law, Sue and Dr. Erik Zuckerberg; son, Michael Waxman; grandchildren, Max Zuckerberg and Rachel Zuckerberg; many loving nieces, nephews, other family members and friends. Interment took place at Hebrew Memorial Park Cemetery in Clinton Township. Contributions may be made to the Hospice of Michigan or to a charity of one’s choice. Arrangements by Dorfman Chapel.
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BETTY WISE, 89, of West Bloomfield, died Jan. 17, 2020. She is survived by her sons and daughters-in-law, Daryl Wise, Stuart and Donna Wise, Bradley Wise, and Russell and Amy Wise; grandchildren, Graham, Jackson, Haley, Sari, Madeline and Hannah Wise; many loving nieces, nephews, cousins, colleagues and friends. Mrs. Wise was the beloved wife for 59 years of the late Stanley Wise; the loving sister of the late Murray and the late Ruth Sklar; the dear sister-inlaw of the late Rhoda Habib. Contributions may be made to Save the Children, 501
Kings Hwy. East, Suite 400, Fairfield, CT 06825; Michigan Humane Society, 30300 Telegraph Road, Suite 220, Bingham Farms, MI 48025, michiganhumane.org/tributes; or to a charity of one’s choice. Arrangements by Ira Kaufman Chapel. RUTH WRIGHT, 89, of Farmington Hills, died Jan. 18, 2020. She is survived by her husband of 69 years, Irwin Wright; son and daughter-in-law, Dr. Howard Wright and Mindi Fynke; grandchildren, Rachel and Levi Strauss, and Rabbi Adam and Dr. Rachel Wright; great-grandchildren, Leo
Strauss, Goldie Strauss and Lillian Wright; sisters-inlaw, Florine Mark, Francine Rosberg and Gloria Meer; nieces, nephews, great-nieces and great-nephews; her loving caregivers, with special thanks to Tamar. Mrs. Wright was the cherished mother of the late Leslie Wright; the loving sister of the late Dr. William Ross, the late Louis Rosberg and the late Florence Hepburn. Interment was at Clover Hill Park Cemetery. Contributions may be made to the Alzheimer’s AssociationGreater Michigan Chapter, 25200 Telegraph Road, Suite 100, Southfield, MI 48033, alz. org/gmc. Arrangements by Ira Kaufman Chapel.
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hen a conversation of culinary nature is many times leaning toward authenticity in dining, the question comes up as to where it can be gotten … And in so many instances it pertains to Chinese selections. Among them in our midst is Taste of China, Danny Raskin Middlebelt Road, Senior Columnist off 12 Mile, Farmington Hills, whose claim is being totally different from the current Chinese dishes served in America … although such Chinese cuisine
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comes in many different ways with the vast number of provinces within China itself. A most important reason is that the kitchen at Taste of China is headed by a person who was formerly a top chef in his sector of China … and is steeped in that presentation. When Taste of China opened in 1996, its authenticity became known in dishes like colored eggplant, chef beef, Chinese cauliflower in dry pot, sweet T-bone steak from an old secret Chinese recipe, etc. … Although some of the dishes served at Taste of China may sound familiar, they are highly steeped in authenticity. The selections are huge … with noted names and many with new elegant tastes … from West Lake Beef Soup to fish in hot chili sauce to Chili Chicken, etc. Taste of China is open seven days, 11 a.m.-9:30 p.m. … Seating is for 200, including a bar with 20 seats. Authenticity is difficult in the presentation of Chinese dining … there are so many different
regions …. Taste of China is strikingly favored among the best in Michigan. THOSE WHO REMEMBER dancing to the rhythms of Big Bands every Saturday afternoon in one-time Hotel Statler’s Terrace Room … among many other folks with eyes of much nostalgia … is breaking news here that it will be the site of Joe Vicari’s latest restaurant … To be called Statler Bistro … in Detroit’s new City Club Apartments, Washington Boulevard and Grand Circus Park, owned by Jonathan Holtzman, grandson of the late Joe Holtzman, whose Jewish charitable work is remembered by many (staunch Israel supporter, Jewish Federation, United Jewish Appeal, Allied Jewish Campaign, etc., etc.) … The dining spot by Joe Vicari … his present eatery No. 23 … will be an American and French restaurant … opening in the fall of this year … Stay tuned. AFTER NOT BEING satisfied with his book The Hill That Grew
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ending up second in the 2019 Midwest Publishers Awards, Jerry Naftaly, former Oak Park mayor, has written a new version with more pictures, etc. … Jerry is also working on a book about his former years as Oak Park mayor and says he may run again in 2021. OLDIE BUT GOODIE …A Jewish man and Chinese gentleman were conversing … The Jewish gent commented upon what a wise people the Chinese are. “Yes,” replied the Chinese man, “our culture is almost 5,000 years old. But you Jews are a very wise people, too.” The Jewish man said, “Yes, our culture is more than 6,000 years old.” “That’s impossible,” said the Chinese gent. “Where did your people eat for a thousand years?” CONGRATS … To Peter Ginopolis on his birthday. Danny’s email address is dannyraskin2132@gmail.com.
Elegant four course Tea Luncheon Everyday at 2:00pm
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Looking Back From the William Davidson Digital Archive of Jewish Detroit History accessible at www.djnfoundation.org org
Jewish Astronauts Make Their Mark in History
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I discovered an in-depth feature article on Jewish astronauts in the Jan. 13, 1995, issue of the JN: “When Jews Venture into Space.” It’s an excellent overview of Jewish participao tion in space exploration to ogthat date with some short bbiogsh raphies of the leading Jewish astronauts of the era. I did not know the first American Jewish astronautt ck was a woman, Judy Resnick. However, she did not wantt to be known as a “first;” she just wanted to do her job and fulfill her dream. Indeed, she did. Born in Akron, Ohio, Resnick earned a Ph.D. in biomedical engineering, and was an excellent airplane pilot. In 1978, she was one of eight women recruited from es more than 8,000 candidates ps for NASA’s Astronaut Corps. ght Resnick made her first flight into space on the maiden voyage of the space shuttle “Discovery” in 1984. She was described as the “astronaut’s astronaut” after the mission. Her colleague on that flight, Mike Mullane, wrote, “I was also happy to be crewed with Judy … She was smart, hardworking and dependable, all the things you would want in a fellow crewmember.” Mullane later authored a book, Riding Rockets: The Outrageous Tales of a Space Shuttle Astronaut, about his career that includes a good deal of content about Resnick. Unfortunately, Resnick’s story has a sad ending. She
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248.982.9103 26530 W. 8 MILE SOUTHFIELD, MI 48033 granitesourceofmichigan.com
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