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JEWS IN THE D 10 Their ‘Promised Land’ Large family of Karaite Jews tries homesteading in the Lower Peninsula.

ARTS&LIFE 32 Here Comes Hamilton!

14 Intuitive and Special

Meet the Jews in “the room where it happens.”

Therapy dog Bruno dies at age 14, leaving behind a comforting legacy.

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The JN wins in several categories at the MPA Awards.

Modern 38 Celebrity Jews

18 Traveling Trunk Historical Society’s hands-on sessions teach kids about Michigan Jewish history.

ON THE GO 39 Events/Editor’s Picks

22 Jews and Human Rights James Loeffler is the 2019 Belin Lecturer.

HEALTH 42 Vaping Dangers

24 Emanu-El’s Spring

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Festival Brings Five Events in March 25 Faces & Places 26 Sports

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Temple Israel Brotherhood along with B’nai Brith Great Lakes Region present their annual Purim Tournament & Rafe

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ost people tell someone who’s waiting for them, “Look out for the red car,� “I’m driving a green Honda� or “I’m in the Toyota Sienna� — things like that.

I just say, “Look for the vehicle that’s held together with fluorescent orange duct tape.� You can’t miss me if you try!

Sadly, I’m not kidding. If the duct tape comes off, the entire rear window will fall out and we’ve already paid for it once, an experience we’re not Rochel Burstyn eager to repeat. Besides that, my van also makes this grumpy “What do you want now� sound when it sits in my driveway; only one back door opens (and only from the inside), there’s something stuck in the key hole so you can’t manually unlock the car on the driver’s side and we have to keep reattaching the bumper with zip ties so it won’t drag on the road.

But I don’t mind (too much.) I like to think my car has character. And you know what they say about things with character: A strong character can move mountains.

In my van’s case, at least it moves.

And I don’t take that for granted!

It’s always good to know you’re in good company. I enjoy hearing about other vehicles that should have been condemned years ago that are still getting folks to their desired destinations.

When I was growing up, my father drove us around in his beat-up white van with a bumper sticker that had nothing on the “26.2� or “My child’s the world’s best student� or “My dog is smarter than your student� ones you see these days. My father was so proud of the “Dad’s Limo� bumper sticker I got him, he kept it INSIDE the car, on the dashboard, so it wouldn’t get dirty!

We’re definitely in the market for a new vehicle one day, but, in the meantime, I say: Love the one you’re with.

I’m not going to romanticize it and say my van’s a dream because it’s definitely not, but at least I know all its quirks and idiosyncrasies. We’ve been together more than 10 years now; I know what to expect from it. It might drive me around the edge, but as long as it gets me home in one piece, there’s really nothing to complain about!

One day we’ll have a new car and we’ll look back on all our times with

this duct-taped one with fondness. We already have tons of anecdotes to share at dinner parties (or, more likely, in the waiting room at the car dealership).

We’re the ones starting every story off with, “So there I was, driving down the highway at 65 mph when suddenly boom! The hood flew up!� and “So there I was, driving around this small town in the middle of nowhere and all the locals kept waving at me, I thought it was the friendliest little town ever, then I discovered one of my headlights had somehow broken off and was dragging along “’ or “Remember that time the car broke down on the side of the highway two hours from home and it was 92 degrees outside?�

Yup. Fun times.

So, that’s the thing about cars. It’s not a person, it’s not a forever relationship, but because you’re creating stories and memories every minute of every hour of every day, you might as well take the high road and make the best of the one you’ve got! ■Binyamin Burstyn, 10, doesn’t mind the duct tape or zip ties if he gets to ride in the front seat.

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Music Study Club Regarding the article about Mark Slobin’s new book “More than Just Motown,� in the Jan. 24, issue, I would like to expand on the Music Study Club of Metropolitan Detroit.

Although the club may have met at the JCC at one time, it was not affiliated with the JCC. The Music Study Club was founded in 1924 so Jewish Detroit women musicians would have a place to meet and perform monthly, have a student group, give scholarships, and sponsor, introduce and promote major young talent in a yearly artist concert. Among those artists who performed in their youth were Seymour Lipkin, 1943; Joseph Silverstein, 1957;

Ruth Meckler, 1958; Itzhak Perlman, 1963; and Pincus Zukerman, 1966.

My own mother, Ethel Mendelson, was the counselor of MSC for many years. I, too, was a counselor of the Music Study Club Student Group for many years when Annie Kafavian, David Syme and others were members. Both my mother and I served as presidents during its existence. It was a very prestigious organization that gave thousands of scholarship awards to deserving youth and introduced many wonderful aspiring pianists to the public. — Helen Kerwin Southfield

JSL is looking toward the future for our residents, ages 85-94, the fastestgrowing segment of the US population.

We have engaged thought leaders, Perkins Eastman, the global architecture Ć“UP WR H[SORUH WKH VHQLRU OLYLQJ PDUNHW through fresh eyes and to help us position our communities for the future.

They bring to this process insights gained through their Clean Slate Project, a year-long effort to explore and re-imagine senior living by consideration of and collaboration with other industries including healthcare, hospitality and retail to inspire innovations. They point to technology as the number one trend that will help seniors live independently and longer in their own homes. AI, robotics, and virtual reality are posed to change how older adults engage with the world.

Already, the use of technology to connect us via video conferencing has won over grandparents worldwide as they stay in touch with grandchildren on Facebook and facetime. More and more people moving in today not only understand technology, they thrive on it. But will technology replace living in communal environments?

While our community partner, Jewish Family Service, already assists people living in their homes through adaptive technology i.e.., personal emergency response systems, pill dispensers and KRPH PRGLĆ“FDWLRQ VHUYLFH UHIHUUDOV -6/ will explore with Perkins Eastman, how to employ and utilize new trends for our residents.

One thing we know for sure, nothing can replace human touch and connection.

In JSL’s communities, friendships and support provide the human touch so vital for engagement for older adults because, for most, screen time is just not enough.

This is just the tip of the melting iceberg at Jewish Senior Life. We continue to think and plan for us all.

36 Under 36 Pride It was with great joy and pride that I read the individual biographies of the 36 under 36 young men and women impacting the community, who are chosen annually by the partnership of The Well and JN (Feb. 14, page 22).

These 36 distinguished young people, each in his or her way, are engaged in what we call tikkun olam in the full sense of the word and are deserving of the honor bestowed upon them.

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symbolic; it also means: double “chai.” To all of them, whether celebrated or not, Kol HaKavod. You are the pride and joy of our Jewish community.

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ascent of the “good ll winter, Detroit guys.” Through our Jews for Justice revelry, we cultivate leaders have resilience and enact the been busily planning triumph that we so long the DJJ’s 4th Annual for.

Purim Extravaganza.

But the Purim story While doing so, people have asked, “What’s jus- Roz Schindler & Jake Ehrlich does not end with the simple foiling of tice-y about Purim?”

Haman’s genocidal plot. Rather than Purim celebrates the story of how Mordechai being hanged on the gala Jewish woman named Esther saves lows, it is Haman and his sons who the Jews of Persia from a genocidal hang. “V’nahafokh hu.” We flip it on plot proposed by the wicked vizier them and redirect the threat of anniHaman (boo!) and approved by hilation from us onto them. the bumbling King Achashverosh.

For a suffering people living The leader of the Jews at that time subsumed under the shadow of an was a Shushanite resident named empire, such a revenge fantasy is Mordechai. He had a cousin, Esther, understandable. But is this the best who was orphaned as a young girl. we can do? Rather than sanitizing Mordechai raised her and treated her this narrative or relishing its violent as a daughter. conclusion, why not take the fantasy This story, which is fundamentally of Purim as an invitation to envision a story of the triumph of oppressed an ever more holistic, totalizing and people over the machinations of a hateful and/or apathetic state appara- sustainable liberation for our people and beyond? tus, has been told and retold through The mitzvot (commandments) of the centuries in ways that invoke and Purim teach us to enact — at least for parody the struggles of the day. a day! — a radical alternative to the This year, DJJ is doing its annual systems that guide our daily living.

Purim shpiel (play). There is a sense We are taught to practice expansive of collective catharsis, cohesion and power that comes from putting down joy; to engage in gift-giving and mutual aid within our communities; the opposition and dramatizing the

to give tzedakah, direct reparations for economic injustice.

We wear costumes and dress in ways that reveal who we could be — and in some ways really are! And there is, of course, the teaching from the rabbis that tells us that we should drink to the point being unable to differentiate between the phrases Arur Haman (“Cursed be Haman”) and Baruch Mordechai (“Blessed be Mordechai”) — not to erase the distinctions between harmfulness and caring, but to remind us that even our most treasured truisms deserve to be interrogated and unpacked.

Purim is a day when we are taught to remember that another world is possible: a day to reflect on the world as it has been and to manifest the way we want things to be in the future. ■ RSVP for the DJJ Purim Extravaganza at detroitjewsforjustice.org/purim2019.

Roslyn Abt Schindler is associate professor emerita at Wayne State University, an active member of Congregation T’chiyah and a Detroit Jews for Justice leader since its inception. Jake Ehrlich is a graduate of the Jewish Communal Leadership Program at the University of Michigan School of Social Work. His is an active leader in DJJ and Congregation Tchiyah’s community engagement associate.

— Rachel Kapen West Bloomfield

A Remembrance of Abraham Weberman On Jan. 25, 2019, Holocaust survivor Abraham Weberman passed away.

Weberman was the president of the Shaarit Haplaytah, the survivor organization of Metropolitan Detroit. He was one of the pioneering Holocaust survivors of the Shaarit Haplaytah whose dream it was to build a Holocaust Memorial Center. The Shaarit Haplaytah helped survivors get to know one another as they built a community for the new survivors coming to Detroit after the war. They held dinner dances, had card games, raised money to buy ambulances for the new State of Israel and raised money to build a memorial to remember the Holocaust. This later would become the Holocaust Memorial Center.

Weberman was a survivor of the infamous Lodz Ghetto. After the war, he went to a displaced persons camp in Frankfurt where he met his first wife, Lotka. In 1947, he came to Israel, then known as Palestine. He fought in the Hagganah and later served in the Israel Defense Forces. He moved to Detroit to join his brother Leon who was living here. Abraham Weberman’s biography can be read at portraitsofhonor.org.

Weberman was a good man who had a heart of gold. He will be sorely missed by our community.

— Dr. Charles Silow West Bloomfield

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he apology was going so well.

Rep. Ilhan Omar was tweeting an apology for saying that pro-Israel lawmakers are only that way because they are bought off, and her words were, at least at first, checking off every necessary box: “Anti-Semitic is real.”

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“I am grateful for Jewish allies who Mark Jacobs are educating me.”

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“My intention is to never offend Jewish Americans.”

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And then, the microphone drop moment: “I unequivocally apologize.”

If only it had ended there. But Rep. Omar, who has a history of anti-Israel and anti-Semitic statements (including a past tweet asking that “Allah awaken the people and help them see the evil doings of Israel”) just couldn’t stop herself, and she added: “BUT standing strong.”

I’m not exactly certain what she meant by that last line, but I do know that using the word “but” in an apology kind of nullifies the whole thing — at least that’s what my wife tells me.

Omar then announced that she would be appearing with Yousef Abdullah, an officer of Islamic Relief USA with a long record of hateful social media posts attacking Jews and Israel and showing support for terrorists.

If there was ever a way to issue a non-apology apology, Rep. Omar had done just that.

To many Americans, however, her words somehow signified a positive development, and many came to her defense. A CNN journalist, under the headline “Rep. Omar’s Apology Sets the Right Example,” stated that the incident had a “happy ending.” Politico Contributing Editor Joshua Zeitz tweeted that he knew “exactly what the congresswoman meant” in her criticism of Israel and AIPAC (adding, by the way, that he “doesn’t regard Israel as especially central to my Jewish identity.”)

The whole incident just drove a deeper wedge in America, with critics calling for her resignation and sup-

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porters raising funds for her.

But why shouldn’t the Jewish community just accept her apology and move on? Forgiveness is a central theme of Judaism, so shouldn’t her apology be a nice first step toward healing?

If only it were so simple. The problem is that we Jews are barraged by people who say one thing one moment and then contradict themselves in the next breath.

It’s often a dizzying, confounding, seesaw blizzard of lies and double speak.

In many instances the double speak is so mind-boggling, so obviously hypocritical, that’s it’s almost amusing: • Linda Sansour (the Woman’s March co-chair) says she has “incredible Jewish” members in her movement whom she “loves,” and then says that Farrakhan speaks “truth to power” and tweets “Nothing is creepier than Zionism.”

• Rep. Rashida Tlaib states that “we have to fight against ... anti-Semitism” and then hosts an event in which she posed with a Hezbollah-backing anti-Israel activist who had called Israel a “terrorist entity.”

• Mahmoud Abbas, president of the Palestinian Authority, speaks about the “terrible, unforgivable crimes” against the Jewish people in the Holocaust and then blames the Holocaust on the Jews on account of their “social behavior.”

• David Duke, the former Grand Wizard of the KKK, says that he’s “not opposed to all Jews” and then denies the Holocaust ever happened and calls Israel a “terrorist organization.”

• Louis Farrakhan insists he has plenty of “Jewish friends,” yet he

describes Hitler as a “very great man,” calls Judaism a “gutter religion” and recently labeled Jews “termites.”

• Marc Lamont Hill, the former CNN journalist, says he doesn’t support anti-Semitism which, he claims, he “spent [his] life fighting,” yet he calls for a Palestinian state “from the river to the sea,” which are known code words for the total elimination of Israel.

• Iranian President Hassan Rouhani tweets out a Rosh Hashanah greeting (“May our shared Abrahamic roots deepen our respect and bring peace and mutual understanding. L’Shana Tova!”) and then calls Israel a “cancerous tumor.”

There’s no end to the head-spinning examples, whether it’s a politician, a journalist, a UN ambassador — or just the neighbor down the street. Even in our own everyday lives, haven’t many of us had someone offer kind words about Jews, only to later reveal a different sentiment?

Not surprisingly, history has taught us to become a bit leery of words alone. Too often we have been stung by false “friends” and phony displays of kindness. How often has Israel felt it was on a verge of a true breakthrough for peace, only to have its bubble burst shortly thereafter? Isn’t that the whole lesson of Oslo and Camp David?

It’s very tempting to want to believe someone who holds out an olive branch, but if the gesture is hollow and disingenuous, then it can do us great harm, something our tiny community can ill afford. As a people who comprise only 0.2 percent of the world population, the stakes for being misled are just too high for us. We have no choice but to be cautious; our self-preservation requires it.

It may be a sad thing to have to teach this to our children but having a healthy skepticism of someone’s words — even an “unequivocal apology” from a U.S. congresswoman — is a lesson well worth learning. ■ Mark Jacobs is the AIPAC Michigan chair for African American Outreach, a co-director of the Coalition for Black and Jewish Unity, a board member of the Jewish Community Relations Council-AJC and the director of Jewish Family Service’s Legal Referral Committee.

Get excited for mindfulness meditation, yoga, song, experiential writing, art projects, nature walks, Jewish mysticism chats and alternative prayer experiences at Re//Turning: A Jewish Spirituality Retreat, a program hosted by The Well March 22-24 at the Butzel Conference Center.

The Well is excited to welcome Rabbi Benjamin Shalva as its Scholar-InResidence. A rabbi, writer, meditation teacher and yoga instructor, Shalva regularly leads seminars in Spiritual Cross-Training, Kabbalah Yoga, Jewish Meditation and Mindfulness Meditation.

He received his rabbinical ordination from the Jewish Theological Seminary and his yoga teacher certification from the Yogic Physical Culture Academy in Los Cabos, Mexico. He is the author of two books — Spiritual Cross-Training: Searching through Silence, Stretch and Song and Ambition Addiction: How to Go Slow, Give Thanks, and Discover Joy Within.

Tickets are available on eventbrite.com at the subsidized cost of $100 due to the generosity of donors and through a generous subsidy from Moishe House, who is serving as a sponsor for this event.

Questions? Reach out to Brandon Klein, The Well’s programs and partnerships coordinator, at brandon@ meetyouatthewell.org. ■

Jewish Justices of the Supreme Court Join SAJE as it welcomes Dr. David Dalin for a talk on “Jewish Justices of the Supreme Court,” 7 p.m. Monday, March 18, at the JCC of Metro Detroit.

From Louis Brandeis to Elena Kagan, eight Jews have served on the U.S. Supreme Court.

Dr. David Dalin Dalin will explore the lives of these justices and their connections to their Jewish heritage.

Dalin, a historian and rabbi, is a Senior Research Fellow at Brandeis University and is the author, co-author or editor of 12 books, most recently Jewish Justices of the Supreme Court, from Brandeis to Kagan: Their Lives and Legacies.

The program is free and open to the public; no registration required. Light refreshments will be served.

SAJE is endowed by a generous gift from Cis Maisel and is supported by Cis Maisel, Sheri and David Jaffa, and Sophie Pearlstein (z”l). ■

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ike the ancient Israelites, they’ve come “out of Goshen” and found their promised land. For the Wormsley family, paradise is a 10-acre wooded site near Farwell, pretty much smack in the middle of Michigan’s Lower Peninsula.

David and Ashley Wormsley and their six children, age 2-18, sold their house in Florida and spent many months looking for their ideal homestead. They moved into their three-story geodesic dome house in October. Baby Tovia was born a few weeks later, bringing their family to nine.

Despite being so far away from the organized Jewish community, the family tries hard to live an observant Jewish life.

David, 49, was born Jewish but says his parents were “very secular.” Ashley, 35, grew up in a Protestant family; when she met Eric, she said, she knew she wanted to be Jewish.

She has not formally converted.

She and Eric gain most of their Jewish knowledge from reading, from online resources such as alphabeta.org, and from the Torah itself. They regard themselves as Karaite Jews, following the strictures laid out in the Torah but not many of the laws and practices from the Talmudic/rabbinic period. For example, Karaite Jews recognize patrilineal descent. The Karaites stem from an ancient sect that split from mainstream (Rabbinic) Judaism around the 7th century CE. (See sidebar on right.)

For Eric, originally from New York, wandering in the wilderness took less than 40 years — but it was close. He joined the Navy after high school to see the world, worked as an electrician and visited 13 countries. In 1991, while serving in the first Persian Gulf war, he developed an epilepsy-type disorder that causes seizures and numbness; he received a medical discharge. The Veterans Administration now regards him as permanently disabled.

Ashley was born at Providence Hospital in Southfield but moved away as a young child. The Wormsleys met in Colorado, where their families were neighbors. They married while Ashley was still in her teens. Eric graduated from Colorado State University and Ashley got an associate’s degree. They started having children.

They moved to Kansas City, where Eric earned a degree in chiropractic medicine. He practiced for a while but

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gave it up when his brain disorder affected the feeling in his fingers.

The growing family moved to Florida, where they lived for 10 years. Eric taught anatomy and physiology at a nursing college. The older children — Naomi, now 18, Hannah, 16, and Samuel, 13 — attended a private school when they lived in south Florida. When they moved to Pensacola, Eric and Ashley were unhappy with the schools and started homeschooling.

FINDING A NEW HOME A few years ago, they began to feel Florida wasn’t right for them. It was too hot, home- schooling regulations were too strict and land was expensive. They wanted to find a place that had four seasons, liberal homeschooling laws, good benefits for disabled vets and acreage they could afford on their limited budget, where they could be as self-sufficient as possible.

They sold their Florida home in early 2018, bought a trailer large enough to sleep eight and a van strong enough to tow it and began traveling.

They thought they’d found a place in

Colorado, close to Ashley’s family, but the deal fell through and they started having second thoughts about the state.

“We arrived here (in Michigan) in June and almost immediately realized we loved the state,” Eric said. They just had to find a large house on land they could work at a price they could afford. As soon as they saw the 2,700-square-foot dome on West Herrick Road, they knew that was the place.

Homesteading is a lot of work, as is caring for a family of nine. The Wormsleys live frugally, depending on Eric’s VA benefits and income from ads on their YouTube channel, Out of Goshen, a vlog — video blog — they started when they decided to leave Florida.

Erics posts a new entry almost every day except Shabbat and Jewish holidays, and the family has amassed a following of 19,000 viewers. Dozens of fans sent housewarming and new-baby gifts.

“We were visiting my family in New York and we went into a kosher restaurant and someone recognized us from the channel,” said Eric. “That was pretty cool.” continued on page 12

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Imagine some of the ways your life would be different if you accepted the validity of Torah law but not of the Talmud, also known as the “oral law”: You would eat only kosher meat and fish, because that is decreed in Leviticus. But aside Mireille Plotke from cooking an animal in its mother’s milk — or with a certain kind of fat, which is another way of interpreting the Leviticus verse — you would not be prohibited from mixing milk and meat.

You would take your shoes off in the synagogue and prostrate yourself during prayer. You would not need a minyan for certain prayers.

You would not light candles for Shabbat because that command is mentioned nowhere in the Torah. And you might not celebrate Chanukah, a post-biblical holiday.

You would follow patrilineal descent, where having a Jewish father, not mother, determines if you’re a member of the tribe. And, if you were a woman in an unhappy marriage, you could divorce your husband.

Jews who follow such practices are known as Karaites, an ancient sect that split from mainstream (Rabbinic) Judaism around the 7th century CE. The movement crystallized in Baghdad, but, for many years, the largest population was in Egypt. The Egyptian community relocated, mostly to Israel, after the Six-Day War. “Karaite” is an Anglicized form of the Hebrew word karaim or bnei mikra, which means “followers of scripture.”

Karaites, in general, study and respect the Talmud and rabbinic religious rulings but don’t feel bound by them.

Mireille Plotke of Beverly Hills grew up in a Karaite family in Cairo, Egypt, but has not practiced as a Karaite since she left in 1960 at age 16. She is now a member of Congregation Shaarey Zedek. She remembers her family had many customs most Jews would find usual. They did not celebrate Chanukah and did not consider chicken to be meat, for example. continued on page 12

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Ashley keeps detailed lists and every week — she’s trying to get it to two weeks — the family drives a half-hour to Mt. Pleasant to shop. They frequently order food and supplies via Amazon.

Even to run out for milk at the nearest grocery involves a trip of several miles along an unpaved road.

Once a month, they travel to the Detroit area to buy kosher meat, cheese and other products hard to find in mid-Michigan. They look for Jewish events and activities they can do at the same time. In November, they went to Congregation Beth Shalom’s ChanuCon and enjoyed meeting members of the local community.

LOOKING TO THE FUTURE Their plans for next year are modest: expand the existing organic garden; harvest fruit from the half-dozen apple, peach and cherry trees; and build coops for chickens, both for meat and for eggs. Ashley killed chickens as a farm girl and wants to learn to do it the kosher way. The Wormsleys also hope to raise turkeys and maybe goats.

Eric bought a tractor to plow out the garden and purchased more than 300 packets of non-GMO seeds, including

many heirloom varieties.

They put in a wood-burning stove to help heat the house. Eric is still able to do a lot of the work, though he has occasional seizures and has some trouble walking because of the numbness in his legs.

When they’re not doing formal schoolwork — from books or online programs — the older children help by caring for the younger siblings (David, 6, Jenna, 4, Corban, 2, and baby Tovia), cooking, cleaning and doing laundry.

Naomi, who loves to write, is preparing college applications. Hannah enjoys baking and all kinds of arts and handicrafts; she recently started her own YouTube channel, That Creative Bug. Samuel likes to be hands-on with wood-working and electrical projects.

He loves the outdoors and is looking forward to gardening as soon as spring comes.

Since moving to Michigan, the Wormsleys have relied on each other for social relationships. Eric and Ashley are hoping to find activities nearby where the children can meet others their own ages. They’re also looking at Jewish camps for the summer. ■

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Today, there are probably fewer than 50,000 Karaite Jews in the world, mostly in Israel. The United States has a single Karaite synagogue, Congregation B’nai Israel in Daly City, Calif., near San Francisco, with several hundred families. The Bay Area has the largest American Karaite population.

For many centuries, the Karaite community did not recognize converts,

a ban that was reversed only recently by the Karaite Council of Sages in Israel. The council authorized the founding of the non-accredited Karaite Jewish University in California in 2006; the first class of converts graduated in 2007, following a year-long course of study. The converts took the oath the biblical Ruth used when she joined the ancient Hebrews. ■

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Intuitive and Special Therapy dog Bruno dies at age 14, leaving behind a comforting legacy.

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or 12 years, Bruno, a hypoallergenic Portuguese Water Dog, made the rounds with his master Dr. Leo Eisenberg at the DNS Oncology Hematology Clinic at Huron Valley Hospital in Novi. In fact, many of his patients said they would only undergo tests or chemotherapy if Bruno was there, too.

Sadly, Bruno, who Leo gave to his wife, Mira Eisenberg, as a pup for a 60th birthday present, died at age 14 in early February while the couple, now retired, were visiting with friends in Palm Springs Desert, Calif.

“We are so deeply saddened by his passing because he provided so much comfort to every patient he came in contact with,” said Mira, who worked at the Novi clinic with her husband.

Early on, the Eisenbergs did not want to leave Bruno home all day while they worked. They decided his gentle disposition might be beneficial for their patients.

Within six months of a year-long training accreditation course from Alternative Canine Training, Bruno became the area’s first canine trained to relieve stress and anxiety for patients confronting life-threatening illnesses.

In his life, he sat by the sides of hundreds of cancer patients. With his furry paws and soft brown eyes, he could distract them from pain and anxiety while they were undergoing treatments and tests.

After Bruno had been giving comfort to cancer patients at Huron Valley, the chief of medicine at Henry Ford Hospital in West Bloomfield caught on to the benefits Leo was seeing in his practice. In 2009, Henry Ford also started using canines for easing stress and anxiety in their patients. According to medical officials there, studies have shown that interacting dogs can increase levels of oxytocin both in the animal and the human petting it, which can increase happiness and can expedite the growth of new cells.

A JN story featuring the Eisenbergs and Bruno from June 28, 2007, explained how Bruno was helping brighten the outlook of cancer patients.

Training to be a hospital dog means dogs like Bruno cannot eat anything off the floor or beg for food or attention. They also need to focus on human social cues to determine whether a human wants attention.

“Most of the time, all the patients wanted Bruno by their side,” Mira said. “When he looked at you, you could tell he loved you. Our trainer [Bonnie Wainz] said in her 40 years of experience, she never met such an intuitive dog. He was truly special.”

Mira remembered one brain tumor patient who was very depressed. After four days of not eating and sleeping most of the time, he perked up with some TLC and encouragement from Bruno as he lay in the hospital bed at the patient’s side.

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Bruno was ahead of his time. He will be missed.” ■

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PHOTOS BY JESSICA BARRIS

LEFT: Temple Beth El Students Ruby Gelncer, Michaela Kolchinsky, Max Golembek, Luca Mollo and Victor Davis re-enact from around 1760, when Ezekiel Solomon and Chapman Abraham made round-trip canoe trips from Toronto to Detroit to sell goods.

BELOW: Tova Schreiber teaches about Michigan Jewish history using Traveling Trunk materials.

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o acquaint young students with the stories of the first Jewish settlers in Michigan, Tova Schreiber, an educator with the Jewish Historical Society of Michigan, unpacks props: a cardboard model canoe, wooden paddles, false fur hats and more.

The sixth-graders at Temple Beth El enact parts of the trip Ezekiel Solomon and Chapman Abraham made around 1760. Those young men, immigrants from Germany to Montreal, took the long canoe trip supplying goods such as guns and whiskey to the fur-trading posts and British forts in Michigan, and then paddled back to Montreal in time for Rosh Hashanah each year.

Every few minutes, Schreiber varies the instructions, so students reflect on the experiences of those first settlers and present their stories to the group and compare the stories with their own family histories.

At one point, the students play “Iz mir! Nu?” Given a card with informa-

tion about an early Jewish settler in one of several dozen Michigan places, students prepare to reply to the place name by calling out “Iz mir!” (“That’s me!” in Yiddish), to which the class replies, “Nu?” (Yiddish for something like “Tell me more”), and the student responds with a brief biography of his or her character.

Schreiber is one of five teachers who bring Michigan Jewish history alive through the Traveling Trunk, a series of four class sessions sponsored by the Jewish Historical Society of Michigan and taught at more than 10 Jewish schools in Detroit and Ann Arbor.

After class, Schreiber says, “It is all experiential learning: activities, role playing, games, props from the trunk, costumes for the teachers. Each student has a journal that points to sources for further study.”

The journal also invites students to involve their own family to explore how they fit into the big picture.

DEVELOPING THE COURSE That hands-on orientation is no accident. Dr. Cheryl Blau designed the curriculum using top educational methods. Blau, in addition to her decades of experience as a teacher, has earned a master’s degree in humanistic psychology and a doctorate in education. At one point, she taught each of the four sessions in each participating school.

As the program grew, Blau needed to delegate the teaching. With the help of enthusiastic, talented teachers Lori Lasday, Schreiber, Ilene Lee and Dalia Keen, she could serve as their resource. This year, with her own children older, Blau has resumed a part-time teaching role.

Each presenter brings her own talents to the curriculum. Schreiber says: “I am a music addict, so I make sure to provide musical accompaniment to each session with the music appropriate for the time period in question. I use Spotify to bring the period music to the program. For example, I use Klezmer from Dave Tarras to accompany the Eastern European immigration story. Later, I play Nina Simone singing Eretz Zavat Halav” (a Hebrew song extolling the land of Israel, “a land flowing with milk and honey,” Deuteronomy 26:9).

This curriculum has its own interesting history. Catherine Cangany,

executive director of the Jewish Historical Society of Michigan, says a decade ago, the JHSM curated bus tours of Jewish Detroit for religious schools called “Settlers to Citizens.”

They learned that for students to appreciate the actual places where the events occurred, they needed to already know about the events.

Wendy Rose Bice, then JHSM executive director, got support from the Metro Detroit Board of Jewish Educators to develop a curriculum for these pre-tour history lessons.

Bice called on Blau to develop the curriculum. Blau prepared an extensive repertoire of materials to involve students in four sessions on the history of Jews in Michigan. Blau still considers this a work that “continues to evolve.”

RECURRING JEWISH VALUES As she wrote the curriculum, Blau discovered that a few central Jewish values recur in each period of Jewish settlement in Michigan — Jews took care of their co-religionists and took responsibility for the general welfare of the broader society.

For a striking example, in the second session, retrieving events from years leading up the Civil War, students learn that Mark Sloman and his wife, Amelia, hosted a stop on the Underground Railroad, helpcontinued on page 20

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ing enslaved individuals escape across the river into Canada. A Jewish clothing manufacturer, Emil Heineman of Detroit donated new suits of clothing to help these people make a new life. His wife, Fannie Heineman, initiated many social projects, including helping to found Children’s Hospital.

When the war began, the 151 Jewish families in Michigan in the 1860s (half in Detroit) sent more than 180 men and boys to the Union fighting forces, an average of more than one per family.

In the third session, students learn about the many social service agencies often initiated by Michigan-born Jews to help immigrants from Eastern Europe, North Africa and the Middle East.

The Traveling Trunk curriculum operates for grades 4-7 in 10 congregational religious schools in the area. In recent years, participating schools have included Temples Israel, Shir Shalom, Beth El, Kol Ami and Beth Emeth in Ann Arbor, Farber Hebrew Day School,

Congregations Shaarey Zedek, Adat Shalom, B’nai Moshe/Beth Ahm and Beth Israel in Ann Arbor, and Temple Emanu-El/Congregation Beth Shalom.

Canagany hopes to expand the program to religious schools in Grand Rapids and throughout the state.

The educators who present Traveling Trunk have great enthusiasm for the project. People ask Schreiber, given her other demanding jobs with Jewish youth (with Beth Ahm, Motor City USY and Central Region USY), how she has time for the Traveling Trunk curriculum. Her answer is, “I don’t. But this is such a cool thing that I have to do it.”

People also ask if there really is a trunk. There are. Three for the four class sessions, each packed with materials. The original plan certainly included an old-fashioned steamer trunk, but that turned out to be impractically heavy. Plastic storage tubs are much more practical. ■

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Thursday, March 7, at Specialties Showroom, 2800 W. 11 Mile Road in Berkley.

Guest speaker Capt. (Res.) Libby Weiss was a prominent Israel Defense Forces spokesperson on social and traditional media. She told the IDF’s story to millions of followers in several languages and oversaw the military’s relations with major North American media in high-stress situations, such as the 2014 Gaza war.

The event is free. To register, go to jnf.org/wfidetroit. ■

Join Women’s Philanthropy’s Tikkun Olam Volunteers (TOV) and JFamily in fulfilling the mitzvah of sending Mishloach Manot, Purim packages.

Everyone is invited to a day of volunteering from 1-3 p.m.

March 10 at the Max M. Fisher Federation Building in Bloomfield Township to assemble and deliver more than 500 Purim parcels to the community’s Jewish seniors living in non-Jewish housing and to sick children in local hospitals.

A $10 donation to help cover the cost of packages is requested. Questions? Contact Debbie Grossman at grossman@jfmd.org or (248) 203-1456. ■

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n March 12, the Frankel Center will welcome Professor James Loeffler to the University of Michigan to deliver the 2019 David W. Belin Lecture in American Jewish Affairs.

Loeffler’s lecture, “Prisoners of Zion: American Jews, Human Rights, and the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict,� based on his recently published Rooted Cosmopolitans: Jews and Human Rights in the Twentieth Century, will explore how American Jews have become polarized over human rights issues related to both Israel James Loeffler and anti-Semitism.

The lecture will begin at 7 p.m., following a 6:30 p.m. reception in Forum Hall of Palmer Commons, 100 Washtenaw Ave., Ann Arbor.

The Belin lecture was established at U-M in 1991 through a gift from the late David W. Belin to provide an academic forum for the discussion of contemporary Jewish life in the United States. Each lecture is subsequently published in the Belin Lecture Series. “Global anti-Semitism has returned to the world in ways few ever anticipated after World War II,� Loeffler said. “For some in the Jewish world, the only solution is a renewed commitment to protecting human rights at home and abroad.

For others in the Jewish world, the very phrase ‘human rights’ has become a symbol of today’s anti-Semitism, especially in the context of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.�

Loeffler is the Jay Berkowitz Endowed Chair in Jewish History at the University of Virginia, where he teaches courses on Jewish and European history, legal history and the history of human rights. Rooted

Cosmopolitans explains the history of Jewish political activism in human rights through the stories of five Jewish activists, and shows how the idea of human rights has been intertwined with Jewish history in the last 70 years. It was named a “new and noteworthy� book by the New York Times.

The book began as a relatively narrow study of American Jewish political advocacy and legal diplomacy on behalf of Eastern European Jewry between the two world wars, and morphed over time into a global history of Jewish involvement in both the Zionist movement and the modern human rights movements of the 20th century. Loeffler’s work weaves together stories across five continents, seven languages and eight decades.

Loeffler reasons that the people in his book would be shocked and disappointed by today’s politically polarized climate and the amount of historical ignorance. Not because they, too, argued over the meaning of human rights, but because they understood there was a need to work together to try to reach pragmatic global solutions.

Loeffler’s lecture will help the audience understand that human rights are in crisis and will investigate how we got to today’s political climate. “That means viewing the intertwined pasts of human rights and Zionism not as political fables but as complex, real chapters in history,� he said.

Human rights “grew out of the world of politics and particularly the world of post-World War I Zionism,â€? he said. “Human rights were not the antidote to too much nationalism; they were an attempt to balance the nation-state with the new international order — for Jews and everyone else.â€? â–

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Emanu-El’s Spring Festival Brings Five Events in March Temple Emanu-El in Oak Park will host its Spring Festival “Looking to the Future” March 14-24 with five events.

Popular speaker and former Detroit Free Press columnist Rochelle Riley will speak at 7 p.m. Thursday, March 14, about her new book The Burden: African Americans and the Enduring Impact of Slavery. An afterglow and book signing follows.

The signature event for festival sponsors and patrons is an evening with Elliot Wilhelm, Detroit Institute of Arts film curator, at 7 p.m. Saturday, March 16. His topic is “When the Future Meant Fear: Sci-fi Movies of the 1950s and the Cold War.” Movie snacks available. Those who are not sponsors and patrons can attend for $25.

On Thursday, March 21, at 7 p.m., Saeed Khan, senior lecturer in Near East & Asian Studies at Wayne State University, will speak on “The Future of U.S. Foreign Policy and the Era of Trump: Internationalism and

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Dr. Wood received his medical degree from the University of Michigan and completed his pediatric residency and endocrinology fellowship training at Harvard’s Boston Children’s Hospital. Dr. Wood is dual board certified in Pediatrics and Pediatric Endocrinology. Prior to joining AE, he spent the last six years as the Clinical Director of the Diabetes program at the University of Michigan Mott Children’s Hospital. Before that he served as Chief of Pediatric Endocrinology at DeVos Children’s Hospital in Grand Rapids, Michigan for nearly 20 years.

Dr. Wood specializes in the management of many diseases and disorders including Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes mellitus, hypo- and hyper-thyroidism, short stature and other growth concerns, disorders of puberty (including precocious puberty and delayed puberty) and other related concerns. He has special interests in the treatment and management of Type 1 diabetes.

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Register for ‘A Shared Future’ The Jewish Community Relations Council/AJC is pleased to announce that registration for the 4th Annual “A Shared Future” Lecture Series, featuring Wayne State University Professors Howard Lupovitch and Saeed Khan, is now open. The topic of this year’s dialogue is “Destination America: Jewish and Muslim Migration — Histories and Trajectories.” Here are the dates, times, and locations: • Wednesday, March 6, at The Muslim Unity Center

Dr. Moe received his medical degree from A.T. Still University in Kirksville, MO. Dr. Moe completed his residency at the Detroit Medical Center and his fellowship in Endocrinology and Metabolism at Eastern Virginia Medical School in Norfolk, VA. Dr. Moe is dual board certificated in Internal Medicine and Endocrinology and Metabolism.

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On Saturday, March 23, Emanu-El’s current and former rabbis, Matthew Zerwekh and Joe Klein, will speak on the future of Reform Judaism. A luncheon begins at 12:30 p.m.

On Sunday, March 24, the festival’s finale brings the sounds of the Dave Bennett Quartet. That program begins with a brunch at 11 a.m.

Except for the March 16 event, tickets are $15 for each event and include food and program. Students (under age 26) can attend for $10.

RSVP for all events by calling (248) 967-4020. Become a sponsor for $100 or a patron for $250, which includes admission to all events.

The Spring Festival is co-sponsored by the Emanu-El Sisterhood and Brotherhood and the Social Action, Religious and Music committees.

Temple’s Adult Education Committee, co-chaired by Doug Kellerman and Elizabeth Zerwekh, coordinates the festival. ■

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They are free to attend and each will be followed by a dessert reception.

Registration is required for any or all of the lecture dates at eventbrite.com/o/jcrcajc-andmmcc-11853503742. ■

Teen Writing Competition The Cohn-Haddow Center for Judaic Studies at Wayne State University announces the fourth annual writing competition for all high school students in the Metro Detroit area.

Students grades 9-12 are invited to submit an original work that deals with an aspect of Jewish culture and Jewish life, past and present, in the categories of poetry, prose and nonfiction.

The best two submissions in each category will be awarded a $500

cash prize, with awards of $100 for honorable mentions in each category.

In addition, award-wining entries will be published online and in print in a literary magazine that the center will produce.

Deadline for submissions is March 1. To see past competition winners, guidelines, rules and suggested themes, and for where to submit entries, visit Judaicstudies.wayne.edu/ writingcompetition.php. ■

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Annual Volunteer Day, Jan. 20, 2019, Adat Shalom Synagogue, Farmington Hills PHOTOS BY SUSIE STEINBERG

Assembling soup in a jar gifts for Crossroads Social Services during an afternoon of volunteering Jan. 20 at Adat Shalom are Isaiah Madrid of Walled Lake, Alex Gross of Novi, Spencer Columbus of Commerce, Sam Nathan of Farmington Hills and Logan Bowers of Bloomfield Hills. The annual event was sponsored by Adat Shalom-Beth Achim Learning Community, Men’s Club, the Social Action Committe, Tikkun Adat and Sisterhood.

To create your own B’samim Star, mix 1¾ parts cinnamon to 1 part applesauce. Mix into a dough, roll it out, cut into shapes and then let air dry.

At Kol Ami, children made spice stars to take home for Havdalah with their families.

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Shatz Sean Sammitt and Rabbi Brent Gutmann lead the Havdalah service.

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Alexander Weinstock and Joshua Hamburger, both of Huntington Woods, assembled baskets of goodies for Adat Shalom families with new babies.

Mother and daughter Beth and Julia Nothstine of Farmington Hills make fleece tug toys. They were among 250 people who attended the event. Other activities included making cards for IDF soldiers, snack bags for Farmington Hills first responders and and activity bags for children at Ronald McDonald House in Detroit.

“Be Fearless Be Kind” messages inspire and empower kids to have the compassion, empathy and courage to stand up for others and be inclusive throughout their lives: Teddie Olender of Royal Oak, Elisha Cooper and Isaac Mintz, both of West Bloomfield, Lauren Schostak of Huntington Woods, Scott Katz of Farmington Hills and Emily Aidenbaum of Novi.

Marty Kay of Farmington Hills, Ike Engelbaum of West Bloomfield, Joey Lebovic of Farmington Hills and Jeff Cymerint of Livonia, all of the Adat Shalom Men’s Club, served lunch to the volunteers.

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Ellis, who will turn 60 on May 1, won his 16th Michigan Senior Olympics gold medal in 18 years — to go along with one silver medal and one bronze medal — earlier this month when he took first place in the age 60-64 198-pound division in the Winter Games at the Strength Depot in Plymouth.

The West Bloomfield resident broke the division record of 253.5 pounds on his first bench press, lifting 255 pounds. Then he broke his own record on his second bench press, lifting 265 pounds.

His third and final bench press, at 270 pounds, didn’t happen because Ellis re-injured his shoulder while he was starting the lift. “I had an inflamed rotator cuff that prevented me from training for three weeks,� Ellis said. “I began training again only a week before the Senior Olympics. I took off about a week and half after the Senior Olympics and I’m feeling better now. I’ve resumed my regular workouts.�

While his last bench press at the Senior Olympics was disappointing, Ellis achieved his goals of winning a gold medal and breaking the division record.

Ellis won a gold medal at a national competition last year, taking first place in the age 55-59 198-pound division with a 275-pound bench press at the American Amateur Powerlifting Federation nationals in Grand Rapids.

It was a particularly satisfying achievement for Ellis because he had qualified for the 2016 and 2017 AAPF nationals, only to miss both because of an injury.

He’s qualified for the 2019 AAPF nationals April 12-14 in Myrtle Beach, S.C., but he won’t go. Not because of his latest injury, but because the competition is being held during the final weekend of income tax season and Ellis is a certified public accountant.

Income tax season doesn’t put a halt to Ellis’ regular workouts. “My workouts are always a priority,

Jeff Ellis shows off his latest Michigan Senior Olympics gold medal.

especially during income tax season,� he said. “I want to keep training and competing.�

His next weightlifting competition is the Michigan Senior Olympics Summer Games in August.

POKER ON PURIM B’nai B’rith Great Lakes Region and the Temple Israel Brotherhood are teaming up once again for a fundraising Texas Hold’Em poker tournament during Purim.

The appropriately named Shusan Hold’Em tournament will be held Sunday, March 10, at Temple Israel, with proceeds benefiting both sponsoring organizations.

B’nai B’rith’s share of the tournament proceeds will benefit the Great Lakes Region’s scholarship fund and pay for expenses for the International Jewish Men’s Slo-Pitch softball tournament that the Pisgah Zeiger Sports & Entertainment Lodge is hosting over Labor Day weekend.

Cost for an advance buy-in for the poker tournament is $50. It’s $60 at the door and a re-buy is $25. An optional deli dinner is $10. Deadline is Monday, March 4, to purchase dinner.

For information, contact Rick Sherline from B’nai B’rith at (248) 6135400 or rsherline@divbenefits.com or Steve Achtman from Temple Israel at (248) 505-3939 or sssbrm@ameritech. net. ■Send news to stevestein502004@yahoo.com.

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moments DEC. 16, 2018 Jonathan David Ford and Marjorie Rudick Ford of Atlanta, Ga., are proud to announce the birth of their son, Aiden Beckett Ford. Grandparents Don and Marilyn Rudick of West Bloomfield, and Ronnie and Nancy Ford of Atlanta welcome their precious grandson with immense joy and love.

Lindsey Camdyn Dorfman, daughter of Wendy and Michael Dorfman, will lead the congregation in prayer as she becomes a bat mitzvah on Saturday, March 2, 2019, at Temple Shir Shalom in West Bloomfield. She will be joined in celebration by her brother Hayden and sister Kendall and proud grandparents Lenore and Stan Dorfman, and Marlene Cohen. She is the granddaughter of the late Edward Cohen and Mrs. Edward Cohen.

Lindsey is a student at Warner Middle School in Farmington Hills.

As part of her mitzvah project, Lindsey volunteers in a special education classroom and will be working with Miracle League in the spring.

Sarah Hailey Fish, daughter of Emily Fish and Alex Fish, will lead the congregation in prayer as she becomes a bat mitzvah on Saturday, March 2, 2019, at Temple Israel in West Bloomfield. She will be joined in celebration by her sister Zoe and proud grandparents Renee and Dr. Barry Bean, and Mira and Mark Fish.

Sarah is a student at Hillel Day School of Metropolitan Detroit in Farmington Hills. For her most meaningful mitzvah project, she volunteered weekly at the Friendship Circle in West Bloomfield, helping children who have special needs with baking, drama and dance.

Lucas Cole Robinson will be called to the Torah as a bar mitzvah on Saturday, March 2, 2019, at Temple Israel in West Bloomfield. He will be joined in celebration by his proud parents, Rachel and Steve Robinson, and brothers Jacob, Jonah and Asa. Lucas is the loving grandchild of Sue and Sheldon Simon,

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He is a student at Derby Middle School in Birmingham. As part of his mitzvah project, Lucas helped distribute food at Yad Ezra, Michigan’s kosher food pantry in Berkley. He found this to be exceptionally meaningful as he has been volunteering at the food pantry with his Grandma Sue and Papa Sheldon Simon since he could walk.

Andie Mia Shapero will lead the congregation in prayer as she becomes a bat mitzvah at Temple Israel in West Bloomfield on Saturday, March 2, 2019. Joining in her celebration will be her proud parents, Nancy and Tony Shapero, and brothers Joey and Alex. She is the loving grandchild of Ida and the late Michael Senzer, Rhoda Shapero, and Nancy and Arnold Shapero.

Andie attends Berkshire Middle School in Birmingham. As part of her mitzvah project, she helped organize a blood drive through the Red Cross. She found this to be the most meaningful of her mitzvah projects as her family has been direct recipients of blood donations.

Ryan Cooper Rubin (Nissan Gershon) will be called to the Torah as a bar mitzvah during Havdalah services at Temple Shir Shalom on Saturday, March 2, 2019. He is the son of Mikki and Josh Rubin, brother of Lainie Rose and grandchild of Bunni and Allen Lieberman, and Judy and Jerry Rubin, all of West Bloomfield.

Ryan is a student at Roeper Middle School in Birmingham. He organized a Mitzvah Day Project with the help of family and friends and 30 fleece blankets were created to be distributed at Children’s Hospital of Michigan.

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arts&life theater

A national touring cast of Hamilton

JOAN MARCUS

Here Comes

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Meet the Jews in “the room where it happens.”

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amilton fans in the Motor City are celebrating as the Tony Award-winning juggernaut about America’s newly hip Founding Father heads to the Fisher Theatre for performances March 12-April 21.

This groundbreaking hip-hop/jazz/ rap/R&B musical, with a nod to more traditional Broadway tunes, captures the spirit of Alexander Hamilton and the Revolutionary War era and boasts plenty of Jewish contributions to creator LinManuel Miranda’s genius production.

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SHANE BURKE

ALICE BURDICK SCHWEIGER SPECIAL TO THE JEWISH NEWS

Lead producer Jeffrey Seller, the Oak Park native who attended Temple Israel and the University of Michigan and recently donated $1 million to Detroit’s Mosaic Youth Jeffrey Seller Theatre, was a proponent for the project from the beginning.

“Hamilton’s story reflects the long line of Jewish immigrants who came to America’s shores seeking opportunity to better their lives,” Seller says. “He gets on

a boat to New York to further his education, prospects and opportunities, and we see a direct line to the Jews of Eastern Europe who came to the United States for the same reason.”

Hamilton shares the Founding Fathers’ compelling story. Born out of wedlock, he lived on the Caribbean islands of Nevis and St. Croix. His mother died when he was young, and he was abandoned by his father. While still a teenager, he traveled to America, settling in New York City.

Overcoming numerous obstacles along the way, he attended King’s College (later Columbia University), co-authored the Federalist Papers (a series of 85 essays urging citizens to ratify the new U.S. Constitution), served as George Washington’s aide during the Revolutionary War, founded the Federalist Party and the Coast Guard, and became the first treasury secretary.

Along the way, he married and had seven children.

In 1804, at age 47, he was killed in a duel by his rival, Aaron Burr, whose character’s story intertwines with

Hamilton’s throughout the musical.

Noted for its groundbreaking casting of non-white actors as the Founding Fathers and other historical figures, Hamilton introduces playgoers to George Washington, the Marquis de Lafayette, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison and others. Some of the actors play dual roles, switching to new characters in the second act. King George III provides comic relief.

Notably, Daveed Diggs, the son of a Jewish mother and African American father, originated the dual role of Lafayette and Jefferson on Broadway and won the Tony Award for Best Supporting Actor for his inspired performance.

The Detroit cast includes Joseph Morales as Alexander Hamilton, Nik Walker as Aaron Burr, Erin Clemons as Eliza Schuyler Hamilton, Kyle Scatliffe as Marquis de Lafayette/Thomas Jefferson, Marcus Choi as George Washington, Elijah Malcomb as John Laurens/Philip Hamilton and Fergie L. Phillips as Hercules Mulligan/James Madison.

Miranda read Jewish Pulitzer Prizewinning historian Ron Chernow’s biog-

“When you see the show in Detroit, you are getting the exact same thing people get in New York. That is our commitment to the general public.”

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— JEFFREY SELLER, PRODUCER raphy, Alexander Hamilton, while on vacation and approached Chernow about turning his book into a hip-hop musical. Chernow agreed. Miranda wrote the lyrics and music, and the rest is history.

In addition to Seller, who had previously produced Miranda’s Tony Awardwinning In the Heights, Jewish members of Hamilton’s creative team include director Thomas Kail, set designer David Korins, associate choreographer Stephanie Tommy Kail Crain Klemons and sound designer Nevin Steinberg.

MIRANDA’S JEWISH TIES Seller says the New York-born and -raised Miranda (his parents emigrated to the U.S. from Puerto Rico) has been profoundly affected by the strength of his family and his regular visits to Puerto Rico in the summers, where he stayed with his grandparents.

But he has been surLin-Manuel rounded by Jews most Miranda of his life.

“Lin grew up in the Washington Heights area of New York City, which had a lot of Jews living there [as well as a sizable Hispanic community],” says the New York City-based Seller. “He went to Hunter College elementary and high schools, which also had many Jews attending, so he nurtured very close friendships with a lot of Jewish kids.”

At Wesleyan University, where he met Hamilton director Thomas Kail, Miranda, a 2002 grad, joined a Jewish a cappella group, the Mazel Tones. His performance of the old-school Israeli song “Hinei Ba HaShalom” has gone viral, thanks to one of the members of that group.

Miranda has said that he performed at bar mitzvahs to help pay the rent.

In 2009, New York’s Yeshiva University awarded Miranda an honorary degree. He later tweeted, “The day I became a Jewish doctor!”

When Miranda married Vanessa Nadel in 2010 in New York, he arranged a surprise performance of Fiddler on the Roof ’s “To Life” at the reception. The production included Miranda’s father-in-law, father, groomsmen and bridesmaids.

(Google “To Life: Vanessa’s Wedding Surprise” to see it on YouTube.)

Seller and his children attended the wedding.

“Lin is a cherished and close colleague and friend with whom I talk on a regular basis,” Seller says. “We do a lot together, including recently purchasing the Drama Bookshop in New York City,” along with Thomas Kail and Detroit-born theater-owner James L. Nederlander, president of the Nederlander Organization.

Seller shares that Miranda wrote some of the songs for Hamilton while visiting him on Long Island.

“He would spend time at our house in the Hamptons on a regular basis, and he wrote a little bit of the music at the house,” Seller recalls. “He wrote one of the show’s most iconic songs, ‘The Room Where It Happens,’ on my front porch. I have a piano, and he brought his keyboard.”

As of today, there are five companies of Hamilton: one each in New York, Chicago and London, and two touring productions. Seller wants the Detroit audience to know the touring company is every bit as good as the Broadway production.

“When you see the set design of Hamilton outside of Broadway, it looks exactly the same. Every single piece of staging, the lighting design, every costume is exactly the same.

“That is our commitment to the general public. When you see the show in Detroit, you are getting the exact same thing people get in New York.” ■

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Hamilton: The Exhibition details

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he people behind the Broadway musical Tickets are timed and available on Ticketmaster.com and Hamilton will satisfy the curiosity of its multiHamiltonExhibiton.com. $39.50, adults; $32.50, seniors/ tude of fans with a sprawling, high-tech, intermilitary; $25, ages 4-14. For groups of 10 or more, contact active, 360-degree immersive attraction that tells the Broadway in Chicago at (312) 977-1710.

Founding Father’s story and answers questions that go above and beyond the musical.

Hamilton: The Exhibition premiers April 6 in Chicago. Upon entering a 27,000-square-foot all-weath- in Mansfield, Mass. “He was enamored with the idea of children learning about history in a new and interer tent at Chicago’s Northerly Island, visitors will be esting way and educating them through an important greeted with an introductory video by Lin-Manuel Miranda on a huge projection screen. His voice will also pop-culture experience.”

But, says Korins, who has created set designs for provide narration throughout the entire experience. numerous Broadway shows including Motown the Visitors will pass through more than 20 rooms, Musical and Dear Evan Hansen, “while in the musical hallways and galleries, learning that “history is not it was necessary to take some poetic license in creating inevitable,” says David Korins, the exhibition’s creative director who also designed the set for the an artistic endeavor, the exhibition goes further into the subject matter to talk more specifically about what Hamilton stage production. actually happened.”

“Because Hamilton has sparked For historical accuracy, the group consulted with intense conversation about the founders Hamiltonian experts Joanne Freeman, professor at Yale, and framers of our country, we thought and Annette Gordon-Reed, professor at Harvard. we’d take a deeper dive into the subject The journey through Hamilton’s life and the history matter with real museum/exhibition David Korins of the American Revolution takes visitors from the rigor,” Korins explains.

Caribbean island of St. Croix, where Hamilton became Hamilton lead producer Jeffrey Seller, creator Lina trader and was caught in a swirling hurricane that Manuel Miranda, director Thomas Kail and orchesswept the island, all the way to the dueling grounds in trator Alex Lacamoire, along with Korins, are the key Weehawken, N.J., where Hamilton was fatally shot. players getting this project into motion.

Among the attractions, attendees will walk down a “Jeffrey grew up in Detroit and had important semgangplank into the streets of New York, observe George inal experiences as a child going to museums there,” Washington’s war tent, see Hamilton’s office and visit says Korins, who grew up in a Reform Jewish home

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the Schuyler mansion, where they will meet historical figures including George and Martha Washington.

Visitors will learn what it took to form our country and for Britain to surrender. There’s also a Legacy Room that shows what Hamilton’s wife, Eliza, did for the 50 years after his death. Throughout the exhibit, replicas from the era will be on display, and music from the Hamilton soundtrack will be heard.

“I am excited to show how Alexander Hamilton’s story was one of the best immigrant stories in our country’s history,” Korins says. “He started with nothing and moved to the height of politics. He designed our electoral college, our financial system, our immigration policy. He was one of the most important figures in history.”

For now, the exhibition is scheduled to run in Chicago through September. There is talk of taking it on the road to more cities around the country.

“We chose Chicago because it’s right in the middle of the country, accessible to a lot of people, is a great museum town and is where the musical Hamilton has been playing for 2½ years,” Korins says.

“Chicago wanted us here, and they have the space and land to mount this huge endeavor. My hope and dream is that we can bring as many people as possible to see the exhibit, and that we can spark a deep and meaningful conversation on what it means to be an American.” ■ — Alice Burdick Schweiger

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preponderance of research indicates that Hamilton was a Jew,” says Andrew Porwancher, a legal historian and associate professor at the University of Oklahoma who is writing The Jewish Life of Alexander Hamilton, a working title under contract with the Harvard University Press to be published as early as January 2020.

Porwancher, who earned a Ph.D. at Cambridge and a fellowship at Yeshiva University in New York, points to evidence that Hamilton’s mother, Rachel Faucett, a French Huguenot, converted to Judaism when she married Danish merchant Johann Michael Lavien (a variant of Levine) on the island of St. Croix in 1745. At the time, marriage was prohibited between Christians and Jews.

She soon left him and began living with James Hamilton, bearing him two illegitimate sons. Alexander, the youngest, was born in 1755, before Lavien divorced her.

Hamilton’s religious affiliations in 2014, and traveled abroad for his research DETROIT IS BACK! to Nevis, St. Croix, London and Copenhagen. “I explored sources in a wide array of languages and reviewed thousands of documents from the Danish West Indies.”

What particularly struck Porwancher was that after Hamilton arrived in New York City, he became an outspoken supporter of the Jews.

“Hamilton became an advocate in court for nearly every leading Jewish citizen in New York City,” he notes.

“In one case, he had a couple of Jewish witnesses, and the opposing counsel attacked them purely on the basis of their religion.

“Hamilton issued a scathing denunciation of anti-Semitism in his closing remarks before the highest court in the state of New York. It was a legal performance that his admirers considered to be one of the most powerful and forceful of his entire illustrious legal career.”

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Porwancher asserts Rachel was “He also found Jewish merchants to legally still Jewish after her separation be key partners in his plan to invigofrom Lavien because “according to the rate the American financial system and Talmud, if a gentile woman converts to make the U.S. a major center of global Judaism and goes back to her gentile finance,” Porwancher says. ways, she is still considered Jewish in By the time Hamilton came to the eyes of Jewish law.” America, he identified himself as a When Hamilton was a young boy Christian. “I suspect he abandons his on Nevis, his mother enrolled him in a Jewish identity because Jews had secJewish school, where he studied Torah ond-class religious status,” Porwancher from a Jewess by learning the Ten says.

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Mecca for L Mid-Century Modern Le Shoppe Too will launch online auction house in March.

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ooking at its exterior, you’d never know that an internationally recognized consignment shop sits right on the cusp of Keego Harbor.

While modest on the outside, Le Shoppe Too is Metro Detroit’s largest upscale mid-century modern store at 17,000 square feet. This shop boasts a substantial fine art and iconic 20th-century furniture collection, much of which is shipped all over the world.

Opened in 2013, the shop is owned by three Jewish women: Deborah Slobin of Farmington Hills, a member of Temple Israel; Leslie Weisberg of West Bloomfield, a member of Bais Chabad and Congregation Shaarey Zedek; and Julie Sundberg of Walled Lake. Terri Stearn of Farmington Hills, a member

of Congregation Beth Ahm, operates Detroit Fine Art Appraisals from the same building.

With multiple credentials, including Stearn’s rare art accreditation and Weisberg’s high-ranking estate liquidation accreditation, this team of strong women is dynamic.

“We’ve got a consignment retail store, an estate sale company, art appraisals, an

auction house and in-house shipping,” Slobin said. “Nobody else does all of that under one roof. We have so many different avenues to take care of our clients, from furnishing their homes to selling their pieces.”

With all their knowledge and expertise, it’s no surprise this team is equipped to handle a lot. Sometimes, they’ve even come across hidden treasures no one thought were worth anything.

“One time, we went to a house to do a preliminary appraisal for an estate sale and the family didn’t know what they had,” Slobin said. “Because of Terri’s and Leslie’s expertises, they were able to spot a small sculpture that the family thought was a nothing piece. It turned out to be a Harry Bertoia, who is a very important designer here in Michigan. It sold for more than $25,000.”

Weisberg said often people think “shiny, pretty and old” is valuable, “when sometimes rugged, vintage and not-so-attractive to the naked eye is actually more valuable.”

Another time, Stearn came across what the owners called a “junk chair” they were going to throw out. Le Shoppe Too ended up selling it for $6,000.

Some customers aren’t always so ready to get rid of their possessions, however.

“There’s a lot of emotions when giving away your possessions,” Weisberg said.

“We become like therapists, in some respects, because we need to get them through the process and realize that this is an emotional thing and it’s not always cut-and-dried. That’s how we get so close to our clients.”

Throughout its 16 years in the estate business, Le Shoppe Too has forged deep connections with many individuals. Their iconic furniture can be found in people’s homes around the world. It can also be found in an Oscar-winning movie, thanks to one of their favorite clients.

“We joke and say that we technically have an Oscar,” Slobin said. “Last year at the Oscars, the movie The Shape of Water won Best Picture and Best Production Design. That connects back to us because Shane Vieau, who won for his set decoration, is a client of ours. He actually came to our store and bought the furniture for that movie.”

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Stearn said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;This community really knew what they were doing. They have always been collecting art, collecting pieces they knew were important.â&#x20AC;?

AUCTION HOUSE ADDED As if running in-person businesses and their five online shops wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t enough, the ladies of Le Shoppe Too and Detroit Fine Art Appraisals are opening a new joint business, Le Shoppe Auction House. â&#x20AC;&#x153;My little joke is that Le Shoppe Too consignment store and Detroit Fine Art Appraisals got married and the baby they had is Le Shoppe Auction House,â&#x20AC;? Slobin said with a smile.

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bid for items internationally. Then, on March 31, Le Shoppe Too Auction Houseâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s first virtual auction begins (and ends). It will focus on fine art, iconic 20th-century furniture, ceramic glass and sculpture, and will include art from artists such as Andy Warhol, Tom Wesselman and Frank Stella.

Typically, an auction house takes around 25 percent of the final sale, but Le Shoppe Too Auction Houseâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s first auction is going to be particularly special. â&#x20AC;&#x153;As a thank you to the community, weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re going to offer all consignors 100 percent of the sale for the March 31 auction only,â&#x20AC;? Slobin said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We want people to know that this is happening in their own community. A women-owned business with a lot of experience starting an auction house is offering things that many auction houses, both here in Michigan and around the country, donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t offer. We think weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re different and unique in that way.â&#x20AC;?

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TRANSPARENT PLANS AHEAD A year ago, Jeffrey Tambor, now 74, the star of the Amazon series Transparent, was fired after accusations from other cast members that he sexually harassed them. Transparent creator LOWDOWN ON FOX NEWS Jill Soloway, 53, canceled The documentary Divide the show’s pending fifth and Conquer: The Story season following the firing. of Roger Ailes played a After Tambor was let go, limited number of theaters Soloway said she wasn’t last year and garnered sure whether Transparent mostly good reviews. It will would continue in any form. premiere on TV on Sunday, Carrie Fisher Well, she’s changed her March 3 (A&E cable, 9 p.m., mind: Transparent will return many encore showings). to Amazon with a two-hour Ailes was made head of final movie musical that will Fox News when it started premiere sometime later this in 1996, and he remained year. Soloway also plans to head of the controversial make a cast album of the conservative news outlet musical version with an eye until he was fired in 2016, toward possibly bringing the following many accusations musical to Broadway. of sexual harassment. He Before the first TV epidied in 2017. sode aired, Jill and her The documentary traces sister, Faith Soloway, 54, his life, which included Fisher Stevens an accomplished composer being a media adviser to and lyricist, kicked around Presidents Richard Nixon the idea that it could be a and Ronald Reagan. Ailes musical TV series. As the was the dominant force in series aired, Faith tested out creating the Fox News “us songs she wrote based on against them” sensibility. the series’ themes and charThe documentary was acters before patrons of an made by Alexis Bloom, 43. artsy NYC pub. Transparent Born in South Africa, she is partially autobiographical: moved to England in 1988 The sisters’ Jewish father, for her education, and she like Tambor’s Jewish charac- Jill Soloway earned undergrad and grad ter Maura, came out late-indegrees from Cambridge life as transgender. Jill says: University. She moved to “The songs are coming from the States in 2000, worka deep place inside of our ing first as a journalist own family’s history.” and, later, a documentary The entire TV cast (except maker. Her longtime partner Tambor) was recruited for is actor/director Fisher the musical movie. Soloway Stevens, 55. They have two told Variety that Judith young children and wed in Light, 70, (who plays Shelly 2017. Stevens and Bloom Pfefferman, Maura’s Jewish together made the critiex-wife) will be the film’s cally acclaimed 2016 HBO Judith Light focal point, and the plot documentary Bright Lights: will take off from where Starring Carrie Fisher and the fourth season ended.

Debbie Reynolds. You may Soloway says about Light: “[Light] was recall it aired just weeks after the sudunbelievable singing and dancing, doing den “back-to-back” deaths of Carrie these kicks … She’s more in shape, Fisher and Reynolds. ■ FACEBOOK/POINT FOUNDATION

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more energetic, more alive than everybody on the set. We all just worship her ... I love having Shelly have the lead and let her have her storyline. Because we got to cast so many people dancing, we cast a lot of women who are over 65 and 70. Old Jews love the show, and I’m happy to make television for them.”

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SUNDAY, MARCH 3

POTTERY CLASS 11 am-1 pm, Feb. 28. At JCC 6600 W. Maple, West Bloomfield. This class for adults is taught by Allison Berlin. Cost $15.

Info: 248-432-5467.

MEDITATION & MINDFULNESS 9:30 am, March 3. Adults of all ages are invited to join Rabbi Aaron Bergman at Adat Shalom Synagogue. The class is designed to help individuals find internal spirituality and realize that Judaism can increase happiness. The community is welcome. Free.

Info: call 248-851-5100.

MEDIA MANIPULATION 7 pm, Feb. 28. At the Maple Theater in Bloomfield Hills. Federation, in partnership with Beth Ahm and MCUSY, will host the showing of the documentary film Like. It will discuss the impact of social media on our lives. Free event, but seating is limited.

RSVP to Amy Wayne, 248-203-1483 or awayne@jfmd.org.

TECH CONNECT WORKSHOP 12:30 pm, March 3. Adat Shalom teen volunteers will donate time to help adult learners better understand the use of iPhones and iPads. The workshop is at the synagogue. Registration is required. Lunch is available at noon for $5 per person.

RSVP: Jodi Gross at 248-851-5100 or jgross@adatshalom.org.

SIB4SIB FUNDRAISER 4-7 pm, March 3. Sib4Sib is designed to create a support system for siblings of children struggling with mental health (ADHD/ ADD, Anxiety, Depression, Autism Spectrum FRIDAY, MARCH 1 Disorder, Emotional Impairment, etc.). One YIOP RERSERVATIONS DUE Reservations are due for March 10 Young of the main goals is to provide a safe space for siblings to express their emotions and Israel of Oak Park annual dinner, which be around other people who understand will honor 2019 Eton Academy graduate what they are living with. This fundraiser Eli Klausner, along with other high school will allow the continuation of programs seniors, at the synagogue, 15140 W. 10 Mile. Guest: Michigan State Supreme Court to participants free of charge. Cost of Justice Richard Bernstein. Tickets are $150 event: $20 per person, includes bowling, shoes, pizza, pop and 1 raffle entry; $15 per person; sponsorship opportunities are for non-bowlers, includes pizza, pop and available. Info: 248-967-3655 or yiop.org.

1 raffle entry. At 8265 Richardson Road, PRIDE SHABBAT Commerce Township. Info: 248-496-0604.

7-9:30 pm, March 1. At the Berkley Masonic Temple, 2290 11 Mile Road.

MONDAY, MARCH 4 Celebrate Shabbat with fellow members RSVP DUE FOR ‘JEWISH MUSIC’ of the Jewish LGBTQ+ community. QueerRSVP due for March 7 presentation at identifying Rabbi Rebecca Walker will lead Adat Shalom Synagogue, led by Margery an inclusive service before a delicious Jablin, which will feature stories of catered vegetarian Friday night dinner.

Michigan’s Jewish founding “mothers,” This is a 21+ event intended for young examples of women whose contributions adults ages 21 to 45. Allies are welcome. help make Michigan a culturally rich and Sponsored by NEXTGen Detroit Pride, OneTable and The Well. $8. Register on the diverse state, and inspiring stories of women and men who made great sacriNEXTGen Detroit Facebook page. fices in order to better our world. Free; the community is welcome. Co-sponsors Adat SATURDAY, MARCH 2 Shalom and the Jewish Historical Society.

NASHVILLE HURRICANE RSVP to jgross@adatshalom.org or 2488-10 pm, March 2. At the Berman 851-5100.

Center for the Performing Arts. “Nashville Hurricane with Chase Padgett” is a oneTUESDAY, MARCH 5 man guitar epic. A manager, a mentor, BOOK OF SERMON a mother and a guitar prodigy tell their 10-11:30 am, March 5. At the Jewish versions of what happened to the legendCommunity Center, 6600 W. Maple, West ary fretboard phenomenon known as the Bloomfield, FedEd will present, for eight Nashville Hurricane. Contact the Berman Box-Office, 248-661-1900, or theberman@ sessions, Rabbi Rob Dobrusin discussing some of his favorite sermons, based on his jccdet.org for ticket information. book The Long Way Around: Stories and Sermons from a Life’s Journey. Tuition: $155, includes book. continued on page 40

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BERMAN NIGHT OF LEARNING 7 pm, Feb. 28. “Talmud for Everyone: A Crash Course in Studying Our Most Important Texts” with Rabbi Yonatan Dahlen. At Shaarey Zedek in Southfield.

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MARCH 2 WOMEN’S SELF-DEFENSE The Farmington Hills/Farmington Emergency Preparedness Commission will present a women’s self-defense seminar on Saturday, March 2, from 9 a.m. to noon at the Costick Center, 28600 11 Mile Road between Middlebelt and Inkster. Participants will learn how to protect themselves and their families in a non-intimidating, supportive environment; no previous experience is required.

Instruction will be provided by a team of senior instructors headed

by Grand Master David Swartz, an Eighth Degree Black Belt who has taught self-defense skills for over 40 years. The event will be active and hands-on, so participants should wear comfortable clothing and be prepared to share their self-defense-related questions and concerns. The seminar is free and open to all women ages 13 and older. Donations will be accepted at the door for the Farmington Family YMCA’s annual campaign, which helps community members who might not have the financial means to pay for programs and services such as advocacy, athletics, fitness classes and more. To register, call the Costick Center at 248-473-1800.

MARCH 3 ANTIQUE APPRAISALS The Rochester-Avon Historical Society will host its 26th annual Antique Appraisal Day on Sunday, March 3, from noon to 4 p.m. at the Rochester Community House, 816 Ludlow.

There will be nine appraisers on hand to evaluate everything from antique art and dolls to writing instruments and violins. Similar to PBS’ Antiques Roadshow, Antique Appraisal Day gives attendees the opportunity to learn more about their treasured heirlooms and vintage items. Admission is free; appraisals are $5 per item. Limit five items per person and cash-only payments. Parking is free and complimentary refreshments will be available throughout the afternoon. For information, visit rochesteravonhistoricalsociety.org or call 248-688-2434.

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THURSDAY, MARCH 7 ‘JEWISH MUSIC’ Noon-1:30 pm, March 7. At Max M. Fisher Federation Bldg., 6735 Telegraph, Bloomfield Twp. This FedEd class taught by Rabbi Aaron Bergman will explore “The Jew Hidden in the Music.” Tuition for 5 sessions: $90.

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BEREAVEMENT SUPPORT 1:30-3 pm, March 6. At Shaarey Zedek, 27375 Bell Road, Southfield. For individuals who have experienced the death of a spouse or partner. Sponsored by National Council of Jewish Women. No charge; donations appreciated. RSVP: mail@ncjwmi.org or 248-355-3300.

FRIDAY, MARCH 8 SHABBAT SUPERHERO EDITION 5:30-7 pm, March 8. Calling all Jewish superheros. Are you brave like Esther? Come to Temple Kol Ami (capes are optional) for stories, activities and crafts, and a kid-friendly dinner fit for a queen. $5 per person ages 3 and up before March 1; $7 after.

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Vaping Dangers Young people with ADHD are at greater risk for e-cigarette nicotine addiction.

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hen Jewish teen Leah was diagnosed with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) last year, she finally had a name for the debilitating anxiety, mental distraction and stomach aches she experienced daily. She said she missed a lot of school because of these emotional and physical symptoms.

When her grades began to plummet, her mother asked school administrators what she should do to help her daughter.

“Having ADHD was awful,” said Leah, 15, a high school sophomore. “I had constant anxiety over everything. In my school life, it was paralyzing. The competition at my school is insane. Basically, you’re setting yourself up for the rest of your life based on your ACT and SAT scores.”

Before she began getting professional help, Leah (who did not want her real name used) turned to vaping as a way to alleviate her feelings of crippling anxiety.

“It’s hard to stop vaping,” she said.

“It’s just knowing you could use it” that serves as a comfort.

Leah is part of a concerning trend to those in the medical profession who have seen a significant increase in young people using e-cigarettes. According to the Centers for Disease Control, use of e-cigarettes — also called vaping — jumped 78 percent among high school students and 48 percent among middle schoolers between 2017 and 2018.

Medical experts note that individuals with attention deficit disorder (ADD), more commonly referred to today as attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, are at an even higher risk of engaging in this health-threatening activity.

Leah said that many of her classmates vape, despite flyers peppered on the walls of her school threatening suspension to

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anyone caught vaping. She also said it’s easy to get e-cigarettes through friends.

WHAT IS ADHD? ADHD is a brain disorder marked by an ongoing pattern of inattention and/ or hyperactivity-impulsivity that interferes with functioning or development, according to the National Institutes of Mental Health. NIMH reports that most children have the combined type of ADHD versus ADD. Because of a lack of impulse control, teens with ADHD are at greater risk of becoming addicted to substances, including the nicotine in vaping.

“It’s really staggering the numbers of teens vaping and how vaping has become so commonplace,” said Dana Cohen, Ph.D., a clinical psychologist with the Beaumont Center for Human Development in Southfield. “Vaping is popular in general and when you add the ADHD component, primarily Dr. Dana Cohen because of the poor impulse control, they tend to be risk takers.”

Cohen said those with ADHD have three core deficits, including not being able to sustain attention to work tasks, hyperactivity and reduced impulse control.

“Whereas most people [have the strategy of] ‘ready, aim, fire,’ those with ADHD are ‘ready, fire, aim,’” she said.

“They act without thinking things through.”

Young people with ADHD struggle with social interactions, cope with insecurity issues, worry about the things they say and, in general, try to impress others, according to Brooke Weingarden,

D.O., MPH, a child/adolescent psychiatrist with the Birmingham Maple Clinic in Troy.

“There’s so much going on in their brain and they can’t focus on one thing,” she said. “It’s like a marching band in their head.”

VAPING DEFINED Many types of electronic cigarettes are sold (legally to those age 18 and older) on the market today, including Juul and Eleaf as well as e-cigarettes sold in independent vape shops. Manufacturers have marketed the product as a way for smokers to quit the habit, but e-cigarettes still deliver nicotine, which is vaporized in a heated oil. Oils come in “flavors” such as bubble gum, candy and gummy bears as well as food flavors like chocolate, cheesecake and caramel.

The oil itself, according to medical experts, contains harmful, cancer-causing chemicals, including butane, and can lead to lung disease.

“Somehow, when vaping first started, there was this misconception that it’s safer,” Cohen said.

One pod of oil contains the same amount of nicotine in a single pack of cigarettes, according to Daniel Schnaar, M.D., a general pediatrician with Child Health Associates, with offices in Troy and Novi. He is also a member of Beaumont Health’s Department of Pediatrics. Schnaar said he asks all his young patients if they vape, though many try to conceal the fact Dr. Daniel they do.

Schnaar “E-cigarette companies claim nicotine can help ADHD symptoms,” he said. “The vaping industry has taken parents, pediatricians, health departments and the FDA flat-footed.

These companies have been ahead of the curve with marketing the products.

“We’re worried about kids getting addicted to nicotine. Vaping makes them

Signs of Vaping Beaumont Health professionals provide these warning signs: • Increased secrecy or an unwillingness to discuss or answer your questions.

• Increased irritability and mood changes due to a nicotine addiction.

• Disappearing money.

• An increased unwillingness to stay at home.

• Increased thirst — vaping dehydrates the skin around the mouth and throat.

• A desire for flavor because of a dry mouth. Notice if your child is using more salt or requesting spicy foods.

• Nosebleeds. Vaping also dries the skin of the nose, which can lead to bleeding.

• Finding vaping paraphernalia around the house.

“Somehow, when vaping first started, there was this misconception that it’s safer.”

— DR. DANA COHEN

want to crave the drug, so they have to do it. It’s like a legal form of addiction.”

Weingarden said children with ADHD become addicted to substances simply because they want to feel better and less stressed — and nicotine accomplishes this.

“Kids and adults who have ADHD are more likely to become addicted to many difBrooke ferent things, including Weingarden nicotine and vaping, for many reasons,” she said. “One reason being it’s some amount of self-medication and feeling good, another being that these kids are more likely to participate in peer pressured-type of activities, substance abuse and riskier behaviors, due to more disinhibition and higher impulsivity.”

The danger with vaping is that the nicotine targets areas in a young person’s brain that are “unsupported” or still underdeveloped, medical professionals say. This can lead to a greater risk of addiction. Nicotine addiction can affect memory, cognitive function and mood. Physiologically, nicotine has a detrimental affect on heart health, appetite and the cardiovascular system.

And trying to quit vaping can cause the same symptoms that young people with ADHD are trying to fight, namely anxiety, jittery nerves and sleep problems.

WHAT CAN PARENTS DO? Adequate treatment for children with ADHD is a critical component to helping them cope with their symptoms.

When their symptoms are regulated in healthy ways, doctors say, they will not turn to harmful substances, or activities like vaping.

“Make sure you are working with someone who can treat [their symptoms] and can assess addiction,” Weingarden said. “If ADHD is treated as best as possible, the risk of addiction definitely decreases.”

Treatment usually includes a com-

bination of doctor-prescribed medication as well as talk therapy with a counselor. Teaching kids about the dangers of vaping also helps if they are contemplating or already engaged in the activity.

Schnaar says pediatricians, therapists and schools also can play a role in helping kids with ADHD. Additionally, he calls for the FDA to regulate the e-cigarette industry by passing laws as well as taxing vaping products.

“There is a lot of money in advertising e-cigarettes,” he said, “and the FDA is always behind the eight ball.”

ONE MOM’S STRATEGY Parents also play a large part in helping young people with ADHD who are coping with a nicotine addiction through vaping. Leah’s mother, who also wanted to remain anonymous, said she constantly sends her daughter articles about the dangers of vaping and tries to have an open dialogue with her about the issue.

“If you really want to help your kids, you should partner with them,” she said. “It’s hard to do things without partners. I’m in [Leah’s] face all the time about vaping.”

Today, Leah takes medication to control her anxiety and ADHD symptoms. She also talks to a therapist. She said she doesn’t feel the need to vape anymore to deal with difficult life situations.

“I feel great,” she said. “Every single morning, I wake up with a smile on my face. Therapy has helped me so much.”

She said her mother has helped her, as well as her boyfriend, who has convinced her to stop vaping.

And, though she works diligently in juggling her schoolwork and symptoms of ADHD, Leah says she would like to get more involved in extracurricular activities, including attending evening classes at her temple.

“My goal is to help in any sort of way I can to make this a better country,” she said. ■

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o you have a mentor? It’s important to be able to answer that question. I can’t remember a time when I didn’t have someone speaking influentially in my life. I look back and think of my mother, who always told me how important constructive feedback is. Or my Aunt Mooney, who caught me throwing a dirty penny away and taught me the value of money and how eventually over time it all compounds.

My parents always told me that I should Jon Dwoskin be able to learn from anyone I encounter, regardless of their age. As I grew older, my grandfather told me to tap into my entrepreneurial spirit, and my business coach for 13 years, Jules Rapport — may he rest in peace — constantly challenged me to control my own destiny and pushed me to start my own business.

I could go on forever about the people who have graciously added to my life and encouraged me with tidbits of wisdom. But, most importantly, I want you to see that mentors have changed and continue to change my life.

We all need mentors. We all need people in our lives to help us see what we’re missing. These mentors are the type of people who can feel the hope we have in our hearts and help us bring those dreams to life.

Kathy E. Kram, the Shipley Professor in Management at the Boston University School of Management and author of Mentoring at Work, told the Harvard Business Review, “We used to think it was people at early stages of their career who needed mentoring, those just out of M.B.A. programs. Now we understand that people at every stage benefit from this kind of assistance.”

Our mentors help us tap into and reach the potential that lies within us all, by encouraging us to find the inspirational story that inhabits us and bring it to reality. Most importantly, these people should be those who are fulfilled by mentoring another person.

Naturally, you may wonder where to start. You may be asking how you might go about picking a mentor to help guide you. Here are five steps to finding the right mentor. Find that person who will help you reach your highest potential and stay on the road to success, the one

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STEP 1: IDENTIFY WHERE YOU ARE STUCK AND WHERE YOU NEED TO GROW. Sometimes you can put your finger on this and sometimes you can’t. You may be saying to yourself, “Jon, that’s why I need a mentor, to help me with step one.” That is understandable and can be paralyzing at first, but a mentor will never fully work unless you do some of the upfront work. You must take some time to determine where you currently are. Where is your current state and where do you want to be? Get centered and determine your end goal. As you reverse engineer your goal(s), do your best to determine where you feel you need to grow the most.

Challenge: Make a list of the top three areas where you are stuck. Next to that list, write out where you want to be one year from today.

STEP 2: PICK YOUR FIRST OR NEXT MENTOR(S).

I am a firm believer that everyone should have no fewer than three mentors. Many times, your mentors are around you and you don’t even know it. You can find mentors at work — those who excel in their position

and are ahead of you in their career.

Also, you could find a mentor among your friends, acquaintances and family.

This is a place people forget to look for mentors because of the vulnerable elements of knowing each other so well, but great mentors can be found in these groups.

Challenge: Make a list of five people you would want as a mentor. Next to each of them, write out what each of them can help you with and how they can help you grow.

STEP 3: ASK YOUR MENTOR TO BE YOUR MENTOR. This step can be the scary part and the part where people begin to resist the process. Don’t hesitate. Commit to having and getting three mentors in your life. Whether it is for business, life, health or your spiritual life. Nothing is off limits.

Challenge: Call or email at least one of the mentors of your choice. Ask them to go for coffee, but make sure to have a conversation on the phone to let them know why you are calling. Be very direct.

Let them know you are looking to grow by having a mentor and you were hoping they could mentor you in whatever area you think they’d serve you best.

STEP 4: COMMIT TO THE PROCESS. Once you get mentors, you must commit to the process. Utilize them as resources, set up a consistent time to meet and talk to them, and surrender to being open and coachable to their mentoring. According to a 2013 Executive Leadership Survey

by Stanford University, 94 percent of CEOs and senior executives said they either strongly agreed or agreed with the statement, “I enjoy the process of receiving coaching and leadership advice.” Committing to the process will create a positive impact on your business and improve your well-being.

STEP 5: DON’T STOP SHOWING YOUR APPRECIATION. If someone is taking the time to mentor you, don’t forget to say thank you and express your gratitude on a consistent basis.

As Jim Rohn is known for saying, “You are the average of the five people you spend the most time with.” Choose wisely because your business matters! ■ Jon Dwoskin is a business coach and executive adviser who grows businesses. He is the author of “The Think Big Movement.”

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eginning this month, late-model cars in Israel have started to autonomously call for ambulances when the driver has been involved in an accident, reporting not only the exact location of the crash, but the specifics of the drivers’ and passengers’ injuries.

This has not only dramatically reduced response times, according to Ido Rosenblat, chief information officer for Magen David Adom, Israel’s national emergency medical service, but also enabled MDA to respond

with the appropriate equipment and protocol for the injuries the driver and passengers have sustained.

“This is particularly crucial in serious accidents, where a driver is rendered unconscious and is otherwise unable to seek medical assistance,” Rosenblat said. “With the information the system now provides us, we can make immediate assessments about what kind of response we need to activate — whether it’s dispatching a Basic Life Support ambulance for broken bones and non-lethal injuries,

a Mobile Intensive Care Unit ambulance for potentially life-threatening injuries, or even one of our Medevac helicopters for instances when the hospital is far away or when the nearest hospital is ill-equipped to address the injuries the driver is projected to have sustained.”

The initiative is a joint venture between MDGo, an Israeli tech startup, and Magen David Adom, considered among the most technologically advanced EMS organizations in the world. The system uses sensors already installed in most new car models and designed for a variety of purposes, including locating cars when they’re stolen.

However, by repurposing the sensors, MDGo developed a system that can determine the nature of an accident (whether it involved front, rear or side impact), whether the car rolled

in the collision, the speed and severity of the impact and, using a series of sophisticated algorithms based on the impact, the nature and extent of people’s injuries.

In tests conducted with about 250,000 vehicles in Israel since June, the MDGo system was 100 percent accurate in reporting car accidents and 92 percent accurate in projecting the injuries sustained compared to field assessments made by arriving Magen David Adom EMTs. The time savings is crucial, both MDA and MDGo officials say. In the chaotic aftermath of an accident, it takes an average of five minutes before someone — whether it’s someone involved in the crash or a witness — even calls for an ambulance.

And that’s during a daytime accident.

At night, it takes even longer, more than seven minutes. With the MDGo system, Magen David Adom is now alerted in seconds.

Given the ramifications of delayed treatment, especially when life-threatening injuries such as brain bleeds are involved, MDGo estimates non-pedestrian auto fatalities can be reduced by 44 percent by this technology.

The collaboration between MDA and MDGo was natural, the two organizations say. MDA developed in-house what’s perhaps the most sophisticated ambulance dispatch technology in the world. It’s also created a cutting-edge consumer medical emergency app for Israelis and apps that enable doctors at emergency rooms to get preliminary data on patients while the patients are still en route to the hospital in the ambulance. ■

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MITCHELL SANFORD CURTIS, 71, of Southfield, died Feb. 7, 2019.

He was born in Detroit on March 7, 1947, to Anna and Theodore Curtis. Mitchell attended Oak Park High School and the California College of Art. He was a talented artist and acquired a reputation and clientele for his photographic family collages.

He is survived by his loving sisters, Reggie (Dr. Robert) Fisher and Doreen (the late Ambassador David) Hermelin. He is survived as well by many nieces, nephews and cousins for whom he cared deeply. He is also survived by his loving partner, Carrie Childs, and her children; godson, Jarred; goddaughter, Rachel; and William Childs. He will be missed and remembered by his entire family and many friends.

Mitchell was pre-deceased by his brother Eugene (Suzanne).

Contributions may be made to the Farber Soul Center at Friendship Circle, Hermelin Village at Camp Tamarack or a charity of one’s choice. Arrangements by Ira Kaufman Chapel.

DON’T STOP NOW. By now, you know each other so well you feel you’re part of each other (and you are). You know exactly what each other is thinking before it’s said.

ELLEN DEMARRAIS, 63, of West Bloomfield, died Feb. 24, 2019.

Ms. deMarrais is survived by her husband of 35 years, Gil deMarrais; children, Brett and Marissa deMarrais, and Chelsea deMarrais; grandson, Myles deMarrais; brother and sister-inlaw, Jeffrey and Kimberly Kramer; niece and nephew, Rachel and Adam Kramer.

She was the devoted daughter of the late Benjamin and the late Rebecca Kramer.

Interment was at Clover Hill Park Cemetery. Contributions may be directed to Jewish Hospice & Chaplaincy Network, 6555 W. Maple, West Bloomfield, MI 48322, jewishhospice.org, or Hebrew Free Loan, 6735 Telegraph Road, Suite 300, Bloomfield Hills, MI 48301, hfldetroit.org. Arrangements by Ira Kaufman Chapel.

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soul DR. ARNOLD ECKHOUSE, an orthopedic surgeon of Palm Harbor, Fla., formerly of Oak Park, Saginaw and Grand Rapids, passed away Feb. 23, 2019.

Dr. Eckhouse was the devoted husband to his wife, Beverly (Dymkowski) Eckhouse, for 56 years.

He was the beloved father to his son, Jeffrey, and daughter-in-law, Leslie Eckhouse; daughter, Kimberly, and son-in-law, Brad Tobin. He is survived by grandchildren, Ellie and Harper Eckhouse, Sophie, Josh and Ben Tobin. Dr. Eckhouse is also survived by his adoring sister, Fern, and brother-in-law, Robert Wallach.

He was brother of the late David Eckhouse; brother-in-law of the late Marlene Reut. Dr. Eckhouse was the son of the late Julius and the late Rita Eckhouse.

Services and interment were in Palm Harbor.

SANDRA FELDMAN, 85, of Farmington Hills, died Feb. 20, 2019.

She is survived by her sons and daughter-in-law, Dr. Marc and Lana Feldman of Farmington Hills, Howard Feldman of Farmington Hills; brother, Irwin Marks of Texas; sister-in-law, Sharon Marks; grandchildren, Alexa Feldman and Scott Hantler, Bethany Feldman, Hanna Feldman.

Mrs. Feldman was the beloved wife of 64 years to the late Robert Feldman; loving sister of the late Allan Marks.

Contributions may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association, 25200 Telegraph Road, Suite 100, Southfield, MI 48033. Interment was held at Clover Hill Park in Birmingham. Arrangements by Hebrew Memorial Chapel.

CAROLYN BARNETTGOLDSTEIN, 73, of West Bloomfield, died Feb. 20, 2019.

Ms. BarnettGoldstein is survived by her daughter, Amy Goldstein; son, Ari Goldstein; granddaughter, Molly Goldstein; sisters and brother, Judith Barnett, Dr. Marjorie Barnett and Larry Barnett.

She was the devoted daughter of the late Morton and the late Ann Barnett.

Interment was at Clover Hill Park Cemetery. Contributions may be directed to Detroit Symphony Orchestra, 3711 Woodward Ave., Detroit, MI 48201-2444, dso.org/ Donate.aspx; Friends of the Israel Defense Forces, Michigan Chapter, P.O. Box 999, Walled Lake, MI 48390, fidf.org/donate; or to a charity of one’s choice. Arrangements by Ira Kaufman Chapel.

THELMA KAHN, 89, of West Bloomfield, died Feb. 18, 2019.

She is survived by her sons and daughters-in-law, Michael Kahn (Annette Murzin), Marc (Beth) Kahn; daughter and son-in-law, Andrea (David) Samuels; brother and sister-in-law, Howard (Elinor) Marsh; grandchildren, Justin Samuels, Scott Kahn, Stephanie (Kyle) Clare, Marli Samuels, Hillary Kahn, Jenna Samuels and Shane Kahn; great-grandchild, Cameron Clare. She is also remembered by many loving cousins, nieces, nephews, other family members and friends.

Thelma was the beloved wife of the late Saul J. Kahn; sister of the late Eileen Kritzer.

Interment took place at the Clover Hill Park Cemetery in Birmingham.

Contributions may be made to any library fund or the Jewish Community Center. Arrangements

by Dorfman Chapel.

WILLIAM LIPTON, 90, of Boca Raton, Fla., died Feb. 16, 2019.

He is survived by his beloved wife, Sharon Lipton; her daughter and son-in-law, Jody Lipton and Geoff Kretchmer; sons and daughters-in-law, Marc and Ellen Lipton, Craig Lipton and Miriam Lipton; son and husband, Eric Lifshitz and John Gormley; grandchildren, Noah, Corey, Eli, Emma, Esme and Celia. He is also survived by many other loving family members and friends.

Interment was held at the Clover Hill Park Cemetery in Livonia.

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

by Dorfman Chapel.

KENNETH H. LYNN, 80, of Farmington Hills, died Feb. 19, 2019.

He is survived by his beloved wife, Susan Lynn; son, David Lynn; daughter and son-in law, Julie and Lawrence Wien; brother, Michael Lynn; grandchildren, Ryan and Tyler Wien.

Interment took place at the Adat Shalom Memorial Park Cemetery in Livonia. Contributions may be made to a charity of oneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s choice. Arrangements by Dorfman Chapel.

DAVID MENDELSON, 85, of Lathrup Village, died Feb. 22, 2019.

Dave was a proud graduate of Wayne State University and a supporter of its golf team. His professional life was spent expanding the wholesale egg business started by his grandfather into the largest one in the Midwest; but his greatest passion was playing golf. Dave won many tournaments and played until he became too weak from heart failure to continue.

Even then, he continued to enjoy the game, riding in a golf cart while others played. Dave also loved music, hanging out with his cronies, and baiting his fam-

ily and friends on political issues. Dave was a generous friend to people from all walks of life. He had a brilliant mind and a stellar memory. He was mercurial and stubborn. No one who met him will easily forget him. He had an unshakeable will to survive no matter what the circumstances, but, like a cat, he finally ran out of lives, and died at home, as he wished, under hospice care.

He is survived by his wife, Mary Mendelson; sister and brother-in-law, Rose and Dr. Seymour Berman; daughters, Karen Mendelson, Linda Mendelson; son and daughterin-law, Michael and Beryl Mendelson; grandchild, Anna Mendelson.

David was the son of the late Morris and the late Esther Mendelson.

Contributions may be to a charity of oneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s choice. Arrangements by Dorfman Chapel.

SHIRLEY PLOTNIK, 101, of West Bloomfield, died Feb. 22, 2019.

Ms. Plotnik is survived by her son and daughter-

in-law, Steven J. and Shirley Plotnik; daughter, Jan Domino; grandchildren, Jennifer and Noah Birmelin, and Jill Domino; great-grandchildren, Kinley and Molly Birmelin.

She was the beloved wife of the late Barney Plotnik, the dear mother-inlaw of the late Gary Domino; the loving sister of the late Dorothy Collens, the late Mildred Shuman and the late Edward â&#x20AC;&#x153;Skipâ&#x20AC;? Siden.

Interment was at Beth El Memorial Park. Contributions may be directed to Yad Ezra, 2850 W. 11 Mile Road, Berkley, MI 48072, yadezra.org; or Angela Hospice, 14100 Newburgh Road, Livonia, MI 48154, angelahospice.org. Arrangements by Ira Kaufman Chapel.

MICHAEL SACHS, 70, of Commerce Township, died Feb. 17, 2019.

Mr. Sachs is survived by his wife of 20 years, Reina Sachs; son and daughter-in-law, Benjamin and Katie Sachs; sisters and

brother-in-law, Ellen and George Elkin, and Joy Weissman; sister-in-law and brother-in-law, Bobbi and Edward Gutman. He is also survived by his uncle, Murray Hozman; and many loving nieces, nephews, great-nieces and great-nephews.

Mr. Sachs was the devoted son of the late Solomon and the late Rose Sachs.

Interment was at Adat Shalom Memorial Park. Contributions may be directed to Pan Can-Pancreatic Action Network Inc, 2141 Rosecrans Ave., Suite 200, Manhattan Beach, CA 90266, pancan.org; American Diabetes Association - Local Chapter, 20700 Civic Center, Southfield, MI 48076, diabetes.org; Jewish Hospice & Chaplaincy Network, 6555 W. Maple, West Bloomfield, MI 48322, jewishhospice.org; Michigan Humane Society, 30300 Telegraph Road, Suite 220, Bingham Farms, MI 48025, michiganhumane.org/tributes; or to a charity of oneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s choice. Arrangements

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ROSALIND “ROZ” SCHIFF, 97, of Ann Arbor, died Feb. 22, 2019.

Ms. Schiff is survived by her children, Karen and Joseph Hirsch, and Steven and Andy Schiff; grandchild, Yaniv Schiff.

She was the beloved wife of the late Samuel “Sam” Schiff; the proud grandmother of the late Yossi Schiff.

Interment was at Adat Shalom Memorial Park. Contributions may be directed to a charity of one’s choice.

Arrangements by Ira Kaufman Chapel.

AVERY SHAPIRO, 93, of Farmington Hills, died Feb. 21, 2019.

He is survived by his wife of 70 years, Bette Shapiro; son and daughter-in-law, Bernard and Maxine Shapiro of North Miami, Fla.; daughter and son-in-law, Marcie “Sis” and Sammy Sandell of Houston, Texas; grandchild, Hayden Sandell. He is also survived by many cherished and loving in-laws, nieces, nephews and other relatives.

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Contributions may be made to a charity of one’s choice. Interment was held at Clover Hill Park Cemetery in Birmingham. Arrangements by Hebrew Memorial Chapel.

NORMAN STERN, 94, of Bloomfield Hills, died Feb. 19, 2019.

Mr. Stern is survived by his son and daughter-in-law, Bill and Julie Stern; daughters and sons-in-law, Gail and Joel Alpert, and Meg and Steve Cicurel; grandchildren, Lindsay and Jason Cox, Ari and Blair Stern, Emily Stern Gatof and Jake Gatof, Jeffrey Alpert and Kristen Burrall, Cara Alpert, Rachel Cicurel, and Jessica Cicurel and her fiance, Danny Gubin; great-grandchildren, Sydney and Nathan Cox, Gavin and Chloe Stern, and Soraya Alpert; brother and sister-in-law, Mickey and Maria Stern; sister and brother-inlaw, Muriel and Bernie Moray. He is also survived by many loving nieces and nephews.

Mr. Stern was the beloved husband of

the late Sydney Stern; the devoted son of the late Fay and the late Louis Stern.

Interment was at Beth El Memorial Park. Contributions may be directed to National Council of Jewish Women, Sydney and Norman Stern Youth Subsidy Fund, 26400 Lahser Road, Suite 306, Southfield, MI 48033, ncjwmi.org, or a charity of one’s choice.

Arrangements by Ira Kaufman Chapel.

LUBENA WAX, 87, of West Bloomfield, died Feb. 17, 2019.

Ms. Wax is survived by her sons and daughtersin-law, Dr. Charles Wax and Emily Chavalia, and Barry and Faye Wax; daughter and sonin-law, Andrea and Joe Nounou; grandchildren, Jessica Wax, Samantha and Zachary Templin, Tracie Nounou, Jamie Nounou and Zack Nounou; great-grandchildren, Henry Templin, Lenora Templin and Mataya Mendoza; sisters and brother-in-law, Brenda Goldman, and Randi and David Zussman. She is also survived by her loving companion,

Bernie Russ.

Ms. Wax was the beloved wife of the late Dr. Harry Wax. Interment was at Clover Hill Park Cemetery. Contributions may be made to American Heart Association, 27777 Franklin Road, Suite 1150, Southfield, MI 48034, heart.org. Arrangements by Ira Kaufman Chapel.

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t was not well known when first coming to Michigan about three or more years ago at another location, but since opening a second operation in West Bloomfield, Jersey Bagel Deli & Grill has become somewhat of a two-store local chain, so to speak, directly modeled after its eateries in New Jersey, â&#x20AC;Ś And silently making much approval waves on 14 Mile Road, south of Farmington Road in West Bloomfield.

Its operating partners, Eddie Daham and Sammy Abdo, moved to Michigan because they have friends and family here and, although strong bagel and deli cultures already exist in this area, they were of the firm belief that its restaurantâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s alreadyproven successful product and business model could be opened here.

It is unique â&#x20AC;Ś making its own deli salads and baked goods in-house from its own original recipes that have been developed over 30 years of experience.

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Depending upon the season, it has 20 bagel variations, some of which are signature to Jersey Bagel â&#x20AC;Ś and the West Bloomfield spot goes through about 15,000 bagels weekly â&#x20AC;Ś selling more than 4,000 on Sunday alone, they say â&#x20AC;Ś It goes

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