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ears instantly filled my eyes the moment I learned on April 6 that Detroit Tiger and Hall of Fame great Al Kaline had passed away at 85. The news was an added gut punch to our already chaotic pandemic world. A giant part of my childhood was ripped away. Alan That exact same Muskovitz reaction followed, to a person, in subsequent conversations, Facebook posts and emails to me about the passing of “Mr. Tiger”—or “Mr. Kaline,” as players past and present referred to him in interviews since his passing. Those were the monikers he so richly deserved after being part of the Tigers’ organization for 67 years; 22 as a player and 45 more in the front office. That’s the charming man I experienced when I had a rare opportunity to team up with him in a celebrity golf outing at Oakland Hills around 15-years ago. I was intimidated nonetheless. It was all I could do to prevent my knocking knees from disrupting his backswing. So it came as no surprise that coverage of Kaline has focused as much on his off-the-field character as it did his on the field prowess. He never wavered from being a class act whether in the clubhouse or the community. That reputation, I’ve come to learn, has been experienced firsthand by members of our Detroit Jewish community over several generations. In 1955, 9-year-old Tiger fan Alan Kaczander of northwest Detroit loved the fact he shared
the same initials with his favorite player, a then 20-year-old Al Kaline. That same year the Detroit Free Press called for entries for a contest they called “Suppressed Desires” — not something today you want showing up in your h computer’s browser search history. Kaczander sent in his entry. “My wish would be to sit next to Al Kaline in re the dugout during an entire game,” he wrote. Reflectingg on it today, he said, “I thought nothing of it untill my father informed me a couple weeks later that I had received an envelope from the Free Press. I was among several winners!” “Due to Detroit Tiger policy, you couldn’t sit in the dugout during nder the game,” recalled Kaczander, a retired teacher, now 73. “So, what they wanted me to do was come down with my dad to Briggs Stadium, and I was allowed to go into the dugout during practice and sit with Kaline there.” He had his picture taken with Al and Bucky Harris, the manager at the time. The Free Press sent him the photograph, autographed, along with a baseball signed by the entire team. The poses and expressions captured in that photo rival a Norman Rockwell painting. Dr. Marty Levin, a West Bloomfield optometrist, had an exciting Kaline encounter of his own as an 8-year old in 1956. “I went to Briggs Stadium with my dad to see a game. I had a great-uncle who was an usher,” he said. Levin recalled how
ABOVE: Alan Kaczander with Al Kaline. LEFT: Al Kaline’s letter to Mike in Texas
proud he was to see his uncle in his all-green usher’s uniform that matched the color of the stadium and grass. Levin’s dad invited his uncle to their house for a barbecue. His uncle accepted but said not to wait because he would need to catch a ride with someone after the game. “That evening, we were barbecuing at our house in northwest Detroit when my uncle walked into the backyard, to our amazement, with his ‘driver’… Al Kaline!” Levin said. Kaline’s humble demeanor and generous personality endured throughout the decades. Real estate developer Michael Surnow, 71, of West Bloomfield shared some unforgettable personal time with Kaline in 1999 at a Tigers Fantasy Camp
iin Lakeland, Florida. The trip w was a gift from Michael’s wife, SSherry, for his 50th birthday. At dinner one evening, SSurnow noticed an empty seat n next to Kaline and asked if he ccould join him. “He said sure, h have a seat,” said Surnow. The ttwo had already met and convversed at their hotel pool earlier tthat day. Over dinner, Surnow shared w with Kaline the reason he came to the Fantasy Camp. “I’m just addicted to coaching my kids,” he told the Tiger legend, and he was looking to add some skills to his coaching repertoire. With a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity in front of him, Michael asked Al, with some hesitancy, “Would you, and if you don’t want to, say no, show me some hitting techniques?” The very next day, after a full camp session, Al Kaline gave up his free time at the pool and spent two hours, one-on-one with Michael, introducing him to a variety of new hitting techniques. “He brought my coaching game way up to another level,” said an overwhelmed Surnow. “Who am I? Some schmegegge (nonsense) at fantasy camp. I’m nobody to him, but he was kind. continued on page 8 MAY 7 • 2020
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the loss of life. Rush Limbaugh said that “no matter how many people die from coronavirus, it’s not going to equate to the damage done to the U.S. economy.” Dr. Oz described the re-opening of schools as a “very appetizing opportunity” and noted that he read a “nice piece” that said that opening of schools “may only cost us 2-3% in terms of total mortality.” Bill O’Reilly said that “many people who are dying, both here and around the world, were on their last legs anyway.” Each comment has the intent — and often the effect — of depersonalizing a human life. Dr. Oz’s comments that a loss of life would “only” be a certain percentage is, unfortunately, often repeated. Whenever there’s a slight reduction in the daily death count, we inevitably hear journalists or politicians report that the death count is “only” the new number (“Only 700 deaths today”). But referring to the dead as an “only” is a disservice to their memory and the height of callousness. No one would ever refer to the death of their loved one as an “only.” The use of such terminology does incalculable damage. It allows the fallen to become inanimate, faceless and nameless. It allows some people to lose their compassion at a time when it’s needed most. And it enables leaders to make seriously flawed policy decisions. CNN recently took a page from Life Magazine’s “One Week’s Toll” story and created an online memorial for people who have died from COVID-19. This digital version allows families to submit a photo and a brief description of their deceased loved one. Just as with Life Magazine 51
years ago, we see vibrant faces of real human beings, beaming with life and hope. We see their smiles and their grit, just like seeing our own family photos. Life Magazine’s admonishment to America in 1969 is just as relevant today: Look carefully at those faces because besides knowing “how many” there were, we also mustn’t forget “who” they were. Several months into this coronavirus crisis we find ourselves at a critical crossroad. The debate between the medical realities and the economic considerations has already heated up to a boiling point. More and more we see a demand to “re-open” the economy. As that happens, expect to hear louder and more callous words from some that minimize and depersonalize the dead. When we hear such things, we should remember the lessons of that Life Magazine edition 51 years ago. We should visit the current CNN site and see the faces of the coronavirus dead. We should stare at those faces for a bit, read who they were, where they were from. For a moment, we should feel the sadness of their loss to their families and to us, maybe cry a little. If we ever get to the point of disregarding those faces and forgetting that they were once as human as we and our loved ones, we will have allowed this virus to take more from us than our fellow citizens. We will have allowed to it rob us of a piece of our human souls.
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.
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at home and are compelled to help,” said Kristina MillmanRinaldi, executive director of Detroit Dog Rescue, the first and only no-kill shelter in the city of Detroit. “Dogs can help us get through this.” The 37-year-old West Bloomfield resident, who launched Detroit Dog Rescue in 2011, said a closure of shelters due to the virus means that first responders are contacting her organization for help with stray, abandoned or injured dogs. “There isn’t a shortage of dogs who need help out there,” she said. FOSTERING A FURRY FRIEND While Detroit Dog Rescue is in need of essential supplies such as paper towels and bleach wipes, another way local residents can consider helping is by fostering a dog. The shelter is asking for at least a six-week commitment to minimize contact between staff and foster families. Their volunteer program is generally made up of 80 people putting in
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Jews in the D LEFT: The Detroit Dog Rescue Team is still rescuing dogs with the City of Detroit, Detroit Police Departments and at the request of Detroit Firefighters. MIDDLE: Thanks to the Bissell Pet Foundation adoption fees have been waived (while funds last) to existing fosters. RIGHT: A newborn puppy rescued during the pandemic and being syringe fed by Kristina Millman-Rinaldi
Millman-Rinaldi’s goal is to foster another 100 dogs, but there is no real limit, she said. “Dogs are our best friends,” she said. “They know all of our secrets. They know when we need some exercise, they know when we need a break mentally.” Both humans and dogs can benefit from foster interaction, she said. Humans are given incentive to exercise, get outside and walk the dogs, an added benefit with many stuck at home. There is more time than ever to give dogs attention, too. It also gives children an opportunity to play. There is the aspect of companionship, as well, which is especially rewarding in times of social distancing and for those who may be quarantining alone at home. Many of the dogs who have gone into foster homes are thriving, Millman-Rinaldi says. “They’re getting to hear things in a home they normally wouldn’t hear in a shelter, the sound of a dishwasher or playing children. All of those things will prepare them for forever homes.” Danielle Zuccaro, 38 of Royal Oak, has been fostering with Detroit Dog Rescue for three years. She decided to foster a pair of dogs, Ace and Peanut, during the coronavirus crisis. “As we started to react to COVID, I knew my employer would move me to working from home, which makes fostering multiple [dogs] a little easier,” Zuccaro said. “I knew COVID would drastically slow down our ability to adopt dogs, but not slow down the number of dogs that needed to be rescued.” Having multiple foster dogs keeps her busy, and she walks them every night, which helps maintain a good work-life balance while working remote. “Fostering, especially during the stay-at-home order, is a great way to improve your mental health,” Zuccaro said, Foster families who decide to adopt their dogs will be able to do so free of charge for the time being, due to a partnership between Detroit Dog Rescue and the Grand Rapids-based BISSELL Pet Foundation that will waive the usual $250 adoption fee while funding lasts. HELPING FIRST RESPONDERS A second partnership between Detroit Dog Rescue and Canine to Five, a dog boarding, daycare, grooming and training service with locations in Midtown Detroit and Ferndale, will offer doggy daycare and boarding services to first responders free of charge. “I previously worked at Beaumont Hospital and I knew, when
I worked 12-hour shifts, my biggest worry was who was going to take care of my dog,” Millman-Rinaldi recalls. “Now we have people staying overnight at the hospital, paramedics doing double shifts, firefighters doing 72-hour shifts. And my thought was, ‘What about their dogs?’” Called “Pay It Forward,” the initiative has covered $6,000 in daycare and boarding costs to date, which are paid by Detroit Dog Rescue. In return, Canine to Five donates 10% of funds back to Detroit Dog Rescue, a situation Millman-Rinaldi calls a “win-win.” First responders can contact either location to set up service. Detroit Dog Rescue chose to work with Canine to Five because of its proximity to local hospitals such as Henry Ford Health System and Beaumont. “When Detroit Dog Rescue approached us about the idea, we thought it was brilliant and jumped at the chance to participate,” said Liz Blondy, owner of Canine to Five. First responders are “drained,” said the 45-year-old Detroit resident, who grew up attending Temple Israel. “Drained often means barely having the energy to take care of yourself, much less a dog. This allows Canine to Five to help care for the dogs of these essential workers so they can care for Detroiters.”
“Dogs are our best friends. They know all of our secrets.” — KRISTINA MILLMAN-RINALDI The support for Detroit Dog Rescue in the Jewish community has been overwhelmingly positive, Millman-Rinaldi said. Core values of Detroit Dog Rescue such as responsibility and tzedakah were instilled in her through her Jewish faith and grandparents, she explained. Millman-Rinaldi attends several synagogues, including Temple Beth El, Adat Shalom and Temple Israel. The organization has also partnered with various Jewish initiatives including BBYO and AZA community service projects. “We are so grateful that we have so many amazing supporters who are sending us cards,” she said of the Jewish community, “and writing us letters of support on social media. “I’m extremely proud of my team because this shows why for the last 10 years, Detroit Dog Rescue has survived. Because when it’s time to get it done, we really get it done.”
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Will There Be Camp? Families’ plans are up in the air as they await the news. JENNIFER LOVY CONTRIBUTING WRITER
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t’s a nagging question without a clear answer right now, leaving scores of kids and parents wondering what they will do this summer. Camp websites continue to build excitement for the summer by counting the days — some are even tracking the hours, minutes and seconds — until the start of camp. But the reality of whether kids will be tie-dying, playing capture the flag and making s’mores this summer is still up in the air as camp organizers grapple with whether it will be safe for kids to gather amid the COVID-19 pandemic or if they will even be allowed to open. “One day we’re like, ‘This is going to happen,’ and the next day we think there’s no possible way we can have camp,” said Scott Ruthart, who along with his wife, Liz Stevens, are the directors of Camp Walden in Cheboygan, Michigan. One thing that is certain? Kids need camp this summer — now
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more than ever. It’s been seven weeks since Michigan’s governor issued a stayat-home order, preventing kids from physically hanging out with friends or participating in athletics and other extracurricular activities. With summer quickly approaching, campers are eagerly waiting to hear if camp will be cancelled, too. For now, an entire industry awaits guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, along with direction from state and local agencies. In the meantime, some camps are moving forward with planning for the summer as they usually would, but with an additional layer of contingency planning. Walden announced it would decide on whether to open June 21 in mid-May. Others have already made the decision not to open. Tamarack Camps announced in an email to families May 4 they would be cancelling all summer programming. Blue Lake Fine
Arts Camp sent a letter to families earlier this month announcing the cancellation of camp, and Interlochen Center for the Arts switched to an online-only platform for its summer programming. Those who have not called off camp are thinking about a variety of scenarios that could play out as a result of the pandemic. For example, camp directors are pondering a later start date if opening in June isn’t feasible. They’re considering if social distancing is required, what it would look like, or if it’s even possible. How would they implement more stringent cleaning and sanitizing, and what would happen if there were an outbreak? “There are so many factors to consider,” said Rabbi Jordan Bendat-Appell, the director of Camp Ramah in Canada. “We’re trying to stay open by thinking creatively and staying agile. At the same time, we’re taking very seriously the strong chance that we
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Camp Walden owners Scott Ruthart and Liz Stevens lead the firstnight campfire last year.
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Lillian Harwin celebrating her birthday at camp last year.
won’t be able to safely run camp at all this summer.” While no one is willing to say it publicly, the idea of any camps starting in June is becoming more and more unlikely. While delaying the start date is an option, nobody is rushing to decide. All this uncertainty should become clearer when the CDC provides guidelines, which, according to the American Camp Association, are expected in early May. “We feel we owe it to our community to really think it through given the everunfolding picture of this virus,” BendatAppell said. “One of, if not the worst, outcomes for camps would be to run and then have to shut down.” Walden Director Liz Stevens said there’s a lot of pent-up desire to get kids out of the house and doing something active and social. “Camp is an amazing outlet for that,” she said. “It’s ironic. Camp is probably the best cure for social isolation, and yet because it’s such a communal and intimate space, it’s also a potentially unhealthy place.” Lillian Harwin, a freshman at Walled Lake Northern High School, is the kind of teen who lives for camp. She’s been going to Camp Tamarack since she was 7 and has been looking forward to her upcoming Western trip for as long as she can remember. “When I go to school, what I think about in the back of my head is how many more days until I can go to camp. It gets me through school, knowing I’ll be going back. I’m not thrilled about the fact that I might not be able to go for my seventh year,” she said. “If I can’t
irth ir thd day will will go, my b birthday be at home, and I don’t remember the last time that has happened. If camp doesn’t happen, I honestly don’t know what I will do.” If camps do not open this season, the economic impact could be catastrophic. For some camps, their financial security depends on running each summer. As soon as one season ends, a camp is already spending money on staffing, infrastructure, insurance, maintenance and other things to get ready for the next summer, according to Stevens. “If camps cancel, most camps, ourselves included, will refund families’ tuition, but we’ve already been spending that tuition for half the year,” Stevens said. “It’s a potentially existential crisis for every camp I know of. It’s pretty clear that not every summer camp is going to survive this crisis because there is such a fundamental disruption in the business model. “Do we think if we don’t run this summer, Camp Walden will go away? No, not even close. It will make the next few years a little financially precarious. But I think if we don’t have camp, it’s going to be the best and safest decision we could have made, and, in the long run, it’s going to benefit everyone.” Stevens added that their decision will be made based on the health and wellness of their campers and not their pocketbooks. From a purely business perspective, the earlier a camp cancels, the better, in terms of preserving and safeguarding the camp’s financial futures, BendatAppell said. “However, these are not just businesses, so we’re really aware of how important camp is for our families and our campers,” he said. “Now, more than ever, our kids need camp and so we feel we owe it to them to keep going until it’s clear that it’s no longer viable.”
What Local Camps Are Saying JCC DAY CAMPS Judy Loebl, assistant executive director of the Jewish Community Center of Metropolitan Detroit, said they are in constant contact with the American Camp Association for all the latest guidelines and recommendations. “If we can do it in a safe way, we’d like to be open for all, if not part, of the summer. Obviously, we’ll have to wait and see how we can do it safely and if the guidelines are doable.” Last year, approximately 550 campers attended JCC Day Camps. TAMARACK CAMPS On May 4, Tamarack Camps sent an email to families and donors alerting them that all summer 2020 programming would be cancelled. “This decision, ultimately, was driven by science and medicine, based upon the recognition that the known and unknown risks of transmission could significantly compromise the hallmark of our organization, an unyielding commitment to health and safety,” the announcement read. Parents and guardians were presented with three different payment options: rolling over payment to summer 2021, donating all or part of their camp fees to the organization or obtaining a full refund. They could also combine the different options. As of press time, Tamarack had scheduled virtual town hall meetings to discuss how they came to the decision and the financial implications. Check their website for further updates. WILLOWAY DAY CAMP Owners Arnie and Lorraine Fisher said as long as the guidelines allow for it, they are planning on running camp. “It’s all maybes, but we’re optimistic, and we’re planning for summer. We have the staff, we have the facility, and we have the ability to be up and running in a short time,” said Lorraine Fisher, adding that if camps are allowed to open and social distancing is required, “We have 16 acres. I think we can figure it out.” Last summer, 500 campers attended Willoway.
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These new services aim to help get food and supplies to those who can’t get out on their own. AMONG THE EMOTIONS many of us are experiencing right now, a shared sense of isolation is emerging as a common theme. For some, that sense of isolation is intensified because it is, practically speaking, quite real. Especially for older adults, who may be choosing between physical safety at home and venturing out to get much-needed food and supplies. Here are some new options for those who might need help — and volunteer opportunities for those who would like to lend a hand.
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New York-based company called Umbrella is offering a new service to combat the realities of isolation, and it has just launched that service in Detroit. Before COVID, Umbrella was running a marketplace app connecting adults over 60 with a network of gig economy workers who would run errands and do household tasks for them: such as picking up prescriptions or helping to clean out gutters. Operating in New York, New Jersey and in Florida, it charged an annual membership fee plus an hourly fee for the length of each task completed. Now, in the era of fraught grocery store visits, when leaving one’s house can feel like suiting up for battle, they are doing something new. Umbrella is using its technol-
ogy to mobilize volunteers to fetch groceries, prescriptions and household items for seniors, and deliver them in CDC-recommended, safe and contactless ways. Delivery is free. The the 60+ user covers the cost of the items delivered and may chip in a donation, but is not required to pay anything for delivery services. This comes at a time when few grocery delivery services in Metro Detroit (Instacart and Shipt) have seen historic demand and are almost entirely unavailable. For folks over 60 looking for items to be delivered, this is a godsend. Lindsay Ullman, the CEO of Umbrella, said, “We look forward to doing our part to help make navigating this pandemic a little bit easier for older adults in Detroit. If we can relieve some of the fear and anxiety
that people have about how to get groceries, medications and other essentials while staying home, that’s our goal. “ Umbrella rolled out its volunteer delivery service in the three new markets of Metro Detroit, Birmingham, Alabama and Cleveland, Ohio, in partnership with Venture for America, a national entrepreneurship fellowship that helps connect recent college graduates (including, three years ago, the author of this article) with startup jobs in cities across the US, including those three markets. VFA is helping Umbrella to build their volunteer forces in those cities to meet demand. Sign up to volunteer at askumbrella. com/volunteer. Request a delivery at askumbrella.com/request-delivery or by calling (844) 402-2480 between 9 a.m.- 6 p.m., Monday-Friday.
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nvisible Hands, a nonprofit organization started at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic by two friends in New York, delivers groceries and other goods to vulnerable members of the community. Now, Ben McColl, a freshman at Michigan State University and a member of Temple Israel, is hoping to expand that outreach to Metro Detroit. “Right now, we’re in the initial stages of it. We’re trying to recruit a big base of volunteers in the Metro Detroit area,” McColl said. Once the chapter is launched, people who need groceries or other supplies will fill out a delivery form request online. The organization will
match requests with a volunteer who lives nearby. Volunteers will call to confirm the delivery and ensure they are shopping at the right store and picking up the exact items needed. People can coordinate payment by calling ahead to the grocery store, cash or by reimbursing the volunteer through a cash app after the delivery is complete. All volunteers are required to wear a mask and gloves while shopping, wipe down the grocery bags before delivery and are asked to use self-checkouts if possible. Volunteer will drop off items at the person’s home and ring the doorbell to let them know their items have arrived.
They will then step 6 feet away to ensure the person gets their order and have a friendly conversation. McColl needs at least 200 volunteers to launch. He’s a handful of volunteers away from meeting his goal. Volunteers can participate in grocery pickups and deliveries or stay at home to handle phone calls and other duties. “This small gesture can go a long way in making someone’s day. Participating in this type of organization can help others in the community who may not be able to do it themselves,” McColl said. To volunteer, visit https://tinyurl.com/ yaghgctp.
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Changing on the Fly Traverse City Whiskey turns from booze to hand sanitizer to meet community’s needs.
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n March 16, when Gov. Gretchen Whitmer ordered all Michigan bars and restaurants to close temporarily, Traverse City Whiskey Co. was the largest whiskey company in the state by output and sales, according to co-founder Jared Rapp, and one of the largest craft distilleries in the country. Since then? “You can’t believe what’s happened,” Rapp said. “We are taking e-commerce orders in a way that we never thought was possible.” But TC Whiskey isn’t shipping any whiskey, brandy or cocktail cherries. The Traverse City-based distillery hasn’t even made a bottle of booze in five weeks. Instead, the typically smallbatch operation is producing and shipping massive quantities — as much as 10,000 gallons a week — of hand sanitizer. Rapp, who grew up in Bloomfield Township and had his bar mitzvah at Congregation Shaarey Zedek in Southfield, founded TC Whiskey with Moti Goldring and Chris Fredrickson in 2011. Their products, many of which are kosher, are now sold in bars and retailers across the country. In Michigan alone, Traverse City Whiskey has around 4,000 retail partners. In 2019, the company opened a Ferndale location on
Woodward Avenue — its first outside of Traverse City — called The Outpost. Rapp was headed there when he heard about the governor’s executive order. By 3 p.m. that day, the Outpost’s general manager Jeri Seeley had locked the door. “It was surreal,” Rapp recalled. For a week, Rapp and his team desperately sought clarity. With bars and restaurants closed indefinitely, about a third of their income had suddenly vanished. And social distancing rendered TC’s tasting rooms, tours and events inactive. “We were just totally freaked out,” Rapp said. Customers called to ask about previously scheduled events, and TC didn’t know what to tell them. Meanwhile, the dedicated staff of about 50 was left wondering whether they’d have paychecks coming. Leadership ensured employees they wouldn’t lose their jobs. Having heard about hand sanitizer shortages, the company figured it could use its on-hand “tails” (the alcoholic leftovers from distillation, “only good for things like vodka and sanitizer,” said Rapp) to help out and keep employees on payroll. On March 21, TC posted a Facebook message: “TC Whiskey Hand Sanitizer is now available.” It included a link to make a purchase,
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which triggered an email to Fredrickson’s inbox, indicating the buyer’s name and address. By the following morning, so many orders had come in that his email software crashed. The team was stunned. “That moment was when we knew there was something going on that was way bigger than what we had thought,� Rapp said. They went to work by hiring a fulfillment manager and tapping their network. Within two days, they had truckloads arriving of hydrogen peroxide, glycerol and packaging materials. It’s been an all-hands-ondeck effort. “When we realized what kind of need was there,� Rapp said, “we shared it with our staff and everybody stepped up and said, ‘I’ll give it every hour I can to try to get this done.’� Jeri Seeley, general manager at The Outpost, said she is busier than she has ever been, fielding daily frenzies of emails and calls. Rapp says Phil Smith, a bottling line manager, is driving a van all day long, delivering hand sanitizer to places that need it. In addition to selling sanitizer, TC has also donated more than 5,000 gallons, Rapp said, to “pretty much every police department, fire department and nursing facility Up North,� plus dozens of organizations in the Detroit area, including numerous senior care homes. Trinity Health, a health system operating in over 20 states, received 132 cases
from TC on April 17 and then another shipment on April 21. “For Traverse City Whiskey to turn around a little over 21,000 bottles of hand sanitizer in such a short amount of time is pretty remarkable, and the timing could not have been better,� said Trinity Health supply chain director Jennifer Chenard. “‘Thank you’ really is not enough.� TC has also offered some of its supply of key ingredients at cost to other distillers in the state. The company has limited order quantities, so that it can provide hand sanitizer to as many people and places as possible. Rapp gushes with pride over his team’s hustle and ingenuity. They’ve repurposed caps from ketchup, mustard and windshield washer bottles — “you name it� — for the sanitizer. On Wednesday, April 22, Whitmer gave another address: “Dozens of businesses have stepped up,� she rhapsodized, before giving shoutouts to several companies, including TC Whiskey. “With our size and scale,� Rapp reflected, “that brings with it great responsibility to our fellow citizens. We really had no choice but to answer that calling.� Hand sanitizer orders can be placed at tcwhiskeyshop.com.
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Birmingham artist Sarey Ruden launched the AWOL Movement as part of a larger effort to combat harassment of women on dating apps.
Women Protest Online Abuse by Going Dark on Dating Apps Local artist Sarey Ruden will lead a weeklong digital silence in May to challenge online sexual harassment. SARAH WILLIAMS CONTRIBUTING WRITER
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irmingham artist Sarey Ruden has had it with online dating culture. All of it, she says. The hate speech women receive from men after they say they aren’t interested, the trauma from cyberflashing — receiving an unsolicited sexual image — and, most of all, she says, being silenced by dating platforms for reporting abuse and harassment that happens on their sites. Ruden’s not alone in her outrage. Over the past 3½ years, women all over the world have connected through her art and design project, Sareytales, to say they’re having the same experiences. They’re drawn to Ruden’s creative response: to transform ugly into art. She takes the cruel and obscene messages men send her, and turns them into clever, conversation-starting graphic design prints, sculptures and photographs. “I’m subverting the narrative,” she says, “and reframing the words. ‘You said this to me, yeah, but I’m doing something
with it that makes me feel powerful and fulfilled.’” Having connected with female audiences and their allies through pop-up art shows, speaking engagements — she hosted a TED Talk, “The Art of Online Dating” at TEDxDetroit’s 2019 conference — and on social media, Ruden’s now launching a week-long protest to raise awareness of what she calls gender-based injustices and abuse on dating apps. Women are routinely silenced in digital spaces, she says, for exposing cyberflashing; harassing and threatening messages; and unwanted sexual offers from men. But what if there were no women on dating apps, she asks. So from May 9-16, Ruden is launching AWOL: All Women On Line, a protest where she’s urged her 11,000-plus Instagram followers and other Sareytales supporters to go dark on their
dating platforms. Participants can freeze engagement, ignore their messages and even cancel their accounts. There’s significance to the launch date of May 9 — the date the FDA approved the birth control pill in 1960. “It’s a theme of hearing our voices and not being silenced,” Ruden says. “I want [dating apps] to feel this,” the artist-activist says. “I want them to see less activity, to be made aware there’s an issue, that people are unhappy and there’s injustice going on.” Online dating activity has been on the rise since COVID19, according to media reports. With many Americans being asked to stay home, platforms are producing new tools and offering free special services. But numbers released by the Pew Research Center in early February revealed some of the downsides. Nearly half of women who date online say they continued
to be contacted by someone after saying they weren’t interested, compared to 27% of men, the study says. Forty-six percent of women say they’ve received an explicit message or photo they didn’t ask for, compared to 26% of men. The study of various age groups also found that young women ages 18-34 see the highest levels of explicit communication (57%), offensive name calling (44%) and threats to physical harm (19%). Going dark on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter was part of the AWOL plan, but Ruden’s decided to focus only on dating apps during COVID-19. People need social media to work and communicate with loved ones right now, she says. She gives a few examples of the thousands of remarks that have propelled her movement, remarks she’s collected and made into art from her interactions on sites like Plenty of Fish, OkCupid, Match, Tinder and Bumble. • The Only Value You Have is continued on page 20 MAY 7 • 2020
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to Lie Still and Take It. • It’s Your Fault for Being Hot. • I’m Gonna Beat Some Sense into You. • Thank God You Don’t Have Kids Because Hitler Should Have Taken Care of the Jews (Ruden is Jewish). Ruden says her accounts have been deleted from multiple apps after she reported harassment and cyberflashing. When she follows up with the platforms, her accounts may get reinstated with an apology for the inconvenience. Other times, she says, she’s been banned or blocked for months. On April 23, Ruden says she reported a man on Plenty of Fish for using hate speech against her Jewish identity. She says her account was then cancelled due to “a violation of Terms of Use & Community Guidelines.” These guidelines, Ruden says, need to be reformed. The AWOL movement includes a Protest Demand Document, which Ruden is co-crafting with supporters. The in-progress document currently calls for timely and appropriate action to abuses, background checks on users and the implementation of no-tolerance to hate speech, unsolicited sexual image sharing and vulgar language. What someone says and does outside their profile is often ignored, Ruden says. “What’s public-facing is what these companies care about. As soon as it goes private in a direct message, they don’t want anything to do with it.” In January, she and others tweeted against Plenty of Fish for stating that reports could only be made about a person’s profile and that accounts would be deleted for reporting “silly disputes.” Ruden says she had wanted
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to report a man who’d made her nervous by sending her several unsolicited naked photos, leaving her many voice messages through the platform and saying he wanted to surprise her at work. When she saw the warning from Plenty of Fish, she chose not to report him because she didn’t want her account cancelled. “This language (‘silly dispute’) is not only dismissive and negligent,” she says. “It’s actually complicit in the victim-blaming and rape culture mentality that permeates cyberspace.” Plenty of Fish has since changed its report language, which Ruden believes is a result of her tweets. On Feb. 14, she received a direct message from the dating app on Twitter thanking her for bringing the language to their attention and stating that a person’s behavior would now also be reportable. But, Ruden says, reporting someone’s behavior is exactly what got her kicked off the platform recently. When contacted by the JN,
ed team can take appropriate measures, such as removing and blocking these accounts from our platform. If a crime has been committed, we encourage users to report it to local law enforcement.” Ruden’s negative experiences spill into social media, as well. In one case, she says she received an unsolicited sexual image on Instagram. When she filed a complaint, she says Instagram responded that the incident
“I thought that I was going to meet all these amazing guys. Man, was I wrong.” — SAREY RUDEN Plenty of Fish did not comment on the AWOL movement, but shared the following statement about their methods for banning and deactivating accounts and for handling reports of sexual harassment: “We have a zero-tolerance policy against abuse or assault. We encourage users to report any bad online or offline behavior immediately so our dedicat-
didn’t violate community guidelines. Ruden blurred out the genitals and posted the picture to her story. “It was removed for violating community guidelines,” she says. “The person who sent it didn’t violate guidelines, but the person who exposed it gets penalized?” Instagram is where Ruden’s met many of her supporters, like Dani James, a massage therapist
who lives in Colorado. Also Jewish, James says she connected with Ruden over the work they both do to raise awareness of online abuse toward women. She remembers feeling hopeful when she joined the dating realm but has since been disheartened. “I thought it was going to be this fun thing, because after being in a long-term relationship, and really growing as a human being, I was prepared,” she says. “I thought that I was going to meet all these amazing guys. Man, was I wrong.” Over the past six years, James says she’s received thousands of “atrocious” messages: what men want to do to her, lewd comments about her body, the kind of stuff you’d smack him for in person, she says, but in cyberspace all the normal boundaries are removed. “Unsolicited dick pics?” she asks. “Yeah, I’ve received my fair share of those. Every single time it just makes me cringe. It’s always a violation.” After she reported cyberflashing to Plenty of Fish, James’s account was put under “quarantine,” she says, where she wasn’t able to refuse messages
or respond to anyone, and she wasn’t able to ward off current abusers. “I couldn’t say what length of time a quarantine is because it always got unlocked when I gave it push back,” she says. But when her accounts were reinstated after she sent emails, she’d lost all her history, she says, along with any documentation of harassment. The majority of people don’t realize this is happening,” James says. “That’s why I want to expose it.” A lot of men do support her activism, she says, but others don’t think online abuse toward women is a real problem. “It’s going to take national news and millions of women on board,” she says. In regard to the AWOL movement, she’s hoping something will come of it but says, “I don’t think the guys will
notice. They’ll just go after prey that’s available.” “Going after” women through cyberflashing in particular causes harm that’s highly understated, says Alexandra Deans, a third-year sociology student at the University of Glasgow in Scotland. “People don’t understand that it’s actually quite traumatic.” “If someone was to flash me in real life, they’d be charged with a crime,” she says. “But if that happens in a private message online, there’s no protection there for women.” Yet, some states are taking action. Texas deemed cyberflashing illegal last fall, resulting in a fine of up to $500. A similar bill has been proposed in California. Deans says her “morbid interest” in cyber dating comes from
meeting her husband on Tinder. She writes academically about topics like toxic masculinity and the absence of online safety laws for women. But, she says her experience six years ago differed greatly from what her friends go through on dating apps now. “I’m blown away from the kind of responses they receive from men,” she says. “With the younger generation, where dating apps are now becoming the new norm of meeting people, I’m scared they’ll think this is how dating interaction should be. “That’s why Sarey’s movement is so important,” she says, explaining that a friend brought it to her attention a year ago. “It says, ‘No, this is not right. There needs to be systemic change, and legal change, to support women. “It’s also really important just
for women to come together across the world, to understand this is not just something that happens in America or Scotland,” she says. If Ruden doesn’t have the backing to create legal change just yet, Deans says she hopes Ruden will continue to organize, and that the movement will “get bigger and bigger every time.” “They won’t pay attention until they have to,” Ruden says. “But this idea is something that’s really important. Sareytales is me personally — it’s my art, it’s my brand. (The AWOL movement) is something that’s just happening through me; it’s something much more universal.” This culture has to stop, she says. “Dating platforms aren’t selling love or even dating … they’re selling women.”
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he battle against COVID-19 will most likely be won in a lab, and two local doctors are at the forefront of critical research and testing programs designed to unlock the mysteries surrounding the novel coronavirus. Dr. Matthew Sims, Director of Infectious Diseases Dr. Matthew Research at Sims Beaumont, and Dr. Phil Levy, Chief Innovation Officer of the Wayne State University Dr. Phil Levy Physician Group and Assistant Vice President of Translational Science and Clinical Research Innovation for Wayne State University, are leading different testing
efforts designed to better understand how the virus behaves and determine who is infectious, who may be immune, how we potentially treat patients and how we navigate life with COVID-19 in our midst. “It’s interesting times because we’ve never faced anything like this,” Levy said. “We’re really going to have to think as a collective.” Beaumont Health is launching the nation’s largest serological testing study for COVID-19 antibodies. The health care system will test its 38,000+ employees on a voluntary basis and measure antibodies in the blood to determine a person’s immune response to the virus. Beaumont is hoping to uncover how many team members have antibodies but never showed signs of the virus. It’s believed up to 50% of those who
contract COVID-19 may not experience symptoms but can still infect others. Doctors are also trying to learn whether having COVID-19 antibodies protects people from becoming re-infected. Sims, the study’s principal investigator, believes it does. “This study will help prove that antibodies protect those that have them,” he says. “It is our hope that this study provides a template for others to conduct similar research that will collectively clarify many unknowns about COVID-19.” People who have high levels of COVID-19 antibodies in their blood may be asked to donate plasma to treat seriously ill patients. Sims says that method has worked in other countries. The study could also help determine who should be vaccinated first.
Sidney and Madeline Forbes; Nathan and Catherine Forbes; the Levy Dresner Foundation; Stephen and Bobbi Polk; Warren Rose and the Rose Family; Mickey, Steven, Margie and Edward Shapiro; and Gwen and S. Evan Weiner collectively contributed more than $3 million to support initial funding for the research. DRIVE-THROUGH, MOBILE TESTING AND MORE Across town at the Michigan State Fairgrounds in Detroit, it’s an eerie scene. White tents are set up in a row and orange cones line the entranceway. As cars pull up, workers in masks, gloves, face shields, and other protective gear approach and administer COVID-19 tests. The effort has been under way for several weeks to test first responders, health care continued on page 23
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who — Israelite or other — uttered God’s name in vain. Elsewhere in Parshat Emor, lechem ha panim — the showbread displayed before the entire camp, further illustrates the notion of communal interreliance. It starts from one single mass of dough and is baked into 12 loaves, symbolizing the 12 tribes. Starting from a single, common source symbolizes brotherhood. With each loaf the same size and shape, it further symbolizes the notion that justice and equality is “baked in.” Finally, the loaves are baked in pans so wide that they can be stacked into two neat columns — perhaps intended to look like the two tablets. Rabbi S. R. Hirsch said that the lechem ha panim showed that “each tribe devotes itself to the support of its brother tribe as much, or nearly as much, as it
devotes to supporting itself.” In today’s parlance, observing health guidelines resembles the showbread, in that it is a form of both sacrifice and of service. In so doing, we support each other at least as much as, if not more, than we support ourselves. Thankfully, today, we don’t turn to stoning as a means of quelling viruses that threaten us. We rightly turn to science and medicine. Then, as now, however, when it comes to societal threats, we are all responsible for each other. By sheltering in place, we are expressing our love and care for each other; we are protecting one another and we are helping each other live. May the Holy Blessed One bring a swift end to this virus and bring healing to us all soon.
and the Battle Creek Police Department. Homeless individuals are also being tested at a Salvation Army shelter in Detroit. Then there are clinical trials. Wayne State University is collaborating with Henry Ford Health System, Beaumont, Ascension Michigan and Detroit Medical Center to bring large-scale COVID19 drug trials to southeast Michigan. Numerous other trials involving Wayne State
University clinical faculty are also in the works. “By joining forces we can marshal greater research capabilities to effectively test vaccines and treatments to combat this virus,” Levy says. “We won’t know how many people need the vaccine until we know who’s had the virus.” he adds. “I think you have to test everybody. I think everybody needs to have a COVID profile.”
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workers and other essential employees. “We’re doing nasal swab testing, which is what allows you to detect the virus if it’s present,” Levy explains. “Our goal is to test as many people in high-risk subgroups as possible.” More than 3,200 symptomatic health care workers and first responders were tested in Detroit and Dearborn from March 20-April 10. Levy is overseeing that effort in
partnership with the city of Detroit and others, as well as the first mobile testing service in Michigan. Ford is providing vehicles, drivers and equipment; each vehicle has the capability of testing up to 100 people a day, with tests returned in 24-36 hours. The vehicles will be deployed to various locations, including Dickerson Detention Facility in Hamtramck, the Taylor Police Department, Kent County Jail in Grand Rapids
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place,” Melanie and a rotating roster of 20 associated clinicians are working from home. They are seeing their clients online via professional tele-therapy, using a secure, HIPPAcompliant platform. Those who aren’t comfortable with the technology may still talk with a therapist on the phone. Service hours are 8 a.m.-9 p.m. weekdays and 8 a.m.-3 p.m. weekends. “Some of the insurance companies will pay the deductible and co-pay if the sessions are related to COVID-19,” Melanie said, “and very rarely are we not talking about COVID-19 and their difficulty with the situation.” Raised in Farmington Hills, Melanie is the only child of Marilyn and Melvyn Gvazda. She and Glen have sons Avery, 8½, and Ari, 6, students at Hillel Day School in Farmington Hills. Melanie graduated from North Farmington High School, Michigan State University
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does the hard work. Steamed asparagus gets a slightly flamboyant makeover with a blender lime Hollandaise sauce. And so on. Serve these foods for a gorgeous, luxurious mini-celebration. Add bagels and lox if you’d like. In the end, it’s about honoring mom and all of us during these unusual times. These recipes are small — to serve only about four people. Double them to feed more.
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other’s Day is this weekend. But this year, everything’s different. While, typically, many of us would have reservations at some of the best eateries in town, the restaurants are Annabel Cohen empty. We are Food Columnist celebrating at home. In limited numbers. Extended families are not invited. If there’s one thing this pandemic has done for many families, it’s brought them back
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into the kitchen. We’re eating most every meal at home. It’s turned many into home chefs, with big ambitions. Still, you want to show Mom this Sunday just how much you appreciate her. Breakfast or brunch is the easiest meal to prepare and a delightful way to begin the day. And preparing foods with a blender or food processor is a fail-safe way to make breakfast food fancy, fast and delicious. Imagine a delicious quiche — quick and savory — that can go together in a few minutes. Just bake — the oven
ASPARAGUS WITH LIME HOLLANDAISE Ingredients 1 pound asparagus spears ½ cup (1 stick) butter 1 egg yolk 1 tsp. hot red pepper sauce (such as Tabasco) 1 Tbsp. fresh lime or lemon juice Salt and white pepper to taste Directions Trim the woody ends from the asparagus. If the stems are very thick, peel the bottom three inches with a vegetable peeler (so that they are the same thickness as the upper stems). Melt butter in the microwave oven, in a microwave-safe bowl (cover loosely with plastic wrap and cook on high for about 1½- to 2-minutes). The butter should be very hot. Meanwhile, place egg yolks and hot pepper sauce in a blender and blend on high until foamy. With the motor running, slowly drizzle in the melted butter (the sauce will thicken). Drizzle in the lime juice. Add salt and white pepper to taste. Set aside Steam or microwave the asparagus until just al dente. Serve the asparagus hot with the Hollandaise sauce spooned over. Makes 4 servings.
SPINACH AND SWISS EGG SOUFFLÉ Like a quiche and soufflé in one. Make this and people will ask you for the recipe to be sure. The bread disintegrates into a creamy, spoonable, almost custard-like dish. Ingredients 6 slices good quality white bread, pulled apart into small pieces ½ cup finely chopped sweet onion, such as Vidalia 1 package I10-ounces), frozen chopped spinach, thawed and well drained ½ cup chopped red bell pepper 3 cups shredded good quality Swiss cheese (such as Gruyere) 5 eggs 1½ cups milk ½ tsp. salt ¼ tsp. ground black pepper 1 tsp. hot pepper sauce (such as Tabasco) Directions Preheat oven to 350ºF. Butter a glass or ceramic baking or casserole dish. Set aside. Combine all ingredients in a large bowl and stir well. Let the mixture stand for about 10 minutes before transferring to the prepared baking dish. Bake immediately (or cover with plastic wrap and chill up to 12 hours before baking). Place the baking dish on a cookie sheet and bake for 50-60 minutes or until the top is golden and the soufflé is very puffy. Serve immediately. Makes 4-6 servings. OVEN EGGPLANT FRIES WITH YOGURT MINT SAUCE Ingredients Olive oil ½ cup breadcrumbs ½ cup panko breadcrumbs 1 tsp. granulated garlic ½ tsp. salt 1 tsp. chili powder
Ÿ tsp. fresh ground pepper 1 large egg whites 1 eggplant (about 1 pound) Sauce: ½ cup plain yogurt 2 Tbsp. fresh lemon juice 2 tsp. chopped fresh mint 1 Tbsp. fresh chopped dill Salt and pepper to taste
1 cup fresh blueberries 1 cup seedless grapes, halved lengthwise 2 Tbsp. white sugar 1 Tbsp. brown sugar 3 Tbsp. seedless raspberry jam or preserves 1 Tbsp. minced fresh thyme, optional
Directions Preheat oven to 375°F. Line a rimmed baking sheet with parchment and brush the parchment well with olive oil. Set aside. Combine both types of breadcrumbs, garlic, salt, chili powder and pepper in a large bowl and stir well. Set aside. Place the egg white in another bowl and whisk well. Slice your eggplant into fries (½-inch thick by about 3-inches long strips). Place several eggplant strips in the bowl with the egg whites and turn them to coat well. Pick up the strips and let the egg whites drip back into the bowl. Dredge the strips in the breadcrumbs and arrange them (don’t overlap them) on the prepared baking sheet. Bake for 15-20 minutes, until the “friesâ€? are golden. While the fries are baking, combine sauce ingredients in a small bowl and stir well. Set aside. Makes 4 servings.
Directions Combine all ingredients in a large bowl and toss gently. Transfer to an attractive serving dish, cover and chill until ready to serve. Makes 8 servings.
CHOPPED SWEET FRUIT SALAD WITH THYME Switch up the fruits and herbs to your taste — mint, basil tarragon — you’ll be surprised how yummy this is. Ingredients 2 Granny Smith apples, peeled and cut into ½-inch dice 2 cups halved (or quartered if large) strawberries 1 cup ½-inch diced kiwi or mango 1 cup fresh raspberries or blackberries
RASPBERRY COCONUT SCONES Ingredients 2 cups flour ½ cup flaked coconut 3 Tbsp. sugar 2 tsp. baking powder Ÿ teaspoon salt 6 Tbsp. butter 1 large egg (lightly beaten) 1 tsp. coconut or vanilla extract ½ cup half-and-half 1 cup fresh raspberries 2 Tbsp. sugar, topping Directions Preheat oven to 425°F. Line a baking sheet with parchment. Combine flour, coconut, sugar, baking powder and salt in the bowl of a food processor. Add the butter and pulse until the mixture is crumbly. Add the egg, extract and half-and-half and pulse until combined. Add the raspberries and pulse until combined (do not over process). Spoon the batter onto the prepared baking sheet and sprinkle with sugar. Bake for 15-20 minutes, until golden. Makes 8-12 scones, depending on the size you choose. All recipes ŠAnnabel Cohen 2020 annabelonthemenu@gmail.com.
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issy Selfon began listening to audiobooks while coping with a family member’s serious illness. She needed a literary distraction available more readily than in traditional book format while she fulfilled everyday responsibilities as a wife, mom and employment counselor. Now retired and following social distancing advice to avoid the coronavirus, Selfon still values audiobooks as distractions. Through her local library, she installed audiobook iPhone apps that provide free borrowing opportunities without leaving home. Free audiobook apps through libraries include cloudLibrary, Hoopla and OverDrive. Commercial apps, like Audible, also are available. Selfon is among the growing number of listeners, authors,
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narrators and publishers in the Jewish community giving reasons for their attractions to audiobooks. “I not only look out for what the book is about, I also look out for the reader,” said Selfon of White Lake, active with Congregation Shaarey Zedek and Hadassah. “The right reader can make characters come alive, and it’s easy to picture them in my mind.” Selfon recently finished The Wartime Sisters, a novel by Lynda Cohen Loigman, and liked the narrator. When it comes to biographical works, she enjoys listening to writers reciting their own texts, such as with Michelle Obama’s memoir, Becoming. Sarah Hurwitz, a speechwriter for the former first lady, wrote and narrated her own memoir, Here All Along: Finding Meaning,
Spirituality and a Deeper Connection to Life — in Judaism. “Because this book is so intimate, I didn’t want an actor reading it,” Hurwitz said. Altie Karper, editorial director at Schocken Books in New York, welcomes the growing interest in audio as she heads up publishing projects with Jewish themes. Karper explains that books written by celebrities are more likely to be narrated by the authors as a selling point. “Audiobooks have become a phenomenon throughout the publishing industry over the last four or five years because of the advent of digital audio files that can be downloaded onto listening devices,” Karper said. Recent Schocken audiobooks include Aharon Appelfeld novels and Deborah Lipstadt’s History on Trial, which is about anti-Sem-
itism. Newly discovered books by Eli Wiesel, unpublished until now, soon will be audiobooks. A survey by the Audio Publishers Association found that sales of audiobooks reached nearly $1 billion in 2018. Fifty-five percent of audiobook listeners were under age 45, and 51 percent of frequent listeners were between 18 and 44. “What we love about audiobooks is that they expand the readership for our books the same way ebooks have been expanding readership,” said Karper, who listens to audiobooks on the train to and from work. What actors and voiceover artists especially love about audiobooks is that they add job opportunities. Eva Kaminsky, recognized for guest performances on popular
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TV series like Billions, recently has appeared on Broadway in Harry Potter and the Cursed Child. She can be heard on more than 200 audiobooks and loves the one Eva coming out in May Kaminsky — Anna Solomon’s The Book of V: A Novel. She understands the Jewish point of view through her father’s side of the family. Kaminsky, who acted at the Hope Summer Repertory Theatre in Holland, Michigan, listened to audiobooks before a colleague suggested she look into being a narrator. “I feel really lucky making part of my living telling stories this way,” Kaminsky said. “I feel part of a large community that earns a living in ways that make their lives joyful.” In the midst of a career as a voiceover artist, Alan Sklar listened to audiobooks, decided he could do that and arranged auditions with publishers. “I’ve always been a good salesman and started getting narrating jobs,” said Sklar, who has recorded more Alan Sklar than 200 books, including many of the Lawrence Block mysteries as well as Think Big and Kick Ass: In Business and in Life by Donald Trump and Bill Zanker. Sklar’s routine involves reading each book more than a month before recording, making a list of words to check for pronunciation and adhering to a director in a recording studio. When Sklar hasn’t liked a book offered for narration, he said, he goes ahead with it anyway with publisher assurances that “the book will sell like crazy.” He tries to think of it as an “interesting challenge.” Charles Baxter, author of Saul and Patsy among many works
of fiction, has been asked to listen to audition tapes to review audio versions of his works. He is conscientious about narrators because he has stopped listening to an audiobook due to what he considered an inept narrator. Baxter, who has taught in rural Michigan as well as at Wayne State University and the University of Michigan, has developed Michigan settings and Jewish characters because of his many years in Michigan and family within the Jewish faith through marriage. His next book, The Sun Collective, will be available this November in an audio version. For those missing attendance at religious services, the Jewish Publications Society offers free narration of each week’s Torah portion as well as the Bible. Visit jps.org, click on “Resources” and then click “JPS Audio Bible.” “Over 20 years ago, we looked for star readers, like Theodore Bikel and Tovah Feldshuh, for a variety of voices as narrators,” said Rabbi Barry Schwartz, director, editor-in-chief and executive of the publishing organization that works with texts communicating Jewish thought and history. Voice variety in popular books has meaning for Beverly Jonas of Farmington Hills, who began listening to audiobooks when she needed eye surgery. Reading had always been a favorite pastime so a friend recommended audiobooks during her recovery. “Listening is a different kind of enjoyment,” said Jonas, a Hadassah member who just finished Alice Hoffman’s The World That We Knew. “It can be almost like listening to a movie. I usually listen over my morning coffee, when I lose track of time, or when my husband is watching sports. I can listen to three books a week, and I’ve joined an online book club.”
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ject of the Netflix dramatic film Red Sea Diving Resort in 2019. Many complained that the Netflix film made many factual errors. This episode may set the record straight. The Food Network is the home of (I think) the first completely new quarantine show. It’s entitled Amy Schumer Learns to Cook. Schumer, 38, got married in 2018 to Chris Fischer, a top chef. Their son was born in 2019. Schumer and Fischer have a house in the New England woods where they have quarantined themselves along with their nanny Jane (who operates the TV camera), their son and their dog. This eight-episode series starts on May 11 at 10 p.m. (the first two episodes are back-toback). Chris teaches Amy to cook one meal at a time. We also see Amy enjoy matzah with butter, her favorite bed-time snack. Episodes also feature video calls from “surprise” celebrities. On May 12, ABC is broadcasting (8 p.m.) a tribute to the late comedy writer and director Gary Marshall. Everything about his persona screamed “Jewish,” but he wasn’t Jewish. He did play a Jewish hippie grandfather in the 2006 comedy Keeping Up With the Steins. Marshall is best known for creating Happy Days and its spin-off series, and for directing many hit movies, including Pretty Woman and Beaches. Many celebs appear paying tribute to Marshall. The Jewish ones include Henry Winkler, 74, Don Most, 66, and Anson Williams, 70, from Happy Days; David Lander, 72, from Laverne & Shirley; and Barbara Hershey, 72, a co-star of Beaches.
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Gluten-free and vegan dessert requests for celebrations are rising — and confectioners are up to the challenge. LYNNE KONSTANTIN CONTRIBUTING WRITER
Gluten-free macarons from Love & Buttercream in Birmingham. LEFT: Gluten-free Chocolate Baked “Donuts” from Culinary Combo. Gluten-free Oreo Peppermint Patty Sandwiches from Culinary Combo. Gluten-free Funfetti Cake Pops from Culinary Combo.
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hat’s the best part of celebrating a simchah? The sweets! Sure, there’s family getting together and marking important milestones, but in the end, don’t we all make a beeline toward the sweet table? And in the last handful of years, those sweet treat options have expanded to become much more inclusive — particularly for those following a vegan or gluten-free diet. The word “vegan” was coined in the 1940s as a statement against vegetarians who ate dairy products; today, that includes any animal product, including eggs. According to a 2018 Gallup poll, 3% of Americans identify as vegan, up 1% from 2012. Though people with celiac disease require a diet free of gluten (proteins found in certain grains, such as wheat, rye and barley), the advancement of testing for gluten sensitivities and intolerance has opened the door to a billion-dollar business. Party planners, caterers and sweet makers have noticed more requests for both vegan and gluten-free options for celebrations from birthday parties and bar and bat mitzvahs to weddings, whether to accommodate guests
or the hosts themselves. And though some of these treats get a bad rap in the taste department, bakers and concoction-makers have come a long way in satisfying sweet teeth. Jodie Polk and her husband, Jim, launched Culinary Combo Bakery (theculinarycombo. com), with a focus on catering and pastries, in 1989. After Jim died in 2018, the couple’s daughter, Jessica, joined her mom to open the business’ first retail location, scheduled to open this summer in the Claymoor Apartments in Southfield. They’ve also expanded their offerings to gift boxes and baskets, and individual orders. “We have not always offered vegan or gluten-free items,” Jodie says. “But the request has increased over the years. “We wanted to make sure these were great products, and not just settling for something to offer,” she says. “So until we liked it, we would not sell it.” In addition to the boutique business’ variety of hand-crafted cookies, scones, mini pies, cakes, toffees, rugelachs and more, Culinary Combo offers plenty of gluten-free options and are working to create more for vegans. Among their gluten-free treats: continued on page 32 MAY 7 • 2020
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strawberries, cotton candy, Fruity Pebbles (gluten-free), coconut and more. At a recent bat mitzvah party, Julie Herman, owner of Annabel’s & Co. Catering, says the family wanted to do something a little different — “but not strange. So for dessert, we did a cereal bar. The bat mitzvah girl picked a few of her favorite cereals and the parents picked a few. “We had milk, chocolate milk, ice cream, hot fudge, caramel sauce, candy,” says Herman, who adds that she loves to eat cereal with ice cream. “It was really fun watching people of all ages going crazy over old cereals that adults don’t normally eat. Some even asked to take the empty boxes home.” Herman adds that she can create a similar cereal bar with almond milk, oak milk and coconut ice cream, plus gluten-free cereal options (Fruity Pebbles and Lucky Charms among them). “We also make our own granola that’s gluten-free and vegan,” she says. According to Polk of Culinary Combo, “These requests definitely reflect the overall movement toward a healthier lifestyle. I think as people become more health-conscious, it will be our responsibility as your go-to bakery to offer these types of products.”
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DAVID BASEMAN, 72, of Huntington Woods, died April 24, 2020. He is survived by his wife, Sharon Baseman; daughter, Ariana M. Baseman; sister and brother-in-law, Sandra B. and Carl A. Keene; sisters-in-law and brotherin-law, Lynn and Rabbi Jason Meyers, and Miriam Dombey; 14 nieces and nephews. Mr. Baseman was the devoted son of the late Jerome and the late Mildred Baseman; the loving brother-in-law of the late Rabbi Moshe Dombey; the dear son-in-law of the late Dave and the late Fayga Dombey. Interment was at Great Lakes National Cemetery. Contributions may be made to a charity of one’s choice. Arrangements by Ira Kaufman Chapel. DAVID BENIGSOHN, 77, of Farmington Hills, died April 25, 2020. He is survived by his longtime companion, Deborah Cohn; daughters and sons-in-law, Carrie and Roy Krauthamer, and Allison and Al D’Angelo; grandchildren, Ashley and Ryan Krauthamer; nephews and nieces, Eric and Dalia Dubin; and their kids, Alexa and Jakob, Bruce and Suzanne Dubin; and their kids, Jules and Jordan. Mr. Benigsohn was the beloved husband of the late Ronna Jo Benigsohn. Interment was held at Machpelah Cemetery in Ferndale. Contributions may be made to the Lupus
Foundation of America or to the American Diabetes Association. Arrangements by Dorfman Chapel. MILDRED BERG, 98, of Birmingham, died April 25, 2020. The energetic, social daughter of David and Rose Schuff, Millie was born and raised in Detroit with her brother Ben and sisters Rae and Annette. She graduated from Central High School during the Great Depression and met the love of her life, Aaron Berg, when she was 17 years old. They were married one year later and were always at each other’s side for the next 76 years. She raised her family in Huntington Woods. “Our house is where all of the kids’ friends hung out,” Millie said with great pride. Millie always marveled, “I lived long enough and happily enough to see all my dreams come true.” Her children and grandchildren know that the good in their lives emanated from the solid foundation of love and unconditional positive regard provided by Millie Berg. As her mother Rose used to say, Millie was one in a million. Millie always had a good thing to say about everyone and everything. Her optimistic words were accentuated by her chuckle and infectious smile. She was not one to dwell on the negative. She taught her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren, “It’s a beautiful world; enjoy it!” Mrs. Berg is survived by her daughter, Brenda (Art) Friedman; sons, Richard
(Made) Berg, Bob (Ro) Berg and Chuck (Patricia) Berg; grandchildren, Cindy (Bob) Schnoll, Andy (Jenny) Friedman, Adam Berg, Ana (Leon) Adiputra, David (Jen) Berg, Carrie (Pat) Thomas, Grace (Alex) Sobieski, Bjorn Berg, Audrey Berg, Michael Berg and Katie Berg; great-grandchildren, Annie Scholl, Jessica Schnoll, Lizzy Friedman, Nick Friedman, Sara Adiputra, Dylan Adiputra, Maya Berg, Benny Berg, Jack Thomas, Josie Sobieski, Desiree Sobieski; sisters, Rae Bolnick and Annette Gurian; sister-in-law, Charlotte Schuff; many loving nieces, nephews and friends. She was the beloved wife for 76 years of the late Aaron Berg. Interment was at Adat Shalom Memorial Park. Contributions may be made to a charity of one’s choice. Arrangements by Ira Kaufman Chapel. LOUIS BERLIN, 98, of West Bloomfield, died April 24, 2020. He is survived by his daughters and son-in-law, Renee Krauss, and Joyce and Dr. Jeffrey Weingarten; son and daughter-in-law, Dr. Steven and Jill Berlin; grandchildren, Jonathan and Jennifer Krauss, Robert and Elana Krauss, Arielle and Brett Endelman, Emily and Cody Rex, Aviva and Gaal Surugeon, and Elliot and Libby Weingarten; great-grandchildren, Jillian and Jolie Krauss, Blake Endelman, Levi and Lila Surugeon, and Aidan Krauss; sister-in-law, Sara Berlin; sev-
eral loving nieces, nephews and a world of loving friends. Mr. Berlin was the beloved husband of the late Evelyn Berlin; the loving brother of the late Max Berlin, the late Anne and the late Sam Solomon, the late Jennie Tugman and the late Joseph Berlin. Interment was at Adat Shalom Memorial Park. Contributions may be made to JARC, 6735 Telegraph, Suite 100, Bloomfield Hills, MI 48301, jarc.org; Jewish Senior Life of Metropolitan Detroit, 6710 W. Maple Road, West Bloomfield, MI 48322, jslmi.org; Adat Shalom Synagogue, 29901 Middlebelt, Farmington Hills, MI 48334, adatshalom.org/ tributes-make-a-donationin-honor-or-in-memory; or to a charity of one’s choice. Arrangements by Ira Kaufman Chapel. FREDRIC “RIC” LYLE BERNHARDT, of West Bloomfield, left this world on April 26, 2020, at Henry Ford Hospital in West Bloomfield. That day the music died but just for a moment. We lost a musically talented, “one of a kind” sweet, kind and generous soul: a quintessentially talented Detroit music man. Ric attended and loved his days and many friends at Oak Park High School in Oak Park, Michigan, and Cheshire Academy in Cheshire, Connecticut. He later attended Oakland University and Wayne State University. He was a dutiful son, who tirelessly cared for his mother, continued on page 36 MAY 7 • 2020
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Jackie, the last four years of her life. There was a private graveside service at the Beth Kehillah Cemetery in Egg Harbor Township, N.J. He was buried alongside his beloved mother, Jackie; father, Mortimer. He is near aunt Clare Levy, and uncle Dodie and aunt Mitzie Goorland. Mr. Bernhardt will forever be remembered by close friends, Chuck Berk, Keith Pomeroy, Norton Chaiken, Leslie Pinkus and Carol Rocheleau, his soulmate, companion and guardian angel. He is survived by his loving brother and sisters-in-law, Gregory and Jodi Bernhardt of New York City; his best little big friend, his nephew, Hunter Michael Bernhardt; his beloved niece, Justine Sarah Bernhardt of New York City. He is fondly remembered by his cousins, whom he so loved and admired; Michael Sukin, Leeds Levy and Beverly Gordon, mother-in-law of Greg, for whom he had a special fondness; his former wife, Gail Bernhardt; and her daughter who he helped raise, Laura Labovich of Bethesda, Md. Arrangements entrusted to Roth-Goldsteins’ Memorial Chapel, Atlantic City, N.J., rothgoldsteins.com. CLARE KORMAN CHAIT, 98, of West Bloomfield passed away April 21, 2020. She was born and raised by her parents, Esser and Baila Korman, in the small northern town of Timmins, Ontario. Clare worked with her
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siblings at Korman’s Dairy, founded by her father. She would check in the milk truck drivers and eventually became a bookkeeper. Clare was always very proud of her Canadian heritage. She came to Detroit in the late 1940s and met Albert at a Jewish hiking club. They were married in 1950 and enjoyed 42 years of wonderful marriage and partnership; Albert passed in 1992. Clare became an American citizen in the 1980s. She was an active member of Congregation Beth Abraham and Beth Ahm for more than 60 years and had many lifelong and cherished friends whom she met through the synagogue. Throughout her lifetime, Clare highly valued and treasured her large extended family and many friends. She and Albert served as grandparents to many of their nieces and nephews. Clare was truly a family matriarch, had a feisty and wonderful sense of humor, and will be lovingly missed and remembered by all who knew her. Mrs. Chait was the devoted mother of Steven (Dianne) Chait, Bill (Mary) Chait and Sidney Chait; loving grandmother of Michael B. Chait, Benjamin Chait, Tye Chait and Trevor Ford. She is also survived by many beloved nieces, nephews, other family members and friends. She was the beloved wife of the late Albert Chait; cherished sister of the late Morris (Ruth) Korman, the late Sara (late Milton) Abramson and the late Sophie Mikon. Contributions may be made
to Sophie Mikon and Albert and Clare Chait Fund, c/o JARC, 6735 Telegraph Road, Ste. 100, Bloomfield Hills, MI 48301. Graveside service was held at Hebrew Memorial Park. Arrangements by Hebrew Memorial Chapel. ILENE COFFMAN, 100 (and 7 months), of Oak Park, formerly of Farmington Hills, died April 24, 2020. She held office in B’nai B’rith and was a member of Hadassah. She was a graduate in elementary education from Wayne State University in her 40s. Also, she loved to play bridge, read and volunteer, helping many ailing relatives over the years. She was the devoted mother of Joseph (Nancy) Coffman, Heidi (Craig Cesarone) Coffman and Amy (Andrew) Paberzs; loving grandmother of Alan (Cathleen Evans) Paberzs, Adam (Molly) Paberzs, Anna (Matthew) Modansky, Sam Tencer, Joel Tencer and Lisa Tencer; proud great-grandmother of Henry Evans-Paberzs, Emerson Evans-Paberzs, Evelyn Rose Modansky, Maggie Mae Modansky and Jacob Albert Modansky. Mrs. Coffman was the beloved wife for 54 years of the late Albert Coffman (formerly sports reporter, Al “Speed”); mother of the late Dennis Coffman; cherished sister of the late Minnie Berson, the late Sadie Jones and the late Clare Berkowitz; the cherished aunt to many nieces and nephews.
Contributions may be made to Hadassah, 5030 Orchard Lake Road, West Bloomfield, MI 48323; or AAUW at AAUW.org. Graveside service was held at Hebrew Memorial Park. Arrangements by Hebrew Memorial Chapel. RICHARD DABROWSKI, 93, passed away peacefully on April 25, 2020. He was born on Dec. 8, 1926, in Radom, Poland. A Gross-Rosen concentration camp survivor, he made his way to London, England, where he met a beautiful Russian woman, Barbara, at a school dance. They married and gave birth to Christine before immigrating to the United States. They settled in Detroit, and he pursued his profession as a chemist. He was a kind, hard-working man with a positive attitude toward life. He will always be remembered for his love for dogs, dancing, gardening and playing the mandolin. The family will miss him and hold his memory in their hearts forever. The family would like to extend sincere thanks for all for the kindness and compassion felt during this time. Mr. Dabrowski is survived by his wife, Barbara; daughter, Christine; and granddaughter, Natasha. A celebration of life will be held at a later date. In lieu of flowers, please make a tribute gift in his honor to the Holocaust Memorial Center or a charity of your choice.
ILENE DELIDOW, 82, of Birmingham, died April 28, 2020. She is survived by her beloved husband, Marvin Delidow; children, Jeff Delidow, Audrey Durnion, Steven Delidow and Debra (Michael) Colling; brother and sister-in-law, Gerald and Rochelle Order; grandchildren, Emily Durnion, Danielle Durnion, Erin Colling, Sean Colling, Ella Delidow, Sofie Delidow and Yonna Delidow; many other loving family members and friends. Interment was held at Hebrew Memorial Park Cemetery in Mt. Clemens. Contributions may be made to a charity of one’s choice. Arrangements by Dorfman Chapel. MEREL EPSTEIN, 88, of West Bloomfield, died April 21, 2020. He was a past president of Hebrew Benevolent Society. Mr. Epstein is survived by his wife of 68 wonderful years, Natalie Epstein; sons and daughters-in-law, David and Valerie Epstein, Claire Epstein; brother and sister-in-law, Bernard and Cathy Schrott; brothers-in-law and sisters-inlaw, Harold and Joyce Lipsitz, Ralph and Uri Lipsitz; grandchildren, Aaron and Kristina Epstein, Carli “CJ” Epstein, Chad Epstein; great-grandchildren, Elizabeth Epstein, Alana Epstein; many loving nieces, nephews and cousins whom Merel was very close with. He was the loving father of the late Allan Epstein and the
late Ronald Epstein. Contributions may be made to Hebrew Benevolent Society, Indigent Burial Fund, 26640 Greenfield, Oak Park, MI 48237; or to a charity of one’s choice. Graveside service was held at Hebrew Memorial Park. Arrangements by Hebrew Memorial Chapel. SYBIL FENKELL, 92, of Birmingham, died April 27, 2020. She is survived by her son and c. 2010 daughter-in-law, Robert and Ellen Fenkell; daughter, Lisa Fenkell; grandchildren, Jane and Matthew Kushner, Alex Fenkell, Aaron F. Belen, Bradley F. Belen, Elizabeth and Samuel Kentor, Joel and Veronica Fenkell, Michael and Michelle Fenkell, and Jeffrey and Julieth Fenkell; great-grandchildren, Maxwell, Stevie Elizabeth, and Brooks. She is also survived by her devoted and treasured caregivers, Darryl, Grant, Grace, Gina, Nora and Beth; and many loving nieces, nephews and cousins. Mrs. Fenkell was the beloved wife for 59 years of the late Morris Fenkell; the cherished mother of the late Steven Fenkell. Interment was at Adat Shalom Memorial Park. Contributions may be made to Friendship Circle, Meer Family Friendship Center, 6892 W. Maple Road, West Bloomfield, MI 48322, friendshipcircle.org/ donate; Multiple Sclerosis Society of MI, 29777 Telegraph Road, Suite 1751, Southfield, MI 48034-7650, nationalms society.org/mig; or Beaumont
SARA FRENKEL, 104, of Phoenix, Ariz., formerly of New York, died April 20, 2020. She survived four death camps during the Holocaust and was interviewed by Steven Spielberg. Mrs. Frenkel is survived by her daughters and sons-inlaw, Yaffa and Steve Berlin of Scottsdale; Ava and Steve Gips of Deerfield, Mass.; grandchildren, Amy and Mark Neustadt, Tara and Josh Joseph, Rose Anderson Gips; great-grandchildren, Sydni Joseph, Sophie Joseph, Sammi Neustadt, Jordan Neustadt. She was the loving grandmother of the late Matthew Parkus. Contributions may be made to a charity of one’s choice. Graveside service was held at Machpelah Cemetery in Ferndale. Arrangements by Hebrew Memorial Chapel.
LEO FRIEDMAN, 93, of Farmington Hills, died April 25, 2020. He is survived by his daughter, Susan Hearshen (David); stepdaughters, Susan Kahn (Murray) and Audrey Burstein (Mark); stepson, Gary Burstein (Jill); sister, Lorraine Lerner (the late Leonard); grandchildren, Illana Hearshen, Laura Hearshen, David Kahn (Zhe), Steven Kahn (Katie), Alexa Kahn, Louis Burstein, Adam Burstein, Bailey Lambert (Brian) and Sharla Davis. Mr. Friedman was the beloved husband of the late Bernice Friedman and the late Doris Burstein-Friedman; father of late Daniel Friedman; brother of the late Ann Lazaroff (the Late Morris), the late Francis Chaiken (the late Isadore), the late Mona Cohen (the late Louis) and the late Alfred Friedman (Francine). Interment was held at Machpelah Cemetery in Ferndale. Contributions may be made to the Dorothy and Peter Brown Adult Day Care Program or to Temple Shir Shalom. Arrangements by Dorfman Chapel.
AARON FRIED, 59, of Royal Oak, died April 17, 2020. He is survived by his sister and brother-in-law, Linda and Jim Sampson of Southfield. Mr. Fried was the beloved husband for 31 years of the late Judy Fried. Contributions may be made to a charity of one’s choice. Graveside service was held at Beth El Memorial Park Cemetery in Livonia. Arrangements by Hebrew Memorial Chapel.
JAMES GACH, 91, of Farmington Hills, died April 27, 2020. He is survived by his beloved wife, Sharon Gach; daughters and son-in-law, Eileen Gach, Kelly LaVangie, and Coleen and Jeffrey Morris; son, Keith Gach; four loving grandchildren; many other family members and friends. Mr. Gach was the dear son of the late Herman and the
Health Foundation, Dr. Carl Lauter’s Sink COVID 19 Fund, 26901 Beaumont Blvd., Southfield, MI 48033, beaumont.org/giving. Arrangements by Ira Kaufman Chapel.
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late Betty Gach; brother of the late Maureen (the late Manny) Rothenberg. Interment was held at Clover Hill Park Cemetery in Birmingham. Contributions may be made to an animal charity of one’s choice. Arrangements by Dorfman Chapel. CHARLES GROWE, 95, of Royal Oak, died April 25, 2020. From Vienna, Austria, to Shanghai to America, Mr. Growe became a successful entrepreneur eventually owning five women’s clothing stores, including the Fashion Center. A hard working family man, he was also an active member of Einstein Lodge of B’nai B’rith, Ferndale Chamber of Commerce, Vienna Club and Shaarit Ha’Playtah. A long-standing member of Congregation Beth Shalom, Mr. Growe was also active with Magen David Adom and was a stamp collector. He was the beloved husband for 62 years of Rachel Growe; devoted father of Steven (Bonnie) Growe, Ronald Growe, Michael Growe and Marilyn (Marc) Sulkes; father-in-law of Julie Raben Growe; loving grandfather of Marrin (Dr. Edwin) Itenberg, Candice Growe, Taren (Jason Deneau) Growe-Deneau, Seth (Jennifer) Togal and Jacob (Tiffany Gunning) Growe. Proud great-grandfather of Charlie Deneau, Isaac Deneau, Abram Deneau, Brody Itenberg, Sloane Itenberg, Ruby Itenberg, Adina Togal, Archer Growe; dearest uncle of Mikki Leddel and Ophra
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Gilead; cousin of Doris Zak; second cousin of Steven, Debbie and Marsha. He was the treasured son of the late Stella and the late Fred Growe; dear brother of the late Dan (Yael) Gilead. Contributions may be made to Holocaust Memorial Center, 28123 Orchard Lake Road, Farmington Hills, MI 48334; American Friends of Magen David Adom, 30100 Chagrin Blvd., #150, Pepper Pike, OH 44124. Graveside service was held at Machpelah Cemetery in Ferndale. Arrangements by Hebrew Memorial Chapel. NED HARRIS HOFF, 77, died April 27, 2020. He was born in Detroit on June 13, 1942. Ned loved his Detroit sports teams and was an accomplished bowler. A life insurance agent, he was also a proud veteran of the U.S. Army and always worked to help other veterans navigate V.A. benefits. His was the first and loudest laugh, after telling one of his famous “bad dad” jokes. Mr. Hoff was the beloved husband of September LeighHoff; cherished father of Dr. Michael (Tess Tarrant) Hoff, Jonathon (Dawn) Hoff, Matthew (Hayley) Hoff and Michael Leigh; loving grandfather of Seger Hoff, Elliot Hoff and Althea Hoff; devoted brother of Dr. Alan Hoff. He was the adored son of the late Samuel Hoff and the late Ruth (Berman) Hoff. Charitable contributions may be made to the Jewish Voice, Boys Town or Special Olympics.
IRIS LEEDS (nee STORCH) passed away quietly, in her sleep, on Jan. 12, 2020, in Los Angeles, Calif. She graduated from Central High School. She would have been 90 years old in August. Mrs. Leeds is survived by her two sons, Andrew and Steven; five grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. NATHAN (NORMAN) LEVINE, 91, former longtime Detroit resident, passed away at his home in Henderson, Nev., on April 25, 2020. Known by his family and friends as Norm, Naty, Nateala and Nachman, he was born Dec. 8, 1928, in Detroit to Isaak and Esther Levine. With his contagious smile, he always went out of this way to help others; he was given the nickname of “the mayor” by his own children, who had the greatest respect for him as a father. Mr. Levine joined the Navy at 17 as a radarman, learning the technical skills that would allow him to be a jack of all trades. He worked for a Detroit-area linen company for many years. When the workers went on strike, he homed in on the skills he had learned in the Navy and became a television repairman, initially part time. After the strike was over, he went back and worked until his television business was booming, earning the name “Norman the TV Man.” Mr. Levine is survived by his wife, Susan Watnick
Levine; daughter, E. Michèle (Levine) Samson; son-inlaw, Frank Samson; son, Steven Levine; stepdaughters, Michelle Watnick Weber (Michael) and Erica Watnick Krause; sister, Dorothy Julia Ring; brother, Walter Max Levine; many nieces, nephews and cousins; grandchildren, Brooke Samson Miller (Jason Miller), Anthony Joseph Samson (Kelly Heos Samson), Eric Jordan Levine and Zachary Scott Levine, Peyton and Riley Weber, and Justin, Aiden and Jonah Krause; great-grandchildren, Gisele (Gigi) and Pearl Miller, Benjamin (Benny), Daniel and Emilia Samson. He was preceded in death by his parents, Isaak and Esther (Goldberg) Levine; stepmother Betty Levine; former wife, Gayle (Matz) Levine who is the mother of his children, Michèle and Steve. Contributions may be made to the American Parkinson Disease Association or to Congregation Shir Shalom in Sonoma, Calif. Arrangements by Dorfman Chapel. IRVING AARON MEISNER, 98, of Southfield, died April 26, 2020. Mr. Meisner, a first-generation American and devoted husband of 73 years of Lillian (nee Shreeman) Meisner, passed away just shy of his 99th birthday. As the father of six, grandfather of 11, uncle to 16 and cousin to many more, he had a profound effect on many close to him. He was born to Max and Bessie Meisner (nee Brown) and raised in the Dexter and
Davison area of Detroit. He graduated from Central High School in 1939. After going on his first date with Lillian on New Year’s Eve 1941 and escorting her to the Central Prom of 1942, they married in 1944 and started on their incredible journey together, raising their family in the Green Acres neighborhood in Detroit and later in Southfield. Their life together was filled with family, fun and hard work. As the sole proprietor of Inkster Linoleum for 39 years, he sought balance in his life. He could be found at the Fisher Theater as an annual subscription holder, at the JCC playing volleyball or on many fields in Metro Detroit playing pick-up softball on Sundays well into his 80s. He loved jazz, baseball, a solid meal, the Schvitz and a good cigar. Mr. Meisner often said that he did not want a eulogy at his funeral; “Just play Benny Goodman.” He was beloved by those he encountered and was a source of calm and good feeling for his friends and extended family. With his easy-going presence, he was a father figure to many who needed his watchful eye and caring disposition. His positive demeanor, fun-loving manner and gentle style will continue to be in many hearts forever. Mr. Meisner was the devoted father of David (Pamela) Meisner, Rebecca (Bob Beskangy) Meisner, Deborah (Leonard) Weiss, Matthew (Madi) Meisner, Joseph (Gerry) Meisner and Benjamin (Risa) Meisner; loving grandfather of Meryl (Hector Chen) Meisner, Harry, Louie, Nathan, Herbert, Ivan
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fficially, the name of the striking, stone-exterior property on Southfield Road near 10 Mile is Congregation Shomrey Emunah. But for nearly 50 years, it has been referred to as “Rabbi Zachariash’s shul,” in reference to the spiritual leader who gathered a congregation by making phone calls and meeting neighbors. Rabbi Shaiall Zachariash, of Lakewood, N.J., died of COVID-19 on April 26, 2020, at the age of 87. “He was an incredibly self-sufficient man,” said his daughter Orah Jundef. “When he was 10, his parents made the sacrifice to send him from their home in Los Angeles to Yeshiva Torah Vodaath in Brooklyn. At around age 15, he became a sofer (scribe) and was a walking encyclopedia.” He was also a teacher, a mohel (circumciser), shochet (ritual slaughterer), baal koreh (Torah reader), baal tefilah (prayer leader) and served as head of the Council of Orthodox Rabbis of Greater Detroit. “For his congregants, he was a marriage counselor and helped them make important life decisions,” Orah Jundef said. “He was hands-on, not just spiritually but in practical matters. He was a one-man show. Not a jack-of-alltrades, but a master. He took every opportunity to make a difference and seize every moment.” After studying at Ner Israel Rabbinical College in Baltimore, Rabbi Zachariash served congregations in
New York, New Jersey and Ohio. He brought his family to Michigan in Rabbi Shaiall 1964 so his Zachariash children could attend Yeshiva Beth Yehudah, where he also taught for 25 years. In 1966, he became the rabbi of Shomrey Emunah in Detroit. When many members moved out of the city, he stayed, picking up those who needed a ride to weekday services. At the same time, he also worked to start a new Shomrey Emunah in Southfield. “In the freezing winter, he would stay in our Detroit home for Shabbos dinner and shul and, at seven the next morning, would walk to Southfield for minyan in the basement of the house of Alice and Marvin Berlin, two of the synagogue founders,” Orah Jundef said. When there were not enough members to make a minyan at the Detroit synagogue, the Zachariash family moved to Southfield. There, the rabbi held services in the living room and dining room of the family’s new home until 1972, when the building currently used for the congregation was constructed. When the rabbi’s wife became ill several years ago, he moved with her to Lakewood, to be near medical care. “He always said, ‘You should honor your wife more than yourself,” Orah Jundef
said. The Zachariashs’ grandson, Rabbi Levi Jundef, now serves the congregation. In 1986, Rabbi Zachariash established a second synagogue, Ohel Moed of Shomrey Emunah in West Bloomfield, pioneered and developed by Orah Jundef and her husband, Rabbi Eli Meyer Jundef, who serves as its spiritual leader. Rabbi Zachariash also made sure there was a mikvah (ritual bath) built on the synagogue grounds. Orah Jundef says her father was a living example of everything he asked others to do. “He was never in it for himself. He was such a community person and my mother shared him with everyone else. When someone called the house and he wasn’t home, she would always say, ‘Did you try the shul first?’” Rabbi Zachariash was the cherished father of Rivkah (Rabbi Avraham) Schwartz, Orah (Rabbi Eli Meyer) Jundef, Avigail (Rabbi Eli) Teichman and Rabbi Avrohom Baruch (Chana) Zachariash; brother of Yekusiel Zachariash and Chana Gartenhaus. He is also survived by grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Rabbi Zachariash was the beloved husband of the late Brachah Zachariash. Contributions may be made to Congregation Shomrey Emunah, 25451 Southfield Road, Southfield, MI 48075. Interment took place in Israel.
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Meisner, Mayer (Leah) Stein, Matthew (Tiffany Esshaki) Mason, Zachary (Jesse Fetbroth) Meisner, Sonia Meisner and Andrew Meisner; beloved uncle to 16 nieces and nephews. He was the beloved husband of the late Lillian Meisner; cherished brother of the late Ruby “Lois” Kahn, late Rona (late Seymour) Summer and the late Aubrey (late Millie) Meisner.; dear brother-in-law to Edith (late Jack) Kaplan, late Samuel Shreeman (late May) and the late Louis (Fay) Shreeman. Contributions may be made to Gleaners Community Food Bank; or Jewish Family Services, 6555 W. Maple Road, West Bloomfield, MI 48322. Graveside service was held at Machpelah Cemetery in Ferndale. Arrangements by Hebrew Memorial Chapel. MARVIN MILINSKY, 84, of West Bloomfield, died April 28, 2020. He is survived by his sister and brother in law, Linda and Jay Schwarzberg; sister-inlaw, Rhoda Milan; beloved nephews and nieces, Mitchell and Jill Milan, Stuart and Courtney Milan, Gary Milan, Leslie Gruber, Jennifer and Neil Enciso, Lauren Gruber (the late Roy Maddock), Isa Schwarzberg, Mark Weinstock and Abbie Telnoff; many great-nieces, great-nephews; and great-great-nieces. He was the brother of the late Sol Milan. Interment was held at Clover Hill Park Cemetery in Birmingham. Contributions
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may be made to a charity of one’s choice. Arrangements by Dorfman Chapel. FLORENCE POSAR, 93, of West Bloomfield, April 23, 2020. She is survived by her sons and daughter-in-law, Dr. Steven and Paula Posar, Dr. Todd Posar; daughter and son-inlaw, Dr. Lori and Kenneth Popper; grandchildren, Zachary, Josh, Sabrina, Shana, Adam, Lauren, Alex and Isabel; sisters-in-law, Marion Golden and Diane Posar; many loving nieces, nephews, other family members and friends. Mrs. Posar was the beloved wife for 69 years of the late Jack Posar; daughter of the late Philip and the late Ethel Godlen; sister of the late Dorothy (the late Irving) Chaiken, the late Dr. Donald Golden; sister-in-law of the late Harry Posar, the late George (the late Eva) Posar and the late Norma Golden. Interment was held at Adat Shalom Memorial Park Cemetery in Livonia. Contributions may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association, to Jewish Senior Life or to a charity of one’s choice. Arrangements by Dorfman Chapel. JANE WILDMAN RAITT, 76, passed away April 20, 2020, from COVID-19. Born in 1943 and raised in Newark, N.J, Jane was the daughter of Jack and Frances Wildman and the sister of Susan and Judie.
She attended Weequahic High School in Newark, graduated from Fairleigh Dickinson University and earned a master’s degree from Wayne State. Jane was a teacher, entrepreneur, sales executive and career coach as well as a volunteer and community activist. She and her bearded collies led the establishment of a dog park in West Bloomfield. She was a role model, a confidant and a friend. Jane became a passionate student of Reform Judaism later in life. She was an active member of Temple Shir Shalom in West Bloomfield and later Temple Ner Tamid in Bloomfield, N.J. Mrs. Raitt is survived by her children, Jayson and Marni; her son-in-law, Kelly Easterling; and her grandson, Jesse Easterling. STEPHEN RAITT, 84, passed away April 5, 2020, from complications from COVID-19. Born in Brooklyn in 1935, Steve was the son of Saul and Elsie Raitt and the brother of Barbara Raitt. He attended University of Michigan, Hobart College, New York University. In 1967, Steve married Jane Wildman and moved to West Bloomfield, where they lived for 50 years before returning east in 2016. Steve was a career entrepreneur and sales executive, avid traveler, an early adopter of new technology and a foodie. He was also a coach, a teacher, a hero to his two children and a dog lover with five bearded
collies. Jane, Steve’s beloved wife of 53 years, passed two weeks after he did, also from COVID-19. Mr. Raitt is survived by his children, Jayson and Marni; his son-in-law, Kelly Easterling; and his grandson, Jesse Easterling. RONALD L. ROOVER, 77, of Surprise, Ariz., formerly of West Bloomfield, died April 29, 2020. Ron and his beloved wife, Carolynn, moved to Sun City Grand in 2005, to live the life of a retiree and shvitz in the desert sun. Ron was born and raised in Detroit and spent 30 years in the insurance business, working for AAA and Allstate. He was one of the first agents in the state of Michigan to open his own office outside of the main branch. Proud of his military service, Ron spent four years in the U.S. Navy and two years in the U.S. Navy Reserves. He was a petty officer second class fire control technician and performed radar maintenance, stationed on the USS Newport News and USS Sierra in Norfolk, Va. Ron also bowled for the Navy and won numerous tournaments all over the country, including a championship in Oahu, Hawaii. An avid sports fan, Ron watched every Pistons, Tigers, Lions, Red Wings and Michigan Wolverines game he could; he was always a Detroiter at heart. He would DVR every Golden State Warriors game and watch with Carolynn; he
never watched anything in real time (much to the annoyance of his daughter). A facilitator of the Sun City Grand Fixed Investments Club, he watched the market every day, to help teach and educate his community. He was a mentor to many throughout his life and had plenty of opinions he loved to share, solicited or otherwise. Quick with a “Dad” joke, sarcastic quip or random quote, Ron felt it his mission to make everyone smile and laugh. He also truly loved a good corned beef on rye and the combo of orange sherbet and Hershey’s chocolate sauce. Mr. Roover is survived by the love of his life, wife Carolynn; their two children, Jennifer Roover and Jason (Kristin) Roover; granddaughter, Madyson; brother and sister-in-law, Chuck and Carole Roover; nephews and nieces, Jodi, Greg, Shannon, Grace, Angela, Steve and Tony; many cousins and dear friends. He was loved by all. He was preceded in death by his parents, Joseph and Pauline (Katz) Roover; and several aunts and uncles. Interment was held at Adat Shalom Memorial Park Cemetery in Livonia. Contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society or to the Disabled American Veterans. Arrangements by Dorfman Chapel.
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ZELDA ROSE, 102, of West Bloomfield, died April 25, 2020. She is survived by her sons and daughter-in-law, David and Allison Rose, and Jonathan Rose; grandchildren, Kenneth (Kris Miller) Rose, Peter (Nikki) Rose and Jennifer (Brook) Morris; great-grandchildren, Kodi Rose, Aspen Rose, Matthew Morris and Brady Morris. Mrs. Rose was the beloved wife of the late Milton Rose. Interment was held at Temple Israel Gardens of Beth El Memorial Park Cemetery in Livonia. Contributions may be made to Jewish Senior Life. Arrangements by Dorfman Chapel. TOVA CAROL SALINGER (nee Carol Gallancy), beloved wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother, died on April 14, 2020, in Novi. She was born in 1928 in Rochester, N.Y., the daughter of William and Harriet Gallancy. She earned a B.A. from the University of Michigan in 1950 and a master of social work from Wayne State University in 1968. Tova met Seymour Salinger when he taught a Hebrew class she took in Ann Arbor. Their first date was a hayride organized by the Intercollegiate Zioinist Federation of America (IZFA) on Nov. 29, 1947; and they listened together as the U.N. Assembly voted on the
partition of Palestine. Tova often said that Sy was the best thing that ever happened to her and that he was her rock. They married in 1949 and raised their children in the Detroit area. Tova and Sy were active members of Congregation Beth Shalom and later Congregation T’chiyah, as well as the Labor Zionist Alliance Branch 11/Ameinu and a Jewish Marriage Enrichment group. Tova passed on to her children and grandchildren a commitment to Judaism, Israel, community, and enduring friendships. As a clinical social worker, Tova worked first with inner city Detroit families then with adult children of alcoholics and later as a family therapist and an Imago relationship therapist. She did not retire until she was 82, having spent her life helping people (clients, family members, and friends) feel safe and comfortable working through life’s challenges. In her gentle, non-judgmental way, she looked beyond the surface of people, able to acknowledge their inner selves, their feelings, values and potential. Tova had an infectious laugh, playful spirit and unfettered inner child that endeared her to the many people she touched throughout her 91 years. Mrs. Salinger is survived by her husband, Seymour Salinger; her sister, Joan Baraf; her children, Jeremy (Vicki) Salinger, Bruce Salinger and Beverly (Yuval) Warshai. She is remembered lovingly by grandchildren, Angelica (John) Butte, Yardana (Jay) Donaldson,
Shoshana (Kevin) Olson, Miriam (James) Betts, and Gal, Yael, and Yasaf Warshai; and by her great-grandchildren, Naomi and Gabriella Donaldson, Samarra and Isabella Butte, and Nina, Eli, Lilah, and Ezra Olson. She is also survived by many cousins, nieces and nephews. Internment was at the Beth Shalom section of the Adat Shalom Memorial Park. Contributions may be made to Habonim Dror Camp Tavor, 4444 Second Ave., Detroit, MI 48201; or the Holocaust Memorial Center, 28123 Orchard Lake Road, Farmington Hills, MI 48334. Arrangements by Dorfman Chapel.
JONATHAN SHERMAN, 42, of West Bloomfield, died April 28, 2020. He is survived by his father, Harvey Sherman; sister, Elizabeth Sherman; many loving aunts, uncles, other family members and friends. Mr. Sherman was the dear son of the late Barbara Sherman. Interment was held at Adat Shalom Memorial Park Cemetery in Livonia. Contributions may be made to JARC. Arrangements by Dorfman Chapel.
LORRAINE SHIFFMAN, 87, of West Bloomfield, died April 23, 2020. She is survived by her daughters and son-in-law, Randie Rossman, and Cindy and Dr. Arnold Wolf; grandchildren, David Rossman and Matthew Shuman Rossman, Dr. Lindsey Rossman and Daniel Canvasser, Amanda Wolf-Lewis, and Eric Wolf; great-grandchildren, Hudson Canvasser, Madison Canvasser and Jordyn Lewis; sisterin-law and brother-in-law, Geraldine and Saul Lazare; many loving nieces, nephews and friends.
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Greater Detroit Chapter, 5030 Orchard Lake Road, West Bloomfield, MI 48323, hadassah.org/detroit. Arrangements by Ira Kaufman Chapel. ROBERT WANDER, 87, of Boynton Beach, Fla., formerly of Detroit, passed away peacefully April 24, 2020, at his home surrounded by his family. He is survived by his loving and devoted wife of 65 years, Elaine; his daughter, Susan Knight, (David); his son, Howard, (Debra); grandchildren, Jeffrey Siman (Alysha), Lauren Obrien (Patrick), Erica Wander, Emilee Wander, Jacob Wander, Ryan Knight
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and Jonathan Knight; six great-grandchildren; his loving brother and sister in law, Seymour and Janet Wander; many loving nieces, nephews, cousins and friends He will be sadly missed and forever remembered. Mr. Wander was the cherished father of the late Cheryl Wander. Contributions may be made in his memory to Trustbridge Hospice of Florida or a charity of one’s choice. Interment at Eternal Light of Boynton Beach.
DAVID ZATKIN, 88, of Farmington Hills, died April 23, 2020. He was a skilled salesman in the Detroit area for more than 55 years and was a fountain of knowledge regarding the Metro Detroit area. Mr. Zatkin loved watching Detroit sports on TV, especially his beloved Detroit Tigers. He especially enjoyed spending time with his friends and family and could tell stories for hours. He is survived by his loving children, Jim and Michelle Hoffman, Cheri and Doug Burley, Beth and Paul Chuckran, and Julie Schaefer. He was the adored grandfa-
ther (“Papa”) of Jordan Biedul, Jason and Michael Hoffman, Samantha, Natalie and Scott Schaefer. Mr. Zatkin was the beloved husband of the late Gloria Zatkin; brother of the late Donna, Richard and Larry Zatkin. Interment was at Great Lakes National Cemetery. Contributions may be made to Paralyzed Veterans of America, 801 18th St. NW, Washington, DC 200063517, pva.org; Michigan Humane Society, 30300 Telegraph Road, Suite 220, Bingham Farms, MI 48025, michiganhumane.org/ tributes; or to a charity of one’s choice. Arrangements by Ira Kaufman Chapel.
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success story may never go out of style … And one always remembered by many had its beginning back on May 8, 1959, when Mike and Marian Ilitch opened their first pizza-making oven under the name then of Little Caesar’s Pizza Danny Raskin Treat. Senior Columnist They had met each other on a blind date that Mike’s father had arranged for them in 1954 … and a year later, the two Macedonian love birds, Mike Ilitch and Marian
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Bayoff, became husband and wife. Celebrating its 61st anniversary, the word “treat” is long gone from its name … as is the apostrophe … and the Little Caesars Pizza chain is today known worldwide and ranks third among the largest pizza franchises in the United States … It follows only Pizza Hut and localite Tom Monaghan’s Domino’s Pizza, from whom Mike, a former baseball minor leaguer, and Marian purchased the Detroit Tigers … a great love second only to Mike and Marian and their seven children … Their son, Christopher (Chris), who today is its CEO and president, was Detroit Jewish News Athlete of the Year as a hockey star while attending Cranbrook Kingswood High Scool … Mike that evening was given the Alvin Foon Humanitarian Award … He and Marian certainly had been that! Mike passed on in 2017 … and much-liked and gracious Marian continues to be loved by many. WHEN RESTAURANTS open again, those on the lakes, like Joe
and Rosalie Vicari’s Brownies on the Lake (Lake St. Clair), can again welcome customers to dock and have meals either in its eatery, outside on the patio or to get carry-outs and dine on their boat … Work on Joe’s Statler Bistro to come is at a standstill that has forced a latter opening to the first quarter of 2021 … Also, offers by Joe Vicari for a Las Vegas Joe Muer are still in the works, along with the dual concept of a Joe Muer and Andiamo in Nashville, Tennessee. EUGENE FOO, owner of Kow Know Inn, used to tell of the time he had a waiter who was scared stiff of a neighborhood dog … Eugene asked him one day if he didn’t know of the old proverb that a barking dog never bites … And the waiter replied, “Sure, me know proverb, you know proverb, but do dog know proverb?” MAIL DEPT. … From Joshua “Josh” Goldfaden … “I truly enjoyed the meatloaf sandwich at the Stage Delicatessen. It is definitely the best sandwich I
have ever had!” REARVIEW MIRROR … Seeing Denny McClain, former 30-game-winner for the Detroit Tigers … and Leon Spinks, former world boxing champion, at a local restaurant … McLain was its pianist … and Spinks was working the door. OLDIE BUT GOODIE … Two little youngsters were coming down the stairs without a stitch of clothing on … The mother dropped her cards on the table and screamed, “What do you mean by coming downstairs undressed?” “See, smarty,” said one kid to the other. “I told you mom’s vanishing cream wouldn’t work.” CONGRATS … To David Sachs on his birthday …To Jon Isenberg on his birthday …To Mallory Sharpe on her birthday … To Marsha Moss on her 8oth birthday … To Marvin Kozlowski on his 100th birthday. Danny’s email address is dannyraskin2132@gmail.com.
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Looking Back From the William Davidson Digital Archive of Jewish Detroit History accessible at www.djnfoundation.org
Commemorating the End of WWII
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riday, May 8, marks an important anniversary. It has been 75 years since VE Day, the official end of World War II in Europe. Beginning on Sept. 1, 1939, with Nazi Germany’s invasion of Poland, the war lasted nearly six years. The war in the Pacific was not yet over, it would end three months later in August 1945, but victory for the Allies there was a foregone conclusion. The destruction of the despicable Adolf Mike Smith Hitler and his equally Alene and Graham Landau loathsome Nazi allies Archivist Chair was indeed something to celebrate. There were spontaneous, mass demonstrations of joy in the streets of cities throughout America, Canada, the United Kingdom and other Allied nations. In Downtown Detroit, thousands of citizens waved flags, hugged one another and even jumped into the fountain on Cadillac Square. Metropolitan Detroit and Michigan, nicknamed the “Arsenal of Democracy,” had certainly done their part toward winning the war. This area manufactured a large percentage of the hard material needed to win the war: tanks, airplanes, guns, shells and more. The physical cost of the war was huge. The Allies spent billions of dollars on war goods and amassed huge debts. Across Europe, a swath of cities and national economies were left in ruins, to say nothing of destroyed homes and stores, churches and synagogues. More important, the human toll of the war was horrific. More than 60 million lives were lost, including military and civilians, In some ways, VE Day held the
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same meaning for Jews in Detroit as for all other Americans. The men and women in the military would no longer have to fight and die in Europe. The William Davidson Digital Archive of Jewish Detroit History is full of stories about Jews serving in the American Armed Forces during the war. According to estimates from the Jewish Welfare Board in Detroit, more than 10,000 Jews from the city joined the military. Page 18 in the May 18, 1945, issue of the JN is a good example. It has a wide range of stories about individual Jews in the services and, more sobering, a list of casualties including wounded, missing in action and prisoners of war. For American and Detroit Jews, however, VE Day had a more poignant message: The Nazi death camps had been liberated; the Holocaust was over. This was also a sad thing to consider. Many Jewish families in Detroit lost relatives in the Holocaust. The end of the war also resulted in another serious issue. As a result of the war, millions of people were displaced persons; nearly a million DPs were Jews. A front-page essay in the May 11, 1945, issue of the JN summarized the problem: “VE Day Intensifies Challenge to Jewry for Rescue Efforts.” In short, VE Day was certainly, without a doubt, something to celebrate. But in the aftermath of the war, another battle was about to begin. It can be reported that, once again, Detroit Jews did their part by helping displaced persons arriving in Michigan, those interned in European camps and those who made their way to Palestine to establish Israel in 1948. Want to learn more? Go to the DJN Foundation archives, available for free at www. djnfoundation.org.
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