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Sports Warm Welcome on the Ice 36 Israel’s national men’s curling team hosts a tournament in Ferndale.

Brothers Sweep Titles in B’nai B’rith Golf League 37

Senior Swimmers Make Waves at Meets 38

Spirit Torah portion 42

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44 Shabbat & Holiday Lights Shabbat starts: Friday, Oct. 18, 6:28 p.m. Shabbat ends: Saturday, Oct. 19, 7:27 p.m. Shimini Atzeret, Sunday, Oct. 20, 6:25 p.m. Simchat Torah, Monday, Oct. 21, 7:24 p.m. * Times according to Yeshiva Beth Yehudah calendar.

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Cover photo/credit: (clockwise from top left) Rabbis Aura Ahuvia, Asher Lopatin, Robert Gamer, Ari Witkin, Miriam Jerris, Dorit Edut, David Fain, Yudi Mann and Daniel Horwitz/most photos by Jerry Zolynsky

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Rabbis in ‘the Woods’

44 Israeli dancer/choreographer brings her talent to U-M.

14 Here’s why a dozen diverse religious leaders love living in Huntington Woods.

Old Friends

Temple Jacob Continues to Unite the Community 20 Detroit’s federation provided security assistance for the High Holidays.

45 New book details 50 years of friendship with Bob Dylan, starting at a Jewish camp.

Celebration in Art 47 Bob Aronson joins artists in a tribute to late artist/educator Stanley Rosenthal.

Mystery Solved 22 Samuel Pepys’ historic account of Simchat Torah is finally explained.

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ou are Michael Barg. You are knocking on an unmarked door on West Grand Boulevard. It is late and dark, and you are having second thoughts about showing up here now to buy an old police car. A woman answers the door. You start singing Ben Falik “Heat Wave.” Contributing Writer Because she is Martha Reeves. Because you are Michael Barg, you then stop singing (upon request), buy the Crown Victoria Police Interceptor (not hers) and recruit Martha Reeves to come sing and dance with your special-needs students. You are not Michael Barg, but the students of Ann Arbor Academy — and the bakers of Bays English Muffins and the Yemenis of Roma Cafe and many others — are lucky that Michael Barg is. Michael Barg hears differently. Both by nature, in the form of an auditory processing disorder that presents as ADHD; and by nurture, the lessons of some diverse and unexpected influences. Michael heard Martha Reeves live for the first time at a church with Pearlie Louie, who, now 99, is still his adoptive grandmother, if not guardian angel. Winthrop Street with Pearlie was a home away from home when he needed space and ’60s

soul music to sort out the admonitions of his Heschel-quoting social worker mom and bipolar dad. “No picnic of a student,” Michael heard about Ann Arbor Academy when he was angry and disheartened by his public-school experience. To some, it sounded like a 50-mile commute for the stigma of special education. To him, Ann Arbor Academy was a haven — a place where “things made more sense because they met Michael Barg around the community me where I was at and prepped us for what was side with Sam, the legendary coming around the corner.” waiter, and the rest of the Michael heard the siren Yemeni staff — hearing about song of Detroit while others the Teimanim, their Jewish marched out of town at a neighbors of yesteryear — and quickening tempo. Rent for eventually seated at the family his Cadillac Square apartment table for the wedding of Sam’s in 2005 — $517, “including son, known to everyone as utilities and internet” — came Samson. with the newly constructed Michael heard about Campus Martius Park in his Birthright just in time to sign front yard. The sounds of up before he would have aged people wandering around out. To his ears, it sounded and wondering what they like a chance to go deeper were looking at motivated into community and culture, him to offer his services as a beyond the duration of the tour guide, back when faux trip. storefronts were the best And when he heard the window dressing that much of chaos coming from a specialDowntown could muster for ed classroom in Migdal Super Bowl XL. HaEmek, he knew he had Michael heard something found people he could that was definitely not Italian commune and communicate emanating from the kitchen of with. He taught a class on Roma Cafe, but it didn’t make American Perspectives, tossing him “anti-pasta.” Instead, he a Detroit Lions football to found himself working side by help his students stay focused

— and limit other projectiles. As a leaping off point, his students already knew the lyrics to “Mom’s Spaghetti” (Lose Yourself) and what the Lion’s logo stood for (losing). Michael heard past the revelry of Downtown’s diners, neighbors and commuters — from folks whose neighborhood was otherwise out of earshot. In 2014, he bought the Oakman Party Shoppe on West Chicago, a venture that would prove both “hugely unsuccessful” and “touch a lot of people’s lives.” The grandson of a Dexter Avenue kosher butcher would make Eastern Market runs — “whole slab of bacon, halfthick, half-thin enough to read the paper through, any leftover hambones in a bag with the bacon rind, wrapped in twine” — for his elderly customers. He made fresh school continued on page 6

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got stumped trying to balance his books, he posted online, “someone should really teach this stuff in school.” “Is that an offer?” replied Peter West, his former teacher and adviser. Michael heard — though he’s still not sure who did the offering. Hearing his students sing along with Martha Reeves (or possibly the other way around)

was a highlight of the nearly two years Michael has been back at Ann Arbor Academy, first as a part-timer and now as development director and electives teacher. But every day is an adventure. Michael is quick to boast about the school’s multisensory experiential learning: film production (“they cast me!”), metal smithing, woodshop,

humanities, American Sign Language (“great for auditory issues and dyslexia”), political theory (“weirdly popular”) and adulting (“life skills class that kids will actually sign up for”). He hears his students the way Peter (“still my adviser”) heard him. “They’re learning to navigate a road I have traveled.”

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lunches for the kids at David L. Mackenzie ElementaryMiddle School. He knew the favorite sandwiches for his regulars from Bays English Muffins. He navigated the “nightmare certification” of WIC and stocked quality products for families — without neglecting Twinkies and Rosé Impérial, both available in bulk. One night, when Michael

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Resilience and Strength One year after the shooting in Pittsburgh.

he weekend after the worst act of antiSemitism in American history, the shooting at the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh, Jewish communities all over America decided that the most powerful symbol of vibrancy, Rabbi Asher solidarity and Lopatin hope would be for everyone — Jewish or not — to #ShowUpForShabbat and be present at a local synagogue or temple. Launched by AJC (American Jewish Committee), it was an incredible demonstration for the world and American Jewry to see hundreds, and even thousands, of people of different faiths filling our

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traditional gathering places — the Beit HaKnesset — on the traditional day of Jewish unity, Shabbat. Locally, many congregations participated in the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit’s Shabbat Solidarity event. While in the incredibly sad days following the shooting there were many meaningful vigils and gatherings, there was truly something special about #ShowUpForShabbat. It made people feel good about being Jewish or being with Jews in a Jewish space. We came together as one, proud people to say we were not going to let those who hate us stop us from going to our gathering places, and we were not going to be afraid to come together to be the kind of people, and the kind of Jews, we had every right to be.

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This year, one year after that tragic Shabbat on Oct. 27, 2018, Jewish Community Relations Council/ AJC (JCRC/AJC) asks you to once again join us and show our strength, resiliency and resolution and #ShowUpForShabbat on Oct. 25 and 26, the Shabbat that precedes that horrific date that we all sadly remember so well. We ask you to find a way of celebrating the precious lives that were lost by showing everything they stood for — community, togetherness, connectedness and a passion for who we are — is alive and blossoming in our community. Last year at #ShowUpForShabbat, we felt a sense of humanity rediscovering itself, brotherhood and sisterhood

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and pride that we were Jews living in America surrounded by so many who cared for us and our ability to practice our faith. This year, let us return to our local congregations and make it clear we have the wherewithal to keep going in the footsteps of tragedy. Our people know the response to those who tell us “Go!” is “We are here to stay! Shabbat is here to stay! And our beloved places of gathering, even if we don’t see them as often as we might like, are here to stay as well.” On Oct. 25-26, we will see you in shul.

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online comments The Jewish News welcomes feedback from readers, many of whom commented on the essay “American Jews Must Not Be Afraid to Show Up on the High Holidays” by Jonathan Tobin on the JN’s Facebook page. Molly Blumenstein Langwald: I admit that reading the pamphlet on active shooters was not the first thing I wanted to see on Rosh Hashanah. I was pleased it was being addressed. For so many years, our children have to go through much more vivid scenarios of what would happen if an active shooter engages one room or one hallway. But to stay away from the High Holidays, I do not understand. We have armed guards, police patrolling. When I sat down in B’nai Moshe, I was not worried about being massacred. I was praying. Unobstructed,

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unwavering prayer. I am truly sorry that some are too scared to pray at their temples, shuls or synagogues. But I do feel they would be better off praying with family and community than staying home afraid. The strength you feel when praying together gives you a feeling of safety. I think of our people and all they have gone through to have a hope to pray. I say, go to your place of worship for Yom Kippur, Sukkot and all the others. We must come together now as much as ever. Shana Tovah. Eileen Cooper: We flew after 9/11, and we certainly will not be afraid to go to Temple. These who try to scare us cannot win. K Marie Kathleen: Just get good security.

Kudos to Tobin Thank you for bringing Jonathan Tobin, JNS Editor, to write a commentary for the JN that is factual and does not implicate President Trump for the rise in anti-Semitism in this country. In the past, many of your opinion writers have blamed President Trump for stoking anti-Semitism without any proof of their accusations. In another article, two new Democratic House members, who won seats held by Republicans in close elections, Elissa Slotkin and Haley Stevens, have hesitantly come out for impeachment of President Trump. Their hesitancy, not mentioned in that article, may stem from the fact that they want to win re-election in districts that President Trump won in the 2016 presidential election. — Robert Moretsky Warren

Expect More I am a longtime Jewish News subscriber, synagogue member and Israel supporter. Unfortunately, Mr. Tobin’s commentary (“American Jews Must Not Be Afraid to Show Up on the High Holidays, Oct. 3, page 10) appeared in the JN between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur; thus, many Jews had already decided to attend or not to attend services so this part of his opinion was wasted. He proceeded to note the fall in synagogue affiliation, indicate that anti-Semitism was largely shown in “vandalism, graffiti and verbal harassment,” and described efforts to “unfairly implicate President Donald Trump in this problem.” He went on to explain why our community rabbis have to be careful of what they say because of the political divisions within our

congregations. Finally, he advised that we should just “listen, learn and try to bind the wounds, rather than make them worse.” I remember when people attended services precisely because they wanted to hear meaningful rabbinical sermons and would later share and discuss them. I believe that we must speak out against anti-Semitism, recognize the level of hatred that has risen in the past few years against many different people, including Jews, and expect greater leadership from our press, our clergy and our community organizations. A lesson to be learned from the Holocaust is: Don’t count on your neighbors to save you. We have to save ourselves. — Irma Glaser West Bloomfield

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Rabbis in ‘the Woods’ Here’s why Huntington Woods has attracted a diverse dozen religious leaders. BARBARA LEWIS CONTRIBUTING WRITER

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Rabbis Dorit Edut, Robert Gamer, Miriam Jerris, Dan Horiwitz, Ari Witkin and Asher Z. Lopatin gathered in Horwitz’s back yard.

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ome have lived there for decades, others for just a few months. Some grew up in Detroit, others moved from elsewhere. They range in age from 29 to 70; some are first-time parents and others have grandchildren. They are Orthodox, Conservative, Reform/Renewal, Humanist and non-denominational. One raises backyard chickens. Some lead congregations, others hold administrative positions at congregations or in the community. In short, there’s not much these 12 men and women have in common except they are rabbis — and they live in Huntington Woods. That’s not completely surprising, given that the tiny southeast Oakland County city — it’s less than 1.5 square miles in area — hosts one of the fastest-growing Jewish populations in Michigan. The 2018 Detroit Jewish Population Study conducted by the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit showed 1,575 Jewish households in “the Woods,” more than double the 720-household total shown in the 2005 population study. Today, two out of three households in Huntington Woods are Jewish homes. If the 12 have anything in common, it’s that they like the city’s small size, the sidewalks and relatively small lots that make it walkable. They like the neighborhood elementary school and other communal resources, the big trees and the houses that aren’t cookie-cutter copies of each other. Some were friends before they became neighbors. Rabbi Ari Witkin’s in-laws, Steve and Janice Traison, were close friends with Rabbi Dan Horwitz’s parents, Gina and JN Publisher Arthur Horwitz, so the two West Bloomfield families saw each other often and the two rabbis became friends. Others have developed close working relationships. Rabbi Asher Lopatin’s congregation, Kehillat Etz Chayim, is located in Congregation Beth Shalom’s Oak Park building. Lopatin and Beth Shalom’s rabbi, Robert Gamer, along with Temple Emanu-El’s Rabbi Matthew Zerwekh, who lives in Ferndale, have held several joint programs, including study sessions on Shavuot and Tashlich services at a home in Oak Park on Rosh Hashanah. Here’s a brief look at the rabbis of Huntington Woods, in alphabetical order. continued on page 16 OCTOBER 17 • 2019

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“Judaism is meant to be practiced in community, so having community just outside your front door is quite special.” — RABBI DAN HORWITZ

Rabbis Asher Z. Lopatin, Dan Horwitz, Ari Witkin and Robert Gamer have a celebratory toast.

Rabbis Dorit Edut and Miriam Jerris

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in Russian studies from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, a master’s in counseling education from Wayne State University and rabbinic ordination from the Academy for Jewish Religion in New York. Edut, 70, has done rabbinic work for the Isaac Agree Downtown Synagogue and Congregation Beth Israel in Bay City. She now coordinates the Detroit Interfaith Outreach Network. “The ability to ride bikes, jog or walk anywhere here is great and reminds us of the neighborhood I grew up in in Detroit,” she said. David Fain, 35, is rav beit hasefer (school rabbi) and dean of Jewish studies at Hillel Day School in Farmington Hills. He grew up in Connecticut, graduated from the University of Connecticut and earned master’s degrees from Hebrew College and the Pardes Institute in Jerusalem in Judaic studies and Jewish education. He was ordained at Yeshivat Chovevei Torah in Bronx, N.Y. He says he, his wife, Shoshana, and their two sons,

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Aura Ahuvia of Congregation Shir Tikvah in Troy grew up in Milwaukee and attended the University of Wisconsin in Madison. She has graduate degrees in journalism and Judaic studies from the University of Michigan and was ordained through ALEPH: Alliance for Jewish Renewal. Ahuvia, 54, and her husband, Aaron, a professor at University of Michigan-Dearborn, moved to Huntington Woods from Ann Arbor in 2017, a year after she became the rabbi of Shir Tikvah, which is affiliated with both the Reform and Renewal movements. They have two grown sons. One thing that attracted Ahuvia to Huntington Woods is the highly educated population. She has enjoyed meeting her rabbi neighbors. Dorit Edut grew up in Northwest Detroit and lived in Oak Park for many years. She and her husband, Shimon, a retired landscaper, moved to Huntington Woods in 1999, when her father died and left her his house. She holds a B.A.

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Yair, 3, and Natan, 2, love the community feeling in Huntington Woods. He is a regular attendee at Kehillat Etz Chayim. Robert Gamer, spiritual leader of Congregation Beth Shalom, grew up in Oak Park and graduated from U-M before attending rabbinical school at the Jewish Theological Seminary, where he earned a master’s degree and ordination. He lived in suburban Chicago before moving to Huntington Woods in 2010. With many Jewish neighbors and a number of congregants who live nearby, he’s frequently “on call” for people with questions and those who have requests for prayers for healing. Gamer says he appreciates the diversity within the Huntington Woods Jewish community. Chanoch Hadar left his native South Africa in 1998 and came to the U.S. after two years in Israel. He was ordained by the Rabbinical College of America in Morristown, N.J. He and his wife, Tamar, who grew up in Oak Park, moved

to Huntington Woods in 2005 from New York with the goal of offering outreach and services to unaffiliated Jews. The prayer services and programming they offered out of their house grew and developed into the Woodward Avenue Shul (WAS) in 2008. (The WAS is technically in Royal Oak but feels like it’s on the eastern edge of Huntington Woods.) He finds Huntington Woods to be friendly and accepting, and attractive to “people who cherish age-old values and prioritize good character.” Having kosher stores and restaurants nearby is another plus. Miriam Jerris, rabbi of the National Society for Humanistic Judaism, moved to Huntington Woods in 1973 from Oak Park, well before the big Jewish growth spurt. She grew up in Windsor and was impressed that a friend’s house had been designed by someone from Huntington Woods. “I thought it must be a great place,” she said. Now that she’s there, she says the community reminds her of her childhood neighborhood in Windsor. Jerris was ordained in

Chayim, a new Modern Orthodox congregation. He also founded the Detroit Center for Civil Discourse at Wayne State University. “Jews should live in a place where they come into physical interaction with their neighbors and where they can also reach out and help neighboring communities,” he said. He invited his Christian neighbors to a meal in his sukkah and they reciprocated with an invitation to see their Christmas tree — and they served kosher cookies from Zeman’s. He works with many of the other rabbis in the community on programs ranging from prayer services to interfaith picnics and the national conference for JPro, an organization of Jewish communal professionals, held in Detroit in August. Yudi Mann, development director for The Shul in West Bloomfield, grew up in Oak Park, where his parents still live, but moved to Huntington Woods in 2011 because that’s where the Jewish families are, especially the younger ones. The question isn’t why Jews live in Huntington Woods but why the first Jews moved there, he said. “Once there are Jews in a community, it automatically attracts other Jews.” As part of the Chabad movement, Mann, 43, said he and his wife, Rivki, try to reach out to the Jews around them, especially those who are less involved communally. He hosts large Chanukah and Sukkot gatherings for his neighbors as well as frequent

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2001 from the International Institute for Secular Humanistic Judaism in Farmington Hills, where she now teaches. She also has master’s degrees in Near Eastern studies from U-M and in psychology from the Michigan School of Psychology, and a doctorate in Jewish studies from Union Institute. Dan Horwitz, 35, directs The Well, a community-building, education and spirituality outreach initiative geared to the needs of young adults and families. Horwitz grew up in West Bloomfield, attended Hillel Day School and West Bloomfield High, and has a string of college degrees, including master’s degrees in politics, Jewish studies and sport management, as well as a law degree. He was ordained at Mesifta Adas Wolkowisk. He and his wife, Miriam, moved to Huntington Woods from Washington, D.C., in 2014 and have three young children. The tight-knit layout of the community is a definite asset, Horwitz said, and Huntington Woods offers a “critical mass” of young Jewish families. “Judaism is meant to be practiced in community, so having community just outside your front door is quite special.” Asher Lopatin, 55, who was recently named executive director of the JCRC/AJC, has long been fond of Detroit, his wife Rachel’s hometown. He moved here in 2018 to become the spiritual leader of Kehillat Etz

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The Well, an organization building inclusive Jewish community in Metro Detroit for the under-40 crowd, and the Jewish News are once again partnering on “36 Under 36” to recognize doers, activists, entrepreneurs, philanthropists, community organizers and other young Jewish professionals reshaping and broadening Metro Detroit’s Jewish community. “In short,” Rabbi Dan Horwitz of The Well said, “we are looking for the people who give of themselves to the community in robust — and often thankless — ways. In essence, the kinds of people we admire and aspire to be, whose accomplishments we want to celebrate and who we want the world to know make their home in Metro Detroit.” Nominations are due by Oct. 30. A special group of nine volunteer judges (none of whom are affiliated with The Well or the JN) will be reviewing submissions and choosing the 36 winners. Honorees will receive free three-year subscriptions to the JN and be featured in a February 2020 issue.

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Shabbat dinners. With eight children (aged 1 to 18), he appreciates how easy it is to get from his house to the Orthodox day schools. Mendel Polter stepped in to become the rabbi of the Woodward Avenue Shul when founding rabbi Chanoch Hadar moved into a more administrative role. His wife, Kaila, works with him to help grow the community. Part of a four-generation Detroit family, Polter, 29, grew up in Oak Park and earned a bachelor’s degree and rabbinic ordination at the Central Yeshiva Tomchei Tmimim in Brooklyn. The family, which includes a 3-year-old son, moved from New York in 2017. Though their home on Woodward is technically in Royal Oak, it feels like part of Huntington Woods, where they are among many young Jewish families. “It’s unique in atmosphere,” he said. “Everyone feels like one big family, very interconnected and supportive of each other.” Simcha Tolwin, 45, grew up in Israel and Detroit and moved to Huntington Woods in 2007 to start Aish HaTorah, just across the Coolidge Highway border in Oak Park. He and his wife, Estie, who works with him, have six children ranging from young adults (one recently married) to the youngest in first grade. Tolwin was ordained at Aish HaTorah in Jerusalem and also has a master’s in clinical counseling from Bellevue

University in Omaha, Neb. He gets frequent requests from neighbors to help put up mezzuzot, and a neighbor who liked to engage him in debate asked him to do his funeral. He got an usual request when a neighbor asked him to keep their curtains open on Friday evenings so they could watch the family’s Shabbat dinners. He likes the “shtetl” feeling of the community. “Everyone knows what everyone is doing so it’s easy to make an impact because people talk!” he said. Ari Witkin and his wife, Liz, are celebrating the birth of their first child, Hadar Yonah, born in August, just a few months after they moved to Huntington Woods from Philadelphia. All he knew of the Detroit area was West Bloomfield, where his in-laws, Steve and Janice Traison live, he said. The Witkins started house-hunting after he accepted the position of director of leadership development for the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit, and they liked Huntington Woods immediately. They especially appreciate the city ordinance that allows them to keep three chickens in their backyard. Witkin, 32, grew up in Minneapolis, graduated from Goucher College in Maryland and was ordained at the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College. He also has a master’s from the University of Pennsylvania in nonprofit leadership. The family is still “shul shopping,” but he says they’ve gotten a very warm welcome from all the congregations in the area.

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to address these broader issues. The result of this community meeting was to continue to grow the visibility of Keweenaw Faiths United, an interfaith group started recently to provide support for inclusiveness and diversity. “The discussion also focused on strategic thinking on whom we should approach to have maximum impact — specific influential religious groups, our target groups for education and modeling,” Holden said. “We also focused on what sort of messaging is appropriate for the

Keweenaw Faiths United that all can get behind.” Temple Jacob continues to enhance security and has seen service attendance for the High Holidays nearly double, with many people making trips in from far outside the HoughtonHancock area. In response to heightened security, the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit worked with Michigan Technological University’s Public Safety Department and the Hancock Police Department to assist Temple Jacob in finding a capable security detail for their congregants. Since Temple Jacob is almost 100 miles away from a large city, private security firms don’t exist in the area. Holden said he appreciated the work that Gary Sikorski, Federation’s director of community-wide security, and his team did to help congregants feel at ease during services. “The vandalism has served only to pump more life into these groups of committed folks,” Holden said. “It has awakened some of us to the fact that these are daily problems that exist at many levels of our community — in ways that are invisible to lots of us — and need to be addressed with the same firm resolution that this is not who we are as a community.”

Later, residents were given the all clear, and reports said that there was only one gunman. CNN quoted a German security official as saying that the ideology driving the attack was from the far right. SITE, a private intelligence group based in the U.S., said on Twitter that the shooters had posted video on a gaming site and that one of them had said, in English, that the “root of all problems are Jews.”

The suspect was identified by the German press late Wednesday night, Oct. 9, as Stephan Balliet, a 27-year-old German from the nearby state of Saxony-Anhalt, according to the Telegraph. Security was increased at synagogues around Germany in the wake of the attack. Identities of the victims have not yet been revealed. Members of the European Parliament held a moment of silence for the victims.

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hen Temple Jacob in Hancock, Mich., was vandalized with swastikas and SS logos in September, the community rallied together to clean the graffiti. Support continues to pour in for Temple Jacob. Just before Rosh Hashanah, President David Holden and the synagogue board initiated a community-focused response to share the positive outcomes that resulted from the Nazi graffiti. Holden consulted with Pastor Bucky Beach of Good Shepherd Lutheran Church and Debbie Massarano, Temple Jacob’s service leader for the High Holidays. Together, the group decided to host two events: a community discussion and a community-wide Kabbalat

Shabbat service on Friday, Oct. 4. The first community discussion was held Wednesday, Oct. 2, at Good Shepherd, where roughly 25 members from different churches, Temple Jacob, Hancock City Council, plus several faculty members from Michigan Technological University and teachers from area schools were in attendance. Participants discussed other ways that hate, intolerance and bigotry could show up in their community. They also formulated different strategies on how

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In the German city of Halle, Yom Kippur services were suddenly interrupted by shots being fired near a synagogue, killing two people. AP News reported an attacker tried to enter the synagogue but was repelled by the synagogue’s doors that were secured shut. The assailant was said to

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have fired shots and thrown grenades at the synagogue. Fifty-one worshipers, including 10 American youths, were in the synagogue at the time of the attack. The gunman shot a woman dead at a nearby Jewish cemetery, threw a grenade at a kebab shop, and then fired at it, killing a man.

Giuliani Associate and Former Detroiter Fruman Arrested Two Ukrainian-born businessmen were indicted on campaign finance charges. JN STAFF

wo associates of President Trump’s personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani were indicted Oct. 11 on campaign finance charges related to the alleged efforts of the Trump administration to dig up dirt in Ukraine on Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden, according to CNN. Lev Parnas and former

Detroiter Igor Fruman were arrested Oct. 10 at Dulles International Airport with one-way tickets to Vienna. The men will be held in detention until they each secure a $1 million bond, a judge said. The two men are involved with an illegal effort to influence U.S. politics and policy using foreign funds,

Lawyers for Israel Welcome Eugene Kontorovich Jewish National Fund (JNFUSA) will host a Lawyers for Israel event on 7:30 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 13, at Jaffe Raitt Heuer & Weiss (27777 Franklin Road, Suite 2500, Southfield). This complimentary event will feature one the world’s preeminent experts on the IsraeliArab conflict, Eugene Kontorovich. Space is limited and an RSVP is required to attend. Kontorovich teaches at George Mason University’s School of Law, where he specializes in constitutional law, federal courts and public international law. He

is an expert in international law and the IsraeliArab conflict. Jewish National Fund is the leading philanthropic organization for Israel that supports critical environmental and nation building activities in Israel’s north and south. Attendees will have an opportunity to contribute to Jewish National Fund’s 2020 campaign. Registration is required by Oct. 31 to jnf.org/detroitlfi or by calling (248) 3243080. For more information, contact Allyson Kolpas at akolpas@jnf.org.

according to CNN. Giuliani, who has admitted to working in Ukraine to pressure officials to open an investigation into Biden and his son, Hunter, had lunch with Fruman and Parnas at the Trump International Hotel in Washington hours before they were arrested, the Wall Street Journal reported. According to the indictment, Fruman and Parnas also asked a U.S. congressman to help get the U.S. ambassador to Ukraine fired and committed to raising tens of thousands of dollars for that congressman’s re-election effort. According to the Jewish Insider, Fruman and Parnas, who visited Israel last summer, were presented with

the National Council of Young Israel’s Chovevei Zion (Lover of Zion) award. Both Parnas and Fruman sit on the board of the Anatevka Jewish Refugee Community, a charity set up to help Ukrainian Jews fleeing violence in the eastern part of the country. Fruman resided in Metro Detroit before relocating to South Florida. His son, Artur, is a 2005 graduate of Hillel Day School and a 2013 graduate of the University of Michigan. He was a bar mitzvah at Temple Israel in 2004, all according to content in the Detroit Jewish News Foundation’s William Davison Digital Archive of Jewish Detroit history.

Surnow Family Wins $15.1 Million Settlement from Hawaii County for death of Jeff Surnow The Associated Press reports that the family of the late Metro Detroiter Jeff Surnow, who died at age 62 in a bicycle accident in Hawaii in March 2015, has won a $15.1 million settlement from the county of Hawaii, where the accident took place. Officials say that the officer driving the car that struck and killed Surnow was working his second consecutive shift when the crash happened. That officer was convicted last year of misdemeanor negligent homicide and sentenced

to one year of probation. Hawaii has since ended the policy requiring officers to work back-to-back shifts. Surnow was the founder and owner of the Birmingham-based real estate development and management firm the Surnow Company. He spearheaded such projects as the restoration of the Birmingham Post office and the office complex at 550 Merrill Street. He was also the founder of the annual Birmingham Bike Festival.

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Mystery Solved Samuel Pepys’ historic account of Simchat Torah is finally explained.

A festive Simchat Torah at the Isaac Agree Downtown Synagogue from years past

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f you attend synagogue only once, and your visit coincides with Simchat Torah, you would get a skewed view of Jewish prayer. Most synagogues relax the normal rules of decorum for hakafot (circuits), when people carry Torah scrolls around the sanctuary, accompanied by singing, dancing and carrying on. That happened to Samuel Pepys (say it as “Peeps”) on Oct. 14, 1663. Pepys, a political leader and man-about-town in London, decided to visit the newly opened, and first legal, synagogue in London. The synagogue was a new sensation because King Edward expelled all Jews from England in 1290. No Jews were officially allowed until Oliver Cromwell took steps to welcome Jews in the middle 1650s. Jewish Londoners started Shaar Hashamayim shortly thereafter. When Pepys visited, going to synagogue promised to be a new treat for the experience-hungry politician. Back then, Pepys kept a detailed diary of his activities every single day, so we know what happened that evening. He saw men and boys wearing tallitot (which he called “vayles”), four or five of them carrying the scrolls of Torah

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(he called “Laws”). The congregation sang the whole service in Hebrew, except for prayers for the king, recited in Portuguese. The experience disturbed Pepys. He wrote, “But, Lord! to see the disorder, laughing, sporting and no attention, but confusion in all their service, more like brutes than people knowing the true God, would make a man forswear ever seeing them more and, indeed, I never did see so much or could have imagined there had been any religion in the whole world so absurdly performed as this.” Apparently, no one told him that Jewish services look considerably more decorous the other days of the year. This version of the history leaves a few loose ends. Check your calendar, and Simchat Torah in 1663 should have been Oct. 24, not Oct. 14, when Pepys visited the synagogue. On what other day would Pepys see hakafot? The columnist who goes by the name Philologos solves that problem: England still used the Julian calendar back then, so England stayed 10 days out of step with the rest of Europe. Simchat Torah indeed fell on Oct. 14 in England. When England finally switched to the Gregorian calendar in

September of 1752, it had to make 11 days disappear. But if Oct. 14 was Simchat Torah, how did Pepys see hakafot in the evening? Synagogues around the world do these circuits on the evening as Simchat Torah begins, and on the morning of Simchat Torah. Pepys arrived on the evening as Simchat Torah ended or after the end of the festival! Philologos solves that problem, too. Since at least the middle-1500s, some congregations had begun the practice of having hakofot sheniyot (second circuits) on the night after the end of Simchat Torah. Philologos knows of the practice because Rabbi Yitzhak Luria (1534-72) opposed it, but some later Eastern European synagogues favored it. It seems that Shaar Hashamayim had second circuits. Philologos concludes by observing that, while the practice of second circuits hardly exists outside of Israel anymore, it has become widespread in Israel, often accompanied by musical instruments that would not be welcome on the festival itself. This year, Simchat Torah begins the evening of Monday, Oct. 21, at 7:24 p.m.

Kadima’s Community Awards Night Kadima, a Southfieldbased organization serving individuals with mental health challenges, will host its 4th Annual Community Awards Night event Monday, Oct. 28, at the Townsend Hotel in Birmingham. The complimentary event will include a cocktail reception, hors d’oeuvres, a program and dessert reception. Kadima will highlight its 35-year history, as well as hand out recognition awards, including Flagstar Bank as the Community Partner of the Year. Flagstar has supported Kadima’s volunteer program, as well as had an employee lead a regular financial literacy workshop with the people Kadima serves. Jeff Aisen will be honored as the Volunteer of the Year for his many years of taking photographs at Kadima events and activities. The employee of the year and new Member Leadership Award have not been announced. “This event provides a great opportunity to share exciting things taking place at Kadima with our community stakeholders, as well as recognize our members, staff and partners,” said Eric Adelman, executive director. “It has turned into a fun networking event and a way for many people to reconnect while focusing on the important work Kadima does for people with mental health challenges.” To register for the event, email Ali Huber at allisonh@ kadimacenter.org or visit kadimacenter.org/ communityawards or call (248) 663-4330.

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n November of 2016, Rachel and Steve Robinson purchased a home for their family in Birmingham that needed to be demolished. But before they tore down their house, their twin sons, Jacob and Jonah, decided it was time to call the Birmingham Fire Department. With their mother’s encouragement, the boys contacted the fire department to see if they needed homes to practice their skills, and the fire department immediately seized this opportunity. For three days, firefighters used the Robinson’s home to portray real-life scenarios by using artificial smoke and mannequins posing as victims, which enabled them to constitute game plans for an actual fire. Jacob and Jonah were invited to enter their house with the firefighters while it was filled with artificial smoke to learn more about fire safety, allowing them to witness firsthand what firefighters do daily.

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Brothers spread the word on helping provide homes for fire-fighting training.

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A Gift for Firefighters “It was such a cool and fun experience to share with my family,” Jacob said. “We got to see them break in windows, fill the house with smoke, their gear and the firetrucks.” Although this was a great experience for both the Robinson family and the firefighters, the TOP: Jonah and Jacob Robinson and Fire Chief Paul fire department informed the Wells. BOTTOM: The Birmingham Fire Department boys that most of their rookies got to train on the Robinsons’ soon-to-be-demolished only learn in their training tower Birmingham home in 2016. and not in actual houses. “The training tower is great, but community. They belong to Temple you can only do so many scenarios,” Israel and have been volunteering at Yad Birmingham Fire Department Chief Paul Ezra since they were old enough to walk. Wells said. “It’s always good to have a “A big part of Judaism is the sense of fresh, new building — especially a resicommunity,” Jacob said. “We are always dential building — where we don’t know connected, and this is our community. I the layout.” feel like connecting people with the fire After their new home was finished, department and allowing others to see the now 16-year-old twins decided to what they do allows us to bond more as a immerse themselves in this cause and community and ultimately creates a more advocate the need for houses to aid the effective environment.” firef firefighters in training techniques. Since the boys started handing out “W felt that it was such a fun experi“We flyers to local businesses and architects, ence that benefited our local fire departthe fire department has now been able to men we wanted more people to know ment, practice in a second home. abo this opportunity,” Jacob said. about “It’s great to see two young boys have Ja Jacob and Jonah worked alongside one this idea,” Wells said. “I’m looking forth Birmingham Fire Department’s of the ward to seeing more homes come in to captains, Tom Hughes, who has been capt help us out.” instrumental in implementing the proinst Jacob and Jonah aim to grow their gram. gram campaign and hope people in their comThe T boys also designed flyers detailing munity will think twice before demolishwhat wh the firefighters would be practicing their home. ing in each house and how people can “It’s nice to know we’re helping the donate do their home. people who help us,” Jonah said. “It’s a Along with aiding their local firegreat cause and I’m glad to be a part of figh fighters, the twins are active in the Jewish it.”

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ome 700 community leaders and Friends of the Israel Defense Forces (FIDF) supporters from across Michigan will gather 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 29, at the FIDF Michigan Annual Dinner at Congregation Shaarey Zedek for “A Night of Heroes” — meeting Israel’s men and women in uniform and contributing to FIDF’s well-being and educational programs. Chemi J. Peres, chairman of the board of directors of the Peres Center for Peace and Innovation, co-founder and managing general partner of Pitango Venture Capital and son of the late Israeli President

Shimon Peres, will deliver the gala’s keynote speech. The event’s honorees are longtime FIDF supporters, Karolyn and Arie Leibovitz. The Leibovitzes have granted more than 40 combat veterans with post-service college scholarships through FIDF’s IMPACT! Scholarship Program. Co-chairing the dinner are FIDF Michigan Chairman Alon and Shari Kaufman, and FIDF Michigan President Gary and Lisa Shiffman. Honorary co-chairs are Cyndi and Anthony Leibovitz, Barak Leibovitz, Jay Byron Leibovitz, Rachel and Scott Leibovitz. Also present will be Sophie

Klisman and Doug Harvey. Klisman, a Holocaust survivor who joined the FIDF Mission to Poland and Israel this past May, was reunited soon after the mission with Harvey, a U.S. Army infantryman veteran who was one of the liberators of the Nazi concentration camp Salzwedel, where Klisman was held. A delegation of Israel Defense Forces (IDF) soldiers will be at the event, including Maj. Matan, now a doctor in a prestigious IDF commando unit, who will share his family’s story of perseverance — from the horrors of the Holocaust to his brave service as an Israeli soldier today. Sgt. L., a commander in an elite IDF unit, and a Lone Soldier — one who voluntarily enlists in the IDF without having immediate family in Israel — originally from a small Alaska town will aslo speak. Guests will also include FIDF Midwest Executive Director

Tamir Oppenheim and FIDF Michigan Chapter Director Paula Lebowitz. TV journalist Michelle Divonwill will emcee the event. “We are so honored to be hosting this incredible event, which each year gives our supporters the chance to hear directly from the brave men and women who protect Israel — and Jews worldwide,” said Alon Kaufman. “This year, it is our great pleasure to honor Karolyn and Arie Leibovitz, valued members of our community who are deeply committed to Israel and its soldiers.” The event will begin with a cocktail reception and strolling dinner, followed by a program at 7:30 p.m. Funds raised will go toward FIDF educational and well-being programs for IDF soldiers. For more information or to support FIDF, visit fidf. org/events/2019-michiganchapter-annual-dinner.

Michigan Media’s targeted role in the 2020 census outreach effort “cannot be overstated.” “Across the U.S., ethnic and racial minorities are almost always under-counted in the census,” he said. “There’s a real need for Michigan’s minority media to be leveraged to address low participation rates by helping their readers understand the census and overcome their fear and mistrust of participating.” According to Jewish News Publisher and Executive

Editor Arthur Horwitz, “Unlike the 2010 census, when uneven efforts to educate and secure participation by Michigan residents resulted in undercounting of ethnic and minority populations, the additional efforts being coordinated by the Michigan Nonprofit Association are meant to help ensure that our state’s residents receive what they legally deserve.” So far, Oshagan said the grant has been used to mobilize Michigan’s ethnic media at conferences and meetings throughout the state.

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s the 2020 U.S. Census approaches, Michigan is making plans to urge the state’s ethnic and minority residents to stand up and be counted. To boost in that effort, New Michigan Media, made up of five ethnic and minority media outlets — Arab-American News, Detroit Jewish News, Michigan Chronicle, Latino Press and Korean Weekly as well as a network of more than 100 ethnic and minority media affiliates — was recently awarded a $1.2 million grant

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from the Michigan Nonprofit Association. Census results will be utilized for the allocation of federal funds until 2030. Approximately $30 billion is at stake for Michigan over that timeframe. Additionally, the census information may have an impact on the number of representatives Michigan has in Congress. It currently has 14 members. Hayg Oshagan, associate professor at Wayne State University and director of New Michigan Media, said the importance of New

Jews in the D Klezmer Music Adds To C.H.A.I.M. 40th

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C.H.A.I.M. will celebrate its 40th anniversary at 7 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 27, at Congregation Beth Ahm in West Bloomfield. C.H.A.I.M. (Children of Holocaust Survivors Association in Michigan) is the second-generation organization that represents the continuity of Jewish life after the Holocaust. C.H.A.I.M.’S mission has been to promote Holocaust education and awareness and to create a sense of community for the second generation. Programs include curricula for high schools, annual high school essay contest, support groups, intergenerational programming for survivors and more.

The Cultural Council of Birmingham Bloomfield chose Barbara Heller of Birmingham as the 24th Annual Birmingham Bloomfield Cultural Arts Award Honoree. As director and conservator of special projects at the Detroit Institute of Arts, and former chief conservator, she has her hand on most of the DIA’s greatest works, including the conservation of the Diego Rivera Detroit Industry Frescoes, as well as on projects throughout the country and Europe.

The organization began in 1979 and is one of the oldest second-generation organizations in the country. To celebrate its anniversary, the organization, which is part of Jewish Senior Life, is bringing in acclaimed klezmer musician Yale Strom from California. Strom is originally from Detroit and will play lively, freilich Klezmer music for listening and dancing. The community is invited. Tickets are $25; Holocaust survivors and third generation, suggested donation of $10. Refreshments will be served, dietary laws observed. To RSVP, contact Rosa Chessler at (248)-355-2221 or email savtirosa@yahoo. com.

Locally, Heller is an active volunteer. She has chaired the Public Arts Board in Birmingham for many years and has been responsible for overseeing, promoting and facilitating the installation of public sculptures throughout the city. She is a member on many other boards, including the Michigan Legacy Art Park and the Marshall M. Fredericks Sculpture Museum. Lately she has been involved in treating the frescoes in the nave of Christ Church Cranbrook, rewriting the descriptions of sculptures in Birmingham or passing out flyers championing public art at the farmer’s market in Birmingham.

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Legal and political pundit Dahlia Lithwick will be the keynote speaker at National Council of Jewish Women, Michigan’s “Women of Vision” Benefit Luncheon on Thursday, Oct. 24, at Adat Shalom Synagogue in Farmington Hills. Lithwick is Slate magazine’s legal correspondent, host of Slate’s Amicus podcast, a legal commentator for NPR and a frequent guest on MSNBC and C-SPAN Proceeds raised will be used to support NCJW’s many community-service projects and social justice advocacy work including an upcoming program focusing on labor trafficking prevention to be held on Nov. 12. Jennifer LoPatin, president of NCJW|MI, said: “As advocates for social justice and reproductive freedom, our organization is very concerned about current life-time Supreme Court and federal judiciary appointments and the implications for Roe vs. Wade. Dahlia Lithwick’s insight into the highest court of our legal system is invaluable at this time.” The benefit luncheon will also honor two local women.

Jackie Victor, the co-founder of Avalon International Breads, a socially responsible artisan bakery in Detroit founded in 1997, will be awarded the Woman of Vision Award. The Josephine S. Weiner Award for Community Service will be awarded to Lisa Lis, a full-time professional volunteer. Lis is currently involved with Gleaner’s, Henry Ford Hospital, the Detroit Zoological Society and Forgotten Harvest. She is a past chair of the Jewish Women’s Foundation and past president of Women’s Philanthropy of the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit. The Oct. 24 Women of Vision event begins with registration and boutique shopping from 9:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m., a meet-and-greet for Patron Level attendees with Dahlia Lithwick from 10:3011:15 a.m., and speakers and awards from 11:45 a.m.-1 p.m. There will also be lunch, door prizes and a 50/50 raffle. Tickets to view the speaker are $45, or for the lunch and speaker combined, $125. More information available at ncjwmi.org.

Do Gooders and Evil Doers at B’nai Moshe The Men’s Club of Congregation B’nai Moshe is holding its annual paidup membership brunch on Sunday, Oct. 27. The morning begins with services at 9 a.m. Breakfast will be at 10 a.m. and will be followed by program featuring guest speaker Dr. Gerald Katzman, who will speak on “Do Gooders and

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Evil Doers: How Do They Get There?” A question-andanswer period will follow. The breakfast is free for paid up Men’s Club members and $10 for non-members. The program is free. To RSVP for breakfast or the speaker, contact B’nai Moshe at (248) 788-0600. For details, visit bnaimoshe.org.

JARC Celebrates with Earth Wind & Fire JARC resumes its celebration of 50 years of service with a night out with Earth Wind & Fire. The Grammy-winning band will perform their hits on Sunday, Nov. 3, at 6:30 p.m. at the Fisher Theatre in Detroit. “Fifty years ago, we put a man on the moon, 500,000 people attended Woodstock, Earth Wind and Fire was founded — and JARC opened its doors,” said Shaindle Braunstein, CEO of JARC. “We’re thrilled to be sharing our 50th, live and in person, with Earth Wind and Fire.”

The band has spanned the musical genres of R&B, soul, funk, jazz, disco, pop, rock, dance, Latin and Afro-Pop. They won six Grammys and four American Music Awards and have been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. They will receive the Kennedy Center Honors for Profound Artistic Impact at the Gala on Dec.8. Rob Colburn and Howard Luckoff serve as co-chairs of the event. Tickets start at $250 with a VIP Pre-Glow for $2,500+ donors and are on sale at jarc.org/golden.

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Providing Hope for Cancer Patients Bloomfield Hills native and co-founder of Imerman’s Angels, Jonny Imerman, was the keynote speaker at the annual Charach Cancer Treatment Center’s Just for You event for cancer patients and survivors Friday, Oct. 4, at Edgewood Country Club in Commerce. The event was sponsored by the Manny and Natalie Charach Family Foundation and presented by the staff of DMC Huron Valley-Sinai Hospital and the Charach Cancer Treatment Center. Imerman is originally from

Bloomfield Hills, but now lives in Chicago where he runs the mentoring program for people who have a cancer diagnosis. Just for You is a half-day educational and inspirational annual event for people living with the cancer experience. Natalie Charach, now 93, and her late husband, Manny Charach, provide hope and support through their family charity in honor of their daughter who passed away from cancer.

Polish Historian to speak on â&#x20AC;&#x153;Coming to Terms with the Holocaust in Polandâ&#x20AC;? After decades of communist marginalization of the Holocaust, Poland initially emerged as a leader in coming to terms with its difficult past. However, now there is a backlash in Poland against recognizing any guilt. A 2018 law penalizing statements on the alleged complicity of Poland in the Nazi crimes caused an international controversy, so the government revoked its most disturbing provisions. But this topic remains a key battlefield in the culture war that divides Poland today.

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â&#x20AC;&#x153;Defending the â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Undesirablesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;: Detroit Jews and the Fight for Immigrantsâ&#x20AC;? is the topic of a talk by Robbie Terman, director of the Leonard N. Simons Jewish Community Archives, at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 22, in the Maas Chapel of Temple Beth El in Bloomfield Township. The Michigan Alien Registration Act of 1931 gave immigrants a choice: register or be deported. Supporters said it was an act to protect the people of Michigan; Detroitâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Jewish leaders said otherwise. Among them was Jewish Chronicle Editor and founding Jewish News

editor and publisher Philip Slomovitz, who wrote about the trial and helped sway public opinion against the law. Terman will talk about how the Jewish community fought the law in the courtroom, in the Chronicle and from the pulpit of Beth El. The talk is part of Beth Elâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Jewish History Detectives Lecture Series. It is sponsored by Dr. Robert and Joan M. Jampel. All are welcome. A $5 donation to the Leo M. Franklin Archives is suggested. RSVP to Laura Williams at lwilliams@ tbeonline.org or call (248) 851-1100.

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purned spouses in Michigan, whether Muslim or Jewish, can take note of a recent ruling of the Michigan Court of Appeals. It involves divorce — specifically, whether a spouse can enforce a religious marriage contract in the state’s civil court system. In the appeal of a divorce case from Wayne County, a Muslim wife Muslims and Jews find unity sought to enforce a religious conmade with her Muslim husin D-I-V-O-R-C-E. tract band calling for a monetary gift to the bride (called a mahr) pursuant DAVID SACHS CONTRIBUTING WRITER to an Islamic marriage ceremony. In ruling in favor of the wife, the court cited as precedent a 1983 New York case enforcing a ketubah, the Jewish marriage contract. Both Muslim and Jewish marriage traditions are similar in that they provide financial support for the wife. But among their many differences is that the Islamic practice requires the groom to give a monetary gift to the bride before or after the wedding ceremony, while a ketubah mandates continuing support for the wife, even after a

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divorce. In the Michigan case, the Muslim wife sought the $50,000 payment required by their particular religious marriage contract but never paid. In the divorce proceedings, the husband’s attorney argued that a Michigan court could not enforce such a religious marriage contract because of the constitutional separation of church and state. The wife’s attorney argued that the monetary provision of the mahr agreement satisfied all requirements of an enforceable civil contract. When the trial judge ruled in favor of the wife, the husband appealed to the Michigan Court of Appeals. There was no existing case law in Michigan on this point, and there was disagreement among the various other states that had ruled on the issue. GETTING A GET The New York case that the Michigan court relied upon involved an ex-husband’s refusal to appear before a rabbinical court

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(beit din) regarding the issuance of a get, or Jewish divorce decree, so that his ex-wife would be free to remarry under Jewish law. By the terms of their ketubah, the husband had agreed to appear before the beit din to settle any disputes. The New York court ruled that a ketubah met all the requirements of a civil contract and that enforcing it did not violate the separation of church and state. The court ordered then the ex-husband to submit to the beit din, as required by the ketubah. The New York judges noted that citizens are free to

enter into valid contracts — including religious marriage contracts — and have them enforced in court. Representing the wife in the Michigan case was attorney Roquia Draper, a Muslim who practices family law with the firm Warner Norcross + Judd Roquia Draper in Southfield. In her legal research for the case, she came across several appellate decisions in other states that involved ketuvot. She saw a similarity with her client’s position where the wife relied on a

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violence or by a civil court order under threat of jail — is not permitted; this would be coercion, Berlin said. But the rabbis found a way around this situation to offer relief for the former wife — the husband is still required under the ketubah to support his ex-wife. A civil court can order very large punitive compensation from the husband until he supplies a get, Berlin said. Rabbis do not consider this monetary incentive, however steep, to be the bodily coercion of physical harm or confinement and will recognize a get given in response. Berlin penned an article in the December 2015 issue of the Michigan Family Law Journal advising attorneys in Jewish divorce cases to include a provision in the divorce decree for this financial incentive for the husband to provide a get. “What we’re also suggesting now is doing more prenuptial agreements that require a get in the case of divorce,” Berlin said. “It makes it easier if there is a divorce to get a get.”

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Federation will be held Oct. 25-27. Bonspiel is the name for a curling tournament. A bonspiel normally consists of several games, held during a weekend. “There are lots of reasons why our team is coming to the Detroit area,” said team member Simon Pack. “We want to personally thank the Farber family for their longtime financial support of the Israel Curling Federation (through the David and Nanci Farber Family Foundation and Jeffrey Farber Family Foundation) and also bring attention to our team, the federation and the sport. “Hopefully people will stop by and watch the tournament and give curling a try themselves someday.” The Israel team members are a diverse group with a common passion for curling. Pack, who lives in New

LEFT: Israel national men’s curling team skip Alex Pokras delivers a stone during the 2018 European Group B Championships in Austria.

Warm Welcome on the Ice Israel’s national men’s curling team hosts a tournament in Ferndale. STEVE STEIN CONTRIBUTING WRITER

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tries. Israel has a national men’s curling team that has competed in the middle group of European countries since 2015. The four men on the

team — who live in the U.S. and Canada but also are Israeli citizens — will be at the Detroit Curling Club in Ferndale this month to host and compete in a tournament that honors a philanthropic area family. The bonspiel and fundraiser for the Israel Curling

York City, is a sports management professor at St. John’s University. His teammates are Alex Pokras of Toronto, Aaron Horowitz of Chicago and Larry Sidney of Reno, Nev. Pokras, the skip (team captain), is in the computer programming field. Horowitz, the vice-skip, is employed by Restaurant.com. Sidney is an educator and personal trainer. This is their second year together. They went 3-4 last year in the European Group B Championships. Group B contains 16 countries including Belarus, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Turkey and Wales. Israel won a silver medal in the European Group C Championships in 2014, which moved it up to Group B the following year. Jeff Lutz of Bloomfield Hills was on the silver medal-winning team. With the 2019 Group B Championships coming up next month in Sweden, the Israel team also will use the

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Freshman forward Josh Nodler was placed on the Michigan State University hockey team’s top line during pre-season practice. The Oak Park resident’s line mates were fellow freshman Jagger Joshua and senior team captain Sam Saliba. “We’ll see how that looks, two freshmen that high in the lineup, but we’ve been happy with them,” MSU coach Danton Cole told the State News. “We had some offense we had to replace with Taro (Hirose) leaving (to go to the NHL), and I think those three guys will put a dent in it.” The Spartans are looking to improve on last year’s 12-19-5 record and last-place finish in the Big Ten Conference. Nodler, a Berkley High School grad, was selected by the Calgary Flames in the fifth round of the 2019 NHL draft.

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Emory University junior women’s tennis player Sasha Hartje from Bloomfield Hills won two matches but lost in the semifinals of her draw Sept. 13-15 at the season-opening Elon Fall Invitational in North Carolina. The Detroit Country Day School grad came into this season with a 13-8 career record in singles and a 9-11 career record in doubles at Emory. She was 9-4 in singles last season. There’s still room for bowlers in the Downtown Fox-MLZG B’nai B’rith league that bowls Tuesday nights at Hartfield Lanes in Berkley. Bowling will continue through Dec. 17 and resume Jan. 7-March 24. Three weeks of playoffs are March 31-April 14. For information, contact league president Justin Kaplan at (248) 672-0818 or justin-kaplan@ comcast.net.

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It was a good summer in the pool for swimmer Jim Berk. The 65-year-old West Bloomfield resident finished fourth in the 200yard breaststroke (3:12.13) and 10th in the 100 breaststroke (1:26.06) at the National Senior Games in June in Albuquerque, N.M.. He won a gold medal in the 200 breaststroke (3:13.12) and silver medals in the 50 breaststroke (:38.33) and 100 breaststroke (1:25.22) in the Michigan Senior Olympics in August at Oakland University. All were in the men’s 65-69 age group. While Berk doesn’t believe the 5,000-foot elevation in Albuquerque affected him, he’s certain a three-hour delay at Detroit Metropolitan Airport followed by a nine-hour layover at O’Hare International Airport in Chicago the day before the 100 breaststroke at the nationals slowed him down in that event. It was Berk’s third trip to the nationals. He went to Minneapolis in 2015 and Birmingham, Ala., in 2017. He earned a silver medal in the 100 breaststroke in Minneapolis in the men’s 60-64 age group.

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The Vieder brothers dominated the B’nai B’rith golf league this summer. Adam Veider and Ryan Vieder won the team championship. Jeff Vieder won the individual championship and finished in second place in the team standings with Mitch Cohen. Adam and Ryan tied for second place in the individual standings. That’s not a bad haul for the first season the brothers played in the league. Jeff has a regret, though. “I really focused on the team competition. I wanted to beat my brothers,” he said. “For me, winning the individual championship was secondary. “Are the three of us competitive with each other? Of course. Will we talk about the golf league season? We will. At some point. It’s still fresh right now.” The brothers joined the league through a connection Jeff and Ryan have with league organizer Gary Klinger. They bowl with Klinger in the Brotherhood-Eddie Jacobson B’nai B’rith league and used to play softball with Klinger in the former B’nai B’rith league. “It was fun playing in the golf league. It was a good group of guys,” said Jeff, who considers himself a

better golfer than bowler. “I haven’t quite figured out bowling yet,” he said. Adam, 33, is the youngest of the three Vieder brothers. He lives in West Bloomfield and is an emergency room physician. Jeff, 36, of West Bloomfield, owns an insurance agency. Ryan, 38, of Farmington Hills, is employed by an online custom apparel and merchandise firm. They each graduated from North Farmington High School, but they graduated from different colleges. Adam went to Michigan State; Jeff went to Walsh and Ryan went to Michigan. This was the seventh year for the golf league and the sixth at the Links of Novi. Golfers play nine holes weekly. There were 10 two-man teams this season and three substitutes. “It was a great season for competition and camaraderie,” Klinger said. “Ten is a nearly perfect number of teams. Maybe we could have one more team, but it’s already dark and cold late in the round at the beginning and end of the season.” There were 14 weeks of competition this season. Only one week was rained out.

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Larry Kaplan and Steve Matz swim regularly at the Jewish Community Center in West Bloomfield. All that hard work in the water paid off this summer when Kaplan competed at the National Senior Games in June in Albuquerque, N.M., and Matz swam in the Michigan Senior Olympics in August at Oakland University. Kaplan, 63, of Farmington Hills, swam personal-best times in every event he entered and earned a ribbon for being a part of a seventh-place 200-yard mixed medley relay team at the nationals. Matz, 67, of Franklin, won two gold medals and a silver medal at the Michigan Senior Olympics and set a meet record for the second time. Competing in the men’s 60-64 age group in Albuquerque, Kaplan was 21st of 31 swimmers in the 50 breaststroke (:42.57), 19th of 25 swimmers in the 100 breaststroke (1:36.02), 24th of 29 swimmers in the 50 freestyle (:35.42) and 15th of 20 swimmers in the 100 freestyle (1:20.74). He joined forces with Sharon Renier of Jackson, Mich., Al Hodgeman of Iowa and Lynn Sandberg of Missouri on the seventh-place age 60-64 medley relay team, which was timed in 2:52.09. Kaplan’s :41.93 relay leg in the 50 breaststroke was a personal-best time, topping the

:42.57 he swam earlier at the nationals. The chiropractor said he was surprised to learn in 2018 that he had qualified for the nationals through his performance at the Michigan Senior Olympics and he wasn’t going to go to Albuquerque but his wife, Lisa, “told me I had to go because I earned it,” he said. “It was the right decision, although it took some time to get used to the altitude in Albuqueque,” he said. “I had a great time. I met athletes from all over the country and the residents were great. When they saw you wearing a National Senior Games name tag, they always asked how you were doing.” Matz won gold medals in the 50 breaststroke (:35.78) and 100 breaststroke (1:19.81) and a silver medal in the 50 freestyle (:29.31) in the men’s 65-69 age group at the Michigan Senior Olympics. The attorney’s :35.78 clocking in the 50 breaststroke was an age-group meet record. Only one competitor of any age swam the event faster at the meet. Three years earlier, Kaplan set the meet record in the 100 breaststroke (1:21.00) for the men’s 60-64 age group. That record still stands. The breaststroke is a tough, grueling event for a swimmer of any age. Matz said he’s able to do well in the breaststroke because he began swimming it when he was a youngster and at Southfield High School. He likes the competition at the Michigan Senior Olympics, but “it’s not all about winning,” he said. “The athletes are so supportive of each other.”

Stats STEVE STEIN CONTRIBUTING WRITER Here are the final team and individual standings in the B’nai B’rith golf league this season. Points were accumulated through holes and matches won:

TEAM 1. Adam Vieder/Ryan Vieder ......................... 165 points 2. Jeff Vieder/Mitch Cohen ........................... 164 points 3. Gary Klinger/Dale Taub ............................ 153 points 4. Mike Klinger/Kerry Chaben ...................... 151 points 5. David Swimmer/Art Hurvitz ...................... 142 points 6. Rich Luger/Richard Spalter ...................... 132 points 7. Josh Baker/Josh Harvith .......................... 131 points 8. Mitch Lefton/Stu Zorn .............................. 126 points 9. Howard Genser/Lyle Schaefer .................. 121 points 10. Larry Shapiro/Marc Ruskin/Al DiPaolo .... 116 points

INDIVIDUAL 1. Jeff Vieder ............................................... 79.5 points 2. Adam Vieder ............................................ 78.5 points 2. Ryan Vieder ............................................. 78.5 points 4. Mike Klinger ............................................ 76.5 points 5. Kerry Chaben ........................................... 75 points 6. Gary Klinger ............................................. 74.5 points 7. Josh Harvith ............................................ 74 points 7. Mitch Cohen ............................................ 74 points 9. David Swimmer ....................................... 72 points 10. Mitch Lefton .......................................... 70 points 11. Stu Zorn ................................................ 69.5 points 12. Dale Taub .............................................. 68.5 points 12. Lyle Schaefer ......................................... 68.5 points 14. Josh Baker ............................................ 67 points 15. Marc Ruskin .......................................... 65 points 16. Richard Spalter ...................................... 64.5 points 17. Rich Luger ............................................. 62.5 points 18. Art Hurvitz ............................................. 62 points 19. Howard Genser ...................................... 59 points 20. Larry Shapiro ......................................... 53.5 points

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Detroit Curling Club tournament as a warm-up and training session for the major competition. The best the Israeli team has done in the Group B Championships through the years is fourth place in back-to-back tournaments a few years ago. The Detroit Curling Club bonspiel will have a maximum eight teams and 32 players. There’s a five-game guarantee and the minimum donation to play is $150 a player ($200 Canadian). There will be a dinner at 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 25, and competition will begin at 9 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 26, and noon Sunday, Oct. 27. The tournament entry fee includes the Friday dinner and lunch and dinner Saturday.

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Players can register online at israelcurling.eventbrite.co.uk. For more information, send an email to israelcurling@gmail.com. The Israel Curling Federation, founded in 2007, is a not-for-profit organization that promotes curling in the country. It sponsors several other Israel national curling teams including mixed, senior and wheelchair squads. The Detroit Curling Club, founded in 1885, is one of the oldest curling clubs in the United States. Its facility at 1615 E. Lewiston Ave. in Ferndale, which opened in 2002, has four sheets of ice and is used as a community center in the summer, when there is no curling there because of the

Meet the Israel national men’s curling team. From left are Simon Pack, Larry Sidney, Aaron Horowitz and Alex Pokras.

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Bradley Cooper Bordelove will lead the congregation in prayer on the occasion of his bar mitzvah at Temple Israel in West Bloomfield on Friday, Oct. 18, 2019. He will be joined in celebration by his proud parents, Jenny and Mark Bordelove, and siblings Blake and Carli. He is the loving grandchild of Eileen and Bob Milstein, and the late Louise and Manny Bordelove. Bradley is a student at Orchard Lake Middle School in West Bloomfield. As part of his most meaningful mitzvah project, he volunteered to work with seniors during their exercise classes at Jewish Senior Life’s Fleischman and Hechtman residences. Becca Claire Burnstein, daughter of Marcy and Ian Burnstein, will lead the congregation in prayer as she celebrates her bat mitzvah on Friday, Oct. 18, 2019, at Temple Shir Shalom in West Bloomfield. She will be joined in celebration by her brother Grant. Becca is the loving granddaughter of Joyce and Steven Shwedel, Dana Burnstein and the late Gary Burnstein. Becca is a student at Berkshire Middle School in Birmingham. For her mitzvah project, she was honored to volunteer at the Dr. Gary Burnstein Community Health Clinic in Pontiac, a facility where low-income, uninsured and the homeless receive free medical and dental care. Becca saw the

clinic’s impact and decided to ask friends and family to donate instead of giving bat mitzvah gifts: gofundme.com/ beccasbatmitzvah. Marley Samantha Eaton, daughter of Emily and Mark Eaton, will chant from the Torah as she becomes a bat mitzvah on Saturday, Oct. 19, 2019, at Temple Israel in West Bloomfield. She will be joined in celebration by her brother Jonah and proud grandparents Barbara and Lawrence Dubb, and Sharon Eaton. Marley is also the grandchild of the late Kenneth Eaton Jr. Marley is a student at Berkshire Middle School in Birmingham. She spent the last year helping and playing with children who have special needs at the Friendship Circle in West Bloomfield and looks forward to continuing after her bat mitzvah. Jack Bradley Schultz, surrounded by family and friends, will chant from the Torah as he becomes a bar mitzvah at Temple Israel in West Bloomfield on Friday, Oct. 18, 2019. He will be joined in celebration by his proud parents, Tami and Gregg Schultz, and sister Maddie. He is the loving grandchild of Sarah and Howard Jacobson, Lynne and Leslie Schultz, and Judy and Kent Siegel. Jack is a student at Warner Middle School in Farmington Hills. In recognition of his bar mitzvah, he asked his friends

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elongingness is a noun ourselves as diverse from meaning the state or those around us? Do we feeling of belonging to embrace this diversity that a group. makes us uniquely ourThere is an inherent selves and strive to include human emotional need to that within the setting we be an accepted member of entered? Or do we come a group. In general, there in with a mindset of unity is a push to move that only our diversity away from the term can complete, which of inclusion and by doing so, allows for toward the term this person’s sukkah to belonging. Verna become fit for all our Myers, noted online nation to reside in? trainer, famously As we think outside Rabbi Yarden said, “Diversity is the box to apply this Blumstein being invited to theme to our day-to-day Parshat Choel life, what is the sukkah the party. Inclusion Hamoed is being asked to in your life that you are Sukkot: dance.” Would that creating for others? Is it Exodus 33:12- a physical space, such as make belonging being empowered to 16-34:18-26; a community center of Numbers ask someone else to sorts? Is it an event or 29:26-31; dance? group? Is it an intangi“All the homeborn Ezekiel 38:18- ble, like a feeling or an 39:16. in Israel shall reside idea? in sukkot” (Leviticus Just as a sukkah 23:42). This teaches that all represents one person stepthe Jewish people are fit to ping out of the confines of reside in one sukkah. his home to experience a There are different ways of new way of living daily life, including others in our sukI believe we need to step kah. The first level is that of out of our perspectives and diversity, where we open our viewpoints. If we are to cresukkah to those who would ate a world of belongingness, not normally be invited. The I believe that it starts with second level is where we us stepping out of our social make them a part of our suk- definitions that make up the kah experience. Then there homes of our mojo and value is a level where we empower measuring systems, even if them to feel like it is their just for a week, and redefine sukkah experience. By doing a space that can be fit for this, we create a sukkah and all of our nation to reside a nation fit to reside in one in. I believe we need to step sukkah. away from our material value I think this goes one step assessments and step into a further. Not only when othhut of inherent value, which, ers step into our sukkah, to me, is equality. but when we enter others’ sukkahs, what mindset and Rabbi Yarden Blumstein is the teen approach do we enter with? director at Friendship Circle of Do we enter in with a feeling Michigan in West Bloomfield. of separation, recognizing

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wo Arab plumbers — brothers — recently refused payment from a Jewish client from Haifa after they learned she was a Holocaust survivor. On a Facebook page called Good Deeds Day, the story is told of Simon and Salim Matari who came to the home of a 95-year-old woman to “fix a routine problem.” During their visit, they engaged in conversation with the woman. She told them her “life story.” During the course of the discussion, as the plumbers were continuing their work, the woman revealed that she is a Holocaust survivor, said Simon, according to the Facebook post. She also said she has a “lone daughter,” he added.

“Her story touched my heart,” said the plumber. “At that moment, I decided not to charge her an agora,” he said, as quoted by the Good Deeds Day post. “Money is important,” Simon said, “but it’s not the most important. It’s important to be a human being.” The woman was identified in a Channel 12 TV report as Rosa Meir. The amount the plumbers would have normally charged reportedly was NIS 1,000, the equivalent of $285. On the receipt, the plumbers put the sum total at “0,” and in the column for the description of the work they had done, they wrote: “Holocaust survivor” and added the traditional Jewish greeting wishing her good health until the age of 120, and then included their names on the slip of paper.

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undreds of Israelis gathered at an IDF base Oct. 7 and set a new Israeli record for the largest number of blood donations collected in one day and one place. Some 1,567 blood donations were collected in a joint operation carried out by the Samaria Regional Council, the IDF’s Samaria Division and

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Israeli choreographer and dancer Noa Shavit in performance

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Israeli dancer/choreographer brings her talent to U-M. SUZANNE CHESSLER CONTRIBUTING WRITER

ast year, Israeli choreographer and dancer Noa Shavit auditioned before a group of international scouts looking for talent. She caught the attention of Flo Low, associate director of arts programs at the Israel Institute, and was chosen to be part of the organization’s Visiting Artists Program. Shavit is among 10 Israelis — including writers, theater directors, a musician and a puppeteer — teaching at American universities this year. University of Michigan will provide Shavit’s teaching stage through December. “It’s a great honor for me to be here, and I’m so happy to do it,” says Shavit, 36, who toured America in 2006 with Emanuel Gat Dance, a troupe started in Israel and moved to France. “I will be teaching technique more than classic dance, my point of view regarding performing and a little bit of acting. I like to explore dancing from my experience, and that has to do with keeping active from the inside with emotions, energy and imagination. “I want to show the big vari-

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eties and range of things you can do with dance and how you can develop your body according to your inner self,” Savit says. “All that helps with making a connection between the performer and the audience in how they can relate to each other.” Shavit, based in Tel Aviv and working as an instructor as well as performer, trained at the Ga’aton Professional Dance Workshop. She has been associated with Sharon Fridman, Anat Grigorio, Dede Dance Company, Nimrod Freed/Tami Dance Company and Noa Dar Dance Group. In 2018, she premiered the solo “Ingiven” as part of Tmuna Theater’s Intimidance Festival. “This is the first time I’m teaching a class outside of Israel, and I’m very excited about that,” says Shavit, who started studying dance when she was in third grade and knew by 17 that dance would be the career for her. “I love to teach and work with a range of [students at various levels].” Shavit, who is engaged to drummer Oren Tuval, will be teaching three dance classes:

practical technique, contemporary dance and dance lab. “It’s very important for me to give students the idea of creating while connecting with the audience,” she says. “They must be open and explore all the time, and that’s a level of communication. They have to be tough [to get through the rigors of dance].” Other universities participating in the program include the Juilliard School, California Institute of the Arts, University of California, University of Central Florida, Emory University and the University of Southern California. The Visiting Artists Program is only one initiative of the Israel Institute, a nonprofit based in Washington, D.C. The organization administers programs for university students to learn about modern Israel. Besides engaging with students, visiting artists share Israeli culture with American communities. “I will be happy to make connections with any organization if they want to invite me for teaching or other activities in the community,” Shavit says.

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Fitness trainer Brandon Movitz of Birmingham had no aspirations to write a children’s book. “It started as something fun for my son, Jude, 2, and my wife, Kate,” he said. “My wife and I had talked about parenting and what kind of kid we wanted to raise,” said Movitz, a member of Congregation B’nai Moshe in West Bloomfield, who couldn’t find the kind of book he enjoyed reading to his son each night. So he created his own. “NUTNIGHT is fun and filled with many life lessons specifically developed for toddlers. It’s about caring and sharing and the importance of having gratitude for the things you have,” he said. In a nutshell (pardon the pun), the book is about a greedy squirrel who ends up losing all his nuts when he won’t share them. When Movitz would read the story to Jude, he would grab the tablet from his hand looking for pictures. Movitz said he tried his hand at drawing some pictures, “realized I can’t draw and found a great illustrator — Manuela Uribe of Colombia,” he said. Soon, Jude had a book he could hold in his hands. NUTNIGHT is available online at nutnight.com and at local bookstores for $9.99. The e-book version is available on Amazon for $4.99. Jude still likes hearing the story every night, as does his 6-year-old cousin, who’s also a fan. “It’s just a fun story to hear,” Movitz says.

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Old Friends New book details 50 years of friendship with Bob Dylan, starting at a Jewish camp. STEPHEN SILVER JTA

how he believes Dylan’s Jewish background informed his later success. “[Jews] have a passion to seek out meaning and give it new expression, morally and artistically,” Kemp wrote. “That drive — along with another Jewish trait known as chutzpah — have always been strong in Bobby, and his gifts have made his expression worthy of the ages,” Kemp told JTA. Herzl Camp, where it all began, has taken notice of Kemp’s book. “Part of our mission is to build lifelong Jewish friend-

wall was a common activity.” The journey begins when they were preteen campers at Herzl Camp in Webster, Wisc., h 1957 from 1953 through 1957. In ’54, Kemp witnessed a cabin rooftop concert that he considers the then-11-year-old Bobby’s first public performance. Following the stories of summer camp concerts and hijinks, the book follows Dylan and Kemp’s time together as teenagers in Kemp’s homeCOURTESY OF LOUIS KEMP/JTA

ewish summer camp is such a crucial part of the American Jewish experience that many Jewish adults, even in their older age, likely remember the names of many of the kids in their cabins from when they were 11 years old. One of those cabins — more than 60 years ago — contained a couple of interesting young Jewish boys. Louie Kemp would go on to head his family’s seafood company and played a key role in introducing imitation king crab to the United States. Robert “Bobby” Zimmerman went on to become Bob Dylan. Kemp has written a memoir called Dylan & Me: 50 Years of Adventures (WestRose Press), detailing his friendship with the iconic singer. The author lived with Dylan for a time in Los Angeles in the early 1980s, during the period when Dylan briefly became a Christian. Kemp, who then was becoming a more observant Jew, which he remains to this day, claims credit, along with some rabbis, for bringing Dylan back into the Jewish fold a couple of years later. Kemp’s book is full of delightful, specifically Jewish details, such as Dylan’s years of participation in Chabad telethons, the time he opened the ark on Yom Kippur while being mistaken for a homeless man and the story of how Kemp arranged for Kaddish to be said for Allen Ginsburg each year on his yahrtzeit. All that, and many, many visits to Canter’s Deli. He writes specifically about

Bob Dylan, left, was the best man at his friend Louie Kemp’s wedding.

ships, so it is wonderful to see the story of a group of camp friends and how their friendship spanned decades,” Holly Guncheon, Herzl Camp’s development director, told JTA in an email. She added that Dylan sent his children to the camp. At Herzl, like many camps, campers write their names on walls for posterity, and Guncheon said that “for many years, searching for ‘Robert Zimmerman’ written on a cabin

town of Duluth, Minn., where Dylan was born, and later in Minneapolis, where Kemp attended college and Dylan briefly moved to pursue music. Even after Dylan went to New York and became one of America’s most famous men, they continued their friendship. Kemp frequently stepped away from his lucrative business, which sold fish to the restaurant industry, to hang out with Dylan for weeks at a time in

the city, Malibu, Mexico or wherever the singer was on the road. Dylan was the best man at Kemp’s wedding. Kemp said he hadn’t always intended to write a book about his friendship with Dylan, but he had been telling the stories at parties and Shabbat dinners for years and was told frequently he should collect them. A close friend of Kemp’s — a former television producer who was dying of cancer — made him promise to write the book, so he agreed. Kemp produced Dylan’s Rolling Thunder Revue, which Martin Scorsese made into an embellished documentary film. While the two men, now both in their late 70s, have known each other for more than 60 years, the book’s subtitle is “50 years of adventures,” and it’s notably missing any stories from after 2001. Kemp admits he and Dylan have lost touch of late although he said it wasn’t due to any particular falling out, and he did send Dylan a copy of the book. “I would think he’d enjoy it; it’s all positive, fun adventures that we had together over a 50-year time period,” Kemp said. “To me, it’s like a modern-day Jewish version of Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn.” OCTOBER 17 • 2019

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History of Food Safety How one scientist helped end the century of the ‘great American stomachache.’ SUZANNE CHESSLER CONTRIBUTING WRITER

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nalists intent on exposing corporate greed and government corruption in efforts to evade food safety measures. Blum, a Pulitzer Prize-winner and director of the Knight Science Journalism Program at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, will talk about her book and current food safety issues when she appears at the Metro Detroit Book & Author Society Luncheon to be held Monday, Oct. 21, at the Burton Manor in Livonia. Other authors discussing their latest projects include novelist Susan Isaacs (Takes One to Know One), memoirist Bridgett Davis (The World According to Fannie Davis: My Mother’s Life in the Detroit Numbers) and New York Times TV critic James Poniewozik (Audience of One: Donald Trump, Television and the Fracturing of America). “I really love taking a forgotten moment in history, in this case a largely forgotten chemist, and returning him to the public stage, where he should be,” says Blum, married to retired arts and history writer Peter Haugen. “I’m really glad to give Harvey Wiley another moment in the sun because he was so important to this MARK BENNINGTON

hile doing research for her most recent book, science writer Deborah Blum learned about Nathan Straus, the Jewish founder of Macy’s. At the turn of the 20th century, Straus became a huge advocate for pasteurized milk. In New York during that time, many children were dying from milk-borne pathogens, and he set up free pasteurized milk stations. “Nathan Straus doesn’t get enough credit for what he did,” says Blum, author of The Poison Squad: One Chemist’s SingleMinded Crusade for Food Safety at the Turn of the Twentieth Century (Penguin Group). “I spend some time in my book talking about the problems of unpasteurized milk and how dangerous it was. Because Straus had roots in Europe, where they were much more advanced in pasteurization, he proactively used this issue to save lives. “Straus is one of my personal unsung heroes. I love unsung heroes and sing about them.” The hero at the center of the new book is Dr. Harvey Washington Wiley, a Purdue University chemistry professor named chief chemist at the Department of Agriculture in 1883. Wiley began the investigation of food and drink fraud and did human tests on young men known as the Poison Squad. Blum’s book recounts Wiley’s work over 30 years, most notably with the passage of the Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906. She also calls attention to the jour-

paradigm-shifting moment in American history in which we decide that the government should engage in consumer protection starting with food and drugs. “I like to remind people that a single person can make a difference, and Wiley is a great example of that. At a time when we can feel washed away by all the political mechanics around us, it’s important to realize that people who stand their ground, hold to an issue and stubbornly refuse to give up on what matters actually change things.” Blum, 64, and influenced to study science by her entomologist father, Murray Sheldon Blum, moved on to journalism and graduated from the University of Georgia. She worked as a general reporter before specializing in science journalism as taught at the University of Wisconsin, which prepared her for covering important environmental issues from Alaskan glaciers to Hawaiian volcanoes. Blum’s books have included The Monkey Wars about differing views on research animals, The Poisoner’s Handbook about the development of forensic science and Sex on the Brain: The

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The Metro Detroit Book & Author Society Luncheon will be held Monday, Oct. 21, at the Burton Manor in Livonia. Book sales begin at 11 a.m. Lunch and speaker program start at noon. Book sales continue after lunch and during book signings. $40. bookandauthor.org. (586) 685-5750.

Biological Differences Between Men and Women. “I spend a lot of time looking at history because I believe you never understand where you are until you also understand how you got there,” says the author, whose personal religious history is traced to Jewish heritage from Germany and Russia. Blum, whose books individually take less than three years to research and write, feels her release of The Poison Squad was very timely. “If I had written this pro-regulation book when Barack Obama was president, it wouldn’t have had nearly the traction of saying we really need to preserve the safety net,” she says. “In the Trump administration, long-standing regulations are being rolled back.” Blum’s Michigan talk will cover dramatic examples in the fight for regulations — past and present. “I’m going to talk some about that myth of 19th-century food, which is in the era before any federal food regulations,” she says. “The University of Michigan medical historian Howard Markel and I were on a panel together, and he describes the 19th century as the century of the ‘great American stomachache.’ “We have labels now, which we did not have in the 19th century, and there’s good information on those labels. Our food labels still are not as transparent as I would like them to be.”

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“Atitlan,” a memory of Lake Atitlan in Guatemala, by Bob Aronson

Celebration in Art Bob Aronson joins artists in a tribute to late artist/educator Stanley Rosenthal. KERI GUTEN COHEN STORY DEVELOPMENT EDITOR

hree artists, linked by my universe, my second home. a man who provided a About seven years ago, the late haven for them to proEugene Applebaum, [a Metro duce art, will present their work Detroit community leader,] in “Inked: An Exploration of dedicated the studio to me; Process,” which will have an it’s now the Robert Aronson opening from 6-9 p.m. Friday, Intaglio Studio. The intaglio Oct. 18, at Galerie Camille, room is the only place to make 4130 Cass Ave., Detroit. etchings and that’s hard to The artists are Bob Aronson, come by.” Mary Rousseaux and Vernard Rousseaux, a painter, runs Rubens. The man who created the studio and is teacher/mena master printmakers worktor to Aronson and Rubens. shop at Wayne State University Each has new work represented for them was the late Stanley in the show. Rosenthal, a dedicated art edu“My theme is places of cator for 46 years. remembered beauty — land“Inked” is a tribute to scapes about memory,” said Rosenthal — of the Cleveland Aronson, who has about 25 Browns hat and suspenders. pieces in the show, including a “Stanley was a lot of things large centerpiece that’s a view — a wonderful artof the Jezreel Valley, ist, a bird watcher details where Federation’s like me, a gourmet “Inked” will show Partnership2Gether Chinese chef and a until Nov. 7. Galerie region is located. really dear friend,” “This is a celebraCamille is open said Aronson, fortion of our working from noon-5 p.m. mer head of the together and of Thursday-Saturday. Jewish Federation of Stanley. This is a big Metropolitan Detroit Galeriecamille.com. deal for me,” Aronson and current senior said. “We’re a team. development adviser there. “We Our work is very different but found each other about 16 years complements each other.” ago, and he made the print stuAronson, who marks 30 dio at WSU available to me on years at Federation this month, Saturdays, which enabled me to says as he steps away from his do what I am most passionate job at the end of the year, that about — printmaking. “art will be even more import“That studio is the center of ant to me.”

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AT THE MOVIES The documentary Where is My Roy Cohn? opens Oct. 18 at the Landmark Main Art Theater in Royal Oak. The title refers to President Donald Trump’s reported lament about former Attorney General Jeff Sessions. Trump thought Sessions should be a ruthless protector of his interests, like his former business lawyer Roy Cohn (1927-1986). Most people know Cohn for his role as chief counsel to Sen. Joseph McCarthy during McCarthy’s Communist witch hunts in the ’50s. Far fewer know that Cohn, a closeted gay man, had a big hand in getting gays ousted from federal jobs in the early ’50s. The film also covers his years in private practice (1960-1985), when many famous people hired Cohn because he was a “bulldog fixer.” The film’s website describes his tactics: “Always attack; never admit blame or apologize; use favors and fear to ensure support for your objectives; expertly manipulate the media to gain advantage and destroy your opponents; lie shamelessly, invalidating the idea of truth; weaponize lawsuits; evade taxes and bills; and, most importantly, inflame the prejudices of the crowd by scapegoating defenseless people.” Zombieland 2: Double-Tap is a sequel to the exciting and funny film Zombieland (2009). All the original stars have returned. In the original, Jesse Eisenberg, now 36, starred as Columbus, a nerdy guy who has cleverly avoided becoming a zombie. Eventually, he meets up with three other survivors, played by Abigail Breslin, Emma Stone and Woody Harrelson. The four eventually

bond and, as the film ends, they stave off a big zombie attack. The original film, which had a lot of wry humor, was a big critical and box-office hit. The sequel finds the quartet meeting up with four new survivors, one of whom (“Madison”) is played by Zoey Deutch, 24. (Opens Oct. 18). Ruben Fleischer, 44, who directed the original (his first feature), returns as the director of Double-Tap. Since 2009, Fleischer has directed two other big boxoffice hits: Gangster Squad (2013) and Venom (2018). Paul Wernick, 47, who co-wrote the original, co-wrote Double-Tap. By the way, about two years ago, Breslin disclosed that her paternal grandmother was Jewish. JEWISH JOKE TIME I don’t want to ruin it by re-telling the jokes here. I will just describe them without giving away much. First, there are two Jewish jokes, both about the Holocaust, in episode #4 (this season) of the Netflix series Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee. They are told by non-Jewish comedian Ricky Gervais to host Jerry Seinfeld, 65. Gervais does not claim credit for writing these jokes. Neither joke is offensive. The first one, I would say, is “insightfully amusing.” The second one is so profound that it really isn’t a joke in the conventional sense. Seinfeld was so stunned by the power of this joke that he said, “That is a novel in a joke.” The second joke, or very witty remark, occurs about 30 minutes into Between Two Ferns: The Movie (an original Netflix film). Host Zach Galifianakis catches-up with actor Paul Rudd, 50, and peppers him with some Jewish questions, including “Are you a practicing Jew?” See how Rudd responds to this question.

On The Go TOT/TORAH SHABBAT 5:45 pm, Oct. 18. At Temple Emanu-El. Tot Shabbat followed at 7 pm by Simchat Torah celebration. Multi-generational choir and musicians. Free and open to the community.

JET MUSICAL Oct. 18-Nov. 3. The JET Theatre will wrap up the season at its new location in Walled Lake, 1124 E. West Maple Road. Audiences will be seated at tables in an immersive setting for Cabaret. Performances are at 8 pm on Fridays, 5 pm and 8:30 pm on Saturdays, and 2 pm on Sundays. Tickets are available at jettheatre.org or by calling 248788-2900. Ticket prices: $47 for adults, $44 for seniors and military, and $16 for students with a valid ID. Cabaret is appropriate for age 13 and up.

SUNDAY, OCT. 20 KNITTING CIRCLE 9:30 am, Oct. 20. The Sisterhood of Adat Shalom invites you to join them as they continue to make scarves, hats and afghans for charity. At the synagogue. No experience necessary. Info: 248851-5100.

PARENTING ADVICE 9:30-10:45 am, Oct. 20. Navigate parenting through a Jewish lens with Jackie Issner, PhD, LP, and Rabbi Rachel Shere at Adat Shalom. The series, intended for anyone with a role caring for children ages 7-12, is co-sponsored by the Adat Shalom-Beth Achim Learning Community, Adult Learning Department and Sisterhood. Additional dates for the program are 11/17, 12/8, 1/12, 2/9, 3/15 and 4/26. Each class is selfcontained. No charge for Adat Shalom members; nonmembers $5 per session. RSVP by the Thursday before each session: 248-626-2153, sshapiro@ adatshalom.org.

PLARNING PARTY 10 am-noon, Oct. 20. At Congregation B’nai Moshe in West Bloomfield. Everyone is invited to help; no experience necessary. Plarning is slicing

plastic shopping bags into strips, knotting those strips into “plarn” (plastic yarn) and knitting or crocheting them into mats (or baskets, hats, etc.) B’nai Moshe is plarning mats for the homeless that will be donated to the Washtenaw County Delonis Center Homeless Shelter. For info: 248-788-0600.

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MONDAY, OCT. 21 HOLIDAY EVENT 5 pm, Oct. 21. At Adat Shalom. Families of all ages are invited to celebrate. Light dinner (registration required, 248-8515100), followed by two learning opportunities at 5:45: “PJs, Stories and Song” with Rabbi Bergman and Hazzan Gross for younger families; “Torah Tidbits,” learning for older students, teens and adults with Dr. Melissa Ser. At 6:30 pm., all are invited to sing, celebrate and dance with Torah scrolls during the Hakafot and service.

TUESDAY, OCT. 22 LECTURE SERIES EVENT 7 pm, Oct. 22. At Temple Beth El for the Jewish History Detective Lecture Series. “Defending the ‘Undesirables’: Detroit Jews and the Fight for Immigrants.” RSVP: Laura Williams 248-851-5100 or lwilliams@tbeonline. Suggested donation: $5 to Leo M. Franklin Archives.

AWARDS NIGHT RSVP for Oct. 28. Kadima Community Awards Night will be held from 5:30-8 pm at the Townsend Hotel in Birmingham. Cocktail reception, hors d’oeuvres and awards. Complimentary event. Register: 248-663-4330 or allison@ kadimacenter.org.

WEDNESDAY, OCT. 23 FOR JEWISH GRANDPARENTS 10:30-11:45 am, Oct. 23. An eight-week class at the Jewish Community Center in West Bloomfield sponsored by JLearn. “Beyond Being A Bubbie” will be taught by Rabbi Michele Faudem. Tuition: $120. Register at jlearn. online or call 248-205-2557.

DON GIOVANNI Michigan Opera Theatre’s 2019-20 a season opens Oct. 19 with Mozart’s Don Giovanni, considered to be one of the best operas of all time. The opera tells the famous Don Juan story and features lavish costumes and beautiful music. Lorenzo Da Ponte, the librettist of Don Giovanni, was born Jewish (and later converted.) Set in 18th-century Spain, the opera follows the philandering titular character on his relentless pursuit of women. When an attempted conquest ends in murder, Giovanni receives a ghostly visitor who delivers retribution. Sung in Italian with English supertitles. MOT will offer a free opera talk an hour before the performance. Ticket prices range from $39 to $160 and can be purchased at MichiganOpera.org.

OCT. 22-23 ARLO GUTHRIE Folk legend Arlo Guthrie plays at the Ark in Ann Arbor Oct. 22 and 23 at 8 p.m. This year marks the 50th anniversary of the movie Alice’s Restaurant, based on his song. To commemorate the occasion, Arlo has arranged a special to revisit the incredible events that began on Thanksgiving in 1965. For this tour, Arlo will be joined on stage by longtime collaborators Terry “A La Berry” Hall (drums), Steve Ide (guitar, vocals) and Carol Ide (vocals, percussion). “I didn’t think I was gonna live long enough to have to learn ‘Alice’s Restaurant’ again,” Arlo says with a smile. “It was a quirky kinda thing to begin with. Nobody writes an 18-minute monologue expecting fame and fortune. The initial success of the song really took me by surprise more than anyone else … I’m surely looking forward to it again being a centerpiece of my live repertoire.” Tickets: $85 gold circle, $75 reserved, $50 general admission at theark.org.

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1:30-3 pm, Oct. 23. The National Council of Jewish Women/ Michigan will hold a six-session spousal bereavement support group at Congregation Shaarey Zedek, 27375 Bell Road, Southfield. No charge, but donations are appreciated. Registration for all six sessions is required: 248-355-3300, ext. 0 or mail@ncjwmi.org.

COOKIES & DREAMS 5-7:30 pm, Oct. 23. Friends of Camp Mak-A-Dream, Michigan Chapter present this fundraiser at the Somerset Collection, 2800 W. Big Beaver Road in Troy. Taste cookies from participating area bakers and cast votes for the official 2019 Favorite Camp Mak-A-Dream cookie. There will be children’s entertainment and activities, as well as complimentary food and beverages. Adult tickets are $60; children under 17 pay their age; children under 3 are free. Camp Mak-A-Dream is a cost-free camp, located in Montana, for children, teens and young adults with cancer. Info: 284-723-5575 or campdreammich.org.

TRIBUTE CONCERT PLANNED 6-10 pm, Oct. 23. “Back Home Again: A Tribute to John Denver” will be held at Temple Israel in West Bloomfield. Tom Becker (formerly of the New Christy Minstrels) and his band will perform beloved melodies of John

Denver at the JET Gala. The event will feature a strolling dinner and dessert. Tickets are available by calling the box office at 248-7882900. $180 for dinner and show; $75 for show only.

THURSDAY, OCT. 24 POTTERY CLASS 11 am-1 pm, Oct. 24. Sponsored by the Active Life at the Jewish Community Center, West Bloomfield. Pottery classes for adults taught by Allison Berlin. All supplies included; class punch card available. Cost: $165 for 12 punches (one free class). RSVP: 248-432-5467 or rchessler@ jccdet.org.

SUPPORT GROUP 2-3:30 ppm, Oct. 24. Lewy Body Dementia Support Group will meet at Jewish Family Service, 6555 W. Maple Road, West Bloomfield. For caregivers and family members of those diagnosed with LBD and a separate meeting available for those who have an early diagnosis of LBD. Meeting the fourth Thursday of each month (except November). This is a Rinne Lewy Body Dementia Initiative group from Michigan Medicine at U-M. For more information or additional meeting locations: Renee Gadwa at rgadwa@med.umich.edu or call 734-764-5137.

AUTHOR TO SPEAK 7 pm, Oct. 24. At the Berman, 6600 W. Maple Road, West Bloomfield. Award-winning journalist and author Martin Fletcher will discuss his newest novel, Promised Land: A Novel of Israel. This free event is in celebration of the 60th anniversary of the Jewish Community Center’s Henry & Delia Meyers Library. The book will be available for sale and the author will sign copies after a short Q&A. A dessert reception will follow. Registration is recommended: theberman.org or call 248-661-1900. Compiled by Sy Manello/Editorial Assistant. Send items at least 14 days in advance to calendar@ thejewishnews.com.

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vid runner Shosh Abromovich often applies her marathon mindset toward her career goals. After many years in digital media, she earned the title of market president for iHeartMedia Toledo this past May. Abromovich, 33, is a Hillel Day School and Berkley High School alumna, who graduated from Michigan State University (MSU) in 2008 with a degree in communications. Three days after she finished college, she began her career in Metro Detroit as an account executive for Clear Channel, which later became iHeartMedia. In this role, Abromovich learned the position wasn’t just about sales — it was about affecting the marketing and business growth of every type of business iHeartMedia encompassed. “One day you’re meeting with a forklift company and the next you’re meeting with a retail type of business,” Abromovich said. “You get to be the one to come up with the really great and creative ideas to get someone interested in those products.” From there, Abromovich became a digital media manager at iHeartMedia at

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“I was completely fascinated with how targeted you can get and the data you can collect by using digital marketing.” The Abromovich family

age 25. “I was completely fascinated with how targeted you can get and the data you can collect by using digital marketing,”

she said. “I wanted our account executives to understand and help educate their clients about our amazing digital assets.” Abromovich continued growing with iHeartMedia as a general sales manager. She took on more responsibility and ran her own team of account executives. She was also in charge of overseeing radio stations Mix 92.3 and WJLB 97.9. After a couple of years, she was promoted to senior vice president of sales for the Toledo market, and almost to the day of her 11th anniversary with iHeartMedia, Abromovich landed the role of market president. “We have seven amazing radio stations and sell the entire country out of our market,” Abromovich said. “We plan great national and local events, including the iHeart Radio Music Festival.” Abromovich credits her success within iHeartMedia to the culture of the company. “Someone did take a risk on me by putting a 25-year-old in management, and that’s not something every business would do. I really appreciate and respect my company for seeing that I have that potential.” When Abromovich isn’t working, she loves to spend time with her husband and high school sweetheart, Scott Abromovich, and their 19-monthold daughter, Hayden. They reside in Huntington Woods with their beagle Leroy and attend Congregation Beth Shalom. Abromovich is also a marathon-runner, completing her 16th marathon this year. “I love getting people into the sport and encouraging them to participate in marathons,” Abromovich said. “This idea ties perfectly to my job in management because you can give them all the tools and tips, but they ultimately still have to do it for themselves. And then seeing them succeed and cross that finish line, is the best feeling as a manager.”

Val’s Delicatessen

enu items drawn on a blackboard got me anticipating the new deli coming to West Bloomfield. With Val’s Delicatessen, immigrant Val Uzilov is climbing the next rung of his American dream ladder. This time, he has a business partner in Carey Gerchak. Members of Esther both families Allweiss Ingber fill out the team Contributing that will operWriter ate what Carey called a “casual, New Yorkstyle deli.” The location is Crosswinds Mall, on Orchard Lake Road at Lone Pine. Chef Val worked 25 years previously at Steve’s Deli in Bloomfield Township, becoming famous for his chicken soup. Brimming with noodles, white chicken and carrots, Chef Val’s soup has won nine trophies in the professional category of Congregation Shir Shalom’s annual Chicken Soup Cook-off in West Bloomfield. Born in Azerbaijan, in the former Soviet Union, Val continues a family tradition of chefs with their own restaurants. At age 13, he began working in Uncle Lazar Uzilov’s “big restaurant in Russia.” After this uncle moved to West Bloomfield, he sponsored Val and family to join him in 1993. “He came for a better life, bigger opportunities,” said Val’s daughter, Shifra Uzilov. At first, Chef Val assisted his uncle at Orchard Family Restaurant, now Greek Islands Coney Restaurant, in West

Bloomfield. Two more uncles, both local, have owned restaurants. Val’s Delicatessen will have a scratch kitchen. Breakfast will be big with a separate menu and items throughout the day. On weekends, “we’ll feature special things Val’s going to cook, so there’s always something differBusiness partners Val Uzilov and Carey Gerchak ent,” Carey said. The website and a chalkboard will list At the new deli, Toma Uzeli specials. will again serve as her husHot and cold display cases band’s sous chef, son Erik will will contain carryout entrees. do back inventory, prep and Among the rotating choices cleanup, and Shifra will be a will be more Chef Val speserver and co-manager with cialties: stuffed cabbage, short pastry chef Alexis Gerchak. ribs, lamb chops, chicken pot The crew delivering throughpie, gefilte fish, and chicken out Metro Detroit are Erik, baked with cranberry, apricot Carey’s husband, Richard, and or lemon. Alexis’ boyBesides daily friend, Alan, Val’s soups, regular who is designchoices will ing the website. Delicatessen include beef bar“We’ll all be 4301 Orchard Lake Road, ley, mushroom doing a little West Bloomfield barley, chicken bit of every(248) 973-8037 noodle, chicken thing,” said rice, matzah ball Carey, who and kreplach. met Chef Val at Steve’s Deli. Dinners consist of entrée, She will continue teaching at soup or salad and two sides, nearby Doherty Elementary, such as vegetables, potatoes where Shifra’s two children and rice. Prices should be attend. affordable for middle-class The 3,000-square-foot diners. space still being put together Chef Val will cater Jewish features an open kitchen and and non-Jewish holidays and a grab-and-go case. Black and events. white were chosen for a sim“Customers with big carryple, elegant look. out orders can pull up in front Val’s Deli opens the end of or around the back for easy October. Hours will be from 8 access,” Carey said. a.m.-9 p.m. daily.

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t turns out that even if you can’t make the trip to Ireland, it’s possible to experience true Irish hospitality right here in Michigan. Sullivan’s Public House, known for its farm-to-table menu and dedication to Irish food, beer, whisky and tradition, just earned the highest honor possible. It has topped the list of the world’s best Irish Pubs — located outside of Ireland. IrishCentral.com shared the news recently, which followed a poll of more than 5 million readers. “What makes an Irish pub so special?” the article on IrishCentral.com reads. “No matter where you are in the world the Irish pub is like an unofficial embassy, a bastion for Irish people abroad and a haven for those who love the Irish, their food, drink and culture … Our poll in search of the best Irish pub outside of Ireland had a clear winner with entrants from all over the world. And the winner is … Sullivan’s Public House, in Oxford, Michigan.” Husband and wife Jerry and Jamie Cremin opened Sullivan’s Public House five years ago with a strong emphasis on hospitality. Sullivan’s Public House is ocated at 23 N. Washington St. in downtown Oxford. Visit sullivanspublichouse.com for more information.

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CHARLES DAVIS, 70, of Boynton Beach, Fla., died Oct. 7, 2019. Mr. Davis is survived by his wife of 40 years, Laura Davis; son and daughter-in-law, Benjamin Eric Davis and Christine Rivera-Davis; daughter, Sarah Corinne Davis; granddaughter, Selah Elizabeth Davis; mother-in-law, Muriel Weinberg; sister and brother-in-law, Gail and Barry Perlowe; brother and sister-in-law, Neil and Ilene Davis; brother-in-law and sisters-in-law, Richard and Wendy Weinberg, Karen Weinberg and Sandra Wright. He was the devoted son of the late Donald and the late May Davis; the loving sonin-law of the late Harvey Weinberg; the dear brother-inlaw of the late John Wright. Interment was at Adat Shalom Memorial Park. Contributions may be made to American Heart Association, 27777 Franklin Road, Suite 1150, Southfield, MI 48034, heart.org/ HEARTORG/; or NAMI, National Alliance of Mental Illness, 2107 Wilson Blvd., Suite 300, Arlington, Va. 22201-3042, nami.org. Arrangements by Ira Kaufman Chapel.

IRENE KEMPER FOX, 99, of West Bloomfield, died Oct. 8, 2019. She is survived by her daughter and son-in-law, Barbara and Irving Tukel; son and daughter-in-law, Jeffrey and Leah Fox; grandchildren, Hallie and Ryan Jaffe, Lindsey Fox Wagner and Jordan Wagner, and Jodi and Paul McDonald; great-grandchildren, Sloane and Brooke Jaffe, Nathan and Caleb Wagner, and Kemper and Talia McDonald; nieces and nephews, Cathy and Bill Eisenberg, Karen Lutz and Jack Fox. Mrs. Fox was the beloved wife of the late Nathan Fox; the dear sister of the late Lillian Davis. Interment was at Beth El Memorial Park. Contributions may be made to Temple Israel, Caring Community Fund, 5725 Walnut Lake Road, West Bloomfield, MI 48323, temple-israel.org; Hospice of Michigan, 43097 Woodward Ave., Bloomfield Hills, MI 48302, hom.org/donations; JARC, 6735 Telegraph, Suite 100, Bloomfield Hills, MI 48301, jarc.org; Jewish Hospice & Chaplaincy Network, 6555 W. Maple, West Bloomfield, MI 48322, jewishhospice. org; or Yad Ezra, 2850 W. 11 Mile Road, Berkley, MI 48072, The sooner you call, the more we can help.

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SUE FREHSEE, 92, of West Bloomfield, died Sept. 28, 2019. She is survived by her daughter, Marion Frehsee; son and daughter-in-law, Howard and Karen Frehsee; grandchildren, Nicole and Joel Mazur, and Eric and Elyse Frehsee; great-grandchildren, Maya and Sadie Mazur, and Hanna Blake Frehsee. She is also survived by Karen’s parents, Marvin and Claire Tamaroff. Mrs. Frehsee was the beloved wife of the late Henry Frehsee; the loving sister of the late Shirley and the late David Major. Interment was at Clover Hill Park Cemetery. Contributions may be made to Jewish Hospice & Chaplaincy Network, 6555 W. Maple, West Bloomfield, MI 48322, jewish hospice.org. Arrangements by Ira Kaufman Chapel.

two years (1958-60) in the U.S. Army Second Infantry Division at Fort Benning, Ga., as draftsman specialist four with noted accommodations. He provided an oral history to the Holocaust Memorial Center, which can be read at holocaustcenter.org/ visit/library-archive/oral-histo ry-department/frumin-arnold. Throughout the years, Mr. Frumin enjoyed an active life of downhill skiing, white water rafting, playing basketball and chess. He was an avid gardener, chef and challah baker. He volunteered for Jewish Meals on Wheels, dropping off meals and spending time talking to the recipients on his busy route. He helped teach chess, math and Jewish studies to children of family and friends. He designed his own home in Southfield and drove his two Chevy Corvettes. Mr. Frumin is survived by his beloved cousins, Annette Frumin Elyazam (who was like a sister to him) and her children, Avital and Raz Elyazam. He will be missed by many loving family and friends who knew him as “Uncle Arnie.” He was the son of the late Avigdor (Victor) and Dreisel (Theresa Schwartz) Frumin, both murdered in WWII. He was the nephew of the late Meyer (Mike) and Ilene Frumin, who acted as his second set of parents after the war. Interment was held at Adat Shalom Memorial Park in Livonia. Arrangements

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cherished father of the late Scott Cantor and the late Hal Cantor; the proud grandfather of the late David; the devoted son of the late Ethel and the late Herbert Goldman. Interment was at Clover Hill Park Cemetery. Contributions may be made to Jewish Family Service, 6555 W. Maple Road, West Bloomfield, MI 48322, jfsdetroit.org; or Temple Israel, 5725 Walnut Lake Road, West Bloomfield, MI 48323, temple-israel. org. Arrangements by Ira Kaufman Chapel. CHARLOTTE GOLDSTEIN, 77, of West Bloomfield, died Oct. 10, 2019, peacefully at her home with those who loved and cared for her by her side. Charlotte or â&#x20AC;&#x153;Charâ&#x20AC;? as she liked to be called resided for all her 77+ years in the Detroit area. A 1960 graduate of Oak Park High School, Char became the office manager at Dr. Wilkeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s dental office for 38 years. Whenever you entered the office, you were greeted by her wonderful smile. She also took pride in the many years that she volunteered at the Holocaust Memorial Center in Farmington Hills as a docent. More recently, she would tell you in her own words, how much pleasure and joy she received from the countless hours that she spent at Friendship Circle in West Bloomfield, something she truly loved doing. Char formed a loving bond and a genuine friendship with the individuals with special needs who attended Friendship Circle.

Char was known for always preparing mandelbread and bundt cakes. She always seemed to have them readily available in her freezer and all you had to do was ask and youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d receive. Mrs. Goldstein was preceded in death by her husbands, Michael Berman and Ronald Goldstein. She is survived by her dearest friends, Penny and Harvey Brode; their children and grandchildren; her truly devoted and loving partner, Michael Rosett; his children and grandchildren; countless other friends and acquaintances. Family and friends of Char would like to say thank you to Cassie, Darlene and Trish for being so compassionate and caring. Interment was held at Adat Shalom Memorial Park Cemetery in Livonia. Contributions can be made to the Friendship Circle. Arrangements made by Dorfman Chapel. LESLIE KUTINSKY, 86, of Farmington Hills, died Oct. 5, 2019. He is survived by his wife of 61 years, Donna Kutinsky; children, Brian Kutinsky and Michael Neuman, Susan and Eric Herschman, and Alexis and Paul Middle; grandchildren, Eve, Leah and Ari Kutinsky, Carly, Jake and Emma Herschman, and Sebastian, Anya and Sasha Middle; brother, Jerome Kurtis; brother-inlaw, Stanton Freeman. Mr. Kutinsky was the cherished father of the late Craig Kutinsky and the late Jodie Kutinsky; the dear brother-inlaw of the late Beverly Kurtis,

and the late Alex and the late Arlene Freeman. Interment was at Machpelah Cemetery. Contributions may be made to Hospice of Michigan, 43097 Woodward Ave., Bloomfield Hills, MI 48302, hom.org/donations; or University of MichiganGifts and Records, Craig Jon Kutinsky Scholarship FundAllocation # 716310, Attn: Jeannie Moody-Novak, 3003 South State St., Suite 8000, Ann Arbor, MI 48109. Arrangements by Ira Kaufman Chapel. GERALD â&#x20AC;&#x153;JERRYâ&#x20AC;? NEFF, 84, of Bloomfield Hills, died Oct. 3, 2019. He is survived by his wife of 61 years, Rita Neff; son and daughter-in-law, Kevin and Jodi Neff; daughter and son-in-law, Gayle and Darrin Elias; daughter-in-law,

Beth Baver-Neff; grandchildren, Michelle Neff, Andrew and Lisa Neff, Alissa Neff and her fiance, Ridge Woods, Adam, Alli, Emily and Zack Neff, and Matthew, Josh and Marlee Elias; great-grandson, Samuel Howard Neff; brother-in-law and sisters-in-law, Jerry Kazdan and Alice Fialowski, and Sabra Shekter; many loving nieces, nephews and wonderful friends. Mr. Neff was the cherished father of the late Howard Neff; the loving brother of the late Herman and the late Helen Neff. Interment was at Clover Hill Park Cemetery. Contributions may be made to Relay for Life West Bloomfield Chapter, 20450 Civic Center Drive, Southfield, MI 48076, bit.ly/ 2p8tyBP; or Henry Ford Health System, Howard M. Neff Fund for Vision Restoration, 1 Ford Place, 5A, Detroit, MI 48202, henryford.com/giving.

Arrangements by Ira Kaufman Chapel. FLORENCE NEIMAN, 91, of West Bloomfield, died Oct. 3, 2019. She is survived by her son and daughter-in-law, John and Marie Neiman; daughter, Lorie Kessler; grandchildren, Matthew and Amy Kessler, Adam and Hannah Kessler, and Rachel Kessler; great-grandchildren, Ethan, Madison and Emerson Kessler. Mrs. Neiman was the beloved wife of the late Lester Neiman. Interment was at Beth El Memorial Park. Contributions may be made to Jewish Hospice & Chaplaincy Network, 6555 W. Maple, West Bloomfield, MI 48322, jewishhospice.org; Jewish Family Service, 6555 W. Maple Road, West Bloomfield,

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may be made to Temple Beth El, 7400 Telegraph, Bloomfield Hills, MI 48301, tbeonline.org/ donate. Arrangements by Ira Kaufman Chapel. CAROL ANN SOHIGIAN, 80, of Farmington Hills, passed away Sept. 20, 2019. A beautiful woman, Carol was Miss Oak Park and Miss Concord in her early life. She had a passion for writing. She is survived by her daughter, Stephanie (Robert) Wineman; grandchildren, Alexandra, Caroline and Gwyneth Wineman; devoted sisters, Marilyn (Dr. Harvey) Saperstein and Lenore (Dr. Freddie Averbuch) KatzAverbuch; many loving niec-

es, nephews, great-nieces and great-nephews. Carol was the beloved daughter of the late Shirley and late Paul Frank; sister-in-law of the late Dr. Stuart Katz. Interment was at Machpelah Cemetery. Contributions may be made to Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation, .themmrf.org; or Parkinson’s Foundation, 30400 Telegraph Road, Suite. 150, Bingham Farms, MI 48025; or to a charity of one’s choice. Arrangements by Hebrew Memorial Chapel. LEONARD ZEIDMAN, 88, of West Bloomfield, died Oct. 5, 2019. He was a veteran of the Korean War. Mr. Zeidman is survived by his son and daughterin-law, Loren and Nancy Zeidman of Farmington Hills; daughter and son-in-

law, Rosalyn and Kenneth Fox of Buffalo Grove, Ill.; brothers, Donald Zeidman of Arizona, Edward Zeidman of California; grandchildren, Jennifer Zeidman, Michael J. Zeidman, Natalie and Steven Klumb, Laine Fox, Judi and Jason Yokubison, Carly Amhowitz, Blake Amhowitz; special cousins, including Susan Gavorin and Tony Bosman; special friend, Dolores Bloch. He was the beloved husband of the late Miriam Zeidman; dear brother-in-law of the late Louise Zeidman and the late Charlotte Zeidman. Contributions may be made to a charity for Israel or to a charity of one’s choice. Services and interment were held at Adat Shalom Memorial Park in Livonia. Arrangements by Hebrew Memorial Chapel.

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my wife, Pam, and I were on vacation in the Upper Peninsula a couple of weeks ago. We love it up there. It is rather idyllic (unless you don’t like winter and lots of snow, of course), peaceful and friendly. Yet, this rather remote part of Michigan, with only a few towns of any size, is also not immune to anti-Semitism. While we were in the U.P. on Sept. 21, Temple Jacob in Hancock was vandalized. Its doors and walls were besmirched with Nazi swastikas and SS symbols (see Corrie Colf ’s story in the Oct. 3, 2019, issue of the JN). Temple Jacob is one of the oldest congregations in Michigan. It was established in 1889 during the Upper Peninsula’s copper mining boom, an era when Michigan produced more copper ore than any place on Earth. The cornerstone for the current synagogue itself was laid in 1912, when there were about 100 Jewish families in “Copper Country.” Now more than 100 years old, it’s an architectural gem, one of the area’s iconic structures. The stained glass alone is worth the visit. It is still a bit hard to believe that Temple Jacob was targeted. While acknowledging that anti-Semitism is a global problem, President David Holden said, “I was just disappointed that it finally happened here — this is not the character of the community.” Well, Holden is right, but there is a good part to the story — local citizens soon pitched in to help clean the walls of

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nyone who has read the JN — or any other major newspaper, for that matter — over the past few years knows there has been a resurgence of anti-Semitism in America and around the globe. It seems not a week goes by without a story of an act of anti-Semitism in a European nation such as Mike Smith Alene and France, Germany Graham Landau or Poland. Just Archivist Chair last week on Yom Kippur, two people were shot and killed outside of a synagogue in Halle, Germany. And then there are American tragedies, such as the shooting at the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh, Pa., that took place a year ago Oct. 27. Although anti-Semitism has a 2,000-year history, its recent resurgence is a sad reality of today’s world. Moreover, it is not something limited to a few isolated incidents Michigan is not immune to such anti-Semitism. For example, Temple Beth-El in Battle Creek has suffered damage twice this year. To add insult to injury, so to speak, a month ago, on Sept. 17, some fool raised the Nazi swastika flag at an elementary school in Battle Creek. As Lakeview Schools Superintendent Blake Prewitt said in a statement: “It is disturbing that an individual would use school grounds as a platform to promote such ideals.” Indeed. At an elementary school, no less! I thought about this when

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