DJN January 16, 2020

200 Jan. 16-22, 2020 / 19-25 Tevet 5780

$

thejewishnews.com

On the Border

Clergy trip gives local rabbi a firsthand view of the immigration situation.

See page 15

OF LIVONIA

STORE CLOSING

TOTAL LIQUIDATION

Due to the huge remaining inventory we have contracted with a Liquidation Co., to liquidate our entire inventory to

19¢ ~29¢ ON THE DOLLAR

Some of the worlds finest Handcrafted Oriental Rugs, from Persia and surrounding countries, New & Antique, Traditional or Contemporary, in Every Shape and Size, Must All Be Sold.

NOW YOU CAN FIND THE RUG OF YOUR DREAMS! 248.965.4446

8 MILE RD.

FARMINGTON RD.

20414 FARMINGTON RD. (S. OF 8 MILE) , LIVONIA

OPEN EVERYDAY 10AM - 6PM

contents Jan. 16-22, 2020 / 19-25 Tevet | VOLUME CLVI, ISSUE 24

Views 5-11

Jews in the D Standing Together 12 Anti-Semitism event in Brooklyn draws a diverse show of unity against hate.

Remember the Stranger 15 HIAS trip to U.S.-Mexico border gives local rabbi a view into the immigration situation.

Expanding Civil Rights 20 New ballot initiative seeks to expand civil rights protection to Michigan’s LGBTQ community.

More Than Pretty Voices

12

22 Local cantors explain the breadth and responsibility of their role.

Shabbat Lights

On the cover:

Celebrating MLK

Shabbat starts: Friday, y, Jan. 17,, 5:09 p p.m.

Shabbat ends: Saturday, Jan. 18, 6:14 p.m.

Cover photo/credit: Participants on a HIAS trip to the U U.S.Mexico border pra pray overlooking El Pas Paso/ Rebecca Kirzner/H Kirzner/HIAS

23 Rabbi Capers Funnye to headline event for Coalition for Black and Jewish Unity.

Cover design: Kelly Kosek

Moments

* Times according to Yeshiva Beth Yehudah calendar.

Faces & Places 24

28

Spirit Torah portion 30

22 On the Go Events/Editor’s Picks 37

Nosh Nosh News 39

Sports Bouncing Back from Tragedy 40 Kenny Goldman Basketball League still going strong at the JCC.

Quick Hits

Eretz

41

Israeli Teens Create Cutting-Edge Rocket Alert App

Stats 42

31

Arts&Life Life Choices 32 A Bronx Tale takes audiences back to a 1960s street scene.

Etc. The Exchange Soul Danny Raskin Looking Back

43 45 53 54

Fit and Ready 34 Local actress returns to play a writer’s late first wife in Blithe Spirit.

39 thejewishnews.com Online Exclusives • Dr. Ethan Goldstein’s Peloton Ride for 365

Violinist’s Saga 35 Song of Names melds Holocaust, mystery and music.

Celebrity Jews 36

32

OUR JN MISSION: We aspire to communicate news and opinion that’s trusted, valued, engaging and distinctive. We strive to reflect diverse community viewpoints while also advocating positions that strengthen Jewish unity and continuity. As an independent, responsible, responsive community member, we actively engage with individuals and organizations dedicated to enhancing the quality of life, and Jewish life, in Southeast Michigan.

JANUARY 16 • 2020

|3

THANK YOU, MICHIGAN! YOU ARE A TRUE FRIEND OF THE IDF

THANKS TO YOUR SUPPORT IN 2019, FIDF TOUCHED THE LIVES OF OVER 105,000 SOLDIERS, VETERANS, AND BEREAVED FAMILY MEMBERS.

SAVE THE DATE

WOMEN OF VALOR LUNCHEON

FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT

ANNUAL DINNER

248-824-6208 | MICHIGAN@FIDF.ORG

TUESDAY, MAY 12

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 29

FIDF MIDWEST REGION – MICHIGAN CHAPTER

WWW.FIDF.ORG

FRIENDS OF THE IDF IS A 501(C)(3) NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATION. CONTRIBUTIONS ARE TAX-DEDUCTIBLE TO THE EX TENT PERMITTED BY LAW. ©2020 BY FRIENDS OF THE ISRAEL DEFENSE FORCES. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED WORLD-WIDE.

Need Help with an IRS or State Tax Problem?

As featured on:

Call the experts at

1-800-TAX-LEVY (829-5389) Let our team of Attorneys, CPAs, Tax Consultants and former IRS Revenue Officers provide you with immediate relief from IRS and State tax problems.

Ŕ Tax Liens Ŕ Collection Notices Ŕ Penalties Ŕ Unfiled Tax Returns Ŕ Audits

Why Choose Levy & Associates to help with your tax problems? Ŕ

22 years of specializing in tax resolution and working with the IRS and State Taxing Authorities

Ŕ

We have helped thousands of clients nationwide to save tens of millions of dollars each year!

Ŕ

Unlike other firms, all work on your account is kept in-house

D.D.: Client owed the IRS $110,203. Our firm negotiated an Offer in Compromise to settle the debt for $12,226.

Ŕ

A+ rating with the Better Business Bureau

L.J.: With our assistance, client’s IRS debt of $1,014,078 was reduced to $100,490.

Lawrence B. Levy, President

S.D.: Owed the IRS $207,214.

With our help, the case was settled for $7352.

Sincerely,

Call us today to answer your questions or to schedule a meeting and say goodbye to those sleepless nights!

1-800-TAX-LEVY (829-5389) www.levytaxhelp.com

We Listen …. We Care … We Help!

HQ: 28400 Southfield Road., Lathrup Village, Michigan 48076

4 |

JANUARY 16 • 2020

Views jewfro

Shirts Off to Diane Starr

T

he year was 1963 and E. J. Korvette was looking for a lady’s man. The discount department store (not named for Eight Jewish Korean War Veterans) needed someone to head up women’s wear at their branch in Roseville, Ben Falik Michigan.

That man was Seymour Birnbaum. Fifty-six years later I learned to tie a bowtie.

A few things happened in between.

Seymour clocked out for the last time at the Westchester Korvette’s and, with his wife, Jeanne, and daughter Diane, swapped their apartment in Flushing for one in Oak Park.

Twenty-five years later, Korvette’s remained only as a $74.55 Retail Clerks Union pension for Seymour and a milk crate of heavily played vinyl for Diane, collecting dust in a house two miles north of her parents’ place.

A mother of two young children, with an English degree from Wayne State University, Diane was not looking for a career in retail. Until retail came looking for her.

The Shirt Box, nestled on 10 Mile between Southfield and Evergreen, had “a gal” on the floor there and that gal had broken her leg (not on the floor there).

An ad in the Jewish News that ran the month Diane started working at the Shirt Box told readers to look no further “whether you’re looking for a Tony Lambert Sweater or Damon Dress

Ben and Diane

shirt.” It didn’t take long for Diane to realize that men needed plenty of help to live up to the expectation that they “dress like a mensch … in today’s fashion-conscious world” because piano key necktie.

“Men will listen. And I’m 4’11” so they can see me and how well their shirt and tie pair in the mirror even if I’m standing in between.”

Diane came to know her product because she ordered her own — nine months ahead, never too many of any one shirt that you’d see it on two pulpits, and don’t settle for dull just because it’s big and tall.

And she came to know her customers. Big, tall Bad Boys kept coming back after they retired and could count on her to help them transition from basketball uniforms to pleats and then graduate to something contemporary “where you could still sit down safely.” Bob Seger and Alexander Zonjic might just hear themselves, along with

other customer favorites on the ever-eclectic Diane Starr Radio Pandora station.

When fashion changes created choppy waters, Diane was a North(west) star generations of gentlemen could sail toward to navigate Regis Philbin monochromatics or the prodigious pocket squares popularized by Steve Harvey.

And if it was a family member looking for a gift — say, for Bobby Ferguson to be the Best Dressed Defendant — the Shirt Box would have his most recent measurements saved.

If there was something not quite right about the shirt, there was Diane. Stubborn crease that ought not make the evening news? She’d steam it while Huel waited. Neck too tight for Tommy? She had a bag of thread that would make Joseph blush and would move the button until it fit the Motor City Cobra like an unshed skin.

Then there was Keith, the humble office supply salesman — the man that kept the

Shirt Box’s pencils sharp and pens in ink.

The little ditty about Keith and Diane is indeed about two American kids doing the best they can. Both comfortably beyond the hold-on-to-16as-long-as-you-can plan, they were a match made in menswear. The way they found each other (with help from Rod Brown; and the Beach Boys … live in concert!) and the way they fit together (like a navy blazer with anything) was so seamless it rendered Rabbi Dannel Schwartz virtually (but not actually) speechless when he officiated their wedding in 2008.

“Perfect is imperfect, imperfect is perfect” — that’s how Diane described the finishing touch on my expertly tied bowtie and, true to form, she proved to be the imperfectly perfect Shirt Box steward for more than 30 years there.

After decades weathering fashion and financial tempests — from recession to rayon, e-commerce to Z. Cavaricci, Northwestern Highway construction to trucker hats — the Shirt Box has gone the way of Korvette’s.

Diane’s grandchildren are now the age her kids were when she went to work. At 98, her dad is quite particular about how she makes his oatmeal when she visits each morning after her 40 minutes on the treadmill. (Keith is on his own for breakfast.)

Fortunately for us, Diane is taking her talents down Orchard Lake Road and will no doubt be suited to serve as the first-ever saleswoman at Baron’s.

JANUARY 16 • 2020

|5

Views

ANTI-SEMITISM & SECURITY FORUM

essay

A Message from Federation: Invitation to Forum on Anti-Semitism

Beverly Liss

Alan Jay Kaufman

W

e’ve said goodbye to the festive lights of Chanukah and move forward into the first days of our secular calendar. Before we close the books on 2019, however, we want to offer a sincere thank you to every one of our supporters, volunteers and participants who continue to make the work of the Jewish Federation possible.

We are grateful to report that 2019 was a year of exceptional generosity and commitment.

Thanks to more than10,000 donors, we were once again able to raise and distribute the resources necessary to take care of those in need and support Jewish life throughout Metro Detroit, as well as in Israel and around the world.

We continue to change and evolve with the times, but — because of you — Detroit remains one of the most vibrant

letters

Why the Jews?

Thank you for publishing Rabbi Aaron Starr’s column “Why the Jews?” (Jan. 2, page 6) on the causes of anti-Semitism and what Jews should do about it.

Rabbi Starr says it all except as pointed out in David Schraub’s separate column on current right-wing anti-Semitism in the

and cohesive centers for Jewish life to be found anywhere.

We must also acknowledge the challenges that emerged over the past year. In particular, anti-Semitism has risen throughout the world and we have seen, for the first time in history, continuous acts of violence perpetrated against Jewish people living in the United States. The Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh, Chabad of Poway in San Diego and now the heinous series of assaults in New York, culminating in the attack on a rabbi’s residence in Monsey: These murderous acts of anti-Semitic violence signal a terrible new paradigm in our society and demand a sustained response to protect our Jewish homes, businesses and houses of worship.

Security for our community is a central priority for the Jewish Federation. Our expanded community-wide security team collaborates closely with local organizations as well as with local and national law-enforcement entities — including the Secure Community Network, a national homeland security organization working on behalf the American

Jewish community.

Beyond security measures, education and ongoing communication are essential in this effort.

For this reason, we invite our entire community to a forum on anti-Semitism and our local response, to be held at Adat Shalom Synagogue on Thursday, Jan. 23, at 7 p.m., in partnership with ADL Michigan and JCRC/AJC. There, we will hear from local leaders, clergy and law enforcement professionals on their efforts to confront anti-Semitism and security concerns.

We wish to offer our deepest sympathy and support to all those affected by these crimes, and we look forward to a time when hatred and bigotry are finally eradicated. Until then, one thing is certain: Standing together as a strong and proud community, we will not be deterred from living active and joyous Jewish lives.

Jan. 2 JN. We need to stop pointing fingers and follow Rabbi Starr’s direction.

on the weekends. I was on the Volunteers for Israel Advanced Program from Dec. 6-22.

We worked on an Air Force base the first week and a paratrooper base the second week.

The soldiers and commanders expressed appreciation that we had come from America to help them.

For me, it was a gratifying experience.

The tours on the weekends

— Harvey Bronstein Southfield

Volunteers for Israel Volunteers for Israel (VFI) has several new programs that combine volunteering on an IDF Base in Israel with touring

Beverly B. Liss is president of the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit and Alan Jay Kaufman is president, United Jewish Foundation of Metropolitan Detroit.

The forum will include a panel discussion with local rabbis, school administrators and community leaders discussing how the recent rise in anti-Semitism — including lethal attacks on Jewish institutions in other communities — has affected our synagogues, Jewish schools and community. A second panel will feature security professionals and local law enforcement, along with the directors of ADL Michigan and JCRC/ AJC to discuss security, as well as actions community members can take.

David Kurzmann, senior director of community and donor relations for the Jewish Federation, will moderate.

Professor Howard Lupovitch of Wayne State University will open the event with remarks about the new wave of anti-Semitism, its historical context and the impact of recent events on Jewish life in the United States. An audience Q&A with the members of both panels will follow the discussions.

Panelists include: • Rabbi Azaryah Cohen, Frankel Jewish Academy • Rabbi Jen Lader, Temple Israel • Rabbi Asher Lopatin, JCRC/AJC • Special Agent Joseph P. Lupinacci, FBI Detroit Division • Carolyn Normandin, ADL Michigan • Rabbi Yisrael Pinson, Chabad in the D • Gary Sikorski, director, JFMD community-wide security The event takes place Jan. 23, at 7 p.m., at Adat Shalom Synagogue. The event is free, but seating is limited.

Attendees should register in advance at jewishdetroit.org/forum.

were wonderful as well. We went to the Machane Yehuda Market in Jerusalem for a food-tasting experience, visited a Herodian Fortress in the Judean Desert and went stargazing in the Negev.

I enjoyed the combination of volunteering and sightseeing. For me, it was a one-of-a-kind experience.

Volunteers for Israel is associated with Sar-El, a nonprofit that administers the program in Israel. Volunteers typically spend continued on page 11

6 |

JANUARY 16 • 2020

Q

Know someone going through a difficult time?

Â… Call jhelp at 1-833-44J-HELP Â… Visit jhelp.org Â… Chat online with a staff member or schedule a call at jhelp.org

Â… Do all of the above

We Have Answers. Jhelp.org Supported through the generosity of The Jewish Fund and the D. Dan and Betty Kahn Family Foundation.

JANUARY 16 • 2020

|7

Views commentary

It Was Time for an Administration to Break Foreign-Policy ‘Rules’

F

or 20 years, he had sowed terror and confusion throughout the Middle East with impunity. As head of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), Qassem Soleimani was the mastermind of the world’s leading state sponsor of terrorism, as well as the second most powerful person within that oppressive Islamist theocracy. No matter how much mayhem he spread, he believed that he was untouchJonathan able. And three American Tobin administrations run by both Democrats and Republicans validated that belief, forgoing opportunities to kill the man who had the blood of many Americans and countless Syrians, Lebanese, Israelis and others on his hands.

But following the orchestration of attacks on American forces in Iraq and the staging of an assault on the U.S. embassy in Baghdad, Soleimani’s get-out-of-jail free card that he had been given by the international community and successive American presidents expired.

When an American drone killed him

along with the leader of Iran’s Iraqi terrorist auxiliaries, what happened was more than a settling of scores. It proclaimed to the world that the old rules by which Iran had been able to do its worst against the United States, Israel and the West — never to face any consequences — were no longer valid.

Much like his moves to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital and move the U.S. embassy there, Trump’s authorization of the attack on Soleimani proclaims that he has thrown out the foreign-policy rulebook that had restrained America in the past — rules that wound up shielding bad actors like Soleimani.

There’s no way of knowing how far the Iranian regime will go in order to retaliate for the major blow they have received.

American citizens and assets are now at risk. Yet it is also possible that, as was the case with Trump’s pro-Israel policies, predictions of the world blowing up over this will be exaggerated.

What we do know is that this is likely to prove a crucial moment in the history of the modern Middle East. For 40 years since the Islamic Revolution took place in Iran,

the regime has been able to go on pursuing its agenda of regional hegemony via terror and subversion with the West acting as if it could not or would not try to do much about it.

Indeed, the guiding principle of the Obama administration’s foreign policy was an effort to appease and accommodate the Iranians, no matter what they did. President Barack Obama said he hoped the nuclear deal he negotiated with Tehran in 2015 would enable the regime to “get right with the world.” But the ayatollahs didn’t want that opportunity. What they wanted was the West’s seal of approval for their nuclear program and access to foreign markets to sell the oil that would finance their pet terrorists like the IRGC. the regine bluffed Obama into conceding point after point in the negotiations to where the pact actually guaranteed that Iran would eventually get a nuclear weapon, while at the same time enriching and empowering the regime. And after that, it doubled down on its adventurism, laying waste to Syria while consolidating control in Lebanon and attempting to do the same in Iraq. continued on page 10

Arthur M. Horwitz Executive Editor/Publisher ahorwitz@renmedia.us F. Kevin Browett Chief Operating Officer kbrowett@renmedia.us | Editorial Associate Editor: Jackie Headapohl jheadapohl@renmedia.us Story Development Editor: Keri Guten Cohen kcohen@renmedia.us Digital Editor: Allison Jacobs ajacobs@renmedia.us Multimedia Reporter: Corrie Colf ccolf@renmedia.us Social Media Coordinator: Chelsie Dzbanski cdzbanski@renmedia.us

Editorial Assistant: Sy Manello smanello@renmedia.us Senior Columnist: Danny Raskin dannyraskin2132@gmail.com Contributing Editor: Robert Sklar rsklar@renmedia.us Contributing Editor: David Sachs Contributing Arts Editor: Gail Zimmerman gzimmerman@renmedia.us Contributing Writers: Nate Bloom, Suzanne Chessler, Ben Falik, Louis Finkelman, Stacy Gittleman, Barbara Lewis, Karen Schwartz, Mike Smith, Steve Stein

The Detroit Jewish News (USPS 275-520) is published every Thursday at 29200 Northwestern Highway, #110, Southfield, Michigan. Periodical postage paid at Southfield, Michigan, and additional mailing offices. Postmaster: send changes to: Detroit Jewish News, 29200 Northwestern Hwy., #110, Southfield, MI 48034.

8 |

JANUARY 16 • 2020

Kelly Kosek, Michelle Sheridan

| Detroit Jewish News

Advertising Sales Vice President of Sales and Business Development: Carol Kruemmer ckruemmer@renmedia.us Sales Manager: Keith Farber kfarber@renmedia.us Account Executives: Kelsey Cocke, Annette Kizy

Partner: Arthur M. Horwitz ahorwitz@renmedia.us Partner: F. Kevin Browett kbrowett@renmedia.us Partner: Michael H. Steinhardt

| Business Office Operations Manager: Andrea Gusho agusho@renmedia.us Operations Assistant / Event Coordinator: Ashlee Szabo Circulation: Danielle Smith Billing Coordinator: Pamela Turner

How to reach us see page 10

jn

1942 - 2020 Covering and Connecting Jewish Detroit Every Week

| Production By Farago & Associates Manager: Scott Drzewiecki Designers: Jessica Joannides,

To make a donation to the DETROIT JEWISH NEWS FOUNDATION go to the website www.djnfoundation.org

They don’t have to hit rock bottom Recovery from an addiction or mental health concern can begin today. Let us help you bring hope and healing to your family.

Professional Interventions

Treatment

Recovery and Family Coaching

Case Management

Career Coaching

PAM FEINBERG-RIVKIN, rn

STEVE FELDMAN

FOUNDER & CEO Trained Interventionist

CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER Trained Interventionist

Recommendations

Sober Transportation

248.538.5425 FeinbergConsulting.com

2020 Census Jobs Available!

Excellent Pay Flexible Hours Paid Training dĞŵƉŽƌĂƌLJ WŽƐŝƟŽŶƐ

Apply Online Today!

2020census. gov/jobs 1-855-JOB-2020 (1-855-562-2020)

Federal Relay Service: (800) 877-8339 TTY / ASCII www.gsa.gov/fedrelay dŚĞ &ĞĚĞƌĂů ZĞůĂLJ ^ĞƌǀŝĐĞ ;&ĞĚZĞůĂLJͿ ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƐ ƚĞůĞĐŽŵŵƵŶŝĐĂƟŽŶƐ ƐĞƌǀŝĐĞƐ ƚŽ ĂůůŽǁ ŝŶĚŝǀŝĚƵĂůƐ ǁŚŽ ĂƌĞ ĚĞĂĨ͕ ŚĂƌĚ ŽĨ ŚĞĂƌŝŶŐ͕ ĂŶĚͬŽƌ ŚĂǀĞ ƐƉĞĞĐŚ ĚŝƐĂďŝůŝƟĞƐ ƚŽ ĐŽŶĚƵĐƚ ŽĸĐŝĂů business with and within the federal government.

The U.S. Census Bureau is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Form D-467 September 2018

JANUARY 16 • 2020

|9

Views COMMENTARY continued from page 8

Contact Us

Visit the JN website

www.thejewishnews.com NEWS UPDATES Watch videos and read the latest news about Metro Detroit’s Jewish community. thejewishnews.com

MANAGE YOUR SUBSCRIPTION Renew your subscription, change your postal or email address, forward for your vacation, report a missed delivery. thejewishnews. com/my-account

LIFE-CYCLE ANNOUNCEMENTS Submit your life-cycle announcement, as well as obituaries — and learn about deadlines and fees. thejewishnews.com/lifecycleannouncements

COMMUNITY EVENTS Submit your community events for the JN calendar and find deadline information. thejewishnews.com/calendar

SUBMIT STORY IDEAS/ LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Share your news or ideas. thejewishnews.com/contact

READ THE ONLINE EDITION Read the weekly online version of the JN print edition with a subscription. thejewishnews.com/ web-edition

SIGN UP FOR NEWSLETTER Sign up for our daily or weekly email newsletter. thejewishnews.com/newsletter

LOCATIONS SELLING COPIES OF THE JN Visit thejewishnews.com/whereto-buy for a list of stores and boxes.

BACK ISSUES OF THE JN The Detroit Jewish News Foundation’s William Davidson Archive of Jewish Detroit History contains more than 330,000 pages of content — spanning more than 100 years — from the Jewish News and its predecessor publication. It is fast, free and accessible via djnfoundation.org

ADVERTISE

Connect with the JN sales team. thejewishnews.com/advertise

DEPARTMENTS

SUBSCRIPTIONS:

General Offices: 248-354-6060 Advertising: 248-351-5129 Circulation: subscriptions@renmedia.us Classified Ads: 248-351-5116 / 248-234-9057 Advertising Deadline: Friday, 11am Editorial Fax: 248-304-8885

1 year $85 2 years $153 3 years $204 1 year out-of-state $125 2 years out-of-state $225 Online only $36

Detroit Jewish News | 29200 Northwestern Highway, Suite 110 | Southfield, MI 48034 OUR JN MISSION: We aspire to communicate news and opinion that’s trusted, valued, engaging and distinctive. We strive to reflect diverse community viewpoints while also advocating positions that strengthen Jewish unity and continuity. As an independent, responsible, responsive community member, we actively engage with individuals and organizations dedicated to enhancing the quality of life, and Jewish life, in Southeast Michigan.

10 |

JANUARY 16 • 2020

The premise of much of the criticism of Trump’s decision on Soleimani rests on a false assumption. Those who lament the president’s trashing of conventional wisdom act as if he has upset a tradition that safeguarded American interests and lives.

But it did nothing of the kind.

What happened in Syria as Iran and its ally, President Bashar Assad, lay waste to that country was the direct consequence of American appeasement. The same is true of Iran’s ability to essentially take over Lebanon through its Hezbollah henchmen. And in recent weeks, Tehran’s efforts to do the same in Iraq involved direct attacks on Americans, culminating in the assault on the U.S. embassy in Baghdad, bringing up troubling memories of both the 2012 Benghazi debacle and the seizure of American hostages during the takeover of the U.S. embassy in Tehran in 1979.

The argument against Trump’s foreign policy is that his actions are ill-considered, disregarding the advice of both experts and allies, and endangering the peace of the region and the world. Obama administration alumni, in particular, are saying that Trump is squandering chances for peace that the nuclear pact created.

No matter; the opposite is true. Killing Soleimani won’t start a war; Iran has been waging a hot war against America and its allies for years. Like Trump’s much-needed action in pulling out of a dangerous nuclear deal and reimposing

sanctions on Iran — and even adding some new ones — the Soleimani operation makes it clear to Iran’s leaders, perhaps for the first time, that the costs of their provocations are now going to be borne by them, and not only their foes or the helpless population that groans under their despotic rule.

Playing by the rules — rules that served the interests of a rogue regime — is what endangered American lives and interests by making Iran stronger and feeling less constrained about employing its brutal and bloody tactics.

It is to be hoped that Iran’s remaining leaders are chastened, as well as angered by what has happened to their indispensable man of terror.

Perhaps they will comprehend that the tables are turned, and it’s now time for them to start backing down, lest they find themselves embroiled in a conflict in which they will have far more to lose than the United States.

Whether or not that happens, it’s also time for the chattering classes to stop pretending that Trump is the problem. It was high time that someone had the nerve to break the wheel that perpetuated Iran’s power and violence. Whatever happens next, a world in which the world’s leading state sponsor of terror is afraid of the United States can’t be much worse than one in which the ayatollahs have nothing but contempt for the Washington’s resolve to defend American interests.

Jonathan S. Tobin is editor in chief of JNS—Jewish News Syndicate.

Views

Cherie Selis LETTERS continued from page 6

EILEEN PLUNKETT

one to three weeks living and working on a non-combat IDF army base alongside Israelis and other volunteers from around the world. The program offers a way to contribute to the State of Israel in a very direct way.

Most Read on the Web

For additional information about the program, email michgan@vfi-usa.org, visit vfiusa.org or call Carol Kent or Ed Kohl at (248) 420-3729.

— Cherie Selis Farmington Hills

CORRECTION This photo from the story “Shabbat Dinner” in the Dec. 12, 2019, issue misidentified the teens. The photo is of Lexi Finkelstein and Dalia Michaelson.

Open Culinary Combo 9. Father and Son Find Hope Through Friendship House 10. Amazon Criticized for Selling Each month, the JN will let you Christmas Ornaments with know the stories that were read Auschwitz Images most often online. If you missed Tops on Facebook any, go to thejewishnews.com 1. Bubbie’s Kitchen Episode and search for them by title.

Here’s what was most popular in 4: Mom’s Crispy Onion December.

Dressing Top 10 on the Web 2. Father and Son Joey and 1. Val’s Delicatessen Josh Roberts/Friendship Circle Coming Soon 3. Friendship House 2. A Christmas Tree Says 4. Amazon Criticized for Selling Something Christmas Ornaments with 3. The Queen of Everything Auschwitz Images (Allee Willis) 5. A Christmas Tree Says Something 4. American Rabbi Suspected Top Instagram Posts of Running Baby Trafficking 1. Culinary Combo Chanukah Network Basket giveaway 5. Allee Willis - Detroit 2. Chanukah Art Contest Native and Acclaimed 3. Menorah in the D Songwriter 4. Father and Son Joey and 6. Temple Israel’s Major Josh Roberts/Friendship Circle Expansion 5. Beaumont’s Moonbeams for 7. Siggy Flicker Real Sweet Dreams Housewives 8. Mother and Daughter Duo

Amanda & Allie: When Josh and Jodie Jacob’s daughter Allie was diagnosed with Infantile Spasm Syndrome, they didn’t know what her life would look like.

The second daughter in the Jacobs family, Allie suffered long-term cognitive and developmental delays. But those delays haven’t stopped her from making and becoming an amazing friend thanks to Friendship Circle.

The Jacobs hoped Friendship Circle would be a support system for them to help Allie participate in activities and connect with other children. She began attending after school and weekend programs at age 3. Barely able to walk and still learning much of her speech, Allie was welcomed with open arms and met Amanda Smith, her first Buddy.

“I was a sophomore in high school when I met Allie,” Smith says. “Becoming her Buddy changed the path of my life. I fell in love with working with kids with special needs. I learned how they see life and love everyone.”

Amanda is now on staff at Friendship Circle as a volunteer coordinator helping

TWENTY-FIVE YEARS

A Friendship that Changes Lives

to connect teens with the Buddies who will change their lives.

Now in sixth grade, Allie can be seen surrounded by other children with various special needs playing with their Buddies.

“Friendship Circle has become a second home,” Jodie says. “This is the only place she can really be herself.

Kids have the most growth in places where they can be the most comfortable, and we see that here for Allie.”

Josh adds, “When you have a child with special needs, you’re not sure how to dream for them or what they will accomplish. Friendship Circle has opened opportunities for Allie’s entire life. We now know she is able to be a great friend. We have hopes for her that we didn’t imagine before.

“Whether you have a child with special needs or are looking for something to support, come and see these programs and the people helping right in our community,” Josh adds. “Don’t be afraid to reach out. The help and support are here.”

Get involved, go to friendshipcircle.org/ foreverfriendship JANUARY 16 • 2020

| 11

Jews in the D

Standing Together Anti-Semitism event in Brooklyn draws a diverse show of unity against hate.

W

hen some 25,000 people gathered in New York City on Sunday to stand against anti-Semitism, West Bloomfield native Rabbi Leah Sternberg was there.

Sternberg, who today serves as assistant rabbi of Congregation B’nai Jeshurun in Short Hills, N.J., made her way from the packed Foley Square in lower Manhattan and across the Brooklyn Bridge with another member of the clergy and a group of some 50 congregants in a show of unity.

“I think it was a moment where so much of the community was able to come together and set aside those things that are incredibly divisive for a greater purpose, and in solidarity with a group of people they may or may not agree with on a lot of things,” Sternberg said.

“I think that was the biggest part about it for me, the ability

H TE ANTI-SEMITISM UNMASKED

for an incredibly divided Jewish community to rally together in that way.”

Anti-Semitism has been on the rise, with a December attack on a kosher supermarket in Jersey City, N.J., and a machete stabbing during a Chanukah candle-lighting at a rabbi’s home in Monsey, N.Y., making national headlines. The New York City Police Department also stepped up its presence in Brooklyn neighborhoods with large Jewish communities following a spate of anti-Semitic incidents at the end of the year.

Chanting “No hate. No fear.”, marchers who had hopped flights, and boarded overnight

and early-morning buses from around the East Coast, Canada and Cleveland joined with New Yorkers from congregations of many stripes as they sang and waved signs calling for safety and promoting Jewish pride.

New York politicians Gov. Andrew Cuomo and U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer spoke ahead of the march, as a sea of people, among them a group from the Franciscan Brothers of Brooklyn and representatives from the Sisterhood of Salaam Shalom, a network of Muslim and Jewish Women, prepared to cross the iconic bridge.

Event organizers included the Jewish Community Relations Council of New York, the Anti-Defamation League, the New York Board of Rabbis, the American Jewish Committee and the UJA-Federation of New York.

“Today, we do not simply walk over a bridge, we begin continued on page 14

12 |

JANUARY 16 • 2020

COURTESY RABBI LEAH STERNBERG

KAREN SCHWARTZ CONTRIBUTING WRITER

Rabbi Leah Sternberg of Congregation B’nai Jeshurun in Short Hills, N.J., a West Bloomfield native, and another clergy member came to the Brooklyn anti-Semitism rally with a group of nearly 50 congregants.

RIGHT FROM TOP: Participants waited hours in Manhattan to cross the Brooklyn Bridge to attend an anti-Semitism event in Brooklyn.

Crowds moved slowly on the Brooklyn Bridge. Participants displayed placards condemning hate and promoting solidarity. Members of the Sisterhood of Salaam Shalom, a Muslim and Jewish women’s group, showed love is stronger than hate.

JANUARY 16 • 2020

| 13

KAREN SCHWARTZ

RIVKA SEGAL

RIVKA SEGAL

RIVKA SEGAL

MINNESOTA ORCHESTRA Osmo Vänskä, conductor Elina Vähälä, violin UMS Choral Union

JAN 25

Jews in the D

Saturday 8 pm Hill Auditorium

continued from page 12

“I think that was the biggest part about it for me, the ability for an incredibly divided Jewish community to rally together in that way.”

— RABBI LEAH STERNBERG

ALL-SIBELIUS PROGRAM Snöfrid (Snowy Peace), Op. 29 Violin Concerto in d minor, Op. 47 7]QTLSR] 2S MR ) ƫEX 1ENSV 3T “Only Vänskä could deliver a Sibelius Symphony that promises to be as exciting as this.” (The Times, London)

Presenting Sponsors: Frances Mauney Lohr Choral Union Endowment Fund

Supporting Sponsors: James and Nancy Stanley, Gerald (Jay) and Christine Zelenock, and the UMS Medical Community Endowment Fund

734.764.2538 ——— U M S . O R G

ON SALE NOW

JAN 21 - FEB 2 • FISHER THEATRE BroadwayInDetroit.com, ticketmaster.com, 800-982-2787 & box office 313-872-1000; Groups (12+) Groups@BroadwayInDetroit.com (subject: A Bronx Tale) or 313-871-1132; and oc Jan 26.

14 |

JANUARY 16 • 2020

building better bridges between all denominations of Jews, and between Jews and non-Jews,” said Eric S. Goldstein, CEO of UJA-Federation of New York.

“Building bridges means putting aside our differences, religious and political, and calling out anti-Semitism and all forms of hate wherever we see it. The purpose of today’s march is to loudly and publicly proclaim that an attack on a visibly Orthodox Jew is an attack on every Jew, an attack on every New Yorker and an attack on every person of good will.”

Young and old, families with children in strollers, groups in brightly colored hats and individuals waving Israeli flags came in a steady stream across the bridge for hours, emerging into Cadman Plaza for a program featuring speeches by community leaders as well as music by singer Matisyahu and Jewish a cappella group the Maccabeats.

Sternberg, who moved to New Jersey six months ago, said she feels the march’s message, which brought together Jews and allies, is universal.

“While this was an event that happened in New York, it was really for everybody,” she said. “Though it rallied around recent events in the New York tri-state area, the same things that we were out there marching for, raising our voices, rallying for in New York are things that are relevant in

Detroit, in Cleveland, that are relevant all over the world.”

Ann Arbor native Ari Axelrod, an actor and director who moved to New York in 2016 and lives in Manhattan, said though he is active and outspoken on social media about the steep rise in anti-Semitism and how to fight it, he ultimately decided not to attend Sunday’s rally. He’d heard about it well in advance and even made plans to meet people there, but Friday morning’s news of a strike that killed Iranian commander Qassem Soleimani convinced him to stay home.

“I think that stirred the pot a little too much,” he said. “I wasn’t confident that I would be safe or that the community would be safe. I’m thrilled that I was proven wrong, but I wasn’t in a place to take that chance.”

While the march provided a space for solidarity and visibility, he said, it has to be part of something bigger, and lead to action. “I think it’s great, but I think it has to be paired with something ‘stickier’ that can actually hold more potential for change. It can’t be an isolated event.”

Rokeya Akhter, who marched with the Sisterhood of Salaam Shalom and co-leads its Queens chapter, said she saw the march as a chance to “pray with our feet” and support unity.

“Whenever one of us is hurt, we are all hurt,” she said.

The Leona Vicario Shelter in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, just across the border from El Paso

RABBI JENNIFER KALUZNY

Jews in the D

Remember the

Stranger

Clergy trip to U.S.-Mexico border gives local rabbi a view into the immigration situation.

STACY GITTLEMAN CONTRIBUTING WRITER

T

hough news of deplorable conditions for immigrants and asylum seekers at the U.S.-Mexico border has been overshadowed recently by reports of presidential impeachment and direct U.S. conflict with Iran, the situation still receives attention from humanitarian groups fighting for rights to be recognized.

Rabbi Jennifer Kaluzny of Temple Israel joined 19 rabbis, cantors and activists from across the country on a human rights delegation to the U.S.-Mexico border where they observed U.S. immigration policies.

Led by representatives of HIAS (formerly the Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society) and T’ruah: The Rabbinic Call for Human Rights, the delegates spent four days in El Paso, Texas, Ciudad Juárez, Mexico, and neighboring communities late last year to get a firsthand view of the immigrant situation on the border.

From Michigan, little can be done to alleviate the human suffering taking place at the border. Federal laws restrict humanitarian and medical aid to reach the thousands held in detention centers. Over

the summer, Temple Israel coordinated humanitarian efforts with a Reform temple in Albuquerque, N.M., by raising money to buy clothing, food and other supplies, such as disposable cell phones for asylum seekers who had been dropped off in the city with no resources as they await their asylum hearings.

Then, around the High Holidays, Temple Israel rabbis began to discuss the opportunity for one of them to go on a HIAS human rights delegation trip; it worked best with Kaluzny’s schedule. After paperwork, she underwent a full background check as required by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).

“All my colleagues were very supportive of me participating on this trip,” she said. “And our members for months have expressed their concern and their desire to help the situation in whatever way they can. Temple Israel members expect us as clergy to do good things and, when I was there, I represented them.”

Just before leaving, she gave a Shabbat sermon announcing she was embarking on the trip. Days later, she was at the U.S.Mexico border, her phone laden with text messages of support and love for her and continued on page 16

JANUARY 16 • 2020

| 15

Jews in the D continued from page 15

You don’t walk thousands of miles and leave all that is familiar for any other reason besides wanting to give your family a chance at safety, stability and opportunity.

— RABBI JENNIFER KALUZNY

COURTESY RABBI JENNIFER KALUZNY

“TWIN CITIES” Once on the ground in El Paso, the group met with members of the Jewish community and with city government officials, including City Councilman Peter Svarzbein. The Jewish son of Eastern European and Argentinian immigrants, Rabbi Jennifer Kaluzny was able to Svarzbein said efforts from hug and interact with groups like HIAS convey the some children at the message throughout the United Leona Vicario Shelter States that the communities of in Ciudad Juarez.

El Paso and Ciudad Juarez are commercially and culturally intertwined like “twin cities” and do not for the families and individuals dealing wish to be separated by a wall. with conditions at the border, she said.

Svarzbein described the situation at Rebecca Kirzner of HIAS said the purthe border as “more complex and beaupose of these trips is for Jewish leaders tiful than one can ever imagine.” to “gain a deeper understanding of the “We understand better than anybody injustices and complexities at the border, else that life at the border is the perfect and the unconscionable ways our govpersonification and an embodiment of ernment is slamming the doors on those the American immigrant experience,” seeking asylum in our country.

Svarzbein said in a telephone interview.

“Our goal is to make sure there is a “The opportunities for both counstrong moral voice in support of the tries at the border is a blessing in many rights, safety and dignity of refugees,” ways. When you think of the American dream and what that means, you don’t Kirzner said. “This is not just a legal have a better or stronger personifiissue or a set of political talking points. cation of what that means than right It is about how we treat others. “It is our here. Communities here have shared a hope the rabbis and cantors on the trip cultural and economic flow for generare able to share that message in their ations, and we do not want to be sepahome communities, and also mobilize rated by a wall.” their communities to help. There are many ways the Detroit Jewish communi- OTERO PROCESSING CENTER ty can help through advocacy, volunteer- A highlight of the trip included an ICEing, raising funds and activism.” led tour of the Otero County Processing

Center in Chaparral, N.M., 30 miles northeast of El Paso.

Kaluzny was familiar with news reports of inhumane conditions coming out of Otero. Recent studies from humanitarian groups, such as the Detained Migrant Solidarity Committee and Freedom for Immigrants, say public statements from Management and Training Corporation, (MTC), the for-profit company running the facility, do not align with the accounts or experiences of those confined in Otero.

Those individuals report troubling rights violations and dehumanizing treatment from ICE. They also say ICE inspections are largely ineffective at maintaining and enforcing the standards of detention ICE established for its facilities.

What struck her most as the group approached the facility is that, though seeking asylum according to U.S. law is not a crime, Kaluzny said Otero indeed is a prison with barbed wire fences and high watchtowers. It was eerie, though, that at a facility crowded with 1,000 men, she said during the tour, it was “quiet enough to hear a pin drop.”

Kaluzny described that she saw male asylum seekers spending their days in a prison. The detainees she saw were living in dorms that housed up to 50 people at a time.

Though the facility was only supposed to house men, Kaluzny said some there looked to be teens or boys; but without dental or identification records, continued on page 18

16 |

JANUARY 16 • 2020

Local Reactions

LEFT: The Birmingham Temple in Farmington Hills declared itself a sanctuary in 2017 and became part of the Sanctuary Network of Michigan.

BIRMINGHAM TEMPLE FACEBOOK

U.S. immigration policy stirs controversy, sparks action.

LOUIS FINKELMAN CONTRIBUTING WRITER

I

mmigration issues, favorable and not, have cropped up periodically in American history, according to Melanie Goldberg, legal director at Justice for our Neighbors Michigan, an immigrant agency of the United Methodist Church.

“Go back in time and you can see we have periodically welcomed immigrants and then had reactions against immigration,” she says. “The ebb and flow of immigration has to do with economics — internal and external — and politics.

“In the 19th century, the U.S. imported immigrants from China and elsewhere in the Far East to work on building the railroads. Then, in 1882, came the Asian Exclusion Act. The U.S. suddenly decided we did not want immigration from the Far East.”

Today, the federal government strives to cut immigration.

Steve Tobocman, executive director of Global Detroit, a

nonprofit corporation that seeks to revitalize Michigan’s economy by strengthening local ties with Steve the international Tobocman economy, outlines how the Trump administration has worked to restrict immigration.

Contrary to the belief that federal policy primarily aims to restrict undocumented aliens, Tobocman notes policies that restrict other categories as well.

Businesses have had increasing difficulty getting H-1B visas for highly skilled workers, though officially the total number available has not changed.

Administrative burdens have imposed delays and increased legal fees on industries that depend on these workers for needs unmet in the local job market, according to Tobocman.

The U.S., by law and by treaty, has an obligation to provide refuge for those who seek asy-

lum from legitimate threats. In 2016, the Obama administration raised the annual quota for refugees to be accepted by the U.S. to 110,000. Since then, Tobocman notes, President Trump has lowered the quota.

Last year, the quota was set at 30,000, with 23,000 accepted.

This year, the Trump administration has set a new quota, reduced to 18,000.

Other restrictions include the Trump administration’s plans to revoke the DACA program, which protects residents brought to America as children. The program is still in place for those already registered. After 2020, the administration has pledged not to accept renewals.

Residents who apply for driver’s licenses or work authorizations face the danger of deportation for themselves or for their family members.

Tobocman, however, offers evidence immigrants benefit the regional economy. “According to research conducted by Global

Detroit, refugees and other immigrants have added some $250 million to the regional economy in the past 10 years. A cut of about 75 percent in immigration, which we currently experience, promises to weaken our economy proportionally.”

He provides a long list of actions by the state of Michigan, by county and municipal governments, to welcome and integrate immigrants into the economy. Private foundations coordinate with the governments to provide funding for these efforts. “While the present administration has sought to close our borders, Southeast Michigan has become more welcoming and inclusive to immigrants and refugees than ever before — and has become a national leader in this regard,” he says.

Sara Allyn, executive director of Repair the World Detroit, a Jewish organization that encourages volunteer service, explains how Repair tries to help people who directly experience the effects of anti-immigrant policies.

“At Repair the World, we work closely with communities experiencing the immediate and terrifying impact of our current climate,” she says. “While there are many ways to take action as a Jewish community, Repair believes meaningful service, combined with learning and self-reflection, promotes action and change.

“By serving alongside impacted communities, we listen, learn and build relationships to truly understand what people need continued on page 19

JANUARY 16 • 2020

| 17

Jews in the D

Traffic was heavy at the border between Mexico and the U.S.

continued from page 16

18 |

JANUARY 16 • 2020

cell where men were fed meals through a slot.

One of the rabbis was a native of Venezuela and could communicate a few sentences to the detainees in Spanish as well as serve as a translator during meetings with those in Mexico.

“In the brief moments we were there, the best we could do was exchange a smile and communicate to them that we were there not to hurt or embarrass them,” Kaluzny said.

CIUDAD JUAREZ In Ciudad Juarez, officials from the Mexico Protection Program toured the group through the Leona Vicario Shelter that houses 650 people (with only 250 beds), 40 percent of whom are minors.

There, Mexico treats them as humanely as possible, providing them with shelter, food and clothing as well as hygienic facilities. The main downsides: Though they all had already presented for asylum, they must wait in Mexico for their hearings in U.S. immigration court and, if they leave the encampment, they fear for their lives from the drug cartels.

Here, families are sheltered in bunk beds and children receive some education. Some will venture outside the compound to find work in town and there is a daycare center, but many fear for their lives from the drug cartels and do not leave, Kaluzny said.

Despite the language barrier, she did have the opportunity

RABBI JENNIFER KALUZNY

it was hard to prove.

Kaluzny said when they visited, only 19 of the 1,000 men being held there had any criminal record.

She said the detainees have little privacy or freedom of movement; even access to showers and bathrooms was monitored.

She added that detainees are allowed fresh air two hours per day. There are scheduled meals. They can choose to make a phone call, however, a two-minute phone call costs more than $1, which is more than they earn for a full day’s work, Kaluzny said.

As the HIAS group toured the facility guided by Otero’s warden and ICE officials, Kaluzny felt the prepared responses to their questions did not reflect the reality they were seeing. She said they had no individual conversations with the detainees.

“I walked out of there thinking that I was being told (by the warden and by the ICE officials) to not believe what my eyes are seeing and ears are hearing,” Kaluzny said. “The language our escorts used and how they described the place to us made it sound like Otero was a place (the detainees) were grateful to be, but this was not how it appeared.”

At Otero, the group observed men confined in an infirmary through a glass window, saw where they could sit at chairs and speak into a phone that was snaked through a hole in the glass, and saw a solitary confinement

to interact with the children, some who came up to the rabbis to receive hugs.

“I saw moms nursing babies and other children fast asleep in their exhausted parents’ arms. I wondered if they were getting everything they need, ” Kaluzny said.

“When I saw them, I saw us.

I wanted them to know they have been seen and heard. You don’t walk thousands of miles and leave all that is familiar for any other reason besides wanting to give your family a chance at safety, stability and opportunity.”

Now that she is back home, Kaluzny said that this year she hopes to teach a course about immigration through a Jewish

lens based on materials provided by the Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies in Jerusalem.

But, mainly, the best thing she can do is to keep talking about what she saw at the border and encourage her peers, families and friends to keep the conversation going at home.

“Even though there is less news coverage of this issue, it is still happening,” Kaluzny said. “It is far from resolved and we need to keep this as an issue in the front of people’s minds.

“As Jews, we must always remember and welcome the stranger. This is a human issue and we need to give them a voice.”

Jews in the D continued from page 17

and how we might best support them.”

Rabbi Jeffrey Falick of the Birmingham Temple Congregation of Humanistic Judaism in Farmington Hills recounts that they have been working on immigration issues since 2016, with a big ramp-up in January 2017 Rabbi Jeffrey in response to Falick the government’s “Muslim ban.”

Birmingham Temple declared itself a sanctuary in 2017 and became part of the Sanctuary Network of Michigan. The congregation has sponsored a Syrian refugee family for almost three years, and it issued a resolution to resist the deportation of undocumented immigrants.

Regarding federal immigration policy, Falick says, “Nothing has changed — at least, nothing for the better.

We have discovered even more children were detained than the government at first admitted, and more are being detained. ICE keeps looking for cost-savings in the already inadequate way the children are cared for.

“Things are as bad as they ever were,” he added. “Trump has put pressure on Mexico to keep asylum seekers without even letting them over the border into the U.S. The U.S. government has decided to charge asylum seekers to process their applications.”

The legal environment for pursuing asylum claims and for immigration status is convoluted and horrible, Falick says, adding that people caught in this system need legal help. The Birmingham

Temple supports the efforts of Freedom House in Detroit, which helps immigrants with legal representation and with job assistance.

DIFFERING VIEWS Meanwhile, some Jewish organizations support the Trump administration in its efforts to restrict immigration.

Dorene Weisberg, co-president of the board for the Michigan Jewish Action Council (MJAC.us), says MJAC “incorporated in spring of 2017, after witnessing what appeared to be a coordinated effort by the standard Jewish agencies to resist the newly inaugurated president and attack all of his policies and ultimately smear him with accusations of anti-Semitism.

“We decided we could no longer tolerate the assumption that those agencies provided the final word on the beliefs, standards and activities of 100 percent of the Jewish population, particularly on the local level, here in Michigan. We continue to believe there is a substantial Jewish population (at least 25 percent) not in agreement with those agencies, and we hope to be the one agency that can represent and be the home for those Jews here in Michigan.”

Asked specifically about immigration, Weisberg refers to the statements of a rabbinic organization, the Coalition for Jewish Values. Its vice president, Rabbi Yoel Schoenfeld, condemned the Obama administration’s policy “under which large numbers of illegal immigrants who infiltrated across the southern border in the U.S. were not prosecuted for the illegal entry.”

TEMPLE SHIR SHALOM’S

CHICKEN SOUP

COOK- OFF

Temple Shir Shalom’s 10th annual

Chicken Soup Cook-Off! Sun. Jan. 26 12:30–2:00pm Taste 20+ Chicken Soups!

Professional & Amateur Divisions Sponsors (as of Jan 10): Art Fishman Burning Bush Fund Beau’s Best Homes Title Agency Ciao Cutting Edge Cuisine Detroit Jewish News Fran and Gary Grossman Franklin Village Boutique Harris Altman Injury Lawyers Jennifer’s Café Lisa and Josh Sherbin Lulu’s Coney Island Mort Meisner Associates Napoletana Classic Italian Panera Bread Pegasus Entertainment Pine Lake Market and Deli Platinum Dish Catering Sallyjo and Barry Levine Schneiderman & Sherman Steve’s Deli Sweet Spots Temple Shir Shalom Brotherhood Temple Shir Shalom Preschool Tony’s Deli Val’s Deli

@ Temple Shir Shalom :DOQXW /DNH 5G :HVW %ORRPILHOG info + tickets:

www.SoupCookOff.org or (248) 737-8700

The whole community is invited!

JANUARY 16 • 2020

| 19

Jews in the D

Expanding Civil Rights New ballot initiative seeks to expand civil rights protection to Michigan’s LGBTQ community.

JACKIE HEADAPOHL ASSOCIATE EDITOR

A

citizen-led ballot initiative to expand the Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act (ELCRA) to include discrimination protections for members of the LGBTQ community is moving forward. On Jan. 7, the group Fair and Equal Michigan asked the state Board of Canvassers to approve the wording of a petition that would ban discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity.

Michigan currently affords no protection to LGBTQ people in areas of employment, housing and public accommodation discrimination.

“When I co-sponsored Michigan’s Civil Rights Act in 1973 with Rep. Daisy Elliott, it was about treating everybody equally, especially in employment, housing and our most basic of services; it is long past the time to recognize sexual orientation and gender identity,” Mel Larsen, former state representative and original sponsor of Michigan’s Elliot Larsen Civil Rights Act, said in a statement. “The legislature can act at any time to amend the Civil Rights Act. This coalition of Michigan citizens has support across LGBTQ groups, the business and philanthropic sectors, and both sides of

20 |

JANUARY 16 • 2020

the political aisle. There is more that brings us together than forces us apart.”

Business leaders backing the petition drive include DTE Energy President and CEO Jerry Norcia, Consumers Energy President and CEO Patti Poppe, Herman Miller President and CEO Andi Owen, Whirlpool Corp. Vice President Jeff Noel and Dow Inc. CEO Jim Fitterling.

“Advancing the fair treatment of all people — regardless of their race, religion, disability, ethnicity, age, gender, sexual orientation or gender identity — is a key component of retaining and growing a world-class, talented workforce,” Poppe said in a statement.

Once petition language is approved, the group will start gathering signatures. If it gathers 340,047 signatures within 180 days, it goes to the state legislature, which would have 40 days to adopt it or allow it to go to the ballot for the Nov. 3 general election.

Efforts to expand civil rights to the LGBTQ community have been going on for two decades; however, the Republican-led legislature has never brought the matter up for a vote because of concerns around religious freedom protections.

“Most Michiganders support enacting workplace and housing protections for the LGBTQ community and will back every effort to implement these protections in law,” said State Sen. Jeremy Moss (D-Southfield).

Petition language would expand the definition of “sex” in the ELCRA to include “sexual orientation” and “gender identity or expression,” guaranteeing safeguards in housing, public accommodation and employment.

“In our role as elected state legislators, State Rep. Jon Hoadley (D-Kalamazoo) and I introduced legislation last year to add sexual orientation and gender identity or expression to the existing protected classes in Michigan’s Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act Sen. Jeremy — and the majority party has Moss refused to even hold committee hearings on our bills,” Moss said. “This announcement of a prospective ballot proposal also serves to renew our call for the legislature to move swiftly to pass the bills we sponsored because Michigan residents are fed up with inaction.”

too LOCAL LGBTQ REACTIONS Ron Elkus, retired owner of The Shirt Box, said it’s amazing to him that in the year 2020, LGBTQ folks still lack civil rights protection in Ron Elkus Michigan. “I thought it was interesting that once marriage equality passed, you could get married on a Sunday and fired from your job on Monday because you’re LGBTQ. “I think the majority of the public doesn’t realize the LGBTQ community doesn’t have civil rights protection,” he added. “Still, it always scares me that state voters won’t pass it.”

Sam Dubin, founder of NEXTGen Pride, an affinity group for Jewish LGBTQ young professionals, says he’s in favor of updating the civil rights act Sam Dubin to protect all people from discrimination.

“I think everyone should feel free to be their authentic self.”

Dubin said the LGBTQ community has been trying to get these protections passed for the last two decades, and he thinks this might be the year it finally happens. “It does seem like there is a desire and a will on part of the public to get this done.”

Roz Keith, executive director and founder of Stand With Trans and mother to a transgender child as well as Roz Keith

a strong ally and advocate for the LGBTQ community, says that while “of course, everyone wants to expand Elliott-Larsen, the community is divided on the methodology of a ballot initiative.

“I don’t believe it should be up to my neighbors to vote on my civil rights,” she said. “Whatever money is going to be spent on this ballot drive could be better used by educating and lobbying our elected officials to get Elliott-Larsen amended in the proper way.

From where I sit, it’s better to get laws changed that way.”

ACLU Executive Director Dave Noble also believes the legislature should act quickly to amend the act.

In a statement, he wrote: “We support expanding our civil rights laws to explicitly include comprehensive protections for LGBTQ Michiganders. A citizen’s initiative is a tool to get legislation before lawmakers.

Legislation supported by LGBTQ organizations and allies was already introduced in the spring and lawmakers could act today to ensure that nobody is being turned away from a business, denied service, fired from their job, or evicted from their home simply because of who they are or whom they love.

“The legislature’s failure to act is forcing the people they serve to take on this very time-intensive and expensive initiative. Lawmakers could and should schedule a vote immediately on what is already before them.”

Upscale Consignment & Auction House

ICONIC 20th CENTURY FURNITURE, FINEART, HOME DECOR & LIGHTING FREE ry ina Prelim raisals p Art Ap Appointment ted by ednesdays Accep W ays or Tuesd OON-4PM N

NOW BUYING AND ACCEPTING CONSIGNMENTS Tues-Sat 12-6, Sun 12-4 3325 Orchard Lake Rd, Keego Harbor, MI

2484818884 WWW.LESHOPPETOO.COM

CHANGING HANDS ESTATE SALES We specialize in mid-century modern estate sales

Let our experienced team handle all of your estate needs: ǵLjǵHands free-hassle free estate sales Call Leslie Weisberg today for a free consultation

248-709-9648 changinghandsestates.com

DFAA: 248-672-3207 DetroitFAA.com DetroitFineArtAppraisals@gmail.com JANUARY 16 • 2020

| 21

Jews in the D

More Than Pretty Voices Local cantors explain the breadth and responsibility of their roles.

BARBARA LEWIS CONTRIBUTING WRITER

T

he members of the Michigan Board of Cantors want you to know that they are more than a collection of pretty voices.

Someone who simply leads and interprets prayers is not necessarily a cantor. The equivalent would be calling anyone who presents an interpretation on a Jewish text a rabbi, he said.

“Singing is just a little bit of what we do,” he said. Even the English translation of the Hebrew word hazzan to “cantor,” a Latin word taken from the Christian church, doesn’t do justice to the role. The Hebrew word “hazzan” implies “visionary” and includes not only leading Jewish prayer but also Jewish education and pastoral care, said Gross of

22 |

JANUARY 16 • 2020

Adat Shalom Synagogue in Farmington Hills. He prefers the title “hazzan” to “cantor.”

Neil Michaels of Temple Israel in West Bloomfield and current president of the Michigan Board of Cantors, says cantors have traditionally been responsible for leading prayer, Cantor Neil chanting Torah, Michaels working with choirs, training b’nai mitzvah students and teaching Hebrew in religious schools. Now, he said, “their role has expanded to include giving eulogies and sermons, counseling and even preparing an individual for conversion.”

The hazzan is known as the

MARTY ABRIN

LEFT: Hazzan Daniel Gross at the ark at Adat Shalom Synagogue in Farmington Hills

shaliach tzibor, the emissary of the congregation; the word has visionary overtones. In ages past, the hazzan led the community in public prayer while the rabbi’s job was mainly to teach, counsel and answer questions of law, Hazzan said Hazzan Steve Steve Klaper Klaper, a founder of Song & Spirit Institute for Peace in Royal Oak. New Jewish communities would often hire a hazzan before hiring a rabbi, and cantors were recognized by the civil authorities as clergy with authority to solemnize marriages.

“Hazzanim are more than singers or performers,” he said.

“The shul is not a theatrical stage and davening is not a concert. We teach and lead worship through an alternate carrier wave, creating an effect at once emotional, intellectual and spiritual. We change the vibration of the room and the state of mind of the congregants in ways that most rabbis cannot. We are the spiritual caretakers of the congregation.”

The training for hazzanim is similar to that of rabbis, Gross said. In the major American cantorial schools at the Jewish Theological Seminary (Conservative) and Hebrew Union College/Jewish Institute of Religion (Reform), cantorial study takes five years, including one in Israel. At the end of the program, the hazzanim are ordained or invested and are considered to be clergy.

“Cantors in this community are truly respected” on a level similar to rabbis. That’s not true in every community, he added.

‘The Great Impeachment’ Rabbi Shneur Silberberg of Bais Chabad of West Bloomfield is leading a class at 11 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 19, at the synagogue called “The Great Impeachment.”

Did you know that one of the greatest leaders of the Talmudic era was impeached? Join Silberberg as he relives the story of the great Rabban Gamliel, his removal from leadership and the aftermath — and lessons — of that remarkable episode.

“You’ll gain an understanding of one of the most tenuous periods in Jewish history as well as some very important lessons in Jewish leadership,” Silberberg said. “This class is entirely nonpolitical as far as current U.S. politics — even if the title is somewhat provocative.”

A complimentary breakfast will be served. There is no charge to attend, but RSVP to RabbiShneur@baischabad.com.

Jewish Women’s Foundation Grant Cycle Open The Jewish Women’s Foundation of Metropolitan Detroit is now accepting requests for funding in 2020.

Letters of Intent are due no later than noon on Friday, Jan. 31. For a grant application timeline, guidelines and instructions, visit jwfdetroit.org and click on grants; or contact director Susan Cassels Kamin at kamin@jfmd.org or (248) 2031524.

The Jewish Women’s Foundation of Metropolitan Detroit is a grantmaking organization that advances social change by expanding opportunities for Jewish women, their families and community.

Jews in the D

Celebrating MLK

D

r. Martin Luther King Jr. Day in Detroit will feature a visit by Rabbi Capers Funnye, an internationally renowned African American rabbi from Chicago.

Funnye is the chief rabbi of Beth B’nai Zaken Ethiopian Hebrew Congregation, one of the largest and oldest black synagogues in America, and one he describes as “somewhere between Conservative and Modern Orthodox.”

A cousin of Michelle Obama, Funnye is a dynamic speaker and the first African American member of the Chicago Board of Rabbis. He will have a full schedule of events in Detroit on Sunday, Jan. 19, where the public can meet him and hear him speak.

At 9 a.m., Funnye will be praying with Kehillat Etz Chayim and Or Chadash, inside Congregation Beth Shalom in Oak Park, followed by a breakfast, where he will speak, at the synagogue.

The event is sponsored by the Jewish Community Relations Council/AJC (JCRC/AJC), Etz Chayim, Or Chadash, Congregation Beth Shalom, Temple EmanuEl, Isaac Agree Downtown Synagogue and Congregation T’chiyah.

Next, at 11 a.m., Funnye will be interviewed by Rabbi Aaron Starr during a brunch at Congregation Shaarey Zedek, sponsored by JCRC/AJC and the synagogue.

At 3 p.m., the rabbi will be

New Jewish Courses

What if someone boycotted Judaism?

W

e often hear of the anti-Israel BDS movement, which encourages a boycott of Israelimade products, but what if the (rising) anti-Semitic movement encouraged a boycott on Judaism?

What would the world look like without the input of Jewish values?

Rabbi Shneur Silberberg of Bais Chabad of West Bloomfield will lead a six-week Silberberg seminar to discuss that question.

The series will discuss how

Lupovitch

Smolash

Khordorkovsky

Judaism has — to a very large degree — shaped the way humanity views issues such as social responsibility, respect for life, and work/life balance.

Several guest speakers will share their perspectives, including professor and noted Jewish scholar Howard Lupovitch, Cantor Michael Smolash and Chef Hunny Khordorkovsky,

Funnye

the keynote speaker at the annual MLK program for the Coalition for Black and Jewish Unity at Russell Street Missionary Baptist Church in Detroit. The coalition, a partnership between JCRC/ AJC and the Council of Baptist Pastors of Detroit and Vicinity, is co-chaired by Rev. Deedee M. Coleman, the pastor of Russell Street Church, and Rabbi Marla Hornsten of Temple Israel in West Bloomfield.

Each year, the coalition’s annual event features a stirring combination of speeches and

who will each speak at one of the classes during the series.

Classes run twice weekly: Sundays, beginning Feb 2, 11 a.m. at Bais Chabad of West Bloomfield (complimentary breakfast served), and Tuesdays, beginning Feb. 4, 7 p.m. at Hillel Day School in Farmington Hills. Cost of the series is $80, scholarships are available.

Find out more at BaisChabad. com/values, email rabbishneur@baischabad.com or call (248) 855-6170.

JUDAISM’S GIFTS TO THE WORLD A similar six-week course, “Judaism Gifts to the World: How Major Jewish Ideas Evolved into Universal Values,” through Bloomfield Hills Chabad, will be offered

JCRC

Rabbi Capers Funnye to headline event for Coalition for Black and Jewish Unity.

music. This year’s program, themed “Making the Dream a Reality,” includes remarks by Funnye and Chavis Jones, president of the Duke University School of Law Graduates.

Songs of praise will follow from choirs from Adat Shalom Synagogue, Greater New Mount Moriah Baptist Church, led by Rev. Kenneth J. Flowers, co-director of the coalition, and other local churches.

The day is made possible by a grant from the Ravitz Foundation, as well as support from the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) and Philos Project.

Events are free, and all meals will be kosher. A voluntary donation at the 3 p.m. event, which will go toward assisting children of incarcerated parents, is appreciated.

Contact Russell Street Church at (313) 875-2458 for more information.

at two locations: 11a.m.-noon on Thursdays, beginning Jan. 30, at Jewish Family Service in Bloomfield Hills and 7:30-9 p.m. Wednesday, beginning Jan. 29, at the Jewish Federation building in Bloomfield Township. The course fee is $80.

“At a moment in which we are witnessing a rise in anti-Semitism, it is important to explore the true impact of Jews and Judaism on civilization,” said Rabbi Levi Dubov, who will lead the course. “Understanding Judaism’s historical contribution gives us a deeper appreciation for its continuing relevance.”

For more information, visit bloomfieldhillschabad.org or call (248) 949-6210.

JANUARY 16 • 2020

| 23

Jews in the D | faces&places

Problems with your skin?

We’ll clear up all your Questions

26400 W 12 Mile Rd, Ste 150 Southfield, MI 48034

248.353.0818

Families at Adat Shalom Synagogue prepared for Chanukah at a Family Chanukah Bash Dec. 18. Smiles and laughter filled the room as more than 150 congregants and friends played, ate and created art together. Enthusiastic participants created their own dreidels, left notes for the Western Wall, made greeting cards, spun dreidels, created fuse art and, most importantly, connected with other people.

2.

1.

3.

4.

1. Amy, Ethan and Ben Sapeika, all of Bloomfield Hills, were excited for the donut bar to open. 2. Sara and Levi Eaker of Farmington Hills create a dreidel together as Sara Martin of West Bloomfield, looks on. 3. Josh Norber of Farmington Hills, along with his children Eitan, Shai, Ariana and Chava, create fuse bead art together. 4. Rabbi Aaron Bergman at the Chanukah Bash with Stacey Columbus and Jen Ostroff. 5. Hannah Grubbs of West Bloomfield creates a fuse bead Star of David for Chanukah.

24 |

JANUARY 16 • 2020

248.647.5750

Immediate Appointments | New Patients Welcome

AdvancedDerm.com

PHOTOGRAPHY BY MELISSA SER

36700 Woodward Ave, Ste 203 Bloomfield Hills, MI 48304

5.

BECCA MESSNER

Royal Oak Chabad Jewish Center organized the first public menorah lighting in downtown Royal Oak on Dec. 29. Mushky and Rabbi Moishie Glitsenstein, founders of the center, were joined by more than 500 people.

An ice menorah was lit; there were activities for the children, a fire show, and donuts, latkes, cider and soup were served.

One of the highlights was a “gelt drop” where firefighters from the Royal Oak Fire Department dropped chocolate gelt from the top of a ladder onto children waiting below.

The Royal Oak ceremony is expected to become an annual occasion.

1.

1.More than 500 people watched as the menorah was lit for the first time in Royal Oak. 2. The fire show 3. The menorah was lit by David Grossman, owner of Pegasus Entertainment.

4. Children catch the chocolate coins being thrown by firefighters. 5. A child decorates his donut.

3.

2.

4.

5.

JANUARY 16 • 2020

| 25

Jews in the D | faces&places

More than 600 volunteers of all ages spent Christmas Day at approximately 45 social services agencies in Metropolitan Detroit during the 23rd annual Mitzvah Day. Presented by the Jewish Community Relations Council/AJC and the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit, Mitzvah Day is the largest single day of volunteering in the Detroit Jewish community and included members of the Christian, Muslim and Hindu faiths.

Throughout the day, individuals worked on tasks including delivering meals to homebound seniors, serving meals at soup kitchens throughout the region, visiting with veterans, bringing toys and joy to families, and helping to take care of animals living in shelters.

This year, the event was co-chaired by Micki Grossman, Milt Neuman, the late Sheri Schiff and Illana Stern.

1.

PHOTOGRAPHY BY JEFF AISEN 1. Aaron Goodman, Christine Sauve, JCRC/AJC Vice President Ruby Robinson and Yifat Clein head out to deliver meals for Bridging Communities. 2. Robert Levine works on a project at Brilliant Detroit.

3. Lynn Lipman, Louise Hughes and Maria Barragan volunteer at Pope Francis Center. 4. Bridging Communities Founder Gay Salsberry with, from left, Chandru Acharya, JCRC/AJC Executive Director Rabbi Asher Lopatin and Asim Khan

2.

4.

26 |

JANUARY 16 • 2020

3.

Hosted by the Jewish Community Relations Council/AJC and Hindu American Foundation (HAF), the discussion featured remarks from State Sen. Jeremy Moss and State Rep. Padma Kuppa, who addressed how their respective Jewish and Hindu identities have shaped their careers and lives. Fred Stella of the HAF served as moderator.

COURTESY OF JCRC/AJC

While two months apart, Diwali and Chanukah are both the Festival of Lights for their respective communities — Hindu and Jewish. Late last year, the Metropolitan Detroit Hindu and Jewish communities gathered to mark the holidays at the “Chanukah-Diwali Fireside Chat” held at Congregation Shir Tkvah in Troy.

Symbols of the Hindu and Jewish Festivals of Light

Congregation Shir Tikvah Rabbi Aura Ahuvia, Fred Stella of the Hindu American Foundation, Sen. Jeremy Moss, Rep. Padma Kuppa and JCRC/AJC Executive Director Rabbi Asher Lopatin

Don’t miss out on the latest Detroit Jewish News updates, stories, and entertainment news!

Sign up for our daily or weekly email newsletter today at the jewishnews.com\newsletter.

Fred Stella moderates the discussion between Moss and Kuppa JANUARY 16 • 2020

| 27

COME TO FLORIDA IN THE NEW YEAR Boca Raton, Delray Beach, Boynton Beach and Beyond!

Now selling Valencia Sound and Avalon Trails

Buying or Selling? We Specialize in Active Adult Country Club and Beachside Communities Advantage Plus

Moments APRIL 12, 2019 Jay and Dani Pliskow of Mountain View, Calif., are proud to announce the birth of their son, Ezra Tal. Sharing in their joy are big brother Elan and grandparents Rob Pliskow of Huntington Woods, and Amiee and Elie Bachar of St. Louis, Mo. He is also the grandson of the late Rhonda Pliskow.

4 'FEFSBM )XZ t #PDB 3BUPO '- ÂŽ

Elly & Ed Lepselter (561) 302-9374 t Visit us at www.edandellyhometeam.com

IMMIGRATION LAW FIRM ANTONE, CASAGRANDE & ADWERS, P.C. Representation in all areas of family and business immigration law.

N. PETER ANTONE

JUSTIN D. CASAGRANDE

www.antone.com or email at law@antone.com 8 .JMF 3E 4UF t 'BSNJOHUPO )JMMT .* Ph: 248-406-4100 Fax: 248-406-4101

Don’t miss out on the latest Detroit Jewish News updates, stories, and entertainment news!

Sign up for our daily or weekly email newsletter today at thejewishnews.com\newsletter.

28 |

JANUARY 16 • 2020

Rachel Lauren Chynoweth, daughter of Gail and Gary Chynoweth, will be called to the Torah as she becomes a bat mitzvah on Saturday, Jan. 18, 2020, at Adat Shalom Synagogue in Farmington Hills.

Along with her proud parents, she will be joined in celebration by her brother Joshua, her sisters Sarah and Rebecca and her grandparents Dennis and Mary Block. Rachel is also the granddaughter of the late Karen Block and the late Joyce and Robert Chynoweth.

Rachel is a student at Hillel Day School of Metropolitan Detroit in Farmington Hills. She found her mitzvah projects of raising money for the Good Karma Puppy Rescue and volunteering at the Friendship Circle in West Bloomfield very meaningful.

Emily Sloan Daitch was called to the Torah as a bat mitzvah on Saturday, Jan. 11, 2020, at Adat Shalom Synagogue in Farmington Hills.

She is the daughter of Heather and Andy Daitch and the sister of Sam and Jillian. Proud grandparents are Dr. Mark and Lauren Rosenberg, and Dr. Jay and Sharon Daitch.

Emily attends Bloomfield Hills Middle School. One of the many mitzvah projects she enjoyed was volunteering for Forgotten Harvest.

Lola Morgan Hafron, surrounded by family and friends, will become a bat mitzvah at Temple Israel in West Bloomfield on Friday, Jan. 17, 2020. She will be joined in celebration by her proud parents, Marnie and Jason Hafron, and sister Arden. Lola is the loving grandchild of Iris and Richard Schloss, and Joyce and Norman Hafron.

She is a student at West Hills Middle School in Bloomfield Hills.

As one of her mitzvah projects, Lola chose to assist a family at Temple Israel through the No Family Without Chanukah program. She raised money and was able to secure the items on their wish list to help them celebrate Chanukah.

Jordan Pierce Newman of West Bloomfield became a bar mitzvah at a private ceremony on Friday, Jan. 10, 2020. The service was conducted

by Rabbi Jason Miller. Participating in the ceremony were his parents, Nikki and Greg Newman, and brother Logan Newman.

Proud grandparents are Barbara and Dr. Larry Weiss of West Bloomfield, and Linda and Dr. Howard Newman of Waterford.

Jordan is a student at West Hills Middle School and performed his mitzvah project at the Ronald McDonald House in Detroit.

Moments Luke Jacob Stibor (Shoshan) of Bloomfield Hills will become a bar mitzvah at Temple Beth El in Bloomfield Township on Saturday, Jan. 18, 2020.

Participating in the ceremony will be Luke’s parents, Shanon and Fred Stibor, his sister Sydney Stibor and his aunts Kim Stern and Mindy

Dr. Craig Singer Schneider. Proud grandparents are Karen Cherny, Fred and Jewell Stibor, and Pat and Rod Musgrove. He is also the grandchild of the late Seymour Cherny.

Luke is a student at the Roeper School in Birmingham.

For his mitzvah project, Luke collected winter wear, wrapped presents and delivered goods to people in need for the Jacket Club of Keego Harbor.

Schonberg 50th

T

he children of Ila and Leslie Schonberg of Farmington Hills happily announce their parents’ 50th wedding anniversary. Ila and Les met at the University of Michigan and were married on Nov. 29, 1969, in Chicago, Ill. They have been blessed with three children, Mara (Jeff), Michael (Rachel) and Daniel (Helaine) and 10 grandchildren. Les is a retired electrical engineer who spent most of his career at the Ford Motor Company. Ila is a social worker. They will move to Boston this year to be closer to some of their children and grandchildren.

Felsenfeld 95th

I

n January, William “Bill�

Felsenfeld will celebrate his 95th birthday. His sons and daughters-in-law, Mark and Laurel, Brenda and Robert, and Joel and Sandi, wish only the best for this wonderful father and talented teacher, artist, actor, singer and veteran. Grandchildren Emily, Miles, Aaron, Joshua, Elyssa, Matthew, Zachary, Scott, Brett and great-grandchild Maia send their love to Papa Bill.

Craig Singer, M.D. Dermatology, PLLC

Certified Mohel Traditional bris performed by an experienced physician

Specializing in Medical Dermatology, Cosmetic Dermatology and Dermatological Surgery

t 6TF PG .PHFO $MBNQ t TUFQ QBJO DPOUSPM QSPUPDPM

31000 Telegraph Rd. Suite 260 Bingham Farms, MI 48025 Located in the Jamestown Building on the northeast corner of Telegraph Road and 13 Mile

VISIT ME ON THE WEB! XXX %FUSPJU#SJT DPN XXX .JDIJHBO$JSDVNDJTJPO DPN

Office (248) 792-3785 www.SingerDerm.com

Cell (248) 224-3577 Home (248) 792-5666

NOT T I N G H I L L of WEST BLOOMFIELD

AQUATICS THERAPY POOL Notting Hill of West BloomďŹ eld is focused on short-term in-patient rehabilitation, with the goal of transitioning back home. We are happy to announce the opening of our Aquatics Therapy pool. Aquatic Therapy uses water’s naturally therapeutic properties of buoyancy, resistance and warmth to enhance the therapy experience. Since not all people respond well to traditional gym exercise programs, many people ďŹ nd aquatic therapy less stressful, preferable to traditional methods...and FUN!

Why Choose Aquatic Therapy?

Gently builds strength and muscle tone Increases blood circulation Improves range of motion Decreases joint stress

“Weightless� Rehab

Reduces pain Minimizes swelling Delivers better joint position awareness Develops core strength

6535 Drake Road, West Bloomfield, MI 48322 phone 248.592.2000 | www.cienafacilities.com

CANTOR SAMUEL

GREENBAUM — Certified Mohel — Answering all of your anesthetic & aftercare needs.

Skill, Sensitivity and Tradition come together to create your special Bris.

(248) 417-5632 855ABoy@gmail.com Office: (248) 547-7970

JANUARY 16 • 2020

| 29

Spirit torah portion

The Promise In Progeny

T Your Celebration Destination (248) 352-8000 ext. 298 FranklinClub.com/Parties

3SVXL[IWXIVR -[] SYXLǻIPH 2.

Call Now!

30 |

JANUARY 16 • 2020

he opening verses of the fulfilling the commandment “to be fruitful and to multiply.”

Book of Exodus are an (Ketubot 1:12) abridged, shorter repeFor, you see, Judaism is a tition of a much more detailed grand “unfinished symphony:” account of the family, which The Abrahamic mission is to grandfather Jacob brought with convey to the world of nations him on his journey a God of love, morality to Egypt to meet his and peace in historic beloved son Joseph. time. God promises Rashi and Ramban, through His prophets two classic biblical that eventually a more commentators, explain perfect society will be that with these opening Rabbi Shlomo formed, and the world verses, Exodus establishwill be redeemed. Our Riskin es its connection to and narrative is to be found continuity with Genesis; Parshat in the Bible. Our unique they both add that the Shemot: lifestyle, celebrations and Exodus 1:1- memorials are detailed repetition of names 6:1; Isaiah expresses the great love in the Talmud, and each 27:6-28:13; Jewish parent lives in God has for Jacob and 29:22-23. his family. order to convey this I believe the seemmission to his/her child: ingly repetitive verses contain To be a Jew is to parent — or a message that not only goes to take responsibility — for a beyond this, but also holds the Jewish child of the next generkey to understanding the major ation. mission and national mystery Hence the formation of our of the eternity of our people. nation in Exodus emanates Many young Jews today are from the continuity of the raising these questions: Why family in Genesis. Each family get married? And even more to of patriarchs and matriarchs the point: Why have children? bequeathed those in the direct The Hebrew-Yiddish word chain of continuity. Jacob — nachas — joyous satisfaction the man and his household, the — is heavily identified with cel- man and his forebears — came ebrations involving one’s chilalong with all his children and dren and grandchildren. But their children into Egypt. when I investigated the negaThese verses are not repetive population growth of many tition of past events; they are European countries, I realized guideposts for our future. All perhaps it is observant Jewry Jews must carry with them — that seems out of step with the wherever Jewish destiny takes world. I am truly convinced it them — the Jewish portable is our Jewish obsession with household civilization that progeny that is responsible for formed our peoplehood. Only our continued survival and on the basis of that glorious contemporary rebirth, and will past will we be equipped to guarantee our future. shape a significant and blessed One early talmudic comfuture. mentary, Rabbenu Asher Rabbi Shlomo Riskin is chancellor of (1250-1328), maintains there Ohr Torah Stone and chief rabbi of is no specific command to be Efrat, Israel. married; marriage is merely the necessary preparation for

Eretz

Israeli Teen Creates Cutting-Edge Rocket Alert App

A

new Israeli app that works on devices using the Android operating system allows the users of streaming services to receive on-screen alerts on their screen in real-time.

Nir Vaknin, a 15-year-old Sderot resident, is one of the two developers behind the app.

He told Israeli news site Mako that when using streaming devices, he usually received rocket alarms 30 seconds too late. Israelis in Sderot only have an average of 15 seconds from the moment the alarm sounds until rockets can crash into their community. As a result, delays in rocket alerts make the difference between life and death.

Vaknin explained that the app

is also crucial in situations in which people would not be able to hear the alarms from outside due to loud music or large gatherings.

Vaknin and his developer Itai Goli, a resident of Ness Ziona, spent several months developing the app, receiving assistance from the IDF’s Home Front Command.

While Home Front Command urges Israelis to use its official app, it stated that new apps could serve as potential additions, helping keep Israelis safe.

Unlike the Home Front Command’s TV alerts, the new app can be programmed to display alerts only for specific cities or regions.

Jerusalem Plans Alternative to UNRWA-Run Schools UNITED WITH ISRAEL STAFF

The Jerusalem City Council approved a plan “to construct an educational campus for Education Ministry schools near the city’s Arab Shuafat and Anata neighborhoods … outside the pre-1967 borders but within Jerusalem’s municipal borders,” reports Arutz 7.

“These schools will be an alternative to the UNRWA (United Nations Relief and Works Agency) schools that currently dominate the area,” says the news website, adding that the project will cost about $2 million.

“UNRWA in Jerusalem

represents the only UNRWA entity under full Israeli control,” says David Bedein, the Center for Near East Policy Research, author of Roadblock to Peace — How the UN Perpetuates the Arab-Israeli Conflict and an active voice in efforts to reform UNRWA. “Given the fact that Israel can act to assert its control over UNRWA policies in Jerusalem, the previous Mayor of Jerusalem, Nir Barkat, in his final few months in office in 2018, suggested that Israel terminate UNRWA’s operations in Jerusalem,” Bedein said.

SIVEN BESA, IDF

BENJAMIN BROWN, TPS UNITEDWITHISRAEL.ORG

A kindergarten in central Israel during a rocket alarm in 2014

The young tech pioneers are currently in talks with the Transportation Ministry and the National Road Safety Authority, hoping to have their app installed on buses to alert drivers should they enter an area under rocket fire, Vaknin told Mako.

He described living under the constant threat of rocket fire as an “unbearable reality,” “Picking up where Barkat left off,” he added, “Jerusalem’s new Deputy Mayor, Fleur HassanNahoum, now serving Arab communities in Jerusalem, has embarked on an ambitious program to counter the influence of the Palestinian Authority and UNRWA in Jerusalem’s schools.”

Hassan-Nahoum wrote on Facebook last week, “As the holder of the Foreign Relations Portfolio in the Jerusalem Municipality, it is my responsibility to inform the donor countries about UNRWA [and] the lack of proper education in their schools.”

She says the main issue to be addressed must be “how we need to change the UNRWA curriculum for the sake of the

but added, “I am not a military man, nor the chief of staff and of course I am not the prime minister. I cannot present a solution, so I made an app to better deal with the situation.

“Who wouldn’t want to know that what they’re doing helps save lives?” the 15-year-old concluded.

children growing up in eastern Jerusalem. The curriculum does not have proper Hebrew or secular studies lessons and perpetuates terrorism. The lessons in the UNRWA textbooks are about incitement against Israel and anti-Semitism. The children graduate UNRWA schools not knowing Hebrew, English and math at the level that makes it possible for them to work in and integrate into the modern world.”

The Jerusalem deputy mayor says that her “plan is to replace the UNRWA curriculum with a curriculum of opportunity in order to provide the necessary skills for children to become high-level workers and members of society.”

JANUARY 16 • 2020

| 31

Arts&Life theater

Life Choices JOAN MARCUS

A Bronx Tale takes audiences back to a 1960s street scene.

SUZANNE CHESSLER CONTRIBUTING WRITER

C

omposer Alan Menken’s studio, just outside New York City, became the setting for work with lyricist Glenn Slater to develop the score for a musical version of A Bronx Tale, first a one-man stage production and then a large-cast film.

The award-winning musical team, while puncGlenn Slater tuating the fictionalized early neighborhood experiences of actor-writer Chazz Palminteri, sought to enhance the emotional sensitivities in this coming-of-age story reimagined for the stage.

The plot moves along as a youngster (Calogero) makes life choices, watching the modest and honorable example of his dad (Lorenzo) as compared to the flashy and danger-filled ways of a mob boss (Sonny).

A Bronx Tale: The Musical, scheduled Jan. 21 -Feb. 2 at the Fisher Theatre, is filled with some 15 musical numbers accentuating a Palminteri script.

“Music turns up sights, sounds and

32 |

JANUARY 16 • 2020

feelings, so Alan and I tried to create [what could have been] heard in the 1960s on a street in the Bronx,” explains Slater, who earlier partnered with Menken on the scores of the film Home on the Range, the stage production of Sister Act and the TV series Galavant.

The two wanted audiences to understand what it might have meant to experience snatches of music from car radios, the candy store on the corner, an apartment with an open window and a transistor radio held by a teen sitting on a stoop.

“We tried to bring a sense of all these different strands of music — whether it be doo-wop or Motown or Sinatra or Bobby Darin — from that era blending together,” Slater explains. “Using that musical tapestry with this story packs a real wallop when you get to the end.”

Slater’s favorite song in the show is “One of the Great Ones.” It expresses the way one person looks back on life, and Slater can relate to that general idea, especially as it pertains to raising his two teenage sons.

Slater and Menken, working together for 20 years, have established a comfortable way of collaborating.

“I have a title for a song in mind and a line or two of lyric,” Slater, 51, says.

“We’ll spend a big part of time talking about the characters, scene and what we details want the song to do A Bronx Tale: The Musical and sound like. Once runs Jan. 21-Feb. 2 at the we’ve discussed it, Fisher Theatre. Tickets start Alan will sit down at at $39. (313) 872-1000, the keyboard and start ext. 0. broadwayindetroit.com. writing it in musical language.

TOP: The Bronx Tale company “At the end of two or three hours, we’ll have a finished melody of the musical push of the song, and I have a sense of where I want to go language-wise. I spend up to a week building the lyric, and we’ll sit down at the keyboard again.

He’ll work on the melody based on what I have given him. We do the nips and tucks together, and the song is finished.”

Slater, also a composer, got his career interest in high school, when he came

m.

up with music for a student production, won a competition seen by a producer and had his work presented off-Broadway. He went on to write for the Hasty Pudding Theatricals while attending Harvard.

After moving to New York, working in advertising for a time and attending a BMI Musical Theatre Workshop, he wrote pieces noticed and used by Disney Studios, where he caught the attention of Menken. In a project with Andrew Lloyd Webber, Slater was in Detroit to watch the first stop in a tour of their Love Never Dies.

“My wife, Wendy Wilf, is also a composer and lyricist.” says Slater, whose family attends the Stephen Wise Free Synagogue in New York.

“We’re working on a show called Beatsville. She did the music and the lyrics, and I did the book.

“For some people, it’s hard to imagine A Bronx Tale as a musical because it can be so gritty, but one of the things I’m really proud of is that we managed to keep the tone of the film almost intact.”

Dan Rosenbaum, who takes the role of Sonny’s bodyguard (Tony Ten-toTwo) and understudies Sonny and Lorenzo, was one of those wondering how the movie would translate into a musical and Dan became very Rosenbaum impressed as soon as he connected with the show.

“It’s a great production about fathers and sons, love, underdogs and, most import-

ant, family,” says Rosenbaum, 41, who appears in most of the group musical numbers.

“It’s been a blessing to have a lot to do.”

The number that strongly speaks to Rosenbaum is “Look to Your Heart” as father advises son.

“It’s Lorenzo saying when things get tough, look inside you and choose between love and fear,” Rosenbaum says.

“It’s a very tender moment between the two of them, and you see how much Lorenzo cares and how much he wants to teach Calogero about how to be a man and make the right decisions.”

Rosenbaum, who has toured to Detroit with Miss Saigon and Rent, made his decision to be an actor while appearing in high school musicals growing up in Ohio.

He studied at Wright State University before moving to New York and graduating from the American Musical and Dramatic Academy.

While work came soon through tours and regional theaters, he took a break selling advertising for The Forward. It provided transition time moving away from younger roles while connecting with his religious heritage.

“I started to learn singing from my mom and my grandfather, who performed with barbershop quartets,” says the single actor, who enjoys exploring different cities. “I’m a musician as well so I play in some bands.

Whatever work I’ve had, I’ve met so many awesome people, especially with this talented cast bringing these roles to life.”

ON SALE NOW FEBRUARY 6 r FISHER THEATRE BroadwayInDetroit.com, ticketmaster.com, 800-982-2787 & box office Info: 313-872-1000, Groups (10+) groups@BroadwayInDetroit.com (Subject: Mandy Patinkin)

CHINESE PEOPLE

EAT HERE

MIDTOWN 4710 Cass Avenue Detroit, Michigan 48201

313.974.7669 DAILY DIM SUM & SUSHI

UPTOWN 6407 Orchard Lake Road (15 Mile & Orchard Lake)

248.626.8585 DAILY DIM SUM

uptownshangri-la.com

JANUARY 16 • 2020

| 33

theatre

SUZANNE CHESSLER CONTRIBUTING WRITER

SEAN CARTER PHOTOGRAPHY

Arts&Life

Leslie Ann Handelman, Timothy C. Goodwin and Katie Akers in Blithe Spirit at Meadow Brook Theatre

I

n between professional stage roles, Leslie Ann Handelman became a certified fitness instructor. Besides keeping herself strong, she helps others build strong bodies in ways she first learned at a gym near a St. Louis theater.

Ironically, in her current role as Elvira in Noel Coward’s Blithe Spirit, she abandons body to portray the apparition of a writer’s late first wife. Her entrance into the action comes as she is conjured up in a séance and supposedly is seen and heard only by the writer (portrayed

by Timothy C. Goodwin), who thought he was doing general research for his next book.

The comedy, being presented through Feb. 2 at the Meadow Brook Theatre in Rochester, sets up predicaments centered on the author and his past and current (Dani Cochrane) wives.

“I read this play for the first time probably 20 years ago, and I wanted to start doing it soon,” says Handelman, 38, who grew up in West Bloomfield, lives in Chicago and returns for her seventh role at Meadow Brook.

“It’s like being on the wish list for a very long time, and I’m so excited to finally get to work on it with friends — other actors, designers, a director and stage crew I’ve worked with before. It’s great fun.

“In the construct of the play, the other characters think the author has lost his mind.

Although they don’t see me, they see flowers and vases moving.

When I step into this role, I feel I get the license to be a little bit ridiculous.”

While attending West Bloomfield High School,

34 |

JANUARY 16 • 2019

Fit and Ready Local actress returns to play a writer’s late first wife in Blithe Spirit.

Handelman first admitted to the Midwest. She has appeared herself that she wanted to be an in The Merchant of Venice for actress but was a little nervous the Cardinal Stage Company about telling anybody else. in Indiana, The Rivals for Door She thought she would conShakespeare in Wisconsin nect with theater by being a and A Christmas Carol for the physical therapist on national Nebraska Theatre Caravan in tours and help the actors stay addition to productions around healthy, but she set aside that Illinois. idea when talking with her parHandelman, whose family ents, Nancy and has been active Bill Handelman, with Adat Shalom details who were very Synagogue, recalls Blithe Spirit runs supportive of her taking part in two through Feb. 2 acting interests. school productions at the Meadow Handelman with Jewish themes Brook Theatre in earned a bachelor’s — Fiddler on the Rochester. $36-$46. degree at Syracuse Roof in high school (248) 377-3300 University and and Backsliding in mbtheatre.com. master’s degree the Promised Land at the University in college. For the of Illinois. A play, second, she coached The Blank Page, written by Kitty a non-Jewish cast member in Dubin and produced by the saying Kaddish.

Jewish Ensemble Theatre (JET), Two sisters followed in became her official professional Handelman’s career direction.

Michigan debut.

Amy Handelman, living in She soon moved to Chicago California, can be seen doing TV and spent the last 13 years based commercials. Elyse Handelman, there while working all over in New York, worked in theater

lighting design before moving into architectural interests.

Aside from stage appearances, Handelman has performed in mock trials for a law firm.

Responsibilities require memorizing a tremendous amount of material to serve as a witness. Senior lawyers in the firm become judges to evaluate new lawyers.

“When I do musicals, I’m particularly thankful I spent time working on my fitness,” says Handelman, married to marketing specialist Michael Bokor.

“Musicals are very grueling and physically challenging. I come in with stamina and the muscle and energy to do them.

“Blithe Spirit is the first play I’ve done since becoming a mother. I was working in the play Sheer Madness at Meadow Brook in the fall of 2017 when I found out I was pregnant with twins. This play was written about 75 years ago, and it’s so funny how the jokes resonate today.”

Arts&Life movies

From The Song of Names, violin prodigy Dovidl (Luke Doyle)

Violinist’s Saga Song of Names melds Holocaust, mystery and music. © SABRINA LANTOS. COURTESY SONY PICTURES CLASSICS.

MICHAEL FOX SPECIAL TO THE JN

T

here’s a profound question at the core of The Song of Names. What is the responsibility of a Holocaust survivor — or any Jew, for that matter — to those who died and to their memories?

That aching existential and practical dilemma acquires a different meaning, and arguably becomes more relevant, as the generation that endured the war, the camps and the aftermath passes away.

Unfortunately, The Song of Names obscures the powerful contemporary ramifications.

Opting for restrained storytelling instead of piercing inquiry, and artful mise-enscène (visual and audio aspects) over raw emotion, the film looks great and sounds great, but misses the emotional bull’s eye.

The English-language film, directed

by Canadian François Girard, will open Friday at the Maple Theater in Bloomfield Township.

The Song of Names is based on classical music maven Norman Lebrecht’s award-winning 2003 book, a novel that reverberates with the genocide of Poland’s Jews. The saga begins in London in 1951, when the violin prodigy Dovidl Rapoport (Luke Doyle), a young man at the time, fails to show up for his major concert debut and, compounding his offense, vanishes without a trace.

Dovidl’s shocking behavior is a personal betrayal, as well, for the concert was produced and financed by Gilbert Simmonds.

A dozen or so years earlier, Simmonds, an English non-Jew, had generously and tenderly taken the musically brilliant Polish Jewish boy into his home until the rest of the

Rapoports could leave Poland.

That day never came, and Dovidl grew up alongside Gilbert’s son, Martin. The duo became close friends over the years.

Martin inherited his father’s love of classical music — and then the mystery of Dovidl’s disappearance.

The film interweaves Martin’s search for Dovidl in the 1980s (after he encounters a fresh lead at a showcase for young talent) with their joint adolescence leading up to the night of the concert that never took place.

Interestingly, The Song of Names initially foregrounds the competitiveness required (of parents as well as performers) to succeed, rather than the art, grace and talent we associate with the best classical musicians. Dovidl possesses the pride, cockiness and ability to thrive in that environment; Martin, on the other hand, doesn’t have that killer instinct, and he must learn to accommodate the young genius who is thrust into his life.

Martin in midlife (Tim Roth) is a comfortably married, slightly depressed figure whose life consists of nurturing and serving far more talented individuals than himself. A starker portrait of his malaise, and a stronger sense of still-lingering resentment, would have given Martin more edge and greater force.

When Martin finally tracks down Dovidl — I’m sorry if that’s a spoiler, but when co-star Clive Owen doesn’t appear in the first half of the film, it’s obvious whom he is portraying — the former’s reaction is unexpected. On one hand, that’s a good thing, but we should feel something deeper

than mere shock — namely, the pain of betrayal.

Girard, director of the music-infused arthouse dramas 32 Short Films About Glenn Gould in 1993 and The Red Violin in 1998, does his best work here with the scenes depicting the young Dovidl’s conflicted relationship with Judaism once he realizes he must accept his parents and siblings’ deaths at Treblinka.

Lebrecht’s idea that an original piece of music could recall and memorialize the names of the dead when played — and would honor their souls at any time and for all time as a variation on the Kaddish — is pretty brilliant. It also lends itself to expression on film, which is the marriage of sound and image, and Howard Shore’s score is excellent.

For the viewer who didn’t lose relatives in the Holocaust, and perhaps hasn’t wrestled with the conundrum of an almighty God who could allow the Holocaust to happen, and for whom 6 million is an inconceivable number, The Song of Names makes the ephemeral tangible for a fleeting moment or two.

That may be sufficient reward, even as one rues that the movie is too mannered and restrained. Too polite, in other words, to yank us out of our complacency.

Rather than taking us on another sojourn into the past, The Song of Names should have provoked and challenged us to contemplate how we remember those murdered in the Holocaust. It is Dovidl’s burden and our responsibility.

JANUARY 16 • 2020

| 35

Arts&Life celebrity jews NATE BLOOM COLUMNIST

ON SALE NOW FEBRUARY 4 ďšş 9, 2020 DETROIT OPERA HOUSE

BroadwayInDetroit.com | ticketmaster.com | 800-982-2787 | Box OfďŹ ce | Info 313-872-1000 Groups (12+) Groups@BroadwayInDetroit.com (subject: Jesus Christ Superstar) and oc Feb 7

STAR DELI

â€œâ€Śone of America’s finest carryout-only delicatessens!

Star’s reputation has never wavered!� — Danny Raskin

COMPARE OUR LOW PRICES WITH ANY DELICATESSEN IN TOWN! MEAT TRAY

$13.99

DAIRY TRAY per person

$23.99

SALAD TRAY per person

$14.99

per person

SALAD TRAY W/ LOX & CREAM CHEESE person $18.99 per

Let Star Cater Your Next Event

)0634 .0/ 4"5 ". 1. t 46/ ". 1.

24555 W. 12 MILE ROAD +VTU XFTU PG 5FMFHSBQI 3PBE t 4PVUIGJFME

On Star’s beautiful already low-priced trays

248-352-7377

Expires 1/31/20. One Per Order. Not Good Holidays.

10 Person Minimum. With this coupon.

Prices subject to change

DELIVERY AVAILABLE

www.stardeli.net

36 |

5 OFF

$

JANUARY 16 • 2020

TV SHOWS Deputy started Jan. 2 on Fox (9 p.m.). Stephen Dorff, 48, plays Bill Hollister, a deputy who becomes the chief of the huge Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department when the elected chief dies suddenly.

Hollister is more an Old West guy than a modern lawman. Dorff, who identifies as Jewish, is a veteran action film actor. Dorff’s late mother wasn’t Jewish. His Jewish father is Steve Dorff, 70, a successful country music composer who also writes film scores and TV theme songs.  Bex Taylor-Klaus, 25, has a supporting role as Breanna Bishop, a seasoned investigator in the sheriff’s office. This is her first role as a network series regular. She has been quoted as saying “Bex� is short for Rebecca. When asked about her nationality, she replied: “Wow, that is difficult. My family is from Spain, Cuba, Israel. The family is Jewish and from all over the place.�

The Owl House, a Disney Channel animated fantasy, began on Jan. 10. It’s about a teen girl who finds a portal to another world where she can try to fulfill her dream of becoming a witch. “King,� one of the show’s three main characters, is voiced by Alex Hirsch, 34.

He created Gravity Falls, a hit Disney animated series.

Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist started Jan 7 (NBC, 10 p.m.).

Jane Levy, 30, stars as Zoe, a computer code writer who begins to hear the thoughts of people around her through popular songs. At first, she questions her sanity. Later, with the help

of a friend, she comes to realize this power is a gift — she can connect better with everyone, including her ailing father.

Levy’s first big role (2011) was as the co-star of the well-reviewed ABC series Suburgatory. Family history sites reveal her father is Jewish and her mother is not. She doesn’t talk about her family background.

Broadway actor Skyler Astin, 32, plays Max, a close associate of Zoe. Born Skyler Astin Lipstein, he’s best known to most people for playing Jesse Swanson in the films Pitch Perfect and Pitch Perfect 2.

Avenue 5 is a comedic science fiction series, set in the future, that starts on HBO on Jan. 19. Avenue 5 is the name of the spaceship where most of the series scenes take place. Josh Gad, 38, is a series regular. He plays Herman Judd, the billionaire owner of Avenue 5. Also in space is Captain Picard, a CBS All-Access series that begins on Jan. 23. Patrick Stewart returns in the title role he created in Star Trek: The Next Generation. Brent Spiner, 70, reprises his Next Gen role (“Data�, an android) in the new series.

On The Go people | places | events

SATURDAY, JAN 18

VOLUNTEER DAY

MINI MINYAN

11am-1 pm, Jan. 19. Adat Shalom invites the community to join in. Participants of all ages (adults, teens and children) can work on a variety of hands-on projects that will help organizations in the Metro Detroit area. There is an optional lunch for $5/person with advance reservations.

To register, visit adatshalom. org/volunteerday or call 248851-5100 or email jgross@ adatshalom.org.

10 am, Jan. 18. Adat Shalom Synagogue will hold a mini minyan with Hazzan Dan Gross for a music-filled Shabbat morning of song and prayer.

Open to the community at no charge. Info: 248-626-2153 or sshapiro@adatshalom.org.

SOULFUL YOGA 10 am, Jan. 18. Join Rabbi Rachel Shere and yoga instructor Nicole Ferguson for Soulful Yoga at Adat Shalom. Connect body and soul as they apply the wisdom of Torah to the gentle practice of yoga. No yoga experience is necessary. There is no charge. Dress comfortably, and bring a mat if you have one.

Info: 248-851-5100.

SUNDAY, JAN 19 MEDITATION & MINDFULNESS 9:30 am, Jan. 19. Adults of all ages are invited to join Rabbi Aaron Bergman at Adat Shalom.

The class is designed to help individuals find their internal spirituality and realize that Judaism can make them happier.

The community is welcome.

There is no charge. Info: call 248-851-5100.

WORKSHOP & FILM 10 am- 12:30 pm, Jan. 19.

Disney’s The Princess and the Frog at the Berman Center for the Performing Arts in West Bloomfield. A family-friendly workshop and film. Special pricing for families of 4 or more when you contact the Berman Box Office, theberman.jccdet.org or 248-661-1900.

Editor’s Picks

JAN. 18 MUSICAL EVENING

A CONVERSATION WITH THE RABBI 11 am, Jan. 19. Congregation Shaarey Zedek and the JCRC/ AJC partner to welcome Capers Funnye, who has served for 38 years as the rabbi of Chicago’s Beth Shalom B’nai Zaken Ethiopian Hebrew Congregation, and is the first African American rabbi to participate in the Chicago Board of Rabbis. In an interview with Rabbi Aaron Starr, Rabbi Funnye will discuss his journey to Judaism, the history of relations between the Jewish and African American communities, and what it is like to be a Jew of color today.

There is no cost to attend. A light brunch will be available. RSVP to shaareyzedek.org or 248-3575544.

HAMSA ART PROJECT RSVP for Jan. 26. At 9:30 am, Jan. 26, the Adat Shalom Sisterhood invites you to create your own hamsa. The program is led by artist Gail Rosenbloom Kaplan. $42 per person includes all materials, instruction and fun.

Call Geula Rapp at gtron927@ aol.com. No experience necessary. Info: (248)851-5100.

Spend an evening with Jesse Palter at 20 Front Street, Lake Orion.

Palter released her debut album with Mack Avenue Records, “Paper Trail,” available on all digital platforms, and is becoming a noted voice in the music industry calling for open discussion on mental health.

The Detroit native lives in a mix that is equal parts soul singer, pop artist and singer-songwriter, bringing a rawness and vulnerability that is anything but cookie cutter. Tickets: bit.ly/JP20Front.

JAN. 21 PBS VIDEO: Secrets of the Dead Bombing Auschwitz will premier nationwide on Tuesday, Jan. 21, at 9 p.m. on PBS (check local listings). The show is also available on pbs.org/secrets and the PBS video app to commemorate International Holocaust Remembrance Day and the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz. There are new, embeddable clips available on the Secrets of the Dead website.

JAN. 16-MARCH 8 AMERICA EXHIBIT Soul Studio, 5586 Drake Road, West Bloomfield, is inaugurating the 2020 election year with “AMERICA,” an exhibition exploring the land of the free. Soul artists explore the many stories, sites and objects that make up our great nation; from its sumptuous food, to its glorious technology, to its majestic architecture and landscapes, to its common, famous and even infamous citizens. Opening night, Jan. 16, 6 -8 p.m., is sponsored in memory of Burt and Gerry Rissman. The exhibit is curated by Anthony Marcellini and Mia Serafini.

continued on page 38

JANUARY 16 • 2020

| 37

On The Go people | places | events continued from page 37

MONDAY, JAN. 20

partner needed. Cost: $7.

FIBER ART CLASS 9 am, Jan. 20. An Active LifeJCC Without Borders program. At Congregation Beth Shalom in Oak Park. Every Monday, Wednesday and Friday. 10 classes for $65 non-members; $45 JCC/Beth Shalom members.

TRAVELOGUE

JCC MEN’S CLUB

FRANKEL CENTER EVENT

10-11:30 am, Jan. 20. An Active Life program at the West Bloomfield Jewish Community Center. Club meets every Monday to discuss relevant matters of Jewish interest. Info: Sandy Ashman, 248-910-7505, or Ely Flaum, 248-592-0690.

4-5:30 pm, Jan. 21. “Word and Deed: The Peripety of Logos in the New European Culture.” At the Thayer Building – Room 2022, 202 S. Thayer St., Ann Arbor. With Arkady Kovelman of Moscow State University. This lecture will follow the birth of this opposition since Heraclitus and Aristotle to the Gospel of John and Early Rabbinic Literature (II-VII centuries).

MLK INTERFAITH CELEBRATION

@] pfl Xi\ efk n\Xi`e^ `k¿ j\cc `k %%% fi 9FIIFN fe `k Pfl can’t enjoy jewelry if it’s sitting in your safe deposit box. Sell or borrow on it for immediate cash.

We deal in jewelry, watches, diamonds and coins.

A Service to Private Owners, Banks & Estates

Coins & Jewelry

Contact Larry Allan

**.'' Nff[nXi[ 8m\% 9\kn\\e (+ D`c\ 8[Xdj 9`id`e^_Xd# D@

248-644-8565

Fine Italian Dining in a Casual Atmosphere

SPOSITA’S RISTORANTE

(248) 538-8954

$24.95

33210 W. 14 Mile Rd, in Simsbury Plaza, just east of Farmington Rd., West Bloomfield

Includes Petite Filet, antipasto plate, side of pasta, salad, soup, potato and vegetable.

Dine-in only, not valid with any other offer.

Mon-Thurs: 4pm-10pm t Fri: 11am-11pm Sat: 4pm-11pm t Sun: 4pm-9pm

15% Off food bill

10% Off food bill

Offer Good Monday – Thursday. Dine-in only and entrees only. Not valid with any other offer. With coupon only.

Not valid on holidays. Expires 1/31/20

38 |

JANUARY 16 • 2020

KNITTING DROP IN 7 pm, Jan. 20. An Active LifeJCC Without Borders program at Beth Shalom in Oak Park. Every Monday; no charge.

OUR PETITE FILET DINNER IS HAPPENING AGAIN! Sunday, January 5 thru Thursday, January 9

1-4 pm, Jan. 20. At Second Baptist Church, 441 Monroe St., Detroit. Join the Downtown Synagogue in partnership with Second Baptist Church and Old St. Mary’s Church to commemorate Martin Luther King Jr.’s life and work. A musical performance

by DSA Choir, a historical presentation led by keynote speaker Rev. Joseph B. Samples III and a luncheon. Free and validated parking available at any of the Greektown Casino parking facilities or the Brush Street Garage, 1001 Brush St., Detroit; credit/debit card required to enter.

Offer Good Friday – Sunday. Dine in and entrees only.

Not valid with other offers. With coupon only.

Not valid on holidays. Expires 1/31/20

TUESDAY, JAN 21 SIMPLY DANCE 11 am, Jan. 21. An Active Life program at the Jewish Community Center in West Bloomfield.

Christine Stewart will lead; no

1:30 pm, Jan. 21. Get together in the Shaarey Zedek Library. Jeri Fishman will show a travelogue of her recent trip to London. Cake and coffee will be served. Info: jpont@shaareyzedek.org

JEWS IN ARAB LANDS 7-8:30 pm, Jan 21. “The Forgotten Jews of Arab Lands.”

At the Max M. Fisher Federation Building. (Also Jan. 28) Prof.

Howard Lupovitch will present the story of the Jews in Arab lands forming a major gap in most of the world’s knowledge of the history of the Middle East. Learn about the history and culture of this important segment of world Jewry. Tuition: $55. To register: 248-205-2557.

BIG BAND PARTY RSVP for Jan. 25. At Congregation Beth Shalom in Oak Park. The evening, 7:30-10:30 pm, will feature the 17-piece Ambassadors Big Band. Cost is $36 per person in advance, or $40 per person at the door. Hors d’ouerves and desserts will be served. Welcome the 2020s as though it’s the 1920s; dress up and dance the night away. The event is open to the community.

Respond to the Beth Shalom office

Nosh COURTESY OF MAXSUSSMAN.COM

news

Max Sussman

Chef Max Sussman Returns Award-winning Chef Max Sussman has returned to Michigan and will present a series of dinners at Frame kitchen inside Joebar in Hazel Park. He and his brother Eli own and operate Samesa in Brooklyn, N.Y. The series of “Samesa Sundays” will showcase all they do at that casual Middle Eastern spot.

Samesa Sundays are Feb. 9, March 8 and April 5. Tickets are $60 for each multicourse dinner and are available at framehazelpark.com/ experience/max-sussmanseason-tickets. The Feb. 9 dinner will center around lamb shoulder and include pumpernickel pita.

Birmingham Restaurant Week Birmingham Restaurant Week will take place Jan 27-31 and Feb. 3-7. Participating restaurants include 220 Merrill, Adachi, Bella Piatti, Big Rock Chophouse, Bistro Joe’s, Elie’s, Fleming’s Prime Steakhouse & Wine Bar, Forest, Hazel, Ravines & Downtown, Hyde Park Prime Steakhouse, Luxe Bar & Grill, The Morrie, Pernoi, Phoenicia, Rugby Grille, Salvatore Scallopini, Social Kitchen and Bar, Streetside Seafood, Tallulah Wine Bar & Bistro, the Triple Nickel, Townhouse Birmingham and Vinotecca. For event menus, visit allinbirmingham.com/restaurantweek.

Bistro 82 Closing in Royal Oak Bistro 82 is closing its doors Jan. 25 in downtown Royal Oak. The establishment, operated by AFB Hospitality Group, will transition into a private events space.

According to AFB operator Aaron Belen, the second-floor lounge and nightclub, SCL, will remain open on weekends. “While the decision to close Bistro was difficult, it was well-contemplated, measured and the right move at the right time for AFB Hospitality Group,” Belen said in a statement. “With the success of the Morrie restaurants in both Royal Oak and Birmingham, it made sense for our team to focus on expanding that concept, with plans for additional locations in the works.”

On The Go people | places | events

Prof. Howard Lupovitch’s most recent series, presented in July 2019. This week: “American Jews and the Debate Over Slavery.” No charge; no reservations needed.

Info: Nancy Kaplan (248) 737-1931 or email nancyellen879@att.net.

and their favorite adults. Lindsay Mall, alongside clergy, hosts songs, stories, games, crafts, snacks, some special guests and bubble time for our littlest friends.

There is no charge to attend, but donations are appreciated.

12:30 pm, Jan. 22. An Active LifeJCC Without Borders program at Beth Shalom in Oak Park. Every Wednesday. Sponsored by the Beth Shalom Sisterhood. Info: 248-5477970.

MOVIE MATINEE

POTTERY CLASS

1 pm, Jan. 22. An Active Life program at the West Bloomfield Jewish Community Center. A Walk In the Clouds (1 hr. 42 min.) Free event.

DROP IN & LEARN

THURSDAY, JAN. 23

1 pm, Jan. 22. “American Jews and Their Politics: Origins, Agendas, and Debates” at Congregation Beth Ahm. Discuss

THRILLING THURSDAYS

11 am-1 pm, Jan. 23. An Active Life program at the West Bloomfield Jewish Community Center. This class for adults is taught by Allison Berlin. All supplies included; class punch card available, $165 for 12 punches (one free class). RSVP: 248-432-5467 or rchessler@ jccdet.org. No classes in Feb.

(248-547-7970) or reserve online at congbethshalom.org/event/ cafe-Shalom-2020.html. Info: Beth Rodgers at bethlrodgers@gmail. com.

WEDNESDAY, JAN 22 MAH JONGG

10-11:30 am, Jan. 23. At Cong.

Shaarey Zedek in Southfield. Open play group for children ages 0-5

BERMAN NIGHT OF LEARNING 7 pm, Jan. 23. Join Sundance DiDomencio for a professional drum lesson and drum circle, which will explore the dynamics of playing rhythm with others.

Come early for sips, sweets and schmoozing before the learning begins. At Cong. Shaarey Zedek in Southfield. Info: 248-357-5544 or shaareyzedek.org/calendar.

Compiled by Sy Manello/Editorial Assistant Send items at least 14 days in advance to calendar@ thejewishnews.com.

JANUARY 16 • 2020

| 39

sports HIGHlights brought to you in partnership with

NMLS#2289

Bouncing Back from Tragedy Kenny Goldman Basketball League still going strong at the JCC. STEVE STEIN CONTRIBUTING WRITER PAUL KATZ

F

rom tragedy to tradition.

That’s the story of the Kenny Goldman Basketball League, which has been a year-round staple at the Jewish Community Center in West Bloomfield since 1984.

Hundreds of basketball players ages 4-25 play in the league during its fall, winter, spring and summer seasons, filling the JCC on Sundays.

Players in house and open divisions learn basketball fundamentals, play games, receive trophies and medals, and win championships.

Just as importantly, players, coaches and parents must abide by a code of ethics to keep the games fun and in a spirit of friendly competition and camaraderie.

Here’s one code requirement for players: “I will never yell at my teammates or blame them for mistakes or missed plays. I will refrain from boasting and trash talking to members of other teams. I will graciously accept defeat, and I will refrain from bragging when my team wins.”

Here’s one code requirement for coaches:

Ami Katz shows off the Kenny Goldman Basketball League shirt his father Paul Katz wore when he played in the league in the 1980s.

“I will never argue with or complain about a referee’s calls or decision.”

Here’s one code requirement for parents: “I will not place a burden on my child to win games. I understand that the purpose of youth sports is to develop physical, mental and social skills.”

So, who was Kenny Goldman?

quick hits ARI KLINGER

BY STEVE STEIN

League organizer Gary Klinger (center) is among those trying to rebound a shot by Scott Kapeller (not pictured).

40 |

JANUARY 16 • 2020

Teams are needed for the 44th season of the B’nai B’rith basketball league.

Only four teams had signed up as of last week.

“It would be great if we could have seven teams in the league like we did last year, but six is actually the perfect number because we have a three-hour block of time for games Sunday mornings,” said league organizer Gary Klinger.

League games are played at the Jewish Community Center in West Bloomfield.

Regular-season league games will begin Jan. 19 and continue for 10 weeks. Playoffs will be held March 29.

Interested in joining the league?

Contact Klinger at gkslurpee@aol.com or (248) 229-1816.

A young man who loved basketball, who played for hours with friends on his family’s driveway in Farmington Hills.

“Kenny was short and skinny, but at 10 years old he could shoot better than me from any distance,” said his brother, Arnie Goldman.

Kenny Goldman died July 21, 1982, at age 13, one day after he was injured in a car accident at 11 Mile and Inkster roads. He and his father were on their way home from attending a Detroit Tigers game at Tiger Stadium at the time of the accident.

Milt and Rochelle Goldman, Kenny’s parents, wanted to preserve their son’s memory.

Mort Plotnick, then the JCC director, suggested forming a basketball league in Kenny’s name. They liked Plotnick’s idea, founded the league and endowed it through the JCC’s Kenny Goldman Athletic Fund.

“Kenny died a few months after his bar mitzvah, and the emptiness was unbearable,” said Arnie Goldman. “But my parents persevered and started something that preserves Kenny’s memory and gives kids a chance to learn about and play something they love.”

dime, so they must be able to It will be a learning experience adjust.” this season for the Frankel Crowder said his players are Jewish Academy boys getting better at making those basketball team. adjustments.

With many of the key FJA’s roster includes Caleb players from last year’s Kleinfeldt, Jeremy Jenkins, Catholic League playoffsMerrick Michaelson, A.J. qualifying team gone because of graduation and new coach Nehemiah Crowder Goodman, Mitch Blackman, Adam Levitt, Ethan Mostyn, Aidin Nehemiah Crowder at the Kleinfeldt, Will Bloomberg, Morgan Reifler, helm, the Jaguars are getting large doses Daniel Klausner, Raphy Ifraimov, Brandon of on-the-job training.

They were 2-2 before the winter break. Gladstone and Charlie Tobias.

Crowder was a member of the 2009 “Our players are getting used to their state champion Melvindale Academy for roles, getting to know each other on and Business and Technology basketball team off the court, and learning my coaching in high school and he played college and style,” Crowder said. semi-pro basketball before getting into And what is that coaching style? coaching.

“Having freedom within our system,” He was an assistant coach for the Crowder said. “The guys need to run my Amherst (Pa.) College women’s basketball plays, but they’re basketball players and team last year. the game can change at the drop of a

spotlight ing up and the league was a big reason for the attraction.

“Playing in the league gave me an opportunity to play a team sport instead of doing things on my own,” he said. “I became friends with kids who are still friends of mine today.

“The league still gives kids a chance to meet kids from all over the area and play a great sport against kids of all skill levels.”

Katz recently came across a league shirt he wore when he played. The cotton shirt has been passed to his son Ami, 9.

“I found the shirt while going through things in the house, washed it, and my son now wears it,” he said.

Katz stopped playing in the league when he became middle school age and began playing school sports.

He was a football, basketball and baseball standout at Cranbrook-Kingswood High School in Bloomfield Hills before graduating in 1995.

He and his wife, Carri, have two other children, daughters Talia, 8, and Elliana, 6.

Former Detroit Tigers second baseman Ian Kinsler announced his retirement as a player Dec. 20.

Kinsler, 37, was with the Tigers from 2014-17 after being traded from the Texas Rangers for Prince Fielder in November 2013.

He was traded by the Tigers to the Los Angeles Angels for outfielder Troy Montgomery and pitcher Wilkel Hernandez in December 2017.

A four-time All-Star and two-time Golden Glove Ian Kinsler winner during his 14-year Major League career, Kinsler was a member of the 2018 World Series champion Boston Red Sox. He finished his career with 257 home runs, 909 RBIs, 243 stolen bases and 1,999 hits.

Kinsler played for the San Diego Padres last season.

His last game was Aug. 12. He was sidelined the rest of the season by a herniated cervical disk. Kinsler told The Athletic the injury played a major role in his decision to retire.

Kinsler is remaining with the Padres as an adviser in the front office. continued on page 42

Learn to Podcast from Local Pros The Detroit Writing Room (DWR) is kicking off its 2020 Speakers Series with the top podcasters in Metro Detroit.

Learn how five popular podcasters built their shows, followings and careers in Zak Rosen podcasting at this event starting at 5:30 p.m.

Thursday, Jan. 16, at DWR, 1514 Washington Blvd., Suite 203, Detroit.

Panelists Shannon Cason of Homemade Stories, Robin Kinnie of Motor City Woman, Zak Rosen of

Graham Media Group, Joe SaulSehy of Stacking Benjamins and Becky Scarcello of The D Brief will share their journeys and advice for aspiring podcasters.

Enjoy drinks from Sumptuous Spirits, a lively panel talk moderated by podcast producer Jon Gay and a meet-and-greet with the panelists. There will also be a Q&A with the audience.

Tickets, including drinks, are $35. Go to bit.ly/2t4s5hQ. GRAHAM MEDIA

Milt and Rochelle Goldman are now deceased, but the league they began to honor their son is as strong as ever.

Longtime league director Bruce Weinman said between 400-450 players on 40-45 teams will play in the winter season, which has age divisions for U7, U9, U11, U13 and U15 teams and a clinic for players ages 4 and 5.

Practices will be held Jan. 18-19 and games will begin Jan. 26. Playoff championships will be March 22.

Age divisions for U17, U20 and U25 players are normally offered during the spring and summer seasons.

Many personal stories are generational in a league that is 36 years old.

Take Paul Katz’s story, for example.

The 42-year-old West Bloomfield resident played in the Kenny Goldman Basketball League in the 1980s, and he’s now in his fourth year coaching his son in the league.

Katz said he practically lived at the JCC when he was grow-

Bnei Akiva Youth Shine Light for Thousands Across the United States and Canada, Bnei Akiva teen leaders shone the light of goodness and hope by running Chanukah events for thousands of grade schoolers throughout numerous communities. In Detroit, teen leaders accompanied younger grades to the Coville Assisted Living Center to sing, dance and bring joy to the residents. As moving it was for the residents of the home, it was even more emotional for the youth who said they could feel the happiness in the room.

Workmen’s Circle Gets New Name A popular Yiddish expression goes, “May you live to 120 years.” Well, the Workmen’s Circle, founded in 1900, is about to celebrate that anniversary in 2020; and, in the leadup to this milestone, the nonprofit has unveiled a new name: the Workers Circle.

This new name embraces the tenor of the times in gender-neutral fashion and with a nod to the organization’s century of activism at the fore of the labor movement, supporting worker rights to this day. It also more accurately reflects the organization’s original Yiddish name, Der Arbeter Ring, since Arbeter is gender

neutral.

“As the first woman to lead the organization, I am proud to uphold a welcoming and inclusive culture,” says National Executive Director Ann Toback. “Everything we do communicates our commitment to living our progressive values, and that includes choosing a name that reflects both our origin and our contemporary ideals.”

Toback announced the name change Dec. 2 at the organization’s annual benefit, at which she presented Mark and Seth Rogen with its Generation to Generation Activism Award.

JANUARY 16 • 2020

| 41

”ENTIRELY FRESH. A REASON FOR CELEBRATION!” –NEW YORK MAGAZINE

sports HIGHlights Stats STEVE STEIN CONTRIBUTING WRITER Stats ‘n’ stuff from the first half of the Brotherhood-Eddie Jacobson B’nai B’rith bowling league season at 300 Bowl in Waterford Township:

300 GAMES 1. Dave Shanbaum, Sept. 23, Lane 24.

2. Aaron Radner, Oct. 7, Lane 23.

3. Matt Rappaport, Dec. 2, Lane 29.

Shanbaum

Radner

Rappaport

HIGH SERIES

ON SALE NOW

MARCH 10 – 15 | FISHER THEATRE BroadwayInDetroit.com, ticketmaster.com, 800-982-2787 & box office Info: 313-872-1000, Groups (10+) Groups@BroadwayInDetroit.com (subject: Fiddler On The Roof)

VPS Primary Care Clinic of Farmington Hills

TOP 20 AVERAGES 1. Aaron Radner, 224.75 2. Lyle Schaefer, 222.58 3. Dave Shanbaum, 221.91 4. Mike Kolb, 215.03 5. Keith Kingston, 212.00 6. Corey Slutsky, 210.22 7. Phil Horowitz, 210.09 8. Mike Rosen, 209.52 9. Benny Shapiro, 208.80 10. Matt Rappaport, 208.43

11. Rick Woolman, 204.50 12. Rob Greenfield, 203.61 13. Sam Mauch, 201.47 14. Bob Breitman, 200.89 15. Noah Cohen, 200.31 16. Barry Fishman, 198.80 17. Steve Lotzoff, 196.73 18. Brian Cohen, 196.42 19. Dennis Horowitz, 194.78 20. Kevin Elbinger, 194.27

STANDINGS Pistons Division

4. Who Needs Malach, 46.9

1. House Ballz, 51.4 winning percentage 2. Gramps R Us, 49.0 3. Back-up Ballz, 46.0 4. Wynning, 43.9 5. The Upstarts, 41.1 6. The Manute Ballers, 37.2

31500 W 13 Mile Rd, Ste 100, Farmington Hills, MI 48334 Phone 248-509-4070 | Fax - 248-509-4080 Office Hours: Monday to Friday 9:00 am - 5:00 pm.

Toll Free: 844-509-4070 Visit us at www.vpsofmi.com

1. Aaron Radner, 248-299-257—804, Nov. 25, Lane 26.

2. Aaron Radner, 278-258-247—783, Dec. 23, Lane 25.

3. Lyle Schaefer, 257-246-279—782, Dec. 9, Lane 21.

4. Mike Rosen, 256-266-255—777, Dec. 23, Lane 24.

5. Dave Shanbaum, 225-300-246—771, Sept. 23, Lane 24.

6. Aaron Radner, 243-300-223—766, Oct. 7, Lane 23.

Lions Division

VPS Committed to Better Health

1. Mix-N-Match, 63.7 2. Mertz Bakery, 59.4 3. Yogi’s Rollers, 50.0

quick hits

New Look Medical Spa 31500 W 13 Mile Rd, Ste 100, Farmington Hills, MI 48334 Phone 248-509-4071 | Fax 248-509-4080 Visit our website www.nlmedspa.com or call us at 249-509-4071 for membership options or exciting offer.

42 |

JANUARY 16 • 2020

Tigers Division 1. The Dream Team, 57.1 2. NHL Property Management, 56.8 3. Pin Palls, 42.9 4. Pin Bowl Wizards, 41.0

Red Wings Division 1. NeinandTenn, 59.0 2. 600 Club, 55.7 3. Ten Pin Commandments, 54.3 4. The Gorillas, 44.6

continued from page 41

BY STEVE STEIN Louis Grodman received one of the most prestigious awards presented to a University of Michigan football player.

The fifth-year defensive back from Walled Lake Northern High School earned the Dr. Arthur Robinson Scholarship Award for having the highest grade-point average for a senior.

It wasn’t the first classroom honor received by Grodman since he joined the Wolverines as a preferred walk-on in 2015.

He was named to the Academic All-Big Ten team three times Louis Grodman (2017-19).

Grodman contributed to Michigan’s special teams this season, making one solo tackle and assisting on two tackles on kickoffs.

He also was named the Scout Team Defensive Player of the Game for his work preparing the Michigan offense for the Wolverines’ game against Notre Dame (Michigan won 45-14 on Oct. 26).

the exchange community bulletin board | professional services Pet resort • Daycare Training • Grooming Web Cameras

Custom Closets,Inc. WHERE PROFESSIONAL SERVICE MAKES THE DIFFERENCE

Caren Bass

248-230-PAWS (7297)

248.855.8747

2244 Franklin Road Bloomfield Hills, MI 48302 www.4pawscc.com

A &E C

248-425-9565

HANDYMAN SERVICE

onstruCtion

Serving the Jewish Community for Over 25 Years

• • •

Kitchen Bath Basement

as featured on

HGTV

Leading the industry with over 30 years experience in the Metro Detroit Area.

Now also organizing the Metro Denver Area with our 2nd location Custom Closets, West, Inc.

“Let us love your pet while you are away” REMODELING

For information regarding advertising please call 248-351-5116 Deadline for ad insertion is 10am on Friday prior to publication.

Call today for your free in-home consultation

Lois Haron Designs Designs in Decorator Wood & Laminates It doesn’t have to cost a fortune, only look like it.

• Carpentry • Plumbing • Electrical

(248) 851-6989

loisharondesigns@gmail.com www.loisharondesigns.com

FREE ESTIMATES • LICENSED & INSURED

BOB MENDELSON ELECTRONICS UNLIMITED & SON

Sales

Heating • Air Conditioning • Installation and Repair

•

Ser vice

Audio • Video • Telephones Paging • Intercom • Computers Signal Systems & more Warren Mendelsohn 248-470-7715

$65

Service Call

Serving the metropolitan area for over 40 years!

STATE LICENSED #3984

AUTOS- DOMESTIC/ IMPORTS CASH FOR VEHICLES any make or model Call Barry 248-865-2886 HEALTHCARE A1A CAREGIVER/COMPANION. Experienced, excellent references. 248-991-4944

Facility/ in home care CNA cert. Caregiver since 1996. Grooming, feeding, meds, blood sugar & vitals.

Selena 248.747.1083

Nothing per hour, plus parts.

CAREGIVER. Cert. Medical Assistant. Honest, Reliable, 15+ yrs exp 313-485-7023

Care Giver Mon-Fri. References available, 20+ yrs exp. Call 248-752-1782

All Brick/Stone Concrete / All Masonry Porches, Patios, Retainer Walls, etc.

Decks and Refinish - Rotted Wood Replacement Seamless Gutters Mold/Flood Restoration

JF Green Renovations

CALL JOHN: 248-770-8772 FORMER MARINE

ROOFING & SIDING INSTALLATION & REPAIR Gutter Installation, Repairs and Cleaning Roofing Installation, Repairs/Cedar Roofs Decks and Refinish Rotted Wood Replacement Mold/Flood Restoration Chimney/Brick/Paver, Seamless Gutters

JF Green Renovations FORMER MARINE

SITUATIONS WANTED

Loving and Caring 24/7 Private in home Care. 18 yrs exp. Ms. Nesbitt 586-217-8813

CHIMNEY RESTORATION

CALL JOHN: 248-770-8772

248-855-0437

Exp Caregiver avl 24/7.First 24 hours FREE.CPR Certified & Insured.11+ yrs exp.Amy 248277-5993.

Email: jrcmycomputerguy@gmail.com

Caregiver - 24 hr. complete care. Fabulous references,15 years experience. Ready to take care of your loved ones.

Josie 313-544-3515.

Always Show’ guarantee.

Experienced, mature and caring individual available for hourly or live-in position.

Contact Amy 248-444-3353.

SERVICES A MOVING truck toFlorida and returning Bud 239-273-3565 AAA Cleaning Service.15 yrs. in business.Natalie 248-8540775

Mah Jongg Kalahari Tournament for sale!Contact Cheri 262-245-0830MCheri@ mahjonggkalahari.com

STUDENTS Exp. math teacher available for tutoring. All levels, elementarycollege.248-219-3180 TRANSPORTATION

Live in caretaker/companion available. Kosher cooking and willing to travel. Errands, driving and problem solving.

Call Rich 586.822.9539 Male Caregiver CNA Certified.

PT weekends. Call Ram 248.662.8714 Caregiver seeking live in position for elderly care.

15 yrs. exp. Call Melinda 248-550-5637

AIRPORT CHERI 15 yrs of exc service, to and from all airports 248.242.2426 NORMAN. 1 Airport or other transportation. Reliable. 248737-8847, 248-408-7660.

Allen Deluxe Transportation MI Licensed Chauffers PickUp Deliver OaklandWayne Airport $45 or $85Roundtrip Other Trips $5 +$1 per mile 248.763.0436

Luxury Airport Transportation friendly-reliable Howard 248-345-8709 A1A DRIVER for Drs appts, shopping, errands,airports and more.

Renee (248) 991-4944 Reliable Driver-Best Rates Airport, appts., errands.

Call David 248-690-6090 MISCELLANEOUS 1 Plot near front for sale at Adat Shalom. $1175 Call Alan 248.808.0738 Transportation to appts/ shopping.Companionship & caregiving also available.Call Carol 248.355.4875

JANUARY 16  2020

| 43

the exchange community bulletin board | professional services

For information regarding advertising please call 248-351-5116 Deadline for ad insertion is 10am on Friday prior to publication.

Junk-B-Gone We Haul It All!

Still the Lowest Prices in Town!

SAME DAY SERVICE! CHANGING HANDS Proudly Serving the Jewish Community ESTATE SALES for over 25 Years Letexperienced our experienced teamhandle handle all your estate needs: Let our team allofof your estate needs: Owner Present on EVERY job!

CHANGING HANDS ESTATE SALES

• Hands free-hassle free sales • Hands free-hassle freeestate estate sales

248-760-4450 FREETE

ESTIMA

Mention the Jewish News and get 10% Discount

Visit our Leshoppe showroom in Keego Harbor

Visit our Leshoppe showroom in Keego Harbor SENIOR AND MILITARY DISCOUNTS

Remodeling inC.

COMPLETE INTERIOR CUSTOM REMODELING/REPAIRS AND DESIGN

YOU’RE GOING TO LOVE WHAT WE DO!

248-476-0816 Cell: 248-508-1975

Call Leslie Weisberg today for a free consultation

Call Leslie Weisberg today for a free consultation

248-709-9648

248-709-9648

BOOKS

Bought & Sold

LIBRARY BOOKSTORE Open 7 Days M. Sempliner

10%

DISCOUNT

Email: kandkremodelinginc@yahoo.com www.kandkremodelinginc.com Family Owned, Licensed & Insured Since 1992

LACOURE’S LANDSCAPING New landscaping, maintenance, re-landscaping, walkways, retaining walls, patios, sod, fall and spring cleanups, Shrub/Tree trimming & removal, irrigation winterization.

Free Estimates Southfield Company

248-489-5955

248.545.4300

Books Bought In Your Home

LACOURE’S LANDSCAPING 248-521-8818 248-489-5955

44 |

JANUARY 16  2020

GARAGE • ENTRANCE • STORM 23701 HALSTED ROAD FARMINGTON HILLS, MI 48335

Toll Free 1-800-478-9060

DuraScreen Motorized Retractable Screens are the affordable way to turn virtually any outdoor area into a cool, comfortable and pest-free sanctuary.

The screens are custom built to any opening, have whisper quiet operation, and keep out wind and rain, while allowing fresh air to flow through. They are also available in solid vinyl and solid vinyl with glass, to easily close off a lanai from the elements. See the DuraScreen video at http://tarnowdoor.com/MotorziedScreens/SeeOurVideo.aspx

Let us make your garage into a “man cave!”

MAX THE HANDYMAN

You Name It – I’ll Do It! Toilets • Disposals • Electrical • Door & Lock Repair • Shower Grab Bars • ETC

248-356-0114

SNOWPLOWING AND SALTING Seasonal Rates Licensed and Insured Emergency Services Commercial Free Estimates Residential

Celebratin g 50 Years!

Heating, Air Conditioning

25

Say Shalom To New Customers!

Service and New Installations

24 Hour Emergency Service RESIDENTIAL & COMMERCIAL Serving the Community for Over 55 Years WHATEVER IT TAKES:

248-352-4656

Advertise in The Detroit Jewish News Classified Section Today.

Call 248.351.5116 or email salessupport@renmedia.us

Soul

of blessed memory

PEARL BAUM, 91, of West Bloomfield, died Jan. 5, 2020.

She is survived by her sons, David Baum, Howard Baum of West Bloomfield; daughter and son-in-law, Ilene and Richard Tucker of Highland Park, Ill.; grandchildren, Aaron Tucker (fiancée, Lauren Martin), Rachel (Adam) Glass, Ally Tucker, Michael (Traci) Baum, Stuart Baum, Seth Baum, Daniel Baum, Bradley Baum; great-grandchild, Parker Baum.

Mrs. Baum was the dear sister and sister-in-law of the late Jack and the late Estelle Lawson, the late Victor and the late Mayme Lawson, the late Al Lawson, the late Bette and the late Sam Goldman.

Contributions may be made to the Friendship Circle, 6892 W. Maple Road, West Bloomfield, MI 48322; United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, 100 Raoul Wallenberg S.W., Washington, D.C., 20024. Services and interment were held at Adat Shalom Memorial Park Cemetery in Livonia. Arrangements by Hebrew Memorial Chapel.

BARBARA BERG, 88, of Franklin, died Dec. 26, 2019.

She is survived by her daughters

and sons-in-law, Linda and Dr. William Solomon, Wendy and Ronald Gruskin; grandchildren, Jeffrey (Michelle) Solomon, Daniel (Lisa) Solomon, Jennifer Zeidman, Michael Zeidman; great-grandchildren, Zoe, Gabriel and Silas; many other loving family members and friends.

Mrs. Berg was the beloved wife of the late Arnold Berg.

Interment took place at Clover Hill Park Cemetery in Birmingham. Contributions may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association, the National Parkinson Foundation or to a charity of one’s choice.

Arrangements by Dorfman Chapel.

MARK BISTROW, 67, of Westland, died Dec. 31, 2019.

He is survived by his sister, Susan Bistrow; brother, Gary Bistrow; many loving family members and friends.

Mr. Bistrow was the beloved husband of the late Mary L. Bistrow; son of the late Seymour and the late Toby Bistrow.

Interment took place at Clover Hill Park Cemetery in Birmingham. Contributions may be made to the American Diabetes Association or the American Cancer Society.

Arrangements by Dorfman Chapel.

SETH LEWIS BLUMBERG, 46, of Farmington Hills, died Jan. 3, 2020.

He is survived by his parents, Terry Lewis and Eric S. Blumberg.

Contributions may be made to ACLU, 2966 Woodward Ave., Detroit, MI 48201, aclumich.org; or Southern Poverty Law Center, 400 Washington Ave., Montgomery, AL 46104, donate.splcenter. org/sslpage.aspx?pid=463.

Arrangements by Ira Kaufman Chapel.

BEATRICE BRESHGOLD, 90, of Southfield, died Dec. 30, 2019.

She is survived by her sons and daughters-in-law, Michael and Roz Breshgold, and Barry Breshgold; grandchildren, Ari (Erica) Breshgold, Elana (Bret) Hopman, Joshua (Jocelyn) Breshgold, Rachel (Ian) Mendleson and Joshua (Amy) Mendleson; great-grandchildren, Jacob, Avi, Annabel, Reese, Benjamin, Frankie, Andrew, Lainey, Charlotte and Amelia; siblings, Morris Levenson, Gerald Levenson, Beverly Levenson; her dear former daughter-in-law, Wendy Winkler; many loving nieces, nephews, other family mem-

bers and friends.

Mrs. Breshgold was the beloved wife of the late Joseph Breshgold; the sister of the late Anne (the late Larry) Binke, the late Sheldon Levenson and the late Sharleen Levenson, sister-in-law of the late Marian Levenson, the late Kaye Levenson.

Interment took place at Adat Shalom Memorial Park Cemetery in Livonia.

Contributions may be made to the Jewish War Veterans or to a charity of one’s choice.

Arrangements by Dorfman Chapel.

LEONARD BROZGOLD, 85, of Boynton Beach, Fla., formerly of Michigan, passed away peacefully, at sunset, on Dec. 22, 2019.

He is survived by his loving wife of 63 years, Gloria; adoring children, Stuart and Amy Brozgold, and Lisa and David Nicola; cherished grandchildren, Eric, Chelsea and Marty, Kathleen and Jonathon, Michael and Michelle, Jaime, Ethan, Anton, Morgan; precious great-granddaughter, Harper; sister-in-law, Marilyn (the late Leon) Belin.

He was the brother of the late Lyn Zeff; brother-in-law of the continued on page 46

The sooner you call, the more we can help.

Please see our menu at

32906 Middlebelt Rd (at 14 Mile)

www.johnnypomodoros.com (248) 855- 0007 Johnny Pomodoro’s is your ONE STOP SHOP for all of your needs!

Our State. Our Town.

Our Hospice.

888-247-5701 www.hom.org

Delivery Available

Shiva Trays, Deli Nosh Dairy & Deli Trays, Marty’s Cookie Trays, Johnny’s Signature Fruit & Veggie Trays CALL JOHNNY’S FOR TRADITIONAL AND NON-TRADITIONAL SHIVA TRAYS.

Caring for Detroit's Jewish community since 1980

PROUD TO PARTNER WITH THE JEWISH HOSPICE & CHAPLAINCY NETWORK

DAIRY TRAY

MEAT TRAY

FRUIT TRAY

MEDITERRANEAN TRAY

MARTY'S COOKIES

JANUARY 16 • 2020

| 45

Soul

continued from page 45

of blessed memory

late Sara Schwartz.

Services were held at Beth Israel Memorial Chapel and burial was at the South Florida National Cemetery in Lake Worth, Fla. Contributions may be made to the American Heart Association or Temple Israel in West Bloomfield.

Local arrangements by Ira Kaufman Chapel.

MARILYN FREEDMAN, 86, passed away peacefully, surrounded by her beloved family on Dec. 31, 2019.

She was born in Detroit to Murray and Ida Minus. She went on to attend University of Michigan, before marrying Bob “Sonny’’ Freedman in 1952. Together, they raised

four loving children, before moving to Ormond Beach, Fla., in 1974.

Marilyn’s dedication and love extended beyond her family. Upon moving to Ormond Beach, she was an active and outgoing member of the Jewish community. She started Congregation B’nai Torah, dedicating much of her time to building this house of worship.

She worked in the office of Dr. Long for more than 30 years.

Marilyn’s children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren are a testament to her love for her family.

Mrs. Freedman is survived by her husband of 68 years, Bob “Sonny’’ Freedman; son, Ira (Robin) Freedman of Ormond Beach; grandchildren, Brian (Amber) and Sara and Shana; son, Paul (Randee)

Freedman of West Bloomfield; grandchildren, Samantha (Evan) and Jill; grandchildren by daughter Gail, Steven (Carrie), Matthew and Pamela (Slava); daughter, Sue Irwin (Scott) of Henderson, Nev.; grandchild, Michael (Stephanie); great-grandchildren, Laila, Avi, Amara, Elliott, Scarlett, Esme, Christopher and Henry.

She was the loving mother of the late Gail Freedman.

Contributions may be made to the Jewish Federation of Volusia & Flagler Co.’s Jerry Doliner Food Bank, 470 Andalusia Ave., Ormond Beach, FL 32176; or Congregation B’nai Torah in Ormand Beach. The service was held at Congregation B’nai Torah. Interment followed at Mount Sinai Cemetery.

This notice was placed at the request of the family by Ira Kaufman Chapel.

DAVID MICHAEL HAWLEY, 54, of Farmington Hills, died Jan. 5, 2020.

He is survived by his loving mother, Eva Hawley; brother and sister-inlaw, Todd and Fatin Hawley; sister and brother-in-law, Heather and Allen Austin; uncle and aunts, Rick and Wendy Weinberg, Loraine Toth; nieces and nephews, Ryan, Gabriela, Hannah and Asher; many other loving family members and friends of Bill W. Mr. Hawley was the beloved son of the late Tom Hawley.

Interment took place at continued on page 49

we remember & mourn our dear friend Z ’L

MIRIAM SHENKMAN

Matriarch of the Shenkman family and a founding guarantor of the Shenkman-Weisberg Caring Coalition Conference.

Miriam and her beloved husband of 75 years, Jack,z’l were pioneering supporters of JHCN who created the Jack & Miriam Shenkman Caregiving Fellowship team. Their legacy includes the creation of the ShenkmanWeisberg Caring Coalition Conference, an initiative ensuring thousands of professional caregivers receive the best continuing education possible so those facing end of life receive the best care possible. The Shenkmans’ generous philanthropy continues to make a profound difference in our community, especially for the most vulnerable among us.

THE JEWISH HOSPICE & CHAPLAINCY NETWORK OFFER WISHES OF COMFORT AND HEARTFELT CONDOLENCES TO MIRIAM’S FAMILY:

Devoted mother of Elaine Beresh, Gloria (the late Martin) Cohen, Arnold (the late Vicky Crofton) Shenkman, and Martin (Dr. Pattie Klein) Shenkman. Loving grandmother of 11 grandchildren. Adoring great-grandmother of 39 great-grandchildren.

RABBI E.B. (BUNNY) FREEDMAN

RABBI JOSEPH H. KRAKOFF

FOUNDING DIRECTOR & CEO

SENIOR DIRECTOR

Miriam Shenkmanz’l

NO JEW IS EVER ALONE

OCTOBER 10, 1920 – JANUARY 2, 2020 M AY H E R M E M O R Y B E F O R A B L E S S I N G

46 |

JANUARY 16 • 2020

6555 W. Maple Road

"

West Bloomfield, MI 48322 " 248.592.2687

"

www.jewishhospice.org

Headline 26

Persons name — volor minusapis et earum from pay equity to eniminvel earum et et que Deck 14/16 sexual harassMomodit reictium earum ratque luptas imincieni vollorunt labo. Ut repello Helv Neue 45 light utecte cullatem ratur, optat.

Obissitiorum natioreius volor minusapis et WRITERS NAME CONTRIBUTING WRITER nosanih illatet uritis etur? earum eniminvel earum et et a curriculum that promotes Dateline isciiss studies, equiatur,leading ut landio. Et Luptius nonsequi des maio que modit reictium earum multilingual utatem reperch ilignat ioreEt debis eium excerum laut ratque vollorunt labo. Ut s women’s issues — to increased cognitive pudam adit ant, quiae as aut vent as et laut dit porestrum, repello ratur, optat. from pay equity todevelopment. hil iumquam et plaborporunt as eatquaepelit Obissitiorum natioreius sexual harassMolup-“We believe that in our unt hic Harum sinveliqui pro bearum, a volorpos estias nosanih illatet uritis etur? tas imincieni utecte cullatem increasingly global environment, tet facid que consequ iatidolupie ndenduciatem conseLuptius nonsequi des maio the quality of success will audam be volor minusapis et oriorrum qu istiis quam, ipicilit volupti Et debis eium excerum laut determined by one’s ability to earum eniminvel earum de plias oribusam fuga. Menis vent vent as et laut dit porestrum, offictu sandit understand and et communicate earum et et que doluptatem et earchil licatibus. et plaborporunt as eatquaepelit qui tem facea with people fromeium different modit reictium Uga. Ut eum volo cor ad pro bearum, a volorpos estias doluptas sequatur, quam nulliquo tem facea dipcultures,” he said.

“Our earum ratque vollodolupie ndenduciatem conseaccullaborum idiidel enieniant. multicultural, multiethnic runt labo. Ut repello qu istiis quam, ipicilit volupti tae voluptatibus environment looks ahead to ratur, optat. oribusam fuga. Menis vent expelen isciiss Jack Faxon Obissitiorum the world of tomorrow, and we doluptatem et earchil licatibus. equiatur, ut landio. natioreius nosanih remain committed to foreign Uga. Ut eum volo cor ad Et utatem reperch illatet uritis etur? quam nulliquo tem facea diplanguage proficiency iniorepudam an Cutline Cutline Cutlin ilignat Luptius nonsequi academic setting that stresses the idel enieniant. ormer Michigan senator Jack Art was only one of Faxon’s adit ant, quiae as des maio broad liberal arts as we into Faxon, 83, of Birmingham, died interests. His parents came as adults autadvance hil iumquam Et debis eium excerum the future.” hilicidus maximet odi dio te Jan. Persons 9, 2020. name — from Russia, and theylaut instilled in vent as et laut dit pornos es int ut aut et autlove vellaFaxon also enjoyed a lifelong Following from pay are equity excerpts to of a 2018 him the importance of education.

In estrum, et plaborporunt as bo rescipsam, culpa quoditio of theater.

He was a theater usher profile sexual of Sen.harassMoFaxon writtencontinued by 1956, he became a teacher of social eatquaepelit pro bearum, on page XX rembuff. este nusdaer and becamemodis an opera Faxon ovicontributing luptas imincieni writer Judy Greenwald: studies school. a volorpos estias dolupie continued from page XX at a Detroit middle dese nimodit volupta tiorem e loved attending performances at Former utecte Sen. cullatem Jack Faxon could look Faxon noted that his good ndenduciatem consequ ipsus viditassunt est maio.

TOP: Cutline Cutline Cutline the Met in New York and was able back onvolor his life minusapis of public et service performance as a student istiis and quam, ipicilit volupti Itate repra exero tore venihiCutline tovent translate that love into real life by earum with eniminvel pride: former earum et legislator, et one ofCutline precocious nature as oribusam a child fuga. Menis tatis eossi custibu sti. doluptatem licat-on stage.

He performed as a que modit the last reictium surviving earum delegates of the definitely enhanced his yearninget earchilbeing ibus. singer and dancer in such venues as ratque Michigan volloruntConstitutional labo. Ut Convention, for knowledge and led him in Name this is Helv. bold cond 8/10 Uga. Ut eum volo cor the ad Ford Auditorium Detroit andwith repello elected ratur, to optat. the Michigan House of the direction of learning.

This information isin Helv. light 8/10 quam nulliquo Obissitiorum natioreius off-Broadway at St. Marks Theater Representatives in 1964, a member connection with the academic worldtem facea 0 kerning. dipidel enieniant. nosanih illatet uritis etur? Committee in New York. He noted with pride of the Appropriations was expressed in another outlet: his Luptius nonsequi des maio OBITUARY CHARGES that one of his first roles at MOT in for Education, composer of the bill founding of the International School Et debis eium excerum laut Council the late 1970s was Prince Orlofsky in establishing the Michigan in 1968.

SUBHEAD SUBHEAD The processing fee for vent as lautArts, dit porestrum, Strauss’s foretthe to name just a few “We began as the City School of Olentiossum sunt qui unti Die Fledermaus, and a recent obituaries is: $100 for up to et plaborporunt as eatquaepelit performance showcased him as the highlights.

Detroit and had 37 students enrolled dolesti velia volupta tiorest, 150 words; $200 for 151-300 pro bearum, a volorpos estias godfather in The Nutcracker ballet.

The energetic, personable Faxon in kindergarten through third grade,” cus duntum aut dolutectur? words, etc. A photo counts as dolupie ndenduciatem conseHis opening nights were some of the was an avid art collector as well he said, “and we were the first private Que ipienectem ersperum30 words. There is no charge qu istiis quam, ipicilit volupti most exciting of his life, he said. as an artist in his own right, and school with a foreign language quat antionecum eates eum oribusam fuga. Menis vent for a Holocaust survivor icon.

Faxon was the devoted brother his Birmingham home was a true program in the U.S.” sitem qui comnimus, offictet doluptatem et earchil licatibus.

The JN reserves the right of Lorraine Meisner; dear uncle of showplace, withcor a priceless collection The school moved to Southfield in Uga. Ut eum volo ad ariant. to edit wording to conform to quamofnulliquo tempaintings, facea dip-stained Harum sinveliqui unt loving niece and nephews; and was sculpture, glass 1981 and then, under the continuing its style considerations. For idel enieniant. hic tet facid que consequ also survived by other loving family and oriental rugs, ranging from direction of Faxon, to Farmington information, have your funeral iatioriorrum audam members earum and friends. ancient pieces to modern works, Hills, where it continues to attract director call the JN or you including his own.

He—even had discerning families. de plias et offictu sanditInterment was at Hebrew Memorial Persons name may call Sy Manello, editorial eium qui tem facea dolupPark. Contributions can be made to a his ownfrom art exhibition in the assistant, State Faxon was proud the student body pay equity to at (248) 351-5147 tas sequatur, accullaborum charity of one’s choice. Arrangements Capitolsexual back in 1965, which featured consists of children from around harassMoor email him at smanello@ iditae voluptatibus expelen

by Hebrew Memorial Chapel. his abstract the world who are immersed in luptaspaintings. imincieni renmedia.us. utecte cullatem

F

A

PHOTO CREDIT

JN FILE PHOTO

A Life of Public Service

JANUARY 16 • 2020

| 47

Soul

of blessed memory

Her Activism and Leadership Headline 26 Touched Many Organizations

Persons name — volor minusapis et earum from pay equity to eniminvel earum et et que Deck 14/16 sexual harassMomodit reictium earum ratque luptas imincieni vollorunt labo. Ut repello Helv Neue 45 light utecte cullatem ratur, optat. BARBARA LEWIS CONTRIBUTING WRITER Obissitiorum natioreius volor minusapis et WRITERS NAME CONTRIBUTING WRITER nosanih earum eniminvel et et here areearum few organizations in the illatet uritis etur?

Natasha Lawrence. Later, she worked Dateline isciiss equiatur, ut landio. nonsequi des maio que moditDetroit reictium earum Jewish community Luptius that as a substitute teacher in the Royal Oak Et utatem reperch ilignat ioreEt debis eium excerum laut ratque vollorunt UtTerebelo Schiff was s women’s issues — Sheryl labo.

“Sheri” schools. pudam adit ant, quiae as aut vent as et laut dit porestrum, repello ratur, optat. from pay equitySheri to met hil not involved in. heriumquam husband through the et plaborporunt as eatquaepelit Obissitiorum natioreius sexual harassMolupPerhaps best known for her work Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Harum sinveliqui unt hic pro bearum, a volorpos estias nosanih uritis etur? tas imincieni utecte cullatem as an illatet organizer and coordinatordolupie of Detroit’s young adult then called tet facid group, que consequ iatindenduciatem conseLuptius nonsequi des maio volor minusapis et Bookstock, the annual week-long used Junior Division.

They married in audam 1980 oriorrum qu istiis quam, ipicilit volupti Etbook debissale eium excerum laut efforts, she earum eniminvel and had two daughters,earum benefiting literacy Stephanie and de plias oribusam fuga. Menis vent vent as et laut dit porestrum, et offictu sandit earum et et que also held leadership positions with the Carly. doluptatem et earchil licatibus. et plaborporunt as eatquaepelit eium qui tem facea modit reictium Community Uga. Ut eum volo cor ad Sheri doted on her only grandchild, pro Jewish bearum, a volorposRelations estias Council/ doluptas sequatur, quam nulliquo tem facea dipearum ratque volloAmerican Jewish Committee, for whom 2-year-old Liora, whom she called “my dolupie ndenduciatem conseaccullaborum idiidel enieniant. runt labo.

Ut repello she chaired the recent Mitzvah Day gift for having children. ” qu istiis quam, ipicilit volupti tae voluptatibus ratur, optat. volunteer program Christmas Day, She enjoyed international travel with oribusam fuga.

Menis on vent expelen isciiss Obissitiorum Jewish Federation Metropolitan her daughters, shows at the Fisher doluptatem et earchilof licatibus. equiatur, ut landio. natioreius nosanih Theater and concerts by Uga. Ut eum volo cor ad Detroit’s Women’s Philanthropy, Detroit Etthe utatem reperch illatet uritis etur? Symphony Sheryl “Sheri” Schiff quam nulliquo tem facea dip- Society and Michigan Jewish Historical Orchestra. also enjoyed Cutline Cutline Cutlin She ilignat iorepudam Luptius nonsequi golf, canasta, lunching with friends and idelthe enieniant.

National Council of Jewish Women/ “Which save-the-world group are you adit ant, quiae as des maio Michigan. going to be involved with today?” cooking. aut hil iumquam Et debis eium excerum Sheri Schiff, 72,name of Birmingham, died Persons — Sheri was born in Detroit.

Her late “Sheri seemed to have an almost hilicidus maximet odiencydio te laut vent as et laut dit pornos es int ut aut et aut vellatragicallyfrom Jan. 5,pay 2020. equity to mother, Rita, was divorced from Sheri’s clopedic knowledge of both the Jewish estrum, et plaborporunt as bo rescipsam, culpa quoditio In addition Jewish communal sexualtoharassMofather. In 1956, she married the late and secular community, ” said Jennifer eatquaepelit pro bearum, modis rem este nusdaer oviwork, sheluptas also endeavored imincieni to improve Lawrence Terebelo, whoa adopted LoPatin, NCJW/MI president.

“She was volorposSheri estias dolupie dese nimodit volupta tiorem relations utecte between various religious and cullatem and fathered her brother, Dr. Marc involved in so many different organizandenduciatem consequ estinmaio. istiis quam, ipicilit volupti ethnic groups the region. was volor in minusapis et Shecontinued Terebelo. tions, not justipsus as a viditassunt volunteer, but leadon page XX Itate repra exero tore venihioribusam fuga.

Menis vent active with theearum Birmingham-Bloomfield earum eniminvel et et Marc Terebelo called his sister “my ership positions. She served as a liaison continued from page XX tatis eossi custibu sti. doluptatem et in earchilfor licatHouse’s Race Relations queCommunity modit reictium earum hero.” He remembers how she starred our Agency Relations Committee for TOP: Cutline Cutline Cutline ibus.Ford High andvollorunt Diversity labo.

Taskforce, ratque Ut the Interfaith plays as a student at Henry our Back 2 School Store and recently told Cutline Cutline Name this is Helv. bold cond 8/10 Ut eumshe volo her cor agency ad Leadership Council, the FBI Citizens repello ratur, optat.

School in Detroit. Even asUga. a teenager, she would get books for their information is Helv. light 8/10 with quam nulliquo tem facea Obissitiorum Academy andnatioreius WISDOM, a women’s was an activist, helping to lead a protest children, ‘as many as you need.’ She was 0 kerning. dipidel enieniant. nosanih illatetgroup. uritisAs etur? interfaith part of a group called against a segregated swimming pool in so proud of how her efforts impacted Luptius des maio Womennonsequi Confronting Racism, sheOBITUARY helped theCHARGES city. She was “a true child of the 60s,” literacy in our community.”

Etplan debis eium excerum lauttake place at SUBHEAD SUBHEAD a conference that will he said, participating in anti-Vietnam Sheri is survived by her husband, The processing fee for ventBaker as et College laut dit in porestrum, Olentiossum sunt qui unti Auburn Hills onobituaries May 8. is:War efforts as a member of Students for Chuck; daughters, Stephanie Schiff$100 for up to et plaborporunt as eatquaepelit dolesti velia volupta tiorest, “I have been a rabbi for almost 48 a Democratic Society.

She loved Jefferson Nevell (Ryan Nevell) of Sunnyvale, 150 words; $200 for 151-300 pro bearum, a volorpos estias cus duntum aut dolutectur? years, and I have never received more Airplane and the Grateful Dead and Calif., and Carly of Birmingham; brothwords, etc. A photo counts as dolupie ndenduciatem conseQue ipienectem ersperumphone calls from friends wanting to attended the Woodstock festival in 1969 er, Marc Terebelo of Farmington Hills.

30 words. There is no charge qu istiis quam, ipicilit volupti quat antionecum eates eum share a story.

I stood in awe of her as well as numerous rock concerts in Arrangements were

by Ira Kaufman oribusam fuga. Menis vent for a Holocaust survivor icon. sitem qui comnimus, offictet commitment to tikkun olam, healing Detroit.

Chapel.

Interment was at Clover Hill doluptatem et earchil licatibus.

The JN reserves the right ariant.

Uga. Ut eum voloRabbi cor ad the world, ” said Daniel Syme Sheri graduated from Michigan State Park Cemetery. to edit wording to conform to Harum untThose wishing to honor the memory quam nulliquoBeth temEl, facea of Temple whodipdeliveredits thestyle considerations.

University with degreesinveliqui in For a bachelor’s hic tet facid que consequ ideleulogy enieniant. at her funeral, attended byinformation, nearly communications and master’s degrees in of Sheri Schiff may do so by making a have your funeral iatioriorrum audam earum 700 family, friends and admirers.director Rabbi call education and cultural anthropology.

She contribution to the Fresh Air Society’s the JN or you de plias et offictu sandit Persons name — Steven Rubenstein of Congregation Beth wrote for two alternative newspapers, the Benton and Charlotte Schiff Scholarship may call Sy Manello, editorial eium qui tem facea doluppay equity to Ahm alsofrom officiated.

Ann Arbor Sun and the Fifth Estate in Fund, 6735 Telegraph, Suite 380, assistant, at (248) 351-5147 tas sequatur, accullaborum harassMoSheri’s sexual husband, Charles “Chuck” Detroit.

She also worked as a DJ for sevBloomfield Hills, MI 48301 (tamarackor email him at smanello@ iditae voluptatibus expelen luptas imincieni Schiff, said he would often ask her, eral local radio stations, using the name camps.com). renmedia.us. utecte cullatem

T

PHOTO CREDIT

A

48 |

JANUARY 16 • 2020

Soul

continued from page 46

of blessed memory

Adat Shalom Memorial Park Cemetery in Livonia.

Contributions may be made to the Friendship Circle or the American Cancer Society.

Arrangements by Dorfman Chapel.

NEIL MARGOLIS, 72, of Southfield, died Jan. 2, 2020.

He was the beloved son of the late Samuel and the late Bertha Margolis; the cherished brother of the late Harold Margolis. He is survived by his sister-in-law, Doris Olson; nieces and nephews, Jen and Tim Jacobs, and Rebecca and Mark DeRaud; great-nieces and great-nephews, Benji, Heloise and Esther Jacobs, Sara Helmer, Colette DeRaud and Lilyana Hyman.

Interment was at Clover Hill Park Cemetery. Arrangements

by Ira Kaufman Chapel.

LINDA MOSSMAN, 76, of Bloomfield Hills, died Jan. 3, 2020.

She is survived by her husband, Douglas Mossman; daughters and sons-in-law, Brooke and Paul Wolf, and Wendy and Jason Yourofsky; grandchildren, Marley and Dylan Wolf, and Zoe Yourofsky; sister, Carol Lipsitt; brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law, Terry and Susan Mossman, Sarah and Erv Wolk, and Robert and Marilyn Mossman; many loving nieces, nephews, and friends.

Mrs. Mossman was the cherished sister of the late Dr. Kenneth Lipsitt; devoted daughter of the late Dr. Seymour and the late Gertrude Lipsitt; the dear daughter-in-

‘‘They were wonderful.’’

We hear kind words consistently.We’re proud that people feel comfortable enough with us to openly tell us how much they appreciate what we did for them.

In fact, it’s this appreciation that drives us to offer the very best in comfort, compassion and service.

www.thedorfmanchapel.com 30440 Twelve Mile Road Farmington Hills • MI 48334 248.406.6000 TOLL FREE 1-866-406-6003 Licensed Funeral Directors: Alan Dorfman, Jonathan Dorfman ©Adfinity

continued on page 50 JANUARY 16 • 2020

| 49

Nibbles

Nuts

$30

Same Day Local Delivery Nation Wide Delivery

248.737.8088 NIBBLESandNUTS.com Come Visit Our Store at 32550 Northwestern Hwy., Farmington Hills

Monument Center Inc.

“Same Location Over 80 Years�

Monuments and Markers Bronze Markers Memorial Duplicating Cemetery Lettering & Cleaning

www.MonumentCenterMichigan.com

Some days seem to last forever‌

We’re offering one that actually will.

You can honor the memory of a loved one in a most meaningful way by sponsoring a day of Torah learning at Yeshiva Beth Yehudah.

During the coming week, Kaddish will be said for these departed souls during the daily minyan at Yeshiva Beth Yehudah. Your support of the Torah learning of our children and our Kollel’s Torah Scholars brings immeasurable heavenly merit. Please call us at 248-557-6750 for more information.

Miriam Berris Ida Boesky Herman Eizen Leya Griner Rachel Kaiman Jacob Lieberman Max Linovitz Robert Margolis Jacob Poss Myron Rosenthal Bella Rubin Ann Gross Starr Beatrice Vaccara 7HYHV -DQ

Herman K. Cohen Allen M Dinkin Jacob Gormezano David Hess Harry Horowitz Joseph Hyman Anna Lichtenstein Beckie Mason Sarah Repitor Joe Scherr Rosa Schloss Celia Weingarden Sarah Yunis

24 Teves Jan. 21, 2020

7HYHV -DQ

Eva Alpert Sarah Lapinsky Ann Bard Sadie Maltzman Ida Blum Dr Jerry G. Margolis David Drazin Julius Nachman Kopel Dworkin Minnie Pechensky Esther Flayer Zelda Schwartz Charles (Tobias) Gellman Ruth Shapiro Steven David Gross Jacob Sukenic Isaac Henig Ruth Ungerleider Archie Hoffman Issie Wrotslavsky Solomon Lumberg 27 Teves Jan. 24, 2020 Dr. Grant Lewis Mitchell Harriet Jean Beale Harry Morrison Sophie Berman Hedwig Schloss Jerome Saul Coleman Samuel Weber Eleanor Greenwald Jeanette Weiss Stella Helfrand Sam Yuster Isaac Lewis Snider 25 Teves Jan. 22, 2020

Louis Berman Rebecca Colby Rose Feldman Allen Lawrence Leach Jack Pasman Barbara Pollack Babette Protetch Joseph Spiegelman Alfred Traurig Fannie Weingarden

28 Teves Jan. 25, 2020

Betty Barcus Leah Bello Ivan S. Bloch Benjamin Danzer Bernard Barney Limond Sigmund Littman Helen Mandell Ann Mitteldorf Rita Lynn Roth Mollie Weingarden Alma Derin Yaffe

School for Boys v Beth Jacob School for Girls v Bais Yehudah Preschool Weiss Family Partners Detroit v Kollel Bais Yehudah v Maalot Detroit P.O. Box 2044 v 6RXWKoHOG 0, v 248-557-6750 v www.YBY.org

50 |

of blessed memory continued from page 49

AND UP CUSTOM PREMADE TRAYS

22 Teves Jan. 19, 2020

Soul

JANUARY 16 • 2020

law of the late Ben and the late Tillie Mossman.

Interment was at Clover Hill Park Cemetery. Contributions may be made to Tamarack Camps, Doug and Linda Mossman Scholarship Fund, 6735 Telegraph Road, #380, Bloomfield Hills, MI 48301, tamarackcamps.com/tributes; or to a charity of one’s choice.

Arrangements by Ira Kaufman Chapel.

GARY RABIN, 54, of Santa Monica, Calif., passed away on Dec. 31, 2019.

A devoted father and friend, Gary was an investment banker and later an executive in the telecommunications and biotechnology industries.

He graduated from the University of Michigan and, although he moved away long ago, he remained loyal to both his alma mater and Detroit and Michigan sports teams.

Mr. Rabin is survived by his three children, Harrison, Lila and Charles; his friend and former wife, Donna Rabin, all of Venice, Calif.; parents, Alexander and Rose Rabin of Troy; brother, Jonathon (Amy) of Bloomfield Hills; nieces and cousins.

Interment was at Hillside Memorial Park in Culver City, Calif. Contributions may be made in his memory to Jewish Family Services of Los Angeles, Congregation Shaarey Zedek in Southfield or to a charity of one’s choice.

ANITA ROGERS, 86, of West Bloomfield, died Jan. 8, 2020.

She is survived by her children, Marla and Andrew Moiseev, Debbie Siegel and Robert Chonoles, and Sheryl Havered; grandchildren, Carli and Sasha Gribov, David Moiseev, Alisha Siegel, Dana Siegel and Ben Ueberroth, and Hannah Moiseev and Julian Honowitz; great-grandchildren, Asher Gribov and Noa Gribov; sisters and brothers-in-law, Madeline “Maddie� and Sidney Forbes, and Joan and Mickey Erman; sisters-in-law, Roz Rogers and Doris Miller; many loving nieces, nephew; her loving caregivers, Demetria, Linda and Ravina.

Mrs. Rogers was the beloved wife of the late Harvey David Lipton and the late Clifford M. Rogers; the dear sister-inlaw of the late Larry Rogers, the late Arthur Miller, and the late Phyllis and the late Albert Conn.

Interment was at Adat Shalom Memorial Park.

Contributions may be made to Jewish Hospice & Chaplaincy Network, 6555 W. Maple, West Bloomfield, MI 48322, jewishhospice.org; or Dorothy and Peter Brown Jewish Community Adult Day Care Program, 6720 W. Maple Road, West Bloomfield, MI 48322, jslmi.org/donate.

Arrangements by Ira Kaufman Chapel.

ALBERT MENDY SARKO, 63, died of heart failure on Nov. 20, 2019, in his Tucson, Ariz., home, where he had resided for the past three years.

A child prodigy, he was

an accomplished musician, who studied music composition at the New England Conservatory, Yale and Columbia. Albert spent 10 years touring Europe, playing with many well-known musicians. Though he played several instruments, he was best known as a pianist, playing jazz music, some of which he wrote himself. He was a true artist who marched to his own drum.

His father, Emanuel Peter Sarko, passed away in December 2007.

Albert is survived by his mother, Elaine Weingarden Sarko of Scottsdale, Ariz.; sister, Suzen Sarko; nephews, Stephen Ravet, and Brandon and Sigi Ravet.

MURRAY SPILMAN, 84, of Orchard Lake, died Jan. 6, 2020.

He is survived by his wife, Geraldine Spilman; sons and daughters-in-law, Daniel and Cynthia Spilman of California, Doron and Sarah Spielman of Israel; brother and sister-inlaw, Gilbert and Fran Spilman of Bloomfield Hills; sister, Rena Diamond of California; grandchildren, Jessica Spilman, Austin Spilman, Alexandra Spilman, Elizabeth Rose Spilman, Neshama Spielman, Yaakov Spielman, Ariela Spielman, Nachson Spielman, Tzofia Spielman, Elya Spielman; great-grandchild, Madison Spilman.

Mr. Spilman was the dear brother of the late Frances Spilman.

Contributions may be made to Friends of the Israel Defense Forces, P.O. Box 4224, New York, NY 10163; or to a charity of one’s choice. Interment was held at Clover Hill Park in

Birmingham. Arrangements by Hebrew Memorial Chapel.

HERBERT WEBERMAN, 92, of Bradenton, Fla., died Dec. 27, 2019.

He was born and raised in Detroit. His greatest joy was to make everyone he met laugh.

Mr. Weberman is survived by his beloved wife of 49 years, Joyce Weberman; daughters and sons-in-law, Joni Weberman, Judy Immer (partner, Dennis Doran), Linda Immer (Harris Gabel); sons and daughters-in-law, Simcha and Nomi Weberman, Daniel and Lori Weberman; grandchildren, Gavriel, Gital, Yonathan, Rachelli, Tehila, Jenna, Elana, James and Catriona; 14 adoring great-grandchildren; many

loving nieces, nephews, other family members and friends.

He was the brother of the late David Weberman, the late Harry (Miriam) Weberman, the late Betty (Larry) Silverman, the late Ruth (Harry) Blumberg and the late Frances (Mackenzie) McGinnis.

Interment took place at Hebrew Memorial Park Cemetery in Clinton Township.

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

Arrangements by Dorfman Chapel.

MORRIS WEIDER, 96, of West Bloomfield, died Jan. 5, 2020.

He is survived by his wife, Ida Weider; son and daughterin-law, Bruce and Laurie Weider of West Bloomfield; continued on page 52

WE ARE THE COMMUNITY FUNERAL HOME Death is not a business – It is a time for understanding your needs

ENTERING OUR SECOND CENTURY OF CARING AND RESPECTFUL SERVICE HebrewMemorial.org | 248.543.1622 | 800.736.5033 | 26640 Greenfield Rd, Oak Park, MI 48237

JANUARY 16 • 2020

| 51

Soul

continued from page 51

of blessed memory

daughters and sons-in-law, Susan and Gregg Millman of Bryn Mawr, Pa., Debra and Fred Margolis of Beachwood, Ohio; sister, Lillian Sarvar; grandchildren, Andrea and Nim Drechsler, Steven and Tracey Millman, Gabriel Margolis, Evan and Emily Millman, Jeremy Margolis, David Margolis, Drew Weider; great-grandchildren, Dahlia Drechsler, Leora Drechsler, Joshua Millman; many other loving relatives.

Contributions may be made to Adat Shalom Synagogue, 29901 Middlebelt Road, Farmington Hills, MI 48334 or to a charity of one’s choice.

Services were held at the Davidson/Hermelin Chapel

52 |

JANUARY 16 • 2020

at Clover Hill Park Cemetery with interment following.

Arrangements by Hebrew Memorial Chapel.

ILENE WOLF, 88, of Novi, died Jan. 9, 2020.

She is survived by her son and daughter-in-law, Steven and Radyne Wolf; daughters and sons-in-law, Karen and Douglas Batchelder, and Sherri and Michael Litman; grandchildren, Lee and Janie Wolf, Aaron Wolf, Joanne Wolf, Jason and Maria Batchelder, Staci and Jon Hopkins, Eric Litman and Daniel Litman; greatgrandchildren, Cooper,

Savannah and Bradley Batchelder, and Sasha Hopkins; other loving family and friends.

Mrs. Wolf was the beloved wife of the late Leonard Wolf; the dear sister of the late June Ressler.

Interment was at Clover Hill Park Cemetery. Contributions may be made to a charity of one’s choice. Arrangements by Ira Kaufman Chapel.

LAWRENCE ZINBERG, 82, of Southfield, died Jan. 5, 2020.

He is survived by his son, Corey Zinberg of Detroit; brothers and sister-in-law, Steven Zinberg of Wasage Beach, Canada, Stanley Zinberg and fiancée, Leslie, of

Toronto; sister and brother-inlaw, Deana and Darryl Black of Florida; sister-in-law, Diane Rosenthal of West Bloomfield; many loving nieces and nephews and friends.

Mr. Zinberg was the beloved husband of the late Shirley Zinberg; dear brother-in-law of the late Saul Rubin.

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

Services and interment were held at Hebrew Memorial Park.

Arrangements by Hebrew Memorial Chapel.

Raskin

New Name, Same Menu Station Square is now Grand Tavern Troy.

A

fter purchasing the large former Papa Vino site, it was easy to find a name for the magnificent restaurant and property on Coolidge and Maple in Troy …

Being in front of Amtrak’s small Troy Transit Train Station, Danny Raskin the large beauSenior Columnist tiful eatery was originally titled Station Square.

However, this name was short-lived, and the fine restaurant has been renamed Grand Tavern Troy, in accompaniment with its sister dining edifice, Grand Tavern

TROY

VIA GRAND TAVERN TROY FACEBOOK

the best of everything

Rochester, in the five-restaurant chain … Both menus are also the same now as well.

Along with this change comes the recent acquisition in August of Executive Chef Robert Mazola to head the Grand Tavern Troy kitchen direct from more than five years at Knollwood Country Club … and, before that, Capitol Grill, where his Italian and American dishes plus many others are now drawing wide acceptance.

New menu features include a 14-ounce gorgonzola ribeye steak, Scottish salmon, sea scallops, black n’ bleu burger, etc., along with numerous standbys.

No other changes … and the Saturday and Sunday brunches are better than ever.

MAIL DEPT. … From Matt Prentice … who returned to the restaurant scene at Three Cats in Clawson, between 14 Mile and Crooks, after five years away from eateries … “I am seeing tons of old faces like Dr. Lenny Hutton and his wife,

among many, who were among the first to join me. Favorite foods at Three Cats so far are Seared Salmon on Butternut Squash Risotto with Apple Cider Glace and Mustard Thyme Butter, Chicken with Braised Fennel, Goat Cheese Butter Sauce and Tomato-Basil Salad. Among the most popular seems to be George’s Bank Diver Scallops with Candied Shiitakes and Pea Pods sautéed with Sesame-Almond Sambal.”

THROUGH THE YEARS, many restaurants have been challenged by a lack of good employees … The waiter or waitress who gives poor service or comes to a man and woman and as example might also ask, “What are you guys having?” etc., are true ways for customers not to return … regardless of how good the food might be … Thankfully, former Detroiters like Dennis and Debbie Silber found theirs to be very good at Maria’s Osteria in Boca Raton.

OLDIE BUT GOODIE …

Fellow takes a seat at the delicatessen lunch counter and

2020

THE WHITNEY

Afternoon Tea

orders a corned beef sandwich … “Corned beef sandwich is not on the menu, but I can give you a sandwich with corned beef in it, like our Midnight Special,” said the guy.

“What’s a Midnight Special,” asks the man.

“A triple decker with corned beef, tongue, bologna, tomato, lettuce, onion, pickle and mayonnaise, on toasted raisin bread,” says the deli gent.

“Could you just put some corned beef between two pieces of rye bread?” asks the customer.

“Sure,” he says. He turns to his sandwich man, sings out, “One Midnight Special. Make it one deck, hold the tongue, bologna, tomato, lettuce, onion, pickle and mayonnaise and make the raisin bread untoasted!”

CONGRATS … To Suzie Radner on her birthday … To Udi Kapen on his birthday …

To Ed and Suzie Radner on their anniversary.

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

Elegant Four Course Tea Luncheon Everyday at 2:00pm

Reservations at www.thewhitney.com (313) 832-5700

JANUARY 16 • 2020

| 53

Looking Back From the William Davidson Digital Archive of Jewish Detroit History accessible at www.djnfoundation.org prese rv

54 |

JANUARY 16 • 2020

o iin n

iin n

ch ch

erration erat erati era eration eratio e rat rati rratio ra ation a ati tio ttion iio on a and an nd nd serves serv sserve se erv erve e erves rrv rves ve ves ess on tthe th he he gov gover go g ove on ov o overn

bo boar b boa board oar oard oa o a ard arrd r

do verno v vern ver ve ern er e erno off rno rrn no nors rs of of ffe feder fede ede e edera ed dera derat de der era ra rrat attion a ion io on a and an nd nd u unite un united uni unit nit nited n nite iited it ite ted tte ed e d je jewish je jew ewish ewis wis wish wiish w iisssh hc char charit cha ch chari hariti hari har harit h ha ariti arit a ar ari rrit riit iitie ttiies es he h e

be berk berkl b e erkl erkle erk er rkle rrkl rk kle kllle k ey

a

iiss

a

un unit unity u ni n nity iity it tty y rre rel relatio rela relation ela elati el elat elatio e elation lation lati latio la agen agenci ation a gen genci genc g tio tion tti io iion enci e on o ncii ns a

ccoun co cou ou oun o un un cil cci il il the tth he he unite unit united un u uni comm com commu om ommu omm o niiited nite nited n mmun mmu mm m ite ted tte ed e munit mun m mu d cco unit un uni u ni nit niittty y

serv sservic se servi service errvices erv ervice ervi ervices e rvice rv vic icce ice e ess b boar boa bo board oar o oard oa ard a rrd d a pu pub an and u ub nd nd its b iitts ts p lic lli iicc aaffair affai aff affairs af affa ffairs ffair fffa fai fair ffa fairs a airs aiirs irrs co co comm ommi om ommit omm mmi m mmitt mm mit mitt m miit itt iitte ttte tte tt ee h he e has ha h as als as alls also a llso sso ob bee be been een ee e e en na active act ac ctive ctttiv cctiv cti tiive tive iv iv ve e

iin n

zio zionis zion zzionist ioni io ionist iionis onis onist o on niiis nist n ist st ccaus st cause causes causes9 aus ause au a auses9 use uses9 uses u se sses9 ess9 es es9 9

he he past pa pas p as a ast st chair st chai cha cch chairm h hairma hair ha hairm hai airman airma ai a airm iirman ir irm rma rman rrm man ma m an a n of of michi mi mic mich michig ichigan ichig ich ichi chigan chiga cch the tth hig hiig higa higan h he m he iga igan gan ga g an c an rrigh rig ights ig igh ghts ght gh civil civ civi ci hts h iv iv ivi ttss vil vi iil rights

l

co commi om omm ommis mm mmi mmiss m mmis mmissi missio mis mi m missi is iissi iss sssion sssio ssi ssio io ion aan and nd n d the tth he h ed detroit de det detr etroi etro et etroit e tro ttroit rroit oit oiit o it polic poli police p po ollic oli olice o liic ice ce comm co com co om ommis mmis mm mmiss m mis missi m is iss issi sssi ssiion on h he e

me memb mem m ember emb em embe e mbe m mb be be err o off tthe th he h e

curre curr curre curren cu urrent urren u rrent rre rrr rren re rrent ent e en nt ntlly y

is is

cool cooli cco oolid ool oo o 25 252 2 2524 olid oli o 52 524 5 lliid 24 2 id dge 4 coo ge g e

at at

of of

co com ccomb ombi omb om o mbin mb m bi bin bin inin iing ng tthe ng th he h es stoc st sto stock tock ttoc to ock oc o cck k our ou o ur tw ttwo wo w o sto store sst tore tor tto tores ore o ores re rres ess int e iinto in nt nto n lar larg large to o to arrge arg a arge rge rg ge inven on one ne lla ne inve inv nv nvent nve nv vento ven vent ve ent ento e en nto n nt tto orry y

ha has h as se as serve serv ser sserved erve erv erved e er rrv rved ve ved ved ed as as v vice vi vic iice iccce e ch cchair cha chairm hair hairm ha h airma airm a irm iirma rm rm ma an o off the tth he h ea allied allie all al llie llied ll lli llied ied ied ie ed jewis je jew jjewish ewi e ewis ewish ew wish wis wiiish w issh sh ccamp ca cam campa ampai a am amp mp mpaig m mpa mpai pa paign pai paig p aig a ai ign ig ign gn israe israel srael sr ssra srae rae rael rra ael a ae el el emerge em eme emerg m merg mer ergen er e erg erge rge rrgen gen ge g e en nccy y ffund fu fun und un un nd d si ssince inc iince in nce n cce e 19 197 1974 1 974 974 97 74 pa past pas p as a ast sstt c chair chairm cha chai ch hair hairm ha h hairma airm airman a airma iir irman irm rm rrman ma m man an o an off fede ffed federa fe ed eder edera ede e d derat dera de erra erat era e ra atttiion iio on o n nati n nation nationa natio na ation ati ational ationa atio a at t tio tiona ti io ion i on ona o na n a al l com co c om o m mu muni mun munity m munit

s

n

Want to learn more? Go to the DJN Foundation archives, available for free at www.djnfoundation.org.

d

um

w

w

is is

54 547 547-24 5 47-24 47 4 47-246 7-2 7-2464 7 -2 -2464 24 246 2464 2 46 464 4 6 64 4

chaired chair cha cchaire chai hair haired ha h air aired a aire iire ir ired rre red ed chaba cha cchab habad ha haba hab h aba ab abad-l a abad bad ba b ad-l a ad dd-l d-llub ubavit ubav uba u bavitc bav bavitch ba b av avitc avitch a vit vitc vitch v iitc it tc ttch

func fun functi ffunctio fu uncti unction unct unc u unctio un nctio n nc ncti nction ction cctio ttiio ons a and nd nd ccontinu cont conti ontinu o ont ontin ontinue ntinue n ntin nti nt tiinue tinu ttin in iinu nue n u ue es to to be b e active act ac activ a acti ctive cti cctiv ttiiv ive ve on on tth thei the their hei heir he heir e eiir ir b beha beh behalf be e ehalf eha eh ehal half h ha hal alf al a lf

cohn coh cco ohn o oh h hn n sserve se serv erve e errve erv erved rrved rv ved v ve e ed d as as ch cchairm chair chai cha ha hairm hairma hai airma airm airman iirma ir irman rrman rm ma man m an a no off th th the he ec com comm co avern aver a av ave omm om ommu o ve vern v ver m mm mmu errn ern e mu m rn co u cohn ccoh ohn oh o niity nity nit n hn h iittty y relatio n re relati rrela elation e elati elatio elat latio lation llati la lat attio atio ation a tti tion io iion on o ns d divi div divisio di iiv ivis ivisio ivi vis visi visio v vi iisio isssio siiio on o exec ex e exe xe xecuti xecu x xecut ecuti ec ecut ecu e off execu cu cut cu utttive ve cou jewish je co coun ccounc ewis ew ewish e ounci ou oun ounc o wis w wiiis wish unc unci u ish th tthe ssh nccil n nci he h h we e jjewis i o off tthe th he he welfar w welfa elf elfa elfare e jewis jewish jewi jew jje ewi ew e ewish lfa lffare llfar lfare wis wiis w wish far ffa arrre are a ish ssh e h co com ccomm om omm ommu o m mmun mmu mm munit mun muni m mu un unit u uni nit n niit ity

detr det de d detro etroi etr etro e et troi ttr ro rroi oiit o

a

of of

eis eise e is ise issenb isenbe isenb se senbe e enb en enbe mel m me nber nb n ell eisenb e b ber be e errg

a

in n

off o

tthe th he h e

mi m min mind

ind in ind nd entert en entertai e enter ent enterta nterta nt ntertai n nter ntertain ttert tertain terta ertai ertain ert erta e rtain rtttai ta ain inme me men ment en ent your yo you ntt ffo n o ou our ur cclub for orr y o amazi am amaz a amazing amazin mazing mazin mazi m ma clu cl organi organiz orga azing azin a azzing lub lu ub u rgan rganiz rga rganiza rg zzin gan ganizat ga g bo in ing ng an a aniz anizat g demon orr organ niz niza n izzza iza izat atio at io ion on n an dem demo de d demons emonstr emonst emon e emo monst mon m mo monstra on ons o onstrat onst onstr nstra nstrat n ns sstra stttrat tr tra ra ra an attiio essp esp e ion sp an on o n and a nd mind nd re reading eadin eadi eading e ead ea min m adi ading adin ad a ind in ding diiing d nd d rread ng n partic parti p pa g wi articipa articip a ence en ence rti rticip rticipa rtic rrt ncce nc tiiicipa tticipa cipa ccip e particip ipa ip pa attion with w wit tio io ion ion iith on th a th au audi aud u udi ud di

9

he has he ha h ass serve a ser serv served sse erv e erved erve rve rrved rv ved v ve ed e d as as na na tiona ti tio ttional tion ion iiona io ona onal o on n na nal a all v presi pre presid preside pr pres rresiden res resid vic vi vice esi esid eside esident esiden es e iice icce side sident siden si ssid ce p id ide ident iiden dent de den d en e ent nt nt of of tthe th he he am amer ameri americ a mer me meric m merica jew jewis jewish eric erican erica e ewish ew e ewis ric riic rrican wish wis wis iccan ica ican ca issh ish an a h comm n je cco omm ommi o mmit mm m mit m it it

tte tee ee a ee an and nd nd

leader lead le ead eader ea eade e ad ader a ade de der d e er its iit ts d ts de e ch cha chap hapt hapte hap ha h apt apte a ap ttroi troit tr tro roi rroit ro pt pte pter p oit o tte ter it it c err he he hha has as as

iiss

att a

iin n

hous house h ous ou o ouse ussse u use e

a

dis dist distr di distric distri district d istric iis istr istri istrict stttri stri sstrict stric tric trict rri

ns w wil will wi iill il llll preside presi presid pres p resi resid res reside rre eside esid e sid ssiid ide de d ea att the the th he n noo no noon oo oo on n ce cere ccer ere e erre re mo monie m mon onie oni on onies o nie niie n nies iies ess the e tth he h e cour co ccourt cou our ourt o ou urrt u urt detr detro detroi de det d ettroi e etroit etr etro etroi troit tr tro troi rroit ro oit it atto at attor ttorney tt tto ttorne ttorn flin fl fflint fli tto torn tor lli lint lin orne orn orne orney or in iint ntt aattorn n rne ne ney ey y stewa ste st sstew tew ttewar tewart te ewart ew ewa e ewar wart w a art rrtt newb newbla n ne new ewblat ewbl ewb ew e ewbla wbla wbl w wb wblatt bla b lla lat att a at tt was tt wa w ass ssw a sworn wo worn wor w orn o or rrn n ass a

nor norm no n or orm o

off cours o course co cour course ours ou our o u urrse urse urs rrsse

356-852 35 356 356-8 356-85 56 56-85 5 6-8 6-852 6 6-85 -8 85 852 8 525 52

myst my mys m myste ys yst yste yster y sst ster ste ter tte e erries ies ie es

uesd ue sda day

y

iin n

a

iin n

tern te tern ern rn

michi mic michig mich ict ict ichig ichiga icchiga ich ct o ch higa hig h hiiig off m ga g an chi cchief chie ch hief hie hi h iief eff e ju jud judg jjudge udge u ud udg dge d dg ge g e jo joh jjohn oh ohn o h hn n fe fei ffeik feiken feike eike eiken eikens e ikens ike iiken ik kens k ke ken e ens

musi m music usic us u usi siiicc show ssic sh sshows sho ho h how hows ow o ows ws ws

rrm m se sseym seymo eymou ey eymo e eym ym ymou y ymour mour m mo mou our ou o ur schw ur sch schwa ssc chwa chw cch hw hwa h wa w a

da day d ay a y

cerem cer ce cceremo cere ere eremon eremo erem e remoni rem remon rre emoni e emo emonie mon moni monie mo m onie onie on niie n ies fllli flin flint ffli lint lin int iin ntt n cohn ccoh ohn oh o hn h n5 55 5 received receive recei re rrece ecceived e eceiv eceive eceived ceive ce cei ceiv eiv ei e ive ived iiv ved ve ed h his is llaw is la aw aw degre degr degree deg d de egr eg egre e egree gre gr gree g rree re ee ffro frrom from rom ro univ unive univer u om the nivers niv nive ni niversi n ivers iv iiversi ive versi ver vers v ve tth errs ersi ers e he he un rsi sity si ity ty michi mich mi mic michig michiga ic ichig ichigan ichiga iich chig chiga cchigan ch hig higa higan hiig h of m of iiga ga g an 1949 1949 194 94 9 49 4

iin n

ity w it wiiill wil will illl ll be be ssw sworn wor worn wo w tue ttuesda tues orn or o ues uesda uesd u ue uesday rn rn esda es esday esd e ssday sda sd da day d a ay y as as u.s u.ss distri dis dist district d judge ju judg udg u udge istri iistrict is istr stric sst dg d dge tric trict ttr ric rrict ge g icctt jjud ic e fo fo for orr tth the he h ee eas ea easter eastern east astern ast aster a aste ste ster sstern st

as as a

7

g active ive ve in in th th the he e jewis jewish je jjew ewish e ew wi wish wis w isssh h comm cco om omm ommu o mmun mmu m mm muni munit mu mun m unit uni un u ni nit n

artz rtz tzz

off co o cou course cours ccour ourse our o ours ou urse u rsse rse e

352 352-7 352-73 35 3 52-7 52-73 52 52-738 5 2-738 2-73 2 2-7387 -73 -7 738 73 7 387 3 38 87 87

exciting excitin ex e exc xcitin xciting xciti x xc citi cit citing cci citin iting iitttin iti ting ti in ing ing ng

w

n

Cohn has always engaged in community activities, providing support and leadership for numerous civic cco ohn o be oh be sw sw wo orrn n organizations, includingg being an original dis di disc disco d issc is isco isc sco cco o u.s u .ss supporter of the Detroit Jewish News Foundation. co co fe fed fe ed d Well over 1,000 pages go ollde o de the th the he g en nd in the William Davidson do oo o o r co ccon on o nso nso ssol olida ol id id da attio tiio ion ssale sal sa ale ale le Digital Archive of cata ccat ca a ata atal talllp tta p dii d g m Detroit Jewish History o e be t k have content on Judge Cohn. For the best of historical articles on the judge, see his biography on n the Foundation’s website (djnfoundation.org).

It won’t be the same without Judge Avern Cohn presiding at the 6th District ct Federal Court in Detroit. I personally have benefited from knowing him and have been honored to workk with him. I’m sure we’ll ud u d still see him at events or writing letters to thee m on do ar editor on a subject dear ar m tz tzvva ah to his heart — or maybe, be just maybe, doing a little te bit of rabble-rousing in n the city when he sees an injustice or problem to o be solved. t

nothing short of legendary.

Agree with his decisions or not, there is no one who has worked as hard and was willing to tackle the toughest cases. He is known for his intellect, sometimes feared for his temper, but always respected for his work ethic and integrity.

I must provide a disclaimer at this point.

I know Judge Cohn and have worked with him many times to preserve his archive and to provide some assistance with research for his historical interests. I can tell you that conversations with the judge are, without exception, always interesting, and always a moment of learning. I’m certain my experience is not unique. Judge Cohn has this effect on everyone.

After reviewing Judge Cohn’s archives, as a historian and archivist, I am impressed he has read so voraciously on such a wide range of topics.

Sure, Judge Cohn reads whatever legal tracts he needs to study for his work, but he has also developed expertise in many topics of American history and Jewish history, both local and international, to name just several of his interests.

Beyond his work, Judge

w h

o h u

0

I

had a hard time thinking of an appropriate introduction to this week’s “Looking Back.” Indeed, to spend time looking backward does not describe someone who has always looked forward.

Do we say M ke Sm h this person’s A n nd G h m nd u retirement A h Ch announcement means the end of an era? I still doubt his career is truly over, and I am sure he’d admonish me for even having such a thought.

Yet, it will be different in Detroit without Avern L. Cohn on the Federal bench. On Dec. 20, 2019, after four decades of service at the U.S. District Court, Judge Cohn announced he is retiring.

In his statement, Judge Cohn said it “was time to pass on my responsibilities [as a federal judge] … there comes a time in the course of one’s work that they retire and let their work be borne by younger persons.”

This is the course of life for all of us, isn’t it?

Nevertheless, the younger judges will have some big shoes to fill. Judge Cohn is

a

histo ry

a

Federal Judge Avern Cohn Will Leave A Legacy of Integrity When He Retires

ng

detro de detroi detroit d etro etroi et etroit e etr ttroi troit tro rro roit oit oi o it it

Jewish Community Forum on Anti-Semitism

Our local response to the new wave of hate.

NOTE: Due to the large response, there is a change of venue January 23, 7:00 PM Adat Shalom Synagogue 29901 Middlebelt Rd, Farmington Hills Join us for an in-depth discussion on the rise of anti-Semitism and its implications for Jewish life and the security of our community. We will hear from local leaders, clergy and law enforcement professionals on their efforts to confront anti-Semitism and security concerns.

Panelists include: • Rabbi Azaryah Cohen, Frankel Jewish Academy • Rabbi Jen Lader, Temple Israel • Rabbi Asher Lopatin, JCRC/AJC • Special Agent Joseph P. Lupinacci, FBI Detroit Division

• Carolyn Normandin, ADL Michigan • Rabbi Yisrael Pinson, Chabad in the D • Gary Sikorski, Director, JFMD Community-Wide Security David Kurzmann, JFMD, Moderator

With introductory remarks by Professor Howard Lupovitch, Wayne State University.

This event is free and open to the general public.

Seating is limited.

Register at jewishdetroit.org/forum

248.982.9103 26530 W. 8 MILE SOUTHFIELD, MI 48033 granitesourceofmichigan.com

Your Natural Stone Experts

CONTRACTOR PRICING!

FREE CUSTOM STONE CUTTING BOARD With Complete Kitchen or Bath Remodel

Fabrication and Installation GRANITE

|

MARBLE

|

QUARTZ

|

QUARTZITE

|

PORCELAIN SLABS

“Our kitchen is gorgeous.

We love it! From beginning to end, each step of the process was handled professionally.”

-ASHBY & DAVID

COUNTERTOPS

|

K I T C H E N B A C K S P L A S H E S | VA N I T Y T O P S | S H O W E R & T U B S U R R O U N D S FIREPLACE SURROUNDS | BARS & OUTDOOR KITCHENS