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40 A Man with Flair Designer Isaac Mizrahi will dish about life, his Judaism, fashion and more at Hadassah’s annual meeting.
JEWS IN THE D 10 L’dor V’dor Marla Must captures the special bond between grandparents and grandchildren in photo shoots.
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16 Civil Rights Commission Ends Agreement with Director Arbulu 17 Anti-Israel Resolution Rejected in Ann Arbor 18 Young Jews Making Moves: Lauren Schostak 20 Parenting in the Digital Age When it comes to policing tech, moms are on the front line.
22 Here’s To 24 Celebrating Yiddish Frankel Institute plans series on Yiddish language and culture.
33 Faces and Places 36 Nice Jewish Person: Abbie Jankelovitz 37 Moments
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42 Song & Spirit Inspiring, musical rabbi will help Detroiters usher in the holidays.
44 Celebrity Jews
ON THE GO 45 Events/Editor’s Picks
NOSH 47 Belen Brings The Morrie to Birmingham After two years of hard work, Aaron F. Belen opens a second location of The Morrie.
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BUSINESS 50 Cobo Center Gets a New Name Gary Torgow unveils new TCF Center signage.
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The Exchange Soul Raskin Looking Back
SHABBAT LIGHTS Shabbat starts: Friday, Sept. 6, 7:40 p.m. Shabbat ends: Saturday, Sept. 7, 8:40 p.m. * Times according to Yeshiva Beth Yehudah calendar.
Cover photo: Isaac Mizrahi Cover photo credit: Submitted by Isaac Mizrahi Cover design: Michelle Sheridan
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David Frum is a senior editor at the Atlantic. From 2014 through 2017, he served as chairman of the board of trustees of the leading UK center-right think tank, Policy Exchange. In 2001-2002, he served as speechwriter and special assistant to President George W. Bush; in 20072008, as senior adviser to the Rudy Giuliani presidential campaigns
6:00 PM Patron Pre-Glow
($180/Person; $72/Young Adult Under 40) Will include a strolling dinner, photos with Mr. Frum, and a signed copy of his book, Trumpocracy.
7:30 PM Speaking Event “Can American Jews help restore the American Center?”(FREE to the public with online registration)
8:30 PM Afterglow & Public Book Signing Trumpocracy will be available for purchase.
Open to the community free of charge. Refreshments follow program. Reservations are not necessary, however, if you are bringing a large group, please call Kari K. Provizer, LMSW, ACSW at 248-661-5700 so that we can plan accordingly. Partially funded by the Caring Community, the David Arthur Stulberg Memorial Fund, the Harry & Phyllis Kellman Memorial Fund, the Bertha & Harry Kifferstein Senior Adult Programming Fund and the Iwrey Family Special Needs Fund.
Save the date: Thursday, October 17 Walled Lake Central Choral Groups
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Register at www.temple-israel.org/Frum
Thursday, September 19, 2019 After a decade as a political speechwriter serving as head speechwriter for First Lady Michelle Obama, a senior speechwriter for President Barack Obama, and chief speechwriter for Hillary Clinton on her 2008 presidential campaign - Sarah Hurwitz decided to apply her skills as a communicator to writing a book...about Judaism. And no one is more surprised than she is.
6:30 pm: Pre-Glow $15/person. Includes wine, light appetizers and dessert.
7:30 pm: Main Event Open to the community at no charge. Books will be available for purchase.
For questions, contact Gabby at gabby@temple-israel.org or 248-661-5700 This speaker series intends to represent many voices on the American political spectrum
Register by September 12 at temple-israel.org/hereallalong Questions? Contact Miriam at 248-661-5700 or miriam@temple-israel.org
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he change of seasons is over two weeks away, but I’ve already gotten a head start on a couple of major changes in my life. For the first time in nearly 40 years, I’ll be conducting business without the use of a (drum roll) land line! Yep, just a few days ago, I eliminated my dedicated “Big Al Communications” phone line. This is all part of the never-ending Alan Muskovitz evolution of commuContributing Writer nication technology. I can still recall in vivid detail that day in November of 1964 when our family moved into our new home in Southfield. The first thing I did was call my older brother. “Hal, you are not going to believe this. I just called you on a phone that has push buttons instead of a rotary dial!” I believe my next words were: “That’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.” I wouldn’t experience another evolutionary communications moment like that until I finally got rid of my AOL internet account, which I was paying for on a monthly basis, for years, despite the fact my exasperated kids kept telling me you could get it for free.
Canceling my business land line was difficult, but not as heart-wrenching as last year when I gave away my carrier pigeons. By the way, I’m not going out of business by any means; that being a writer, voiceover talent, speaker and emcee. But the fact of the matter is nearly 100 percent of my business contacts reach me by cell. It was, however, a far more pressing issue that finally forced my hand to “cut the cord,” and it came in the form of four words — endless … annoying … marketing … calls. I was receiving nonstop solicitations day and night, usually several in a row by mid-morning and then another round during the dinner hour. Of course, I didn’t answer them, but the constant ringing was unnerving. Without fail, every call would remind me of the Seinfeld episode where Jerry asks for a telemarketer’s home phone number so he could call them back so the salesperson would know how it feels. I turn 65 next February, which explains why the bulk of the marketing calls coming in were from companies who offered their help with another major life-altering change coming my way … signing up for Medicare. I spent two hours last week with my insurance agent reviewing my
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decline in enrollment of 100 students per year is only part of the story. As a community, we should insist on actual attendance statistics including class size. It is impossible to run schools with classes that have a handful of students who attend sporadically. While congregational schools suffer from demographic trends, the decades-long failure to educate the
Focus on Education Jeff Lasday’s column (Aug. 22, page 8) regarding local Jewish education is a much-needed challenge to our community. We must address the reality that our congregational schools are failing in their mission to educate Jewish children. The
choices for Medicare Supplement Insurance, commonly referred to as Medi-Gap, which, at first, I mistakenly thought was a hip clothing store for aging citizens with medical issues. There are 10 Medicare Supplement Insurance plans to choose from, identified as Plans A, B, C, D, F, G, K, L, M and N; which, if memory serves me, were also the last two rows of letters on my last eye exam. In both instances, hearing about the plans and reading the eye chart both ended up being a blur. I have to admit, excluding the Medicare solicitations, there are a few scam calls I do miss. My favorite is the one that warned me I’m about to be arrested for not paying my taxes. Then there was the lady who left me a voicemail who could barely contain her excitement about significant changes to my federal student loan she wanted to share with me. Well, Holly, I was extremely fortunate not to be strapped with a student loan upon graduating MSU in 1978, but it was so nice of you to call me 41 years later to check in. Holly actually left me her direct phone number to call her back to discuss my options. I’m thinking of calling her back, hoping I get her voicemail. Only I’ll leave her with a return phone number of another solicitor who called me recently. I mean, who knows, maybe Holly needs some replacement windows. ■ Alan Muskovitz is a writer, voice-over/acting talent, speaker, and emcee. Visit his website at laughwithbigal.com,“Like” Al on Facebook and reach him at amuskovitz@renmedia.us.
parents of present school-age children is equally significant. It is long past time for the non-Orthodox synagogues to work cooperatively with adequate resources to create community afternoon schools and to address adult education. Frank J. Ellias West Bloomfield
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t was Sept. 20, 2016, and I was sitting in a lecture at Partners in Torah in Detroit alongside my cousin. As South African Chief Rabbi Dr. Warren Goldstein, founding director of the Shabbat Project, got up on stage, I whispered to her, “This is the person who brought us together!” Let me tell you how it happened. I first heard about Marilynn the Shabbat Project in Yarbough 2014. In the buildup to the event, many people were talking about the project in Detroit. I liked the sound of it and told my husband and my then 14-year-old daughter I was going to keep that Shabbat with people around the world. I hoped they’d be as excited as I was. This was my opportunity to break it to my family that I wanted to experience a full Shabbat and more deeply connect to Judaism. That Saturday, I took the day off from work. The Thursday night before the big Shabbat, I attended the community-wide challah bake, sitting at a table alongside my daughter, my sister and my niece. It was so amazing to be there with hundreds of other Jewish women and 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 Staff Photographer/Videographer: Derrick Martinez dmartinez@renmedia.us Social Media Coordinator: Chelsie Dzbanski cdzbanski@renmedia.us Editorial Assistant: Sy Manello smanello@renmedia.us
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girls. As we were watching the braiding demonstrations, a young woman approached our table with a friendly smile and asked if we’d like some help with braiding. It turned out she was our cousin on our mother’s side. The family hadn’t seen or spoken to each other in many years. The next day, I pored over the checklist in the Unofficial Guide to Keeping Shabbat booklet. I went on to keep Shabbat in full for the first time in my life. About six weeks later — the Shabbat of Chanukah — I was invited to a bar mitzvah. It was a last-minute invitation. At the luncheon, in walks our cousin from the Challah Bake! “Mazel tov!” she exclaims. She had recently got engaged and wanted to invite me to her wedding. A week later, the invitation arrived in the mail. I cried when I opened it. I thought to myself, “I have family that keeps Shabbat, too.” I felt like it was a personal gift from God. The wedding was in the middle of January and was indescribably beautiful. We met so many new cousins and found out we all live within a few miles of each other! The uncle of the bride came to find us during dinner to join them for a
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family picture. Later that evening, he invited us to his daughter’s engagement party. We went and when we received the invitation in the mail for the wedding in New York that June, we all drove to New York and celebrated together. Fast forward to the Great Challah Bake of 2015. My daughter, my sister, my niece and I are seated at a long table. The table is filled with cousins we now know, and all of us are preparing challah. I had recruited more friends to join us. I told them our amazing story. I told them how, during the 2014 Shabbat Project, I kept Shabbat for the first time and that I’ve kept it ever since. And I hoped that they too would feel inspired to keep just one Shabbat. My cousin and I talked that night about getting a table together for even more family for the Great Challah Bake in 2016. And that is exactly what we did. The Shabbat Project of 2018 in Michigan was my fifth consecutive year participating. It began on Thursday night making challah with close to 700 other women and girls at the Royal Oak Farmers Market. This challah bake was as profoundly moving for me as the others. From three or four of us at the first challah bake, we now had 30 people joining
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us, family and close friends, at four different tables. The cousin who initially connected us surprised me at the challah bake, so there was also a sense of coming full circle. Making challah with these newfound family members for the past five years has affected my life in an indescribable way. Our extended family and my immediate family have been brought together no less dramatically — both my daughter and my husband have begun keeping Shabbat. There is an urgency to erev Shabbat — especially Friday afternoon — which I’ve come to understand. I look forward to preparing each week — to the mania of rushing around making sure that everything that needs to be done is done — and especially to the calm that descends as soon as those candles are lit. While I was excited to celebrate Shabbat in its entirety for the first time in 2014, we are now together as a family, enjoying the peace and beauty of Shabbat. It is something that we look forward to all week. It all started with one Shabbat. ■ Marilynn Yarbough, an office manager from Huntington Woods, will take part in the sixth annual Great Big Challah Bake Monday, Nov. 11 at the Royal Oak Farmers Market.
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tatements from President Donald Trump about American Jews “being disloyal” set off a firestorm of criticism from Jewish groups. It was clear that the president was criticizing liberal Jews for not prioritizing support for Israel rather than promoting anti-Semitism, as some on the left tried to assert. This latest rehashing of the debate about Jonathan Tobin Trump — in which the majority of liberal Jews were given yet another opportunity to vent their distaste and rage about his presidency — shed little light about either Middle East policy or the realities of American Jewish politics. But it should have reminded us of something that ought to be of enormous interest to American Jews: the disconnect between American Jewish ideas about Israel and the views of the overwhelming majority of Israelis. To the extent that the kerfuffle about Trump’s remarks was tethered to political reality, it should have generated an acknowledgement from both sides of the aisle that the majority of American Jews have never considered Israel to be a litmus-test issue determining their votes. The majority of Jews who consider themselves liberals and Democrats see it as one among many issues, of which those related to what they term social justice are the priority. That’s why Trump’s status as the most pro-Israel president yet — or, if you will, the American “king of Israel”— hasn’t done a thing to counteract his epic unpopularity among Jewish voters, who continue to reject him in numbers that dwarf those of other segments of the electorate. But once we discard the foolish talk about this being a matter of loyalty, the fact remains that Trump’s approach to the Middle East remains far more in touch with the views of most Israelis — not to mention
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the political realities of the region — than his American Jewish critics seem willing to acknowledge. The proof of that startling yet inarguable conclusion is to be found in the tenor of the current Israeli election campaign. Trump is wrong to say that all American Jews who won’t vote for him don’t care about Israel. Whether you agree with them or not, many of his liberal critics, including mainstream Democrats who remain stalwart supporters of the U.S.-Israel alliance, really do worry about and support the Jewish state. But they also remain stuck in the same debate about the peace process and the need for a two-state solution that has dominated the conversation in this country with respect to Israel for four decades (Camp David Accords). Within this group, the debate about Israel remains focused not just on criticism of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his close friendship with Trump, but also centered on the idea that the Israeli government’s policies are the primary obstacle to peace with the Palestinians. The core reason for disaffection with Israel is a product of demographic change in which assimilation has undermined a sense of Jewish peoplehood among many younger Jews. It’s also true that many American Jews have bought into the false notion that Israel is betraying
Jewish values by not surrendering territory and creating a Palestinian state in the West Bank, Gaza and Jerusalem in the vain hope that this will magically produce peace as opposed to more bloodshed. But what few in the United States have noticed is that while American Jews continue to talk as if it is 1993 or 2000, the Israeli public has moved on from the peace process as an election issue. It’s true that Netanyahu’s ability to hold onto the office he’s held for more than a decade is very much in doubt when Israelis vote on Sept. 17. Yet what most American Jews also don’t seem to understand about the election is that his main competition isn’t offering an alternative policy on the peace process. To the contrary, the Blue and White Party — led by former Israel Defense Forces’ Chief of Staff Benny Gantz — is doing its best to run to the right of Netanyahu on the Palestinians. Gantz and the other leaders of his party went to the border with Gaza earlier this month, pledging to be even tougher on Hamas than Netanyahu has been. They also promised never to relinquish the Jordan Valley in the West Bank and to maintain settlements there forever. Nor have they showed any appetite for trying to revive negotiations with the Palestinian Authority, which most Americans assume is exactly what Netanyahu’s
To the extent that the kerfuffle about Trump’s remarks was tethered to political reality, it should have generated an acknowledgement from both sides of the aisle that the majority of American Jews have never considered Israel to be a litmus-test issue determining their votes.
opponents would do if he were defeated. Indeed, how could Gantz or any possible alternative to the prime minister act differently if he or she were at all serious about trying to win? P.A. leader Mahmoud Abbas hasn’t even condemned the latest terrorist attack that resulted in the murder of an Israeli teenager and the wounding of other members of her family. When the murderers are caught, they can still depend on salaries and pensions from the P.A. as a reward for their crimes. A consensus that there is no partner for peace exists across a broad spectrum of Israeli society stretching from the center-left to the center-right. Even the remnants of the Labor Party that once championed peace are talking about other issues. While Netanyahu is trying to label all of his opponents as “leftists” who wish to sabotage the country’s security with concessions to the Palestinians, the voters may now be more interested about the religious-secular divide, political corruption and the economy than peace offers that the Palestinians have consistently rejected. While Trump may not know much about American Jews, he does know that most Israeli Jews have drawn the only possible conclusion they can from almost 26 years centered around a “peace process” (Oslo Accords) that many in this country who claim to love Israel have steadfastly ignored: There is no partner who wants to talk peace. Those who took such great umbrage at Trump’s comments would do better to think about why they are so out of touch with Israeli public opinion, rather than continuing the pretense that they know what’s best for the Jewish state. ■ Jonathan S. Tobin is editor in chief of JNS— Jewish News Syndicate. Follow him on Twitter at: @jonathans_tobin.
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L’dor V’dor Marla Must captures the special bond between grandparents and grandchildren in photo shoots. STEFANI CHUDNOW SPECIAL TO THE JEWISH NEWS | PHOTOGRAPHY BY MARLA MICHELE MUST
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f there’s anything to learn from watching the years go by, it’s how precious each moment is. That’s why it’s so important to capture those precious moments to look back on forever. Metro Detroiter Marla Michele Must is someone who specializes in capturing such moments. Birmingham resident, mother of three and owner of Enchanted Photography, Marla is a designated international master photographer in portraiture and has focused her work on families, children and high school seniors since 2011. Upon the request of parents Marla Must around Metro Detroit, Must recently began using her talent and creativity to produce touching portraits of grandparents and grandchildren spending precious moments together, something not often seen in family-centric photo shoots. “I’ve been creating portraits of families in the community for the last eight years, and, in that time, I’ve experienced resistance from grandparents to take part in family portrait sessions,” Must said. “But you see, this is so special and important for families to have these sweet memories to cherish!” Must got the idea for this project last May, when she was inspired by a grandfather giving his granddaughter “life lessons.” Since the incep-
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tion of this project, she has photographed about a dozen grandparents with their grandchildren. “Grandchildren are magic,” Faye Ellen Friedman said. “Marla presented an amazing opportunity for us. Her talented eye captured a moment in time we will cherish forever. The pure joy and love we share with our little ones is now preserved in her enchanted images.” Ken Korotkin, another grandparent who participated in this project, shared a similar sentiment. “Spending time with my grandchildren always brings a smile to my face; it’s my happy place,” Korotkin said. “What I would say about the photoshoot: It allowed me to capture the love of my five grandchildren with their papa. It was a special time for us to be together and just enjoy each other.” Must has been touched by these photographs as well. “These memories are priceless now and for generations to come,” Must said. “I’m on a mission to demonstrate these portraits can be done in a way that is artistic, candid, intimate and full of emotion, celebrating that magic connection.” ■ To learn more call (248) 910-0555 or visit enchantedbymarlamichele.com.
TOP LEFT: Dr. Marty Scharf and his granddaughter Alexa. TOP: Three generations with Marla Sallan, Maya Sallan and grandmother Amy Sternberg. MIDDLE: “Ahma” Faye and “Buppa” Jim Friedman with grandsons Parker and Jack. BOTTOM: Shelli Feinberg and grandson Ashton.
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Nancy Fredenburg Carol Freedman Marion Freedman Randee Freedman Barry Freund Judi Freund Pam Friedman Susan Friedman Allan Gale Linda Kahn Gale Shawn Gappy, MD Lynn Gay Kathy Gaynor Susan Gibbs Judith Ginsberg Geoffrey Gladstone, MD Charles Glogower Darlene Glogower Rachel Glogower Cortney Goldberg Marilyn Goldberg Melissa Goldberg Sheila Goldberg Nancy Goldfaden Jan Goldfarb Hannah Goodman Steve Goodman Franci Goodstein Gail Goodstein* Marta Gottesman Sarah Gottlieb Rosalind Grand Barbara Grant Cecilia Grant Bert Green Jerome Greenbaum Julie Greenfield Sharon Grisius David Grossman Fran Grossman* Micki Grossman Jessica Grunfeld Shirley Halpern Michelle Harris Ellen Hechler Fran Heicklen Justin Hellman, MD Evva Hepner Michael Hepner Florence Herrmann Meredith Hillman Terry Hollander* Lissa Hussian James Issner Lori Issner Margery Jablin Michael Jacob Susie Jacob Gilda Jacobs Sunitha Jain Linda Jordan Ruth Kadish Mari Kaftan
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Xihui Lin, MD Sandy Lippitt Nadine Lipson David Lipton, DDS Marian Littman Leslie London Kyle Lonn Sam Joustra & Jonathan LoPatin Nina Lopatin Jennifer LoPatin Mark LoPatin Adam Luger Sherri Lumberg Doris Luria Coco Lurz Gale MacWilliams Merry Mahjers Heidi Makrouer Ed Malkin Marlene Malkin Julie Manning Diana Mansour Marlene Margolis Cookie Markowitz Lee Marks Sandra Marks Jim Martin Susan Marwil* Julie Maskin Danny Matz Jared Matz Rachel Matz Sandi Matz* Semonna Matz Steve Matz Gail Mayer Margie Mellen Steven Merritt Sue Michlin Eric Migdal Jerry Miller Laura Miller Judy Mintz Alondra Mireles Christina Mireles Eduardo Mireles Sharon Mitchell Amy Mitnick Ron Mitnick Scott Mitnick Marla Moiseev Henry Moses Janet Moses Bob Mossman Marilyn Mossman* Roberto Munoz Debbie Muskovitz Anne Nachazel, MD Sondra Nathan Julie Nelson-Klein Suzanne Nickel Sandy Noack
Barry Safir Deane Safir Linda Sahn Sarah Saltzman Momin Samad Diane Sasson Beverly Scharg Enid Schatz Don Schenk Janet Schenk Sheri Schiff Rosie Schlussel Ashley Schnaar Sara Schnaar* Susan Schoenberger Dan Schottenfels Jody Schottenfels Lee Schottenfels Susan Schreiber Burt Schwartz Marlene Schwartz Mary Schwartz Sharon Schwartz Carol Segal Susie Serwer David Sherbin Libby Sherbin Lisa & Josh Sherbin Lori Selonke Reepal Shah Sam Shanbom Ann Shapiro Jessica Shill Aaron Shin Pat Shink Aalia Siddiqui Dorit Silver Josette Silver Sandra Silver Sheldon Simon Suzanne Simon* Joan Simons Roseanne Simons Laurie Skurow Ellie Slovis Ellen Slutzky Francie Snyder Gary Snyder Janice Sobel Andy Sofen, DDS Carol Sofen Geraldine Sollish Jane Solomon Judith Solomon Sherry Sparks Sonia Sray William Sray, MD Tracey Stein Jane Steinger Barbara Stevenson Lee Stewart Sherry Stewart Katie Stocker
Adele Nodler Arlene Oppenheim Rick Oppenheim Maurice Opperer Marilyn Papandrea Bobbie Patt Zachary Pearce, DO Donna Pearlman Fred Pearlman Angela Pedraza Amanda Pelton Zac Pelton Karen Pence Clara Pesis Latonya Peterson Lisa Philko Beverly Phillips Randy Phillips Deborah Smith Pollard Cathy Polen Marla Polott Janet Pont Debby Portney Suzanne Potter Madalyn Pudavick Gail Raben Stuart Raben Rumyah Rafique Karpagam Raghunathan Sharon Resnick Liz Riachi John Roarty, MD Wanda Roberts Judy Robinson* Ruby Robinson Aaron Romain Carla Romain Shelley Rose Jennifer Rosen Adam Rosenfeld Carol Rosenfeld Madelyn Rosenfeld Barbara Rosenthal* Dick Rosenthal Rusty Rosman Dennis Ross Nancy & Allen Rothfeder Joyce Rubenstein June Rubenstein Abby Rubin Beth Rubin Dale Rubin* Edie Rubin Jerrold Rubin Judy Rubin Arlene Rubinstein Don Rudick Marilyn Rudick Michael Rybka Bruce Sack Lee Sack Darryl Sadowski Arlene Saffer
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Margo Stocker* Michael Stocker Shawn Stockwell Virginia Stolarski Andrea Stoler Beverly Stone* Hilaree Tarr Gary Taub Kim Taub Rena Tepman Daniel Toal Bob Toal Mary Topf Bonnie Tucker Barbara Tukel Matthew Tukel Heidi Turbow Diane Urquhart* Joanne Vader Antonia Vivian Roberta Viviano Georgia Vowles-LaBean Barbara Wachstein Donald Wagner Dottie Wagner Elaine Waldman Ari Walter Hart Watnick Cynthia Weber Emily Wedes Mitzi Weinberg Jeannie Weiner Allison Weinmann Nona Weisberg Paula Weiser Sandy Weiss Sheri Weiss Trudy Weiss Sandra Weitz Lisa Westbrooks Turhon Westbrooks Kim Weston Leah Westphalen Helen Wexler Laurie Winston Margie Winston Carol Wiseman Andi & Larry Wolfe Paula Wolfe Leslye Wolrauch Josh Woods Ilana Woronoff Barry Yaker Elaine Yaker Jack Yee Maryann Yee Judy Yunas* Debbie Zager Elena Zerin Ruth Zerin* Paula Zimmer Eliot Zipser
Service Providers Advanced Medical Technologies America’s Best Contacts & Eyeglasses Henry Ford Health System HUDA Clinic Jewish Community Relations Council/AJC Health Fair Lakeshore Legal Aid Michigan Society of Eye Physicians and Surgeons National Vision Holdings, Inc.
The Back 2 School Store is an annual one-day event to help Detroit students in need have the right tools for a successful school year. The pop-up store is designed to look like a department store, where each child “shops� with a personal shopper for new clothing: shirt, pants, socks, underwear, winter coat, hat, gloves, and shoes. The child also selects new backpack filled with school supplies, a new book, and personal care items.
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G Judy Robinson of West Bloomfield kvells about her grandchildren Thea, 2, of Los Angeles, shown here “ready for school;”Max, 4, of San Francisco, who is “pure joy;” and Ruby, 1, also of San Francisco, who “loves to eat.”
randkids and grandparents are good for each other, according to several studies. For kids, grandparents provide stability, safety, wisdom and fun. For the grandparents, caring for grandchildren can help stave off depression, boost social connections and keep them mentally sharp. This year, Grandparents Day is Sunday, Sept. 8. The holiday, established in 1978, honors the special relationship between grandparents and grandchildren. To celebrate, the JN invited readers to share favorite photos of the favorite kids in their lives.
“This is my grandson, Sawyer Bennett, 2½, of Huntington Woods, Rick and Ronda Lepsetz from Southfield with Dylan Gabe, 2, Sammie Gabe, 5, Emma Gabe, 2, all from Montreal, Canada. “The twins are just learning to talk. cruisin’ in his mini-Mini. The sweetest sound in the world is to Right now, Ronda and I are both called ‘Gabba’,” says Rick. hear him say, ‘I love you, Bubbie!’” says Yona Kahn of Huntington Woods. Eileen Polk of Huntington Woods says, “The Fourth of July is always a special time for the cousins to get together. This year they were excited to meet the newest one, Sophia Gloria!” Eileen’s grandchildren are Josie Polk, 5, from Dayton, Ohio; Jack Polk, 3, from Brookline, Mass.; Evie Polk, 8, from Dayton; Hannah Polk, 6, from Brookline; and Sophia Bobrow, 3 weeks, from Franklin.
Grandparents Larry and Lisa Kaplan of Farmington Hills say of their granddaughter Sonia Devorah Avshalumov, 15 months, of Birmingham: “Our Sonia is destined to be a space planner or a moving man (woman). Invite her to your home and she will rearrange your furniture all over the house, at top speed. She’s hilarious!”
Janis and Steve Gorelick of Waterford are the proud Nana and Papa of Cooper Hutson, 3, of Birmingham.
Barbara and Sanford Szirtes of Farmington Hills are proud Bubbie and Zaydie to Evelyn (Evie) Szirtes, 7, and Winifred (Winnie) Szirtes, 4, of Pleasant Ridge. They share this funny story: “When Winnie was about 2½ years old, she was wearing an amulet necklace similar to the necklace worn by Anna in the movie Frozen. It had a large stone and Winnie displayed it proudly to Bubbie and Zaydie. Then, Winnie’s older sister, Evie (5 years old at the time), spoke up and said, ‘Bubbie, you know that it’s not real’.” continued on page 14
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Time to Kvell!
Grandparents share the lights of their lives with JN readers.
Lisa and Gary Shiffman of West Bloomfield are proud of Emerson Maxwell Shiffman, 16 months, of Birmingham. “He loves his Mama and Dada, Bubbie and Papa, Safta Lili and Grandpa G., uncles and aunties, dogs, music and LIFE!”
Laila, 7, Lillian, 2, and Isaac, 4, in Traverse City, the grandchildren of Barbara and Bill Nickel of West Bloomfield, and Robert and Donna Klein of Bloomfield Hills: Isaac said, “Now I get to be the big brother.”
Roslyn Schindler of Huntington Woods, is the proud Bubbie of Oliver Samuel Schindler, 3, from Spokane, Wash. “Oliver is the sweetest hugger, and he’s been known to hug a tree or even a special sculpture, especially if it’s an animal,” she says.
Suretta Must of Bloomfield Hills is proud grandma to Elin Douville, 8, of West Bloomfield. “Tasting matzah when she was a little younger, Elin said ‘Mommy, why didn’t the Hebrews wait a little longer for the bread to rise so it would have been more like pita?’”
Meet Ellianna Achtman, 2, of Waterford, the granddaughter of Michelle and Brad Silber, and Shellie and Steve Achtman, all from Commerce Township. “She loves going to the zoo! She is expecting a sibling this December and she says over and over while pointing to her mommy’s belly, ‘I hope it’s an otter!’ It’s the cutest thing ever!”
Edie Rubin of West Bloomfield is grandmother of Beatrice Rubin, 2, also of West Bloomfield. Her parents, Eddie and Michelle, overheard her singing “The Wheels on the Bus” to herself, but she added her own verse: “The Saftas on the bus go ‘Ouch my back.’ I wonder where she’s heard that from?” Edie says.
TOP: Here Shelly and Ed Schwartz of Ann Arbor are at Bubbie Zaydie camp with grandson Sam Levine, 5, of Denver. “Go faster, Papa!” Sam says. LEFT: Shelly and Ed took their grandson Mason Siegel, 3, of Scottsdale, Ariz., to Gallup Park. “Papa, go bump bump on your tushy,” Mason said. RIGHT: Shelly and Ed took grandson Max Levine, 3, of Denver bowling in Ann Arbor. “Papa, I got two!” Max said proudly.
Andrea and Richard Ketchel of West Bloomfield are proud of grandsons Maxx, 10, and Drew, 7, Lyngaas of Birmingham. “This photo is from Camp Tamarack sibling shabbat. This is Drew’s first time at Tamarack and he had the best time. The boys were very happy to see each other on Shabbat.”
Tori and Olan Noe of Ypsilanti are proud of their granddaughter Kaya Field, 11 months, of Adrian. “She is adjusting, like a champ, to her move to Michigan while her daddy is deployed overseas,” Tori says.
ABOVE: Grandparents Stan and Barbara Bershad of West Bloomfield are proud of their grandkids: Joshua Bershad, 7, and Georgette Bershad, 12, of Houston, Texas.
Grandparents Dee Dee and Norm Lynn of West Bloomfield are proud of their gang. “All part of a great family unit that make us proud to be their grandparents,” they say. FRONT ROW: Ben Lafer, 3, of West Bloomfield; Josh Gotlieb, 11, of Atlanta, Ga.; Jacob Lafer, 5, of West Bloomfield; Zach Gotlieb, 5, of Atlanta; and Lindsay Rubinstein, 6, of West Bloomfield. BACK ROW: Brendan Lynn, 18, of West Bloomfield; Alexis Gotlieb, 13, of Atlanta; and Mari Lynn, 17, of West Bloomfield.
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LEFT: Judy Trepeck from West Bloomfield says her special guy is Ethan Stone Harris of Bloomfield Hills, who turns 5 on Sept. 5. “Ethan has a heart of gold and is celebrating his ‘golden’ 5th birthday on Sept. 5, 2019. He is loving, sweet and empathetic, with an imagination beyond his years. He is my BEST guy.”
Gail and Steve Elkus of Huntington Woods are grandparents to Marlee, 5, and Joshua Weinstock, 7, also of Huntington Woods. “These two light up our lives and anything they say or do is adorable! But just recently they started school together, and Joshie said he loves seeing Marlee at school because he can give her a hug so she’s not scared!”
Gilana Frank, 10, granddaughter of Peggy and Dennis Frank of West Bloomfield, baked an “avalanche” cake and won first prize in a 4th of July baking contest in San Francisco where she is in the fifth grade.
FAR LEFT: Miles FeldmanYeo, 6½, of Winnipeg, Canada, is the grandson of Doug and Carol Feldman of Ann Arbor. “Miles likes reading chapter books and playing tennis and soccer,” Carol says. “His favorite family activity is building houses and hotels on Boardwalk and Park Place.” LEFT: Doug and Carol are also the proud grandparents of Sophie Feldman-Yeo, 20 months, of Winnipeg. “Sophie likes to smile, laugh and hug her family. Her favorite activity is singing and dancing to ‘Baby Shark,’” Carol says.
Frederick Swartz, a former Michigander living in Delray Beach, Fla., is proud of his 1-year-old great-grandson, Ruben Levi Feig, who lives in New York City with his mother, Ashley Levine-Feig, and her husband, Bret.
Lisa and Richard Rosenbaum of Bloomfield are grandparents to Pearl, 2, from Novi. “A sponge who never stops moving,” Richard says. Her brother Simon, 4, is a “very sweet child,” he adds.
We hope you’re hungry!
JN’s latest video series, Bubbie’s Kitchen, features host Joshua Goldberg cooking and chatting with talented bubbies in Metro Detroit. Be sure to tune in September 9th for the first episode at thejewishnews.com, JN Facebook or Instagram. @detroitjewishnews and @detroitjewishnews Gary and BJ Berkowitz of West Bloomfield have two grandsons: Cooper Hughey, 2, of East Lansing and Cole Berkowitz, 4, of Hoboken, N.J. “Cooper is a rough-and-tumble kind of guy, but he never goes anywhere without his Lamby,” they say. “Cole is 4 years old, but at the age of 18 months, he started calling us ‘Baba (Bubbie) and Booba’ (Grandpa) and it stuck!”
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It was during his leave that the commission decided on Aug. 27, by a 5-2 vote, to terminate his employment. Commission chair Alma Wheeler Smith told the Detroit News that “this is a very difficult decision for everyone on the commission. The director was a very good director when he was present. He had a good work ethic … I think the commission’s earlier decision to retain him with coaching and corrective action was a bad decision.” During the public hearing portion of the meeting, media outlets reported that the commission received favorable comments about Arbulu from about a dozen people, Agustin Arbulu largely from the state’s Hispanic community. Arbulu, who was born in Peru, is also Jewish. “Reinstate him as soon as possible and let’s get back to work,” the Detroit News reported Wayne State University Associate Professor Joe Coello as saying. “If he is removed, the chances are that someone who is not committed to the nonpartisan commission may assume the directorship of this agency and then you’d be setting yourself back.” Arbulu, who resides in Birmingham, had been appointed to the Civil Rights Commission in 2013 by Republican Gov. Rick Snyder. In accordance with the state Constitution, no more than four members of the commission can be from any one political party. Arbulu was appointed as a Republican. Following the resignation of Executive Director Matthew Wesaw in 2015, the commission initiated a national search for a replacement. Arbulu was a candidate for the position and selected by a 5-2 vote. ■ BRETT MOUNTAIN
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he Michigan Civil Rights Commission terminated the employment of Department of Civil Rights Executive Director Agustin Arbulu following a lengthy meeting on Aug. 27 in Detroit. The eight-member commission, whose independence is enshrined in the state Constitution, is solely responsible for the hiring or termination of the department’s leader. Following a closed session on Aug. 1, the commission voted unanimously to reprimand Arbulu for comments he made to a member of his staff that were interpreted as objectifying a woman. In addition to the reprimand, the commission also decided he would need to complete a training and mentorship program before the end of year. Until that time, he would not be allowed to conduct civil rights training sessions. Arbulu apologized for his comments, calling them “unacceptable and regrettable.” Following the reprimand, Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer publicly admonished the commission for its decision, calling for his termination and demanding the commission furnish her with a summary of its reasoning for the reprimand. Others joined the governor, including 24 Democratic members of the legislature, in calling for his removal, questioning how the state’s top civil rights professional could remain effective after accepting responsibility for the comments he made. On Aug. 20, Arbulu initiated a leave of absence from his position.
Ann Arbor Council Rejects Anti-Israel Resolution
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t the Ann Arbor City Council’s first July meeting, protesters made headway by convincing council members to consider a possible resolution to end military aid to Israel. City council deferred any further discussion on the resolution to Ann Arbor’s Human Rights Commission (HRC), which serves to protect the human and civil rights of Ann Arbor residents. The HRC agreed to discuss the possibility of an anti-Israel resolution at its meeting on Aug. 14. Before voting on the resolution, City Attorney Stephen Postema informed the HRC and those in attendance that “the Human Rights ordinance is only in effect within Ann Arbor’s borders.” He also added that the HRC is not “empowered to advise the City Council or take any other action on the basis of such complaints.” According to Eileen Freed, executive director of the Jewish Federation of Greater Ann Arbor, the HRC unanimously voted against the resolution, leading to enraged protesters being ejected from the meeting. Freed believed that if the HRC took up this matter, it would take away from the issues that are happening within the Ann Arbor community. “Singling out the world’s only Jewish state — the only democratic state in the region — for this kind of discussion is troubling,” Freed said. “It will create a very antagonistic atmosphere for those citizens of Ann Arbor who support Israel’s right to exist as a Jewish and democratic state.” This isn’t the first time that an antiIsrael resolution has been brought forward from protesters. At the beginning of May, Kalamazoo’s City Commission voted down a similar resolution. “As far as where we go from here, it’s difficult to say,” Freed said. “I think this just shows us how crucial it is to be proactive and develop these relationships with our City Council members.” While the anti-Israel resolution was voted down by the HRC, an Aug. 20 update from MLive indicated opponents are requesting the City Council’s vote. ■
A C I R E M A N I Thursday, October 17, 2019 6 pm: Registration and Dinner, 7:15-9 pm – Lecture and Q & A Opioids in America: Dinner, Lecture & Discussion Featured Speaker
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One of today’s most prominent voices on the opioid crisis in America. Sponsors: Karmanos Cancer Institute, The Goodman Family, Sinai Medical Staff Foundation, Mr. and Mrs. Ken Eisenberg, Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Forbes, Henry Ford Health System, Wayne State University - School of Medicine, Jamie Daniels Foundation, Michigan Institute for Neurological Disorders and Dr. M Belkin, Michigan Society of Anesthesiologists, Employee Health Insurance Management, Dr. Jeffrey and Miriam Forman
The Berman Center for the Performing Arts 6600 W. Maple Rd., West Bloomfield, MI 48322
Register online today at jewishdetroit.org/forman-lecture Dinner and lecture: $50 Lecture only: $25 Complimentary for medical students and residents 2 CME credits available Questions? Contact Britta Carlson at carlsonb@karmanos.org or (313) 567-8111.
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Because We Care is a program of Jewish Family Service that offers fun and fulfilling volunteer opportunities for b’nai mitzvah students. They can join us for one or more of our Monthly Mitzvot. October 20
Sukkot Family Festival The Shul
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Fall Fix Up Different community sites
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Hanukkah Helpers Jewish Family Service
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The Great Challah Bake Temple Israel
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NEW THIS YEAR! We are offering high school juniors and seniors a fellowiship opportunity. Participants in the Jewish Values in Action Teen Leadership program will help plan this year’s Because Care programs and gain leadership skills. Stipend will be provided.
For more information, to register, or apply for the fellowship, visit jfsdetroit.org/becausewecare or contact Erin Lederman at 248.880.3787 or elederman@jfsdetroit.org.
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Young Jews Making Moves Lauren Schostak engages in causes she believes in while running her own bagel delivery business.
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t 17, Berkley High School student Lauren Schostak, daughter of Mark and Lillian Schostak, is not your typical senior. Inspired by her family, Schostak makes her community presence known as a volunteer and young entrepreneur. At school, Schostak is involved with two organizations: Sources of Strength and Peer to Peer. “Sources of Strength is a national organization that extends into different schools across the U.S.,” Schostak says. “It is an opportunity to provide a positive and safe environment in schools for students. “Peer to Peer is a support group for students with disabilities,” Schostak says. “If they don’t have people to sit with at lunch, there are designated lunch days where we do activities with them, and it allows for all students involved to meet new people.” Outside of school, Schostak continues her outreach in the Metro Detroit community, serving as co-president of the Teen Volunteer Corps offered through Adat Shalom Synagogue in Farmington Hills. On top of it all, Schostak owns her own business, Ba-Gals, with her friend Julie Krasnick. “Every Sunday morning, we deliver bagels from New York Bagel in Ferndale to neighborhoods in Huntington Woods and Berkley,” Schostak says. “We text our customers every Friday and get their orders so we can deliver their bagels on Sunday mornings throughout the school year.” Not only is Schostak involved in these four organizations, but she recently participated in the 2019 Cohn-Haddow Center for Judaic
Studies writing competition at Wayne State University. Her essay, “A Once Blinded Jewish Woman,” won first place in the nonfiction category. In it, she shares the identity struggle she endured from learning about the anti-Semitic remarks organizers for the Women’s March were accused of making. “I just really struggled to understand that. The Women’s March is a movement that promotes welcoming everyone regardless of their race, gender identity, ethnicity or religion. All of the things I read were just very contradictory to what they stood for, and it made me very upset.” Schostak considers herself an avid writer, but this was her first time submitting to a writing competition. “I didn’t have any expectations going into this, but I was very excited and happy that this piece, since it has a lot of emotion embedded into it and shows my identity, won because it gives others an opportunity to read and learn something from it.” ■ FAVORITES: Favorite Food: Sushi Favorite Color: Orange Favorite Movie: Wonder Favorite TV show or Netflix series: Chicago Med or Grey’s Anatomy Biggest Fan/Supporter: My family Somewhere you want to visit and why: Australia because everyone seems so friendly there and it looks like such a cool and different place to see. Future Goals: I would like to pursue a pre-med track in college but it’s not for sure yet!
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Parenting in the Digital Age When it comes to policing tech, moms are on the front line. EMILY MULDER SPECIAL TO THE JEWISH NEWS
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ccording to Pew Center Research this year, about six in 10 mothers of teens say they at least sometimes check their teen’s web history or cellphone records, set screen time limits or take away digital privileges as punishment, compared with about half of fathers who say they take these actions. A somewhat smaller share of parents say they at least sometimes use parental controls to restrict which sites their teens can access. Lauren Herrin, a Bloomfield Township mother of two, said there are pros and cons to all the technology that is available today. “My children have tablets, and they use my phone to access kid-friendly apps and STEM-related games for entertainment, which all have parental controls set,” she said. “Unfortunately, even with restrictions, we’d find them, unknowingly, clicking on inappropriate content, so we’ve just removed certain apps from their devices altogether. I have plenty of friends who have older kids that do, and I am taking notes. I’m learning a lot about what to do and what not to do.” She’s not alone in tackling tech issues regularly. To provide parents the tools they need to manage family tech and online content, the Family Online Safety Institute’s CEO and founder Stephen Balkam has been on a 10-city tour listening to parents about their technology concerns. In August, a local parent meetup was held in Grosse Pointe, supported by Verizon, an original founder of the institute, and Macaroni Kid, an online parenting site. According to the Family Online
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Safety Institute (FOSI), here are some steps to good digital parenting: • Talk with your kids: Keep an open line of communication with your kids. Talk early and often — especially during back-to-school season when tech becomes part of weekly homework. Be open and direct. • Educate yourself: When in doubt, ask your wireless carrier for additional information about parental control plans. Check out the FOSI website for additional resources to guide your conversation at home. • Use parental controls: Obviously, there is content on the Internet you don’t want your kids to reach. There are free and inexpensive parental controls to help you manage your kids’ online experience, such as Verizon’s Just Kids/ Smart Family, for example. • Set ground rules: Many parents don’t know where to start in creating rules of the road for their kids’ digital use. You can download the FOSI family agreement. Once you’ve set the rules, enforce them. Let your kids know when they will lose online privileges. • Friend and follow, but don’t stalk: When your teen opens a Facebook account at 13, ensure you’re their first friend. Follow your kids on their favorite platforms. Talking instead of stalking is what builds trust. Give your teen some space to experiment. • Explore, share and celebrate: Don’t forget to go online with your kids to play games, watch videos, share photos and just hang out. Learn from them and have fun. See the world through their eyes. Inform them of your values and beliefs as you help them navigate. • Be a good digital role model: Put
the phone down when family time is important — such as dinner time. Limit your own screen time so you’re available to your children. Remember, they learn what they see. Barrett Harr, a Farmington Hills mother of daughters who are 14 and 11, said her children have always had access to tech. Her husband is in the technology industry and she is a former educator, so they have multiple devices for work and personal use. The girls also have their own tablets and smartphones. “Since my daughters were young, we have been proactive about setting boundaries, such as limiting their screen usage and restricting their access to content. We filter what sites they can visit and apps they can download,” she said. “For us, it’s about moderation. It’s easier than most people think. We use parental control apps and talk to our children often about being responsible online. We’ve also identified and implemented solutions that make sense for our family, such as not allowing them to have devices in their bedrooms and having them sign a ‘cell phone contract.’ “It’s our job as parents to help our children learn how to use tech in a healthy and responsible way. It’s also well in our purview to take away their devices if they are not using them well or break the rules we’ve set.” Remember to do your homework — just like your kids. Keep your family tech a pleasant experience with parental monitoring and controls. ■ For more resources, visit fosi.org or verizonwireless.com/solutions-and-services/just-kids. Emily Mulder is program director at the Family Online Safety Institute.
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The Holocaust Memorial Center has set the date for its 35th Anniversary Dinner for 5 p.m. Nov. 17 at the Suburban Collection Showplace in Novi with food provided by Quality Kosher Catering. That evening, HMC will be honoring Nina and Bernie Kent for their significant work to ensure that the lessons of the Holocaust empower people today. Keynote speaker will be Dr. Ruth Westheimer, orphan of the Holocaust, celebrity therapist and star of the documentary Ask Dr. Ruth. The dinner is chaired by Elaine and Michael Serling; advisers are Susan and Nelson Hersh. Tickets and sponsorship opportunities are at holocaustcenter.org/dinner. The ad deadline to be included in the commemorative journal is Oct. 23.
Detroit Educators Attend Israel Education Seminar Nearly 70 educators from Jewish schools and other organizations gathered in Atlanta in June for an intensive week of studying how and what to teach a variety of learners about Israel. The Center for Israel Education and Emory’s Institute for the Study of Modern Israel held the 18th annual CIE/ISMI Educator Enrichment Workshop on Modern Israel June 23 -27 with attendees from across North America. More than half work at Jewish day schools, several of which sent educators to absorb and synthesize as much of the content as possible. The 67 participants included five educators from the Detroit area, representing the Frankel Jewish Academy, Hillel Day School, Adat Shalom Synagogue and Yachad Religious School. Frankel and Hillel are part of CIE’s three-year initiative to help select day schools enhance the depth and breadth of their Israel education.
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Jaffe Raitt Heuer & Weiss P.C., a Michigan business law firm, announced that Nicole Hertzberg was elected as a first-time board member to the Jewish Nicole Federation’s NEXTGen Hertzberg Detroit Board of Directors. She will plan and execute programming and events, develop strategy and act as an ambassador of Jewish Detroit. She has also been appointed co-chair of EPIC, NEXTGen Detroit’s largest and premiere annual fundraising event.
After a decade of service to medicine and medical education as founding dean of the Oakland University William Robert Folberg Beaumont School of Medicine, Robert Folberg is moving to a new opportunity to serve. He became the associate dean for faculty affairs at the Michigan State University College of Human Medicine and professor of physiology in the Division of Human Pathology.
The Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute announced that David I. Sternberg, M.D., thoracic surgeon, has joined its medical team. Board-certified in general and cardiothoracic surgery and specialized in minimally invasive chest surgery, Dr. Sternberg will serve on Karmanos’ Thoracic Oncology Multidisciplinary Team. He will work at Karmanos’ main campus in Detroit, Karmanos’ Lawrence and Idell Weisberg Cancer David I. Sternberg Treatment Center in Farmington Hills; and he will also see patients at Karmanos at McLaren Oakland. Sternberg will serve on Karmanos’ tumor board, lending his expertise to other locations within the Karmanos Network. Diane S. Blau, Ph.D., and the Michigan School of Psychology in Farmington Hills recently received the Charlotte and Karl Buhler Award at the 2019 conference of the American Psychological Association. This award, granted by the Society for Humanistic Psychology, is given jointly to an individual and an institution that have made outstanding and lasting contributions to humanistic psychology. Dr. Blau co-founded Diane S. Blau the Michigan School in 1980, served in multiple faculty and administrative positions and retired as its third president in September 2018. She also received the distinction of Fellow of the American Psychological Association in recognition of outstanding and unusual contributions to the science and profession of psychology.
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The Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany (Claims Conference), announced an approximately $50 million increase over last year in funding for social welfare services for Holocaust survivors from the German government on behalf of Jewish Holocaust survivors. In addition to expanded home care funding and pension increases, the Claims Conference reached a few “first ever” agreements during this year’s negotiations. For the first time, an agreement on a Surviving Spouse Payment has been achieved. This new agreement will allow a surviving spouse, as of Jan. 1, 2020, to receive a
payment for a period of nine months to aid in funeral expenses, living expenses and other financial adjustments. Additionally, Righteous Gentiles will be recognized. For the first time in history, it was agreed that for those who were recognized as Righteous Among the Nations by Yad Vashem, and are in need, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is going to pay a monthly pension. Those heroes who risked their lives to save Jews were first acknowledged through a support program by the Claims Conference in 1963. Further details have to be determined.
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Volunteers for Israel (VFI) announced a new program that will bring Birthright alumni from colleges across the United States back to Israel to volunteer on Israel Defense Forces bases. Thousands of American Jews have connected to Israel through Birthright. On their post-trip evaluations, participants have consistently rated encounters with Israeli soldiers to be among the most valuable experiences. “To build on these positive experiences, VFI has created an incredible opportunity for Birthright alumni to return to and give back to the State of Israel by working alongside their peers and IDF soldiers on military bases,” said Campus Director Linda Askenazi. In June, a pilot group of 30 students from 19 American college campuses completed their volunteer work on an IDF base in Israel’s north. These students will now assist with recruitment from their campuses and communities for the continuing VFI program. The inaugural trip was funded by VFI and the support of a generous donor. VFI is exploring partnerships with other pro-Israel campus-based organizations for the program. For more information, contact LindaVficampus@gmail.com or (347) 495-0384.
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Temple Israel To Host David Frum Temple Israel of West Bloomfield presents the next installment of its speaker series “The Many Shades of Politics — An American Journey,” representing voices across the American political spectrum. The goal is to David Frum encourage thoughtful dialogue about important issues of our time. This event, “An Evening with David Frum,” is set for Thursday, Sept.12. The main program, “Can American Jews Help Restore the American Center?” begins at 7:30 p.m., followed by a book signing. Both are open to the public and free of charge. A pre-glow for
patrons begins at 6 p.m. David Frum is a senior editor at the Atlantic. From 2014 through 2017, he served as chairman of the board of trustees of the leading UK center-right think tank, Policy Exchange. In 2001-2002, he served as speechwriter and special assistant to President George W. Bush; in 2007-2008, he was a senior adviser to the Rudy Giuliani presidential campaign. For more information, registration and to purchase a book, visit temple-israel.org/frum or call (248) 661-5700. This evening is underwritten by Bradley Dizik.
CALL US TODAY! (248) 599-1166 Please join us as we celebrate the 29th anniversary of Yad Ezra, the kosher food pantry feeding vulnerable families in our community.
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Teen Received Tikkun Olam Award On Aug. 19, Jessica Goldberg of Farmington Hills was awarded $36,000 by the Helen Diller Family Foundation in recognition of her commitment to tikkun olam (repairing the world). At a luncheon at San Francisco’s Four Seasons Hotel, Jessica, along with 14 other young leaders from across the nation, received the national 2019 Diller Teen Tikkun Olam Award, a prestigious honor given to youth leaders who have demonstrated exceptional leadership, community service and action. Jessica was selected for this award among hundreds of teens Jessica Goldberg because of her work in founding Sib4Sib. Stemming from personal experience in her family, Jessica came to realize that even those playing supportive roles need support, too, and identified a crucial niche in the world of mental health and wellness — lack of support and visibility for siblings of those struggling with mental health. Jessica founded
Sib4Sib in response to this discovery. Sib4Sib also uses workshops, community socials, ad-campaigns, and public presentations to raise mental health awareness and gain support. The luncheon celebration was the culmination of a weekend-long series of business strategy workshops, networking and mentoring initiatives, during which award winners exchanged ideas with other socially conscious peers and interacted with Diller Teen Tikkun Olam Award alumni from years past who are continuing their social justice work. A highlight of the luncheon was a special documentary-style video that featured the accomplishments of all 15 teens in a behind-the-scenes chronicle of their leadership achievements. View it at youtube.com/watch?v= MgYl0djdirk&feature=youtu.be. COURTESY OF HELEN DILLER FAMILY FOUNDATION
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MSU WELCOMES NEW PRESIDENT On Aug. 1, Michigan State University welcomed Samuel L. Stanley Jr., M.D., as its 21st president. The MSU Board of Trustees unanimously selected Stanley at a special meeting May 28 after a national search. “Dr. Stanley is an empowering, compassionate and thoughtful leader, who will work tirelessly alongside our students, faculty, staff, alumni, trustees and broader Spartan community to meet the challenges we face together and build our future,” says Dianne Byrum, chairperson of the MSU Board of Trustees. Last August, the trustees appointed an 18-member search committee, co-chaired by Byrum and Melanie Foster, MSU trustee. As part of a national search, the committee solicited input through 22 campuswide input sessions and an online submission form for community members to share their ideas on the characteristics they desired for Michigan State’s next president. The committee used those comments as the basis for the Presidential Prospectus and the criteria by which the committee evaluated each candidate. “I am proud to join the Spartan community,” says Stanley. “MSU is a university with the scope and scale that few others possess. We provide extraordinary opportunities for learning, partnering and discovering solutions to prepare the next generation of citizens, scientists and leaders and to make a better Michigan and world.
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Stanley previously served as the president of Stony Brook University from July 1, 2009 to July 31, 2019 and has nearly 15 years of higher education leadership experience. After earning his medical degree from Harvard Medical School, he completed his residentphysician training at Massachusetts General Hospital. He then went to Washington University in St. Louis for a fellowship in infectious diseases, eventually becoming a professor in the Departments of Medicine and Molecular Microbiology and one of the nation’s highest recipients of NIH funding. He was appointed vice chancellor for research at Washington University in 2006, serving in that position until he was appointed president at Stony Brook.
“Dr. Samuel Stanley is an outstanding physician and an accomplished leader in higher education. He is “I know the Spartan community has been profoundly deeply committed to access and equity, and he has troubled by the events of the past years that have leveraged the premier Educational Opportunity shaken confidence in the institution. We will meet Program to provide thousands of qualified students these challenges together, and we will build on the the chance to pursue their educational goals,” says important work that has already been done to create Robert Jones, chancellor at the University of Illinois. a campus culture of diversity, inclusion, equity, “It was a pleasure working with him during my four accountability and safety that supports all of our years in the SUNY system, and I look forward to endeavors. I am so excited about MSU’s legacy as the collaborating again as he joins Michigan State pioneer land-grant university, its remarkable progress University and the Big Ten.” over this decade and its amazing potential for the future. I believe our best days are ahead, and I “Dr. Stanley’s entire career, as both a researcher and appreciate the chance to be a part of this leader, embodies a commitment to all aspects of extraordinary journey.” academic excellence and demonstrates his assurance
that students are at the center of his mission,” says Foster. “We set out to find a proven leader with the energy, integrity and compassion needed to lead our university, and we found one.” Stanley is a member of the board of directors of the Association of American Universities and the Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities and recently completed terms on the NCAA Board of Directors and NCAA Board of Governors. He served for seven years as chair of the National Science Advisory Board for Biosecurity, which advises the United States government on issues related to the communication, dissemination and performance of sensitive biological research. In addition to his extensive background in science and research, Stanley championed student achievement, access to higher education and advocating for more state and national funding for financial aid at Stony Brook. He also has been an international advocate for gender equity and ending sexual violence in his role as one of two U.S. university Impact Champions for the HeForShe UN Global Solidarity Movement for Gender Equality. Stanley is married to Ellen Li, M.D., Ph.D., a distinguished biomedical researcher, and they have four adult children. Learn more at president.msu.edu. e
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associate director and more than 100 peer educators who partner with campus units to provide educational programming for employees and students. Some of the programs include:
In just more than a year of operation, the Prevention, Outreach and Education Department is focusing cultural change at Michigan State University around relationship violence and sexual misconduct prevention.
• Prevention programming for first- and second-year students
In 2018 the department was created on the recommendation of the university’s Relationship Violence and Sexual Misconduct Expert Advisory Workgroup to educate the campus community on preventing RVSM and other violence; empower staff, faculty and students to become advocates for a nonviolent community; and positively affect cultural change.
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The department has made significant strides in accomplishing these goals by providing customized in-person training and online learning to more than 72,000 campus community members, according to its first annual report.
• Campus climate and response programs
“This team is extremely passionate about the work that they do, and it shows in their consistent efforts,” says Robert Kent, the associate vice president leading MSU’s Office for Civil Rights and Title IX Education and Compliance, which houses POE and also sponsors MSU’s Know More sexual assault awareness campaign. Growing from one designated prevention staffer in the Department of Student Life, POE now includes seven full-time prevention specialists, a director and
MSU earns gold rating for sustainability achievements Michigan State University has received a gold rating for its sustainability achievements from the leading association for the advancement of sustainability in higher education. The Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education — an American-based certification organization — provides a framework to measure sustainability efforts within higher education institutions. This Sustainability Tracking and Rating System, or STARS, is the most widely recognized framework in the world for publicly reporting comprehensive information related to a college or university’s sustainability performance. Participants report achievements in five overall areas: academics; engagement; operations; planning and administration; and innovation and leadership. This is MSU’s third triennial report and the first time it has achieved the gold rating, up from silver.
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POE this year hosted the first Creating Change through Collaboration Summit for MSU faculty, staff and graduate students to discuss the impact of sexual assault and violence and how to address relationship violence and sexual misconduct issues within their respective programs.
The department also partnered with multiple student organizations to facilitate “It’s On Us” weeks of action in the fall and spring. This series of events creates awareness around RVSM issues and is held during Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Awareness months in April and October. In July, MSU hosted the Big Ten gender-based violence gathering, an event that brings prevention and survivor service providers from multiple Big Ten institutions together to share best practices, challenges and ideas for programming. Learn more at poe.msu.edu. e
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MSU jumped 14% in the AASHE STARS system, achieving a 70.86% and becoming one of three gold-rated institutions in Michigan. Areas of improvement for MSU from previous reports were highest in academics, where the university improved by more than a dozen points to achieve an 86%. This is a result of MSU’s holistic approach to undergraduate education, where all students are exposed to sustainability concepts through interdisciplinary course work, research and continuing education.
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MSU Hillel’s Israel Affairs Department builds connections across Michigan outreach to key non-Jewish communities on their respective campuses to build relationships and educate students about Israel. Interns and Israel team members will receive significant advocacy training and will have the opportunity to attend national conferences to gain essential leadership skills needed to reach diverse groups.
MSU Hillel’s new Israel Affairs Department will centralize Israel education, advocacy and programming at MSU and at Hillel organizations on 10 college campuses across Michigan. The goal: to help Jewish and non-Jewish students become better informed about issues relating to Israel and to build connections with other campus student organizations. The campuses in the Hillel Campus Alliance of Michigan, or HCAM, include: Alma College, Albion College, Central Michigan University, Eastern Michigan University, Grand Valley State University, Kalamazoo College, Michigan Technological University, Northern Michigan University, Saginaw Valley State University and Western Michigan University. Led by Maddi Jackson, director of Israel Education and Programming at MSU Hillel, the department will be staffed by two additional MSU Hillel employees whose role is to provide resources and support to any student who is interested in learning more about Israel. “We will be working directly with students to better understand what they want and need from Israel programming on campus,” says Jackson.
MSU’s Serling Institute hosts three Israeli visiting scholars The Michael and Elaine Serling Institute for Jewish Studies and Modern Israel at MSU welcomes three Israeli visitors to campus this fall. They are teaching five courses in three MSU colleges. “These scholars are exposing students to different facets of Israeli public policy, politics, environmental studies and entrepreneurship,” says Yael Aronoff, director of the Serling Institute. “In addition to teaching, they give public lectures and assist in the creation of long-term institutional connections with Israeli universities.” Alon Tal is a Serling Visiting Israeli Scholar who teaches at James Madison College. This is Tal’s fifth visit to MSU, where he teaches courses related to Israeli politics and environmental studies. He is the chair of the Department of Public Policy at Tel Aviv
“Because many of these schools have such small Jewish communities on their respective campuses, it is important to be proactive and build allies,” says Jackson, who became an ally herself when she was a student studying political science and international relations at Ohio State University.
Students visit the Golan Heights during a trip to Israel.
“Do they want more dialogue-based fellowships and Israeli cultural events? Or are they more interested in participating in an Israeli film series or book club?” Because students often experience gaps in their knowledge about Israel and are sometimes reluctant to engage in large group conversations, Jackson explains the new department will provide the resources to meet students where they are and help them grow their connection to Israel. This year, in addition to the department’s staff, Israel teams consisting of two or more students from each school will work together to offer Israel education, programming and outreach to students. One of the main responsibilities for the Israel teams will be
University. He also founded the Arava Institute for Environmental Studies, a graduate studies center in which students join Israeli, Palestinian and Jordanian environmentalists to study common environmental challenges and solutions. He served as the co-chair of Israel’s Green Party and is a founding member of the Blue and White Party’s list of Knesset candidates, and actively participated in both 2019 political campaigns. He received a doctorate in environmental health policy from Harvard University and a law degree from Hebrew University, and is the author of five books. Harry Yuklea is a Serling Visiting Israeli Scholar in the Eli Broad College of Business who teaches courses on entrepreneurship based on the Israeli experience. Yuklea has been directly involved for the last 40 years in the remarkable build-up of the Israeli high-tech sector. He served as adviser to the Israeli National Economic Council, the Israel Innovation Authority and various international agencies such as EUREKA, Inter-American Development Bank and iCreate. He recently cofounded a Chinese firm specializing in
Jackson became interested and committed to Israeli issues after she was one of three non-Jewish student leaders from Ohio State selected to travel to Israel. Educating Jewish and non-Jewish students alike is key to helping student communities build bridges and find common ground. Central to the Israel Affairs Department’s mission is the belief that regardless of one’s religion, race or ethnic background, anyone can develop a connection to Israel. “Through these relationships, we plan on doing on-campus cosponsored programming, cultural exchanges, networking leadership dinners as well as Israel trips for both Jewish and non-Jewish student leaders to then return to their campus and connect their community with the pro-Israel community,” says Jackson. e
creating Israel-China technology joint ventures. He holds a master’s in electrical engineering from Technical University Iasi in Romania, a master’s in management from Boston University and a doctorate in business management from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Lihi Lahat is sponsored through the Israel Institute and teaches a public policy course in the political science department at MSU. Lahat is a senior lecturer in the Department of Administration and Public Policy at Sapir Academic College, Israel’s largest public college. Her papers have been published in prestigious journals, and her areas of research are policymakers’ perceptions of poverty, the regulation of personal social services, the trust and well-being of public officials, uses of time and policy and collaborative governance. The Serling Institute has hosted Israeli visitors to MSU for the past seven years in five departments and colleges. Learn more at jsp.msu.edu. e
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Detroit donors empower MSU Just nine months after the completion of Michigan State University’s record-breaking capital campaign at the end of 2018, significant changes to the university’s landscape already are taking shape. Campaign gifts — many of which came from generous alumni and friends in the Detroit area — make possible new facilities cropping up across campus, bold research programs and initiatives, recruitment of top faculty in critical areas and increased support for student success. Empower Extraordinary, the Campaign for MSU highlighted the university’s close, collaborative relationship with Detroit and with the enthusiastic alumni and supporters who live there. An active network of campaign volunteers and members of the President’s Campaign Cabinet from Detroit and Southeast Michigan helped share the campaign’s message and hosted events to support its efforts. In total, 50,324 donors — nearly one-fifth of the 255,284 overall donors to the campaign — hail from Detroit and the surrounding area, and their contribution of $220.1 million, or 12% of the total $1.83 billion raised, added vital support in nearly every area of need. Promoting student success — $60 million The campaign sought funding to provide the best educational experience for anyone seeking an education, regardless of their socioeconomic background. Detroit-area donors contributed more than $52 million to support undergraduate scholarships, graduate fellowships and financial aid for all students, while an additional $7.1 million went toward experiential learning initiatives such as education abroad and to help defray expenses for students pursuing internships.
Recruiting top faculty — $65 million Donors from the Detroit area made a significant impact on MSU’s pursuit of 100 new endowed faculty positions to help recruit, retain and reward the very best educators and researchers. Detroiters’ contributions of more than $65 million created positions in the College of Arts and Letters, the MSU College of Law and in the Michael and Elaine Serling Institute for Jewish Studies and Modern Israel, to name a few. Growing research impact — $10 million Overall, private funding for MSU’s research enterprise grew by 35% during the campaign. This better positions MSU researchers to solve some of society’s biggest challenges in areas including health sciences, education policy and the future of transportation mobility, while also expanding their teams and the physical spaces and resources they need to conduct their work. Detroit donors contributed nearly a third of the support toward this effort. Supporting facilities and community — $85 million Detroiters’ support for MSU’s facilities and community initiatives added up to $85 million to support new growth — including major building projects for the College of Music and the Eli Broad College of Business and upgrades to several athletics venues. Off campus, gifts from several Detroit donors and organizations empowered the MSU Community Music School in Detroit to provide lessons to hundreds of youth free of charge and to launch the Verses program, which helps Detroit students ages 10-16 learn to harness the power of words through songwriting, composing and making music under the guidance of poets, musicians and music industry professionals. e
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A beautiful summer day, classic cars and older adults who have special memories of their vintage automobiles came together at the 12th Annual JSL Senior Dream Cruise, Tuesday, Aug. 13, at the Jewish Senior Life residences on the Eugene and Marcia Applebaum Jewish Community Campus in West Bloomfield, sponsored by AMAC Pharmacy Services. Libby Lavine, Hechtman Residence program coordinator, works on this project all year long. She says, “Cars are the life-blood of most Detroiters, and for some 250-300 residents of the communities of Jewish Senior Life, classic cars bring back memories of cruising Woodward, first dates and happy times gone by.” Seventy-five cars spanning every decade cruised JSL Campus in West Bloomfield, where residents and family members enjoyed the festivities and party atmosphere. Barbra Giles, executive director of aging services, served as event emcee, dressed in ’50s style poodle skirt and didn’t disappoint as she provided a running monologue of fun descriptions of the cars and their drivers with little stories of their connection to JSL. PHOTOS BY CHARLES SILOW
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Q: How did you decide to make your adult life in Metro Detroit? AJ: I grew up in Metro Detroit and decided to stay here for two reasons. First, which is the most important to me, is that my family lives here. I am so grateful for my amazing family and could not imagine being away from them. Second, I decided to attend graduate school, and the program I was extremely interested in happened to be located in Metro Detroit. I almost moved away to Texas after undergrad, but I am so happy I decided to stay. Q: You’re the founder of The 360 MindBody, a business that combines physical and mental health efforts to increase quality of life. What was the process of starting your own company like? AJ: My two main passions in life are fitness and mental health. I knew that I wanted to combine the two of them and believe that the connection between the two is often overlooked. I have recently created a website and have been running events through the business to try and get the word out. The process of trying to start something new is always difficult, and this has not proven otherwise. It is very difficult to start a new business. It has started off very slow, but I have learned the importance of taking each day one at a time and focusing on the little steps rather than just the end goal. Q: You’re also a personal trainer and group fitness instructor at Nafas Fitness in Royal Oak. What’s your favorite part about working directly with clients, either one-on-one or in a group setting?
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AJ: I absolutely love working as a trainer and group fitness instructor. Not only does it allow me to share my passion for fitness, but it also allows me to create connections with lots of different people. My favorite thing about being a trainer is the ability to be a cheerleader for someone that needs it. I have the ability to motivate and inspire so many people to become a better version of themselves. I also make sure that everyone feels welcomed, accomplished and comfortable when working out with me. Q: And if you weren’t busy enough, you’re also in graduate school for clinical mental health counseling! Looking five years into the future, how would you like to see your schooling and professional endeavors all come together? AJ: My dream is to grow my own business: The 360 MindBody. This will be my own private practice. It will be a therapy center that not only provides mental health counseling, but also personal trainers, dietitians and meditation guides. I want to create a total health and wellness center where a person can come in and have a program tailored specifically to them and their goals. All the teams will work together to help the client achieve optimum wellness. Q: Outside of work and school, how do you spend your free time? What’s your ideal day off? AJ: I am an extremely active person. I love to do anything outside or anything that gets my heart pumping. I love exploring new places, hiking and biking. I am also very into boxing. I started boxing about seven years ago and fell in love with it. I try to box at least a couple times
a week. On the less active side, I love going to anything live, whether that be a concert, comedy show or a sports game. I also love being able to just relax and watch a movie. Q: What’s your “happy place,” and why is it so special? AJ: My happy place is Sanibel Island (Fla). Every year my family and I go down to Sanibel Island for winter break. I have been going there for over 20 years and cannot imagine my life without it. Everything down there makes me happy. It is a super small island and we have the ability to walk everywhere. We stay right on the beach and get to see the sunrise and sunset every day. It feels like my home away from home. Q: What fictional place would you most like to travel to and why? AJ: Wow, that is hard. I would have to say Hogwarts from Harry Potter. I went to Harry Potter World at Universal and had so much fun. There is something about Hogwarts that makes you smile, and it’s so full of magic and adventure. Q: How do you like to give back to the community/others? AJ: I have always been one to think of others. It is important to me that people around me are happy, and I try to help in any way I can. I try to volunteer as often as I can and attend local fundraisers. I have run a lot of fundraiser events at my gyms to help raise money and awareness. We recently organized a Box Out Breast Cancer class. Q: What’s your favorite Jewish holiday and why?
AJ: My favorite Jewish Holiday is Rosh Hashanah. When I think about my childhood, I remember that always being my favorite holiday. It was always such a happy occasion and it was a whole day I got to spend with my family. We would also always have a huge dinner all together, which I remember always had the best food. I am also pretty partial to the shofar. Q: What accomplishment are you most proud of and why? AJ: In undergrad, I studied abroad three times all on my own. I was very proud of myself for being able to do something so outside of my comfort zone. I knew no one on my trips and I was in a different country for each (Italy, Israel, Australia). Each one helped me grow, become more independent and gain self-confidence. Q: Would you rather win an Olympic Medal (for what sport?), an Academy Award (in what category?) or Nobel Prize (in what)? AJ: Olympic medal for sure. Probably in some type of individual sport like swimming or ice skating … not that I do any of those sports, hahaha. Q: Best movie ever made, hands down? AJ: For sure a Disney movie. It’s a strong tie between Mulan and Lion King. Q: How about a fun fact? AJ: I have older siblings who are triplets! ■ Read more at meetyouatthewell.org. Want to meet Abbie? Email Rabbi Dan Horwitz at dan@ meetyouatthewell.org for an introduction.
moments JAN. 11, 2019 Melissa (Levine) Katz and Dr. Philip Katz of Bexley, Ohio, joyfully announce the arrival of Austin Ryan Katz, little brother to Nathan Eli. Proud grandparents Maureen and Bruce Levine of Farmington Hills, and Hope Katz of Columbus, Ohio, share in their excitement. Austin is the beloved grandson of the late Nathan Eli Katz. He is named in memory of his great-grandfather Abraham Levine and great-grandmother Rosalind Levine. Sasha Claire Feller, daughter of Bob and Nessa Feller, will chant from the Torah as she becomes a bat mitzvah at Temple Israel in West Bloomfield on Saturday, Sept. 7, 2019. She will be joined in celebration by her brother Noah and proud grandparents Emilia and Emil Feller, and Diane and Amiram Vinokur. Sasha is a student at Derby Middle School in Birmingham. For her most meaningful mitzvah project, she raised funds for sick and injured rescue dogs, including one that requires surgery to walk. Francesca Jane Finsilver, surrounded by family and friends, will chant from the Torah as she becomes a bat mitzvah on Friday, Sept. 6, 2019, at Temple Israel in West Bloomfield. She is the loving daughter of Brett and the late Lindsey Finsilver and sister of Charles. Sharing in her celebration will be her proud grandparents Shari and Stanley Finsilver, and Leslie and Robert Jacobs, and great-grandmother Frances Finsilver. Francesca is a student at Cranbrook Kingswood Middle School for Girls in Bloomfield Hills. For her most meaningful mitzvah project, she helped raise funds to support the Lindsey and Brett Finsilver HIPEC Program at the Henry Ford Cancer Institute.
Ari Samuel Klinger will lead the congregation in prayer as he becomes a bar mitzvah at Temple Israel in West Bloomfield on Saturday, Sept. 7, 2019. He will be joined in celebration by his proud parents, Carolyn Chaben Klinger and Gary Klinger, and sister Annie. He is the loving grandchild of Fran and the late Mark Klinger, Bernard and the late Shari Chaben. Ari is a student at Orchard Lake Middle School in West Bloomfield. As his part of his most meaningful mitzvah project, he is raising money for Head for the Cure, in memory of his bubbie Shari Chaben. Brody Jay Tushman, son of Alyssa and Marc Tushman, will chant from the Torah as he celebrates his bar mitzvah on Saturday, Sept. 7, 2019, at The Meridian in Farmington Hills. He will be joined in celebration by his brothers Max and Cooper and proud grandparents Joanne and Earl Tushman, Paul Fisher and Sherry Sparks. Brody is a student at Berkshire Middle School in Birmingham. As part of his mitzvah project, he organized a downtown fundraiser in Cadillac Square, raising more than $2,000 for the Michigan Humane Society.
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joined in celebration by their proud parents, Aimee Zimmerman and Steven Zimmerman. Tori and Ari are the loving grandchildren of Mary and Edward Silberblatt, Tobie and Stephen Scheibel, and Judy and David Zimmerman. Tori and Ari attend Clifford Smart Middle School in Commerce Township. They performed many mitzvah projects, but each felt it was most rewarding to collect bottles and raise funds to support the Send A Kid To Camp program.
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ave you ever heard the without provisions for the road, expression, “I wash my hands nor did we see him and let him of this matter?” Where did leave without a proper escort.” this expression originate? Responsibility for murder This week we read about does not fall merely upon the a seemingly strange comone who literally spills the mandment called Eglah blood. Should the deed occur Arufah. (Deuteronomy 21.1in the open field, the entire 8). If someone is found slain community, and particularly in an open field near a city, its elders, judges and leaders, then the elders and officials Rabbi Schneor bear the responsibility for the Greenberg of the city need to go out to murder. the field where the corpse The Torah teaches us the Parshat had been found. There they level of responsibility that Shoftim: bury the corpse and mealeadership in each communisure the distance between it Deuteronomy ty should take, making sure 16:18-21:9; to care for the well-being of and the two nearest cities, Isaiah identifying the one that is the public so that they too closer. The elders of the city 51:12-52:12. could, in clear conscience, closer to the corpse offer a say “our hands are clean.” calf as an atonement for the The Lubavitcher Rebbe, spilled blood. of righteous memory, said that the The Torah insists that “all the rule of the Eglah Arufah teaches us elders of the city” attend this certhat we need to take responsibility emony, where they all wash their for every Jew. When we see Jewish hands while reciting, “Our hands children who are not receiving did not shed this blood, nor did any Jewish education, we can’t just our eyes see it done,” inferring, as wash our hands and say, “That’s Maimonides puts it, that “just as not our problem.” Rather, it is the our hands have been made clean by responsibility of each of us. this water, so our hands are clean As we are at the beginning of from the murder of this corpse.” a new school year, let us find a The Talmud raises the perceptive Jewish child who is not yet receivquestion, “Why would we in any ing a Jewish education and help way assume that the elders would him connect to our special herispill blood?” The implication was tage. ■ not that they literally committed the murder; but as the Talmud Rabbi Schneor Greenberg is rabbi of the says, “It’s not that he came to us for Chabad Jewish Center of Commerce, help and we let him depart the city rabbi@jewishcommerce.org.
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A Man with Flair Designer Isaac Mizrahi will dish about life, his Judaism, fashion and more at Hadassah’s annual meeting. ALICE BURDICK SCHWEIGER SPECIAL TO THE JEWISH NEWS
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writes in his new memoir I.M. (Flatiron Books). “I measured the minutes it would take to get from that spot — out of the danger zone of changing her mind — back to the security and privacy of my bedroom.” That’s just one of the revealing stories that Mizrahi shares in his compelling book, released earlier this year. His says childhood was wrought with depression, overeating, insomnia and being
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bullied by his peers and rabbis at the yeshivah he attended. He writes about growing up in a Syrian Orthodox Jewish community in Brooklyn, his special relationship with his mother, the challenge of being gay and rising to the top of the fashion world.
“I rethought my career and decided to work in the fashion industry. It enriched me so much and gave my life a different kind of story and platform.” — ISAAC MIZRAHI
details Isaac Mizrahi will speak at 1 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 10, at Hadassah’s annual fundraising meeting at Congregation Shaarey Zedek in Southfield. Speakeronly tickets are still available at $50. A private reception with Mizrahi is at 11 a.m.; tickets are $230 including his speech. The deadline to register for the luncheon has passed. More than 30 boutiques are open free starting at 10 a.m.-3:30 p.m. (with a pause for the speaker), with 15 percent of proceeds going to Hadassah. For tickets, call (248) 683-5030 or register online at Hadassah.org/detroitevents.
Detroiters can learn more about Mizrahi’s upbringing, career and the world of haute couture on Tuesday, Sept. 10, at Congregation Shaarey Zedek, when he will be the guest speaker at Hadassah Greater Detroit’s Judi Schram Annual Meeting. The event, which includes 30 boutiques open free to the public, is named for longtime local Hadassah leader Judi Schram, who died in 2017. Funds raised will benefit critical needs at Hadassah Medical Organization in Israel. Sherry Margolis, news anchor at Fox 2, will ask Mizrahi questions, and then the audience will be invited to participate. Mizrahi says he hopes many of the questions will be about his childhood and his memoir, which will be sold at the event. “I will I start off by giving an overview of the book — I want people to know who I am,” says Mizrahi, 56. “I hope my experiences will resonate with the audience.” As a young boy, Mizrahi thought his calling was show business. “When I was about 7 years old, I went to see Funny Girl with my family and was so inspired by Streisand I started imitating her,” recalls Mizrahi, who attended a yeshivah from kindergarten through eighth grade. “I impersonated Judy Garland and Liza Minelli, and I would do these female impressions inappropriately in places like the lobby of shul!”
DRAWN TO FASHION But it was designing clothes for the rich and famous that made Mizrahi a household name. When he entered the High School of Performing Arts in New York City, his focus was the entertainment world. However, by the time he was a junior, he switched gears and found a better way to express himself. “I realized all my friends were gorgeous, thin, blond and movie star types; I was fat and I didn’t have that self-image,” he says. “So, I rethought my career and decided to work in the fashion industry. It enriched me so much and gave my life a different kind of story and platform.” His interest in the world of fashion didn’t come from out of the blue. His father was a children’s clothing manufacturer, and Mizrahi, who loved reading fashion magazines, had sewing machines at his disposal. “I started to make puppets and sew clothes for them,” recalls Mizrahi, who added that he liked doodling sketches of outfits in the margins of his Hebrew books. “By the time I was 10, I had this big puppet theater in the garage, and I made their clothes. My father had sewing machines everywhere and he taught me how to sew. By the time I was 13, I was a really good sewer, and I started making clothes for my mom and myself. It became this fun, compelling thing. My mom (who is in her 90s) was really into fashion and encouraged my interest.” After high school, Mizrahi attended Parson’s School of Design in New York City. His first fashion job was working at Perry Ellis, then with designer Jeffrey Banks, then Calvin Klein. Along the way, he honed his skills — selecting fabric, participating in design meetings and sketching clothes. By the time he was 26, he went out on his own. In 1989, he presented his first show, which catapulted him into fame and his couture soon dominated the fashion mags. He dressed celebs for red carpets, and his clients have included Michelle Obama, Meryl Streep, Hillary Clinton and Oprah. “Barbra Streisand was so lovely,” he recalls. “I tailored a suit for her and
Woman’s Wear Daily erroneously attributed it to Donna Karan. Barbra wrote me a note saying, ‘We know who really made this suit!’” WEARING MANY HATS But this fashion designer’s enormously successful journey had its highs and lows. He made countless guest appearances on television and in the movies. He earned an Emmy nomination for Best Costume Design for his work in Liza Minnelli Live. He was the subject of the critically acclaimed documentary film Unzipped, which chronicled his 1994 collection. And he’s a cabaret singer. Despite being one of the world’s most beloved designers, the company was losing money and closed after his fall 1998 collection. Still, he returned to fashion in 2002, teaming up with Target and becoming one of the first high-end designers to create affordable clothes for the masses. In 2009, he launched his lifestyle brand ISAACMIZRAHILIVE! sold exclusively on QVC. In 2011, he sold his trademark to Xcel Brands. Among his many credits, he hosted The Isaac Mizrahi Show for seven years; he wrote two books; in 2016, he had an exhibition of his designs at the Jewish Museum in New York. Currently, he sells on QVC and Lord & Taylor, and serves as a judge on Project Runway: All-Stars. When asked what he’d like his legacy to be, he referred to his Judaism. “My name is Isaac, which means laughter in Hebrew,” says Mizrahi, who considers himself a cultural Jew. “I think, most importantly, I want my legacy to be about humor.” Nevertheless, he added that he’s “obsessed with obituaries” and the first thing he does when he reads the New York Times is look at the obituary page. “I have dreams about my obituary,” he admits. “Although the New York Times probably already has it written (as they do for famous people) and revises it as time goes on, I hope I can live longer to add more things. I want people to know I had integrity, and what my life really stood for.” ■
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and camp-style Kabbalat Shabbat abbi Josh Warshawsky has will begin at 6 p.m. A traditional been described as a “breakShabbat dinner will follow. through talent in the world “Niggun Halev: Melody of the of Jewish music� whose soulful Heart� is the theme for Shabbat singing and davening is inspiring people — from synagogues to sum- morning beginning at 9:30 a.m. Sept. 21. Warshawsky will lead mer camps — across the country. a music-filled Shabbat morning Warshawsky is a singer, song service that will include musical leader, musician, composer and a teaching. Afterward, everyone is graduate of the Ziegler School of invited to enjoy Shabbat lunch and Rabbinic Studies in Los Angeles. stay for “Prayer Song� at 12:45 p.m. He tours to teach and inspire. This hourlong session He will be in of songs and stories will Detroit Sept. 20 and Details include highlights from 21 at Congregation Advanced registration Warshawsky’s “Chaverai Beth Ahm in for Friday dinner is due Nevarech� project. His West Bloomfield by Sept.16. $25 per Shabbat appearance for a Shabbat and adult; children 18 and is sponsored by the Selichot experiunder are sponsored by Menasche and Sara ence. Throughout the Nadis Family Fund. Haar Fund. the weekend, To register, visit cbahm. The highlight of Warshawsky will org/event/warshawsky Warshawsky’s visit to feature music from or call (248) 851Detroit will be Saturday his latest project, 6880. Hear Rabbi Josh night, Sept. 21, begin“Chaverai Nevarech/ Warshawsky’s music ning at 9:30 p.m. Joined Friends, Let Us on iTunes, Spotify and by his band, the rabbi’s Bless.� He will use through his website concert will include music from this curjoshwarshawsky.com. new melodies and clasrent album to create sical Jewish hits, audia communal singing ence participation and experience, one that inspiration for the upcoming High entertains and inspires. Holidays. This concert is free and Engaging is the word Rabbi open to the community thanks to Steven Rubenstein of Beth Ahm uses to describe Josh and his music. the Regina and Walter Litt Jewish “I have known Josh for years and Music Fund. The familiar sounds of the High seen him perform many times,� Rubenstein says. “He brings you in; Holidays will be heard at 10:45 you become part of the concert and p.m. with Selichot, a contemplative service full of High Holiday themes are moved in an unforgettable way. and music. Presented in partnerThis is why Josh is loved by camps, ship with Adat Shalom Synagogue, teen groups and synagogues across Congregation Beth Ahm, the country. I am excited to welCongregation Beth Shalom, B’nai come him to Beth Ahm and invite Israel Synagogue, Congregation the community to share a fantastic B’nai Moshe, Congregation Shaarey weekend with us.� Zedek, Isaac Agree Downtown “Libeinu: The Heart and Soul of Synagogue and Hazon Detroit, the Shabbat� is how Warshawsky will community will enter the High welcome the Sabbath on Friday, Holiday season together. ■Sept. 20. A festive oneg, singing
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FRIDAY, SEPT. 6 END OF SUMMER EVENT 6:15 pm, Sept. 6. The community is welcome to attend Temple Kol Ami’s End of Summer Celebration. A Middle Eastern meal followed by an outdoor music Shabbat at 7 pm. Dinner: $13 per adult, $6 per child 10 & under, $36 family maximum. RSVP for dinner is required: 248-6610040 or cspektor@tkolami.org.
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BLOOD DRIVE 8 am-2 pm, Sept. 8. At Adat Shalom. Trained Red Cross specialists will be on hand. Anyone 17 and older, weighing at least 110 pounds and in good health, can give blood. Individuals are encouraged to make appointments for specific times. Walk-ins will be taken as well. To schedule an appointment, go to redcrossblood.org and enter “adatss” for sponsor code. Info: 248-8515100. COMMUNITY PICNIC 11:30 am- 1 pm, Sept. 8. Temple Emanu-El’s Community Picnic — open to all. Bounce house, bubble machine, watermelon eating contest, henna tattoos and face painting and more. Complimentary hot dog lunch, including vegan option.
SEPT. 6-8 ARTS & APPLES Art & Apples Festival, produced by Paint Creek Center, returns to transform the 30-acre Rochester Municipal Park (400 Sixth St.) into one of the nation’s top juried fine art fairs. This year, more than 250 exhibiting artists from across the country have been selected to display their works. Hands-on art activities such as ceramic wheel throwing demos and screen printing will be available for the public to partake in. A live glass blowing demo will also be on site. Visitors can enjoy more than 20 food vendors and live entertainment all weekend from dance troupes, singer/songwriters, classic rocker performers, Latin jazz, traditional jazz, the Saline Fiddlers Philharmonic, Dixieland, swing and much more. All performances are free. Also returning this year for just the second time: fresh Michigan apples from Blake’s Cider Mill. Hours are at pccart.org/festival. Entry is $5 per person. COURTESY OF WALLED LAKE CENTRAL
ART OF BREAD 4 pm, Sept. 8. At Berman Center for Performing Arts in West Bloomfield. The Henry & Delia Meyers Library and Media Center and the Jewish Historical Society will present Amy Emberling, master baker and managing partner of Zingerman’s Bakehouse. Talk, Q & A session and book signing. Free event. Register at theberman.org or 248-661-1900.
SEPT. 7 MARCHING BAND PREVIEW Walled Lake Consolidated School District will feature their three high school marching bands at the Marching Band Preview Show, starting at 6 p.m. at Walled Lake Central (1600 Oakley Park Road, Walled Lake). Attendees can expect to be entertained by the marching bands from Walled Lake Central, Western and Northern, in addition to bands from neighboring districts. “The Walled Lake marching bands include hundreds of student musicians who compete at the local, regional and national level. Our bands are very accomplished having performed at many events including the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City and Disney World in Orlando, Fla.,” Dave Rogers, WL Central band director said. General admission costs $5, senior citizens 62 and older are $3, and children 5 and under are free.
FARBER ART CLASS 9 am, Sept. 9. Meets Mon., Wed. and Fri. at Congregation Beth Shalom in Oak Park. 10 classes: $65 non-members; $45 JCC/Beth Shalom members. MEN’S CLUB MEETS 10-11:30 am, Sept. 9. The Active Life at the Jewish Community Center will host the JCC Men’s Club every Monday to discuss relevant matters of Jewish interest. Info: Sandy Ashman, 248-910-7505, or Ely Flaum, 248-592-0690. continued on page 46
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DRIVING CLASS 12:30-4:30 pm, Sept. 9 & 10. This AARP Smart Driver Class is sponsored by the Active Life of the Jewish Community Center, West Bloomfield. Cost: $15 members; $20 non-members. RSVP: 248-4325467 or rchessler@jccdet.org. AUTHOR SPEAKS 7 pm, Sept. 9. Beth Shalom Sisterhood invites the community to meet author Berl Falbaum, speaking about his new book, Recollections and Reflections: From a WWII Shanghai Ghetto to Journalism, Politics and other Journeys along the Way. At the synagogue. No charge. DIA TOUR RSVP for Sept. 26. The Active Life of the Jewish Community Center will host a tour of the DIA to see “Impressionist Era Treasures.� Pick up spots: West Bloomfield at 11:45; Oak Park at noon. Eat at home or bring a lunch. Cost: $5. RSVP: rchessler@jccdet.org or 248-432-5467.
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reservations needed. Brief informal discussion follow’s each week’s video lecture. Info: Nancy Kaplan (248) 7371931 or nancyellen879@att.net. MOVIE MATINEE 1 pm, Sept. 11. At the Jewish Community Center in West Bloomfield. Memories of Me (1 hr. 43 min). Free.
THURSDAY, SEPT. 12 ART TALK 11 am-noon, Sept. 12. Sponsored by the Active Life at the Jewish Community Center in West Bloomfield. Fully illustrated talks by art historian Wendy Evans. Cost: $5. This week: “The British Royals.� UNDERSTANDING HAGAR 1-2:30 pm, Sept. 12. U-M Frankel Center will host Nyasha Junior at the Thayer Building, Room 2022, Ann Arbor. Dr. Junior of Temple University will discuss “The Expulsion of Hagar in the Book of Genesis.� The lecture is based on her recent book Reimagining Hagar: Blackness and the Bible (Oxford University Press, 2019). Follow the conversation on Twitter at #ReHagar. CAREGIVER MEETING 1:30-3 pm, Sept. 12. At Jewish Senior Life, Fleischman Residence, 6710 W. Maple Road, West Bloomfield. Alzheimer’s Association meeting for family caregivers of older adults living with dementia. For information or to RSVP: Joely Lyons, 248-592-5032, jlyons@jslmi.org. Compiled by Sy Manello/Editorial Assistant Send items at least 14 days in advance to calendar@thejewishnews.com.
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Higher Hopes! announces a matching grant program to provide nourishing meal kits each month to 1,000 families with children enrolled in the Detroit Head Start Programs. The goal is to raise $70,000 by Oct. 14, which will be matched by a Gleaners of Southeast Michigan campaign running Oct. 15 through Nov. 15. The expanded food program will fund thousands of additional meal kits for families that will be distributed throughout 2020 and beyond. Higher Hopes! collaborates with Gleaners to provide the complete meal kits each month to 1,000 families.
“Gleaners is our main source for food. This year, Higher Hopes! with community support, will purchase approximately 400,000 pounds to ensure families at the Head Starts we serve get the healthy food they need for their kids to reach their full potential,� says Bill Birndorf, president of Higher Hopes! “We are so thankful for Gleaners’ willingness to help us grow our ability to serve those families. This matching grant program will truly aid our efforts to keep doing what we do best.� Contributions can be made at higherhopesdetroit.org.
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Belen Brings D The Morrie to Birmingham After two years of hard work, Aaron F. Belen opens a second location of The Morrie. ALLISON JACOBS DIGITAL EDITOR PHOTOS COURTESY OF THE MORRIE/TERENCE WARDE TOP: The Morrie opened in Birmingham Aug. 15.
owntown Birmingham has witnessed its fair share of restaurants that come and go. Yet, Aaron F. Belen is not giving up. In fact, he has invested nearly two years of hard work to bring The Morrie to the city of Birmingham. Belen owns AFB Hospitality Group, which opened The Morrie in Royal Oak in 2016. AFB is also behind the award-winning Bistro 82 and SCL Royal Oak ultra-lounge and nightclub. Now, the Bloomfield Hills resident is ready to test the waters again — this time in Birmingham, a city that has always meant a great deal to him. “I’ve spent a long time working with city officials and all the powers that be in town, explaining the package and team that I’m bringing,” Belen says. The 36-year-old spent part of his life in Birmingham, along with his late grandfather, Morrie Fenkell, who is behind the restaurant’s name. “There weren’t a lot of Jewish people in Birmingham, but my grandfather moved into the Birmingham Place when they built the building — he was the first tenant to sign the lease. He always loved Birmingham — he used to walk around and talk to shop owners and friends.” Sadly, Morrie died of pancreatic cancer
in 2007, prior to the restaurant’s opening. “I know he would love this place,” Belen says. “He was just a cool, well-liked guy — he played a massive role in my life.” While Belen had his sights set on Birmingham for some time, he has become accustomed to answering the common question, “Why not Detroit?” “I’m really happy for its success, but I think Birmingham is being overlooked. I think we had a huge canvas here to paint in our category that didn’t exist ever. This is the biggest project to open in the food and beverage business in Birmingham this year.” The Morrie in Birmingham maintains its signature rock ‘n’ roll vibe with a full stage and records plastered on the wall. Yet, the nearly 8,000-square-foot venue has its own feel, complete with a 16-seat outdoor patio and an exclusive private room that accommodates up to 40 guests. “Each Morrie that we open is going to have its own identity, but we all want them to feel like they are on brand and that it is synergistic between all cities,” Belen says. TVs stationed above the bar area retract, revealing an elevated stage equipped to host talent like The Morrie’s house band, “Your Generation in continued on page 48
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he center formally known as Cobo got a new name on Tuesday, Aug. 27, revealed by TCF Executive Chairman Gary Torgow and TCF President and CEO Craig Dahl with the help of Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan, U.S. Sen. Debbie Stabenow and other dignitaries. The name change Gary Torgow breaks the center’s ties to former Detroit mayor Albert Cobo, who served from 1950 to 1957 and whose policies sought to keep blacks out of predominantly white neighborhoods. “Today, a name of the past comes down from these walls,� Torgow said at the unveiling, “and we proudly and honorably replace it with a name that stands for community and inclusion and a powerful future for everyone who is associated with it.� Torgow made an impact in real estate with his company the Sterling Group before he turned to banking in 2010 with the purchase of a single bank branch. Through multiple acquisitions of distressed banks, Torgow and his partner, David Provost, built what became Talmer Bank into a $7 billion operation with dozens of branch offices in Midwest states. Talmer Bank merged with Chemical Bank, of which Torgow was chairman. Earlier this month, a merger between TCF Financial and Chemical Bank was finalized. Torgow has been actively involved in the revitalization of Detroit, especially its neighborhoods. Last year, as part of the Strategic Neighborhood Fund,
he brought together seven companies, which pledged $5 million each to the fund. “When we’ve had tough times in Detroit, Gary Torgow has been there,â€? U.S. Sen. Debbie Stabenow, D-Lansing, said of the Detroit native. “He is one of the visionaries and the leaders that have helped to bring back not only Downtown but support what is happening in the neighborhoods.â€? Since 2014, Chemical Bank’s leadership has pledged $1 million over five years to help renovate homes in the neighborhood surrounding Marygrove College. It also provides up to $2,500 in closing-cost assistance to low- and moderate-income households in the city. Torgow is also active in the Detroit Jewish community, serving on the boards of the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit, as senior vice president of the Orthodox Union, as board president of Yeshiva Beth Yehudah and chairman of the Mosaic United Steering Committee, an Israeli Jewish initiative for the benefit of the diaspora Jewry. “I can’t think of better partners than Gary Torgow and the team at TCF Bank to help secure the future of our region’s convention center,â€? said Mayor Mike Duggan. “Today’s announcement, combined with TCF’s commitment to build its new headquarters in Downtown Detroit and Gary’s leadership building our Strategic Neighborhood Fund, shows TCF Bank is truly invested in our city and its people.â€? The unveiling event was followed by a free block party outside of TCF Center open to all who call the city home. â–
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ARLEEN BLUMENSTEIN, 81, of West Bloomfield, died Aug. 26, 2019. She is survived by her husband of 61 years, Sam Blumenstein; children, Lori Blumenstein Bott and Dennis Bott, Karen Blumenstein and Lauren Engel, and Dr. Brian and Ann Blumenstein; grandchildren, Danielle DePriest and Matthew Newman, Justin DePriest, Nicole Blumenstein, Alivia Blumenstein, and Raquel Blumenstein; brother and sister-in-law, Ronald and Gail Manheimer; sister-in-law, Hannah Schanes. Interment was at Machpelah Cemetery. Contributions may be made to Friendship Circle, Meer Family Friendship Center, 6892 W. Maple Road, West Bloomfield, MI 48322, friendshipcircle.org/ donate; or Almost Home Animal Rescue, 25503 Clara Lane, Southfield, MI 48034, almosthomeanimals.org. Arrangements by Ira Kaufman Chapel. ERIC SILLER BROOKS, 63, of Royal Oak, died Aug. 25, 2019. He is survived by his sister and brother-in-law, Ellen and Dr. Bruce Tabak; stepmother, Muriel Wetsman Brooks; nieces, Alana, Liza and Raquel Tabak; nephew, Adam Tabak; many other loving family members and friends. Mr. Brooks was the son of the late Zelda and the late Elihu Brooks; brother of the late Scott Brooks. Contributions may be made to Jewish Family Service. Arrangements by Dorfman Chapel.
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MARION RASKIN GRANT, 93, of West Bloomfield, died Aug. 29, 2019. She is survived by her daughters and sons-in-law, Audrey Kahn, Paulette and Bob Koffron, Lynn and Richard Kasmer; sons and daughters-in-law, Mark and Florie Grant, Barry and Cindy Grant; grandchildren, Aron Kozin, Marci (Mark) Stifter, Ross (Michelle) Jacobs, Jeff (Jill) Jacobs, Michael (Saraphoena) Koffron, Amy (Michael) Wilson, Mindy Lee, Adam (Allison) Grant, Traci (Michael) Caples, Ryan Grant, Steven Grant, Ari Grant and Brent Grant; 21 great-grandchildren; other loving family members and friends. Mrs. Grant was the beloved wife of the late Jay S. Grant. Interment was held at Clover Hill Park Cemetery in Birmingham. Contributions may be made to the Alzheimerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Association or to the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. Arrangements by Dorfman Chapel. MARSHA KURETZKY, 72, of Southfield, died Aug. 28, 2019. She is survived by her beloved husband, Sandford Kuretzky; daughters and son-in-law, Jill Rosen, Wendy Rosen, Andrea Kuretzky, Amy Kuretzky Holmes and Chris Holmes; grandchildren, Sydney Rosen, Max Litvin, Caden Zalesny, Samatha and Cameron Holmes; sister, Sue Malkin; brothers-in-law, Marty (Ilene) Kuretzky, Howard (Joyce) Kuretzky; niece, Julie (Darin) Malkin-Manning; nephew, Rob Malkin (Tara Russell); many other loving family members and friends. Mrs. Kuretzky was the sister-inlaw of the late Jeffrey Malkin. Interment was held at Clover Hill Park Cemetery in Birmingham. Contributions may be made to the National Kidney Foundation for Kidney Transplant. Arrangements by Dorfman Chapel.
SHIRLEY RUBIN, 95, of West Bloomfield, died Aug. 26, 2019. She is survived by her daughterin-law, Lori Rubin; grandchildren, Scott and Chad Rubin; many other loving family members and friends. Mrs. Rubin was the beloved wife of the late Herman Rubin; mother of the late Andrew Rubin; sister of the late Eugene Perlstein, the late Sam Perlstein, the late Lucille Levy and the late Esther Steinman. Interment was held at Temple Israel Gardens of Beth El Cemetery in Livonia. Contributions may be made to a charity of oneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s choice. Arrangements by Dorfman Chapel. SALLY SAGINAW, 93 of Boynton Beach, Fla., died Aug. 26, 2019. She is survived by her daughter and son-in-law, Cindy and Bruce Hillenberg; son and daughter-in-law, David and Paula Saginaw; grandchildren, Jonathan Saginaw, Lauren (Akiva) Balfour, Zachary (Jessica) Saginaw, Lindsay Hillenberg and Jamie Hillenberg; great-grandchildren, Raya, Ethan and Sammy; sister and brother-inlaw, Jerry and Bonnie Joseph; many loving nieces, nephews, other family members and friends. Mrs. Saginaw was the beloved wife of the late Nathan Saginaw. Interment was held at Adat Shalom Memorial Park Cemetery in Livonia. Contributions may be made to a charity of oneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s choice. Arrangements by Dorfman Chapel. STEFANIE STEINBERG, 54, of Waterford, died Aug. 27, 2019. She is survived by her loving son, Levi Steinberg; parents, Judie and Jerry Kroot; sister, Heather Kroot; many other loving family members and devoted friends. Interment was held at Temple Israel Gardens of Beth El Memorial Park Cemetery in Livonia. Contributions may be made to a charity that benefits childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s mental health. Arrangements by Dorfman Chapel.
Times of Israel joy and laughter that will never be seen or heard again.â&#x20AC;? housands attended the The teens were killed in the joint funeral on Aug. early hours of and a third sister 29 of teen sisters from was fighting for her life after the Ashkelon, Israel, who were killed accident. Tahel was declared dead in a car crash that police suspect at the scene by Magen David was caused by the driver speedYarin Maul ing while under the influence of Adom paramedics. The two other siblings and the driver were taken alcohol. to Barzilai Medical Center in the Tahel Maul, 16, and her older city, where the older sister, Yarin, sister Yarin, 19, were buried at the was declared dead despite efforts southern port cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Givâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;at Zion to save her life. cemetery where they were euloThe 3 a.m. crash happened gized by Ashkelonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Mayor Tomer Tahel Maul when the driver, 22, lost control Glam. of the vehicle and hit a tree on a â&#x20AC;&#x153;We are heartbroken and refuse traffic island. So powerful was the force to believe that we stand here today to of the collision that the carâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s engine was bury two girls from the city, Yarin and thrown out and scattered down the Tahel,â&#x20AC;? Glam said, according to Walla street. news. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Two sisters, inseparable in life The third sister, 14-year-old Adele and death. Two sisters who went out to Maul, was flown to Soroka Medical have fun and never returned. Smiles of
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from an event outside Ashkelon, at which point he took over as driver of the vehicle. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They were very close with one another,â&#x20AC;? said Liav Vaknin, a friend of Tahel, who was to celebrate her 17th birthday on Sept. 9. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Sometimes they would fight a bit, then make up. They liked hanging around together, and then this happened.â&#x20AC;? The sistersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; aunt told Israeli Channel 13 news that the teens were â&#x20AC;&#x153;adorable and charming,â&#x20AC;? telling Channel 12 that Tahel was â&#x20AC;&#x153;a beautiful and smart girl. She always helped everyone and was the first to offer help.â&#x20AC;? â&#x2013;
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ritish composer Jonathan Goldstein, his wife, Hannah, and their 7-month-old daughter were killed in a plane crash in Switzerland. The three bodies were found at the site of the crash Aug. 25 amid debris from the Piper airplane that Goldstein, who was 50, was flying through the Simplon Pass in southern Switzerland, the Swiss news site Nau reported. Hannah Goldstein, a 36-year-old saxophone player whose maiden name was Marcinowicz, and Jonathan Goldstein were married in 2016. Their only daughter, Saskia, died instantly along with them in the crash. Goldstein began his career as a music director for the Royal Shakespeare Company and the National Theatre. He went on to assist on the soundtrack for Martin Scorsese’s Cape Fear as well as re-recordings of
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famous soundtracks such as the score to the director’s classic movie Taxi Driver. As well as film and broadcast music, as the founder of the Goldstein Music Group, he worked on music for highprofile advertising campaigns featuring dozens of international brands, including American Express, Lexus, Sony and Tesco, the Jewish Chronicle noted in its reporting on the family’s tragedy. ■
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Former Detroiters create fine eatery in Tucson.
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hey left the Detroit area for other regions of the country to pursue varied careers … and finally wound up in the restaurant-style business in the historic Fourth Avenue District of Tucson, Ariz. Eric and Mark Erman are the sons of Beth and Earle Erman of Bloomfield Hills … Their late grandparents were Detroiters Jack and Hilda Erman, the favorites of many … Eric and Mark’s aunts and uncles, Larry Shulman, Nancy Leikowitz and Melvy Lewis live in West Bloomfield. Their eatery, Ermanos Craft Beer & Wine Bar, North Fourth Avenue in Tucson, opened April 2015, is celebrating its fourth year of successful endeavor … with food favorites to satisfy the palates of many … appetizers galore to steaks, salads, lobster rolls, salmon, fried chicken, Creole jambalaya and favored sandwiches of excellent burgers, etc., on both daily and late-night menus. The brothers continually search for rare brews and seasonal lip-smackers for their rotating tap list plus wines for all palates. Just about all desserts are made in-house, including a choice flourless chocolate torte … Its Zip burger is a large seller … as are the nachos and Ermanos’ Sure Choice, created with its own house-made pastrami. Their American gastropub restaurant seats 120 with 20 stools at the bar … Hours are Monday-Thursday 11 a.m.-midnight, Friday and Saturday 11 a.m.-1 a.m., Sunday 11 a.m.-10 p.m. … Happy Hours are every day from opening to 6 p.m. When in Tucson or thereabouts, be sure to
visit Eric and Mark … Their successful and first endeavor, Ermanos Craft Beer & Wine Bar restaurant in its fourth year, will be with much satisfaction for you and yours. REARVIEW MIRROR … Years ago, the minute your back was turned, somebody came along with a bunch of moola and opened a restaurant … Time was when the restaurant population was fairly stable … and most of the guys and gal owners knew where they were going … The original Joe Muer’s, the original London Chop House, Little Harry’s and several good restaurants doing business at the same stand every year … Then Joe Schoenith built the spectacular Roostertail … Mario’s on Second kept adding on … Ken Nicholson and Cliff Bell bought the old Seafood Grotto and turned it into a beauty spot called the Country House …The Gold Cup Room in the Whittier Hotel was completely rebuilt at a cost of $250,000 (big money then). I like to keep telling what James Beard, one of America’s top dining-out authors, said, “Our best United States restaurant cities are New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Detroit.” And few will ever forget those Saturday afternoons at the Hotel Statler’s Terrace Room in Downtown Detroit where the likes of that great leader and pianist Carmen Cavallero, among others, came for wonderful dancing music. SOME CHEFS ARE, as usual, already thinking about the various strange concoctions they’ll put out for Christmas dining
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… Ignoring some dishes that have been featured for centuries. IF YOU’RE A University of Michigan football follower, look for No. 97 on the back of defensive star Aidan Hutchinson … He is the son of Dr. Chris Hutchinson, former first team All-American at Michigan and partner at Pepino’s popular eatery on Orchard Lake Road in Sylvan Lake … Same position, same school and same number for both. TIME WILL COME this fall for marital lovebirds Michael and Sandy Hermanoff to go their separate ways … At home, that is … When their two beloved football teams meet each other annually in the bitter rivalry of Michael’s University of Michigan Wolverines and wife Sandy’s Ohio State Buckeyes … at Ann Arbor Saturday, Nov. 30, this year. OLDIE BUT GOODIE … An elderly gentleman was stopped by the police around three o’clock in the morning and asked where he was going at that time of night. The man replied, “I’m on my way to a lecture about alcohol abuse and the effects it has on the human body, as well as smoking and staying out late.” The officer asked, “Really? Who’s giving that lecture at this time of night?” The man replied, “My wife.” CONGRATS … To Harvey Goldsmith on his birthday … To Doug Goldberg on his birthday. ■ Danny’s email address is dannyraskin2132@gmail.com.
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Looking Back From the William Davidson Digital Archive of Jewish Detroit History accessible at www.djnfoundation.org
Fun Food Ads From Yesteryear I must admit I find the old advertisements for food products of great interest. Or, maybe, I am always hungry when I cruise the William Davidson Digital Archive of Jewish Detroit History. Nevertheless, during my peeks into the Archive, while searching for information on a particular subject for a Looking Back column, I collected some food ads I found unique. It appears that, beginning in the 1930s and continuing through the 1960s, there were lots of ads in the JN for particular food products. Mike Smith Although I love the names, I must Alene and Graham admit that some of the food stuffs Landau Archivist Chair just don’t seem all that appetizing. For example, there was an ad in the Feb. 27, 1948, issue of the JN for “Tamar Hamburger Steak” in a can. It was kosher, sure, but hamburger steak from a can? Now, I have eaten a lot of beans from a can, whether at home or in the military. That seems natural. But I just cannot seem to visualize anything called “hamburger” coming from a can. This does not seem natural. Growing up, like a lot of Detroiters, I did drink milk from United Dairies, as well as from Sealtest and Twin Pines. Until reading an ad in the JN for Dec. 24, 1948, however, I didn’t realize that “Guests Will Always Ask for More” of the “Hi-Test Milk” from United Dairies. I could not help but think of Hi-Test gasoline from the 1950s when I read this ad. It also touts United Dairies new product, “Sme-Tana,” to garnish your latkes instead of sour cream. Now, it seems that Sme-Tana is, indeed, sour cream, but the difference is that it is real, honest-to-goodness sour cream. Apparently, there is something just a little bit dishonest about those other sour creams on the market. Sometimes the names of products seem a bit odd, like Mar-Parv Margarine. Again, it doesn’t sound particularly appealing to me, but it does make more sense when the ad informs the reader that the Mar-Parv Margarine is both kosher and parve. Other ads are self-evident. For example, see the
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advertisement in Dec. 29, 1967, issue of the JN for a “Kosher Submarine.” First, it is highly visual. A nice big bagel loaded with sausage. The ad also provides a very simple recipe for thiss dish: “Split a fresh bagel. Fill ill generously — very generoususly — with Menorah All Beef ef Kosher Salami.” Somethingg tells me that Menorah would like ke you to buy lots of salami. There are also some old standards. Vita Herring is still around, as well as Heinz beans. Thee latter l product was and is certified kosher. And there are prepared dinners. If you like cheese kreplach, you will certainly like Chef-BoyyAr-Dee Cheese Ravioli sayss the ad in the Dec. 28, 1962, issue of the JN. Perhaps my favorite adverrtisement is the Chef-Boy-R-Dee ad from Dec. 29, 1963, that compares its spaghetti sauce to being in Eden. “Ta’am ’am Gan… How do you say Paradiso? adiso? Eden is undoubtedly the word ord that Chef-Boy-Ar-Dee was searching for to describe the true Italianstyle flavor of this wonderfully ully rich sauce.” Eden? Paradiso? It doesn’t get any better than that! Maybe aybe the description for this productt is also a bit “rich?” After 1970, the advertisements ments for food products largely disappeared peared from the pages of the JN and nd other newspapers, as manufacturers ers turned to television and radio to tout their wares. I wonder if Chef-Boy-Ar-Dee Dee is still “Ta’am Gan” on TV? ■
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