contents iN Nov. 5-11, 2015 I 23-29 Cheshvan 5776 I Vol. CXLVIII, No. 14 theJEWISHNEWS.con 11111 1 04.1 1: 1 1" 1 ° SHABBAT LIGHTS Shabbat: Friday, Nov. 6, 5:02 p.m. Shabbat Ends: Saturday, Nov. 7, 6:03 p.m.* Shabbat: Friday, Nov. 13,4:54 p.m. Shabbat Ends: Saturday, Nov. 14, 5:57 p.m.* „„ , „ 1 ,••••,.. rimovolim •,,n111 ,, newoWI amoso _ ■ = _ ftal 1$11:2 ` 111111T 7, 1 1111 .1111.:5 _ Times according to Yeshiva Beth Yehudah calendar. Havdalah practices may vary. Consult your rabbi. • _ 1■■ Cover design: Amy Pollard The Detroit Jewish News (USPS 275-520) is published every Thursday at 29200 Northwestern Highway, #110, Southfield, Michigan. Periodical postage paid at Southfield, Michigan, and additional mailing offices. Postmaster: send changes to: Detroit Jewish News, 29200 Northwestern Highway, #110, Southfield, MI 48034. Iii` 1‘ 1111bl•- In The Passenger, a recently discovered opera about the Holocaust that comes to Detroit Nov. 14, the upper half of the monumental set is an ocean liner, on which a German couple, Liese and Walter, are sailing for Brazil. On board, Liese believes she recognizes a veiled passenger as a former prisoner she thought had been killed at Auschwitz. Ann Arbor 16, 39 News You Can Use 24 Columnists Arts & Life 39 Obituaries 57 Ryan Fishman Calendar 30 Out To Eat 46 Al Muskovitz 5, 20 Editor's Picks 44 Real Estate 34 Danny Raskin 50 Israel Sports 38 Life Cycles 6, 8, 10, 16 51 Synagogue List 36 Marketplace 54 Torah Portion 37 Metro 12 Viewpoints 46 5 Arthur Horwitz watches as Asher Tilchin initiates the first official archive search of the recently digitized Jewish Chronicle. William Davidson Jewish College Loan Program in a Hillel e-mail, and OUR JN MISSION The Jewish News aspires to communicate news and opinion that's useful, engaging, enjoyable and unique. It strives to reflect the full range of diverse viewpoints while also advocating positions that strengthen Jewish unity and continuity. We desire to create and maintain a challenging, caring, enjoyable work environment that encourages creativity and innovation. We acknowledge our role as a responsible, responsive member of the community. Being competitive, we must always strive to be the most respected, outstanding Jewish community publication in the nation. Our rewards are informed, educated readers, very satisfied advertisers, contented employees and profitable growth. Quick Click ... From the William Davidson Digital Archive of Jewish Detroit History FRANK & SEDER'S Defroit's Headquartem PLAY SHOES Meghan McGowan I Techner Family Fellow D Hopsacking Sportster owntown Detroit was once home to a host of distinctive depart- ment stores such as Hudson's and Crowley's. One popular store was the Frank & Seder Department Store, which was founded by Russian Jewish immi- grants. Isaac Seder and Jacob H. Frank began their business in Pittsburgh in 1907. There, Seder also earned a reputation as an impressive philanthropist, mak- ing donations to many organizations that supported education, public welfare and healthcare. The Detroit Frank & Samantha Greenberg had an unconventional Jewish upbringing. In her Bay City/Saginaw/Midland area, there weren't too many Jews, but growing up in an actively-practicing multi-faith family allowed her to start her Jewish journey. "I was living under a Jewish rock," said Samantha. "When I came to the University of Michigan campus freshman year, it really opened up my eyes to what Jewish culture was like. It was exciting, but there was a lot I didn't know that so many of my peers took for granted, like Jewish summer camp." Samantha joined a Jewish sorority, which she helped re-establish on campus, and took a birthright trip. After graduation, she taught seventh grade in Tulsa, Oklahoma as part of Teach for America, and although she enjoyed it, public health and genetic counseling are what Samantha really wants to do. "Helping educate providers and the public about how we can identify and better manage genetic conditions is something I'm passionate about," Samantha said. "The program at U of M is one of the best in the country, and when I'm done, I'll have two degrees, in public health and genetic counseling. But paying for it was a worry. When I worked in Tulsa, I saved, and I felt like I was doing everything right, but I happened to come across a mention of the Seder Department Store opened in 1921. Initially, business was good. But, as the years passed, labor disputes took their toll on the store in the 1930s; and, in the 1940s, it became a victim of suburbaniza- tion and could no longer compete with large metropolitan department stores like Hudson's. 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