contents BNEI MENASHE FACE DAMAGE FROM INDIAN QUAKE Jan. 7-13, 2016 | 26 Tevet - 3 Shevat 5776 | Vol. CXLVIII, No. 23 SHABBAT LIGHTS 10 Shabbat: Friday, Jan. 8, 4:58 p.m. Shabbat Ends: Saturday, Jan. 9, 6:05 p.m.* Shabbat: Friday, Jan. 15, 5:06 p.m. Shabbat Ends: Saturday, Jan. 16, 6:12 p.m.* * Times according to Yeshiva Beth Yehudah calendar. Havdalah practices may vary. Consult your rabbi. Cover design: Michelle Sheridan 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. Sierra Richmond of West Bloomfield with her daughter, Blaise, and two former foster pups. Richmond is saving up for a service dog to help her with her type 1 diabetes. Around Town ......... 14, 20 Arts & Life .................... 29 Calendar....................... 22 Editor’s Picks ............... 34 Here’s To ....................... 16 Israel ....................... 5, 6, 8 Life Cycles .................... 42 Marketplace ................ 44 Metro ............................ 10 News You Can Use ...... 20 Obituaries .................... 47 Out To Eat .................... 36 Sports ........................... 41 Synagogue List ........... 26 Torah Portion .............. 27 Viewpoints......................5 World ............................ 28 Columnists Ryan Fishman .............. 38 Esther Allweiss Ingber ...36 Alan Muskovitz ................... 5 Danny Raskin .............. 40 Robert Sklar ...................8 34 Celebrity Jews highlights Jewish athletes, such as Tigers player Ian Kinsler. OUR JN MISSION The Jewish News aspires to communicate news and opinion that ’s useful, engaging, enjoyable and unique. It strives to reflec t the full range of diverse viewpoints while also advocating positions that strengthen Jewish unit y and continuit y. We desire to create and maintain a challenging, caring, enjoyable work environment that encourages creativit y and innovation. We acknowledge our role as a responsible, responsive member of the communit y. Being competitive, we must always strive to be the most respec ted, outstanding Jewish communit y publication in the nation. Our rewards are informed, educated readers, ver y satisfied adver tisers, contented employees and profitable growth. A 6.7 magnitude earthquake struck northeastern India early Monday morning killing at least nine people and injuring more than 90. The Bnei Menashe — descendants of the tribe of Manasseh, one of the Ten Lost Tribes — reported extensive damage to their community in the Indian state of Manipur. “The earthquake struck early in the morning and buildings shook violently,” said Tzvi Khaute, Shavei Israel’s emissary to Manipur and a member of the Bnei Menashe com- munity. “Thank God, no one among the Bnei Menashe was injured or killed. There is, however, extensive damage from the quake.” Shavei Israel has launched an emergency relief fund to assist mem- bers of the Bnei Menashe commu- nity affected by the natural disaster. To donate, go to http://shavei.org/ manipur-earthquake-relief. “We are in touch with the lead- ers of the Bnei Menashe community throughout northeastern India,” said Michael Freund, chairman/founder of the nonprofit Shavei Israel. “We are concerned by reports of damage to homes and property.” In recent years, some 3,000 Bnei Menashe, whose ancestors were exiled from the Land of Israel more than 2,700 years ago by the Assyrian empire, have made aliyah thanks to Shavei Israel, based in Jerusalem. Freund added, “There are still 7,000 Bnei Menashe living in India and 700 of them, many of whom were affected by the earthquake, are awaiting final permission to make aliyah in 2016. I call on the Israeli government to bring them home to Zion as soon as possible.” * Quick Click … From the William Davidson Digital Archive of Jewish Detroit History MACCABIARTSFEST INFO MEETING SET Mike Smith Detroit Jewish News Foundation Archivist L ike most years, 2015 has had its ups and downs. There are prob- lems in the world — war in Syria with the resulting millions of refugees; stabbings in Israel; slaughter in Paris and America; and the rise of ISIS. However, 2015 also showed that most of the world shows humanity in the aftermath of natural and human-made disasters such as the rush to assist the victims of the Tibetan earthquake and the demonstrations of peace after the terrorism in Paris. At the Detroit Jewish News Foundation, we work to preserve the history of Detroit’s Jewish community. Maybe it is work on a small scale in the context of global affairs, but we think it is important work. And 2015 was a good year for us. We celebrated two years of having the com- plete digitized Jewish News online and open for research, and this past October, we added the digital Jewish Chronicle to the William Davidson Digital Archives of Jewish Detroit History. We at the DJN Foundation wish you a most Happy New Year! And, like this political cartoon from the Dec. 29, 1950, issue of the Jewish News, we hope for peace and understanding in 2016. * Jewish teens, ages 13-16 (by July 31) and their families may learn about participating in the JCC Maccabi Games and ArtsFest to be held in August in St. Louis and Stamford, Conn., at 1 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 10, at the Jewish Community Center in West Bloomfield. Meetings for dif- ferent sports will be held at various times and sites in January. For further information, contact francisilver27@ gmail.com or (248) 505-9007. * Want to learn more? Go to the DJN Foundation archives, available for free at www.djnfoundation.org. January 7 • 2016 3