contents April 7-13, 2016 | 28 Adar II-5 Nisan 5776 | Vol. CXLIX, No. 10 SHABBAT LIGHTS Shabbat: Friday, April 8, 7:49 p.m. Shabbat Ends: Saturday, April 9, 8:52 p.m.* Shabbat: Friday, April 15, 7:57 p.m. Shabbat Ends: Saturday, April 16, 9:01 p.m.* * Times according to Yeshiva Beth Yehudah calendar. 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. 37 Maria’s Bridal Couture in West Bloomfield has become the first U.S. flagship store for Israeli fashion house Orabella. Around Town ............... 20 Arts & Life .................... 37 Calendar....................... 24 Editor’s Picks ............... 40 Fashion ......................... 37 Israel ............... 5, 6, 18,19 .......................... 28, 37, 62 Life Cycles .................... 50 Marketplace ................ 53 Metro ............................ 10 Obituaries .................... 57 Out to Eat .................... 44 Real Estate ................... 30 Spirituality ................... 33 Sports ........................... 49 Synagogue List ........... 34 Torah Portion .............. 35 Viewpoints......................5 Columnists Ryan Fishman .............. 47 Esther Allweiss Ingber .... 44 Karin Katz .......................8 Alan Muskovitz ..............5 Danny Raskin .............. 48 38 “Simple food done well” is the mission of Steve and Rocky‘s in Novi. 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. Quick Click … From the William Davidson Digital Archive of Jewish Detroit History Mike Smith Detroit Jewish News Foundation Archivist T he latest Jewish Ensemble Theatre (JET) brochure was in my mail this week, and I decided to see what the pages of the JN in the Davidson Digital Archives had to offer on the the- ater. I remember that my good friend, actress and JET vice president Mary Lou Zieve, first introduced me to the ensemble. JET is a professional theater founded in Metro Detroit by film and television actress and artistic director Evelyn Orbach. This season will be JET’s 28th, a long history of producing thought-provoking plays. Reading about JET, one also learns that the ensemble is not limited to just stage performances each year. For example, JET’s out- reach program has reached more than 500,000 school kids, who have learned from such plays as Word, Mean Girls and I Was Just Kidding that focus on bullying. Such work supports the mission of JET, part of which is to serve “… as a force for Jewish continuity, a platform for new voices and a bridge of understanding to the general community.” This is why the Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs declared JET an “anchor” organization, just like the Detroit Zoo and Cranbrook. This is the earliest advertise- ment in the JN that I could find for a JET perfor- mance — 1988 at Congregation Shaarey Zedek in Southfield. Rather humble beginnings for an “anchor” insti- tution. * Want to learn more? Go to the DJN Foundation archives, available for free at www.djnfoundation.org. My Story Emma Brown remembers watching the 9/11 coverage on television, and was old enough at the time to under- stand what was happening and to want to play a role in preventing it in the future. “Safety and security are such a growing issue, and no community is exempt from it,” Emma said. She is completing her graduate degree in intelligence analysis at University of Detroit Mercy, having added criminal justice as a minor during her under- graduate studies, and liking it. Part of Emma’s graduate school costs were covered through the William Davidson Jewish College Loan Program. “At about the same time as I was registering for classes and working on my paperwork, my mother ran into HFL Executive Director David Contorer at an event, and he mentioned the agency’s college loans. It was the easiest process, the online application was very convenient, and it’s an interest-free loan. I have friends who went the traditional route for loans, and they drowned in paperwork. HFL also worked with me on the repayments. I’ve completed my coursework and I’m finishing my thesis while working in a restaurant, so my income changes each week depending on my shifts. The loan payments they created for me are definitely do-able.” When Emma finishes her thesis, her options are plentiful. She points to potential job opportunities in state or federal agencies, police departments or private sector corporations. “I wasn’t going to be a doctor, so this is my way of helping people,” Emma said. Become an HFL Donor. Click. Call. Give Now. www.hfldetroit.org 248.723.8184 Health. A fresh start. A good education. The next great business idea. Hebrew Free Loan gives interest- free loans to members of our community for a variety of personal and small business needs. HFL loans are funded entirely through community donations which continually recycle to others, generating many times the original value to help maintain the lives of local Jews. Celebrating 120 Years 6735 Telegraph Road, Suite 300 • Bloomfield Hills, MI 48301 Hebrew Free Loan Detroit @HFLDetroit 2082500 April 7 • 2016 3