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July 28-Aug. 3, 2016 | 22-28 Tammuz 5776 | Vol. CXLIX, No. 26
SHABBAT LIGHTS
Shabbat: Friday, July 29, 8:37 p.m.
Shabbat Ends: Saturday, July 30, 9:43 p.m.
Shabbat: Friday, Aug. 5, 8:29 p.m.
Shabbat Ends: Saturday, Aug. 6, 9:33 p.m.
Times accoding to Yeshiva Beth Yehudah calendar.
Cover design: Michelle Sheridan
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View of a Dutch Square was seized in 1941 from Jewish owners. Hitler’s photographer got
the painting — one of many later returned to Nazis instead of the original Jewish owners.
Ann Arbor .................... 20
Auto .............................. 38
Around Town ............... 28
Arts & Life .................... 49
Calendar....................... 32
Community .................. 36
Editor’s Picks ............... 54
Health ........................... 42
Israel ........ 6, 8, 30, 36, 52
Jews in the Digital Age ... 22
Life Cycles .................... 60
Marketplace ................ 62
Metro ............................ 12
Obituaries .................... 66
Real Estate ................... 34
Sports ........................... 48
Synagogue List ........... 40
Torah Portion .............. 41
Viewpoints......................5
Columnists
Ryan Fishman .............. 56
Sy Manello ......................5
Danny Raskin .............. 58
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A waiter at Lafayette Coney Island in
Detroit where U.S. District Court Judge
Avern Cohn celebrates his birthday.
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Goose is Cooked.”
At this time, the outcome of the war was
still in doubt, but Danny was confident,
and his poem predicted the inevitable end
of the Nazi Fuhrer. He was right, of course.
However, he could not foresee how his
poem would inspire one of Detroit’s Jews
serving in the Army Air Corps in Europe.
A year later, in the Oct. 22, 1943, JN,
the main item for “Jews in Uniform” was
a photo and story about Detroiter Lt. Bob
Shan. In the photo, Shan is next to a bomb
he expected to soon deliver to the Nazis.
Like many business startups,
Paper Goods Plus began in a
basement. Today, Nechama and
Nachy Soloff have a storefront in
Oak Park that stocks large varieties
of party supplies and home basics.
It began when Nechama, pregnant
and asked by her doctor to stop
working, was looking for a gentle way
to occupy herself. “We saw a need
for nice party goods, and Nachy had
wholesale contacts,” she said. “We
started with two wooden shelves in
our basement, and the community
has been unbelievable in coming to
us when they have events.”
In turn, Nachy says their staff takes
time with customers and helps walk
them through their needs. “It’s
personalized service,” Nachy said.
“We stock unusual items, patterns
and colors you can’t get easily, and
once people come in, they’re hooked.
They come back to show friends.”
But carrying all the sizes and
varieties of the products isn’t cheap,
said Nachy, “and we needed to
move out of the house and find
more space.” The couple came to
Hebrew Free Loan’s Marvin I. Danto
Small Business Loan Program to
help expand in a new location.
“An HFL Neighborhood Project
loan helped us purchase our home,
so we jumped when we read about
the business loans,” Nachy said.
“They were so encouraging to us.”
“Beyond the check, there’s a real
support system there,” Nechama
said. “The mentorship program is a
great resource, a great help with
our growth. The money is interest-
free and the community is with us.”
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Quick Click … From the William Davidson Digital
Archive of Jewish Detroit History
ur intrepid columnist Danny
Raskin has been writing for the
JN for nearly 75 years. Indeed,
his column appeared in the first issue of
the JN in March 1942, and he has been a
mainstay ever since.
But, until yesterday, when Arthur
Horwitz discovered a story in the William
Davidson Digital Archives, we did not
realize that Danny had a direct hand in
ending World War II.
In the Oct. 23, 1942, issue of the JN,
Danny presented a poem: “When Hitler’s
Our
Story
The bomb was inscribed as a “Special
Delivery” from Danny Raskin, to which
the poem would be attached. In this case,
it might be a compliment and honor to say
that Danny’s poem was a “bomb.”
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