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Jan. 5-11, 2017 | 7-13 Tevet 5777 | Vol. CL, No. 23
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From the DJN
Davidson
Digital Archive
Around Town ...................18
Arts & Life ........................36
Business ...........................27
Calendar...........................22
Editor’s Picks ...................39
Here’s To ...........................20
Israel .............................. 6, 8
Marketplace ....................48
Metro ................................10
Moments ..........................46
Nosh .................................43
Obituaries ........................50
Sports ...............................26
Synagogue List ...............34
Torah Portion ..................35
Viewpoints.........................5
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14
Columnists
Al Muskovitz......................5
Esther Allweiss Ingber ....45
Danny Raskin ..................42
SHABBAT LIGHTS
Shabbat: Friday, Jan. 6, 4:57 p.m.
Shabbat Ends: Saturday, Jan. 7, 6:04 p.m.
Shabbat: Friday, Jan. 13, 5:05 p.m.
Shabbat Ends: Saturday, Jan. 14, 6:11 p.m.*
* Times according to Yeshiva Beth Yehudah calendar.
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Family Simchah
Notable female rabbis join
forces for local Shabbat.
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Mitzvah Day Magic
Volunteers spread cheer
and help out on Christmas.
JN Online Offerings:
Remembering Bill
ON THE COVER: Judge Nanci Grant speaks
with a military veteran in her courtroom.
Touching personal
memories of the late
Mandell ”Bill“ Berman.
PHOTOGRAPHER: Brett Mountain
Crazy About Coff ee
Some independent coff ee
shops to try during the
cold-weather season.
COVER DESIGN: Amy Pollard
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Detroit Jewish News
Foundation Archivist
I
was very sorry to hear about the
death of Mandell “Bill” Berman. I had
the privilege of meeting him several
times to talk about his life adventures
and philosophy. Bill was one of the great
leaders of Detroit’s Jewish community, in
the league of such luminaries as David
Hermelin and Max Fisher. He was a
mentsh, to say the least.
One of the fond memories that Arthur
Horwitz and I have of Bill occurred when
the Detroit Jewish News Foundation held
a reception at the Walter Reuther Library
at Wayne State University to announce the
addition of the Detroit Jewish Chronicle to
the William Davidson Digital Archive. See
the Nov. 5, 2015, issue of the JN for the
full report.
We were greatly honored that Bill
decided to attend. As I did a bit of
research about him, I learned that Bill
inherited his sense of community spirit
from his father, Julius Berman. At the
reception, we showed a few images of
the Chronicle to the audience, including
the front page from Dec. 28, 1917, that
reported that Julius Berman had rejoined
the army. The article also cited Suwalk,
Russia, as his birthplace. This became a
very special moment when Bill declared
that this was the first time he knew of his
father’s birthplace. It was nice to give a
little to a man who gave so much. Bill will
be sorely missed.
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