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Rosenblatt Departing Jewish Week Post;
Previously Served as Jewish News Editor
(JTA) — Gary
Rosenblatt, the edi-
tor and publisher of
the New York Jewish
Week, is stepping down
in September. From
1984 through 1993,
Rosenblatt had served
as the editor of the
Detroit Jewish News.
A new editor is
expected to be named
in the coming weeks,
according to the newspaper. Rich
Waloff, the associate publisher and
chief revenue officer for the past 25
years, will become publisher.
Rosenblatt began at the Jewish Week
as assistant editor from 1972 to 1974,
when he was named editor of the
Baltimore Jewish Times. He remained
there for nearly 20 years before taking
his current positions in 1993.
During his tenure with the Jewish
Times, Rosenblatt joined with its pub-
lisher, Charles Buerger, in 1984 to pur-
chase the Jewish News from
Philip Slomovitz. Through
1993, Rosenblatt served as
editor of both the Jewish
Times and the Jewish News.
“Gary is a talented,
thoughtful, communi-
ty-minded leader whose
integrity, fairness, modesty
and humor sets a continu-
ing example for the entire
field of Jewish journalism,”
said Jewish News publish-
er and editor Arthur Horwitz, who
worked closely with Rosenblatt from
1986 through 1993. “Gary energized
and elevated the editorial content of
the Jewish News through his own writ-
ing and ability to recruit and retain
top-notch talent.”
Rosenblatt, 72, will continue to
write occasionally for the Jewish Week
and remain involved in several of its
educational projects, according to the
newspaper.
— JN staff contributed to this report
Gary Rosenblatt
TWITTER
This July, Chabad Jewish Center
of Bloomfield Hills will present
“Paradigm Shift: Transformational Life
Teachings of the Lubavitcher Rebbe,”
a new six-session course by the Rohr
Jewish Learning Institute. The course
will offer a radically new and different
perspective on life, by exploring the
philosophy and outlook of the Rebbe,
Rabbi Menachem M. Schneerson —
the visionary religious leader who
established Chabad’
s global network of
educational, social and religious insti-
tutions to revive the post-Holocaust
Jewish landscape.
“We all want to live up to our
inherent design, to make the best
of the unique set of skills and cir-
cumstances that we were given,” said
Rabbi Levi Dubov, director of Chabad
Jewish Center of Bloomfield Hills and
instructor of the course. “Paradigm
Shift is the first step. It’
s about visual-
izing what is possible and seeing how
you can make it a reality. The Rebbe
guided individuals to see the potential
and inherent goodness in themselves,
in others, and in every circumstance of
their lives, and we hope to give partici-
pants a taste of this in the course.”
The course will be offered in com-
memoration of the 25th anniversary of
the Rebbe’
s passing.
The course will be offered with
two options: six Wednesday evenings
beginning July 17, 7:30-9 p.m. and six
Thursday mornings beginning July 18,
11:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m. The classes will
be held at Chabad Jewish Center of
Bloomfield Hills, 3805 Quarton Road
in Bloomfield Hills.
Register at bloomfieldhillschabad.
org/paradigm or contact Rabbi Dubov
at (248) 949-6210.
COURTESY OF HILLEL OF METRO DETROIT
Emily Rosberg Earns First Driker Award
At the June 12 Hillel of Metro
Detroit Board of Governors meeting,
Emily Rosberg of Detroit, a recent
Wayne State University graduate who
majored in community health educa-
tion and nutrition, received the first
annual Elaine C. Driker Award for
$1,000, which acknowledges a Hillel
of Metro Detroit student who has
demonstrated a commitment to
Jewish life in Detroit. Watch for her
essay in an upcoming jewish@edu
section.
Emily Rosberg with Elaine and Eugene Driker
Six-week Course Celebrates the Rebbe
Detroit Partnership City Changes Name
To Avoid Confusion with Jesus’
Hometown
(JTA) — The northern Israeli city of
Nazareth Illit officially changed its name
to avoid confusion with the traditional
childhood home of Jesus.
Israel’
s Interior Minister Aryeh Deri
signed off on the name change last week
after a three-month process.
The new name of the 62-year-old city
is Nof HaGalil, or View of the Galilee.
A public committee of 21 people of all
ages, both Jews and Arabs, chose from
among almost 200 submissions. The new
name was first approved by the commit-
tee and then the prime minister’
s office.
The seal of approval from the interior
ministry was the final step.
Nazareth, traditionally considered
Jesus’
hometown, is the largest Arab city
in Israel. Nazareth Illit, now Nof HaGalil,
is made up mostly of Jewish residents
and, along with the Jezreel Valley and
Migdal HaEmek, are the key cities/
region that comprise Detroit’
s 25-year
Partnership2Gether collaboration.
Adat Shalom Awards Scholarships
Allison Bloomberg of Farmington Hills is the
2019 recipient of the Jay Yoskowitz (z”l) Israel
Scholarship. This scholarship was created in mem-
ory of Rabbi Emeritus Herbert Yoskowitz’
s brother
and is presented by Adat Shalom Synagogue annu-
ally. Allison shared that while in Israel, she will
participate in various workshops and tiyulim (trips)
with the Nachshon Project and take courses at the
Hebrew University in Jerusalem.
Shayna Lopatin of Huntington Woods is the 2019 Adat Shalom Synagogue
recipient of the Harry (z”l) & Sarah (z”l) Laker Memorial Scholarship. Shayna
will use this gift toward a year of study in Israel.
Allison
Bloomberg
Shayna
Lopatin
Survey Finds Nearly 20% of Americans OK
With Small Businesses Refusing to Serve Jews
(JTA) — Nineteen percent of Americans
think small business owners should be
allowed to refuse service to Jews if doing
so would violate their religious beliefs, a
new poll shows.
That is an increase from 2014, when
12 percent of respondents agreed with
the statement, according to survey
results published last week by the Public
Religion Research Institute.
The survey found increased support
for business owners to refuse service to
other groups as well, including gays and
lesbians, transgender people, atheists,
Muslims and African Americans.
The proportion of Americans who
think small businesses should be able
to refuse service to gays and lesbians
was the highest among all the minority
groups, at 30 percent. The other groups
ranged from 15 percent for African
Americans to 29 percent for transgender
people.
A significantly higher proportion of
Republicans approved of service refusals
in all categories than Democrats did.
Twenty-four percent of Republicans
thought small business owners should be
allowed to refuse service to Jews based
on religious grounds. That number was
17 percent for Democrats.
PRRI surveyed 1,100 adults via phone
with a margin of error of plus or minus
3.5 percent.