24 July 4 • 2019 jn jews d in the 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.