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Editor’s Note: The JN thanks our
readers for your thoughts on the
July 26 passing of Danny Raskin,
of blessed memory.
Danny’s ‘Florida Guy’
“The Best of Everything” kind
of says it all about my friend,
Danny Raskin. In fact, most
everyone who came in contact
with Danny had the feeling
that they were his friend.
Several years ago, maybe 20
or so, and upon our moving
from Michigan to Florida,
Danny asked me to “review” and
write-up some local restaurants
from Miami to Palm Beach to
be “my Florida guy.
” Inasmuch
as Debbie and I enjoy discov-
ering and eating at new places,
Danny’s request ranked as one of
those “I’
d pay for this job.
”
Early on, I quickly learned:
• never to write a bad
review, he wouldn’t use it;
• always say the names
of who we were eating with
(especially if Detroiters);
• plan on returning to that
restaurant at a later date to
compare from the prior visit;
• “can you cut it down, I
don’t have that much space
for it.”;
• or, “can you expand upon
it as it is ‘too short.’”
Any “review” was not
accepted at first draft, whereas
questions would follow like
“did you order off the menu,”
“did others in your group have
the same dishes” and on and
on until we finally agreed on a
final go-to-press review.
Yes, and as each draft and
redraft was submitted, Danny
always said, “Remember me
to Debbie” … a little touch
that said so much about him.
And, we all know of his chari-
table acts for Jewish and other
needy causes.
Debbie has fond memories
dating back to the 1980s when
she and a group of gals attended
the City of Hope Convention
in Los Angeles. And, lo and
behold, in an adjoining room
was Danny with whom the
group all shared a wonderful
week together.
He will be missed, spoken
about and quoted by many for
a long time in the future.
We will miss you, Danny.
— Dennis and Debbie Silber
A Caterer’s Hero
To the Detroit Jewish News
family, my condolences to the
Danny Raskin family. Danny
was a groomsman in my par-
ents, caterers Albert and Sarah
Rosenberg’s wedding party
in which I have a picture of
Danny giving my father a push
down the synagogue aisle.
I started out my career as
the caterer at Adat Shalom
Synagogue beginning in 1972.
From that moment, I had the
opportunity of becoming a
new friend of Danny, which I
will cherish forever!
Blessed memory for Danny
Raskin.
— Jeffrey Lee Rosenberg
A True Legend
I worked with Danny for more
than 20 years at the Detroit
Jewish News. When I first arrived
as a local columnist and special
sections editor, it didn’t take
long for Danny to ingratiate
himself with his sense of humor
and knowledge of everything
and everybody in Detroit. I then
became editor of Style magazine,
a secular lifestyle publication at
the JN, and our friendship grew.
In the ’90s, political correct-
ness was not a big issue, and
Danny was a flirt — he would
always compliment the wait-
resses and the JN sales staff.
Danny and I bonded over our
love of candy — especially his
stash that he kept in a drawer.
Danny’s licorice was the best,
and he tied it with a rubber
band after opening the bag. He
knew I loved it, but he chastised
me whenever it was left open.
He always stopped by the office
to tell me when the stash was
replenished. Once, I was in the
drugstore buying candy, and I
didn’t notice Danny behind me.
When I went to pay for my $20
order of candy, Danny rushed
up and treated me!
Danny liked to drive when
we went to events. One time on
I-696, we were pulled over by
the Southfield police for speed-
ing. He told me he would handle
it. The officer came up to the
window, and Danny introduced
himself. “Oh, you’re Danny
Raskin,
” said the officer. No tick-
et. “Y
ou’re a legend,
” he said.
Yes, Danny, you are and were
a legend.
—Carla Schwartz
Carla Schwartz currently
lives in Florida and has a
blog, www.motownsavvy.com.
For more on Danny Raskin, please
see “Looking Back” on page 54.
PURELY COMMENTARY
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apparently want to show
the West that they possess a
variety of capabilities in the
Persian Gulf and the Gulf of
Oman, and that if the West
decides to act, as its leaders
have suggested, Tehran has a
diverse array of responses at
its disposal.
RESPONSE NEEDED
There’s no doubt whatsoever
that this crisis with Iran neces-
sitates a Western response.
Iran’s actions are maritime ter-
rorism for all intents and pur-
poses and contravene interna-
tional law. The West has more
than a few diplomatic tools at
its disposal for deterring the
Iranians, which must now be
implemented.
In the background, mean-
while, the Biden administra-
tion and the other signatory
countries (P5+1) want to
bring Iran back to the negoti-
ating table and renew the orig-
inal Joint Comprehensive Plan
of Action (JCPOA) nuclear
deal.
The talks in Vienna were
paused to allow the Iranians
to finish the process of replac-
ing their president and are
supposed to recommence in
the coming days. Will Iran’s
actions and the West’s interests
prevent Western countries,
spearheaded by the United
Kingdom, from retaliating
against Tehran’s terroristic
activities? Time will tell.
Vice Adm. (Ret.) Eliezer Marom
served as commander of the Israeli
Navy from 2007–2011. This article
first appeared in Israel Hayom.