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… to some of the students. They mentioned both the Jewish Studies program and Hillel. That was wonderful to hear, ” she says. “It just signaled to me that the MSU community as a whole supported…

…10 | SEPTEMBER 1 • 2022 OUR COMMUNITY ver the past 30 years, Jewish life at Michigan State University has experi- enced a renaissance. More Jewish students have started choosing the school…

… Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit under its leader Bob Aronson acted as a catalyst at the very beginning in the mid-1990s. The advisory board sought investment by the university to grow its…

… school she picked had a Jewish community and support for Jewish students. Learning about MSU Hillel and that MSU’s Serling Institute for Jewish Studies and Modern Israel had received a large…

… endowment and hosted a con- ference at the time, she says, were some of the elements that let her know she would be safe and comfortable as a Jewish stu- dent on campus. “I visited campus and got to talk…

… Jewish students and Jewish academics. ” MSU’s boom in Jewish life and culture comes as the result of decades-long efforts to connect Israel and MSU by the Serling Institute’s Board of Advisors. The…

… Jewish student body. Along with the increased pas- sion of professors and alumni, MSU was made to feel more like home for Jewish students, explains Michael Serling, who Serling Institute for Jewish…

… Studies and Modern Israel celebrates three decades of success. Victory for MSU KAREN SCHWARTZ CONTRIBUTING WRITER • MSU PHOTOGRAPHY ON THE COVER Jewish Studies group in Israel with Dr. Yael Aronoff …

… Israel, ” says Serling, who was also involved in efforts to rein- vigorate the Hillel at MSU. “In those days, if a kid didn’t get into University of Michigan, they often would shun Michigan State and…

…12 | SEPTEMBER 1 • 2022 OUR COMMUNITY making something happen at Michigan State that was edu- cational, not just for Jews but for non-Jews as well, about the Jewish people, heritage, about…

… head for a more friendly Jewish cam- pus like Indiana or Wisconsin, and we wanted to reverse that trend, ” he says. “We’ve done that in a big way because Jewish kids really thrive at Michigan State…

… with antisemitism on the rise. In addition to all of its other offerings, the Institute has taken part in six annual forums where students share experienc- es of antisemitism, conducted training…

… students and profes- sors, and helped write a Guide on Antisemitism for the MSU Community 2022. Baden says she enjoys being part of an established program with supportive faculty and pro- gramming that…

… reaches into the community. Whether attend- ing classes or social events, it’s always nice to see familiar faces. “There really is a sense of community, ” she adds. She’ll be attending the Sept. 11…

… everyone else in atten- dance and see people just appre- ciating the program. ” A RICH HISTORY Dr. Amy Simon, a professor of Holocaust Studies and European Jewish History who started at MSU’s Serling…

… Institute in the fall of 2016, says they’ve doubled their number of Jewish Studies minors in the last handful of years, and added more programming around antisemitism, with additional programs when an…

… event in the country calls for it. “We really see supporting our Jewish students in those moments as a big part of our job, ” she says, adding that the Serling Institute provides a home for Jewish…

… of Jewish history. “For me, as a Jewish person, it is very rewarding for me to teach people who maybe never even thought about Jews, maybe never even met Jews, ON THE COVER continued from page…

… similar things that I did, ” she says, “or something completely different. ” Fitness, on the other hand, was a love Jankelovitz devel- oped in college while attending Michigan State University and…

…SEPTEMBER 1 • 2022 | 31 A bbie Jankelovitz says she’s lucky to have two jobs. This way, she can pursue both of her passions in life: mental health and fitness. Jankelovitz, 28, of Royal Oak…

… offers home personal fitness training. As a champion of the mind- body connection, or how physical health influences emo- tional health and vice-versa, Jankelovitz has made it her mis- sion to help…

… love, such as walking, dancing or swimming. A REWARDING CAREER It was an inspiration that stemmed from her own experi- ence. Jankelovitz, who grew up in West Bloomfield and attended Hillel Day…

… School, navigated her own mental health journey, which encouraged her to want to work within the field. “Now that I’m out on the other end, I want to be the source of help for people going through…

… selves, just through a different format. Plus, fitness aligned with her interests. “I’m really big into high ener- gy and being in front of crowds, ” she says. “I just love the energy of teaching…

…. ” Over the years, Jankelovitz has worked at several gyms that ranged from boxing gyms to small boutique gyms to larger gyms with multiple locations throughout Michigan. She also trains four or five…

…. While men- tal health was her main course of study in school, breaking into the fitness industry was much harder. “When I first started, I was a young female and it was hard to gain the respect that…

… people make extraordinary changes in their lives thanks to the help of fitness, mental health therapy or a com- bination of both. “The most rewarding part is to see someone celebrate or be proud of…

… themselves for a change they made, ” she describes. “Seeing someone’s excitement over that is my favorite part [of the job]. ” Therapist and fitness pro Abbie Jankelovitz helps her clients’ physical…

… & Jewell Morris Hillel Jewish Student Center at Michigan State University in East Lansing, attended as the Maccabi Educator Fellow. around 20 miles outside of Nashville, is returning to Ann Arbor for…

… USA’s Gold Medal in Masters Golf. • Mikaela Schulz of West Bloomfield, a University of Michigan senior, was part of Team USA’s Gold Medal in Open Golf (female). • Ryan Berke of Farmington…

… Silver Medal in Weightlifting. • Abigail Binder of Ann Arbor, a University of Michigan senior, was part of Team USA’s Gold Medal for Volleyball (Women’s). She was joined in the Maccabiah by her…

… of East Grand Rapids, and Benjamin Rosenthal of Franklin, a sophomore at Vanderbilt University, competed in Open Swimming. • Mina Fedderly, IACT and director of engagement at Lester…

…Another dozen Michiganders joined Gerdov, Wooten and Fishman on the 1,300-member Maccabi USA delegation. • Jeremy Modell of Bloomfield Hills, an attorney in Birming- ham, was part of Team…

… Hills was part of Team USA’s Ice Hockey (Men’s) Gold Medal. • Celia Gold, formerly of Ann Arbor and now a legal policy specialist at Google in Boulder, Colo., achieved two Gold Medals and one…

… and Pioneer High School were part of Team USA’s Silver in Soccer (Juniors Soccer-Boys). • Sydney Bierwirth, a native of Walled Lake who now practices law in Colorado Springs, was part of Team…

… USA’s Silver Medal in Ice Hockey (Women’s). • Alex Engel of Commerce Township was part of Team USA’s Silver Medal in Juniors Track and Field 4x400 and Bronze Medal in the 4x100. • Rotem Andegeko…

… this year. He also was named NCAA All- American high bar in 2021 and 2022. Named Michigan team captain for 2023, he received the Big Ten Sportsmanship Award this year, as well. Gerdov’s swan song for…

… games have only been interrupted twice in its 90-year history, the first time by the Second World War and, more recently, due to the COVID-19 pandemic,” explained Sheryl Raskin, founder and CEO of Out…

…JULY 1 • 2021 | 13 F ollowing the May conflict between Hamas and Israel, University of Michigan students, parents and alumni were astonished at an onslaught of one-sided statements con…

… defaced with red hand- prints, University President Mark Schlissel released a statement acknowledging “the tre- mendous pain and suffering experienced in the University of Michigan community stem…

… build- ings, Hillel, Chabad and the Jewish Resource Center, are located. “The university is showing lack of leadership, and I think this is enabling [the hatred toward Jewish students on campus…

… military aid to the Jewish state. On June 9, days after the words “F*** Israel” were writ- ten on the large, iconic Rock at Washtenaw and Hill, and the Michigan Hillel building across the street was…

…-Palestinian bias or any other form of big- otry have no place in the dis- course of a great university.” Some parents, students and alumni said they felt that Schlissel’s statements about Jew-hatred are vague and…

…- demning Israel from student organizations such as the U-M Central Student Government (CSG), the College of Literature, Science and the Arts (LSA), an email sent by the Ross School of Business BBA…

… Council to all its con- tacts, and dozens of others. All echo the same accusa- tory language that Israel is committing acts of apartheid, genocide and settler colonial- ism. The statements’ language…

… focuses on Israel’s displace- ment and violence toward Palestinians but did not con- demn Hamas’ firing more than 4,000 rockets into Israel with intent to kill civilians. In support of the boycott…

…- ming from the violence of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.” “I condemn these acts. Any actions motivated by anti- Black or anti-Asian racism, xenophobia, antisemitism, Islamophobia, anti…

… not strong enough to curb the rising tide of anti-Israel and anti-Jewish hostilities on cam- pus. On a parent’s Facebook page, dozens of parents expressed their concern. Some of them who are…

… alumni of higher education across the country as well at the University of Michigan have launched a campaign for universities and other institutions to adopt the International Holocaust Remembrance…

… that it is the pol- icy of the University of Michigan to maintain an academic and work envi- ronment free of discrimination and harassment for all students, faculty and staff. “At the University of…

… been hap- pening at the University of Michigan is unac- ceptable.” “The IHRA definition should be adapted because, the next time something on campus does happen, there will be a clear definition in…

… taking a stance in defense of Palestinian human rights.” In response to the statements, Jewish organizations such as Hillel have attempted to open dialogue with the student governments and other…

… Michigan, we remain committed to creating a com- munity of scholars where everyone feels safe and each one of us is able to share our views without reprisal.” SEEKING TO ADOPT IHRA AT U-M Alums for…

… write students letters of recommendation for study abroad in Israel programs. “We saw this in 2018, when one of our [Jewish] members was sanctioned by the university for refusing to write a letter…

… political theory. When asked how the one-sided GEO statement may impact the classroom in terms of pro-Israel students fearing of expressing their opinions or refuting misinforma- tion about Israel…

…, Fleischmann said there has been a history of pro-Is- rael students that have been doing the silencing, referring to several incidents in 2018 where the uni- versity rebuked two professors for refusing to…

… of recom- mendation to an Israeli institution in accordance with BDS. We saw this again recently, when Muslim and Palestinian students were harassed and bullied by Israeli apartheid apologists for…

… student organizations on why some Jewish students see the state- ments and resolutions as inflamma- tory and divisive. HILLEL STATEMENT In emails released to the U-M Jewish community, U-M Hillel Many…

….” Shemer said Hillel’s Undergraduate Governing Board urged a halting of hate- ful messages coming from both sides of the issue and called on the leadership of other student organizations to do the same…

…. “Hillel’s staff and student leadership invited student leaders from CSG and LSA to attend an online forum in which Jewish students talked about the impact of CSG’s and LSA’s one-sided statements…

… to encourage them to address issues of antisemitism. “LSA Student Government did pass a resolution con- demning the rise in antisem- itism and committed their leadership to working with Hillel…

… [Pai’s] statement foolish and dangerous.” ALUMNI REACTION Alumna Alexa Smith (Penny Stamps School of Design ’18) said she wants her university to do better when it comes to defining what…

… condemning Israel,” said Shemer. “However, CSG has not retracted their statement, have not condemned hateful mes- saging directed toward indi- viduals or Hillel or the Jewish community, and have not…

… condemned the vandalism at the Hillel building. While we were deeply disappointed that there was little recognition how painful their messaging was for Jewish and pro-Israel students, we will continue…

… on programming addressing antisemitism in the future.” After being approached by Hillel for dialogue, CSG mem- ber Ashvin Pai in a May 18 publicly released document to the CSG said he disagreed…

… requests from pro-Israel students to learn more about the com- plexities of the wider Arab/ Israeli conflict by having conversations with other stu- dents or reading books from a variety of viewpoints…

… on the history of the topic. “Whether intentional or not, these statements act as an active erasure of Palestinian history by insinuating that the lived experiences of Palestinians and of…

… marginal- ized communities who are in solidarity with Palestine are not as valuable as Western institutionalized knowledge. The history of Palestine is not found in a book or learned in a course.” The…

… waited in the hallways at the University of Michigan Hospital. Their two-month infant son Honi had just been brought to the hospital and needed emergency heart surgery. Then, in the fall of 2020…

…20 | JULY 1 • 2021 BY JERRY ZOLYNSKY A fter serving several rabbinical intern posts in New York and Connecticut, trying her hand as one of the country’s few schochetet (a female ritual…

… slaughterer) and teaching class- es that wove common threads between the transformative nature of studying Torah and pickling food, Rabbi Blair Nosanwisch returns to her Detroit roots. This April, she…

… joined the cler- gy at Adat Shalom Synagogue in Farmington Hills as its first director of spiritual care. As she prepared to take on her new role, Nosanwisch recalled a moment of “serendipity” that…

… compelled her to take on this type of rabbinical work. About three years ago, she and her husband and life partner, Phreddy Nosanwisch, found them- selves needing spiritual care and nurturing as they…

…, six months into the pandem- ic, Rabbi Nosanwisch found herself back in the halls of that same hospital, and this time it was she who was doing the nur- turing and caring in her pasto- ral internship…

… as a chaplain. It was her job to provide spiritual care to patients and their fam- ilies in their most challenging moments in the height of the pandemic. “ At that moment [when our son needed…

… Phreddy took a position teaching Judaics at Hillel Day School. Honi is now 3 and their daughter Erev Willow is almost 2. “ As young parents, we are still going through our own process in…

… would be beneficial if parents could support them and give them the space to articulate that. It is a process. “This is the same outlook I have about the study of Torah. Torah to me is a process and…

… yearned for physically being with people in shared spaces, whether in synagogue or in a favorite restaurant. Above all, she misses singing in the same room with others, especially the liturgy of…

… April 4, 1993 issue, “Standing Room Only” is an ode to Sidney Fine, legendary professor of his- tory at the University of Michigan. For his four decades of exemplary teach- ing, Fine received the…

…, available for free at www.djnfoundation. org. Mike Smith Alene and Graham Landau Archivist Chair Hillel, and — you guessed it — Apple. Pirates of Silicon Valley, founding of Apple Inc. Wozniak…

…Looking Back From the William Davidson Digital Archive of Jewish Detroit History accessible at www.djnfoundation.org 54 | JULY 1 • 2021 We Love Our Macs! O kay, I confess. Yes, it’s true. I am…

… one of “them.” I am a devout Apple computer user, and I have been so since 1996. Perhaps, I have been brainwashed to believe, but I love my Mac computer and am happily using it to write this column…

… global producer of comput- ers, smart phones, software, servers, media content and God knows what else. Since it was created 45 years ago, the company has been responsible for many pathbreaking…

… technological advancements (along with a huge net worth and very healthy stock share prices). I decided to see what I could find about Apple in the William Davidson Digital Archive of Jewish Detroit History…

… all of those advertise- ments were for computer repairs or classes. Of course, just searching for “ Apple” will raise thousands of entries, from apple trees to apple pie recipes to apples in Israel…

…. However, the Archive does hold a wide range of interesting stories about uses of Apple products among Metro Detroit Jews. An early story, in the Nov. 16, 1983, issue of the JN reported that United…

… Hebrew Schools students were studying Hebrew on computers, and that most of the students “had been trained to use the Apple comput- er at their public school.” An advertisement in the Dec. 15, 1989, JN…

… “Golden Apple Award,” sponsored by B’nai B’rith Hillel, and — you guessed it — Apple. COMPUTER WARS In “Computer Wars,” (June 18, 1999) longtime JN writer Suzanne Chessler reviewed the TNT Channel…

… attend Temple Shir Shalom in West Bloomfield. She is a gradu- ate of Groves High School in Beverly Hills and holds a bachelor’s degree in fine arts from Eastern Michigan University. In col- lege, she…

…APRIL 1 • 2021 | 37 S he brightens the world and lights up room after room with her abstract, geometric paintings. Artist Jennifer Kroll of Birmingham is about as bold as you can get when it…

… comes to color — she’ll put purple next to bright orange or align yellow, hot pink and blue without batting an eye. And somehow, every color combination works, from pops of neon green to navy to aqua…

… blue. “I’m fascinated by colors and shapes, and I love experimenting with different combi- nations of the two, ” she says. “My paintings are often the result of these explorations. Sometimes new ideas…

… the world from Australia to California, Florida and Washington, D.C. The Jewish student organization, Hillel, recently commissioned six large paintings that will hang in a new, modern building at…

…’m able to do something I love and make a business doing it, ” Kroll says. “I’ve had a lot of commissions during COVID-19. No two paintings [or sets of paintings] are the same. ” Kroll and her family…

…’t like to see any brush strokes, ” she says. “Depending on the design and size of the canvas, it can Clockwise: Jennifer Kroll with a piece from her “Barcode” collection. Four canvases create a “Fair…

… & Square” design. Six of Kroll’s paintings brighten a wall. continued on page 38 ARTS&LIFE ART COURTESY OF JENNIFER KROLL Artist Jennifer Kroll makes a statement with her bold, colorful creations…

… George Washington University in D.C., where her oldest daughter, Lilley, attends college. Her younger daughter, Marlee, 17, is graduating from Frankel Jewish Academy this year. “I can’t believe I…

… Download the Blippar app and scan the following pages for related digital content: Page 22: See a video of the vigil on the Diag at University of Michigan. Page 30: See a video of highlights from the…

…-Pittsburgh ON THE GO Connections 59 Events/Editor’s Picks 22 Michigan Hillel Hosts Campus Vigil NOSH 24 Mental Health Help 62 Ima Noodle Bar Coming to 100 Michigan Schools 64 Nara Hibachi & Hot Rocks…

…Detroit Jewish News n inside Nov, 1-7, 2018 23-29 Cheshvan 5779 VOLUME CLIV, ISSUE 14 VIEWS 5-10 JEWS IN THE D 12 As News Spread Detroiters react to shooting at Pittsburgh’s Tree of Life…

… ETC. 26 A Will To Succeed Judy Eder overcomes childhood hardship and celebrates a century of life. 65 the exchange 68 soul 30 Dispatches from 73 raskin the Great War 34 No Place Like Home for…

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…jews in the d Detroit-Pittsburgh Connections The Mi Shebeirach prayer for healing was read at a vigil Sunday sponsored by Michigan Hillel. RABBI CHUCK DIAMOND “The 11 people killed were good…

… what he said felt like extended family and, for his father, the congregation’s rabbi emeritus, “the center of the Berkun family universe.” His family is safe, but, “I cannot stop shaking. I am sad, angry…

… people who just wanted to come to shul as they did each week to pray and study,” said Rabbi Chuck Diamond, former rabbi at Tree of Life. Diamond, who lives just around the corner from the synagogue…

…, arrived there Saturday morning in time to speak with some who had been inside the building. Having been a rabbi at the congre- gation until this past year, he said he knew most of those who were killed. The…

… Pittsburgh native spent much of this past Shabbat trying to be of comfort to fam- TOVA WEINBERG Former Detroiter Tova Weinberg was in ser- vices Saturday morning when she learned of the attack at Tree of…

… Life. “I was in shul at 10 a.m. I heard lots of sirens and it disturbed me,” she said. “Then at 10:10, the rabbi of our shul (Orthodox) Poale Zedeck told us there was an active shooter at the Tree of…

… ilies of victims. He now is leader of the spiritual community Kehillah La La in Pittsburgh. From 1988-1991, Diamond served as rabbi of education and youth at Congregation Shaarey Zedek in Southfield…

…, where, in 1966, Rabbi Morris Adler was shot and killed during Shabbat morning services by a congregant. “Working (there) with their history and the tragedy of what happened to Rabbi Adler, I have always…

… had a fear in the back of my mind of something happening like what happened (in Pittsburgh),” he said. “I am saddened by the events. I pray for a better tomorrow.” — Shelli Liebman Dorfman…

… beloved friend Dr. Jerry Rabinowitz had been SAMANTHA STOLOFF RABBI JONATHAN BERKUN Having grown up in Pittsburgh, Rabbi Jonathan Berkun describes Tree of Life as his second home, filled with friends and…

…jews in the d SCAN PAGE AND SEE VIDEO OF THE VIGIL. Nearly 400 people participated in a vigil held by University of Michigan Hillel Sunday evening in memory of the 11 people killed Saturday at Tree…

… of Life Congregation in Pittsburgh. Kendall Coden, Michigan Hillel board chair, said, “Tonight, we will resist hatred in all its forms with our love and support for one another. We are here tonight…

… proven that anti-Semitism is alive and real.” The vigil ended with the Mi Shebeirach prayer for healing, a psalm and the singing of “Oseh Shalom.” ■ PHOTOS BY SAMII STOLOFF Michigan Hillel Hosts Campus…

… Vigil Nearly 400 people attended the vigil on the Diag at the University of Michigan. Students Jonathan Schermer and Eva Rosen, both of Pittsburgh, share their feelings about the shooting in their…

…, and across the world, in the spirit of unity, community and love to mourn, to hold each other, to share our sadness and outrage.” Other speakers included Kevin Lieberman, chair of JUnion, and two…

… students from Pittsburgh. Senior Jonathan Schermer’s family attends Tree of Life Congregation. “Every Jew here and every Jew around the world stands together and, symbol- ically, we are all members of the…

… Tree of Life synagogue,” he said. Senior Eva Rosen said, “While this incident has changed our communi- ty forever; it is so much bigger than Squirrel Hill, or even Pittsburgh, because it has tragically…

… vigil. Team Effort This package of stories was coordinat- ed and edited by JN Story Development Editor Keri Guten Cohen, with reporting by Contributing Writers Stacy Gittleman, Shelli Liebman Dorfman…

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… to Sisterhood Beth Shalom. RSVP to Phyllis: pweeks202@gmail.com or 248-470-4157. MUSSAR MONDAYS 7 pm, Nov. 5. Adults of all ages are invited to join Rabbi Aaron Bergman at Adat Shalom Synagogue in…

…’S SUPPORT 1:30-3 pm, Nov. 6. The Alzheimer’s Association-Greater Michigan Chapter, in collaboration with Jewish Senior Life, holds a monthly support group on the first Tuesday. Caregivers, families and…

… friends of individuals with dementia or Alzheimer’s disease may attend. The group’s facilitator is Diane Schwartz, MA, LPC. At Prentis JSL Apartments, NOV. 3 SOULFUL YOGA 10 am, Nov. 3. At Adat Shalom…

… Synagogue in Farmington Hills. Rabbi Rachel Shere and yoga instructor Mindy Eisenberg will connect body and soul as they apply the wisdom of Torah to the gentle practice of yoga. No yoga experi- ence is…

….org. For information on other upcoming performances, visit his website at randykaplan.com. andy Kaplan left the University of Michigan after his sophomore year in 1986 to pursue an acting career in…

… covers or adaptations.” Trippin’ Round the Mitten, released last year, was the first CD made since Kaplan moved back to Michigan. His wife sings on some of the recordings — as does his son. “At first, the…

… CD was going to be very Michigan-centric,” Kaplan says. “I found a leaf on the ground in the exact shape of Michigan, and I used that for cover art. Although one song is like a Michigan travelogue, the…

… play guitar. Along the way, he earned an English degree from the University of California at Los Angeles. R nition through the National Parenting Product Awards and Nickelodeon Parents’ Picks Awards as…

… well as on Top Ten Lists of National Public Radio and People magazine. He also is a three-time winner of the ASCAP Plus Award. While in California, Kaplan met Julie May, a singer who grew up in West…

… children’s music, and that came to the forefront of his entertainment projects. Kaplan began composing, per- forming and recording upbeat sounds for young people and their families. Six children’s albums…

… later, along with eight adult albums, Kaplan holds notable recog- couple decided they wanted to stay close to family and returned to Michigan in 2015. With a master’s degree in teaching from Oakland…

… Michigan and beyond. Kaplan’s next show will be in the city he knows well as a student and performer — Ann Arbor, where he will be intro- ducing songs from his seventh album, tentatively titled 6 Strings 12…

… Yams, among a larger program that begins at 3 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 11, at the Westgate Branch of the Ann Arbor District Library. “When I sing live, I play acoustic guitar and use a little harmonica rack a…

… la Bob Dylan so I can accompany myself with an additional instrument,” says Kaplan, 51, who also tutors vari- ous subjects. “I will include a mix of all six albums. I do requests, too. For my live…

… length sessions for different age groups HILLEL DAY SCHOOL OF METROPOLITAN DETROIT ECC CAMP ROEPER SPECIALTY CAMPS a variety of 1- and 2-week camps for grades 2 – 11 visit our website for dates and…

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… on LTU’s 107-acre Southfield campus, June 26-30, July 10-14, 17-21 and 24-28. MICHIGAN SCIENCE CENTER SUMMER CAMP 5020 John R St. Detroit, MI 48202 (313) 577-8400 www.Mi-Sci.org Join us for our 2018…

… Summer Camp and explore Michigan’s largest science center with more than 250 hands-on exhibits, interactive demonstrations, fun theater shows and more. Our themed programs are available for children…

… lacrosse to coding to theater, Roeper Summer Programs offers a variety of enriching and rewarding camp experiences to children throughout Metro Detroit. Diversity and respect for everyone’s potential are…

… central charac- teristics of the community. continued on page 44 42 February 1 • 2018 jn …

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…, Alex Scharg, Brad Isackson, Zach Kottler and Joe Freedman. Support of the golf outing impacts more than 5,000 Jewish students at MSU and on the 10 Hillel Campus Alliance of Michigan (HCAM) campuses…

… Rosman and brother of Jamie and Erica, was a special young man. His parents describe him as a person who would give of himself and expect nothing in return. Ryan attended Michigan State University. He was…

… Annual Ryan Scott Rosman Memorial MSU Hillel Golf Outing & Game Day on Monday, June 19, at Tam-O-Shanter Country Club. Featured will be 18 holes of golf, contests, a ladies’ lun- cheon and game room…

… an active member of AEPi and outstanding student leader at MSU Hillel. To honor his memory, his family estab- lished the Ryan Scott Rosman Angel Award. The $5,000 award is given to a Jewish student in…

…WithUs Michigan board presi- dent, is a lifelong Michigan resident and Israel activist. Robert Rollinger, vice president, is a lifelong resident of Michigan and president of Robert S. Rollinger P.C. in Farmington…

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… floors, all in pristine condition. High ceilings on entry level, including grand foyer. Custom architectural details. Almost 500 sq. ft. of kitchen & nook space, expansive granite counters & abundant wood…

…, auctions and a festive community- wide dinner. The annual event honors Ryan’s memory by cel- ebrating his passions for golf, entrepreneurship and Jewish community. Ryan, the late son of Dr. David and Marla…

… need of tuition assistance who embodies Ryan’s qualities: caring and giving, academic- minded, entrepreneurial and engaged in the Jewish community. Past award winners include David Zemon, Anna Rubin…

… received her bachelor of arts from the University of Michigan and bachelor of science in nursing from the University of Detroit-Mercy. She works as a nurse in the emergency department at the University of…

… Michigan. Jeffrey received his bachelor of arts from Columbia University and his doctor of medicine from the Sackler School of Medicine at Tel Aviv University. He works as an anesthesiologist at the C…

… also the granddaughter of the late Marty Jacob. Micayla is a seventh-grade student at Hillel Day School of Metropolitan Detroit in Farmington Hills. Emily Paige Schiffer will chant from the Torah on the…

… grandparents are Sheila and Daniel Schiffer, Dolores Westerman and Michael Westerman. Emily is a student at Hillel Day School of Metropolitan Detroit in Farmington Hills. Among her many mitzvah expe- riences…

…moments | B’nai Mitzvah from page 61 Micayla Amber Jacob of West Bloomfield will cele- brate her bat mitzvah on Saturday, Dec. 3, at Congregation Shaarey Zedek in Southfield. Jacob Participating in…

… occasion of her bat mitzvah on Saturday, Dec. 3, at Temple Israel in West Bloomfield. She is the loving daughter of Schiffer Deborah and Eric Schiffer and sister of Sarah, Zoe and Jillian. Her proud…

… Canvasser of West Bloomfield are delighted to announce the engagement of their daughter Lindsay Alyssa Canvasser to Jeffrey Chase Waldman, son of Marci Waldman and Jonathan Waldman of Denver, Colo. Lindsay…

… for three unforgettable lectures on the life, prose and poetry of Primo Levi with popular University of Michigan Professor Emeritus Ralph Williams. Call 248-205-2557 to register. Contemporary Halachic…

… Heretics and Heresies – Dr. Justin Sledge Investigate the lives and works of Judaism’s most infamous troublemakers. The Hillel Challenge – Rabbi Tzvi Muller Learn how rituals can empower us to be better…

… Rosenberg, director of the Jewish Senior Life Foundation, has announced her retirement after close to four decades of serving seniors in the community. She will be honored with a Celebration of Service event…

… featuring Lily Tomlin on Thursday, Oct. 13, with details to come. Rosenberg joined Jewish Home & Aging Services (prede- cessor agency to JSL) in 1980. Her nationally recog- nized expertise in the field of…

… service providers to older adults. She played a key role in the merger of Jewish Apartments and Services with Jewish Home & Aging Services, a union that resulted in better and more cost-effective services…

… for the entire community. She will remain with JSL as long as needed and will work with CEO Nancy Heinrich to support the transi- tion of her position to Fran Victor, newly appointed chief development…

… Senior Life. * or call 248-205-2557 The History of Jewish Humor – Ruth Bergman Treating Jewish jokes as texts, explore the meaning of the words that make us laugh and bind us as a people. Jewish…

…, kinder and more ethical people. What Every Jewish Person Needs to Know about the Qu’ran – Professor Howard Lupovitch Take a look at the Qu’ran and commentaries to get a better understanding of this…

… complex text. The Book of Ruth – Rabbi Rod Glogower Close textural analysis on the literary and theological themes of the Book of Ruth. Living a Beautiful Life through Mussar – Rabbi Michael Cohen Mussar…

… what they have in common with Jewish heroes. A Jewish Understanding of the New Testament – Rabbi Joseph Klein The Christian Bible from a Jewish perspective. Lifting Up the Spirit and Soul: An…

… advocate on campus. @ Bri Dines of West Bloomfield is a senior at Michigan State University. …

… in Oc- tober when one caught my eye. Sam Appel, who led my Birthright trip the previous year and was an MSU Hillel staff member, posted an application to staff the Federation of Met- ropolitan Detroit…

… University, I quickly found the Jewish community through MSU Hillel to be my “home away from home,” providing various opportunities to continue to grow as a Jew- ish leader. I was scrolling through my emails…

… strong impact on my life. Starting with BBYO in eighth grade, the Jew- ish community has fostered leadership skills and confidence within me. When I moved to East Lansing to begin college at Michigan State…

… memories and moments. Whether it was the debate sparked about the Kotel after Anat Hoffman spoke to the group about the Women of the Wall, the tears in the teens eyes as they listened to the Israeli…

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… great comfort knowing these teens had the opportunity to spend a month in Israel and were provided a foundation and knowledge to be advocates for Israel as well. Staffing the Teen Mission was one of the…

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… Israel. It was an absolute pleasure to staff the Teen Mission, and I look forward to bringing back the knowledge and memories to Michigan State as I enter my senior year and continue to be an Israel…

… feel empowered, and grow and build the connections between the students and the university. Reb ecca Fishman Coming from Michigan State’s Hillel, I had adjustment challenges of my own. It took getting…

… brought Israeli with being a program associate, especial- culture to more than 400 students at the ly at Hillel of Metro Detroit. Helping new university. students find their passion for Hillel and A…

… successful program at Hillel is not take on positions within the organization always about the number of students is very rewarding. who show up — it is often about what At Oakland University, I watched one…

… speak only with the most genuineness when I say, Israel, I’ll be back for you soon. @ Rebecca Soverinsky of West Bloomfield is a senior at the University of Michigan. On the beach in Tel Aviv: Rebecca…

…,000 students, feel like a small community. Because of the powerful experience I had at MSU’s Hillel, I de- cided my next step was giving other students the same great opportunities I had experienced. After I…

… graduated, I was hired as one of two program associates at Hil- lel of Metro Detroit. Being a program associate is an imperative job within Hillel: We are the ones who interact with students, help students…

… of Hillel, she now holds a position from the event or feels inspired by what on the board and just returned from the he heard, Hillel of Metro Detroit has been May Birthright Israel trip. She told me…

…. I have seen this Rebecca Fishman of Bingham Farms is a pro- multiple times throughout this past year, gram associate at Hillel of Metro Detroit. H s it’s written in the dictionary, unreal is defined…

…. Hillel of Metro Detroit joins forces with University of Michigan Hillel and NEXTGen Detroit. Information: www.hillel- detroit.org or 313-577-3459. THURSDAY, OCT. 8 JCC SENIORS' DANCE 1 3 pm, Oct. 8…

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…: info@thebookbeat.com or 248- 968-1190. - MONDAY, OCT. 5 SIMCHAT TORAH 7:30 pm, Oct. 5. Young adults are invited to join Hillel of Metro Detroit in holiday celebra- tion. At Isaac Agree Downtown…

… Life fundraiser for Dr. John J. Mames Chapter-Michigan Region, American Friends of Magen David Adorn. At Adat Shalom Synagogue in Farmington Hills. Tickets/information: www.afmda.org/michi- gan-gala-2015…

… David Sachs at (248) 351-5140. U-M Sammy Sentenced In Vandalism Ronelle Grier Contributing Writer M atthew Vlasic, a former member of the now-defunct Sigma Alpha Mu (SAM) fraternity at the University…

…. Frankel Center for Judaic Studies presents a free public lecture: "Translating Jewish Diaspora: The Poetry of Arthur Jacobs and Rosa Nevadovska" by Merle Bachman from Spalding University. At University of…

… originally charged with a felony for malicious destruction of property before reaching a plea agreement with Otsego County prosecu- tor Michael Rola. He is one of four former SAM members facing criminal…

… charges so far. Former fraternity president Joshua Kaplan of Florida and member Zachary Levin of Ohio, who helped organize the weekend trip, were charged with misdemeanors for allowing minors to drink…

… alcohol under their supervision. The charges carry the possibility of a maximum 30-day jail sentence and/or a fine of $1,000. Jesse Krumholz of New Jersey, a former SAM member, will be sentenced Oct. 5 for…

… a misdemeanor charge of malicious destruc- tion of property. Like Vlasic, he was origi- nally charged with the felony form of the same crime. According to Rola, charges are pending for a fifth former…

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… fiercely talented dancers, the culmination of years of collaboration between two Israeli creative superstars. The Jerusalem-born Sharon Eyal was a muse, dancer, and choreographer at Batsheva, where she spent…

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…- House officials discuss- tions, to political figures. ing issues of importance To hear all of these people to the national Jewish come together in blessing community. The events the candles of the second…

… truly a special Jewish com- Security Council, who Giles, U -M Hillel board chair was featured in a cover munal moment that I will story in the Detroit never forget." Tilly Shames, executive Jewish News a…

… group Alan Gross being freed of rabbis who came to the from Cuba after five White House to plea for Hy Safran and Rabbi Yisrael years of imprisonment. the rescue of European Pinson at the Elipse before…

… University of Michigan and Columbia University, where he earned a PhD in Jewish History. Currently, Lupovitch serves as associate professor of History and director of the Cohn-Haddow Center for Judaic Studies…

….m. • Program: 2:30 p.m. The Wick Theatre & Costume Museum 7901 North Federal Highway • Boca Raton, Florida Professor Howard Lupovitch is a fourth-generation Detroiter and a graduate of Hillel Day School, the…

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… children. Valerie is getting her M.D. at Michigan State University College of Human Medicine. Adam is the co-founder and chief technol- ogy officer of Birdhouse for Autism. They are living in Grand Rapids…

…, Albert Resnick and Sue Serlin Resnick, and Antonio and Caterina Scalzi. Dylan is a student at Hillel Day School of Metropolitan Detroit in Farmington Hills. His mitzvah proj- ects included volunteer work…

…Nov. 25 Andrea and Scott Unger of Phoenix, Ariz., are thrilled to announce the arrival of their son, Casey Ean. Proud grand- parents are Marvin Unger of Phoenix, Cary Edgar of Phoenix, and Julie…

… Edgar of Davis, Calif. Kvelling great-grandparents are Myrna and Richard Edgar of Birmingham, and Sheldon and Barbara Weisberg of Bloomfield Hills. Casey is named in lov- ing memory of his grandmother…

… Kelly Unger. David Isaac Grand (David Yitzack), son of Joel and Stine Grand of Huntington Woods, celebrated his bar mitzvah on Saturday, Dec. 20, at Young Israel of Oak Grand Park. Sharing in the…

… simchah were his brothers Samuel and Jonah and his sister Elisha. His proud grandparents are Michael and Rosalind Grand of West Bloomfield, Dr. John and Anne Frymoyer of Birmingham, and Richard and Angela…

… Cook of Ypsilanti. David is an eighth-grade student at Akiva Hebrew Day School in Southfield. Dylan Harrison Resnick of Birmingham became !I II a bar mitzvah at Congregation Shaarey Zedek in…

… Adam Milgrom are getting married. Proud parents, Pamela Efros and Dr. Arthur Efros, along with Susie Sills-Levey, Michael Levey 0 and Steve Milgrom, are thrilled to announce the engagement of their…

… + Transferring How To Submit Announcements Mazel Tov! announcements are welcomed for members of the Jewish community. Anniversaries, engagements and weddings with a photo (preferably color) can appear at a cost…

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… Ramah Fellows have been working full-time at six Conservative congregations, Hillel Day School, Frankel Jewish Academy and University of Michigan Hillel to engage Jewish kids and adults in Jewish pro…

… Director, M.I.ND. Multiple Featuring: Howard S. Rossman, Sclerosis Center, Michigan Institute for Neurological Disorders Daniel S. Bandari, MD, MS, Director, Multiple Sclerosis Center of California…

… Ramah, the camping arm of the Conservative movement. More than 50 campers from Hillel Day School in Farmington Hills and other religious schools in the area in grades K-4 enjoyed a meaningful Jewish camp…

…'ll join us. • • • ••••••1•11 Slice Of Camp MS EXPERT PANEL: A neurologist, people living with MS, and others will discuss MS and a treatment option, and answer questions - so bring yours. FACN, Medical…

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… FAIR: Organizations, companies, and support groups devoted to people living with MS will be on hand to talk, share, and help. Ramah Fellows organized a few days of Passover camp with lots of activities…

… Pothole Repair hile many parents were busy cooking during Passover and many stu- dents were relaxing over spring break, the Ramah Fellows — Hillel Buechler, Eli Jacober and I — were hard at work at the…

…- gramming year-round. The two-day camp organized by the fellows was held during Chol Hamoed (the intermediate days of Passover) and was specifically geared toward the holiday and to offer the flavor of Camp…

… Salama and Aryeh Gamer work on their three-tiered matzah plates. Next came creating four-tier matzah plates and Jewish identity boxes made of sand art with artist Gail Rosenbloom Kaplan, learning about…

… the importance of counting the Omer and enjoying a delicious kosher-for-Passover lunch. In the afternoons, campers partici- pated in a relay race where they con- structed a basket for baby Moses to…

…. Sidney Bolkosky, professor of history at University of Michigan-Dearborn, who died in 2013. The morning sessions con- sisted of two lectures dealing with Detroit Jewish history: "Suburban Synagogues and…

… crowd of 100 a comprehensive look at Jewish Detroit's history and future. Sponsored by the Cohn Haddow Institute and the Jewish Historical Society of Michigan, the day began with a memorial tribute to Dr…

… Isaac Agree Downtown Synagogue; and Gabe Leland, Detroit City Council member. Barak called long-standing Detroit Jewish organizations like JVS, the Reconstructionist Congregation of Detroit and Hillel of…

… the Architecture of Urban Ambivalence" by Temple University professor Lila Corwin Berman and "Wealth, Religion and Race in Metropolitan Detroit, 1950- 2000" by Dr. Walter Greason of the International…

… Center for Metropolitan Growth in New Jersey. The afternoon sessions included two panel discussions among Jewish Detroiters from corporate executives to community activists. "Why Now? The Revival of…

… Detroit and its Jewish Community" spoke of the Jewish community's present involvement with the city of Detroit, and included David Carroll, vice president at Quicken Loans; Leor Barak, president of the…

… we talk about it all the time. The relationships are strengthening. When businesses want to relocate, they look at the dynamics of local government, and what they see today in Detroit is positive!' But…

…, Barak cautioned, a balance must be struck between growth and longtime residents. "The growth in Midtown and Downtown is wonderful; however, we also have to balance that with the needs of the people that…

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…@shaareyzedek.org or 248-357-5544. THURSDAY, MAY 15 VISUAL KABBALAH 7 pm. Dr. Yossi Chajes of University of Haifa will speak on "It's Good to See the King: Visual Kabbalah and the Diagramming of the Divine." Co…

…metro >> calendar Calendar from page 32 CHAMBER CONCERT 1:30 pm. Dessert reception at 1 precedes season finale of Ann Arbor Symphony Orchestra. Program includes Haydn and Dvorak and special guests…

… Arie Lipsky and Aaron Berofsky. At Jewish Community Center of Greater Ann Arbor, 935 Birch Hollow Dr. $10. Purchase at door or www. a2so.com . Information: 734-994-4801. JUDGE ROSEN SPEAKS 6 pm. Chief…

….org . Downtown Synagogue present a bus tour of what's new and Jewish in Detroit. Board bus in Farmington Hills. $69 includes lunch. Tickets: www.EnjoyTheD.com . Information: 248-353-8687 or Linda…

…@EnjoyTheD.com. ZESTY DONOR DAY 10 am. Sisterhood of Adat Shalom Synagogue in Farmington Hills presents "Ooh La La! A Parisian Extravaganza," a day of food and fun with a French flair. Includes boutique shopping, kosher…

…-967-4030. SATURDAY, MAY 10 MIKVAH TOUR WALK FOR ARTHRITIS 7 pm. Eleanor Roosevelt Group of Hadassah will tour ritual bath with Rabbi Marla Hornsten. At Temple Israel, West Bloomfield. Send $10 check, payable to…

… township offices, 4550 Walnut Lake Road. Information: 248-451-4813. - JCC BOOK CLUB Noon. The JCC's Henry & Delia Meyers Library and Media Center Book Club discusses Precious Objects: A Story of Diamonds…

…, Family and a Way of Life by Alicia Oltuski, including a call-in from the author. Marilyn Schelberg facilitates. Free. RSVP: Francine Menken, 248-432-5546 or fmenken@jccdet.org . Bring a lunch; snacks…

… to the Jewish News W hen Avraham Loewenthal was a student at the University of Michigan, a rabbi suggested he read Jewish Meditation. It's a quiet enough title, but the book was about to fill…

…!" Loewenthal — who attended Akiva Hebrew Day School, Hillel Day School and Southfield Lathrup High School — is owner of the Gallery of Mystical Art located in Tzfat, an Israeli city renowned for its creativity…

… the University of Maryland. Initially interested in yoga and Eastern meditation, Loewenthal found Jewish Meditation to be "life-changing:' he said. "It opened me toward realizing that the spiritual…

… with a lecture by Dr. Jeffrey (Yossi) Chajes of the University of Haifa, will be held at 7 p.m. Monday, May 12, at the Janice Charach Gallery in West Bloomfield. Chajes, whose lecture is sponsored by the…

… associate professor in the department of Jewish history and director of the Center for the Study of Jewish Culture at the University of Haifa. The author of Between Worlds: Dybbuks, Exorcists and Early…

… Loewenthal's life with a kind of brightness and spirituality and adventure and faith and a world of possi- bilities he never had even imagined. Jewish Meditation, which teaches read- ers how to use meditative…

… teachings inspired me to come to Israel on a spiri- tual journey that is still continuing these 20 years later." Now Loewenthal's art is coming to Michigan in a new exhibit and sale, "Expressive Spirituality…

…," running May 15-June 26 at the Jewish Community Center of Metropolitan Detroit's Janice Charach Gallery. "As we approach the date of the open- ing of our new exhibit, I am excited and proud to present to…

… our community artworks depicting a theme that we can all relate to: spirituality," said Gallery Director Nechama Lurie. "This exhibit will physically capture the lofty ideas of Kabbalah and spirituality…

… and spiritual history. Today filled with galleries and stone houses covered with vines that weave, maze-like, along every crevice, Tzfat in Sneak Peek A sneak peek of "Expressive Spirituality," along…

…, teaching English to the pilots and soldiers and will be the rank of captain. Sirlin is completing her master's degree in linguistics at Tel Aviv University. She is a graduate of Hillel Day School, Andover…

… High School and Michigan State University. Jonathan Citrin, founder and chief executive officer of the CitrinGroup, has been appointed a member of the Birmingham Community House Board of Directors…

…metro >> here's to Rob Cohon of West Bloomfield has been appointed to the National Multiple Sclerosis Society Board of Directors for the Michigan Chapter. He will spend his time primarily in the…

…' call" and won best in show. The work was recently exhibited at the U-M Dearborn Alfred Berkowitz Gallery. Dr.Thomas L. Slovis, FACR, chief of Pediatric Imaging of Children's Hospital of Michigan…

…, accepted the Gold Medal from the Michigan Radiological Society at the Henry Slovis Center in Lansing. Slovis has been highly recognized in the field of pediatric imaging both nationally and interna- tionally…

…, was among honorees at the Ability is Ageless award luncheon of Operation Able of Michigan. The event celebrated GRAND BALLROOM & SPECIAL EVENT FACILITY4 Majestic atmosphere The attention and respect…

… State of Michigan Appellate Defender's Office (SADO) assistant Valerie defender, was recently Newman honored by the Appellate Defender Commission as the first recipient of the Thomas Award for Excellence…

…- ments to the Michigan Council for Rehabilitation Services and to the Commission for Blind Persons. Among the appointees Kaplan is Adam Kaplan of Huntington Woods, founder and CEO of Southfield-based Big…

…. Among his many awards are the Presidential Recognition Award, American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine and the Clinical Faculty Award, Wayne State University. Max Kreitman, 82, of West Bloomfield…

…'s leading science and technol- ogy universities. Leemaster is vice presi- dent and principal of Warren-based Madison Electric Company. He is on the board and executive committee of Hebrew Free Loan and has…

…metro Jewish Food Chain Detroiter's first job at nonprofit Hazon provides the chance to make a difference. T wo weeks after my graduation from the University of Michigan this spring, I moved to…

… says, "I was drawn to Hazon because of the inherent Jewish community that it creates and maintains. The community created by the University of Michigan is uniquely similar. People who participate in…

…'s All of those efforts brought awards and recognition to the firm, one of Michigan's largest, and made her want to do more. "I realized I was ready to expand the arc of my career," Ben-Ze'ev says. "But I…

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… at Emory University. In that role, she "had an opportunity to Ilana Ben-Ze'ev was named Wayne Law initiate a host of assistant dean of students last spring. programs, both traditional and passing, and…

… college students Ben-Ze'ev is sensitive to that, as well as to the needs of students and coworkers. Her background includes an undergraduate degree in psychology from the University of Pennsylvania. She…

…Advocating for student success at Wayne Law New assistant dean of students begins first full school year By Paula Neuman Ilana Ben-Ze'ev decided a few years ago that working as a law school dean…

… of students would be the perfect job. As a senior member at Bodman PLC with nearly three decades of experience, she concentrated her practice in all aspects of commercial real estate, finance and…

… development, and was good at it. But she found she was getting the most satisfaction from mentoring the newer lawyers at the firm and from her work as chair of Bodman's diversity committee. dean of students at…

…, and creating a greater sense of community. That helps build alumni who are connected to their law school." Wayne Law Dean Robert Ackerman welcomed her and noted that her mentoring and training…

… experiences at Bodman "will certainly contribute to her effectiveness in serving our students and enhancing the sense of community at Wayne Law." "This office has been through a really tough year with Michele…

… wanted to stay connected to law." Through research and conversations with her peers, including Michele Miller, Wayne Law's beloved dean of students who passed away last year, Ben- Ze'ev decided she'd like…

… her bachelor of science in chemistry from Michigan State University and her doctor of pharmacy from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She works as a managing pharmacist with Walmart in Milwaukee, Wis…

… Steven Victor, and the late Arlene Victor. George is a seventh-grader at Hillel Day School of Metropolitan Detroit in Farmington Hills. Make it a Summer to Remember! Our staff will make the difference in…

… personally. Register by November 15, 2012 and receive the lowest fee of any resident camp in Michigan. Camp Reunion: Sunday, November 4, 2012 — 4:00 - 6:00 p.m. At Paradise Park in Novi everyone welcome…

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…. Spencer earned his bachelor of science in both chemistry and chemical engineering from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and is a formulator in an industrial coating company. A fall wedding is planned in…

…Sidrah Belle Kovan, daughter of Carrie and Dr. Eric Kovan and sister of Brett and Nolen, will cele- brate her bat mitzvah Friday, Nov. 2, at Temple Israel in Kovan West Bloomfield. Her very proud…

… mitzvah project was collecting hats and gloves for Variety — the Children's Charity. Henry Maxwell Schwartz, son of Annabelle and Jay Schwartz, will read from the Torah on the occasion of his bar mitzvah…

… at Temple Israel in Schwartz West Bloomfield Saturday, Nov. 3. He is the brother of Saffron and Quentin. His proud grandparents are Constance Locks, Paul Locks, and Mary and Burton Schwartz. Henry is a…

…, grandson of Glorya Traute, will be called to the Torah as a bar mitz- vah on Saturday, Nov. 3, at Temple Emanu-El in Oak Park. With Kevin, in spirit and memo- ry, will be his parents, Andrea and Kevin, and…

… his zaydie Donald Traute. Kevin is a student at Norup International School in Oak Park, where he is in the eighth grade. Avery Oran Wolf was called to the Torah on the occa- sion of his bar mitz- vah…

…, Farmington Hills. $5/free for Jewish Genealogical Society of Michigan members. www.jgsmi.org/calendar. MONDAY, SEPT. 12 18 ESSENTIAL TEXTS 7:30 pm. "18 Texts Every Jew Should Know," a Monday night adult…

… education course through December, returns to Hillel Day School, 32200 Middlebelt, Farmington Hills. Instructor is Rabbi Joseph Krakoff of Cong. Shaarey Zedek, Southfield. Free, but RSVP: Karen, kdavis…

…. Preview of Michigan Opera Theater season at Berman Center program in West Bloomfield JCC. $35/$25 JCC member. www.jccdet.org or 248-661-1900. "Effusively lyrical... hair-raisingly virtuosic" —The Guardian…

… Day Lecture in Partrich Auditorium of Wayne State University (WSU) Law School, 471 West Palmer, Detroit. Prof. Saeed Kahn of the WSU Dept. of Classical and Modern Languages, Literature and Cultures…

…2011-2012 Season Opening Concerts Chamber Music Society button. Drop-ins also welcome. Ruth, 248- 538-9260. OF DETROIT WALK OF AGES of Oz at West Bloomfield JCC. Students will be taught and…

… rides and program commemorating 10th anniversary of 9-11 by the Jewish War Veterans. $18 for choice of 3K or 5K route. jslmi.org or Judy: 248-661-2969. 6:30 pm. Eleanor Roosevelt Hadassah Group presents…

… "A Taste of Hadassah," an introduction to the women's Zionist orga- nization with former Chapter presidents Annette Meskin and Arline Gould, at home of Fran Heicklen, 72747 Autumn Hill, West Bloomfield…

…, will speak on "Cultural Anxiety, Collective Identity: Muslims and Citizenship in the United States and Western Europe." Presented by Center for the Study of Citizenship. Free. Details: m…

….kruman®wayne. edu or 313-577-2593. BETH EL PICNIC 10 am-1 pm. Annual picnic will offer games, music and food on grounds of Temple Beth El, Bloomfield Twp. Community welcome without charge. No RSVP needed. Barbara…

… by Sept. 9: katz@jfmd.org or 248- 203-1483. CHARITY GOLF EVENT 11:30 am. Proceeds from Dr. Arnold Zuroff Memorial Golf Outing and Dinner will help nonprofit Jewish Dental Clinic of Metro Detroit to…

… strikeouts were Organization and Hillel chapters at the recorded in one inning April 20 against University of Michigan, Michigan State Notre Dame. University, Wayne State University and While those statistics…

… don't raise eye- Eastern Michigan University, and allows brows, there's more to the story. "I really the Great Lakes Region to sponsor an made strides at the end of the season," Israeli child in the B…

… magazine. att Broder says he's crafty and deceptive. No, he isn't a politician. The 2008 Jewish News Male High School Athlete of the Year is a promising sophomore pitcher for the University of Classic Hole…

… In One Add another story to the anecdotal evi- Michigan baseball team who hopes to dence that the state's economy is slowly work his way into the Wolverines' start- improving. The 28th annual B'nai B…

…-handed: ner guests this year, a big Broder made five increase over last year's appearances out of the Matt Broder total of 50, and there were bullpen for U-M this 21 hole sponsors this year, season after red…

…-shirting four more than last year. last year. He pitched 8 2/3 innings and The Golf Classic raises funds for the had a 6.23 ERA with no decisions. His Michigan Region B'nai B'rith Youth first three collegiate…

…-M lost several pitchers to gradua- was part of the Golf Classic festivities tion and the major league draft, giving Broder an opportunity to fill the breach. for the second year. Cam Kennedy, chief…

… financial officer for Cambridge "I'll pitch out of the bullpen if that's what they want me to do, but ultimately Consulting Group, was the winner. About 400 raffle tickets were sold at $25 I'd love to be a…

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… Assisted Living Exceptional Experiences Every Daysm Elizabeth Liwazer grew up in West Bloomfield, 25800 Eleven Mile Road, Southfield, Michigan 48034 graduated from Hillel Day School in Farmington (248) 727…

… Nazi concentration camps and a and his daughter, Death March, I somehow believed Elizabeth, years ago Elizabeth J. Liwazer with his team of doctors and the nurses that he would outlive the nursing…

… close friends and family, had extraor- ous lesion on his tongue a few years earlier Passover. It was not unexpected. dinary discipline and resilience. When he systematically drained him of his extraordi…

…- At 95, my dad's health had been could no longer maintain his daily 3-mile nary vitality. Although he developed lockjaw, Raising his cup of water in tribute to the more rapidly deteriorating. walk…

… that he had in saving his bread thinking about the likelihood of this being celebrated our last seder together. he turned the downstairs level of the house rations in Stutthof and Dachau. our last…

… holiday together like I was? After five days in the hospital, my dad into his track. His diet reflected his com- I took deep breaths between bites of cold was transferred to a long-term care facility…

…. mitment to staying strong and healthy and The Last Seder chicken the kitchen had arranged for me. I drove from my home in Chicago to see productive. "Retirement" was a dirty word Through the veil of…

… normality, my sister The Passover story of the Jews freed from him in West Bloomfield and understood in our home. Until a few months before hosted the Passover seders for friends slavery did not hold symbolic…

… its reality as a where he was employed for more than 55 two of us beside my father's bed. Weak in mid-April last year and I am grateful he nursing home. years because he loved the work and was and clear…

… Goode at 6:45 p.m. Single tickets are $43 - $75, students $25. To order, please call 248-855- 6070 or visit www.ComeHearCMSD. org . EVENT HOTLINE Join University of Michigan Hillel's Association of…

… Gallery, 22620 Woodward, Ferndale. Reception scheduled 6-9 p.m. Friday, April 9. (248) 544-0394. CINEMA & STAGE See the Michigan premier of Henrietta Hermaline's Fall from Great Heights, the latest…

… cooperation with Hidden Children, Child Survivors Association of Michigan and and music by Alan Menken. Tickets/ schedule: (734) 663-0681 or www.performancenetwork.org . C.H.A.I.M. (Children of Holocaust…

… Survivors of Michigan. No charge. • Commemorate Yom HaShoah at a program featuring scholar Susannah Heschel, daughter of the late Jewish theologian Abraham Joshua Heschel, at 7 COMEDY & MUSIC Hear the…

… Detroit, the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit and the Michigan Board of Rabbis. Open to the community. No charge. • Observe Yom HaShoah with a learning and remembrance service on Monday, April…

… April at Oakland University's Meadow Brook Theatre, 207 Wilson Hall, Rochester. Weekend shows through April 11. $24-$39. Box office: (248) 377-3300. Take in the zany comedy Little Shop of Horrors, April…

…, Tuesday, nine days prior to publication. Yom HaShoah • Attend a special Yizkor Yom HaShoah program at 1 p.m. on Sunday, April 11, Check It Out! ARTS & CULTURE View "The Auschwitz Album: The Story of a…

… Transport," an exhibit from Yad Vashem, through April 18, at the Holocaust Memorial Center, 28123 Orchard Lake Road, Farmington Hills. A woman prisoner discovered photos of herself and other Hungarian Jews in…

… installment of the 2010 Late Night Series April 2-17 at Planet Ant Theatre, 2357 Caniff Ave. in Hamtramck, Fridays and Saturdays at 9:30 p.m. Tickets are $10. To reserve seats: (313) 365-4948 or email res…

… Theatre, 415 S. Lafayette, Royal Oak. Tickets: $14 and $16. Schedule: (248) 541-6430: Watch Leslie Ann Handelman as one of the four bored Englishwomen who come alive at the Italian sea- side in Enchanted…

…-opening experiences didn't few weeks ago, I joined a stop with the school children. Later in group of Jewish Michigan the week, we were fortunate enough to State University students hear a talk given by two women who…

… on MSU Hillel's alterna- once lived on the streets. The former tive spring break trip in Miami. homeless women told us their stories While some of us viewed the week and gave us a more palpable…

… neg- ative environments, they seemed —14 to have positive outlooks on the Sophomore Wendy Stein of future. Smiles were in excess and Birmingham and Hillel staffer they enjoyed the time they spent A…

… Pho tos by M ic he lle Bu daj j alternative spring break spruce up the Participants of MSU Hit playground of a Miami school in a disadvantaged area. Open 7 days a week for lunch and dinner Catering…

… and carryout available Gift certificates 27925 Orchard Lake Rd., North of 12 Mile, Farmington Hills 248-489-2280 www.honghuafinedining.corn - 11 Wi.fHorn.,• if G 4'1.7,17s , MSU In Miami Hi…

…Hells alternative spring break shows students another side of life. Breakfast Specials Mon-Friday 7a.m.-11a.m. Starting At $3.29 by Zackary Simons I jewish@edu staff writer with the "cool college kids." The eye…

… perspective as an opportunity to make a difference, of hard life on the streets of Miami. others saw it as an inexpensive way Fortunately, we were able to take to party in the sun. Regardless of our some time…

… constructing chess tables at an underprivileged elementary school. In the afternoons, we had the opportunity to interact with some of the school's students and were offered a glimpse into a world far different…

….mir Sela of Eilat, Israel Three eggs, choice of bacon, ham or sausage links toast and jelly Eggstra Big Breakfast $3.79 Three eggs, choice of meat, hash browns or pancakes, served with toast and jelly East…

…/Asian Cooking • Complete Lunch Starts at $6.55 • Children's Menu • Healthy, Low Fat, 'Sodium Free' Choices • Vegetarian Dishes 158084 39470 14 Mile Rd. tcl,rner of Haggerk in the Newberry Square Plaza). 248…

… 10 years, including three as chairman. In 1990, he received the Farmington Area Jaycees Distinguished Citizen Award for service to the community. Ellis is a Michigan State University Detroit College of…

… Metro Detroit. He will oversee HMD's programs on the six college campuses served by HMD: Wayne State University, Oakland University, University of Michigan Dearborn, Lawrence Technological University…

… Southeast Michigan Council of Governments' delegate and Eight Mile Boulevard Association alternate delegate. Ellis has served as a board member of the Oakland County Community Mental Health Authority and has…

… TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT CARPET CERAMIC CORK AREA RUGS COMMERCIAL RESIDENTIAL 1530670 38 c 0 0 a 2009 New Hillel-Detroit Leader Neil Cantor is new director of Jewish Student Life at Hillel of…

… Law graduate. He attended the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University. Ellis has been a practicing attorney for more than 40 years and is a senior member of the Farmington Hills law…

…, Oakland Community College and University of Detroit Mercy. He also will super- vise the program staff and student Neil Cantor interns. Cantor will work as an informal Jewish educator and will coordinate…

….m., followed by Dr. Oz's remarks at noon. A luncheon will follow. Oz, author of YOU: Staying Young and Healing from the Heart, is professor of cardiac surgery at Columbia University in New York City and is known…

…Business & Professional Mayor Ellis Eyes New Term Jerry M. Ellis is running for re-election as mayor of Farmington Hills. He was first elected mayor in November 2007. Ellis was elected to the city…

… council in August 1996 and was re-elected in November 1997, 2001 and 2005. He served as mayor pro tern in 2000 and Jerry Ellis again in 2004. Ellis serves as chairman of the Southwestern Oakland Cable…

… Commission and has been a SWOCC commissioner since 1999. He is the council liaison to the Farmington Hills Economic Development Corporation and the Farmington/Farmington Hills Chamber of Commerce. He is the…

… in Farmington Hills and University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. "With funds, we would also fix the elevator, make the synagogue handicap accessible, install new lighting, put a bike rack out front and…

… Detroit community, that are committed to healing and progressing as a com- munity," said Goldenberg, a filmmaker who grew up in Huntington Woods and a graduate of Hillel Day School of Metropolitan Detroit…

…- explorations." That early meeting also spurred Smith to begin work on a Wayne State- directed study project, documenting oral histories of black and Jewish Detroiters. Goldenberg received a $450…

… refurbish the exterior of the building." He maintains the importance of ensuring the building retain a Conservative synagogue. "But that does not mean we will only function with Conservative Jews," Goldenberg…

… said. "The shul long has included attendees from all streams of Judaism and non-Jewish participants." The DASC group already has hosted several well-attended events to inform the community about the…

… synagogue. "One was an open house and discus- sion about how Detroit and the syna- gogue are a part of our lives, Goldenberg said. "On Simchat Torah, we had an evening service, and hakafot [marching with…

… always free, and we always have plenty of food," Goldenberg said. The Isaac Agree Downtown Synagogue is the only congregation to own a building in the city of Detroit. The Reconstuctionist Congregation of…

… Detroit meets in Detroit in rented space. The Downtown Synagogue is Conservative but welcomes Jews of all denominations as well as non-Jews. A Unique Purpose The synagogue was formed in 1921 as the Isaac…

… the syna- gogue as a bimonthly recycling spot — selling kosher hot dogs and having people bring their recycling:' he said. Herman said the board is interested in hearing all of these ideas, but he plans…

… synagogue is our community center. We want to see it filled with life seven days a week." On that count, Herman agrees. "The Isaac Agree Downtown Synagogue is not merely another house of worship:' he said…

… Brown Street, Mt. Pleasant 48858, (989) 779-0945 or (989) 773-5086. Services: Friday 8 p.m. each week. Central Michigan University Hillel, (989) 774-2635; cmuhillel@yahoo.com . Young Israel of Southfield…

… Feibusch. President: Stuart Newman. Services: Saturday 8:45 a.m.; weekdays Shacharit at sunrise, Minchah at sunset. Chabad House-Lubavitch of Eastern Michigan 5385 Calkins Rd., Flint, (810) 230- 0770…

…services, kids' programs, family school and Hebrew school for all ages. Kehillat Hatzhav Hagadol Bais Chabad of North Oak Park Kollel Institute 15401 W.10 Mile, Oak Park, 48237, (248) 872…

….com . Shalva Minyan — U of M The Shalva minyan is a tradi- tional, pluralistic, Carlebach-style Kabbalat Shabbat with separate seating and participation by women. Services: Fridays at sun- down. Co…

…-chairs: Rachel Jacobson (rijacob@umich.edu ); Adam Baruch (abaruch@umich.edu ). Check Hillel Web site for details (www.umhillel. org ). Orthodox Agudas Yisroel Mogen Abraham 15751 W. Lincoln, Southfield, 48075…

…. Rabbi: Yisroel Weingarten. Services: Saturday 9:30 a.m. Chabad Jewish Center of Commerce-Walled Lake 715 Hill St., Ann Arbor, 48104, (734) 995-3276. Rabbi: Aharon Goldstein. Services: Friday, Shabbat…

… evening at candle- lighting time; Saturday, Shabbat morning 9:45 a.m.; Saturday afternoon/evening 40 minutes before sundown. Sunday 9 a.m.; Monday-Wednesday 7:30 a.m. at Hillel; Thursday, Friday 7:30 a…

… minutes before sun- down; weekdays during the academ- ic year 7:30 a.m.; Sunday 9 a.m. Bais Chabad of Farmington Hills 32000 Middlebelt, Farmington Hills, 48334, (248) 855-2910. Rabbi: Chaim Bergstein…

…. Services: Friday sundown. Carlebach-style minyan. Saturday 9:30 a.m.; Sunday 8:30 a.m.; weekdays 6:50 a.m. Chabad Jewish Center of Novi- Northville 42142 Loganberry Ridge North, Novi, (248) 790-6075. Rabbi…

… Bloomfield Community Eruv, (248) 788-6782, update information will be completed 15 minutes before candlelighting each Friday. Or Chadash of Oak Park/ Huntington Woods 23161 Gardner, Oak Park, (248) 543…

… Union and also became politically active on campus. In her senior year, she decided to apply at Eastern Michigan University Hillel as a program associate. After spending a year at EMU Hillel and three at…

… trip provider through Taglit- Birthright Israel, and has led two trips per year since Birthright's launch in 1999. In fact, MSU Hillel has an impressive record of Birthright alums who become active as…

… Hillel professional staffs:' said Cindy Hughey, executive direc- tor of MSU Hillel. Marisa Saltzman, 27, formerly of East Lansing and now a resident of Washington, D.C., went on a Birthright trip with MSU…

… Hillel during the summer of 2001. Prior to traveling to Israel, Saltzman wasn't particularly active with Hillel. But the Birthright trip provided an opportu- nity for her to socialize and to explore her…

… East Lansing, she became more interested and involved in MSU Hillel programming and activities. Saltzman subsequently held positions ranging from social chair to vice president of the Jewish Student…

… MSU Hillel as the program director, Saltzman earned a master's in social work from MSU and is now a plan- ning associate for the Jewish Federation of On MSU's Birthright trip last May are, from left…

… I had significant knowledge of Judaism before the trip, but the experience of being in Israel and see- ing what we saw definitely enhanced my thinking and beliefs." After graduating from Michigan…

…- ates who opt to work within the Jewish community, Birthright alumni who have yet to graduate often become active lead- ers at MSU Hillel. Michelle Sudit, 21, of Buffalo, N.Y., went on the MSU Hillel…

…On Campus Taglit-Birthright Israel Trips Inspire MSU Hillel Students Alexandra Kirsch Special to the Jewish News East Lansing M ichigan State University's Hillel, like many others, is a seasoned…

… State University in May 2008 with a degree in interdisciplinary humanities, Kamil went to work for EMU Hillel as program associate, where he produces one Israeli- themed program per semester. He thinks…

…, both of West Bloomfield, and Matt Weitzman of Huntington Woods, all age 20 and students at Michigan State University, are taking business or advertising courses, but say much of the knowledge gained…

…I saw places that I had heard about, made amazing friends and met my wonderful Jewish boyfriend." After the trip, Sudit became more involved in Hillel. "Because of Birthright, I know more Jewish kids…

… from Huntington Woods. For information regarding the MSU Hillel May 2009 Birthright trip, contact Avi Motil, (517) 332- 1916. Other Hillels in Michigan are also planning trips, and the Jewish Federation…

…'ve been able to form actual relationships with advertisers, res- taurants and users." The friends agreed that support from the Jewish community and resources of a large university like MSU have been…

… involved in Hillel events and attends Shabbat dinners at Hillel weekly. GoGreenMenus.com stands out because it does not cater to several universities, but only to MSU. Since acquiring the company in August…

… professional writing. Oakland Community College Get anywhere from here. ► UNIVERSITY? Complete the first two years of your four-year degree at one-quarter the cost. ► CAREER? OCC offers programs in 130…

… on campus and I feel comfortable at Hillel when I come to Friday night Shabbat dinners!' Sudit says she intends to get involved in additional Hillel programming. EJ Alexandra Kirsch is an MSU junior…

… of Metropolitan Detroit is scheduling its first community Birthright trip in June. For information, contact Yoav Raban, Raban@jfmd.org or (248) 203-1462. Tasty Business MSU trio help fellow students…

… purchased GoGreenMenus.com, a Web site that allows residents of East Lansing to order food, peruse menus and check out the latest deals on meals — all with the click of a mouse. Josh Fishman and Adam Luger…

… about their business has been on-the-job education. "Our classes are helpful, but one of the keys to success in this kind of business is social skills," Fishman explained. "Unlike our competition, we…

… University, and Kyle and Camryn attend Hillel Day School in Farmington Hills. Bonnie and David Otis watched their children with pride as they honored Evan's memory. MAZON Bestows Award MAZON: A Jewish…

…-317-0417 Northwest Dermatology Group, P.C. (248) 353-0880 B18 January 1 • 2009 iN Aug. 14 Julie and David Grand of Ann Arbor joyfully announce the birth of their son, Samuel Nathan (Chaim Natan). Big sister…

… Madeline, 3, welcomes her little brother with hugs and kisses and is proud of her elevated status in the family. Thrilled grandparents are Myrna and Joe Grand of West Bloomfield and Ellen and Mark Berson of…

… Greenfield, Mass. Sam is also blessed to have three inspiring great-grandmothers, Freda Grand of Southfield, Etta Schiller of Lincolnwood, Ill., and Shirley Gordon of Morristown, N.J. He is named in loving…

… memory of his maternal great- grandmother Sadye Berson, maternal great-great-grandparents Nathaniel and Nettie Korostoff, and paternal great-grandfather Herman "Hy" Grand. 1465840 Danielle (Safran) and…

… Yisroel Sigler of Huntington Woods are blessed to announce the birth of their daughter, Briya Eva. Ecstatic sister Sigler Maliyah, 2, welcomed Briya home with love and kisses. Sharing the nachas are…

… maternal grandparents Fred Safran and Anne (Rovin) Class, paternal grandparents Rivka (Tatelbaum) Sigler and Aron Sigler and great-grandpar- ents Ruth and Gabriel Sigler. Briya is named in loving memory of…

… pater- nal great-great-grandmother Batya (Bashke) Tatelbaum and maternal great-grandfather Harry Rovin. March 15 Amy (Sabbota) and Bryan Gottlieb of Huntington Woods announce with much love the birth of…

… their son, Ari Samuel (Shmuel). Showering Ari with kisses are big sisters Bella, 4, and Joely, 2. Proud grandpar- ents are Elaine and Harvey Sabbota of Southfield and Alan and Arlene Gottlieb of West…

… Bloomfield. Proud great-grandparents are Gloria and Alvin Dunn of West Bloomfield. Ari is named in loving memory of his paternal great-grandfather Samuel E. Gottlieb. Avishai Samuel Haley, son of Elyza…

…. Betzalel ("Buzzy") attended Israel. the University of Michigan and became Dave Dombey of Southfield, a close a language expert — at one time, dur- friend, recalls the rabbi's interest in base- ing the…

…-Woods, died in Jerusalem on Dec. 23, 2008, at age of 85. Rabbi Gordon was a graduate of the Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary of Yeshiva University in New York, where he was a student of "the Rav…

…Obituaries Obituaries are updated and archived on JNonline.us . Young Israel Leader R abbi James I. Gordon, rabbi emeritus of Young Israel of Oak Park and former rabbi of Young Israel of Oak…

…. Rabbi Gordon was the editor of Rabbinical Council Manual of Holiday ANNE BAKER, 95, of West Bloomfield, died Dec. 19, 2008. She is survived by her sons and daughters-in-law, Harold and Marsha Baker of…

… Farmington Hills, Robert and Shelley Baker of Berkley; grandchil- dren, Helene and John Dunbar, Brian Greenstein, Michelle and Nick Malamis; great-grandchildren, Jarett Greenstein, Jack Greenstein, Lily…

… Malamis; niece and nephew, Susan Kellemeyer, Alan Wilner; sister-in-law, Evelyn Wilner. Mrs. Baker was the beloved wife of the late Jerry Baker; loving sister of the late Samuel Wilner. Contributions may be…

… (eventually writing a novel about Sermons published by the Rabbinical the Middle East and terrorism). Stanley Council of America in 1962. He was also went to Chicago to study at the Hebrew proud of the fact…

… that he completed the Theological Seminary and is teaching Shas (seven-year cycle of study) in three in Jerusalem. Alan received his master's different languages: Yiddish (under local degree in…

… gerontology and is now working Rabbi Laizer Levin), English and Hebrew. in Jerusalem. In 1963, Rabbi Gordon was hired by In 1985, the family decided to retire the Young Israel of Oak-Woods where to Israel and…

… make aliyah. Rabbi Gordon he was to serve for the next 22 years. immediately became involved During his tenure in Oak Park, in the Council of Young he gained the respect and admi- Israel Rabbis in Israel…

…Cuitt/tre, aiwt CO iliteCti 11./c On campus, Hillel is much more than just a club Julie Schechter of West Bloomfield was frankly a bit apprehensive about enrolling at Wayne State University. "All…

… when she discovered Wayne State's Jewish student organization, Hillel of Metro Detroit (HMD). Hillel offered Schechter more than just a chance to meet other Jewish students; it also gave her a place to…

… network with people in the business world and eventually helped her land an internship at a major metro Detroit marketing agency. "Hillel has opened up a lot of doors for me," Schechter says. "It's also a…

… experience a bit of Israel for themselves. For Schechter, Hillel has a place where Jewish students can explore and celebrate their cvniutaed 10)e- e T4 ' Making a difference As an undergraduate student…

… I did was work for a few years before I went to law school," Raines said. "It allowed me to gain a different Julie Schechter: "Hillel has opened up a lot of doors for me." F4t. e 8 perspective on…

… going unnoticed. She was honored as one of Southeast Michigan's Most Influential Women by Crain's Detroit Business. Raines has volunteered on boards and committees such as City Connect Detroit, the…

… Council of Michigan Foundations, the Program for Holocaust Survivors and Families, and the Jewish Community Center. As the mother of two school-age children, she also volunteered as a Girl Scout Troop…

… the sale of Sinai Wayne State University • 4 Hospital in 1997. The fund gives grants primarily to address health and welfare needs of the Jewish community and priority capital and equipment needs of…

… leader for two years. She was elected to the Wayne State University Alumni Association Board of Directors in February. …

…. Schechter got the post after traveling to Israel with Hillel and discovering that she had both a passion for the nation's culture and history and a desire to learn more about it. The most recent event about…

… before sundown. 502 North Brown Street, Mt. Pleasant 48858, (989) 779-0945 or (989) 773-5086. Services: Friday 8 p.m. each week. Central Michigan University Hillel, (989) 774-2635; cmuhillel…

…-Lubavitch of Eastern Michigan 23161 Gardner, Oak Park, (248) 543-0372. Rabbi Eliezer Cohen. President: Elliott Shevin. Gabbai, Charles Silow. All services at 25401 Coolidge, Oak Park. Services: Friday 6:35 p…

… the third Friday of every month. High Holiday ser- vices; religious school. 801 W. Michigan Ave., Jackson 49202, (517) 784-3862. Rabbi: Jonathan V. Plaut. Rabbi emeritus: Alan Ponn. Cantorial soloist…

…vices, kids' programs, family school and Hebrew school for all ages. 8:45 a.m.; weekdays Shacharit at sunrise, Minchah at sunset. Or Chadash of Oak Park/ Huntington Woods Or Tzafon Chabad House…

…@aol.com . Shalva Minyan - U of M The Shalva minyan is a traditional, pluralistic, Carlebach-style Kabbalat Shabbat with separate seating and participation by women, Services: Fridays at sundown. Co-chairs: Rachel…

… Jacobson (rijacob@umich. edu ); Adam Baruch (abaruch® umich.edu). Check Hillel Web site for details (www.umhillel.org ). Orthodox Agudas Yisroel Mogen Abraham 15751 W. Lincoln, Southfield, 48075, (248…

… evening at candle lighting time; Saturday, Shabbat morning 9:45 a.m.; Saturday afternoon/evening 40 minutes before sundown. Sunday 9 a.m.; Monday-Wednesday 7:30 a.m. at Hillel; Thursday, Friday 7:30 a.m. at…

… 9:30 a.m. and 20 minutes before sun- down; weekdays during the academ- ic year 7:30 a.m.; Sunday 9 a.m. Bais Chabad of Farmington Hills 32000 Middlebelt, Farmington Hills, 48334, (248) 855…

…-2910. Rabbi: Chaim Bergstein. Services: Friday sundown Carlebach-style minyan; Saturday 9:30 a.m.; Sunday 8:30 a.m.; weekdays 6:50 a.m. Bais Chabad of North Oak Park 15401 W.10 Mile, Oak Park, 48237, (248…

…., Flint, (810) 230- 0770. Rabbi: Yisroel Weingarten. Services: Saturday 9:30 a.m. Chabad Jewish Center of Commerce-Walled Lake 4718 Half Penny Ct., Commerce Twp., 48382, (248) 363-3644. Rabbi: Schneor…

….S. ambassador to the United Nations. But for now, Steckloff says she's happy serving as a role model for college students at University of Michigan Hillel, where she's the Berman Fellow and program director…

… Michigan in June with the hope of going on to the Miss America pageant while her parents, Vicki Barnett and Mark Steckloff, and brother, Jordan, cheer her on. "There's been only one Jewish Miss America…

… — twice. The 24-year-old Purdue University graduate, who captured the crown dur- ing her first-ever pageant in 2002 and is the reigning Miss Oakland County, is preparing to compete for the title of Miss…

…four questions Samantha Steckloff chats with Platinum. 1 Brains, beauty and big plans for the future have helped SAMANTHA STECKLOFF of Farmington Hills win the title of Miss Oakland County…

…," she says. "There's never been a Jewish Miss Michigan, and I'm hoping to become the first this summer." Steckloff, who's more comfortable in jeans and a T-shirt than a gown and tiara, majored in…

… a job in What book, CD or DVD do you long to share? The musical Rent remains powerful for me. It's a story of friendship and love despite ill- ness and poverty. It's a story of my generation…

… would we be surprised to know about you? That I can't walk in heels for the life of me. I _ grew up a huge tomboy. If you've seen the movie Miss Congeniality, think of me as Sandra Bullock's character…

…. And yes, I've actually fallen flat on my face — I almost fell on a group of judges — trying to cross a stage in 4-inch heels. transformed Miss America, bringing educational schol- arships to the…

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… Hillel Day School of Metropolitan Detroit in Farmington Hills. His most meaningful mitzvah project was cre- ating a mosaic depicting the logo of Young Judaea, the Zionist youth move- ment of Hadassah, as a…

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…Mazel Toy! Braces Ask the Orthodontist tf your mom or dad takes a look at your teeth and decides they might be a Mlle crooked, don't worry. You have lots of company. Lots of kids don't have…

… perfect teeth. In fact, take a look at most of your classmates — they probably don't have straight teeth °Merl B'nai Mitzvah from page C21 Rachael Lynn Efros will be called to the Torah as a bat mitz- vah…

… on Saturday, May 3, at Congregation Beth Shalom in Oak Park. She is the daughter of Brenda Efros and Ron Efros and the younger sister of Morgen. Rachael is the granddaughter of Margot Efros of…

… local stores to donate to Common Ground, an organization that helps youths, adults and families in crisis. Jarrod Gabriel Goldman and Elizabeth Rose Goldman, chil- dren of Shelley and Howard Goldman…

…, will share the bimah at Temple Israel in Jarrod Gabriel West Bloomfield as Goldman they become b'nai mitzvah Saturday, May 3. They are the grandchildren of Leatrice Lefkowitz and the late Bernard…

…. Zachary Lewis Jirik (Avicha'yil) of West Bloomfield will be called to the Torah as a bar mitzvah on Saturday, May 3, at Adat Shalom Synagogue in Jirik Farmington Hills. He is the son of proud parents, Karen…

… and Allan Jirik, and the brother of Jon and Ben. Zachary is the grandson of the late David and the late Ruth Norman, the late Warren and the late Winnifred Jirik. Zachary is a seventh-grade student at…

…'s all called a mat-occlusion, a word that comes from Latin and means 'bad btte.'. You need not worry though; an orthodontic specialist can take care of this and give you a beautiful smile. The…