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… the strength surge back into his body as he ran … Finally, he burst into the house and called out to his wife, “Sarah! Sarah! We can be Jews again!” His wife glared back at him angrily and said…

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… groups, as well as immigrants, claiming they are responsible for the virus. According to Carolyn Normandin, regional direc- tor of ADL ’ s Michigan office, extremists have accused Jews of using the…

…28 | JUNE 11 • 2020 O ver the centuries Jews have been blamed for plagues, economic depressions and wars. Now the coronavirus is being connected to Jews by some conspiracy theorists and…

… white suprema- cists on social media, includ- ing encrypt- ed online platforms as well as in tra- ditional media. In fact, the Leelenau Enterprise in Northern Michigan ran a letter to the edi- tor a…

… Council of Jewish Women (NCJW) COVID Conspiracy Theorists Blame Jews Extremists seize on coronavirus for anti-Semitic attacks. SHARI S. COHEN CONTRIBUTING WRITER Jews in the D webinar about white…

… disseminated on Facebook or Twitter. ADL cites this Twitter post by David A. Clarke, former Milwaukee County sheriff and right-wing media favorite, as typical of messages tying the virus to Jews, including…

…- ing people to get vaccinated so Jews can profit. ADL ’ s monitoring indicates that “Many anti-Semites on 4chan and Telegram are sharing the news of coronavirus cases in Israel, while others are…

… JUNE 11 • 2020 | 3 contents Views 5-12 Special Coverage: Jews and Racial Justice “Heartbroken, Scared and Exhausted” 14 Local Jews of color respond to George Floyd’ s death. Jewish Groups…

… black community. Community Protests 22 The suburbs mobilize for Black Lives Matter. Attacked in Detroit 25 Downtown Synagogue VP among protesters injured, arrested by Detroit police. Jews in the D…

… life, and Jewish life, in Southeast Michigan. thejewishnews.com Facebook @DetroitJewishNews Twitter @JewishNewsDet Instagram @detroitjewishnews 36 44 T …

… Unity, a partnership between the Jewish Community Relations Council/AJC and the Council of Baptist Pastors of Detroit and Vicinity, along with the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) Michigan chapter…

…. “It just means that we mustn’ t pretend that we stand in their shoes, just like they don’ t stand in ours. Many Jews can surely relate to the ways in which non-Jews can empathize and support us and…

… work with us in effective coalitions. Many American Jews lost family in the Holocaust. We know that many non-Jews are empathetic, and that touches our hearts immensely. ” The statement emphasizes…

… the need to acknowledge the growing number of Jews of color in the community, and how Jews should not perceive them as invisible during this time. The organizations ask communities to come together…

… Coalition’ s Facebook page. Also on June 4, Coalition members marched peacefully in Detroit alongside Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, Lt. Gov. Garlin Gilchrist II, Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan and several…

…6 | MARCH 11 • 2021 PURELY COMMENTARY guest column The Man Who Flew 120,000 Iraqi Jews to Safety in Israel J ews with roots in Iraq are today the third largest community in Israel — after…

… the Soviet and the Moroccan. Did you ever wonder how they got there? The mass aliyah of some 120,000 Iraqi Jews between 1950 and 1951 is attributable largely to the efforts of one man — Shlomo…

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…: Detroit Jewish News, 32255 Northwestern Highway, #205, Farmington Hills, Michigan 48334 Publisher The Detroit Jewish News Foundation | Board of Directors: Chair: Gary Torgow Vice President: David…

… English les- sons as they prepared for their new lives. Still, despite their effort and sacrifice, many Jews were denied the right to come to the U.S. “People were there [in Italy] for six months or a…

… year, even more than that,” Feterovich says. It was the same story over and over during interviews at immigration offices — Soviet Jews explained that they were persecuted. This was why they wanted…

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… youngest of 11 children of an Iraqi- Jewish merchant importing goods from India, Japan and Manchester. Iraqi Jews were not generally Zionist, but until the rise of pro-Nazi feeling in the 1930s, there…

… Christians, what will they do to Jews?” He moved the rest of his family to Israel. A founder of kibbutz Ma’agan Michael, Shlomo Hillel married Temima, who came as a refugee from Europe on the Patria. He…

… Israel Prize in 1988. But he was always modest about his achievements. AIDING ETHIOPIAN JEWS Later Shlomo Hillel was involved in the mass emigra- tion of Jews from Ethiopia. The wheel came full circle…

….” Lyn Julius is a journalist and co-founder of Harif, an association of Jews from the Middle East and North Africa in the UK. She is the author of Uprooted: How 3,000 years of Jewish…

…-free loans to local Jews for a variety of personal, health, educational and small business needs. STORY My STORY My …

… FEBRUARY 11 • 2021 | 15 NICOLE FEINBERG Nicole Feinberg graduated from Michigan State University in 2015 and is the current program coordina- tor at the Isaac Agree Downtown Synagogue, the…

… serves on the Board of Governors for the Michigan Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, where he sits on the scholarship subcommit- tee. He’s the second vice-chair of the…

… bread recipe during the pandemic. CHRIS HARRISON Chris Harrison (he/him) is a writ- er/editor at the Union for Reform Judaism (URJ) and an alumnus of the URJ’s 2018 JewV’Nation Fellowship’s Jews…

… Northwestern University. A Black and bisexual Jew-by- Choice, Chris is passionate about Jewish mysticism, all things related to cinema, and making diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) practices a central…

… behind the historic markers across the state of Michigan, and the power behind our endowment.” Judy was also the author of Jews in Michigan: Discovering the Peoples of Michigan (2001) and wrote…

… seeded the way for Jews to share their history and heritage so everyone could better understand the Jewish experience in America, particularly Michigan.” Judith Levin Cantor is survived by her husband…

… Historical Society of Michigan (JHSM), serving as president and longtime editor of the annual journal, Michigan Jewish History. She brought new life to the organization and was instrumental in devel- oping…

… responsibilities at a young age and became resourceful as a result. At 16, Judy graduated Central High School and attended the University of Michigan, studying English and history. Seeking adventure, she moved…

… around the state. As well as her work with the Jewish Historical Society of Michigan, Judy was an active mem- ber of Congregation Shaarey Zedek, where she created an extensive archive of historical…

… infor- mation and personal memorabilia for the syna- gogue’s 120th anniversary celebration in 1981. In addition to serving on several boards, Judy received many honors, including the State of Michigan…

… “First Lady of Michigan” award in 1987, the Jewish Historical Society of Michigan’s Leonard N. Simons History Award in 1998, the Eight Over Eighty Award from Jewish Senior Life of Metro Detroit in 2010…

… and the Michigan Women’s Hall of Fame in 2013. “Her tireless work was never about her,” said Judy’s niece Peggy Daitch. “She was so modest, but she did things that set the table for the future. She…

… York, NY 10022, (212) 407-6300, ats.org; or Jewish Historical Society of Michigan, 33228 W, 12 Mile, #349, Farmington Hills, MI 48332, (248) 915-0114, michjewishhistory…

… reason, HFL can help Michigan Jews attain a goal or a better situation, and I’m proud to be a link in that chain of possibility,” Eli said. Community donations help Hebrew Free Loan give interest…

… FEBRUARY 11 • 2021 | 5 Click. Call. Give Now. www.hfldetroit.org • 248.723.8184 Hebrew Free Loan Detroit 6735 Telegraph Road, Suite 300 • Bloomfield Hills, Michigan 48301 @HFLDetroit Eli…

… Golshteyn was six years old when his parents brought him to the United States from the Soviet Union. The Golshteyns arrived in Michigan and began the enormous task of settling into new jobs, schools and a new…

…-free loans to local Jews for a variety of personal, health, educational and small business needs. STORY My STORY My PHOTO CREDIT JERRY ZOLYNSKY The JN and the Jewish Community Center’s JFamily will once…

… April 29, 2021, issue of the Jewish News and recognized on the JN and JCC’s JFamily social media pages. Nominees must live in Michigan, identify as Jewish and be students in grades 9-12; they can…

… aunt Rose, married a non-Jew- ish African American man from Oklahoma and moved away from St. Louis and the family, settling in Vandalia, Michigan. Rose was the aunt I never met. I looked for her for…

… Kishinev pogrom, a three-day binge of violence and terror during which 49 Jews were murdered, 600 women were raped, 700 houses destroyed, 600 business- es looted and 2,000 families left homeless…

…, drove hundreds of thousands of Jews to leave Eastern Europe. My grand- mother, Yetta Schwartz, was among them. She was 16 when she left Romania in 1903. In the late 1930s, Yetta’ s second born, my…

… Michigan. In May 1921, 19-year-old Zebedee Arnwine was living in Muskogee, Oklahoma, work- ing as a farmer with his father. Not an hour away, the black community of Greenwood in Tulsa was attacked by a…

… see, not a Negro dwell- ing-house or place of business stood." One purported trigger for the Kishinev pogrom was news- paper articles accusing Jews of killing a Christian child to make matzah from…

… that happen, ” Lawrence said. The black community was also devastated by the impact of the coronavirus pandemic in Michigan. Lawrence knew many people, including two family members, who were…

… World Detroit say they will follow the lead of Detroit Jews for Justice (DJJ), since “they work so closely in organizing and activism, especially around anti-racism.” “We acknowledge that in most…

… supporters to demonstrate following the leadership of our trusted partners.” Alpert said DJJ has been approved for a grant from the Jews of Color Field Building Initiative to work with syna- gogues on…

… diversity, equity and inclusion. “The grant will also support us to amplify the voices of Jews of Color, who have been telling us unequivocally that we in the Jewish community must show up for black…

… Jews and for all black people targeted by state violence,” Alpert’ s statement read. The Detroit Free Press reported that faith leaders from varying backgrounds through- out Metro Detroit have come…

… and police chief also gathered at the Dearborn Police Station and criticized the injustice. Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Michigan, Rt. Rev. Bonnie Perry, also acknowl- edged Floyd’ s death…

…Views 10 | JUNE 11 • 2020 promoting the area where most JN readers live as a thriving economic hub that welcomed Jews. Patterson did this while disparaging Detroit and its citizens in vile…

… anymore. We must realize that our fates are directly tied to those of our black and brown brothers and sisters, including Jews of color, with whom we share the Detroit Metro area, and indeed this…

… civilians on a peaceful march. And since protests began, Sheriff Bouchard has sup- ported Michigan Senate Bill 945, requiring mandatory bias training for the state’ s police forces. Many more reforms…

…. Years After BBYO, One Friend Gives Another the Gift of Life 4. Graduation Without a Celebration 5. Flint Rabbi Delivers Food After Mid-Michigan Flood Devastation …

… presentation on Zoom for the Jewish Historical Society of Michigan, “Detroit Jews, Segregation and the Birwood Wall. ” Einhorn explains, “One of the reasons I wanted to do this presentation is . . . my…

… reporting uncovered a lot of interesting Jewish angles . . . that were interesting to me as Jew from Metro Detroit. ” Einhorn grew up West Bloomfield, “which at the time was very diverse ethni- cally, but…

… area attracted by plentiful manufacturing jobs. Black people came up from the South in the Great Migration; white people came from across the country; Jews and others who could escape Europe also…

… in white neighborhoods often had restrictive covenants, prohibiting sale to Black people and sometimes to Jews. In this neighborhood, the clause read ““by any per- sons not of pure, unmixed, white…

… 6735 TELEGRAPH ROAD, SUITE 300 • BLOOMFIELD HILLS, MICHIGAN 48301 @HFLDetroit Community donations help Hebrew Free Loan give interest-free loans to local Jews for a variety of personal, health…

…, Merle and Ron Schwartz, and The Sandra and Alfred Sherman Family IVF- Fertility-Adoption Loan Fund, Hebrew Free Loan’s In-vitro Fertilization/Fertility/Adoption Loans may help Michigan Jewish…

…Detroit research- ers confirmed that James T. McMillan, head of a leading Detroit family, arranged to build the wall. At the time the wall was built, many neighborhoods were off limits to Jews. The white side…

… of this wall was not such a neighborhood. “This was a part of the city where Jews could live. Actually, my father grew up not far from there, ” Einhorn says. In her research, Einhorn interviewed…

… year’s virtual-only event due to the pandemic, this year will see a return to nor- malcy. The event, put on by the Chabad Lubavitch of Michigan, will offer individuals the option to attend in…

… of Chabad Lubavitch of Michigan. The annual event usually sees thousands of people gather in Downtown Detroit for the festivities and the lighting of the massive 26-foot menorah. The event is put…

… Hannibal Lector detests, played by Anthony Heald, now 76. A New York native, he graduated from Michigan State in 1971 and began his acting career at the Boarshead Theater in Lansing. Chilton was by far…

… looking for “more,” and guided by an Oregon rabbi, they became and remain seri- ous practicing Jews. Heald co-stars in Alone, a small budget thriller/horror movie released to a few the- aters last…

… because his father, filmmak- er Ken Jacobs, 87, was my col- lege cinema studies professor. Sports Short: Congrats to Strauss Mann, 21, a University of Michigan junior, who got very good “press” in the…

… Year. Also, last year, the cam- pus magazine, The Wolverine, named him its male athlete of the year. ARTS&LIFE CELEBRITY JEWS NATE BLOOM COLUMNIST IMDB Anthony Heald T he late Rabbi Leo…

… Ford. After Ford began publishing antisemitic booklets titled “The International Jew, ” Rabbi Franklin tried to convince him to stop; when that did not happen, the rabbi gave up ownership of his…

…6 | JUNE 11 • 2020 editor’ s note Learning from History Views Why Metro Detroit’ s Jews should stand up for justice and equality. I n March, the Jewish News ran a story about Oakland County…

… from outside the city) have seized on the protests as an excuse for violence and looting. One 21-year-old man was shot and killed, not attributed to police. Other Michigan cities, including Royal…

… JCRC/AJC, Repair the World Detroit and Detroit Jews for Justice. National groups working toward reform include the Marshall Project, a non- profit investigative news- room focused on criminal…

… students Thomas Callahan of Southfield and Raniyah Reynolds of Detroit. The pair founded an organization called Black Leader’ s Reformative Institute. Reynolds, a junior at Michigan State University…

… Jews in the D jews and racial justice …

…. CHRIS HARRISON, WATERFORD As a Jew, I can’ t think of a better form of sacred action than protest. And protest can mean anything from being on the front lines marching with signs to donating money…

… surrounding communities, but because there may very well be black Jews and black family members of Jews in your very Jewish communi- ties who need to be listened to and actively included. Address your…

… Telegraph Road, Suite 300 • Bloomfield Hills, Michigan 48301 @HFLDetroit STORY Our STORY Our “It began with rain, and our roof leaking into our house,” said Diane Starr. “We didn’t know the cause, or…

… Strategy at J.P. Morgan Asset & Wealth Management. Seth is a senior manager of Strategic Assortment Programs at GoPuff. Alison earned her B.A. in psychology from the University of Michigan’s College of…

…, but despite their differing understanding, they all agree that its message is central to who we are as Jews. That when we say, “Shema Yisrael, Hear O Israel, ” every Jew, regard- less of time or…

… to honor him and my mother-in-law, Muriel, who passed away in March 2019. ” Sam Gotlib lived most of his life in Michigan. His parents immigrated from Poland to Toronto, where Sam was born in…

… 1922. Later that same year, they moved to Flint. There they raised Sam, his older brother Ben and sister Sara. “Flint was a good place to grow up as a Jew back then; it had a significant Jewish…

… at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. One of Muriel’s first friends in Ann Arbor noticed that she kept kosher and told her, “Guess what? There’s another person in town who eats funny like…

…Meet the cohort of 2021 — young Jews making a dif erence in our community. E ach year, as the JN partners with The Well on the process of identifying 36 amazing young people to honor, we…

… humbled to have been selected as part of 36 Under 36 this year. Residing in Lansing, Nate is the director of Jewish student life at MSU Hillel, working to build Jewish community at Michigan State…

… University. Having learned the importance of Jewish community through his involvement in BBYO Michigan Region and Adat Shalom Synagogue, Nate feels incredibly lucky to get to do Jewish work, especially…

… Michigan Jewish Communal Leadership Program in 2018. Since his arrival, he’s been a member of Detroit Jews for Justice, Jewish Voice for Peace and other orgs, and has provid- ed spirited song to…

… clients, learn- ing how they accomplished their success and helping them achieve their goals. Kyle is an alumnus of Birmingham Groves High School, Michigan State University and Boston University…

… chaired the Michigan Glass Leadership Institute. Kyle lives in West Bloomfield with his wife, Jodie, three sons and dog. Kyle enjoys spending time with family and friends, running and reading. SOPHIE…

… LOEB A Michigan trans- plant from Southern California, Sophie Loeb dedicates her personal and pro- fessional life to tikkun olam and firmly believes: “The arc of the moral universe bends toward…

… Schools. A first- year University of Michigan MPH student, Loeb sees racial injustice as the preeminent social determinant of and gravest threat to public health, propelling her to address health…

… worker, a title that incorporates his work in music, activism, community-building and social work. Originally from Long Island, Jake came to Michigan in 2015 and graduat- ed from the University of…

… FIDF Purim Party at Base Bordering Gaza Friends of the Israel Defense Forces (FIDF) Michigan Chapter Treasurer Rick Bloom hosted a party for 350 Israel Defense Forces (IDF) soldiers at the Reim…

…, “The purpose of the Law of Return is to encourage any Jew, whether they were born as Jews, or chose to become part of the Jewish people through conver- sion, to make aliyah (immigrate) to Israel…

… less than a modern-day lynching. ” The caucus also called for an end to systemic racism and demand- ing justice. U.S. Representative Brenda Lawrence (D), who represents Michigan’ s 14th district…

… on that.” — BRENDA LAWRENCE Jews in the D jews and racial justice …

… said there were “definitely other Jews there. ” At the beginning, Goldenberg told the Jewish News, there were roughly 1,000 protesters walking northeast on Gratiot. Eventually, the group was split…

…, as the police had confiscated their bicycles. Goldenberg says they have yet to return his. Protests in Detroit, the largest such demonstrations in southeast Michigan, have continued on a nightly…

… their ser- vices are open to any student in Michigan. Parents can register their children for a session by heading to Big Buddies of Bloomfield’ s website and filling out a registration form. The…

… certain big buddy would be a good fit. Big Buddies of Bloomfield sessions are free. Participants are encouraged to donate money to the United Way of Southeastern Michigan COVID- 19 Community Fund…

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… the Jews, but he couldn’t go in. That really bothered me. After knowing this, how could we not go in? JN: When you got here, what did you do? Shira: When I first came, I decided to do Sherut…

… were small examples through- out the whole year. Being alone, I was invited out for weekends and meals and taken care of by strangers. JN: What do you miss about living in Michigan? Shira: I miss…

… an impact in the community for this special honor? 36 UNDER 36 Nominations Now Open! Jews in the D FEBRUARY 13 • 2020 | 27 The Well and the Jewish News spotlight 36 up-and-coming leaders…

… regionally and nationally for its rapid growth and emphasis on perform- ing mitzvot throughout the community. In Michigan, where she married her husband, Mike, Kim started working at the Children’s Center…

… addition to being the People of the Book, how might we be the People of the Ladder? Rabbi Alana Alpert is the director of Detroit Jews for Justice (detroitjewsforjustice.org). TORAH PORTION Rabbi…

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…64 | NOVEMBER 11 • 2021 OBITUARIES OF BLESSED MEMORY P inhas Barak’s life story was truly one going from rags to riches. A poor Moroccan Jew whose parents died young, he rose to become an…

… officer in the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) and later a respected Ph.D. engineering professor in Michigan and eminent leader in his profes- sion. Mr. Barak, 86, of Bloomfield Hills, died Oct. 31, 2021…

… have a lot of guitars, and she knows to be gentle with them. It’s pretty fascinating.” A Reunion of Bass Buddies Two Michigan friends of Bass — one from Hebrew school and one from middle school…

… looked up Tracey and was shocked to learn she died Nov. 20, at age 59, following an unspecified “short illness.” She is survived by her four children, three brothers and her mother. CELEBRITY JEWS…