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… individual risk placement as well as program business development; For more information, visit https:// burnswilcox.tms.hrdepartment.com . Re50-rosee5 HILLEL OF METRO DETROIT An organization of Jewish…

… college students and young adults, 18-30 years old, in the Detroit area. Visit www.hillel-detroit.org or call (313) 577-3459. support the community has shared with the Southeastern Michigan Jewish Alliance…

… Michigan Region is hosting "WINGO," a night of bingo games exclusively for women. Cost for general admission is $45, which includes dinner and one bingo card. Additional bingo cards and raffle tickets are…

…. What do you like about living Jewishly in Southeastern Michigan? I enjoy all aspects of Jewish living in Southeastern Michigan. I recognize and respect the significant role that the Jewish community has…

… played in the growth of Southeastern Michigan over the years. I like being a part of a close knit community of families, friends, colleagues and peers who share a common background and heritage. What is…

… your line of work? Do you feel Southeastern Michigan has provided you with sufficient work opportunities? I am a leasing agent at The Taubman Company in Bloomfield Hills. Being a Michigan-based company…

… with a strong Detroit history, Taubman has certainly provided me with sufficient work opportunities in Southeastern Michigan. In my role, I am responsible for leasing retail space at all 26 of Taubman…

… cities or states perhaps do not? Anyone who is from Southeastern? Michigan knows and understands the great history and culture that exists in this area. Detroite's- especially can appreciate all of the…

… Taubman Company, Bloomfield Hills Graduate, Western Michigan University Ifpeo-nio v f✓ en15 DATES TO KEEP IN MIND: Yom HaZikaron- Monday, April 19 Yom Ha'Atzmaut- Tuesday, April 20 Please check your…

… a bachelor's degree in busi- ness and management information systems as well as a master of business administration in finance from the University of Michigan. He is a vice president of business…

… attends Hillel Day School of Metropolitan Detroit in Farmington Hills. One of his mitzvah projects was to help sort and distribute food for Yad Ezra in Berkley. Stephen Brian Luckoff, son of Eva and…

… banking at PNC Bank, formerly National City Bank, in Chicago. Caroline received a bachelor of science in dietetics from Indiana University in Bloomington. She is a registered dietitian at Northwestern…

…'s also a pleasure...and to be quite honest, also a lot of fun! Becoming involved in kid's lives and watching them grow and mature generates tremendous gratification. Changing someone's appearance for the…

… better and seeing his or her self-esteem increase, is a true delight. Ask the Orthodontist Scott Eric Lippitt, son of Sandy and Michael Lippitt, will celebrate his bar mitzvah on Saturday, April 17, at…

… Adat Shalom Synagogue in Farmington Hills. Lippitt He is the brother of Max and grandson of Annette Neuvirth and the late Morris Neuvirth, Margie and Steve Ziff, and David and Elaine Lippitt. Scott…

… Jeffrey Luckoff, will read from the Torah as he celebrates his bar mitzvah Saturday, April 17, at Temple Israel in Luckoff West Bloomfield. He is the brother of Bradley and Bennett. His grandparents are…

… Susan and Antoine AbiRaji, Mickey Luckoff and Jane Luckoff; his proud great-grandfa- ther is AM AbiRaji. Stephen attends Cranbrook Boys Middle School in Bloomfield Hills. He decorated the bedroom of a 9…

… on Saturday, April 17, as he celebrates his bar mitzvah. He is Pleasant the son of Debbie Pleasant and Neil Pleasant. Sharing in the occasion will be his proud grandparents Estelle Cohen, Dorothy…

… Pleasant and Patricia and Lewis Pleasant. He is also the grandson of the late Harold Cohen. Tyler attends Warner Middle School in Farmington Hills. His mitzvah projects include packing and delivering meals…

…. Arrangements by Dorfman Chapel. JUDITH B. HERMAN, 82, of Farmington Hills died July 4, 2010. She was born and raised in Detroit and graduated from the University of Herman Michigan in 1949. A charter member of…

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… „ PROFESSOR JOSEPH DEMENT, of Bloomfield Hills, died July 7, 2010. He was professor emeritus of English, language and lit- erature at Oakland DeMent University; he retired in 1990. Professor DeMent is survived…

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… Manya Wain 11 Av July 22, 2010 Max Gelles Send a tribute in memory of a loved one — Visit www.DetroitYeshiva.org/JNtributes. YESHIVA BETH YEHUDAH • School for Boys • Beth Jacob School for Girls • Early…

… by his life partner of 30 years, Rachelle Silberberg; daughters and sons- in-law, Elaine Case and Bill Wiktor of Minnesota, Susan and Michael Haifleigh of Northville, Ned and Suzana DeMent of…

… Campbell. He is also survived by Rachelle Silberberg's children, Eric Silberberg and Julie and Shane Campbell of Oak Park. Professor DeMent was preceded in death by his former wife and mother of his children…

… Kaufman Chapel. SHEILA DUBIN, 70, of Farmington Hills, died July 4, 2010. She is survived by her sons and daughters-in-law, Bobby and Julie Dubin of Huntington Woods, David and Stephanie Dubin of Commerce…

… Township, Jeffrey and Beth Dubin of Ohio; daughter and son-in- law, Susan and Michael Light of Commerce Township; sister, Deena Rosen of Farmington Hills; grand- children, Brandon Light, Dylan Light, Joshua…

… Dubin, Samantha Dubin, Ariana Dubin, Eli Dubin, James Dubin. Mrs. Dubin was the loving sister- in-law of the late Marvin Rosen. Contributions may be made to Juvenile Diabetes Association, 24359…

… event was co-sponsored by the JCRC and Temple Beth El's Israel Chaff Committee. MSU Hillel Joining In "Talk Israel" Event On Sept. 21, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Michigan State University Hillel will…

… Palestine in the United Nations." In addition to MSU, tents will be raised on 20 campuses as part of the Talk Israel program which is funded, in part, by the Jim Joseph Foundation and coordinated by Hillel…

…: The Foundation for Jewish Campus Life. All campuses will be linked over the Internet and individuals can join the dis- cussion through a Facebook page. MSU Hillel is the only Hillel in Michigan…

… rabbi of Congregation T'chiyah in Oak Park, president of Access Computer Technology in West Bloomfield and founder and director of Kosher Michigan, a kosher certification agency. Gillman is a Jewish…

…. The tent will provide a venue in which students of all backgrounds and beliefs will converse in an atmosphere governed by the rules of civil dialogue and the university's code of conduct. Trained…

… erect a large and open tent next to the MSU Auditorium as part of "Talk Israel: Join the Conversation:' an international initiative that fosters dialogue about the changing landscape of the Middle East…

… facilitators will be available to moderate the conversations. "We want to give the campus community the opportunity to talk civilly and freely about the Middle East:' explains Hillel executive director Cindy…

… Hughey. "Many are eager to discuss the implications of revolu- tions from Algeria to Syria, social justice demonstrations in Israel and the challenges presented by a possible vote on the status of…

…, Rabbi Neil Gillman and Rabbi Jason Miller collected more than 100 of the sermons delivered in the days immediately following the 9-11 attacks given by rabbis of different denominations and published them…

… on a website. These sermons were compiled into the "Torah From Terror" project. In commemoration of the 10th anniversary of 9-11, this collection of sermons is now available in an easily searchable…

… well as such instate universities as Michigan, Wayne State and Oakland. Come view our new Spring 201 collections. Save up to 40% off! Take advantage of huge savings and receive free delivery, free…

… - Burner Matters Akiva was the first Jewish day school to receive accreditation through the Michigan Non-Public School Accrediting Association, an arm of the Michigan Association of Non-Public Schools. Akiva…

… is held to standards at least as high as those set by the State of Michigan and the U.S. Department of Education. In a wide-ranging 11V- interview, Rabbi Klugerman also addressed: amazoneom siaot4e…

… - that the ies at Hillel Day School school ingrains in families. in Farmington Hills. He "There is no escaping and his wife, Sheryl, this sense of community have two daughters, at Akiva, both among the…

… trerpeAtv mitk ts "Technology will always be changing. Our job as educators is to embrace it and teach the students how to learn with it. Learning is no longer mea- sured by memorization of facts. It is…

… measured through the use of informa- tion and the creation of ideas. And it is through the use of the information and the creation of ideas that real learning takes place." •Assessing math and science. "We…

… are moving toward more project- based assessment — a richer, more complete picture of the quality of student learning. This lends itself to students learning how to learn and how to challenge themselves…

… science curriculum that will take us into the next decades of advances in science education:' • Confronting top challenges. "We have outgrown our space; our conservative projections indicate we will need…

… always made to feel like we were part of the commu- nity, which meant a lot to us, since we had essentially arrived here as strang- ers. We tell people that the weather in Detroit may be cold, but the…

… support of Israel. Adam Gardin, a Toronto-based business owner, will be honored as Alumnus of the Year. For reservations: (248) 386-1625. Building A Community A kiva President Seth Korelitz always count…

… furthered Brickner my desire to continue to advocate for Israel." Hillel Responds Leaders of U-M Hillel and Hillel of Metro Detroit (with a presence at Wayne State University, Oakland University, U…

… Michigan when Ishmael Khaldi, the highest-ranking Bedouin diplomat in Israel's history, paid a visit to Ann Arbor. "A group of protesters filled the room almost an hour before the event was to start…

… . and Wayne State. "[The protests] have not stifled the rich exchange of ideas around Tilly Shames Israel on campus:' says Tilly Shames, executive director of U-M Hillel. "The most effective advocacy on…

… Post. The group then got up and walked out of the lecture chanting, "We will not stand idly by!" and "Free, free Palestine!" About a week earlier, a similar incident took place at the University of…

… demonstrators slowly and noisily left the room. More recently, during Israel Peace Week (Feb. 21-29) at Michigan State University, about 40 students from Students Allied for Freedom and Equality (SAFE), which…

… killed during the Israeli and Palestinian conflict. Similar incidents have taken place across the country from the University of California, Irvine to the University of Pittsburgh, to Rutgers in New Jersey…

…. During one of Khaldi's other visits at Kent State University in Ohio last October, a history professor yelled "Death to Israel!" during a question-and-answer session, touching off a debate about…

…-M Dearborn, Oakland Community College, Lawrence Technological University and University of Detroit Mercy) say while the local Muslim student demonstrations have been disruptive, they've also been "peace- ful…

…, civil and respectful." They say student leaders involved with Hillel and pro-Israel groups on campus continue to plan and implement program- ming and bring in speakers. While the ZOA believes universities…

…Controversy on Campus A growing number of pro-Israel events are disrupted by demonstrators. Robin Schwartz I Contributing Writer he images are dramatic. Dozens of demonstrators, many wearing…

…proactive, not reactive' Cindy Hughey, executive director of MSU Hillel and the Hillel Campus Alliance of Michigan (HCAM, which includes Western Michigan, Grand Valley State, Central Michigan, Albion…

… Portrayals MSU Israel Peace Week educates students about Israel's efforts. Michigan State University students: freshman Corey Rosen, Farmington Hills; Felix Shoihat, MSU Hillel Israel Fellow; sophomore…

… Jewish Community Relations Council of Metropolitan Detroit and the Israel's Midwest consulate. ❑ Danielle Brickner of Walled Lake is a sophomore in the School of Engineering at Michigan State University…

… outside organizations and don't draw much of a student turnout." The ZOA — an outside organiza- tion that often works with on-campus groups like Hillel — supports that approach. "One thing we're completely…

…. I have not seen any increased tension. The atmosphere on campus is not hostile at all. "Jewish students from Hillel of Metro Detroit recently participated in a flash mob on campus with Arab students…

… furthered my desire to continue to advocate for Israel. This event was hosted by TIP-C, MSU Hillel and the MSU ROTC. The second event was a screening of the film Israel Inside: How a Small Nation Makes a Big…

… students at MSU Hillel, Frankel Jewish Academy and Akiva Hebrew Day School, and met with Jewish student leadership from Wayne State and Oakland universities. In addition, during the winter semester, JCRC…

… in support of Syrian citi- zens currently under attack by the Syrian government. Universities and college campuses are ideal places for the free exchange of ideas and healthy debate." ❑ Positive…

…, West Bloomfield; senior Marnie Beals, West Bloomfield. Danielle Brickner Special to the Jewish News A t Michigan State University during Israel Peace Week (Feb. 21-29), three programs were planned by…

… student-led Israel groups. We. showcase Israel in positive ways and get our message out." Toward that end, the Jewish Community Relations Council of Metropolitan Detroit worked with Israel's Midwest…

… programming on their college campus. I am currently serving as Israel Relations Coordinator for Hillel at Western Michigan University. For most college students, March is a month of late-night study sessions…

…, wine and desert reception Soldiers Itzik Yushuvaev and Jossi Hertzog speak to students at Western Michigan University about their experiences in the Israel Defense Forces. Caryn Brooke Zeitlyn…

… universities, pro-Israel groups, Hillels and Jewish Student Unions plan their Israel Peace Week activities to benefit their student populations. Overall, Peace Week is committed to educating and involving…

… valley and the people, who made it all happen with the option of a VIP visit to St. Petersburg Russia. * Special Women's Track: Tour Israel's leading companies and meet their top women executives. Visit…

… areas of IT, Clean-Tech, Life Sciences and Medicine. Current and would-be venture capitalists would gain ground-floor exposure to some of Israel's most exciting innovations and Technion's Technology…

…. A majority of the classes took place in the heart of Jerusalem's Old City, with a perfect view of the Kotel. Graduates of Hasbara Fellowships are required to complete two semesters of advocacy and…

… for midterms and anxiously awaiting spring break. Unfortunately, many students Israel Advocate Visits FJA I WHERE: Home of Lisa and Hannan Lis. 28619 Oakcrest Ct. Farmington Hills, MI FOR MORE…

… Lazarus to Frankel Jewish Academy 16 March 15 . 2012 across the country have been distracted from their studies because of Israel Apartheid Week, a weeklong campus campaign providing false information…

… than 200 Frankel Jewish Academy students, stressing the impor- tance of understanding how the media can distort the truth of a story. By shar- ing slides of cropped photos and aggres- sively worded…

…. Hillel's Shabbat dinner consisted of traditional Israeli food such as falafel, pita and hummus, all catered by Kalamazoo Chabad. Israel Peace Week was a huge hit at Western, and I look forward to next year…

… step in the right direction for peace initia- tives on campus. To get involved or learn more about Israel programming at Western Michigan University, email caryn.b.zeitlin@wmich.edu . FOR Eli REY I…

… and TUNA FISH, and try delicious Hills is a junior at Western Michigan University studying public law and non- SEASON MOROCCAN FISH MEATBALLS, a Mediterranean treat. Serve as a hors d'oeuvre and over…

…days for students to attend programs, learn the facts and be inspired to become future leaders. The kickoff event was StandWithUs' Israeli Soldiers Speak Out Tour sponsored by Hillel@ WMU and…

… Outspoken (a LGBT student organization). This event attracted more than 70 students interested in learning about Israel's democracy through dia- logue with soldiers of the Israel Defense Forces. The two…

… soldiers spoke about their experiences as well as gay rights within the IDF and brought a human face to a national army. Students energized by the stories and commitment of the soldiers braved the cold…

… seemed receptive to our cause and were interested in getting involved. Hillel hosted an Israel social event called HeBREW night at a local bar. Hillel members learned Hebrew pickup lines and Israel trivia…

…'s activities. The WMU community was welcoming to Israel Peace Week and attended programs. The support of the community is fundamental to the success of our programs and cam- paigns. Israel Peace Week was a big…

… SA SEASON A TIME FOR SEASON SARDINES A TIME FOR SEASON TUNA FISH A TIME - FOR SOMETHING NEW.... SEASON MOROCCAN FISH MEATBALLS. ❑ Caryn Brooke Zeitlin, 20, of Farmington Enjoy SEASON SARDINES…

… noodles or pilaf. profit. about the power that is theirs by virtue of their Facebook pages and other social media. Students in Linda Baruch's Israel Advocacy class have been assigned projects using social…

… displaying Passover products and resources. 7 pm. Keynote presentation by Dr. Robert Harris of JTS followed by breakout sessions with local JTS alumni. At Hillel Day School, 32200 Middlebelt, Farmington Hills…

… of media and art studies at WSU, for an inter- active talk, "Immigration and Michigan's Future," at Cong. Shaarey Zedek, Southfield. Free. RSVP, please: Martha Goldberg, 248- 357-5544 or mgoldberg…

… DVD lectures by Prof. Gary Rendsburg of Rutgers University at Congregation Beth Ahm, West Bloomfield. Information: Nancy Kaplan (248) 737-1931 or nancyellen879@att.net . ANN ARBOR SCHOLAR 6 pm Friday…

… Gaskow-Green the Victory Team r= ;IN v, • MICHIGAN Interact iv tertainmen for kid TUESDAY, MARCH 20 1 pm. See the movie Bubbe Meises - Bubbe Stories with Ellen Gould at Oak Park JCC. $1. 248…

… for Passover, Cong. Beth Shalom in Oak Park will host a kosher wine tasting party at the home of Nancy Glen and Ralph McDowell, 8561 Hendrie, Huntington Woods. $18 per person; $30 per couple. RSVP by…

…:30 pm. Institute for Retired Professionals hosts Prof. Robin Boyle on "A Framework for the Future of Detroit" at West Bloomfield JCC. IRP members are free; non-IRP members are $3. Free valet parking…

…. Information: Sharon, slevine@jccdet.org or 248-967-4030, ext. 2018. - TASTE THE WINE - Lake Road • North of Mapk ` - BUBBIE MOVIE RC CIEEM WEST BLOOMFIELD • MAKE A MOSAIC 12:30 3:00 pm. Create glass…

… Karen Davis by March 16: 248-357-5544, ext. 60, or kdavis@shaareyzedek.org PASSOVER FAIR 6:15 pm. Jewish Theological Seminary and the Michigan Rabbinical Assembly Passover Fair host local vendors…

…. Free. Give box of matzah or donate to Yad Ezra. Information: 248-258-0055 - Will put on a remarkable Ventriloquism & Variety show! vf(1,•If4Lt- to( ,,,.• . Yt 10 am. Join Dr. Hayg Oshagan, director…

…. Beth Israel Congregation of Ann Arbor hosts Chazzan Henry Rosenblum as its Scholar in Residence. Service, din- ner and lecture on "Synagogue Music as we Know It: How it all Began." For dinner RSVP: 734…

… please. Offer valid now through April 21, 2012. Deb&ised- 1435 Randolph St. • Detroit • 313.962.4180 (Located in Paradise Valley) This spring break, the Hillels of Michigan celebrated Shabbat in the…

…-year-old senior at Michigan State University, cut his teeth as an intern at the company during the summers and remains involved part-time during the school year. Next year, he'll be the full-time general…

… company with Andrew Luckoff, the son of a childhood friend from Huntington Woods. The Gray and Luckoff families brainstormed new uses for the Fathead product and came up with BodyPartChart. Luck- off, a 21…

… traditional anatomy charts, but also has signage applications, he says. A removable, reusable, professional- looking Fathead could take the place of an 8Y2-by-11-inch sheet of paper indicating a patient's latex…

… its "most preferred hospital" status. It can also put images and signs in unusual places — like the ceiling of a dentist's office or a glass panel. "Everything on the wall could be Fathead material…

…," explains Luckoff. "I have a lot of confidence in the company." The medical field is showing its confidence with continued sales growth. Gray says BodyPartChart's sales tripled from 2010 to 2011, and are…

… and better. We also offer Spanish Paella, Lobster Trio, Stuffed Atlantic Salmon, Herb Crusted Rack of Lamb, Fillet Mignon and Chef Leonardo's famed Lobster Mac & Cheese. Join us for lunch, dinner or…

… Sunday brunch, and see for yourself why The Detroit Seafood Market continues to win rave reviews from the food critics and the locals alike. "ONE OF THE MOST ATTRACTIVE RESTAURANTS IN DOWNTOWN DETROIT…

…, AND WITH A MENU TO MATCH." Molly Abraham, Detroit News "MANY FOLKS STILL LOOK BACK WISTFULLY ON THOSE GLORY DAYS OF JOE MUER SEAFOOD IN DETROIT, AND WITH GOOD REASON...(THE) DETROIT SEAFOOD MARKET CAN…

… FILL THE SEEMINGLY LACKING VOID OF THIS FINE SEAFOOD DINING INSTITUTION." sure — orders have already come from Canada and Malaysia — and adds markets, like schools and medical supply companies. Brain…

… Palestine. The goal is to expand these agreements to include exchanges of faculty, medical residents and other health-care professionals. www.facebook.com/hmdetroit Contact us 313-577-3459 Email hilleled…

…www.hillel-detroitorg Based at Wayne State University Building community for Jewish college students M d schoo s nds stud nts to ista By Matt Lockwood complete rotations in specialties…

… Rambam Health Care Campus, which is affiliated with the medical school at the Technion- Israel Institute of Technology. Their time in Israel began a student medical exchange program finalized in November…

… 2011. "It's an important trip because these students are our initial ambassadors," says William Lyman, professor and associate chairman of pediatrics and director of the Children's Research Center of…

… Michigan. After getting the students settled, Lyman will continue to develop WSU educational and research initiatives in the region. The students are Amer Afaneh, Rebecca Kornas, William Nettleton, Evan…

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… Public Health Sciences, were also part of the WSU team that traveled to Israel and Palestine to solidify the agreements. Another group of WSU students will train in Jerusalem this spring. "There are…

… multiple advantages for the students," Lyman says. "Clinically, they get to see a different way of practicing medicine. As future practitioners, it exposes them to how nationalized health care can work in…

… an efficient way. And they will become better educated in the application of patient/family- centered care for patients from that part of the world, as many of the patients we serve here have their…

… University to offer a powerful academic experience along with service opportunities, leadership programming and travel. Beyond applicants can choose between a five-month and a nine-month experience, both of…

… which are eligible for an automatic Masa scholarship of $1,000, with up to $3,000 more being available based on financial need. With Tel Aviv University serving as the pro- gram's home base, participants…

… t Michigan 6 November 15 • 2012 Synagogues Participate In Twinning Sabbath Kol Ami in West Bloomfield and the Isaac Agree Downtown Synagogue in Detroit will participate in the national Muslim and…

… Jewish Twinning Sabbath, Nov. 16-17. Temple Kol Rabbi Ernst Ami will honor the Conrad memory of the late Rabbi Ernst J. Conrad, its founding rabbi, over the weekend in conjunction with the Muslim Unity…

… Center of Bloomfield Hills. Beginning on Friday, Nov. 16, with Shabbat worship at 7:30 p.m. at the synagogue, Kol Ami will celebrate Rabbi Conrad's commitment to interfaith dia- logue. The service will be…

… followed by a discussion of Jewish and Muslim sacred texts, co-sponsored by the Foundation for Ethnic Understanding. A special concert highlighting the themes of brotherhood, justice and peace, which were so…

… Sunday, Nov. 18, in the after- noon. Members of the Downtown Synagogue will join with members of the Muslim Center of Detroit for worship, discus- sion, fellowship and education about religious practices…

…, the Farmington Hills shul's director of congregational learn- ing. Melissa Ser Participants will learn Hebrew by Contributing Editors JN DETROIT JEWISH NEWS frontlines theJEWISHNEWS.com speaking…

… Israel Experience BBYO launched a new pre-college, gap- year program in Israel called Beyond (www.beyondyear.org). Beyond is BBYO's first gap-year offering amongst its fast-growing menu of Israel experi…

…- ences offered under its Passport brand. The program brings together four significant partners, including Authentic Israel, Hillel: The Foundation for Jewish Campus Life, Masa Israel Journey and Tel Aviv…

… Eastern Michigan University professor of history and director of the Gear Up Program. EMU ADVERTISEMENT 1779170 18 November 15 • 2012 I Jackie Headapohl Managing Editor T he percentage of American…

… as the lead singer. Matisyahu performed Nov. 8 at Ann Arbor's Blind Pig in a concert sponsored by Hillel at EMU, UM Hillel, and the Blind Pig. For those who have never heard one of Matisyahu's tracks…

…metro Music superstar Matisyahu turned to Judaism to turn life around The Jewish Vote Jewish Republicans increase ranks, but majority of Jews vote for Obama. By Russ Olwell Matisyahu, born…

… Matthew Miller, experienced a troubled adolescence and dropped out of high school. He soon entered the drug scene as a rebellion against his upbringing. But, at age 16, he turned to Judaism as a way of…

…, the group's blend of reggae, electronic and dance music will come as a revelation. It blends many different musical traditions, but retains a focus on the themes of Judaism that make it unique. "All of…

… quill of the soul. Music taps into a very deep place and speaks to us in a way that regular words can't." Matisyahu is touring in support of his most recent recording, "Spark Seeker." "While it's true at…

… one point it would've been pretty accurate to describe me as Hasidic reggae, for most of my career my music has been a blend, a mixture," he said. Matisyahu's early work drew its inspiration from such…

… traditional sounds with futuristic electro beats, rapping with singing, songs of the spirit with songs of the body. "Spark Seeker digs for truth and meaning and is willing to let go of everything to find it…

… Jews who voted Republican this election ticked up com- pared with 2008, but the overwhelming majority of American Jews, 69 percent according to a CNN exit poll, gave their vote to President Barack Obama…

…. Still, the president's Jewish support eroded nearly 10 points from the 78 percent of the Jewish vote he garnered in 2008. Do those results mean a substantial drop in Jewish support for Obama? National…

… performs at CMSD concert. I Suzanne Chessler Contributing Writer M embers of the Linden String Quartet are going public — locally. Last year, they were in Michigan for school performances and a private…

… concert under the sponsorship of the Chamber Music Society of Detroit. This year, they will be returning for more school performances under the sponsorship of the CMSD as well as a concert open to the…

… in a phone conversation. "The early Beethoven work (String Quartet in C minor, Op.18, No. 4) we're performing is perhaps one of the most popular string quartets in C minor. "I think it's really…

…. Among recent achievements has been winning the 2010 Concert Artists Guild Competition, the mission of which is to discover, nurture and promote young musicians. "The four of us came together because we…

… all loved string quartets and decided to give it a shot:' says Umansky, who earned his bachelor's and a master's degree at the Cleveland Institute of Music. "We enjoyed each other's company and admired…

… each other's musicianship:' Umansky's interest in music builds on the careers of his parents, Polina Umansky, cellist with the Lafayette Symphony Orchestra in Indiana and Owensboro Symphony Orchestra in…

… Kentucky, and Konstantin Umansky, violinist with the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra. "Music was always in my ears, and I was drawn to the sound of the cello:' Felix Umansky says. "There was something that…

… is incredible, and it's such an intimate medium:' The Linden cellist, now living in Cleveland, grew up in Indianapolis where he attended temple services. He was involved with the Hillel Foundation when…

… single. "We'll be doing those the week leading up to our performance. "Outreach is an incredibly important aspect of performance. We learn a lot about ourselves and our playing, and it can attract…

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… State University and Hillel Day School of Metropolitan Detroit will take a fresh look at the complexities of Judaism in a series of lectures by WSU Professor Howard Lupovitch. Howard "Living a Jewish…

… Lupovitch Life in the 21st Century: New Challenges, New Opportunities" will coincide with the ongoing celebration of Hillel's new school facility. The Wednesday series begins Jan. 21 with "The Menu of Judaism…

… problem: We are at war with people who cannot be appeased because they hate us for who we are. Eugene Greenstein president Zionist Organization of America-Michigan Region ("Activism, Not Slacktivism…

… the authority of the past. Learning, discussion and debate, Lupovitch says, will ensure that Judaism will remain relevant and dynamic. Lectures will all begin at 7 p.m. in the mercaz (center) at Hillel…

… than 20 percent of Israel's population. Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi spoke on New Year's Day at Al-Azhar University to Muslim cler- ics and academics and to the world. El-Sisi recognized the…

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… the name of Islam. They did so notwith- standing tolerant immigration and generous social welfare policies that have resulted in a 10 percent Muslim population in France. Tolerance and generosity are…

… not antidotes for radical Islam. Islamists hate the West — not for what it does, but for what it is: the domain of non- believers. Among the Iranian mullahs, the U.S. is the Great Satan and Israel is…

…: What Do We Do? What Do We Believe?" Subsequent lectures are on Feb. 11 ren and nonbelievers — all who do not submit to their brands of totali- tarian Islam. In particular, the Hamas charter calls for…

…-related issues: University of Michigan Hillel (734) 769-0500 www.michiganhillel.org Michigan State University Hillel (517) 332-1916 www.msuhillel.org Hillel Detroit (313) 577-3459 www.hillel-detroit.org Visit…

… the University of Michigan, including the dean of students, the head of Greek life (fraternities and sororities), professors and health edu- cators. The group will continue to develop strategies for…

… reported incidents involv- ing heroin that occurred between April and Art * October of 2014; four of which resulted in death. Other suburbs in Michigan and across the country report similar Michael…

…. The event is open to the public and sponsored by the Greater West Bloomfield Community Andrew and Josh Levine Resources For Help Friendship House (a program of Friendship Circle of Michigan) 6894 W…

… education, infor- mation and resources for the preven- tion of substance abuse) www.achconline.com (248) 515-9628 Campus Hillel organizations provide resources and referrals for drug and alcohol…

… www.hillel.org for a complete list of campus Hillel locations Operation Medicine Cabinet ("no questions asked" disposal of unused prescription drugs at multiple loca- tions) Oakland County Sheriff…

….S. Department of Justice, the high level of heroin use and trafficking is caused, in part, by users substituting heroin for prescription opioids such as oxycodone. Heroin is more readily available and less costly…

… illegal channels become too expensive. While one tablet of oxycodone can sell for as much as $80 on the street, a dose of heroin can be obtained for about $10. According to Sheriff Michael Bouchard of…

…'s someone in the ER with some kind of addiction issue Feld said. Buckner is determined to increase awareness about the dangers of binge drinking, includ- ing combining prescription drugs such as Adderall…

… combatting the risks of binge drinking and illegal drug use on campus. "I want the students to be part of it:' said Buckner, "to finally say 'enough is enough: It's not about abstinence; it's about responsi…

… Your Own Midlife as a dentist and Belle ran his office. Makeover." For nine years, they were in a carpool Beth Greenapple of Southfield, a from Windsor to Hillel Day School in freelance writer, met Kohen…

… property man- Valley Community College and got agement firm. licensed as a dental hygienist. She met her husband, Jerry, at the University New Career Move of Detroit dental clinic when he was A few years ago…

…, what will make their life meaningful. Ill. where hers chief of the dental ser- In 2011, she took a one-week inten- sive course at "Coach University" in vice at a veterans' hospital. Kohen Florida, became…

… new nickname, the Original Female Silver Fox. Not that she's been twiddling her thumbs waiting for inspira- tion to strike. A mother of two and grand- mother of five (with another due in April), Kohen…

… Belle Kohen teaches women to "unleash magazine publisher and coor- their bold." dinator of women's empower- ment retreats — and the living embodiment of her own maxim, She briefly owned a Petland store…

… certified as a life coach, commutes between Illinois and West Bloomfield. In Michigan, she lives and started counseling clients. She developed a website, www.coachbelle. with her Havanese puppy, Minnie, in a…

…-members. Information: Katie Fried, kfried@bbyo.org or 248-432- 5685. - - SUNDAY, JAN. 25 YOUNG ADULT SKIING 3 10 pm. "Chill on the Hill" is a ski out- ing sponsored by Hillel of Metro Detroit. Schedule of campus…

… and community pro- grams through April is on HMD website: www.hillel-detroit.org . RSVP: hillel@wayne. edu or 313-577-3459. MIA FARROW TO SPEAK 11:30 am. Circle of Friends Luncheon will raise funds…

… their memories for posterity. New four-week series through Feb.12 is open to members of the Jewish Historical Society of Michigan. At Temple Beth El in Bloomfield Twp. $55. RSVP: 248- 432-5517. - WOMEN…

…-978-6664. MONDAY, JAN. 26 6 7 pm. Program outlines 16-session course, "My Choice ... My Health," start- ing Feb.11. Both presented by National Kidney Foundation of Michigan. At Henry Ford Hospital, 6773 W. Maple in…

… IN THE TALMUD 8 pm. Cohn-Haddow Center for Judaic Studies presents Professor Lynn Kaye of Ohio State University. She will lecture on "Women as Extra-Legal Role Models in the Talmud." At Akiva Hebrew…

…. Irish, bluegrass and American folk music in group's trademark, four-part harmony. Fundraiser for Groves High School Class of 2015 All-Night Party. At Groves' Little Theater, 20500 W.13 Mile, Beverly Hills…

…. Admission: $5 per per- son. Information/registration: Julie, jrolnick@ tbeonline.org or 248-851-1100, ext. 3143. USY KABBALAT SHABBAT 6 pm. Cong. Beth Shalom of Oak Park will host Motor City USY, who will…

…@hfhs.org or 248-325-3890. - FILM TO REMEMBER Various times. The Sundance Festival award-winning film, Watchers of the Sky, will be shown as part of the Holocaust Memorial Center's (HMC) annual International…

…, 28123 Orchard Lake Road in Farmington Hills; 7-9 pm, Jewish Community Center of Greater Ann Arbor, 2935 Birch Hollow Drive. Free; donations welcome. 248-553- 2400. - - FAMILY HAVDALAH 5:30 6:30 pm…

…, JAN. 28 - WEDNESDAY, JAN. 21 '2GS' SUPPORT GROUP 6 7:30 pm. Bi-weekly sessions will help participants explore issues of growing up as children of Holocaust survivors as well as coping with their…

… public showing of Eastern Corridor, facilitated by Olga Gershenson of University of Massachusetts-Amherst. At University of Michigan Museum of Art, Stern Auditorium, 525 S. State, in Ann Arbor. Information…

…: www.lsa.umich. edu/judaic/events or 734-763-9047. presents Kisses to the Children with facilitator/film- maker Vassilis Loules. At University of Michigan, Chemistry Building, 930 University Ave., Room…

… BRUNCH Oct. 25. Hillel of Metro Detroit hosts a Future of Israel Brunch. Address provided with RSVP. Information: Neil, 313-577-3459. SOVIET JEWS IN WWII 1:30-5 pm, Oct. 25. Frankel Center for Judaic…

… Shere leads Social Justice Book Group with Prof. Tara Hayes of Oakland University as facilitator. At Adat Shalom Synagogue in Farmington Hills. Next two meetings are Nov. 23 and Jan. 25. Free. RSVP or to…

…, Massachusetts. An English Literature major at Yeshiva University, Miriam spent her summer creating curricula for a teaching conference at the Walden Woods Project, a nonprofit that preserves the legacy of Henry…

… 1210 in Ann Arbor. Information: www.lsa.umich.edu/ judaic/events or 734-763-9047. WOMEN & CHALLAH 7-10 pm, Oct. 22. The Great Big Challah Bake Detroit is a community-wide celebration of the Shabbos…

… Shalom Synagogue in Farmington Hills. Co-sponsors are Adat Shalom's Israel Advocacy Committee, StandWithUs Michigan, Jewish Community Relations Council, Hadassah's Israel Focus Group and Zionist…

… Organization of America. Free. Information: Jodi, 248-851-5100. 7 pm, Oct. 26. Discussion of The Sixth Extinction by Elizabeth Kolbert will focus on the environment and agricultural practices. Rabbi Rachel…

… got a taste for Repair the World volunteer- ing through Hillel at Michigan State at our Destination Detroit program. Now, a second-year team leader, she coordinates service opportunities for the…

… their Plum Street Market Garden and — if you were there then and remember now — tell him about the Plum Street of yesteryear. Ellie Farber. Ellie rounds out the Michigan alumni and represents the Grosse…

… residents of Freedom House. Aryeh Perlman. Aryeh played an Oompa Loompa in the first off- Broadway production of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Having grown up in Ann Arbor and gone to the University of…

… endeavored upon this new century with cautious optimism and an uneven attention span. Sometimes it’s hard carrying the banner for a generation of 80 million Americans. On Jan. 2, 2000, when it was still not…

… clear whether Y2K would turn our appliances against us, I was featured in the Detroit Free Press as one of the “Faces of the 21st Century” and quoted as saying “I don’t like this impersonal internet…

…, email stuff.” Fortunately, some of my fellow mil- lennials, the Repair the World Fellows — 20-somethings who occasionally look at me like I’m danc- ing the Charleston, whatever that is — keep pushing me…

…, themselves and those around them to be the change they wish to Ben Falik see in Detroit. Most of the work I’ve gotten (taken?) credit for over the past few years has actually been done by the Repair the World…

… Fellows, who live and serve together for a year, wrestling with the disrepair of the world around them and activating people from all walks of life to pursue education and food justice. Ironic as it may…

… seem — a group of Jewish young adults living together in the rectory of a former Lithuanian church in the heart of a Latino neigh- borhood in the southwest corner of a black city — the Fellows have built…

… Jewish Stars. Get some face time with medical specialists at a GILENYA ® event 2. They are here to recruit you — Yes, you! — to make service a defining part of Jewish Detroit … Alyah Al-Azem. Alyah first…

… University, University of Detroit Mercy and University of Michigan-Dearborn) remain in the area, our success is vital to the future of the Detroit Jewish community. Hillel of Metro Detroit is one of many…

…. This does not hap- pen overnight; it’s a journey. At Hillel of Metro Detroit, we invest our energy and resources into this three-step process: establish- ing a connection with our students, igniting a…

… spark and then working to make the fire sustainable. The work is complicated, but the impact of our successes is significant. Each year, Hillel of Metro Detroit engages more than 1,000 students through…

… organizations working diligent- ly to engage the millennial generation Jewishly. Our combined efforts must succeed for the sake of our commu- nity’s future. * Miriam Starkman is executive director of Hillel of…

… in addition to our ongoing campus programming. Because 75 percent of the students who attend our schools (Wayne State University, Oakland University, Oakland Community College, Lawrence Technological…

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… them through some of life’s big deci- sions. We need to peel back the layers of Judaism so that they can see its applicability as they move forward. MEANINGFUL It’s great if we are providing acces…

…- sible and relevant connections to Jewish life, but in order for it to last, the experiences must be meaningful. Only by getting to a point of depth in Jewish content will we be able to grow Jewish roots…

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…,” rather than “com- What does it mean to be committed mandments” or “good deeds.” to remembering? Why remember a As Arnold Eisen, chancellor of tragedy like Amalek’s attack in the des- Jewish Theological…

… Seminary in ert? I think being committed New York, has explored, many to remembering means we modern Jews commit their can learn from tragedies of time, energy and lives to creat- the past, big or small. ing…

… to the ways of parents or We can demonstrate our grandparents.” commitment to living a life informed We are diverse in our reasons for liv- by our Jewish values by remember- ing committed Jewish lives…

…. ing our mistakes, learning from our Parshat Ki Tetze ends with the mistakes and, in so doing, improving mitzvah to remember a tragedy — our lives and the lives of the people we Amalek’s surprise attack…

…’s football season — I Explore more of Arnold Eisen’s love sports, the art of the team work- writings and the source for the quote ing together striving for perfection. in this dvar Torah at his blog: blog…

…. Sports can display human great- jtsa.edu/chancellor-eisen/2011/07/05/ ness. And the culture surrounding mitzvah. sports can display some of the saddest aspects of humanity. Working on a col- Davey Rosen is…

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… graduated from Michigan State University. An October wedding is planned. Ran-Schram K im and Walter Schram of West Bloomfield, together with Rhonda and Gary Ran of Bloomfield Hills, are thrilled to…

… Arlene Victor. Robert is an eighth-grader at Hillel Day School of Metropolitan Detroit in Farmington Hills. He volunteers at Friendship Circle in West Bloomfield. t6TFPG.PHFO$MBNQ t…

… World of Domestic Terrorism West Bloomfi eld, MI Charles R. Young, a local author from West Bloomfi eld, Michigan, has just published his novel, Day of Reckoning to rave reviews. The fi ctional story, fi…

… announce the engagement of their children Jodie Renee and Matthew Adam. Jodie is an early childhood teacher at Hillel Day School of Metropolitan Detroit in Farmington Hills. Matthew is employed as a…

…life cycles » CANTOR SAMUEL GREENBAUM B’nai Mitzvah from page 51 — Certified Mohel — Answering all of your anesthetic & aftercare needs. Skill, Sensitivity and Tradition come together to create…

… physician Jack Aidan Turpen, son of Dr. Stephanie Turpen and Jeremy Turpen, will read from the Torah as he becomes a bar mitz- vah at Temple Israel in West Bloomfield on Turpen Saturday, Sept. 17. Sharing in…

… his sim- chah will be his proud grandparents Sharon and Dr. Donald Borsand, and Suzanne Turpen. Jack is also the grand- child of the late Mark Turpen. Jack is a student at Abbott Middle School in West…

… Bloomfield. He found taking part in Operation Angel Haven, where he packed holiday boxes full of hygiene products, clothing and toys for the poverty-stricken people of the Appalachian mountains. Robert Rogers…

… Victor (Chanan Chaim Lazer), son of Kelly and David Victor, will be called to the Torah as a bar mitzvah at Congregation Victor Shaarey Zedek in Southfield on Saturday, Sept. 17. Participating in the…

… service will be Robert’s brothers, George and Jack, and his sister, Adin. Proud grandparents are Frances and Ronald Rogers, and Marilyn Victor. He is also the grandson of the late Steven Victor and the late…

… Zedek at the time. She had been part of a CSA while living in New York and Boston before moving to Michigan and wanted to bring the concept and experience to Metro Detroit. Over the years, dozens of local…

… along with Yad Ezra, Camp Tamarack and Hillel Day School. Several other local organizations are in the first year of participa- tion. On top of everything, Gutman is also the director of the Jewish Food…

… with Scott Straus, Professor of Political Science at the University of Wisconsin- Madison. Scott is the author of Fundamentals of Genocide and Mass Atrocity Prevention, and sits on the Council of the U…

…WEDNESDAY, JUNE 28 AT 7 P.M. The Promise of Never Again: Where are We Today and What Can Be Done? Featuring Guest Speaker Professor Scott Straus L earn about the progress to prevent genocide…

… of West Bloomfield with their children Jonah, 7, Eli, 10, and Kayla, 5. produce are not enough to replace a trip to the supermarket for her family of five, the fresh food is a welcome addition. “I…

… required by June 25 to Laura Williams at 248.536.9605 or rsvp@holocaustcenter.org Q Refreshments to follow Community Partners: RWANDAN-AMERICAN COMMUNITY OF MIDWEST Armenian Genocide Education Committee…

… HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL CENTER ZEKELMAN FAMILY CAMPUS ‘GREENIFYING’ JEWISH DETROIT The farm share program first began in 2014. Gutman, a veg- etarian, was assistant director of education and youth at Shaarey…

… families have partici- pated. Gutman now works full time at Hazon and is focused on the larger mission of “greenifying” Jewish Detroit. “We’re part of a national campaign to green Jewish organi- zations…

… through the Hazon Seal of Sustainability program,” she says. “The seal certifies that a Jewish organization has met a set of criteria marking it as a good world citizen with regard to its food and…

… environmental practices, treatment of animals and impact on climate change.” So far, Shaarey Zedek, Congregation Shir Tikvah and Adat Shalom Synagogue are involved in the two-year process to receive the seal…

… and age? He must have been living right. There were two other small items of good news. After 15 years of service to the University of Michigan, it was announced that Hillel would have its own house on…

… curated by the Jewish Historical Society of Michigan. …

…looking back Summer of 1936! Fresh Air Camp counselors Evelyn, Adele, Esther, Bluma, Margie and Becky finish cleaning out Dorm I in Brighton before heading home for the summer. • This photograph is…

… just one of 145 photographs taken from 1936-1941 at Fresh Air Camp, from the Marjorie Mitshkun Acker Photograph Collection, courtesy Leonard N. Simons Jewish Community Archives. From the DJN Davidson…

… Digital Archive I t seems, while looking for stories 75 years ago from the JN for my columns, I often write about the war and the crisis for Jews in Europe. This week, the June 19, 1942, issue of the JN…

… had this headline: “60,000 Vilna Jews Massacred by Nazis.” There was also a sub-headline on the front page that read: “Nazis Renew Mass Murder of Jews in Germany.” The enormity of the atrocities against…

… Jews, now known as the Holocaust, or the Shoah in Hebrew, was certainly becoming clear in the Jewish News by 1942. Nearly every issue that year had stories like those above, but a mas- sacre of 60…

…,000 was still particularly striking at that time. It is sad to think this only rep- resents about 1 percent or less of the total number of Jews murdered in the Holocaust. Mike Smith Once past the disturbing…

… headlines, the Detroit Jewish News Foundation Archivist front page had another interesting piece 58 June 15 • 2017 jn about the annual Memorial Day parade in New York City. It showed a photo of the New…

… campus. In another article, the Jewish Community Council passed a resolution officially welcoming the Jewish Theater Guild of Detroit. This was one of the ancestors of our current Jewish Ensemble Theater…

… Jewish Academy, one at Hillel Day School, and one at Farber Hebrew Day School-Yeshivat Akiva,” Kleinfeldt said. “He will touch the lives of my children and many others to enhance Detroit’s Jewish future…

… at Yeshivas Brisk in Chicago and from Yeshiva University in New York, announced his resignation at the end of this academic year as president of Yeshivat Chovevei Torah (YCT), a Modern Orthodox…

… was a Rhodes Scholar and earned a master’s in philoso- phy from the University of Oxford in medieval Arab thought. MOVING TO DETROIT “I am excited that Rachel, our four children and I will be making…

… civil discourse — and to lead a new Modern Orthodox synagogue. Congregation Etz Chaim was originated by a group of Huntington Woods residents who say they are responding to the growth of shomer Shabbat…

… (Shabbat- observant) families in their neighborhood. They also say they didn’t want to miss the opportunity to secure a scholar of Lopatin’s caliber. And, some in the growing congregation already have a…

… have seen similar growth. A shomer Shabbat population of only a handful of families 15 years ago now is approaching 100 families, with many moving to our community from other states.” Lopatin is no…

… stranger to Detroit. His wife, Rachel, is the daughter of Warren and the late Charlotte Tessler of West Bloomfield. She got to know Lopatin in Chicago, where she was program director at Conservative Anshe…

… Emet Synagogue and he was rabbi of Modern Orthodox Anshe Shalom B’nai Israel. Both are Wexner Fellows. Lopatin, 53, who holds ordinations from the esteemed late Talmudic scholar Rabbi Ahron Soloveichik…

… rabbinical school in Riverdale, N.Y., where he has served since 2013. He succeeded the yeshivah’s founder Rabbi Avi Weiss, known as a maverick who rocked the Orthodox world with his concept of Open Orthodoxy…

…, a liberal alterna- tive to Modern Orthodoxy that includes women’s ritual roles in the synagogue, a broad concern and inclusivity for all Jews, and a perspective of Halachah ( Jewish law) that is open…

… Frankel Center for Judaic Participants are not limited to one Studies at the University of Michigan, track. the Cohn-Haddow Center for Judaic The registration fee includes a Studies at WSU, Hillel of Metro…

… 10, Limmud Michigan and The Well Birnholtz of Sylvan Lake, who chairs will present an evening with Hanan the steering committee with Mira Harchol at the Office Coffee Shop, 402 Sussman of Ann Arbor. S…

… Detroit kosher box lunch from Dish Kosher and Michigan Hillel. Major donors Catering. include the Farber Family Foundation, About 600 people attended last the William Davidson Foundation, year’s Limmud, and…

…in the Limmud 2018 Jewish learning program offers many topic options and guest speakers. BARBARA LEWIS CONTRIBUTING WRITER R The JN is accepting submissions from readers of photos of simchahs…

… your high-resolution photo to jheadapohl@renmedia.us by March 12. Please identify the names of the people pictured, the kind of simchah it was and where and when it happened. Any questions? Call (248…

…) 351-5110. 18 February 15 • 2018 jn egistration is open for ABOVE: Hanan homes in California and Israel. Limmud Michigan, He will discuss how to have Harchol will use animated an annual exploration…

… inter-generational discussions and celebration of all things videos to present about Israel that don’t end in Jewish values. shouting or grim silence. Jewish. The Sunday, March 11, Other out-of…

… who will talk about the Jews 10 a.m.-5 p.m. of Italy, and Hanan Harchol, Limmud is aimed at peo- sponsored by the Covenant ple of all ages, all strata of Foundation. Jewish practice and all levels…

… Stefanie Harchol, a New York-based of Jewish education. artist, animator, filmmaker and Siegmund “One young participant classical guitarist, uses ani- told me she likes Limmud because she mated videos to…

…. Lafayette, Royal Oak. The event is Participants can choose from 10 free and open to all. presentations during each of six Most of Limmud’s local presenters sessions on topics including arts are well known in…

… West Bloomfield is a junior at the University of Michigan. She also serves as chair of the U-M Hillel Governing Board. …

…-Semitism, such as drawing swastikas and imposing restric- tions on Jewish people, but they still exist today, too. This past semester at the University of Michigan, a divestment resolution narrowly passed our…

… lack of awareness, the U-M Hillel (of which I am chair of the Governing Board) worked on bringing an educator to campus who could train stu- dents to identify anti-Semitism and develop the skills to…

… respond. “We wanted to give Jewish students the tools to identify moments of anti-Semitism and to approach their peers from a place of compassion,” said Tilly Shames, U-M Hillel executive director. “We also…

…. After hearing of a new anti-Israel event about Richard Spencer’s praise for Israel as a ‘white nationalist’ state, several students who attended the training wrote an article for the Michigan Daily…

… at Michigan State University Hillel. “In November, we take Holocaust survivors to Ann Arbor for the SHARE Luncheon, sponsored through University of Michigan Hillel,” Silow said. Survivors celebrate…

… Purim and Chanukah with Farber Hebrew Day School students. With the help of sponsors, Silow initi- ated “Portraits of Honor: Our Michigan Holocaust Survivors.” The project is a source of pride for local…

… families. He has known all of them for his whole adult life. Not many of us can say that,” said Rene Lichtman, founder of Hidden Children of Michigan. “Charley is a wonderful person,” said sur- vivor Michael…

… Ph.D. in clinical psychol- ogy at the University of Detroit. FINDING HIS LIFE’S PURPOSE Silow found his life’s purpose writing his dissertation on the psychological adjust- ment of Holocaust…

…jews d in the “Charley works for the survivors and for their families. He has known all of them for his whole adult life. Not many of us can say that.” — RENE LICHTMAN continued from page 10 TOP…

…: Local survivors Rae Nachbar and Sabina Heller. ABOVE: Renee Fein and Charley Silow both staff the Program for Holocaust Survivors and Families. How To Go “Concert of Hope & Unity,” 7 p.m. Monday, March…

… 19, is the annual fundraiser benefiting the Program for Holocaust Survivors and Families, a service of Jewish Senior Life. PHSF founding director Dr. Charles Silow will be honored for his work with the…

… Holocaust survivor community at this 25th anniversary program. Performers will include Hazzan David Propis, Cliff Monear Trio, Larry Callahan & Selected of God Gospel Choir as well as additional musical…

… guests. At Detroit Film Theater at Detroit Institute of Arts. Free. Info: rfein@jslmi.org or (248) 592-5028. 12 March 15 • 2018 marriage she joined in Brussels. His father, Nathan Silow, fled to Russia…

… when the war broke out; he met Sara in Brussels where he had family. Turned out both were from Lodz, Poland. In 2014, their son attended 70th anniversary ceremonies for the liqui- dation of the Lodz…

… studied communications at Michigan State University, with minors in piano and dance. While in college, she put ads in the MSU State News and the Lansing State Journal offering piano lessons, and soon she…

…jews d in the All In The Family! While marking the JN’s 75th year, we also spotlight multi-generational families. A s the 75th anniversary year of the Jewish News comes to a close, we are…

… sharing the stories of a sampling of multi-generational families. In addition to these accompanying profiles, each edition of the Jewish News will include a new multi-generational family story through May 3…

… families — from all walks of life — that have helped to make Detroit one of North America’s most respected Jewish communities. Consistent with the theme of connecting our Julie Wi tt watches her children…

… Samantha and Brandon play. past, current and future generations, we are invit- ing readers to share multi-generational family photos with us, along with a brief description of those pictured. We plan on…

… utilizing many of these photos at the gala event. We also intend to digitize these photos and include them in a “photo album” that will be available through our website. Email digital photos (1mb jpgs or 600…

… dpi) to msmith@djnfoundation.org. Include names of people in all photos and what is going on. Family statements also can be emailed to msmith@ djnfoundation.org; if your photo has been snail- mailed…

… Erza Cohen. Three Generations of Mohels The Cohens of Southfield are a cut above the rest and they’re clearly used to cutting jokes as they are now three generations of mohels. It began with Rabbi…

… 40 years, Solomon circumcised thousands of Jewish baby boys in Rochester and its surrounding cities. Family lore has it he was once pulled over for speeding and, after a quick game of Jewish geogra…

… attended between 8 and 12 circumcisions per day (except Shabbat), getting more hands-on experience than most certified mohels get in their first few years of practicing. Avraham returned to Detroit as a…

….THEBIRMINGHAMTAILOR.COM 24 November 8 • 2018 jn O n Oct. 29, the University of Michigan’s Center for Middle Eastern and North African Studies (CMENAS) hosted a public teach-in about the Boycott Divestment and Sanctions…

… Pessah, who, the Michigan Daily reported, explored the difference between anti-Semitism and what he calls ‘anti-Semitizing,’ a way of equating criticism of Israel with the hatred against Jews. Another…

… does so by policy.” Michigan Hillel Executive Director Tilly Shames said Hillel’s role is to equip students with the tools to ask questions and bring up additional information Tilly Shames and to put…

… efforts into its Israel programming to educate the campus on the full diversity of Israel. She said Hillel’s Israel Fellow, Orr Viznitzer, attended the program with about 10 students who asked critical…

… this kind of “blatantly one-sided presentation” supported through uni- versity departments, but were glad they could attend to ask challenging ques- tions and bring another perspective. A Michigan Daily…

… introduction of Zionism and that Israel has stolen Palestine’s home, lands, dignity, history and heritage.” In an email to the JN, U-M spokes- person Rick Fitzgerald maintains the university is steadfast in its…

… policy of not enacting any boycott of academic institutions in Israel. “That does not mean, however, the university Rick Fitzgerald can suppress the speech or academic freedom of members of our faculty who…

… may organize events like the one focused on the BDS move- ment,” he wrote. “They are free to dis- cuss this issue or any other issue. The university does not require balance in the consideration of…

… ideas in events organized by groups of faculty, staff or students on campus, even when some of the funding for those events comes from university departments. We are not aware of a great university that…

… study at Israeli universities, written public apol- ogies from Schlissel for his Sept. 20 statement opposing a boycott of Israeli academic institutions and more. In the Oct. 31 University Record, Provost…

…Abraham Cemetery in Ferndale. Contributions may be made to Lester and Jewell Morris Hillel Jewish Center at Michigan State University or the Marilyn & Stefan Tucker Scholarship Fund at the University…

… of Michigan Law School. Arrangements by Dorfman Chapel. ANITA RUBIN, 87, of Southfield, died Nov. 4, 2018. She is survived by her son and daughter-in-law, Michael and Yaffa Rubin; daughters, Marilyn…

… devoted son of the late Max and the late Ida Spiegel; the dear brother-in-law of the late Carol Ettinger. Interment was at B’nai Israel Memorial Gardens. Contributions may be made to BBYO-Michigan Region…

…. Staller taught English to Russian immigrants and helped them gain their citizenship. She was also a Detroit Public School teacher for 39 years. Honored by the State of Michigan, she was active with Cancer…

… loving cousins, nieces, nephews, other family members and friends. Anita was the beloved wife of the late Joseph Rubin; the mother of the late Harold Rubin; the mother-in-law of the late Howard Rabotnick…

…; daughter of the late Abraham and the late Eva Feldman. Interment took place at the Beth El Memorial Park Cemetery in Livonia. Contributions may be made to a charity of one’s choice. Arrangements by Dorfman…

… Chapel. ALFRED SPIEGEL, 89, of Farmington Hills, died Nov. 7, 2018. He is survived by his wife of 61 years, Joyce Spiegel; daughters and son-in-law, Nancy Finegood, Robin and Rob Nosan, and Wendy Smith…

… of the late Bobby Spiegel; the dear father-in-law of the late Richard Smith; the proud grandfather of the late Gregg Finegood; the loving brother of the late Ruth and the late Gary Schlesinger; the…

…, Gregory Finegood Scholarship Fund, 6600 W. Maple Road, West Bloomfield, MI 48322, bbyo.org/region/michigan; or Second Step Housing-Gregg’s Place, 8105 NE Fourth Plain Road, Vancouver, WA 98662…

…, secondstephousing.org/donate-2. Arrangements by Ira Kaufman Chapel. ADELE W. STALLER, 84, of Southfield, died Nov. 5, 2018. Active with Adat Shalom Synagogue and its sisterhood, Adele was also a past president of…

… Food Bank, Oakland Distribution Center, P .O. Box 33321, Detroit, MI 48232-5321, gcfb. org; Crohn’ s & Colitis Foundation of Michigan, 25882 Orchard Lake Road, Suite 102, Farmington Hills, MI 48336…

…, ccfa.org/chapters/michigan; or to a char- ity of one’ s choice. Arrangements by Ira Kaufman Chapel. FRANCINE LOIS DISNER, 81, of West Bloomfield, died Aug. 5, 2019. She was known as “ Auntie…

… Ruzumna; adored sister of the late Tillie Silverman and Mildred Mandel. Services were held at Hebrew Memorial Chapel. Contributions may be made to Hillel Day School or a charity of one’ s choice…

…, Hillel Siegel, Malka Siegel, Shoshana Siegel and Yosef Siegel; proud great-grandmother of Chani, Rochel, Ahuva, Dina and Hadasa Wininger, Yonason, Rafi and Atara Shanet; cherished sister of Lea (late…

…, Fla., for- merly of Michigan, died Aug. 8, 2019. He was a member of the Jewish War Veterans and was active with his community at the Century 21 Mobile Home Park. Mr. Goldberg is survived by his…

… Memorial Park Cemetery in Livonia. Contributions can be made to music programs at Hospice of Michigan or Jewish Hospice & Chaplaincy Network. Arrangements by Dorfman Chapel. LOUIS GRANT, 93, of…

… up on the same block in Boston and were mar- ried for 61 years until his death in 2011. Gladys’ beautiful voice brought joy to all. After earning a bachelor of music from Boston University in 1950…

…44 August 15 • 2019 jn soul of blessed memory KATHY BARTOS, 67, of Royal Oak, died Aug. 11, 2019. She is survived by her sons, Zachary Rovinsky and Elliot Rovinsky; her for- mer husband, Robert…

… Rovinsky. She was the devoted daughter of the late Eva and the late Miklos Bartos. Interment was at Adat Shalom Memorial Park. Contributions may be made to Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Center, 4100 John…

… R, Detroit, MI 48201, giving@karmanos.org; or Jewish Senior Life, 15000 W . 10 Mile Road, Oak Park, MI 48237, jslmi.org. Arrangements by Hebrew Memorial Chapel. EVELYN BERLIN, 87, of West…