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…Moments 26 | OCTOBER 15 • 2020 Jack William Beavers, son of Andrea and David Jacobson, will lead the congregation in prayer on the occa- sion of his bar mitzvah at Temple Israel in West…

… a student at Eton Academy in Birmingham. For his most meaningful mitzvah project, Jack volunteered his time at the West Bloomfield-based Friendship Circle. Jamie Alexandra Bloom, daughter of…

… mitzvah project involved spending time helping Almost Home Animal Rescue; Jamie volunteers by tak- ing care of animals and helping find them permanent homes. She and her mom also take in foster dogs…

… and help get them adopted. Zachary Nathan Elbinger, son of Eden and Kevin Elbinger, will lead the congregation in prayer as he becomes a bar mitzvah at Temple Israel in West Bloomfield on…

… at Hillel Day School or Metropolitan Detroit in Farmington Hills. For his most meaningful mitzvah project, he made bookmarks, bag tags and wrote letters for the Project Night Night Program. This…

… program donates 30,000 nighttime pack- ages a year to homeless children ages 12 and under. Brianna Jade Kronenberg will lead the congrega- tion in prayer on the occasion of her bat mitzvah at Temple…

… Israel on Saturday, Oct. 17, 2020. She will be joined in celebration by her proud parents, Sandy and Alaina Kronenberg, and sister Ashley. Brianna is the loving grandchild of Elisa and Yale Falick…

…Corps. Evan Harrison Sachs, son of Jessica and Ken Sachs and brother of Talia, will become a bar mitzvah at Temple Beth El in Bloomfield Township on Saturday, Oct. 17, 2020. He will be joined in the cel…

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… children Danielle Brodsky and Austin Frieder. Danielle received her B.A. from the University of Michigan, and her Psy.D. from Adler University. She is a clinical psychologist at Lakeshore Psychotherapy…

… student at Hillel Day School of Metropolitan Detroit in Farmington Hills. As part of his most meaningful mitzvah project, he orga- nized a sock drive to ben- efit Common Ground, an Oakland County…

… Nanci and the late Jerry Weisman, the late Giuseppe Squarcia, and Angeline and the late Paul Sweeney, Joe is a student at Hillel Day School of Metropolitan Detroit in Farmington Hills. His most…

… meaningful mitzvah project involved orga- nizing a sock drive for Common Ground to raise awareness of its service to the community. Let Old Friends be your Michigan-Florida Connection Keyes Real…

… Group, a private practice in downtown Chicago. Austin graduated from the University of Arizona with a B.A. in regional development and history. He is the founder and CEO of Live606 Realty, a boutique…

…APRIL 15 • 2021 | 27 Brodsky-Frieder S tacy and Jeffrey Brodsky of West Bloomfield and Loren and Andrew Frieder of Cleveland, Ohio, are thrilled to announce the upcoming mar- riage of their…

… real estate firm based in Chicago. Their outdoor wedding is planned for the end of May and will be officiated by Rabbi Yonatan Dahlen of Congregation Shaarey Zedek in Southfield. Austin James…

… Squarcia, son of Lisa Squarcia, will celebrate his bar mitzvah on Friday, April 16, 2021, at Temple Israel in West Bloomfield. He will be joined in celebration by his siblings Aidan, Giuseppe “Joe…

…,” Lina, Sophia and Derrick (Anya). He is the loving grandchild of Marie and Bob Williams, and great-grandchild of Nanci and the late Jerry Weisman, and the late Giuseppe Squarcia. Austin is a…

… nonprofit which comes to the aid of those experiencing a crisis. Giuseppe “Joe” Tyler Squarcia will chant from the Torah on the occasion of his bar mitzvah on Friday, April 16, 2021, at Temple…

… Lauri and David Carey. Interment was at Beth El Memorial Park. Contributions may be made to Michigan Medicine/U-M Hospital, Julian T. Hoff, M.D. Professorship in Neurosurgery, 570678, Dept. of…

… Neurosurgery, 1500 E. Medical Center Drive, SPC 5338, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-5338; or Heart to Heart Hospice Foundation of Michigan, 30600 Telegraph Road, Suite 1131, Bingham Farms, MI 48025, htohh…

… importance of family by example and carried forward as adults. In addition to teaching school in Maryland and later in Southfield and Hillel Day School, Ruth was a devot- ed volunteer for many…

…. Interment was at Adat Shalom Memorial Park. Contributions may be directed to Jewish National Fund, 42 East 69th Street, New York, NY, 10021 www.jnf.org; Planned Parenthood of Michigan, PO Box 3673, Ann…

…. Ruth, who lived in Southfield, passed away on April 7, 2021, at the age of 73. Born in Baltimore, Md., Ruth was the old- est of three children. At the University of Maryland, she met David Marcus…

…48 | APRIL 15 • 2021 OBITUARIES OF BLESSED MEMORY SUSAN FISHMAN, 84, of West Bloomfield, died April 4, 2021. She is survived by her hus- band, Stephen N. Fishman; daughters and son…

… London. For the last 39 years, Mr. Gilbert was the beloved hus- band of Ana Gilbert. He is also survived by his daughter and son-in-law, Denise and Bill Cunningham; his nieces and nephews, Dan and…

… San Diego, Calif. His last wish was to be buried with his “brothers. ” As he always said when ending a conversation, “Roger and Out. ” LOUIS GOLDMAN, 82, of West Bloomfield, died April 8, 2021…

… Goldman and Sydney Goldman; nephew and niece, Todd and Reggie Goldman. Mr. Goldman was the beloved husband for 56 years of the late Faye Goldman; the loving brother of the late James Goldman; the…

… Detroit. He gave an interview to the University of Michigan’s student newspaper in 1901, and gave a speech, “The World Facing Disaster, ” on Feb. 5, 1932 (Jan. 29, 1932 Chronicle). Churchill did make…

… seems that there have been plenty of people with the surname “Churchill” living in Metro Detroit. The search also revealed the profound influence Churchill had on the Michigan landscape. There is a…

… wrote about “Churchill’s Bistro and Cigar Bar” in his JN “Best of Everything” column on Oct. 3, 2013. There is a Winston Churchill Society with a Michigan Chapter based in Ann Arbor. Churchill also…

…! Another indication of the lasting influence of Churchill is how often he is quoted in the JN. For example, in a May 7, 2015, story about Hillel eighth-graders studying physics at the JCC by…

…Looking Back From the William Davidson Digital Archive of Jewish Detroit History accessible at www.djnfoundation.org 54 | APRIL 15 • 2021 The British Bulldog S eventy-five years ago, on March 3…

…, 1946, Winston Churchill gave a famous speech at Westminster College in Fulton, Missouri. It became widely known as his “Iron Curtain” speech. In the aftermath of World War II, as a shattered Western…

… find about Churchill in the William Davidson Digital Archive of Jewish Detroit History? Churchill was mentioned on 1,727 pages. Not all citations, however, are related to the Winston Churchill. It…

… Churchill Street in Detroit, which was the first mention of the name in the Archive in 1919. There is Churchill High School in Livonia and Churchill Community Education Center in Royal Oak. Danny Raskin…

… had an impact upon American leaders. President George W . Bush is one admirer of Churchill. Locally, Sen. Carl Levin was inspired by Churchill (March 28, 2013 JN), and former chief judge of the…

… Federal Court in Detroit Gerald Rosen told me that Churchill is one of his heroes. Like Churchill, these people each had to deal with tough challenges. While on tours of America, Churchill came to…

… 28. Nick Israel of Farmington Hills, 36, addressed the fifth- and sixth- grade students. Israel is a University of Michigan grad and Army veteran who among his many roles served in the cavalry and…

… later in psychological operations. Today, he’s a member of the Michigan Air National Guard and is studying for his master’s of science at New York’s Columbia University. Israel’s affection for and…

… tank. The students were no doubt particularly riveted to a training video Israel shared of him parachuting from an airplane. Hillel seventh- and eighth-graders were treated to stories from a member…

…JULY 15 • 2021 | 21 and Ike was a professor and head of public safety. Jewish geography at its finest. The dots were connected and a May 13 meeting set. McKinnon and Stern share a history of…

… unimaginable intolerance and incredible perseverance that dates back to their youth. Isaiah McKinnon at age 14 survived a beating at the hands of four Detroit police officers only to make a vow at a young…

… age to dedicate his life to change. From taking a beating to becoming a beat cop to eventually rising to chief of police. Stern at age 15 faced growing antisemitism and ostracism in 1937 Germany…

…, even among those who he called his closest boyhood friends. A foreshadowing of what was to come, Guenther’s (Guy’s) father chose his teenage son to be the sole representative of the family to travel…

… alone to the U.S. in hopes of securing sponsorship and safe passage for the rest of the family. A heartless U.S. lawyer thwarted Stern’s efforts just when his mission seemed to be within reach. Stern…

…’s parents and siblings ended up perishing in the Warsaw Ghetto. Ike McKinnon has been a dear friend of mine for years and, knowing my close association with the JWV, thought I would love to chronicle…

… the meeting of the two. Ike and Guy had an instantaneous camaraderie upon their meeting. It was an inspiring back-and-forth dialogue about serious issues but not without moments of lightheartedness…

… National Council of Jewish Women, Michigan (NCJW|MI) held its annual installation event via Zoom, where officers and board members were installed, and three awards were presented. The new vice…

… Ziegler School of Rabbinic Studies, American Jewish University of Los Angeles. He has served as the rabbi of Ahavath Achim Hebrew Congregation in Wichita, Kan., and Congregation Beth Jacob in Fresno…

…26 | JULY 15 • 2021 OUR COMMUNITY R abbi Michael Gilboa, the new full-time rabbi of B’nai Israel Synagogue in West Bloomfield, is officially settled in Metro Detroit. He joined the B…

…, Calif. He is the founding rabbi of “The Footpath,” a community conversion program started in partnership with Anshe Emet Synagogue in Chicago, which now continues online. Gilboa is a convert…

… himself. He had encountered Judaism in one way or another throughout his formative years, but it accelerated when he was in college and ended up being active in the Hillel. “One thing led to another…

… wanted it to be, Gilboa said that while he loves his work with The Footpath, it only consists of 24-week courses at a time. Gilboa wanted more than a temporary Jewish community. “I was feeling like…

…’nai Israel and to begin developing those friendships and relationships.” Gilboa believes B’nai Israel has an interesting energy, with the best of the old and the new. “They fit me to a tee,” Gilboa…

… can apply the old, time- tested wisdom in new and innovative ways.” Hopefully moving into the final phases of the pandemic, Gilboa believes in lessons learned from this time, such as how we could…

… think that’s at the heart of the synagogue I would like to be a part of,” Gilboa said. Going forward, Gilboa believes successful synagogues are going to have a focus that puts greater attention on…

….” COURTESY OF RABBI GILBOA Michael Gilboa assumes the pulpit at B’nai Israel Synagogue. Welcome, Rabbi! DANNY SCHWARTZ STAFF WRITER Rabbi Michael Gilboa and family NCJW|MI Installs Of cers and Board…

… University and later a master’s from Central Michigan. She spent the majority of her professional life in health- care with roles in social work, administration and case man- agement. She also dabbled in…

… loving nieces, nephews, cousins and a world of friends. Contributions may be made to the Parkinson Foundation or Hillel Day School. Arrangements by Dorfman Chapel. ARNOLD WEISS, 86, of West…

…Mary Ann was incredibly proud of her children, Mark (Susan), Julie Sherrard (Steve), and Scott (Laura); grandchil- dren, Lauren (Mark), Dan (Sally), Abbey (Nim), Henry and Ben (fiancé Kyrani…

…. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to the Ringling College of Art & Design or the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. DEBORAH “DEBBIE” TYNER, 66, of Franklin, died Sept. 7…

… based organizations such as the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit, execu- tive committee of UJF, Temple Israel, holding a seat on the Beaumont Foundation Hospital Board, being a supporter of…

… JARC and Kadima/GESHER. Deborah always considered herself fortunate to be able to give back to her community in many charitable and philan- thropic ways and readily took advantage of being able to do…

… so. Her community contribu- tions also included volunteering as a qualified docent to help educate for the Zekelman Holocaust Center, to prevent this type of situation from ever occurring again…

…. Deborah maintained many relationships within the com- munity and beyond, including friends and colleagues, along with being the backbone of those extended family members listed above, coupled with pro…

…- moting healthy and meaningful lives for her son, daughter and grandchildren. Of course, she was always a solid support for her husband of 39 years. Mrs. Tyner is survived by her husband, Richard…

… Gael Tyner; mother, Suzanne Tyner (Jack Schwartz). She was the loving daughter-in- law of Arlene and Morton Herman; sister-in-law of Ron Herman (Sharon), Jim Herman (Brenda), Gregg Herman (Cathy…

… different programs in Israel.” Subsequently, as a student in the University of Michigan’s School of Art and Design, a T-shirt she created became a fundraising campaign for the Ofer School for Autistic…

…Looking Back From the William Davidson Digital Archive of Jewish Detroit History accessible at www.djnfoundation.org L ike you, I read the JN. Two recent stories by Associate Editor Rachel…

… Sweet inspired me. Rachel writes a weekly feature about members of the Jewish community who volunteer to help others. In the recent July 27 JN, she wrote about Casey Belen, 12, who dedicated his bar…

… Digital Archive of Jewish Detroit History? The answer is … plenty! Thousands of such stories, reports and announcements have been preserved in the Davidson Archive. They provide plenty of evidence that…

… the local community, as well people across the U.S. and in Israel, have been the beneficiaries of Detroit youth mitzvahs. In fact, it was a bit difficult to select a few to discuss for this column…

…. An investigation into youth mitzvahs might begin with Danny Raskin’s early “Youth Listening Post“ columns in the JN in the 1940s. Danny often noted the good works of young Jewish Detroiters…

…. Likewise, in the 1960s through 1980s, “Youth News” was a feature dedicated to, as the title states, news of young Jews. References to good works can be also found in bar and bat mitzvah announce- ments in…

… education students as well as Gleaners Food Bank in Detroit. I found a number of excellent fea- ture articles on young individuals with big hearts. Cameron Warshawsky gave a concert for the residents of…

…). Both of these youth mitzvahs were made possible through Rabbi Daniel Syme of Temple Beth El, with help from 8-year-old Noah Ostheimer. Together, they launched “ Angels and Dreamers,” a foundation to…

… assist 7- to11-year-old children like Molly and Cameron to perform the mitzvahs they dreamed of making. Another nice story is about Carson Litvin. He was thinking about his eighth birthday and decided…

…12 | DECEMBER 15 • 2022 A ntisemitism seems to be in our faces daily, both on mainstream media and the local level. An incident on the campus of Michigan State University last month — where…

… of pressing criminal charges against the perpetrator, Gun met with him face-to-face (along with MSU Hillel’s Nate Strauss and Rabbi Shemtov) and told him how his actions had not only impacted her…

… a Jewish student had her mezuzah ripped down from her door- post — served not only as another example of that antisemitism but also as a strong display of Jewish pride in response. The Chabad…

… a response, respond with where and when they want it hung, and right away one of the Shemtovs are there to hang up the mezuzah free of charge. “We hang up hundreds at the start of every year…

…,” Simi said. “It’s a really beautiful thing to show the world there’s a proud Jew living there.” Adina Peysakhov, a West Bloomfield native and MSU freshman majoring in human biology, was one of the…

…- tional because of how loud it was when it hit the ground,” Peysakhov said. “ And it would not have just fallen because of how tightly secured it was on the doorpost. It was also like 10 feet away…

… but also the greater Jewish community at MSU. The dia- logue led to the perpetrator agreeing to take an educational route, a guided tour of the Zekelman Holocaust Center in Farmington Hills as well…

… as compensating Gun for the cost of the vandalized and stolen mezuzah. SPREADING THE WORD While Chabad MSU has been in touch with MSU’s Department of Housing to get to the bottom of the recent…

… incident, in freshman housing like Peysakhov’s, there aren’t any video cameras — so no footage of the incident exists. No police report has been filed. Instead, Chabad MSU con- tacted multiple news…

… here.” Simi says often when these types of things happen, stu- dents are afraid to further promote their Judaism. With Adina, it was different. “ Adina’s first message was, ‘My mezuzah was taken…

…/Chief Medical Officer, McLaren Health Care; and Monica Woodson, CEO Girl Scouts of Southeastern Michigan. Stay in the know with all things Jewish... Get The Detroit Jewish News print edition delivered to…

… Educational Psychology, Wayne State University; Sharlonda Buckman, Assistant Superintendent Detroit Public Schools Community District, Office of Family and Community Engagement; Dr. Justin Klamerus, E.V .P…

…DECEMBER 15 • 2022 | 59 After graduating high school, Perczyk visited rela- tives in Michigan and decided to move to the Mitten State. California had grown increas- ingly expensive for young…

… adults, and she planned to go to school in Michigan and later move back to California. However, life took a dif- ferent turn. Perczyk met her now-husband, Jeffrey, and the two became extremely active…

… at Chabad Detroit. One day, during a Shabbat dinner at the Chabad Detroit house, Jeffrey proposed. “There was a table of 40 to 50 people but no cameras around, ” Perczyk laughs. “So we have no…

… evidence of that. ” Eventually, the Perczyks were married by their long- time friend and Chabad Detroit executive director Rabbi Yisrael Pinson. Then, after becoming pregnant with her first child…

…, Sophia, Perczyk went into labor at a Chabad Detroit event. “Every one of our big life cycle events has been in that house, ” she says. “I’ve watched my kids learn to walk, crawl, talk and run around…

… in that house. ” THE LIFE CYCLE MAGIC Now, the Perczyks are parents to two children, Sophia and Zahava. Like their own experience with the magic of lifecycle events, Perczyk continues to bring…

… that same connection to others in the Metro Detroit Jewish community. “My faith goes back into my business, and my business goes back into my faith, ” she explains. “Within Judaism, a lot of these…

… life cycles are big deals and very spiritually con- nected to Hashem. ” A wedding day, she describes, is the most special life cycle of all — and one that she feels honored to contribute to and help…

…, where he was captain of the Cross Country Team. He attended University of Michigan for his bache- lor’s and master’s degrees. There, he ultimately obtained a Ph.D. in Molecular and Integrative…

…. Arrangements by Dorfman Chapel. ALLAN M. RUBIN, 81, of Brighton, Mich., died Dec. 3, 2022. He is survived by his daughters, Kelly Rubin and Karri Rubin; son and daughter-in-law, Kevin and Rachel Rubin…

…, MO 64111, vfw.org. Arrangements by Ira Kaufman Chapel. MARSHA SAKWA, 73, of Beverly Hills, Mich., died Dec. 1, 2022. She is survived by her children, Layne (Tony Averbuch) Sakwa and Merrek…

… her beloved husband of 53 years, Sheldon Sakwa. She was the loving daughter of the late Rose and late Nathan Malbin; devoted sister of the late Alan Malbin. Interment was held at Machpelah…

… Cemetery in Ferndale. Contributions may be made to Heart-to-Heart Hospice or to the American Cancer Society. Arrangements by Dorfman Chapel. HANNAH SCHANES, 87, of West Bloomfield, died Dec. 2, 2022…

…; brother, Sam Blumenstein. She is also sur- vived by her former son-in-law, Michael Rhodes; many loving nieces, nephews, cousins and friends. Mrs. Schanes was the beloved wife of the late Larry Schanes…

…; the proud great-grandmother of the late Theo Strickstein; the devoted daughter of the late Bernard and the late Ruth Blumenstein; the dear sis- ter-in-law of the late Arleen Blumenstein. Interment…

… was at Clover Hill Park Cemetery. Contributions may be made to Hillel Day School, 32200 Middlebelt Road, Farmington Hills, MI 48334, hillelday.org; Friendship Circle, 6892 W . Maple Road, West…

… Bloomfield, MI 48322, friendshipcircle.org/donate; Jewish Hospice & Chaplaincy Network, 6555 W . Maple, West Bloomfield, MI 48322, jewish- hospice.org/donate/tributes; or to a charity of one’s choice…

…. Arrangements by Ira Kaufman Chapel. ANDREW SCHWARTZ, 31, of Cambridge, Mass., formerly of Huntington Woods, passed away from brain cancer on Dec. 1, 2022. He was a graduate of Berkley High School…