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… 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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… religious tradition or a vibrant dynamic way of life. Millennials, by and large, are con- cerned with how things affect them, how to maximize their investment and return on their investment, and then they…

… 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…

… associate director at the University of Michigan Hillel and is a proud gradu- lege campus, I am well aware of both ate of Hillel Day School Class of ’94. big and small tragedies connected to 8.BQMF3PBEt…

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…$BSSZPVUQMFBTFDBMMtUIFNBQMFUIFBUFSDPN Proudly Serving: Considering Mitzvot As A ‘Commitment’ Parshat Ki Tetze: Deuteronomy 21: 10-25:19; Isaiah 54:1-54:10. I connect to the idea of mitzvot as behavior around football games. “commitment…

…,” 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…

…- ment for underprivileged kids. Certified Mohel Experience, skill and a gentle touch Strict COVID-19 precautions Use of Mogen Clamp www.DetroitBris.com www.MichiganCircumcision.com Cell (248…

…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…