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… cannabis industry, propelled by Jews and ex-Detroit Lions, takes off during the COVID-19 crisis. See page 14. …

….” Documentary filmmaker Jacky Comforty explores this heartwarming story in The Stolen Narrative of the Bulgarian Jews and Holocaust, which he wrote with Michigan writer Martha Aladjem Bloomfield…

…APRIL 21 • 2022 | 57 C ompared with the fate of Jews in other European countries during the horrible years of Nazi conquest, a high percentage of the Jews of Bulgaria survived. The numbers of…

… the Jewish population of Bulgaria in 1939 was 52,000. After expulsions, 48,000 remained. and 13,000 Jews were added from annexed territories. Who deserves credit for the survival of the majority of…

… Bulgarian Jews? Various interested political interests have championed their favorite heroes in this story. In the immediate aftermath of the war, Bulgaria was a Communist state: school texts explained…

… that the Communist Party had protected the Jews. When the Communists lost power in 1989, nationalists lauded the wartime King of Bulgaria, Boris III, as having saved his Jewish subjects by…

…, recently published The Bulgarian Army and the Rescue of Bulgarian Jews — 1931-44,” touting the Bulgarian army as the heroes of this story. According to each variation of this heartwarming story, an Axis…

… power scored a victory in saving its Jews. Everyone claims a part of the victory. As President John Kennedy said, “There is an old saying that victory has a hundred fathers and defeat is an orphan…

…, Comforty, Israeli-born son of Bulgarian immigrants, interviewed his own parents and 150 Bulgarian Jews and non-Jews for their personal recollections of Jewish life in Bulgaria before and during the rise…

… of the Bulgarian Jews and the Holocaust ARTS&LIFE BOOK REVIEW Jews who were held at Balkan Tabak are walk- ing toward the Dupnitsa train station. From there they would be shipped via Lom and…

… objected … It was bad enough just to sit in counsel with a Jew, but to allow one to lord over them was too much to bear. Being a compassionate ruler, the king agreed with them and ordered the Jew to…

… convert … As soon as the act was done, the Jew felt great remorse for this terrible deci- sion … His remorse turned to despondency and took its toll on his health … He became weaker and weaker…

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

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… Democratic pres- idential primaries when the contest reaches Michigan March 10. The two men embody two whol- ly different visions for the nation. And, in good, old haimishe (famil- iar) fashion, Jews have…

… the future of the United States. For the first time in modern history, millions of American Jews have the option to vote for not one, but two Jewish men to hold the highest office in the most…

… power- ful country in the world. Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders and former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, a pair of septuagenari- an East Coast Jews, will both be on the ballot for the…

… (formerly known as Weight Watchers), is host- ing a “Jews for Bloomberg” event. “We’ re here to tell the American people what we can do for them, ” 12 | MARCH 5 • 2020 Jews in the D On the eve of…

… Michigan’ s primaries, Jewish voters weigh their options. A Jewish President in 2020? TOP: Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders at a rally at Cass Technical High School in Detroit before a crowd of more than 4…

… Mark. BRYAN GIARDINELLI/BERNIE SANDERS CAMPAIGN on the cover “If you ask two Jews, you’ll hear three opinions. ” …

… architectur- al firm Neumann/Smith, which designed Michigan’ s Labor of Love and Remembrance A monument now marks a mass grave of Ukrainian Jews murdered during the Holocaust. BARBARA LEWIS…

…20 | JANUARY 23 • 2020 Jews in the D ANDREY MARUSHCHAK A lex Goldis remembers going on field trips as a student in Zhitomir, Ukraine, where he was born. He didn’ t realize then that his…

… grandparents, along with thousands of other Jews killed during the Holocaust, were buried just across the road. In December, Goldis, 69, of Bloomfield Hills traveled to Zhitomir for a religious cer- emony…

… to unveil a memorial to those murdered Jews — a memorial he and his family designed and funded. The unveiling was attended by four rabbis from Jerusalem, the chief rabbi of Europe, Zhitomir’ s…

… the city’ s 40,000 Jews were exterminated by the Nazis and their Ukrainian collaborators between 1941 and 1943. More Jews left starting in the late 1970s, when the Soviet Union allowed Jews to…

… CONTRIBUTING WRITER “Now, 78 years aft er the Nazis marched thousands of Zhitomir Jews into the forest to be murdered, I am proud the memorial honors their memories and ensures that their fi nal resting…

… thousands of Jews, including his grandparents, mur- dered in mass graves in his hometown of Zhitomir, Ukraine. …

…4 | JUNE 9 • 2022 PURELY COMMENTARY essay ‘Never Again’ For Jews O ne Sunday morning when I was about 9 years old, my Hebrew school class was ushered into a large room to watch a film about…

… few walking dead, a British soldier sat on a bulldozer shoving naked dead Jews into a mass grave. I thought about this for a considerable time. But rather than rage at the Nazis, my anger was at…

… assimilate or ignore their background, they were never considered to be native citizens. The Nazis taught me that being a Jew was based on blood, not on reli- gious observance. There was no escape from…

…OUR COMMUNITY O ver 100 Jews came together March 7 for the grand open- ing of the Chabad Jewish Community Center located in Auburn Hills. The event featured a ribbon cut- ting, building…

… dedication, live music and a talk by Michigan Supreme Court Justice Richard Bernstein. More than two years after opening the Chabad Jewish Center of Troy, Rabbi Menachem and Chana Caytak took the next…

… step in Fall 2021: signing a lease for the JCC after operating out of multiple locations for the two years prior. The center is focusing on reaching out to Jews who live throughout north- ern Oakland…

… for everything Jewish and for every type of Jew, regardless of affiliation or observance, with children, teen, Oakland University and community program- ming. “The goal of the center is to provide…

… a home for every Jew in the area” , said Rabbi Menachem Caytak. “The Jewish Community Center is following the vision of the Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem Schneersohn, accepting every Jew…

… Shemtov, vice president of Chabad Lubavitch of Michigan, says it’s an exciting opportunity to start a JCC in this location with the warmth and spirit of cre- ating and being there for the community…

… JULY 2 • 2020 | 3 contents Views 5-12 Jews in the D Jews and Joints 14 Michigan’ s cannabis industry, propelled by Jews and ex-Detroit Lions, takes off during the COVID-19 crisis…

… Justice Social Justice Challenge 26 Three local Jews offer a way to help social justice organizations achieve their goals. Marching in Crown Heights 27 Michigan-based grad student Ilana Spencer helped…

…. Michigan Board of Rabbis Approves Guidelines for Re-opening Simchahs 21 New guidelines allow for weddings, b’ nei mitzvah and baby namings beginning Aug. 1. Have Mohel, Will Zoom 22 Guests in five states…

… played nearly 400 games for various teams in 13 seasons in the NHL. Hartman is also another Michigan Jewish Sports Hall of Famer. So, Beckman was right. Jews and hock- ey go together. Go Wings! Want…

…46 | JANUARY 28 • 2021 Looking Back From the William Davidson Digital Archive of Jewish Detroit History accessible at www.djnfoundation.org Jews & Hockey I really enjoyed JN sportswriter Steve…

… answer. To quote Frank Beckman’s sports column in the Nov. 14, 1947, issue of the Jewish Chronicle: “Yes, there are Jews in hockey.” (Note: this Frank Beckman reported on sports much earlier than WJR…

… radio’s sports legend Frank Beckmann.) Detroit Jews have a long relationship with the sport. Hockey is mentioned on 3,268 pages in the Davidson Archive; the Detroit Red Wings on 398 pages. The…

… to learn more? Go to the DJN Foundation archives, available for free at www.djnfoundation. org. Mike Smith Alene and Graham Landau Archivist Chair Jews & Hockey Jews & Hockey Jews & Hockey Jews…

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… increase in the Middle East. Groups participating were the Jewish Community Relations Council/American Jewish Committee (JCRC/AJC), the Zionist Organization of America-Michigan Region (ZOA-MI), ADL…

… Michigan, Hadassah Greater Detroit Chapter and the National Council of Jewish Women-Michigan Region (NCJW- MI). “We stand together against antisem- itism, and we stand together against hatred,” said…

… Rabbi Asher Lopatin, the executive director of JCRC/AJC, noting that although all the sponsoring groups do not agree on many issues, they are united in their desire to defend Jews. “ All the groups…

… here have passions for Israel and so many other things that are central to our lives. “This rally is about stopping Jew hatred, stopping antisemitism,” Lopatin said. “Before the Holocaust, there was…

… not enough protest against antisemitism,” said Kobi Erez, executive director of ZOA-MI. “Jews were discriminated against. Their stores were boycotted. They were attacked in the streets. People…

…, including some Jews, thought it would pass if they just stayed silent. “In the face of hate, in the face of antisemitism, the worst thing we can do is stay silent. We are here. We are proud to be Jewish…

…. We are proud of our non-Jew- ish allies who showed up to support us today. “We stand up against hate against of any group, and we are standing up against hate against the Jewish people,” Erez said…

…. ZOA-MI President Sheldon Freilich, added, “Since the 1930s, we have not seen this kind of hatred, Jews attacked on the streets and graffiti defacing buildings. I’m a child of Holocaust survivors…

…, and I’m scared of what’s going on in our United States of America. As Americans, we need to stand up and not accept this. “Many antisemites today view Israel as a reason to attack Jews. This is…

… antisemitism.” ‘ALL HATRED IS INTOLERABLE’ Seth Gould, president of JCRC/AJC, said, “We stand together against antisemitism and hatred of any kind — hatred against Jews, hatred against Muslims, hatred…

… quality of life, and Jewish life, in Southeast Michigan. contents Views 5-12 Cover “It’ s the Same Folks Coming After All of Us” 14 Rep. Rashida Tlaib sits down with the Jewish News for the first…

… time. Tlaib Or Not Tlaib? Detroit’ s Jews Aren’ t Sure 19 The upcoming primary offers a path to oust the outspoken, pro-BDS congresswoman, but some Jews have decided not to get involved. Jews in…

… the D An Orthodox Jew in Congress? 22 Gabi Grossbard is running in the Republican primary to face off against Andy Levin. Muslim Group Helps Jewish Prisoner 24 CAIR-MI joins legal case of county…

… Adults 31 FRIENDS of Jewish Senior Life open Online Boutique. Health Have We Truly “Flattened the Curve?” 32 We asked the term’ s founder. Jews and Racial Justice Serve the Moment 33 New program…

… connects Jewish young adults with social and racial justice volunteer projects. Moments 34 Spirit Torah portion 35 Sports He’ s a Boxing Promoter ... and an Orthodox Jew 36 Southfield resident Dmitriy…

… Accessory 40 Mask holders are beautiful and practical. The Kippah Drawer 41 Under each kippah, there is a story. Celeb Jews 42 Online Events 43 Etc. The Exchange 44 Soul 46 Raskin 53 Looking Back…

…12 | JANUARY 30 • 2020 United Against Anti-Semitism Jews in the D A nti-Semitism has existed through- out much of the world for centu- ries, but a recent flare-up of attacks on American Jews…

… has heightened public awareness of the problem. As verbal assaults and minor vandalism have become more common and escalat- ed to beatings and murders of American Jews during the past several years…

…, concern among the Jewish community has ratch- eted up. In response, the Jewish Community Relations Council/AJC, ADL of Michigan and the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit presented a “Jewish…

…- lation of some politicians.” He decried the lack of outrage on attacks on Chasidic Jews in New York. “ An attack on any Jew is an attack on every Jew,” he said. Other speakers also stressed the need…

… need to educate non-Jews about Judaism. “There isn’ t one right reaction except coming together,” he said. “ Anti-Semitic remarks are usually made out of ignorance.” Ruth Bergman, Holocaust Memorial…

… Center education director, talked about the importance of teaching people to take action when there is injustice. “It’ s not OK to let it go,” said Carolyn Normandin, regional director of ADL Michigan…

…. “No Jew is safe until everyone is safe. Stand up.” Several speakers thanked representatives of other religious faiths who have been supportive after anti-Semitic incidents in recent years. “We have…

… of anti-Semitism or a hate crime, here are resources you may turn to: • ADL-Michigan, (248) 353-7553, michigan@adl.org • JCRC/AJC, (248) 642- 5393, info@jcrcajc.org • Federation’ s Community…

…Views 6 | JANUARY 2 • 2020 guest column Why the Jews? W hy the Jews?” The week after Thanksgiving, speaking at the annual con- ference of American Muslims for Palestine, a political activ…

…- ist and former co-chair of the Women’ s March took yet another shot at Israel and the Jews when she declared that the State of Israel is “built on the idea that Jews are supreme to everyone…

… part of a “Jew coup.” The pastor explained on his Godcast that “… the next thing that happens when Jews take over a country, they kill millions of Christians.” Why the Jews? For the radi- cal right…

…, we Jews are trying to take over the world by elimi- nating borders and eradicating religious, racial, ethnic and national distinction with our prophetic message of univer- salism. Of course, these…

… Jewish sighs had long been heard in the country. The majority decide who the ‘ alien’ is; this, and all else in the relations between peoples, is a matter of power.” Why the Jews? As Herzl reminds…

… another. For the last two millennia, the Jews, as perceived guests in others’ countries, were powerless and thus easy targets for those with low self-worth, for those whose fears overtake their…

… rational- ity and for those too naive or too insecure to see the faults within themselves as the cause for their own misfortunes. Jews become an easy target for the empowered bullies living among us…

…. We suffer for our powerless- ness, and we suffer when we possess power. Why the Jews? Because anti-Semites are jeal- ous of the Jews. The nations of the world forbid us from being ordinary, so we…

… website www.djnfoundation.org The Detroit Jewish News (USPS 275-520) is published every Thursday at 32255 Northwestern Highway, #205, Farmington Hills, Michigan. Periodical postage paid at…

… Southfield, Michigan, and additional mailing offices. Postmaster: send changes to: Detroit Jewish News, 32255 Northwestern Highway, #205, Farmington Hills, Michigan 48334 MISSION STATEMENT The…

… Us Really Matters T here is no simple way to describe “Jewishness, ” even among Jews. For better or worse, how others define us seems to be what really matters. When Whoopi Goldberg com…

… observing that both Nazis and Jews were white. Hitler and Nazi Germany defined Jews as a race. They asserted a blood-based phi- losophy which viewed Jews as racially inferior, sub-human or…

… superior, that Jews posed a biological threat to pure Germans, possessed a hereditary, unpleasant odor and had distasteful physical charac- teristics. Neo Nazis and white suprem- acists also see Jews as…

… a race and adapted the basic Nazi doctrines. They also make it clear that they regard Jews as non-white. Contrary to what Whoopi and others may think, not everything is black and white. Even…

… when Jews look white, there are those who see us as “others. ” Goldberg also ignored, or was unaware, that many Jews do not appear white. For example, Jews from Cochin, India (also called…

… “Malabar” Jews or Kochinim) are not white, nor are Ethiopian Jews. Yet, DNA testing has shown that despite differenc- es in appearance, all Jews are “related. ” Two surveys, using genome surveying…

… back to Israel. In fact, studies have shown that Jews are the genetic broth- ers and sisters of Palestinian, Syrian and Lebanese Arabs. Robert L. Kern Whoopi Goldberg RAINFOREST ACTION NETWORK …

…, Auburn Hills. The event will feature a ribbon cutting, building dedi- cation, live music and a talk by Justice Richard Bernstein, who sits on the Supreme Court of Michigan. Born blind, Bernstein…

… students and general communi- ty members. Programming will include educational, social and com- munal activities. All programs are open to every type of Jew, regardless of affiliation or observance. The…

… every Jew in the area,” said Rabbi Menachem Caytak. “The Jewish Community Center is following the vision of the Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem Schneerson, accepting every Jew, regardless of…

… one Jews in the D Never Again Action: Founded with Michigan ties, the activist group unites young Jews and undocumented workers … but its messaging has drawn ire. MATT HARMON CONTRIBUTING WRITER…

…. His family fled Germany after Kristallnacht in November 1938, when Nazis set fire to Jewish homes, syna- gogues and businesses and killed scores of Jews. “I thought a lot about if I were alive during…

… company, PRIMITIV . Weinberg is one of many Jews in Michigan to become intimately involved in the cannabis industry since the state legal- ized medical marijuana in 2008. Since then, Jews have come to…

… cannabis Michigan’ s cannabis industry, propelled by Jews and ex-Detroit Lions, takes off during the COVID-19 crisis. MADELINE HALPERT CONTRIBUTING WRITER Michigan’ s cannabis industry propelled by Jews…

…14 | JULY 2 • 2020 Jews in the D W hen Josh Weinberg was working as an attorney at Honigman LLP in Detroit, he couldn’ t imagine that just a few years later he’ d be in the can- nabis business…

… quality of life, and Jewish life, in Southeast Michigan. contents Views 5-12 Jews in the D Out of Hiding 14 A group of Ethiopia’ s Hidden Jews finds aid and support to improve their lives and…

… on Israel’ s claims to protect Jews all over the world. Arts&Life A New Light & Color Experience 32 The essence of studio glass goes digital in Glass 48: Habatat Direct. Going to the Library 34…

… Area libraries are beginning the reopening process. Celebrity Jews 35 Online Events 35 Health Health Care Heroes 36 Health care heroes today reflect physician heroes of the Holocaust. Etc. The…

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

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

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

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

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

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

… reported that, once again, Detroit Jews did their part by helping displaced persons arriving in Michigan, those interned in European camps and those who made their way to Palestine to establish Israel…

… Kingdom and other Allied nations. In Downtown Detroit, thousands of citi- zens waved flags, hugged one another and even jumped into the fountain on Cadillac Square. Metropolitan Detroit and Michigan…

… civilians, In some ways, VE Day held the same meaning for Jews in Detroit as for all other Americans. The men and women in the military would no lon- ger have to fight and die in Europe. The William…

… Davidson Digital Archive of Jewish Detroit History is full of stories about Jews serving in the American Armed Forces during the war. According to estimates from the Jewish Welfare Board in Detroit…

…, more than 10,000 Jews from the city joined the military. Page 18 in the May 18, 1945, issue of the JN is a good example. It has a wide range of stories about individual Jews in the services and…

…, more sobering, a list of casualties including wounded, missing in action and prisoners of war. For American and Detroit Jews, however, VE Day had a more poignant message: The Nazi death camps had…

… issue. As a result of the war, millions of people were displaced persons; nearly a million DPs were Jews. A front-page essay in the May 11, 1945, issue of the JN summarized the problem: “VE Day…

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… AUGUST 27 • 2020 | 47 Arts&Life art Portraits in Glass Artist Michele Sider has created a series focused on the Jews of Yemen. BARBARA LEWIS CONTRIBUTING WRITER M ichelle Sider has combined…

… her love of artisanal glass and her interest in the Jews of Yemen to create a stunning col- lection of glass mosaic portraits. She calls it “paint- ing with glass. ” Sider has completed four portraits…

… jew- elry as models for jewelry in her portraits. Sider has read numerous books about Yemenite Jews, from scholarly tomes to reports from explor- ers, including one published in 1792. She turned to a…

… University of Michigan, she majored in fine arts, joking that she did her “junior year abroad” at Detroit’ s College for Creative Studies. With a mas- ter’ s and doctorate in clinical psychology from the…

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

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

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…. Following the 11-day conflict between Israel and Hamas, acts of hatred toward American Jews — mainly online but also with physical attacks — have risen globally by 438%, accord- ing to the British Jewish…

…AgainstAntiSemitism online campaign and held an online rally May 27 to provide the public with information. Carolyn Normandin, director of ADL Michigan region, said in the 10 days of the 11-day conflict, 14 incidents…

… of hatred against Jews were filed to her local office. They include: • At a May 22 anti-Israel protest in Flint, a demonstrator held a sign demonizing Zionists that read, in part, “being pro…

… was right” as a rationale to call for the end of the existence of the Jewish state. She urges anyone who has received or viewed hateful online messages about Jews or any minority group to contact…

… the ADL and file a report. “It’s this vicious kind of ubiq- uitous blame that right now is troubling, ” Normandin said. “We have seen tremendous blame of Jews for all Israel’s policies. They are…

… getting violent responses because they posted a statement in support of Israel or have been asked to leave online groups because they are Jewish. ” Locally, Jews say they have seen an increase of anti…

…-Is- rael and anti-Jewish posts on Facebook, Instagram and TikTok. The hateful rhetoric against Jews and Israel support- ers lately has inundated every facet of life and is impacting all generations…

…. ANTI-ISRAEL ACTION IN ANN ARBOR At the University of Michigan, student Ben Moss of Bloomfield Hills serves on the Michigan Hillel governing board as communica- tions officer and is charged with…

…APRIL 29 • 2021 | 61 W hen people speak about various ventures in ethnic dining, the usual ones seem to pop up all the time because of their popularity. When Seifu Lessanework, an Ethiopian Jew…

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…4 | DECEMBER 24 • 2020 VIEWS 6-13 IN THED JEWS 13 Oak Park Couple Make Aliyah, Join Children and Grandkids. 14 An Unknown Mishpachah Longtime fertility doctor in the Jewish…

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…|Sale store offers “craft jars” of broken vintage jewelry to spur creativity. 25 Detroit Jews for Justice Celebrates Detroit Moratorium on Water Shutoffs 26 My (Big, Fat) Joyful, Tearful…

… Fit” Tikun Olam, Pincanna team up amid a boom in Michigan’s cannabis industry. 31 Huntington Bank, Torgow’s TCF Bank Announce Merger MOMENTS 32 Moments SPIRIT 33 Torah portion Eretz…

… Megdell’s short story was chosen for the program’s 30th anniversary show. 35 Dancing Forward Recent University of Michigan graduate uses dance to inspire social change. 36 Celebrity…

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… actively engage with individuals and organizations dedicated to enhancing the quality of life, and Jewish life, in Southeast Michigan. 35 21 Shabbat Lights Shabbat starts: Friday, Dec. 25, 4:47 p…

… to play an important role in the cannabis indus- try in Michigan. Half of the six cannabis testing facilities in the state are owned by Jews, including PSI Laboratories, Steadfast Analytical…

… loans for small businesses. He finds this ironic, since many governors, including Whitmer, have deemed marijuana dispensaries as essential businesses. JEWISH VALUES In the past decade, Jews have come…

… Laboratories in Hazel Park and Iron Laboratories in Walled Lake. Spivak-Birndorf says he has met several Jews working behind the scenes in laborato- ries, growing and processing facilities. From a science…

… perspective, he’ s not surprised to find Jews in cannabis laboratories. “The stereotype is we have a lot of nerds, ” he said. In addition to the scientific aspects of the business, Spivak-Birndorf believes…

… Jews might be attracted to the cannabis industry because of their willingness to question things. “We are allowed to ask questions to our God in a way that maybe other reli- gions aren’ t as often…

… for Jews, and many others, is as simple as opportunity. “Those of us of the Jewish faith, many of us are very entrepreneurial, ” he said. Many of those involved in the cannabis industry don’ t find…

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… you hadn’ t noticed, some anti-Semites around the world are already blaming the Jews for the coronavirus. To them, Jews are always the “usual suspects,” this time accused of a truly epic crime…

… blamed the Jews, which led to the slaughter of numerous Jewish communities throughout the continent, particularly in Germany. A variation of that sad theme has played out many times throughout history…

… initiative named #FightingHateFromHome, which is a series of webinars that educate and provide practical ways for people to be activists during the pandemic crisis (see adl.org). The ADL’ s Michigan…

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… polling decisively demonstrates how far it has deviated from American Jewish priorities. This year, 78 percent of American Jews told the AJC that anti- Semitism on the extreme right represents a “very…

… responsibility for current levels of anti-Semitism on a 1-10 scale, Jews gave Republicans a median score of 7 compared to a 3 for Democrats. Just this summer, the AJC expressed “outrage” at “President Trump…

…’ s comments criticizing American Jews who support and vote for Democratic candidates,” calling it “shockingly divisive and unbecoming of the occupant of the highest elected office,” and the…

… interests and preferences of most Jews? Increasingly Jews — mainstream Jews — are asking ourselves that very question. In the meantime, American Jews will continue to fight anti-Semitism vigorously…

… Hills, famous for his sports memorabilia collection, died Feb. 2, 2021, at age 85. MARCH Longtime Michigan Attorney General and friend to Michigan Jews, FRANK KELLY died at age 96. Micki Grossman…

… enhancing the quality of life, and Jewish life, in Southeast Michigan. Views 5-10 Jews in the D A Jewish President in 2020? 12 On the eve of Michigan’ s primaries, Jewish voters weigh their options…

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… Election? Michigan’ s Israelis Sigh 30 Local missionaries express frustration over latest deadlock. Dispatch from AIPAC 30 Arts&Life Homemade Hamentashen 32 Easy recipes yield savory and sweet Purim…

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… OCTOBER 1 • 2020 | 3 contents Views 5-10 Jews in the D Rocket Man 12 Butzel Award winner Dan Gilbert reflects on family, faith and philanthropy. Faces & Places 18 Boxes for Ballots 20 Group…

… Island was refuge for Jews in the decades before the Holocaust. Celebrity Jews 36 Online Events 37 Etc. The Exchange 38 Soul 40 Danny Raskin 45 Looking Back 46 Oct. 1-7, 2020…

… engage with individuals and organizations dedicated to enhancing the quality of life, and Jewish life, in Southeast Michigan. 18 31 33 WILLIAM COUPON …

… program was excel- lent. The main theme is that Jews and non-Jews need to come together to fight hatred and bigotry. The Jewish com- munity is ready to do that and to make sure this community and all…

… others in Michigan are safe and secure,” said attend- ee Mary Sue Schottenfels of West Bloomfield. Rabbi Jen Lader of Temple Israel spoke as part of the first panel with Rabbi Azaryah Cohen of Frankel…

… Jewish Academy and Rabbi Yisrael Pinson of Chabad in the D. Jews in the D Joseph Lupinacci of the FBI speaks during the second panel session. Your Celebration Destination Call Now! (248) 352…

… JANUARY 9 • 2020 | 3 contents Views 5-10 Jews in the D A Public Presence 12 Orthodox individuals discuss if they feel like targets for anti-Semites. False Report? 16 Temple Kol Ami…

… cantorial soloist allegedly stages stabbing to get out of his contract. Young Jews Making Moves: Jacob Blumenstein 20 English Translation of Davidson Talmud Available on Sefaria 21 NYC’ s Vanished…

… dedicated to enhancing the quality of life, and Jewish life, in Southeast Michigan. 35 24 ANTHONY LANZILOTE …

… SEPTEMBER 3 • 2020 | 3 contents Views 5-11 Jews in the D Never Again Action: Inside the Movement 12 Founded with Michigan ties, the activist group unites young Jews and undocumented workers…

… … but its messaging horrifies many. Farber Delays Start of School 18 Most classes will now be converted to virtual learning. EMU Lecture Series 20 Eastern Michigan University Center for Jewish Studies…

… better COVID precautions in Tennessee. #MichiganStrong 27 Suit Depot gives away free masks to help support local businesses. Driving Through with Power, Peace and Purpose 28 Kids Kicking Cancer’ s…

… beautiful but impersonal. One-Stop-Shop for Jewish Entertainment 37 ChaiFlicks streaming service has arrived. How Can You Laugh at That? 38 New book takes a look at Holocaust humor. Celeb Jews 39 Online…

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… quality of life, and Jewish life, in Southeast Michigan. contents Views 5-8 On the Cover The Ex-Nazi Next Door 10 Detroiter Jeff Schoep ran America’ s largest neo-Nazi group for 25 years before…

… leaving in 2019. How should Jews feel about his reformation? Jews in the D Gift of Life 16 They met as teens at BBYO; years later their lives intersected in a profound way. Anniversary Surprise 17…

…? 20 Michigan anti-Semitic incidents doubled in 2019, ADL audit says. Quarantine Matchmaker 22 Adat Shalom alumni reunite to remember a Hebrew Fiddler. Blue Mask Initiative 23 University of Michigan…

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… more posi- tive light than I probably deserve. Yet, conventionally, our friendship is improbable. Yehuda is a self-identified ultra-Orthodox Jew. To label myself, I am an intermar- ried Jew that…

… person and a Jew because of our friendship. But even as I constantly grow within my faith, I am who I am. I am not halachically observant. I drive on Shabbat. I love a good cheeseburger. Pew asked…

… the partic- ipants how much they had in common with Jews from the various denom- inations. When Orthodox Jews were asked about how much they had in common with Reform Jews, 50% responded a lot or…

… some. 48% responded not much or nothing at all. When the question was asked of Reform Jews, 39% said they had a lot or some in com- mon with Orthodox Jews. And 60% said they had not much or…

… nothing at all in common. At first, these numbers appalled me. As Jews, we definitionally have some- thing in common with each other. But then I wondered, five years ago, before I became friends…

…14 | DECEMBER 15 • 2022 OUR COMMUNITY C ongregation Chabad House- Lubavitch of Eastern Michigan, will light a 22-foot public Chanukah menorah at Shea Automotive (2100 Linden Road, Flint) at 5…

… Swanson and Michigan Supreme Court Justice Richard Bernstein. The event will also feature delicious holiday foods and hot soup. Complimentary Chanukah menorahs and candles will be distributed as well…

… to join Chabad of Eastern Michigan’s menorah lighting this year. Thirty-seven years ago, Rabbi Yisroel Weingarten and his wife, Shainie, moved from Brooklyn to meet the needs of the Flint Jewish…

… community. One of Weingarten’s first and largest functions was erecting Eastern Michigan’s largest menorah 36 years ago. “Everyone is especially excited about Chanukah this year,” said Mrs. Shainie…

… Weingarten, co-director of Chabad of Eastern Michigan. “People are prepar- ing to celebrate with family and friends, to fill their homes with the light of Chanukah, and there’s a palpable joy. The public…

… campaign in 1973, of which Flint’s public Chanukah activities are a part of. Chabad-Lubavitch’s annual Chanukah campaign has distributed millions of menorahs to Jews around the world, and erected…

… million Jews in more than 100 countries. This year’s Chanukah campaign comes amid a growing awareness of Chabad- Lubavitch’s indelible impact on Jewish life. Pew Research Center’s 2020 survey of Jewish…

… Americans showed that 38% of all American Jews have participated in Chabad activities and services, of whom more than 75% do not identify as Orthodox. Indeed, during the pandemic, demand for Chabad of…

…Jews in the D A Conservative rabbi cannot certify Michigan prisoners’ meals as kosher, according to an attorney representing incarcerated Jews who sued the state corrections depart- ment…

…. Two weeks after obser- vant Jewish prisoners in Michigan won the right to eat meat and dairy kosher meals in the U.S. District Court of Eastern Michigan, the plaintiff’ s counsel, Daniel Manville…

…, claims the Michigan Department of Corrections is violating the terms of the set- tlement by contracting with a Conservative-run kosher-cer- tification agency instead of an Orthodox one. As part of the…

…. Kosher Michigan, which won the MDOC con- tract, is owned and operated by local Conservative Rabbi Jason Miller. Prior to the settlement, MDOC provided its kosher-observant prisoners with vegan meals…

… their ability to exercise their religion,” Gautz said. “ After a trial, the court sided with plaintiffs. MDOC plans to appeal this decision.” MDOC AND KOSHER MICHIGAN According to Gautz, Miller…

… certified 17 of MDOC’ s kitch- ens as kosher and notice was given to plaintiffs’ counsel as required. The Michigan 26 | MARCH 12 • 2020 continued on page 28 Lawyer objects to use of Conservative…

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… AUGUST 27 • 2020 | 3 contents Views 5-11 Jews in the D Making Moves in Midtown 12 Pistons’ Jewish execs are out to improve the team and earn a championship. Gap Years Press On, Despite…

… Pandemic 16 Recent high school grads from Metro Detroit are excited to spend a year in Israel, even if their programs will look different from usual. Susannah Heschel on “Racism and the Jews” 18 The Zoom…

… event aims to explore the connectedness of racism and antisemitism. Michigan State Legislature Approves Plan for Schools 19 Plan allows for flexibility, local control. It Takes a Village 20 With many…

… schools starting online, some families are turning to pod learning. Jackie Robinson and the Jews 22 The celebrated baseball player was a vocal opponent to antisemitism. This Nurse Delivers … In More…

… Artist Michele Sider has created a series focused on the Jews of Yemen. Celebrity Jews 48 Online Events 49 Health Fast-Track Testing 50 Israeli imaging company teams with Sheba Medical Center to…

… and organizations dedicated to enhancing the quality of life, and Jewish life, in Southeast Michigan. 3 ORTHODONTISTS JEWISH NEWS' MICHIGAN BUSINESS DIRECTORY C O M M U N I T Y EDUCATION FAMILY FUN…

…16 | MARCH 5 • 2020 Jews in the D continued from page 15 about members of the Jewish community who would be affected by his responses.” WHAT DO JEWISH VOTERS WANT? For many Jews, fear of…

… Trump himself represents such an existen- tial threat,” says Noah Arbit, founder of the Michigan Democratic Jewish Caucus. “He is the most anti-Semit- ic president since Richard Nixon.” He cites a…

… speaking at the “Jews for Bloomberg” event in Franklin and working to collect names for his campaign. Of course, not all Jews in Metro Detroit are voting for Jewish candidates — not even the most…

…. ” Other local Democratic Jewish officeholders, like Rep. Elissa Slotkin, who represents Michigan’ s 8th congressio- nal district, and Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel, have not endorsed a presiden…

… there are to support the other. At the “Jews for Bloomberg” event, Sandi Reitelman still sits on the fence. “What I’ m really struggling with is to figure out how to meld my feeling that I don’ t…

… enhancing the quality of life, and Jewish life, in Southeast Michigan. Jan. 14-20, 2021 / 1-7 Shevat 5781 | VOLUME CLVIII, ISSUE 24 VIEWS 4-9 IN THED JEWS 10 Hypodermic of Hope Jewish seniors…

… SOAS college in London. 24 What Our Neighbors Think of Us AJC surveys Jews’ and non-Jews’ opinions on antisemitism. 28 End of an Era Last artist moves out of Detroit’s Atlas Building…

… A new boxed set unearths 10 classics from a forgotten era of filmmaking. 36 Celebrity Jews Shabbat Lights Shabbat Starts: Friday, Jan. 15, 5:07 p.m. Shabbat Ends: Saturday, Jan. 16, 6:13 p…

… JULY 9 • 2020 | 3 contents Views 5-10 Jews in the D Single Parenting During a Pandemic 12 Local Jewish single parents on homeschooling, need for support and the uncertain future. Papa Phil…

… Israeli PM’ s defense fund. Jews and Racial Justice BLM Baby Drive 22 Sports Who Is That Masked Man? 23 Bais Chabad pitcher Larry Lipnik says wearing a mask while playing softball ‘ isn’ t a big deal…

… summer in full swing, Jewish pop up drive-in theaters are gaining traction. Carl Reiner, Consummate Old Jew Telling Jokes, Dies At 98 33 Is Jon Stewart Still ‘ Irresistible’ ? 34 The Jewish comedian…

…’ s new movie is warmed-over political satire. Celeb Jews 35 Online Events 35 Etc. The Exchange 36 Soul 38 Danny Raskin 45 Looking Back 46 July 9-15, 2020/ 16-22 Tammuz 5780| VOLUME CLVII…

… dedicated to enhancing the quality of life, and Jewish life, in Southeast Michigan. 22 26 …

… JANUARY 14 • 2021 | 25 identify them as Jews since the Tree of Life shooting in October 2018. • 37% reported being the target of an antisemitic incident, such as a physical attack or an…

…” about the “lack of deference” non-Jews show toward Jews in defining the term. The study revealed nearly two thirds (65%) of U.S. adults said it would make no difference in their opinion of a given…

…-Zionism — the belief that Israel has no right to exist — to be a form of Jew- hatred. Rabbi Asher Lopatin, executive director of Jewish Community Relations Council/ AJC Detroit, said the findings are…

… battle. Jews must work toward letting the broader community know our sensitivities, just like we are sensitive to racism, ” Lopatin said. “This [understanding] is not something that can be forced…

…, and others must come to under- standing antisemitism on a grad- ual basis on their own through meaningful dialogue. ” Lopatin was encouraged that non-Jews viewed denying Israel’s existence as a form…

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… become good friends with many of them. During the height of the pandemic, there were Jews in COVID rooms at Beaumont Troy. He was unable to wear the regular protective gear to seal his face because…

… continues to look for ways to service Jews. “We are starting a program now to provide Jewish hol- iday programming for local senior living and nursing homes, ” Rabbi Caytak said. “The Lubavitcher Rebbe…

…’s vision to touch every Jew with the warmth and light of Judaism is becoming a reality in northern Oakland and Macomb County. ” OUR COMMUNITY R abbi Menachem Caytak, co-founder of Chabad Jewish…

… Center of Troy with his wife, Chana Caytak, has made it a prior- ity to service Jews in need throughout northern Oakland County as well as Macomb County, especially those in the hospital, who can…

…. Before Passover, he distributed matzah to the Jewish patients in both hospitals. “These are Jews who are not necessarily involved with our organization, or for that mat- ter, any Jewish organization…

…, ” Rabbi Caytak said. “The Lubavitcher Rebbe’s inspiration is what inspires us to service Jews, ” he continued, “no matter their background or affiliation. For us, a Jew is a Jew no matter what. We…

… Department of Michigan (JWV) can conveniently make that happen for you. The JWV has been granted per- mission by several Metro Detroit-area temples and synagogues to place U.S. Flag Disposal Boxes in their…

… JUNE 4 • 2020 | 21 Jews in the D Honoring our Heroes Jewish War Veterans conduct annual ceremony. U nlike a few years ago, when a late May snowfall forced cancellation, the corona- virus…

… times and on this Memorial Day, it is necessary to always remember those individuals whose devotion to duty will never be forgot- ten,” said JWV Department of Michigan Commander Ed Hirsch during a…

… live stream led and provided by Rabbi Michael Moskowitz and Temple Shir Shalom. In his remarks, Moskowitz emphasized that while as Jews we are taught to zachor (remember), Memorial Day is more…

… of Staff; Mark Weiss, Junior Vice Commander - Michigan Commander Troop 474; Paul Roache, Bugler; Art Fishman, Senior Vice Commander; Ed Hirsch, Department of Michigan Commander; Larry Berry, National…

… over you, so that no plague will destroy you when I strike the land of Egypt. ” In some ways with the corno- virus outside and the orders to stay home, we are like the Jews the night before the…

… exodus, hunkered down. I imagine for the Jews that night there was fear, anxiety and uncertainty. There was also the unknown: What would be the next day? Where would the new journey take them? Many…

… Chol HaMoed: Exodus 33:12-24:26; Numbers 28:19-25; Ezekiel 37:1-14. Rabbi David Fain Bring About The Redemption Spirit torah portion MichiganPropertyManagers.com My…