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… donate to help Michigan Jews thrive during these stressful times, please go to hfldetroit.org/donate/. Community donations help Hebrew Free Loan give interest-free loans to local Jews for a variety of…

…APRIL 8 • 2021 | 9 Click. Call. Give Now. www.hfldetroit.org • 248.723.8184 Hebrew Free Loan Detroit 6735 Telegraph Road, Suite 300 • Bloomfield Hills, Michigan 48301 @HFLDetroit Has your…

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…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…

… few true Ethiopian restaurants in Michigan. The food and style of today’s consuming at Blue Nile is the revelation of much gastro- nomic knowledge on a centuries-old dining custom. Although the food…

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… is fully aware of how important her appoint- ment is as a Jew. “It couldn’t be more important at this time,” Driker said. “Jews share important places in our society with the African American…

… you need in leaders.” Eugene Driker Anika Goss continued from page 14 OUR COMMUNITY ON THE COVER INTEREST-FREE LOANS FOR MICHIGAN JEWISH RESIDENTS APPLICATIONS OPEN APRIL 1 TO MAY 15 COMPLETE…

… AND SUBMIT ONLINE: jewishcollegeloansmi.org WHAT IS THE WILLIAM DAVIDSON JEWISH COLLEGE LOAN PROGRAM? A Need-based, interest-free loan program for Jewish Michigan residents who are U.S. Citizens…

…. • Qualifying students must be enrolled in full-time accredited colleges or universities in Michigan. • Free Application for Student Financial Aid (FAFSA at www.fafsa.ed.gov) to be completed for eligibility…

…. • While attending school, required annual loan repayments are $100. • No fee to apply. A D M I N I S T E R E D B Y 6735 Telegraph Road, Suite 300 • Bloomfield Hills, Michigan 48301 248.723.8184 • info…

…-Survivors Association in Michigan Hidden Children and Child Survivors Association of Michigan Honoring our mothers Rosa Krasman and Lisa Dell Silver and remembering our fathers. Barbara & Manus Krasman In memory…

… of all who perished and in honor of the survivors. Myra & Larry Lawson Never forget. Judy & Michael Layne Jews are survivors. It is our mission. Karolyn & Arie Leibovitz Jews die twice, when…

… vow to Never Forget! Jacqueline & Myron Milgrom Our mission to educate our society is never ending. Mara & Andrew Moss In memory of the six million Jews murdered in the Holocaust and in honor of…

… the six million Jews who perished in the Holocaust. Andi & Larry Wolfe Remembering the six million and treasuring the courage and resilience of the survivors. The Zekelman Family Remembering…

… the Czepelinski family members lost in the Holocaust. Cathleen Zepelin Lester and Jewell Morris Hillel Jewish Student Center at MSU Michigan Jewish Conference Program for Holocaust Survivors and…

… German dis- placed persons’ camp, took odd jobs and opened a little place in Hamtramck before one that was even- tually listed among Michigan’s best eateries as Irving’s Delicatessen on Greenfield…

… percent came out of the grinder fully cut and were not scraps. Both Jews and non-Jews could sum up Irving’s Delicatessen as being everything that they could want … and then some! Many people going into…

…APRIL 29 • 2021 | 29 D uring a May 10 Hadassah Greater Detroit virtual pro- gram, “Raiders of the Lost Ark: The Hidden Jews of Ethiopia,” Rabbi Josh Bennett of Temple Israel in West Bloomfield…

… will explore the history of Ethiopia’s Jewish community, including the possibility that the Ark of the Covenant may be there, and also present a video about the self-described “Hidden Jews…

… coordinator at age 26 (or older), when they age out of the educational system in Michigan. For more informa- tion, contact Nathan Volz at nvolz@ jvshumanservices.org or call (248) 233-4335. JVS of ers…

… Michigan. “We are rededicated to our foundational purposes of being ‘ A Jewish Voice for Veterans and a Veteran’s Voice for Jews. ’” You can help support our local JWV efforts by making a contribution…

… March 15, 1896, the JWV is proud to be recognized as the oldest veterans’ service organization in our nation. Last month, the JWV Department of Michigan was honored to be in receipt of official…

… Veterans dates back to the Civil War? Initially known as the Hebrew Union Veterans Organization, it was created to vigorously dispute the erroneously held belief after the Civil War that Jews did not…

… red poppies bloomed on the once scarred battlefields of Belgium and France. It’s the single biggest fundraiser of the year for the JWV of Michigan with dollars helping veter- ans through advocacy…

… for better clinics, hospitals, veterans’ homes and Michigan-friendly legislation. Funds also help in the upkeep of veterans’ plots in our local Jewish cemeteries and activities such as the annual…

… JWV from selling poppies in person at area shopping centers. But you can still be in receipt of a poppy by mail by making a donation of any denomination on the Jewish War Veterans of Michigan…

…. ALAN MUSKOVITZ Dr. Ed Hirsch, Commander of the Jewish War Veterans, Department of Michigan proudly displays proclama- tions honoring the JWV on their 125th anniversary. ART FISHMAN Bikes Wanted…

…. Using the archive of the League of Socialist Life, this talk seeks both to under- stand the wartime experi- ence of helping Jews and to historicize the postwar remembrance of resistance and rescue…

… mental challenges. Admission: $36. Register at jfsspotlightevent.org. Info: 248-592-2339. MICHIGAN HISTORY 7 PM, APRIL 6 The Jewish Historical Society of Michigan will present om Zoom “Ezekiel…

… Solomon: Michigan’s First Jewish Settler” with Craig Wilson of Michigan DNR. Wilson will examine Solomon’s life at Mackinac as modern archaeological and archival work recon- struct his time in…

… northern Michigan 260 years ago. Cost: $10 for JHSM mem- bers; $18 for nonmembers. Register by 9 pm April 5: michiganjewishhistory.org. PSYCHIATRY TALK 3:30-4:30 APRIL 7 Jewish Family Service will…

… their hair down. You’ll be able to interact with them and ask questions through the chat feature. Tickets: $15; stellar- tickets.com. JEWS & GENTILES 12:30- 2 PM, APRIL 8 The Sterling Institute for…

…26 | APRIL 1 • 2021 OUR COMMUNITY S cott Hiipakka, CEO of the Michigan Israel Business Accelerator, has received a promotion from the rank of colonel to the rank of brigadier general in the…

… Michigan Army National Guard. The official title of the role is assistant adjutant general. Hiipakka will continue to be responsible for the majority of units in the Guard and building teams ranging…

…APRIL 22 • 2021 | 17 J ewish students at Michigan State are estimated to number between 3,000 and 3,500. During the past several years, a number of antisemitic incidents have occurred…

… immediate threat to American Jews. Jordan Robinson, 20, an undergraduate from West Bloomfield, is the Jewish Student Union representative to MSU’s student governing body — Associated Students of…

… Michigan State University (ASMSU). The antisemitism proposal (see excerpt on this page) was submitted to ASMSU’s Policy Committee, which passed it by a voice vote and sent it on the full governing body…

… “Antisemitism is a certain perception of Jews, which may be expressed as hatred toward Jews. Rhetorical and physical manifestations of antisemitism are directed toward Jewish or non-Jewish individuals and…

…-year- old retired army veteran now working in telecommunications. He moved from Oak Park to Madison Heights in 1997. “It’s not a far-fetched idea. They just aren’t like ‘here I am. ’” The Jews who…

… call Madison Heights home say they love where they live for various reasons, including the city services, friendly neighbors and convenient location near I-75. Grafstein, 50, came to Michigan in 2004…

… hit. OUR COMMUNITY Mayor Roslyn Grafstein Madison Heights Jews are not so isolated as one might think. Living Jewishly in the Heights JENNIFER LOVY CONTRIBUTING WRITER Volunteers at the Madison…

… successfully recommend- ed council pass a resolution eliminating gender identity questions on city forms. They also asked the council to request that the state of Michigan remove gender designations from…

…. SEARCHING FOR JEWS Since 1982, many Jewish families liv- ing along both the I-75 and Woodward corridors have found a spiritual home at Congregation Shir Tikvah, a Reform/ Renewal synagogue in Troy — the…

… in Madison Heights. To identify Jews living in cities that don’t have a Jewish infrastructure, Caytak says he and a group of volunteers help make hundreds of cold calls. When the weather…

… Democrats and two Republicans, the latter which includes Michigan’s own Fred Upton of the 4th District. To date, Rep. Peter Meijer, a Republican from the 3rd District (Grand Rapids), has signed on as a…

… co-sponsor and several other Michigan repre- sentatives are on the waitlist to be included. For some background, Khalid and Heather, for whom the bill was named, were real people whose lives were…

… crimes data to the FBI. In the Jewish community, per the American Jewish Committee’s 2020 State of Antisemitism in America report, 76 percent of Jews who were the target of a hateful remark or…

… as the forums and trainings? To help make hate crimes a terrible memory of the past, we, as Jews, must remember that we have been taught to love our neighbor and to make this a better world…

… the book to more audiences through a virtual book tour. During her college years at the University of Michigan, Rose set out to be a playwright but switched her focus to education. Rose said, as a…

… Jew, she has always been interested in African American culture, history and literature, taking many courses that delved into the topic. She had previous teaching positions in Highland Park and…

… Pontiac, where most of her students were Black. “We [as Jews and Blacks] share common experiences of hurt and struggle for equal- ity and acceptance,” Rose said. “With this book, I wanted to show how…

… program called PJ Our Way allows older readers, between ages 9-11, to select an age-appropriate Jewish book or graphic novel each month, also at no cost. As one of Michigan’s only PJ Library authors…

…’s Bar Mitzvah, set in Michigan in the ’90s, got terrible reviews “every- where” and isn’t worth your time. The opposite is true of Shiva Baby, which opened April 2 in some theaters and is now…

… Ken Burns (whose wife is Jewish) and Lynn Novick, 58. If you missed the first airing, it can be streamed on the PBS website. Michigan’s own Jeff Daniels provides the voice of Hemingway. Before…

… the series aired, I thought about writing about “Hemingway and the Jews.” No literary scholar disputes that he was, to some degree, antisemitic. But I was quite sure that the Hemingway filmmakers…

… checking out the back- ground of David Caro Levy, a “hot” Latin American Jewish actor. Levy’s father was possi- bly a bullfighter, and I flashed on Sidney Franklin (1903- 1976), a Jew that Hemingway…

… JEWS One area of his work hit particularly close to home. At the beginning of 2017 when Jewish community organizations were receiv- ing bomb threats, including Jewish Community Centers, Feldman…

… worked alongside Peters to secure support and physical security for the organizations. Growing up as a member of Adat Shalom Synagogue in Farmington Hills, BBYO and University of Michigan Hillel…

… Detroit- based Rocket Companies Inc., also known as Quicken Loans, headed by Dan Gilbert, anoth- er Jewish kid from the suburbs who attended Michigan State. United Wholesale Mortgage was originally…

…’ d be my first one, but I love all sports. ” WORKING FOR SEN. PETERS “WAS A REALLY INCREDIBLE OPPORTUNITY.” — ERIC FELDMAN FROM THE HILL continued from page 37 degree from Central Michigan…

… University in 2017, majoring in hospitality and minoring in business information systems. Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has appointed Ryan Hertz, the president and CEO of Light- house, to the Michigan Intera…

…- gency Council on Homelessness. Hertz, a resident of Huntington Woods, joins a council designed to develop, adopt and update a dec- ade-long plan to end home- lessness in Michigan. The plan includes…

… commu- nities in Israel because I felt their stories and traditions needed to be heard, and I wanted to expose Jewish teens in the U.S. to this special community. Ethiopian Jews have a beautiful…

… As a teen participant in the ENP program from BBYO Michigan Region, I am fortu- nate to have experienced the power of this incredible program. I had an opportunity to learn about the culture of…

… numbers were getting worse in Michigan. However, on Sunday at 11, I knew I had the chance to be social at our weekly ENP program meetings. Another part of the program I liked was learning about a…

… different culture. I found it surprising how differently we do similar things such as celebrating Jewish holidays. I am so thankful that Michigan Region was a part of the first test run of the ENP…

… School. He is a member of Fisher AZA and currently serves as the regional shaliach of BBYO Michigan Region. Nitzan Ben-Shaya Drew Cohen BBYO connects Ethiopian Israeli and American teens. Bridge…

… Over International Waters Ethiopian Israeli teens and Michigan teens joined in weekly Zoom calls. …

…APRIL 29 • 2021 | 43 Engagement in Palestine and Beyond” is a Zoom presentation by the University of Michigan Frankel Center for Judaic Studies. Editors Leila Farsakh and Bashir Bashir will…

….S.A. Free. Info: 248-967-4020 or email TempleFamily@ emanuel-mich.org. HIDDEN JEWS 11 AM, MAY 10 Hadassah of Greater Detroit will welcome Rabbi Joshua Bennett of Temple Israel who will discuss the…

… “Hidden Jews of Ethiopia.” Register by May 6. $10 event fee. Visit: hadassahmidwest.org/ GDraiders. Info: 248-685- 5030. Compiled by Sy Manello/Editorial Assistant. Send items at least 14 days in…

…8 | APRIL 15 • 2021 guest column Let’s Heal the Jewish- Arab Rift in Israel H ealing occurs only when we look at the other face-to-face. — The Zohar. Do we Jews in Israel truly wish for…

… an interfaith convention in Jordan, teaches that change can come about when we emphasize connection and communica- tion. REJECT CYNICISM That said, many Jews distrust conciliatory speeches given…

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…, discrimination and oppression. Profiled are women in Michigan, Louisiana, Tennessee, Brazil, California, Puerto Rico and Brazil. In other Gadot news: A cou- ple of weeks ago, the Israeli star announced she…

…-Semitic Europe; assisting poor, elderly Jews, many of whom are Holocaust survivors, in the former Soviet Union, Latin America, and Europe; or expanding opportunities for at- risk populations in Israel; JDC…

… acts upon the Jewish principle that all Jews are responsible for one another in times of crisis and calm. Your legacy with JDC will ensure that we continue to save Jewish lives and build Jewish…

… 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…

… 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…

…. ” There is a veritable treasure trove of information about Churchill in the Davidson Archive, more than I can address in one column. So, I’ll look into Churchill’s relationship with Jews and his…

… synagogues and the University of Michigan. “Jews spoke Arabic, lived in ways very similar to their neighbors and were very much involved with the lives of their neighbors but [remained] powerful- ly…

….S. Army triumphs, such as the liberation of Dachau; and Maverick Modigliani, which chronicles the life of the Jewish Italian artist. ON THE LIGHTER SIDE “I remember talking to a Michigan audience as a…

…- name stars talking about stage creativity and business, Israeli singer-actress Shiri Maimon, who has starred on Broadway, can be seen in Forgiveness. She is particu- larly familiar to a Michigan…

… origins of Israeli democracy and how Israeli and American Jews influence each other. Dr. Tal Grinfas-David PURELY COMMENTARY continued on page 10 1942 - 2021 Covering and Connecting Jewish Detroit…

… 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 Publisher The Detroit Jewish News Foundation | Board of Directors: Chair: Gary Torgow Vice President: David Kramer Secretary: Robin Axelrod…

… marketing. She is on the regional convention and spring/young leadership convention steering commit- tees. Skylar is involved in the first Michigan cohort of Leaders for Tomorrow, AJC’s leadership…

… development program for high schoolers that empowers young Jews to speak up for Israel and the Jewish people. She is participating in a program called One2One, which is a virtual meeting for Israeli and…

… American high school students; she is the only AJC participant who is involved in this program from Michigan. Skylar was also a member of the ORT teen board and served as the social media coordinator…

… continues to be felt, especially by more than 25,000 survivors in the United States who live in pov- erty. To date, only 3% of the nearly 800,000 insurance poli- cies paid for by Jews during the…

… Association of Michigan and leader of the Holocaust Art Recovery Initiative, I have helped many survivors and their families who faced an uphill battle seeking a return of their stolen property. The…

… majority of Jews in Michigan. “I’m from a blended family — I have three Jewish stepchildren and a Jewish husband, and we’re members of Temple Beth El so the Jewish community in our county matters…

…)/Young Women’s Philanthropy and JCC/JFamily’s Jbaby. Details available at jew- ishdetroit.org/event/be-brilliant. To register for the virtual Annual Meeting: jewishdetroit. org/event/wp-annual-meeting. In…

…, Yeshiva University; Gabriele Boccaccini, University of Michigan; Catherine Bonesho, University of California Los Angeles; Rodney Caruthers, Gustavus Adolphus College; Kelley Bautch Coblentz, St…

… Convention. Click. Call. Give Now. www.hfldetroit.org • 248.723.8184 Hebrew Free Loan Detroit 6735 Telegraph Road, Suite 300 • Bloomfield Hills, Michigan 48301 @HFLDetroit Ann Mendelsohn is a retired…

… Loan, and I’m truly grateful for what they do.” Community donations help Hebrew Free Loan give interest-free loans to local Jews for a variety of personal, health, educational and small business needs…

…APRIL 8 • 2021 | 27 A ndrea Sachs tried, but she just couldn’t stop being a journalist. Sachs, who grew up in Oak Park and received B.A. and J.D. degrees at University of Michigan, tried to…

… thein- sider1.com — is produced by a band of writers and editors who work communally but remotely. Sachs estimates more than a dozen Jews who live in or formerly lived in Metro Detroit have written…

… was from the University of California Berkeley and he earned his Ph.D. from the University of Michigan. In 1979, Jeff married Nancy, the love of his life, and was fond of declaring that while he…

… the 1950s, Paolucci again did something few knew about, but was equally as important. Paolucci, who died April 7, 2021, in Florida at age 84, joined an otherwise all-Jew- ish fraternity at Wayne…

… first Jews to arrive in Birmingham in the 1890s, where they started a little store at Maple and Woodward that eventually became four stores. While I found all that fasci- nating, this is really a book…

… bringing people together! He did that as leader of the Democrats in the Michigan Senate. By the way, he is also the one who taught me how to play squash — starting when I was a freshman and he was a…