…MAY 26 • 2022 | 51 MAY 26 • 2022 | 51 JEWISH NEWS THE DETROIT 80 80th th Anniversary Anniversary For those without computer access, please mail the following to 32255 NORTHWESTERN HWY, SUITE 205 FARMINGTON HILLS, MI 48334: • Who is Turning 80? [first/last] • What Day is their Birthday? • Personalized Message and Signature • A picture of the birthday person (if you would like the picture returned, please include a stamped retu...…
…52 | MAY 26 • 2022 Synagogue Directory METRO DETROIT CONSERVATIVE Adat Shalom Synagogue Farmington Hills (248) 851-5100 adatshalom.org Congregation Beth Ahm West Bloomfield (248) 851-6880 cbahm.org Congregation Beth Shalom Oak Park (248) 547-7970 congbethshalom.org Beth Tephilath Moses Mt. Clemens (586) 996-3138 bethtephilathmoses.com B’nai Israel Synagogue West Bloomfield (248) 432-2729 bnaiisraelwb.org Congregation B’nai Moshe Wes...…
…MAY 26 • 2022 | 53 Temple Emanu-El Oak Park (248) 967-4020 emanuel-mich.org Temple Israel West Bloomfield (248) 661-5700 temple-israel.org Temple Kol Ami West Bloomfield (248) 661-0040 tkolami.org Temple Shir Shalom West Bloomfield (248) 737-8700 shirshalom.org REFORM/RENEWAL Congregation Shir Tikvah Troy (248) 649-4418 shirtikvah.org SECULAR/HUMANISTIC Congregation for Humanistic Judaism of Metro Detroit Farmington Hi...…
…54 | MAY 26 • 2022 S martphones can do amazing things — few more amazing than Waze, the Israeli-designed satellite navigation system acquired by Google in 2013. But there is one thing even Waze cannot do. It can tell you how to get there, but it cannot tell you where to go. That is something you must decide. The most important decision we can make in life is to choose where we want eventually to be. Without a sense of destiny an...…
…MAY 26 • 2022 | 55 envisaged by the Torah is that in it every individual mattered. Justice was to be paramount. The rich could not buy special treatment and the poor were not left destitute. When it came to communal celebrations, everyone — especially the orphan, the widow, the stranger — was to be included. Everyone had at least some share in the harvest of grain and fruit. Employers were to treat employees with fairness and sensit...…
…ARTS&LIFE ART You’ll find plenty of Jewish artists at this summer’s fairs. SUZANNE CHESSLER CONTRIBUTING WRITER May 28-30: Kensington Metropark Art Fair. kensingtonartfair.com. June 4-5: Palmer Park Art Fair, near Woodward and Seven Mile in Detroit. palmerparkartfair.com. June 4-5: Art on the Grand, downtown Farmington. artonthegrand.com. June 11: Berkley Art Bash, 12 Mile in downtown Berkley. berkleyartbash.com. June 11-...…
…F rom the colorful glass Judaica projects of Bobby Harr to the colorful abstract oil paintings of Eva Antebi-Lerman, artistic creativity of all kinds will be filling the displays at warm-weather fairs returning to Detroit and surrounding areas. While Harr’s projects will be seen at three of the fairs (Art of Fire in Royal Oak, Art in the Park in Plymouth and Orchard Lake Fine Art Show in West Bloomfield) among those listed below, Anteb...…
…58 | MAY 26 • 2022 color,” said Harr, whose orig- inal career had been in retail before he felt comfortable in his place and time finan- cially to pursue art full time. “Everything I do is on black glass. The way I do the colors, it screams on the black, and that’s the way the color comes out the best.” Inspired by watching a television program about famed artist Dale Chihuly, he was essentially self-taught by studying books and a...…
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…60 | MAY 26 • 2022 L ois Pincus Cohn’s beau- tiful historic home is a wonderful backdrop for her paintings, sculptures and books about art and architecture. An art lover who describes herself as “more of a modernist,” she has been a col- lector for many years, adding to her collection after marriage to her late husband, Judge Avern Cohn. In 1984, she transformed her interest in art into a business — Artspace II, a gallery for th...…
…MAY 26 • 2022 | 61 TOP GUN, AGAIN; A MYSTERY, A MEMOIR AND MINCEMEAT FICTIONS Top Gun: Maverick opens in theaters on May 27. It is a sequel to Top Gun (1986), a huge box-office hit that starred Tom Cruise as Pete “Maverick” Mitchell, a stu- dent at the Navy’s fighter pilot school. The sequel finds Maverick (Cruise) leading a group of recent pilot school graduates on a secret, very dangerous mission. Jennifer Connelly, 51, plays...…
…62 | MAY 26 • 2022 PLAY OPENS NOW-JUNE 19 A Closer Walk with Patsy Cline is at Meadow Brook Theatre on the campus of Oakland University in Rochester. A disc jockey from Patsy Cline’s hometown of Winchester, Va., traces the late singer’s footsteps from early honky-tonk and radio days through her rise at the Grand Ole Opry, plus her appearances at Carnegie Hall and Las Vegas. Tickets range from $36 to $46 and are available by cal...…
…MAY 26 • 2022 | 63 JHSM MEETING 11 AM- 1 PM, JUNE 2 The Jewish Historical Society of Michigan will hold its annual meeting at the Corner Ballpark in Detroit. Part of the pro- gram will be the recog- nition of Arthur Horwitz and Harriet Saperstein with the presentation of the Leonard Simons History Makers Award. Register: form.jotform. com/221214752273146. RABBINIC PANEL 7-9 PM, JUNE 2 At Temple Kol Ami in West Bloomfield; also avai...…
…64 | MAY 26 • 2022 I n fall of 2017, Jill Kasle’s husband, Matt, was diagnosed with cancer. Four months later, Jill was diagnosed with cancer as well. With four young kids just starting out in elementary school, the situation was extraordinarily challenging for the couple. “We tried to keep things really positive and optimistic, ” says Jill Kasle, who is the founder and owner of gourmet ice cream bar on wheels Bombshell Treat Bar, w...…
…MAY 26 • 2022 | 65 try, Kasle connected with a contract culi- nary expert to help develop Belgian choc- olate recipes. With 12 flavor profiles ready to go, the idea hit another roadblock: the COVID-19 pandemic. “Now, there was no way for me to get this out into the public, ” Kasle recalls. Instead of using soft-serve like the shop in Montreal, she had to pivot to something more realistic. “I realized the only way I could get this into p...…
…66 | MAY 26 • 2022 DINING C arol Eisenshtadt and her friends from the West Bloomfield JCC (now known as “The J”) were elated to be able to sit down, relax and spend time together. Most hadn’t seen each other since early in the pandemic, but they were recently able to meet for bagels and coffee at The Porch, a new kosher grab-and-go spot located just inside The J’s entrance. Eisenshtadt’s group has met at the venue twice so f...…
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…72 | MAY 26 • 2022 OBITUARIES OF BLESSED MEMORY DR. ELIE D. ABOULAFIA, 93, of Farmington Hills, died May 9, 2022. He is survived by his wife of 57 years, Eileen Aboulafia; children, Diane and Dr. Peter Shapiro, Dr. David and Audrey Aboulafia, Dr. Albert Aboulafia and his fiancee, Cheryl Kalb, Robert and Deborah Steingold, David Steingold and Lisa Dwyer, Michael and Janice Steingold, and Dr. Marc Steingold; grandchildren, M...…
…MAY 26 • 2022 | 73 continued on page 74 DC 20090-6402, afmda. org; or David Horodoker Organization, 6953 Candlewood Trail, Attn: Susann Kauffman, West Bloomfield, MI 48322, suekauffman@comcast. net. Arrangements by Ira Kaufman Chapel. LILLIAN BRATT, 105, of West Bloomfield, died May 14, 2022. She is survived by her daughter and son-in-law, Reva and Michael Cowan; son and daughter-in- law, Barrie and Iris Bratt; grandchildren...…
…OBITUARIES OF BLESSED MEMORY 74 | MAY 26 • 2022 Interment was at Clover Hill Park Cemetery. Contributions may be made to Jewish Senior Life, Attn. Jo Rosen, 6710 W. Maple Road, West Bloomfield, MI 48322, jslmi.org; Temple Shir Shalom, 3999 Walnut Lake Road, West Bloomfield, MI 48323, shirshalom. org; Jewish Hospice & Chaplaincy Network, 6555 W, Maple, West Bloomfield, MI 48322, jewishhospice. org; or to a charity of one’s choi...…
…MAY 26 • 2022 | 75 space missions. He also felt privileged to teach math to hundreds of Detroit students over the years. What was most meaningful to Leo was sharing his life for 55 years with his wife, Harriett, raising four kind and generous children, and passing on his knowledge, love and laughter to his many grandchildren, great- grandchildren, family and friends. Mr. Hollander is survived by his wife of 55 years, Harriet Holl...…
…OBITUARIES OF BLESSED MEMORY 76 | MAY 26 • 2022 DR. KEVAN KREITMAN, D.P.M., 61, of Birmingham, passed away unexpectedly on March 29, 2022. Born in Detroit, Dr. Kreitman grew up in Southfield and graduated from Detroit Country Day School in 1979. He was a graduate of the University of Michigan in biology and chemistry and earned his D.P.M. from the then- Pennsylvania College of Podiatric Medicine. He served as chief resident ...…
…MAY 26 • 2022 | 77 ROSE LIGHT, 91, of West Bloomfield, died May 17, 2022. She is survived by her beloved husband, Jerry Light; daughter, Verna Cole; son and daughter-in-law, Steven and Diana Light; grandchildren, Danielle (Jason) Justin, Stephanie (Austin) Petersen and Nicole Light; great-grandchildren, Eli, Esther, Cali and Shayla; many other loving family members and friends. Mrs. Light was the sister of the late Louis Gor...…
…Looking Back From the William Davidson Digital Archive of Jewish Detroit History accessible at www.djnfoundation.org 78 | MAY 26 • 2022 S o, you need a book in Hebrew, a menorah for Chanukah or a shofar? Perhaps you just need some advice about building your sukkah? Then, Borenstein’s Hebrew Books and Music Store is the place for you. Over my years of working with the William Davidson Digital Archive of Jewish Detroit History, I h...…
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…MAY 19 • 2022 | 3 contents contents contents PURELY COMMENTARY 4-10 Essays and viewpoints. OUR COMMUNITY 12 Ambulances for Ukraine Okemos man helps deliver ambulances and medical supplies to Jews in the war-torn region. 16 Honoring the Best of Jewish Detroit Federation’s 2022 Awards Night honors outstanding community leaders. 18 Advocating for Change Jewish groups mobilize to get reproductive rights issue on Michig...…
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…6 | MAY 19 • 2022 column The Challenge of Reforming a Powerless UN Security Council T he Russian war on Ukraine, and the seem- ing powerlessness of the United Nations to halt it or seriously punish its insti- gator because of the veto power that the Russian Federation wields in the UN Security Council, has reignited a long-running debate about reforming the world body’s most important organ. The UN Charter states that “The ...…
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…8 | MAY 19 • 2022 column Harvard, BDS and the Nazis T he editors of Harvard’s student newspaper have just urged a boy- cott of the Jewish state and praised a campus group that has celebrated a murderer of Jewish college students. In the 1930s, the editors of the same newspaper asserted that Harvard should grant an award to a Nazi offi- cial who promoted anti-Jewish boycotts and celebrated mur- derers of Jews. Is there a basis ...…
…MAY 19 • 2022 | 9 strong ties to Nazi-controlled German universities; in particular, the University of Heidelberg. Even though Heidelberg fired all its Jewish faculty members, instituted a Nazified curriculum and hosted a mass book-burning, Harvard President James Conant accepted an invita- tion to take part in celebra- tions of Heidelberg’s 550th anniversary in 1936. He said “political conditions”— such as the mass persecution of...…
…10 | MAY 19 • 2022 PURELY COMMENTARY THE FROZEN BAGEL continued from page 4 never really the whole service. As it was an all-important bagel day, I figured I’d head over and give it a whirl. When I walked in, there was Adam, and he gave a big smile and hello. I simply replied, “I don’t want to hear it! This is your fault!” Adam laughed and said, “I’ll take full blame, and credit!” We generally make jokes about having to go to sy...…
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…12 | MAY 19 • 2022 S ince the beginning of Russia’s war on Ukraine, Oded “Ody” Norkin, 67, of Okemos, has felt the pull of his past. In 1925, his father, Aaron, graduated Odessa Technical School. In 1941, when the Nazis and their allies took siege of Odessa, his father, like many Jews, was deported to work camps in Siberia. His grandparents Sara and Moshe Norkin were murdered in the streets of Odessa. “My grandparents were not eva...…
…MAY 19 • 2022 | 13 need, so I was lucky to have been taken under his wing, and so we went to work.” Since the beginning of the war, Katz has been providing relief efforts, funded by many organizations, including B’nai B’rith International, to Ukrainian refugees who have made it to Siret. Norkin spent his first week in Romania working with Katz providing relief to refugees in Siret as they stepped up efforts to procure medical suppli...…
…OUR COMMUNITY 14 | MAY 19 • 2022 The trip was slow- going and marked by 21 checkpoints by Ukrainian military, who at one point held them for several hours for questioning. “It was a pretty grueling all-nighter, and we were delayed a lot because of curfews and other humanitarian trucks going across the border,” explained Norkin. “But we had help from our hosts in Odessa because they helped us communicate with the military staf...…
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…16 | MAY 19 • 2022 E ach year, the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit honors exceptional individu- als who have made a positive impact on the Jewish commu- nity. Common characteristics can be found in outstanding leaders: a passion to serve their communities; an active involvement in the organiza- tions near and dear to their hearts; and inspiring others to do the same. This year’s awardees have something else in common...…
…MAY 19 • 2022 | 17 Well, a NEXTGen Detroit and Kadima board member, and co-chair of Federation’s Liaison Committee and Becker and Marcus Mission, Katz is taking a vital role in mentoring the next genera- tion of leaders. She also sits on the Federation’s Local Area Planning Division and has built relationships with Jews around the world as the JDC Ralph I. Goldman fellow. The Frank A. Wetsman Young Leadership Award was establis...…
…OUR COMMUNITY 18 | MAY 19 • 2022 S ince the U.S. Supreme Court draft decision was leaked earlier this month, forecast- ing its intentions to overturn Roe v Wade, Michigan women are con- cerned a 1931 law on the Michigan books would immediately go into effect, essentially illegalizing abor- tion in the state, reversing a 50-year precedent of women’s rights for 2.2 million women of childbearing age in the state. This law states that ...…
…MAY 19 • 2022 | 19 in January 2022 to testify in support of the summary wording of the initiative. “For younger women, I think there was this feeling that this could never hap- pen,” Levy said. “There was a fear [the court] would merely chip away at Roe, but this [leaked] draft opinion shows that there’s an inten- tion to eliminate it. So that has mobilized a lot of young people and people of all ages. The [1931] law is a throw- b...…
…20 | MAY 19 • 2022 OUR COMMUNITY A conversation with constitutional law professor Robert Sedler. What Would Overruling Roe v Wade Mean for Michigan? DAVID SACHS ASSOCIATE EDITOR R obert Sedler, 86, a retired constitu- tional law professor at Wayne State University, is no stranger to the bat- tle for reproductive rights. While teaching law at the University of Kentucky prior to the 1973 Roe v Wade decision, Sedler filed suit along w...…
