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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…

…. 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…

… coordination with the Michigan chapter of the Anti-Defamation League and Wayne State University psychologist Erika Bocknek. Around 25 households Zoomed into the seminar in response to the record…

…-breaking rise in global antisemitism that reached a crescendo following Hamas’ latest war with Israel. “Social media has been exploding with hatred, ” said Michigan ADL Director Carolyn Normandin. “We…

… have seen a tremen- dous amount of anti-Jewish rhetoric targeting Jews, including ‘Hitler was right, ’ and ‘We should have burned all the Jews’ because of the violence in Israel. ” ‘PYRAMID OF HATE…

…’ Michigan ADL Education Director Kristin Jager said it is important to educate youth about the “Pyramid of Hate” to under- stand through the lens of history how attitudes of bias and micro- aggressions…

… toward Jews or any minority can escalate to violence and potentially, genocide. “The ADL is most effective when we can work in the two lowest tiers of this pyramid in countering bias attitudes and…

…JUNE 10 • 2021 | 19 star. We stand here today as proud Jews. “Hate against any one of us is hate against all of us,” Gould said. “The Jewish people know what it means to be silent to crimes…

… against us. Today we say, we will not be silent. We will not bow to ter- ror. Never again!” Carolyn Normandin, regional director of ADL Michigan said, “My office is get- ting incident after incident…

…- lege campuses and places of worship. “For 130 years, NCJW Michigan has been fighting against hate on behalf of people of many different racial, ethnic, national, religious and cultural back- grounds…

… there. “Statistics show we’re in a particularly dangerous time,” Rubenstein told the JN. “I think it’s important for Jews to be together and to speak out and bring in other allies to speak against…

… that read “Stop Jew Hatred” and “Proud to Be Jewish.” Rabbi Asher Lopatin of JCRC/AJC says, “We stand together.” ZOA-MI board member Charles Greenberg and Executive Director Kobi Erez. Hadassah…

… America-Michigan, said that in the past it was easier to visibly stand up for Israel and that there always have been undercurrents of antisemitism domestically and globally. The ZOA blames the silence…

… in the media as well as political lead- ers and fear of “cancel culture” for not taking a stronger stand against hatred geared toward Jews and Israel. “Everyone is afraid of being canceled…

… support for Israel. The ‘woke’ culture is against Israel so, sadly, the Jewish lead- ership is afraid to speak up for it. ” To train others on how to counter hatred toward Jews and Israel, ZOA will be…

… Jews trying to counter-protest at the many planned pro-Palestinian rallies happening in Dearborn and across the region. “Though it is our right and often our responsibility to counter an unfair…

… anti-Israel rally, at this time, we cannot, in good conscience, put anyone’s life at risk, ” Erez said. “Jews are being assaulted all over the world right now. Hate crimes against Jews in London…

… Bloomfield said he was alarmed at the social discourse and distorted and inaccu- rate information about Jews, Zionism and Israel in the form of memes and infographics appearing on his social media feeds…

… think and research things before people hastily share them on social media. “Jews, who have our own conflicted feelings about the conflict, don’t owe others a pref- aced opinion nor should we be…

… have good information about Jews in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. For example, David Heineman wrote a series of articles about Jewish immi- gration to Michigan for the Chronicle in 1918. In the Dec. 6…

… Disaster, like Mt. Meron, was a tragedy reported around the world. Although not a Jewish event, it did have an impact on Jews and many other citizens in Michigan’s UP . Want to learn more? Go to the…

…, Israel experienced the worst civil disaster in its history. On April 30, tens of thousands of Orthodox Jews attended a celebration of Lag b’Omer on Mt. Meron in northern Israel. As celebrants began to…

… leave the event, they used narrow, slippery stairs. Without warning, a human stampede developed, with 45 people crushed to death and at least 150 wound- ed. Did you know that Michigan was the scene…

…28 | JUNE 17 • 2021 OUR LEGAL COMMUNITY T he Jewish Bar Association of Michigan (JBAM) honored two prominent members of the state’s legal community as well as two legal stars of the future…

… at its annual awards night held on Zoom on May 25. Michigan’s Attorney General Dana Nessel received JBAM’s inaugural Ruth Bader Ginsburg Champion of Justice Award, and retired longtime U…

… Ginsburg part of the majority. Nessel dis- plays a painting of Ginsburg in her house. Nessel, elected in 2018, said she is the highest-elected Jewish official in Michigan history, “and the importance of…

… that is not lost on me. ” She spoke of the Jewish heritage of protecting others, “not just other Jews, but people of all races, heritages, national ori- gins, etc., etc. It’s so important that we be…

… to their legal edu- cation while improving their community.” “The future of the Jewish legal community in Michigan is bright,” he added. At the event, JBAM Past President Rachel Serman greet- ed…

… a Q&A session. The Jewish Bar Association of Michigan provides education, resources, mentorship and camaraderie for lawyers and legal support to the wider community. To discover more about JBAM or…

… to contribute to the Charles J. Cohen Scholarship Fund, visit jewishbar.org. Jewish Bar Association of Michigan’s award night highlights legal leaders. Jewish Attorneys Honor Their Own DAVID…

… business, she is in com- munication with the Anti- Defamation League about the harassment. UNIVERSITY RESPONSE On the U-M Parent Facebook page, the University of Michigan released a brief state- ment: “U…

… social media that this statement did not go far enough in speci- fying that the slurs were implic- itly targeting Jews. Some signed an online peti- tion demanding the university do more in specifically…

… calling out hatred toward Jews and pro-Israel students on cam- pus, with some parents going as far as stating that they may withdraw their student from enrolling at the university if underlying…

… currents of anti-Is- rael and anti-Jewish sentiments are further normalized. In a June 5 tweet, University of Michigan Regent Jordan Acker stated: “I’m disgusted by the hateful and antisemitic graf…

… appropriate in Ann Arbor.” Looking forward to the fall, Stoloff said the incident and the ensuing online harassment will not deter her from pursuing her master’s degree at Michigan. “People are going to be…

….hfldetroit.org • 248.723.8184 Hebrew Free Loan Detroit 6735 Telegraph Road, Suite 300 • Bloomfield Hills, Michigan 48301 @HFLDetroit Much of the story of Robbie Moore‘s Detroit home involves chance. While living in…

… Palestinians and Jews. “The group is generally respectful of all cultures, but, lately, like everywhere, there have been many posts from Palestinian members voicing their valid concerns about the…

…. ” Public school teacher Brooke Leiberman, 40, of Farmington Hills said she believes she and other Jewish teachers were kicked out of a pri- vate Facebook group of Michigan educators called MI Core…

… that alleged that millions of dollars were being siphoned from Michigan classrooms to buy weapons for Israel to kill Palestinians. The infographic content, which alleged that $96 million that…

… could have been going to use in Michigan schools were instead being diverted to fund the Israeli military, was created by U.S. Campaign for Palestinian Rights. “The Palestinian movement is putting…

… hatred against Jews in “Act Against Antisemitism,” a global online rally. The event was coordi- nated by a partnership of the ADL, AJC, Hadassah, the Jewish Federations of North America and the…

… 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 Detroit Jewish News will be of service to the…

… only does the Jewish community constitute a community of interest under redistricting guidelines, but, since 2010, West Bloomfield Township, the municipality with the greatest number of Jews in…

… continuously by Republicans in the Michigan legislature. West Bloomfield also bears the distinction as one of the only municipalities in the entire state that has been divided between two districts on…

… represents them. To rectify gerrymanders like those in West Bloomfield, as well as ensure the MICRC considers Jews as a community of interest in other municipalities we live in, such as Huntington Woods…

… conservation and other critical issues, the Jewish community must actively engage with the 2022 redistricting process and advocate for our community before the Michigan Independent Citizens Redistricting…

… Michigan Democratic Jewish Caucus. A native of West Bloomfield Township, he also serves as director of communications for the Oakland County Prosecutor’s Office. …

…M ax Kresch, 25, an Oak Park native, is both an Akiva Hebrew Day School (Farber) and a Frankel Jewish Academy alumnus who was active in Bnei Akiva and NCSY in Michigan and now lives in…

… media during the hostilities between Israel and Hamas that ended with a ceasefire early Friday. A feature of the attacks was to link Jews and Israel to the coronavirus pandemic — in some cases, by…

… blaming Jews for the virus; in others, by likening Israel to the virus. A hashtag, #COVID1948, using Israel’s founding to identify Israel as a deadly virus, seems to have had its ori- gins in Iran…

… on May 12, the third day of the war. It also tracked spikes in uses of phrases like “Hitler was right, ” “Zionazi” and “Kill all Jews. ” Masters said other foreign actors, including states, also…

…JUNE 3 • 2021 | 15 to combat COVID, Ingber went to federal, state and local funding sources and got funding from Oakland County, Michigan and United Way matching fund programs, resulting in an…

… behind. That was Steve’s idea.” Ingber invited every Federation agency and non-Federation agency to the table. “The litmus test to get in is if you can serve Jews,” Ingber said. “We all checked our…

… that people had proper PPE; they helped agencies with getting federal loans; they ensured that no Jew in Metro Detroit would go hungry, bringing in food and expanding Meals on Wheels for seniors…

… out. “Then you see all the videos of violent acts transpiring in New York and Los Angeles by Palestinian activists going after Jews sitting outside in restaurants. You see who is the real…

… incident is being investigated by the Detroit and Michigan State Police depart- ments. Anti-Defamation League (ADL) Michigan Regional Director Carolyn Normandin said the orga- nization has had…

… conversations with the office of Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel to classify this as a possible hate crime, though formal complaints have yet to be filed to the AG office by the ADL on Sasson…

… hatred in their hearts.” Anti-Israel activists target local restaurateur. Under Attack “THERE ARE SERIOUS LEGAL CONCERNS I HAVE ABOUT THIS INCIDENT.” — ADL MICHIGAN DIRECTOR CAROLYN NORMANDIN STACY…

… to respond to a call at a moment’s notice. Because many of the people they serve in Oak Park and Southfield are Orthodox Jews, Hatzalah volunteers are also trained in Halachah (Jewish law) so…

…, people can receive lifesaving help from people dedicated to taking from their time to help any person in need. We’re here to help. ” For more information on Hatzalah of Michigan, visit: mihatzalah…

….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 Detroit Jewish News will be of…

… on May 27. The abhorrent graffiti and hateful rhetoric that defaced the mu- seum is an act of antisemitism, hatred and violence targeting Jews. We will not be intimidated or waver in the mission…

…- rooms and showers, and they also want to know if you can swim at that beach. A couple may want to know if a beach has surfing, snorkeling or vol- leyball. ” Kaplan, 52, a University of Michigan (U…

…. Anchors to Michigan include establishing the U-M Julia Eder Dean’s Scholarship, which honors his grandmother, a “102½- year- old” still in the Metro Detroit area, and benefits students who have lived…

… Lembeck, 72. His father, Harvey Lembeck (1923- 1982), was a talented come- dic actor (Sgt. Bilko). Michael, a practicing Jew, began as an actor. He had a big recur- ring role (Max Hovath) on the 1970s…

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… prevalent requests that came through the agency: personal debt. They established the Debt Consolidation Program at HFL, providing funding to help Jewish residents in the State of Michigan get out of debt…

… member of HFL is about more than the money, it’s about who we are, and what we want our community to be.” Community donations help Hebrew Free Loan give interest-free loans to local Jews for a variety of…

… Jews in Iowa. ” Grund Ceresnie lived in Des Moines until she was 19. She said she loved growing up there, especially because of a vibrant Jewish community that had four synagogues, and her father…

… in 1971. During the 1970s, she was the singer and leader of the Patty Grant Orchestra, which performed across southeast Michigan at social func- tions. She’s been married to Steve Ceresnie, a…

…, 95. I don’t know why Dick Van Dyke didn’t win decades ago. Incidentally, his career was “made” by four Jews. The most important was Carl Reiner (1922- 2020), who produced, wrote and directed The…

… NCJW Michigan Fundraiser features comedian Corey Kahaney and emcee Alan Muskovitz. $36 per household; $75 for patrons. https://ncjwmi.org/ product/raisinglaughter. BOOKS FOR SENIORS JUNE 7…