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… Philadelphia is a quote from Leviticus 25:10: "Proclaim liberty throughout the land unto all the inhabitants thereo' Michigan has been home to Jews since 1761, when the first Jewish settler, Ezekiel Solomon…

… Jewish roles in independence. T he role of Jews in the events leading up to the American Revolution is largely unrecog- nized — they represented only a tiny percent of the overall population. Like other…

… adopted by individual colonies. An estimated 100 Jews fought in the Revolution. The first Jew to die fighting for American independence was Francis Salvador, 29, also the first elected to pub- lic office in…

… widow, Rachel, and four children under age 7. British attacks forced residents, includ- ing Jews, from the cities of Newport, (right) along with Revolutionary leaders Robert Morris and George Washington…

…. Philadelphia, Boston and Charleston. Of the approximately 1,500 Jews scattered among the 13 colonies on the eve of the American Revolution, about 200 lived in Newport — the largest concentration of Jews in the…

… colonies. Aaron Lopez was one of the Newport Jews who opposed British rule and aban- doned the city: The Touro synagogue was dosed, and its spiritual leader, Isaac Touro, who professed loyalist tendencies…

…, sailed with his family to Jamaica where he lived out his life under British rule. Jews fought at Bunker Hill, Valley Forge and other battles throughout the colonies. Behind the scenes, they provided…

… design for the official seal of the U.S. recommended by Benjamin Franklin, John Adams and Thomas 1111 CONTENTS Jefferson depicts Jews crossing the Red Sea. The inscription on the Liberty Bell in…

… Fort Detroit. By 1762, he was transport- ing furs and needed goods in flotillas of voyageur canoes between Montreal and Detroit. 'While residing most of the year in Michigan, both Solomon and Abraham…

… Great Lakes country"' and open up the continent for settlement. The British did not leave Michigan until 1796. Sports Spotlight Staff Box Synagogue List To Dol/Calendar To Do!/Crossword Torah Portion…

… the obstades, Chaldeans Levin and Jews have become integral to the tapestry of Metro Detroit and Southeastern Michigan. As the senator put it, "Each commu- nity enriches our commerce and culture. Each…

… – Two communities with similar histories and common roots. • MAY – Chaldeans and Jews as neighbors. • JUNE – Chaldeans and Jews as entrepreneurs/business engines for Southeastern Michigan. • JULY…

…, Michigan's longtime Democratic U.S. senator, put the waves of immigrants over the past century in a historical context. "Previous generations, in spite of the uncertainties they felt, left their homes for a…

… operated this property and building, fully managed its own financial affairs and employed Rabbi Silberberg as the congregation's rabbi. Chabad-Lubavitch of Michigan now wants to take that property away from…

… their Judaism and study. Yet, neither the Torah Center nor the congregants have caused any part of the dispute that Chabad-Lubavitch of Michigan raises in its civil complaint. In fact, the Torah Center…

… of West Bloomfield Only Half The Story Shifra Epstein claims she wants to help her students understand the conflict . between Jews and Palestinians. From reading her reflections (May 17, Page 29), I…

… understand that she loves the Palestinians and is willing to overlook decades of anti-Jewish violence. I also understand that she has no such love for Israeli Jews, whose every sin, real or imagined, is…

… group benefits members, greater community The Jews in Greek Life (JIGL) student organization at Michigan State University brings Jewish students "It's special that we're bringing the Jewish community…

… engagement at MSU have a "charitable twist," says Lederman. At its most Andy Lederman and Zack Friedman, seniors from West Bloomfield, Michigan, prepare food at a charity event hosted by Jews in Greek Life…

…Preparing students for `global century' Michigan State University is among 32 colleges and universities across the country selected to take part in a national project designed to better prepare…

… students for a "global century." Annual festival celebrates Israeli films This year, the annual Israeli Jellyfish codirector and best-selling Israeli writer Film Festival at Michigan Etgar Keret will…

…August 1 • 2019 21 jn jews d in the here’ s to The Holocaust Memorial Center in Farmington Hills hosted the third annual Kappy Family Anne Frank Art and Writing Competition. The competition is…

… Writing Competition, in which students submit essays or poetry on any Jewish related topic. Applebaum’ s poem, “Being a Jew in America,” explores the pervasive anti-Semitism and anti-Zionism in self…

…-proclaimed safe spaces, including schools, social media and LGBTQ+ pride parades, leading her to question whether these spaces, including America itself, are safe for Jews to live openly as Jews in America…

… her identity as a Jew and as a woman. Each will receive a cash prize of $500 for first place from the center and will have their essays published in the anthology series “Voices,” which features…

… within PNR&D, a lab she established in 2000. Dr. Feldman received her M.D. (’ 83) and Ph.D. (’ 79) from the University of Michigan and completed her neurology training at Johns Hopkins Hospital. She…

… joined the faculty at Michigan Medicine in 1988 as an assistant professor in neurology, attained full professor status in 2000 and, in 2004, became the Russell N. DeJong Professor of Neurology. T R AV E…

…jews d COURTESY RABBI LEO M. FRANKLIN ARCHIVES, TEMPLE BETH EL in the continued from page 112 However, with two local Jewish weeklies on the scene and tighter economic conditions brought on by…

… Cohen Besides worrying about relatives and friends serving in the armed forces, Detroit’s Jews were hearing about the heart-wrenching reports from Europe. ABOVE: The first Temple Beth El confirmation…

… the executive committee of the 1942 Allied Jewish Campaign. For the past four decades, Wineman was considered one of Michigan’s leading business executives as he was engaged in the family business, the…

…ANNIVERSARY jews d in the New Oakland University President Ora Hirsch Pescovitz, M.D., has been national levels, among them being appointed as Oakland University’s elected to the National Academy…

… Michigan and as a board member of the Pescovitz, M.D. CEO of the University of Indianapolis Opera and the Michigan Health System. Jewish Studies program at Dr. Pescovitz holds a bachelor Indiana University…

… Sciences and the Guy Stern Endowment in Exile and Holocaust Studies. During the Nazi occupation of Poland, more than three million Polish Jews became victims of the Holocaust. They were systematically hunted…

…, deported and murdered. Relatively few were able to hide, join the resistance, flee eastward or pose as non-Jews. After World War II, returning Polish Jews found a very hostile environment. Many left or…

…, thousands of Poles have discovered they have Jewish roots. Today, Polish Jews have the leadership of Rabbi Schudrich, who has served as chief rabbi of Warsaw and Lodz since 2000 and chief rabbi of Poland…

… home to 121,000 Chaldeans and 67,000 Jews — the Building Community Initiative (BCI) also spotlights a model collaborative behavior for Southeast Michigan. Beyond survey research by the University of…

… Michigan-Dearborn that shows BCI is truly changing attitudes and perceptions of Chaldeans toward Jews and Jews toward Chaldeans, the yardstick for success will be the close- ness between the communities that…

… continues to be dynamic initiative binding people-to-people engagement and interaction. Chaldeans and Jews in Metro — Arthur Horwitz, Jewish News Detroit will be the long-term relationships that are…

… along Northwestern Highway in Southfield. Yes, local Jews and Chaldeans are mingling and engaging more. We're building cultural bridges that could serve as a national model. But moving forward, the big…

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… Metropolitan Detroit West Bloomfield, Michigan 2016 MICHIGAN JEWISH SPORTS HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES Mathew Ishbia Kimberly Spaulding Shaw Michael “Stoney” Stone 2016 ALVIN FOON HUMANITARIAN AWARD HONOREE…

… Michigan Jewish Sports Hall of Fame. Sponsorship opportunities, dinner tickets, dessert, and program tickets available. For more information regarding Stars of Tomorrow scholarships contact David Blatt at…

…-religious hate crimes in the U.S. in 2008, 7.5 percent were against Muslims while 66.1 percent were against Jews. Widespread anti-Semitism is part and parcel with Islam. Just Google "Egypt Anti Semitism" and you…

… govern- ment's decision to earmark $630,000 to protect the 1,200 Jews left in Sweden from mostly Islamic harassment. In Amsterdam and Antwerp, Jews cannot wear a yarmulke. In Paris, a young Jew was…

… murdered because he is a Jew. Yet, teaching against Islamophobia is widespread in colleges as if this is a major problem on colleges, which it is not. Teaching against anti-Semitism on colleges, which is a…

… Hills. A raffle and a kosher dinner are included. The event is a component of JARC's Young Adult Committee, chaired by Rabbi Jason Miller. Frankel Academy Should Not Say Who Is 'True' Jew I am writing in…

… and unjust. Arden S. Burnstein Huntington Woods Gov. Snyder Ingores The Working Class Regarding Gov. Snyder's column "Michigan's Immigrants Are Key To Its Past And Future" (Sept. 1, page 33), to the…

… working class people of Michigan, his business-class rhetoric in support of immigration sounds like this: "It doesn't matter that America no longer is creating labor shortages by grow- ing and…

… PROFESSOR BERK WILL SPEAK ON: OUR PEOPLE ARE YOUR PEOPLE: AMERICAN JEWS AND THE STRUGGLE FOR CIVIL RIGHTS Friday, November 6 at 7:30 p.m. THE CRISIS IN THE MIDDLE EAST: ARRANGEMENT OR NO ARRANGEMENT…

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… groups through social action and friendship. We hoped to expand the number of relationships, both social and com- munal, between Jews and Chaldeans in Southeast Michigan. A Hot Ticket A few days prior to…

… Bloomfield Hills, commented, "One of the interesting offshoots was a discussion among the Chaldean women about whether their culture included religion. We could have the very same debate among the Jews, and…

… that is only one similarity." The three Chaldeans and two Jewish women who planned the event were charged with developing a social action plan for Chaldean and Jewish women in Southeast Michigan. Lee…

… conducted by Sathab Ousachi and Ann Antone who led a fascinating discussion about the challenges and culture of Chaldeans living in Michigan. We learned about the plight of Iraqi Christians in Iraq who are…

… being persecuted, raped, forced to convert to Islam and, in some cases, mur- dered. If they are able to immigrate to Michigan, they face language barriers and difficulty finding jobs and afford- able…

…10 August 29 • 2019 jn views online comments Facebook visitors had something to say about the story “Trump: Jews Who Vote for Democrats Show ‘ Great Disloyalty’ ,” published Aug. 20 on…

… thejewishnews.com. Lissa Zack LoVasco: Seems too many have forgotten what the Torah says and teaches. I myself do not understand how any person of the Jewish faith votes conservative. Eric Weiss: No Jews…

… those two reprobates and any Jew that could consider voting for the so very anti- Semetic, anti-Israel Democrats. Readers also responded on Facebook to the op-ed by Jonathan Tobin “What Real…

… that Trump is pumped full of hate just as I believe that our congresswoman from Michigan has had the intention to incite hate from the very beginning. The problem is that once you open your mouth…

… friends and family with insults and intolerance that only put a fur- ther wedge into our small community? For the past 50 years, 71 percent of American Jews have chosen Democratic candidates while 25…

… percent have chosen Republicans ones. But a recent Gallup poll shows that 52 percent of Jews identify as Democrats, 16 percent as Republicans, and 31 percent — a new high — now identify as Independents…

… you may disagree with. And if all else fails, go into your car and scream your lungs out. ■ Mark Jacobs is the AIPAC Michigan chair for African American Outreach, a co-director of the Coalition for…

… Jews to stop supporting policies that are detrimental to most Americans while they remain free of the consequences in their upscale communities. Trust me, people notice. Al Wright: This is really…

… nothing new. This has been going on forever and it’ s never going to stop. Sadly, it’ s just going to get worse. You have a president that actually supports Israel and is a friend to the Jews; so biased…

… people will hate Jews just because of that. People need to quit hating one another for any reason. Jews just need to keep being who we are, be proud of who we are and we don’ t take any crap from…

… and the United States, says the ramifications are serious. Berman spoke before a packed audito- rium at Eastern Michigan University Sept. 9 to kick off the first in a series of guest speakers sponsored…

… appointments in Stanford's Departments of Comparative Literature and German Studies and is a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution. The dislike of Americans and Jews is gaining considerable momentum on the…

… European continent, said Berman, as are efforts by the European radical right and left to engage in conspiracy theories involving the United States and Jews. "There is now a convergence of European anti…

…-Semitism and anti- Americanism in Europe Berman said. "European politicians, like the far right in France, are looking at the U.S. as a preda- tor and Jews as capitalists with money. They propose a counter model…

… for the European Union, where Europe stretches from the Atlantic to the Russian Urals, instead of the current Atlantic alliance of America to Brussels:' Jews and European culture are com- plex…

…, according to Berman. "There is a 2,000-year history of Jews in Europe dating back to the Roman Empire Berman said. "But there is a sense of discomfort in the Jewish commu- nities' cultures, and the attacks…

… are begin- ning to amplify that discomfort. This is distressing because the Europeans are perceiving Jews as outsiders and a threat to national identity" Recent research by the EU has shown that, prior…

… to the current upsurge in anti- Semitism, far-right Jew haters, along with left wing anti-Americanism supporters, operated in the deep background. "It's now a cross pollination of the Protocols of Zion…

… and anti-imperialism," Berman said. "These groups attacked Muslims until they found the Jews" The Protocols of the Elders of Zion is an anti-Semitic book forged in Russia in 1903. The book, which…

… experience Berman said, referring to attacks on readily identifiable Jews in England and France. Berman is a well-known critic of the Boycott, Divest, Sanction (BDS) move- ment to delegitimize Israel and…

…metro >> on the cover Both Sides Of The Aisle Young Republicans and Democrats sound off about today's issues. Harry Kirsbaum Contributing Writer T he results among Jews are open to…

… spectrum, including Jews, since Barack Obama was elected president in 2008. "The share of voters identifying with or leaning toward the GOP has either grown or held steady in every major religious group…

… far as County and Michigan Republican parties. Jeffrey equal human rights to Now she's the Lincoln Club president Shostak all citizens. To us young and was in charge of the Oakland County people, the…

… debt are the two most Jews have always been involved in the important issues;' he said. Republican Party, and the numbers are "There does not tend to be a lot of growing, she said. "The driving force for…

… Birmingham, a lot of Jews away from him:' he added. a second-year law student at Wayne "The president seems more concerned State University, became interested in with Israel attacking Iran's nuclear facili…

…UPCOMING FRANKEL CENTER EVENTS "Beyond Testimony: New Ways of Listening to Survivors of the Holocaust and Other Genocides" Henry Greenspan, University of Michigan January 18, 2011, 4 pm 202 South…

… production, to budget and overall governance. "Which 'Jews' Were Still Jewish in Interwar Germany?" Leora Auslander, University of Chicago February 3, 2011, 4 pm 435 South State Street, 1014 Tisch Hall Leora…

… Auslander asks the questions that have been raised by countless Jewish studies scholars—"What makes a Jew Jewish? Religious observance? If so, of what intensity and form? Self- identification? Classification…

… would like to argue that rather than abandon these fundamental queries, we should look at them differently. Which Jews' were still Jewish in Interwar Germany? will use the evidence of material culture…

…, social networks, and everyday practices to propose answers to the question. While the specific case addressed will be that of Jews in the Weimar Republic, I hope that the approach will be useful to those…

…'s Crypto-Jews" Ruby Tapia, Ohio State University February 22, 2011, 4 pm 202 South Thayer Street, Room 2022 In her 2008 book of black-and-white photographs on converso Image and Memory, Cary Herz documented…

… tallit-clad and candle- lit New Mexicans testifying to their Crypto-Jewish identity. In 2006, folklorist Judith Neulander collaborated with geneticists to "resolve" that, in scientific fact, Crypto-Jews by…

… methodological dissonance. This lecture explores these dissonances and establishes New Mexico's Crypto-Jews as an important site for understanding the intricate relationship between blood, image, and identity…

… Jews lived, the prayer houses in which Jews prayed, and the shops, work benches, and factories in which men and women plied their trade. …

…DETROIT JEWISH NEW S October 21, 2010 / 13 Cheshvan 5771 finding common ground building community teen forum works to dispel stereotypes of Jews and Chaldeans and to begin the building of…

… Mother of God Chaldean Church e've all heard the stereo- audience were more than 100 students jokes can be hurtful. "I think there a lot of Jewish stereo- types: Jews are "wealthy from all different…

… program featuring a Jewish/ Chaldean before he moved to Michigan day and it was the day before a Jewish Chaldean panel was sponsored by the 16 years ago, said, "If we don't figure holiday ... I heard…

… someone say, 'The Detroit Jewish News and the Chaldean out a way to not always separate our- only reason that I love Jews is because News, both based in Southfield, as part selves [Jews and Chaldeans], then…

…- learning about Jews only from nega- says she has been mistreated because nett of Temple Israel in West Bloom- tive stereotypes he had heard — until of her religion, mostly because she looks more "American…

… the Jewish commu- nity, I came away with the understand- ing that if we as Jews and our Chaldean neighbors can get past the stereotypes, we can come to realize how similar our cultures actually are…

…The Success Of America's Jews into a "broadcast" medium distributed via a "network." The technology for mak- hen I was a kid, ing movies was invented the prospect of by the non-Jewish Thomas…

… forever. Special building and sustaining the Dr. Jonas Salk and Dr. Albert Commentary studios. From that arose the Sabin are but two of the Jews vital role played by Jewish we honor in celebrating Jewish…

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… the High Holiday season. Humanistic Judaism is human-centered and fundamentally stresses the ability of people to shape their own lives indepen- dent of a supernatural being. “We believe that a Jew is…

… one who, regardless of birth, identifies with the history, culture and future of the Jewish people,” Gales said. Humanistic Jews want to understand the beliefs and behavior of their ancestors without…

… feeling compelled to agree with the beliefs of the past. Traditional Jewish new year observances were reframed by JCS because, Gales said, “Secular Humanistic Jews believe in modify- ing traditions to make…

… them more meaning- ful” to modern-day Jews. BIRMINGHAM TEMPLE The Society for Humanistic Judaism is the Farmington Hills-based congregational arm of the movement founded in 1969 by Birmingham Temple…

… Jews value their Jewish identity and the Falick aspects of Jewish culture that offer a genuine expres- sion of their contemporary way of life. We believe in the human capacity to create a better world…

….” “Secular Jews tend to be largely non-religious in their daily lives,” said Rabbi Jeffrey Falick, current leader of Birmingham Temple. “Some of them possess a God-concept, while others do not.” Wine created…

…- sentation. The longest service will run less than two hours and “have no repetitive standing and sitting. We only stand in memory of the dead,” he said. According to the rabbi, today’s American Jews continue…

… Humanistic Jews to pause in their daily lives and reflect on their behavior and renew their commitment to their best selves and highest values,” Gales said. “It provides a time for renewal, reflection and new…

… religious Jews cast off their sins by throw- ing bread crumbs into a flowing body of water. JCS members honor the tashlich tradi- tion by gathering to throw flower petals into the Huron River. “As we do so…

… progressive values are reflected in Workmen’s Circle/Arbeter Ring (WC/ AR), a national membership organiza- tion headquartered in New York City. “Secular Jews are a part of the fabric of Jewish life — its…

… Farmington Hills, the boxcar symbolizes the kind that took millions of Jews and other captives to camps operated by Nazi Germany. Conditions were so bad aboard those stock- yards-like boxcars that many people…

… Weisberg gift also paid for the box- car's 4,000-mile journey from Germany to Michigan. The couple's generosity will seed an HMC education endowment as well. The boxcar exudes the power to teach. Says 40…

… adorn it with memorial stones. Rather than imagine the boxcar in a work camp or killing center, the HMC situated it at an embarkation site where Jews, Gypsies and other prisoners were herded into such…

…' official Al Aqsa TV station called for the killing of Jews, which Hamas defined as a religious Islamic act in worship of Allah. So reports Israel-based Palestinian Media Watch. The upshot is that Hamas…

…' conflict with Israel is as much rooted in the ideological indoctrination of Gazans as it is in the terrorists' manifesto of missile blasts, suicide bombings and sniper fire aimed at Israeli Jews. Hamas is…

… nothing if not brazenly calculated to work multiple guerilla fronts as part of its brand of terror. During one Al Aqsa TV music video, the screen showed: "Killing Jews is worship that draws us close to…

… Allah." But that wasn't all. The same video contained other lyrics tainted by bluster boasting of "terrifying the Jews" and glorifying Hamas' fighting wing, the Al Qassam Brigades. The lyrics preached…

…: "[Oh] lovers of the trigger: The Hamas logo Killing the occupiers [Israelis] is worship that Allah made into law ..." Another Hamas TV song hailed killing Jews while extolling the Al Qassam Brigades. It…

… went: "Brigades, we kidnap soldiers. Brigades, we kill Jews." The song was broadcast in Arabic, but Hebrew appeared on the screen so Israelis understood what was being expressed. Simultaneously, the…

…." This video included explosions and Hamas rockets as the song called to "destroy Israel" – "the house of absolute evil" and "the enemies of humanities." Hamas calling to kill Jews is not new. But the…

…Arts & Entertainment Love Story Film portrays contributions of Jewish Major Leaguers and the meaning of baseball in the lives of American Jews. As first baseman for Michael Fox the Detroit…

… to this — but the decision is, `I'm going to stop this right now because if I don't it's going to go on and on and on:" Rosen makes a memorable appear- ance in Jews and Baseball: An American Love Story…

… Valuable Player in 1953. American pop culture historian Peter Levine taught in the history department at Michigan State University from 1969- 2000. American sportswriter Maury Allen is a cousin, by…

… start over in a new city. Jews and Baseball suggests that Greenberg was tougher on Rosen, a mem- ber of the tribe, than he was on any other Tribe (Cleveland) player. When I bring up his predecessor's name…

…, Rosen only says, "Greenberg and I were not friendly." The film's poster He does credit Greenberg with being the first great Jewish ballplayer and for inspiring other Jews to enter the game. But Rosen…

… attributes the decline in overt anti- Semitism to the establishment of the State of Israel in 1948. "Once the Jew began to fight, people realized the Jews were not just shopkeep- ers, nor were they just…

… long- time teammates with Larry Doby, who broke the color barrier in the American League two months before Rosen was called up. "I don't know that Doby was of any help to me as a Jew or I was any help to…

… that, if I were walking down the street, one Jew could look at another Jew and say, 'He's a mentsh.' That was sort of ingrained in me." Jews and Baseball: An American Love Story screens 4 p.m. Saturday…

… University of Michigan Hillel. Sponsored by the Federation’s Impact Grant program, 300 attendees welcomed in Shabbat with services and dinner. “Last Shabbat served as an opportunity for Jews representing all…

…jews d in the Swastikas In Ann Arbor Park is defaced and Jewish Family Services gets bomb threat. STACY GITTLEMAN CONTRIBUTING WRITER T he Jewish community of Ann Arbor dem- onstrated its…

… 15 spray-painted swastikas and hate slurs that included “Jews die” were found at the Veteran’s Memorial Skate Park at 2150 Jackson Ave., according to Ann Arbor police inves- tigators. Also, on Aug. 22…

… year that sustains the work we do to serve our Jewish community.” Ann Arbor Jews showed their strength in num- bers last Friday at an already-scheduled commu- nity-wide Shabbat dinner held at the…

…-Semitic and racist crimes. The Michigan Anti-Defamation League has grim warnings, especially for Jewish students of high school and college age. Heidi Budaj, Michigan regional director of the Anti- Defamation…

… investigat- ing hate crimes against Jews and Heidi Budaj other minorities. Budaj said her office, as well as other ADL offices, have been inundated with calls reporting hate crimes directed toward Jews…

… numbers speak for themselves. According to ADL statistics, in comparing the first quarters of 2016 and 2017, hate acts targeting Jews (including vandalism, property defacement and harassment) have increased…

…'re looking for the Jews! We're looking for the Jews!" six boys using German accents shouted down the hallway of a dorm at Western Michigan University on the anniversary of Kristallnacht, a pogrom against Jews…

…- ferent types of differences," said Heidi Budaj, direc- tor, ADL-Michigan Region. "Some people at these universities have never seen a Jew Heidi Budaj before. Through our training, we give these students…

… throughout Nazi Germany and parts of Austria that occurred on Nov. 9-10, 1938. The only Jew in the dorm happened to live on the floor where this incident took place. And, someone had thrown a snowball directly…

… and residence life staff tools to help stu- dents integrate. "Jews are often approached by some- one who has never seen a Jew before and asked 'Where are your horns?' Our train- ing provides answers for…

… students, and people at large, who run into these issues in their communities." Currently, WMU is the only active school in Michigan at the collegiate level that has gone through training with A Campus of…

… Difference. Ideally, ADL's goal is to be at every college in Michigan. This is a program that will enhance student life at any college, regardless if there have been incidents of hate crimes or not. The…

… physical assaults on Jews, 900 cases of anti-Semitic harassment, threats and events, and 317 instances of anti-Semitic vandalism. Kansas-based Westboro Baptist Church instigated fewer anti-Semitic activities…

… (64). Michigan ranked 12th, logging 17 incidents, up from five in 2009 — a 240 percent increase. Incidents ranged from property destruction to horrendous insults to people losing their jobs when their…

… bosses found out they were Jewish. "The rise in Michigan," said ADL regional director Betsy Kellman,"may just be that more people knew to report these incidents rather than an increase in anti…

… national tory over the Democrat, an Orthodox approval rating stands at 39 percent, Jew. a 14-point drop, while his approval rat- Public rabbinical endorsements ing among Jews – according to the in the…

… whole. the Democrats, particularly among Among Orthodox Jews, who made up Orthodox Jews, estimated to make up 9 percent of the sample, disapproval is about a third of the Jewish electorate much higher, 72…

… percent. there. Since the election, Republican The AJC poll indicates that the presidential candidates have been president has retained the support of ramping up their pro-Israel rhetoric American Jews on…

… certain issues. A on the assumption that Jews are dis- solid 68 percent approve of the way appointed with the administration's he has handled national security, for Middle East policy, while Democrats…

… Orthodox Jews, 81 percent disapprove. Further, Jews share the broader American unhappi- ness with recent economic trends. In March 2010, an AJC survey had Jewish approval of the president's economic policies…

… for the Republicans, which stands steady at 16 percent. Rather, the number of Jewish political Independents rose in that time period from 30 percent to 38 percent. In the Orthodox Jews sample…

… could conceivably enter the race. Clearly, the president faces chal- lenges in attracting Jewish voters, especially Orthodox Jews. Some are identical to those confronting him with regard to all voters…

…Front Lines EDITOR'S LETTER Farrakhan's Absurdity I t wasn't so much that Rev. Louis Farrakhan, who in the past has branded Judaism a "gutter reli- gion',' in June accused Jews of being the…

… of anti-black behavior" on the part of Jews. The so-called research claims that Jews for centuries have worked to financially undermine blacks. It maintains that Jews charge anti-Semitism to silence…

… Photography, Brett Mountain Design, Deborah Schultz The Detroit Jewish News (USPS 275-520) is published every Thursday at 29200 Northwestern Highway, #110, Southfield, Michigan. Periodical postage paid at…

… Southfield, Michigan, and additional mailing offices. Postmaster: send changes to: Detroit Jewish News, 29200 Northwestern Highway, #110, Southfield, MI 48034. Hebrew Free Loan provides interest- free loans…

…contents Views 5-12 Jews in the D Settlement Reached 14 Michigan’ s Jewish prisoners win right to kosher meals. Remembering Pittsburgh 16 Deadly synagogue shooting happened nearly one year…

… Holocaust 46 New exhibit from DJN Foundation explores how Detroit Jews aided survivors. Celebrity Jews 50 On the Go Events/Editor’ s Picks 51 Etc. The Exchange 54 Soul 56 Raskin 61 Looking Back…

… organizations dedicated to enhancing the quality of life, and Jewish life, in Southeast Michigan. ANTONE, CASAGRANDE & ADWERS, P.C. www.antone.com or email at law@antone.com Representation in all areas of…

…From the DJN Davidson Digital Archive looking back Gov. George Romney, left, served as Michigan governor from 1963 to 1969. He is pictured here with Congregation Shaarey Zedek’s Rabbi Morris Adler…

… two very interesting head- lines. First, a sub-headline declared “Brotherhood Week Observed by Detroit Jews.” Accompanying the headline was a drawing of George Washington with an essay about his…

…? The main headline read “Rumania Offers to Free Jews in Deal with Allies.” This is interesting. Initially, in 1939, the king of Romania attempted to remain neutral in World War II, but fascists soon took…

… over the government and allied itself with Germany. And, it also collaborated in the persecution and/or execution of as many as 250,000 Jews. It seems that Romania had seen the writing-on-the-wall, that…

… curated by the Jewish Historical Society of Michigan. …

… law 35 the brother brothers Guest writers address Michigan’s passage of an anti-Israel discriminatory policy and learning lessons of inclusiveness from Holocaust survivors and Japanese internees…

…. Musical twins join forces to bring their humor and unique bluegrass songwriting to Ann Arbor. 36 Jews winning awards The tribe goes to the Oscars, 2017 edition. jews d in the 38 la la lovely Native…

… entrepreneurial teen Max Feber, 17, takes his cold-brewing system to market via Hatched , a syndicated TV show. 38 42 celebrity jews 18 trips suspended Immigration ban keeps Canadian students from visiting the…

…bridal A Jewish Wedding, Bollywood-style Michigan meets Mumbai at this culturally rich celebration. TAMI TARNOW-JOSEPH SPECIAL TO THE JEWISH NEWS ABOVE: Norman and Tami take to the dance floor in…

… not ready to sleep, I hugged my new husband close and marveled at what brought me to Mumbai to be married. It all began at a Shabbat potluck dinner in Los Angeles, where I met my first Indian Jew, one…

… of only 5,000 from Mumbai and part of the Bene Israel community of Jews. Two years and countless adventures later, Norman Joseph proposed and I said, “Yes.” “Can’t we go to Vegas?” I asked. But a quick…

… wedding in Sin City wouldn’t do. We were merging our worlds and traditions, and we wanted our wedding to reflect that. Ultimately, we decided to get married twice — in his home of Mumbai and in Michigan, my…

…’s jn friend led Hebrew prayers over the wine and bread. As a Reform Jew, I grew up celebrating Shabbat dinner, but here I recognized only some words, not the tunes. Norman’s family speaks English, but…

…views letters A Glaring Omission Yes, it was a glaring omission. President Trump did a disservice in not mentioning Jews on International Holocaust Remembrance Day. He insulted Jews, especially…

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… something new on the “Looking Back” page. Instead of my usual column that focuses on an interesting bit of Detroit or Michigan Jewish history I find in the pages of William Davidson Digital Archive of…

… Nazi atrocities against the Jews and other groups came to light. And, we asked ourselves another question that led to the creation of the exhibit: How did the Detroit Jewish Chronicle and the JN…

… rise to power and Kristallnacht, to the atrocities against Jews and the stories of survivors — reports most often ignored by the mainstream American press. It is also the story of how Detroit Jews…

….djnfoundation.org. Detroit was known as the “Arsenal of Democracy” during World War II, as nearly 25% of the Allies’ war material was produced in Southeast Michigan. Detroit’s Jewish community did its part to support…

… page also featured a headline about another aspect of World War II – Jews fighting against the Nazis. As the War progressed, the Jewish News reported on Jewish resistance in Europe. Slowly but…

… western world. But was protesting enough? The front page also featured a headline about another aspect of World War II – Jews fighting against the Nazis. As the War progressed, the Jewish News…

… reported on Jewish resistance in Europe. The escalating danger to European Jews was reported in this issue of the Detroit Jewish Chronicle. Here we see reports of Nazi-inspired rioting against Jews and…

… the destruction of synagogues and Jewish-owned stores and property. An early report, “Brown War Clouds Over Europe,” warned of the looming war in Europe as well as a threat to Jews. World War II…

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… University of Michigan Hillel Foundation. I encountered Prof. Kinzer at a meeting for campus religious leaders. It was there that he explained he was a Messianic “rabbi.” I felt duped and confused at that…

… moment. (He never alluded to his own theology during the class and never men- tioned Christian messianism.) He explained that he was not part of the “Jews for Jesus” group and didn’t seek to convert anyone…

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… all 50,000 Bulgarian Jews from its pre- war territories. At the same time, Bulgaria deport- ed to the death camps about 11,400 Greek and Yugoslav Jews from ter- ritories it occupied. I will speak about…

… Bulgarian Jew who grew up in Sofia, but now you are a Hebrew professor at the University of Philadelphia. Tell us about this journey. Benatov: Yes, I was born and raised in Sofia, and after the end of…

… tours and lectures? Benatov: My father was 5 in 1943, when the Bulgarian Jews were spared from deportation at the very last moment. He was also the person who initially encour- aged me to research the…

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… October 19 • 2017 jn Adat Shalom in Farmington Hills. Following Shabbat dinner, Dr. Joseph Benatov will speak on “The Untold Story of the Jews of Bulgaria.” On Saturday, Oct. 28, at 12:30 p.m., his topic…

… is “The Balkan Jews from Antiquity to the Present.” On Sunday, Oct. 29, he will speak on “Balkan Sephardic Flavors and Sights” after a Sephardic brunch. Benatov’s lectures are co-sponsored by the…

… Michigan and the Michigan Muslim Community Council, with JCRC/AJC and Detroit Jews for Justice (DJJ) among the partners. Nationally, all streams of Judaism issued statements con- demning the executive action…

…jews d in the Doing What’s Right Detroit Jews get the message of Trump’s immigration order. KERI GUTEN COHEN STORY DEVELOPMENT EDITOR MICHAEL BUGARD L TOP: Detroit Jews for Justice group at…

… came here from Russia at age 7 in 1907 with vivid memories of pogroms. She was just one of 2 million Jews who came in the late 1800s and early 1900s. “Anne Frank was just one of 6 million Jews who died…

…/AJC vice president. “It is our responsibility as Jews to stand united with the Muslim com- munity at this time. We know what this discrimination feels like and we know where this can lead.” Rabbi Alana…

… Alpert of DJJ said, “It’s challenging for me to explain why Jews need to stand with immigrants, Muslims and refugees — what could be more obviously demanded of us? We were proud to represent the best of…

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… 48034 • www.shaareyzedek.org 1876480 16 November 14 • 2013 Let's fast forward to 1990 in our search. Another front-page story: "Population Study Finds 96,000 Detroit Area Jews." The study cited was…

… archives comes in 2006, where stories in the June 8, 2006, and Nov. 16, 2006, editions talked about the findings of a 2005 demographic study. The number of Jews in Metro Detroit had dropped to 72,000, and it…

… population within Detroit city limits. A manual scan of esti- mated Jewish population by ZIP code showed fewer than 1,000 Jews living in Detroit, about 1.5 percent of the total Jewish population. Between that…

… as saying, "The future of the Jewish community is inextricably tied to the future of the Detroit area and, therefore, to all of Southeast Michigan." Currently, Detroit has become a destination for…

… young adults, Jews and non-Jews alike. Data sug- gest that an increasing number of young Jews now live in the Campus Martius-Midtown area, serving as a core for future Jewish popula- tion growth in a city…

… that has seen an exodus of Jews for almost 60 years. That is but one example of the history that is now at your finger- tips at www.djnfoundation.org . Holocaust history, the evolution of the State of…

… Visiting Fellows for the year at the Frankel Institute for Advanced Judaic Studies at the University of Michigan. "I would expect Jews to go about 65-70 percent Democratic, lower, but still on the Democratic…

… time, talents and lives to our community. WHY Jewish Voters Political scientists do not expect a party realignment among Jews. To recognize eight senior adults for their lifetime achievements WHEN…

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… presidential candidate. That Jews regularly vote 30 percent more Democratic than non- Jewish, non-black voters is one of the most distinctive characteristics of the Jewish vote. "The Jewish vote is widely seen…

… higher Jewish vote if one of them were the Republican nominee. "Jews vote at a rate of 15 percent more than non-Jews:' Weisberg said, but only about 4 percent more than Americans with similar education…

… conserva- tism keeps many at a distance. Wald showed a slide of 1944 American voting patterns among reli- gious groups. Jews, Baptists and Roman Catholics were solidly Democratic, blacks were split and…

… mainline Protestants were mostly Republicans. Today, Jews and blacks are mostly Democrats, with Baptists switching to the Republicans and Roman Catholics and mainline Protestants now split. "Of the five…

… major religious groups, four of them have shifted camps in the past 60 years. Who didn't? The Jews',' Wald said. He dismissed what he called "Judaic explanations" — Jewish values, Jewish history or…

…Opinion A MIX OF IDEAS Dry Bones Editorials are posted and archived on JNonline.us . 00110CROM "LIMOS ACT Editorial Europe's Hatred Of Jews T he jackhammer that is European anti-Semitism is…

… concept seemingly lost on the Europe of today. To just assume anti-Semitic rancor could never recur is not only naive, but also foolish — the unconditional acceptance of Jews among a segment of European non-Jews…

… State University, Lawrence Technological U., Oakland University, Oakland Community College, University of Detroit Mercy and University of Michigan-Dearborn? After all, WBC is the same group that pickets…

…'t it choose the University of Michigan or Michigan State University? If it was targeting the Detroit Jewish com- munity, shouldn't it have targeted the Jewish Community Center or Federation? Hillel of…

… carrying hateful signs ("God Hates Israel:' "God Hates Jews:' "God Hates Fags"). One member was standing on an American flag, while another was wearing an Israeli flag splashed with "blood." The protesters…

…- celebrate the High Holidays. cal calendar is clearly meant This “Challenge” is a personal to showcase the unity of the call to all Jews, including you, Jewish People than Yom Kippur. to start reaching out…

… across the And during Yom Kippur, no aisle — to create one united single service symbolizes that Jewish people. Just because unity more than the famous Kol Nidre. A short declaration Joshua Goldstein Jews…

… the website www.djnfoundation.org February 12 • 2015 IN Michigan." Author Robert Davidow profiles 11 Jewish judges appointed by the president. Their rulings have made an impact on the lives of all…

… Americans; and many of those decisions, according to Davidow, were influenced by their Jewish upbringing. The Jewish Historical Society of Michigan conducts tours, events and pro- grams and publishes the…

… during this time, most Jewish citizens based their opinions on slavery and the Civil War largely upon their geographical location; Southern Jews aligned with the Confederacy and Northern Jews aligned with…

…- litionism, Einhorn exclaimed, "It is the duty of Jews to fight bigotry since, for thousands of years, Jews have conscious- ly or unconsciously fought for freedom Managing Editor Jackie Headapohl jheadapohl…

…@lrenmedia.us 6 Michigan Jewish History Now Has Digitized Index The Jewish Historical Society of Michigan now has a fully digitized index covering 54 years of Michigan Jewish History, the orga- nization's highly…

… lauded annual journal enjoyed by readers and used by research- ers worldwide. The Michigan Jewish History Digitized Index, dedicated to Judith Levin Cantor in honor of her commitment and dedication to the…

… creation of this online resource, is a free and open online resource. Users can easily access back issues of Michigan Jewish History, the longest con- tinuously published journal of local Jewish history in…

… the U.S. Throughout its 54 years, the journal has chronicled an enormous range of topics through articles written by academics, historians and journalists, including the history of Michigan's Jewish…

…. The 2014 issue of Michigan Jewish History, Vol. 54, was released in November to JHSM members, libraries and Judaic studies programs. Among the many articles is "Jewish Federal Judges in T RED Ttintlip…

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… Development Editor n a continuing series, "The Forgotten Refugees from Arab Countries and Iran:' Keter Torah Synagogue in West Bloomfield hosted Sylvie Jami Salei, a Sephardic Jew born in Tunisia, who told her…

… story of resilience and demonstrated how to make some traditional foods from her country. About 90 people attended the Feb. 8 event, which was organized by Barbara Moretsky of StandWithUs-Michigan, Rabbi…

… Sasson Natan of Keter Torah and Shoshana Janer, Kadima Ben-Ezra and Andree Nordan. Salei of Farmington Hills spoke of her life in Tunisia, where Jews were prosper- ous and happy, enjoying the rich cultural…

… gained indepen- dence. When the French left in 1963, Muslim discrimination against Jews escalated, even more than after Israel I became a state. Jewish assets were frozen, and Jews weren't able to buy or…

…, where she met her husband. They moved to Michigan and she became a U.S. citizen. Here she is a cosme- tologist/owner of Sylvie's Day Spa in Farmington Hills. She fondly told the group about Friday night…

…, 2008, 90 min., English Co-sponsored by the Henry & Delia Meyers Library and Media Center/ Joan & Robert Jampel, the Jewish Genealogical Society of Michigan and the Jewish Historical Society of Michigan…

… "Eyes Wide Open" is a memorable, insightful film that follows a group of American Jews as they journey to Israel 60 years after its founding. Their visit is both sentimental and complicated as they, and…

… viewers, consider what it means to be both connected to, and yet separate from, Israel. Filmmaker Paula Weiman-Kelman spent more than a year as she followed this diverse group of Jews in Israel. An…

… complex relationship many American Jews have with Israel." - The Jewish Week 0 Detroit Remembers When: The Jewish Community /0 Remember U hen ► cXV: 6( "Pay Us for Payos" is the motto of the Hasidic…

… Michigan Film Office Israel, 2008, 58 min., Hebrew Co-sponsored by Center Travel, Congregation T'chiyah, Roberta & Wil Viviano Filmmaker Igal Hecht visits Israel in search of an answer to the question…

… established the synagogues and temples still flourishing in Detroit today, and see how Jews shaped the city of Detroit. This documentary is a wonderful showcase of interviews and archival photographs…

…jews d in the Mosaic United Israeli initiative with Michigan connections promotes education and engagement for young Jews worldwide. SHARI S. COHEN CONTRIBUTING WRITER TOP: At a Mosaic United…

… reversed through Mosaic United, a pro- gram established by Israel’s Ministry of Diaspora Affairs in 2016 to engage young Jews worldwide. “This is a historic joint venture part- nership with the diaspora to…

… indicated a growing number of young Jews ages 13-35 are “unengaged or under-engaged” with Judaism, Levy explains. “We are looking for different opportunities to connect them with a first focus on university…

… students.” He points out that this “growing level of apa- thy and loss of engagement is not exclu- sive to Jews.” Naftali Bennett, minister of the Israeli Ministry of Diaspora Affairs, explained the…

… rationale for government involvement in a recently published op/ed: “The great- est danger facing the Jewish world in the 21st century is disengagement: Millions of Jews, mainly in North America, are drift…

… Fellowships for training college graduates to engage students; Jewish Learning Fel- lowships for previously unengaged Jewish students; and internships to connect Jew- ish students with their peers on campus. In…

… Michigan, Mosaic United has assisted the University of Michigan Hillel. “We receive funding through Hillel International’s Drive to Excellence Grants for our engagement and education work,” says Tilly Shames…

…Spotlight Being A Better Jew from page 27 "Memory alone won't change things:' Pinson said. "It's the actions I take as a result of the memory that will make a difference:' Wiesel also said that…

… Schneerson taught him that practicing one's Judaism was beneficial to all religions and nationalities. "The more Jewish the Jew, the more universal the Jew," he said. "A Jew doesn't have to give up his Judaism…

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… set:' Chabad-Lubavitch of Michigan began more than 50 years ago with the arrival of Rabbi Berel Shemtov and his wife, Batsheva. Today there are more than 20 Chabad facilities throughout the state; more…

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