…$200 July 14-20, 2022 / 15-21 Tammuz 5782 JEWISH NEWS THE DETROIT The JN celebrates its 80th birthday along with the class of 1960 from Mumford High. See page 12 thejewishnews.com 80 80 th th 80 80 th th Happy Happy …
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…JULY 14 • 2022 | 3 contents PURELY COMMENTARY 4-10 Essays and viewpoints. OUR COMMUNITY 12 ‘The Greatest Class Ever’ Members of the Mumford High Class of 1960 turn 80. 30 Reproductive Rights Rally NCJW leads “Abortion Is a Jewish Value” rally at Temple Israel. 36 Jews in the Digital Age Don’t get taken advantage of online. 40 A ‘Capital’ Congregation East Lansing’s Congregation Shaarey Zedek serves multiple deno...…
…4 | JULY 14 • 2022 W hen the Jewish News approached me about contributing to its 80th anniversary issue, I was honored and humbled. Honored to be invited to share thoughts with this community. Humbled because I have worked in Detroit’s Jewish community for less than 10% of the time that this newspaper has served as its scribe. I felt similarly nervous and excited when I was asked to join the William Davidson Foundation...…
…JULY 14 • 2022 | 5 80 YEARS on page 6 is proud to support the DETROIT JEWISH NEWS FOUNDATION “It is only our dedication towards our passion that distinguishes a champion from the crowd.” - Abhijit Naskar Congratulations on Congratulations on 80 YEARS! Your dedication and hard work are an inspiration to us all. …
…6 | JULY 14 • 2022 1942 - 2022 Covering and Connecting Jewish Detroit Every Week To make a donation to the DETROIT JEWISH NEWS FOUNDATION go to the website www.djnfoundation.org The Detroit Jewish News (USPS 275-520) is published every Thursday at 32255 Northwestern Highway, #205, Farmington Hills, Michigan. Periodical postage paid at Southfield, Michigan, and additional mailing offices. Postmaster: send changes to: Detro...…
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…8 | JULY 14 • 2022 Climate Change and the Jewish Response First, I express thanks to your editors for introducing the subject via an editorial by David Kalman (“Jewish Environmental Thought is Not Ready, ” June 16, page 10). Kalman does not make light of the crisis, yet I feel his analysis lacks the needed sense of urgency. He puts all his eggs in the “adapta- tion” basket. Should we, as he suggests, “let go” of efforts to prevent...…
…JULY 14 • 2022 | 9 a teacher, acquire for yourself a colleague in study, and be in the habit of judging people favorably” (Avot 1:6). As indi- viduals and as families, we are called upon in this moment to strengthen our Judaism by devoting time to learning from our synagogue clergy. Each of us must also ensure the security of Jews and the success of America by engaging with and listening genuinely to our neighbors, especially thos...…
…10 | JULY 14 • 2022 PURELY COMMENTARY B ailiff: “ All rise. Humiliation Court is now in session. The honorable ‘What Were You Thinking’ presiding. Mr. Muskovitz, please rise and raise your right hand. Do you solemnly swear to tell the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth, so help you God?” Alan: “Yes. I’m not running for political office, so yes, I’m happy to tell the honest truth. ” Bailiff: “You may be seated....…
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…102 | JULY 14 • 2022 E li Forta has plans to use his architectural skills to better the community. The 23-year-old recent Lawrence Technological University undergraduate, who is now pursuing a master of architecture degree at the same school, is working on a thesis about using advanced digital fabrication methods to alleviate financial devastation in Detroit. “It’s a huge urban zone that suffered tremendously through various wav...…
…JULY 14 • 2022 | 103 I ndependent retail stores have faced serious challenges for years. First, the big-box retailers and online outlets provided tough competitive for neighborhood stores. Then COVID required temporary store closings and health precautions as well as delays in obtaining merchandise. However, father-and-son team Herman and Jeff Goldsmith show that retail can evolve and expand successfully for 50 years in Metro Detro...…
…104 | JULY 14 • 2022 BUSINESS know, however, that he would fall in love with architecture. “I really enjoyed the scale of it and the focus,” he says. Yet before diving into architecture, Forta finished high school in 11th grade and spent the next year-and-a-half in Israel, studying at a yeshivah outside Jerusalem. “I wasn’t really sure where I stood after high school as far as religion and Judaism, ” he says. “While I was ther...…
…JULY 14 • 2022 | 105 ANDY LEVIN We support because he leads with his Jewish values as an outspoken, progressive member of the House fighting for racial and economic justice to repair the world. His record on health care, climate change, reproductive justice, and gun violence reflects his consistent alignment with the priority issues of America’s Jewish community. Signed, Paid for by Andy Levin for Congress Patti Aaron Matthew Abel Nina...…
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…112 | JULY 14 • 2022 BURTON APPLEBAUM, 94, of West Bloomfield, died July 4, 2022. He is survived by his wife, Phyllis Schreier Applebaum; sons and daughters-in-law, Jeffrey and Beth Applebaum, Marc and Christine Applebaum; daughter and son-in-law, Shelley and Steven Subelsky; sisters and brothers-in-law, Helen Sherman, Pearl Warn and Steven Trowbridge; sisters-in-law, Friedelle Winans, Lenora Schreier; grandchildren, Barbara...…
…JULY 14 • 2022 | 113 Jacobs; grandchildren, Loren Jacobs, Rebecca (Brandon Tschida) Jacobs, Adam Jacobs, Ryan Sarni, Arielle (Jon) Grim and Haley (Joe) Rosenbaum; great- grandchildren, Adrienne Sarni, Elliot Jacobs and Jack Jacobs, Asher Sternberg and Merrikk Sternberg; many other loving family members and friends. Mrs. Jacobs was the beloved wife of the late Bradford Jacobs. Interment took place at Machpelah Cemetery in Fernd...…
…OBITUARIES OF BLESSED MEMORY 114 | JULY 14 • 2022 continued from page 113 Contributions may be made to American Cancer Society, 20450 Civic Center Drive, Southfield, MI 48076; or Angela Hospice, 14100 Newburgh Road, Livonia, MI 48154. A graveside service was held at Hebrew Memorial Park Cemetery. Arrangements by Hebrew Memorial Chapel. ARNOLD SILVERMAN, 82, of Oak Park, died, July 1, 2022. He is survived by his beloved wi...…
…JULY 14 • 2022 | 115 Interment was at Adat Shalom Memorial Park. Contributions may be made to Temple Emanu-El, Louis and Beatrice Weinstein Scholarship Fund, 14450 W. 10 Mile, Oak Park, MI 48237, emanuel-mich. org; or to a charity of one’s choice. Arrangements by Ira Kaufman Chapel. ADRIAN “RED” WILLIAMS, born Sept. 25, 1936, in Detroit, passed away peacefully on July 2, 2022, in Fresno, Calif., surrounded by family. He was a ...…
…OBITUARIES OF BLESSED MEMORY 116 | JULY 14 • 2022 mother of Shelley Yorke Rose and Richard Alan Yorke; adoring and adored grandmother of Allison Rebecca Yorke, Stephanie Leigh Rose and Elise Alexandra (Ben Goldfarb) Rose. She is also survived by her sister-in-law, Margie Grossman; a niece and nephews. She was predeceased by her husband, Leon Yorke; her parents, Hyman and Minnie Grossman; her brothers, Arthur and Harold Grossm...…
…JULY 14 • 2022 | 117 80 Years Serving the Community O n March 27, 1942, the first issue of the Detroit Jewish News was published. Eighty years later, the JN is still published every week. It has been a remarkable run for one of America’s prominent English-language Jewish newspapers. The Detroit Jewish News was not the first Jewish newspaper in Metro Detroit, nor was it the first English-language Jewish newspaper in the city. The...…
…118 | JULY 14 • 2022 other investors, Horwitz purchased the JN and continued as publisher. Both Slomovitz and Horwitz are now ensconced in the Michigan Journalism Hall of Fame. Horwitz remained publisher until Oct. 1, 2020, when the JN became the property of the Detroit Jewish News Foundation. On Jan. 1, 2021, the Foundation was restructured to manage the publishing of the JN and the William Davidson Digital Archive of Jewish Detr...…
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…12 | JULY 14 • 2022 OUR COMMUNITY JN STAFF ‘The Greatest Class Ever’ Members of the Mumford High Class of 1960 turn 80. A s the Detroit Jewish News was being launched, the students who made up the Mumford High School class of 1960 were just being born. These Mustangs are turning 80 this year and will gather this fall for their 60th high school reunion (two years late because of COVID). In the 1960 yearbook the Capri, whose the...…
…JULY 14 • 2022 | 13 DAN LEVITSKY Dan Levitsky was an active member of the Jewish Community Center and its club pro- grams, such as basketball and softball. His favorite memory of his high school years? His friends. “ After 60-some years, we’re still friend- ly with each other,” he said. After high school, Dan went to Wayne State and then University of Michigan to finish dental school. He spent a few years in the Air Force before coming...…
…14 | JULY 14 • 2022 Federation’s highest honor. He is not the only Mumford graduate to win the Butzel Award. “I think that it’s very remarkable that there are four people in our graduating class from Mumford who won the Butzel Award. It’s unheard of, ” Mark said. Larry Jackier, Richard Krugel and Diane Klein are the other three winners. “It’s unusual that much commitment to the Jewish community came from one class at Mumford High Schoo...…
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…16 | JULY 14 • 2022 October. “The pandemic got in the way of previous years, but we are hopeful we will be able to get the class together this year!” RICHARD BOCKOFF Richard Bockoff, 80, of Del Mar, Calif., main- tains the bonds with the friends he grew up with. “That’s the way Detroit is. There’s a bond that forms all over Detroit, and Mumford was par- ticularly good at it. But the interesting thing is the bond continues. I’m in Cal...…
…Haley Stevens Strengthens the US-Israel Relationship and Fights Antisemitism. Andy Levin Does Not ABRAHAM H. FOXMAN, FORMER NATIONAL DIRECTOR OF THE ANTI-DEFAMATION LEAGUE (1987 – 2015) T he race between Democratic U.S. House colleagues Andy Levin and Haley Stevens in Michigan’s new 11th congressional district has captured national attention. Some see it through the prism of defending a Democratic majority and debate the propriet...…
…18 | JULY 14 • 2022 Her biggest takeaway from high school are the lifelong friends she made, who’ve helped her plan numerous class reunions over the years including the upcoming 60th. She and Leonard live in Bloomfield Hills. They have two daughters and two grandchildren. CAROL OWENS ROSENBERG Carol Rosenberg said she was “eclectic” during high school and had friends in all corners at Mumford — jocks, greasers and everyone in betwee...…
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…20 | JULY 14 • 2022 pedic surgeon residency in Brooklyn for two years. He returned to Michigan to practice at Woodland Medical, Sinai Hospital and others before concluding his career at Wayne State University. He also served in the U.S. Air Force at the Air War College, where he earned the rank of major, practicing orthopedic surgery during the Vietnam War era. “My career highlight is the great pleasure I took in helping people in nee...…
…22 | JULY 14 • 2022 LARRY JACKIER When asked for his favorite memory from his time at Mumford High School, Larry Jackier has many. “I was on the Mumford tennis team. I was a captain. We won the All-City Championship both years, so that was great fun. And then I also had the privilege of being the sports editor of the Mumford Mercury, our newspaper.” He also has fond memories of belonging to the Monarchs Club. The Monarchs were a so...…
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…Bernie Goodstein 08/19/1942 To our modern day Jack LaLanne! You are our inspiration! Love, Barb & Randy Carolyn & Ray Gayle & Rob Happy 80th Birthday! Susie Gottfurcht July 20, 1942 Happy 80th Birthday to my beautiful wife Susie. To many more years of sharing your birthday. Love, Jimmy Happy 80th Birthday! Howard Schulist 8/7/1942 We hope your birthday and your 80th year are filled with peace and happiness, good health, l...…
…JULY 14 • 2022 | 25 Happy 80th Birthday! Suzanne Simon 01/01/1942 Happy 80th Birthday to a wonderful wife, mother, grandmother and friend. Love, Sheldon, Julie, Lee, Ethan, Amelia, Rachel, Steve, Jacob, Jonah, Lucas, Asa, Amy, Kenny, Hannah 11/26/1942 To a great wife, the best mom, a loving Bubbe, and an adoring Great Bubbe: You are loved, cherished and appreciated! We are grateful to call you ours. We love you, Jack, Shery...…
…Annette Langwald-Kozin 6/30/1942 Happy Birthday to a special lady! — Frank Kozin Helene Meizler 7/11/1942 I never thought I would get to this birthday! So, Happy Birthday to me. William Lipper 6/27/1942 Happy Birthday, Bill! From your loving wife, Sonia, and from Dr. Michael Freedman and Dr. Bruce Ruben and their families Jane Cohen Miller 06/27/1942 Happy 80th! We are so excited to celebrate your four score years! We love ...…
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