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… NOVEMBER 14 • 2019 | 53 With One Breath Temple Israel’ s new CD explores the congregation’ s cohesiveness in prayer through music. SUZANNE CHESSLER CONTRIBUTING WRITER PHOTOS BY MAYA GRINBOIM I n other circumstances, the event might be called a record release party. This event comes in the form of a festive Shabbat service as Temple Israel introduces a new recording made by the religious staff in collaboration with musical talents ...…
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…On The Go people | places | events NOVEMBER 14 • 2019 | 55 continued on page 56 FRIDAY, NOV.15 FALL SHUK 8 am–4 pm, Nov. 15. Shop Hillel’ s Fall Shuk, featuring a variety of local clothing, jewelry, toy vendors and goods made at the day school’ s MakerSpace. Proceeds benefit Hillel’ s tuition assistance program. SATURDAY, NOV. 16 MINI MINYAN 10 am, Nov. 16. Adat Shalom will hold a mini-minyan with Hazzan Dan Gross for a music-fil...…
…On The Go people | places | events 56 | NOVEMBER 14 • 2019 continued from page 55 CHALLAH BAKING CLASS 10 am-1 pm, Nov. 17. At Isaac Agree Downtown Synagogue. Emily Shira Levine will teach JTot families how to bake challah. This event is open to children of any age, even newborns. CHILDHOOD CENTER REUNION 2-3:30 pm, Nov. 17. For all Hillel Early Childhood Center Alumni from the class of 2010-2019. See your teachers and friends,...…
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… NOVEMBER 14 • 2019 | 63 THELMA STALBURG BROWN, 85, of West Bloomfield, died Nov. 5, 2019. She was co-own- er of the New Generation girls’ clothing store in Southfield. Thelma loved reading any- thing she could get her hands on, loved bridge and golf; but, most of all, she loved her fam- ily. She will be missed beyond words and has left a legacy of love behind. Mrs. Stalburg Brown is survived by her husband, Neil Brown; son, Ala...…
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… NOVEMBER 14 • 2019 | 65 c. 1981 STUART G. ITZKOWITZ, Ph.D., 71, of St. Claire Shores, died Nov. 5, 2019. He was a pro- fessor at Wayne State University. Mr. Itzkowitz is survived by his brother and sister-in-law, Howard and Wendy Itzkowitz; extended family members and many friends. He was the beloved husband of the late Larry Zimmerman; the son of the late Abe and the late Marilyn (Saperstein) Itzkowitz. Interment took plac...…
…66 | NOVEMBER 14 • 2019 continued from page 65 Soul of blessed memory BERNARD MAROFSKY, 83, formerly of West Bloomfield, of Boca Raton, Fla., died Oct. 13, 2019. He is survived by his wife of 60 years, Marcia; his son, Stephen Marofsky; daugh- ter-in-law, Tal; daughter, Stacie Bennett; grandchil- dren, Jared Bennett, Nirel Gramage, Nessia, Sahar and Lavj Marofsky; sisters, Lenore Marofsky and Adrienne Marofsky; nieces and nephews,...…
… NOVEMBER 14 • 2019 | 67 continued on page 68 late Richard Kahn. Interment was held at Clover Hill Park Cemetery in Birmingham. Contributions may be made to the Pancreatic Cancer Foundation (pancan. org); Jewish Family Services (jfs. detroit.org); or Papcorps (papcorps.org). Arrangements by Dorfman Chapel. LILLIAN MABEL PECK, 94, of Birmingham, passed away on Nov. 3, 2019. She was born in Detroit on April 3, 1925, to Arthur and...…
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