… OCTOBER 1 • 2020 | 35 To Cuba, With Gratitude In a new book, local author Ruth Behar recalls the island as a haven for Jews. MADELINE HALPERT CONTRIBUTING WRITER L ast December, Ann Arbor resident Ruth Behar returned to Havana, her place of birth, to put the finishing touches on her newest novel, Letters from Cuba. She stayed in the same apartment building where she lived her first five years until 1961 — when her family left t...…
…36 | OCTOBER 1 • 2020 CUBA continued from page 35 Immigration Act of 1924 set quotas on how many people could come to the country from Southern and Eastern Europe. “My family was unwanted here, so our American lives began in Cuba, ” she said. After Communist revolu- tionary Castro seized power in 1959, Behar said 94 percent of the Jews in Cuba left. Until her immediate family could obtain American passports, they spent a year in ...…
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…40 | OCTOBER 1 • 2020 RICHARD KEITH BARNETT, 85, of Birmingham, died Sept. 22, 2020. Mr. Barnett owned and operat- ed Chrome Craft Corporation, a chrome plating and finishing company. He enjoyed traveling and had a passion for his family, the Michigan Wolverines and a Saturday round of golf with his friends. He is survived by his son, Anthony Barnett; daughter and son-in-law Amanda Barnett Pedigo and Chris Pedigo; grandchildre...…
… OCTOBER 1 • 2020 | 41 continued on page 42 wife of 64 years, Estelle Kleiman; daughter and son-in-law, Debra and Paul Walter; daughter-in-law, Susan Binder; grandchildren, Mallory (Matthew) Shiffman, Dr. Ari Walter, Zachary Walter; great-grandchildren, Emerson and Morrison Shiffman. Mr. Kleiman was the father of the late Dr. Michael Kleiman; grandfather of the late Max Walter. Interment took place at Beth El Memorial Park Ceme...…
…42 | OCTOBER 1 • 2020 Soul of blessed memory sister-in-law of the late Irving and the late Helen Biel, and the late Alex Karp. Contributions may be made to Holocaust Memorial Center, 28123 Orchard Lake Road, Farmington Hills, MI 48334; or Congregation Beth Ahm, 5075 W . Maple Road, West Bloomfield, MI 48322. A graveside service was held at Hebrew Memorial Park. Arrangements by Hebrew Memorial Chapel. LEONARD MEISEL, 67, of Ba...…
… OCTOBER 1 • 2020 | 43 continued on page 44 late Phillip Miller. Interment took place at Oakview Cemetery in Royal Oak. Contributions may be made to the Alzheimer’ s Association or the Lupus Foundation of America. Arrangements by Dorfman Chapel. BARBARA PEARL, 82, of West Bloomfield, died Sept. 19, 2020. She is survived by her daughters and sons-in-law, Randi and Harry Glanz, Debbie Yendick and her life partner, Corey Haber,...…
…44 | OCTOBER 1 • 2020 Rosenbaum; son, Andrew Rosenbaum; daughter and son-in-law, Jennifer and Mark Merian; grandchildren, TJ Kirschner, Matthew and Athena Kirschner, Michael Kirschner, Kyle Merian and Taylor Cordone; brother and sister-in-law, Jan Rosenbaum and Dora Galitzki. He was the dear brother-in- law of the late Leslie Rose. Interment was at Clover Hill Park Cemetery. Contributions may be to American Cancer Society, 2045...…
… OCTOBER 1 • 2020 | 45 Sid Neuman transformed a tiny deli into something magnifi cent. the best of everything Raskin From Siberia to Southfield P eople never had to wear face masks or be afraid to leave the house as ordered by a higher up … but residents were lucky then to even get a piece of bread … And tuna salad? … Forget it! … The closest they came to any kind of fish was an occasional drawing of what it looked like. T...…
…Looking Back From the William Davidson Digital Archive of Jewish Detroit History accessible at www.djnfoundation.org Fighting Hunger I read the cover story in the Sept. 10 issue of the JN with great inter- est. In 2020, like antisemitism, hunger is still with us. With the pan- demic and its accompanying severe economic woes, unfortunately, hun- ger, like antisemitism, will be on the rise in the near future. It was therefore heartenin...…
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