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…50 | FEBRUARY 1 • 2024 J N THE GRAMMYS; NEW JEWISH FILM WOWS CRITICS The Grammy awards will be presented on Sunday, Feb. 4 (8 p.m., CBS and Paramount+). There are so many Grammy categories that only the Grammys in the most popular categories are given to winners during the Grammy TV broadcast (“popular” is based on music sales and concert ticket sales). Here are most of the TV-worthy Jewish nominees. Jack Antonoff, 39, and Mi...…
…FEBRUARY 1 • 2024 | 51 ARTS&LIFE JUST FOR FUN Jewish Joke of the Week “In high school football, the coach kept me on the bench all year. On the last game of the season, the crowd was yelling, ‘We want Youngman! We want Youngman!’ The coach fi nally says, ‘Youngman, go see what they want!’” — Henny Youngman Look for the answers in next week’s issue. See answers to the Jan. 25 puzzle on page 54. How Many Words Can You Make? C...…
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…OBITUARIES OF BLESSED MEMORY 56 | FEBRUARY 1 • 2024 F ounder and longtime owner of Willoway Day Camp, Arnold “Arnie” Fisher was also a dedicated teacher, lifelong learner, loyal friend and loving husband, father, grandfather and great- grandfather. After a lifetime committed to bettering the world and uplifting those around him, Arnie passed away on Jan. 18, 2024, at his West Bloomfield home. He was 93. “He was one-of-a-kind,” ...…
…FEBRUARY 1 • 2024 | 57 J N Arranging a funeral is an emotional process. But choosing the right funeral home can help alleviate the stress. That’s why people turn to us. We understand the wants and needs of families from all walks of Judaism. Our fresh look and feel make everyone feel welcome. We’re centrally located, and our pricing is fair. Our care—and our caring—help ease the burden of a loss. Making a Dorfman difference everyone wi...…
…58 | FEBRUARY 1 • 2024 J N RITA BARISH, 87, of West Bloomfield, died Jan. 14, 2024. She is survived by her beloved husband of 68 years, Sidney Barish; daughters and son-in-law, Shelli Feinberg (partner, Harold Etkin), Jody (Jeff) Hersh; son and daughter- in-law, Ryan and Jennifer Barish; son-in-law, Stewart Shifman; grandchildren, Joshua (Jess Brecker) Feinberg, Samantha (Matthew) Abeles, Jordan Fishman, Zachary (Ashley) Shi...…
…FEBRUARY 1 • 2024 | 59 J N Jared and Lauren Shiffman, Liza and Brenner Sandberg, Dovid Garber, Eliezer Garber, Shoshana and Avi Liani, Sarah Rivka Garber, and Anne Garber; great- grandchildren, Aiden and Noah Shiffman, Zachary and Ethan Sandberg, and Menachem, Esther Chaya, Miriam, and Shimon Moshe Liani; sister, Gail Aricha; brother, Lester Burkow. Mrs. Garber was the beloved wife for 66 years of the late Sol Garber; the lovin...…
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…60 | FEBRUARY 1 • 2024 J N Sophia Aaron, Alex Aaron, Lillian Beavers, Jack Beavers, Danielle Jacobson (fiancé, Zach Mettel) and Jenna Jacobson. Sheldon is also survived by his beloved brother, Martin Goldman. Sheldon’s family was at the center of his heart. He is also remembered by numerous lifelong friends who, like his family, mourn his departure. He was preceded in death by his parents, Seymour and Martha (Katzer) Goldman, S...…
…FEBRUARY 1 • 2024 | 61 OBITUARY CHARGES The processing fee for obituaries is: $125 for up to 100 words; $1 per word thereafter. A photo counts as 15 words. There is no charge for a Holocaust survivor icon. The JN reserves the right to edit wording to conform to its style considerations. For information, have your funeral director call the JN or you may call Sy Manello, editorial assistant, at (248) 351-5147 or email him at smane...…
…Looking Back From the William Davidson Digital Archive of Jewish Detroit History accessible at thejewishnews.com 62 | FEBRUARY 1 • 2024 J N Women in the IDF O n Oct. 7, 2023, the day of the heinous surprise Hamas attack that killed 1,200 innocent Israelis and friends from abroad, a question was unequivocally answered. Anyone who had previously doubted the courage or skill of female combat soldiers in the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) co...…
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…8 | FEBRUARY 1 • 2024 J N op-ed Defeat Campus Antisemitism with Education W hat can be done to combat and defeat antisemitism on North American college campuses? It is daunting to come up with a concrete plan for doing so, especially when antisemitism is surging amid the fallout from the Israel-Hamas war. It is less daunting, however, to deal with the task of combating ignorance and indifference. The first step toward doin...…
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…10 | JUNE 1 • 2023 A group of 14 Jewish and African American board members of the Friends of Pasteur, along with other school alumni and family members, recently took a thought-provok- ing five-day trip to historic Civil Rights sites in Alabama. They included Marcy Feldman and Deborah (Debby) Manning who founded the Friends, a nonprofit organization that has provided volunteer tutors and extensive enrichment programs for Pasteur,...…
…JUNE 1 • 2023 | 11 continued on page 12 Key Alabama Civil Rights Sites Visited by Pasteur Friends in Alabama • Rosa Parks Museum • Freedom Rides Museum • Civil Rights Memorial Center • Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Parsonage • Edmund Pettus Bridge • Dexter Avenue King Memorial Baptist Church • The Legacy Museum — From Enslavement to Mass Incarceration • National Memorial for Peace and Justice (known as the National Lynching Memorial) Jew...…
…12 | JUNE 1 • 2023 Jim Crow laws enacted after the Civil War trampled the rights of Black res- idents of the South. Later, peaceful protesters trying to desegregate schools and lunch counters, as well as volun- teers attempting to register African Americans to vote, were subjected to fire hoses, attack dogs and beatings. Many were jailed and some were killed. After African Americans were repeat- edly turned away from voter regis- trat...…
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…16 | JUNE 1 • 2023 O n a 15-hour flight home from South Africa, a call came on the loudspeaker asking for a nurse or a medical professional onboard. A woman at the back of the Delta plane was having a medical emergency, and a few minutes went by that no one answered the call. Incoming Michigan State University medical student Paige Stearn, 23, of Bloomfield Hills looked to her mother, Terri Stearn, an MSU Hillel board member,...…
…JUNE 1 • 2023 | 17 kids.’” Stearn replied to her daughter, “Don’t let one person who has mental health [issues] change the trajectory of what you want to do. Don’t make any decisions.” Ironically, while in South Africa, one of the first photos the Stearn family took was of Paige in front of a South African ambulance. After disembarking from the plane, she turned around and told her parents, “‘I think I do want to do emergency...…
…18 | JUNE 1 • 2023 A fter days of drizzle, the sun came out and seemed to give its blessing to the Bessie Spector Oldest Jewish Americans Celebration on Friday, May 5, at Adat Shalom. As the honorees pulled up to the curb, a crowd of volunteers was waiting to welcome them and escort them inside. The energy was a little like the Tamarack bus (minus the tie- dyed duffels, plus corsages and boutonnieres) with everyone — honorees...…
…JUNE 1 • 2023 | 19 Stoler’s family. After lunch, Hazzan Gross took the stage to lead the Birkat Hamazon and play classic TV theme songs on his keyboard for attendees to guess, eliciting shouts of show titles and laughter, and lending the proceedings a dose of nostalgia. But the real highlight of the day was clearly the opportunity to gather in person. The bonhomie in the room was palpable as attendees shook off the isolation th...…
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…20 | JUNE 1 • 2023 N ovi law enforcement officials are investi- gating the appearance of antisemitic flyers that were strewn from a passing car and found on various driveways along Meadowbrook Road Sunday morning, May 21. The flyers accuse Jews of being responsible for occupying high positions of power at the Disney Corporation to groom children for pedophilia, that the ADL was formed to protect Jewish pedophiles and there- fore...…
…JUNE 1 • 2023 | 21 N early 200 members of the Wayne-Westland Community Schools district visited the Zekelman Holocaust Center on Wednesday, May 10, for “Creating A Community of Upstanders,” an evening of learning that included museum exploration and a second- generation survivor talk. The event highlighted the district’s partnership with the Center to educate beyond the classroom. In addition to teaching students about the Holocau...…
…22 | JUNE 1 • 2023 F or Milton Simmons, M.D., there’s no greater gift than something that keeps giving. That’s a big reason behind his donation of funds used to purchase four ambulances and a medical motorcycle for Magen David Adom (MDA), Israel’s emergency response organization. The MDA is a non- governmental organization and receives no government support. Simmons, 93, of Southfield, is a retired OB/GYN who says he delivered more ...…
…JUNE 1 • 2023 | 23 heavy traffic and hard-to-reach places. They are often first on the scene, and the EMT riding the cycle can begin treatment before an ambulance arrives, said Ronni Strongin of the AFMDA. Simmons says he got the idea of donating ambulances from a physician friend, who had sent an ambulance to Israel the year before he and Edith made their first gift. On a trip to Israel five years ago, Simmons visited his first ...…
…24 | JUNE 1 • 2023 Author’s Note: Parents are more concerned than ever about their children’s mental health. Studies show that social media use has a strong effect on our teens’ daily emotions and behavior. Rather than write yet another article lamenting teens’ social media usage, I invited my 19-year-old son, Joshua, to co-author this Jews in the Digital Age column with me to ensure it includes perspectives from both a parent an...…
…JUNE 1 • 2023 | 25 plans. Thus, it is a vicious cycle. In a Journal of the American Academy of Child Adolescent Psychiatry article titled “Patterns of Social Media Use Among Adolescents Who Are Psychiatrically Hospitalized,” experts explain that adolescents’ use of Snapchat “has critical implications for youths’ psychosocial development. Research increasingly supports a differential susceptibility model of media effects, whereby c...…
…26 | JUNE 1 • 2023 F ollowing a merger of Jewish nonprofit envi- ronmental organizations Hazon and Pearlstone in late 2021, the new entity, Adamah (and Adamah Detroit), are working hard on new sum- mer initiatives and beyond to enrich Jewish life in Southeast Michigan. The first step toward increas- ing Jewish engagement and stewardship in environmental action and education is the for- mation of a new Adamah advi- sory council. The...…
…JUNE 1 • 2023 | 27 hike on the trails, learning themes of Shabbat through nature exploration, playing and singing songs. This pro- gram costs $10 per family unit. FARM ANIMAL TOUR AND ACTIVITIES: FRIDAY, AUG. 18 The third installment of the series offers a visit to Northville’s Maybury Farm, where families will have a chance to meet the animals. There will be horses, donkeys, pigs, sheep, goats, chickens, cows, alpacas and more. By ...…
…28 | JUNE 1 • 2023 NOSH DINING IN THE D T he wide range of experience Jeremy Sasson gained creating his four previous restaurants made this “exactly the right time” to unveil Mad Nice Detroit. The restaurateur describes his latest dining concept as “a slice of Italy with a California coastal twist.” It is indeed. Everything is in sync at Mad Nice, open since early March by Heirloom Hospitality Group, the Birmingham-based...…
…JUNE 1 • 2023 | 29 and part-time employees, and everyone I saw impressed me as being well-trained and competent. Those working in the dining room and bar were gracious and helpful. All these attributes make Mad Nice a welcome addition to the blossoming Midtown Detroit neighborhood. The restaurant’s location on Second Avenue at Alexandrine Street is south of the city’s cultural center and Wayne State University. But where does t...…
…JUNE 1 • 2023 | 3 contents PURELY COMMENTARY 4-8 Essays and viewpoints. OUR COMMUNITY 10 Confronting a Painful Past Local Jewish and African American community members tour historic Civil Rights sites. 12 Heading South Coalition for Black and Jewish Unity of Detroit embarks on tour of Civil Rights sites. 16 In-Flight Emergency MSU medical student and school shooting survivor helps woman in distress. 18 Co...…
…30 | JUNE 1 • 2023 continued from page 29 “Sauce & Sandos” category (available during lunch) called Bucatini Cacio e Pepe, which featured toasted peppercorns and the salty hard cheese, Pecorino Romano. The “Fire & Embers” section (available for dinner) lists six main entrees, including Whole Branzino fish and the 32-ounce, 28-day dry- aged Porterhouse steak. The Rotisserie Chickens rotate to perfection in the middle of the open ...…
…JUNE 1 • 2023 | 31 SPORTS T he Inter-Congregational Men’s Club Summer Softball League is back for its 28th season with a new look. With the loss of the Temple Shir Shalom No. 1 team giving the weekly league 13 teams, there are now two instead of three divisions. Each team has about 13 or 14 players, including subs. “ A league committee that was put together to examine our division setup met during the winter and came up with a two-d...…
…32 | JUNE 1 • 2023 faces&places P owered by The Well, Friendseder is the Friendsgiving of Passover. It’s a time to gather with friends and family leading up to and throughout Passover to put your own unique spin on a holiday that’s all about gathering and telling stories. The Friendseder initiative is multifac- eted, combining large-scale public events with home-hosted gatherings and oppor- tunities for Jewish learning around the ...…
…JUNE 1 • 2023 | 33 R egarded by most his- torians as a prelude to the Holocaust, Kristallnacht (“The Night of Broken Glass” on Nov. 9-10, 1938) saw the Nazi regime carry out a violent, coordi- nated pogrom against Jews in Austria and Germany. Non- Jews in those countries failed to speak out after the destruc- tion of their Jewish neighbors’ businesses and property. Such a response was unacceptable to Barbara Ingalls, a non-Jewish ...…
…MAZEL TOV! 34 | JUNE 1 • 2023 Morgan Dorothy Chandler (Eden Gavriella) will become a bat mitzvah at Temple Beth El in Bloomfield Township on Saturday, June 3, 2023. She is the daughter of Jeff and Alicia Chandler, the sister of Brady Chandler, and the granddaughter of Mark and Elaine Blumenfeld, and Patricia and Alan Chandler. Morgan is a seventh-grader at Derby Middle School in Birmingham. For her bat mitzvah, she is rai...…
…JUNE 1 • 2023 | 35 HOW TO SUBMIT ANNOUNCEMENTS Mazel Tov! announcements are welcomed for members of the Jewish community. Anniversaries, engagements and weddings with a photo (preferably color) can appear at a cost of $18 each. Births are $10. There is no charge for bar/bat mitzvahs or for special birthdays starting at the 90th. For information, contact Editorial Assistant Sy Manello at smanello@thejewishnews.com or (248) 351-5147 for i...…
…36 | JUNE 1 • 2023 T he parshah of Naso seems, on the face of it, to be a heteroge- neous collection of utterly unrelated items. First there is the account of the Levitical families of Gershon and Merari and their tasks in carry- ing parts of the Tabernacle when the Israelites journeyed. Then, after two brief laws about removing unclean people from the camp and about restitution, there comes the strange ordeal of the Sotah,...…
