…inside Detroit Jewish News n January 10 • 2019 3 jn Jan. 10-16, 2019 4-10 Shevat 5779 VOLUME CLIV, ISSUE 23 41 VIEWS 5-10 JEWS IN THE D 12 The Talent Shop Productions Plus provides more than pretty faces to auto shows nationwide. 16 Interfaithful Couple Meet Alicia and Jeff Chandler, raising the bar for multi-faith parenting. 22 School Expansion Philanthropists direct funds to aid growth of Hillel’ s youn...…
…4 January 10 • 2019 jn Come learn what makes a “Jewish” home. Students will learn about the special meaning behind certain Judaica that Jews display and use in their homes. One of our own Temple Israel rabbis will lead a discussion about Jewish values and beliefs. Each class participant will make and take home their own Mezuzah. This educational support/discussion group is geared toward those who have converted, are in the process ...…
…January 10 • 2019 5 jn F or readers of classic writing, may I offer some selections that will never make the best- read list. The Adventures of Hershel Finnstein by Shmuel Klemsky. The book is noted for its colorful descrip- tion of people and places along the Muldow River. Set in a society after the Russian Revolution that had ceased to exist about 20 years before the work was published, these adventures try to be a scathing ...…
…6 January 10 • 2019 jn N ow remember, Dad, ” my son warned me, “you’ re going to be walking into quite a Christmas scene. You need to be prepared. ” “I know. It’ s totally cool with me, ” I said unconvincingly. My son was picking my wife and me up at the airport where we’ d be going to his house in Washington, D.C., and spending Christmas with his wife and newborn baby along with other members of her family. My son knows me wel...…
…January 10 • 2019 7 jn HOW TO RAISE AN ADUL T Break Free of the Overparenting Trap and Prepare Your Kid for Success Julie Lythcott-Haims Join us as we welcome Julie Lythcott-Haims for an important event about the dangers of over parenting. Julie will discuss her provocative manifesto that exposes the harms of helicopter parenting and sets forth an alternate philosophy for raising pre- This event is open to the community at no cost than...…
…8 January 10 • 2019 jn scene, safely planted in a comfortable chair, not breaking a thing and no longer bleeding. I began to contemplate the whole scene. What is it about Jews and Christmas, I thought? Christmas is a beautiful, celebratory holiday, filled with lots of love, fun and gifts. Nothing wrong with that. So, what is it that causes so many Jews (including this one) to overthink it? Why is there a slight touch of uncomfortabl...…
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…10 January 10 • 2019 jn F or a period of 10 days in December, Jewish Community Center staff from around North America filled in as JResponders to provide the JCC of Greater Pittsburgh with an opportunity for respite and healing with their families after the devastating attack on the Tree of Life Synagogue in Squirrel Hill. I had the opportunity to go to the JCC and work in a variety of positions and serve as a JResponder on o...…
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…12 January 10 • 2019 jn The Talent Shop I ntelligence, sophistication and beauty — Margery Krevsky Dosey knows women can embody all three of these charac- teristics, despite a societal focus on the latter that is deep-rooted, spe- cifically in the automotive industry. So, 38 years ago when she found- ed her company, Productions Plus, Dosey set out to counteract the perception of auto show models and models in general. This idea wa...…
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…14 January 10 • 2019 jn continued from page 12 jews d in the a role model for women today,” she said. Born in Pennsylvania, the Bloomfield Hills resident attends Congregation Shaarey Zedek in Southfield with her husband, Michael. They have two adult chil- dren. Dosey is a lifelong member of Hadassah, keeping ties with her Jewish roots. Dosey’ s fashion background also helped propel her to the top of the auto show scene. “Every ...…
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…16 January 10 • 2019 jn VIVIAN HENOCH SPECIAL TO THE JEWISH NEWS T alk about the perfect spot to meet up with NEXTGen Detroiter George Roberts: It’ s everywhere …. in the office buildings, lofts, coffee shops, hot spots and streets of the city, on the bike lanes of his commute from Woodbridge, in the synagogues and Chabad of Greater Downtown Detroit, at his monthly “Whiskey Club” organized by The Well, in the halls of Federation — ...…
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…18 January 10 • 2019 jn jews d in the ALONG WOODWARD AVENUE There’ s lots in store for holiday shop- pers looking for local artists, makers, entrepreneurs and a cool experi- ence at 1441 Woodward Collective and 1520 Woodward, where Detroit artist Lisa Spindler has her studio. A stroll past WeWork Mer- chant’ s Row will take you to John Varvatos, Detroit is the New Black, House of Pure Vin, Bonobos, Warby Parker, Under Armour and Nik...…
…20 January 10 • 2019 jn Wieseneck Symposium Hebrew Literature Today: Israeli and Global Perspectives T his year’ s Gayle & Larry Wieseneck Israel Symposium will host four prominent writers from Israel. On Jan. 17 in the Rackham Assembly Hall at the University of Michigan, the high- ly acclaimed writers Maya Arad, Ruby Namdar and Moshe Sakal, and the prize-winning poet, trans- lator and editor Dory Manor will travel to Ann Arbor to ...…
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…22 January 10 • 2019 jn T wo significant gifts, one by the Samuel and Jean Frankel Jewish Heritage Foundation and the other by the William Davidson Foundation, are paving the way for a major addition to Hillel Day School’ s Early Childhood Center for children ages 18 months to 5. This fall, the 15,000-square-foot center at Hillel will align with the rest of the campus, which was renovated over the last several years to advance sk...…
…January 10 • 2019 23 jn Taken for a Ride T hat’s not going to happen, ” was my initial response a year ago when my friend Sam Rozenberg suggested I participate in the Friends of the Israel Defense Forces (FIDF) Bike Ride Israel. He had attended the 2017 ride and somehow thought I would be a suitable recruit for 2018. Well, old Sam kept on me, selling me on the scenery, the accommodations, the camaraderie, the challenge; and he kne...…
…24 January 10 • 2019 jn VIVIAN HENOCH SPECIAL TO THE JEWISH NEWS How to Raise an Adult F or an inspiring evening of adult conversation about raising kids, join New York Times best-selling author, former Stanford Dean and motivational speaker Julie Lythcott- Haims for her insights into breaking free of the overparenting trap and preparing kids for success at 7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 24, at Temple Beth El in Bloomfield Township. In her ...…
…January 10 • 2019 25 jn media and smart phones,” she says. “As parents, I think we have not done a good job of regulating the role of technology in our lives and in our family lives. We find ourselves at its mercy, and we find our children at its mercy, and we’ re now in a tizzy trying to reclaim our parental role and set boundaries on the use of an item that has its merits but also has become an addiction. “We ourselves are addic...…
…26 January 10 • 2019 jn Mission Completed Defense industry trade missions a win-win for Michigan and Israel. M ichigan and Israel defense companies are reaping the benefit of the passion of Butzel Long attorney and shareholder Beth S. Gotthelf, who spearheaded the first-ever trade mission of Israeli defense companies to a state and led to the first-ever trade mission by a state of defense companies to Israel this month. Recently, ...…
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…28 January 10 • 2019 jn 1st Sgt. Sahar; FIDF Michigan Director Paula Lebowitz; 2nd Lt. Noam; FIDF National Director and CEO Maj. Gen. (Res.) Meir Klifi- Amir; FIDF Michigan Vice President Shari Kaufman; FIDF Michigan Chairman Alon Kaufman; FIDF IMPACT! scholarship recip- ient Noam; Brig. Gen. (Res.) Nitzan Nuriel; FIDF Midwest Executive Director Tamir Oppenheim; and Capt. Amos. FIDF Michigan Vice President Shari Kaufman; 1st Sgt. Sahar...…
…January 10 • 2019 29 jn Jewish News Foundation Taps New Board Members, VP M att Friedman and Scott Eisenberg have been elected to the board of directors of the independent, non- profit Detroit Jewish News Foundation. Their terms were effective Jan. 1, 2019. Friedman and Eisenberg are well regarded for their pro- fessional and communal achievements. Friedman is the co-founder of Tanner Friedman Strategic Communications, where he...…
…30 January 10 • 2019 jn T he path is clear for the Frankel Jewish Academy boys basketball team. If the Jaguars can win their final five Catholic League Intersectional No. 2 games, they’ ll win the division cham- pionship. “We want to put up a division championship banner in our gym. That’ s our goal, ” said second-year FJA coach Michael Marek. “The only other banner up there is from the division championship in the 2008-2009 sea- so...…
…January 10 • 2019 31 jn Andrew Oscar Fink of Birmingham will become a bar mitzvah at Congregation Shaarey Zedek in Southfield on Saturday, Jan. 12, 2019. Participating in the ceremony will be his parents, Niki and Todd Fink, and sisters Maddie and Aerin Fink. Proud grandparents are Ronnie Fink, Karen Winston, Robbie Segel Goldstein and Melvyn Goldstein. He is also the grandson of the late David Sege. Andrew is a seventh-grade student a...…
…32 January 10 • 2019 jn W hy does God declare that He has “hardened Pharaoh’ s heart” so that the despot will not change his mind and free the Israelites? Doesn’ t this collide head on with our notion of free will? Is the Torah telling us that God interrupts the ordinary course of human events to introduce His will into the hearts of people, sometimes even preventing them from making the right decision? What about the idea that...…
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…34 January 10 • 2019 jn A news flash for members of the tribe who’ ve been kvelling over a Jewish woman on the U.S. Supreme Court for fully a quarter of a century: Ruth Bader Ginsburg long ago matriculated beyond a symbol of ethnic achievement. This year’ s hit documentary RBG noted that Justice Ginsburg is an enor- mously popular role model for women in their teens and 20s, and she has achieved pop culture celebrity to boot. Now c...…
…January 10 • 2019 35 jn T he Ann Arbor Symphony Orchestra and Music Director Arie Lipsky will celebrate the annual Mozart Birthday Bash at 8 p.m. Jan. 12 at Hill Auditorium in Ann Arbor. The orchestra will open the eve- ning with Mozart’ s Requiem in D Minor, the compos- er’ s final work and will be joined by vocal soloists Louise Toppin, Sedona Libera, Charles Reid and Daniel Washington. The performance will also feature ar...…
…36 January 10 • 2019 jn A Dog’ s Way Home, set to open here Friday, Jan. 11, is a heartwarming story about Bella, an adorable puppy adopted by Lucas (Jonah Hauer-King, 23), a young medical student. The pair is inseparable until Bella gets lost and must travel 400 tough wilderness miles to get back to her beloved owner. The supporting cast includes Ashley Judd and Bryce Dallas Howard (as the voice of Bella). This is the first big...…
…THURSDAY, JAN. 10 THRILLING THURSDAYS 10-11:30 am, Jan 10+. Through Feb. 28 at Cong. Shaarey Zedek in Southfield. Open playgroup for children ages 0-5 and their favorite adults. Lindsay Mall, alongside rabbis, hosts songs, stories, games, crafts, snacks, some special guests and bubble time for our littlest friends. There is no charge to attend, but donations are accepted to keep the fun coming. POTTERY CLASS 11 am-1 pm, Jan. 10. At t...…
…38 January 10 • 2019 jn TUESDAY, JAN. 15 BEGINNER HEBREW 9:30-10:45 am, Jan. 15. At Max M. Fisher Federation Bldg., 6735 Telegraph, Bloomfield Hills. Total Beginner Hebrew will be taught by Dorit Warfman. Tuition for 12 sessions: $175. (Class also meets on Tuesdays from 7-8:15 pm.) SIMPLY DANCE 11 am- Jan. 15. At JCC, 6600 W. Maple, West Bloomfield. Class is led by Christine Stewart; no partner needed. Cost: $7. Info: 248-432-5467. ...…
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…40 January 10 • 2019 jn I t’ s always great to close out a year and start a fresh, new one. The same can be said with a fiscal year, a quarter or a month in any business. Regardless which of these you are beginning — including a new and, most likely, improved goal — we must remember that what got us to where we are will not get us to where we want to go. This is a sim- ple concept many people have a hard time grasping because with ...…
…January 10 • 2019 41 jn T en years ago, Bernie and Nina Kent made a decision that changed the lives of many Oakland University students. The Kents estab- lished the Bernard and Nina Kent Judaic Studies Endowed Israel Travel Fund. This endowment made it possible for OU students to attend a sum- mer archaeological dig in Israel. Since then, more than 100 students have participated. Bernie Kent is chairman and senior adviser of Sch...…
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…January 10 • 2019 43 jn January 10 • 2019 43 jn soul of blessed memory LEON BELIN, 91, of Southfield, died Jan. 4, 2019. He is survived by his wife of 68 years, Marilyn Belin; daughters and sons-in-law, Gayle Belin and Gary Kessler, Lori and Ben David; grandchildren, Hilary and David Boyle, Daniel Frost, Jamie David, Brandon and Evan David; great-grandchildren, Cohen Foster Boyle and Avery Madalyn David; sister and brother-in-la...…
…44 January 10 • 2019 jn continued from page 43 soul of blessed memory SHIRLEY MILLER, 95, of Northville, died Dec. 30, 2018. She is survived by her beloved husband, Herbert Miller; sons and daughter-in-law, Richard and Robin Goldsmith, Barry Goldsmith; daughter, Carol Dressler; grandchildren, Zachary Goldsmith, Mitchell Goldsmith, Robin (Jeffrey) Dwoskin, Brian (Jodie) Dressler, Jonathan Goldsmith, Julie Goldsmith; great-gran...…
…January 10 • 2019 45 jn continued on page 46 JULIUS ROSS, 94, of West Bloomfield, died Dec. 28, 2018. He is survived by his beloved wife, Doris Ross; son and daughter-in-law, Randy and Beverly Ross; daughters and sons-in-law, Debby and Bruce Podolsky, Shelley and Charles Bassin, Jodi and Howard Mertz; Doris’ children, Franci and Larry Silver, Julie and Bill Keown, Paul and Dana Shanbrom; many loving grandchildren and great-gra...…
…46 January 10 • 2019 jn continued from page 45 soul of blessed memory MARY SIEFER, 99, of Southfield, died Jan. 2, 2019. She is survived by her sons and daugh- ters-in-law, Daniel and Anita Siefer, James and Barbara Siefer; daugh- ter and son-in-law, Miriam Siefer and Joseph Bachrach; grandchil- dren, Alicia (Matthew) LaBeau, Elizabeth (Matthew) Lauhoff, Stacy (Christopher) Milligan, Stephen Siefer, Rachel (Aidan Wright) Bachrac...…
…January 10 • 2019 47 jn January 10 • 2019 47 jn continued on page 48 Mrs. Strasberger was the beloved wife of the late Morey Strasberger; the cherished mother of the late Michael Strasberger; the proud grandmother of the late Rachel Strasberger; the dear sister of the late Rochelle and the late Milton Goldman; the devoted daugh- ter of the late Samuel and the late Ida Davidoff. Interment was at B’ nai Israel Cemetery. Contributions ...…
…48 January 10 • 2019 jn soul of blessed memory continued from page 47 MARSHA WOLF, 76, of Tampa, Fla., formerly of Farmington Hills, died Jan. 3, 2019. She is survived by her son, Steve Wolf; daugh- ter, Shelli Meyerson; grandchildren, Alex, Garrett, Carli and Drew; brothers and sisters-in-law, Edwin and Loretta Adelman, Sheldon and Ann Adelman; brother-in-law and sisters-in-law, Billy and Georgann Wolf, Marilyn Wolf and Verna W...…
…January 10 • 2019 49 jn Danny Raskin Senior Columnist A recent visit to the new Sunday brunch at Station Square, Coolidge, one block south of Maple, Troy, with its bevy of beautiful selections, 10 a.m.- 3 p.m. ... all you can eat ... was sumptuous enough to remind me of many brunches I usually enjoyed on visits to Las Vegas. They are still pride and joys in Las Vegas ... Originally dreamed up by Beldon Katelman, owner of the El Ran...…
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