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…JANUARY 11 • 2024 | 57 J N CLAIRE ARM, 98, of Oak Park, died Jan. 1, 2024. She is survived by her sons and daughters-in-law, David and Robin Arm of West Bloomfield, Rabbi Daniel and Chana Arm of Oak Park; daughter, Ilana Glickman of Teaneck, N.J.; sister, Hannah Kaminker; 10 grandchildren; 24 great- grandchildren. Claire was the beloved wife of the late Rabbi Milton Arm; dear mother- in-law of the late Rabbi Anthony Glickman....…
…58 | JANUARY 11 • 2024 J N D r. Steffan “Steve” Taub, 83, of Bloomfield Hills, passed away peacefully on Dec. 22, 2023, in the presence of loved ones. Steve was born in Detroit on March 5, 1940, to Edward and Lillian Taub. After WWII, his family moved to Arlington, Va., and then to Albuquerque, N.M. Steve graduated from Highland High School at 16. He com- pleted his freshman year at the University of New Mexico. The family th...…
…JANUARY 11 • 2024 | 59 J N continued from page 57 Mr. Gordon was the loving father of the late Barbara Klavons; dear brother and brother-in-law of the late Dr. Leonard Gordon, the late Gerald Herwitz. Contributions may be made to Plant a Tree in Israel, Zo Arzeinu, P.O. Box 241, Cedarhurst, NY 11516-0241; Michigan Humane Society, 30300 Telegraph Road, Suite 220, Bingham Farms, MI 48025; American Society for the Prevention of C...…
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…60 | JANUARY 11 • 2024 J N DANIEL PIKSTEIN, 80, of West Bloomfield, died Dec. 26, 2023. He is survived by his children, Marla (Joshua) Linderman-Richelew, Jason (Christine) Pikstein and Adam Mitchel; grandchildren, Zenah (Jonathan) Skidmore, Yakirah Mitchel, Naomi Richelew, Joshua Linderman, Avivah Mitchel and Jonathan Pikstein; many other loving family members and friends. Daniel was the beloved husband of the late Ronnie P...…
…JANUARY 11 • 2024 | 61 F red Kamienny, 82, of Birmingham, peace- fully passed away after sunset on Dec. 25, 2023, after a long struggle with Parkinson’s Disease. Fred was born on June 11, 1941, to Edward and Helen (Erlich) Kamienny in Oak Park. After graduating from Oak Park High School, he continued his education at Wayne State University where he received his B.S. in Applied Health Sciences and his M.S. in Pharmaceutical S...…
…Looking Back From the William Davidson Digital Archive of Jewish Detroit History accessible at thejewishnews.com 62 | JANUARY 11 • 2024 J N The Candy Man I recently wrote about the release of Maestro, a Bradley Cooper film about the great American composer/direc- tor Leonard Bernstein. Another movie released last month caught my attention: Wonka. Wonka is the third musical film based on Roald Dahl’s 1964 book, Charlie and the Chocolat...…
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…Detroit Jewish News n contents Online exclusives: • Weekly Movie Review Jan. 11-17, 2018 / 24 Tevet-1 Shevat 5778 | VOLUME CLII, ISSUE 24 26 16 views 5-6 26 31 32 jews in the d spirit 10 34 house hunting The next wave of migration for young Jews seems to be headed east. 16 from the heart of texas 37 jewish impact love at first sight Michelle Silverstone counts on the “that’s it!” factor at her recently extended pop-up gall...…
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…jews d JOHN HARDWICK in the From The Heart Of Texas Meet Federation President Beverly Liss. VIVIAN HENOCH SPECIAL TO THE JEWISH NEWS L isten carefully and you still hear that Texas lilt in her voice. From Corpus Christi, Beverly Liss has committed herself wholeheartedly to Jewish Detroit since moving to the community 45 years ago. For her beloved husband, Arthur, for her family and close friends — those who have watched and lauded her c...…
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…jews d in the continued from page 17 Beverly Liss has a long history as a leader in Federation. Annual Campaign effort. We wanted every woman who joined the Foundation to still be a participant in the Annual Campaign, and we were clear that the purpose of our grant- making was to support programs that would not be funded otherwise. Now in my role as Federation’s president, I say that I have many “children” and my job is to make sure each o...…
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…jews d in the Jewish Impact Irwin Field updates his father’s series about Jewish contributions to the world. BARBARA LEWIS CONTRIBUTING WRITER W hat’s old is new. Starting with this issue and continu- ing weekly throughout the year, the Jewish News is printing an updated series of informational columns about Jewish history that originally ran in the Jewish News in late 1990s. The early series, “Jewry’s Role in Human Affairs,” was the bra...…
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…jews d & in the faces sorted books for Bookstock and cared for dogs at the I Heart Dogs Rescue and Animal Shelter in Warren. At Brilliant Detroit, a new Mitzvah Day site, volun- teers painted and organized the reading rooms and common areas, organized clothing for clients and prepared bags of school supplies for children. The Mitzvah Day spirit was widely shared through numerous interviews on TV, radio and in newspaper stories. Fox 2 joined...…
…faces & places PHOTOS BY LIEBERMAN PHOTOGRAPHY INC. Lior Raz, co-creator and star of the hit Israeli Netflix series Fauda, addressed some 700 Michigan Friends of the Israel Defense Forces (FIDF) supporters late last year at its annual gala at Congregation Shaarey Zedek in Southfield. The gala raised funds to support 36 new FIDF IMPACT! Scholarships, full four-year academic scholarships for combat veterans of modest means; each scholarship c...…
…jews d & in the faces At Keter Torah Synagogue’s annual Chanukah party, Rabbi Sasson Natan welcomed guests, and led prayers and songs while the chanukiah’s lights glowed. Soon, 17 memorial candles were lighted during the Sephardi-Mizrahi remembrance ceremony. Each dinner table’s candle identified a Middle Eastern or North African nation that expelled Jews after Nov. 29, 1947. By the 1970s, more than 850,000 became refugees. This year’s Fest...…
…jews d & DESIGNS IN DECORATOR WOOD & LAMINATES, LTD. in the faces places Friends of Chabad of Bingham Farms sponsored a Chanukah event at the Franklin Public Library. A special menorah made up of images of people in the community was kindled on the third night of the holiday. About 100 people, mostly from Franklin, attended despite it being a very cold night. • Michael Seltzer kindles the menorah as Rabbi Bentzi Geisinsky of the Chabad o...…
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…sports Gordon Will Coach U.S. Basketball Team In Israel STEVE STEIN CONTRIBUTING WRITER K aren Gordon’s summers are tour the country and learn about it. busy. This summer will be par- Cost is $4,600 per U.S. athlete, ticularly hectic. including round-trip transportation Gordon has been a JCC Maccabi from New York. Games & ArtsFest delegation head Gordon said she doesn’t look at the for Detroit since 1999. She’s in that International Maccab...…
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…spirit torah portion IN MEMORIAM Eugene “Gene” Applebaum 1936 – 2017 Strength In Faith The American Technion Society – Detroit Chapter mourns the loss of Mr. Eugene Applebaum. Mr. Applebaum was a pillar of the Detroit Jewish community and beyond. He was a visionary leader and philanthropist. May his memory be a blessing. CATHY DEUTCHMAN SCOTT LEEMASTER Detroit Chapter President ATS Chairman of the Board LARRY JACKIER JOEY SELESNY...…
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