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…April 11 • 2019 27 jn MSU Symphony Orchestra and Choral Ensembles FEATURING BARITONE MARK RUCKER AND CONCERT PREVIEW LECTURE Dmitri Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 13, titled Babi Yar, memorializes the massacre of Ukrainian Jews by Nazi forces. The work remains one of the most enduring musical protests against antisemitism. An engaging and informative preview lecture by three scholars and the conductor will precede the concert and explore ...…
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…36 April 11 • 2019 jn F amed Russian composer Dmitri Shostakovich read the “Babi Yar” poem of famed Russian writer Yevgeni Yevtushenko and made a deci- sion. The words should be joined with music to memorialize more fully peo- ple killed in the Nazi mass atrocities at the Babi Yar ravine near Kiev. James Forger, dean of the Michigan State University (MSU) College of Music, heard a Baltimore Symphony Orchestra concert that brought wor...…
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…38 April 11 • 2019 jn continued from page 36 Students from MSU’ s University Chorale and State Singers will perform at the concert. arts&life during the time he lived, still could see beyond his own ideas, and he happened to like Jewish folk music,” she says. “The melodies were so jolly yet a story being told may not be happy. He studied this, came across the Babi Yar tragedy and worked with the poet.” Michael Serling explains there...…
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…42 April 11 • 2019 jn KERI GUTEN COHEN STORY DEVELOPMENT EDITOR Telling The Story Every year, Haggadahs fi nd new ways to convey the Jews’ exodus from slavery. O nce again, there are many new Haggadot out there to try this year. Here’ s a round-up of some, including one by Ann Arbor resident Carol Bloom Levin. Levin was on a mission to create a child-friendly Haggadah that would appeal to her young grandchildren Aaron and Julia....…
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…April 11 • 2019 49 jn continued on page 50 Jaime and Eric Grodsky and Dr. Jessica Garelik; great-grandchildren, Gracie and Jake Raznick, Megan and Talia Hodes, Riley, Josh and Aria Raznick, Cameron and Brandon Grodsky; her loving caregiver and companion, Charlanne Thaxton. Mrs. Garelik was the beloved wife of the late Morton Garelik; the devot- ed daughter of the late Samuel and the late Tillie Mautner; the loving sister of the lat...…
…50 April 11 • 2019 jn c. 1950 continued from page 49 soul of blessed memory DEBORAH PATRICE GOLD, 56, of Windsor, Ontario, died April 4, 2019. She is survived by her siblings, Marlene (Tal Levy) Gold of Windsor and Michael (Sheryl) Gold of Walled Lake; nieces and nephew, Rachel Levy, Noah Levy, Gillian Gold and Madelyn Gold; many dear forev- er friends, including Baila Dietrich. Ms. Gold was the beloved daughter of the late Lilli...…
…April 11 • 2019 51 jn continued on page 52 ews and friends. She was the beloved wife of the late Armand Kain and the late Norman Feig. Interment was at Hebrew Memorial Park Cemetery. Contributions may be made to American Friends of Magen David Adom, 3175 Commercial Ave., #101, Northbrook, IL 60062, afmda. org; or Jewish National Fund, 24100 Chagrin Blvd., Suite. 430, Cleveland, OH 44122, jnf.org; Friends of Israel Defense Forces, ...…
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…views Ask Attorney Ken Gross for openers Not Music to the Ears W hat is the most prominent way to distinguish a rhino from a hippo? (Come on, you know this has been a pressing question for you!) It is the horn, of course. That protuberance’s name has shaped itself into a colorful addition to our everyday talk as may be noted in the following. Ever been really proud of an accom- plishment? When you mention it (or boast Sy Manello or brag),...…
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…Lena Epstein is running for Congress in Michigan’s 11th Congressional District. She is an independent political outsider who will bring bipartisan solutions to Washington DC and work across the aisle to find solutions to our country’s most pressing problems. Lena Epstein is staunchly pro-Israel and will work tirelessly to strengthen the U.S.-Israel relationship. Lena Epstein is committed to fixing healthcare in a way that ensures good qua...…
…views publisher’s notebook commentary continued from page 5 The Contours of Our Jewish Community: Snapshots From the 2018 Population Study A stable population of 71,500 Jews in 31,500 Jewish households, but with signif- icant demographic shifts beneath the surface that provide challenge and opportunity for the Detroit area Jewish community. That would be the sum- mary finding of the 2018 Detroit Jewish Population Study when compared to ...…
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