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…OBITUARIES OF BLESSED MEMORY J udith Levin Cantor was a noted Jewish historian, cura- tor and author, an inspirational community leader and the devoted matriarch of a large and loving family with branches across the world. A fourth-generation Detroiter, Judy passed away on July 26, 2022, in Issaquah, Wash., where she resided for the past four years. She was 93. Judy was a leader in the Jewish Historical Society of Michigan (JHSM), servi...…

…AUGUST 11 • 2022 | 65 OBITUARIES OF BLESSED MEMORY continued on page 67 ANDREA CHANESS, 58, of Farmington Hills, died Aug. 2, 2022. She is survived by her wife, Kerry Chaness; parents, Fred and Enid Chaness; brothers and sister- in-law, Brian Chaness, Neil and Shelley Chaness, and Steven and Ruth Chaness; sister-in-law, Nicole Chaness; many loving nieces, nephews and friends. Mrs. Chaness was the dear sister of the late Scott ...…

…66 | AUGUST 11 • 2022 B ruce Keil Wayne died Aug. 2, 2022, at 91 in Cary, N.C., where he lived with his wife, Denise, since 2011. He was born in Detroit in 1931 and lived in the Metro Detroit area for most of his life. He and his family always considered Bruce to be the original Batman, since he was born before the first Batman comic book was printed (Bruce Wayne was the civil- ian name of Batman). He took this role very ser...…

…continued from page 65 OBITUARIES OF BLESSED MEMORY continued on page 68 AUGUST 11 • 2022 | 67 was held at Machpelah Cemetery in Ferndale. Arrangements by Hebrew Memorial Chapel. LINDA DENISE GINSBURG (nee Braun), a resident of Jacksonville, Fla., formerly of Southfield, died on July 31, 2022, at the age of 67. She is survived by her husband, Ted Ginsburg; father, Harold Kusnetz; sib- lings, Lisa (Bob) Solway, Ada (Howard) Y...…

…continued from page 67 OBITUARIES OF BLESSED MEMORY 68 | AUGUST 11 • 2022 Cemetery in Livonia. Contributions may be made to the Old Newsboys Goodfellow Fund, Temple Kol Ami or Temple Beth El. Arrangements by Dorfman Chapel DR. SHELDON LEVINE, 80, of Tinley Park, Ill., died July 28, 2022. He was the lov- ing son of the late Sarah and Louis Levine. He is survived by sons, Fred and Michael (Laura); grandchildren, Mallory, Peyt...…

…AUGUST 11 • 2022 | 69 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 smanel...…

…Looking Back From the William Davidson Digital Archive of Jewish Detroit History accessible at www.djnfoundation.org It was a MAD, MAD, MAD, MAD World! I recently read an enlightening article by Jim Sullivan. Its title and theme are “Everything I Learned about Jewish Humor I Learned from MAD magazine.” Sullivan grew up in Maine as a “Catholic kid from a white-bread town.” In short, an area that had little racial or religious divers...…

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…NOVEMBER 11 • 2021 | 3 PURELY COMMENTARY 4-10 Essays and viewpoints. OUR COMMUNITY 11 A Jewish Presence in Dearborn Couple start a new congregation at their retirement village. 12 ‘Thank You for Your Service’ Jewish War Veterans work to pay tribute to those who fought for our freedom. 15 Meet Israel’s New Consul General to the Midwest Yinam Cohen has his eye on Michigan- Israel business opportunities. 18 Frontl...…

…4 | NOVEMBER 11 • 2021 A s the world’s leaders gathered in Glasgow last week to set new international standards for addressing the climate crisis, the report from the state comptrol- ler here in Israel — which revealed the country’s lack of preparedness for the crisis — continues to reverberate and remind us that the “startup nation” is far from the forefront of global efforts when it comes to the climate. The scientific com...…

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…6 | NOVEMBER 11 • 2021 PURELY COMMENTARY 1942 - 2021 Covering and Connecting Jewish Detroit Every Week To make a donation to the DETROIT JEWISH NEWS FOUNDATION go to the website www.djnfoundation.org The Detroit Jewish News (USPS 275-520) is published every Thursday at 32255 Northwestern Highway, #205, Farmington Hills, Michigan. Periodical postage paid at Southfield, Michigan, and additional mailing offices. Postmaster: s...…

…NOVEMBER 11 • 2021 | 7 DETROIT JEWISH NEWS 32255 Northwestern Hwy. Suite 205, Farmington Hills, MI 48334 248-354-6060 thejewishnews.com community have to offer. I recently attended Tulsa Tomorrow’s fifth-such weekend as an observer, as Windsor is in the process of launching its own newcomer program. I was joined by 15 young professionals from geographically disparate locations, including Los Angeles, San Francisco, Miami and Buenos...…

…8 | NOVEMBER 11 • 2021 PURELY COMMENTARY opinion Israel Should Not Let the U.S. Reopen its Palestinian Consulate in Jerusalem L ast Wednesday, in response to a ques- tion from Sen. Bill Hagerty, (R-Tenn.), U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Brian McKeon admitted in testimony before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee that under both U.S. and international law, the United States cannot open a consulate in Jerusalem without Isr...…

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…10 | NOVEMBER 11 • 2021 Israel isn’t being asked to put its plans on hold. The Biden administration is asking Israel to permit the United States to subvert Israel’s sovereign rights and control over Jerusalem by giving the Palestinians the power to challenge and undermine all aspects of Israel’s municipal and national operations in Jerusalem, with American backing. This brings us to the second “gift” the Biden administration is ...…

…NOVEMBER 11 • 2021 | 11 O n a recent Shabbat morning, the chanting of Barechu, Shemah and Aleinu emanated from the 270- seat chapel at Allegria Village, a large retire- ment community located in Dearborn. Two of its residents, Roger Skully, an 80-year-old cantor, and his wife, Sydney, planned the service and think it may have been the first organized Jewish gathering in a city that boasts the largest Arab popula- tion in the United St...…

…12 | NOVEMBER 11 • 2021 ALAN MUSKOVITZ CONTRIBUTING WRITER OUR COMMUNITY V eterans Day is set aside annually to honor and celebrate our service men and women for their sacrifice for our country. For our beloved Jewish War Veterans (JWV) Department of Michigan, hon- oring their fellow comrades and their sacrifices, past and present, is a daily affair. To that end, the JWV are cur- rently involved in meaningful projects to help e...…

…NOVEMBER 11 • 2021 | 13 school students, the BBYO and others to perform the mitzvah of flagging the graves next spring. This will provide support by several generations in our community to honor our veterans.” GOLD STAR FAMILIES REMEMBERED Weiss is involved in another valuable JWV project, thanks to a tip from Marc Manson, a fellow Jewish war veteran. He made Weiss aware of a little-known historical trea- sure, the “Golden Book.”...…

…14 | NOVEMBER 11 • 2021 OUR COMMUNITY A LONG-AWAITED CONVERSATION I recently had the privilege of helping facilitate a reunion of sorts between two WWII vet- erans in their 90s who live on opposite sides of the country. While attending this past Memorial Day’s annual ceremony at Machpelah Cemetery in Ferndale, I shared a conversation with veteran Mark Hechler, 95, of Southfield. He was a proud member of the 12th Armored Division...…

…NOVEMBER 11 • 2021 | 15 I n late October, the new U.S. Consul General of Israel to the Midwest Yinam Cohen was in Metro Detroit to attend the Yeshiva Beth Yehudah’s Annual Dinner. The next day, he joined Mark Davidoff, president and CEO of The Fisher Group, for lunch and conversation at his Southfield office. Davidoff pre- sented Cohen with a gift, the autobiography of Max Fisher, The Quiet Diplomat. Cohen, who replaced Aviv Ez...…

…16 | NOVEMBER 11 • 2021 OUR COMMUNITY PHOTO COURTESY OF CONSULATE GENERAL OF ISRAEL TO THE MIDWEST for more advanced manufactur- ing. Although Israel does not produce cars, it is a beautiful hub of a smart mobility innova- tion. There are so many Israeli startups and companies in this respect and the connections already. Both General Motors and Ford have research and development centers in Israel, for example. I hope to be of assi...…

…NOVEMBER 11 • 2021 | 17 than 100,000 missiles directed toward Israel. I think Israel’s deterrence capabilities are strong enough to make them think not twice, but 10 times before they launched those missiles, but their potential capabilities are very, very worrying. So, this is something that we also have to take into account. Q: How does Israel feel about the U.S. rejoining the U.N. Human Rights Council? The U.N. Human Rights C...…

…18 | NOVEMBER 11 • 2021 S Since the resurgence of the Delta variant of COVID-19 in Metro Detroit these past few months, Hatzalah of Michigan has been working with infected community members to ensure they get the proper treatment. Thankfully, the surge in Michigan has not been severe, particularly for people who have been vaccinated, according to Hatzalah of MI Medical Director Dr. Steve McGraw. “If you’re not vaccinated, the da...…

…NOVEMBER 11 • 2021 | 19 O n day 164 of his pre- trial detainment in a Myanmar prison, Frontier Myanmar managing editor and Huntington Woods native Danny Fenster, 37, faced new charges and was denied bail at his latest hearing accord- ing to reports from the AP and CNN. The Fenster family had been hopeful that Danny would be included among the political prisoners that were supposed to be freed in Myanmar in mid-October. The milit...…

…20 | NOVEMBER 11 • 2021 OUR COMMUNITY O n a clear 70-degree Sunday at the end of September, the Jewish Federation of Greater Ann Arbor welcomed its Major and Legacy donors for an afternoon of togetherness and pride in the local Jewish community at the Major Gifts Event, featuring Israeli Knesset Member Alon Tal. The first “hybrid” in-person/virtual event that Federation has held, nearly 100 guests gathered at the Polo Fields ...…

…NOVEMBER 11 • 2021 | 21 allocated to the community, visit JewishAnnArbor.org to view Federation’s 2021 Annual Impact Report. A LEADING CLIMATE ADVOCATE With community impact on their minds, attendees at the Major Gifts Event finished up the cocktail hour by pulling their masks back over their faces and moving from the outdoor patio to a spacious indoor ballroom. There, they were treated to an exceptional program featuring Member...…

…22 | NOVEMBER 11 • 2021 OUR COMMUNITY A wall runs half a mile south from Eight Mile Road to Pembroke Avenue. The Birwood Wall is easy to miss. It runs down an alley between backyards, and it does not cross any inter- sections. The physical wall seems incon- spicuous, but it has a heavy history. The Birwood Wall is a segregation wall, one of the few of its kind still standing. NBC News Reporter Erin Einhorn and Olivia Lewis of Bridg...…

…symbolic physical barrier in place, they could finance lux- ury housing west of the wall for white purchasers, without considering the proximity of Black families. The NBC News and BridgeDetroit research- ers confirmed that James T. McMillan, head of a leading Detroit family, arranged to build the wall. At the time the wall was built, many neighborhoods were off limits to Jews. The white side of this wall was not such a neighborho...…

…OUR COMMUNITY 24 | NOVEMBER 11 • 2021 Silver Anniversary Rabbi Moskowitz celebrates 25 years at Temple Shir Shalom. DANNY SCHWARTZ STAFF WRITER R abbi Michael Moskowitz remembers his job interview with Temple Shir Shalom in the spring of 1995, not even seven years into the temple’s existence. In the construction process of its new building at the time, the temple was just a frame, with muddy surroundings and the cement only j...…

…NOVEMBER 11 • 2021 | 25 become an example to other communities around the country. For the past 14 years, Moskowitz has taken families to Israel in partnership with Temple Israel, and he’s now moving onto adult trips this spring. “I love bringing people to Israel and sharing the joy of Zionism and the reality of what Israel is, all the good and challenging with that, but also it’s a vehicle to bring people closer together and to...…

…business SPOTlight brought to you in partnership with B I R M I N G H A M 26 | NOVEMBER 11 • 2021 G rowing up in Manhattan’s Lower East Side, Anne Goldberg lived right down the street from Katz’ Delicatessen, where Jewish foods and culture have thrived since 1888. “I started eating knishes at a very young age,” says the owner and founder of Lake Orion’s Mannie’s Bagel and Delicatessen, which is now celebrating its 18th yea...…

…NOVEMBER 11 • 2021 | 27 MAKING A HOME IN THE COMMUNITY Calling around, Goldberg found a space for sale in Lake Orion. But the owner, who believed Goldberg could find something better, directed her to another spot for sale — and she bought it. “Here I am in my 18th year,” Goldberg jokes. Yet fit- ting into the tight-knit Lake Orion community wasn’t easy. “We were told by many people that you will not sur- vive,” she continues. But t...…

…28 | NOVEMBER 11 • 2021 SPORTS A very Gach has played football for only two seasons. But the still-growing 6-foot-5, 235-pound Birmingham Groves High School freshman has already made his presence felt. Gach started at right tackle on the Groves offensive line for much of the season this fall. What he did hadn’t been done at Groves in at least two-plus decades. Only three freshmen have started for Brendan Flaherty is his 21 years...…

…NOVEMBER 11 • 2021 | 29 A special group of seven volunteer judges will be reviewing submissions and choosing the 36 winners. Honorees will receive free three-year subscriptions to the JN and be featured in a February 2022 issue. GO ONLINE TO THEJEWISHNEWS.COM AND NOMINATE THEM BY NOVEMBER 18, 2021 JEWISH NEWS THE DETROIT Do you know someone who gives of themselves to the community in robust — and often thankless — ways? Someone you adm...…

…30 | NOVEMBER 11 • 2021 30 | NOVEMBER 11 • 2021 FOOD RECIPES Sassy Sides Update your Thanksgiving menu with new veggie dishes. ORANGE ROASTED ASPARAGUS WITH FRESH TARRAGON AND CAYENNE Ingredients 2 pounds asparagus, tough bot- toms trimmed (thin asparagus is preferable) 2 Tbsp. olive oil ¼ cup fresh orange juice Grated peel or zest of 1 orange Ground cayenne pepper to taste Kosher salt and pepper to taste 3 Tbsp. fresh chop...…

…NOVEMBER 11 • 2021 | 31 3 Tbsp. butter 2 cups chopped onions 3 pounds peeled, cubed winter squash, seeds removed (acorn or butternut are good choices. In a pinch, I have used frozen pureed squash.) 4 cups water, chicken or vegetable broth ½ tsp. nutmeg Kosher salt and ground black pepper to taste Optional toppings Pepitas (pumpkin seeds) A drizzle of whipping cream or half-and-half Directions Place butter in a large sau...…

…32 | NOVEMBER 11 • 2021 same large bowl and set aside. Lower the oven heat to 325ºF. Add the almonds to the same rimmed bak- ing sheet (do not clean), and toast for 5-10 minutes (check on them while they are baking to ensure they don’t burn). Drain the cranberries and add to the brussels sprouts. Add the balsamic vinegar and lemon juice and season to taste with salt and pepper. Serve immediately or warm in a 250ºF oven for 2...…

…NOVEMBER 11 • 2021 | 33 SPOTLIGHT Chanu-Con 2021 Join Congregation Beth Shalom of Oak Park for its sixth annual Chanu- Con! A Community-Wide Chanukah Festival, to be held virtually this year. No matter whether you live in Michigan or anywhere else, you are invited to the online Chanu- Con! for a fun and entertaining weekend of events and prizes. Events include: • Virtual Trivia Night on Saturday, Nov. 13, at 7 p.m. $10/ household. ...…

…34 | NOVEMBER 11 • 2021 E ach year before Chanukah, publishers release Jewish-themed books in hopes they will become holiday gifts for children. These new books may become favorites for the youngsters in your life. • Shield of the Maccabees – A Hanukkah Graphic Novel by Eric A. Kimmel with art by Dov Smiley is historical fiction for children. Award-winning author Kimmel has crafted a story in 129 pages about two boys — one Greek, on...…

…NOVEMBER 11 • 2021 | 35 originally published in 2006, but updated this year. • Thank You – Modeh Ani by Rabbi Alyson Solomon (illustrated by Bryony Clarkson) is a book about gratitude for children inspired by Jewish prayers for waking up to a new day. In this delight- fully illustrated book, a diverse group of children express gratitude for all parts of their bodies, from the waist that wig- gles to the toes that tap. In a note to fa...…

…Ages 6+: Genius Square. “It’s a game you can play by yourself or with some- one and be competitive.” GIFT GUIDE I t was only October, but employees at area toy store Toyology were already hard at work wrapping Chanukah presents. Between the holiday starting early this year and the news of supply chain shortages blaring on everyone’s news feeds, customers were getting a jump on their Chanukah shopping. “People are nervous t...…

…NOVEMBER 11 • 2021 | 37 YESHIVA BETH YEHUDAH recognizes the generosity of upon the dedication of the MICKEY SHAPIRO EDUCATIONAL COMPLEX at the Yeshiva Dinner, October 24th 2021 Mickey Shapiro Mickey Shapiro Encompassing the three-story Milton and Lois Shiffman Boys Building on the Newman Family Campus, a 38-unit faculty housing project, the Schoenhals school building, multiple ballfields, the Yeshiva Administrative Wing and the...…

…38 | NOVEMBER 11 • 2021 GIFT GUIDE continued from page 37 puzzles, games or science projects, items that everyone can get involved with are in high demand. “There’s a lot more multi-generational play than there ever was, ” she says. “Now people are starting to get together with small groups of friends, but it’s still kids and parents doing things together. ” The pandemic has also resulted in more people choosing to shop the sto...…

…Thursday, November 11th 12 Noon-7:00pm Friday, November 12th 10:00am-7:00pm Saturday, November 13th 10:00am-5:00pm Sunday, November 14th 12 Noon-4:00pm Thank you to all our friends for the many great years! David & Harry Karagosian Karagosian Jewelers is GOING OUT Karagosian Jewelers is GOING OUT OF BUSINESS after 70 years! OF BUSINESS after 70 years! 70% off up to ITEMS TO BE RELEASED Loose Diamonds . Diamond Earrings . Pendants ...…

…40 | NOVEMBER 11 • 2021 R andy and Paula Slof are certainly thinking inside the box these days. With the holidays in full force, the husband-wife founders of ekuBOX have been ramping up their exten- sive product line of more than 70 curated, luxury gift boxes to include four unique Chanukah gift packages. Pronounced “ee-koo,” eku- BOX stands for eat, keep and use and was launched right before the pandemic. “I always say that we ...…

…NOVEMBER 11 • 2021 | 41 newest company, the Slofs have developed a niche for online luxury. In 2012, the Slofs launched Paula & Chlo. Named for Paula and their Australian Shepherd who passed away this year, Paula & Chlo is an online clothing and accessories store specializing in cashmere. “My mother always loved high-end fashion and buy- ing purses. She had a Judith Leiber collection. Paula and I are gift-givers, and we’re alway...…