…OCTOBER 12 • 2023 | 55 continues, his family business became one of the first alpha hydroxy acid (AHA) companies in the United States; AHA, he says, helped spark the “aesthetic revolution.” It was also around this time that Milstein developed and patented the drug Atralin, a unique version of Retin-A that was just as effective but without the side effects of irritation, itching and peeling. After initially working as C&M Pharma...…
…56 | OCTOBER 12 • 2023 BUSINESS his brother, was recently discontinued. “I’ve tried to live my life the right way,” he says during an hour-long conversation with the Detroit Jewish News. “My parents were good people, and they taught us to always believe in and try to practice tzedakah and tikkun olam.” Setting up the foundation is the sort of selflessness you’d expect from a guy like Milstein, who says his family has “always b...…
…OCTOBER 12 • 2023 | 57 experience in the aesthetic industry to run their new division called Biopelle. Guess who got the gig? After first working as Biopelle’s national sales director and then its business unit manager, Milstein served as Biopelle president for more than five years, from April 2007, when it was spun off as a separate subsidiary of the Ferndale Pharma Group, through September 2012. It was a busy and pro-ductive p...…
…58 | OCTOBER 12 • 2023 J N MAZEL TOV! Justin Zachary Holdan, son of Sara Holdan and Ryan Holdan, will lead the congre- gation in prayer as a bar mitzvah at Temple Israel in West Bloomfield on Saturday, Oct. 14, 2023. He will be joined in celebration by his brother Scott. Justin is the loving grandchild of Linda and Murray Evans, and Barbara and Walter Holdan. He is a student at Detroit Country Day School in Beverly Hills. Just...…
…OCTOBER 12 • 2023 | 59 J N SPIRIT A Powerful Partnership D o you ever feel like the odds are naturally stacked against you? I am blessed to work at the Daniel B. Sobel Friendship House, supporting individuals on their path to recovery from addiction and mental illness. One topic that often arises in our community discus- sions is the influence of our DNA and family dynamics on our pre- disposition to addic- tion and other illn...…
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…60 | OCTOBER 12 • 2023 J N T here are words that change the world, none more so than two sen- tences that appear in the first chapter of the Torah: “Then God said, ‘Let us make man- kind in our image, in our like- ness, so that they may rule over the fish in the sea and the birds in the sky, over the livestock and all the wild animals, and over all the creatures that move along the ground. ’ So God created man- kind in His own im...…
…OCTOBER 12 • 2023 | 61 J N lovingkindness, the dignity of the individual and the sanctity of life. This same principle, that Genesis 1 is a polemic, part of an argument with a background, is essential to understanding the idea that God created humanity “in His image, after His likeness.” This language would not have been unfamiliar to the first readers of the Torah. It was one they knew well. It was commonplace in the first civil...…
…Synagogue Directory METRO DETROIT CONSERVATIVE Adat Shalom Synagogue Farmington Hills (248) 851-5100 adatshalom.org Congregation Beth Ahm West Bloomfield (248) 851-6880 cbahm.org Congregation Beth Shalom Oak Park (248) 547-7970 congbethshalom.org Beth Tephilath Moses Mt. Clemens (586) 996-3138 bethtephilathmoses.com B’nai Israel Synagogue West Bloomfield (248) 432-2729 bnaiisraelwb.org Congregation B’nai Moshe West Blo...…
…Temple Emanu-El Oak Park (248) 967-4020 emanuel-mich.org Temple Israel West Bloomfield (248) 661-5700 temple-israel.org Temple Kol Ami West Bloomfield (248) 661-0040 tkolami.org Temple Shir Shalom West Bloomfield (248) 737-8700 shirshalom.org REFORM/RENEWAL Congregation Shir Tikvah Troy (248) 649-4418 shirtikvah.org SECULAR/HUMANISTIC Congregation for Humanistic Judaism of Metro Detroit Farmington Hills (248) 477-1410 ...…
…64 | OCTOBER 12 • 2023 J N S inger-songwriter Jesse Palter has led no ordi- nary life. The West Bloomfield-born Jewish artist has written music since as early as middle school and, by the age of 15, she was working with the prestigious Bass Brothers record label, which is regarded worldwide for launching Eminem’s early career. In high school, she often trav- eled to Los Angeles to record music, giving her her first glimpse at the r...…
…OCTOBER 12 • 2023 | 65 J N songs to the group. “It was this wide-open music lane, ” she recalls. Without any marketing, Palter began to lead similar groups for babies and young children throughout the Los Angeles area, developing her own method for teaching. A NEED FOR CHANGE Yet everything came to an unexpected halt when her hus- band, Bryan Abrams, suffered a so-called “widowmaker” heart attack just six months after their son, J...…
…I t’s been more than 80 years since World War II, but in the modern-day age, lin- gering stereotypes persist. So how does one navigate those stereotypes in a relationship where two parties come from opposite sides of the world — and life? Enter Shira Shalev (Moran Rosenblatt) and Maria Muller (Luise Wolfram), an Israeli Jewish and German lesbian couple living in Shalev’s apart- ment in Tel Aviv. Then there’s Shalev’s con- servativ...…
…OCTOBER 12 • 2023 | 67 J N boisterous and screwball family are supportive of the upcoming nuptials, Posnansky has a differ- ent attitude. Scarred by memories of the Holocaust, she has an unwavering dislike and dis- trust for Germans. Shalev’s grandmother proves to be the couple’s biggest obstacle as she hurls stereotypes at Muller, generally right in front of Shalev. Still, Muller faces pressure from other directions as well. While...…
…68 | OCTOBER 12 • 2023 J N BILLONS OF YEARS IN 5 EPISODES, WWII DRAMA RETURNS, GOOSEBUMPS Premiering on Wednesday, Oct. 4, was the first epi- sode of the five-part PBS series Nova: Ancient World. The last four epi- sodes premiere on succes- sive Wednesdays. Check local listings for the many repeat airings, and the series is available, free, on the PBS app. Ancient World covers, literally, billions of years in the Earth’s history....…
…OCTOBER 12 • 2023 | 69 J N STAGE PLAY NOW-OCT. 15 The Inspired Acting Company, 1124 E. West Maple Road, Walled Lake, is presenting a powerful and thought-provoking produc- tion of Cadillac Crew by Tori Sampson. It is a mesmer- izing exploration of family, identity and the complexities of the human experience. Performances are Friday and Saturday nights at 8 pm, and Sundays at 2 pm. General admission tickets are $35 and $30 (unde...…
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…OCTOBER 12 • 2023 | 71 J N OBITUARIES OF BLESSED MEMORY BEVERLY BROWN- KLEIN-HORDS, 84, died Sept. 27, 2023, in Savannah, Ga., from Parkinson’s and dementia yet lived with a gentle spirit and positive outlook. This mom was a caring, generous and beautiful woman, who loved art, culture, gardening, travel and volunteering. She graduated from Oakland University at age 60. She was dearly loved by her boys, Joel and Glenn; their ...…
…72 | OCTOBER 12 • 2023 J N F or the esteemed Judge Edward Sosnick, “Honorable” was more than a professional title; it applied to every aspect of his life. His generous spirit and genuine desire to help others made him a beloved jurist and a cherished husband, father, “Poppy, ” friend and community leader. Judge Sosnick, who lived in Bloomfield Hills, died on Sept. 22, 2023, at the age of 82. Ed Sosnick was known as a fair yet c...…
…OCTOBER 12 • 2023 | 73 J N OBITUARIES OF BLESSED MEMORY in Birmingham. Contributions may be made to the Michigan Humane Society. Arrangements by Dorfman Chapel. FERN “PUDGY” KAHN, 87, of White Lake, died Sept. 26, 2023. She is survived by her sons and daughter-in-law, Bruce and Renee Kahn, Barry and Patti Kahn, and Brad Kahn; grandchildren, Daniel Kahn and Jenna Kahn. Mrs. Kahn was the beloved wife of the late Jordan Kahn; si...…
…74 | OCTOBER 12 • 2023 J N OBITUARIES OF BLESSED MEMORY continued on page 76 Society, mihumane.org; or Jewish Hospice & Chaplaincy Network, jhcn.org. Arrangements by Dorfman Chapel. PATRICIA KOURKOULIOTIS, 82, of Novi, died on Oct. 1, 2023. She is survived by her children, Alena Kourkouliotis and Lisa (Jeffrey Slomovitz) Kourkouliotis; grandchildren, Alyssa Gray, Abbey Kourkouliotis and Zachary Slomovitz; sister and brother-...…
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…OBITUARIES OF BLESSED MEMORY 76 | OCTOBER 12 • 2023 J N growing up. She had a love of mahjong and having dinner with her friends. She also loved a good rerun of Law and Order SVU, Mash and shows on the game show network; she would watch the Harry Potter movies every chance she got. She also loved word search puzzles, Euchre and so many dogs over the years. Carolyn enjoyed spending time talking to her granddaughter Amelia every ...…
…OCTOBER 12 • 2023 | 77 J N Looking Back From the William Davidson Digital Archive of Jewish Detroit History accessible at thejewishnews.com Cars from the Past L ast month, the Detroit Auto Show, or using its formal name, the North American International Auto Show (NAIA), was held on Sept. 13-24. While no longer the largest auto show in America, it is still one of the oldest, per- haps the oldest, in U.S. history. The roots of the NAI...…
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…8 | OCTOBER 12 • 2023 J N essay What Can We Do? T hese past two days have been the most difficult for our peo- ple in the last 50 years. It was Simchat Torah, a time for rejoicing, yet it was a time of horror. Nearly a thousand members of our family were bru- tally murdered, more than a hundred were taken hostage, and thousands more were injured. After the Holocaust, we vowed, “Never Again.” Yet, since the Holocaust, we hav...…
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