…DECEMBER 12 • 2024 | 55 J N ARTS&LIFE WEEKLY RECIPE Create a new family tradition with your favorite fl avors. KITCHEN SINK COOKIES Ingredients 1½ cups all-purpose flour 1½ cups bread flour 1 tsp. salt 1 tsp. baking soda 2 tsp. baking powder 1 tsp. vanilla extract G rab all your favorite sweet and salty treats and get ready to take this cookie dough to the next level! Let your imagination run wild — use whatever your fam- ily loves t...…
…56 | DECEMBER 12 • 2024 J N NO GOOD DEED AND THE RED JEWISH MUNCHKIN No Good Deed is an eight- episode Netflix comedy/drama that premieres on Dec. 12. Ray Romano and Lisa Kudrow, 61, co-star as the owners of a fabulous 1920s Spanish-style villa in Los Angeles. They are empty nesters who decide to sell their house. Three different families make a bid over the asking price. All three families believe that owning the house will solv...…
…DECEMBER 12 • 2024 | 57 SHABBAT FOR TOTS 10 AM-NOON, DEC. 14 (SAT.) Families with young children are invited to the Shabbat playgroup at Temple Israel. Celebrate Shabbat and Chanukah with crafts, activities, musical prayer, playtime and a “kid”-ush snack. Geared toward families with children 5 and under. KIDS’ NIGHT OUT 5:30-7:30 PM, DEC. 14 (SAT.) Kids will enjoy hanging out with their friends, eating dinner, doing Havdalah and hav...…
…JUST FOR FUN For answers, see next week’s issue. For last week’s puzzle answers, see page 40 Can You Find the 5 Differences Can you find five differences in this photo of Meer Talent Show participants Henrietta Weinberg, Elizabeth Silver and Ada Bandalene? 58 | DECEMBER 12 • 2024 J N JUST FOR FUN For answers, see next week’s issue. For last week’s puzzle answers, Can You Find the 5 Differences Can you find five differences in this p...…
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…6 | DECEMBER 12 • 2024 J N 1942 - 2024 Covering and Connecting Jewish Detroit Every Week To make a donation to the DETROIT JEWISH NEWS FOUNDATION go to the website www.thejewishnews.com 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: send changes to: ...…
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…62 | DECEMBER 12 • 2024 RACHEL “RAYA” BEZNOS, 78, of Bloomfield Hills, died Nov. 26, 2024. She is survived by her husband, Norman Beznos; sister, Pesia Shamosh; brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law, Harold and Barbara Beznos, and Jerry and Lois Beznos; many lov- ing nieces, nephews, cousins and friends. Mrs. Beznos was the devoted daughter of the late Naftaly and the late Gittle Becker; the dear sister-in- law of the late Moshe Sha...…
…DECEMBER 12 • 2024 | 63 D r. Joseph (Joe) Kozlowski, 62, passed away surrounded by his loved ones on the evening of Nov. 27, 2024. Born in Detroit, Joe was a man of exceptional intellect, boundless humor and — most of all — unwavering devotion to his family and loved ones. He had the good for- tune of being raised by Edith and Marvin, both Holocaust survivors, who cultivated a warm and loving home life. After surviving unimagin...…
…64 | DECEMBER 12 • 2024 continued from page 62 SIDNEY CHODUN, 87, of Katy, Texas, died Nov. 28, 2024. He is survived by his children, Monica (Christopher) Johns and Eric (Rebecca) Chodun; grand- children, Cayce, Christopher II and Esabella; sister, Rosan Kaplan; brother and sister-in-law, Stan and Cheryl Chodun; many loving nieces, nephews, other family members and friends. Interment was at Beth El Memorial Park Cemetery in Li...…
…DECEMBER 12 • 2024 | 65 J N FRANCES AFTEL EISENBERG, 82, of Bloomfield Hills and Palm Beach, Fla., died Nov. 28, 2024. She is survived by her devoted husband of almost 60 years, Kenneth Eisenberg, lov- ing sons and daughters-in-law, Stephen and Nicole Eisenberg, and Brian and Karin Eisenberg; adoring grandchildren, Noah Eisenberg, Evan Eisenberg, Jordan Eisenberg, Kaylie Eisenberg, Ashtyn Eisenberg, Taitym Eisenberg, Danielle Sh...…
…66 | DECEMBER 12 • 2024 J N HAROLD GAYER, 86, of Bloomfield Hills, died Nov. 30, 2024. He is survived by his beloved wife, Susan Gayer; sons and daughter-in-law, Eric and Maya Gayer, and Glenn Gayer; grandchildren, Ari Gayer, Eli Gayer and Zev Gayer; many other loving family members and friends. Harold was the dear brother of the late Charles Gayer. Interment was held at Machpelah Cemetery in Ferndale. Contributions may be mad...…
…DECEMBER 12 • 2024 | 67 J N grandchildren, Henry Lipson and Avi Graham. Robert was the dear husband of the late Shirley Lipson. Interment was held at Beth El Memorial Park Cemetery in Livonia. Contributions may be made to Metro Food Rescue, to Friends of United Hatzalah or to Yad Ezra. Arrangements by Dorfman Chapel. MARTIN K. MAGID, 90, passed away peacefully at home on Friday, Nov. 15, 2024, with his devoted and loving family...…
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…DECEMBER 12 • 2024 | 7 J N Jewish community would do well to pause and make note of the debt we owe them for their steadfast commitment to all of us, for the Jewish infrastructure they have created and maintain throughout the world, and for reminding us of who we are and the values we stand for. The world would also do well to pause and learn from Chabad’s remarkable army of men and women who never hide or shirk their identity and...…
…70 | DECEMBER 12 • 2024 J N Looking Back From the William Davidson Digital Archive of Jewish Detroit History accessible at thejewishnews.com Life in Cyberspace N ow we know the holiday season has really begun! A week ago, Monday, Dec. 2, was “Cyber Monday,” a day of (allegedly) good deals. This was on the eve of another marketing holiday: “Giving Tuesday.” On Cyber Monday, one could get deals ranging from Delta Airlines vacations (ex...…
…JEWISH NEWS THE DETROIT Nominations for The Detroit Jewish News’ annual 36 under 36 are now open to recognize doers, activists, entrepreneurs, philanthropists, community organizers and other young Jewish professionals reshaping and broadening Metro Detroit’s Jewish community. Do you know someone making an impact in the community for this special honor? 36 UNDER 36 Nominations Now Open! A special group of volunteer judges will be rev...…
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…Views 6 | DECEMBER 12 • 2019 continued on page 10 Levin Gets it Wrong There he goes, again. Freshman Democrat Congressman Andy Levin displays his ignorance and anti-Israel bias by drafting a letter — co-signed by 100 Democrat members of Congress (including our own Brenda Lawrence and several other members of Michigan’ s delegation) — complaining about Secretary of State Pompeo’ s recent statement that Israel’ s settlements in t...…
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…10 | DECEMBER 12 • 2019 Views with his hateful speech and growing number of followers, including rappers and the Women’ s March’ s Tamika Mallory. In May of this year, the Philadelphia branch of the Muslim American Society (MAS) had an event where young children from a MAS school sang and read poetry about killing Jews. Then, there is the BDS movement on college campuses, which speaks to anti-Zionism, which, in reality, is a...…
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…14 | DECEMBER 12 • 2019 A deal is drawing near between the legislature and Gov. Gretchen Whitmer in Lansing to restore some of the nearly $500 million Whitmer line-item vetoed from the state’ s 2020 budget, including the $8 mil- lion appropriated to “multi- cultural integration funding.” For the Jewish community, the impact would be about $2 million that is usually allocat- ed to Jewish Family Service, JVS, Jewish Community Cent...…
… DECEMBER 12 • 2019 | 15 Jews in the D O n Nov. 22, Lansing Mayor Andy Schor was successfully able to light a 9-foot meno- rah alongside the 61-foot Christmas tree in front of the Michigan State Capitol during the Silver Bells in the City event. Later that night, the menorah was taken down and returned to City Hall, where it will stay in the lobby during the holiday season. This is not the first time the Capitol has been in the...…
…16 | DECEMBER 12 • 2019 Jews in the D Shine Some Light Beaumont’ s Moonbeams program uplifts the spirits of kids in the hospital. ROCHEL BURSTYN CONTRIBUTING WRITER H aving a seriously sick child is a devastating, heart- wrenching experience. As Rachael Grushko of West Bloomfield said, “It was the worst day of my life. ” In late December 2017, Grushko’ s daughter Bella, then 19 months old, was rushed to the emergency room at Beaum...…
… DECEMBER 12 • 2019 | 17 participants showed up during the month; some nights alone had more than 1,000 people. It gets so crowded that Grobbel warned parking can be a challenge. If you’ re going, be sure to arrive early! They also prefer if people register in advance so they can organize volunteers accordingly. Last year, more than 800 children and their families enjoyed the lights from the inside, not including adults in the ...…
…Jews in the D T hree young speakers presented their stories of resilience at the third annual Teen Shabbat Dinner on Friday, Nov. 22, at Friendship Circle. About 200 teenagers heard from Emily Coon, Mandi Fealks and Brandon Klein. Coon, 16, spoke about developing depression after losing her sister to suicide. “Her laugh was contagious. It could make anyone happy even on their worst day,” Coon said of her sister who was 18 years...…
… DECEMBER 12 • 2019 | 19 Philanthropist Donates Millions to Windsor Federation Windsor philanthropist Alan Quesnel presented the Windsor Jewish Federation (WJF) with a more than $2 million donation to sup- port the work of the Jewish community in Windsor and to be distributed to humanitarian organizations in Israel. Quesnel has asked that the WJF reach out to Christians United for Israel (CUFI). “I would like to try in some smal...…
…Jews in the D 20 | DECEMBER 12 • 2019 continued on page 22 T hree million Polish Jews died during the Holocaust — more than any other nationality. Many died in Auschwitz- Birkenau, the largest Nazi concentration camp, but others were killed near the villages where they lived. Despite the Holocaust’ s devastating impact on Polish Jewry, Poland as a nation and many of its citizens have for decades waivered and backtracked on ...…
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…22 | DECEMBER 12 • 2019 Jews in the D Jan Gross brought the attack to public attention in 2000. The president of Poland apologized to survivors. A public prosecutor re-opened the case, but the perpetrators had died. “The democratic transformation of Poland brought about an ability to talk about it publicly,” he added. But there was a growing backlash to such honesty. “Some Poles asked, ‘ Why do you speak about bad stuff? Why...…
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…24 | DECEMBER 12 • 2019 A be Foxman, former national director of the Anti-Defamation League (ADL), drew a large audience Nov. 20 to the Berman Theater to hear his talk on a timely topic: “How to Deal with Anti-Semitism in the 21st Century.” Foxman is a well-known and respected activist. Leaving the ADL in 2015 after nearly three decades of leadership, he helped create in 2016 the Center for the Study of Anti-Semitism, which he le...…
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…26 | DECEMBER 12 • 2019 continued on page 28 Jews in the D B efore it was in vogue for psychiatrists to prescribe brain- based medications for their patients, Alan Rosenbaum, M.D., was researching and incorporating psychotro- pic drugs for his patients in need. That was more than 50 years ago. Today, Rosenbaum, who practices in Farmington Hills, is consid- ered an expert and pioneer in the field. In addition to serving as a cl...…
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