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September 12, 2019 (vol. , iss. 1) • Page Image 29

…SEPTEMBER 12 • 2019 | 29 w WE WANT YOUR BUSINESS...WE'LL EARN YOUR LOYALTY! Locally Owned and Operated by Dan and Julie Sonenberg Shop on-line at www.Johnnypomodoros.com If we don’ t have something you want, let us know and we will make every effort to carry it! Now hiring experienced supermarket associates. Apply online at www.Johnnypomodoros.com 32906 Middlebelt Road at 14 Mile Road 248-855-0007 Delivery Available DAIRY TRAY HOLID...…

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…30 | SEPTEMBER 12 • 2019 ELIZABETH KATZ SPECIAL TO THE JEWISH NEWS S isters Janice Morgan of Birmingham and Andrea Kempner Blake of Oak Park believe in miracles and the kindness of strangers. Blake received a mysterious phone call in March from a man writing a book about the crew of the Tomahawk Warrior. The plane crashed in a field about 20 miles outside of London on Aug. 12, 1944, during World War II. Among the crew members wh...…

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…Ten years ago, we celebrated the grand opening of our West Bloomfield Hospital. And in the years that followed, we’ve celebrated other milestones as well: Medical breakthroughs, innovative new technologies and a healing environment for our patients, from brain surgery, orthopedics and cancer care to our birthing and wellness centers. Treating the whole patient — body and mind — we offer a revolutionary experience. A kind of care ...…

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…32 | SEPTEMBER 12 • 2019 Jews in the D been in the possession of for- mer serviceman Ed Ginther, who, during World War II, was responsible for cleaning out the lockers of the soldiers who were casualties of war. According to Ginther’ s son, Martin, of Beverly, Ohio, Ed found the diary in a waste- basket, retrieved it and kept it all this time. “He never threw away any- thing,” said Martin, who also attended the diary exchange in B...…

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…34 | SEPTEMBER 12 • 2019 W hat better way to mark a birthday than by kicking up your heels on an all-girls trip? On Sept. 3, a group of 13 friends did just that, heading to Stratford, Ontario, to celebrate not just any birthday, but their milestone 80th birthday. What makes this trip extra special for the freshly minted octogenarians is that they’ re that unique breed of lifelong childhood friends. In the 1940s, they attended ...…

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…36 | SEPTEMBER 12 • 2019 Jews in the D B arbara Cantor is a true legend in the eyes of the children and parents she taught and nurtured during her ten- ure as a respected educator. In December 2018, after 48 years teaching and inspiring at the Jewish Community Center, Barbara, at age 86, retired. It would be difficult, if not impossible, to find anyone in the Jewish community who has had a greater impact on young families. To hon...…

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…38 | SEPTEMBER 12 • 2019 #Refl ect4Rosh The Well has launched its annual #Reflect4Rosh campaign of introspection and gratitude leading up to Rosh Hashanah and invites the community to join it each day to take a moment to: Stop. Reflect. Share. Here’ s how it works: Stop: Each day, take a moment to just breathe. Reflect: Think back on the year that was. What were the highlights and lowlights? What were the blessings and shortcom- ings...…

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… SEPTEMBER 12 • 2019 | 39 Flickering Shadows The Holocaust Memorial Center Zekelman Family Campus presents “Flickering Shadows: Images of the Holocaust in Film and TV,” featuring graphic novelist Arie Kaplan, Sunday, Sept. 22. A meet and greet with light refreshments begins at 6 p.m., followed by the program at 7. Discover how films and TV shows like Schindler’ s List, X-Men: First Class and Twilight Zone shape how we think about...…

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…40 | SEPTEMBER 12 • 2019 Congresswoman Haley Stevens talks about the impact the trip made on her. JACKIE HEADAPOHL ASSOCIATE EDITOR Jews in the D continued on page 42 First Time to Israel P henomenal.” That’ s what Congresswoman Haley Stevens, D-Mich., says of her first trip to Israel. She was one of 41 Democratic members of Congress, led by Majority Leader Steny Hoyer earlier in August on an AIPAC- sponsored trip to the Jewis...…

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…42 | SEPTEMBER 12 • 2019 Jews in the D continued from page 40 good amount of time with the prime minister,” she said. Stevens was chosen by the delegation to ask a question. “I began by talking about Israel’ s mobility sector as well as the rebound of the auto industry in Michigan and how it proliferated econ- omies of scale for us, and he lit up when I talked about the Israeli companies who were our partners,” she said. “Then ...…

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… SEPTEMBER 12 • 2019 | 43 sional input. “I’ m frustrated by the avalanche of tweets that tend to circumvent discourse,” she said. “After visiting Ramallah, it stressed, for me, the need for exper- tise in this process, such as my colleagues Ted Deutch and Brad Schneider have.” Deutch, D-Fla., is the ranking member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee’ s Middle East and North Africa Subcommittee, where he is a champion of Israel...…

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…44 | SEPTEMBER 12 • 2019 | faces&places Jews in the D A little rain couldn’ t stop an army of friendship and love. More than a thou- sand people flooded onto Walnut Lake Road Sept. 1 for Friendship Circle’ s 14th annual Walk4Friendship. The event is the largest fundraiser of the year for the West Bloomfield-based non- profit that provides help and support to 3,000 local indi- viduals with special needs and their families. This y...…

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…52 | SEPTEMBER 12 • 2019 8 | Wayne State University SOME WAYNE STATE STUDENTS HAVE A HARD TIME GOING TO SLEEP AT NIGHT. Not because they’re not tired. It’s because they don’t have a place to sleep. When President M. Roy Wilson and his wife, Jacqueline, arrived at Wayne State University, the first lady had a chance encounter with a medical student who was living out of her car. It was then that she decided something had to be done. ...…

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…Moments SEPTEMBER 12 • 2019 | 53 Rachel Hannah Blum, daughter of Lori Blum and Loren Blum, will chant from the Torah as she celebrates her bat mitzvah on Saturday, Sept. 14, 2019, at Temple Israel in West Bloomfield. Sharing in her special day will be her sib- lings Jason Przybylowicz, Ashley Behrens, Scott Przybylowicz, Danielle Blum, Lily and Nick Werthman, and Skyler Blum as well as grand- mother Cissy Gordon. Rachel is als...…

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…Moments 54 | SEPTEMBER 12 • 2019 Mason Ellis Rothschild, son of Marla and Bruce Rothschild, will lead the congregation in prayer as he becomes a bar mitzvah at Temple Israel in West Bloomfield on Saturday, Sept. 14, 2019. He will be joined in celebration by his sister Isabel and proud grandparents Renee and Barry Bean, and Odie and Jeff Rothschild. Mason attends West Hills Middle School in Bloomfield Hills. With overwhelmin...…

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… SEPTEMBER 12 • 2019 | 55 A Basic Conflict T he comedian Jay Mohr said that the key to his marriage is not that he and his wife like the same things, but rather that they hate the same things. Their mutual loathing of other things brings them closer together and creates a deeper bond. At first, I thought this was kind of funny, but realized that it contained a darker truth about many of the problems in our society today. It may ...…

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…56 | SEPTEMBER 12 • 2019 Israeli Tech Cleans Toxic Algae Bloom Lake Guard Blue was dispersed in Chippewa Lake and restored the lake’ s ecological balance. JN STAFF B lueGreen Water Technologies Ltd., an Israel-based cleantech company, announced the successful cleanup treatment against harmful algae blooms detected in Ohio’ s Chippewa Lake, using its proprietary EPA-approved product, Lake Guard Blue. A short and simple applicati...…

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… SEPTEMBER 12 • 2019 | 57 For more information, go to www.yadezra.org or call (248) 548-3663 Michele and Eli Saulson 2019 honorees Please join us as we celebrate the 29th anniversary of Yad Ezra, the kosher food pantry feeding vulnerable families in our community. Robert Aronson and Bryce Sandler, dinner co-chairs Alan Reiter, president Wednesday, September 25, 2019 at Shaarey Zedek Strolling Supper 6:00pm followed by a brief progra...…

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…Arts&Life section PHOTO CREDIT Mug Cutline continued from page XX continued on page XX TOP: Cutline Cutline Cutline Cutline Cutline Cutline Photo Byline Contributing Writer Headline Sidebar SUBHEAD Brewed with top fermenting yeast at cellar temperature, ales are fuller-bodied, with nuances of fruit or spice and a pleasantly hoppy finish. Generally robust and complex with a variety of fruit and malt. Ales are often darker tha...…

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…60 | SEPTEMBER 12 • 2019 Arts&Life at home Get the look. 1. 4. 2. 5. 7. 3. 6. 8. Rosh Hashanah, or Jewish New Year, is thought to be the birthday of the Earth. 1. Lay your groundwork with a simple but textural burlap tablecloth, like this Saro Lifestyle Mari Sati Tablecloth from Bed Bath & Beyond. 2. Mix-and- match Mud Australia’ s hand- crafted, oven- and dishwash- er-safe porcelain plates in a collection of delic...…

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… SEPTEMBER 12 • 2019 | 61 Now Open In Midtown Detroit Advance Plumbing & Heating Supply Company, established in 1920, is proud to announce the opening of its newest showroom. The new showroom is located in the heart of the cultural district, Midtown Detroit. The new 5,000 Sq. ft. showroom features the first ever Decorative Plumbing & Lighting Showroom in the City of Detroit. With the City’s comeback in full swing and D...…

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…62 | SEPTEMBER 12 • 2019 I rene Sankoff and David Hein, a married couple with homes in New York and Toronto, find themselves traveling to distant places, and it all has to do with the drama of planes forced to stop traveling. The two created the musi- cal Come From Away, being staged in locations as far away as Australia, to spotlight indi- vidual experiences in the small Canadian town of Gander (in the province of Newfoundland a...…

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… SEPTEMBER 12 • 2019 | 63 prayers from several religions to convey the message of coming together. “Prayer” is the song that holds the most meaning for music supervisor, arranger and sometimes onstage conductor Ian Eisendrath, 38, who graduated from the University of Michigan. He focused on con- ducting for choral and musical the- ater repertoire and has specialized in new musicals. “‘ Prayer’ is a compilation of real prayers ...…

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…64 | SEPTEMBER 12 • 2019 Arts&Life music A rie Lipsky, Israeli-born music director and conductor of the Ann Arbor Symphony Orchestra for 19 years, helped plan the 2019-20 season as health issues ultimately led him to step away before the season begins. “Arie’ s decision to resign was yet another act of his leadership,” says Mary Steffek Blaske, symphony executive director, who has a close friendship with Lipsky, the 13th per- s...…

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…Arts&Life celebrity jews 66 | SEPTEMBER 12 • 2019 THE EMMYS: AN AWARD MARATHON The Primetime Emmy Awards ceremony, held on Sept. 22, will feature a record number of categories (27). Even 27 awards aren’ t enough to include categories that, in years past, would be “ready for primetime.” Here are the Jewish, or Jewish-themed, “Creative Emmy” award nominees in what I consider important areas. The Creative Emmys are presented ...…

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…On The Go people | places | events BIRMINGHAM ART FAIR Common Ground’ s Birmingham Street Art Fair returns to Shain Park in downtown Birmingham. Approximately 150 juried artists will be featured to officially kick off fall, representing a diverse array of art mediums, including ceramics, paint- ing, photography, glass, jewelry, sculp- ture, drawing, printmaking and more. There will be free, hands-on children’ s art activities and a s...…

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…On The Go people | places | events 68 | SEPTEMBER 12 • 2019 continued from page 67 DAYS OF AWE VIDEO 1 pm, Sept. 18. “Preparing for the Days of Awe” video-streamed lifelong Jewish learning at Cong. Beth Ahm, 5075 W. Maple Road, West Bloomfield. Free and open to the community; no reser- vations needed. Brief informal discussion follows each week’ s video lecture. Info: Nancy Kaplan (248) 737-1931 or nancyellen879@att.ne...…

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… SEPTEMBER 12 • 2019 | 69 THE MAN’ S LUNCH 11:30 am, Sept. 19. At Shaar Hashomayim Social Hall in Windsor. Speaker: Meyer Mechanic on “Windsor vs. the World.” Guest chef: Rob Katzman. Cost: donation for the pickle jar. To RSVP, shaar@mnsi.net or 519- 256-3123. JHSM MEETS 1 pm, Sept. 19. At the Jewish Community Center of Metropolitan Detroit in West Bloomfield. The Jewish Historical Society of Michigan will discuss “Nor...…

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…SHARON ALLEN, 89, of West Bloomfield, died Sept. 5, 2019. She is survived by her children, Robin Allen and her compan- ion, Michael Pierz, T racey Allen and Robert Schwartz, Wendy Schwartz and Larry Bennett, and Kenneth and Carole Allen; grandchildren, Brad Schwartz, Matt Schwartz, Dr. Scott Schwartz, Michelle and Baxter T rapp, David Schwartz and Jack Allen. Mrs. Allen was the beloved wife of the late Stuart Allen; the loving...…

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… SEPTEMBER 12 • 2019 | 73 c. 1940 FLORENCE KRASTOFF, 100, of White Lake, died Aug. 31, 2019. She is survived by her son, Steven (Rosina Degiulio) Krastoff; daughter, Pamela Krastoff. Mrs. Krastoff was the beloved wife of the late Meyer Krastoff. Contributions may be made to Chabad Jewish Center of Commerce, 810 Sleeth Road, Commerce, MI 48382. Services and interment were held at Beth El Memorial Park Cemetery in Livonia. ...…

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…74 | SEPTEMBER 12 • 2019 wife of the late Milton Levy; the sister of the late Norman Berger and the late Larry Berger; the grandmother of the late Madison Aston. Interment took place at Adat Shalom Memorial Park Cemetery in Livonia. Contributions may be made to Jewish Family Service or to a charity of one’ s choice. Arrangements by Dorfman Chapel. SARALIN “LYNNE” LEVY, 79, of West Bloomfield, died Aug. 26, 2019. She is surv...…

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… SEPTEMBER 12 • 2019 | 75 and their spouses, Bonnie and Phil Silberman of Greenville, S.C., Sheri and Dr. Robert Schwartz, also of Greenville, Mindy Noble of Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., Elissa and Steve Sulich of Royal Oak, Dave Noble of Southfield, and Mark and Nancy Noble of Berkley; grandchildren, Rebecca Silberman and Charles Bates, Dannielle Silberman and fiance, Dan Freeman, Rabbi P .J. and Michelle Schwartz, Austin Schwartz, Jac...…

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…76 | SEPTEMBER 12 • 2019 around the holidays or on special occasions. When other people would light up from his gifts, it brought him his greatest satis- faction. Eric enjoyed shopping, traveling, fine dining and new adventures; he wanted to make the most out of his time on Earth, and he did. Mr. Osten was the cherished father of Alexandra Osten; devoted son of the late Werner and the late Gertrude Osten; dear brother of Nancy (D...…

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… SEPTEMBER 12 • 2019 | 77 Detroit can boast about a true original. the best of everything Raskin American Classic H ow could he know that when bringing his brother here from Greece, he was planting the seed for someone who would one day become his biggest competitor? Constantine “Gust” Keros had opened his American Coney Island in 1910 on Lafayette, Detroit … and a few years later sent for and brought his brother Bill to Detroit i...…

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…78 | SEPTEMBER 12 • 2019 PHOTO CREDIT Looking Back From the William Davidson Digital Archive of Jewish Detroit History accessible at www.djnfoundation.org Changing Face of the Jewish News I learned two major lessons when I began to write for the Jewish News. First, whatever we write about at the JN, the content has to meet high standards of accuracy and fairness. Indeed, this has been the raison d’ etre since the first issue of th...…

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