… NOVEMBER 12 • 2020 | 39 Rabbi Jonathan Sacks, former U.K. chief rabbi, dies at 72. ‘An Intellectual Giant’ R abbi Jonathan Sacks, the former chief rabbi of the United Kingdom whose extensive writings and frequent media appearances commanded a global following among Jews and non-Jews alike, has died. Sacks died Nov. 7, 2020, at age 72, his Twitter account announced. He was in the midst of a third bout of cancer, which he had annou...…
…40 | NOVEMBER 12 • 2020 SOUL OF BLESSED MEMORY MARTIN BADER, 98, passed away peacefully at home on Pine Lake on Nov. 2, 2020. Martin was born on June 22, 1922, in Detroit. He was the second child of Abraham and Sarah (Davidson) Bader. Martin received his B.S. degree from Wayne State University and his master’ s in engineering from the University of Chicago. He enlisted in the U.S. Army Air Corps Weather Service and served...…
… NOVEMBER 12 • 2020 | 41 Farmington Hills; nephew, Rob Garsoff. She is also survived by a stepfamily of 21 children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren; many close cousins and dear friends of more than 70 years. She was the dear sister- in-law of the late Marilyn Garsoff; dear aunt of the late Craig Garsoff. Contributions may be made to the Dolores Gordon Music Fund, c/o Conservative Synagogue of Westport, 30 Hillspoint Ro...…
…42 | NOVEMBER 12 • 2020 SOUL OF BLESSED MEMORY and theater. Later in life, Reva went back to college and became a second-grade teacher. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. She will be deeply missed. Mrs. Gornbein is survived by her sons and daugh- ters-in-law, Michael and Goldie Stetten, and Henry and Debbie Gornbein; grandchildren, Chesley Stetten and John Correia, Adam and Denise Stetten, Skylar...…
… NOVEMBER 12 • 2020 | 43 Harper, Haley Harper and Cameron Kanner; brother, Merton Segal; nieces and nephew, Carol Segal Ziecik, Laura Segal, and Dana and Dr. Steven Weinstein. Mrs. Kolin was the beloved wife of the late Arthur Kolin; the dear sister-in-law of the late Beverly Segal. Interment was at Beth El Memorial Park. Contributions may be made to Temple Beth El, 7400 Telegraph, Bloomfield Township, MI 48301, tbeon- line.org/...…
…44 | NOVEMBER 12 • 2020 SOUL OF BLESSED MEMORY DAVID MARCUS, 76, of Southfield, died Nov. 2, 2020. David, a Naval reservist, was called to active duty during the Vietnam War and was a member of the commis- sioning crew of the USS John F. Kennedy. He is survived by his wife of 52 years, Ruth Miller Marcus; sons and daughters-in-law, Howard P . and Tracy Marcus, and Michael A. and Katie Marcus; daughter and son- in-law, Lauren M...…
… NOVEMBER 12 • 2020 | 45 I f someone wanted to open a top-quality restaurant when this COVID-19 nightmare is over with or before, there was one that would afford him or her the time to also enjoy another life, so to speak … They might want to consider one like the one- time Eckner’ s Chop House on Milwaukee and Second. Charlie Eckner’ s Chop House was open only for lunch and dinner during the week … and closed Saturdays and S...…
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… MARCH 12 • 2020 | 11 TWENTY-FIVE YEARS Get involved, go to friendshipcircle.org/foreverfriendship W est Bloomfield is home to a fine dining experience that is transforming the lives of adults with special needs. Opened in 2016, Soul Café is dedicated to empowering adults through on-the- job training in this state-of-the-art kosher restaurant. “ The inspiration for Soul Café began between 2011 and 2013 when we started hearing from o...…
…Views 12 | MARCH 12 • 2020 we have to imagine the bad guys based on the writer’ s description. Photos of the settlers who allegedly harassed her group and tore down their banner might have made her drama more believable. Israelis are regularly accused of denying Palestinians access to water. When these charges are examined honestly, there is always more to the story than the Palestinians and their apologists let on. And if the...…
… MARCH 12 • 2020 | 13 Jews in the D Out in the Open NEXTGen Detroit Balance seeks to destigmatize mental illness in young adults. T he stigma surrounding mental health makes it difficult to talk about openly. To help counter that stigma, NEXTGen Detroit has created Balance, a program intended to bring awareness to (as well as provide education and resources about) men- tal health in the young adult Jewish community. Balance i...…
…14 | MARCH 12 • 2020 A fter 35 years, Howard Handler has returned to Detroit. His family has made an impact here for generations. Now it’ s his turn to make his mark as the first official president of 313 Presents, which man- ages entertainment operations for a range of Detroit-area venues, including Little Caesars Arena, the Fox Theatre and DTE Energy Music Theatre. Raised in suburban Detroit, Handler is no newcomer to many of the...…
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…16 | MARCH 12 • 2020 Jews in the D continued from page 15 sure venues have the right per- formers and events. He will focus on finding ways to grow the busi- ness, including attracting highly competitive national events to the city. He also has oversight on marketing campaigns, integration of the latest technology trends and front-end and back-end operations. Recently, he launched the redesign of 313presents.com. Handler has inh...…
…18 | MARCH 12 • 2020 Jews in the D T he coronavirus was part of this year’ s planning as local synagogues and temples prepared for Purim cele- brations and congregational life. Hand sanitizer was plentiful, and congregants were urged to take precautions but not overreact. To date, no events had been cancelled. “We are focused on community and gathering in the face of fear with an eye to health and responsibility, ” says Rabbi A...…
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…24 | MARCH 12 • 2020 Jews in the D continued from page 22 years ago into Palestinian Islam and Christianity. WHAT LESSONS HAVE YOU LEARNED BY BRANCHING OUT INTO DIFFERENT FAITHS? The first lesson I learned is that we have an opportunity in this generation to take interfaith encounters to a deeper level. Much of interfaith remains on a superficial level — let’ s all be nice to each other, let’ s not hate each other, let’ s not k...…
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…30 | MARCH 12 • 2020 Jews in the D A Deep Dive Federation, others to host LGBTQ+ ally and advocacy training for Jewish educators. J ewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit, Stand with Trans, JFamily and the Youth Professionals Network are partnering to present an LGBTQ+ Ally and Advocacy training series for Jewish educa- tors and youth professionals. The trainings, which began March 11 at the JCC, start with a basic course on LG...…
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…Reporter’s Notebook: AIPAC’s 2020 Conference Tilts into Partisanship BENJAMIN FREED CONTRIBUTING WRITER Eretz WASHINGTON — One of the most famil- iar refrains heard while walking around the American Israel Public Affairs Committee’ s annual policy conference is that the group is bipartisan; that the relationship between the United States and Israel is something that bridges political factions. But whether because the conference, held...…
… MARCH 12 • 2020 | 37 AIPAC PARTISANSHIP continued Later in his speech, defend- ing the Trump administration’ s recent proposal to give Israel unilateral control of the West Bank, Friedman said that “the Biblical heartland of Israel, Judea and Samaria, will never be judenrein. ” It was far from the only defense of the White House’ s peace proposal at AIPAC, but it was the only one to invoke Nazi slang, as Friedman had previously d...…
…38 | MARCH 12 • 2020 business SPOTlight brought to you in partnership with B I R M I N G H A M T en years ago, the lives of brothers Alex and John Ketty, and Jeremy Eckhous converged onto a shared path — and it happened to be fluorescent. “ Alex came to my home to quote a replacement price for our deck, ” explains Eckhous, who formerly worked in the corporate world before becoming a serial entrepreneur. “My wife showed him severa...…
… MARCH 12 • 2020 | 39 Ron Weiser Gifts $10M for U-M’ s New Real Estate Center Ron Weiser, chair of the University of Michigan Board of Regents, gifted $10 million to the U-M Stephen M. Ross School of Business last month to help expand student courses with the launch of a new real estate center. The new Weiser Center for Real Estate will give students the opportunity to learn from real estate professionals and apply their knowledge ...…
…40 | MARCH 12 • 2020 GLOW PATH continued from page 39 Gilbert Is Back in Action Q uicken Loans Inc. founder Dan Gilbert spoke late last month at Crain’ s Annual Newsmaker of the Year luncheon. It was his first time addressing the public since suffering from an isch- emic stroke nine months ago. The 58-year-old Detroit entrepreneur was inaugurated as the first member of Crain’ s Newsmaker Hall of Fame. “A leader’ s job is not to cr...…
