… SEPTEMBER 12 • 2019 | 5 letters Disappointed in HMC What a disappointment the Holocaust Memorial Center has become (“Unexpected Visitors,” Aug. 29, page 16). I was led to believe that the purpose of the HMC was to preserve and protect the memory of the more than 6 million Jews murdered in the Holocaust by the National Socialist German Workers Party (Nazis). Yet, the HMC did not condemn the use of its building as a backdrop f...…
…Views 6 | SEPTEMBER 12 • 2019 most read on the web guest column A week ago, I led a prayer at a rally against hate organized by Rep. Debbie Dingell and co-spon- sored by many anti-hate, civil rights organizations, includ- ing the ADL, ACLU and ACCESS. That evening, my remarks were made as a board member of JCRC/AJC, whose mission is to represent the voice of the Jewish com- munity to the broader Detroit community. As we w...…
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…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 29200 Northwestern Highway, #110, Southfield, Michigan. Periodical postage paid at Southfield, Michigan, and additional mailing offices. Postmaster: send changes to: Detroit Jewish News, 29200 Northwestern Hwy., #110, Southfield, MI 48034. Arthur M. Horwitz Executive Edi...…
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…10 | SEPTEMBER 12 • 2019 Views A Soviet Jew Refl ects on Immigration Deportations essay A s an immigrant to the U.S. myself, the recent rise in deportation of immigrants, whatever their legal status, is personal for me. My family came here in 1990, when I was only 9 years old. However, the U.S. did not welcome us in easily, naturally, just out of the goodness of its heart, no matter what is writ- ten on the Statue of Lib...…
… SEPTEMBER 12 • 2019 | 11 online comments Readers reacted to the story “Anti-Israel Resolution Rejected in Ann Arbor,” published online at thejewishnews.com. Marvin Sonne: Well, common sense prevails. AM ISRAEL CHAI: LONG LIVE ISRAEL Daniel Kerin: WAKE UP , AMERICAN JEWRY! #walkaway #neveragain Alex Bensky: And why should a city council be spending its time on this? Irwin William Davis: It should never have been brought up....…
…Special Delivery Expats Adam Grant and Allison Sweet Grant’ s new children’ s book focuses on the gift of giving. ADAM FINKEL CONTRIBUTING WRITER Jews in the D PHOTOS BY ABBE FOREMAN 12 | SEPTEMBER 12 • 2019 on the cover …
…B oth powerhouses in their own rights, West Bloomfield natives Adam and Allison Sweet Grant have collaborated once again, this time to write a children’ s book focused on the importance of generosity. The Gift Inside the Box (Dial Books) will be available in e-book and hardcover format Oct. 1. Ever since Adam’ s first book, Give and T ake, came out in 2013, people have been encouraging him to write a children’ s book about generosity...…
…14 | SEPTEMBER 12 • 2019 DIANA SCHOENBRUN continued on page 16 DETROIT BEGINNINGS Three decades ago, Adam was a child growing up in Jewish Detroit. He’ d get immersed in “We Didn’ t Start the Fire” by Billy Joel, be featured in the April 17, 1989, issue of the Detroit Free Press about his pas- sion for Nintendo, and attend Camp Tamarack and Camp Tanuga, where he says he discov- ered a love of water skiing and tennis, which complem...…
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…16 | SEPTEMBER 12 • 2019 and better bagels! They agree they have found it easy to assimilate into the Jewish community in Philadelphia. They have been members of a local synagogue since they moved to town, and their children attended Jewish preschool. They say it’ s just as easy for them to play “Jewish geography” in Philly as in Detroit and, when they moved there, many of the Jewish people they met had family back in Detroit. ...…
… SEPTEMBER 12 • 2019 | 17 Parkinson’s Disease Research and the Jewish Community Though what causes Parkinson’s disease isn’t known, there have been several research devel- opments pointing to a role for heredity. Gene abnormalities (mutations) have been discovered relevance for persons with an Askenazi heritage, since in this population, up to 15% of those mutations (LRRK2 and GBA1 genes). Ongoing and future studies are investigating new ...…
…18 | SEPTEMBER 12 • 2019 T alk to Norm Pappas.” For young people seeking career advice, for new- comers to the community seek- ing connections, for families on the path of wealth management for future generations, for chari- table organizations seeking com- munity support, talking to Norm Pappas is not just a suggestion: It’ s the thing to do. “What I do is connect people,” he said. “It’ s not just a matter of good business here in...…
… SEPTEMBER 12 • 2019 | 19 MAGEN DAVID ADOM Det r oi t Event Thur sday, Oct ober 24, 2019 Keynote Speaker Br et St ephens Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist at the NY Ti mes Honor ing Sandy and Ji m Dant o Co-Chair s: Lor i and Steven Weisber g 27375 Bell Road • Southfield, MI 48034 5 p.m. VIP Reception with Br et St evens 6 p.m. Pr e-Glow Reception Cocktails & Hors D’oeuvr es with...…
…Jews in the D continued from page 18 20 | SEPTEMBER 12 • 2019 make a real difference in people’ s lives, so I left what I was doing and began my career. How did you two get involved in Jewish Detroit? N: What triggered us — as a couple — was the decision to go to Israel on a national mission in 1977. S: Norm had a friend in the insurance business, Mark Solomon of Philadelphia. He was involved in UJA (United Jewish Appeal) and h...…
…S H T I S E L B E H I N D T H E S C E N E S THE UNORTHODOX ORTHODOX DRAMA PRESENTS Join cast members and creator of Shtisel for an inside look, including never seen clips from this acclaimed series Pr e & Post pr ogr am meet wi t h Uni t ed Hat zal ah Medi c Gavy Fr i edson Honor ees: NCSY UH Camp Rescue Par t icipant s f r om Sout hfiel d Jaden Jubas & Jacob Smit h Monday Sept ember 23 2019 Congregation Sha...…
…22 | SEPTEMBER 12 • 2019 Robin Seymour brings his memoir and his memories back to Detroit. Jews in the D I f not for conversations between two residents of a senior living community in San Antonio, the story of one of the legendary careers in the Detroit music and radio scene in the early days of rock ’ n roll may have only been preserved in the memory of the man who lived it. Retired lawyer and journalist Carolyn Marie Ro...…
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…Jews in the D continued from page 22 name came from, but it’ s the moniker he took to the airwaves for the first time on July 1, 1947, at WKMH, the former call let- ters of WKNR. His parents, Clara and Herman Altman, immigrated to America in the early 1900s as youngsters. Clara’ s family came from Romania and Herman’ s left the Ukraine to escape the pogroms. His folks, who kept a kosher home, spent their entire lives in Detroit an...…
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…26 | SEPTEMBER 12 • 2019 STEFANI CHUDNOW SPECIAL TO THE JEWISH NEWS Jews in the D S ome people, you can tell, were put on this Earth for a specific rea- son. Farmington Hills native Benjamin Ryberg is one of these people. After graduating from the University of Michigan, Ryberg attended Cardozo Law School at Yeshiva University and was then invited to join the Lawfare Project. As an attorney and the chief operating officer at t...…
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…28 | SEPTEMBER 12 • 2019 Jews in the D continued from page 26 based on who they are, in air travel or anywhere else,” Ryberg said. ANTI-ISRAEL PROTESTERS AT SAN FRANCISCO STATE UNIVERSITY The other lawsuit was against San Francisco State University (SFSU), an institution which has had problems with anti-Semitism for the past 30 years that hit an all-time high when anti-Israel student pro- testors disrupted a public event feat...…
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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...…
…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 ...…
…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 ...…
… SEPTEMBER 12 • 2019 | 35 TO BENEFIT THE MICHAEL J. FOX FOUNDATION FOR PARKINSON’S RESEARCH 4TH ANNUAL TEAMFOX DETROIT GALA ROCKS THE ARTS SEPTEMBER 21, 2019 THE HENRY HOTEL, DEARBORN MICHIGAN …
…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...…
… 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...…
…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 ...…
… 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...…
…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. ...…
…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...…
…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...…
