…Mazel Tov! decided to stay in Detroit and bought a house in the New Center area. He found investors and put together a team to renovate it. Now, the house is used for other Venture for America fellows to stay in during their time in Detroit. He realized how outdated the standard rental system is and co-founded his company to better utilize technology in the home rental industry. He now has more than 40 people working at his company. Noah Ost...…
…jews d in the enlightened hospitality, devout passion and a per- sonal touch. He is a young business owner who is an asset to Metro Detroit and the Jewish community. A regular visitor to Israel and son of an Israeli father, Jeremy is proud of his Jewish heritage and sharing it with the community. Jonathan H. Schwartz, 34, of Plymouth is an attorney at Foster Swift Collins & Smith PC. Jonathan has taken a lead- ership role on the boards of n...…
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…moments special moments When You Know You’ve Met ‘The One’ I t was June 1985, and I was at my daughter Amy Selik Douville’s ninth-grade play at Hillel Day School. I was sit- ting in the front row with my family. Behind us was the family of my daughter’s very good friend. As we were intro- duced, I thought, “Wow, Amy’s friend sure has a good-looking uncle!” There were two uncles. Neither one was with a wife, and I was divorced. But the one ...…
…Ask the Orthodontist When is the right time for my child to have full braces? Ask the Orthodontist Jadyn Nicole Shapiro (Yaff a Netanya) of West Bloomfi eld became a bat mitzvah on Saturday, Jan. 7, at Adat Shalom Synagogue. She is Shapiro the daughter of Dr. Larry Shapiro and Ms. Marla Shapiro (Cliff ord Cicotte). Jadyn is the granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Stoller and the late Norman and the late Joan Shapiro. Jadyn is a student at...…
…jews d in the Get inspired. Meet medical specialists. Connect with others. All at a Novartis MS Education Link Event family Strengthen Those Jewish Ties Dear Debra (PLO\ +RVOHU )13%& is talking multiple sclerosis (MS) and treatment. Debra Darvick S end your questions to deardebra@ renmedia.us or look for an anonymous question submission form on Debra’s online column at www.thejewishnews.com. DEAR DEBRA, After reading last month’s ar...…
…faces & places Menorah In The D Now in its sixth year, Menorah in the D has become the area’s largest commu- nity-wide menorah lighting, drawing more than 3,000 people. Sponsored by The Shul in West Bloomfield, in partnership with Jewish Federation’s NEXTGen Detroit and Chabad of Greater Downtown Detroit, the event took place on Dec. 27 at Campus Martius in Downtown Detroit. Festivities featured a family tent with activities, a kosher food ...…
…NANOMEDICINE is HUGE . in the faces places More than 300 people attended the lighting of an 11-foot menorah on the second night of Chanukah at the Franklin Cider Mill. The Dec. 25 event was organized by Chabad of Bingham Farms and Farmington Hills, which collaborated with Jewish schools across Metro Detroit. Artist Ariel Cummings created the menorah, which was decorated by more than 300 tiles made by students and others. The evening was h...…
…sports Start Thinking About Maccabi Games STEVE STEIN CONTRIBUTING WRITER T here’s no better time than the dead of winter to look forward to a summer event. Tryouts and auditions are being held this month for Detroit teen athletes and artists who want to participate in the 2017 JCC Maccabi Games & ArtsFest. Detroit will have 14U boys basketball, 14U boys baseball and 14U and 16U girls soccer teams along with dancers and golf- ers at the Ju...…
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…arts&life at home PHOTO BY BETH SINGER Let’s Get Lost Inspiration for creating other-worldly sanctuaries for kids. LYNNE KONSTANTIN ARTS & LIFE EDITOR In the sisters’ room — two of a set of triplets — of Lori Goldman’s Bloomfield Township home, designer Jennifer Asmar went for fresh, fun and sophisticated. “When I presented the project to the triplets, all three of them looked at me and, at the same time, gave me the thumbs up,” says Asm...…
…arts&life at home FACING PAGE, TOP: Designers Amy Fraas and Lucy Earl of Jones-Keena & Co. in Birmingham created a girl’s room in purple and green with hits of fuchsia and pulled it together with a cheery floral rug. “It’s my favorite room,” mom Trina Roberts says. CENTER: Color her (or his) world to suit a whim — whether it’s hearts, colorful faux wood or monsters by French Bull — with removeable wallpaper from Wall Candy Arts. Wallcandyart...…
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…arts&life skate Opportunity On Ice SUZANNE CHESSLER CONTRIBUTING WRITER A lissandra Aronow became fascinated with competitive skat- ing while watching her moth- er, Marjorie Fisher, an adult ice-skating student, realize a lifelong goal. As a 4-year-old looking on from the sidelines, Aronow could hardly wait to try the sport and soon was given pink plastic skates. Although drawn to lots of athletic activities, Aronow ranked skating as her...…
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…OPEN 24 HOURS on the go CHOICE NY STRIP STEAK Topped with mushrooms and grilled onions $10.99 continued from page 49 Steak Sizzlers Includes potato an d your choice o f on soup, sala e: d or coleslaw 1.16 MLK JR. DAY IN FARMINGTON HILLS 10:45 am-8 pm, Monday. Farmington Hills Community Library Main Branch is center for activities. Sign-making precedes a group march at 11:30. More events: Keynote pre- sentation “Your Role in the Legacy,” ...…
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…EXHIBIT OPENING PROGRAM FOR soul Anne Frank: A History for Today ON EXHIBIT JANUARY 20 – JUNE 4 of blessed memory Thursday, January 19 A Girl Who Never Was She Excelled At Living Featuring Dr. Rolf Wolfswinkel M W as Anne Frank a typical Holocaust victim? Should her diary be used to introduce people to the Holocaust? Dr. Wolfswinkel, NYU Professor of Modern History, will answer these questions and more. He is a noted scholar in the ...…
…SEYMOUR “SY” COHEN, 88, of Wolverine Lake, died Dec. 30, 2016. He is survived by his beloved wife, Nancy Cohen; daughters and sons-in-law, Natalie Cohen and Howard Fertel, Jill Cohen and David Fertel; brother-in- law and sister-in-law, Larry and Virginia Mann; grandchildren, Julia, Nicholas and Nina Fertel; nieces and nephews, Michael Mann, Laynee Langer, Matt (Rebecca) James; many other loving family members and friends. Interment was held at...…
…soul of blessed memory continued from page 55 A Staunch Community Member E dward A. Katz, 97, of Birmingham, died Jan. 4, 2017, having spent the days before surrounded by his family in hospice care. He was born on May 28, 1919, in Detroit, to Abraham and Rose Minnie Katz. Mr. Katz was married for almost 60 years to the love of his life and business partner, Genevieve Kocot Katz, who pre- ceded him in death in 2003. Their various endeavors...…
…(the late Bernard) Besman, and the late Helen (the late Hank) Kaplan. Interment was held at Beth El Memorial Park Cemetery in Livonia. Contributions may be made to the Jewish Senior Life of a charity of one’s choice. Arrangements by Dorfman Chapel. BEBE KANTOR, 91, of West Bloomfield, died Dec. 31, 2016. She is survived by her sons and daugh- ters-in-law, Mitchell and Nanci Kantor of Bloomfield Hills, and Kantor Larry and Lynn Kantor of West ...…
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…soul of blessed memory continued from page 59 DAVID SKLAR, 88, of West Bloomfield, died Jan. 4, 2017. He is survived by his wife, Connie Sklar; sons and daughter- in-law, Daryl and Lisa Sklar of New Jersey, and Sklar Curtis Sklar of North Carolina; daughter, Nancy Sklar of Arizona; Connie’s children, Howard and Carole Satovsky, Steven and Rhonda Satovsky, and Caryn Satovsky Siegel and Ron Siegel; grandchildren, Heather and Eric Seidman, Jen...…
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…looking back In 1919, the Jewish Women’s Club opened a residence for working Jewish women, usually in their 20s, at 89 Rowena St. in Detroit. These young women typically were working in secretarial or teaching positions. The residence also served as a clubhouse and center for social and educational activities. Sixty- five clubs used the building. Recognizing the growing need for social and educational activities, the Jewish Women’s Club close...…
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…TUESDAY NIGHT STUDY WITH A BUDDY At our weekly Tuesday Night Program, hundreds of men and women converge on the Yeshiva Beth Yehudah Bais Medrash for a singular purpose: to engage in the study of Torah and Jewish knowledge. This learning program, comprised of Jews from all religious and social backgrounds, allows participants to learn the topic of their choosing, at a speed and level they are comfortable with. Through this powerful progra...…
…Tasteful & Timeless metro » continued from page 10 Drasnin-Reuben Photography R ETIR EMENT LI V ING Beautiful, maintenance-free apartment homes are available now at Fox Run. The Brighton Large one bedroom JHCN CEO Rabbi Bunny Freedman shares a laugh with Stanford University profes- sor Robert Sapolsky and JHCN Senior Director Rabbi Joseph H. Krakoff at JHCN’s 2016 Shenkman-Weisberg Caring Coalition Conference. Living Area 12’3” x 17’9”...…
…METRO DETROIT GALA THURSDAY, JUNE 9, 2016 Inspiring the Jewish World Through Leadership and Action At Congregation Beth Ahm Join us as we honor Shin award recipients for their service to community, synagogue, and The Jewish Theological Seminary. RSVP by June 1, 2016 Online Registration www.jtsa.edu/detroit2016 Gala Chairpersons Joyce Sherman Joyce Berlin Weingarten Richard Nucian Adat Shalom Synagogue Richard and Jody Grossman Congrega...…
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