…JANUARY 12 • 2023 | 37 Rosenthal said Showler’s top goal is creating and nurturing the growth of Berkley Coffee as a community center — a wel- coming and inclusive space to gather and explore and thrive. Showler also made the con- scious choice to invest in his employees. The full-time staff are on salary and the part-time staff are paid a living wage. All tips collected go toward supporting the musicians who perform at Berkley Cof...…
…MAZEL TOV! 38 | JANUARY 12 • 2023 HOW TO SUBMIT ANNOUNCEMENTS Mazel Tov! announcements are welcomed for members of the Jewish community. Anniversaries, engagements and weddings with a photo (preferably color) can appear at a cost of $18 each. Births are $10. There is no charge for bar/bat mitzvahs or for special birthdays starting at the 90th. For information, contact Editorial Assistant Sy Manello at smanello@thejewishnews.com or (248...…
…JANUARY 12 • 2023 | 39 Ancestral History Revelations I n Hebrew, a single letter can mean a thousand words. This is true of the vav that opens the book of Shemot: v’eileh shemot b’nai yisrael ha’baim mitzraymah, et ya’akov ish u’veito ba’u. Many of our translations erase this vav, translating this verse, “Now these are the names” (OJPS translation) or “These are the names” (NJPS translation). A more accurate translation is, “...…
…4 | JANUARY 12 • 2023 for openers Remembering Detroit Lion Chuck Hughes H appy, healthy new year. I’m writing this just two days after the horrific medical emergen- cy that occurred on the field during the nationally televised Monday Night Football game on Jan. 2 between the Buffalo Bills and Cincinnati Bengals. I don’t have the benefit of knowing the fate of the Bills’ Damar Hamlin, the 24-year-old defensive back who suffe...…
…40 | JANUARY 12 • 2023 SPIRIT T he opening chapters of Exodus plunge us into the midst of epic events. Almost at a stroke, the Israelites are transformed from pro- tected minority to slaves. Moses passes from prince of Egypt to Midianite shepherd to leader of the Israelites through a history-changing encounter at the Burning Bush. Yet it is one small, often overlooked episode that deserves to be seen as a turning point in the ...…
…JANUARY 12 • 2023 | 41 on history. Throughout the Middle Ages, the Church, knowing that knowledge is power and therefore prefer- ring to keep it exclusively in the hands of the priesthood, had forbidden vernacular translations of the Bible. In the course of the 16th cen- tury, three developments changed this irrevocably. First was the Reformation, with its maxim Sola scriptura, “By Scripture alone,” placing the Bible center-stage ...…
…Synagogue Directory METRO DETROIT CONSERVATIVE Adat Shalom Synagogue Farmington Hills (248) 851-5100 adatshalom.org Congregation Beth Ahm West Bloomfield (248) 851-6880 cbahm.org Congregation Beth Shalom Oak Park (248) 547-7970 congbethshalom.org Beth Tephilath Moses Mt. Clemens (586) 996-3138 bethtephilathmoses.com B’nai Israel Synagogue West Bloomfield (248) 432-2729 bnaiisraelwb.org Congregation B’nai Moshe West Blo...…
…JANUARY 12 • 2023 | 43 Temple Emanu-El Oak Park (248) 967-4020 emanuel-mich.org Temple Israel West Bloomfield (248) 661-5700 temple-israel.org Temple Kol Ami West Bloomfield (248) 661-0040 tkolami.org Temple Shir Shalom West Bloomfield (248) 737-8700 shirshalom.org REFORM/RENEWAL Congregation Shir Tikvah Troy (248) 649-4418 shirtikvah.org SECULAR/HUMANISTIC Congregation for Humanistic Judaism of Metro Detroit Farmingto...…
…44 | JANUARY 12 • 2023 ARTS&LIFE MUSEUMS M useum of Broadway, the first new and permanent immersive, interactive museum celebrating Broad- way and showcasing its rich history, recently opened in New York City. The three- floor exhibit highlights legendary Broadway creators, musicians, composers, choreographers and artists, as well as some of the most notable musicals and plays performed on Broadway stages spanning centuries. ...…
…JANUARY 12 • 2023 | 45 Larson wrote and composed the groundbreaking musical Rent. At the museum, Jewish representation can also be seen in a gallery celebrating Joe Papp (born Joseph Papirofsky), who founded the Public Theater, where many acclaimed shows, such as Hamilton, began. Another section is devoted to Fiddler on the Roof, and there’s a special space dedicated to famed caricaturist Al Hirschfield, whose black ink draw...…
…46 | JANUARY 12 • 2023 ARTS&LIFE MUSEUMS Stationed in each room is a docent ready to answer questions and take a photo of you with your phone or camera. Instagram-able opportunities abound — visitors can pose in front of any display or have their picture taken while leaning over Max Bialystock’s desk chair from The Producers or sitting at the counter in Doc’s drugstore from West Side Story. Another one of the many popular phot...…
…JANUARY 12 • 2023 | 47 I n 1971, the film Harold and Maude came out. Jay Kaplan was 11 years old. By the time he finally got to see the movie as a freshman at the University of Michigan, the film had become a cult classic. Harold and Maude starred Ruth Gordon as Maude, an 80-year-old who teaches 20-year-old Harold (Bud Cort) how to enjoy and appreciate life after falling in love over seven days. “I’ve always been a fan of Ruth G...…
…48 | JANUARY 12 • 2023 Details Harold & Maude: An Intimate Musical is rated PG for adult situations including drug use and suicide. The show runs three weekends, Jan. 13-29. Tickets are $25. Birmingham Village Players is located at 34600 Woodward Ave. in Birmingham. For tickets, go to www.birminghamvillage- players.com/harold-maude-the-musical. For one night only, on Feb. 18, in celebration of Birmingham Village Players’ 100th annivers...…
…JANUARY 12 • 2023 | 49 CELEBRITY JEOPARDY, EXPLAINED; A JOYOUS JEWISH MOMENT The Celebrity Jeopardy Tournament, hosted by Mayim Bialik, 47, is broadcast live on Thursdays on ABC at 8 p.m. (Also available via live streaming or on-demand on many channels, like Hulu). Sadly, the tournament website is terrible. It doesn’t make it easy to find out, in advance, when a particular celebrity will appear on the program, and it really ...…
…JANUARY 12 • 2023 | 5 Eagle do that.’” I called Jerry Green, the Detroit News’ beat reporter for the Lions at the time of Hughes’ death. I wrote about Jerry’s incredible career last March in the JN. He, too, expressed surprise by the absence of any earlier mentions of Hughes’ passing in the Hamlin coverage. Like me, he heard ESPN refer to the Hamlin incident as “unprece- dented.” Still a contributing writer at 94, Green shared his ...…
…50 | JANUARY 12 • 2023 KOSHER FOOD NOON-3 PM, EVERY MONDAY Windsor residents will be offered hot kosher meals, catered by Shira Fish from Oak Park, in the restaurant attached to the Peretz House. She will also deliver pre-ordered kosher takeout meals, which can be frozen and eaten throughout the week. If you are interested in sitting down for a hot lunch on Mondays or ordering takeout meals for the rest of the week, reach out...…
…SOAR CLASSES JAN. 17 Registration opens for SOAR LLI winter program, providing academic-style classes during the day for adults who love to learn. The winter program focuses on the 1970s and will explore topics such as “Television in the ’70s,” “Technological Advances of the ’70s,” the works of Toni Morrison and more. Classes are held on Zoom. Information about the program and registration can be found at soarexplore.com. BRAI...…
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…JANUARY 12 • 2022 | 53 ROCHELLE M. BARR, 85, of Bloomfield Hills, died on Dec. 14, 2022. A classical pianist and organist extraordinaire, her music graced many souls. Ms. Barr is survived by her son, two daughters, two grandsons, and a younger sister. She was the beloved daughter of the late Samuel W. and the late Sylvia S. Barr; the elder sister of the late Maurice Edwin Barr. A graveside service was held at Machpelah Cemeter...…
…OBITUARIES OF BLESSED MEMORY RICHARD GILMORE passed away Jan. 3, 2023. He was surrounded by loved ones. Mr. Gilmore was a beloved and cherished uncle, brother, son and friend to many; he was truly one of the most loved people anyone could ever meet. He was the light of his family’s life and will be missed almost to an unbearable level. Richard brought joy and laughter to all who knew him. Arrangements by Ira Kaufman Chapel....…
…JANUARY 12 • 2022 | 55 S tewart Albert Newblatt, 95, of Clarkston, died peacefully with family around him on Dec. 27, 2022, four days after his birthday. He lived a life filled to the brim with love, family, friendship, fun, adventure, accomplishment and service. The love of his life was Flora, to whom he was married for 58 years. Stewart was born on Dec. 23, 1927, in Detroit to Fanny and Robert Newblatt. His mother had immi...…
…56 | JANUARY 12 • 2022 OBITUARIES OF BLESSED MEMORY I t is with great sadness that the family announces the passing of their mother, Harriet B. Rotter, on Dec. 23, 2022, eight months after the death of their father, Dr. Norman “Norm” Rotter. Born in Detroit on Sept. 19, 1939, Harriet was the eldest of four children of immigrant parents from Lithuania and Poland. During her childhood, she looked out for her younger siblings and...…
…JANUARY 12 • 2022 | 57 continued from page 54 afforded by democracy in the United States and the value of a quality public education while attending Fairbanks Elementary and Cooley High in the Detroit Public School System. Taught by his father, John gravitated to math and accounting, earning a degree from Wayne State University, and then joining the federal government. For more than 40 years, John worked for various federal ag...…
…OBITUARIES OF BLESSED MEMORY 58 | JANUARY 12 • 2022 Sydney, Ariana and Olivia; of Aileen Hollander and her children, Max, Ruthie and Sam; of Robin Isquith and her children, Zachary and Rachel; of Hillary and Michael Cerchia, Irena Lerman, Karen Baach and Adele Zum. She is also survived by her children, Robin and Aaron Bobkin, and Mark Lyons; grandchildren, Jason Bobkin, Justin Lyons, Ethan Lyons, and Ashley and Ben Milgram; g...…
…JANUARY 12 • 2022 | 59 DONNA PEARLMAN, 78, of Huntington Woods, died Jan. 3, 2023. She is survived by her daughters and son-in- law, Jodie and Peter Berkman, and Emily Green; son and daughter-in-law, Joshua and Beth Pearlman; grandchildren, Nicole, Caroline and Bradley Berkman, Jack and Carly Pearlman, and Daisy Green; sisters and brothers, Lauren Weingarden, Dayle and Jay Prinstein, Sheldon and Judy Klein, and Janice and Mark...…
…6 | JANUARY 12 • 2023 1942 - 2023 Covering and Connecting Jewish Detroit Every Week 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 32255 Northwestern Highway, #205, Farmington Hills, Michigan. Periodical postage paid at Southfield, Michigan, and additional mailing offices. Postmaster: send changes to: De...…
…60 | JANUARY 12 • 2022 and Sanford (Budd) Schaefer. Contributions may be made to Temple Shir Shalom, 3999 Walnut Lake Road, West Bloomfield, MI 48323, shirshalom.org; JARC, 6735 Telegraph, Suite 100, Bloomfield Hills, MI 48301, jarc.org; or Forgotten Harvest, 15000 Eight Mile Road, Oak Park, MI 48237. Arrangements by Ira Kaufman Chapel. ADELLE C. SEARS, 94, of West Bloomfield, died on Dec. 29, 2022. She was born in 1928. Sh...…
…JANUARY 12 • 2022 | 61 Simpser, Leonardo (Yanine) Simpser, Tammy, Joanna, Randy and Micha; devoted brother of the late Benjamin Shwedel (Ann, Betty), Charles Shwedel (Onny), Norman Shwedel (Zelda), Harold Smith, Fred Smith, Leo Shwedel (Thelma), Sylvia Schlesinger (Andy), Frances Nanes (Burt); 20 adoring great-grandchildren; special friends, Muriel Myers, Jan and Larry Freedman, Lynette Blumenthal, Jorge Szauer, Estaban Szauer....…
…Looking Back From the William Davidson Digital Archive of Jewish Detroit History accessible at www.djnfoundation.org 62 | JANUARY 12 • 2023 Jews and Boxing O ver the years, our JN sports reporter, Steve Stein, has written a number of articles about boxing. Last year, he penned several items about boxing matches promoted by Dmitriy Salita, who is a rare person in the modern era: an Orthodox Jewish boxing promoter. From 2001-2013, ...…
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…8 | JANUARY 12 • 2023 A s Jews around the world celebrated and observed the miraculous Festival of Lights last month, my family found ourselves in a period of mourning. Days before Chanukah, my 88-year-old Holocaust- surviving uncle Jack Gun passed away peacefully in his sleep. He lived a long life. A remarkable life. A life where he bore witness to such atrocities and horrors that there are actually groups of people today w...…
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…MAY 12 • 2022 | 3 contents 55 42 26 Shabbat Lights Shabbat starts: Friday, May 13, 8:27 p.m. Shabbat ends: Saturday, May 14, 9:36 p.m. * Times according to Yeshiva Beth Yehudah calendar. ON THE COVER: Cover photos: Olivia Guterson; photo courtesy of Broder & Sachse Cover design: Michelle Sheridan thejewishnews.com Follow Us on Social Media: Facebook @DetroitJewishNews Twitter @JewishNewsDet Instagram @detroitjewishnews May 12-18, 2...…
…4 | MAY 12 • 2022 A s verified by an in-depth look at my Google calendar, since Jan. 14, 2021, I have taken one flu shot, two shingles shots, two COVID vaccines and two boosters. That’s seven shots in 16 months — or more “shots” than I took over the course of my three-year junior high school basketball career. I didn’t even “do” shots in five years of college. But I would prefer my next shot come out of a tequila bottle...…
…MAY 12 • 2022 | 5 AWARDS NIGHT‘22 Honoring Our Awardees William Davidson Lifetime Achievement Award William Davidson Lifetime Achievement Award NEIL SATOVSKY MARTA ROSENTHAL Mandell L. and Madeleine H. Berman Mandell L. and Madeleine H. Berman Award for Outstanding Award for Outstanding Jewish Communal Service Jewish Communal Service Sylvia Simon Greenberg Sylvia Simon Greenberg Young Leadership Award Young Leadership Award JESSIC...…
…6 | MAY 12 • 2022 1942 - 2022 Covering and Connecting Jewish Detroit Every Week 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 32255 Northwestern Highway, #205, Farmington Hills, Michigan. Periodical postage paid at Southfield, Michigan, and additional mailing offices. Postmaster: send changes to: Detroi...…
…With Their Centennial Gift, Lenore and Stanley Dorfman Strengthen Our Jewish Future Born and raised in Detroit, Lenore and Stanley Dorfman have been active members of the Jewish community for their entire lives. Now retired, Lenore was an elementary school teacher and Stan was an obstetrician/gynecologist. Like many, their deep connection and pride in their Jewish heritage were instilled in them by their parents, and this was somethin...…
…8 | MAY 12 • 2022 PURELY COMMENTARY opinion AIPAC Safeguards Israel’s Precious Security by Reaching Out to All Stripes of Politicians I n the summer of 1973, supporters of Israel felt invincible. After thousands of years in exile, and more than two decades defending and supporting their newly reestablished state, the Jewish people finally believed they might be safe. Israel, a scrappy, upstart nation, had recently defeated fiv...…
…MAY 12 • 2022 | 9 safeguards lives and advances prospects for peace. No other group in Washington is doing this crucial work. Put simply, in today’s broken Washington, AIPAC simply cannot do the work of strengthening the US-Israel relationship and saving lives without working with Republican members who are anathema to me. CONSIDER THE FOLLOWING EXAMPLES In March, AIPAC worked with the leadership of both parties to help ensure ...…
…10 | MAY 12 • 2022 essay An Incredible Journey — and an Incredible Life A s a docent, I recent- ly led a tour at the Holocaust Museum & Cohen Education Center in Naples, Fla. It was an experi- ence I will remember for the remainder of my life. A survivor, Suzanne Cohn, a hidden child of the Holocaust, had requested a tour. It was also to include her husband, friends and other mem- bers of her family. To say I was nervous in...…
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…ON THE COVER A new program at three Detroit buildings offers residents a chance to own and collect digital art. Motor City NFT Drop ASHLEY ZLATOPOLSKY CONTRIBUTING WRITER 12 | MAY 12 • 2022 Todd Sachse Rich Brooder Moody Mattan …
…new initiative is giving Detroiters a chance to own a “slice” of collectible art. Broder & Sachse Real Estate, a Detroit- based real estate development company behind residential buildings such as The Hamilton, The Albert and The Scott, is partnering with Ann Arbor-based augmented reality platform BrandXR and three Detroit artists to create NFTs, or non-fungible tokens, for building residents. Rolling out this month, the NFT initiative ...…
…ON THE COVER continued from page 13 14 | MAY 12 • 2022 Todd Sachse: Collins Dictionary named NFT its word of the year for 2021, so we’re already a year behind the trend. We’re hoping our NFT drop will bring our residents together not only in the physical buildings in which they live, but also in Web 3. HOW DID YOU LEARN ABOUT NFTS AND WHAT MADE YOU DECIDE TO PURSUE THEM? Rich Broder: Each of our Detroit properties has a strong a...…
…MAY 12 • 2022 | 15 Chris Turner Chris Turner’s Homefront will be at The Hamilton. …
…16 | MAY 12 • 2022 ON THE COVER each artist will be collectively sliced into over 800-plus unique NFTs, which will be gifted [transferred] to every current and new resident at our Detroit properties. We’re also providing technical support to help our residents create a crypto wallet so they can receive the NFT transfer. The NFT is theirs to keep or trade. Any subsequent sale will trigger a 10% artist royalty. We’re hoping these N...…
