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…10 | JUNE 13 • 2024 they give us a warm reception? This is a great thing.” Immediately upon arrival, the group went straight to the U.S. Capitol for a meeting with an ADL staffer and staffers of the co-chairs of the Congressional Caucus on Black-Jewish Relations. The Caucus was formally launched in 2019 (at a ceremony in which the Coalition participated) with a mission to fight white supremacy ideology by backing hate crime legisla...…
…JUNE 13 • 2024 | 11 the section on Anne Frank. “I’ve always been obsessed with her story,” she said, and later bought an “I Stand with Anne” bracelet at the gift shop. Many of the students were glued to the large nonstop video loop of Jewish survivors telling their heartbreaking stories in the “Testimonials” room. Each story was astonishing and heroic, but what particularly gripped the students, they later reported, was how ordinar...…
…12 | JUNE 13 • 2024 detail the largest forced migration in human history. There are constant sounds of narra- tors throughout the museum, sometimes from actual former slaves describing the cruelty of their day-to-day existence. Their descriptions are heart-wrenching. Hearing former slaves explain how an auctioneer would force them to display their teeth and gums to potential buyers gives a vivid glimpse into the unimag- inable dehuma...…
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…14 | JUNE 13 • 2024 J N T he Jewish Federation of Detroit has announced the integration of its partner agency, the Jewish Community Relations Council (JCRC), into its Community Affairs Department. This strategic decision creates a more unified and powerful resource, marking a significant step forward for Jewish interests in Metro Detroit. For many years, the JCRC provided media relations, advocacy, interfaith and community r...…
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…16 | JUNE 13 • 2024 J N G oodman Acker Law Firm in Southfield was vandalized early Monday morning, June 3, and the attack is being investigated as a hate crime. The vandalism, which includes graffiti and damage to property, was discovered by employees upon arrival at the office, and local authorities were immediately notified. The graffiti can be seen all over the front Goodman Acker sign, the front windows, the front walls a...…
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…18 | JUNE 13 • 2024 J N anywhere.” Southfield Police Chief Elvin Barren provided further details. The Southfield Police Department is working with the FBI, the University of Michigan Police Department and Huntington Woods police at this time. Chief Barren said the pre- liminary investigation revealed that on June 3 at 1:39 a.m., four individuals were captured on surveillance video approach- ing from the east side of the Goodman A...…
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…20 | JUNE 13 • 2024 J N L eaders of the Jewish community commended Wayne State University administrators for understanding the serious threat posed to its campus by a weeklong encampment. The encampment popped up on May 23, days after the University of Michigan forcibly removed an encampment on May 21, which lasted 30 days. In addition to the threatening tone toward Jews, the WSU encampment was also an impediment to students...…
…JUNE 13 • 2024 | 21 J N Esther Shepherd is a first- generation college student who is forging her path to becoming a nurse. Her passion for helping others drives her dream, and she loves the support she has found at OCC. “I feel like they’re really here for me,” she says. From small classes to one-on-one tutoring sessions, OCC is built for students like her. Thanks to affordable and Rewarding careers start at OCC. Visit oaklandc...…
…22 | JUNE 13 • 2024 OUR COMMUNITY disrupt operations, damage or remove property or other impermissible conduct.” In-person classes resumed at 6 a.m. on May 31. A statement released that day said that WSU’s Office of Multicultural Engagement would offer several listening sessions throughout June where students could voice their concerns. LETTER-WRITING CAMPAIGN Adar Rubin, Michigan director of #EndJewHatred, attributed the sw...…
…JUNE 13 • 2024 | 23 SPOTLIGHT Free Resume Writing and LinkedIn Webinar for Recent Grads Level Up Your LinkedIn and Slay the Resume Game Post- Grad is a free webinar for Michigan high school and col- lege graduates who may need help getting employment after their recent academic journey has ended. The program, being held on Zoom on Monday, June 24, at 10 a.m., is also open to young people who have graduated from college, have be...…
…24 | JUNE 13 • 2024 J N M ichael HarPaz, the renowned Israeli entertainer and former Detroiter who has performed around the world, will be performing at Congregation Shaarey Zedek (CSZ) in Southfield on Tuesday, June 18, at 7:30 p.m. The event, “ An Evening with Michael HarPaz — Songs and Stories from Tel Aviv, ” is part of a busy summer in Detroit for the multitalented HarPaz. Not only is he performing at CSZ, but he’s also p...…
…JUNE 13 • 2024 | 25 H O N E Y C A K E & L A T K E S RECIPES FROM THE OLD WORLD BY THE AUSCHWITZ-BIRKENAU SURVIVORS In Honey Cake & Latkes, cookbook editor Maria Zalewska brings together a remarkable collection of recipes and stories from Auschwitz survivors. Woven together, they form a tapestry of loss and healing as they are handed down from generation to generation. Join Maria, Holocaust survivor Tova Friedman and her grandson ...…
…26 | JUNE 13 • 2024 J N F raternal twins Rachel and Yael Schreiber, 19, of Petah Tikvah, an Israeli city east of Tel Aviv, have spent the last year in Metro Detroit serving as Bnot Sherut at Farber Hebrew Day School and with the Bnei Akiva Zionist youth group. As Bnot Sherut, or female youth in the Israeli service, the Schreibers have acted as female emissaries who volunteer abroad in Jewish communities. Their past year in Met...…
…JUNE 13 • 2024 | 27 to get involved and give back by helping the Metro Detroit community navigate and understand what was happening overseas. “Even though it was really difficult for us, we felt we were doing something important,” Rachel Schreiber adds. The Schreibers were often asked tough questions by students, such as whether it’s safe to live in Israel or if life in Israel is scary. “We told them it’s not hard,” she continues...…
…28 | JUNE 13 • 2024 J N S ummertime in Michigan is the most magical time of the year. Spending time on the lake, BBQs with family and friends, school’s out and camp is in session — what could be better? I bet you can guess what I may recommend … volunteering! This month, you can sign up to run or help at a charity walk or spend some time beautifying our community. No matter what you choose, I promise it will only make you...…
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…JUNE 13 • 2024 | 3 J N PURELY COMMENTARY 4-7 Essays and viewpoints. OUR COMMUNITY 9 Journey of Hope and Understanding Learning about the horrors of the Holocaust and slavery unites Jewish and Black students. 14 JCRC Absorbed by Federation Federation explains how JCRC’s functions will be carried out by its Community Affairs Department. 16 Goodman Acker Law Firm Vandalized Police investigating incide...…
…business SPOTlight brought to you in partnership with B I R M I N G H A M 30 | JUNE 13 • 2024 J N here’s to A group of 10 women leading Israel’s trailblazing mobility sector visited Michigan in May. The first-ever Women in Mobility delegation to Michigan, an initiative spearheaded by Israeli smart mobility community leader Orlie Gruper, toured Metro Detroit businesses, exchanged ideas and forged new relationships betwe...…
…JUNE 13 • 2024 | 31 J N sectors. In addition, Israeli delegates had a chance to showcase their cutting-edge technologies. It was a unique opportunity, Gruper explains, for not only a mutual exchange of ideas or showcase of Israeli might, but for the Israeli delegates to share their collaborative spirit. The Women in Mobility Michigan delegation included the likes of influential Israeli figures such as Tamara Baksht, CEO and co-fou...…
…32 | JUNE 13 • 2024 J N W hen Jewish community member Ron Wiand, 77, of Troy, stopped at JC Wakes Ebike Warehouse on May 18, he was surprised to see a Star of David printed and taped to the inside of the bicycle shop window. Assuming the business owner was Jewish, Wiand walked in for a conversation. Yet to his surprise, Gary, who owns JC Wakes Ebike Warehouse, wasn’t of the Jewish faith. “I asked him if he were Jewish, and he sa...…
…JUNE 13 • 2024 | 33 J N B enji Jacobson is an anomaly in the modern world of college athletics. The Bloomfield Hills native and 2018 Jewish News High School Athlete of the Year stayed at the same university for his entire collegiate career. Jacobson actually played on the Tulane University’s men’s tennis team for six years before his eligibility expired at the end of the season this spring. He had the additional two years of eligi- b...…
…34 | JUNE 13 • 2024 J N Handler 90th W allace “Wally” Handler of Bloomfield Hills will turn 90 years old on June 17, 2024. A lifelong Michigan Wolverine and legendary Dean of the Bankruptcy Bar, Wally will celebrate at the Detroit Athletic Club with his beloved wife of 67 years, Marlene, and children, Missy, Howard and Meg, as well as daughter-in- law, Wendy, and son-in-law, Rick Draheim. Grandchildren Rian Handler Ephraim and ...…
…JUNE 13 • 2024 | 35 J N How to Parent I am a father of four little girls (the oldest turning 5 in a week) and very often life gets exciting. Every night at bedtime, as you can well imagine, things are hectic. The mornings as well; break- fast before my girls go to school is buzzing. On any specific day, one of my girls loves the break- fast; the other can’t stand it (yesterday she loved it ); the third is unsure where she is hol...…
…A t 176 verses, Naso is the longest of the parshiyot. Yet one of its most moving passages, and the one that has had the greatest impact over the course of history, is very short indeed and is known by almost every Jew, namely the priestly blessings: The Lord said to Moses: “Tell Aaron and his sons, ‘Thus shall you bless the Israelites. Say to them, ‘May the Lord bless you and protect you; May the Lord make His face shine o...…
…JUNE 13 • 2024 | 37 The God of Abraham is not a mere force of nature or even all the forces of nature combined. A tsunami does not pause to ask who its vic- tims will be. There is nothing personal about an earth- quake or a tornado. The word Elokim means something like “the force of forces, cause of causes, the totality of all scientifically discoverable laws.” It refers to those aspects of God that are impersonal. It also refers ...…
…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...…
…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 Farmington Hills (248) 477-1410 ...…
…4 | JUNE 13 • 2024 J N essay Antisemitism — What Do We Do Now? I f you want to learn about modern antisemitism, it would make sense to interview a Jewish person who grew up among non- Jews, who has had many careers with gentiles of all economic and social classes, who studies history and who discusses antisemitism with everybody. You could ask someone like Gilbert Sniderman of Troy, Michigan. Sniderman grew up in changing...…
…40 | JUNE 13 • 2024 J N ARTS&LIFE MUSIC W e catch Michael Bluestein today in Tulsa, Oklahoma, where the keyboardist — best known as a member of the band Foreigner since 2008 — is in the studio working with some local musicians. On a Christmas album. What kind of job is that for a nice Jewish boy? “It’s a long tradition, ” says Bluestein, who joins the ranks of Irving Berlin, Neil Diamond, Barry Manilow and many more in recordi...…
…JUNE 13 • 2024 | 41 to attend New York University with an undecided major. “I had done some drama and theater in high school and was kinda interested in that, and I also thought about psychology, ” he recalls, but at the last minute opted to attend the Berklee College of Music in Boston. “There was maybe some fear and self-doubt about div- ing into the music thing that kept me hedging a little bit and looking at other things, ” B...…
…42 | JUNE 13 • 2024 J N I t’s not every day the self-proclaimed “Odessa gangsta folk” band brings its eclectic Ukrainian music and style to Metro Detroit, but Michiganders will soon have a chance to experience the band’s roaring Klezmer party atmo- sphere for the first time. Odessa, Ukraine-based Kommuna Lux, a seven-mem- ber group of musicians, will visit Southfield, Lansing and Kalamazoo this summer as part of their U.S. fundr...…
…JUNE 13 • 2024 | 43 How could they celebrate joyous occasions and music amongst such tragedy? However, the answer was simple: People still needed a musical outlet. “We understood that we needed to be strong and to have humor, ” Gitlin says, who like other band mem- bers of Kommuna Lux is of military age (Kommuna Lux must return to Ukraine after 60 days of being in the U.S. following their summer charity tour). Some of Kommuna Lux’...…
…44 | JUNE 13 • 2024 J N A STAR IS BORN? A MOVIE AND A STAND-UP FIRST I knew a couple of her roles, but I didn’t even know her name. Her name is Mikey Madison, 25, and she and her new film are the total toasts of the just-completed, super-prestigious Cannes Film Festival. She stars in Anora, the first American film to win the Cannes top award (the Palme D’Or) since 2011. Madison plays a woman named Anora. First, here’s what I k...…
…JUNE 13 • 2024 | 45 J N GALLERY EXHIBIT NOW-JUNE 26 At the Janice Charach Gallery, 6600 W. Maple Road, West Bloomfield, 248-432-5579. Michigan- based mixed media artist Michelle Sider’s latest mosaic, Anna, is based upon a treasured image of Sider’s great-grandmother, a Russian immigrant, taken at age 16. The event features local contemporary glass works by emerging and established artists. SELF-DEFENSE CLASS 6:30-8:30 PM, JUN...…
…JUST FOR FUN Find the Differences Can you find five differences between these two photos of Farber Hebrew Day School Bnot Sherut Yael and Rachel Schreiber painting tambourines for Purim? There’s a new Talking Jewish Mother doll. You pull the string, and it says, “Again with the string?” Did you hear about the dyslexic rabbi? He walks around saying, “Yo.” For answers, see next week’s issue. For last week’s puzzle answers, see pa...…
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…OBITUARIES OF BLESSED MEMORY JUNE 13 • 2024 | 49 J N ARLINE ALLEN, 93, of Sherman Oaks, Calif., formerly of West Bloomfield, died June 2, 2024. She is survived by her son and daughter-in-law, Richard and Jennifer Allen; daughter, Lori Allen; grandchildren, Lindsey Allen and Drake Allen; brother and sister-in-law, Gary and Jennifer Wetstein; many other loving family members and friends. Arline was the beloved wife of the late...…
…JUNE 13 • 2024 | 5 J N progressives who buy into “intersectionality,” the idea that all our causes interlock. They say you cannot demonstrate for women’s rights or immigrants’ rights, unless you accept all of our causes, including opposition to Zionism. Thus, other people get to define Jewish liberals as “not progressive enough.” Even after touting intersectionality, some progressives openly tolerate antisemites in leadership. ...…
…50 | JUNE 13 • 2024 J N great-grandchildren, Lucas Hill, Aiden Hill, Parker Bloom, Jackson Hill, Ava Borson, Asher Bloom, Eden Silverman, Grace Hill, Levi Borson, Ezra Danto, Isla Silverman and Naomi Danto. Mrs. Danto was the sister of the late Iloo and the late Sol Seidman; the dear sister-in-law of the late Florence and the late Sam Havis; the devoted daughter of the late Sarah and the late Harry Friedberg. Interment was at...…
…JUNE 13 • 2024 | 51 J N daughters and son-in-law, Cheri Bielfield, and Thea and Stuart Kayne; son- in-law, Bradley Bielfield; grandchildren, Hunter Bielfield, Jacob Bielfield, Wyatt Kayne and Trent Kayne; sister and brother- in-law, Gigi and Al Kemper. A special thanks from the family to her caregivers, Daya and Lorraine. Mrs. Gorlovsky was the beloved wife of the late Milton Gorlovsky; the loving sister of the late Rosalyn and t...…
…52 | JUNE 13 • 2024 J N the Israel Defense Forces (FIDF), P.O. Box 999, Walled Lake, MI 48390. A funeral service was held at Hebrew Memorial Chapel. Interment took place at Hebrew Memorial Park. Arrangements by Hebrew Memorial Chapel. JUDY SCHWARTZ, 77, of Northville, died on May 29, 2024. She is survived by her children, Debra (Ben) Jodoin, Michael Schwartz and Max Schwartz; grandchildren, Christopher (Melissa) Jodoin, Mat...…
…JUNE 13 • 2024 | 53 daughter-in-law, David Stollman and Nicole Polizzi, and Daniel Stollman; grandchildren, Jacob Stollman, Emily Johnson, and Joey Johnson; brother- in-law, Robert Greenstone; sister-in-law, Ede Katz; many loving nieces, nephews and friends. Mr. Stollman was the loving brother of the late Melvyn and the late Leah Stollman, and the late Sandy Greenstone; the devoted son of the late Max and the late Frieda Stollm...…
…54 | JUNE 13 • 2024 J N Looking Back From the William Davidson Digital Archive of Jewish Detroit History accessible at thejewishnews.com A Keeper of History I will start this Looking Back with a disclaimer. What you are about to read is a completely, totally biased column. This is because I am writ- ing about someone who is both a longtime, esteemed professional colleague and a great friend of mine. Sharon Alterman has been and still...…
