… NOVEMBER 14 • 2019 | 29 Jacob is living safely in his own home. OLDER ADUL TS 59 9 c o m m u n it y me m b e r s , i n c l u d in g J a c o b , r e c e iv e d geria t r ic c a r e ma n a g e m e n t Kyle is managing his depression and anxiety. MENT AL HEAL TH AND WELLNESS 6 7 7 i nd i vi d ua l s , i ncl ud i ng K y l e, r ecei ved co uns el i n g l a s t y ea r One generous heart can offer someone a new start....…
…30 | NOVEMBER 14 • 2019 Jews in the D Deep Discounts at Council Re|sale NCJW|MI’ s Council Re|sale shop, one of the oldest resale shops in Metro Detroit, is cele- brating its 85th anniversary on Sunday, Nov. 17, from noon-4 p.m. The resale shop, located at 3297 W . 12 Mile Road in Berkley, will celebrate the day by offering discounts of up to 85 percent and entry to win prizes, each worth $85 in value. NCJW Marion and Tillie, ...…
… NOVEMBER 14 • 2019 | 31 Access to top doctors and hospi tal s al l over Mi chi gan? Count on i t. Count on Bl ue Cross Bl ue Shi el d of Mi chi gan and Bl ue Care Network to gi ve you the peace of mi nd that comes wi th knowi ng you’ l l have access to heal th care that’ s ri ght f or you. For 80 years, Bl ue Cross has been doi ng more to bri ng you the choi ces, access and experti se ...…
…32 | NOVEMBER 14 • 2019 Jews in the D Yale University’ s Fortunoff Video Archive for Holocaust Testimonies has launched the podcast, “Those Who Were There: Voices from the Holocaust.” The podcast allows listeners to hear first- hand accounts of the trage- dies that took place during the Holocaust. The Holocaust Survivors Film Project donated their collection of interviews of Holocaust survivors to the Yale University Library in ...…
… NOVEMBER 14 • 2019 | 33 how to deal with twenty-first century in the Anti-Semitism Pl ease j oin us f or a f ascinating and inf ormative l ecture presented by Mr. Abe Foxman f ormer National Director of the ADL (Anti Def amation League) . Antisemitism is insidious, chronic, and unfortunately, becoming more visible. Learn how to process and react to it in practical and meaningful ways. PARTNERS DETROIT AND ...…
…Jews in the D 34 | NOVEMBER 14 • 2019 New Exhibit at Soul Studio A new exhibit, Cultivating Overlap, which explores common threads in artwork made at the Dresner Foundation Soul Studio in West Bloomfield, runs through Dec. 29. Whether a fascination with rainbows, a drive for assertive mark-making or a love for pastels, the overlap cultivated by sharing creative space provides a fertile ground for conversation. In this show, groupin...…
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…36 | NOVEMBER 14 • 2019 | faces&places Jews in the D During Detroit Homecoming week, Sept. 18-20, house par- ties were organized in neigh- borhoods throughout the city. The event at Chabad of Greater Downtown Detroit was held as a bonfire in the backyard and had 90 guests, including expats and local leaders. This year, former Detroiters Michael Budman and Don Green, founders of Roots, told their story to inspire the next generat...…
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…38 | NOVEMBER 14 • 2019 Goodman 60th H arriet and Harold Goodman of West Bloomfield will celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary on Nov. 15, 2019. They will share this wonderful milestone with their devoted children, Irwin and Perri Goodman, and Edie and Steve Arbit, along with their grandchildren, Shayna and Brad Millman, Colin Goodman, and Alec, Evan and Noah Arbit. Orechkin 96th S am Orechkin is turning 96. “Uncle Sammy” ...…
… NOVEMBER 14 • 2019 | 39 Lesnick-Farber J ill Farber of West Bloomfield, David and Nanci Farber of Bloomfield Hills, and Howard and Shari Lesnick of West Bloomfield are thrilled to announce the engagement of their children Amanda Elise Farber and Ben Cole Lesnick. Amanda graduated from Michigan State University with a bachelor of science in family community services, specializing in child and youth development. She is attending ...…
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…42 | NOVEMBER 14 • 2019 T he opening of this por- tion is the well-known narrative of Avraham welcoming the three angels into his home and displaying the important Jewish value of hakhnasat orhim, welcoming guests. Another Jewish value that comes across strongly in Avraham’ s behavior, both here and throughout the descriptions of his life, is zerizut — enthusi- asm. Here, Avraham’ s enthusiasm to do the mitzvah of welcoming g...…
… NOVEMBER 14 • 2019 | 43 MATERIALS: Anything that shows up bold and bright. (No pencils, light blue crayons or glitter, please! And no computer-generated artwork — must be handmade.) SIZE: 8½" X 11", vertical format AGE CATEGORIES: GRAND PRIZE: The Detroit Jewish News. OTHER PRIZES: First, second and third- place fi nishers in each category win $18. REQUIREMENTS: A fully completed entry form (below) as well as a color photo of t...…
…44 | NOVEMBER 14 • 2019 Eretz Symbol of Hope An olive tree was planted at a Jewish winery in memory of a beloved deceased Palestinian worker. I srael’ s Gush Etzion Winery memorialized a Palestinian worker who died suddenly from a brain hemorrhage two weeks ago. A group of Jews and Palestinians joined forces to plant an olive tree, a symbol of peace, in front of the winery. Shadi Assad, 25, from the village Khallet Sakariya ...…
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…Arts&Life at home/on the cover 46 | NOVEMBER 14 • 2019 Jane and Larry Sherman’ s house refl ects their interests in art, Israel and antiquities. JUDITH HARRIS SOLOMON CONTRIBUTING WRITER J ane and Larry Sherman’ s 3-year-old Bloomfield Hills home, designed by architects Denise and George Hartman and constructed by custom builder Joel Lerman, faces a water refuge that is continually teeming with inter- esting wildlife. And the hom...…
… NOVEMBER 14 • 2019 | 47 continued on page 48 going on at the United Nations to decide whether Israel should be recognized.” Larry Sherman, now retired, was the owner of 25 Sherman Shoes stores, a company started by his father in 1925. He is also the founder of the Birmingham PSD (Principal Shopping District), an official agency responsible for the adver- tising, marketing and promotion of downtown Birmingham. And the native Detroite...…
…48 | NOVEMBER 14 • 2019 Arts&Life at home sculptor Michael Kalish that has been placed in the lower garden. Frequent trips to Israel over the past 40 years have inspired the Shermans’ keen interest in both Judaica and antiquities. For example, on the wall in the library, 17 wooden and glass shelves hold, among other things, a grouping of Canaanite bronze weapons presented to Jane’ s father by Moishe Dayan as well as a collectio...…
…Arts&Life at home continued from page 48 50 | NOVEMBER 14 • 2019 Detroit and raising money “to help with gathering immigrants, resettling the land, providing absorption facilities and job training because Israel was bogged down spending so much money on defense.” She also became active raising money on a national scale, then traveling to Israel to see where the money was being spent. “I got very involved over there. My heart ...…
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…52 | NOVEMBER 14 • 2019 ‘Still Goin’ Strong’ Actress playing the ingenue role in Hello, Dolly! says iconic musical is still full of life. SUZANNE CHESSLER CONTRIBUTING WRITER L aura Sky Herman has some priority interests in common with Jerry Herman, but shared family ties do not enter into that. Both share a love of the musical Hello, Dolly! — which has his music and lyrics, and has her taking the role of Ermangarde in a tour...…
… NOVEMBER 14 • 2019 | 53 With One Breath Temple Israel’ s new CD explores the congregation’ s cohesiveness in prayer through music. SUZANNE CHESSLER CONTRIBUTING WRITER PHOTOS BY MAYA GRINBOIM I n other circumstances, the event might be called a record release party. This event comes in the form of a festive Shabbat service as Temple Israel introduces a new recording made by the religious staff in collaboration with musical talents ...…
…54 | NOVEMBER 14 • 2019 Arts&Life celebrity jews MOVIE NOTES The Irishman, an acclaimed new film by Martin Scorsese about an Irish American contract killer for the mafia, will start streaming on Netflix on Nov. 27. Many theaters decided at the last minute not to run the film because of the short “exclusive” window. Well, the film, co-starring Harvey Keitel, 80, as a mafia boss, will run at the Landmark Theater in Royal Oak on No...…
…On The Go people | places | events NOVEMBER 14 • 2019 | 55 continued on page 56 FRIDAY, NOV.15 FALL SHUK 8 am–4 pm, Nov. 15. Shop Hillel’ s Fall Shuk, featuring a variety of local clothing, jewelry, toy vendors and goods made at the day school’ s MakerSpace. Proceeds benefit Hillel’ s tuition assistance program. SATURDAY, NOV. 16 MINI MINYAN 10 am, Nov. 16. Adat Shalom will hold a mini-minyan with Hazzan Dan Gross for a music-fil...…
…On The Go people | places | events 56 | NOVEMBER 14 • 2019 continued from page 55 CHALLAH BAKING CLASS 10 am-1 pm, Nov. 17. At Isaac Agree Downtown Synagogue. Emily Shira Levine will teach JTot families how to bake challah. This event is open to children of any age, even newborns. CHILDHOOD CENTER REUNION 2-3:30 pm, Nov. 17. For all Hillel Early Childhood Center Alumni from the class of 2010-2019. See your teachers and friends,...…
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…58 | NOVEMBER 14 • 2019 brought to you in partnership with B I R M I N G H A M here’s to business SPOTlight Gov. Gretchen Whitmenr installed appointees on the Michigan Strategic Fund Board of Directors. The board approves tax incentives for business development projects managed by the quasi-governmental Michigan Economic development Corp. Among those installed was Charles Rothstein of Farmington Hills. He is the founder and s...…
… NOVEMBER 14 • 2019 | 59 Fashion Mainstay Online shopping hasn’ t hurt this bricks-and-mortar retailer in West Bloomfi eld. F ashion industry trends change at the speed of light, but there is one local con- stant force — Harold Rothenberg, owner of Hersh’ s Inc., the fami- ly-run, luxury women’ s boutique located at The Boardwalk in West Bloomfield. Rothenberg founded the cloth- ing store in 1984 and has been a permanent fashion inf...…
…60 | NOVEMBER 14 • 2019 business bitz and check out the latest fashions. We talk about everything, like the latest good movies to see or a new restaurant opening,” Rothenberg says. “One of our customers says her husband calls Hersh’ s her ‘ rent- a-friend’ because she likes to come in almost weekly to spend time with us.” Rothenberg was brought up in fashion retailing — his mother owned Just Marilyn’ s boutique in Southfield but...…
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… NOVEMBER 14 • 2019 | 63 THELMA STALBURG BROWN, 85, of West Bloomfield, died Nov. 5, 2019. She was co-own- er of the New Generation girls’ clothing store in Southfield. Thelma loved reading any- thing she could get her hands on, loved bridge and golf; but, most of all, she loved her fam- ily. She will be missed beyond words and has left a legacy of love behind. Mrs. Stalburg Brown is survived by her husband, Neil Brown; son, Ala...…
…64 | NOVEMBER 14 • 2019 Beach, Fla. Mr. Davis is survived by his wife of 40 years, Laura Davis; son and daughter-in- law, Benjamin Eric Davis and Christine Rivera-Davis; daughter, Sarah Corinne Davis; granddaughter, Selah Elisabeth Davis; mother-in-law, Muriel Weinberg; sister and brother- in-law, Gail and Barry Perlow; brother and sister-in-law, Neil and Ilene Davis; brother-in- law and sisters-in-law, Richard and Wendy Weinberg...…
… NOVEMBER 14 • 2019 | 65 c. 1981 STUART G. ITZKOWITZ, Ph.D., 71, of St. Claire Shores, died Nov. 5, 2019. He was a pro- fessor at Wayne State University. Mr. Itzkowitz is survived by his brother and sister-in-law, Howard and Wendy Itzkowitz; extended family members and many friends. He was the beloved husband of the late Larry Zimmerman; the son of the late Abe and the late Marilyn (Saperstein) Itzkowitz. Interment took plac...…
…66 | NOVEMBER 14 • 2019 continued from page 65 Soul of blessed memory BERNARD MAROFSKY, 83, formerly of West Bloomfield, of Boca Raton, Fla., died Oct. 13, 2019. He is survived by his wife of 60 years, Marcia; his son, Stephen Marofsky; daugh- ter-in-law, Tal; daughter, Stacie Bennett; grandchil- dren, Jared Bennett, Nirel Gramage, Nessia, Sahar and Lavj Marofsky; sisters, Lenore Marofsky and Adrienne Marofsky; nieces and nephews,...…
… NOVEMBER 14 • 2019 | 67 continued on page 68 late Richard Kahn. Interment was held at Clover Hill Park Cemetery in Birmingham. Contributions may be made to the Pancreatic Cancer Foundation (pancan. org); Jewish Family Services (jfs. detroit.org); or Papcorps (papcorps.org). Arrangements by Dorfman Chapel. LILLIAN MABEL PECK, 94, of Birmingham, passed away on Nov. 3, 2019. She was born in Detroit on April 3, 1925, to Arthur and...…
…68 | NOVEMBER 14 • 2019 by his wife of 52 years, Joyce Shulman; six children; five grandchildren; four great-grand- children. A celebration of life will be announced in the coming weeks. Contributions may be made to Temple Beth Ami, 23023 Hilse Lane, Newhall, CA 91321, templebethami. org/support-tba.html. Local arrangements by Ira Kaufman Chapel. HILLARY TURK, 69, of Farmington Hills, died Nov. 5, 2019. She was a national board ...…
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…70 | NOVEMBER 14 • 2019 Looking Back From the William Davidson Digital Archive of Jewish Detroit History accessible at www.djnfoundation.org Remembering John Conyers O n Oct. 27, 2019, another famous Michigan politician, John Conyers Jr., passed away. Conyers was the longest serving African American Congressman in history. His career began in 1964, when he was one of only six black house members, and it lasted 53 years. This is a ...…
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