…Febraury 14 • 2019 27 jn continued on page 28 role, George led the creation and rede- velopment of award-winning public spaces across the country including Klyde Warren Park (Dallas, Texas), LeBauer Park (Greensboro, N.C.) and Occidental Square (Seattle, Wash.). George is an executive board mem- ber of NEXTGen Detroit, where he founded and chairs the Israel Engagement Committee, chaired Entrée and co-chairs the “ Attract” focus area....…
…28 Febraury 14 • 2019 jn Brought to you by JOSH SKLAR Josh Sklar, 27, is a Detroit native who is passionate about the city’ s revitalization move- ment and has played a key role in both its Jewish community and startup ecosystem. Josh currently leads a team of engineers at StockX, a startup in Detroit he joined as the 20th team member and that now employs more than 500 people. Before StockX, Josh worked at many different startup...…
…Febraury 14 • 2019 29 jn Hope has a home: The University of Michigan Prechter Bipolar Research Program What causes bipolar disorder — the dangerous manic highs and devastating lows? Our scientists and research participants are committed to finding answers and effective personalized treatments. Be a source of hope for bipolar disorder. Join us: Right now, gifts are being matched up to $5 million. PrechterProgram.org 734-763-4895 ...…
…30 Febraury 14 • 2019 jn continued from page 28 Brought to you by on special projects supporting the growth of Detroit’ s startup scene. Lauren serves on the board of the Isaac Agree Downtown Synagogue and as a co-chair of Chabad Young Professionals for Chabad of Greater Downtown Detroit, working with them to spin up a series of dinner parties in unique locations around the city. She is a Moishe House Without Walls host, a mem- ...…
…Febraury 14 • 2019 31 jn continued on page 32 Rachel lives with her husband, Greg Glickfeld, and their son in Huntington Woods. She looks for- ward to expanding her repertoire of events and continuing to serve the Jewish community. RICKI FRIEDMAN Ricki Friedman, 30, is a life coach, moti- vational speaker and founder of BREAK the Weight, where she coaches people to BREAK the Weight in their lives — physically, mentally and emoti...…
…32 Febraury 14 • 2019 jn Brought to you by annual Give Green Day to recent Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit cam- paigns. Flow Video’ s portfolio also includes Wayne State University, Jaffe Raitt Heuer & Weiss P.C., Bloomfield Hills Schools, Level One Bank and other businesses, schools and nonprofits. He especially loves working with local Jewish organizations such as Friendship Circle, Hillel Day School and Jewish Commun...…
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…Hillel Day School past presidents David Feber, Bob Canvasser, Steve Margolin and Jim Berger, Head of School Steve Freedman, past president Nancy Adler and Ellen Folbe, current board president at the groundbreaking Jan. 16 for a 6,000-square-foot expansion to the school’ s Early Childhood Center. Lead gifts are from the Samuel and Jean Frankel Jewish Heritage Foundtaion and the William Davidson Foundation. Ilana Liss and Emily Hunegs ...…
…Febraury 14 • 2019 35 jn moments C athy and Mark Segel of West Bloomfield are thrilled to announce the engagement of their son Joshua Baron Segel to Bora Kim, daughter of Weekyung Hwang and Shinsop Kim of Seoul, Korea. Bora graduated from Columbia University, majoring in financial engi- neering and is an investment associate at Perella Weinberg Partners. Joshua graduated from University of Michigan with a business degree and is a v...…
…36 Febraury 14 • 2019 jn Hockey Event Benefits Jamie Daniels Foundation K en Daniels has been the voice of the Detroit Red Wings for 22 seasons, calling games as the team’ s play-by-play announcer. In the past few years, Daniels has become a voice for something that isn’ t a game. He’ s fighting the scourge of opioid addiction in the country that has claimed thousands of lives includ- ing his son Jamie Daniels, who died in 2016 at...…
…Febraury 14 • 2019 37 jn I often find people come to me to express their belief that much of Torah is irrel- evant in their life, that it is out- dated. That Jews in the modern world, without a Mishkan or Temple, have little to learn from much of the Torah. This week’ s portion appears, at first glance, to be one of these sections. Tetzaveh dis- cusses four main things: the eternal light, the priestly gar- ments, ordination of the ...…
…38 Febraury 14 • 2019 jn Anti-Semitism Envoy Finally Appointed Trump’ s new anti-Semitism monitor comes with diverse skills. E lan Carr’ s career, until now, has been equal parts prosecutor, policy wonk, politico and per- formance artist. That makes him perfect for his new job as the State Department’ s special envoy to monitor anti-Semitism. He was appointed last week. Ira Forman, Carr’ s predecessor, who has been leading call...…
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…S o many tickets, so few left. If you didn’ t purchase the Broadway in Detroit subscription by the time Something Rotten opened at the Fisher Theatre in September, you were basically SOL (Severely Out of Luck) at being guaranteed a Hamilton ticket. “When we announced last year that Hamilton was going to be in our season, our subscription orders spiked. In fact, having Hamilton as part of our seven-show series helped us double ...…
…Rabbi Emeritus Arnie Sleutelberg. “We became friends over the years. I had the privilege of officiating the baby namings of their two children in New York and was invited to the Tony Awards the year Jeffrey’ s show Avenue Q won Best Musical. “Twenty years ago, Jeffrey arranged for Shir Tikvah to purchase the premier night of Rent when it came to the Fisher Theatre as a fundraiser. He was pleased Shir Tikvah was open and inclusiv...…
…42 Febraury 14 • 2019 jn SUZANNE CHESSLER CONTRIBUTING WRITER tv arts&life S ome Michigan men with grown children could very well be reminded of the kind of friendship group they shared in their younger years as they watch an upcoming epi- sode of The Goldbergs. Bruce Kaczander will definitely be one of them. His grown son, Aaron Kaczander, a writer and co-producer for the ABC sit- com, has taken elements from his dad’ s stories of...…
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…44 Febraury 14 • 2019 jn NOTEWORTHY TV AND STREAMING PROGRAMS Starting on Feb. 15 on Fox (9 p.m.) is the legal drama Proven Inno- cent. It stars Rachel Lefevre, 39, as Madeline Scott, a fi erce attorney who leads a team to exonerate the wrongly convicted. The back story is that Scott was the defendant in a high-pro- fi le case, was wrongly con- victed, spent 10 years in jail, and eventually was proved innocent. In court, she frequ...…
…Febraury 14 • 2019 45 jn THURSDAY, FEB. 14 LEARN WITH A RABBI 7 pm, Feb. 14. At Temple Emanu-El, 14450 W. 10 Mile Road, Oak Park. Four-session opportunity to learn with the rabbi. Through Feb. 28, Rabbi Matt Zerwekh will lead Pirkei Avot classes. RSVP to TempleFamily@emanuel-mich. org. FRIDAY, FEB. 15 KIDZONE VACATION 9 am-4 pm, Feb. 15, Feb. 18 and Feb. 19. At the Jewish Community Center of Greater Ann Arbor. Fun and adventure for c...…
…CAREGIVER SUPPORT 5:30-7 pm, Feb. 18. The Dorothy & Peter Brown Adult Day Program holds free monthly family caregiver support group meetings. At JVS, 29699 Southfield Road, Southfield. For information or to RSVP, contact Dorothy Moon, 248-233-4392, dmoon@jvsdet.org. TUESDAY, FEB. 19 SIMPLY DANCE 11 am, Feb. 19. At JCC, 6600 W. Maple, West Bloomfield. Led by Christine Stewart; no partner necessary. Cost: $7. Info: 248-432- 5467. HIS...…
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…48 Febraury 14 • 2019 jn on the go DROP IN & LEARN 1 pm, Feb. 20. Lectures on DVD at Beth Ahm in West Bloomfield. Free and open to the community; no reservations needed. Now through March 6: “My Jewish Mt. Rushmore: Four Figures Who Changed the Course of Jewish History,” featuring Prof. Howard N. Lupovitch (DVDs of lecture series originally presented in July 2018). Feb. 20: “Part 2: Nachmanides and the Importance of Compromise.” 50...…
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…Febraury 14 • 2019 51 jn MARGARET BERLIN, 72, of Farmington Hills, died Feb. 6, 2019. She is survived by her brothers, Arthur (Linda) Berlin and Gerald (Marie) Berlin; nephews and niec- es, Jeffrey and Allison Berlin, Jon and Leslie Berlin, Jimmy and Amy Berlin, Rachel and Rich Handloff, Deborah and Justin Kramer, Naomi and Michael Hoffman; great-nieces and great-neph- ews, Ari and Olivia Berlin, Annabel and Miles Berlin, Sam and E...…
…52 Febraury 14 • 2019 jn soul of blessed memory M any knew and respected Marvin Berman during his long, successful association with Farmer Jack supermarkets. He was always “Mr. Berman” at work, but at home with family — his No. 1 role — he adored being Marilou’ s husband, “Dad” to their four children and “Papa Marv” to the eventual 10 grandchildren. Marvin Berman, 86, of West Bloomfield, died Feb. 3, 2019, following a brief i...…
…Febraury 14 • 2019 53 jn soul of blessed memory Yael, works at the ICFJ as global exec- utive vice president. Despite the posthumous embrace, Eckstein had a thorny relationship with the Jewish establishment most everywhere he went. Critics consid- ered him a tacky manipulator of pub- lic opinion with a mercurial temper and an overgrown ego. Most recently, he clashed publicly with the Jewish Agency, to which his group had donated many ...…
…54 Febraury 14 • 2019 jn soul of blessed memory A ndrew Martin, 93, died Feb. 2, 2019. From humble beginnings, Andy left his home to learn a trade at the tender age of 16 as there were no schools and no future prospects in his hometown of Pavlovo, Czechoslovakia. By the time he was 18 and living in Budapest, Hungary, the Nazis had a hard grip on Europe. Andy went on to endure unimaginable hard- ships and horrors. As a Holoca...…
…Febraury 14 • 2019 55 jn Box 2030, Bloomfield Hills, MI 48303, jewishdetroit.org; or to other charities. Arrangements by Ira Kaufman Chapel. KENNETH KATZ, 84, of Novi, died Feb. 4, 2019. He is survived by his beloved wife, Phyllis Katz; daughter, Lori Tuchklaper; son and daughter-in-law, Steven and Jackie Katz; grandchildren, Allie (Joe) Asmann, Zachary Tuchklaper, Rachel, Dani, Kevin and Garrett Katz; great-grandchildren, Liana ...…
…56 Febraury 14 • 2019 jn continued from page 55 soul of blessed memory DOROTHY KLAUSNER, 76, of Southfield, died Feb. 5, 2019. She was active with Hadassah, ORT and AMIT. Mrs. Klausner is survived by her sons and daughters-in-law, Dr. Howard and Margery Klausner of Southfield, Dr. Mitchell and Rebecca Klausner, also of Southfield; brother and sister-in-law, Dr. Michael and Kathleen Sandler of West Bloomfield; grandchildren, Nathan,...…
…Febraury 14 • 2019 57 jn Danny Raskin Senior Columnist Decade of Dining Delight A s the site of a former Chili’ s restau- rant, many reasons may crop up as to why it lasted less than a year at the location … But the present tenant, Grand Tavern, is among the winning eat- eries that many customers are keeping to themselves … Located at M-59 and Adams, MarketPlace Circle, Rochester Hills, it is among a fine small chain of choice dining ...…
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