…March 14 • 2019 29 jn As featured on: Need Help with an IRS or State Tax Problem? Call the experts at 1-800-TAX-LEVY (829-5389) Tax Liens Collection Notices Penalties Unfi led Tax Returns Audits Call us today to answer your questions or to schedule a meeting and say goodbye to those sleepless nights! 1 800 TAX LEVY We Listen …. We Care … We Help! HQ: 28400 Southfi eld Road., Lathrup Village, Michigan 48076 S.D.: Owed the IRS ...…
…Service To The Creator T his week, the portion discusses the pro- cedure for various sacrifices. One such sacrifice was the sin offering. A person was obligated to bring a sin offering if he unintentional- ly transgressed a command- ment whose intentional violation would be punished by death. There was a slid- ing scale for this sacrifice. A rich person brought an ox; middle class, goat or sheep; poor, two pigeons; destitute, flou...…
…March 14 • 2019 31 jn I t seems everyone wants to organize their living space, but most of us don’ t know exactly where to begin. If it’ s been one of your goals, why not make 2019 the year you look to the experts to help make it happen? Trending organizing consultant and best-selling author Marie Kondo — from the Netflix series Tidying Up — says it doesn’ t have to be a painful process to purge and “keep only things in your home t...…
…32 March 14 • 2019 jn understand and follow. The whole family will be more efficient because you’ re not wasting time looking for things, missing deadlines and creating a chaotic living space. This kind of smart organization creates a sense of calm throughout the home — something we all need more of. ” FOUR STEPS TO ORGANIZATION The pros weighed in with four steps to help you to sort, edit and discard your way to organizational bli...…
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…34 March 14 • 2019 jn A ward-winning photojournal- ist Lawrence Schiller looked through a database of 43,000 pictures — his among others — to curate the final 77 images traveling to museums around the country in commemoration of a presidential milestone. The images form the exhibit American Visionary: John F. Kennedy’ s Life and Times, launched at the Smithsonian American Art Museum in Washington, D.C., to mark the 100th annivers...…
…March 14 • 2019 35 jn Music & Art Shalev-Gerz’ s art will be paired with DSO musicians at Wasserman. M usic underscores visual artist- ry when Detroit Symphony Orchestra instrumentalists interpret the tone of works by Esther Shalev-Gerz as presented by the Wasserman Projects in Detroit. “Selections from the Gold Room” derives from programming at the Swedish History Museum to capture the cultural and personal importance of objects. ...…
…36 March 14 • 2019 jn ODDS & ENDS Wonder Park, opening in theaters March 15, is an animated fi lm about a fabulous amusement park where the imagination of a creative girl comes alive. Matthew Brod- erick, 56, and Mila Kunis, 35, are among the stars who voice the main characters. The Fix is a legal drama to start on ABC at 10 p.m. Monday, March 18. The premise is a lot like the O.J. Simpson saga, which is understandable consider...…
…March 14 • 2019 37 jn THROUGH APRIL 14 The Beach Take the kids to “The Beach Detroit,” an interactive installation by New York- based design studio Snarkitecture, co-founded in 2008 by Jewish artist Daniel Arsham and architect Alex Mustonen. Partner Benjamin Porto joined in 2014. This free and family-friendly installation in the heart of Downtown Detroit at 1001 Woodward Ave. will be open to the public through Sunday, April 14. The Beach ...…
…38 March 14 • 2019 jn GETTY IMAGES DIA WEDNESDAY, MARCH 20 DVD LEARNING 1 p.m., March 20. “Nachmanides (Ramban) and the Value of Compromise.” Drop in to Beth Ahm and watch the DVD of a Jewish history lecture by Prof. Howard N. Lupovitch (originally delivered in July 2018). Brief informal discussion follows. Free, no reservations needed. 5075 W. Maple Road, West Bloomfield. Info: Nancy Kaplan, 248-737-1931, or nancyellen879@att.net. ...…
…March 14 • 2019 39 jn SUNDAY, MARCH 24 JCC MOM2MOM SALE 8:30 a.m.-noon, March 24. Come to the Mom2Mom Sale at the JCC to find great resale deals on kids’ toys, clothes, strollers and more. Save money, support other local mothers and help the planet at the same time! Plus, sell your own surplus items for as little as $25/table. Info at jccdet.org. MORE SPRING FESTIVAL 11 am, March 24. At Temple Emanu-El in Oak Park. Dave Bennett Quar...…
…40 March 14 • 2019 jn C onversations can be such a great breeding ground for life lessons. Those life lessons can be used in our businesses, because our business should be an extension of ourselves. One of the best lessons I ever learned came through a conver- sation with Howard Behar, former (Jewish) president of Starbucks Coffee. He taught me about ser- vant leadership. It sounds like an oxymoron, doesn’ t it? Servant leaders...…
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…44 March 14 • 2019 jn LORRAINE ALKON, 81, of Farmington Hills, died March 6, 2019. She is survived by her husband of 58 years, Sheldon Alkon; daugh- ters and sons-in-law, Amy Alkon, Elizabeth Alkon and Tom Rosenberg, and Caroline and Rob Belli; grandchildren, Jack, Lily and Nate Rosenberg; brother and sister-in-law, Dr. Richard and Leanne Small; aunt, Ethel Shapiro; other lov- ing relatives and friends. Mrs. Alkon was the devoted ...…
…March 14 • 2019 45 jn Mile Road, Beverly Hills, MI 48025, dcds.edu. Arrangements by Ira Kaufman Chapel. (A more detailed obituary will appear March 21.) ILENE B. MANKO, 94, of Farmington Hills, died March 7, 2019. She is survived by her son and daugh- ter-in-law, Ken and Caren Manko; daughter and son- in-law, Andrea and Ely Tama; brother and sister-in-law, Jason and Lillian Reitzin; grandchil- dren, Jennifer (Daniel) Prohow, Jo...…
…46 March 14 • 2019 jn Greater Detroit Chapter, 5030 Orchard Lake Road, West Bloomfield, MI 48323, hadassah.org/ detroit; or Friendship Circle, 6892 W. Maple Road, West Bloomfield, MI 48322, friendshipcircle.org/ donate. Arrangements by Ira Kaufman Chapel. (A more detailed obituary will appear March 21.) TRUDI SCHREIBER, 96, of Novi, died March 3, 2019. She taught art for 40+ years in Detroit at Henry Ford and Cass Tech high sch...…
…March 14 • 2019 47 jn or Na’ amat Greater Detroit Council, 25900 Greenfield, #205D, Oak Park, MI 48237, naamat.org. Arrangements by Ira Kaufman Chapel. LISA WADE, 53, of West Bloomfield, died March 4, 2019. She is survived by her beloved husband, Richard Wade; parents, Jerrold (Sue) Weiner, Sheila Forman Guz; sons, Aaron Wade, Jason Wade; sister and broth- er-in-law, Amy and Cary Stein; many other loving family members and frien...…
…48 March 14 • 2019 jn beloved wife, Doris; his brothers, Cornelius (Bessie), Alex (Evelyn) and Emanuel (Amelia); his sisters, Hazel, Laverne (Wylie) and Roseanne (Elbert); daughter, Gail; grandson, Perry; sister-in-law, Wilma Wright; brothers-in-law, Elbert Branch, Maurice Wright, Roy Robinson and Alan Hopewell. Interment was at Woodlawn Cemetery. Contributions may be made to Temple Israel, 5725 Walnut Lake Road, West Bloomfield, ...…
…March 14 • 2019 49 jn CelebrateISRAEL Design Donated by: www.WalkForIsrael.org Sunday, May 5, 2019 Bouncies, Israeli Music, Games, Food, Entertainment, Fun for the Whole Family! Community-wide Event Hosted by Adat Shalom Synagogue 29901 Middlebelt Rd, Farmington Hills, MI 48334 …
…Danny Raskin Senior Columnist raskin the best of everything Small but Mighty T he saying, “What goes around comes around, ” is almost apropos in this case … Although it does have much to do with the re-opening of a closed West Bloomfield restaurant that at one time was considered among the better small Italian eating spots in this region … And it seems to have regained the lofty Italian dining note it once enjoyed, After four attemp...…
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…4 February 14 • 2019 jn Join us for a wonderful evening featuring Annabel Cohen as she demonstrates springtime dishes with her special flair! Don’ t miss this fun night including nosh, wine and Annabel. $22/Members $30/Non-members To RSVP online, go to temple-israel.org/sisterhood Questions? Contact Sari Roland at sarirsisterhood@gmail.com or 248-701-0298 Tuesday, February 26 7 - 9 pm at Temple Israel JOIN US FOR ONE OR ALL CL...…
…Febraury 14 • 2019 5 jn A fter a recent visit to my dentist (Hi, Dr. Krawitz!), I was struck by the number of idi- oms I found in our language that employ the reference to teeth or dental items. So, chew on this. A common weed, the dandelion, gets its name from the French dent de lion (tooth of the lion) for the shape of the “petals.” Dent in French is tooth; hence: dental, den- tist, etc. Now you do not have to give your eye teeth to ...…
…6 Febraury 14 • 2019 jn T he past few months, since the end of working through the Michigan midterm election cycle, I’ ve had a lot of time for self-re- flection. I have evaluated my role as the sole Republican Jewish voice and political orga- nizer in the Michigan Republican Party aside from our chairman, Ronald Weiser. I built relationships with key stakeholders in Wayne County by incorporat- ing my own identity and talking abo...…
…Febraury 14 • 2019 7 jn NEXTGen Detroit welcomes stand-up comedian, actress, producer and TV and radio host Nikki has created and starred in shows and specials on and XM Radio. *In addition to the cost of a ticket, each EPIC guest is required to make a minimum donation of $100 to the Jewish Federation’s 2019 Annual Campaign. Tickets available at jewishdetroit.org/EPIC $60/person* through February 24 $75/person* beginning...…
…8 Febraury 14 • 2019 jn GREENVILLE, S.C. (JTA) — W hen my father was 7 years old, he was placed in an orphanage. His own father had died, and his mother’ s mental illness prevented her from caring for him. Growing up, I heard his stories of “kid prison, ” as he called it, and I dreamed of someday becoming a foster parent able to take children out of an insti- tution and offer them a family. In the spring of 2010, my husband and I ...…
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…10 Febraury 14 • 2019 jn views continued from page 6 Hitler, immigration detention centers and child separations at the border to the separation of families upon arriving to the camps, ICE agents to the Gestapo, the manipulation of the Jewish community into believing that the high Palestinian death toll should serve as a shameful self-reflection of our own casualties in the Holocaust, and so much more. Contextual and situational a...…
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…L ove is not just for Valentine’ s Day. Love can happen when you least expect it, as in the case of these two couples who share their stories with us. Nancy and Manny Kalef are part of a love tri- angle. They love each other without reservation — and they love the Meer Apartments, a senior community in West Bloomfield managed by Jewish Senior Life, where they’ ve lived for almost three years. Both Nancy and Manny married young. His ...…
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…14 Febraury 14 • 2019 jn dressed as a doctor and, at first, Carrie thought he was a real physician. “I said some silly stuff, ” Steve said. “That’ s how I got her. ” Carrie and Steve, both 50, dated for a few years before they decided to marry in 2012. They didn’ t take out a license or register their status with the state, explained Steve’ s JARC care worker, Bernie Tague, because that could have complicated the benefits they rece...…
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…16 Febraury 14 • 2019 jn A ttorney Henry Meyers, a dis- tinguished leader in the Detroit Jewish community, walked his daughter Joan down the aisle when she married her husband, Dr. Robert Jampel, on Oct. 2, 1952. Two months later, when her father died at age 57, city dignitaries attended his funeral service at Congregation Shaarey Zedek. Joan’ s mother, Delia Imerman Meyers, missed the wedding entirely. She was 46 and the former p...…
…Febraury 14 • 2019 17 jn JOAN MEYERS JAMPEL Hometown: Bloomfield Hills Education: Highland Park High School and University of Michigan (economics major) Personal achievements: Library chair and coordinator of volunteer services at the JCC’ s Henry and Delia Meyers Library & Media Center since 2000; Temple Beth El board member; a 2013 “Eight over 80” honoree for Jewish Senior Life. Immediate family: Husband, Dr. Robert Jampel, ophtha...…
…18 Febraury 14 • 2019 jn N EXTGen Detroit, the young adult division of the Jewish Federation, returns to The Fillmore in Detroit on March 9 for its premiere annual fundrais- er, EPIC. The event, brought to the community by Sue and Alan J. Kaufman and Family, is a true celebration of the community’ s time-honored tradition of taking care of our fellow Jews and the com- mitment of EPIC guests to carry on that tradition as the young p...…
…Febraury 14 • 2019 19 jn mission of the Federation, which is to take care of the needs of the Jewish people and build a vibrant Jewish future here in Detroit, in Israel and around the world. ” Over the last seven years, EPIC has con- tributed more than $1.5 million to the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan’ s Detroit Annual Campaign, last year raising nearly $300,000. “Every year, the EPIC crowd is a mix of young people who have ...…
…20 February 14 • 2019 jn T he Grosse Pointe Jewish Council (GPJC) celebrated its 30th anniversary around Chanukah with an extravaganza complete with music, food and entertainment. The GPJC has grown to 150 families and is an invaluable resource for the small but dedicated members of the Grosse Pointe Jewish community. Over the years, the GPJC has expanded to include a local Sunday school and adult education pro- gramming. It also...…
…February 14 • 2019 21 jn With compassion, expertise and technology, Karmanos offers an A-team of cancer specialists, giving each patient access to the newest and most advanced cancer treatments. Because everybody deserves their best chance to beat cancer. 10 0 % F OC US E D ON HE L PI NG OUR PAT I E NT S AND OUR C OMMUNI T Y . Celebrating the 2019 Honorees SUNDAY , MAY 19 Luncheon 11:30am visit www.jslmi.org or contact Beth Tryon at...…
…22 Febraury 14 • 2019 jn The Well and JN partnered to honor young people impacting the community. O nce again, the community came through with more than 100 nominations for The Well and JN’s 36 Under 36. The nominees were sent to a panel of impartial volunteer judges who had the difficult task of choosing only 36 names from the list of impressive nominees for this year’ s cohort. Here they are, in no particular order. M...…
…Febraury 14 • 2019 23 jn 2019 Class ABBY RUBIN Abby Rubin, 27, of Detroit is a children’ s librarian for the Detroit Public Library at the Campbell Branch. She serves on the NEXTGen Detroit Board of Directors as the chair of the Volunteers Committee and is working on building the Social Justice Committee. She co-chaired NEXTGen’ s Pitch for Detroit kickball tournament for the past two years as well. She is also highly involved w...…
…24 Febraury 14 • 2019 jn AVI SNIDER Avi Snider, 30, of Oak Park, is chair of Oak Park’ s Arts and Cultural Diversity Commission. He leads the city’ s efforts to develop and implement city-wide pro- grams and events that pro- vide access to the performing and creative arts and celebrate cultural diversity. Avi was appointed as chair in 2017 after serv- ing as chair of Oak Park’ s Ethnic Advisory Commission in 2016. This fall, Avi also ...…
…Febraury 14 • 2019 25 jn As featured on: Need Help with an IRS or State Tax Problem? Call the experts at 1-800-TAX-LEVY (829-5389) Tax Liens Collection Notices Penalties Unfi led Tax Returns Audits Call us today to answer your questions or to schedule a meeting and say goodbye to those sleepless nights! 1 800 TAX LEVY We Listen …. We Care … We Help! HQ: 28400 Southfi eld Road., Lathrup Village, Michigan 48076 S.D.: Owed the I...…
…26 Febraury 14 • 2019 jn continued from page 24 Brought to you by When she is not working, Claudia spends her free time with family and friends, traveling and exploring the city of Detroit. DANIEL WARSH Daniel Warsh, 32, of West Bloomfield, is an in-house corporate attorney at Robert Bosch LLC, where he advises several North American busi- ness units of the company on commercial legal topics. He is a graduate of the Univers...…
