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…OCTOBER 14 • 2021 | 3 contents PURELY COMMENTARY 4-13 Essays and viewpoints. OUR COMMUNITY 14 Women March for Reproductive Rights Two temples join protest against Texas anti-abortion law. 18 Training Leaders Shalom Hartman Institute and JCRC/AJC to convene new leadership group after successful pilot. 20 It’s a Wrap! Final filming for Shoah Ambassadors Holocaust documentary takes place at Berman Center. 22 Danny Fenste...…
…4 | OCTOBER 14 • 2021 for openers I’m Drowning in Sportsbook Ads! I t was going to take a lot to supplant my No. 1 pet peeve on radio and television, but its finally happened. For years, that title has been held by prescription drug companies and their insanely long list of potential side effects warnings tagged at the end of their commercials. Many disclaimers range between 35-45 seconds — equal to or longer than the tim...…
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…6 | OCTOBER 14 • 2021 1942 - 2021 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...…
…OCTOBER 14 • 2021 | 7 DETROIT JEWISH NEWS 32255 Northwestern Hwy. Suite 205, Farmington Hills, MI 48334 248-354-6060 thejewishnews.com continued on page 8 attempting to “weaken” what he termed “the U.N.-centric world order.” America’s “hasty withdrawal from Afghanistan,” he added, should be regarded as “a further demonstration of the rules the West is going to build its world order on.” Picking up on that theme, the new president o...…
…8 | OCTOBER 14 • 2021 PURELY COMMENTARY continued from page 6 Bring Danny Home! The Detroit Jewish News urges the community to continue raising awareness for Huntington Woods native Danny Fenster — a journalist who has been unjustly held without cause and without specified charges for 144 days by a military regime in a gruesome prison in Myanmar (Burma). The family is looking for people to create portraits of Danny that can b...…
…OCTOBER 14 • 2021 | 9 Birthright Israel is a gift of a lifetime that opens young adults to the Jewish world around them, creating a lasting impact on identity, family, community, culture, and continuity. We are so excited to introduce ourselves to the Detroit community and are eager to connect with you. allyson.greenbaum@birthrightisrael.org (646) 453-2022 ariel.weiss@birthrightisrael.org (513) 520-6021 DID YOU KNOW THE IMPACT OF B...…
…10 | OCTOBER 14 • 2021 PURELY COMMENTARY essay My Travel to a ‘Forbidden’ Country I ’m struggling to put into words how upset I am that as our Jewish professional in Windsor you visited an anti-Israel, antisemitic coun- try,” a seasoned community member wrote to me after hear- ing that I had recently visited Lebanon. Let’s back- track: As a Jew who previously lived in Israel, I always told myself that I would never put myself ...…
…OCTOBER 14 • 2021 | 11 ARMENIAN POPULATION Around 4% of Lebanon’s population is ethnic Armenian, the descendants of refugees who fled the 1915 genocide. Through a chance encounter, I befriended a 31-year-old Lebanese graphic designer of Armenian ori- gin. One evening he took me to Bourj Hammoud, Beirut’s Armenian neigh- borhood. Armenian flags and anti-Azerbaijan slogans brandished the buildings. Arabic was nowhere to be seen or ...…
…12 | OCTOBER 14 • 2021 in the news Two-State Solution Is Best Path to Peace I n 1990, as a 29-year-old grad- uate student at the University of Michigan, I helped orga- nize an interfaith delegation to Israel and Palestine. When I returned from the trip — my first to the region — I wrote an op-ed for the Detroit Jewish News urging my fellow American Jews to speak out in sup- port of a two-state solution and an end to the occupatio...…
…OCTOBER 14 • 2021 | 13 Centrist Dems Say Two-State Bill Is ‘One-Sided’ and ‘Blames Israel’ Editor’s Note: The news story below counters some of the points made by Rep. Levin regarding his Two-State Solution Act. T he Two-State Solution Act introduced by Rep. Andy Levin with over a dozen co-sponsors aims “to preserve conditions for, and improve the likelihood of, a two-state solution that secures Israel’s future as a democratic s...…
…14 | OCTOBER 14 • 2021 OUR COMMUNITY T here is a good chance Roe v Wade may be overturned as early as December. That was the star- tling message abortion rights activists, religious leaders and Michigan state govern- ment officials relayed to 400 marchers at a West Bloomfield Women’s March on Oct. 2 at Temple Shir Shalom in West Bloomfield and a short march up and down Orchard Lake Road. The march was one of 20 or so in Michiga...…
…OCTOBER 14 • 2021 | 15 Kahn said. “Because this leg- islation passed in Texas, there are going to be so many other states, including Michigan, that will pass copycat laws to take away a woman’s right to get an abortion before most people know they are preg- nant, with no exceptions to victims of rape or incest. “My daughters and son were a major motivation for me to organize this march. It shows them there is some- thing they can d...…
…16 | OCTOBER 14 • 2021 OUR COMMUNITY continued from page 15 Roe v Wade to fall, but here we are,” McMorrow said. “We can- not expect that marches and rallies are going to stop what is coming. “What we have seen in Texas proves that the Supreme Court [and state-level courts] and state legislatures are not going to protect us.” McMorrow said she was “horrified” at the Supreme Court’s stance toward the Texas law that enables boun- ...…
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…18 | OCTOBER 14 • 2021 I n 2019, the Shalom Hartman Institute (SHI) opened an office in Detroit thanks to support from the William Davidson Foundation. At that time, Detroit was among the many Jewish com- munities throughout North America working to engage and strengthen Jewish com- munal life, a sense of people- hood, and to understand the changing nature of the rela- tionship between Israel and American Jews. Founded in Israel...…
…OCTOBER 14 • 2021 | 19 JCRC/AJC first cohort. “I feel so fortunate to have participated over the last two years in thoughtful conversa- tions with not only scholars, but fellow Detroiters who have all been working in our com- munity. Especially during the pandemic, coming together with my cohort gave me an opportunity to connect with my community in a deeply meaningful way and gave me respite to think about our community through ...…
…20 | OCTOBER 14 • 2021 OUR COMMUNITY T hree generations gathered at the Berman Center for the Performing Arts on Oct. 3 for the filming of the final scene of Keith Famie’s Shoah Ambassadors Holocaust documentary. The closing scene in the Berman Center will see Shoah Ambassador Curtis Bates singing his song “Never Again” with nine Michigan-based Holocaust survivors, the Detroit Children’s Choir and ambassador Hailey Callahan on st...…
…OCTOBER 14 • 2021 | 21 just a story in a book,” Singer said. “It’s amazing to be able to meet someone who has shown so much positivity throughout their life even though they suffered such tragedy and such tremendous loss, but they’re happy and thriving and still telling their stories to these young people so we can make sure this never happens again.” Famie, after about two years of filming, believes the song and scene at the Berman ...…
…22 | OCTOBER 14 • 2021 OUR COMMUNITY D uring his fourth month in pretrial detainment in a Myanmar prison, Frontier Myanmar managing editor and Huntington Woods native Danny Fenster, 37, had his ninth hearing, where he faced an additional charge by the military junta gov- ernment under the Unlawful Associations Act, though it closely related to the previous incitement charges, according to reports by the Associated Press. It w...…
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…24 | OCTOBER 14 • 2021 OUR COMMUNITY M ichigan Supreme Court Justice Richard Bernstein spoke at Michigan State University on Tuesday, Oct. 12, about his advocacy work in the Middle East. His multi-national efforts, made possible by the Abraham Accords, which opened new channels for collaboration between Israel and its neighbors, are the first time the UAE and Israel have collaborated to aid people with disabilities, according to...…
…OCTOBER 14 • 2021 | 25 about each other, then anything and everything is possible, ” he explains. Hassan-Nahoum and Bernstein, who met when they were both being interviewed for a documen- tary on the Abraham Accords, have similar visions for how to bring the Abraham Accords forward, she says. Together, they started to advance a set of principles around inclusion for what the UAE calls “people of determination. ” “We’re putting this...…
…26 | OCTOBER 14 • 2021 ERETZ W e were stuck in the U.S. for months after our wed- ding, ” says Zach Herschfus, formerly of Southfield. “But once Maureen got involved, we knew we were in good hands. She knew the best way to work within the system and managed to get us back to Israel. ” Herschfus and his new bride, Sabine, are just two of many individuals who have been locked out of Israel due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Israe...…
…OCTOBER 14 • 2021 | 27 Now Inviting Consignments HINDMANAUCTIONS.COM Hindman Auction’s new Detroit office is welcoming consignments in all collecting categories for our upcoming sales. Please contact us to discuss the single piece or entire collection that you are considering selling at auction and to receive your complimentary auction estimate. FEATURED Verdura, Yellow Gold, Multigem And Diamond ‘Sunburst’ Cuff Bracelet Sold For $...…
…28 | OCTOBER 14 • 2021 T he Michigan Israel Business Accelerator (MIBA) is about one thing — positioning Michigan in the premier partnership role for Israeli innovation. It accomplish- es its goal by what its CEO Scott Hiipakka calls the “3 C’s”: • connects • connections and • collaborations. “Because we work statewide, we focus among all the different partners across Michigan to build connections that ultimately yield colla...…
…OCTOBER 14 • 2021 | 29 advanced manufacturing on steroids and leveraging the IOT, or ‘internet of things,’ all about creating smart systems for manufacturing,” Hiipakka said. “Centrepolis was already focused on these things and saw the need to partner with us and bring Israeli innova- tion to the state.” Over a year later, the two partnered on the Cleantech, Climatech & Circular Economy Accelerator, focused on how to create a m...…
…30 | OCTOBER 14 • 2021 A euchre tournament and a Purim carnival are important chapters in the story of Congregation Shir Tikvah’s first championship in the Inter-Congregational Men’s Club Summer Softball League. Without those chapters, there wouldn’t even be a team. Shir Tikvah won the Rosen Division title this summer, beating Congregation Beth Ahm 9-6 in the division playoff championship game at Keith Sports Park in West Bloo...…
…OCTOBER 14 • 2021 | 31 also a valuable guy there.” Shir Tikvah won the Rosen Division regular season title this year with a 13-7 record. But it lost its opening game of the double- elimination division playoffs to regular-season runner-up Beth Ahm, sending it into a win-or-else mode for the remainder of the playoffs. A 14-2 win over Beth Ahm on the second and final day of the playoffs paved the way for a winner-take-all championshi...…
…32 | OCTOBER 14 • 2021 MAZEL TOV! 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...…
…OCTOBER 14 • 2021 | 33 A special group of seven volunteer judges will be reviewing submissions and choosing the 36 winners. Honorees will receive free three-year subscriptions to the JN and be featured in a February 2022 issue. GO ONLINE TO THEJEWISHNEWS.COM AND NOMINATE THEM BY NOVEMBER 18, 2021 JEWISH NEWS THE DETROIT Do you know someone who gives of themselves to the community in robust — and often thankless — ways? Someone you admi...…
…Synagogue Directory CONSERVATIVE Adat Shalom Synagogue Farmington Hills (248) 851-5100 adatshalom.org Ahavas Israel Grand Rapids (616) 949-2840 ahavasisraelgr.org Congregation Beth Ahm West Bloomfield (248) 851-6880 cbahm.org Congregation Beth Israel Flint (810) 732-6310 cbiflint.org Congregation Beth Shalom Oak Park (248) 547-7970 congbethshalom.org Beth Tephilath Moses Mt. Clemens (586) 996-3138 bethtephilathmoses.com B’nai Israel Sy...…
…OCTOBER 14 • 2021 | 35 Shomrey Emunah Southfield (248) 559-1533 congregation-shomrey- emunah-105705.square.site The Shul-Chabad Lubavitch West Bloomfield (248) 788-4000 theshul.net Woodward Avenue Shul Royal Oak (248) 414-7485 thewas.net Yagdil Torah Southfield (248) 559-5905 Young Israel of Oak Park (248) 967-3655 yiop.org Young Israel of Southfield (248) 358-0154 yisouthfield.org RECONSTRUCTIONIST Congregation Kehillat I...…
…36 | OCTOBER 14 • 2021 L eaders lead. That does not mean to say that they do not follow. But what they follow is different from what most people follow. They don’t conform for the sake of conforming. They don’t do what others do merely because others are doing it. They follow an inner voice, a call. They have a vision, not of what is, but of what might be. They think outside the box. They march to a different tune. Never was this...…
…OCTOBER 14 • 2021 | 37 nor destroy on all My holy mountain, for the earth will be filled with the knowledge of the Lord as the waters cover the sea.” (Isaiah 11:9) Abraham is without doubt the most influential person who ever lived. Today he is claimed as the spiritual ancestor of 2.3 billion Christians, 1.8 billion Muslims and 14 million Jews, more than half the people alive today. Yet, he ruled no empire, commanded no great ar...…
…38 | OCTOBER 14 • 2021 ARTS&LIFE MUSIC W ith the same intensity shown while fronting esteemed orchestras at celebrated venues, violinist Yevgeny Kutik has per- formed in solo programs before small Jewish congregations in remote meeting halls. Born into a family of classical musi- cians who left the Soviet Union to escape antisemitism, Kutik is motivated to bring treasured music to those of shared religious background assembled in...…
…OCTOBER 14 • 2021 | 39 expanded. The second movement is completely brand new, and this piece is just massive.” Kutik, whose family came to America when he was 5, first learned violin from his mother, Alla Zernitskaya, an award-winning, high-level instruc- tor. He went on to earn a bachelor’s degree from Boston University and a master’s degree from the New England Conservatory of Music. “From what I understand from my family, I alway...…
…40 | OCTOBER 14 • 2021 ARTS&LIFE MUSIC is a musician. While his wife, Rachel, has a yoga studio, his father-in-law, Edwin Barker, plays double bass with the Boston Symphony Orchestra. A recent Kutik recording project has focused his atten- tion on appreciated cultural aspects of his heritage. The upcoming album, The Death of Juliet and Other Tales, soon will be released by Marquis Classics, the label that regularly represents hi...…
…OCTOBER 14 • 2021 | 41 Jewish Family Service Adopt a Family As we face the unpredictability of the COVID-19 pandemic, it is with an abundance of caution that we’ve decided to brighten the holidays of those we serve through gift cards purchased by funds raised from generous supporters like you. While we understand that making a donation can’t compete with the fun of selecting a Barbie doll off the shelf, please know that you are still m...…
…I sraeli artist Yigal Ozeri’s large-scale paintings draw the viewer in with their beauty, detail and sometimes dreamy nature settings. Brush with Reality — the name of the exhibit at the Flint Institute of Arts — is well-chosen. Ozeri’s artworks may seem to be photographs but, on closer inspec- tion, they open up a more detailed, intimate emotional perspective of his models. Many are beautiful women who revel in their environments —...…
…OCTOBER 14 • 2021 | 43 THEATER A n architect, a pedi- atrician, a drafting/ computer-aided design instructor and a direc- tor of high school theater programs share an interest in writing plays, and all have had their scripts produced by community theaters around the metro area. Now they’re preparing for a new round of presentations brought about by Playwrights @ Work, which joins them together with about a dozen like-minded enthu...…
…44 | OCTOBER 14 • 2021 A WOMAN WAS NEEDED, NOBEL PRIZE NOTE The Last Duel opens in the- aters on Oct. 15. Directed by Ridley Scott, the film depicts the last (1386) legal- ly sanctioned “trial by com- bat” in French history. The trial really happened and remains famous in France to this day. Amazingly complete records of the trial still exist, and there are other written sources that relay what many prominent men thought about t...…
…OCTOBER 14 • 2021 | 45 ‘CLUE’ ON STAGE OCT. 13-NOV. 7 At Meadow Brook Theatre on the campus of Oakland University in Rochester. Tickets range from $36 to $46 and are available by calling the Meadow Brook Theatre box office at 248-377-3300 or going online at ticketmaster. com. Student discounts are available at the box office. Groups of eight or more should call 248-370-3316 for group pricing. SELF ENRICHMENT 8:30 AM, OCT. 14 On T...…
…MICRO MEET-UP 5 PM, OCT 20 At Franklin Cider Mill, 48301 Franklin Drive, Franklin. The Well will host this meet-up to get to know some new friends in the neighborhood. This event is for those residing in Woodward Corridor suburbs. Partners or friends from other neighborhoods are welcome. Due to the generosity of donors, there is no cost to attend, but advance registration is required so we can plan for the right amount of peo...…
…OCTOBER 14 • 2021 | 47 2 bay leaves 2 Tbsp. honey 1 pint grape, cherry or teardrop tomatoes (smallish is the goal), sliced in half Freshly ground black pepper Kosher salt Directions Soaking your beans isn’t strictly necessary, but it will help facilitate even and speedy cooking. After rinsing and sorting the beans, cover them with at least a quart of water, and let them sit on the counter or in the fridge, covered, until ne...…
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…OBITUARIES OF BLESSED MEMORY OCTOBER 14 • 2021 | 49 JACK BINDES, 85, of West Bloomfield, died Oct. 5, 2021. He is survived by his wife of 60 years, Susan Bindes; daughters and sons-in-law, Molly and Michael Herzoff, and Jennifer and Michael Fishman; grandchildren, Dean and Sarah Herzoff, Devon Herzoff, Brett Fishman and Dylan Fishman; brother-in-law and sister-in- law, Daniel and Irene Biber; other loving relatives and a worl...…
…50 | OCTOBER 14 • 2021 lived a full life and will be deeply missed. Dale was born in Detroit in 1930, the older of two sons born to Albert and Belena Boesky. He lived his entire life in the greater Detroit area except for a brief stint in the Army. Dale loved to travel to visit his children and grandchildren across the country. He was passionate about photography, jazz and classical music. For his bar mitzvah, Dale was given ...…
