…JUNE 16 • 2022 | 51 GOING LARGE AND WINNING; JULIE ANDREWS’ “JEWISH” HITS Jerry and Marge Go Large, an original Paramount+ film, begins streaming on June 17. It is based on the true story of Jerry Selbee (Bryan Cranston) and his wife, Marge (Annette Bening). The couple, who are now in their 80s, was the subject of many articles and a 60 Minutes story. The Selbees have long lived in Evart, Mich., a small town (about 2,000 people...…
…52 | JUNE 16 • 2022 MUSICAL EVENING 7 PM, JUNE 16 The Well invites adults of all ages (21+) to join for a special evening with musical guest Deborah Sacks Mintz at Berkley Coffee, 14661 W. 11 Mile Road, Suite 500, Oak Park. Proof of COVID-19 vaccination is required upon arrival. Masks heavily encouraged when not actively eating or drinking. Tickets are available for $18 per person at jlive. app/events/2375. Berkley Coffee’s ful...…
…JUNE 16 • 2022 | 53 session for guests. MEMORIAL LECTURE 7 PM, JUNE 23 At Congregation Shaarey Zedek in Southfield. Rabbi Elliot J. Cosgrove will speak on “Not Your Mother’s Judaism.” Rabbi Cosgrove is the senior rabbi of Park Avenue Synagogue in New York City, a leading voice in the Conservative movement and the challenges faced by American Jewry. He was ordained at the Jewish Theological Seminary and earned a Ph.D. at the...…
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…OBITUARIES OF BLESSED MEMORY 56 | JUNE 16 • 2022 SALLY BECKER, 92, of Farmington Hills, died June 8, 2022. She is survived by her daughter and son-in-law, Darlene and Judge Edward Sosnick; sons and daugh- ter-in-law, Dennis and Lori Becker, and Kenneth Becker; grandchildren, Karen and Ryan, Meredith and Alan, Kate, and Samantha and Steve; great-grandchildren, Josephine Block, Jane, Esther and Abraham Rosette. Mrs. Becker was ...…
…JUNE 16 • 2022 | 57 dren. The more the merrier because she believed a full house was the best home. She enjoyed cooking, playing bridge, and shop- ping with her girls and Phil, and the quiet focus of nee- dlepoint and knitting. She had wonderful girlfriends and relished the time she spent with them. She was as dependable with them as she was to her family. Mrs. Fischer was the beloved wife for 64 years of the late Philip B. Fischer...…
…58 | JUNE 16 • 2022 FREDRIC FISHER, 79, of Waterford, died June 3, 2022. Former Grosse Ile resident Fred Fisher and his golden retriever, Bridgette, may have been new to hospice visits, but they have nearly a decade of experience supporting those in need. The pair spent nine years visiting nursing homes, hospitals, schools and other organizations across the state and country. Fred and Bridgette assisted in disaster recovery effo...…
…JUNE 16 • 2022 | 59 continued on page 60 by many loving nieces and nephews in South Africa and Israel. Interment was held at Adat Shalom Memorial Park in Livonia. Contributions may be made to a charity of one’s choice. Arrangements by Dorfman Chapel. JUDY GOLDFADEN, 87, of West Bloomfield, died June 5, 2022. She is survived by her sons and daughter- in-law, Howard and Nancy Goldfaden, and David Goldfaden; daughter, Susan Go...…
…continued from page 59 OBITUARIES OF BLESSED MEMORY 60 | JUNE 16 • 2022 MARVIN PALMER, 91, of Royal Oak, died June 6, 2022. He lived a long, graceful life filled with wit, integrity and generosity. He died one day short of his 67th wed- ding anniversary, surrounded by people who loved him. We will always smile as we remember him in a leather jacket, a glass of Jack Daniel’s at hand, a golden retriever by his side or a cat in his...…
…JUNE 16 • 2022 | 61 KEN SCHIFF, 65, passed away peacefully on May 25, 2022, surrounded by his loving family in his home in Tucson, Ariz. Ken grew up in Southfield, where he built friendships in his neighborhood, school and work that stayed with him through his entire life. After graduating from Wayne State University, he spent the first half of his career in sales, accumulating stories and friends, criss- crossing the state sel...…
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…contents June 16-22, 2016 | 10-16 Sivan 5776 | Vol. CXLIX, No. 20 My Story SHABBAT LIGHTS Shabbat: Friday, June 17, 8:54 p.m. Shabbat Ends: Saturday, June 18, 10:07 p.m. Shabbat: Friday, June 24, 8:56 p.m. Shabbat Ends: Saturday, June 25, 10:08 p.m. Times according to Yeshiva Beth Yehudah calendar. Cover design: Michelle Sheridan The Detroit Jewish News (USPS 275-520) is published every Thursday at 29200 Northwestern Highway, #110, Sou...…
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…viewpoints » S end letters to: letters@thejewishnews.com jewfro Commencement Address To The Rainbow Room Rainbow Room teacher Adrienne Gersten with Phoebe and Ben By Ben Falik T o my knowledge, Temple Emanu- El in Oak Park and its sister schools do not have commence- ment speakers upon whom they bestow honorary pre-kindergarten degrees. But if they did, I’d like to think I would be on the short list, assuming Dora the Explorer or Mitch A...…
…viewpoints » S end letters to: letters@thejewishnews.com DETROIT JEWISH NEWS commentary theJEWISHNEWS.com J Street Goes Too Far Arthur M. Horwitz Publisher / Executive Editor ahorwitz@renmedia.us S o where did J Street get leaders and the kind of policies they the money to help finance want to support. its support of the U.S.- It is not up to J Streeters, living Iran nuclear deal? safely in the U.S. some 6,000 miles Part of the answer h...…
…Securing Our Future Centennial Fund Donors Barbara and Michael Horowitz Maintain Their Deep Bond with Jewish Detroit t was important to us that we create an endowment “I The Centennial Fund is the central endowment campaign for in Detroit. That’s where we made our living and ensuring the long-term security of Jewish Detroit. The raised our family. The Jewish community of Detroit and Horowitz’s have chosen to establish a PACE Fund (Perp...…
…viewpoints » S end letters to: letters@thejewishnews.com essay Saudi Peace Plan Worth Revisiting D on’t read too much into Israel’s beleaguered prime minister and controversial new defense minis- ter spouting support for selected planks in the platform of the dusty 2002 Arab Peace Initiative. In recent weeks, both Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman, both leaders in Israel’s right-leaning Likud party, ha...…
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…metro » jews in the digita l a ge Father’s Day Technology Gift Guide I n the Digital Age, there are two types of dads. The first is the dad who would love to get any technology-related gift on Father’s Day. The second dad doesn’t real- ize he would love to get anything techie, but when he does, he’s excited and eager to open the box to set it up. As Father’s Day 2016 approaches, the amount of eye-popping tech gadgets is overwhelming. This y...…
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…metro » Focus On Food Justice The annual Do It for Detroit micro-grant competition expands to include a farmers’ market and food justice fair. Becky Hurvitz | Special to the Jewish news W ho has access to fresh, healthy food? Who doesn’t? Where does our food come from? Who is growing it? Processing it? What’s in it? Why do some people have an abundance of food and others go hungry? These are just a few of the ques- tions that the food jus...…
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…s same kind of work ethic and takes pride in her family. Her middle name, Ann, is a family name. All of the women in my wife’s family have the middle name Ann.” A NAME FOR A NAME Sticking with the originals, 21-month- old Solomon Arnold Ostreicher’s par- ents Susan and former Detroiter David Ostreicher, now of Cincinnati, named him in memory of his great-great- grandfather Solomon Burg, and great- grandfather Arnold Edwards. “We wanted to na...…
…family focus » dear debra On Marriage & Mothers-in-Law S Debra Darvick DEAR DEBRA, My future mother-in-law has never been particularly welcoming. I’ve tried every way I know to connect with her. Nothing works. I invited her along when my mother and I go mother-of-the-bride dress shopping. That’s when she said her own wedding dress still fit and that’s what she’ll be wearing. Yes, her own wedding dress! I am beside myself. I don’t know if t...…
…The Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit Honors the Memory of Marjorie Switow Fisher 1923 - 2016 Marjorie Fisher made an indelible mark on our Jewish community. Like her husband of 52 years, Max M. Fisher, she was a leader and philanthropist who leaves behind an extraordinary legacy of commitment and generosity to social, cultural and humanitarian causes locally, in Israel and around the world. June 16 • 2016 37 …
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