…NOVEMBER 16 • 2023 | 55 J N At the Sheraton Hotel in Tel Aviv, Kavanagh’s grandfa- ther started a spa, health club and men’s barbershop. Also, during that time in Jerusalem, her grandmother covered the Adolf Eichmann trial as a writer for the Jewish Floridian newspaper. Based in Miami, the Jewish Floridian was founded in 1927 by Kavanagh’s great-grandfather, J. Louis Shochet. The paper was later taken over by her great uncle, Fre...…
…56 | NOVEMBER 16 • 2023 J N ARTS&LIFE THEATER G rowing up, Danny Kornfeld and his family traveled to New York City many times to catch performances of Broadway musicals. His mother commented that maybe, someday, he could move there as he was never a great sleeper. “I was really bad at going to bed, and my mom thought what better a place for me to live in than the city that never sleeps because you’ll never have to go to bed,” remini...…
…NOVEMBER 16 • 2023 | 57 Details Harmony is being staged at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre, 243 W. 47th St. in New York City. Get tickets at https:// harmonyanewmusical.com. to Berlin, where he becomes a performer. A ‘VERY JEWISH’ SHOW Kornfeld said after a string of productions that touched on antisemitism, including Parade and Leopoldstadt, he is proud to be in another “very Jewish” show that sheds light on a little-known chapter of W...…
…58 | NOVEMBER 16 • 2023 J N HORROR ON TURKEY DAY, THE CROWN ENDS, BARBRA’S MALL, CONVICTED! Thanksgiving, a horror film, was directed and co-written by Eli Roth, 51, a “master” of horror (opens in theaters on Nov. 17). Roth’s big hits include Hostel (2005) and Cabin Fever (2016). He also acts now-and-again. He played Donny “The Bear Jew” Donowitz in Quentin Tarantino’s war film Inglorious Basterds (2009). Here’s the Thanksgivin...…
…NOVEMBER 16 • 2023 | 59 J N WISDOM & COFFEE 9:30 AM, NOV. 18 (SAT.) “The Morality of War” with Congregation Shaarey Zedek’s Rabbi Aaron Starr; study the Jewish teachings on ethical warfare. Is there such a thing as a moral war? Wisdom & Coffee is hosted monthly and provides an opportunity for learning and conversation on a Shabbat morning that is entirely separate from our prayer service. Participants may choose to dress cas...…
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…NOVEMBER 16 • 2023 | 61 S ydney Harris, 100, of West Bloomfield, died Oct 31, 2023. He was an honored World War II veteran, serving in the Ardennes and Rhineland Campaigns as a rifleman. He was severely wounded by shrapnel in February 1945 and spent over a year in Percy Jones Hospital in Michigan. In addition to many ribbons, he also received a Purple Heart and the Bronze Star. His battle wounds became reinfected approxim...…
…62 | NOVEMBER 16 • 2023 OBITUARIES OF BLESSED MEMORY R abbi Dannel I. Schwartz, founder of Temple Shir Shalom, was an imaginative leader, a talented orator and a devoted family man who had an innate gift for connecting with people and bringing them together. On Oct. 29, 2023, Rabbi Schwartz was tragically killed in a car accident while traveling with his wife and father-in-law from their Maine home to their residence in Palm ...…
…NOVEMBER 16 • 2023 | 63 J N ELAINE EPSTEIN, 94, of Southfield, died Nov. 5, 2023. She is survived by her daughters and son-in-law, Cheryl Epstein, Felice and Gregory Firestone; son, Stephen Epstein; loving grandchildren, Joshua (Marni) Glowacki, Leah (Brady Brickner-Wood) Glowacki, Laurali Firestone and David Firestone; many other loving family members and friends Elaine was the beloved wife of the late Daniel Epstein; devoted ...…
…64 | NOVEMBER 16 • 2023 OBITUARIES OF BLESSED MEMORY D r. Leslie “Les” Bricker, 71, of Northville, died on Oct. 30, 2023, after a brief illness while traveling with his wife, Bonnie, in Buenos Aires, Argentina. After his residency at Sinai Hospital of Detroit, Les completed his Fellowship in Hematology and Oncology at the University of Michigan. He worked a few years in private practice and then was invited to join the Henry Fo...…
…NOVEMBER 16 • 2023 | 65 J N ARTHUR L. GOODMAN, 95, of Gainesville, Fla., formerly of West Bloomfield, died Nov. 7, 2023. He served in the Korean War as a lab tech. Arthur graduated from University of Toledo and was an active pharmacist for 55 years. He co-owned Bi-Lo Pharmacy in Westland for 20 years, prior to moving to Florida. He was a loving and devoted husband for 23 years to the late Dorothy F. Kleinstein Goodman. He l...…
…66 | NOVEMBER 16 • 2023 J N DOUGLAS L. GREENBAUM, 88, of West Bloomfield, died Nov. 7, 2023. He is survived by his daughters and sons- in-law, Laura and Scott Silberman, and Carolyn and Nathan Cohn; grand- children, Allie, Jack, Ben, Danielle and Jonah; many other loving family members and friends. Douglas was the beloved husband of the late Ellen Greenbaum. Interment took place at Adat Shalom Memorial Park Cemetery in Livoni...…
…NOVEMBER 16 • 2023 | 67 J N Bloomfield Hills, MI 48301; or to a charity of one’s choice. A funeral service was held at Hebrew Memorial Chapel. Interment was held at Hebrew Memorial Park. Arrangements by Hebrew Memorial Chapel. SUZANNE PEARLSTEIN, 62, of Commerce Township, died Nov. 5, 2023. She is survived by her hus- band, Alan Pearlstein; father, Robert Harris; sons, Samuel Pearlstein of Royal Oak, Joseph Pearlstein of Commerce...…
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…NOVEMBER 16 • 2023 | 69 J N Looking Back From the William Davidson Digital Archive of Jewish Detroit History accessible at thejewishnews.com Happy Birthday to Our Archives T his month marks the 10th birthday of the William Davidson Digital Archive of Jewish Detroit History, one of the lead- ing English-language digital Jewish newspaper archives in the world. And it began with a devas- tating fire. On the evening of Jan. 27, 2002, A...…
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…8 | NOVEMBER 16 • 2023 op-ed A Letter to ‘Pro-Palestinian’ Americans and to Those Calling for ‘Peace for Everyone’ PURELY COMMENTARY A s a “Pro-Israel” American, I thank you for taking the time to read this letter. I think that there is serious miscommuni- cation taking place over the current con- flict in the Middle East and, because I think that you are indeed com- passionate and caring and I consider myself compassion- a...…
…NOVEMBER 16 • 2023 | 9 liberty and the pursuit of happiness. When you say, “from the river to the sea,” I hear you calling for another Holocaust. During World War II, 6 million Jews were systematically murdered because they were Jews. When you say, “From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free,” it sounds like you are calling for the annihilation of the millions of Jews who reside in Israel: the state that exists between ...…
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…OUR COMMUNITY Volunteer EMS service aims to grow its services in the years ahead. Hatzalah MI’s Road to the Future JACKIE HEADAPOHL EDITORIAL DIRECTOR PHOTOGRAPHY BY JERRY ZOLYNSKY 14 | MARCH 16 • 2023 ON THE COVER Asher Sigler of Southfield, Moshe Davis of Southfield and Chaim Cohen of Oak Park. …
…MARCH 16 • 2023 | 15 H atzalah MI has come a long way in the five years since it’s been in operation, and its leaders expect to even go further in the years ahead. Hatzalah is a team of state-certified Emergency Medical Services (EMS) volunteer responders in the Orthodox community who stand at the ready 24-7 to respond to local emergencies in Oak Park, Southfield and Huntington Woods. It partners with the Oakland County Medical Contr...…
…OUR COMMUNITY “WE ALL HAVE OUR REGULAR LIVES — OUR JOBS, OUR FAMILIES, OUR SHULS — BUT WHEN THAT RADIO GOES OFF, THAT ALL GOES TO THE SIDE.” — MOSHE DAVIS continued from page 15 16 | MARCH 16 • 2023 ON THE COVER Oak Park has turned to Hatzalah for help on several occasions, often for a piece of equipment called a Lucas device, which does manual compressions during cardiac arrest. In the beginning, Oak Park would call Hatzalah t...…
…MARCH 16 • 2023 | 17 OUR COMMUNITY so expensive because they’re essentially mini-hospitals on wheels,” Soloff said. For the second ambulance, Soloff is hoping the commu- nity will pitch in. “Hatzalah is moving forward now, and I want people to understand they can be a part of it,” he said. The goal is to start trans- porting patients to the hospi- tal in November, and Hatzalah will have the two-ambulance minimum it needs to make tha...…
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…20 | MARCH 16 • 2023 I really didn’t know what to expect when I made my way to the inaugural annual B’teavon Jewish Food Retreat at Ramah Darom in Clayton, Georgia, Feb. 17-20; but I knew I was excited to attend, and I anticipated eating some delicious food. The long weekend was conceived as a celebration of all things Jewish food through a collaboration between Ramah Darom, a camp and retreat center affiliated with Conserva...…
…MARCH 16 • 2023 | 21 chef throughout the weekend. I was assigned to assist Susan Barocas in three sessions — Marvelous Mezze, Converso Cooking and Sephardic Sweet Tooth. Susan’s sessions were ambitious and, across the three, participants made six savory dishes and two sweet ones, including eggplants stuffed with a mix of savory and sweet flavors (mushrooms, pears and apples), chickpeas, salads, marochinos (almond cookies), and b...…
…22 | MARCH 16 • 2023 OUR COMMUNITY I n mid-2019, Volunteer Ritual Chair Marc Sussman and Congregation B’nai Moshe leadership got together to reju- venate and create an alternative Shabbat morning experience, something different from the usual. Several ideas were brainstormed about what people would be interested in. What they ended up formulating was a Shabbat Experience unique to the con- gregation in more ways than one. T...…
…MARCH 16 • 2023 | 23 OUR COMMUNITY G esher Human Services, one of the largest human service agen- cies in Metro Detroit, will be holding a hiring blitz for 50 direct-care workers providing support and training to individ- uals with disabilities in residen- tial group homes, the commu- nity and businesses. The nonprofit agency recently revamped its pay structure to pay new employees $15-$20 per hour with benefits based on work hist...…
…24 | MARCH 16 • 2023 OUR COMMUNITY I n honor of International Women’s Day, Masa Israel Journey is proud to recognize 12 remarkable Jewish women for their leadership and com- mitment to advancing a brighter future, including Detroit philanthropist Jane Sherman. Sherman is a longtime leader in Jewish philanthropy, acting in executive and board member roles for several essential community organizations, from Detroit to Israel. Jane ...…
…MARCH 16 • 2023 | 25 F ollowing the devas- tating shooting attack at Michigan State University, Chabad was there to provide support to affected stu- dents and families by sharing a message of hope and kindness. In a collaborative effort, The Shul Chabad Lubavitch joined forces with Dakota and Chabad of MSU to deliver care packages to those impacted by the shoot- ing. The care packages were thoughtfully curated, including fresh chal...…
…26 | MARCH 16 • 2023 W hen 15-year-old Frankel Jewish Academy student Rena Kantor noticed a Keshet sticker on her parents’ door that said “LGBTQ Safe Space, ” she became curious about the orga- nization. Keshet, a Jewish initiative that aims to build equality for LGBTQ Jews, had a variety of programming for queer youth that Kantor quickly developed an interest in. In 2020, she attended her first online Keshet youth event for LG...…
…MARCH 16 • 2023 | 27 C ouncil Re|Sale, one of the oldest resale stores in Metro Detroit, is ushering in spring fashion with its popular Spring Showcase on Sunday, March 26, from noon-4 p.m. Avid bargain-hunters can also sign up for a special early preview VIP event at the store (3297 W. 12. Mile Road, Berkley) from 10 a.m. to noon, at a cost of $25. End-of-season sales on winter clothing will be held prior to Spring Showcase: 75% ...…
…28 | MARCH 16 • 2023 C an reading teachers help prevent antisemitism? Two Detroit-area children’s book authors aim to help teachers do just that. Anita Fitch Pazner and Lisa Rose will speak at the Michigan Reading Association’s 67th annual conference, to be held March 17-20 in Grand Rapids, on combatting antisemitism using picture books for early readers and books aimed at middle-grade students and young adults. Their present...…
…MARCH 16 • 2023 | 29 own fiction books, the authors recommend Ellen Leventhal’s A Flood of Kindness, The Prince of Steel Pier by Stacy Nockowitz and Turtle Boy by M. Evan Wolkenstein. Nonfiction suggestions include two books by Audrey Ades, The Rabbi and the Reverend, which shows how Rabbi Joachim Prinz, a refugee from Nazi Germany, stood beside the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. when he gave his famous “I Have a Dream” speech...…
…PURELY COMMENTARY 4-12 Essays and viewpoints. OUR COMMUNITY 14 Hatzalah MI’s Road to the Future Volunteer EMS service aims to grow its services in the years ahead. 20 A Delicious Weekend A thought-provoking time at the B’teavon Jewish Food Retreat. 22 B’nai Moshe’s Best Kept Secret Congregation B’nai Moshe’s Shabbat Experience is a unique alternative to the usual. 23 Hiring Blitz Gesher Human Servic...…
…30 | MARCH 16 • 2023 I n their late 80s, Earl Remer and Janet Mazzara continue a mission that both have been working on for decades. Each week, they spend hours printing free braille books for blind and low-vision children, and even adults, in a small room at Temple Beth El. The Temple Beth El Braille Bindery was first organized in 1959 at the temple’s former location on Gladstone and Woodward in Detroit, and now operates out o...…
…MARCH 16 • 2023 | 31 continued on page 32 the morning to prepare books for binding, process them and mail them out across the entire United States — much of the work continues throughout the week. Remer typically comes in on Mondays to print books and make sure everything is ready for the Tuesday group, while Mazzara spends countless hours at home transcribing children’s books into braille and updating existing book data files. ...…
…32 | MARCH 16 • 2023 J Learn, The J Detroit’s lifelong learning depart- ment, will offer a pop-up class on human rights next week as part of its JLearn Now series. “Give Me Your Tired, Your Poor: A Story of Immigration” will be led by Rabbi Ari Witkin via Zoom on March 23 and March 30 at 7:30 p.m. Tuition is $36. Witkin will give his firsthand account of the U.S. southern border crisis, based on trip to El Paso, Texas, as part...…
…MARCH 16 • 2023 | 33 U niversity of Michigan School of Social Work Jewish Communal Leadership Program presents Joyful Jewish Jams: A Communal Concert and Conversation on Monday, March 27, at The Ark (Doors at 6:30 p.m.; concert at 7 p.m.). The culminating event of the 20-month Jewish Communal Leadership Program is the annual Communal Conversation planned by the graduating class. This free-to-the-public event is a celebration of th...…
…34 | MARCH 16 • 2023 S ometimes when a Jewish mother wants her daughter to meet some nice Jewish boys, she’ll urge her to mingle with some big Jewish group. But all she really needs to meet is that one special person … Take Alison Wick. She’d attended an all-girls high school and was “in heaven” meeting “all those lovely boys” at the University of Sheffield in the UK when she enrolled in 1985. “I was having a great time!” the Lo...…
