…MARCH 16 • 2023 | 35 F ighting judgment and the stigma of weakness are two of the biggest issues when it comes to substance abuse disorder. “When somebody says that they’re sick, we always ask, ‘What’s wrong? What’s your method of treatment?’” Lisa Daniels-Goldman said. “But when they tell you that they’re sick with a substance use disorder, you know, the doors close and the response is often, ‘Well, just stop or you did this ...…
…faces&places Making A Signature Impact COURTESY OF FEDERATION Jennifer Grey Jessica Migliore, Melissa Novetsky, Stacey Columbus, Hayley Snyder and Fawn Chayet LEFT TO RIGHT: Nancy Glen, Women’s Philanthropy Campaign Chair, and Sherrie Singer, Women’s Philanthropy President. Signature Event 2023 Co-Chairs Amye Goldhaber, Jill Ingber, Shayna Levine and Carole BenEzra. Attendees enjoyed the evening. More than 600 women gathered for Fed...…
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…38 | MARCH 16 • 2023 faces&places Gen X congregants enjoyed an axe throwing and virtual golf event with Congregation Shaarey Zedek. Lessons were learned that night — like don’t try to catch the axe on the rebound. Congregation Shaarey Zedek’s Generation CSZX event was held the evening of Feb. 11 at On the Dunes Sports. If you aren’t familiar with axe throwing, it’s like darts, except small hand axes are thrown at a wooden bullseye...…
…MARCH 16 • 2023 | 39 JCRC/AJC and the Coalition for Black and Jewish Unity celebrated Black History Month last month at the Detroit Historical Museum. Jamon Jordan, founder of the Black Scroll Network and recently designated official historian of the city of Detroit, took us on a tour as he chronicled the rich history that African Americans contributed to Detroit. We learned about the history of slavery in Detroit and how the ...…
…4 | MARCH 16 • 2023 PURELY COMMENTARY essay Remembering My Friend And Hero T hirty years ago this month, the State of Israel lost a hero — Yehoshua Friedberg, z”l. Yehoshua was an accomplished soldier and a learned yeshivah student. He was a devoted son and brother. For me, I will always cherish him as an amazing friend. I met Yehoshua when he was simply “Jason from Montreal,” during college while he and I spent our junior...…
…40 | MARCH 16 • 2023 BY STEVE STEIN quick hits Don Shane, a popular Detroit sportscaster who was inducted into the Michigan Jewish Sports Hall of Fame in 2008, died Feb. 25, 2023, at age 70. Shane worked at Channel 4 (WDIV) and Channel 7 (WXYZ). It was during his 23 years as the sports director at Channel 7 that he made his mark, especially with his “Dare Don” segments in the 1990s where he would tackle challenges proposed b...…
…MARCH 16 • 2023 | 41 Rudick would love to add former New York Yankees star Derek Jeter to the list because of Jeter’s Michigan roots. Jeter moved to Kalamazoo when he was 4 and graduated from Kalamazoo Central High School, where he was a baseball standout. He received the Kalamazoo Area B’nai B’rith Scholar Athlete Award following his senior year. “Unfortunately, Derek’s appearance fee is too much,” Rudick said. Schefter, 56, who is...…
…42 | MARCH 16 • 2023 SPORTS BY STEVE STEIN quick hits Rosenblatt Named a Captain at Elon Call him captain. Ben Rosenblatt of Huntington Woods has been named one of the three captains of the Elon (N.C.) University soccer team for the fall 2023 season. “I’m excited,” Rosenblatt said. “After seeing what the previous captains did, my role will be to set a good example on and off the field and during games, make sure we’re playing to...…
…MARCH 16 • 2023 | 43 NEXT DOR D etroit Jewish News 36 under 36 winner and attorney Jacob Gordon was inspired by his father, attorney Merrill Gordon, to go into the field of law. “I’ve always loved the idea of rules and how to find the most success while staying within them, ” says Gordon of Birmingham. Gordon, 27, who works for Honigman LLP , a business law firm, specializes in real estate law with a focus on commercial real estate...…
…44 | MARCH 16 • 2023 Shaun Maxwell Linden, son of Dr. Carey Linden and Geoffrey Linden, will lead the congregation in prayer as he becomes a bar mitzvah at Temple Israel in West Bloomfield on Saturday, March 18, 2023. He will be joined in celebration by his brother Cody and sister Jessa. Shaun is the loving grandchild of Terri and Marc Chicorel, and Karen and Sandy Linden. He is the adoring great- grandchild of Anne Kessler. Shau...…
…MARCH 16 • 2023 | 45 W ith this week’s double par- shah, with its long account of the construction of the sanctuary — one of the longest narra- tives in the Torah, taking a full 13 chap- ters — comes to a magnificent climax: “Then the cloud covered the tent of meeting, and the glory of the Lord filled the Sanctuary. Moses could not enter the Tent of Meeting because the cloud had settled on it, and the Glory of the Lord filled the Sa...…
…46 | MARCH 16 • 2023 Clearly, the Torah wants us to connect the birth of the universe with the building of the Mishkan, but how and why? The numerical structure of the two pas- sages heightens the connection. We know that the key number of the creation narra- tive is seven. There are seven days, and the word “good” appears seven times. The first verse of the Torah contains seven Hebrew words, and the second, 14. The word eretz, “earth...…
…Synagogue Directory METRO DETROIT CONSERVATIVE Adat Shalom Synagogue Farmington Hills (248) 851-5100 adatshalom.org Congregation Beth Ahm West Bloomfield (248) 851-6880 cbahm.org Congregation Beth Shalom Oak Park (248) 547-7970 congbethshalom.org Beth Tephilath Moses Mt. Clemens (586) 996-3138 bethtephilathmoses.com B’nai Israel Synagogue West Bloomfield (248) 432-2729 bnaiisraelwb.org Congregation B’nai Moshe West Blo...…
…MARCH 16 • 2023 | 48 Temple Emanu-El Oak Park (248) 967-4020 emanuel-mich.org Temple Israel West Bloomfield (248) 661-5700 temple-israel.org Temple Kol Ami West Bloomfield (248) 661-0040 tkolami.org Temple Shir Shalom West Bloomfield (248) 737-8700 shirshalom.org REFORM/RENEWAL Congregation Shir Tikvah Troy (248) 649-4418 shirtikvah.org SECULAR/HUMANISTIC Congregation for Humanistic Judaism of Metro Detroit Farmington ...…
…Details Music of Resistance will be present- ed at 6 p.m. Saturday, March 18, at the Ukrainian American Archives & Museum, 9630 Joseph Campau St., Hamtramck. $25; free under 18. Tickets can be purchased at the door or by calling (313) 366-9764 or connecting to uaamdetroit@gmail.com. T hree musicians with family mem- bers who experienced oppressive governments will present a concert filled with music and stories of composers knowing ...…
…MARCH 16 • 2023 | 5 CLASS OF 2022 JENAE LODEWYK CLASS OF 2022 NALANI RENTA-VILLANUEVA CLASS OF 2019 GUS NAVARRO CLASS OF 2021 SIMON MOURANI CLASS OF 2016 RAJ CHHAYA CLASS OF 2022 KIANNA MATEEN CLASS OF 2011 TERONTO ROBINSON, M.D. CLASS OF 2015 CHRISTINA GUSTIN W A R R I O R S T R O N G Every year, Wayne State University graduates start making an impact the moment they earn their diplomas. That’s because a Wayne State education combi...…
…50 | MARCH 16 • 2023 ARTS&LIFE MUSIC V iolinist and music director Daniel Hope expects this year, his 50th, to be the busiest as he tours the world amid responsibilities in writing and develop- ing radio, television and film programming. Usually numbering 120 guest concerts a year, he moves into 2023 with 180 scheduled events. One concert will be on the evening of March 17 in Ann Arbor under sponsorship of the University Musical So...…
…MARCH 16 • 2023 | 51 Hope has taken on work asso- ciated with Holocaust survivors and Ukrainians. “On my mother’s side, her entire family was Jewish, and the feeling of the Jewish soul has always been incredibly important to our family, ” Hope said. “I live in Berlin, 10 min- utes away from where that family lived. Their house is still there. It’s a part of my heritage and a part of my lineage, which I’m incredibly proud of. “I’ve...…
…52 | MARCH 16 • 2023 CLIMATE CHANGE, CARTOON INDIANA JONES, LENO’S JEWISH DOCTOR, MORE Extrapolations is a six-part Apple TV+ series that pre- mieres on March 17. Here’s part of the official description: “Extrapolations is a bracing drama that introduces a near future where the chaotic effects of climate change have become embedded into our everyday lives. Eight interwoven stories about love, work, faith and family from across...…
…MARCH 16 • 2023 | 53 BIM BOM BABY 10-11 AM, MARCH 17 Bim Bom Baby is a Shabbat celebration for babies to 5-year-olds at Temple Shir Shalom in West Bloomfield. Join with friends and make new ones as we welcome Shabbat with the rabbis and cantor, play, sing and braid challah to take home. There is no charge for this event. All are welcome. JEWISH PEOPLEHOOD 9:15 AM, MARCH 19 Politically and religiously, North American and Israeli...…
…54 | MARCH 16 • 2023 lasting memories. Cost: from $13. Info: friedmja@hotmail. com. ‘PASSOVER MIRACLE’ 7 PM, MARCH 21 NCJW|MI Human Trafficking Awareness Committee presents: “A Sweet Passover Miracle” on Zoom with labor trafficking survivor Remy Sweet, a human trafficking story from our own community. To learn more and to register, visit NCJWMI. org. RECYCLE ADVICE 11 AM, MARCH 23 Tikvah Hadassah presents “Why Can I Recycle ...…
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…OBITUARIES OF BLESSED MEMORY c. 1980 RICHARD BERK, 72, of Ann Arbor, died March 5, 2023. He is survived by his son, Ian Berk; brother and sister-in- law, Chuck and Debbie Berk of California; sister and brother-in-law, Shelley and Mickey Eizelman of Oak Park; many other family members and friends. Contributions may be made to Jewish Hospice & Chaplaincy Network, 6555 W. Maple Road, West Bloomfield, MI 48322; or to a charity o...…
…MARCH 16 • 2023 | 57 House, 3911 Beaubien Blvd., Detroit, MI 48201, rmhc-detroit.org; or Jewish Family Service, 6555 W. Maple Road, West Bloomfield, MI 48322, jfsdetroit.org. Arrangements by Ira Kaufman Chapel. JULIA “JULIE” GOODMAN, 88, of San Marcos, Calif., and West Bloomfield, died March 3, 2023. She is survived by her daughter, Lori Goodman; daughter-in-law, Laura Goodman; grandson, Reed Goodman; nephews and nieces, ...…
…OBITUARIES OF BLESSED MEMORY 58 | MARCH 16 • 2023 Kwaselow. Interment was at Clover Hill Park Cemetery. Contributions may be made to Hadassah-Greater Detroit Chapter, 5030 Orchard Lake Road, West Bloomfield, MI 48323, hadassah.org/detroit. Arrangements by Ira Kaufman Chapel. RICHARD L. GOULD, 85, passed away on Sunday, March 5, 2023. Richard was born and raised in Detroit, the son of Rose and Arthur Gould. He graduated fr...…
…MARCH 16 • 2023 | 59 3175 Commercial Ave., Suite 101, Northbrook, IL 60062; Hadassah, 5030 Orchard Lake Road, West Bloomfield, MI 48323; or Jewish Family Service, 6555 W. Maple Road, West Bloomfield, MI 48322. A funeral service was held at Hebrew Memorial Chapel. Interment took place at Workmen’s Circle Cemetery in Clinton Township. Arrangements by Hebrew Memorial Chapel. SHEILA KOVALSKY (nee Bensman), passed away on March 7,...…
…6 | MARCH 16 • 2023 1942 - 2023 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: Detr...…
…OBITUARIES OF BLESSED MEMORY 60 | MARCH 16 • 2023 Biana and David Hamady; grandchildren, Jacob and Shelby Ostrovsky, Joshua Ostrovsky and fiancee, Michayla Watson, and Isabella Hamady; great- grandchildren, Lilliana and Charlotte Ostrovsky; brother and sister-in-law, Boris and Genya Pukhlik. Mrs. Ostrovsky was the beloved wife of the late Aron Ostrovsky. Interment was at Adat Shalom Memorial Park. Contributions may be made to...…
…MARCH 16 • 2023 | 61 Contributions may be made to a charity of one’s choice. Arrangements by Ira Kaufman Chapel. ANN R. SMITT, 94, of Farmington Hills, died March 4, 2023. She was the beloved wife of the late Morton Clamage and the late Richard E. Smitt. Mrs. Smitt is survived by her sons and daughter-in- law, Robert Clamage, and James and Missy Clamage; grandchildren, Joshua and Malia Kuss, Kristin Clamage, and Daron and Ca...…
…Looking Back From the William Davidson Digital Archive of Jewish Detroit History accessible at www.djnfoundation.org 62 | MARCH 16 • 2023 ‘Lives of Our Times’ T he front page of the March 14, 1947, issue of the JN carried an announcement for a new feature. Its purpose was to “bring to readers, in a reader appeal form [i.e., illustrated], the fact that the Jewish people have made, and are making, great contributions to the world ....…
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…DETROIT JEWISH NEWS 32255 Northwestern Hwy. Suite 205, Farmington Hills, MI 48334 248-354-6060 thejewishnews.com MARCH 16• 2023 | 7 less than the essential statement of American Jewish tension between them and us, culturally speaking; between affection for the mainstream and alienation from it. ” Dauber is professor of Jewish literature and American stud- ies at Columbia University, whose previous books include Jewish Comedy and Ame...…
…8 | MARCH 16 • 2023 PURELY COMMENTARY opinion Ameinu Detroit’s Position on Israel’s Current Government E very Saturday night for the past six weeks, hundreds of thousands of Israelis have taken to the streets around the country to protest the Netanyahu government’s attempt to destroy checks and balances in Israel’s political system by curtailing the independence of the judiciary and granting ultimate authority to the leg...…
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…FEBRUARY 16 • 2023 | 13 DINI PETERSON Dini Peterson is the chief program officer of Family and Community Services at Jewish Family Service. Since graduating with her master’s in social work from Wayne State University, Dini has focused on serving the Detroit Jewish community. As a proud graduate and parent of local Jewish day schools, Dini was inspired to pursue social work to support her community with “homegrown” resources....…
…George in the Adirondacks; they competed together in regattas across the country and in Canada. RACHEL FINE Rachel has been part of the Metro Detroit Jewish community for as long as she can remember. She grew up in Southfield and attended Temple Beth El until graduation, where she served as the youth group president. After going away to Kalamazoo College, Rachel returned to our community where she spent five years living and...…
…to all those named to the 36 under 36 list including the following Temple Israel members: We are very proud of these young Jewish leaders and the incredible impact they are making in our community. Judy Landau Aaron Markovitz Erica Meyers Marisa Meyerson Andrew Moss Ryan Rosenberg Emma Trivax Nikki Wald 5725 Walnut Lake Road, West Bloomfield MI 48323 | www.temple-israel.org | 248-661-5700 …
…listen to music, bargain hunt, exercise and work her many side hustles. RACHEL WALL Rachel is the communica- tions and devel- opment manag- er at the Jewish Federation of Greater Ann Arbor. In this role, Rachel is proud to facilitate the philanthropic efforts that enrich Jewish life in greater Ann Arbor, strengthen civil society in Israel and support the most vulnerable Jews around the world. Rachel has long been passionate abo...…
…FEBRUARY 16 • 2023 | 17 MAZEL TOV MAZEL TOV Sara Weinfeld for being honored as one of this year’s for being honored as one of this year’s 36 UNDER 36 36 UNDER 36 Jewish Family Service is thrilled for you to receive this honor recognizing your commitment and dedication to Frankel Jewish Academy and the community. Thank you for impacting the lives of the many students who have turned to you for guidance. Jewish Family Service is prou...…
…Berlin, Venice and Karlovy Vary film festivals. Andrew has served on the “Bucket List” of The Well and volunteers with the Michigan State Historical Marker program. He lives in Ypsilanti with his fiancée, Anna Megdell, a fiction writer, and their cat Diego — making his parents proud by moving back to Southeast Michigan. When they’re not planning their wedding, Andrew and Anna like browsing the Ann Arbor Farmers Market and Litera...…
…FEBRUARY 16 • 2023 | 19 MAZEL TOV on your selection as one of the 36 under 36! Now the rest of the community knows what we’ve known all along at Yad Ezra. SHANE SPERLING ONE OF THE BEST. MAZEL TOV SHANE SPERLING www.yadezra.org TOV MAZAL TO FJA ALUMNI IN THE JN's 36 UNDER 36 THANK YOU FOR ALL OF THE WORK YOU DO FOR OUR COMMUNITY! Rachel Devries Judy Landau Jennie Maxbauer Andrew Moss Hank Pinter Lauren Rubin Mall...…
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…AVRUMI LORKIS After graduating with a bachelor’s of science in biology from Wayne State University, Avrumi has applied his energies to teaching and has taught in some capacity at all of the Orthodox Jewish schools. He is currently teaching English at Yeshivas Darchei Torah and science at Vista Meadows Academy. Avrumi’s family has a storied history in Jewish Detroit. His recent ancestors were involved at Congregation Shaarey Z...…
…FEBRUARY 16 • 2023 | 21 MAZEL TOV MAZEL TOV Dini Peterson for being honored as one of this year’s for being honored as one of this year’s 36 UNDER 36 36 UNDER 36 Your commitment to Jewish Family Service and those we serve is one to be celebrated! You have spent the last 12 years at JFS with a focus on the well-being of our community and your impact has changed the lives of so many. Thank you for your dedication. May you go from stren...…
