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…34 | OCTOBER 17 • 2019 continued from page 31 Legal Directory from page 31 Legal religious marriage contract. “Even though these were different faiths, the concept is still the same,” she said. “A contract in a religious mar- riage spells out the rights and duties of the parties in the marriage.” JEWISH PERSPECTIVE This Michigan appellate decision caught the atten- tion of Jewish attorney William Berlin of Berlin Family Law Gro...…
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…36 | OCTOBER 17 • 2019 quick hits It was a good summer in the pool for swimmer Jim Berk. The 65-year-old West Bloomfield resident finished fourth in the 200- yard breaststroke (3:12.13) and 10th in the 100 breaststroke (1:26.06) at the National Senior Games in June in Albuquerque, N.M.. He won a gold medal in the 200 breaststroke (3:13.12) and silver medals in the 50 breaststroke (:38.33) and 100 breaststroke (1:25.22) in the Michig...…
… OCTOBER 17 • 2019 | 37 GARY KLINGER The Vieder brothers dom- inated the B’ nai B’ rith golf league this summer. Adam Veider and Ryan Vieder won the team cham- pionship. Jeff Vieder won the individual champion- ship and finished in second place in the team standings with Mitch Cohen. Adam and Ryan tied for second place in the individ- ual standings. That’ s not a bad haul for the first season the brothers played in the league. Jeff ...…
…38 | OCTOBER 17 • 2019 continued from page 36 Detroit Curling Club tournament as a warm-up and training session for the major competition. The best the Israeli team has done in the Group B Championships through the years is fourth place in back-to-back tournaments a few years ago. The Detroit Curling Club bonspiel will have a maximum eight teams and 32 players. There’ s a five-game guaran- tee and the minimum donation to play is $15...…
… OCTOBER 17 • 2019 | 39 Please join us for the third annual TEMPLE SHIR SHALOM BROTHERHOOD BUSINESS & SENIOR EXPO FREE & OPEN to the public! Showcase your business! SUNDAY, OCTOBER 27 1pm to 4pm At Temple Shir Shalom 3999 Walnut Lake Rd. Join us to showcase your business or service. We are looking for mortgage bankers, attorneys, insurance, health & beauty, senior healthcare, chiropractors, physical therapists, dentists, personal tra...…
…Moments 40 | OCTOBER 17 • 2019 Bradley Cooper Bordelove will lead the congregation in prayer on the occasion of his bar mitzvah at Temple Israel in West Bloomfield on Friday, Oct. 18, 2019. He will be joined in celebration by his proud parents, Jenny and Mark Bordelove, and siblings Blake and Carli. He is the loving grandchild of Eileen and Bob Milstein, and the late Louise and Manny Bordelove. Bradley is a student at Orchard...…
…Moments OCTOBER 17 • 2019 | 41 Fagin 100th N o one watching Rose (Ronnie) Fagin at Zumba, boxing class or dancing would believe that she reaches her 100th birthday this week. Ronnie celebrated with a festive family dinner at Andiamo Italia, surrounded by her children, Roberta (and Fred), Joanie (and Ed) and Lorie, along with her grandchildren and great-grand- children. She continues to enjoy her family, friends, the performing ...…
…42 | OCTOBER 17 • 2019 Spirit torah portion B elongingness is a noun meaning the state or feeling of belonging to a group. There is an inherent human emotional need to be an accepted member of a group. In general, there is a push to move away from the term of inclusion and toward the term belonging. Verna Myers, noted online trainer, famously said, “Diversity is being invited to the party. Inclusion is being asked to dan...…
… OCTOBER 17 • 2019 | 43 Eretz Heartwarming! Israelis Set Record for Blood Donation Arab plumbers charge Holocaust survivor zero shekels for repairs. T wo Arab plumbers — brothers — recently refused payment from a Jewish client from Haifa after they learned she was a Holocaust survivor. On a Facebook page called Good Deeds Day, the story is told of Simon and Salim Matari who came to the home of a 95-year-old woman to “fix a rout...…
…44 | OCTOBER 17 • 2019 Arts&Life dance Feel the Emotion Israeli dancer/choreographer brings her talent to U-M. SUZANNE CHESSLER CONTRIBUTING WRITER L ast year, Israeli choreog- rapher and dancer Noa Shavit auditioned before a group of international scouts looking for talent. She caught the attention of Flo Low, asso- ciate director of arts programs at the Israel Institute, and was chosen to be part of the organization’ s Visiting...…
… OCTOBER 17 • 2019 | 45 New book details 50 years of friendship with Bob Dylan, starting at a Jewish camp. J ewish summer camp is such a crucial part of the American Jewish experience that many Jewish adults, even in their older age, likely remember the names of many of the kids in their cabins from when they were 11 years old. One of those cabins — more than 60 years ago — contained a couple of interesting young Jewish boys. Loui...…
…46 | OCTOBER 17 • 2019 History of Food Safety How one scientist helped end the century of the ‘ great American stomachache.’ SUZANNE CHESSLER CONTRIBUTING WRITER W hile doing research for her most recent book, science writer Deborah Blum learned about Nathan Straus, the Jewish founder of Macy’ s. At the turn of the 20th cen- tury, Straus became a huge advocate for pasteurized milk. In New York during that time, many children were...…
… OCTOBER 17 • 2019 | 47 Celebration in Art Bob Aronson joins artists in a tribute to late artist/educator Stanley Rosenthal. T hree artists, linked by a man who provided a haven for them to pro- duce art, will present their work in “Inked: An Exploration of Process, ” which will have an opening from 6-9 p.m. Friday, Oct. 18, at Galerie Camille, 4130 Cass Ave., Detroit. The artists are Bob Aronson, Mary Rousseaux and Vernard Ruben...…
…Arts&Life celebrity jews 48 | OCTOBER 17 • 2019 AT THE MOVIES The documentary Where is My Roy Cohn? opens Oct. 18 at the Landmark Main Art Theater in Royal Oak. The title refers to President Donald Trump’ s report- ed lament about former Attorney General Jeff Sessions. Trump thought Sessions should be a ruthless protector of his interests, like his former business lawyer Roy Cohn (1927-1986). Most people know Cohn for his role a...…
…On The Go people | places | events OCTOBER 17 • 2019 | 49 continued on page 50 DON GIOVANNI Michigan Opera Theatre’ s 2019-20 a season opens Oct. 19 with Mozart’ s Don Giovanni, considered to be one of the best operas of all time. The opera tells the famous Don Juan story and features lavish costumes and beautiful music. Lorenzo Da Ponte, the librettist of Don Giovanni, was born Jewish (and later converted.) Set in 18th-century Spai...…
…On The Go people | places | events 50 | OCTOBER 17 • 2019 continued from page 49 MOVIE MATINEE 1 pm, Oct. 23. At the Jewish Community Center in West Bloomfield. A Bag of Marbles (1 hr. 48 min.) Free. DROP IN & LEARN 1 pm, OCT. 23. “Is Zionism Messianic? The Debate over the Soul of Religious Zionism.” Beth Ahm’ s videostreaming study group invites lifelong learners in the community to watch and discuss a Tikvah Fund lecture by D...…
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…52 | OCTOBER 17 • 2019 A vid runner Shosh Abromovich often applies her marathon mindset toward her career goals. After many years in digital media, she earned the title of market president for iHeartMedia Toledo this past May. Abromovich, 33, is a Hillel Day School and Berkley High School alum- na, who graduated from Michigan State University (MSU) in 2008 with a degree in communications. Three days after she finished college, she ...…
… OCTOBER 17 • 2019 | 53 M enu items drawn on a blackboard got me anticipating the new deli coming to West Bloomfield. With Val’ s Delicatessen, immigrant Val Uzilov is climbing the next rung of his American dream ladder. This time, he has a business partner in Carey Gerchak. Members of both families fill out the team that will oper- ate what Carey called a “ casual, New York- style deli.” The location is Crosswinds Mall, on...…
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…CHARLES DAVIS, 70, of Boynton Beach, Fla., died Oct. 7, 2019. Mr. Davis is survived by his wife of 40 years, Laura Davis; son and daughter-in-law, Benjamin Eric Davis and Christine Rivera-Davis; daughter, Sarah Corinne Davis; granddaughter, Selah Elizabeth Davis; moth- er-in-law, Muriel Weinberg; sister and brother-in-law, Gail and Barry Perlowe; broth- er and sister-in-law, Neil and Ilene Davis; brother-in-law and sisters-in-l...…
… OCTOBER 17 • 2019 | 57 by Dorfman Chapel. Contributions may be made a charity of one’ s choice. MELVIN GLASER, 91, of Farmington Hills, died Sept. 28, 2019. He is survived by his beloved wife, Frances Kaplan- Glaser; sons and daughter- in-law, Geoffrey Glaser, Elliot and Joyweena Glaser; daugh- ter and son-in-law, Alicia and Barry Pearlman; other chil- dren, Sandi Braunscheidel, Jay (Lori) Kaplan and Eric Kaplan; grandchildren, ...…
…Soul of blessed memory 58 | OCTOBER 17 • 2019 cherished father of the late Scott Cantor and the late Hal Cantor; the proud grandfather of the late David; the devot- ed son of the late Ethel and the late Herbert Goldman. Interment was at Clover Hill Park Cemetery. Contributions may be made to Jewish Family Service, 6555 W. Maple Road, West Bloomfield, MI 48322, jfsdetroit.org; or Temple Israel, 5725 Walnut Lake Road, West Bloomfi...…
… OCTOBER 17 • 2019 | 59 continued on page 60 and the late Alex and the late Arlene Freeman. Interment was at Machpelah Cemetery. Contributions may be made to Hospice of Michigan, 43097 Woodward Ave., Bloomfield Hills, MI 48302, hom.org/donations; or University of Michigan- Gifts and Records, Craig Jon Kutinsky Scholarship Fund- Allocation # 716310, Attn: Jeannie Moody-Novak, 3003 South State St., Suite 8000, Ann Arbor, MI 48109. ...…
…Soul of blessed memory 60 | OCTOBER 17 • 2019 cherished her many dear friends and enjoyed their regular week- ly card game. She volunteered as an usher at a local communi- ty theater and was a longstand- ing member of Temple Beth El in Bloomfield Hills. In her later years, she enjoyed attend- ing concerts at her synagogue and took up chair dancing in her 80s. Mrs. Rabb was predeceased by her husband and their son, Lee. She is survi...…
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…Looking Back From the William Davidson Digital Archive of Jewish Detroit History accessible at www.djnfoundation.org 62 | OCTOBER 17 • 2019 The Hate Goes On Anti-Semitism rears its ugly head in Michigan’ s Copper Country. A nyone who has read the JN — or any other major newspaper, for that matter — over the past few years knows there has been a resurgence of anti-Semitism in America and around the globe. It seems not a week goe...…
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