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…JUNE 2 • 2022 | 53 BUSINESS L ast month, the Michigan Israel Business Accelerator (MIBA) led a trade mission to Tel Aviv, Israel, to attend EcoMotion, the 10th annual conference dedicated to smart mobility and transportation high-tech. EcoMotion, a cooperative initiative of the Transportation Ministry and the Israel Innovation Authority, brings together startups, investors, government and academia to push forward Israeli smart ...…
…54 | JUNE 2 • 2022 LEFT: Elizabeth Mally, Rachel Lasser, Lauren Miller and Marianne Bloomberg. CENTER: Stacie Niskar. Right: L’chaim! T he Jewish Federation’s Young Women’s Philanthropy group gathered on the rooftop at Social in Birmingham May 11 for “Not Your Bubbie’s Manischewitz,” a mixology work- shop with a historic twist. The group, chaired by Stacey Goodman and Michele Rosenblum, was honored to partner with the Center for Mic...…
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…58 | JUNE 2 • 2022 continued from page 57 OBITUARIES OF BLESSED MEMORY MILLIE CHARMER, 105, of Bloomfield Hills, died May 22, 2022. She is survived by her son and daughter- in-law, Stephen and Nancy Solomon; daughter and son- in-law, Debbie and Dennis Silber; grandchildren, Sheri (David) Whiteman, Jodi (Kenneth) Korotkin, Tony (Kati) Silber; six adoring great-grandchildren, many loving nieces, nephews, other family members and...…
…JUNE 2 • 2022 | 59 continued on page 60 She will be best remem- bered for her infectious laugh, determination, strength and her kind and caring heart. Mrs. Gans is survived by David Gans and his wife, Janet (Jonna) of Birmingham, Lisa Gans Goldberg of Bloomfield Hills; grandchildren, Jamie (Brandon Lefkowitz) Gans, Chad (Randell) Gans, Perry Goldberg, Ian Goldberg and Jolie Goldberg; sister- in-law, Gail Horwitz; niece, Julie Risd...…
…continued from page 59 OBITUARIES OF BLESSED MEMORY 60 | JUNE 2 • 2022 He was predeceased by his sister, Julie Gottlieb. A memorial service was held on May 15, 2022, and interment was at Temple Beth El Memorial Park in Hollywood, Fla. To honor Richard’s memory, contribu- tions may be made to afmda. org and sent to jill.horow- itzemail@gmail or adam@ jendetroit.com. DEBBY JILL HOCKING, 68, of West Bloomfield, died May 20, 2022. ...…
…JUNE 2 • 2022 | 61 Cemetery. Contributions may be made to a Jewish charity; the Salvation Army, 16310 Northland Drive, Southfield, MI 48075, salvationarmyusa. org; or Gleaners Community Food Bank, Oakland Distribution Center, P.O. Box 33321, Detroit, Michigan, MI 48232-5321, gcfb.org. Arrangements by Ira Kaufman Chapel. ALVIN S. NODLER, 81, of Oak Park, died May 23, 2022. He is survived by his wife of 58 years, Adele Nodler; ...…
…Looking Back From the William Davidson Digital Archive of Jewish Detroit History accessible at www.djnfoundation.org The All-American Hot Dog I read about a new exhibit by a Jewish artist at the Museum at Eldridge Street in New York City: “Steve Marcus: Top Dog of Kosher Pop Art.” Its theme is Jewish connec- tions to that all-American food, the hot dog. I thought that the hot dog seemed liked a fine topic for a “Looking Back.” Kosher ...…
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…viewpoints » S end letters to: letters@thejewishnews.com How About Dad? for starters Alan Muskovitz is a writer, voice-over/acting tal- ent, speaker, emcee and a regular guest host on the Mitch Albom Show on WJR AM 760. Visit his website at laughwithbigal.com and “Like” Al on Facebook. commentary Israeli Lives Matter, Too I n March, within hours after the terrorist attacks in Brussels, landmarks around the globe — including the Eiffel ...…
…viewpoints » S end letters to: letters@thejewishnews.com DETROIT JEWISH NEWS theJEWISHNEWS.com essay Arthur M. Horwitz Publisher / Executive Editor ahorwitz@renmedia.us Paris Summit Without Israel Spurs Questions F. Kevin Browett Chief Operating Officer kbrowett@renmedia.us I sraeli Prime Minister Benjamin edly would welcome Israel and the Netanyahu opposes a gathering P.A., presents “real opportunity” of foreign ministers in Paris to ...…
…Securing Our Future A Passion for Serving Others: Barbara and Irving Nusbaum Continue Their Legacy Through a Gift to the Centennial Fund I f you happened to be at the home of Barbara and gift to the Centennial Fund, Barbara and Irving continue Irving Nusbaum for their annual Yom Kippur Break their remarkable legacy of commitment and generosity. Fast, you would meet the many Soviet refugees who were also their guests. Irving was a found...…
…viewpoints » S end letters to: letters@thejewishnews.com guest column letters Battling the Hydra-Headed BDS Beast M y first anti-BDS battle took place at the 2007 annual meet- ing of the Modern Language Association (MLA), the 35,000-member organization for literature and foreign language teachers. There already had been anti-Israel divestment resolutions at Berkeley, Harvard, MIT and a few other schools, but this was the first major drive...…
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…arts & life exh i b i t on t h e cover LEFT, TOP AND BOTTOM: Between Listening and Telling: Last Witnesses, Auschwitz, video, 2005. BOTTOM, LEFT: The Open Page: Fragments of the Theory and Practice of Landscape Gardening, 2009, shows a “living archive” — a page from a 17th-century English botanical guide. BOTTOM, CENTER: Potential Trust, animated neon, 2012. BOTTOM, RIGHT: Inseparable Angels: An Imaginary House for Walter Benjamin; the clock...…
…arts & life e xh i b i t continued from page 29 spectives outside of Judaism. Potential Trust is a neon expression of universal sensitivity. “Visitors see hammers pounding a nail into a central wall,” explains the multi-media artist, 67, whose work is in permanent col- lections and shown internationally. “When the nail is in place, there are hammers on the other side that un-nail the nail. “When we have an idea, there also is doubt. There a...…
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