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…42 | MARCH 2 • 2023 B eethoven rose each morning at dawn and made himself coffee. He was fastidious about this: Each cup had to be made with exactly 60 beans, which he counted out each time. He would then sit at his desk and compose until 2 or 3 p.m. in the afternoon. Subsequently, he would go for a long walk, taking with him a pencil and some sheets of music paper to record any ideas that came to him on the way. Each nigh...…

…MARCH 2 • 2023 | 43 visions — image of God, faith in God, love of neighbor — and turns them into patterns of behavior. Halachah (Jewish law) involves a set of routines that — like those of the great creative minds — reconfigures the brain, giving discipline to our lives and changing the way we feel, think and act. A PATTERN OF BEHAVIOR Much of Judaism must seem to outsiders, and sometimes to insiders also, boring, prosaic, mundan...…

…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 2 • 2023 | 45 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 H...…

…46 | MARCH 2 • 2023 ARTS&LIFE REMEMBRANCE O ne of Burt Bacharach’s hit songs is “Message to Michael.” My message to Burt is gratitude for the life lessons I have learned from him. Burt Bach- arach never stopped creating and composing beautiful music. He did what he loved forever. His life will always inspire me to never stop doing what I love and with the same compassion and dedica- tion as when I first started. In his memo...…

…MARCH 2 • 2023 | 47 “Raindrops Keep Fallin’ on My Head,” “The Look of Love,” “ April Fools” and “ Arthur’s Theme.” Burt was 94 and forever cool. Others try to look and dress like him, but he never had to try. His style was just natural for him: sneakers, jog- gers, white T-shirts and a cash- mere sweater or scarf over his shoulders or a Patagonia black jacket; his sunglasses atop his head. He never changed his trademark silver/whi...…

…48 | MARCH 2 • 2023 “What is the key to making music?” He said, “Respond to the world around you. Be like a sponge. Fortunately, I can then express those feelings in my music.” The feelings he expressed have raised important awareness. His song “That’s What Friends Are For,” written with Oscar-winning lyricist Carole Bayer Sager (to whom he was once married), was recorded for American Foundation for AIDS Research (amFAR ) an...…

…MARCH 2 • 2023 | 49 H e followed the Yellow Brick Road and never looked back. Jeffrey Weiner will tell you that his musical theater journey started when he was 8 years old in the choir at Temple Emanu-El in Oak Park. His voice sparked an invitation to sing with the prestigious Vienna Boys Choir, though he wasn’t able to participate at the time. He spent three summers at Camp Tamarack in Ortonville followed by another three at ...…

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…50 | MARCH 2 • 2023 Growing up in Farmington Hills, Weiner and his brother, David, would walk to Hillel Day School, where they attended since kindergarten, and went on to graduate from Harrison High School. “I wouldn’t say I was the class clown, but I was definitely mischievous,” laughs Weiner, who has been a teacher with Utica Community Schools for the past 27 years, mostly with third-graders. With his full workload as a t...…

…HISTORY OF THE WORLD (2), PERRY MASON REDUX, LAST OF US On March 6, the highly anticipated series History of the World, Part 2, pre- mieres on Hulu. Every Mel Brooks’ fan knows that Part 1 was a hilarious 1981 film, directed and written by Brooks. Scenes included Moses (played by Brooks) bringing down the Ten Commandments from Mount Sinai. The 1981 film hinted that there would be a Part 2. But Brooks always said that was a joke...…

…52 | MARCH 2 • 2023 GINA CHAVEZ 8 PM, MARCH 3 At The Ark, 316 S. Main, Ann Arbor. A multiethnic Latin pop songstress, Gina Chavez is a 10-time Austin Music Award winner. Her songs share her story of life in Texas. $20. Info: theark.org. ‘SCULPTED SHADOW’ 3-4 PM, MARCH 4 “Sculpted Shadow” is presented by New Music Detroit at the Cranbrook Art Museum, 39221 Woodward, Bloomfield Hills. It is a musical interpretation of Scott H...…

…MARCH 2 • 2023 | 53 were women. Presentation by Katie Chaka Parks, a Ph.D. candidate at Wayne State University, whose research addresses the experiences of women during the Holocaust and how they are represented within museums across the country. She is currently the manager of Adult Education at The HC. RSVP: holocaustcenter.org. NOSH & KNOWLEDGE, PART 3 NOON, MARCH 9 At the NCJW|MI Southfield office. NCJW|MI presents: Women ...…

…54 | MARCH 2 • 2023 SPOTLIGHT S tudies show that music has a full spectrum of evidence-based health and wellness benefits for people with developmental disabilities. JARC works dili- gently to secure opportunities to make music a part of daily life, especially knowing that it can stimulate the minds of people with developmental disabilities and can enhance their lives. The nonprofit organization serves adults with develop- men...…

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…OBITUARIES OF BLESSED MEMORY MARCH 2 • 2023 | 57 MILTON “MILT” J. ABRAMSON, 80, a resident of Boca Raton, Fla., and former resi- dent of West Bloomfield, died Feb. 15, 2023. He was the beloved husband of the late Toby Abramson; dear father of Robert “Bob” (Alyson) Abramson, Joel (Ronda) Abramson; grandfather of Gabriel “Taylor” Abramson, Danielle Abramson and Holden Abramson. Milt is also survived by his wife, Virginia “Ginn...…

…58 | MARCH 2 • 2023 Miriam, Yair, Azriel and Shulamis Aichenbaum, and great-grandmother of Tessa Jean Aldridge and Sylvie Alana Byland. Lillian also leaves behind many close relatives from the U.S. and Canada. She was predeceased by her parents, Baruch and Ethel Leiderman, her brother, Allen Leiderman, and son-in- law, Rick Aldridge. Lillian was born in Detroit but spent her childhood summers with family in Montreal, as her moth...…

…MARCH 2 • 2023 | 59 nonprofit Everything Animals Resource and Activity Center, Jan promoted her advocacy with humane education and outreach activities. For the past 20 years, Jan made regular fea- tured appearances at Mohonk Mountain House in New Paltz, N.Y., with her mostly rescued animal ambassadors to the delight of visiting guests. Jan specialized in animals that many would consider to be unhuggable or unlovable. She believed...…

…6 | MARCH 2 • 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: Detro...…

…OBITUARIES OF BLESSED MEMORY 60 | MARCH 2 • 2023 was the beloved husband of the late Marilyn Gvazda. Contributions may be made to a charity of one’s choice. Interment took place at the Adat Shalom Memorial Park Cemetery in Livonia. Arrangements by Dorfman Chapel. CAROLE KAPLAN, 75, of Commerce Township, died Feb. 18, 2023. Ms. Kaplan is survived by her sister, Jacquelyn Heller; brother, Harvey Heller; nieces and nephew, Ri...…

…MARCH 2 • 2023 | 61 MARILYN ANN SALESIN, 88, of Commerce Township, died Feb. 22, 2023. She is survived by her beloved husband, Jerry Salesin; son and daughter- in-law, Brian and Sheree Salesin; daughters and sons- in-law, Cindy and Larry Nagel, Brenda and Scott Scheibe; brother and sister- in-law, Harold and Michelle Minsky; grandchildren, Steven (Melissa) Scheibe, Julia (Jeremy) Davis, David Scheibe (fiancée Jennifer), Claire ...…

…Looking Back From the William Davidson Digital Archive of Jewish Detroit History accessible at www.djnfoundation.org 62 | MARCH 2 • 2023 Purim Is Fun P urim begins next week at sundown on the 14th day of Adar or March 6. This is the most joyful and festive of holidays, a celebration of the survival of the Jewish people. Purim commemorates the victory of Queen Esther and Mordechai in the 4th century B.C. over the evil Haman. They th...…

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…DETROIT JEWISH NEWS 32255 Northwestern Hwy. Suite 205, Farmington Hills, MI 48334 248-354-6060 thejewishnews.com MARCH 2 • 2023 | 7 essay Among Ukraine’s Jews, A Year of War Has Transformed the Ordinary into the Sacred N early 600 Jews stand shoulder-to-shoulder, eyes trained on the young man leading the service to close out Shabbat. The crowd sings a soulful Havdalah tune that lifts up its final words: “hamavdil ben kodesh l’c...…

…8 | MARCH 2 • 2023 PURELY COMMENTARY continued from page 7 firewood, power generators and portable heaters. They know their Jewish values demand action and compassion, and so they’ve stepped up. Daria Yefimenko, the head of our network of 25 volunteer centers across Ukraine, is that resolute determination personified. The air raid siren went off the other day as I was interviewing her — a shocking noise, made more frightening by ...…

…MARCH 2 • 2023 | 9 rights of Michigan residents against discrimination based on religion, race, color, national origin, age, sex, height, weight, familial status or marital status. If Hate Won’t Win coalition members’ efforts are successful, ELCRA will soon be amended to prevent discrimination based on sexuality, gender identity or gender expression. This will be a huge win for LGBTQIA+ Michiganders, and a strike against homopho...…

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…10 | FEBRUARY 2 • 2023 PURELY COMMENTARY annexation, or even pseudo-annexation by lining up all the outposts, that [those things] don’t work for us, ” Nides continued. Indeed, hours before the interview, Netanyahu publicly backed Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, who had ordered the dismantlement of an illegal outpost that was set up overnight in the West Bank — posing an early test for the fledgling government, in which supporters of ...…

…FEBRUARY 2 • 2023 | 11 MSU Serling Institute for Jewish Studies and Modern Israel July 3rd – July 26th | Eight course credits Application deadline 3/1/23 • Minimum GPA 2.5 Generous scholarships for MSU students PROFESSOR-LED • HEBREW UNIVERSITY PROFESSOR-LED • HEBREW UNIVERSITY CLASSROOM & FIELD TRIPS CLASSROOM & FIELD TRIPS LEARN HEBREW LEARN HEBREW Contact Serling Institute Director Professor Yael Aronoff aronoffy@msu.edu 517.884....…

…12 | FEBRUARY 2 • 2023 I ’m happy to report I had a very lucky experience on Friday the 13th last month. Actually, my Sunday the 15th also ended up being equally lucky. Nope, didn’t win the Mega Millions lottery — something better. On both days, I got the chance to witness celebrations honoring two 100-year-old treasures of our Jewish War Veteran (JWV) community — Dr. Guy Stern and Dr. Sydney Harris. By the way, for those keep-...…

…FEBRUARY 2 • 2023 | 13 JWV SUPPORTS NEW FISHER HOUSE DETROIT ALAN MUSKOVITZ The Detroit VA Healthcare System has acquired property in Detroit for the site of a new Fisher House, which will provide temporary accommodations, free of charge, for the families and caregivers of veterans and active-duty military receiving care at the John D. Dingell VA Medical Center. The property, located at 7618 Woodward Ave. in Detroit’s New Cent...…

…14 | FEBRUARY 2 • 2023 continued from page 13 OUR COMMUNITY JWV HONORS DR. SYDNEY HARRIS On Sunday, Jan. 15, I had the great privilege of paying a visit with several members of the JWV Dept. of Michigan at the home of Dr. Sydney Harris in honor of his 100th birth- day. Harris, a native Detroiter and retired optometrist, was born on Jan. 6, 1923. Sydney is a longtime member of Michigan’s JWV Lt. Raymond Zussman Post 135 who for many ...…

…FEBRUARY 2 • 2023 | 15 “It’s more of a friendship than it is a business relationship, ” says Berk of his time with Harris. “He’s just such a unique guy. He still has a purpose and a way of learning more and always grow- ing. He never settles. It’s just absolutely amazing. ” CENTURION CELEBRATION Sydney’s birthday was celebrated last month with an intimate gathering of relatives and friends at All Seasons, organized by his daughter Ch...…

…16 | FEBRUARY 2 • 2023 G arrett’s Space, a suicide prevention nonprofit, is the latest recipient of $4 million in federal fund- ing as part of the Fiscal Year 2023 Omnibus Appropriations Package. The multi-million-dollar award comes at a crucial time when the nonprofit, which currently operates out of Ann Arbor with mostly virtual programming, has plans to expand with a new 12,000-to- 15,000-square-foot residential center for y...…

…FEBRUARY 2 • 2023 | 17 tially even office space. The Halperts are slated to close on the property in the spring. Once the property acquisition is complete, Garrett’s Space will move forward with building the residential center for short-term stays and further developing the grounds to sup- port other treatments. Scott Halpert anticipates that the first year the residential center is in operation will see it serving as an outpatient...…

…18 | FEBRUARY 2 • 2023 S houting “Long Live the Intifada” and “from the river to the sea, Palestine will be free” from bull- horns, pro-Palestinian supporters unfurled large Palestinian flags and marched through the campus of the University of Michigan and then through the streets of Ann Arbor Thursday, Jan. 12. The student organization Students Allied for Freedom and Equality (SAFE) timed the march with Vice President Kamala Harris...…

…FEBRUARY 2 • 2023 | 19 record for escalating tensions on campus for Jewish and pro-Israel students. This year, just as it has done in the past, it has endorsed passing a resolution within the University of Michigan Central Student Government (U-M CSG) calling for the university to boycott, divest and sanction (BDS) any ties to Israel as well as businesses that do business in Israel. The U-M CSG passed this resolution in 2017 in Ann A...…

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…20 | FEBRUARY 2 • 2023 OUR COMMUNITY like these can have a strong and hurtful impact on members of our community. They are also an example of when criticism of a specific Israeli policy (in this case, a proposed ban of a flag) can escalate into anti-Israel or antisemitic rhetoric. ” The letter repeated the organization’s mission of meeting the needs of students, supporting their growth and empowering their identity. In response to ...…

…FEBRUARY 2 • 2023 | 21 T here’s a famous story: A Roman once asked Rabbi Yosi, “How has your God been occupying him- self since He created the world?” “He’s been bringing destined ones together, ” Rabbi Yosi answered. “That’s it?!” The Roman laughed. “I could easily do that!” She ordered her manservants and maidservants to line up … and then married them to whomever they were standing across from. The next day, the couples wer...…

…22 | FEBRUARY 2 • 2023 OUR COMMUNITY U rging Jews to become more vocal and to use the law to fight back against extremist groups such as the Black Hebrew Israelites who are spreading hateful misinformation through film and social media that leads to violence, the Michigan chapter of the Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) invites the community to a talk by attor- ney Martin Leaf. He will speak the event, “The Fight Against Anti...…

…FEBRUARY 2 • 2023 | 23 that the perpetrators of the crime filled their social media feeds with antisemitic rhetoric. “These are all calling cards indicating that the perpet- uators of these crimes have prescribed to the ideologies found in this film,” Leaf said. “Amazon is promoting Nazi ideology in this film, and it is trying to pass it off as a fact- based documentary.” The lawsuit states: “The Hebrews to Negroes (H2N) film is ...…

…24 | FEBRUARY 2 • 2023 OUR COMMUNITY For those of us who were lucky enough during Chanukah to be with You, with our feet on your ground, breathing your sacred air; it was a dream. Often, we had to remind each other that indeed it was real. Whether we had never been, or it was our 10th visit, our hearts beat a little faster when they announce on the plane: Bruchim Ha’baim L ’yisrael — Welcome to Israel. We landed, delirious ...…

…FEBRUARY 2 • 2023 | 25 LEFT: The Bishop family at the market. RIGHT: Teens from all the families on Bus Yerushalayim enjoy a good time together. . different moments — some in religious spaces, others in natural settings. Some shared that the moment had happened; others kept their experience to themselves. The point was that You let us experience You in a way that matched our spirit. We didn’t have to force anything. There wasn’t a t...…

…26 | FEBRUARY 2 • 2023 A mmi Rotberg never met David Hermelin, the influential Detroit philanthropist, entrepreneur and U.S. ambassador to Norway who died of brain cancer in 2000. But, on Jan. 13 at Hillel Day School, Rotberg, an eighth-grader, was honored for embodying some of the same qualities that made Hermelin so beloved. Rotberg of Bloomfield Hills is the 2022 recipient of the Annual David Hermelin Scholarship Award. ...…

…FEBRUARY 2 • 2023 | 27 S he spent a summer in the Catskills with Johnny Castle; she was Ferris Bueller’s little sister, and nobody puts her in the corner. Now, she’s coming to the Signature Event at Congregation Shaarey Zedek on Feb. 13. Federation’s Women’s Philanthropy Department is proud to announce that Jennifer Grey, the internationally known actress and bestselling author, will be the special guest at this year’s Sign...…

…28 | FEBRUARY 2 • 2023 OUR COMMUNITY W hen Hillel Day School’s eighth- grade Tikkun Olam class, a new elective offered this school year, debated on its MakerSpace project — which asked students to identify a real-life prob- lem and develop a solution through design thinking — the answer was clear. Although the class could have selected anything from creating a website of resourc- es to building a physical object, the group of eighth...…

…FEBRUARY 2 • 2023 | 29 material, design and even choking hazards, such as stuffed animals with buttons that wouldn’t be right for the youngest age group. Still, the process wasn’t always easy. After the students settled on which teddy bears they wanted to include in the care back- packs, the teddy bears arrived much smaller than expected. “The kids were disappointed, ” Wilson says. “But they went back online, and they found that they h...…