…MAY 2 • 2024 | 55 joins her with Warren Defever on bass, Joey Mazzola on guitar and Steve Nistor on drums. Other bands with which she has worked include Universal Indians and Slumber Party. “Tabula Rasa is the first time we recorded songs,” Davidson said about her current group’s efforts. “Our approach before was all improvised. Joey, the other guitar player, has brought in songs every time we would get together, but this is the...…
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…60 | MAY 2 • 2024 J N A NEW SERIES BASED ON A BESTSELLER, THREE NEW STREAMING FILMS, AND MORE The Tattooist of Auschwitz is a six-episode, original series that premieres on Peacock on May 2. It is based on the real-life story of Lale Sokolov (1916-2006) and Gita Furman (1925-2003), who met in Auschwitz and, after the war, married and settled in Australia. Both were natives of Slovakia. Sokolov sat down with writer Heather Morr...…
…MAY 2 • 2024 | 61 J N FAMILY PICNIC NOON-2 PM, MAY 5 (SUN.) At Adat Shalom Synagogue in Farmington Hills. Celebrate spring with friends, food and fun. A variety of kids’ activities, including a bounce slide and face painting on our playground. A BBQ lunch will be provided. Free of charge. Open to the community. Register: jlive. app/events/7863. Inside if it is raining. FAMILY FUN 1-3 PM, MAY 5 (SUN.) At the Detroit Historical ...…
…62 | MAY 2 • 2024 J N H aving fun with lan- guage can be more than just something to do for entertainment. As wit- nessed by the following exam- ples (thanks to a faithful reader’s submission), clever wording can be good for business. A sign in a shoe repair store in Vancouver reads: “We will heel you …We will save your sole …We will even dye for you. ” A sign on a Denver blinds and curtain truck states “Blind man driving. ” I...…
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… MAY 2 • 2024 | 65 J N JOAN BEHRMANN, 77, of Deerfield, Ill., died April 23, 2024. Ms. Behrmann is survived by her daughters and sons-in-law, Marcy and Jonathan Farrell, and Rebecca Behrmann and Joshua Rubin; son and daughter-in-law, Simon and Rachel Behrmann; grandchildren, Sammy Frank, Avi Frank, Amelie Rubin and Bailey Rubin; brother and sister-in-law, Larry Newman and Kristine Johnson. She was the devoted daughter of the...…
…66 | MAY 2 • 2024 J N Zachary Wittenberg, Jonah Wittenberg; great-grand- daughter, Basya Raizel Wittenberg. Eileen was the beloved wife of the late Sidney Bradley; lov- ing sister and sister-in-law of the late Francine and the late Aaron Higer. Contributions may be made to Jewish Hospice and Chaplaincy Network, 6555 W . Maple Road, West Bloomfield, MI 48322; or to a charity of one’s choice. A funeral service was held at Hebrew Me...…
…MAY 2 • 2024 | 67 J N Eddie was born in Detroit on Oct. 6, 1955, and grew up in Livonia. He attended Clarenceville High School and graduated from Michigan State University in 1979. He remained an avid Spartan fan his entire life. Eddie was outgoing, and he made friends easily with his zest for life and comfortable sense of humor. He loved music as well as playing and watching sports. A gifted bowler, Eddie bowled a perfect game o...…
…68 | MAY 2 • 2024 J N DORALEE LEVINE, 86, of Farmington Hills, died April 21, 2024. Mrs. LeVine is survived by her daughter and son-in-law, Elyse and Darrell Silber; grandchil- dren, Jaimee Silber and Alexis Silber; sisters-in-law, Mona Kaufman and Maxine LeVine; nephews and nieces, Ian LeVine, Monica LeVine, Robin Motisi, Peter LeVine and Kim Kaufman. She was the beloved wife for 56 years of the late Ronald LeVine; the cheri...…
…MAY 2 • 2024 | 69 FLORENCE LOVINGER OSTROW, 102, of Farmington Hills, died April 23, 2024. She is survived by her daughters and sons-in-law, Lindsay Lovinger and Bradley Williams, and Joanie and Robert Garvin; grandson, Joshua Garvin, and his fiancee, Jodi; many loving nieces, neph- ews, great-nieces, great-nephews and a world of friends. Mrs. Ostrow was the beloved wife of the late William Lovinger and the late Hyman Ostrow; the l...…
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…$200 Nov. 2-8, 2023 / 18-24 Cheshvan 5784 JEWISH NEWS THE DETROIT thejewishnews.com As the war began, United Hatzalah medical As the war began, United Hatzalah medical volunteers unhesitatingly risked their own volunteers unhesitatingly risked their own lives to save others. lives to save others. See page 26 HEROISM Under Fire …
…10 | NOVEMBER 2 • 2023 N o one asked you, you dirty Jew. ” “I bet you can hear a penny fall from a mile away. ” “Go back to the gas chambers. ” At first glance, these sentences, with varying degrees of problematic content, sound like they come from a 1930s movie, Nazi propaganda or an interview with post-2020 Kanye West. But these are all sentences and phrases I have heard directed at me or my Jewish friends in 2023, in a...…
…NOVEMBER 2 • 2023 | 11 treat everyone with harmony and respect, no matter what they say back to us. The way the adult Jewish community can help us deal with this struggle is to do the confronting when we feel socially like we cannot. Parents, temples and Jewish organizations should be actively supporting and ask- ing their high school kids if they need to share anything, because chances are, they probably do. Problems obviously ...…
…12 | NOVEMBER 2 • 2023 J N OUR COMMUNITY A Bright Light Now Gone DANNY SCHWARTZ STAFF WRITER Sam Woll speaks at an IADS block party in August 2022. JAMIE FELDMAN …
…NOVEMBER 2 • 2023 | 13 J N A mong the countless heartbreaking yet beautiful tributes at Samantha Woll’s funeral service, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel reflected on the immense outpouring of love from all those who knew Woll, following her tragic death. “What stands out to me is these senti- ments are all so remarkably similar. Sam was said to be kind, caring, compassionate, sincere, loving, a tenacious advocate and supporter...…
…continued from page 13 14 | NOVEMBER 2 • 2023 J N OUR COMMUNITY A CONNECTION WITH ALL PEOPLE Woll was a powerful interfaith bridge-builder and was engaged with the Muslim and Hindu communities in that space. She was also deeply devoted to inter- communal bridge-building with the Asian American and African American communities. Woll was a founder of the Muslim-Jewish Forum of Detroit and a longtime American Jewish Committee lay le...…
…NOVEMBER 2 • 2023 | 15 J N A special quality of Woll’s, Lopatin recalls, is how she was able to connect with younger people — young Jews, young Muslims and beyond. “ And it’s interesting, she’s someone who did not have any children herself, ” Lopatin said. “I think someone like her brings hope for our children that this can be a better world. ” To everyone who knew her, Woll was not only a person they wanted at their side — every...…
…16 | NOVEMBER 2 • 2023 J N OUR COMMUNITY continued on page 18 continued from page 15 all backgrounds at Hebrew Memorial Chapel in Oak Park. The service, which took place just one day after Woll’s senseless death, an end to an impactful life with still so much to give, saw family, friends and community gather to share memories and attempt to find consolation in those memories. In her eulogy, Dr. Monica Woll Rosen passionately des...…
…NOVEMBER 2 • 2023 | 17 J N Sam had a unique ability to build bridges across communities. We salute her commitment to the Jewish community and her dedication to the values of JCRC/AJC. May her memory be a blessing. …
…18 | NOVEMBER 2 • 2023 J N OUR COMMUNITY continued from page 16 naysayers alike. Her warmth could persuade even the hardest heart of the loudest heckler. “Sam gave everything of herself but asked for nothing in return. She only ever wanted to be of assistance to others. Samantha Woll may have been the nicest person I have ever met or will ever meet in my lifetime. ” AN INSPIRATION In speaking to friends in the days follow- ing Woll’...…
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…“SAM WORKED EVERY SINGLE MOMENT OF HER LIFE TOWARD THE GOAL OF A BETTER FUTURE ... WE MUST KEEP IT GOING.” — YEVGENIYA GAZMAN continued from page 18 20 | NOVEMBER 2 • 2023 J N spoke, she wanted to organize an event to bring the Jewish and Muslim communities together.” The world has lost one of its brightest lights, Farooqi said. “Which is why it’s impera- tive those of us who knew her and loved her keep her memo- ry alive by bein...…
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…22 | NOVEMBER 2 • 2023 J N OUR COMMUNITY M oshe and Shayna Davis, the Bnei Akiva shlichim who came to Southfield from Israel in 2022, were horrified when they heard about the war. Instead of wallowing, they imme- diately began brainstorming with fellow Detroit shlichim, Tamar Glaser and Chana Neubauer, about how they could help. “We’re here only temporarily, but we know how it feels to have family in Israel,” said Shayna. “We parti...…
…NOVEMBER 2 • 2023 | 23 J N Erie Skoczylas of Southfield found himself in a unique position to practically help IDF soldiers. As the general manager of Huron Valley Guns, which is both a shooting range and a supply store, Erie started receiving phone calls from family members of soldiers on the front lines as soon as the war broke out. “It started with one person calling me about his son,” said Erie. “His son’s unit didn’t have e...…
…24 | NOVEMBER 2 • 2023 was willing to bring the letters back to Israel, so Erin decided to open it up to the community. “I created a quick flyer on Thursday morning inviting people to write letters of support and leave them in a box on my porch before Friday at 11 a.m. I put it up as my WhatsApp status and posted it on a few different groups,” said Erin. All day, people from different cross sections of the community wrote and d...…
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…26 | NOVEMBER 2 • 2023 J N W earing a bulletproof helmet and vest and appearing live via Zoom under the cover of darkness, Dov Maisel, co-founder and vice president of international operations for United Hatzalah, shared a first-person account of the war in Israel with supporters at Tam-O-Shanter Country Club in West Bloomfield. The Oct. 16 meeting was led by Adena Barenholtz, the Detroit regional develop- ment officer for Friends o...…
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…28 | NOVEMBER 2 • 2023 J N T amir Oppenheim called his sister, Rachel, in Israel in the early morning hours of Oct. 7. He was on a family vacation in Italy; she was preparing to start her day with a hike in the beautiful surroundings of Kibbutz Be’eri, one of the most successful kibbutzim in Israel, where Oppenheim was born and raised. As they were chatting, Oppenheim, vice president of the Central Region at Friends of the Is...…
…NOVEMBER 2 • 2023 | 29 J N Texas. He also served as a paratrooper in the IDF. “We are going to fight back and the IDF will win. We’ll rebuild,” he says. “We’re determined. We have no choice. This is our only homeland, and it will remain our homeland.” FIDF provides financial and educational support, helps wounded soldiers and bereaved families, assists Lone Soldiers who have no immediate family in Israel, and creates environments...…
…NOVEMBER 2 • 2023 | 3 J N contents PURELY COMMENTARY 4-11 Essays and viewpoints. OUR COMMUNITY 12 A Bright Light Now Gone Samantha Woll made an enormous impact on the Detroit Jewish community during her short life. 22 Finding Meaningful Ways to Help Little things, done with love, can make a difference. 26 Heroism Under Fire As the war began, United Hatzalah medical volunteers unhesitatingly risked t...…
…30 | NOVEMBER 2 • 2023 J N OUR COMMUNITY A lthough retired healthcare professional and physical therapist Barry Chesterman planned a trip to Israel in advance to help his mother recover after a surgery set in October, his trip took on a new meaning as the war in Israel unfolded. Chesterman, 65, of Huntington Woods and a former IDF volunteer medic, knew he needed to support his nephew, Eitan Chesterman, who serves as a supply...…
…NOVEMBER 2 • 2023 | 31 J N M ichigan Sen. Gary Peters paid a visit Oct. 12 to the Woodward Avenue Shul — which was defaced with antisemitic graffiti last spring — to discuss the availability and importance of Nonprofit Security Grants and their role in securing houses of worship. He discussed both the ongoing hostilities in Israel as well as the unparalleled level of hate crime incidences domestically in the United States. R...…
…34 | NOVEMBER 2 • 2023 J N E arly Saturday morning, Oct. 7, Hamas terrorists invaded Israel from Gaza and perpetrated a horrif- ic attack killing more than 1,400 people, most of them civilians, injuring more than 3,000, and taking some 220 hostag- es — women, children, babies, soldiers, the elderly, whole families — to Gaza. As of this writing, the fate of these captives is unknown, and Israel and the Jewish world is praying ...…
