… AUGUST 20 • 2020 | 51 BONNIE KOWAL, 69, of Southfield, died Aug. 13, 2020. She is survived by her sisters, Brenda Kovinsky and Marsha Kowal; aunt, Sandy Tuttleman; nephews and nieces, Milton and Cheryl Kovinsky, and Matthew and Anna Kovinsky; great-nieces and great-nephew, Hannah, Max, Tessa and Rosie Kovinsky; many loving cousins. Mrs. Kowal was the cherished daughter of the late Meyer Kowal and the late Sylvia Kraft; the d...…
…52 | AUGUST 20 • 2020 Soul of blessed memory was just 8 years old, his father was murdered by bandits in Belarus. He, his mother and sis- ter survived an incredible odys- sey through Belarus, Russia, Uzbekistan, back through Poland, Austria, Italy and final- ly made it to Israel. It was in Haifa, Israel, Mordechai met his wife to be, Leora. He went on to receive an engineering educa- tion from the Technion. Following the birth of the...…
… AUGUST 20 • 2020 | 53 This Chinese vegetarian restaurant, now closed, was ahead of its time. the best of everything Raskin A Look Back at Mei Ling I t was many years back that I recall eating food that today might be classified somewhat like the Impossible Burger … but a whole lot different. The menu read “Vegetarian Cashew Chicken” … and although not a vegetarian by any means, I had to find out what so many people were ra...…
…Looking Back From the William Davidson Digital Archive of Jewish Detroit History accessible at www.djnfoundation.org Antisemitism Deja Vu T his is not the “Looking Back” that I first thought I would write for the JN’ s annual “Back to School” issue. Of course, in the midst of a pandemic, it will be a much different return to classes for children and college students this year. So, I thought I would explore the William Davidson ...…
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