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…T hree of the top man- agers at Wayne State University Press were dismissed from their posi- tions Feb. 7, leaving uncer- tainty at one of the nation’ s most prominent publishers of Jewish studies books . Editor-in-Chief Annie Marten; Editorial, Design and Production Manager Kristen Harpster; and Sales and Marketing Director Emily Nowak lost their jobs without a public explanation and were escorted from the University Press Buil...…
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…30 | FEBRUARY 20 • 2020 Jews in the D A School’s Education GVSU to focus on Holocaust learning after football coach’ s Hitler comment. G rand Valley State University says it will increase its curric- ulum around the Holocaust and Native American history after one of its football coaches referenced Hitler as “a great leader” and said he would like to have dinner with Christopher Columbus. University President Philomena V . Mante...…
… FEBRUARY 20 • 2020 | 31 Something Missing? Ford-sponsored Auschwitz exhibit at National Archives failed to mention founder’ s role in Holocaust. A three-week-long exhibit sponsored by the Ford Motor Company Fund honored the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz at the National Archives in Washington, D.C. But the exhibit raised eyebrows by overlooking Ford’ s own role in fueling anti-Semitism during the Nazi regime. ...…
…32 | FEBRUARY 20 • 2020 | faces&places Jews in the D Jewish Metro Detroiters joined Hazon Detroit, the Jewish Community Center of Metro Detroit and at least 16 synagogues from across the denominational spectrum for a communitywide Tu b’ She- vat seder Feb. 9 at the JCC in West Bloomfield. Attendees celebrated the new year of trees, learned about the cli- mate and together envisioned a healthier and more sustain- able world for all...…
… FEBRUARY 20 • 2020 | 33 PHOTOGRAPHY BY LIZZ CARDWELL/JCC More than 200 people attended Winterfest and Camp Registration Day Jan. 26 at the Jewish Community Center of Metropolitan Detroit in West Bloomfield. Families enjoyed a hot chocolate bar, giant games, a bounce house and music. Winterfest also featured representatives from local organizations as resources for families. JCC Special Needs Director Stephanie Zoltowski said, “It...…
…34 | FEBRUARY 20 • 2020 quick hits There are openings for athletes and artists who want to represent Detroit this summer at the JCC Maccabi Games & ArtsFest. San Diego, California, and Pace University in Westchester County, New York, are the Maccabi Games sites. ArtsFest will be held in San Diego. Detroit will be sending golfers, boys and girls tennis players, and boys soccer and girls volleyball teams to San Diego. Pace will have 14U...…
…people watching. Ryan was chosen to com- pete by the show’ s producers from about 10,000 appli- cants, who each sent in audi- tion videos and answered questions. There also are 9-10 and 11-12 age divisions. The show is a spinoff of the popular competition show American Ninja Warrior. “I enjoy the American Ninja television shows,” Ryan said. “I think they’ re cool. “I thought I had a chance to be picked for American Ninja Warrior Juni...…
…36 | FEBRUARY 20 • 2020 Spirit torah portion T his week, we read a special portion called Parshat Shekalim, where we learn about the half-coin contribution that each person would give toward communal funds and needs. So many outstand- ing and inherent life messages about being a part of a community are embedded in this short reading. The parshat teaches that it is neces- sary to belong to a com- munity even if it entails spend...…
… FEBRUARY 20 • 2020 | 37 Moments DEC. 10, 2019 Lori (Robinson) and Michael Silver of Los Angeles, Calif., are thrilled to announce the birth of their daughter, Cora Robinson Silver, sister of Thea Mae. Overjoyed grandparents are Judy Robinson, and Dorit and Stephen Silver, all of West Bloomfield. She is also the granddaughter of the late Mark Robinson. Excited great-grandmother is Kati Gottlieb of Toronto. Cora is named in loving memo...…
…Arts&Life theater 38 | FEBRUARY 20 • 2020 ‘With a Little Bit of Luck’ Audiences can catch Adam Grupper in a lead role in My Fair Lady. JULIE SMITH YOLLES CONTRIBUTING WRITER F or a nice Jewish guy from Brooklyn, Adam Grupper has spent the past few years getting to church on time. Grupper — pronounced “grouper,” like the fish, and, yes, he’ s been kidded about it his whole life — has had a stellar Broadway ride since his stage de...…
… FEBRUARY 20 • 2020 | 39 subversive than he’ s ordinarily portrayed. Director Bart Sher has me portraying Doolittle as more violent and threaten- ing. He’ s a lowbrow guy with a political moral code that makes him a great counterpart in Edwardian England, which makes this part so irresistible. ” The Lincoln Center pro- duction of My Fair Lady took home five Outer Critics Circle Awards and was nominated for five Drama Desk Awards, t...…
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… FEBRUARY 20 • 2020 | 41 Arts&Life music Bridging the Divide Michael Barenboim builds on his parents’ legacy as musical director of the West-Eastern Divan Ensemble. SUZANNE CHESSLER CONTRIBUTING WRITER M usic can go way beyond mere cul- tural enjoyment; it can build cross-cultural con- nections. Violinist Michael Barenboim’ s parents serve as role models for that idea. Twenty years ago, his father, Israeli conductor and pian...…
…42 | FEBRUARY 20 • 2020 continued from page 41 Arts&Life music the Barenboim-Said Academy, also started by his father, developed the ensemble in the spirit of the West-Eastern Divan Orchestra, only with a more musician-focused for- mat. The idea of the ensemble is to provide concertgoers a more intimate atmosphere to experience the musicians, said Barenboim, the orchestra’ s concertmaster. “If you hear a big sympho- ny, whateve...…
…Hunters: Chasing Nazis on Amazon A l Pacino leads a team of covert anti-Nazi vigilantes in Amazon Prime’ s new show Hunters. The entire first season pre- mieres on the service Feb. 21. Set in 1977 New York, the action-drama is based on some real-life efforts to bring fugitive Third Reich offi- cers to justice in the United States. Pacino’ s shadowy millionaire Meyer Offerman, a Holocaust survivor, leads a team of loose cannons a...…
…Arts&Life celebrity jews 44 | FEBRUARY 20 • 2020 AT THE MOVIES Opening on Friday, Feb. 21, are The Call of the Wild and The Invisible Man. Call is based on the famous 1903 novel by Jack London. It’ s the story of Buck, a very big dog whose idyllic life in Northern California ends when he is stolen and transported to the Alaskan Yukon during the Gold Rush of the 1890s. Buck is mistreated by a series of owners, who have him lead ...…
…On The Go people | places | events FEBRUARY 20 • 2020 | 45 BUDAPEST ORCHESTRA This program is presented by the University Musical Society in Ann Arbor. Ivan Fischer, conductor, has composed many Jewish- themed works, including The Red Heifer, about anti-Semitism’ s rise in Hungary. In this concert, Fischer conducts an all-Antonin Dvorák program, including some rarely heard gems. At Hill Auditorium, 825 North University Ave., Ann Arbor...…
…On The Go people | places | events 46 | FEBRUARY 20 • 2020 continued from page 45 LECTURE SERIES 7 pm, Feb. 26. At Wayne State University, 5150 Anthony Wayne Drive, Detroit. The third in the series “Are We Religiously Free In America?” Professors Howard Lupovitch and Saeed Khan of Wayne State will discuss “Attitudes Toward the First Amendment and How They Pertain to Constructive Debate and Civil Discourse.” No charge....…
…O ver winter break, we participated in a 10-day Maccabi Task Force/ Fact Finders trip to explore Israel and the Palestinian territories. Our group had 24 Wayne State University student leaders (five Jewish students and 19 non-Jewish campus leaders). In Jerusalem, we visited the Jewish, Christian and Muslim quarters of the Old City. Other highlights included visits to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Palestinian Authority in Ra...…
…48 | FEBRUARY 20 • 2020 A s an undergraduate student, I was invited to attend the Accelerating Michigan-Israel Business Innovations conference at Michigan State University last November. The one-day event brought together entrepreneurs, business, govern- ment and education leaders from Israel and Michigan to build innovation and econom- ic development opportunities for both. Being a David Project intern at MSU Hillel has strength-...…
…SPRING OPEN HOUSE Wayne State is offering an insider’s look at college life. Spring Open House is your chance to check out campus and learn more about our academic programs. Meet faculty and students Learn about scholarships and financial aid Browse the resource fair Take a tour of campus Please register online and plan to join us March 21. openhouse.wayne.edu COME SEE YOUR FUTURE Saturday, March 21, 2020 Main campus 10 a....…
…50 | FEBRUARY 20 • 2020 for college students by college students C ommunity is the thread that runs through the core of Jewish life. Community also is a central theme of Greek life organizations on college campuses across the country. For three young men — Jason Gelsey, Zack Kirshner and Daniel Wolfe — these two tightly knit communities intersect in a very special way: All are presidents of their respective Interfraternity Cou...…
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…52 | FEBRUARY 20 • 2020 for college students by college students Grand Valley State University senior Zack Kirschner of Farmington Hills participated in BBYO alongside Gelsey. He also feels that experience pushed him to join Greek life. “I don’ t think I would be where I am now without BBYO, ” Kirshner said. “The ability to be a part of something bigger than yourself is such a good experience, and I wanted to have something li...…
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… FEBRUARY 20 • 2020 | 55 Soul of blessed memory SALEM BASHARA, 78, of West Bloomfield, died Feb. 10, 2020. He is survived by his daughters and sons-in-law, Heidi and Andy Raine of Bloomfield Township, Cheryl Bashara and Jon Goldstein of Walled Lake; sister and brother-in-law, Janet and Delmar Fast; brother-in-law, Michael Gold; grandchildren, Nathan Raine, Adam Raine, Marc Green. Mr. Bashara was the beloved husband for 53 year...…
…56 | FEBRUARY 20 • 2020 Soul of blessed memory ALLISON JACOBS DIGITAL EDITOR E zra Lev Seegull, a 19-year-old sophomore at the University of Michigan, died Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2020. He is survived by his parents, Larry and Diane Seegull; his sibling, Ronen Seegull; grandparents, Linda and Edwin Seegull, Viviane Cohen and Albert Lichaa; his aunts and uncles, Dina, David, Eileen and Ethan; and cousins, Brandon, Logan, Naomi and...…
… FEBRUARY 20 • 2020 | 57 continued on page 58 Association, 25200 Telegraph Road, Suite 100, Southfield, MI 48033. Interment was held at Oakview Cemetery in Ferndale. Arrangements by Hebrew Memorial Chapel. BRUCE KWASELOW, 66, of Birmingham, died Feb. 9, 2020. He is survived by his brother and sister-in-law, Alvin and Ruth Kwaselow; nephew, David Kwaselow; niece, Lindsay (Josh) Fisher. He is also survived by his best friend,...…
…Soul of blessed memory continued from page 57 58 | FEBRUARY 20 • 2020 Bloomfield. Mr. Markowitz was the dear son of the late John and the late Sarah Markowitz; loving father of the late Jay Markowitz; dear brother- in-law of the late Seymour Kavesky. Contributions may be made to a charity of one’ s choice. Services and interment were held at Hebrew Memorial Park Cemetery. Arrangements by Hebrew Memorial Chapel. MARTIN SIEGEL M...…
… FEBRUARY 20 • 2020 | 59 continued on page 60 ed working with the Jewish National Fund when Israel became a state in 1948. Mrs. Newman was president of Hadassah’ s Greater Detroit Chapter for 13 years and received several honors over the years for her dedication to the organization. She was also a member of the National Board of Hadassah, the editor of the Hadassah Headlines and a creator of the Hadassah Thrift Shop, all which we...…
…60 | FEBRUARY 20 • 2020 Phyllis and Albert Newman Endowment Fund, 5030 Orchard Lake Road, West Bloomfield, MI 48323, hadassah. org/detroit. Arrangements by Ira Kaufman Chapel. EDITH SIMMONS, 87, of Southfield, died Feb. 8, 2020. She is survived by her husband of 63½ years, Dr. Milton Simmons; daughter and son- in-law, Melodie and Dr. Alan Solway; son and daughter- in-law, Harlan and Bonni Simmons; grandchildren, Andrew Solway, ...…
… FEBRUARY 20 • 2020 | 61 the best of everything Raskin N ot only is Nino Salvaggio International Marketplace celebrating its 40th anniversary … It is also celebrating having one of the most prestigious chefs in this region of the country … West Bloomfield resident Pete Loren, whose kitchen magic in upscale restaurants had once received many notable commendations for elegant dining successes … Opus One, Detroit, Epoch Restaur...…
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