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…56 | MARCH 21 • 2024 J N ARTS&LIFE BOOKS M any women in the Detroit area know the medical skills of Firooz Banooni, a retired obstetri- cian-gynecologist who served patients at Sinai, St. John’s and Beaumont hospitals and also taught at Wayne State University. What they don’t know about the retired specialist who wrote for medical texts has to do with the hurdles he experienced growing up in Iran and the chal- lenges he faced getti...…

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…58 | MARCH 21 • 2024 J N D ave Hankin, cousin to the late artist Janice Charach, is among 27 artists exhibiting 97 works at the West Bloomfield gallery named in honor of his talented rel- ative. The exhibit, running from now until April 3, has been organized under the title My Story and consists of paintings, drawings, photos and ceramics. “When I learned my cousin Janice was an artist, it was part of the inspiration that came to me,” ...…

…spent high school years at Interlochen Center for the Arts, earned a University of Michigan bachelor’s degree and holds a doctor’s degree in music from Indiana University. “I want to communicate a feeling of nostalgia, mem- ories from childhood and a time when life was a little simpler.” Donner, 38, whose interest in art began in childhood, let piano skills dominate his life as a teenager and now teach- es private students, directs...…

…1942 - 2024 Covering and Connecting Jewish Detroit Every Week To make a donation to the DETROIT JEWISH NEWS FOUNDATION go to the website www.thejewishnews.com 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: Detroit Jewish News, 322...…

…60 | MARCH 21 • 2024 J N ROOTS UPDATE; THREE NEW FILMS, STAND-UP & SKATING This week’s Jewish-related films, etc., are more varied than usual. But before I describe them, I want to give you a long heads- up: Michael Douglas and Lena Dunham will be the guests on the Finding Your Roots on Tuesday, April 2 (PBS). Their paring isn’t an accident: Roots episodes often pair celebs with sim- ilar backgrounds (Jewish, African American, ...…

…MARCH 21 • 2024 | 61 J N JUST FOR FUN Word Challenge Using the letters in MEGILLAH, can you: Find 10 four-letter words? 1. ________________ 2. ________________ 3. ________________ 4. ________________ 5. ________________ 6. ________________ 7. ________________ 8. ________________ 9. ________________ 10. ________________ Find 1 seven-letter word? 1. ________________ Find 5 five-letter words? 1. ________________ 2. __________...…

…62 | MARCH 21 • 2024 J N BRUNCH & BAKE 10 AM-NOON, MARCH 22 (FRI.) Have brunch and learn how to create your “Esther Moment” then make a tray of delicious hamentashen with all types of filling to take home and bake. At Aish Detroit, 25725 Coolidge, Oak Park. For cost, register at jlive.app/ events/7121. ‘MOURNING IN LOD’ 7 p.m. MARCH 22 (FRI.) See Mourning In Lod, directed by Hilla Medalia at the Riviera Cinema as part of the Gre...…

…MARCH 21 • 2024 | 63 J N PURIM IN ISRAEL 5:30-7 PM, MARCH 24 (SUN.) Experience Purim in Israel at Royal Oak Chabad, 316 E. 11 Mile, Royal Oak: Photo Booth at the Western Wall; Fresh Juice Squeezing in Jaffa; Wine Tasting at the Galil; Falafel and Shawarma at the Tel Aviv Shuk; Pet Farm at the Kibbutz; Print Making at the artist quarter in Tzfat. Register: jeweishroyaloak. com/purim. SINGER PERFORMS 8 PM, MARCH 25 (MON.) Jill Sobul...…

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…MARCH 21 • 2024 | 65 J N DONNA BARNETT, beloved for 93 years, died Feb. 26, 2024, surrounded by her family. She was born Jan. 31, 1931, in Detroit to Louis and Viola Weiss; she moved to California as a young child, following the tragic automobile accident death of her father. Not one to have the dust settle under her, Donna married Robert Barnett and graduated from Wayne State University in Detroit after spending a single ...…

…66 | MARCH 21 • 2024 J N fundraising.stjude.org/goto/ donnabarnett. c. 2021 BARBARA M. BECKER, 85, of Commerce Township, died March 13, 2024. She is survived by her son and daughter-in-law, David and Jennifer Becker of Franklin; daughters and sons-in-law, Judy and Alan Wormser of Commerce Township, Carol and Jay Weiss of Farmington Hills; brother and sister-in- law, Dr. Marty and Rena Janower; sister and brother- in-law, Lin...…

…MARCH 21 • 2024 | 67 J N continued on page 68 Dawes; the loving brother of the late Oscar Dawes and the late Sophie Shriman; the dear brother-in-law of the late Sanford and the late Dorothy Stone. Interment was at Beth El Memorial Park. Contributions may be made to Jewish Hospice & Chaplaincy Network, 6555 W. Maple, West Bloomfield, MI 48322, jhcn.org/donate/ tribute; or American Cancer Society, 20450 Civic Center Drive, Southf...…

…68 | MARCH 21 • 2024 J N to Jewish Family Service, the Aileen and Harvey Kleiman Fund, 6555 W. Maple Road, West Bloomfield, MI 48322, jfsdetroit.org; Jewish Hospice & Chaplaincy Network, 6555 W. Maple, West Bloomfield, MI 48322, jhcn.org/donate/ tribute; or to a charity of one’s choice. Arrangements by Ira Kaufman Chapel. SIDNEY LIFTON, 92, of Beverly Hills, Mich., died March 9, 2024. He died the day before his 92nd birthday....…

…MARCH 21 • 2024 | 69 J N N. Siegel; son and daughter- in-law, Andrew and Kimberly Siegel; daughter and son-in-law, Dr. Lisa Siegel and Adam Green; grandson, Charles Oliver Green; nephews and nieces; Alan and Lisa Rose, and Stuart and Kristi Rose; great-nephew and great- niece, Evan and Abby Rose. Mrs. Siegel was the loving sister of the late Reena Rose; the devoted daughter of the late Joseph and the late Evelyn Biederman. Inter...…

…DETROIT JEWISH NEWS 32255 Northwestern Hwy. Suite 205, Farmington Hills, MI 48334 248-354-6060 thejewishnews.com MARCH 21 • 2024 | 7 J N continued from page 4 Jewish institutions and fur- thering Jewish learning, we must unabashedly support politicians who recognize Israel’s right to defend itself against terrorism and who condemn antisemi- tism in the U.S. With Michigan as a bat- tle-ground state, we would do well to make regular p...…

…Looking Back From the William Davidson Digital Archive of Jewish Detroit History accessible at thejewishnews.com 70 | MARCH 21 • 2024 J N The Generosity of Purim A t sundown on the 14th day of Adar, or March 23, the holiday of Purim begins. This is the most joyful and festive of Jewish holidays. Purim commemorates the victory of Queen Esther and Mordechai in the fourth century B.C. over the evil Haman. It is a time to wear costum...…

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…8 | MARCH 21 • 2024 Yiddish Limerick by Rachel Kapen Happy Purim! On Purim di Megilla we read Af Esther un Mordechai der Yid. Un ven Haman HaRasha mir vel hern a bissl meshuge mir vel vern. A frayliche yontef nit nor far a kid. der Yid: the Jew Un ven: and when Haman HaRasha: Haman the wicked mir vel hern: we will hear. a bissl meshuge: a little crazy mir vel vern: we will become A frayliche yontef: a happy holiday nit nor: not only fa...…

…MARCH 21 • 2024 | 9 JOIN US! LUNCH & LEARN EVENT THURSDAY, APRIL 18TH 12:00 - 2:00PM LONGACRE HOUSE 24705 FARMINGTON ROAD, FARMINGTON HILLS, MI 48336 Join us for a special lunch and learn event with Rose Senior Living Farmington Hills, a brand-new senior living community in your neighborhood. Learn about Rose Senior Living and the benefits of joining our Founders Club! RSVP by Friday, April 12th by calling (248) 850-1351 Cont...…

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…March 21 • 2019 3 jn VIEWS 5-10 JEWS IN THE D 12 Measles Scare Confi rmed case of visiting Israel solicitor puts community in caution mode. 16 Political Powerhouse Meet Halie Soifer, executive director of the Jewish Democratic Council of America. 18 Standing in Solidarity Jewish community mourns with Muslims after massacre in Christchurch, New Zealand. 19 Exposing Tucker Carlson A Jewish woman with Detroit roots uncovere...…

…4 March 21 • 2019 jn ST Y L E Saturday, March 23, 2019 10:30 - 11:30 am at Temple Israel Families with children 5 and under are invited for a unique Shabbat experience. Wear your favorite costume and join our Temple Israel clergy and early childhood educator, Jodie Kanagur, as we celebrate Shabbat and Purim with songs, prayers, crafts and snacks. Register online at temple-israel.org/shabbatfortots Young Adult Programming is suppo...…

…S ome of my friends on the left do not like Israel at all. They make glib proposals for what Israel should do. In theory, they say, if Israel followed those proposals, it would become the most morally scrupulous country in the world — if any scrap of Israel would continue to exist. Of course, they imagine that as Israel “just ends the occupation” and “just opens the border with Gaza” or even “welcomes the beginning of a bi-n...…

…6 March 21 • 2019 jn The Jewish News aspires to communicate news and opinion that’ s useful, engaging, enjoyable and unique. It strives to refl ect the full range of diverse viewpoints while also advocating positions that strengthen Jewish unity and continuity. We desire to create and maintain a challenging, caring, enjoyable work environment that encourages creativity and innovation. We acknowledge our role as a responsible, responsive ...…

…March 21 • 2019 7 jn Through the Centennial Fund, Michele and Mitchell Bleznak Make an Investment in the Future of Jewish Detroit Michele and Mitchell Bleznak, both native Detroiters, have been longtime champions of the Jewish Federation and its partner agencies. Mitchell began volunteering with Federation’ s YAD ( now NEXTGen Detroit) and since then has supported a variety of agencies including JVS, Hillel, JARC, and Cong...…

…8 March 21 • 2019 jn views letters Editor’ s Note: On March 7, the House of Representatives voted to pass a reso- lution denouncing anti-Semitism and other forms of bigotry (“House Passes Anti-Hate Resolution, ” thejewishnews. com, March 8). The vote came in response to an anti-Semitic trope used by Rep. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota, who said Jewish Americans have “allegiance to a foreign government. ” It was not the first time Omar was ...…

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…10 March 21 • 2019 jn T his week, Michigan Rep. Rashida Tlaib tweeted her support for a faculty vote at California’ s Pisker College to end a study abroad program at Haifa University. Why did a Michigan mem- ber of Congress, elected for her com- mitment to diversity and opportunity, become a champion for boycotting Haifa University? I was born and raised in Haifa in an apartment with a back porch facing Haifa University. My brot...…

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…12 March 21 • 2019 jn J ust a few hours after David and Erin Stiebel hosted a bris for their fourth son last week, word spread through the Orthodox community that an Israeli visitor who had been to a number of local Jewish establishments and countless homes was diagnosed with measles. Because their newborn was too young to be vaccinated, the Southfield couple was understandably concerned about this highly contagious disease. Once t...…

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…14 March 21 • 2019 jn continued from page 12 jews d in the parents they can vaccinate their infants as early as 6 months but any baby receiving an early first dose must get the shots again at 12 months and at age 4. Concerned parents can give their child the second dose 28 days after the first shot. She doesn’ t recommend early doses unless a child has been exposed or potentially exposed. Immuno-compromised individuals also are un...…

…March 21 • 2019 15 jn HADASSAH HAPPENINGS We aren’t JUST your grandma’s Hadassah! 248.683.5030 greaterdetroit@hadassah.org hadassah.org/detroit Hadassah Greater Detroit 5030 Orchard Lake Road West Bloomfield, MI 48323 AVIV HADASSAH Invites you to uncork your creative side with Enjoy girls’ night out and leave the studio looking like a fashionista! Scarf painting is fun and easy. Select your favorite color combinations, use a ...…

…16 March 21 • 2019 jn Political Powerhouse Meet Halie Soifer, executive director of the Jewish Democratic Council of America. O n Dec. 6, 1987, a father took his 9-year-old daughter to Washington, D.C., to march on Freedom Sunday for Soviet Jews. “I can’ t say that at 9 I really under- stood it, but I have this picture of me marching with my father and I keep it close, ” Halie Soifer said. This march, along with an upbringing in...…

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…18 March 21 • 2019 jn Standing in Solidarity Jewish community mourns with Muslims after massacre in Christchurch, New Zealand. I n gestures of reciprocal love and unity that they received from their Muslim neighbors following the Pittsburgh Tree of Life massacre last October, rabbis, leaders and others in the Jewish community attended area mosques to mourn the New Zealand terror attacks that took the lives of 50 innocent Muslims w...…

…Exposing Tucker Carlson A Jewish woman with Detroit roots uncovered conservative host’ s outrageous past comments. M adeline Peltz isn’ t your average 24-year-old living in Washington, D.C. The young Media Matters for America researcher made a name for herself last week when she dug up shock- ing audio clips from Fox News host Tucker Carlson’ s past. Peltz listened to hours of footage from host Bubba the Love Sponge’ s radio show ...…

…20 March 21 • 2019 jn BARBARA LEWIS CONTRIBUTING WRITER ‘Crime and Consequence’ A rabbi, lawyer and former prisoner explore the Jewish view of America’ s j ustice system. M any Jews are familiar with the statement from the first chap- ter of Pirkei Avot that says the entire world rests on three things: Torah, prayer and good deeds. Fewer are aware that later in the same chapter three dif- ferent things are cited: peace, truth and j...…

…22 March 21 • 2019 jn W hen a fellow physician asked Brett Ehrmann if his failing kidneys made him less sympathetic to patients with rela- tively minor woes, he quickly realized he views it differently. “It is actually the opposite — every- one has their own crosses to bear and I have been able to relate to people bet- ter because of my experience, ” said the West Bloomfield native, who practices medicine and instructs at Weill Cornel...…

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…24 March 21 • 2019 jn Lecture To Mark OU’ s New Maisel Judaic Studies Program Oakland University is hosting a lecture by Annabelle Gurwitch, an author, humorist, popular TV host and storyteller, to help celebrate the launch of its Cis Maisel Center for Judaic Studies and Community Engagement. The event takes place at 7 p.m. Monday, April 8, in the Oakland Center Founders Ballroom B. Gurwitch is author of the New York Times bes...…

…March 21 • 2019 25 jn “Dessert Only” Pickup Option is available at Young Israel of Oak Park, 15140 W. 10 Mile Road, on Thursday, April 18th | 11am-1pm CARRY-OUT MENU 2019 STARTERS Seder Plate ........................................................ $12.95 INCLUDES THE TRADITIONAL SYMBOLIC FOODS ON A SEDER PLATE. READY TO USE. Charoses (½ pint) *contains nuts ................................ $4.95 FRESH APPLES, NUTS, WINE, AND CINNA...…

…26 March 21 • 2019 jn jews d in the Mark your calendars for April 7-14 as Bookstock returns to Livonia’ s Laurel Park Place where bargains abound on used books and media. Proceeds from the sale benefit literacy and educa- tion projects throughout Detroit and Oakland, Wayne, Benzie, Washtenaw and Grand Traverse counties. JVS Human Services serves as the institutional home of Bookstock. Detroit News columnist Neal Rubin is Honorary ...…

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…28 March 21 • 2019 jn Fighting Anti-Semitism New regent Jordan Acker is intent on improving U-M’ s campus relations. I n 2016, Jordan Acker was playing basketball when he became very ill. His liver was shutting down, but doctors couldn’ t determine the exact problem. His condition even- tually landed him at the University of Michigan Hospital, where he received stellar medical treatment that put him back on the road to recovery. ...…