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March 21, 2019 (vol. , iss. 1) • Page Image 31

…March 21 • 2019 31 jn CelebrateISRAEL Design Donated by: www.WalkForIsrael.org Sunday, May 5, 2019 Bouncies, Israeli Music, Games, Food, Entertainment, Fun for the Whole Family! Community-wide Event Hosted by Adat Shalom Synagogue 29901 Middlebelt Rd, Farmington Hills, MI 48334 …

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…32 March 21 • 2019 jn Seth Joshua Davidson, son of Ellyn and Jon Davidson and brother of Lacey and Brett, will chant from the Torah as he becomes a bar mitz- vah at Temple Israel in West Bloomfield on Friday, March 22, 2019. He is the grandchild of Vicki and Ben Craine, and the late Stuart and Joan Davidson. He is also the great-grandchild of Lucille Miller. Seth is a student at Norup International School in Oak Park. For his mit...…

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…March 21 • 2019 33 jn D rs. Judith and Steven Rapp of Bloomfield Hills are thrilled to announce the upcoming mar- riage of their daughter Danielle Sarah to Jordan Spencer Grauer, son of Wendy and Gregg Grauer of Winter Park, Fla. Danielle and Jordan both graduat- ed from the University of Michigan. Danielle works in healthcare technol- ogy, and Jordan is a medical student at Florida Atlantic University. They reside in Boca Raton, Fla....…

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…34 March 21 • 2019 jn I n the classic movie History of the World, Mel Brooks plays King Louis of France during the 18th-century French Revolution. Exemplifying the excesses of the pre-statehood French monarchy, Brooks finishes many a scene with the now-famous expression, “It’ s good to be the king. ” The irony, of course, is that it was good to be the king until the French Revolution took place and the king lost his head. I can’ ...…

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…36 March 21 • 2019 jn How to let the steam out of your Instant Pot fears. I am a pothead. But not the kind you may think. In this case, I’ m addict- ed to my Instant Pot. But, like many people, it took a little time before the love affair with my Instant Pot set in. First, I am cynical when it comes to new kitchen gadgets; so many are just next year’ s garage sale items. And then, pressure cookers always scared me. To me, they...…

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…March 21 • 2019 37 jn arts&life CHICKEN SOUP 2 Tbsp. olive oil 2 cups unpeeled, chopped onions (not chopped finely) 2 stalks celery cut into 1-inch pieces (including leafy tops) 1½ cups carrot rings (about 1-inch thick) 1-2 parsnips (about ½ pound), cut into 4 pieces 2 tsp. chopped fresh garlic, optional 2 tsp. kosher salt 1 tsp. pepper 4 sprigs of parsley, with stems (uncut) 1 stem fresh dill (with stems) 1 whole chicken (with skin and ...…

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…38 March 21 • 2019 jn 2 small zucchini (any color), cut into 1-inch cubes (4 cups) 2 bell peppers (any color), cut into 1-inch squares (2 cups) 1 can (about 15 ounces) diced tomatoes 1 tsp. thyme Kosher salt and pepper to taste After cooking, add: ¼ cup fresh basil leaves ½ cup fresh chopped parsley 1 Tbsp. drained capers (optional) Use saute setting. Add oil and onions, cook until onions are soft- ened but not browned. Add remain- i...…

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…March 21 • 2019 39 jn SUZANNE CHESSLER CONTRIBUTING WRITER Pair started Teiku to preserve, revitalize old melodies. J onathan Taylor and Josh Harlow came to know each other as musi- cians before they came to know each other as friends. Taylor, a percussionist, and Harlow, a pianist, performed throughout Ann Arbor as their careers expanded with combined appearances. Their immersion in jazz improvisation and composing launched thei...…

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…40 March 21 • 2019 jn MISCELLANEOUS NOTES Starting at 10 p.m. March 27 on FX cable is What We Do in the Shadows, a comic documentary series that follows four vampires who have been roommates for hundreds of years in New York City. Beanie Feldstein, 25, the sister of Jonah Hill, 35, has a recurring role. The series is based on a 2014 indie hit film of the same name direct- ed by and co-written by Taika Waititi, 43. He co-produce...…

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…March 21 • 2019 41 jn SUNDAY, MARCH 24 ISLAMIC IMMIGRATION 2 pm, March 24. At a Southfield location provided with registration. Daniel Greenfield, an insightful writer on Islamic and domestic threats to America, will speak on “Islamic Immigration and the Jewish Future in America.” Presented by Michigan Jewish Action Council. RSVP: MJAC. us/events. Contact: info@ MichiganJewishActionCouncil.org. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 27 TO BETTER HEALTH 1-...…

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…42 March 21 • 2019 jn SUNDAY, MARCH 31 LIMMUD MICHIGAN 9 am-5:15 pm, March 31. At the JCC in West Bloomfield. Limmud Michigan is an “exploration and celebration of all things Jewish.” Find your own personal Limmud by checking out the eclectic sessions and presenters at limmudmichigan.org. Offering Camp Limmud for kids 2-12. Registration begins at 9; program at 10 am. Info: 248-234-4150. Register at lim- mudmichigan.org. MAKING MOVES ...…

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…March 21 • 2019 43 jn ANTHONY CRIDER, WIKIPEDIA MOVE IN TODAY! NEWLY CONSTRUCTED LUXURY EXTRA-LARGE 1 & 2 BEDROOM APARTMENT RESIDENCES AND GARAGES FOR THE JOYS OF INDEPENDENT SENIOR LIVING 5600 Drake Road West Bloomfield, MI 48322 www.AllSeasonsWestBloomfield.com RESIDENCES ARE GOING FAST... P (248) 237-6948 C O M E S E E WHAT’S COOKING AT ALL SEASONS JOIN CHEF SAM SHARKAS FOR A FABULOUS COOKING DEMONSTRATION AND LUNCH FOLLOW...…

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…44 March 21 • 2019 jn continued from page XX continued on page XX PHOTO CREDIT Cutline Cutline Cutline Cutline Cutline Cutline make a Historical Atlas of Hasidism.” Wodzinski has produced the first carto- graphic reference book on Chasidism. Co-sponsored by the Copernicus Program in Polish Studies. At Wieser Hall, Room 1010, Ann Arbor. Info: judaicstudies@umich.edu or 734-763- 9047. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 3 MUSICAL INTERLUDE 1 pm, April 3...…

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…46 March 21 • 2019 1 AAA BEST DRIVER Call Harold 248-496-1302 Baseball, Hockey, Basket- ball, Bdays, Anniversaries. 6 ppl for price of 1. Airport $50 Mastercard, Visa, AMEX 1A1 DRIVER for Dr’s appts, shopping, errands, air- ports and more. Renee (248)991-4944 95 TRANSPORTATION Very Affordable Handyman. Avail. 7 days/wk. Call Walt 734-796-3906 A MOVING truck to Florida a n d r e t u r n i n g B u d 239-273-3565 AAA Cleaning Service. 15 yr...…

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…March 21 • 2019 47 jn W hen Annette Meskin led a Hadassah mission to Israel, it was the expe- rience of a lifetime. She inspired every participant with her vast knowledge and passion for the Jewish homeland she loved so dearly. Annette L. Meskin, who lived in Bloomfield Hills with her husband of 57 years, Russell, died on March 8, 2019. She was 77. The only thing dearer to Annette’ s heart than Israel was her family. Born in D...…

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…48 March 21 • 2019 jn 48 March 21 • 2019 jn D avid Madgy, a pediatric surgeon known for his good humor and sense of adven- ture, died March 9, 2019, after a years- long struggle with cancer. He was 61. Born Nov. 1, 1957, Dr. Madgy attended Southfield-Lathrup High School, the University of Michigan and the College of Osteopathic Medicine in Des Moines, Iowa. He decided to become a physician after he had open-heart surgery at age 15. A ...…

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…March 21 • 2019 49 jn continued from page 47 continued on page 50 RONNA GORDON, 67, of West Bloomfield, died March 11, 2019. She is survived by her son and daughter-in-law, Adam and Karen Gordon; grand- daughter, Charlotte Gordon; sis- ters, Arlene Pierce and Marilyn Kirschner; nieces and nephews, David and Julie Kirschner, Lindsay Kirschner, Karen Fraiberg-Pierce and Damian Olivera, and Linda and Scott Herron; great-nieces and ...…

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…50 March 21 • 2019 jn continued from page 49 PHOTO CREDIT Mug Cutline continued from page XX continued on page XX soul of blessed memory SIDNEY JAY KOVINSKY, 84, of Clearwater Beach, Fla., formerly of Detroit, died March 1, 2019. He was born to Benjamin and Jewell Kovinsky on Aug. 5, 1934. Sid grad- uated from Wayne State University, where he received a business degree. He had a wonderful aptitude and passion for fashionable m...…

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…March 21 • 2019 51 jn continued on page 52 in Birmingham. After Tim’ s pass- ing, she married Thomas Meyers of Louisville, Ky., and left the Detroit area. She returned in 1993 to live in East Lansing to be near her daugh- ter, Liz, her sister, Renee Silver, her brother-in-law, Louis, and their family in West Bloomfield; and her beloved uncle, Maurice Wayne, also of West Bloomfield. Mrs. Meyers is survived by her daughter, Liz Meyers...…

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…52 March 21 • 2019 jn continued from page 51 OBITUARY CHARGES The processing fee for obituaries is: $100 for up to 150 words; $200 for 151-300 words, etc. A photo counts as 30 words. There is no charge for a Holocaust survivor icon. The JN reserves the right to edit wording to conform to its style considerations. For information, have your funeral director call the JN or you may call Sy Manello, editorial assistant, at (248) 351-51...…

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…inside Detroit Jewish News n 34 Feb. 21-27, 2019 16-22 Adar I 5779 VOLUME CLV, ISSUE 3 February 21 • 2019 3 jn VIEWS 5-10 JEWS IN THE D 12 A New Generation Families commit to raising their children Jewishly in Detroit. 18 Shtisel Appeal Local pair start Facebook group for Israeli TV series about an ultra-Orthodox family. 22 DJJ’s Purim Extravaganza 24 ‘Be The Light’ Series will focus on raising diverse, au...…

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…4 February 21 • 2019 jn An Educat i onal Ant i - Human Tr af ficki ng Awar eness Tr ai ni ng and Di scussi on. Appr opri at e f or ages 1 2 and up. MONDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 201 9 6: 30 PM @ TEMPLE ISRAEL HOW DO I I DENTI FY THE SI GNS OF HUMAN TRAFFI CKI NG? WHO I S AT RI SK? WHO ARE THE VI CTI MS? WHAT RESOURCES ARE AVAI LABLE I F YOU SUSPECT SOMEONE YOU KNOW I S BEI NG TRAFFI CK...…

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…February 21 • 2019 5 jn L ast month, engineers at Columbia University created a robot that “learns what it is, from scratch, with zero prior knowledge of physics, geometry or motor dynamics … does not know if it is a spider, a snake, an arm — it has no clue what its shape is … and within about a day of intensive com- puting, their robot creates a self-simu- lation.” To boot, “The robot can then use that self-simulator internally...…

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…6 February 21 • 2019 jn NEW YORK (JTA) — R ep. Ilhan Omar picked a funny week to tweet about the power of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee. Earlier this month, the Senate passed a bill that targets the boycott Israel movement. The 77-23 vote was a nice win for AIPAC, which backed it, but also held some worrying news for the pro-Israel lobby. While Republicans were nearly unanimous in their sup- port, Democrats were ...…

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…8 February 21 • 2019 jn I t is time — nay, perhaps long overdue — to look at the so-called “Palestinian-Israeli” conflict with new eyes. Focusing exclusively on that conflict might have made sense for a few years, perhaps even for two or three decades after the 1967 war. But it is out- dated and wasting valu- able political energy. The new bottom line: Peace and security for Israel no longer depends entirely on set- tling that st...…

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…10 February 21 • 2019 jn views commentary letters it looks like she is happy to bait her critics, even if it means ignoring how her words will be taken as dog whistles. It’ s a play straight out of the Trumpian handbook: Called insensi- tive or racist, Trump will deny that he is either. And then he will defiantly press the same buttons (“Pocahontas! Caravans! Fine people on both sides!”). You can plead innocence the first time you...…

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…12 February 21 • 2019 jn N aysayers be darned, like the city itself, the Jewish community within Detroit’ s neighborhoods is coming back. Over the last five years, a slow but steady increase of Jewish single pro- fessionals moved into the city. As they marry and start families of their own, they are buying homes in neighborhoods like Palmer Woods, Boston Edison and Woodbridge. Their plan is not to move into the suburbs as their ...…

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…February 21 • 2019 13 jn Yo-Yo Ma: Culture, Understanding, and Survival Wednesday, February 27 / / 7 pm Hill Auditorium When our world is challenged by change and division, culture is essential in shaping the next stage of our evolution. Cello phenom Yo-Yo Ma examines how culture can help us to imagine and build a better future in a special talk with musical illustration about his inspiring role as a citizen artist. This event will be...…

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…14 February 21 • 2019 jn continued from page 12 jews d in the ilies come together with both instructors. Its emerging curriculum will entail traditional and experiential Jewish learning. The lessons will be coupled with community service projects and outings to reinforce Jewish values by putting them into action. MEET SOME FAMILIES Erin Einhorn & David Lorenz Erin Einhorn and her husband, David Lorenz, live near Downtown Detroit w...…

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… COMMERCE BLOOMFIELD ROCHESTER 248-360-8660 248-335-9099 248-650-5861 For more information about our practice, please visit our website www.SIRMPC.com Shawn Achtman, D.O. Specialists in Rehabilitation Medicine, P.C. is pleased to welcome Shawn Achtman, D.O. to our practice of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation. Shawn attended MSU’s College of Osteopathic Medicine, completed his residency at Beaumont Hospital, and did subspecia...…

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…February 21 • 2019 17 jn Sarah Allyn and Conner Mendenhall Emily Levine & Brett Willner Emily Levine, originally from Huntington Woods, and Brett Willner, originally from West Bloomfield, have been married for seven years. They are parents to Nadav, 2, and are expecting to welcome another young Detroiter this summer. Prior to pur- chasing a 1916 home in the Boston- Edison neighborhood, they rented in the Cass Corridor near Wayne Stat...…

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…18 February 21 • 2019 jn continued on page 20 ESTHER ALLWEISS INGBER CONTRIBUTING WRITER S htisel, an engaging Israeli television drama about the life, loves and losses of a haredi Jewish family in Jerusalem, has captured the interest of viewers in Israel, Detroit and around the world. Detroit is important to note because two West Bloomfield women run a popular Facebook group about the series called “Shtisel — Let’ s Talk About ...…

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…20 February 21 • 2019 jn jews d in the continued from page 18 gion is why the show has so many fans among Israel’ s ultra-Orthodox. Many of them see their lives in the series, ” writes Lior Zaltzman in a Jan. 11, 2019, article for the Kveller website. Some haredi Jews watch streaming videos of the show on the internet. Series co-creators Yehonatan Indursky and Ori Elon insisted that the insular ultra-Orthodox commu- nity be portray...…

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…February 21 • 2019 21 jn Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) is an effective therapy for adults suffering from treatment- resistant depression. NeuroStar TMS uses a precise non-invasive magnetic field similar to that of an MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) to help stimulate the natural function of the brain’ s neurotransmitters that are underactive in depression. FIGHT DEPRESSION WITH ADVANCED THERAPEUTIC TREATMENT Contact us to s...…

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…22 February 21 • 2019 jn Detroit Jews for Justice will present its fourth-annual Purim Extravaganza at Ant Hall in Hamtramck (2320 Caniff) on Tuesday March 19, from 5-7 p.m. Thanks to the generosity of volunteers and donors, this event is free; tickets at detroitjewsforjustice.org/purim2019. The DJJ Purim spiel is a punchy and passionate short play written and per- formed by members of DJJ’ s grassroots community. This year, DJJ will ...…

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…February 21 • 2019 23 jn MOVE IN TODAY! NEWLY CONSTRUCTED LUXURY EXTRA-LARGE 1 & 2 BEDROOM APARTMENT RESIDENCES AND GARAGES RESIDENCES ARE GOING FAST... FOR THE JOYS OF INDEPENDENT SENIOR LIVING 5600 Drake Road, West Bloomfield, MI 48322 www.AllSeasonsWestBloomfield.com P (248) 237-6948 …

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…24 February 21 • 2019 jn ‘Be The Light’ Series will focus on raising diverse, authentic Jewish families. T hrough a grant from the Jewish Women’ s Foundation, Stand with Trans will offer a series of workshops — “Be the Light” — geared to Jewish parents that deal with a variety of topics surrounding raising LGBTQ+ children. Topics will include creating an LGBTQ+ inclusive community for Jewish families, parenting with love and accep...…

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