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…JULY 21 • 2022 | 51 WALK ON THE WILD SIDE 7 AM-NOON, JULY 23 At the Detroit Zoo. The Clinton River Watershed Council is hosting a fami- ly-friendly fundraiser walk for individuals or groups. Participants enjoy early access to the zoo’s exhibits and animal habitats, and all money raised will support Clinton River Watershed Council programs. Adult tickets are $20, and children ages 2-18 are $10. Tickets include zoo admission (park-...…

…52 | JULY 21 • 2022 and assessing for suicidal ideation. Presenter: Emily Abraham, ACSW, who serves as JQ International’s Director of Support and Wellness. She is passionate about cre- ating and providing holistic, inclusive and accessible mental health services and resources. Register: jlive.app/ events/2413. AT THE ARK 8 PM, JULY 26 Artist Spotlight Series at The Ark, 316 S. Main, Ann Arbor, will present Lilli Lewis in a free m...…

…JULY 21 • 2022 | 53 G abe Karp believes conflict can be a good thing, if handled right. As an operating partner at Detroit Venture Partners, venture partner at Lightbank, keynote speaker and former trial attorney, Karp, 52, of Huntington Woods, recog- nized that people are always surrounded by conflict — and, therefore, causing discontent. The key to managing con- flict, however, is learning how to face it in healthy ways. “If we ...…

…54 | JULY 21 • 2022 agement. “We immediately notice physiological changes, like quivering in our chest or voice, a rapid heartbeat or sweaty palms,” Karp says of the body’s response to conflict. “When you’re not in a physi- cal confrontation, that’s really bad.” So how can people diffuse the constraints of nature and nurture and deal with conflict in healthy ways? Being aware of and understanding the tox- ins of conflict is a grea...…

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…SPOTLIGHT L eading Edge has announced 20 senior executives leading Jewish nonprofits who will inaugurate the program Leading Executives. From September 2022 through February 2023, these leaders will receive leadership training, coach- ing, and opportunities for connec- tion and mutual support. When the program ends, they will join the growing alumni network of Jewish nonprofit leaders who have completed Leading Edge Executive P...…

…continued on page 58 JULY 21 • 2022 | 57 CAROLE BORLACK, 79, of West Bloomfield, died July 8, 2022. She is sur- vived by her sons and daughters-in-law, Scott and Hilary Borlack, and Darin (Sheryl Monroe) Borlack; daughter, Jamie Borlack (fiancé, Brian Pistor); grandchildren, Sean Borlack, Sophie Foltyn, Miles Foltyn and Dustin Borlack; sister, Lorraine Birdsall; many other loving family members and friends. Mrs. Borlack was th...…

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…continued on page 60 JULY 21 • 2022 | 59 Interment was at Beth El Memorial Park. Contributions may be made to Temple Beth El, Cantor Rachel Kalmowitz Music Fund, 7400 Telegraph, Bloomfield Hills, MI 48301, tbeonline.org/ donate. Arrangements by Ira Kaufman Chapel. BARBARA “BOBBI” MARCUS, 82, of Scottsdale, Ariz., formerly of West Bloomfield, passed away suddenly and peacefully July 9, 2022. Bobbi was everybody’s friend, kind,...…

…RONALD STEINBERG, 83, of Farmington Hills, died July 13, 2022. He is survived by his daughters and sons-in-law, Melissa and Eric Brodsky, Kimberly and Gary Goodman; grand- children, Joshua Siegel, Emily Siegel, Ross Brodsky, Samantha (Cy) Jellinek, Jonathan Brodsky, Ryan Goodman and Samuel Goodman; great-grandchild, Lila Jolie Jellinek; many other loving family members and friends. Mr. Steinberg was the beloved husband of the late...…

…JULY 21 • 2022 | 61 T he past year has been a good one at the JN. We’ve had some interesting stories to report regarding the Michigan, American, Israeli and global Jewish communities. However, one huge element has been missing. For the first time since the JN was founded, over the past year, the newspaper did not publish any- thing by Danny Raskin (1919- 2021). Danny passed away at the age of 102 on July 26, 2021, and since t...…

…62 | JULY 21 • 2022 When Danny passed, the Aug. 5, 2021, issue of the JN, which was devoted to his life and career, held numerous adver- tisements from restauranters honoring Danny. Not too many food critics would generate such an outpouring of good will. BEYOND RESTAURANT REVIEWS Danny had adventures beyond dining in Detroit. In 1949, for example, he worked with a famous author, Erle Stanley Gardner, and local Rabbi Joshua Sperka ...…

…The staff of the Detroit Jewish News wishes to honor the memory of our long-time colleague Danny Raskin, who died July 26, 2021. For 79 years, Danny was at the heart and soul of the JN, and he is missed. May his memory be for a blessing. …

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…APRIL 21 • 2022 | 3 contents contents PURELY COMMENTARY 4-11 Essays and viewpoints. OUR COMMUNITY 12 Sights Set on the Future Temple Shir Shalom embarks on $8.1 million expansion. 16 Days of Memory and Meaning Detroit prepares a community-wide observance of the Israeli “yoms.” 20 Congregation Beth Shalom Continues to Innovate As a pioneering Conservative congre- gation in Oakland County, Beth Shalom...…

…4 | APRIL 21 • 2022 essay The Time to Talk About Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention is Now S ometimes the most difficult issues to face are the ones in the direst need of attention. Child abuse and neglect are indiscrim- inate and complex problems. They seep into every corner of society without regard to race, gender or socioeco- nomic status. They’re also challenging and uncomfort- able topics for many to open- ly discuss because the...…

…6 | APRIL 21 • 2022 PURELY COMMENTARY 1942 - 2022 Covering and Connecting Jewish Detroit Every Week To make a donation to the DETROIT JEWISH NEWS FOUNDATION go to the website www.djnfoundation.org 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...…

…FRANKEL JEWISH ACADEMY A N N U A LGALA Tuesday, May 10, 2022 Alumni Honoree VADIM AVSHALUMOV '03 Faculty Honoree ERIC RAPP 6:30 pm Strolling Dinner 7:30 pm Gala Program Dessert Reception Following Program Berman Center for the Performing Arts 6600 West Maple Road West Bloomfield, MI 48322 HONORING & Visit frankelja.org/gala for sponsorship information HONORARY COMMITTEE Ruslan Avshalumov | Rachel Avshalumov | Ilana & Adam Block |...…

…8 | APRIL 21 • 2022 essay From Mourning to Meaning: Remembering the Holocaust Today “R emember me,” were the last words that my grandfather, Wolf Gruca (z’l), uttered to my children before he died in 2021 at the age of 101. “Remember” was the chal- lenge Grandpa gave us each Passover when he spoke of his own slavery at the hands of the Nazis. Sadly, not just my Zaydie but also the entire genera- tion of survivors is passing...…

…APRIL 21 • 2022 | 9 We will sing, and we will pray. Most of all, we will ask what our obligations are some 80 years after the close of World War II. For some of us, “Never Again” means making every effort to protect Jewish lives and to embrace Judaism. We help Israel defend itself against terrorism and nucle- ar weapons, and we battle against antisemitism at home and abroad. Our synagogues and our homes offer children and adults...…

…10 | APRIL 21 • 2022 student corner How Do You Represent Judaism? W hen I was 9, I wore a Star of David necklace. It was a nice necklace, and I wore it everywhere, even when I went to the park. I did have an interest- ing experience with it once. I had been playing on the swings when a girl came up to me. She told me my necklace was pretty. I said thank you, then she asked what it was. This ques- tion confused me because I ...…

…APRIL 21 • 2022 | 11 or more home runs. We can’t expect those numbers this year but should next season. I expect that one of them will be the American League’s Rookie of the Year. Greene, a lefthanded batting outfielder, and Torkelson, who played third base before being moved to first base, will replace Miguel Cabrera, who will mainly be a designated hitter. Last season, the Tigers had three players who totaled 67 home runs. Eric...…

…W hen Rabbi Dannel I. Schwartz envi- sioned Temple Shir Shalom’s West Bloomfield building, it was to look like a Torah Scroll. “I wanted it to look like a Torah, but we only had enough funds to make it look like a megillah,” he told the JN in 2013. Now, his vision for Shir Shalom is set to become a reality. Shir Shalom will host a groundbreaking ceremony for its $8.1 million expansion on Sunday, April 24. The ground- breaking e...…

…APRIL 21 • 2022 | 13 FACING PAGE: A rendering of the new outdoor space. TOP: Stained glass at Temple Shir Shalom. ABOVE AND RIGHT: A rendering of the new pre- school. ABOVE RIGHT: Children at Shir Shalom’s preschool. Together,” the eagerly awaited initiative is so far about halfway funded, with fund- ing coming from congregant donations. It is designed to bring Shir Shalom’s preschool on site, as well as to add educational, sanctuary a...…

…continued from page 13 “WE RECOGNIZE THE DYNAMICS ARE CHANGING IN THE JEWISH WORLD … WE WANT TO MEET PEOPLE WHERE THEY ARE.” — RABBI MICHAEL MOSKOWITZ 14 | APRIL 21 • 2022 “We’ve gained members in the pan- demic and grown as a community,” Moskowitz explains. “We recognize the dynamics are changing in the Jewish world and the Jewish community, and we want to meet people where they are — our space helps with that as well.” CHANGIN...…

…APRIL 21 • 2022 | 15 utive director, says the pandem- ic gave people an even deeper appreciation for their temple community, and the spaces where they can gather. “The pandemic showed us how much we really like to be together and how tough that was to not be together, ” he says. “This will allow us to be togeth- er for so many more things. ” Ian Sefferman, of Bloomfield Hills, says he’s sure the expansion will help take Shir Sh...…

…16 | APRIL 21 • 2022 OUR COMMUNITY W e’re about to cele- brate the “yoms.” Three annual observances in Israel, all start- ing with Yom, meaning “day,” begin the 25th of the Hebrew month of Nisan and continue into the Hebrew month of Iyar. The first day, Yom HaShoah — Holocaust Remembrance Day — takes place April 28. Six days later, May 4, comes another day of mourn- ing and remembrance, Yom HaZikaron — Day of Remembrance. It me...…

…APRIL 21 • 2022 | 17 of Israel,” Leket says. “We’ve been very intentional with our programming. We’re trying to tell a story through the yoms.” A STORY IN THREE OBSERVANCES These three “yoms” tell the story of Israel’s tragedies and triumphs. First observed in 1951 and enacted into law by the Knesset in 1959, Yom HaShoah recalls the 6 million Jews murdered by the Nazis. Flags are lowered to half-staff, and public places of enter...…

…18 | APRIL 21 • 2022 OUR COMMUNITY Independence Day, the presi- dent of Israel honors 120 Israeli soldiers. The International Bible Contest and the awards ceremony for the Israel Prize are held in Jerusalem. Families hang Israeli flags from their bal- conies and cars, enjoy picnics and barbeques and then turn on their TVs to watch the Israel Song Festival. It’s a day of joyful celebration. Lumping the three special days together a...…

…Join Us for the Journey of a Lifetime! March 12 – 21, 2023 It’s on! We’re going back to Israel as a community for the fi rst time in over a decade and want you to join us. Here’s your chance to experience the heart and soul of Israel and the Detroit Jewish community at the same time. With exciting adventures, unique historic visits, fi rst-class accommodations and VIP encounters, whether it’s your fi rst time or next time to Israel, ...…

…20 | APRIL 21 • 2022 SYNAGOGUE SPOTLIGHT C ongregation Beth Shalom is a smaller congregation nestled in southeast Oakland County where, according to Rabbi Robert Gamer, people get the opportunity to know each other. “CBS is a warm, welcoming space where Jews can gather to be them- selves to pray, study and interact with a broad spectrum of people in the Jewish community,” Gamer said. CBS, a Conservative/Masorti con- gregation, i...…

…APRIL 21 • 2022 | 21 2018 serving residents of Huntington Woods and surrounding cities, currently uses CBS’s small chapel for Shabbat morning and holi- day services. KEC is guided by the rabbinic leadership of Rabbi Asher Lopatin. CBS offers daily and hol- iday services, a men’s club, sisterhood, a joint religious school called “Yachad” with Temple Emanu-El, youth programming through Motor City USY, ongoing adult education and a h...…

…22 | APRIL 21 • 2022 C arolyn Koblin, 58, is a JARC board member, “Queen of Trinkets & Trash,” owner of her own company Cueenllc, motivational speaker and so much more. Koblin has been a proud board member for JARC for more than three years. JARC is a nonprofit that serves people with developmental disabilities via group homes, independent living support and in-home respite care. “As long as Carolyn has been on our board, sh...…

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…24 | APRIL 21 • 2022 OUR COMMUNITY M arch not only marked JARC’s annual month-long celebration of National Developmental Disabilities Month, but for Jeff Leventhal, a JARC person served, it marked his 50th birthday. Leventhal has been an active part of the JARC community for nearly 30 years. In that time, he’s made friends with many other persons served, developed strong relationships with staff, enjoyed opportu- nities to get ou...…

…26 | APRIL 21 • 2022 OUR COMMUNITY T he Michigan Legislature’s three Jewish members — Rep. Ryan Berman (R, 39th District), Sen. Jeremy Moss (D, 11th District), and Rep. Samantha Steckloff (D, 37th District) are all Oakland County natives with strong Jewish backgrounds. They are a small minority among Michigan’s 110 state representatives and 38 state senators. Moss is the only Jewish state senator and Berman is the only Jewish Rep...…

…ticular legislative interests. Steckloff, who was diagnosed with breast cancer at age 31, seeks to establish parity for insurance coverage of oral and infused cancer medications. During treatment, her insurance wouldn’t cover oral medications, so she had to take time off from work for infusion treatments. Working with Berman, she has also sought to pass bills that would ensure coverage for mammography and baseline cervical cancer sc...…

…OUR COMMUNITY A group of Ukrainian students were scheduled to arrive at Hadassah Youth Aliyah Villages in Israel in September. However, the onset of a vicious and bloody war between Ukraine and Russia pushed them to arrive nearly six months ahead of schedule. As of the most recent count, 21 high school-age Ukrainian teens arrived at Hadassah’s two youth villages, Neurim and Meir Shfeyah, between March and April. Before the wa...…

…APRIL 21 • 2022 | 29 not sending any of them home,” Natan says. Many of these teens, however, no longer have a home, their cities destroyed in the war. Instead, they’ll spend extended time at the villages and, if needed, will receive the support of an Israeli family willing to shelter them if no relatives or family friends are currently in Israel. Typically, youth in these villages experience the benefits of returning home for things l...…

…OUR COMMUNITY F rom April 10-11, Yad Ezra held a drive-thru Passover food distribution for near- ly 1,000 client families in its park- ing lot. The two-day distribution marked the most open Yad Ezra has been since the beginning of the pandemic. The distribution packages included everything one would need for a seder. “The idea is that someone who wasn’t able to go out and purchase it could get this package and have a seder if they...…

…APRIL 21 • 2022 | 31 Milt Neuman, a Yad Ezra board member and volunteer, was grateful to be able to assist in any way he could. “It means everything. You realize how much you have and how grateful you should be that you’re able to sustain yourself, but in the meantime, you’re able to give back to the community and it’s a wonderful mitzvah to do, ” Neuman said. Saree Hantler, who has been volunteering with Yad Ezra since 2009, was...…

…A bad auto accident can change everything in an instant. Metal meets metal, metal meets flesh, flesh meets concrete, and your anticipat- ed future disappears. Before the accident, you had capabilities, competences, plans and hopes that become irrelevant to your new future. From now on, you might need help to get out of bed, get dressed, use the bathroom, eat, drink or even breathe. And a bad auto accident could happen to anyone who...…

…APRIL 21 • 2022 | 33 But under this law Michigan had the highest auto insurance premi- ums in the United States. From the beginning, oppo- nents have tried to repeal expensive provisions of the law, especially mandatory unlim- ited personal injury coverage. After decades of activity, they succeeded. A bipartisan bill offering the option of lower personal injury protection and cutting benefits even to those who opt for unlim- it...…

…34 | APRIL 21 • 2022 “I believe that a refund is warranted if the numbers are actuarially sound and won’t impact patient care, but this money could be used for its intended purpose, patient care. ” Some of the bills to restore coverage have cosponsors from more than half of the legislature, enough support- ers to guarantee passage. However, these bills are bottled up in committee. Insurance Committee Chair Daire Rendon (R) block...…

…APRIL 21 • 2022 | 35 O n a daily basis, Stephanie Zoltowski is the special needs director at the Jewish Community Center in West Bloomfield, helping those with autism and other developmental and learning disabilities. That passion, though, doesn’t end with that role. Zoltowski has put her background in those areas to use for the past two years, starting a business that helps train first responders (police, fire departments, emerge...…

…We remember the six million and honor our father, Sandor Adler, who persevered and created a loving family. Nancy & Jeff Adler Sue & Larry Adler Jenifer & Mitch Rosenwasser In memory of our parents, Irving and Broncha Altus, and all those who perished. Never forget. Nancy & Harvey Altus Cathy & Joel Altus Brenda & Mark Altus & all their grandchildren In memory of the six million and in honor of our survivor parents and the l...…