…OCTOBER 21 • 2021 | 43 Shomrey Emunah Southfield (248) 559-1533 congregation-shomrey- emunah-105705.square.site The Shul-Chabad Lubavitch West Bloomfield (248) 788-4000 theshul.net Woodward Avenue Shul Royal Oak (248) 414-7485 thewas.net Yagdil Torah Southfield (248) 559-5905 Young Israel of Oak Park (248) 967-3655 yiop.org Young Israel of Southfield (248) 358-0154 yisouthfield.org RECONSTRUCTIONIST Congregation Kehillat I...…
…44 | OCTOBER 21 • 2021 T here is a mystery at the heart of Jewish existence, engraved into the first syllables of our recorded time. The first words of God to Abraham were: “Go out from your land, your birth- place, and your father’s house … And I will make you a great nation …” In the next chapter, there is another promise: “I will make your children like the dust of the earth, so that if anyone could count the dust of the earth, so...…
…OCTOBER 21 • 2021 | 45 begets courage. Our ancestors walked through the valley of the shadow of death, so that we could never forget the sanctity of life. Throughout history, Jews were called on to value chil- dren. Our entire value system is built on it. Our citadels are schools, our passion, educa- tion, and our greatest heroes, teachers. The seder service on Pesach can only begin with questions asked by a child. On the first day...…
…46 | OCTOBER 21 • 2021 ARTS&LIFE ART A fter being closed for 19 months, and briefly open for appoint- ment-only visits in October and November of 2020, JCC’s Janice Charach Gallery is finally reopening its doors to the public for good. Since 1990, the gallery has been a home for Jewish art- ists and exhibitions and beyond. The 5,000-square-foot gallery at the Jewish Community Center of Metropolitan Detroit in West Bloomfield ...…
…OCTOBER 21 • 2021 | 47 new body of work. ” There are also two Jewish artists in the exhibit: Alice Ham, a ceramic artist known for her colorful, modern work, and Carole Berhorst, a veteran ceramic artist who specializes in functional pottery. To launch the exhibit, Janice Charach Gallery will host an opening reception on Oct. 24 that’s free to the public. Most of the artists participating in the exhibit, who are also small busines...…
…48 | OCTOBER 21 • 2021 ARTS&LIFE FILM F or 100 years, German silent horror film The Golem: How He Came Into the World has captivated audiences. The 1920 release, direct- ed by Paul Wegener, takes viewers on a journey through 16th-century Prague, where a rabbi creates a giant clay crea- ture brought to life by sorcery. The Golem’s role: to save Prague’s Jewish community from persecution, a theme relevant for millennia. As a longt...…
…OCTOBER 21 • 2021 | 49 Screenshot from the eight-episode series The Golem. The silent film has been paired with modern music in this remake. “We were very mindful of gathering different voices that could add commentary to the themes that are present in The Golem, ” Katznelson says. Dr. Ken Goldberg, for example, will be speaking in the reboot. The professor of robotics at UC Berkeley has written extensive- ly about The Golem, connec...…
…50 | OCTOBER 21 • 2021 A POTENT SPICE, A COMEDY, A SLASHER, OPIATES & GOOP Dune opens in theaters Oct. 22. The film will also be released on HBO Max Oct. 22 and stream for 30 days. Dune is based on a 1965 sci-fi novel of the same name by the late Frank Herbert that became a favorite of hippies and “New Agers” and still has some- thing of a cult following. It is a difficult novel to adapt for the screen. In 1973, Chilean-French ...…
…OCTOBER 21 • 2021 | 51 ON THE GO PEOPLE | PLACES | EVENTS ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES SHOW 10 AM-6 PM, OCT 22 (Also 9am-4 pm, Oct. 23) At Cross of Christ Lutheran Church, 1100 Lone Pine Road, Bloomfield Hills. All proceeds to benefit Elli’s House, a 501c3 organization that provides services for survivors of human trafficking in Detroit. Tickets are $12 each and can be purchased at the door. For more info, visit bloomfieldcross.org...…
…52 | OCTOBER 21 • 2021 ON THE GO PEOPLE | PLACES | EVENTS writing it off as a one-night stand, the lovers agree to meet at the inn once a year — every year. This classic romantic comedy is about love, intimacy and marriage. Ticket info: 248- 788-2900. FALL FIX UP NOV. 7 Jewish Family Service will hold this outdoor, family-friendly volunteer event. Help rake leaves and winterize homes (outdoor only) of older adults served by Je...…
…OCTOBER 21 • 2021 | 53 W ith the rainfall of late, my mind has been on flooding throughout history, whether the Biblical flood or simply the instances in the last 60 years when I-94 was under- water at the next “500-year flood event” that hap- pened far fewer than 500 years ago. And, of course, my mind turns to food, and to fish, because the rivers running in the gutters on the streets in my neighborhood might as well be runn...…
…54 | OCTOBER 21 • 2021 H illel International, the Anti-Defamation League and the Secure Community Network are launching ReportCampusHate. org, an online portal that allows Jewish students and their allies to report antisemitic incidents on college campuses and receive immediate sup- port. Through the website, the three organizations will ensure that Jewish students are supported and empowered to appropriately address the gro...…
…OCTOBER 21 • 2021 | 55 “Outsmarting Antisemitism, How to Beat It with Purpose, Positivity and Jewish Pride” is a new four- part course taught by Rabbi Levi Dubov of the Chabad Jewish Center of Bloomfield Hills. Using history, Talmudic sources, Jewish mysticism and contemporary expert analysis, the course addresses some of the ques- tions we grapple with as indi- viduals and as a community. Why does antisemitism persist? How ca...…
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…OCTOBER 21 • 2021 | 57 continued on page 58 JANE ALKON, 65, of Royal Oak, died Oct. 13, 2021. She was the cherished sister of Margie Alkon Skora and her late husband, Tom, Patty Alkon Jylkka and her hus- band, Jay; devoted daughter of the late Leonard W. and the late Virginia Alkon; proud aunt of Matthew Jylkka, Sarah Jylkka, Benjamin Jylkka and his wife, Stefanie; their children, Rowan and Fiona; many dear cousins, other lovi...…
…58 | OCTOBER 21 • 2021 (Bruce Kramer); loving grandfather of Alec, Lindsey, Kyra, Kyle, Hannah, Sander, Levi, Emily and Lyle; proud great-grandfather of Eleanor (aka Nori — the absolute best medicine). Interment was at Hebrew Memorial Park. Contributions may be made to National Kidney Foundation of Michigan, 1169 Oak Valley Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48108, nkfm.org/get-involved/ giving. Arrangements by Ira Kaufman Chapel. HELENE ...…
…OCTOBER 21 • 2021 | 59 Friedman; sons, Mark and Daniel Friedman; daughters- in-law, Karen and Michelle Friedman; sisters, Janice Tilchen and Cindee Zabner; brother-in-law, Jeffrey Zabner. The family requests any contributions be made to the American Heart Association. LARRIE GLOBERSON, 91, of Novi, died Oct. 10, 2021. He is sur- vived by his sons and daughters-in-law, Jay Globerson and Joann Wilson, and Eliot and Michelle Globe...…
…60 | OCTOBER 21 • 2021 Israel; grandparents, Jeanette Weissman, Patricia and Walter Felman. Marla was the loving grand- daughter of the late Robert Weinbaum, the late Ronald Israel, the late Seymour Weissman. Contributions may be made to Save a Child’s Heart, saveachildsheart.org; Chabad of West Bloomfield, 5595 W. Maple Road, West Bloomfield, MI 48322; or to a cancer charity of one’s choice. The service took place at Hebrew M...…
…OCTOBER 21 • 2021 | 61 persevering in the face of hardship. The hundreds of letters and emails she received from those who heard her speak and read her memoir are a testament to the impact she had. Mania was the cherished wife of the late Martin Salinger and the late Mickey Hern; the dear sister of the late Rella Wizenberg. She was the beloved mother of Susan Jacobstein, Joan Salinger and Debbie Salinger (Jonathan Falk); devoted...…
…Looking Back From the William Davidson Digital Archive of Jewish Detroit History accessible at www.djnfoundation.org 62 | OCTOBER 21 • 2021 ‘The Last Guys to Let You Down’ O ne of the fun things about the William Davidson Digital Archive of Detroit Jewish History is that, while searching for one subject, I find inter- esting articles on another topic. Case in point: “The Last Guys to Let You Down” in the July 29, 1994, issue of JN. ...…
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…10 | JANUARY 21 • 2021 column Interfaith and Proudly Jewish S everal years ago, I was sitting in a nondescript room in a nondescript hotel at conference for a national Jewish organization. I cannot recall what the session was supposed to be about, but the speaker turned to the subject of intermarriage. I braced myself for the litany of tropes that would follow. Those that intermarry are choosing to opt out of the Jewish comm...…
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…12 | JANUARY 21 • 2021 VIEWS Guest column New Year for Trees A ccording to Jewish tradition, if one is studying Torah while walking on the road and interrupts their learning and says, “What a beautiful tree!” scripture consid- ers that person liable for death. Wait. Really?! How could this be? How could a moment of nature appreciation be seen as a distraction so sinister that it warrants the death penalty? In the words of Ra...…
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… JANUARY 21 • 2021 | 15 here? We must have a com- plete and transparent inves- tigation into the activities and violence of Jan. 6. We must look with clarity at the stark inequities between the way Black Lives Matter protesters were treated at anti-racist protests over the summer, compared to the way armed extrem- ists storming the Capitol were handled. We must remember those efforts that occurred to disseminate lies and attempt t...…
…16 | JANUARY 21 • 2021 W hile Claire was liv- ing in a university town, a group of men had been watching her for a while without her knowledge. One day, they sent someone to her door. He was crying and wearing a sling. She didn’t know what to do but she wanted to help, so she invited the man in for a glass of water. “ And that’s sort of how things changed, ” Claire told the Detroit Jewish News. (Only her first name will be used i...…
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… JANUARY 21 • 2021 | 19 T he Holocaust Memorial Center will host How Healers Became Killers: Nazi Medical Professionals, to commemorate Holocaust Remembrance Day, Wednesday, Jan. 27. The program also is the opening event of the new featured exhibit, Deadly Medicine: Creating the Master Race, which opens Jan. 17 and runs through July 11, 2021. “This thought-provoking exhibit and opening program scrutinizes the role medical profes...…
…20 | JANUARY 21 • 2021 T he Jewish Community Center of Metro Detroit is in the beginning stages of developing a concept called “Off-Center” — a satellite JCC operation to serve as an “east side hub” located in the Oak Park-Berkley area and a possible additional location in Downtown Detroit. JCC Assistant Executive Director Judy Loebl, who helped conceive of the idea, says this is the latest step in the JCC’s shift from being...…
… JANUARY 21 • 2021 | 21 MOMENTS BIRTHS OCT. 19, 2020 Carolyn and Andrew Blechman of West Bloomfield happily announce the birth of their son, William Ari Blechman. Excited older sister is Gabriella Paige. Thrilled grandparents are Randa and Richard Feldman of West Bloomfield, and Rosanne and Karl Blechman of Silver Spring, Md. William was named in loving memory of his great-grand- father Wilfred Feldman and his great-grandmother Anne ...…
…22 | JANUARY 21 • 2021 SPIRIT Lessons of the Past T his week’s parshah, Bo, contains what I believe is one of the Torah’s most important mitzvot: It is a dedi- cation to education, to knowing our past and ensuring that our history informs our future. Having just won their free- dom from Egyptian bondage, the Israelites are instructed by Moses on the laws of Passover, which they are to observe for all time. As they prepare for ...…
… JANUARY 21 • 2021 | 23 A year ago, few would have imagined so many of our personal and business interactions would be conducted online, using our computers, iPads and smart- phones to “meet” and socialize safely during the pandemic. Various online platforms — Zoom, Skype, FaceTime and Microsoft Teams, to name a few of the most popular — are now a common way to celebrate family birthdays, have medical appointments and attend cla...…
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…B’nai B’rith Bowling Leagues in the Gutter Because of COVID-19 History has been made in the Brotherhood-Eddie Jacobson and Downtown Fox-MLZG B’nai B’rith bowling leagues. But it’s not the kind of history the weekly leagues want repeated. For this first time in each league’s long existence, the season has been canceled. Blame the COVID-19 pandemic, of course. Capacity and other restrictions placed on bowling alleys by the Michigan D...…
…manager Elon Friedman. “He was a great teammate who played anywhere on the field where he was needed and always got the job done. He also was a good hitter. ” Friedman also was Brad’s teammate and manager on a coed floor hockey team called the Ugly Pucklings that plays in a league at the Jewish Community Center of Metropolitan Detroit in West Bloomfield when there isn’t a pandemic. “Brad was our goalie. He was the best goalie in ...…
…28 | JANUARY 21 • 2021 ARTS&LIFE DOCUMENTARY COURTESY OF VERONICA SELVER S usan Fanshel always will remember one import- ant characteristic of the late mother of her best friend, Veronica Selver. When the two friends were teens and summer- ing near the Atlantic Ocean, Irmi Selver invariably would walk along the coastline as they swam, watching them with a compelling intensity. Fanshel could sense anx- iety in the woman’s expres- ...…
