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…Detroit Jewish News n inside ON THE GO Nov. 22-28, 2018 14-20 Kislev 5779 VOLUME CLIV, ISSUE 17 59 Events/Editor’s Picks JEWISH@EDU 62 Solving Micro-Mobility MSU entrepreneur’s SKOOP pedicabs offer free rides, high-visibility advertising. VIEWS ETC. 5-10 66 the exchange JEWS IN THE D 68 soul 12 Coming Home 73 raskin Philanthropist Steve Ballmer’s take on Detroit’s comeback and how he might help his hometown. 20 74 looking ba...…

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…views jewfro Sign Up For Mitzvah Day The Future Is History … I spent election day working the polls at New Paradigm Glazer Academy. In between voters, I scoured the news from November 1918 for clues about the shape of our community and the state of our union. Here is some of what I gleaned from the pages of the Detroit Jewish Chronicle — by way of the William Davidson Ben Falik Digital Archive of Jewish Detroit History, by way of the Univ...…

…views guest column Are We Giving Our Children a Religion of Fear? R school and during the week, ecently, synagogue sanc- when those children attended tuaries around the com- day school, among the warm munity and across the faces of the clergy or the educa- country were full as a response tor or the teachers gathering to to the horrible tragedy that welcome their children were the occurred in Pittsburgh. It was faces of security teams. the ...…

…Securing Our Future The Joy and Allan Nachman Teen Leadership Trip to Israel Strengthens the Jewish Future for Our Young People A s a Past President and Board Member of Tamarack The Nachmans share deep roots in the Detroit Jewish Camps, Allan Nachman has first-hand knowledge of the community. Joy’s parents, Suzanne z”l and Joseph Orley z”l, lasting impact of Jewish camping experiences on our young were benefactors of the Jewish Federati...…

…views essay The Contours of Our Jewish Community: Snapshots from the 2018 Population Study Editor’s Note: Each week, the Jewish News will offer insights into the findings of the 2018 Detroit Jewish Population Study with the intent of stimulating discussion about its potential meaning and impact. Navigating the Shifting JCC Landscape D ata from the 2018 and the 2005 Detroit Jewish community population studies show the West Bloomfield- ba...…

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…views commentary Another Shooting Yiddish Limerick N o doubt, there is Why can’t America get it togeth- more good than bad er? What is wrong with our soci- in the world, but ety? Why haven’t we made changes lately it has not felt that way: to our legislation and reformed our 307 mass shootings in 311 gun policies? days. 378 people dead. Why should I wake up every day People were shot dead and be concerned for my life? At Lola at the bar. ...…

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…in jews the d on the cover SCAN THIS PAGE TO SEE STEVE BALLMER IN THE ELEVATOR AT WSJ Coming Home Philanthropist Steve Ballmer’s take on Detroit’s comeback and how he might help. T he last time the Jewish News featured Steve Ballmer, in 2000, he had just become CEO of Microsoft, Bill Gates’ hand-picked predecessor. Fast-forward 18 years and Steve, 62, and his wife Connie, who live in Bellevue, Wash., return to Detroit and bring their expe...…

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…jews in the d SCAN THIS PAGE FOR A LIST OF THE BALLMER GRANTS. Philanthropists Connie and Steve Ballmer, left, talk with a group of organization representatives including Jeff Edmonson and Katrina McCree at the Commons, a coffee shop and coin laundry in Detroit. Ballmer Group Detroit Executive Director Kylee Mitchell Wells is standing. continued from page 12 say the city has come back. As a kid, Steve says Detroit was far more about the ne...…

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…jews in the d continued from page 14 “I won’t say these are unsolvable problems in Detroit. Making progress is not only hard; it’s unlikely. But they are important, so let’s keep working on them. We might make a diff erence.” — STEVE BALLMER What Is Your Plan?..... Call Us. The Probate Law Firm of Thav, Ryke and Associates www.michprobate.com 24725 West 12 Mile – Ste. 110 Southfield, MI 48034 1-800-728-3363 16 November 22 • 2018 jn ...…

…Jewish Contributions to Humanity #46 in in a a series series #57 BARBARA LEWIS New Girls’ School These Two Jews Taught Us About Movement and Morality. Yeshiva Beth Yehudah begins building project on old B’nai Moshe site . BARBARA LEWIS CONTRIBUTING WRITER Y eshiva Beth Yehudah, Detroit’s largest Jewish day school with 1,063 students, according to Jtewish Federation figures, has begun construction of a new elementary and middle school b...…

…jews in the d R TE S Y Federation works with Israeli startup headed by native Detroiter to enhance community safety. COU Jewish Detroit to Get New Security Devices Gabriel emergency panic button JACKIE HEADAPOHL MANAGING EDITOR T he Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit is working with Gabriel, a Tel Aviv-based startup company, to develop and install security devices in a number of build- ings throughout the community. Founded in 2...…

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…Michigan Opera Theatre Children’s Chorus presents A Winter Fantasy HOLIDAY CONCERT AND FUNDRAISER Sunday, December 2, 2018 at 3 PM at the Detroit Opera House MADE POSSIBLE BY THE WORTHINGTON FAMILY FOUNDATION Join us for our annual Holiday Concert & Fundraiser featuring beautiful choral music by the MOTCC. Photo credit: CindiJonesPhotography.com Tickets are $30 for adults 18 and older; $50 box seats; $15 for children ages 5 and up; and f...…

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…jews in the d The playroom at 36 Mystics Rabbi Boruch Cohen PHOTOS BY ROB STREIT Coming Together at 36 Mystics A place for Jews of all stripes to gather in Birmingham. ROB STREIT SPECIAL TO THE JEWISH NEWS F ostering community is some- thing of a Jewish specialty. Jews across the world have put down roots, bringing tradition and history in tow. Community provides a sense of place, self and continuity. Rabbi Boruch Cohen and wife, Ita L...…

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…jews in the d Applebaum Family Announces New Philanthropic Strategy Sibling Social To Honor Mom T P he family of Eugene Applebaum announced its strategic direction to continue and build upon his important philanthropic work in new, collaborative ways. Applebaum, who died last year at age 81, was the founder of what became the nation’s eighth largest drugstore chain. “What meant the most to my dad during his The late lifetime was the type ...…

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…jews in the d A Helping Hand Animal rescue program gets new direction. JUDY GREENWALD CONTRIBUTING WRITER T wo years ago, as part of her desire to help animals, Sheri Snover found- ed Second Chances Animal Rescue (SCAR), a program designed to find fos- ter homes for pets. The Berkley animal lover and Temple Emanu-El member still has rescue dogs Stash and Chloe, and a cat joined her home this past January. Her love for animals hasn’t waver...…

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…jews in the d I Firsthand n the winter of 2014, I witnessed my first kosher chicken slaughter. Standing in the snow at Hazon’s Jewish Food Conference at Isabella Freedman Retreatment Center in Connecticut, I listened to Yadidya Greenberg, formerly of the Jewish Initiative for Animals. The shochet (a kosher slaughterer) held two hens under his arms. On one side, a factory-farmed chicken breathed laboriously, relieved to have her weight off he...…

…“Not a week goes by that someone doesn’t call me looking for help.” – Diane Orley When her son George came to her during his freshmen year of college and told her he had attempted suicide, Diane Orley was shocked. He was suffering from bipolar disorder, and he was not alone. An increasing number of college freshmen are reporting poor mental health. Sadly, even with psychiatric treatment, George ultimately took his own life. Now Diane is dete...…

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…sports FJA Volleyball Team Serves Success In The Classroom STEVE STEIN CONTRIBUTING WRITER FJA’s Aviva Lupovitch passes the ball to a teammate. FJA won the match 3-0. Bernstein, a social studies teacher at FJA, has both coached and taught Snover and Lupovitch, so he’s doubly proud of their Academic All-State accomplishments. “Stephanie Snover’s GPA is above a 4.0,” he said. “She’s a model student. Aviva has had wondrous growth aca- demical...…

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…It’s time for the JN Chanukah Art Contest! MATERIALS: Anything that shows up bold and bright. (No pencils, light blue crayons or glitter, please! And no computer-generated artwork — must be handmade.) SIZE: 8½" X 11", vertical format AGE CATEGORIES: Up to age 6 • Ages 7-9 • Ages 10-12 GRAND PRIZE: $100 and the cover of the Dec. 6, 2018, issue of the Jewish News. OTHER PRIZES: First, second and third-place fi nishers in each category win ...…

…gift guide 2018 Gifts That Give Back In the spirit of Tikkun Olam — “repairing the world” — give the gift that keeps on giving with these charitable products and organizations. JODI FELD SPECIAL TO THE JEWISH NEWS KIDBOX CARES PACKED WITH PURPOSE THE HEALTH NUT Skip the mall this holiday season — and every other season — and place an online order with Kidbox. Co-founded by Israeli-born (with Syrian roots) Haim Dabah — who’s worked with ...…

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