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…52 | DECEMBER 22 • 2022 TWO CHANUKAH MOVIES AND A CHANUKAH CONCERT YOU CAN (PROBABLY) SEE FREE The Hallmark Channel has finally given the Jewish community a “sort-of” Chanukah gift. Yes, Jewish characters have appeared, now and again, in the orig- inal Christmas films that Hallmark releases every year. But I believe that this is the first time that Hallmark is releasing a “straight- out” just-about-Chanu- kah original movie. By t...…
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…56 | DECEMBER 22 • 2022 OBITUARIES OF BLESSED MEMORY c. 1984 DR. JOAN MARILYN EDELHEIT, 85, died Dec. 1, 2022. Other than her time away for school, she was a lifelong resident of Oak Park. She earned a Ph.D. from Eastern Michigan University and spent her career working as a child clinical psychologist. In addition to working, Joanie could be found volun- teering for a variety of organiza- tions. She was actively involved with ...…
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…OBITUARIES OF BLESSED MEMORY 60 | DECEMBER 22 • 2022 Metropolitan Detroit before moving to Paradise Valley, Ariz., in 1985. Mr. Pepper is survived by his wife, Brina (Helfman); daughters, Dena of Scottsdale and Natalie of San Francisco; son, Jeremy of Los Angeles; grandchild, Wylie Pepper- Conner; sister, Beverly (late Dr. Alfred) Rubenstein; brother-in-law, David (late Marilee) Helfman; and many cousins and nieces and nephews....…
…DECEMBER 22 • 2022 | 61 Jaimee and Frank, Eric and Megan, and Jessica. She was preceded in death by her parents, Larry and Dolly, and her brother, Richard. Interment was at Clover Hill Park Cemetery. Contributions may be made to Hospice of Michigan-Oakland County, 43097 Woodward Ave., Bloomfield Hills, MI 48302, hom.org/donations; or National Organization for Women, 1100 H St. NW, Suite 300, Washington, DC 20005, now.org. Arran...…
…Looking Back From the William Davidson Digital Archive of Jewish Detroit History accessible at www.djnfoundation.org 62 | DECEMBER 22 • 2022 Holiday Tunes T he Christmas onslaught is fully under way. Television and the internet are full of Christmas commercials. Each year, advertise- ments for the holiday seem to be aired earlier and earlier. The Thanksgiving Day kickoff is a thing of the past. Many homes and businesses have colorful ...…
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…metro » o n the cover The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year Vote for our four finalists at Chanukah Wonderland. D aily deliveries of beautiful Chanukah artwork make this the best month to work at the JN. And, thanks to a partnership with Chanukah Wonderland this year, we got more quality entries than ever! Chanukah Wonderland, presented by the Sara Tugman Bais Chabad Torah Center in partnership with the Orchard Mall and Kroger, runs Dec. 21-...…
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…Retire to a warmer climate without leaving Novi! Chaim, Chaynie and Challi Guterman THE ‘GUTERGANG’ BUILDS 8FOOT SNOW MENORAH Every year, the “GuterGang,” twins Chaim and Chaynie, 7, Challi, 5, and newborn twin sisters Chaviva and Chedva, 7 months (they watched!), cre- ate a winter project out of snow. This year, these students at Yeshiva Beth Yehudah in Southfield — the chil- dren of Yocheved and Eliezer Guterman of Oak Park — made a sno...…
…metro » continued from page 27 Author Doris Rubenstein returns to her former elementary school to present copies of her children’s book. AUTHOR RETURNS TO SCHOOL Doris Rubenstein, author of several books and a former Detroiter, recently presented copies of her newest children’s book, The Journey of A Dollar, to the students and staff at her former elemen- tary school, today called MacDowell Preparatory Academy, in Northwest Detroit. She al...…
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