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…$200 May 23-29, 2024 / 15-21 Iyar, 5784 JEWISH NEWS THE DETROIT thejewishnews.com 2024 Cap &Gown Mazel tov to all this year’s graduates! See page 34 …

…10 | MAY 23 • 2024 J N cation, some by sword and some by beast. Some at the doorstep of their home, and some in armored personnel carriers, some in the warmth of their bed and some in the streets, some at a guard post and some on the battlefield, some at a bus stop and some at a police station. Some in a car and some in an armored vehicle, some on the kibbutz pathways, some in the pasture and some at a party, some in the shoppi...…

…100 | MAY 23 • 2024 J N OBITUARIES OF BLESSED MEMORY DAVID N. ZACKS, 67, of Bloomfield Hills, died May 10, 2024. He is survived by his wife, Rebecca Zacks; his children, Steven Zacks, Jeremy and Hue Zacks, Joey Harrison, and Shayna Zacks. He is also survived by Liz Harrison, the mother of his three sons. Mr. Zacks was the loving brother of the late Steven Zacks; the dear son of the late Bernice and the late Joel Zacks. Inte...…

…MAY 23 • 2024 | 101 SUPPORT JEWISH JOURNALISM The Detroit Jewish News has been telling and preserving our stories since 1942. Subscribe today so that we can continue telling them tomorrow. JEWISH NEWS THE DETROIT SCAN TO DONATE OR SUBSCRIBE TODAY! …

…Looking Back From the William Davidson Digital Archive of Jewish Detroit History accessible at thejewishnews.com 102 | MAY 23 • 2024 J N Remembering Our Fallen Heroes M emorial Day. The annual holiday that falls on the last Monday in May. It is a day for family picnics and cook- outs and, in Michigan and most of the U.S., it signals the beginning of the tourist season, which lasts until Labor Day. Memorial Day, however, is supposed...…

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…MAY 23 • 2024 | 11 J N DIAMOND Applebaum Family Philanthropy Carolyn & Jim Bellinson* Marvin & Betty Danto Family Foundation* Andi & Larry Wolfe* PLATINUM Judy & Jeff Aisen Marjory & Donald Epstein Family Charitable Foundation Pamela & Walter Feuereisen* Linda & Mark Jacobs Melissa & Larry Lax* Mark Milgrom Joy & Allan Nachman* AnaPaola & Geoffrey Orley* Diane & Randy Orley* Sally Orley* The Irving & Ethel Palman Foundation The Sylvi...…

…12 | MAY 23 • 2024 J N M any American Jews visit Israel as tour- ists, especially if they have relatives there. In addition, a significant number of American Jewish students travel to Israel for college studies. Modern Orthodox and Orthodox Jewish students often spend a year or more at seminaries in Israel after high school graduation, and other young American Jews partic- ipate in a Birthright trip or a year abroad academic pro...…

…MAY 23 • 2024 | 13 J N that those who are not fluent in Hebrew attend Hebrew classes. Bar-Ilan University will offer a new program this fall with the “first year in English along with intensive ulpan studies (starting the summer before) for the whole year and then the rest in Hebrew along- side the local community,” Lewenstein says. The Weizmann Institute, a world-renowned research institution, offers several study tracks for MS...…

…14 | MAY 23 • 2024 J N L ag b’Omer is almost here, and the Chabad Lubavitch of Michigan is presenting the Michigan Jewish Family Festival at 3-6 p.m. Sunday, May 26, to celebrate in the biggest way possible. The first event of its kind is hosted in partnership with The Shul-Chabad Lubavitch, Chabad of Bingham Farms, Chabad of Royal Oak, Friendship Circle, Chabad of Troy, Chabad of Bloomfield Hills and Chabad of Livonia. The...…

…MAY 23 • 2024 | 15 “The festival is also a display of Jewish unity and support for our brothers and sisters in the Holy Land of Israel with community prayers for the safety of Jews in Israel and around the world,” says Rabbi Kasriel Shemtov, vice president and executive director of Chabad Lubavitch of Michigan. “We are all coming together for a special event celebrating our shared Jewish identity and our commitment to building ...…

…16 | MAY 23 • 2024 J N A s a sharp increase of campus antisemitism continues to disrupt college life for Jewish students and, most recently, commencement cer- emonies, including at the University of Michigan, Jewish students are left feeling frustrated, scared and wondering if they’re truly safe in educational institutions — or if these universities have failed them. Detroit native and foreign policy expert Harley Lippman, who serve...…

…ARE YOU A ARE YOU A JEWISH VETERAN? JEWISH VETERAN? Help honor deceased Jewish Veterans this Memorial Day Weekend. The Jewish War Veterans of Michigan invite you, along with your family, friends and the general public, to show your appreciation for the service and sacrifice of our Jewish Veterans at one or both of the JWV’s thirty-minute services. Featured remarks will be followed by Kaddish for these Holy Souls and the playing of ta...…

…18 | MAY 23 • 2024 J N I n what is perhaps the greatest defiance to the Nazis’ mission to exterminate the Jewish population during World War II, Auschwitz survivor Katherine Sattler not only endured unimag- inable challenges during one of the darkest periods in history, but also built a remarkable life and family that has now led to her celebrating her 100th birthday. On May 6, 2024, Sattler, a Czech native and current West Bloom...…

…MAY 23 • 2024 | 19 SCREENING SAVES LIVES: CANCER SCREENING AND EDUCATIONAL EVENT Knowledge is power! Please join us for a cancer prevention and screening event. June 8, 2024 Karmanos Cancer Institute at the Weisberg Cancer Center 31995 Northwestern Hwy. Farmington Hills, MI 48334 REGISTER TODAY! karmanos.org/screeningsaves To schedule a screening, call 1-800-KARMANOS (527-6266) Serving the Jewish Community for over 30 years! 4130 ...…

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…20 | MAY 23 • 2024 J N F ederation’s Israeli Camper Program began in 2002, in response to the terror attacks in Israel, which resulted in the cancellation of the 200-person Teen Mission. Bob Aronson, the then-CEO of the Jewish Federation of Detroit, asked the community: “If we can’t send our young people there, why don’t we bring their young people here?” In less than a month, $1 million was raised, and 325 Israelis, ages 13-1...…

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…22 | MAY 23 • 2024 J N A ccording to just- released data, the Washtenaw County area Jewish community is much larger than previously thought. Estimates from the past 20+ years had suggested the local Jewish population was approx- imately 8,000 Jews in 3,000 households. But with a population of 11,000 households and 20,000 Jewish individuals — including 3,900 Jewish children — the unexpectedly large size of the community is one o...…

…MAY 23 • 2024 | 23 not welcome in Jewish settings. Health & Human Services & Financial Well-being • 23% of Jewish households include someone with a chron- ic health issue, special needs or disability. • One in six households say they are struggling financially. WHAT’S NEXT While the study itself is com- plete, the community’s work to translate data into action is just beginning. This report is the starting point for intro- spection, ...…

…24 | MAY 23 • 2024 J N T he Jewish Women’s Foundation of Metropolitan Detroit announced its grants for the 2024 Grant Cycle. This year, the JWF Grant Cycle was focused on local grants. In addition to the following grants, JWF has also granted $100,000 to the Israel Emergency Campaign of the Jewish Federation of Detroit. A total of $239,970 is being granted to the following local organizations for specific goals. Achoseiunu: Meet...…

…MAY 23 • 2024 | 25 J N T he 1950s and 60s were a great time for Jewish kids to grow up in north- west Detroit neighborhoods. Neighbors were friendly and children played in their friends’ homes and backyards, and walked or biked to local stores with few restrictions. Two well-regard- ed neighborhood schools — James Vernor and Vandenberg —were essential to this close neighborhood feel- ing, and their alumni have held four reunio...…

…26 | MAY 23 • 2024 J N U pon touching down back in Detroit from Florida after the holidays, I turned on my cell phone to find an exciting invitation. I had received a message from Michele Loud, writer and editorial producer of Jeopardy! No, I wasn’t being recruited to be a contestant on the world-renowned game show — how cool would that have been, though! Rather, it was an invitation to the Jeopardy! Honors Ceremony in Los Ange...…

…MAY 23 • 2024 | 27 honor. Throughout his career, he won six Daytime Emmy Awards as part of the Jeopardy! writing team. STILL IMPACTING THE GAME In the 20 years since Steven has been gone, our family has maintained a close relationship with some of the show’s writers. Steven’s clues are still being used today, and when one is to be used in an upcoming game, my grandparents are the first to get a heads up. Anytime a member of my fami...…

…28 | MAY 23 • 2024 J N B efore World War II and the Holocaust, there were an estimated 11 million Yiddish speakers around the world. In recent years, it’s estimated there are about a quarter million Yiddish speakers in the United States, about the same number in Israel, and another 100,000 or so in the rest of the world. The future of the language is interesting to ponder. Where does the next generation of Yiddish speakers come ...…

…MAY 23 • 2024 | 29 J N reflections on home and belonging, reflections on what it means to build a community and a life in Germany while also knowing it’s temporary and they eventually want to be in Israel but also — even though it was temporary — wanting to make it comfortable for themselves even though being in Germany brought complicated feelings. “I learned about Jewish experiences and attitudes in this important moment in Jewis...…

…MAY 23 • 2024 | 3 J N PURELY COMMENTARY 4-10 Essays and viewpoints. OUR COMMUNITY 12 Study in Israel Israeli universities offer extensive options for English-speaking students. 14 Michigan Jewish Family Festival Celebrates Lag b’Omer on May 26 The festival welcomes all to celebrate Jewish identity, warmth and unity in Metro Detroit. 16 Foreign Policy Expert Breaks Down Campus Antisemitism Detroit native...…

…30 | MAY 23 • 2024 J N I t’s tough to watch your friends get mar- ried one by one as the years pass while wondering if your turn will ever come. When Becky Sinai first met her husband, she was 32 — “an older single by many stan- dards” — and she wants to share her story to give hope to other older singles who may be reading this. It was 1997 when Becky, a born-and-bred Southern girl from New Orleans, moved to Michigan on a temporary ...…

…MAY 23 • 2024 | 31 T he Leonard N. Simons History-Maker Award honors those who have made outstanding con- tributions to the enrichment and dissemination of Michigan Jewish history. Given by JHSM (Jewish Historical Society of Michigan), the award is named for a Detroit ad man, scholar, community activist, and history enthusiast, and recognizes exceptional com- munity involvement. This year’s Simons Award will be given posthumo...…

…32 | MAY 23 • 2024 J N T he Brotherhood-Eddie Jacobson B’nai B’rith Bowling League’s season doesn’t just end. It ends with fireworks. The fireworks are provid- ed by league secretary Gary Klinger’s annual season sum- mary, a 20-plus page treasure trove of detailed statistical analysis and commentary on the league season that is argu- ably among the best season reviews of any bowling league in the county. Why does Klinger spend ho...…

…MAY 23 • 2024 | 33 Oct. 16 and 735 on Oct. 23. Radner also had the league’s highest average for the sixth straight year. He averaged 230.45 in 69 games. Lyle Schaefer was second on the average list at 222.13 in 69 games, and Dave Shanbaum was third at 220.88 in 72 games. David Gerges was the league’s most improved bowler. He raised his aver- age 15.22 pins from 174 to 189.22. Dennis Horwitz (189- 201.80—12.80), Brian Hacker (124-1...…

…JEWISH NEWS THE DETROIT Mazel tov to all this year’s graduates! …

…MAY 23 • 2024 | 35 JEWISH NEWS Frankel Jewish Academy graduates Elliot Salama, Rebecca Rabin, Esti Klein, Harry Shaevsky and Ryan Schmeltz. PHOTO BY JERRY ZOLYNSKY …

…36 | MAY 23 • 2024 JOCELYN ADELMAN North Farm- ington High School National Honor Soci- ety, BBYO Emunah Chapter Pres- ident, BBYO Emunah Chap- ter Membership VP, Jewish Fund Teen Board Cohorts 1 and 2, Sophomore, Junior and Senior Board. Michigan State University MICAH ADLER Farber Hebrew Day School National Honor Society, Masmidim Program, Student Council Class Representative, NCSY Regional Board, NCSY Chapter Pres...…

…MAZEL TOV CLASS OF 2024 MSU HILLEL, THE HILLEL CAMPUS ALLIANCE OF MICHIGAN, AND THE MSU SERLING INSTITUTE FOR JEWISH STUDIES AND MODERN ISRAEL CONGRATULATE YOU! The MSU Serling Institute for Jewish Studies and Modern Israel is one of the leading programs in the country. The Institute offers a wide selection of courses in Jewish Studies/Israel Studies. We send students to study in Israel and bring Israeli scholars to teach on campus...…

…38 | MAY 23 • 2024 cap&gown 2024 continued from page 36 CARYN BEN Bloomfield Hills High School Summa Cum Laude, AP Scholar with Distinction, National Honor Society, Student Leadership Executive Board, Prom Chair, Varsity Dance Team, VP Youth Federation of Temple Israel, Teen Board, Co-President Jewish Student Alliance, Jewish Federation Teen Impact fellow, Student Ambassador. University of Michigan AUDRA BERGMAN Berkl...…

…The Teen Board is a project of The Jewish Fund. The Jewish Fund was established in 1997 from the sale proceeds of Sinai Hospital to the Detroit Medical Center. Sinai Hospital was a Jewish community funded facility that grew into one of metropolitan Detroit’s top health care institutions. As a legacy of Sinai Hospital, The Jewish Fund continues the tradition of assuring quality and compassionate care for those in need in Metropolitan Detroit...…

…4 | MAY 23 • 2024 J N from Federation Yom HaZikaron: Honoring Bravery, Sacrifice B eginning on the evening of May 12, our Detroit community joined Jews across the world in commemorating Israel’s memorial day, Yom HaZikaron. The somberness of this day was deeply shadowed by the events of the last seven months, as we paid respects to those who have made the ultimate sacrifice for Israel and the Jewish people. On that solemn ...…

…40 | MAY 23 • 2024 cap&gown 2024 continued from page 38 BRADLEY BORDELOVE West Bloomfield High School Varsity Tennis (4 years), Captain Tennis team, West Bloomfield Youth Assistance Reward, Distributive Education Clubs of America Board, Student Leadership Committee Co-Chair, Vice President Jewish Cultural Club, National Honor Society. Michigan State University BRAYDEN BRODSKY Bloomfield Hills High School Summa Cum...…

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…42 | MAY 23 • 2024 cap&gown 2024 continued from page 40 MADDIE CHARNAS Frankel Jewish Academy Varsity Tennis, Varsity Volleyball, Friendship Circle Board, Teen Board, Peer Corp, Balance Boxes, GeneratorZ Grant, Merit Scholarship, JARC Board, 8 over 80 interviewer, Teen Impact Fellow, National Honor Society, Youth Driven Spaces Board, Robotraffic Team, Environmental Club, BBYO Chapter Board. Michigan State University ME...…

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…44 | MAY 23 • 2024 cap&gown 2024 continued from page 42 LEXI CUTLER North Farmington High School Two academic letters, Varsity Track, Varsity Starter for Farmington United Field Hockey (3 years.) Captain (2 years), Player and Coach Live Oak Field Hockey Club, Maccabi Team USA Field Hockey applicant, Field Hockey at Wittenberg. Wittenberg University SETH DAVIDSON Berkley High School National Honor Society, Varsity ...…

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…48 | MAY 23 • 2024 continued from page 44 ETHAN ENDELMAN Bloomfield Hills High School Summa Cum Laude, National Honor Society, Varsity Tennis, No. 4 Doubles State Champion 2021 and 2023, Team State Champion 2022 and 2023, Academic All-State Tennis, Varsity Baseball, UMatter Board, Jewish Fund Teen Board, Managing Editor school paper, Founder, Balance Boxes Michigan. University of Michigan JULIA FEBER Groves High Scho...…

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