… JANUARY 23 • 2020 | 27 A Promise To Keep I n May 2019, Dr. Ethan Goldstein of West Bloomfield began riding his Peloton bike for 365 con- secutive days not just for him- self, but also for his late father. Goldstein’ s father, Dr. Mervin Goldstein, was a plastic surgeon in Newport Beach, Calif. He lived a nor- mal and healthy life until May 1, 1997, when he experi- enced his first stroke. “He suffered from a very unusual stroke tha...…
…28 | JANUARY 23 • 2020 Saving Lives Tukel brothers develop drone to deliver life-saving medications. CORRIE COLF STAFF WRITER Jews in the D M atthew and Connor Tukel have some big things in common: They happen to be brothers; they are both in medical school; they graduated from Hillel Day School and Frankel Jewish Academy; and, just recent- ly, they reinvented the way anti-overdose drugs such as nal- oxone are delivered to pa...…
… JANUARY 23 • 2020 | 29 Jews in the D Matthew and Connor Tukel’ s drone. PHOTOGRAPHY COURTESY OF MATTHEW TUKEL response data set from the Detroit city controller to help them gather the data points and distances they needed to test the drone for. Next, they conducted 50 flight trials with the drone across seven different straight- line distances. The data col- lected at the end of the trials proved that the drone travel times are f...…
…I n the earliest days of the modern state of Israel, Dov Noy and his students went into the field and recorded folktales recounted by local storytellers. Noy founded the Israel Folktale Archives in 1955 in Haifa; the collec- tion now contains more than 24,000 narratives in various languages, as told by storytellers of Jewish communities around the world, and of Israeli non-Jews, Muslim and Christian Arabs, Bedouins, Druze and Circassi...…
…Jews in the D JANUARY 23 • 2020 | 31 Nazi Salute Flint councilman under fi re for rude gesture. CORRIE COLF STAFF WRITER F lint Councilman Eric Mays is under fire for comparing Council President Monica Galloway to “Hitler” and performing a Nazi salute at the council’ s general meeting on Monday, Jan. 13. Mays directed the comment “you ain’ t got to be like Hitler,” toward Galloway and then proceeded to perform the Nazi salute an...…
…32 | JANUARY 23 • 2020 The Chicken Soup Cook Off is on Sunday, Jan. 26, at Temple Shir Shalom in West Bloomfield, from 12:30-2 p.m. Five-hundred-plus happily hungry people will enjoy the talents of amateur, novice and professional chefs, who will present their special chicken soup recipes and samples. Through sponsorship and ticket sales, the event supports four deserving organizations: Gilda’ s Club, Young Adult Group of Templ...…
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…| faces&places Jews in the D The Holocaust Memorial Center Zekelman Family Campus hosted its 35th Anniversary Dinner at the Suburban Collection Showplace late last year. More than 1,500 guests made it a sold-out event. The annual fundraiser honored Nina and Bernie Kent for their significant work to ensure that the lessons of the Holocaust empower people today. The keynote speaker was Dr. Ruth Westheimer, an orphan of the Holoc...…
…| faces&places Jews in the D 36 | JANUARY 23 • 2020 Jewish Community Relations Council/AJC Community Outreach Manager Sam Englender, Rabbi Asher Lopatin, Archbishop Allen Vigneron and Monsignor John Kasza The Jewish Community Relations Council/AJC (JCRC/AJC) recently hosted a luncheon for Archbishop Allen Vigneron of Detroit at the Max M. Fisher Federation Building. More than 25 local rabbis and professionals from Jewish communal...…
…Moments JANUARY 23 • 2020 | 37 Ethan Charles Roth (Eitan Barack), son of Matthew and Sarah Roth, will be called to the Torah as a bar mitzvah at Congregation Shaarey Zedek in Southfield on Saturday, Jan. 19, 2020. Sharing in this joy with Ethan and his parents will be his sister Anna, brother Owen, and grandparents Rena and Ronald Meyers, and Susan and Richard Roth. Ethan is a seventh-grader at Norup International in Oak Pa...…
…38 | JANUARY 23 • 2020 Spirit torah portion B y virtue of an acclaimed Broadway production of recent vintage, many have come to a renewed appreciation of the fascinating story of an American “Founding Father.” His roller-coaster life, punctuated by the key role he played in the shaping of the great experiment called American democracy , inspired the opening words of Hamilton: “How does a bastard, orphan, son of a whore a...…
… JANUARY 23 • 2020 | 39 J oshua Bergasse won’ t be in town for the touring production of Roald Dahl’ s Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, but his choreography will be. Bergasse, whose fascination with dance launched at his mom’ s Annette and Company School of Dance in Farmington Hills, planned the intricate footwork for the Broadway run and tweaked it a bit for the tour. “I was not available to get to the bulk of the rehearsals for...…
…40 | JANUARY 23 • 2020 “I had choreographic ideas and the designers had some new design ideas. The tour is probably one step better than the Broadway production.” — JOSHUA BERGASSE continued from page 39 taught at his mom’ s studio and now teaches at New York schools, including the Broadway Dance Center and Steps on Broadway. “Because of my choreography jobs, I call up different studios and say I’ m free on certain days and ask ...…
… JANUARY 23 • 2020 | 41 Good Will Local authors’ longtime adventure leads to a novel about Shakespeare. SHARI S. COHEN CONTRIBUTING WRITER S hakespeare isn’ t every- one’ s cup of tea but, for Barbara and Art Wiggins, the man and his work have fascinated them for decades. “How did a glover’ s son with a grammar school edu- cation become the world’ s greatest playwright?” they asked themselves 25 years ago. Since then, the Bloom...…
…42 | JANUARY 23 • 2020 Arts&Life celebrity jews NEW TV/STREAMING Outmatched, a Fox sit-com, starts on Thursday, Jan. 23, at 8:30 p.m. It’ s about a blue-collar couple (Jason Biggs and Maggie Lawson) who live in Atlantic City, N.J. They are trying to raise four kids — three of whom are certi- fied geniuses. Biggs, a real Jersey native, often proudly calls himself the “Jewiest-looking non-Jew.” He’ s played Jewish characters four ...…
…On The Go people | places | events JANUARY 23 • 2020 | 43 JAN. 27 HOLOCAUST EXHIBIT “The Holocaust Unfolds” is a new exhibit showcasing the coverage of WWII by the Detroit Jewish News and its prede- cessor, the Detroit Jewish Chronicle. It is on display on the second floor of the Mardigian Library at the University of Michigan Dearborn, 4901 Evergreen Road, Dearborn. Free and open to the public, 7-9 pm. Light refreshments will be ...…
…On The Go people | places | events 44 | JANUARY 23 • 2020 continued from page 43 JEWS IN ARAB LANDS 7-8:30 pm, Jan 28. “The Forgotten Jews of Arab Lands.” At the Max M. Fisher Federation Building. Prof. Howard Lupovitch will present the story of the Jews in Arab lands forming a major gap in most of the world’ s knowledge of the history of the Middle East. Learn about the history and culture of this important segment o...…
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… JANUARY 23 • 2020 | 47 DR. ALLEN APFELBLAT, 73, of West Bloomfield, died Dec. 22, 2019. He is survived by his beloved wife, Ellen Apfelblat; daughters and son-in-law, Lisa and Alan Wittenberg, Julie and Lori Apfelblat; grandchildren, Dylan, Max, Elle, Violet, Grace and Liam; daughter-in- law, Dr. Amanda Apfelblat; brother and sister-in-law, Sam and Yvonne Apfelblat; many loving family members and friends. Dr. Apfelblat was t...…
…48 | JANUARY 23 • 2020 Soul of blessed memory brothers-in-law, Nancy and Larry Kornwise of Farmington Hills, Harold Baker of West Bloomfield; grandchildren, Aaron Weldy, Rachel Weldy. She is also survived by Dr. George Kates; loving nieces and nephews; Mrs. Kates was the loving sister of the late Carol Baker; special friend of the late Jerry Janssens. Contributions may be made to IWMF (International Waldenstrom’ s Macroglobuli...…
… JANUARY 23 • 2020 | 49 grated to Israel in 1951 and later moved to the United States, where she settled per- manently in 1973. A lover of classical music and literature, she inspired many through her intellectual curiosity. She was a distinguished professor at the Dept. of Chemistry and Biochemistry at the University of Detroit Mercy. Appointed to visiting pro- fessorships all over the globe — Israel, France, Germany, Japan, and...…
…Soul of blessed memory 50 | JANUARY 23 • 2020 continued from page 49 daughters, Elaine Beresh of West Bloomfield, Gloria Cohen; sons and daughter-in-law, Arnold Shenkman, Martin and Dr. Pattie Klein Shenkman; sister- in-law, Eileen Kirman; brother- in-law, Samuel Finkelstein; 11 grandchildren; 39 great-grand- children. Mrs. Shenkman was the beloved wife for 75 years of the late Jack Shenkman; loving sister and sister-in-law of the ...…
… JANUARY 23 • 2020 | 51 continued on page 52 their family in Southfield, where Noreen became very active in the community. She was a proud supporter of the Southfield Public Schools and was actively engaged in the PTA, school board and city elections. In addition, she was involved in Hadassah and Maimonides and forged deep friendships wherever she went. She was a fixture in Barney’ s fam- ily practice office; patients loved her, a...…
…52 | JANUARY 23 • 2020 continued from page 51 Rachel Hodas; many other loving family members and friends. Mrs. Ungarten was the beloved wife of the late Glenn Ungarten. Interment was held at Hebrew Memorial Park Cemetery in Clinton Township. Contributions may be made to the Ovarian Cancer Research Alliance. Arrangements by Dorfman Chapel. LOIS WEISS, 90, of Novi, died Jan. 14, 2020. She is survived by her daughters and son-in...…
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…Looking Back From the William Davidson Digital Archive of Jewish Detroit History accessible at www.djnfoundation.org 54 | JANUARY 23 • 2020 ‘The Holocaust Unfolds’ Exhibit I ’ m pleased to let you know that our Jewish News Foundation Exhibit — “The Holocaust Unfolds: Reports from the Detroit Jewish Chronicle and News” — will be on display again at the Mardigian Library at the University of Michigan-Dear- born. This exhibit was...…
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…views Editor’s Note: Read two perspectives on Israel’s recently passed nation-state law. The JN welcomes your thoughts as well. Please send letters, no more than 300 words, to letters@renmedia.us. point counterpoint Why A Former IDF Intelligence Chief Stands With The Druze Over New Law Critics Of Nation-State Law Misunderstand Israel’s Quasi-Constitutional System I I adversaries, who are already predis- srael’s new “nation-state” law, ...…
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