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…OBITUARIES OF BLESSED MEMORY 60 | AUGUST 24 • 2023 Muriel Rudack, Jay and Connie Rudack; and sister-in -law, Sylvia (Irving) Zaks. A private funeral was held at Machpelah Cemetery; arrangements were made by Hebrew Memorial Chapel. DR. ISIDORE STEINER, 71, of West Bloomfield, died Aug. 11, 2023. He is survived by his wife, Bracha Steiner; sons and daughter-in-law, Joshuah and Itta Steiner, Avi Steiner, Aryeh Steiner; daughter, ...…
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…Looking Back From the William Davidson Digital Archive of Jewish Detroit History accessible at www.djnfoundation.org 62 | AUGUST 24 • 2023 The Ubiquitous Barbie T he movie Barbie has taken the world by storm. It has broken box office records, earning $155 million in America the first weekend that it opened in theaters, and soon passed $1 billion worldwide. Now, I’ll admit that I’m not an expert on Barbie, the iconic toy doll. Certa...…
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…8 | AUGUST 24 • 2023 PURELY COMMENTARY column Is Barbie Liberal or ‘Kenservative’? I n the 1950s, a Jewish woman born in Denver, Colorado, to parents who fled persecution in Eastern Europe, decided that the toy market needed adult-themed dolls for children. Ruth Handler (1916- 2002) came up with the idea for “Barbie,” named after her daughter Barbara and reportedly inspired by “Bild Lilli,” a German sex doll modeled after ...…
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