…$200 Oct. 24-30, 2024 / 22-28 Tishrei, 5785 JEWISH NEWS THE DETROIT thejewishnews.com DECISION 2024 Michigan voters will elect a new U.S. senator this year. The two major party candidates respond to questions from the JN. See page 8 …
…continued on page 12 10 | OCTOBER 24 • 2024 J N the rogue Syrian regime in addition to their consistent pursuit of nucle- ar weapons. We must counter Iran at every level. When we do that, I think we can then talk about the path forward. For now, we must ensure Hamas and other terrorist proxies are destroyed and return the hostages home safely. WHAT DO YOU SEE AS A PATH FORWARD TO MITIGATE A NUCLEAR IRAN? Cutting off their funding. Iran...…
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…12 | OCTOBER 24 • 2024 J N continued from page 10 WHAT KINDS OF POLICIES WOULD YOU PURSUE TO MITIGATE THE CLIMATE CRISIS? It’s critical that we’re good stewards of our planet, and we should work to find solutions that don’t rely on devastating our economy. There’s a better way to get this done, including with EVs. It takes 500 pounds of critical minerals to build an EV, which takes 4 tons of carbon out of the air. That same 500 ...…
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…14 | OCTOBER 24 • 2024 J N WHAT ARE YOUR PLANS TO COMBAT ANTISEMITISM AND BE SURE JEWISH AMERICANS FEEL SAFER AND MORE SECURE? Since the Oct. 7th attacks on Israel, we have seen the expanding rise of antisemitic efforts to delegitimize Israel and force corporations and universities to boycott, disinvest and sanction Israel. We’ve seen violent attacks against Jewish Americans and threats of violence that are too many to count. Many of the...…
…OCTOBER 24 • 2024 | 15 J N of Democrats and Republicans who meet regularly to craft and champion bipartisan legislation, debate existing bills and reach bipartisan agreement on pressing issues. WHAT ARE YOUR PLANS TO COMBAT ANTISEMITISM AND BE SURE JEWISH AMERICANS FEEL SAFER AND MORE SECURE? The pain Michigan’s Jewish community felt in the wake of Oct. 7 has been compounded by the significant rise in antisemitism here at home. ...…
…16 | OCTOBER 24 • 2024 J N A fter listening to scores of speakers’ public comments, the Bloomfield Township Board of Trustees on Oct. 14 voted to censure fellow trustee Stephanie Fakih. On Friday, Oct. 4, Fakih had made a post on social media labeling Israeli and American Zionists as “scum of the earth” following an IDF bombing in Lebanon of an underground Hezbollah bunker located in a heavily populated neighborhood in Beiru...…
…OCTOBER 24 • 2024 | 17 because it will chill and suppress much-needed discourse. It was members of this board and local news organizations that perpetuated an opinion that plays no role in the business of Bloomfield Township. There is nothing that any of us can do here … that is going to change the realities in the Middle East. ” Fakih, who is of Lebanese descent, described the mass destruction in Gaza and Lebanon, the crumbling i...…
…18 | OCTOBER 24 • 2024 labeled Jews as vermin. Members of the Jewish community directly confronted Fakih on her “defiant and unremorseful” stance. They asked her to correct her path, to apologize for calling all of them “scum, ” criticized her for the hypocrisy of saying that she was labeled, and for gaslighting them all by closing out her remarks with a quote from the famed Holocaust survivor. Some demanded that she immediately ...…
…OCTOBER 24 • 2024 | 19 ran nearly three hours. The public meeting can be viewed in its entire- ty on YouTube: www.youtube.com/ watch?v=z8TkPI6uQu8. David Kurzmann, senior director of community affairs at the Jewish Federation of Detroit, was the first to speak. He expressed his gratitude to the fine working relationship the Federation, located in Bloomfield Township, has always had with the board. “[Fakih’s social media remarks] ...…
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…20 | OCTOBER 24 • 2024 J N A re you a Jewish adult aged 18 years and older who can read and understand English? If so, you’re eligible to participate in a local research study about antisemitism. The purpose of this study is to scientifically investigate how perceived antisemitism impacts the mental well-being of Jewish people in the U.S. The principal investigator is Professor Changiz Mohiyeddini, the course director of Behavioral ...…
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…22 | OCTOBER 24 • 2024 J N I nspired by his then 10-year-old daughter, Oakland County Circuit Court Judge Michael Warren identified the days of Sept. 11-17 as Patriot Week, a period now recognized by the U.S. Senate. In its 15th year, the goal of Patriot Week continues to celebrate, teach and nurture pride in the history of the United States of America. “Patriot Week renews America’s spirit by deepening the appreciation of the first ...…
…OCTOBER 24 • 2024 | 23 of Equality, which holds as a self- evident truth that all men and women are created equal and are entitled to the full blessings of liberty and equal protection of the law regardless of religion, race, ethnic group and gender.” Rabbi Burnham added, “Anytime we discuss equality, the Jewish experience and the United States of America, we must begin by expressing our deep gratitude to the U.S. for being a Medi...…
…24 | OCTOBER 24 • 2024 J N OUR COMMUNITY T his past August, I had the privilege of being part of a delegation of 21 Jewish young adults in their 20s and 30s from across the U.S. spending five days exploring Jewish Montreal. The trip was a program of the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDC), the leading global Jewish humanitarian organization, through its JDC Entwine program, which engages young Jews to develop their...…
…OCTOBER 24 • 2024 | 25 J N visit Montreal, Ottawa and Toronto. About 80 campers joined the con- gregation for services and dinner. As Cantor Adam Stotland played favorite Israeli dance songs on his guitar, it was a pleasure to watch many of the children dancing and jumping up and down with excitement. After services, we joined the congregation and the campers for dinner and heard from Canadian and Israeli IVOW leaders as well as so...…
…26 | OCTOBER 24 • 2024 J N D r. Gary Edelson has been chosen as the volunteer chairperson for the 2024 American Heart Association Detroit Heart Ball. Through this campaign, he is leading community-wide efforts to help ensure every individual in Southeast Michigan has the opportu- nity for a full, healthy life. The Detroit Heart Ball celebrates hope and progress made through the dedication and passion of all who sup- port the Americ...…
…OCTOBER 24 • 2024 | 27 J N Mumford 75th Anniversary Celebration The Samuel C. Mumford High School Alumni Association is presenting a 75th Anniversary Celebration and Hall of Fame Gala, honoring Mumford’s legacy of excellence and community impact. The featured gala will take place 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 26, at MGM Grand Hotel in Detroit, with a VIP reception at 6 p.m. The gala is part of a weekend-long celebra- tion. The Hall of Fa...…
…M others. Daughters. Sisters. Aunts. Grandmothers. Friends. More than 600 women of all ages gathered on the evening of Sunday, Sept. 22, to “bring the community together one braid at a time” at the annual RISE challah bake, sponsored by Partners Detroit in collaboration with more than 20 local Jewish organizations. Joyful music filled the air as the inspiring sold- out event got underway at the Nancy Grosfeld Campus in Oak Park. We u...…
…OCTOBER 24 • 2024 | 29 J N A SPECIAL GUEST As we waited for our dough to rise, we were honored to have Einav Danino, the mother of hostage Ori Danino, join us at the event. Her son was one of the six hostages killed by Hamas after being held captive for nearly a year in the dark tunnels of Gaza. This was Einav’s first time speaking publicly since his brutal murder. Ori means “my light,” and Einav shared with us the light that Ori b...…
…OCTOBER 24 • 2024 | 3 J N contents PURELY COMMENTARY 4-7 Essays and viewpoints. OUR COMMUNITY 8 Decision 2024 Michigan voters will elect a new U.S. senator this year. The two major party candidates respond to questions from the JN. 16 The Jewish Community Speaks Out More than 200 people came to the Bloomfield Township Board of Trustees to confront Stephanie Fakih’s antisemitic comments. 20 Oakland ...…
…faces&places 30 | OCTOBER 24 • 2024 J N Gesher Awards Night G esher Human Services held its annual Awards Night on Sept. 12 at the Community House in Birmingham, celebrating the achievements of staff, participants and outstanding contributors. Janet Aronoff, one of the founders of Kadima (the predecessor mental health agency that joined with JVS Human Services in 2022 to form Gesher) was awarded Gesher’s high- est honor, the 2024...…
…OCTOBER 24 • 2024 | 31 J N faces&places A loha! Residents at Jewish Senior Life’s Hechtman Apartments in West Bloomfield only had to travel to the building’s activity room to enjoy a festive tropical getaway on Aug. 20. The community’s first-ever Luau Party, planned by Hechtman Apartments’ Life Enrichment coordinator Tova Schreiber, was a huge hit among the more than 40 attendees who donned leis around their necks and feasted on popula...…
…32 | OCTOBER 24 • 2024 J N R ob Whelan played baseball for Detroit at the 2018 and 2019 JCC Maccabi Games in Orange County, Calif., and the Motor City. The COVID-19 pandemic robbed him of two more opportunities to do that in 2020 and 2021, when the Maccabi Games were cancelled. When the Commerce resident spotted a notice on Facebook that volunteer coaches were needed for the 2024 Maccabi Games this summer in Detroit, he sprang int...…
…OCTOBER 24 • 2024 | 33 J N MAZEL TOV! HOW TO SUBMIT ANNOUNCEMENTS Mazel Tov! announcements are welcomed for members of the Jewish community. Anniversaries, engagements and weddings with a photo (preferably color) can appear at a cost of $18 each. Births are $10. There is no charge for bar/bat mitzvahs or for special birthdays starting at the 90th. For information, contact Editorial Assistant Sy Manello at smanello@ thejewishnews.com or (2...…
…34 | OCTOBER 24 • 2024 J N T here is a deep question at the heart of Jewish faith, and it is very rarely asked. As the Torah begins, we see God creating the uni- verse day by day, bringing order out of chaos, life out of inanimate matter, flora and fauna in all their wondrous diversity. At each stage, God sees what He has made and declares it good. What then went wrong? How did evil enter the picture, setting in motion the drama o...…
…OCTOBER 24 • 2024 | 35 J N our finitude and mortality — will be what they choose to be. Which means that when God gave humans the freedom to act well, He gave them the freedom to act badly. There is no way of avoiding this dilemma even for God Himself. And so it was. Adam and Eve sinned. The first human child, Cain, murdered the second, Abel, and within a short space of time the world was filled with violence. FAITH IN US In one o...…
…Synagogue Directory METRO DETROIT CONSERVATIVE Adat Shalom Synagogue Farmington Hills (248) 851-5100 adatshalom.org Congregation Beth Ahm West Bloomfield (248) 851-6880 cbahm.org Congregation Beth Shalom Oak Park (248) 547-7970 congbethshalom.org Beth Tephilath Moses Mt. Clemens (586) 996-3138 bethtephilathmoses.com B’nai Israel Synagogue West Bloomfield (248) 432-2729 bnaiisraelwb.org Congregation B’nai Moshe West Blo...…
…REFORM Temple Beth El Bloomfield Township (248) 851-1100 tbeonline.org Temple Emanu-El Oak Park (248) 967-4020 emanuel-mich.org Temple Israel West Bloomfield (248) 661-5700 temple-israel.org Temple Kol Ami West Bloomfield (248) 661-0040, tkolami.org Temple Shir Shalom West Bloomfield (248) 737-8700 shirshalom.org REFORM/RENEWAL Congregation Shir Tikvah Troy (248) 649-4418 shirtikvah.org SECULAR/HUMANISTIC Congregation...…
…A lan Freed was not around to accept his honor at the first Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony during 1986 in New York, but it was only right to include the late radio personality who popularized the term in the inaugural class. The Pennsylvania native was also the first Jew to enter the Rock Hall. There have been many since, in multiple categories; suffice to say that from performers (Bob Dylan, Simon & Garfunkel, Neil ...…
…OCTOBER 24 • 2024 | 39 J N digital music distribution companies. Jane’s Addiction: Frontman Perry Farrell (nee Bernstein) has been in the news lately for a lot of wrong reasons, but there’s no denying the importance of this original of alt.rock quartets — which was nominated in 2017 and this year. Jane’s Addiction was notable for its influence as well as its musical achievements, a formidable blend of styles from heavy and progressi...…
…4 | OCTOBER 24 • 2024 J N essay One Year Later O ct. 7, 2024. One year later, it still hurts. One year later and my hands are shaking as I put on my “Bring Them Home Now” necklace. One year later, and I am feeling the same as the day our hearts broke. I woke up to my social media flooded with prayers, remembrances for those whose lives were taken too soon, and hope that this living nightmare will be over sooner rather than later...…
…40 | OCTOBER 24 • 2024 ARTS&LIFE MUSIC T ony Levin is a rock ‘n’ roll equivalent of Forrest Gump. Or Zelig. The guy is everywhere, in other words. That includes bands (King Crimson, Peter Gabriel) and voluminous credits recording and performing life with the likes of John Lennon, Paul Simon, Lou Reed, Pink Floyd, Carly Simon, James Taylor, Tom Waits, Stevie Nicks, Herbie Mann. It’s a list that piles up thicker than a Saturday ...…
…OCTOBER 24 • 2024 | 41 continued on page 42 Bringing It Down to the Bass, a stylistically wide-ranging new solo album on which he’s joined by guests such as King Crimson founder Robert Fripp, drummer and college friend Steve Gadd, violinist Shankar, guitarists Earl Slick and Steve “The Deacon” Hunter, Levin’s brother Pete on organ and many more. There’s an autobiographical tenor to the album and, for the track “On the Drums,” he s...…
…42 | OCTOBER 24 • 2024 good music and I love playing with good players — really good players. So that’s it for me, and I’m as happy doing it now as I was when I was 10 years old, learning how to do it. How did you discover the kind of bass player you wanted to be and what role you wanted to play when working with others? Levin: I didn’t develop it consciously. Like a lot of players, I don’t think about what I’m doing. I process the...…
…OCTOBER 24 • 2024 | 43 to see where this music can go. Do you think Beat could become a recording entity as well? Levin: We’re talking about that. We have shows through December, and there will be some stuff next year, but I don’t know what yet. And if I’ve learned anything from doing interviews it’s not to be foolish enough to predict what will happen a year or two in the future. Fripp has said King Crimson is finished. Do we bel...…
…44 | OCTOBER 24 • 2024 J N A ndrea Krass McDonald studied performing arts at Wayne State University, built a career around an interest in cosmetics and mourned friends succumbing to mental illness. All three experiences have prepared her for participation in elements of Next to Normal, the serious musical being produced Oct. 25-Nov. 10 by the Village Players of Birmingham. The show tells the story of a woman suffering severe dist...…
…OCTOBER 24 • 2024 | 45 of somebody and how it all made people feel more confident. I can look at somebody and know their colors and how to reshape each face. “That’s what I’ve been doing. I have my own freelance company called Breathe Beauty, and I do bridal parties, bar mitzvahs, bridal showers and any occasions. I have clients I see on a monthly basis and do their makeup if they go out. I also represent the Chanel company at Nor...…
…Roast Chicken and Apple Pie Hand Tarts ARTS&LIFE WEEKLY RECIPES 46 | OCTOBER 24 • 2024 J N ROAST CHICKEN WITH APPLES, GARLIC AND ONIONS Serves 4-6 Directions Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. In a 9- x 13-inch pan, add the chicken. Surround the chicken with the apple wedges, onion wedges and the whole garlic cloves. Stuff the inside of the chicken with the lemon halves. Mix together the extra virgin olive oil, lemon juice, apple juice...…
…OCTOBER 24 • 2024 | 47 J N CRYSTAL, SPRINGSTEEN, HARRIS AND TWO NOBEL PRIZE WINNERS Before is a 10-episode Apple TV+ series that begins on Oct. 25. Here’s the “official” premise with an asterisk: Eli (Billy Crystal, 76) is a child psychiatrist who, after losing his wife, Lynn (Judith Light, 75), encounters Noah, a troubled young boy who seems to have a haunting connection to Eli’s past. The asterisk is the official trailer releas...…
…48 | OCTOBER 24 • 2024 J N NEW MEMBER TOUR 6:30 PM, OCT. 25 (FRI.) At the DIA in Detroit. Learn about the benefits of membership, including curatorial auxiliary groups that support areas of the collection. Enjoy Friday night programming and double discounts in the Museum Shop. 6:30 pm: Welcome and presentation in lecture hall; 7:15 pm: Reception in Café DIA, docent-guided tour of the museum collection. Free with registration: di...…
…OCTOBER 24 • 2024 | 49 lenge of Jewish life.” Saturday: 9:30 am Shabbat service; d’var Torah “Contemplating with cour- age the possible end of our world(s)’.” Noon lunch (registra- tion required); 1 pm discussion, “Should we be debating the legit- imacy of Zionism?” Registration: shaareyzedek.shulcloud.com/ event/scholar-in-residence. LEGO CLUB 10:30 AM, NOV. 2 (SAT.) For Lego builders ages 7 and up. At Congregation Shaarey Zedek in...…
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…50 | OCTOBER 24 • 2024 J N ATIA MOHAMMED/FLASH90/JNS Hamas chief Yahya Sinwar at a rally in Gaza City, May 24, 2021. T he elimination Oct. 16 of Yahya Sinwar, Hamas’ top military-terrorist and polit- ical chief and the architect of the Oct. 7 invasion — the worst massacre of Jews since the Holocaust — marks a major turning point in the battle to degrade the Iranian-backed jihadist net- work surrounding Israel. IDF spokesperson Rear...…
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…OCTOBER 24 • 2024 | 53 J N GERALD “JERRY” KENNETH FLAGG, 91, of West Bloomfield, lived his life to the fullest until Oct. 16, 2024. A man of many passions (and strong opinions), Jerry was smart, loving and always ready to share whatever book he had most recently devoured. He was a bridge-playing legend and a staunch Green Bay Packers fan. His other great loves included Estes Park, Colorado, afternoon naps, root beer floats an...…
…OBITUARIES OF BLESSED MEMORY 54 | OCTOBER 24 • 2024 J N DR. ROBERT THEODORE GOLDMAN, 93, of West Bloomfield, died Oct. 17, 2024. Dr. Goldman was a well-respected pathologist at Wayne County General Hospital and the University of Michigan. He is survived by his children, Leslie O’Neill, and David and Laurie Goldman; grandchildren, Dana O’Neill and Kevin Klein, Arlo Goldman, and Robin Goldman; great-grandson, Drew Lane Klein; nie...…
