…NOVEMBER 24 • 2022 | 27 Arab countries’ relations with their Jewish residents became strained after the establishment of the State of Israel in 1948. The situation wasn’t bad in Egypt at first, even though Jews could not obtain passports to travel out of the country. Under King Farouk, there was discrimination against the Jews but no outright perse- cution. When the monarchy was overthrown in 1952, and Gamal Abdel Nasser became pri...…
…28 | NOVEMBER 24 • 2022 C ongregation Beth Shalom of Oak Park will host its seventh annual Chanu-Con!, a community-wide Chanukah Festival, in person from 1-5 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 4. After two years of hosting the festi- val virtually due to the pandemic, Beth Rodgers, Congregation Beth Shalom’s pro- gramming team chairperson and founder of the festival, is excited to bring 20 ven- dors together with gift ideas, live musical entertainme...…
…NOVEMBER 24 • 2022 | 29 Are You In? No other donation does more to support Jewish individuals in our local and global community. One gift reaches thousands of lives. Double Your Impact with Matching $$ Thanks to the Eisenberg Family, all donations will be matched, dollar-for-dollar, up to $180! Donate anytime, now through midnight, November 29. jewishdetroit.org/GT There is no better time to support Federation’s Annual Campaign...…
…30 | NOVEMBER 24 • 2022 J ohn Marx, 82, of West Bloomfield was nominated as Volunteer of the Week by the Michigan-based nonprofit JARC for his commitment to the organization. “There is no task too small or unimportant for John,” explains Shaindle Braunstein, JARC’s CEO. “Regardless of whether it’s hours of filing or custom-wrapping 200 chocolate bars for a staff surprise, John is on it with no detail overlooked. He always has a s...…
…NOVEMBER 24 • 2022 | 31 Sukkot Family Festival at The Shul PHOTOS COURTESY OF THE SHUL The Sukkot Family Festival at The Shul of West Bloomfield on Oct. 16 was designed to bring the beauty of Sukkot and Simchat Torah to life for their JEMS students and their families. It was also open to the community because, why not? The holidays are a joy, and The Shul loves to share that. Everyone had fun shaking the lulav and making a speci...…
…32 | NOVEMBER 24 • 2022 SPORTS T he Bloomfield Hills High School boys tennis team ran away with the Division 1 state championship. The Black Hawks scored 35 points on a cold, windy weekend last month at Hope College’s Etheridge Tennis Complex, winning five of the eight flights and finishing second in two flights in the two-day tournament. Runner-up Northville and third-place Troy were far behind Bloomfield Hills with 25 and 24 po...…
…NOVEMBER 24 • 2022 | 33 I can share this memory together for the rest of our lives,” Ryan Rose said. “It was special to play on this team with him.” Brother Aaron said, “This was something we looked forward to for a while knowing our team would be very strong this season. It was a really cool experience.” Merrick Chernett said, “It was an amazing experience. My brother and I have a super-tight relationship. There was nothing bett...…
…34 | NOVEMBER 24 • 2022 HEALTH T he American Diabetes Association (ADA) recognizes November as American Diabetes Month with a focus on ringing the alarm on the dia- betes epidemic. In Michigan, the ADA states, over 1 million residents have dia- betes. There are four main types of diabetes: type 1, which is insulin dependent; type 2, the most common form — which means your body doesn’t produce enough insulin or it resists insulin;...…
…NOVEMBER 24 • 2022 | 35 For more information, scan the QR Code or contact Debra Silver at dsilver@geshermi.org or 248-233-4233. Apply now for the Jeanette & Oscar Cook Jewish Occupational Intern (JOIN) program and you could land an 8-week paid summer internship in one of the following fields: Build your professional network and resume through a Gesher Human Services (formerly JVS + Kadima) paid internship - earn $4,200 This Su...…
…36 | NOVEMBER 24 • 2022 HEALTH T he Idell and Lawrence Weisberg Cancer Treatment Center, which opened in 2001 in Farmington Hills, has been expanded and rebuilt to meet an increased need for outpatient cancer care. Idell Weisberg and her husband, Lawrence, who died last year, were lead donors for the center, part of the Karmanos Cancer Institute. The Weisberg Cancer Treatment Center provides outpatient cancer care as well as mam...…
…NOVEMBER 24 • 2022 | 37 5829 Maple Rd. Ste. 129 West Bloomf eld, MI 48322 248.757.2503 www.maplepharmacyrx.com FREE DELIVERY MAKE MAPLE PHARMACY… YOUR PHARMACY! MAKE MAPLE PHARMACY… YOUR PHARMACY! OUR MISSION IS TO BRING SERVICE BACK TO PHARMACY FOR A HAPPIER, HEALTHIER YOU!! 10% SENIOR CITIZEN DISCOUNT Not Valid on Prescriptions Maple Pharmacy offers: • Low Price Medications • 90 Day Supplies • Durable Medical Equipment • Diab...…
…38 | NOVEMBER 24 • 2022 NEXT DOR T he Windsor Jewish Federation celebrated the launch of its UJA Next Gen campaign with a night of Soul Food & Spirits on Thursday, Oct. 27, hosted by community member Miriam Cedroni. The home-hosted event was a special opportunity to connect and recon- nect with both new and veteran young Jews in the Windsor area. The delicious Soul Food menu included brisket, chicken, garlic-roasted potatoes, vegan mac ...…
…NOVEMBER 24 • 2022 | 39 NOVEMBER 24 • 2022 | 39 thejewishnews.com/subscription Get The Detroit Jewish News print edition delivered to your door every week for less than $2 per issue. Stay in the know with all things Jewish... Subscribe Today! …
…40 | NOVEMBER 24 • 2022 MAZEL TOV! Monast 70th B en and Ilene Monast were married Nov. 16, 1952, and are happy to announce their anniversary. They shared the wonderful occasion with their children and grandchildren at their home in Florida over the Thanksgiving holiday. JULY 12, 2022 Sandy Rockind of Chicago, Ill., is thrilled to announce the birth of her daughter, Leora Goldie (Leora Zahava Yael), named in loving memory of he...…
…NOVEMBER 24 • 2022 | 41 Two Types of Fear: The Good and Bad T oldot tells of Yitzchak’s adulthood. Preceding it, we know Yitzhak mostly as the child bound upon the altar as a near sacrifice by his father, followed by his mother’s death. Now, his adult life is dominated by his fear of being killed by the local bullies of Gerar and, in his seniority, his fear of disappointing his favored son Esau. It is no wonder, then, that ...…
…42 | NOVEMBER 24 • 2022 T his week, we see Isaac as the parent of two very different sons. “The boys grew up. Esau became a skilful hunter, a man of the outdoors; but Jacob was a mild man who stayed at home among the tents. Isaac, who had a taste for wild game, loved Esau, but Rebecca loved Jacob.” Gen. 25:27-28 We have no difficulty understanding why Rebecca loved Jacob. She had received an oracle from God in which she was tol...…
…NOVEMBER 24 • 2022 | 43 son, so that he can bless him in a mood of focused love. It is the end of the story, though, that really conveys the depth of feeling between them. Esau enters with the food he has prepared. Slowly Isaac, and then Esau, realize the nature of the deception that has been practiced against them. Isaac “trembled violently.” Esau “burst out with a loud and bitter cry.” (Gen. 27:33-34) A LESSON IN PARENTHOOD It is ...…
…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...…
…NOVEMBER 24 • 2022 | 45 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 for Humanistic Judaism of Metro Detroit Farmingt...…
…46 | NOVEMBER 24 • 2022 H all of Fame songwriter Allee Willis once told NPR, “As a white, Jewish girl getting a break, you could not get better than Earth, Wind & Fire.” And you certainly couldn’t get any better than Billboard’s #1 R&B, platinum-selling song “September.” “Do you remember, the 21st night of September? Love was changin’ the minds of pretenders. While chasin’ the clouds away. “Ba-dee-ya, dancin’ in September.” Th...…
…NOVEMBER 24 • 2022 | 47 continued on page 48 DETROIT JEWISH MUSINGS FROM LILY TOMLIN “I grew up in a predominantly Jewish, but very diverse, neighborhood. We lived in an old apartment house across from Herman Kiefer Hospital, on the corner of Hazelwood and Byron in Detroit. I would go from apartment to apartment from the time I was 7 years old until I was about 14. Belle and Joe Schwartz lived next door to us. Belle’s sister, Mari...…
…48 | NOVEMBER 24 • 2022 for Mosaic Youth Theatre in the backyard of her home, which was designed in 1937 by noted architect William Kesling. “We plan to use the house to give songwriters a place to participate in seminars and lectures,” Fenton says. “We’re also going to have parties and introduce the students to people in the industry. We plan to give them exposure to the business of being a songwriter and provide a real 360-educ...…
…NOVEMBER 24 • 2022 | 49 ON SALE NOW DECEMBER 20 - JANUARY 8 FISHER THEATRE • BROADWAYINDETROIT.COM • TICKETMASTER.COM GROUPS (15+) BROADWAYINDETROITGROUPS@THEAMBASSADORS.COM (SUBJECT: LES MIS) OC FRIDAY, JANUARY 6, 8PM “It leaves the audience GROUPS (10+) BROADWAYINDETROITGROUPS@THEAMBASSADORS.COM (SUBJECT: JAGGED LITTLE PILL) OC SUNDAY FEBRUARY 19 7:30PM FEBRUARY 14-26 FISHER THEATRE • BROADWAYINDETROIT.COM Showing the Finest Films...…
…50 | NOVEMBER 24 • 2022 The “Night of Wonders” bash was all-things Allee and all-things pink with numerous nods to Detroit including many of her favorite foods — BBQ ribs and Vernors floats. Guests autographed a giant high-top gym shoe, which was one of Willis’ signature looks. “Allee’s wardrobe was a statement in itself, and people wore it in the fashion show at the event,” said Tomlin, a co-chair. And then there was Willis’ icon...…
…NOVEMBER 24 • 2022 | 51 PHOTO BY SERENA BEGGS GOING OUT OF TOWN? Offers Forwarding and Hold Services! While USPS will forward your general mail quickly, periodicals and newspapers sometimes take 60 days for forwarding. Avoid service disruption by updating your information with The Detroit Jewish News as soon as possible. Requests can be submitted anytime in advance up to a week prior of publish date. Requests submitted past then wil...…
…52 | NOVEMBER 24 • 2022 TROUBLED JEWISH FAMILY, CHALAMET THE CANNIBAL AND FUN STUFF Fleishman is in Trouble is an eight-episode mini-se- ries that began streaming on Nov. 17 on FX/Hulu. It is based on the novel of the same name by NY Times journalist Stephanie “Taffy” Brodesser-Akner, 46. The novel and the series are about a just-divorced couple. It was a bitter divorce. The couple are Toby Fleishman, a medical doctor (Jesse ...…
…NOVEMBER 24 • 2022 | 53 HOLIDAY MARKET 9 AM-3 PM, NOV. 27 Stop by Soul Studio on Drake in West Bloomfield to purchase unique gifts for your loved ones created by our talented artists at Soul Studio. From apparel, accessories and everything in between, find special gifts. At a glazing event, you can design and glaze your own cozy mug for the upcoming sweater weather. Register: evenbrite.com/e/ mug-glazing-class-tickets; fee is $3...…
…54 | NOVEMBER 24 • 2022 Rooms in Ann Arbor. Zoom registration: myumi.ch/ wMPxz. JEWISH IDENTITY 7-9 PM, NOV. 30 Well Inc. is a seven-part series of events that includes learning about how our Jewish and professional identities relate to each other, with opportunities for networking, peer mentorship and professional coaching along the way. We will learn how to leverage the wisdom of our tradition to help bring more depth and p...…
…SPOTLIGHT NOVEMBER 24 • 2022 | 55 LGBTQ+ and Suicide Prevention Join Jewish Family Service for a training geared to teens and allies on supporting an LGBTQ+ peer with mental health challenges and assessing for suicidal ideation. The training takes place Thursday, Dec. 1, from 4:30-5:30 p.m. on Zoom. Emily Abraham, ACSW, who serves as JQ International’s Director of Support and Wellness, will be the guest speaker. She is passionate ...…
…the exchange community bulletin board | professional services For information regarding advertising please call 248-351-5116 or 248-234-9057 or email salessupport@thejewishnews.com. Deadline for ad insertion is 9 a.m. on Friday prior to publication. Aaron Mendelson Heating and Cooling, LLC. 248-855-0437 Cell: 248-912-2292 License # 7118488 Maintenance, Installation, Repair & Hot Water Heaters Ajmendelson1@gmail.com FAMILY OWNED SI...…
…OBITUARIES OF BLESSED MEMORY NOVEMBER 24 • 2022 | 57 CAROL ALDERMAN, 77, of Farmington Hills, died Nov. 12, 2022. She was the beloved wife of Ronald Alderman; dear mother of Randy Alderman; loving grandmother of Blake Alderman Croll. She is also survived by many other loving family members and friends. Mrs. Alderman was the mother of the late Scott Alderman; devoted sister of the late Phyllis (the late Allen) Glazer. Interm...…
…58 | NOVEMBER 24 • 2022 Michigan Memorial Park Cemetery. Contributions may be made to Penrickton Center for Blind Children, 26530 Eureka Road, Taylor, MI 48180, penrickton. com; or Cure HHT, P.O. Box 329, Monkton, MD 2111, curehht.org/ways-to- donate/now. Arrangements by Ira Kaufman Chapel. JULIE “JUDY” EDER, 104, of Southfield, died Nov. 14, 2022. She was the former owner of Dixfield Supermarkets. Mrs. Eder was the dear mot...…
…NOVEMBER 24 • 2022 | 59 Bob was a loving and cherished husband to Shari Lesser Fineman. They recently celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary. He was also a proud father to his daughters, Karin Lieber and Susan Gallagher, as well as grandfather to Rachel Lieber, Molly and Ryan Gallagher. In recent years, his devoted havapoo Lexi was always at his side. Bob is also survived by his brother, Norman Fineman. The funeral service c...…
…OBITUARIES OF BLESSED MEMORY 60 | NOVEMBER 24 • 2022 Fleet; many nieces, nephews, cousins and friends. Mr. Joseph was the loving son of the late Reva and the late Seymour Joseph. Contributions may be made to The Shul, 6890 W. Maple Road, West Bloomfield, MI 48322; Chabad of Ann Arbor, 715 Hill St. Ann Arbor, MI 48104; or Lungevity, lungevity.org. A graveside service was held at Hebrew Memorial Park. Arrangements by Hebrew Me...…
…the Vietnam war, he opened free health care clinics. He was a devoted family man who prized everyday activities such as making Jill and Robbie laugh at the dinner table and traveling adventures on winter break vacations. Sandy and Maureen had a wide circle of friends, both here and in Florida. They enjoyed entertaining friends and family in both homes, golfing, playing cards and traveling. He was a co-founder of the local Multi...…
…Looking Back From the William Davidson Digital Archive of Jewish Detroit History accessible at www.djnfoundation.org 62 | NOVEMBER 24 • 2022 Detroit’s Thanksgiving Day Parade Marches On! T he spectacular “America’s Thanksgiving Day Parade” will be held on Nov. 24. This will mark the 96th time that marching bands, floats, dignitaries and other assorted attractions will promenade down Woodward Avenue to celebrate Thanksgiving. This...…
…Wishing our clients, family and friends a wonderful Thanksgiving! We’re thankful for all of you! DANA PATCHAK ABR, SRES Office (248) 419-3118 Cell (248) 505-0303 e-fax (248) 419-3028 danapatchak@realestateone.com www.DanaPatchak.com RUTH KARMEL למרכ יתור Associate Broker Cell (248) 408-1745 ruthieapel@yahoo.com ruthkarmel.com For a stress free transaction call FLORENCE ABEL Associate Broker “Ready, Willing & Abel” (248) 227-1881 realt...…
…$200 March 24-30, 2022 / 21-27 Adar II 5782 $200 March 24-30, 2022 / 21-27 Adar II 5782 JEWISH NEWS JEWISH NEWS THE DETROIT thejewishnews.com Return Return to the to the Promised Promised Land Land Federation’s 2023 Motor City Mission marks Detroit’s first community-wide journey to Israel since 2008. See page 12 …
…Cindy Kahn PROUD TO BE A PART OF THE AGENCY HALL & HUNTER Cindy Kahn Real Estate prides itself on providing an exceptional, highly personalized buying and selling experience for our clients. That’s why we’re thrilled to be a part of The Agency Hall & Hunter, which now combines the 70-year legacy of Southeast Michigan’s premier real estate firm with the resources of a boutique, global brokerage, The Agency. Together, we provide conc...…
…MARCH 24 • 2022 | 3 contents contents PURELY COMMENTARY 4-11 Essays and viewpoints. OUR COMMUNITY 12 Return to the Promised Land Federation’s 2023 Motor City Mission marks the first community-wide mission since 2008. 16 An Interfaith Celebration of Peace and Hope on March 27 18 The Dean of Super Bowls Catching up with legendary sportswriter Jerry Green. 22 SHARE Ukraine SHARE Detroit launches a way ...…
…4 | MARCH 24 • 2022 L ast month in the JN I shared similarities between myself and quarterback Tom Brady, one of which was we both knew when it was the right time to retire from football. Tom called it quits after an illus- trious 22-year NFL career that included seven Super Bowl wins, while I hung up my athletic cup after only a few weeks of getting my tuchus kicked unmercifully as a member of Southfield’s Mary Thompson ...…
…SEVEN LAYER CAKE (SERVES 8-10) Gluten Free APPLE COFFEE CAKE (SERVES 8-10) LEMON ALMOND CHIFFON (SERVES 8-10) Contains Almonds, Gluten Free CHOCOLATE FUDGE OBLIVION (SERVES 20-25) Gluten Free CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIE CAKE (SERVES 16-22) MOCHA TORTE (SERVES 16-22) Contains Walnuts FRESH FRUIT PLATTER (SERVES 15-20) Gluten Fre COOKIE “GIFT PLATTER” A dozen of each of our cookies and brownies Contains Nuts BROWNIES (1 dozen) Contains Walnut...…
…6 | MARCH 24 • 2022 column Poland Equals Solidarity S ome 1.5 million refugees — more than five times the population of Haifa — have reached Poland over the last two weeks via its border with war- torn Ukraine. Ukrainians, Israelis, Indians, Americans, Nigerians and nationals of more than 160 other countries have crossed the border to Poland and been told, “You’re safe now.” Since the start of the Russian invasion on Feb. ...…
…Adriane Dundon Jessica Weisman The Agency Hall & Hunter 442 S. Old Woodward Avenue Birmingham, MI 48009 THEAGENCYRE.COM 248-762-5319 MEREDITH@MEREDITHCOLBURN.COM WWW.MEREDITHCOLBURN.COM MEREDITH COLBURN R E A L E S T A T E The Agency Hall & Hunter Congratulates Our #1 Top Producing Team Year after year, the Meredith Colburn Team is ranked in the top 1% of Realtors® nationwide. They continuously provide their clientele with exten...…
…8 | MARCH 24 • 2022 opinion Ukraine, Russia and the Unbearable Lightness of ‘Never Again’ A fter decades of fearing that we would forget the horrors of our recent past, I am starting to fear the opposite possibility: that we Jews remember our history all too well but feel pow- erless to act on its lessons. The Russian invasion of Ukraine invites analogies to our traumatic past. History begs us to learn from what came before. ...…
…Please register and donate Please register and donate online at jslmi.org/phsf-fundraiser online at jslmi.org/phsf-fundraiser A link to the concert will be sent upon registration A link to the concert will be sent upon registration Free to all Holocaust survivors Free to all Holocaust survivors …
…10 | MARCH 24 • 2022 opinion Biden Prepares to Sign a Terrible Deal with a Terror Regime I ’ve long felt that Joe Biden passed the “kishkes” test when it came to his sup- port for Israel. Since meeting Golda Meir as a junior senator in 1973, the man has met every Israeli prime minister. Like many oth- ers in our com- munity, I took for granted that he’d always have Israel’s back, in a world obsessed with maligning the world’s ...…
…MARCH 24 • 2022 | 11 and the world through its support of proxy militias and employment of terror as statecraft,” with “activi- ties [that] span nearly every continent [as] they have left death and debris in their wake in countries such as Argentina, Lebanon, Turkey, Bulgaria and even in the U.S.” Biden’s own Central Command General Kenneth McKenzie has called Iran’s 3,000 ballistic missiles “the greatest threat to the region’s ...…
…Federation’s 2023 Motor City Mission marks the first community-wide mission since 2008. Promised Land DANNY SCHWARTZ STAFF WRITER 12 | MARCH 24 • 2022 F rom March 12-21, 2023, the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit is sponsoring its first community-wide, adults-only mission to Israel since 2008: Motor City Mission. The team planning the trip is led by Federation chairs Diane and William Goldstein, and Lisa and Richard Brod...…
