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…42 April 25 • 2019 jn H ave you ever thought about the common use of the word freedom? America is a free country; Capitalism is all about the free market; we were freed from Egypt. What is the true definition of freedom? Is it the ability to follow the whim of your natural instincts and impulses or is there something deeper? Perhaps we can glean a sense of what it means to be truly free from the varying names of our holiday of ...…
…April 25 • 2019 43 jn A JVS Human Services Fundraising Event We extend our appreciation to sponsors and supporters of Trade Secrets. Your generosity has helped women in our community re-enter the workforce and rebuild their lives. Thank you for making a great event even greater. SAPPHIRE SPONSORS Hadas and Dennis Bernard* CKC Agency Douglas C. Lane & Associates, Inc. Elaine Fieldman through the Fieldman Family Foundation G. ...…
…44 April 25 • 2019 jn E than Davison readily reveals what he considers the most important lesson learned from his late father, William Davidson, a philanthropist and businessman who headed up Guardian Industries and owned the Detroit Pistons. If someone offers an opportunity and says the decision must be made then and there, always say no, William Davidson advised. The reasoning was that people need time to think through choices, ...…
…April 25 • 2019 45 jn FACETS OF BILL’ S LIFE The film goes back to the early years, describing extended family summers at a cottage in Port Huron, moving on to military service during World War II and the tragic loss of his father at a young age in an auto accident. The documentary also out- lines the initiatives that developed his business successes — including the turnaround of Auburn Hills- based Guardian Industries into the world...…
…46 April 25 • 2019 jn continued from page 45 arts&life before stories became tied together were sports celebrities, such as Isiah Thomas and Joe Dumars, who were part of the championship-winning Pistons Bad Boys, who celebrate their 30th anniversary this year. Many of the players attended a March 31 premiere of the film at the Detroit Institute of Arts. “My father really loved puzzles,” recalls Ethan, who worked on the final edi...…
…April 25 • 2019 47 jn SUZANNE CHESSLER CONTRIBUTING WRITER Israeli drummer/ composer brings Nonet, vocalist to Bell’ s. S ome minor household discord was brought into harmony with a song received humorously — as intended — by cabaret audiences watching the Dan Pugach Nonet, a nine-piece jazz band with vocalist. The song, “Our Blues,” was written with melody by Pugach, a drummer and composer from Israel, and lyrics by his wife, Ni...…
…48 April 25 • 2019 jn MOVIE NEWS Wild Nights with Emily is a comedic, fictional take on the life of famous poet Emily Dickinson. It pos- its that Dickinson (Molly Shannon) was a lesbian and had a longtime affair with her brother’ s wife (Amy Steinmetz). Comedic actor Brett Gelman, 42, appears as Thomas Wentworth Higginson (1823-1911). In real life, he encouraged Dickinson’ s writing, edited her poems for publication after her de...…
…April 25 • 2019 49 jn FRIDAY, APRIL 26 PJS & STORIES 10 am, April 26. Rabbi Aaron Bergman will be the guest reader with Pesach stories for young children. The event will include a holiday craft and a snack. Children may come in their PJs. The community is welcome. Those who plan to attend should contact Adat Shalom Jewish Family Educator Debi Banooni, dbanooni@ adatshalom.org or 248-626-2153. SATURDAY, APRIL 27 POST-PESACH PARTY 6:30...…
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…52 April 25 • 2019 jn ELIZABETH KATZ SPECIAL TO THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS Seize the Day Woman thrives with chronic blood-related cancer thanks to clinical trial, treatment advances. B arbara Robins, 75, of Franklin has lived a full life, working as a finan- cial adviser while also keeping herself in optimum health and enjoying her friends, travel and art. Because she’ s kept herself so healthy and active, a diagnosis of multiple myelom...…
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…April 25 • 2019 57 jn continued on page 58 OBITUARY CHARGES The processing fee for obituaries is: $100 for up to 150 words; $200 for 151-300 words, etc. A photo counts as 30 words. There is no charge for a Holocaust survivor icon. The JN reserves the right to edit wording to conform to its style considerations. For information, have your funeral director call the JN or you may call Sy Manello, editorial assistant, at (248) 351- 514...…
…58 April 25 • 2019 jn continued from page 57 continued on page 60 soul of blessed memory DR. ERIKA HERCZEG, 82, of West Bloomfield, died April 15, 2019. She taught technical writing and compo- sition at Wayne State. She loved linguistics and spoke three languages. Above all, she loved being a grandmother. Dr. Herczeg is sur- vived by her son and daughter-in-law, Chuck and Sandy Herczeg of Farmington Hills; grandchildren, Sop...…
…April 25 • 2019 59 jn S am Taub, longtime coach at Mumford High School and inductee into the Michigan Jewish Sorts Hall of Fame, died April 13, 2019. Sam Taub was a unique individual in a number of ways. Great athlete, teacher, coach, athletic director, but, most of all, a great human being. For those of us who were fortunate enough to play for him at Mumford High, his death was a great loss. Most of us would agree that one of the ...…
…60 April 25 • 2019 jn continued from page 58 soul of blessed memory Hebrew Memorial Park. Arrangements by Hebrew Memorial Chapel. MRS. SHTERNA S. KALMANSON, 69, an emissary of the Lubavitcher Rebbe to Southern Ohio, passed away April 16, 2019. She suffered from an illness. Mrs. Kalmanson was born in Paris and grew up in Montreal. Her father, Rabbi Heshel Ceitlin, was the spiritu- al leader of the Chabad community there, as well a...…
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…62 April 25 • 2019 jn Looking Back From the DJN Foundation Davidson Digital Archive of Jewish Detroit History Mike Smith Detroit Jewish News Foundation Archivist C all Me Bill: The William Davidson Story is a new docu- mentary that will kick off the 2019 Lenore Marwil Detroit Jewish Film Festival on May 2 (See story on page 44). Son Ethan Davidson and his wife, Gretchen, were executive producers of this film that tells the stor...…
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