…contents PURELY COMMENTARY 4-10 Essays and viewpoints. OUR COMMUNITY 12 Bearing Witness Detroit delegation offers unwavering support to our family in Israel. 20 Contentious Meeting Ann Arbor school board endorses call for ceasefire in Israel and Gaza. 22 Three Hearts — One Life Birmingham man is a testament to organ donation after two heart transplants. 26 Sharing the Spirit of Shabbat Shabbat is specia...…
…30 | JANUARY 25 • 2024 J N A s the new year begins, many people make resolutions regard- ing their physical health, but it’s just as important to focus on mental health in the year ahead, especially for older adults, according to experts. “As people age, they may experience stressors such as serious illness, losing close friends and family members, man- aging life on a fixed income, and coping with concerns about their own mortality. ...…
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…32 | JANUARY 25 • 2024 J N E ach year, it’s estimated that more than 160,000 U.S. adults are hospi- talized and 10,000 of them die due to Respiratory Syncytial Virus, or RSV , a common respiratory virus. While most people only develop mild symptoms similar to that of a common cold, RSV can be dangerous for certain people at high risk, including some adults. The American Lung Association’s campaign to edu- cate people living in th...…
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…34 | JANUARY 25 • 2024 J N L ast year was a landmark year for Alzheimer’s disease research, including advancements in treatment, risk factors and diagnosis. Here are five significant discoveries made this year: NEW TREATMENTS There are three new approved treatments for Alzheimer’s, with a fourth on the way. In July, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted traditional approval for Leqembi for mild cognitive impairmen...…
…JANUARY 25 • 2024 | 35 5 Things We Learned About Alzheimer’s Disease in 2023 (C) IPOPBA / ISTOCK VIA GETTY IMAGES PLUS …
…36 | JANUARY 25 • 2024 Alzheimer’s dementia — in all 3,142 U.S. counties — were reported at AAIC 2023. For counties with a population of more than 10,000 people age 65 and older, the highest Alzheimer’s prevalence rates are in: • Miami-Dade County, Fla. (16.6%) • Baltimore City, Md. (16.6%) • Bronx County, N.Y. (16.6%) • Prince George’s County, Md. (16.1%) • Hinds County, Miss. (15.5%) Certain characteristics of these counties ...…
…JANUARY 25 • 2024 | 37 J N Representatives from the Michigan Jewish Sports Foundation presented a check for $25,000 to the Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute, the money raised at the 2023 Michigan Jewish Sports Hall of Fame induction banquet. “The foundation has now donated more than $1.5 million to several organizations for can- cer prevention and care since 1984,” said Don Rudick, the foundation’s executive director. Joining Rudic...…
…W eeks after the dev- astating Hamas attacks of Oct. 7, Israelis throughout the coun- try continued to mobilize for defense, recovery and healing. The American Jewish commu- nity quickly organized strong volunteer and philanthropic support to help injured vic- tims and displaced and griev- ing families. Two women from Young Israel of Southfield (YIS) — Adina Morris, the congregation’s rebbetzin (rabbi’s wife), and Ariella Nadel, a ...…
…JANUARY 25 • 2024 | 39 Expertly crafted by one of comedy’s most distinctive voices, this singular theatrical experience is an exploration of identity and our collective capacity for empathy—and it’s also “belly-laugh funny!” (The New York Times). In the wake of a string of anti-Semitic rhetoric pointed in his direction online, standup comic Edelman decides to go straight to the source; specifically, Queens, where he covertly att...…
…4 | JANUARY 25 • 2024 J N essay What I Learned While Reading My Great-Grandfather’s Last Will M y great-grandfa- ther’s will is a sin- gle page, 235 words typed on plain paper and signed in Yiddish. It is undat- ed, but he died in 1967 of pan- creatic cancer. “Dear chil- dren and friends,” Zayde wrote, “when the time will come and I will die, and everyone must die, I beg of you, children and friends, you shall not weep too much,...…
…40 | JANUARY 25 • 2024 living in hotels. Listening to their experiences was import- ant for both the Israelis and Americans. “We gave them strength and hugs. They couldn’t believe that we came,” Morris said. “They were so apprecia- tive. They didn’t realize how affected Americans were.” Dr. Adina Shmidman, director of the OU’s Women’s Initiative, who led the mis- sion, said, “The women of Israel led us into their hearts and spaces....…
…JANUARY 25 • 2024 | 41 J N T he Jewish Community Relations Council/ AJC and the Hindu Community Relations Council (HCRC) hosted their annual Chanukah- Diwali celebration last month at a local Hindu Temple. This celebration was not only a reminder of allyship during difficult times, but also a commemoration of the life and legacy of Samantha Woll, who was instrumental in initiating the tradition of celebrating Chanukah-Diwali ...…
…42 | JANUARY 25 • 2024 J N MAZEL TOV! DEC. 17, 2023 Dr. German Treyger and Dr. Kelli Rosen are thrilled to announce the birth of their daugh- ter, Vivienne Rose (Vered Chaya). Vivienne Rose is the sister of 2½-year-old Sylvie Layne (Arbel Libi). Excited grandparents are Dr. Roy and Robin Rosen of Franklin, and Igor and Biana Treyger of West Bloomfield. Especially proud are Vivienne Rose’s great-grandfather Ilya Prikhodsky of West Bloom...…
…JANUARY 25 • 2024 | 43 J N T he first translation of the Torah into another lan- guage — Greek — took place in around the second cen- tury BCE, in Egypt during the reign of Ptolemy II. It is known as the Septuagint, in Hebrew HaShivim, because it was done by a team of 70 scholars. The Talmud, however, says that at various points the Sages at work on the proj- ect deliberately mistranslated cer- tain texts because they believed th...…
…44 | JANUARY 25 • 2024 J N the open countryside between towns where you can feel the breeze and hear the song of birds. Shabbat is utopia, not as it will be at the end of time but rather, as we rehearse for it now in the midst of time. God wanted the Israelites to begin their one-day-in- seven rehearsal of freedom almost as soon as they left Egypt, because real freedom, of the seven-days-in-seven kind, takes time, centuries, mille...…
…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...…
…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 Farmington Hills (248) 477-1410 ...…
…ARTS&LIFE SUB DEPARTMENT A s women’s issues — from pay equity to sexual harass Moluptas imincieni utecte cullatem volor minus apis et earum enim invel earum et et que modit reic tium earum ratque vollorunt labo. Ut repello ratur, optat. vollorunt Obissitiorum natioreius nosanih illatet uritis etur? Luptius nonse qui des maioEt debis eium excerum laut vent as et laut dit por- estrum, et plabo rporunt as eatquaepelit pro bearum, a...…
…48 | JANUARY 25 • 2024 J N helps us connect with other communities with troubling histories. It allows us to see one another, connect in that way and build a commu- nity and allyship especially at a time when allies are so important.” The idea for the temple performance came from a member of the chamber music group (saxophonist Tim McAllister) and moved ahead last May with dis- cussions about associated programming as initiated b...…
…JANUARY 25 • 2024 | 49 J N ARTS&LIFE ART A lan Ross has a home space dubbed The Maker’s Room, set aside for designing and build- ing furniture with his creative touch. The pieces are planned to fit into the Metro Detroit res- idence he shares with his wife, Rebecca. In that room, he has devel- oped tables, shelving and other pieces. Special effects become available from those with advanced equipment to enhance what he has prepare...…
…JANUARY 25 • 2024 | 5 J N A I S H DETROIT ANNUAL G A L A HONORING RABBI ALON TOLWIN SATURDAY NIGHT 02.03.24 8 PM A ALFRED TAUBMAN COLLEGE FOR CREATIVE STUDIES 460 W. BALTIMORE AVE, DETROIT featuring LA COMEDIAN MARC SCHIFF PREMIUM BAR & STROLLING DINNER GALA CHAIRS Mickey Eizelman • Eli Saulson R S V P B E O F T H E D I S C I P L E S O F A A R O N LOVING PEACE AND PURSUING PEACE LOVING MANKIND A N D DRAWING THEM CLOSE T...…
…50 | JANUARY 25 • 2024 J N arts environment, and I’ve been working with them on how to expand it. ” The couple has long been interested in art. He collected and displayed posters when he was in high school, and she went to antique and automo- tive shows with her parents. The first item they collected together was a Jean Dubuffet lithograph. Their continuing arts advis- er and friend is Lois Pincus Cohn, first known through her Bir...…
…JANUARY 25 • 2024 | 51 J N ROSIE AND THE RIVETERS, FARGO & A ‘WHODUNIT’ Masters of the Air is a major Apple+ limited series (9 episodes) that begins streaming on Friday, Jan. 26. New episodes are released on successive Fridays. The series is based on an acclaimed 2006 historical study Masters of the Air: America’s Bomber Boys Who Fought the Air War Against Nazi Germany. It was written by Donald L. Miller, a Lafayette University hi...…
…ARTS&LIFE JUST FOR FUN Jewish Joke of the Week Dr. Levenson is on his way to a dinner where he has to speak and scribbles some notes for himself. When he gets up to speak, he cannot read his own handwriting! In a panic, he scans the audience and says, “Is there a pharmacist in the house?” Can You Spot the Differences? There are five differences between these two photos of Detroit’s Shinshinim at the Jewish Community Relations Co...…
…JANUARY 25 • 2024 | 53 J N MOZART SYMPHONY 8 PM, JAN. 26 (FRI.) Mozart’s Symphony No. 41: The Ann Arbor Symphony Orchestra and Music Director Earl Lee present this special Mozart-themed concert at Orchestra Hall in Detroit. Sphinx Medal of Excellence Award winner Jessie Montgomery’s impassioned response to recent social and political unrest is show- cased in performance by fellow Sphinx Award winner Tommy Mesa, with Haydn’s lyri...…
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…56 | JANUARY 25 • 2024 G eraldine “Gerry” Katherine Goodman, 96, of Birmingham, died Dec. 24, 2023. She found- ed the Wells Freight & Cargo stores in 1975. She was gracious, generous, strong and loving, traits she had every moment of her life. Goodman was born May 19, 1927, in Cleveland to Cynthia and Milton Teitelbaum (later Todd). She was an only child. They came to Detroit in 1931. Goodman attended Durfee, then Central Hig...…
…JANUARY 25 • 2024 | 57 J N Everyone experiences loss differently. And while there is a certain structure in Jewish funerals and rituals, it’s important that the event brings something meaningful to all. We understand that. And we treat your family’s wishes with all of the respect and compassion they deserve. From guiding the arrangements without pressure to the memorial service and the appearance of the chapel itself, we are h...…
…OBITUARIES OF BLESSED MEMORY 58 | JANUARY 25 • 2024 J N RITA BARISH, 87, of West Bloomfield, died Jan. 14, 2024. She is survived by her beloved hus- band of 68 years, Sidney Barish; daughters and son-in-law, Shelli Feinberg (part- ner, Harold Etkin), Jody (Jeff) Hersh; son and daughter-in-law, Ryan and Jennifer Barish; son- in-law, Stewart Shifman; grand- children, Joshua (Jess Brecker) Feinberg, Samantha (Matthew) Abeles, Jordan F...…
…JANUARY 25 • 2024 | 59 J N Heart Association, to Meals on Wheels or to a charity of one’s choice. Local arrangements by Dorfman Chapel. IRVING BERNSTEIN, 97, of Southfield, died Jan. 11, 2024. He is survived by his son and daughter-in-law, Dr. Mark and Debbie Bernstein of Farmington Hills; daughter and son-in-law, Linda and Gerald Smith of White Hall; sister-in-law, Susan Bernstein; grandchildren, Jason Fuller, Jacob and Randi...…
…6 | JANUARY 25 • 2024 J N 1942 - 2024 Covering and Connecting Jewish Detroit Every Week To make a donation to the DETROIT JEWISH NEWS FOUNDATION go to the website www.thejewishnews.com The Detroit Jewish News (USPS 275-520) is published every Thursday at 32255 Northwestern Highway, #205, Farmington Hills, Michigan. Periodical postage paid at Southfield, Michigan, and additional mailing offices. Postmaster: send changes to: ...…
…60 | JANUARY 25 • 2024 J N L eslie Hornberg Stern, 72, passed away on Jan. 9, 2024, in Jerusalem, Israel. She was born on Oct. 17, 1951, in Detroit. Leslie was a loving mother and grandmother and a kind and gentle soul who will be deeply missed by her family and friends. Leslie was a gifted artist who completed tens of thousands of paintings in her lifetime with several art shows around the world. She worked on all mediums wi...…
…JANUARY 25 • 2024 | 61 J N continued from page 59 and Noa Winroope-Bar. She treasured her friendships, some which endured for 8½ decades. She and her family thank Jill for her steadfast companionship over the past few years; they appreciate the devotion of her caregivers. Marilyn Stone Davidson, as we remember her, will be deeply missed. Her immediate family, her former students and her hundreds of friends over nine decades are b...…
…Looking Back From the William Davidson Digital Archive of Jewish Detroit History accessible at thejewishnews.com Hail to the Victors Valiant! “H ail to the victors valiant. Hail to the conquering heroes. Hail! Hail! to Michigan, the champions of the west!” In 2024, the famous University of Michigan fight song, written in 1898, could read champions of the U.S.A. Unless you’ve not been on social media, not watched television, read ...…
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…JANUARY 25 • 2024 | 7 J N Zayde’s will made me cry. Like my Dad, who told us as he entered hospice care last February not only where his funeral should be but at what time, Yitzchok Yehoshua gave his survivors specific instructions. “I ask that a proper kosher Taharah be made for me,” he wrote, referring to the Jewish ritual cleansing of a dead body. “You should not open the coffin and they shall not take me into the synago...…
…8 | JANUARY 25 • 2024 J N PURELY COMMENTARY guest column Putting Context in a Different Context A small confession: I wrote some of what you’re about to read months ago, following a magical week at the Shalom Hartman Institute in Jerusalem. I intended to share the enriching context I’d gained with the wider Detroit community. Then Oct. 7 happened. We emerged from Simchat Torah into sadness and uncertainty that words cannot...…
…JANUARY 25 • 2024 | 9 J N with the writings of Rabbi Avraham Yitzchak Kook, considered the spiritual father of religious Zionism and an inspiration for many religious settlers, whom I, as a supporter of the two-state solution, find problematic. In another lecture, I found myself similarly moved by writings of Palestinian citizens of Israel on the disorientation and loss they feel as strangers in their own land. Instructors on mo...…
