…20 | FEBRUARY 25 • 2021 OUR COMMUNITY I f you watched the Super Bowl along with nearly 100 million Americans on the evening of Feb. 7, you may have seen a commercial in which a Jewish ex-Detroiter played an instrumental role. Laura Markofsky, who grew up in West Bloomfield, did the PR work to get TV and online media buzz for the Cadillac com- mercial that aired during the big game. “It’s been so exciting and truthfully a big honor...…
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…22 | FEBRUARY 25 • 2021 T amarack Camps is tirelessly working to reopen for the summer of 2021, and, at the same time, planting seeds for the future. As my ancestors planted for me, so too will I plant for my children. — Talmud Ta’anit 23a As represented in the fol- lowing parable: One day, Honi the Circle Maker was walking on the road and saw a man plant- ing a carob tree. Honi asked the man, “How long will it take for this tre...…
…COURTESY OF TAMARACK CAMPS COURTESY OF TAMARACK CAMPS CELEBRATE HILLEL DAY SCHOOL AT OUR DRIVE-IN GALA SUNDAY MAY 23, 2021 SHERI AND DAVID JAFFA DREAM MAKER HONOREES HONORING JESSICA ALTER (CLASS OF 1993) SENATOR JEREMY MOSS (CLASS OF 2000) DISTINGUISHED ALUMNI VISIT WWW.HILLELDAY.ORG/SHULMANJOURNAL TO PLACE A CONGRATULATORY AD FOR THE HONOREES, RECOGNIZE OUR STUDENTS AND/OR TEACHERS, OR TO PURCHASE TICKETS. IN THE TEMPLE ISR...…
…24 | FEBRUARY 25 • 2021 gift to support the scholarship match, the family wishes to encourage others to join by further matching gifts made in 2021 up to $100,000. Speaking for the family, Penny explained: “Camping creates a sense of community and strengthens Jewish identity more than any other Jewish experience. It’s not just a summer, it’s a lifetime!” TSS ’91 A group of Tamarack alumni that shared special years at the “Greate...…
…FEBRUARY 25 • 2021 | 25 Our current office at 29200 Northwestern Hwy, Suite 110 Southfield MI 48034 will be closed on Friday February 26, 2021 in preparation for the move, there will be no papers in front of the suite that day. You may resume picking up papers out front if need be on Monday, March 1st at the new location. While you will be able to get the Jewish News outside the office door, our office will be closed to visitors. ...…
…26 | FEBRUARY 25 • 2021 MAZEL TOV! JAN. 29, 2021 Rebecca and Michael Segal are thrilled to announce the birth of their son, Benjamin Asher. Two-year-old sister, Madeline, happily welcomes her little brother as well. Overjoyed maternal grandparents are Jodi and Dr. Alan Klein (formerly of Pittsburgh, Pa.); paternal grandparents are Dr. Phyllis Segal and Richard Segal, all of West Bloomfield. Maternal great-grandparents are Jane and D...…
…FEBRUARY 25 • 2021 | 27 I read a story about a Jewish immigrant from Europe who moved to the lower east side of New York in the early years of 20th century. To get a job, he changed his traditional clothes and worked on Shabbat and holidays. He needed to feed his family and felt he had no other choice. He often slept at work because of late hours at night and early hours in morning. He often seemed distant, depressed and lost....…
…28 | FEBRUARY 25 • 2021 F ibroid tumors — benign growths in the uterus and uterine walls — are com- mon, occurring in about 70 per- cent of women. These growths typically start small, and some individuals with fibroids have few or minor symptoms. However, fibroids often grow in size and number, and many women experience significant abdominal pain, pressure and heavy menstrual bleeding as a result. In addition, fibroids can make i...…
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…30 | FEBRUARY 25 • 2021 form of heat — to reduce the size of the tumor. “There are no incisions, and the ultrasound defines the safety zone where the heat will be used, ” Benjamin explains. General anesthetic is not required. Without abdomi- nal incisions, potential compli- cations are reduced. ‘AN IMPROVEMENT’ Julie McCarthy, 53, of Brighton, had pain from fibroids but didn’t want a hysterectomy. In November, she had the Sonata ...…
…FEBRUARY 25 • 2021 | 31 A VIRTUAL PURIM FEB. 25-28 The holiday of Purim has often been called “the Jewish Carnavale,” with the joys of song, laughter and drama folded into one, The Yiddishkayt Initiative (“YI Love Jewish”) will be serving up at its first annual International virtual YI Love Yiddishfest — Purim Edition, online from Feb. 25-28. Virtual visitors will be able to step right up for a wide range of free performanc- es, ...…
…32 | FEBRUARY 25 • 2021 ARTS&LIFE ART W hen the Birmingham Bloomfield Art Center announced winners of its 2021 BBAC: Current Students Works Competition, it was refer- ring to projects completed by adult artists who value continu- ing education. Many had earlier works shown — and bought — in galleries and art fairs. Some of the competitive student works, on view at the BBAC through March 4, already have been sold. They are amon...…
…FEBRUARY 25 • 2021 | 33 with leather, silver and crushed stone. Galperin always enjoyed art but built her career in busi- ness before entering serious metalsmithing studies. She has enrolled in about two BBAC classes at a time and soon will be posting her work on Instagram. Attention to Judaica has been strictly personal for Galperin, who has designed Star of David necklaces for her two sons and nephew. She calls the group “three-...…
…ARTS&LIFE TV & FILM T he Golden Globe awards, for excellence in TV and film, will be awarded on Sunday, Feb. 28, at 8 p.m. Due to the pandemic, the Globes will be a virtual event. Norman Lear, 98, the creator of many great TV shows, including All in the Family will receive the “Carol Burnett Award” for “outstanding contributions to television.” Unlike many years, there is no Jewish nominee in the film (drama) actor/actress categori...…
…FEBRUARY 25 • 2021 | 35 Matthew Sklar; and Palm Springs, direct- ed by Max Barbakow, 35. There are no Jewish actresses nomi- nated for best lead in a TV series. The best lead actor category has one nominee, Josh O’Connor, with an unusual Jewish backstory. He’s nominated for playing Prince Charles in The Crow. His mater- nal great-grandmother was Jewish and although he is, in common terms, one- eighth Jewish, he is a “Halachic Jew.” I me...…
…36 | FEBRUARY 25 • 2021 CELEBRITY JEWS ARTS&LIFE PUNKY BREWSTER REBOOT; RASHIDA JONES A reboot of Punky Brewster, the popular ’80s sitcom, will begin streaming on the Peacock Channel Feb. 25. (All 10 episodes will be released at once.) In the original, Punky (Soleil Moon Frye) was a warm and funny 7-year-old who was abandoned by her parents. Luckily, she met a kind old man who eventually became her legal foster parent. In the ...…
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…FEBRUARY 25 • 2021 | 39 ROSLYN FELD, 78, of West Bloomfield, died Feb. 16, 2021. She is survived by her beloved husband, Samuel Allen Feld; son and daughter-in- law, Jason and Franci Feld; daughter, Rochelle Feld; grandchildren, Chana Feld, Dani Silverman, Benjamin Feld, Shlomo Feld; many other loving family members and friends. Interment took place at Adat Shalom Memorial Cemetery in Livonia. Contributions may be made to Ba...…
…OBITUARIES OF BLESSED MEMORY W olf Gruca, 101, died Feb. 18, 2021. During his life, Wolf Gruca proudly carried many titles: son, brother, husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather. The title he carried the longest, however, was that of survivor. When Germany entered Poland in 1939, Wolf Gruca was among the many Jews forced into the ghetto. A tool maker by training, he then served for several years as forced labor in ...…
…FEBRUARY 25 • 2021 | 41 MICHAEL G. KOTZEN, 69, of West Bloomfield, died Feb. 1, 2021. He is survived by his sons and daughters-in-law, Adam Kotzen, Matthew (Julie) Kotzen, Bradley (Lisa) Kotzen; daughter and son-in-law, Heidi (Dan) Crane; grand- children, Andrew, Avery and Blake Kotzen, Jacob and Tristan Crane. He was also survived by his significant other, Sandra McCormick. Mr. Kotzen was the son of Selma Kotzen and the late ...…
…42 | FEBRUARY 25 • 2021 I rving Yale Strickstein, 93, of Detroit and Deerfield Beach, Fla., died Feb. 2, 2021. He was born Jan. 30, 1928, in Toledo, Ohio. A graduate of Central High School, 1946, Irv served his country in the U.S. Navy aboard the heavy cruisers USS Toledo and USS Oregon City. Following naval service, Irv entered the lumber industry as a yard man, unloading boxcars and driving a forklift, learning the construct...…
…OBITUARY CHARGES The processing fee for obituaries is: $125 for up to 100 words; $1 per word thereafter. A photo counts as 15 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) 351-5147 or email him at smanello@ renmedia.us. FEBRU...…
…44 | FEBRUARY 25 • 2021 T he ever-growing fast- food luncheon has made another big impact on the home or office market for those with microwave ovens or regular stoves. They are the amazing leap of items like the constant jump of White Castle’s frozen Original Slider hamburgers … The family-run business so many remember as America’s first hamburger chain since 1921 has made leaps and bounds in such wonder. The 100 percent fr...…
…FEBRUARY 25 • 2021 | 45 Looking Back From the William Davidson Digital Archive of Jewish Detroit History accessible at www.djnfoundation.org P urim begins tonight, Thursday, Feb. 25, the 14th day of Adar. This is the really fun holiday that celebrates the survival of the Jews after Queen Esther and Mordechai thwart- ed a plot by Haman, the royal vizier to the Persian King, to kill all the Jews in ancient Persia in the 4th century BC...…
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… JUNE 25 • 2020 | 3 OUR JN MISSION: We aspire to communicate news and opinion that’ s trusted, valued, engaging and distinctive. We strive to reflect diverse community viewpoints while also advocating positions that strengthen Jewish unity and continuity. As an independent, responsible, responsive community member, we actively engage with individuals and organizations dedicated to enhancing the quality of life, and Jewish life, in Southeast...…
…4 | JUNE 25 • 2020 Please join us as we celebrate the 25th anniversary of RABBI JOSH BENNETT and his dedication to Temple Israel. Friday June 26, 2020 7pm Special virtual Kabbalat Shabbat service honoring Rabbi Bennett & his family & Facebook Live oneg following the service Saturday June 27, 2020 7pm Virtual Campfire Havdalah led by Rabbi Bennett & his family For more information visit jb25.org Thank you to our Event Chairs and Hon...…
… JUNE 25 • 2020 | 5 Views for openers Schmoozing about Zooming I ’ ve got to say, while some of these new COVID realities aren’ t so much fun, I’ m actual- ly really enjoying Zoom! I know, I know, there’ s no replacement for face-to- face interactions, but sometimes that’ s exactly the point. In the “old” days, whenever I’ d get postcards announc- ing classes or meet- ings, I’ d think, “Oh, wow, this looks interesting. ” But then...…
…6 | JUNE 25 • 2020 Views essay Why I Joined a Protest I ’ m going to start off by say- ing that I know I don’ t need to “defend” my decision to join a protest/ march. But I’ m going to try and explain some of it, for others to understand. I’ ll start off by saying that the protest/march was something I wasn’ t sure I would attend, especially as a religious Jew, because I knew I would get (or actually continue to get) a lot of...…
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…10 | JUNE 25 • 2020 Views Citizen Protests and the Jewish Community While the country is consumed by the murder of George Floyd at the hands of members of the Minneapolis police force and the resulting organized protests staged throughout our country, the press coverage of the totality of the events has been narrow in its scope. While the protests through- out the country were mostly peaceful, the uptick in criminal activity thro...…
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…Out of Hiding A group of Ethiopia’ s Hidden Jews fi nds aid and support to improve their lives and practice Judaism. KERI GUTEN COHEN CONTRIBUTING WRITER Jews in the D A fter spending a week with a remote tribe in southern Ethiopia in June 2018, Suzi Colman of Commerce Township had two days left in the country when she asked her guide, “Is there a syna- gogue in Addis Ababa?” A typical question for a Jewish tourist anywhere in the...…
… JUNE 25 • 2020 | 15 s subsequent rescues) by the Israeli govern- ment and the American Joint Distribution Committee (JDC), with financial assistance from the Jewish Federations of North America, including Detroit’ s federation. Currently, 7,000 more from Gondar wait in camps in Ethiopia for Israel to allow them to immigrate; some have waited more than 20 years. (See sidebar on politics.) The Beta Israel of North Shewa were not resc...…
…Poverty is rampant among the Hidden Jews, Moges said, adding, “Most people live hand to mouth and use what little money they earn to buy food. ” He says they make about 90% of Ethiopia’ s crafts — pottery, weaving, black- smithing and metal work using ancient meth- ods — and are known as the Bal Ej (crafts makers). In Ethiopia, these are seen as lowly professions. Because of superstition, no one will buy from them directly in the market...…
…Jews before Colman contacted them. Penny Blumenstein of Bloomfield Hills, past JDC board chair, told the JN the same thing. Colman’ s goal to help LOZA gained traction when she persuaded her rabbi, Joshua Bennett of Temple Israel in West Bloomfield, to join the effort. Then she connected with David Goldberg of Cleveland, a global Jewish leader very familiar with Ethiopia who was on the JDC board for 20-plus years, and Tomer Malchi...…
…continued from page 17 Ethiopia. The U.S. participants paid their own costs. Israeli Ambassador to Ethiopia Raphael Morav also accom- panied them. A videographer docu- mented the mission for educational purposes. In Kechene, the delegation celebrat- ed Shabbat at the LOZA synagogue, beginning with candle lighting beside a central pole known as “Jerusalem. ” Most prayers were in Amharic (the native language), with a few recog- nizable ...…
… JUNE 25 • 2020 | 19 learn worship’ — and you witness them trying that — we have an obligation to sup- port them and to serve them. That is the core value driving this project. ” The Friends already sent Moges for three months to study Hebrew and Torah with a rabbi in Uganda. They plan to help him attain rabbinical training to become Ethiopia’ s first ordained rabbi. This month, the Friends have arranged for Moges and Tazebku to...…
…Ruling protects gay and transgender individuals on the job. SHARI S. COHEN CONTRIBUTING WRITER Ruling protects gay and transgender individuals on the job Surprising Supreme Court Decision J une is Pride Month, and a recent Supreme Court deci- sion provides a special reason to celebrate. The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) Michigan website says it all: “Landmark victory — SCOTUS rules it is illegal to fire someone for being LG...…
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