…14 April 25 • 2019 jn continued from page 12 Evan was on the Jewish Fund’ s Detroit Teen Board, a member of stu- dent leadership, a Peer-to-Peer com- mittee leader with the National Honor Society and co-president of the school’ s Volunteer Club. JILLIAN LESSON Jillian Lesson of West Bloomfield is a soph- omore at Frankel Jewish Academy and belongs to Aish HaTorah. She was recently accepted to a writing/journalism program at the ...…
…April 25 • 2019 15 jn and bat mitzvahs. He participated in L ’ Taken through the Reform Religious Action Center and went on Teen Mission last sum- mer. He is the religious chair of his BBYO chapter. RYAN SILBERG Ryan Silberg of Novi is a senior at Northville High School and a member of Temple Israel. He has been an active volunteer and philanthropist, as well as a promoter of social action and advocacy. Ryan spent two years a...…
…16 April 25 • 2019 jn E ver since Dr. Jeffrey Band gradu- ated medical school at University of Michigan in 1973, he’ s been busy saving lives. Now semi-retired, the former chief of infectious diseases and international medicine at Beaumont Health spends time traveling and enjoy- ing his family, but still makes plenty of time for his passions: seeing patients periodically, consulting with the health department and teaching medical st...…
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…18 April 25 • 2019 jn New oral history website provides fi rsthand insight into Jewish Detroit. O ver the past few years, the concept of “truth” has had less to do with fact and more with non-negotiable personal opinion. But the real nemesis of truth may actually be time. Truth has a life span. And when eyewitness accounts are gone, what remains is up to interpretation. With oral history interviews, we can preserve firsthand knowl...…
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…20 April 25 • 2019 jn Surging Hate Program shows the proliferation of hate groups in the U.S. H ate groups are proliferat- ing in the United States, said Cassie Miller, senior research analyst for the Alabama- based Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), reinforcing what many Americans feel in their gut. Miller was the keynote speaker at the symposium “Beyond Fear and Hate, ” April 14 at Temple Beth El, sponsored by Wayne State Univer...…
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…22 April 25 • 2019 jn Federation Awards Night Community leaders to be honored at annual event. T he Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit will host its annual Awards Night 7 p.m. Wednesday, May 22, at the Berman Center for Performing Arts at the Jewish Community Center in West Bloomfield. Dr. Lynda S. Giles and Rabbi Harold S. Loss will each receive the 2019 William Davidson Lifetime Achievement Award for their lifetime of ...…
…April 25 • 2019 23 jn And The Winner Is … Members of the Motor City chapter of United Synagogue Youth (MCUSY) returned home April 14 from Central Region USY’ s regional convention at Camp Wise in Chardon, Ohio, sleepy yet victorious after clinching Central Region United Synagogue Youth’ s “Most Improved Chapter of the Year” award as well as seven other acco- lades. CRUSY includes local chap- ters from parts of Indiana, all of Kent...…
…24 April 25 • 2019 jn jews d in the On April 9, Detroit community members gathered at an American Technion Society (ATS) event to hear from Professor Marcelle Machluf, dean of Biotechnology and Food Engineering at the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology. Machluf, who is renowned for her cutting-edge cancer and drug delivery research, spoke about her decade-long work with Nano-Ghosts, modified stem cells that are used to ho...…
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…26 April 25 • 2019 jn W hen Dr. Melanie Schwartz decided to open her own prac- tice, she wanted to create a holistic approach to mental health treat- ment that incorporated health and well- ness, including yoga. Three years later, Viewpoint Psychology and Wellness, with offices in Commerce Township and now West Bloomfield, offers just that with a staff of experienced licensed psychologists, limited license psychologists, licensed pr...…
…April 25 • 2019 27 jn Your Fi fth Thi rd team wi l l gui de you through a tai l ored busi ness and personal pl anni ng process, and i ntroduce addi ti onal resources as needed to fit your uni que goal s and ci rcumstances. *Fi f t h T hi r d does not pr o vi de t ax , l egal , or ac c ount i ng advi c e. Pl eas e c ont ac t y our t ax advi s or , ac c ount ant , or at t or ney f o...…
…28 April 25 • 2019 jn 28 April 25 • 2019 jn ALLISON JACOBS DIGITAL EDITOR with Jeremy Shuback Schmoozing The JN chats with the former animation director at BimBam. B imBam (founded as G-dcast) ended active operations this spring after 11 years of cre- ating groundbreaking Jewish content online. Its library of more than 400 original videos will remain online as the Union of Reform Judaism (URJ) will integrate nearly all of BimBam’ s co...…
…April 25 • 2019 29 jn Q: Directing the Jewish kid’ s series Shaboom! was another transformative stage in your career. Tell us about that process. JS: We were going from making independent YouTube animations to creating a legitimate kids’ show. We had advisers from Pixar and Sesame Street, which was a huge ramp up right there. I was hesitant about Shaboom! as an idea …but it ended up going well. I have friends who show me videos of...…
…30 April 25 • 2019 jn jews d in the Genetic Screenings Available at Temple Beth El JScreen, a national nonprofit pub- lic health initiative dedicated to preventing Jewish genetic diseases, will host a genetic screening event at Temple Beth El April 28 from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. for couples to learn what’ s in their genes and help them take control of their futures. The first 50 participants to pre-register will receive the discounted cost...…
…32 April 25 • 2019 jn jews d in the jews in the digital age T his year marks the 30th anniversary of my bar mitzvah. As I reflect on that memorable life-cycle event, I think about how much has changed in the planning of b’ nai mitzvahs since then thanks to technology. In fact, technology has improved so rapidly that much had even changed from my oldest son’ s bar mitzvah in early 2017 to my twins’ b’ nai mitzvah in late 2018. The...…
…April 25 • 2019 33 jn The Sisterhood of Adat Shalom Donor Day is Tuesday, May 7, at the synagogue in Farmington Hills. Enjoy the complimentary coffee corner 10 a.m.-noon, shop the unique boutiques from 10 a.m.-3 p.m., and enjoy the speaker and luncheon at noon. Featured speaker Carolyn Normandin, region- al director, Michigan Anti-Defamation League, will present “ Anti-Semitism: Information is Power, Important Facts and Discussion.” Be...…
…34 April 25 • 2019 jn What do Moses, Queen Esther, Natalie Portman and Albert Einstein have in common? They are all Jewish leaders, influencers and change mak- ers. Jewish communities have pro- duced strong, innovative leaders for thousands of years. At MSU Hillel, its mission is to enrich the lives of Jewish students so they may enrich the Jewish peo- ple and the world. It is building a new generation of Jewish leaders. This academi...…
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…36 April 25 • 2019 jn F or a long time, my perception of Jewish Detroit has been of a suburban-concentrat- ed community that is completely disconnected from the city in which its roots were sown. Now that I am a second-year student at Wayne State University in Midtown Detroit, my perception has unques- tionably changed. After arriving on campus, I had no anticipation of being able to participate in Jewish activities on campus. I wa...…
…April 25 • 2019 37 jn The Matzah Factory: Journey Out of Egypt traveled to Farber Hebrew Day School. Rabbi Shneur Silberberg of Bais Chabad showed students how to grind wheat to make flour. A student at Farber Hebrew Day School makes matzah. More than 200 children came to the JCC for the Matzah Factory to learn about Passover, make matzah and participate in hands-on Passover fun. Sixth-graders from Hillel Day School make maror, b...…
…38 April 25 • 2019 jn PHOTOS BY ANDREA STROSBERG Rabbi Eliezer Finkelman visited the Nursery 2 children at Farber Hebrew Day School last week to lead a hands-on activity. Using special equipment, each student got to smash grapes and, together, the classes produced fresh grape juice. After tasting the juice (and liking it), the students got to explore what remained: the squishy grape skin and pulp. A teacher hands out glasses of f...…
…April 25 • 2019 39 jn Andi Wolfe with Hillel of Metro Detroit students PHOTOS BY ELAYNE GROSS More than 500 students and supporters attended Hillel of Metro Detroit’ s “A Spectacular Evening with Hamilton” on April 4 at Detroit’ s Fisher Theater. A strolling dinner by Quality Kosher Catering and a performance of the Broadway hit musical Hamilton rounded out the evening that ben- efited Jewish students on six Metro Detroit college campu...…
…40 April 25 • 2019 jn Cheryl Cohen of West Bloomfield and Sheila Harris of Farmington Hills play mahjong. Suzanne Zwiren of Bloomfield Hills and Abbe Sherbin of West Bloomfield play canasta. Hechtman Apartments residents Ruth Vosko and Betty Sandfield play Rummikub. Denise Kalt of Franklin plays canasta. Hechtman resident Herb Ovshinsty and Barbara Zack of West Bloomfield play gin. PHOTOS BY ANTHONY LANZILOTE Jewish Senior Li...…
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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 ...…
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…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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