…MAY 26 • 2022 | 31 ed Poland in September 1939, “we had to go to the borders to fight back, ” Izzy said. Held four years in a slave labor camp, he recalled in the film being forced to cut trees that 30 or 40 people would then carry up the hill. After escaping with others, the group lived in the woods and did whatever was need- ed to survive as part of the Resistance. Years later, Izzy received a letter from the Hungarian governme...…
…32 | MAY 26 • 2022 D aniel Aschheim, Deputy Consul General at the Consulate General of Israel to the Midwest, was in Metro Detroit last week to get the word out about Social Impact Grants from the Israeli Consulate. Three grants of up to $5,000 will be offered to applicants who are committed to creating social impact in new ways or through maintaining existing social programs. Aschheim, based in Chicago, said part of his j...…
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…OUR COMMUNITY 34 | MAY 26 • 2022 I t looked like any other funer- al procession, except there was no hearse and no corpse. Volunteers in a small convoy of cars from Congregation Beth Shalom in Oak Park to Hebrew Memorial Park in Clinton Township were carrying old prayerbooks and other printed materials containing the name of God. According to Jewish tradi- tion, these need to be stored or buried, not trashed or burned. Such item...…
…MAY 26 • 2022 | 35 It literally turned my life around. How a short-term training program from Oakland Community College gave Shawn McWilliams opportunity and a lucrative career. OAKLAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE STAFF L ike so many teenagers, Shawn McWilliams grad- uated high school with- out knowing what he wanted to do with his life. “I was told to go to a four- year college and get a degree to find a job,” says Shawn, who graduated fro...…
…36 | MAY 26 • 2022 W hen Moishe Pod Detroit opened in December 2021, there was one goal: to build upon Detroit’s already vibrant Jewish community. Geared for young adults and organized by couple Jeremy Rosenberg, 23, and Menuchah Bluth, 24, who goes by Chella, Moishe Pod Detroit puts on events, social gatherings and more to create a hub for Jewish Detroit. Rosenberg and Bluth live in-house at Moishe Pod Detroit (or MoPo), l...…
…MAY 26 • 2022 | 37 we come across someone new who’s Jewish and hasn’t found that sweet spot of how they want to be engaged [with the community], we try to make ourselves available to them.” For Rosenberg and Bluth, who were hosting Shabbat dinners and other Jewish events long before becoming Moishe Pod Detroit residents, the pod was an excellent way to continue their mission with the support of the larger Jewish community. It a...…
…38 | MAY 26 • 2022 faces&places Hosted by Motown Museum and the Jewish Community Relations Council/AJC, the May 15 Motown Seder brought together Detroit’s Jewish and Black leaders using the model of a traditional seder dinner. After a warm welcome from Motown Museum Chairwoman and CEO Robin Terry and JCRC/AJC Executive Director Rabbi Asher Lopatin, guests enjoyed and sang along during performances from the museum’s 2022 Amplify...…
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…40 | MAY 26 • 2022 faces&places Approximately 500 people gathered at Hillel Day School in West Bloomfield May 2 to celebrate Nancy and Robert “Bobby” Schostak as they received the 2022 Dream Maker and Rabbi Jacob E. Segal (z’’l) Awards at the school’s Annual Gala. Annie Slabotsky, a 2011 Hillel graduate, also received the Distinguished Alumni Award. Guests enjoyed an evening filled with exciting live and silent auctions, live ...…
…MAY 26 • 2022 | 41 faces&places At a programming committee meeting back in March, members of the Cancer Thrivers Network decided it was ready to have an in-person activity and chose to do a program at Goldner Walsh Nursery in Pontiac, where participants could build their own terrariums. “We have a lot of members inter- ested in plants and both indoor and outdoor gardening, ” said Trisha Mindel, Cancer Thrivers Network program mana...…
…OUR COMMUNITY 42 | MAY 26 • 2022 I t happened in 1998, then not again until 2015. Now it’s happened again. What’s happened? The West Bloomfield High School baseball team has won a league championship. The Lakers — guided by 26-year-old Coach Josh Birnberg — won the Oakland Activities Association White Division title this spring, only their third league cham- pionship in 25 years. “ A day I will never forgot” is how Birnberg describe...…
…MAY 26 • 2022 | 43 not done. We’re moving on to our next goal,” said Weiss, who hit two home runs in a game against Farmington earlier this month and will continue his baseball career next season at Schoolcraft College in Livonia. His brother Andrew Weiss, a former West Bloomfield baseball player, is finishing his Schoolcraft baseball career this spring before moving to play at Michigan- Dearborn. He’s an outfielder. Schoolcraft p...…
…44 | MAY 26 • 2022 R abbi Herbert Yoskowitz stepped away from being the full-time spiritual leader of Adat Shalom Synagogue in 2018, but he has not stepped away from professional leadership in the ethical imperative of the rabbinate. The rabbi’s central commitment has moved from synagogue to academia as he regularly conducts two seven-session seminars at the Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine. Both are par...…
…MAY 26 • 2022 | 45 “Just as I am passionate about transmitting the tragic lessons of history to the next generation of physicians, I want them to know about Jewish physicians and nurses who rose to great heights and remained true to high ethical standards in caring for people in ghettos and concentration camps even at the risk of their lives.” In planning seminar content, Yoskowitz consulted with Professor Dan Michman, head of...…
…ERETZ S ean (or Zeesha) Littman, 31, made ali- yah from Oak Park in 2011, about two months after he married Ilana. He cred- its the decision to his wife’s wisdom. They live with their children, Tamar, 9, Emuna, 8, Tzofia, 6, and Ahuva Roza, 17 months, in Ramat Beit Shemesh. JN: Where did you move to? Sean: At first, we lived in Tel Zion, which is a Yishuv out- side of Jerusalem, where we knew one person who lived there. We ended...…
…MAY 26 • 2022 | 47 Michelle Bortnick, Jackie Eaton, Pam Farber, Anna Gartman, Adina Levin, Nick Porterfield, and Lauren Sterling ADINA LEVIN Elementary Judaic Studies Educator Kindergarten NICK PORTERFIELD Middle School Educator Language Arts & Social Studies Grades 5-6 TO ELEMENTARY EDUCATOR OF THE YEAR, JODI TEPPER MAZAL TOV Hillel celebrates ALL of its incredible teachers who inspire a passion for learning each and every day. H...…
…48 | MAY 26 • 2022 Brooks Kogan Barron, son of Lori Kaftan and Marc Barron, will be called to the Torah as a bar mitzvah at Temple Israel in West Bloomfield on Friday, May 27, 2022. He will be joined in celebration by his brother Quinn. Brooks is the loving grandchild of Carole Kaftan Rubin and Barry Rubin, Geraldine and Melvin Kaftan, and Nora and Guy Barron. Brooks is a student at Birmingham Covington School in Bloomfield...…
…Marx-Grossman S ally and Leonard Grossman of Berkley and Lynette and Eric Marx of Cape Town, South Africa, are thrilled to announce the engagement of their children Michelle Malka Grossman and Jason Yaakov Marx. Michelle graduated from Michigan State University with a B.A. in journalism. She is senior marketing manager for a large digital marketing company, and her career has included serving in the IDF Spokesperson’s Unit and...…
…50 | MAY 26 • 2022 BENJAMIN STERN Bloomfield Hills High School National Honor Society, International Thespian Society, BBYO Regional President, Nu?Detroit Teen Editor, Hawkeye Managing Editor, Jewish Fund Teen Board, Temple Israel Madrich, Roots, Youth Federation of Temple Israel, Teen Engagement Fellowship, Theater, Superior rating in acting, Student Leadership, Class VP, United and Varsity Soccer. Elon University HUNTER ZORN-B...…
…MAY 26 • 2022 | 51 MAY 26 • 2022 | 51 JEWISH NEWS THE DETROIT 80 80th th Anniversary Anniversary For those without computer access, please mail the following to 32255 NORTHWESTERN HWY, SUITE 205 FARMINGTON HILLS, MI 48334: • Who is Turning 80? [first/last] • What Day is their Birthday? • Personalized Message and Signature • A picture of the birthday person (if you would like the picture returned, please include a stamped retu...…
…52 | MAY 26 • 2022 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 Wes...…
…MAY 26 • 2022 | 53 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 Hi...…
…54 | MAY 26 • 2022 S martphones can do amazing things — few more amazing than Waze, the Israeli-designed satellite navigation system acquired by Google in 2013. But there is one thing even Waze cannot do. It can tell you how to get there, but it cannot tell you where to go. That is something you must decide. The most important decision we can make in life is to choose where we want eventually to be. Without a sense of destiny an...…
…MAY 26 • 2022 | 55 envisaged by the Torah is that in it every individual mattered. Justice was to be paramount. The rich could not buy special treatment and the poor were not left destitute. When it came to communal celebrations, everyone — especially the orphan, the widow, the stranger — was to be included. Everyone had at least some share in the harvest of grain and fruit. Employers were to treat employees with fairness and sensit...…
…ARTS&LIFE ART You’ll find plenty of Jewish artists at this summer’s fairs. SUZANNE CHESSLER CONTRIBUTING WRITER May 28-30: Kensington Metropark Art Fair. kensingtonartfair.com. June 4-5: Palmer Park Art Fair, near Woodward and Seven Mile in Detroit. palmerparkartfair.com. June 4-5: Art on the Grand, downtown Farmington. artonthegrand.com. June 11: Berkley Art Bash, 12 Mile in downtown Berkley. berkleyartbash.com. June 11-...…
…F rom the colorful glass Judaica projects of Bobby Harr to the colorful abstract oil paintings of Eva Antebi-Lerman, artistic creativity of all kinds will be filling the displays at warm-weather fairs returning to Detroit and surrounding areas. While Harr’s projects will be seen at three of the fairs (Art of Fire in Royal Oak, Art in the Park in Plymouth and Orchard Lake Fine Art Show in West Bloomfield) among those listed below, Anteb...…
…58 | MAY 26 • 2022 color,” said Harr, whose orig- inal career had been in retail before he felt comfortable in his place and time finan- cially to pursue art full time. “Everything I do is on black glass. The way I do the colors, it screams on the black, and that’s the way the color comes out the best.” Inspired by watching a television program about famed artist Dale Chihuly, he was essentially self-taught by studying books and a...…
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…60 | MAY 26 • 2022 L ois Pincus Cohn’s beau- tiful historic home is a wonderful backdrop for her paintings, sculptures and books about art and architecture. An art lover who describes herself as “more of a modernist,” she has been a col- lector for many years, adding to her collection after marriage to her late husband, Judge Avern Cohn. In 1984, she transformed her interest in art into a business — Artspace II, a gallery for th...…
…MAY 26 • 2022 | 61 TOP GUN, AGAIN; A MYSTERY, A MEMOIR AND MINCEMEAT FICTIONS Top Gun: Maverick opens in theaters on May 27. It is a sequel to Top Gun (1986), a huge box-office hit that starred Tom Cruise as Pete “Maverick” Mitchell, a stu- dent at the Navy’s fighter pilot school. The sequel finds Maverick (Cruise) leading a group of recent pilot school graduates on a secret, very dangerous mission. Jennifer Connelly, 51, plays...…
…62 | MAY 26 • 2022 PLAY OPENS NOW-JUNE 19 A Closer Walk with Patsy Cline is at Meadow Brook Theatre on the campus of Oakland University in Rochester. A disc jockey from Patsy Cline’s hometown of Winchester, Va., traces the late singer’s footsteps from early honky-tonk and radio days through her rise at the Grand Ole Opry, plus her appearances at Carnegie Hall and Las Vegas. Tickets range from $36 to $46 and are available by cal...…
…MAY 26 • 2022 | 63 JHSM MEETING 11 AM- 1 PM, JUNE 2 The Jewish Historical Society of Michigan will hold its annual meeting at the Corner Ballpark in Detroit. Part of the pro- gram will be the recog- nition of Arthur Horwitz and Harriet Saperstein with the presentation of the Leonard Simons History Makers Award. Register: form.jotform. com/221214752273146. RABBINIC PANEL 7-9 PM, JUNE 2 At Temple Kol Ami in West Bloomfield; also avai...…
…64 | MAY 26 • 2022 I n fall of 2017, Jill Kasle’s husband, Matt, was diagnosed with cancer. Four months later, Jill was diagnosed with cancer as well. With four young kids just starting out in elementary school, the situation was extraordinarily challenging for the couple. “We tried to keep things really positive and optimistic, ” says Jill Kasle, who is the founder and owner of gourmet ice cream bar on wheels Bombshell Treat Bar, w...…
…MAY 26 • 2022 | 65 try, Kasle connected with a contract culi- nary expert to help develop Belgian choc- olate recipes. With 12 flavor profiles ready to go, the idea hit another roadblock: the COVID-19 pandemic. “Now, there was no way for me to get this out into the public, ” Kasle recalls. Instead of using soft-serve like the shop in Montreal, she had to pivot to something more realistic. “I realized the only way I could get this into p...…
…66 | MAY 26 • 2022 DINING C arol Eisenshtadt and her friends from the West Bloomfield JCC (now known as “The J”) were elated to be able to sit down, relax and spend time together. Most hadn’t seen each other since early in the pandemic, but they were recently able to meet for bagels and coffee at The Porch, a new kosher grab-and-go spot located just inside The J’s entrance. Eisenshtadt’s group has met at the venue twice so f...…
…MAY 26 • 2022 | 67 ESTHER ALLWEISS INGBER After 36 years in Southfield, Mcvee’ s is now open at our new location in Troy 1129 E Long Lake Rd, Troy Michigan 48085 (248) 817-2980 | www.mcveespubandgrub.com Monday & Tuesday: 11am – 10pm Wednesday-Saturday: 11am – 11pm | Sunday: 12am – 9pm …
…68 | MAY 26 • 2022 ANDIAMO – BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP 6676 Telegraph Road Bloomfield, MI 48301 (248) 865-9300 Our principles are based on the three Italian staples of great food, family and a zest for life. Our consistent hard work, commitment to quality and support of our community earned us HOUR Detroit’s 2021 Best Restaurant award. ANTONIO’S CUCINA ITALIANA Canton: (734) 981-9800 Dearborn Heights: (313) 278-6000 Farmington Hills: (...…
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…72 | MAY 26 • 2022 OBITUARIES OF BLESSED MEMORY DR. ELIE D. ABOULAFIA, 93, of Farmington Hills, died May 9, 2022. He is survived by his wife of 57 years, Eileen Aboulafia; children, Diane and Dr. Peter Shapiro, Dr. David and Audrey Aboulafia, Dr. Albert Aboulafia and his fiancee, Cheryl Kalb, Robert and Deborah Steingold, David Steingold and Lisa Dwyer, Michael and Janice Steingold, and Dr. Marc Steingold; grandchildren, M...…
…MAY 26 • 2022 | 73 continued on page 74 DC 20090-6402, afmda. org; or David Horodoker Organization, 6953 Candlewood Trail, Attn: Susann Kauffman, West Bloomfield, MI 48322, suekauffman@comcast. net. Arrangements by Ira Kaufman Chapel. LILLIAN BRATT, 105, of West Bloomfield, died May 14, 2022. She is survived by her daughter and son-in-law, Reva and Michael Cowan; son and daughter-in- law, Barrie and Iris Bratt; grandchildren...…
…OBITUARIES OF BLESSED MEMORY 74 | MAY 26 • 2022 Interment was at Clover Hill Park Cemetery. Contributions may be made to Jewish Senior Life, Attn. Jo Rosen, 6710 W. Maple Road, West Bloomfield, MI 48322, jslmi.org; Temple Shir Shalom, 3999 Walnut Lake Road, West Bloomfield, MI 48323, shirshalom. org; Jewish Hospice & Chaplaincy Network, 6555 W, Maple, West Bloomfield, MI 48322, jewishhospice. org; or to a charity of one’s choi...…
…MAY 26 • 2022 | 75 space missions. He also felt privileged to teach math to hundreds of Detroit students over the years. What was most meaningful to Leo was sharing his life for 55 years with his wife, Harriett, raising four kind and generous children, and passing on his knowledge, love and laughter to his many grandchildren, great- grandchildren, family and friends. Mr. Hollander is survived by his wife of 55 years, Harriet Holl...…
…OBITUARIES OF BLESSED MEMORY 76 | MAY 26 • 2022 DR. KEVAN KREITMAN, D.P.M., 61, of Birmingham, passed away unexpectedly on March 29, 2022. Born in Detroit, Dr. Kreitman grew up in Southfield and graduated from Detroit Country Day School in 1979. He was a graduate of the University of Michigan in biology and chemistry and earned his D.P.M. from the then- Pennsylvania College of Podiatric Medicine. He served as chief resident ...…
…MAY 26 • 2022 | 77 ROSE LIGHT, 91, of West Bloomfield, died May 17, 2022. She is survived by her beloved husband, Jerry Light; daughter, Verna Cole; son and daughter-in-law, Steven and Diana Light; grandchildren, Danielle (Jason) Justin, Stephanie (Austin) Petersen and Nicole Light; great-grandchildren, Eli, Esther, Cali and Shayla; many other loving family members and friends. Mrs. Light was the sister of the late Louis Gor...…
…Looking Back From the William Davidson Digital Archive of Jewish Detroit History accessible at www.djnfoundation.org 78 | MAY 26 • 2022 S o, you need a book in Hebrew, a menorah for Chanukah or a shofar? Perhaps you just need some advice about building your sukkah? Then, Borenstein’s Hebrew Books and Music Store is the place for you. Over my years of working with the William Davidson Digital Archive of Jewish Detroit History, I h...…
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