…Our celebration ofjewish influences on Detroit's 300-year history conclu with the following biographies. These profiles were selected by a team of local Jewish historians and are by no means a comprehensive list of Jewish contributions to the dot. Last week's installment can be accessed on the Jew-;sh News Web site, IN Online, www.de itjewishnews.corn — Keri Guten Cohen, story development editor Stanley J. Winkelman: Total Involvement ALAN ...…
…Rabbi Leo M. Franklin: Shepherded Temple, Ci — HEIDI S. CHRISTEIN Special to the Jewish News 0 n Aug. 9, 1948, Rabbi Leo M. Franklin's obituary appeared in The New York Times under the headline "Emeritus Leader of Temple Beth El Is Dead — Also Was Known for Civic Work." The Times' brevity encapsulated Rabbi Franklin's massive impact on Detroit during the almost half century he spent in the city. He shepherded Temple Beth El as it became o...…
…r-r----- -- common to him and his time: patriotism. "We of the Reform school of Judaism ... have long seen in America the Jew's land of destiny. Building upon the old foundations ... but filling the old faith with a new spirit ... we have developed a phase of Judaism indigenous, as it were, to this soil ... toward America, the land of promise ..." But Rabbi Franklin spoke mostly clearly to all Detroiters and for what he hoped would be a brig...…
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…iteigigigd Mazel Toy! ,•••%* •• • e Steam SHARON LUCKERMAN Staff Writer p Gary Sosnick Recounting the pleasures of an old J ewish hangout a Russian bathhouse. ••:,;4•• •',•-7v, . / ••..07/Y / page 44 pleted a Web site about the history, the place and especially the colorful people he met at the Oakland Avenue Bath House (now called the Schvitz Health Club). His site includes nine pages of text, photographs and links to related su...…
…Community The LiteRise touch system lets you raise our Duette and pleated shades, wood and aluminum blinds with just a touch of a finger. Hidden controls eliminate the lift cord so they look sleek and raise evenly every time. LiteRise. Because when it comes to your windows, we're always in touch. immediately. Patrons, 50 percent of whom were Jewish, he says, steamed, then plunged into a cool pool of water, or were sprayed with cold water, st...…
…really ran the bathhouse for 45 years. By the time Sosnick and his buddies ventured into the 20- by 25- foot steam room, it supported a clientele — still half Jewish — v,rho were a rare mix of "everyman," sitting alongside judges, politicians (like Detroit councilman Jack Kelley) and members of the Purple Gang (Jewish gangsters). Together they sweated, wearing only a wet towel wrapped around their heads as the tem- perature climbed to 180 degr...…
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…OUTLET Group — Wednesdays, 1:30 p.m. Facilitated by Leslee Kohn. No charge. (248)661-5700. EDUCATION Oakland Schools, Professional Development Institute — Tuesday, July 31, 12:45-3:15 p.m. "Taking a Byte Out of Hate: Understanding and Combating Extremism, Online Hate Groups and Other Advocates of Discrimination and Violence." Workshop presented by Don Cohen, former director of the Detroit Anti-Defamation League. $30. Oakland Schools, 2100 Po...…
…Community Enjoying a great party with Ashley New Arrivals Marc J. ohen July 10 Cindy (Scott) and Michael Schwartz of Arlington Heights, Ill., welcome into the world with love their new daughter, Mandy Claire. Excited big sister and big brother are Mara and Brady Schwartz. Proud grandparents are Rhoda Scott of West Bloomfield, Brenda and Bob Pangborn of Bingham Farms and David and Donna Schwartz of Bl000mfield Hills:Mandy is named in loving...…
…KART 2 KART: NOW OFFERING T MITZVAH PA GES. love the birth of their daughter, Meghan Elizabeth (Liat Eliana). Sharing in their happiness are proud grandparents Sharon (May) and Burt Savine of Farmington Hills, Geraldine Pollock of Folkstone, England, and Dr. Judy and Major Alan Westcob of Beaufort, S.C. Proud great-grandmothers are Gertrude Nathan Seldes of Farmington Hills and Biddy Jones of Folkstone. Meghan Elizabeth is named in memory of ...…
…AN OPEN MEETINCI Of ThE C ommunity Mazel Toy! JWF BOARd OF TRUSTEES IN RECOGNITION Of ITS 2001 GRANTS Engagements • GUEST S pEAk ER Susan Weidman Schneider EdiTOR Of Lifith MAGAZINE MoNdAy, AugusT 20, 2001 NOON PROGRAM ANd LUNCh — ' 15 .:11a;v-, M. Fisher Federation Building 6735 Telegraph Road, JEWISH WOMEN'S Broomfield FOR iNfORMATiON, CALL (248) 642-4260, EXT. 206 FOUNDATION OF METROPOLITAN DETROIT Weddings • Bar/Bat ...…
…We're Moving: Wnai Writh Great Lakes Region will be relocating on August 1, 2001 to The Max Fisher Building 6735 Telegraph Road, Suite 304 • Bloomfield Hills, MI 48301 (South of Maple/East side of Telegraph) KRIPKE-JACKIER M r. and Mrs. Harley Kripke of Toledo are pleased to announce the engagement of their daugh- ter Corey Lynn to Seth Carlin Jackier, son of Larry Jackier and Shelly Jackier. Corey is a graduate of the University of Ar...…
…Community Mazel Tov! Engagements HILLMAN-KOENIGSBERG lan and Lauren Koenigsberg of West loomfield are delight- ed to announce the engage- ment of their daughter Meredith Erin to Jason Sander Hillman, son of Barbara Hillman of Huntington Woods and the late Bruce Hillman. Meredith received her bach- elor of arts degree from the University of Michigan and is employed as a supply chain analyst with the Handleman Company in Troy. Jason earned h...…
…Herald Wholesale Giveaway! OSTROFF-SIMA J udy and Jerry Sima of Southfield are thrilled to announce the engage- ment of their daughter Jennifer Pauline to Zack Marc, son of Phyllis and Ron Ostroff of Birmingham. Jennifer received her bache- lor's degree from Michigan State University and recently completed her master's of business administration at Wayne State University. She works as a human resources manager at Computerized Facility Integ...…
…The Jewish Community Center of Metropolitan Detroit, The Michigan Jewish Sports Foundation, West Bloomfield Parks and Recreation and West Bloomfield Schools Community Education invite you to cheer on the athletes of the Comm uni ty Mazel Toy! 15TH ANNUAL opo tteld Engagements FRIEDIANDER-SAFRAN D Showcasing the athletic abilities of children and adults with special needs SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 2001.10 a.m. On the grounds of the D. Dan ...…
…Weddings MITNICK-AISNER THE POSSIBILITIES ARE ENDLESS! E alye Jennifer Mitnick and Arthur Isaac Aisner were married recently at Temple Shir Shalom. Rabbi Michael Moskowitz officiated. Halye is the daughter of Randy and Barry Mitnick of West Bloomfield. Art is the son of Ida Aisner of Farmington Hills. Robyn Mitnick, sister of the bride, was the maid of honor. Bridesmaids included Susie Aisner, Jamie Berger, Debbie Chayt and Lisa Steam. Dav...…
…Community Spirituality N Beetl h s oE n ielatcweer s:ti Ehrlich o Above: Harry and Sally Nosanchuk of Farmington Hills .4V 7/27 2001 52 Above right: Carol Abelson sings a duet with her husband, Cantor Robert Abelson. uests of the fifth annual Senior Concert at Temple Beth El danced in the aisles at the July 15 standing- room-only event. "Yearly, members of Temple Beth El's music committee, spearheaded by Cindy Bolokofsky, write letters...…
…Adat Shalom Marks Tisha b'Av Adat Shalom Synagogue will hold services for Tisha b'Av at 8:45 p.m. Saturday, July 28, and at 8 a.m. Sunday, July 29. On Saturday evening the Book of Eichah (Lamentations) will be chant- ed by members of the clergy along with adult and teenage members of the congregation. In addition, there will be special readings to emphasize the theme of the day. Participating in the services will be Rabbi Daniel Nevins, Cant...…
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…Lost Worlds, Found Art Two w York art exhibits evoke remnants of Jewish life. F RAN HELLER Special to the Jewish News t first blush, 19th-century German-Jewish realist artist Moritz Daniel Oppenheim and 20th-century Russian-Jewish avant- garde artist Marc Chagall would appear to have little in common. But a closer look at two New York exhibits; "Moritz Daniel Oppenheim: Jewish Identity in 19th Century Art" at Yeshiva University Museum and ...…
…Oppenheim studied briefly in Paris, but it was his time in Italy, where the artist spent four years (1821- 25), that set the course of his artistic style. He joined a circle of German artists called the Nazarenes, Protestant pietistic artists who painted New Testament themes. Under their influence, Oppenheim began to paint biblical scenes from the lives of Abraham, Moses and Tobias. While in Rome, Oppenheim won a drawing com- petition in 1924,...…
…university musical society 39th Annual ch tuber University of Michigan • Ann Arbor Hagen Quartet Sunday, October 28, 4 pm Lydia Mendelssohn Theatre Presented in memory of David Eklund. St. Petersburg Conservatory Chamber Ensemble Tuesday, October 30, 8 pm Michigan Theater SPONSORED B Y slityE w' ..REAL TORS Brentano String Quartet and Mark Strand Haydn's Seven Last Words of Christ poet Sunday, January 13, 4 pm Lydia Mendelssoh...…
…Paris (1910-14) were crucial to his art development. There are few works from this period in the exhibit because most were left behind in Paris when Chagall returned to Vitebsk to see his fiancee, Bella Rosenfeld, in 1914. An exception is Study for Rain, painted in Paris in • 1911. Fusing the real world with that of his imagina- tion, this work contains the earliest appearances of hovering figures. Paris transformed Chagall, who said, "I was b...…
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…weekend bookings began to fill his cal- endar and remove the need for off- stage supplemental income, the enter- tainer branched out theatrically by doing mystery stage productions at restaurants and private parties. Lasting between two and three hours, the original plays often can be interactive with audiences but always must have a funny angle. "I write the outlines and the jokes and bring in people who can improvise," explains Ross, who has...…
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