…OCTOBER 27 • 2022 | 51 with Karen Gordon, who leads the Detroit JCC Maccabi Delegation. Book Club Night, starting at 6 p.m. Monday, Nov. 7, offers dinner and an in-person presentation of The Matchmaker’s Gift by Lynda Cohen Loigman. Lunch with two speakers happens at noon Thursday, Nov. 10, as Amanda Elliot discusses Sadie on a Plate and Jen Maxfield summarizes reporting experiences in More After the Break: A Reporter Returns to...…
…52 | OCTOBER 27 • 2022 ARTS&LIFE JEWISH BOOK FAIR M ark Eden Horowitz has worked at the Library of Congress for 31 years, going from a music specialist to a senior music specialist with a four-part job — acquiring collections, processing collections, handling references and taking on special projects. When Horowitz encountered the massive amount of letters held by famed lyricist Oscar Hammerstein, he knew there was something spe...…
…OCTOBER 27 • 2022 | 53 I n 1970, when he was 20 years old, Howard Hertz hitchhiked from Detroit to New York. He bought a one-way ticket on a charter flight to London, where he bought a motorcycle. For the next six months, he traveled throughout Europe, North Africa and Israel — always with a harmonica in his pocket. To this day, Hertz never leaves home without his harmonica. Whether it’s in his car, briefcase or backpack, he’s a...…
…54 | OCTOBER 27 • 2022 continued from page 53 has included authors, musicians and record labels such as Elmore Leonard, Marilyn Manson, George Clinton, Insane Clown Posse, The Bass Brothers, Thornetta Davis, Marcus Belgrave, Atlantic Records, The Romantics and Eminem (aka Marshall Mathers). Hertz has been a board member of The Marshall Mathers Foundation for the past 20 years. The signed 8 Mile movie poster from Eminem in Hertz’s ...…
…OCTOBER 27 • 2022 | 55 Howard’s involvement and contribution,” says music journalist and Detroit Music Awards Co-Founder Gary Graff. Hertz and Graff recently took home an Emmy Award for being executive producers of the 30th Anniversary Detroit Music Awards, held virtually last spring and available online at www. detroitmusicawards.net. The pair also worked on Nosh Gen, an event for the Jewish Historical Society of Michigan. Hel...…
…56 | OCTOBER 27 • 2022 J ulie Smith Yolles can recall being a fifth-grader and taking religion class- es at Congregation Shaarey Zedek in Southfield. For a dramatic program being planned by the synagogue, she wore her brother’s robe and stood on a desk to por- tray Moses. Smith Yolles loved the acting experience and, in the following years, went on to appear in professional and community the- aters while taking part in coaching sessi...…
…OCTOBER 27 • 2022 | 57 Dearborn and in 2011 for the Two Muses Theatre in West Bloomfield. Smith Yolles, who lives in Bingham Farms, acted while attending Southfield-Lathrup High School but skipped theater as a student at the University of Michigan. With a full load of courses and job responsibilities, she had no time for the stage. After college, she found time for theater, and her roles have included Miep in The Diary of Anne Fra...…
…58 | OCTOBER 27 • 2022 A “PRETTY” JEWISH MOVIE; MORE HALLOWEEN MOVIES AND A SWEET TREAT Armageddon Time was originally set to open in theaters on Oct. 22. This explains why the film’s stars, Anne Hathaway and Jeremy Strong, appeared last week on talk shows to promote the film. Well, it was “yanked” at the last minute and will open in “limited theaters” on the 28th and open wide on Nov. 4. The film was directed and written by J...…
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…I t is rare that one can say attending a funeral was an uplifting experience. Yet the funeral last month for Judah Samet — teacher of Torah at his Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh, possessor of a unique and vigorous voice and sense of humor, veteran of the paratroop division of the Israeli army, lover of Golden Grahams, generous tipper and possessor of what he termed a “Bergen-Belsen stomach” — was exactly that, because remem...…
…OCTOBER 27 • 2022 | 65 to hug their mothers. It was Judah’s 81st birthday when the president of the United States led both houses of Congress in singing to him at the State of the Union address, watched by mil- lions on national television. He was a guest of first lady Melania Trump; who knows how many Americans were educated about the Holocaust and antisemitism just by hearing a small snippet of the story of Judah’s life. Elizabe...…
…66 | OCTOBER 27 • 2022 OBITUARIES OF BLESSED MEMORY VLADIMIR DIAMAND, 78, of Farmington Hills, died Oct. 15, 2022. He is survived by his wife, Larisa Diamand; daughters and son-in-law, Lidia Diamand and Roman Kuchersky, Irina Diamand; sister and brother-in-law, Yelena Khaykin and Jacob Levinson; grandchil- dren, Andrian Kuchersky, Gabriel Kuchersky, Mikayla Kuchersky. Contributions may be made to Jewish Federation of Metro De...…
…OCTOBER 27 • 2022 | 67 continued on page 68 Harrison, Allison, and Annabel Green. Dear brother of Howard Green and his wife Paulene Reynolds, and Joan Green. Loving grandfather of Darryl (Staci) Goodwin and their children Noah and Brody; Justin (Jessica) Goodwin and their children Yona “Yoni”, Ari, and Talia; Zachary (Arielle) Goodwin and their children Gavriela “Gavi” and Natan; Alexander (Samantha) Prog and their child Eli; a...…
…continued from page 67 OBITUARIES OF BLESSED MEMORY 68 | OCTOBER 27 • 2022 parents, Sarah and William Rapaport. Interment was at Hebrew Memorial Park. Contributions may be made to Angela Hospice, 14100 Newburgh Road, Livonia, MI 48154, ange- lahospice.org; or to a charity of one’s choice. Arrangements by Ira Kaufman Chapel. DANIEL NEWMAN, 84, of West Bloomfield, died Oct. 17, 2022. He was the beloved hus- band of the late Ela...…
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…Looking Back From the William Davidson Digital Archive of Jewish Detroit History accessible at www.djnfoundation.org 70 | OCTOBER 27 • 2022 An Infamous Anniversary T here is an important anniversary this week; however, it is not an occasion for celebration. It is an anniversary of a dark day in European history. One hun- dred years ago, on Oct. 28, 1922, Italy’s King Victor Emmanuel III handed power to Benito Mussolini and asked hi...…
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…JANUARY 27 • 2022 | 3 contents Jan. 27-Feb. 2, 2022 / 25 Shevat- 1 Adar 1 5782| VOLUME CLX, ISSUE 24 PURELY COMMENTARY 4-12 Essays and viewpoints. OUR COMMUNITY 14 Hostage Aftermath Examining the courage required to be a rabbi, community support, antisemitism and security. 18 University of Michigan Removes Schlissel as President Former University of Michigan President Mary Sue Coleman has been appointed interim pre...…
…4 | JANUARY 27 • 2022 PURELY COMMENTARY opinion Jews And Muslims Can Walk a Common Path. Martin Luther King Jr. Showed Us How. I n 1957, at Dexter Avenue Baptist Church, the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered words whose wisdom continue to resound today: “For the person who hates, the true becomes false and the false becomes true. That’s what hate does. You can’t see right. The symbol of objectivity is lost. Hate dest...…
…JANUARY 27 • 2022 | 5 gather a book group for clergy, so that we can study deeply and reflect upon social issues that we can best address together. We need to establish advocacy coalitions to push together for better governmental monitoring of Islamophobia and the overdue confirmation of Dr. Deborah Lipstadt as U.S. Special Envoy to Combat and Monitor Antisemitism. We need to dream about more Muslim-Jewish community centers an...…
…6 | JANUARY 27 • 2022 1942 - 2022 Covering and Connecting Jewish Detroit Every Week To make a donation to the DETROIT JEWISH NEWS FOUNDATION go to the website www.djnfoundation.org 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: De...…
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…8 | JANUARY 27 • 2022 of 10 prisoners who were then building Monowitz, the vast synthetic rubber factory whose construction took thousands of lives, yet produced not an ounce of the precious material. Those who did not die that winter would “suffer minute by minute, all day, every day.” In fact, the very word “winter,” Levi argues, seems inadequate to what the prisoners had to endure. “Just as our hunger is not the feeling of ...…
…JANUARY 27 • 2022 | 9 After being a finalist on the NBC show Last Comic Standing, comedian Gary Gulman is shining a spotlight on mental health in his HBO special, The Great Depresh, from executive producer Judd Apatow. With humor, vulnerability, and honesty, Gary destigmatizes mental illness, normalizes treatment and offers hope. Join us as he takes the stage for a night of comedy and connection. For registration and sponsorship infor...…
…10 | JANUARY 27 • 2022 opinion Importance of In-Person Prayer T he Jan. 15 hostage situation at Congregation Beth Israel in Colleyville, Texas, has inspired many fears: that there will be more violence directed at synagogues, that this attack will fuel Islamophobia, that increased policing at shuls will harm Jews of color. I think there is yet another danger, less immediate but nonetheless worth discussing. As Jewish commun...…
…JANUARY 27 • 2022 | 11 We lead increasingly atomized lives, buying in private rather than being in public. Private spaces are also inherently unequal. Not everyone has a computer, a quiet room and a reliable internet connection to access online services. For all their inclusiveness, online services will likely marginalize unhoused people; they will be most comfortable for those with large, spacious houses and up-to-date technol...…
…12 | JANUARY 27 • 2022 opinion Schools Must Coexist with COVID I am tired of COVID. I know you are, too. But here we are, dealing with a fourth wave of coronavirus, and beginning to wonder if we’re going to work our way all the way through the Greek alphabet and ultimately get to an Omega variant sometime this year or next. At least for those of us who are vaccinated and boosted, each new outbreak is somewhat less disrupti...…
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…14 | JANUARY 27 • 2022 OUR COMMUNITY A s far back as Abraham and Sarah, Jews have been taught to be a welcoming people. Congregations and those who lead them have long championed the message, opening their doors, literally and figuratively, to their members and the broader community. “These are open spaces; there’s a strong, deeply rooted notion in Judaism about kindness to strangers and welcoming strangers,” says Howard Lup...…
…JANUARY 27 • 2022 | 15 continued on page 16 service when she heard ranting and shouting. She was shocked to learn her rabbi and three congregants were being held hostage. “During the ordeal, I thought, if I was ever in such a situation, [Rabbi Charlie] would be the person I would want with me because he’s such a calming presence,” she tells the JN. “ After learning the details since they escaped, I feel certain that he is the ...…
…16 | JANUARY 27 • 2022 whatever way worked for her,” Miller says. “... It is paralyzing to simply wait in fear.” Miller usually does not use email or social media on Shabbat, yet he put out a post to inform the Beth El community and to ask for prayers while also protecting the identity of the rabbi’s family members. Additionally, he sent a message to the Temple’s board of trustees and notified them that he would only send out a...…
…JANUARY 27 • 2022 | 17 started a school security program and focused on agencies serving children. In recent years, Federation has additionally helped agencies apply for National Department of Homeland Security grants and offered grant-matching programs to help synagogues improve their security. And when it comes to responding to incidents like the one recently in Texas, Detroit’s community also relies on close relationships wit...…
…18 | JANUARY 27 • 2022 OUR COMMUNITY T he University of Michigan Board of Regents on Jan. 15 announced it unanimously voted to remove Mark Schlissel as president due to an alleged “inappropriate relationship with a university employee.” They said an anonymous tip came on Dec. 8 alleging that Schlissel, the second Jewish president in U-M’s history, and the sub-ordinate were having an affair. “After an investigation, we learned...…
…JANUARY 27 • 2022 | 19 T his February, Rabbi Levi Dubov of Chabad Jewish Center of Bloomfield Hills will offer Meditation from Sinai, a fascinat- ing and deeply mean- ingful new six-session course by the Rohr Jewish Learning Institute (JLI), exploring the nature of Jewish med- itation, mindfulness and spirituality, and the profound benefits it can bring to one’s daily life. Meditation from Sinai is a rev- olutionary, empowering c...…
…20 | JANUARY 27 • 2022 F or 18 years, a group of protesters has gathered every Saturday outside one of this city’s synagogues during Shabbat morning ser- vices, brandishing signs with slogans such as “Jewish Power Corrupts.” Last week, for the first time, the city council of Ann Arbor issued a formal resolution condemning the protests as antisemitic. The resolution answers the pleas of members of Beth Israel Congregation, a Co...…
…JANUARY 27 • 2022 | 21 He said the city had issued some proclamation against the group in 2004, before he became mayor, but that a 2021 resolution condemning anti-Asian harassment had “resurfaced” the desire to issue something more force- ful against this group. Taylor has spoken out against the protests before and has visited the syna- gogue to apologize directly to congregants. The protesters “express antisemitic tropes, they ped...…
…22 | JANUARY 27 • 2022 OUR COMMUNITY J ewish Family Service (JFS) of Metropolitan Detroit continues to develop Lev Detroit (lev means heart in Hebrew), directed specifically toward the local Orthodox Jewish community. “Lev Detroit, JFS’s recent initiative to be as frum-friendly as possible, began in 2019 with JFSers Dini Peterson and Sammie Rosenbloom leading the charge, ” says JFS CEO Perry Ohren. “This follows almost 100 years ...…
…JANUARY 27 • 2022 | 23 continued on page 24 HEALTH Struggling to Sleep Try these tips to ensure you get your Zzzzzs. DORON LAZARUS SPECIAL TO THE JEWISH NEWS A re you feeling that tension right about now? Is it the latest wave of COVID that is causing stress? (As if we didn’t have anything to worry about before COVID). Perhaps it’s a per- sonal financial issue? New job or conflict in the workplace? Having a rough time with you...…
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…28 | JANUARY 27 • 2022 Tips to Help Reduce Stress Spend time outside … even if it is cold! Being in nature helps release stress so venture outside for a few minutes each day to nurture a sense of wellbeing. Limit exposure to the news. We all need to stay informed about the world around us. But 24/7 exposure can cause a tremendous increase in our baseline stress levels. Instead, limit yourself to one half-hour news show eac...…
