…40 March 28 • 2019 jn T o say that eighth-grader Cameron Klein has spare time would be a stretch. Outside of his workload at Hillel Day School, he spends his afternoons, evenings and some parts of the weekend honing his talents for the stage in hopes of someday making it on Broadway. Oh, and about that spare time? You can bet he’ s plugged in on his ear- buds listening to a Broadway musical soundtrack on Spotify. His current favor...…
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…42 March 28 • 2019 jn F our questions. Four cups of wine. Four types of children. At Passover, the number four figures prom- inently in the rituals of the seder, the ceremonial holiday meal that can be mesmerizing and mystifying. Four new delightful and brightly illus- trated books for young kids will enliven and help explain the popular eight-day spring holiday, which this year begins on Friday evening, April 19. Check them out whil...…
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…44 March 28 • 2019 jn DUMBO SOARS AGAIN Dumbo, directed by Tim Burton, is a live-action version of the classic Disney cartoon about an elephant whose large ears make him, at fi rst, something of a laugh- ingstock. As the fi lm begins, the owner of a struggling circus (Danny DeVito) enlists a former star of the circus (Colin Farrell) and his children to care for the big-eared baby elephant. Financially, things take-off for the cir...…
…March 28 • 2019 45 jn SATURDAY, MARCH 30 INSTANT A CAPPELLA 12:30 pm, March 30. This free work- shop with Daniel Henkin will be held at Congregation Shaarey Zedek, 27375 Bell Road, Southfield. Singers wanted. The community is invited. No experience is necessary. No charge. Info: 248-357- 5544. SUNDAY, MARCH 31 LIMMUD MICHIGAN 9 am-5:15 pm, March 31. At the JCC in West Bloomfield. Limmud Michigan is an “Exploration and Celebration of A...…
…46 March 28 • 2019 jn THURSDAY, APRIL 4 KIDS PLAYGROUP 10-11:30 am, April 4. Also: April 11, 18, May 2, 9, 16, 23 & 30. At Shaarey Zedek, 27375 Bell Road, Southfield. The community is welcome to this open playgroup for children ages 0-5 and their favorite adults. Lindsay Mall and clergy will host songs, stories, games, crafts, occasional special guests and themed play days. Snack and bubble time for our littlest friends. No registra...…
…March 28 • 2019 47 jn SUNDAY, APRIL 7 STAND WITH TRANS 9:30-11:30 am, April 7. At Temple Israel in West Bloomfield. Parenting with love and acceptance will be discussed by Rabbi Becca Walker and Monica Sampson, MSW. A light breakfast will be served. Sponsored by Jewish Women’ s Foundation of Metropolitan Detroit. Register: standwithtrans.org/upcoming-events/ be-the-light. Info: Roz Gould Smith, 248- 739-9254 or roz@standwithtrans.org. ...…
…48 March 28 • 2019 jn Essential tips, especially for teens going meatless. health Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) researchers have found that the age puberty hits is based on the gap between the parents’ and child’ s ultimate height, not genetics. In the study, published in the PLOS ONE journal, Dr. Yehuda Limony and Dr. Michael Friger of the BGU Faculty of Health Sciences, together with Slawomir Koziel at the Polish A...…
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…50 March 28 • 2019 jn A s a counselor, a com- mon complaint I hear is lack of confidence. For various reasons, people feel unsure about themselves, their actions or their rela- tionships. Many of us try to plan a life trajectory that will bring happiness and success. To determine goals, we dis- cern our ambitions based on family background, work experience, education, religion, race, expectations and other factors. Selecting reason...…
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…March 28 • 2019 53 jn PHILIP ENTIN, 92, of Bloomfield Hills, died March 19, 2019. He is survived by his beloved wife, Bette Entin; daughter, Karen Walkon and Stuart Light; sons and daughter-in- law, Michael and Amy Entin, David Entin; former son-in-law, Clifford Walkon; grandchildren, Allison Walkon, Heidi (Robert) Levine, Jonathan Walkon, Andrew Entin and Jeffrey Entin; great-granddaughter, Arielle; brother-in-law, Seymour Rose...…
…54 March 28 • 2019 jn continued from page 53 Mrs. Gretchko was the beloved wife of the late Dr. Seymour Gretchko. Interment was at Clover Hill Park Cemetery. Contributions may be made to West Bloomfield Educational Foundation, 5810 Commerce Road, West Bloomfield Township, MI 48324, wbef.org/donate; or to a charity of one’ s choice. Arrangements by Ira Kaufman Chapel. c. 1964 ARLENE R. GURECKI, 75, of Farmington Hills, died Mar...…
…March 28 • 2019 55 jn Koby; sister-in-law, of the late Robert Koby. Contributions may be made to a charity of one’ s choice. Interment was held at Beth Tefilo Emanuel Cemetery in Ferndale. Arrangements by Hebrew Memorial Chapel. KENNETH MEYERS, 79, of West Bloomfield, died March 19, 2019. He is survived by his beloved wife, Barbara Meyers; son and daugh- ter-in-law, Bryan and Jennifer Meyers; daughter and son-in-law, Jennifer an...…
…56 March 28 • 2019 jn SYLVIA ROTH, 100, of West Bloomfield, died March 18, 2019. She is survived by her son and daughter-in- law, Gary (Terrie) Roth; daughters and son-in- law, Susan (Dr. Terry) Weingarden and Linda Roth; grandchildren, Julie Dubin, Kevin (Shelly) Weingarden, Briana Roth, Jesse Roth, Cory Roth and Dylan Roth; great- grandchildren, Joshua, Samantha, and Ariana Dubin, Brandon, Zachary and Avery Weingarden, and Noah ...…
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…inside Detroit Jewish News n 34 Feb. 28-March 6, 2019 23-29 Adar I 5779 VOLUME CLV, ISSUE 4 February 28 • 2019 3 jn VIEWS 5-8 JEWS IN THE D 10 Their ‘Promised Land’ Large family of Karaite Jews tries homesteading in the Lower Peninsula. 14 Intuitive and Special Therapy dog Bruno dies at age 14, leaving behind a comforting legacy. 16 Award-Winning Journalism The JN wins in several categories at the MPA ...…
…4 February 28 • 2019 jn Thursdays 1 pm - 4 pm March 7 & April 4, 2019 Bring your friends and your favorite game! Canasta, Bridge, Mahjong, Pinochle, Euchre & Rummikub. will be served. There is no charge to attend but RESERVATIONS ARE REQUIRED BY THE MONDAY PRIOR TO GAME DAY. Register online at temple-israel.org/GameDay or RSVP to Miriam Baxter at miriam@temple-israel.org or 248-661-5700. Rabbi Alana Alpert will address the to...…
…February 28 • 2019 5 jn M ost people tell someone who’ s waiting for them, “Look out for the red car, ” “I’ m driving a green Honda” or “I’ m in the Toyota Sienna” — things like that. I just say, “Look for the vehicle that’ s held together with fluorescent orange duct tape. ” You can’ t miss me if you try! Sadly, I’ m not kid- ding. If the duct tape comes off, the entire rear window will fall out and we’ ve already paid for it onc...…
…6 February 28 • 2019 jn A ll winter, Detroit Jews for Justice leaders have been busily planning the DJJ’ s 4th Annual Purim Extravaganza. While doing so, people have asked, “What’ s jus- tice-y about Purim?” Purim celebrates the story of how a Jewish woman named Esther saves the Jews of Persia from a genocidal plot proposed by the wicked vizier Haman (boo!) and approved by the bumbling King Achashverosh. The leader of the Jews ...…
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…8 February 28 • 2019 jn T he apology was going so well. Rep. Ilhan Omar was tweet- ing an apology for saying that pro-Israel lawmakers are only that way because they are bought off, and her words were, at least at first, checking off every necessary box: “ Anti-Semitic is real.” (Check!) “I am grateful for Jewish allies who are educating me.” (Check!) “My intention is to never offend Jewish Americans. ” (Check!) And then, the micr...…
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…10 February 28 • 2019 jn BARBARA LEWIS CONTRIBUTING WRITER L ike the ancient Israelites, they’ ve come “out of Goshen” and found their promised land. For the Wormsley family, paradise is a 10-acre wooded site near Farwell, pretty much smack in the middle of Michigan’ s Lower Peninsula. David and Ashley Wormsley and their six children, age 2-18, sold their house in Florida and spent many months looking for their ideal homestead. The...…
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…12 February 28 • 2019 jn continued from page 10 jews d in the Ashley keeps detailed lists and every week — she’ s trying to get it to two weeks — the family drives a half-hour to Mt. Pleasant to shop. They frequent- ly order food and supplies via Amazon. Even to run out for milk at the nearest grocery involves a trip of several miles along an unpaved road. Once a month, they travel to the Detroit area to buy kosher meat, cheese and...…
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…14 February 28 • 2019 jn Intuitive and Special Therapy dog Bruno dies at age 14, leaving behind a comforting legacy. F or 12 years, Bruno, a hypo- allergenic Portuguese Water Dog, made the rounds with his master Dr. Leo Eisenberg at the DNS Oncology Hematology Clinic at Huron Valley Hospital in Novi. In fact, many of his patients said they would only undergo tests or chemo- therapy if Bruno was there, too. Sadly, Bruno, who Leo ga...…
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…16 February 28 • 2019 jn Award-Winning Journalism The JN wins in several categories at the MPA Awards. I n addition to being a finalist for “Newspaper of the Year” in its circulation class, the Detroit Jewish News took home several honors from the Michigan Press Association Awards, held in Grand Rapids on Jan. 31. Contributing Editor Robert Sklar won first place for Best Columnist for his col- umn “Be Bold.” “Robert Sklar offers...…
…February 28 • 2019 17 jn HOURS Mon Closed I Tues - Thurs: 11am - 10pm I Fri: 11am - 11pm I Sat: 4pm - 11pm I Sun: 4pm - 9pm No sharing (strictly enforced). Minimum purchase of an alcohol or nonalcoholic beverage. Dine-in or carry-out. Excludes Saturdays and Holidays. - Unfortunately, due to special pricing we will not remake or replace any item on the specials offered. Thank you f r om St e ve n Le lli ’ s On t he Gr ee n...…
…18 February 28 • 2019 jn Traveling Trunk T o acquaint young students with the stories of the first Jewish settlers in Michigan, Tova Schreiber, an educator with the Jewish Historical Society of Michigan, unpacks props: a cardboard model canoe, wooden paddles, false fur hats and more. The sixth-graders at Temple Beth El enact parts of the trip Ezekiel Solomon and Chapman Abraham made around 1760. Those young men, immigrants from ...…
…February 28 • 2019 19 jn BrightNights Understanding Depression DOORS OPEN 6:30 PM / COMMUNITY RESOURCES AND INFORMATION AVAILABLE DEPRESSION CENTER MICHIGAN MEDICINE A presentation by Harry Rai, MD, and Kevin Sethi, MD, House Officers in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Michigan Depression Center, in collaboration with Kadima, and a panel of experts to answer audience questions. KEVIN SETHI, MD Depression Cente...…
…20 February 28 • 2019 jn continued from page 18 jews d in the ing enslaved individuals escape across the river into Canada. A Jewish clothing manufacturer, Emil Heineman of Detroit donated new suits of clothing to help these people make a new life. His wife, Fannie Heineman, initiated many social projects, including helping to found Children’ s Hospital. When the war began, the 151 Jewish families in Michigan in the 1860s (half ...…
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…22 February 28 • 2019 jn Jews & Human Rights James Loeffl er is the 2019 Belin Lecturer. O n March 12, the Frankel Center will welcome Professor James Loeffler to the University of Michigan to deliv- er the 2019 David W. Belin Lecture in American Jewish Affairs. Loeffler’ s lecture, “Prisoners of Zion: American Jews, Human Rights, and the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict,” based on his recently pub- lished Rooted Cosmopolitans: Jews ...…
…February 28 • 2019 23 jn TOTOUSA.COM | 800-350-TOTO Things you use every day. Created for a new way of living. NX1 Toilet NEW SHOWROOM DETROIT 150 Parsons Street Detroit, MI 48201 313-831-7770 WALLED LAKE 1977 E. West Maple Rd. Walled Lake, MI 48390 248.669.7474 www.advanceplumbing.com 99 YEARS 1920 - 2019 …
…24 February 28 • 2019 jn Emanu-El’s Spring Festival Brings Five Events in March Temple Emanu-El in Oak Park will host its Spring Festival “Looking to the Future” March 14-24 with five events. Popular speaker and former Detroit Free Press columnist Rochelle Riley will speak at 7 p.m. Thursday, March 14, about her new book The Burden: African Americans and the Enduring Impact of Slavery. An afterglow and book signing follows. The sig...…
…February 28 • 2019 25 jn February 28 • 2019 25 jn jews d in the | faces&places Assembling soup in a jar gifts for Crossroads Social Services during an afternoon of volunteering Jan. 20 at Adat Shalom are Isaiah Madrid of Walled Lake, Alex Gross of Novi, Spencer Columbus of Commerce, Sam Nathan of Farmington Hills and Logan Bowers of Bloomfield Hills. The annual event was sponsored by Adat Shalom-Beth Achim Learning Community, Men’ s...…
…26 February 28 • 2019 jn New Age Group, Same Success for Weightlifter W eightlifter Jeff Ellis moved into a new age group for competitions this year. but he’ s still collecting medals and breaking records. Ellis, who will turn 60 on May 1, won his 16th Michigan Senior Olympics gold medal in 18 years — to go along with one silver medal and one bronze medal — earlier this month when he took first place in the age 60-64 198-pound di...…
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…28 February 28 • 2019 jn moments Lindsey Camdyn Dorfman, daughter of Wendy and Michael Dorfman, will lead the congregation in prayer as she becomes a bat mitzvah on Saturday, March 2, 2019, at Temple Shir Shalom in West Bloomfield. She will be joined in celebration by her broth- er Hayden and sister Kendall and proud grandparents Lenore and Stan Dorfman, and Marlene Cohen. She is the granddaughter of the late Edward Cohen and Mr...…
…February 28 • 2019 29 jn moments M aurice Reizen of Novi, for- mer director of the Michigan Department of Public Health, celebrated his 100th birthday on Feb. 24, 2019. Wishing him a happy birthday at this noteworthy event were his children, Mark and Jen Reizen, and Nancy and Howard Serlin; his grandchildren, Jason Reizen, Jennifer Matley, Daniel and Miry Serlin, David and Dana Serlin; and his great-grandchildren, Andrew and Leia ...…
