… SEPTEMBER 3 • 2020 | 41 cover story No Schmear Coincidence Nosh I f you bake it, they will come. And since its grand opening in February, they’ ve been coming out in droves to Bubbie’ s Bagels on Front Street in Traverse City. The bagel shop has been a success story, despite Michigan’ s COVID-19 lockdown halting the store’ s indoor traffic just weeks after opening. But these bagels have proven curb appeal, because curbside pick...…
…continued from page 41 42 | SEPTEMBER 3 • 2020 Sam has had Jewish vacationers and local residents visit the store. The presi- dent of Traverse City’ s Beth Shalom syna- gogue and a rabbi from Petoskey’ s Temple B’ nai Israel have been customers. As for shipping of Bubbie’ s Bagels for downstate Metro Detroiters to enjoy, “for now that is limited to what my parents are willing to shove into the backseat of their car,” Sam said with a...…
…T he Aug. 28 grand opening of Tov Bagel’ s new downtown Detroit location proceeded as planned, despite disagreeable weather. The newest bagel shop on the block is selling its innovative flavors and large schmear selection out of the ASHE Supply Co. café at 1555 Broadway St., via an outdoor, socially distanced walk-up counter. Tov Bagel is the brainchild of Joe Penn, 23, from Boston; Devon Malloy, 23, from Lancaster, Pa.; and Dan...…
…continued from page 43 44 | SEPTEMBER 3 • 2020 “Bread has always been something that’ s interested me because there is so much science behind it. It involves the manipulation of time, temperature and humidity. I wanted to create my own bagel, not replicate a certain style,” Sam said, sounding like a scientist in his own bagel laboratory. To that end he began experimenting, formulating his own recipes by tinkering with ingredients ...…
… SEPTEMBER 3 • 2020 | 45 D an Aronson has salsa in his blood. He was just a tod- dler when his parents, Jack and Annette, opened a restaurant, Clubhouse Bar-B-Q, in Ferndale. One of their customers was Jim Hiller, owner of Hiller’ s Markets, who loved the restaurant’ s salsa so much he asked if he could sell it in his stores. Garden Fresh Gourmet was born. Dan was 6. His earliest memories include working in the business next to h...…
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…48 | SEPTEMBER 3 • 2020 A Life of Service JUDY GREENWALD CONTRIBUTING WRITER A dedicated military man, a proficient technical writer, married to his childhood sweetheart for 68 years, a proud father and grandfather, selfless, humble, with a love of country and family — these qualities only begin to describe Calvin Blum, who died Aug. 18, 2020, at age 92. The youngest of five sons of Abraham and Celia Blum, four of whom simulta...…
… SEPTEMBER 3 • 2020 | 49 continued on page 50 Eric Novetsky, Jessica and Steven Migliore, Dr. Daniel and Paula Fischer, Noah Collen, Zachary Collen; great-grandchildren, Lily Novetsky, Emma Novetsky, Alexis Migliore, Jacob Migliore, Dylan Migliore; many loving nieces, neph- ews and friends. She was the beloved wife of the late Seymour Collen; dear sister and sister-in-law of the late Norman and the late Florence Zacks. Contribut...…
…50 | SEPTEMBER 3 • 2020 Soul of blessed memory continued from page 49 SUSAN DUBIN, 74, of West Bloomfield, died Aug. 26, 2020. She is survived by her husband of 52 years, Dr. Howard Dubin; sons and daughter- in-law, Arthur Dubin, and Matthew and Debbie Dubin; grandchildren, Alivia Dubin, Marcus Dubin and Tessa Dubin; brother and sister-in- law, James and Nancy Jonas; best friend and caregiver canine, Wally; nieces and nephews...…
… SEPTEMBER 3 • 2020 | 51 continued on page 52 JOEL MATTHEW LEVISE, 52, of Southfield, died Aug. 24, 2020. He is survived by his parents, Susan Bilsky and William Levise; sister and brother-in- law, Dawn Levise and Mark Ellison of Milford; many other loving relatives and friends. Contributions may be made to Michigan Greyhound Connection, P.O. Box 725384, Berkley, MI 48072; or to a charity of one’ s choice. A graveside service w...…
…52 | SEPTEMBER 3 • 2020 Soul of blessed memory continued from page 51 OBITUARY CHARGES The processing fee for obituaries is: $125 for up to 100 words; $1 per word thereafter. A photo counts as 15 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 as...…
… SEPTEMBER 3 • 2020 | 53 A look back at Van Dyke Place. the best of everything Raskin L’Chaim Noshing Menu L ooking back to the future … With nothing more to prove in the restaurant world … having carved a solid niche as one of the nation’ s finest restaurants … Van Dyke Place added another gem to its trea- sured list of din- ing wonders. Traditional Jewish foods, even back in 1994, were being received with high popularity at...…
…54 | SEPTEMBER 3 • 2020 Looking Back From the William Davidson Digital Archive of Jewish Detroit History accessible at www.djnfoundation.org 75th Anniversary of VJ Day T here is another important 75th anniversary this week. On Sept. 2, 1945, on the deck of the battle- ship U.S.S. Missouri, the Japanese Empire formally signed the papers of surrender to the Allies. World War II was officially over. The fighting in the Pacific Arena ha...…
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