… APRIL 30 • 2020 | 3 contents Views 5-8 Jews in the D Bringing People Together 12 The Coalition for Black and Jewish Unity shares how their communities are facing the COVID-19 crisis. Yad Ezra Moves to Deliveries-Only 13 Thanks to army of volunteers, all clients will still be served. ‘ More than a Statistic:’ Losing a Loved One During COVID-19 14 Funeral homes and family members move through unfamiliar territories after losing a ...…
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… APRIL 30 • 2020 | 5 Views Editor’ s note Cap & Gown Flashbacks A gainst my better judg- ment, I’ m going to share with all of you what I looked like in high school. Look at that handsome young 2007 shayne punim and his crooked haircut. Online right now, lots of folks are reposting pic- tures from their younger days, hanging out with cool clothes and cool haircuts, as a sign of solidarity for all the housebound students this...…
…6 | APRIL 30 • 2020 Views continued from page 5 continued on page 10 No Time to Be Cautious Jill Gutmann deserves credit for taking on a lot in one article (“Jewish Ethics in Medicine, ” April 9, page 6), but I fear that her cautious — even dismissive — tone about chloroquine fol- lowed by a general discussion of Jewish ethics and experimental treatments do not adequately consider patients who want access to chlo...…
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…12 | APRIL 30 • 2020 Bringing People Together The Coalition for Black and Jewish Unity shares how their communities are facing the COVID-19 crisis. Jews in the D T here is not one person whose life hasn’ t been affected by the COVID- 19 pandemic. Whether directly or indirectly, the virus has touched the old and young, black and white, and male and female. It has been blind to boundaries. While many have lived with fear, anxiety a...…
… APRIL 30 • 2020 | 13 Yad Ezra Moves to Deliveries Only Thanks to army of volunteers, all clients will still be served. W e had just suc- cessfully com- pleted our Passover grocery dis- tribution to more than 1,000 families via curb- side and home deliveries when I received a letter sent to my home from an anonymous client who expressed deep concern about Yad Ezra moving to a “deliv- eries-only” process during the pandemic. The a...…
…Jews in the D 14 | APRIL 30 • 2020 ‘More Than Just Statistics’: Losing a Loved One During COVID-19 Funeral homes and family members move through unfamiliar territories after losing a loved one during the COVID-19 pandemic. CORRIE COLF STAFF WRITER continued on page 16 D uring this unprecedented time, funeral homes and families of those who have lost loved ones to the coronavirus are searching for ways to nav- igate unfamiliar ways ...…
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… APRIL 30 • 2020 | 25 “We always said, ‘ Nope. Not going to hap- pen.’ But they adored him from the start.” Michael accepted a position as team security with the Cleveland Cavaliers bas- ketball team, which required him to move to Cleveland and travel with the team throughout the season. “The move actually made us get more serious,” Renea says. Three years later, the position in Cleveland ended and Michael returned to work in Detroit —...…
…26 | APRIL 30 • 2020 Renea and the boys. After 30 years of friendship, the couple wed on Sept. 1 in a small ceremony at Temple Shir Shalom in West Bloomfield, officiated by Rabbis Michael Moskowitz and Daniel Schwartz and Cantor Penny Steyer. “Every person who was there were people who are very important to us, ” Michael says. “Every single guest was seated on the bimah — we didn’ t utilize the pews at all. One friend did the cake...…
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… APRIL 30 • 2020 | 35 H amtramck, the 2-square-mile city bordering the General Motors plant near the center of Detroit, is known to many as a historic Polish enclave, an epicenter of “Paczki Day” and — during festivals — a parking headache. But those who don’ t dig deeper are missing out: not just on simpler parking, but on countless other jewels, too. Among the newest is the Film Lab, which opened October 2019 in a former Pol...…
…36 | APRIL 30 • 2020 “That really resonated with them. ” They enjoyed Israeli cinema, too. Yet the festival he came to coordinate was often the only nearby spot they could find Israeli works. “We weren’ t renting it — VOD didn’ t exist then. And it wasn’ t at Blockbuster, so there was like one week a year you would see these things, ” he said. “ And that became a really big event. ” After coordinating the WJFF, Gardner served ...…
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…38 | APRIL 30 • 2020 awards ceremony, Gardner was introduced to Sfire, who’ d won an award the previous year as part of the feminist filmmaking collective Final Girls; she was looking to start a theater as well. Today, Gardner and Sfire describe their partnership in similar terms. Over coffee, on a bright, chilly afternoon at Oloman Cafe pre-pandemic, Sfire said they make a good yin and yang. She values his holistic approach to ...…
… APRIL 30 • 2020 | 39 One solution may be partnerships. At Cinema Lamont, Gardner collabo- rated with Dearborn’ s Arab American National Museum and Detroit’ s Mexican con- sulate. He expresses similar hope for extending the Film Lab’ s reach. “It’ s something we’ re still working on, and perhaps people aren’ t necessar- ily used to the opportunity to see films like that or used to coming to places like this,” he said. “I think ...…
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… APRIL 30 • 2020 | 41 BROADCAST AND STREAMING: CATCH-UP AND LOOK AHEAD The original HBO film Bad Education premiered on April 25. Reviews are stellar. It is based on a scandal that rocked the (heavily Jewish) Roslyn, Long Island school district in 2004. Superintendent Frank Tassone (Hugh Jackman), a highly respected educator, and his right hand-woman, Pam Gluckin (Alison Janney), stole $11 million dollars from the district. Alex W...…
…42 | APRIL 30 • 2020 says. “I’ ve adapted to look at it differently now. I wear a mask at all times, and I do everything possible to protect myself. “I don’ t feel I have an option not to go to work,” she adds. “I am a trained health professional doing my job when it’ s need- ed most.” Goel is part of a two-person intubation team. She also assists in the COVID ICU where some of the most critically ill patients are fighting for their live...…
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… APRIL 30 • 2020 | 45 continued on page 46 BRUCE BARKIN, 68, of West Bloomfield, died April 19, 2020. He is survived by his brothers and sisters-in-law, Richard and Marilynn Barkin, and Steven and Teri Barkin; sister and brother-in-law, Janice and David Gordon; many loving nieces, nephews, cousins and friends. Mr. Barkin was the beloved husband of the late Helen Barkin; the devoted son of the late Madeline and the late Marvi...…
…46 | APRIL 30 • 2020 he left to attend the College of Osteopathic Medicine and Surgery in Des Moines, Iowa. He complet- ed his D.O. degree in 1961. Dr. Bez practiced anesthesi- ology in Detroit, Battle Creek and Lansing, where he finished his career. He was a full profes- sor at Michigan State University College of Human Medicine and clinical professor at the College of Osteopathic Medicine. As a residency program director, Dr. Bez ...…
… APRIL 30 • 2020 | 47 continued on page 48 Longtime Brody’s Owners and Couple of 70 Years, Separated By COVID-19, Die Just Hours Apart T hey were high school sweethearts, and they were insepara- ble — even after 72 years of marriage. They worked together for decades at their well-known store, Brody’ s Custom Printing and Camp Supplies, and they shared a passion for the movies and live theater. Their relation- ship resembled a cl...…
…48 | APRIL 30 • 2020 continued from page 47 Memorial Park Cemetery in Livonia. Contributions may be made to the Alzheimer’ s Association or to Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit. Arrangements by Dorfman Chapel. COLEMAN KLEIN, 82, of West Bloomfield, died April 15, 2020. A respected attor- ney and avid music lover, Coleman is survived by his sons, Michael Klein and Jeffrey Klein; grandchildren, Jacob and Julie Klein; man...…
… APRIL 30 • 2020 | 49 continued on page 50 she was a great letter writer, writing and receiving respons- es from movie and opera stars as varied as Laurence Olivier, Pavarotti and many, many others. Shirley was also a diehard sports fan. She loved football, basketball, baseball as well as hockey. She could quote statis- tics and could hold a conver- sation about sports teams and individual players with anyone for hours. Shirley was ...…
…50 | APRIL 30 • 2020 Soul of blessed memory continued from page 49 Benzin, Jacob Serour, Josh Guttentag; great-nephews, Oliver Benzin, Isaac Benzin. Mr. Serour was the loving son of the late Morris Serour. Contributions may be made to a charity of one’ s choice. Graveside service was held at Hebrew Memorial Park. Arrangements by Hebrew Memorial Chapel. JACOB SHANKER, 82, of Oak Park, died April 3, 2020. He is survived by his ...…
… APRIL 30 • 2020 | 51 continued on page 52 BESSIE STEIN, 102, of West Bloomfield, died April 17, 2020. She is survived by her daughter and son-in-law, Marcia and Donald Aaron; grandchildren, Bradley Lewis Aaron and Jennifer Aaron; great-grandson, Blake David Aaron. Mrs. Stein was the beloved wife of the late Irving Stein; the proud grandmother of the late Keith Steven Aaron. Interment was at Adat Shalom Memorial Park. Contri...…
…52 | APRIL 30 • 2020 DANIEL WATERSTONE, 64, of New York, formerly of Michigan, died April 13, 2020. He is survived by brother and sister-in-law, Jack and Hannah Waterstone; sister and brother-in-law, Dena and Boruch Rabinowitz of Passic, N.J. Contributions may be made to Tzedakah Enhancement Project (TEP), 25991 Marlowe Place, Oak Park, MI 48237. Graveside service was held at Hebrew Memorial Park. Arrangements by Hebrew Memo...…
