…54 | APRIL 30 • 2020 A t the risk of repeat- ing myself, as I have written several times before, when doing research in the William Davidson Digital Archive of Jewish Detroit History for one topic, I always find another interesting story on another subject. In this case, while during research for my recent “Looking Back” on the history of Jews and supermarkets, I also learned that Jewish Detroiters founded the largest chai...…
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… JANUARY 30 • 2020 | 3 contents Views 5-10 Jews in the D United Against Anti-Semitism 12 Leaders inform, reassure and encourage action. Fire Back Home 16 Australian Detroiters react to massive fires ravaging their native country. Waterford Murder Suspect Arraigned 18 Man accused of killing Stefanie Kroot Steinberg enters not guilty plea. Celebrating MLK Day and Day of Racial Healing 20 Spirit Torah portion 23 Moments 24 Art...…
…The Weinberg Family Library & Temple Israel Sisterhood are excited THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 6 5pm showing followed by dinner & discussion at 6:45pm facilitated by Rabbi Marla Hornsten Register at temple-israel.org/dinnermovie Temple Members: $16 per session; Non-members, $18 per session For questions, contact Lauren Marcus Johnson at 248-661-5700 or e-mail ljohnson@temple-israel.org. Open to community, RSVP not required. Questio...…
… JANUARY 30 • 2020 | 5 Views for openers Middle-Aged and Throwing Axes A few months ago, I stum- bled across My Middle- Aged Baby Book: A Record of Milestones, Millstones & Gallstones by Mary-Lou Weisman. I flipped through the book, which was wisely printed on anti-glare paper and in a large easy-to-read font. It starts off like any old baby book with a place to list vital statistics — “a page to write down all the things you’ ...…
…Views 6 | JANUARY 30 • 2020 G rowing concern about anti-Semitism locally, nationally and global- ly drew approximately 1,000 people to a community infor- mational event Jan. 23 at Adat Shalom Synagogue. The sense of solidarity was palpable in the packed sanctuary as people lis- tened attentively to two panels of speakers who gave views of anti-Semitism from their van- tage points as educators, rabbis, security experts, community ...…
… JANUARY 30 • 2020 | 7 LAKER IRVING AND BEVERLY CONCERT SERIES AT CSZ 2020 Shabbat Shirah JEWISH MUSIC WEEKEND Featuring HAZZAN DR. RAMON TASAT February 6-8, 2020 BERMAN NIGHT OF LEARNING CANTATA EBRAICA: THE MUSIC OF THE ITALIAN JEWS THROUGH THE CENTURIES THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 2020 7:00 p.m. Throughout the centuries, and especially after the expulsion of the Jews from the Iberian Peninsula, the Italian city-states received Jews from a...…
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…10 | JANUARY 30 • 2020 Views place on university campus- es; the most recent at the University of Minnesota in November. The NSJP advocates the elimination of the State of Israel, and the ending of any form of Jewish self-de- termination in the ancient Jewish homeland. The report examines how this mission is justified politically and ideologically, and how it uses anti-Semitism and other forms of insidious anti-demo- cratic ideo...…
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…12 | JANUARY 30 • 2020 United Against Anti-Semitism Jews in the D A nti-Semitism has existed through- out much of the world for centu- ries, but a recent flare-up of attacks on American Jews has heightened public awareness of the problem. As verbal assaults and minor vandalism have become more common and escalat- ed to beatings and murders of American Jews during the past several years, concern among the Jewish community has ratch- e...…
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…14 | JANUARY 30 • 2020 continued from page 12 2010 was $250,000 but has since risen to $1.8 million. “We cannot outspend this problem, but we can prepare as best as possible,” Kurtzmann said. Joseph Lupinacci, special agent for the FBI assigned to the Public Corruption & Civil Rights squad in the Detroit Field Office, discussed the close relationship between federal law enforcement, local police agencies and the local Jewish co...…
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…16 | JANUARY 30 • 2020 Jews in the D F or many Americans, Australia tends to be of sight, out of mind. But wildfires have been burning out of control throughout the country since September 2019, and their staggering destruction is being felt by many local residents with connections to the area. According to CNN, 29 people have died and more than a billion animals have been killed in the fires. More than 3,000 homes and businesse...…
… JANUARY 30 • 2020 | 17 Jews in the D continued on page 18 CPA Levi Serebryanski settled in Oak Park 18 years ago and is treasurer at Bais Chabad of North Oak Park. He has been following the news avidly and checking in frequently with his mother and siblings, who still live in his hometown of Melbourne. A few weeks ago, Serebryanski’ s nephew attended the local Jewish overnight summer camp that takes place in a small town hal...…
…18 | JANUARY 30 • 2020 Jews in the D to be identified as Esther. “None of my family are near the fires,” Esther said, “but there’ s a lot of emotional attachment hearing about the destruction. I hear about burned areas and I think, ‘ That’ s where I hiked as a teen,’ and now that entire area is gone. Or ‘ I went horseback riding over there,’ and I hear that all the horses in those regions died.” According to Esther, life cont...…
… JANUARY 30 • 2020 | 19 B’nai Moshe To Launch “Shabbat Experience” Congregation B’ nai Moshe is embark- ing on an innovative way to celebrate Shabbat with Shabbat Experience, beginning Saturday, Feb. 1. While traditional services are being chanted in the sanctuary, this group will meet at 10 a.m. in the Cantor Klein Chapel on the first and third Saturdays of each month for a more casual expe- rience designed to increase spiritual sa...…
…20 | JANUARY 30 • 2020 | faces&places Jews in the D On Sunday, Jan. 19, Rabbi Capers Funnye, rabbi at Chicago’ s Beth Shalom B’ nai Zaken Ethiopian Hebrew Congregation, spoke to members of the Metro Detroit Jewish and African American communities during several events to commemorate the legacy of Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. The day began at Congregation Beth Shalom in Oak Park, hosted by several synagogues and the Jewish Community...…
… JANUARY 30 • 2020 | 21 Celebrating MLK Day Farber and Hillel Students participate in National Day of Racial Healing. O n Tuesday, Jan. 21, students from Farber Hebrew Day School and Hillel Day School participated in the second annual National Day of Racial Healing at Wayne State University. The event is hosted by the Detroit Public Schools Foundation and brings together more than 300 middle school students from Metro Detroit to...…
…22 | JANUARY 30 • 2020 P assover may be a long way off, but the story of the Exodus is the topic of this week’ s Torah portion. The name Passover only reminds us about one small detail of the Exodus from Egypt, that before the last plague, God passed over the houses where there was blood on the doorposts. This seems just a technical detail, so why was the holiday named after this event? The answer can be found in the followin...…
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…24 | JANUARY 30 • 2020 Brody 70th R hea and Robert Brody of Bloomfield Hills were married on Nov. 6, 1949, at Congregation Shaarey Zedek. Their enduring love for one another is applauded and celebrated by all who know them. Mazel tov! MAY 13, 2019 Roenan and Sharee Patt of Vernon Hills, Ill., are proud to announce the birth of their daughter, Robin Anne. Sharing in their joy are big brother Ruben and grandparents Rob Pliskow of Hu...…
… JANUARY 30 • 2020 | 25 Moments Gruca 100th W olf Gruca, a Holocaust survivor, will celebrate his 100th birthday on Feb. 6, 2020. He was born in Czestochowa, Poland. After immigrating to the United States in 1949, he with his wife, Regina, raised three children. Wishing him continued good health are his children, Sandra and Joseph Gruca, Mary and James Starr, and Susane (the late Aaron) Yesnick; grandchildren, Jeffrey Gruca, Terr...…
…Arts&Life theater Doing What He Loves After 30 years, Mandy Patinkin still blends song, fi lm, TV, activism and Judaism in his life. ALICE BURDICK SCHWEIGER CONTRIBUTING WRITER details Mandy Patinkin will perform at 8 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 6, at the Fisher Theatre, Detroit. Tickets start at $55 and can be purchased online at broadwayindetroit.com or ticketmaster.com or by calling (800) 982-2787. JOAN MARCUS 26 | JANUARY 30 • 2...…
…M andy Patinkin — singer, actor, activist — will bring his musical talents to Detroit on Thursday, Feb. 6, at the Fisher Theatre. His 30-city concert tour, Diaries, features a mix of classic American tunes, material from recent recordings and a little bit of Broadway. “The name Diaries comes from a journal I was doing of new songs,” says Patinkin, who is accompa- nied by pianist/musical director Adam Ben-David (see accompanying story)...…
…A ccompanying Mandy Patinkin on tour has been a dream come true for pianist/musical director/ conductor Adam Ben-David. “I met Mandy at a musical workshop in New York City and I approached him about play- ing for him, ” says Ben-David, associate musical director for Book of Mormon on Broadway for nine years. “It was 2015 and coincided with the retirement of his longtime piano player Paul Ford. We met with Paul and spent a few da...…
… JANUARY 30 • 2020 | 29 Arts&Life exhibit Capturing Eichmann “Operation Finale” exhibit reveals history of the secret Mossad mission. T he Holocaust Memorial Center in Farmington Hills is featuring a special exhibit, “Operation Finale: The Capture & Trial of Adolf Eichmann,” which runs through mid-June. The exhibit reveals the secret history behind the capture and trial of one of the world’ s most notori- ous escaped war crimina...…
…30 | JANUARY 30 • 2019 Arts&Life music Song & Story Duo brings Simon & Garfunkel’ s history and music alive on stage. SUZANNE CHESSLER CONTRIBUTING WRITER A s the singing-songwriting duo of Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel step back from stage work, Taylor Bloom and Benjamin Cooley step forward to perform some 30 of their folk-rock hits and tell about their high-powered careers and personal lives. The Simon & Garfunkel Story, Nort...…
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…32 | JANUARY 30 • 2020 Arts&Life celebrity jews STREAMING/BROADCAST The Stranger, an original Netflix eight-episode series, will premiere Jan. 30. It’ s based on a 2015 novel of the same name by mystery/thrill- er novelist Harlen Coben, 35. The book was set in New Jersey, where Coben was born and still lives, but the mini-series has moved the story to England and the cast is all British. The lead character, Adam Price, believes h...…
…FRIDAY, JAN 31 SHABBAT-APPELLA 5 pm, Jan. 31. At Adat Shalom. The melodies of Kabbalat Shabbat are presented in intricate a cappella harmony, allowing you to participate in the spirituality of this special service to welcome Shabbat. The service is open to the community. Info: 248-851- 5100. FAMILY SHABBAT 5:30 pm, Jan. 31. At Temple Kol Ami: a family-friendly Shabbat service. Enjoy a kid-friendly din- ner (dairy-free, nut-free). Ma...…
…34 | JANUARY 30 • 2020 On The Go people | places | events continued from page 33 TUESDAY WITH JANET 1:30 pm, Feb. 4. Get together with host Janet Pont in the Shaarey Zedek library. Motor City Upbeats will sing, and there will be a demonstration of the bass fiddle. Cake and coffee will be served. Info: jpont@shaareyzedek.org. FRANKEL CENTER EVENT 4-5:30 pm, Feb. 4. From Cairo to the Cloud: The World of the Cairo Geniza. At the Rac...…
… JANUARY 30 • 2020 | 35 Living a Miracle Brenda Rosenberg shares the alternative methods that sped her recovery from a debilitating stroke. ELIZABETH A. KATZ CONTRIBUTING WRITER | PHOTOGRAPHY BY ERIN KIRKLAND Health on the cover A nyone who knows Brenda Naomi Rosenberg knows she thrives on making connections. That could include interacting with those in the local religious, artistic and philanthropic commu- nities, working locally w...…
…continued from page 35 own brain and body as she recovers from the stroke. She describes the results as noth- ing short of miraculous. “I was a mess,” she said about the ischemic stroke, characterized by a blockage of blood in the brain. “I was so afraid, but I was more afraid of not being able to function” than of losing her life to the stroke. Rosenberg, 73, said the physical and occupational therapy she underwent only caused fr...…
… JANUARY 30 • 2020 | 37 continued on page 38 BOTH PHOTOS: Brenda Rosenberg and MELT Method instructor Leanne Bourassa do exercises with special balls to stimulate fluid in Brenda’ s cells for improved healing and reduced pain. ated the method after trying to solve his own chronic knee injury. “Feldenkrais is based in awareness of how you move and in using this awareness to bring the desired change, just like psychology does w...…
…38 | JANUARY 30 • 2020 times a week. She said Sjogren has helped her decrease her “wobbliness” and gain mobili- ty in her right leg and arm. “To me, it’ s miraculous,” Rosenberg said, again using the “M” word. AN ADDITIONAL, HELPFUL STEP Rosenberg, always an active person whether it’ s her creative work, her community service or being physically fit, has prac- ticed Pilates. After her stroke, she continued working with her Pilates ...…
… JANUARY 30 • 2020 | 39 Are you certified? What kind of training have you had?” Cascardo said she under- stands how some stroke patients have difficulty with physical, occupation- al and speech therapy, as Rosenberg experienced. “It’ s an experience where a person isn’ t able to calibrate their own mobility,” she said. “It can be frustrating and embarrassing for the person. If you have a novice or an inexperienced therapist, the (...…
…40 | JANUARY 30 • 2020 Health LYNNE KONSTANTIN CONTRIBUTING WRITER A s far back as Debbie Glazer can remember, she wanted to be a doc- tor. “I wanted to cure cancer, ” she says. “Being exposed to the world of disability and med- ical issues impacted me and shaped what direction my life would take. ” But as she got older, she started honing in on the differences between “caring” ver- sus “curing” and realized her personality and passio...…
… JANUARY 30 • 2020 | 41 501(c) (3) status and launched the Comfort Salon Foundation. “By starting my own nonprofit, I could help more people, ” Glazer says. The foundation provides hair, nail, makeup and facial services for children and adults who are seriously or terminally ill — to enhance quality of life and provide comfort to those suffering from debilitating and devastat- ing diseases. Foundation services are offered free ...…
…42 | JANUARY 30 • 2020 Health JFS To Host 16-Week Diabetes Prevention Class W hat most thrilled West Bloomfield resident Janet Reinhart Hall when she facilitated her first Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP) as a lifestyle coach were the strong bonds the group formed while participat- ing in the pro- gram. “People love this program, and they don’ t want it to end,” she says. “DPP is proven — it’ s not a fad.” A DPP informati...…
… JANUARY 30 • 2020 | 43 Wednesday May 20, 2020 CONGREGATION SHAAREY ZEDEK 6:30 PM REGISTRATION 7:15 PM PROGRAM Admission $65 After being a finalist on the NBC show Last Comic Standing, comedian Gary Gulman is now shining a spotlight on mental health in his first HBO special, The Great Depresh, from executive producer Judd Apatow. Join us as Gulman takes to the stage in an unflinchingly honest stand-up performance and reflects on his ...…
…44 | JANUARY 30 • 2020 Israeli Health | News A groundbreaking study has shown that it is possible to rejuvenate damaged kidneys and improve their function, a proce- dure that could reverse chronic kidney disease, offsetting the need for dialysis. This is the first breakthrough in decades to combat this disease, often precipi- tated by hypertension and diabetes, and which affects a whopping 10 percent of the population worldw...…
… JANUARY 30 • 2020 | 45 O ne of the scariest things about being admitted to the hospital is the possibility of catch- ing some dangerous, drug-resistant super- bug. The chances of that happening could become slimmer with a new discovery from Israeli researchers, who found that aggressive bacteria can be controlled if treated within a specific timeframe. Like all living organisms, bacteria develop defenses against hostile elemen...…
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