…42 | NOVEMBER 30 • 2023 J N M ark Snyder left the sports writing pro- fession in 2017 after nearly five years at the Oakland Press and 14 years at the Detroit Free Press. He’s spent the last six years as director of communications and marketing for Lake Orion Community Schools. But sports writing is still in his blood. So much so that the Bloomfield Hills resident devoted two years to a project that resulted in a book on the 1997...…
…NOVEMBER 30 • 2023 | 43 GIFT GUIDE Happy! LYNNE KONSTANTIN CONTRIBUTING WRITER Spread some Chanukah joy, with gifts for everyone on your list. for Her This sleeveless GLITTER KNITTED TOP by Lanhtropy will steal the show at any holiday party. Hersh’s, West Bloomfield. Hershsboutique. com. ▼ Wear it loud and proud: Stephanie Gottlieb’s 14K gold RAINBOW DISC STAR OF DAVID is surrounded by a rainbow of pave gemstones. Ten pe...…
…44 | NOVEMBER 30 • 2023 Under, over or on-its- own, the LUX LADY LAYERING TOP comes in a rainbow of shades, but we’re partial to this Chanukah blue. Sheer mesh with a high neckline and thumb- hole details. Area Free People stores. Freepeople.com. Local artisan Amy Sternberg, owner of Artworks By Amy, will custom hand-paint almost anything — from tables and bookcases to articles of clothing, like this vintage LEATHER HAMSA JA...…
…NOVEMBER 30 • 2023 | 45 More Great Gifts Wrap her up in your love with Kerri Rosenthal’s luxe cotton-cashmere IMPERFECT HEART BEANIE and LOVED SCARF. Found Objects, Birmingham. Shopfoundobjects.com. ▼ Stunning and brilliant: This two-piece stoneware TALL PEDESTAL BOWL — fired with a shadow-like glaze resulting in a rustic charcoal tone that is food and liquid safe — can be stacked together for a footed bowl and comes apart to cr...…
…46 | NOVEMBER 30 • 2023 Give movie night an upgrade with urban Accent’s GOURMET POPCORN KIT. Toppings include Buttery Caramel Corn, Sizzlin’ Spicy Sriracha, Cheezy White Cheddar and more. Area Crate & Barrel stores. Crateandbarrel.com. for Him Give Great Gifts GIFT GUIDE Famous for its warmth and durability, Donegal refers to a ground fabric “fleck- ed” with brightly colored yarns, originally woven in County Donegal, Ireland, t...…
…NOVEMBER 30 • 2023 | 47 The best album ever, of course, is subjective, but some rise to the top and their greatness is generally agreed upon. Robert Kidd Gallery in Birmingham has The Classics, ORIGINAL RELEASE ALBUMS SIGNED BY BAND MEMBERS. Among them: Bob Dylan, Nashville Skyline album, 1969, hand-signed by: Bob Dylan (this album cover has the handwritten lyrics of the Song “Lay Lady Lay” written and signed by Bob Dylan); Bruce Springs...…
…48 | NOVEMBER 30 • 2023 Stash their (or your) on-the-go fortification in this durable clear vinyl SNACKS POUCH — multi-colored chenille patches sewn onto water-repellent nylon. Guys N Gals, West Bloomfield. Shopguysngals.com. for Kids Give Great Gifts GIFT GUIDE Saddle up, Buckaroos! HearthSong’s set of two (read: no fighting) INFLATABLE RIDE-ON HOP ’N GO HORSES have ergonomic handles and weighted bottoms for stability. Area Tar...…
…NOVEMBER 30 • 2023 | 49 Give Great Gifts A new way of listening: With the YOTO MINI, kids 3 and up can listen to music, audiobooks and activities plus free content including sleep sounds, reminders (brush your teeth) and more in their bed, at grandma’s and on-the-go. Insert a digital YOTO CARD inside the player to listen; choose from hundreds of cards for all ages and stages — you can even record your own audio (songs, mom and dad sayin...…
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…50 | NOVEMBER 30 • 2023 Super adorable and super coveted, Super Smalls was created by Maria Dueñas Jacobs — former fashion editor for Elle, Glamour and more — to give kids what they really want: “The wow, the weird, the wonder,” she says. The charms in the MAKE IT HANUKKAH MINI BEAD KIT are overflowing with special meanings, including a Chai to symbol- ize life and the good things to come, a Star of David to symbolize Jewish pr...…
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…52 | NOVEMBER 30 • 2023 J N GIFT GUIDE M ost of us love to open a gift- wrapped package every now and then. But sometimes it’s a relief to take a break from the toys that won’t be touched or adding a sweater to the pile. This year, try an alternative route — at least for one night of Chanukah. Whether it’s a certificate for a special night for someone special or an outing your family can participate in together, giving the gi...…
…NOVEMBER 30 • 2023 | 53 J N PLAY DATE Treat the kids to something awesome: Cultivate curious minds with colorful, educational — and so much fun! — playtime. The brainchild of Lacey Foon, mom to 4-year- old twins, Fascination Factory in Birmingam’s Rail District, newly opened in April, offers 4,500-square-feet of play-based learning (think anything from building a castle with blocks to pretending to run a grocery store) and STEAM-focused...…
…54 | NOVEMBER 30 • 2023 GIFT OF FLIGHT Take someone deserving on an unforgettable adventure: the thrill of lifting off the ground and soaring into the sky for a bird’s-eye view of the world below — or in this case, Detroit. MyFlight Tours offers (heated) helicopter rides for stunning views of Detroit icons and landmarks, including the Renaissance Center, sports stadiums, the Ambassador Bridge and more. Various tour packages are avai...…
…NOVEMBER 30 • 2023 | 55 Register at www.dumoart.com (313) 963-6255 409 East Jeferson, Detroit, MI 48226 Register for the December 14th & 15th, 2023 Auctions Today Featuring works from Romare Bearden, Josef Albers, Fernand Leger, Chuang Che, Mira Mikati x Javier Calleja, John Lennon, Guy Carleton Wiggins, Thomas Moran, and Many More Romare Bearden (American, 1911-1988) Collage And Mixed Media on Artists Board, 1971 “Enchanted Woman” , H ...…
…56 | NOVEMBER 30 • 2023 J N GIFT GUIDE It’s always good to give with intent; this year, even more so. Here are a few of our favorites. Gifts that Give Back Give Back LYNNE KONSTANTIN CONTRIBUTING WRITER MICHIGAN HUMANE SOCIETY Good for you, good for our best friends who give us so much joy: Rebel Nell in Detroit was founded out of a love of the city’s vibrant street art combined with the opportunity to address social issues. This ...…
…NOVEMBER 30 • 2023 | 57 LEV HAOLAM Lev Haolam is a subscription-only (that can be canceled at any time) box delivery that creates connections between international Israel-supporters and the Jewish pioneers of Judea and Samaria — money goes directly to the people already working the land, helping them flourish in the face of threats of boycott. Boutique chocolates, sweets, olive oil, tea, cosmetics, wine, dried fruits, artisan ceramics and ...…
…58 | NOVEMBER 30 • 2023 J N GIFT GUIDE M ad Patches owner Taylor Weintraub grew up in Farmington Hills and moved to Atlanta after college to be a teacher. There she met her husband, Ross Weintraub. After 10 years, they moved back, and she has now pivoted her career from teaching to painting custom-made painted gifts, anything from denim jackets to blankets, T-shirts and sweatshirts. The idea of starting up an at-home paintin...…
…NOVEMBER 30 • 2023 | 59 J N MAZEL TOV! HOW TO SUBMIT ANNOUNCEMENTS Mazel Tov! announcements are welcomed for members of the Jewish community. Anniversaries, engagements and weddings with a photo (preferably color) can appear at a cost of $18 each. Births are $10. There is no charge for bar/bat mitzvahs or for special birthdays starting at the 90th. For information, contact Editorial Assistant Sy Manello at smanello@ thejewishnew...…
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…T here are Mozarts and there are Beethovens. Which are you? I have only the most ama- teur knowledge of music, but the impression one gets about Mozart is that, from him, music flowed. There is something effortless and effervescent about his com- positions. They are not “sicklied o’er by the pale cast of thought.” He wrote at speed. He carried the worries of the world lightly. Not so Beethoven, for whom it sometimes took years...…
…NOVEMBER 30 • 2023 | 61 ly selective in the details it chooses to relate. Why not paint Jacob in more attractive colors? It seems to me that the Torah is delivering, here as elsewhere, an extraordinary message: that if we can truly relate to God as God, in His full transcendence and majesty, then we can relate to humans as humans in all their fallibility. In every other religious literature known to me, heroes are idealized until...…
…Synagogue Directory METRO DETROIT CONSERVATIVE Adat Shalom Synagogue Farmington Hills (248) 851-5100 adatshalom.org Congregation Beth Ahm West Bloomfield (248) 851-6880 cbahm.org Congregation Beth Shalom Oak Park (248) 547-7970 congbethshalom.org Beth Tephilath Moses Mt. Clemens (586) 996-3138 bethtephilathmoses.com B’nai Israel Synagogue West Bloomfield (248) 432-2729 bnaiisraelwb.org Congregation B’nai Moshe West Blo...…
…Temple Emanu-El Oak Park (248) 967-4020 emanuel-mich.org Temple Israel West Bloomfield (248) 661-5700 temple-israel.org Temple Kol Ami West Bloomfield (248) 661-0040 tkolami.org Temple Shir Shalom West Bloomfield (248) 737-8700 shirshalom.org REFORM/RENEWAL Congregation Shir Tikvah Troy (248) 649-4418 shirtikvah.org SECULAR/HUMANISTIC Congregation for Humanistic Judaism of Metro Detroit Farmington Hills (248) 477-1410 ...…
…64 | NOVEMBER 30 • 2023 J N HEALTH I t’s no secret that today’s youth have navigated a diffi- cult past few years. Between the COVID-19 pandemic, social isolation and learning remotely, to the Ukraine-Russia war and now the ongoing Israel-Hamas crisis, times have been turbulent for our youngest generations. Pair that with the everyday challenges of being a child or teen — the pressure and compe- tition of social media, family life...…
…NOVEMBER 30 • 2023 | 65 J N continued on page 66 lems, such as wars, recession and terrorism. “Different gen- erations were protected from things that may have still been there, ” she says. “But all of those things that are happening now feel so much bigger because they’re in children’s faces all the time. ” Throughout the pandemic, kids relied heavily on their screens to find connection. While screen time certainly offered a way ...…
…66 | NOVEMBER 30 • 2023 “People were blamed for having mental health problems, ” Edelson explains. “People were seen as somehow inadequate or inferior. ” While neither is ultimately true, mental health often car- ried a sense of shame in the decades prior. Rather than seeking outpatient therapy, people experiencing mental health challenges often resorted to inpatient care at psychiatric facilities or hospitals. As she guided the c...…
…NOVEMBER 30 • 2023 | 67 Join us for a virtual conversation with director Keren Perlmutter about her father Avraham’s war-torn childhood and his determination to survive in the face of evil. Keren will be joined by descendants of the Beijers family that hid him in the Netherlands during the Holocaust, a testament to the lasting efects of human kindness. Tuesday, December 5 7:00 pm EST Register and learn how to watch the film at Hol...…
…68 | NOVEMBER 30 • 2023 J N A lex Grossman hasn’t forgotten about growing up in Michigan. That can be observed through people, places and messages about living expressed through his new film, That’s Funny. As writer, director and actor in That’s Funny, Grossman made use of the production and performance talents of friends kept from his years living in Flint and came to the state to film different scenes, such as those in Char...…
…NOVEMBER 30 • 2023 | 69 that there is always time to enjoy what you’re doing,” said Grossman, whose film shows him trying to put together a standup routine for television in one week’s time. “So often, people think if they’re not improving in leaps and bounds then what’s the point. Studies have shown that just getting a little bit better at something every day can make you great over time,” he said. “The film is only showing the...…
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…70 | NOVEMBER 30 • 2023 J N G eddy Lee set out “to talk about who I am” in his new memoir, My Effin’ Life. And a big part of that identity is being Jewish. It’s not something Lee, co-founder and vocalist/ bassist/keyboardist for the band Rush, ever kept secret. But given the Toronto trio’s Rock and Roll Hall of Fame career — encompassing 50 years, 19 studio albums and global record sales of more than 42 million — it was seldom ...…
…NOVEMBER 30 • 2023 | 71 were separated when she was sent to Bergen-Belsen and he to Dachau, but after the war Morris found her in a displaced persons camp. They married and immigrated to Canada along with surviving members of their extended families. Lee also shares an emotional remembrance about him, his brother and sister accompanying their mother to the 50th anniversary commemoration of Bergen-Belsen in 1995. “My parents an...…
…72 | NOVEMBER 30 • 2023 J N T he largest potters fair in the country returns Nov. 30-Dec. 3 to the Southfield Pavilion in the Southfield Municipal Complex, and two of the returning artists, among the 140 artists showing their works, are Rachail Laine of Ann Arbor and George Erdstein of Huntington Woods. While Laine showcases very functional works using a lot of shades of blue, Erdstein has functional, decorative and whimsical p...…
…NOVEMBER 30 • 2023 | 73 “I’ve been designing things my whole life, and ceramics became a natural transi- tion from architecture, ” said Erdstein, 85, who has a daugh- ter-in-law in Israel who also has turned ceramic projects into a specialized form of art- istry. “We admire each other’s work, and I think including faces on some of the pieces I do gives them life, ” he said. Erdstein uses equipment at Oakland Community College in Ro...…
…74 | NOVEMBER 30 • 2023 J N NATALIE PORTMAN, HARRISON FORD AND MORE ALBERT BROOKS May December, a com- edy-drama, opened in a handful of theaters on Nov. 17 (so it will be eligible for Oscar nominations) and begins streaming on Netflix on Dec. 1. This film is loosely based on the late Mary Kay Letourneau, a schoolteacher who was 34 (1996) when she began an affair with Vili Fualaau, a 12-year-old stu- dent. She had two children ...…
…NOVEMBER 30 • 2023 | 75 A special group of volunteer judges will be reviewing submissions and choosing the 36 winners. Honorees will receive a free subscription to the JN and be featured in a February 2024 issue. GO ONLINE TO THEJEWISHNEWS.COM AND SUBMIT YOUR NOMINATION BY DECEMBER 29, 2023 JEWISH NEWS THE DETROIT Do you know someone who gives of themselves to the community in robust — and often thankless — ways? Someone you admire and...…
…76 | NOVEMBER 30 • 2023 J N CSZ CHANUKAH DINNER 5:30 PM, DEC. 1 (FRI.) Congregation Shaarey Zedek will hold a special Chanukah- themed dinner and service. Families and individuals of all ages are welcome to join for prayers, food and cookie decorating. Family service: 5:30 pm; Shabbat dinner: 6 pm. There is no charge to join for the service. For dinner: tinyurl.com/CSZchanukah. HAZZAN CLASS 10-11 AM, DEC. 3 (SUN.) “Exploring th...…
…NOVEMBER 30 • 2023 | 77 J N honor of 75 years of Israel’s independence, this exhibit captures pivotal moments in Israel’s history, and the contributions of Jewish Detroiters throughout. Now through mid-December, come explore the panels that capture over 100 years of storytelling from the Detroit Jewish Chronicle and the Detroit Jewish News. Curator Mike Smith, the Alene and Graham Landau Archivist Chair of the Detroit Jewish Ne...…
…78 | NOVEMBER 30 • 2023 J N the exchange community bulletin board | professional services For information regarding advertising please call 248-351-5116 or 248-234-9057 or email salessupport@thejewishnews.com Deadline for ad insertion is 9 a.m. on Friday prior to publication. Aaron Mendelson Heating and Cooling, LLC. 248-855-0437 Cell: 248-912-2292 License # 7118488 Maintenance, Installation, Repair & Hot Water Heaters Ajmendelson1...…
…NOVEMBER 30 • 2023 | 79 J N SAMUEL BLUMENSTEIN, 86, of Novi, died Nov. 16, 2023. He is survived by his children, Lori Blumenstein-Bott and Dennis Bott, Karen Blumenstein and Lauren Engel, and Dr. Brian and Ann Blumenstein; grand- children, Danielle DePriest and Matthew Newman, Justin DePriest, Nicole Blumenstein and Brett Kerstein, Alivia Blumenstein, and Raquel Blumenstein; great-grandson, Max Newman; brother-in-law and siste...…
…8 | NOVEMBER 30 • 2023 J N Tales from the Tarmac United as a Community I woke up at 5 a.m. eager for a journey to witness a monumental moment in Jewish history. Anticipation surged within me. Boarding the buses at Shaarey Zedek, I saw a diverse assembly of individuals — representing various shapes, sizes and ages — a living embodiment of our shared heritage, filling me with pride. Arriving in D.C., excitement filled the air,...…
…80 | NOVEMBER 30 • 2023 Natalie Charach was a fixture in the Jewish Community and truly one of a kind. Her generosity, along with Manny’s, has ensured that those needing transportation could turn to Jewish Family Service thanks to the Charach Fleet of vehicles. Her memory will live on in every ride that we provide and we are forever grateful. We offer our heartfelt condolences to her family. May her memory be for a blessing. In loving ...…
…NOVEMBER 30 • 2023 | 81 J N Norah Cykiert and Ivy Cykiert. Mrs. Davis was the beloved wife of the late Marshall Davis. Contributions may be made to Michigan Humane Society, Development Dept., 30300 Telegraph Road, Suite 220, Bingham Farms, MI 48025- 4507, michiganhumane.org/ tributes. Arrangements by Ira Kaufman Chapel. WILLIAM “BILL” GOODMAN, 83, of Detroit, died Nov. 17, 2023. He was a lifelong fighter for justice and tireles...…
…82 | NOVEMBER 30 • 2023 J N R obert Schweiger, 102, of Bradenton, Fla., died Nov. 15, 2023. Robert arrived in Detroit in 1939 with his beloved parents, Hugo and Jolan. They had left Austria, their home, their lives, their possessions. When they fled Austria, their destination was Mexico, with visas secured from the Mexican consulate. Bob, his parents, and other family members were among the 21 Jews who boarded the S.S. Orino...…
…NOVEMBER 30 • 2023 | 83 J N was admitted to the hospital. His requests were simple: Please bring my cologne (so he could flirt with the nurs- es) and his electronics (for YouTube, FaceTime and doing work on his computer). He even joked about having his weekly card game moved to the hospital. Robert Schweiger was one of a kind. He had movie star good looks, a wonderful Austrian accent, a personality like no other, a strong work et...…
…84 | NOVEMBER 30 • 2023 J N michigannlg.org/donations; or Sugar Law Center, 4605 Cass Ave., Second Floor, Detroit, MI 48201, www.sugarlaw.org. Arrangements by Ira Kaufman Chapel. MITZI JOAN JACOBS, 92, of West Bloomfield, died Nov. 19, 2023. She is survived by her sons and daughter-in-law, Mark and Linda Jacobs, and Mitchell Jacobs; grandchildren, Scott (Beth) Jacobs and Brandon (Jessica) Jacobs; great-grandchildren, Anna, Br...…
…NOVEMBER 30 • 2023 | 85 J N Looking Back From the William Davidson Digital Archive of Jewish Detroit History accessible at thejewishnews.com Let’s Think About Summer T he JN will publish its annual summer camp guide next week. At this time, with winter coming amid worries about Israel, summer 2024 may seem like a long way off. Summer camps for youth in America first appeared in the 1870s and 1880s. The first Jewish summer camp was foun...…
…Just for Fun Candles Celebration Chanukah Community Dreidel Eight Faith Family Gelt Gimmel Hanukkiyah Hey Latke Menorah Miracle Nun Shamash Shin Sufganiyot Temple See solution in next week’s issue. Chanukah Word Search 86 | NOVEMBER 30 • 2023 J N Jewish Joke of the Week “Outside of a dog, a book is man’s best friend. Inside of a dog it’s too dark to read.” — Groucho Marx …
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