…OCTOBER 31 • 2024 | 55 “I like to dress dancers individually. I like to respond to their bodies and make clothes that are beautiful on their bodies. That’s hard because sometimes you have substitutes. Sometimes it’s like a puzzle, but I love puzzles. “You work on a project like this for years. The request came in about 2018. You’re considering and thinking and going back and forth and talking. There’s a week when you are just doi...…
…56 | OCTOBER 31 • 2024 J N A uthors of three nonfiction books about famous people are among the many presenters appearing Nov. 6-17 at this year’s Detroit Jewish Book Fair at The J. It is the 73rd season of the event. Eddie Shapiro, with a love for theater, chronicles conversa- tions with top women stars on Broadway in Here’s to the Ladies. His discussion, at 7 p.m. Nov. 6, will be followed by a live musical program recalling the...…
…OCTOBER 31 • 2024 | 57 her activities made her seem like Robin Hood. She did not condone violence as her group of men and women stole from the rich and in ways benefitted the poor by resell- ing property at a deep discount. “Here we have a big, zaftig, immigrant Jewish mother of four who came here in steerage in 1850 with little more than the clothes on her back,” Fox said. “By the end of the 1860s, she had risen to become the head...…
…58 | OCTOBER 31 • 2024 J N T hese refrigerator roll cookies are a breeze to make and irresistibly delicious. The rich, dense shortbread serves as the perfect base for any mix-ins you can dream up. Whether you get creative with your favorite flavors or follow this classic recipe for crispy chocolate chip cookies, you’ll love the result. The best part? They’re always ready to go — just grab, slice, bake and enjoy! My family loves having ...…
…OCTOBER 31 • 2024 | 59 J N TOP JEWISH DRAMA AND A TOP JEWISH DOCUMENTARY A Real Pain, a very Jewish film, premiered at the Sundance Film Festival last January and almost all reviews were stellar. It opens wide in theaters on Nov. 1. Owen Gliberman, 65, Variety’s top critic, loved the film and you can easily find and read the review online (free). Jesse Eisenberg, 41, wrote the film and direct- ed it. He has written plays, and he direc...…
…6 | OCTOBER 31 • 2024 J N 1942 - 2024 Covering and Connecting Jewish Detroit Every Week To make a donation to the DETROIT JEWISH NEWS FOUNDATION go to the website www.thejewishnews.com The Detroit Jewish News (USPS 275-520) is published every Thursday at 32255 Northwestern Highway, #205, Farmington Hills, Michigan. Periodical postage paid at Southfield, Michigan, and additional mailing offices. Postmaster: send changes to: ...…
…60 | OCTOBER 31 • 2024 J N FIREHOUSE MUSEUM ONGOING Firehouse Museum, 110 Cross St. Ypsilanti; 734-547-0663. Walking through the restored firehouse, visitors can view fire engine steamers replete with horses ready to go on their way to a fire. The large, modern addition offers 25 changing exhibits of antique fire trucks and early fire rigs, mul- tiple displays of historic artifacts including tools, equipment, mem- orabilia and the l...…
…OCTOBER 31 • 2024 | 61 61 | OCTOBER 31 • 2024 T he ram is an adult male sheep. Adult female sheep are called ewes, and baby sheep are called lambs. The ram is mostly noted for its huge, curled horns. The larger the horns, the more prestigious it is for the ram, since the horns serve as a symbol of status and are used as dangerous weapons when the ram battles rivals. While female sheep are generally timid and peaceful, rams usually ex...…
…62 | OCTOBER 31 • 2024 JUST FOR FUN Find The Differences Find the five differences between this photo of attendees enjoying a drum circle at a men’s retreat in Israel. JAMIE GORDON PHOTOGRAPHY See next week’s issue for answers. For last week’s puzzle answers, see page 55. Jewish of theweek Joke The following sign was seen in a window The following sign was seen in a window of a business In Philadelphia: of a business In Ph...…
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…OCTOBER 31 • 2024 | 65 J N OBITUARIES OF BLESSED MEMORY NORMAN I. BROCK, 94, died suddenly Oct. 17, 2024. He was born in Cleveland to Sol and Leona Brock. An only child, Norman grew up in Detroit and lived much of his adult life there. He was a graduate of the University of Michigan and its law school. He spent his entire professional career as a trust officer — the first who was Jewish — at the National Bank of Detroit, where...…
…OBITUARIES OF BLESSED MEMORY 66 | OCTOBER 31 • 2024 J N JUDY “BUNGA” HOCHER, 84, of West Bloomfield, died Oct. 19, 2024. She is survived by her children, Steven and Jennifer Gottlieb, Burton and Julie Gottlieb, Wendy and Danford Bickmore, Hyla Gottlieb Williams and Marc Bagley, Stephen and Linda Eichenhorn, Elysa and Michael Weil, and Joshua and Emily Eichenhorn; Robert Hocher’s children, Cynthia Godlewski, Catherine Clark, Ch...…
…OCTOBER 31 • 2024 | 67 J N Pauline’s elegance, gracious hos- pitality, commitment to community, and unending devotion to friends and family is an enduring inspira- tion to all. Pauline survived her husbands, Leopold J. Snyder and Martin J. Kabcenell. She is survived by her children, Jeffrey (Rochelle), Janis, and Wendy Snyder; her Kabcenell stepchildren, Derry (Charlene), Andrea (the late John Kuder), and James (Rhonda); Kabcenell g...…
…OBITUARIES OF BLESSED MEMORY 68 | OCTOBER 31 • 2024 J N West Bloomfield, MI 48322, friend- shipcircle.org/soul. (Soul Center is a loving and inclusive environment that encourages artistic self-ex- pression, vocational training and employment opportunities to adults with special needs.); or to a charity of one’s choice. Arrangements by Ira Kaufman Chapel. ROBERTA MADORSKY, 83, of Bloomfield Hills, died Oct. 23, 2024. She is survive...…
…OCTOBER 31 • 2024 | 69 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 assistant, at (248) 351-5147 or email him at smanello@thej...…
…OCTOBER 31 • 2024 | 7 J N feels like a minority. Freedom of speech and expression guaranteed for all but the Jews. Social justice for all but the Jews. Condemning rape and war crimes for everyone but the Jews. You matter, they say, unless you are a Jew. So here is my “call to action.” For anyone who made it this far down, to anyone who can still see my humanity, to anyone who can conceptualize that more than one thing can be true ...…
…70 | OCTOBER 31 • 2024 J N Looking Back From the William Davidson Digital Archive of Jewish Detroit History accessible at thejewishnews.com An Annual Dinner to Remember Y eshiva Beth Yehudah will hold its annual dinner on Nov. 3 this year. The featured speaker will be former United Kingdom Prime Minister Boris Johnson. Prominent Jewish Detroiter Matt Lester, founder and CEO of Princeton Enterprises, will receive the Outstanding Lea...…
…JEWISH NEWS THE DETROIT Nominations for The Detroit Jewish News’ annual 36 under 36 are now open to recognize doers, activists, entrepreneurs, philanthropists, community organizers and other young Jewish professionals reshaping and broadening Metro Detroit’s Jewish community. Do you know someone making an impact in the community for this special honor? 36 UNDER 36 Nominations Now Open! A special group of volunteer judges will be rev...…
…8 | OCTOBER 31 • 2024 J N A ntisemitism, Israel and Jewish candidates are front and center in many of the seven swing states where either candidate could prevail in the 2024 presidential election. Those states are Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin. And while the percentage of Jewish voters is small compared to the overall electorate, the number of Jewish voters in many of these states ...…
…OCTOBER 31 • 2024 | 9 J N continued on page 10 MICHIGAN Michigan is home to about 100,000 Jews, comprising a little over 1% of the electorate, according to the American Jewish Population Project at Brandeis. More than 60% of Jews in Michigan are Democrats. But Michigan also has 200,000 Muslim voters, according to EmgageUSA, an organization dedicated to mobilizing Muslim American voters, as well as more than 160,000 residents of Ar...…
