…MARCH 31 • 2022 | 91 ARTS&LIFE BOOK REVIEW I n 2010, Krysztof Janus, an architectural engineer working on renovating some buildings in Lublin, Poland, found an unexpected treasure in the abandoned attic at 4 Rynek. There he discovered, buried under trash and dirt — actual soil — glass plates, photographic negatives on thin glass sheets, each a bit smaller than four by six inches. Digging further, the engineer found about 2,700 of ...…
…92 | MARCH 31 • 2022 Nazaruk, Newman and Lansky worked on this project for four years, and now White Goat Press of the Yiddish Book Center combines with Grodzka Gate to jointly publish The Glass Plates of Lublin: Found Photographs of a Lost Jewish World, displaying about 160 of the 2,700 photographs taken by Abram Zylberberg between 1913 and 1930. Many of the photographs show Jewish life in the bustling city, includ- ing sports cl...…
…MARCH 31 • 2022 | 93 to tell him, ““Oh, my God, I recognize this photo in the book. My whole life, that was on my mother’s bedside table. That was one of sev- eral women sitting together, and one of the women was my mother’s sister. One of the women in the photo is my aunt.” Her aunt that she had never met, of course; her mother had three sisters. She didn’t know which of the three is in the photo- graph. No one has identi- fied...…
…94 | MARCH 31 • 2022 ARTS&LIFE TV T he big reveal came for Sills’ character, French Chef Baudin, during the season finale on March 21, along with the bonus announcement that The Gilded Age has been picked up for a second season. Sills already has the first three scripts. “I’m looking forward to reading the upcoming episodes. Being in a Julian Fellowes’ production is kind of like being in a scavenger hunt — you don’t decide...…
…MARCH 31 • 2022 | 95 As Monsieur Baudin for the first eight episodes, Sills’ char- acter oversees the lavish menus of railroad tycoon George Russell (Morgan Spector) and his social-climbing wife, Bertha (Carrie Coon) in New York City, 1882. Filmed over nine months during the pandemic, and under strict safety protocols, The Gilded Age was shot on location around New York City, and Sills’ scenes in the servants’ kitchen were shot a...…
…T he Disney+ origi- nal film Better Nate Than Ever premieres on April 1. Nate, 13, is an unpopular Pittsburgh teen who fantasies that he will become a big Broadway star. His best friend, Libby, convinces him to go to New York and audition for a big Broadway musical. He lucks out when he runs into his Aunt Heidi (Lisa Kudrow, 58), a “showbiz smart” person who has long been estranged from Nate’s parents. April 4-5 most PBS sta- t...…
…MARCH 31 • 2022 | 97 ART SHOW & SALE APRIL 1-15 The 37th annual Our Town Art Show & Sale is hosted by the Community House in downtown Birmingham. This juried, all media art show provides a forum for Michigan artists to show- case and sell their work. Thirty-five percent of the proceeds from the art sales will be used to fund the Community House out- reach programs for adults and children. The virtual show goes live on April 1; a...…
…98 | MARCH 31 • 2022 Studies at the University of Michigan, will discuss “Recovering Stories of the Maccabean Matriarchs” in a free virtual lecture. The speaker, a professor of religious and theological studies at St. Edward’s University in Austin, Texas, will explore the ways in which these women of antiquity impacted national and international affairs. To register for the pro- gram, sponsored by the Frankel Institute and SAJE...…
…MARCH 31 • 2022 | 99 continued on page 100 HEALTH & WELLNESS A Post-Pandemic World? ASHLEY ZLATOPOLSKY CONTRIBUTING WRITER T wo years after COVID- 19 was first declared a global pandemic by the World Health Organization, medical experts are now hopeful the deadly virus will become endemic. “When something is endemic, it’s essentially part of the population on what is a small, but consistent basis,” explains Dr. Steve McGraw, EMS...…
…100 | MARCH 31 • 2022 continued from page 99 HEALTH & WELLNESS CURRENT HEALTH RECOMMENDATIONS If COVID-19 becomes endemic, McGraw says we may see seasonal transmis- sions between Thanksgiving and February, similar to influenza. “We’ll see a big surge right around Christmas and Chanukah,” he pre- dicts. “And that’s because it’s endemic.” McGraw estimates that COVID-19 vaccines could be combined with flu shots, which are reviewed ...…
…MARCH 31 • 2022 | 101 HEALTH & WELLNESS F or weeks after Gail T. of Oak Park gave birth to her first child, she experienced tremendous pain and discomfort. Veteran moms told her this was her official welcome to motherhood and that she would learn to live with it. Fortunately, her obstetrician suggest- ed physical therapy and that’s when Gail wound up in Rinku Singh’s office in Farmington Hills. “All that pain was normal- ized, and ...…
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…104 | MARCH 31 • 2022 OBITUARIES OF BLESSED MEMORY M adeleine Albright was the quintessen- tial late 20th-century Jewish diplomat, haunted by the Holocaust and determined to use what tools her adopted country had to crush inhu- manity when it arose. Except she didn’t know she was Jewish until she was in her 50s, or so she claimed, a revelation that led some Jews to embrace her and others to question whether, like so many others,...…
…MARCH 31 • 2022 | 105 OBITUARIES OF BLESSED MEMORY continued on page 106 ANNE COLMAN died March 24, 2022. She is sur- vived by her daughters and sons-in-law, Cindy and Fred Leff, and Brenda and Jim Herman; son and daugh- ter-in-law, Dr. Douglas and Judy Colman; grandchildren, Brian and Aimee Leff, Randy and Carrie Leff, Jordan and Caroline Leff, Michael Colman, Sara and Adam Herbert, Dana and Michael Gutman, Alex Herman, Joey ...…
…continued from page 105 OBITUARIES OF BLESSED MEMORY 106 | MARCH 31 • 2022 active in DeMolay. He attended Monteith College, part of WSU. He was a Measures and Weights Inspector for the Michigan Department of Agriculture. Larry maintained a life- long love of classical music, listening to and reading scores, especially of Wagner. He was an avid reader. Larry was predeceased by his parents, Jack Goldin and Shirley Goldin, and by hi...…
…MARCH 31 • 2022 | 107 F rank Peter Kaszynski, 80, of Detroit, was born on March 23, 1942. He passed away peace- fully and was surrounded by his loving family and dearest friends on March 17, 2022. Frank was Head of the X-ray Technology Department at Alexander Blaine Memorial Hospital. After retirement, he pursued his love for architecture, design, history and antiq- uities. His passions led him to create Edmund Frank & Associat...…
…JEROME LEADERMAN, 82, of Oak Park, died March 21, 2022. He is survived by his daugh- ter, Rachel Leaderman of Waterford; sister, Rochelle Koppele; many dear nieces, nephews, cousins, other rela- tives and friends. Mr. Leaderman was the beloved husband of the late Carol Leaderman. Contributions may be made to Macomb Oakland Regional Center, morcinc. org; or Michigan Humane Society, 30300 Telegraph Road, #220, Bingham Farms, MI 4...…
…N ancy Ellen Siegel, 72, (née Mitchnick), beloved wife, moth- er, sister, aunt, niece, cousin and friend, passed March 19, 2022. A Detroit native, she graduated with distinction from Mumford High School and Wayne State University’s Monteith College and commenced a lifelong career of service to oth- ers. Her ability to gain people’s trust and understand their needs and dreams propelled her through posi- tions in the arbitrat...…
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… DECEMBER 31 • 2020 | 7 Dr. Kleinsmith has joined Midwest Center for Dermatology & Cosmetic Surgery — Farmington Hills Center. Dr. Kleinsmith received her bachelor’s degree from Michigan State University, and her medical degree from Wayne State University School of Medicine. Dr. Kleinsmith completed her residency at Henry Ford Hospital, where she was Chief Resident. Dr. Kleinsmith is a Board Certified Dermatologist. Welcome! Dr. K...…
…8 | DECEMBER 31 • 2020 for openers Spreading Happiness with Flowers A llow me to introduce my fabulous cousin Feiga Bowick, LLMSW. She’s a geriatric social worker, currently working as resident service coordinator at the Harriet and Ben Teitel Apartments, an independent senior living community (part of Jewish Senior Life) in Oak Park. Every Wednesday morning, this awesome mom of five can be seen dropping off her kids at ...…
… DECEMBER 31 • 2020 | 9 letters Dr. Peven and Fertility Fraud Oh my. The implications are astronomical (Dec. 24, cover story). Brother/ sisters married. Children affected. All need to have their DNA checked. Scary! - Flora Miskin Castleman Facebook comment Drive-Up Mourning Our recent story on Ira Kaufman Chapel introducing drive-up greeting lines for funerals (Dec. 10, pg. 25) generated online discussion. Why are they doin...…
…10 | DECEMBER 31 • 2020 VIEWS Yiddish Limerick Happy New Year Dos is nisht Rosh HaShana, men ruft dos New Year A naye beginning far alle in here. A yontef far Yidn and also the rest Hobn tzvay naye yorn is really the best. Lomir trinken a L ’Chaim mit a glazl of beer. Dos is nisht - This is not men ruft dos - it is called A naye - a new far alle- for everyone A yontef far Yidn - A holiday for Jews Hobn tzvay naye yorn- to have two Ne...…
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…12 | DECEMBER 31 • 2020 CORRIE COLF CONTRIBUTING WRITER IN THE JEWS D ON THE COVER A large brick building with caging on the windows, metal detectors and security guards greet guests when they arrive at Osborn High School in northeast Detroit. Rodents, garbage cans and unusable bathrooms abound. There aren’t enough desks, teachers or books. Welcome to public school in Detroit. “It really felt like I was going into a jail, more so...…
… DECEMBER 31 • 2020 | 13 pleted his undergraduate degree in pre-med at the University of Michigan, but then made a big change. “My father had been forced to leave med- ical school due to the Great Depression, ” Rosenbaum said. “I was supposed to pick up the mantle and become a doctor, but it wasn’t my passion. I heard a radical lawyer talk about what it meant to be a lawyer during the ’60s, the rule of law and how to represent activi...…
…14 | DECEMBER 31 • 2020 and was at the top of his class, and he had never read a novel. He couldn’t write a three-paragraph essay. But he wasn’t involved in this lawsuit for himself, but rather for his siblings so they could have a chance at an education. So, I just think it was part of their character in terms of wanting to stand up to the state and say, ‘You can’t treat us like we’re less than human. ’” After some time, Rosenbaum h...…
… DECEMBER 31 • 2020 | 15 F or almost a year now, Dr. Larry Corey has been working nonstop to design clinical trials for several dif- ferent COVID-19 vaccines. Corey — who is based in Seattle but grew up in the Detroit area — is currently serving as head of the operations center for the COVID-19 Prevention Network, a national group of researchers from aca- demic institutions and the private sector tasked with addressing the need for v...…
…16 | DECEMBER 31 • 2020 W hen Dr. Darin S. Katz was announced as the incoming Head of School for Hillel Day School last December, nothing could have prepared him or the school for what was to come. But soon after the pandemic shut down in-person learning at schools across the country last spring, Katz, who hadn’t officially started in his new role yet, began leading the effort in planning a return to in-person school. His plans h...…
… DECEMBER 31 • 2020 | 17 C oncerns about climate change and its impact on our world “loom like big clouds” over everything for Josh Bender of Ann Arbor. The Michigan State University graduate, now in his sec- ond year of rabbinical school at the Jewish Theological Seminary in New York, says he’s made environmentally focused changes in his daily life like eating less meat and avoiding single-use plastics. But he wanted to do some- thi...…
…18 | DECEMBER 31 • 2020 SHARI S. COHEN CONTRIBUTING WRITER IN THE JEWS D T he gymnasium at Pasteur School in northwest Detroit was now a Christmas gift distri- bution center. The long tables normally used for lunch were stacked with boxes of toys, games and books for students, as well as house- hold gifts for their parents. Volunteers from the nonprof- it Friends of Pasteur School Detroit (previously the Pasteur Elementary Scho...…
… DECEMBER 31 • 2020 | 19 neighborhoods, some very grim, because Pasteur students live all over Detroit. (The school is considered a good one and par- ents can choose a school outside their area.) Because of COVID, they met to sort out gift items, and then each drove alone to deliver them, calling the families the day before to alert them. “People were so appreciative. These are the kids we’ve gotten to know over the years, ” says W...…
…T his summer, after a literal lifetime of anticipation and a year of near-contin- ual planning, my husband, Michael, and I shared in the excitement and pride as our grandson Zevi became a bar mitzvah. Only downside was, due to COVID-19 travel and health concerns, the small group that sur- rounded him that day did not include us. Like many, our family has been though the gamut of frustration, anxiety and personal sadness during the pand...…
…by horn-honking, mazel-tov chanting, balloon-filled celebration with music, individual-family dancing and party favors for New Jersey friends who arrived in front of Zevi’s home in timeslots dictated alphabetically. On Wednesday, when my tempo- rarily “lost in transit” fancy, lace face mask was delivered, I was relieved it had arrived in time to be packed with its matching outfit. But stories of rest stops and hotels in states along ...…
…22 | DECEMBER 31 • 2020 I n the spring of 2018, David Fischer and John Rakolta Jr. were presidential nominees, awaiting Congressional approval before assuming their posts as U.S. ambassadors, respectively, to Morocco and the United Arab Emirates. Neither of the two financial backers of Donald Trump’s presidential campaign, both of whom are Oakland County businessmen and longtime GOP partisans, could foresee how relatively sh...…
… DECEMBER 31 • 2020 | 23 people.” When initially asked if he was interested in an ambassadorial post, Rakolta told the Trump administration he only would consider a stimulating assignment where his service and personal involvement would make a difference. A ceremonial posting — in a country such as Switzerland or Iceland — wouldn’t qualify. To represent the U.S. in an Arab nation or Israel, by contrast, would demand every bit ...…
…24 | DECEMBER 31 • 2020 MILESTONES Shapiro 50th L inda and Eddie Shapiro of Commerce Township cel- ebrated their 50th wed- ding anniversary on Dec. 21, 2020. The pandemic changed the way they celebrated their milestone. They were thrilled with a wonderful surprise Zoom celebration with family and friends hosted by their children. They are the proud parents of Scotty Shapiro, Laura and David Feld, and the proud grandparents of Sas...…
… DECEMBER 31 • 2020 | 25 SPIRIT Speak To The Heart I n Vayechi, the last Torah portion of the Book of Genesis, the story of Joseph comes to an end. The most remarkable part of the story is that he forgave his brothers even though they sold him into slavery in Egypt and lied to their father, Jacob, telling him that Joseph was dead. Upon returning to Egypt after bury- ing their father, his brothers worried that because of Jaco...…
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