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…4 April 4 • 2019 jn Hebrew manuscript artist and author, Debra Band, will share thoughts about her interpretation of the Friday night traditions in her book Kabbalat Shabbat: the Grand , a sample of whose illuminations are currently being displayed in Temple Israel’s Goodman Family Judaic & Archival Museum. Books available for purchase, book signing to follow. COST: $7 MEMBERS WITH RESERVATION $10 NONMEMBERS AND WALK-INS (INCLUDES...…
…April 4 • 2019 5 jn T he month of March is over, but March Madness, the NCAA basketball tournament, is not. The championship game is this Monday night and while I’ m writing this column days in advance of that, I’ m praying one of the teams is sporting green. If you’ re not a bas- ketball fan, it turns out there were plenty of other March Madnesses to go around. The much-anticipated Mueller Report was delivered to the attorney ...…
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…20 April 4 • 2019 jn continued on page 22 JACK LESSENBERRY SPECIAL TO THE JEWISH NEWS Metro Detroit sent two Jewish representatives to Congress in 2018. T here’ s nothing new about Michigan having two Jewish members in Congress at the same time. As a mat- ter of fact, that was always the case for almost a third of a century, from 1983 to 2015. Except, as most people know, those were the brothers Levin, Carl in the U.S. Senate and h...…
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…22 April 4 • 2019 jn effort from Martin Brook, a Birmingham attorney who is the nephew of former Gov. James Blanchard. In an odd twist, all the Democratic candidates live in Oakland County, though two-thirds of the voters are in Macomb. Levin made a misstep or two, as when he said that Lipton had been “in a safe seat in the legislature for a few terms or whatever, ” which was angrily criticized by some women. “ Andy is going to be a su...…
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…April 4 • 2019 25 jn JEWISH FAMILY SERVICE Spot l i ght Ev ent Chairs – Diane and Randy Orley AN EVENING WITH LIZA LONG, MENTAL HEALTH ADVOCATE AND AUTHOR The Price of Silence Li Long A Mom’ s Perspective on Mental Illness The Price of Silence Liza Long Foreword by Harold S. Koplewicz, MD A Mom’ s Perspective on Mental Illness “A courageous, determined, radical book.” —ANDREW SOLOMON, PhD, author of The Noonday Demon an...…
…26 April 4 • 2019 jn Marnie Fienberg, daughter-in- law of Joyce Fienberg, one of 11 people murdered at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh last October, is launching a concept called “2 for Seder.” Aimed at tackling anti-Semitism at the grassroots level, 2 for Seder is an effort to encourage Jewish families to open their doors this Passover and build greater understanding with non-Jews. The 2 for Seder event encourages Jew...…
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…28 April 4 • 2019 jn community news JACII Detroit will present an evening with State Rep. Robert Wittenberg to discuss gun violence and the laws in Michigan 7:30 p.m. on April 10 at the home of Michal and Jordan Nodel in Bloomfield Hills. Gun violence is something our society faces every day. Whether it occurs at the movies, a restaurant, place of worship or a threat at home, JACII argues that we cannot feel safe until common sens...…
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…32 April 4 • 2019 jn THE LENORE MARWIL DETROIT JEWISH FILM FESTIVAL MAY 5–15, 2019 | 248.661.1900 THURS. MAY 2 7PM | Special FREE Kickoff Event: Call Me Bill: The William Davidson Story Using interviews with family, friends, and basketball legends, this documentary tells the story of Bill Davidson, known for his philanthropy and business brilliance. SUN. MAY 5 1PM | The Samuel Project While working on a school project, Eli learns about ...…
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…34 April 4 • 2019 jn Groves High School student Lexy Schusterbrown has been named one of more than 4,500 can- didates in the 2019 U.S. Presidential Scholars Program. The candidates were selected from nearly 3.6 million students expected to graduate from U.S. high schools in the year 2019. Maddin, Hauser, Roth & Heller P.C. announced that Julie Beth Teicher was inducted as a fellow of the American College of Bankruptcy on...…
…April 4 • 2019 35 jn Maddin, Hauser, Roth & Heller P.C. announced that David M. Saperstein has been appointed to the State Bar of Michigan’ s Professional Ethics Committee. A shareholder of the firm, Saperstein concentrates his practice in the areas of professional liability defense and appellate law, primari- ly defending attorneys, registered representatives and broker-dealers, insurance agents, accountants and real ...…
…36 April 4 • 2019 jn H arry Potter. The Wheel of Time. The Lord of the Rings. These are three widely read fantasy novels, with magic seeping through every page. All are per- sonal favorites of mine as well. Years ago, when I read works of fantasy, I was struck by the accepted fact that in the realm of magic, words themselves had power. Could this be true? Do words have power? We know in Genesis God created the world by speaking: ...…
…MSU Symphony Orchestra and Choral Ensembles FEATURING BARITONE MARK RUCKER AND CONCERT PREVIEW LECTURE Dmitri Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 13, titled Babi Yar, memorializes the massacre of Ukrainian Jews by Nazi forces. The work remains one of the most enduring musical protests against antisemitism. An engaging and informative preview lecture by three scholars and the conductor will precede the concert and explore the historical context ...…
…38 April 4 • 2019 jn 2019 AIPAC Policy Conference Editor’ s Note: Mark Jacobs provided daily coverage of the annual AIPAC Policy Conference (March 24-26) for the Jewish News on its website, thejewishnews.com. Below is a summary of his dispatches. T he 2019 AIPAC Policy Conference kicked off March 24 amid a new wave of crit- icism and controversy against the organization and a momentous Israeli election on April 9. More than 600 s...…
…April 4 • 2019 39 jn he pronounced correctly, I have to admit). The warmest, loudest and longest reception went to Nikki Haley, the former U.N. ambassador. She was clearly the darling of this crowd. She launched into a pointed critique of the U.N. and the anti-Israel bias (hatred) among so many of its mem- bers, and often provided “inside” information on what’ s happening there. She explained that many ambassadors of anti-Israel co...…
…40 April 4 • 2019 jn DON COHEN CONTRIBUTING WRITER Reel Rock ‘ n’ Roll Freep Film Festival’ s opener chronicles CREEM magazine’ s Jewish founder, one of an “unruly band of outsiders, misfi ts and punks.” I f Rock ‘ n’ Roll never forgets, as Bob Seger famously sang, then rock ‘ n’ roll can certainly never forget CREEM magazine. Started in Detroit 50 years ago by Barry Kramer, a Jewish counterculture figure who owned a record s...…
…April 4 • 2019 41 jn understand his father who died of a nitrous oxide overdose when JJ was 4. “It helped me connect to my dad in a way I had not been connected before. Almost everybody I spoke to had a Barry Kramer story,” JJ says. “He was an incredibly brilliant visionary, but also a provocateur. He had a lot of volatile relation- ships. He would push people’ s buttons on purpose, reate chaos and then try to control and rein it ...…
…42 April 4 • 2019 jn F ood plays a major role in the rituals of Passover, starting with the seder, our celebratory meal during which families gather to recount the story as written in the Haggadah. Throughout the reading, friends and fam- ily sample foods symbolizing the various elements of the Passover story. After all, it is the holiday where the dinner and the religious service are intertwined. Many American Jews fol- low Ashk...…
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…44 April 4 • 2019 jn continued from page 42 arts&life 2 Tbsp. minced garlic Kosher salt and pepper to taste Paprika, to taste Place chicken pieces in a large roasting pan (or disposable alumi- num pan). Arrange the potatoes, onions and paprika around the chicken. Drizzle oil over all. Season with salt and pepper to taste (you can always add more later). Sprinkle generously with paprika. Roast uncovered for 30 minutes. Cover wi...…
…April 4 • 2019 45 jn continued from page XX continued on page XX PHOTO CREDIT Mug Cutline Mug Cutline Contributing Writer SUZANNE CHESSLER CONTRIBUTING WRITER D avid Wells, an Ann Arbor playwright, read the book John Lennon vs. the U.S.A. and became fascinated by Lennon’ s 1970s immigration battle. He decided the story and its relevance to current issues merited theatrical attention. Research prompted a meeting with Michael Wildes...…
…46 April 4 • 2019 jn AT THE MOVIES Shazam is the fi rst feature fi lm since 1941 to depict the famous D.C. comics hero. Of course, he is a superhero who fi ghts evil. In this movie, the evil forces are controlled by Dr. Sivana (Mark Strong). Shazam’ s secret is he is actually a teen boy named Billy Batson who, by shouting out the word “Shazam!”, turns into a “ripped” adult with many superpowers. (Opens April 5.) The adult Bats...…
…April 4 • 2019 47 jn April 4 • 2019 47 jn SUNDAY, APRIL 7 STAND WITH TRANS 9:30-11:30 am, April 7. At Temple Israel in West Bloomfield. Parenting with love and acceptance will be discussed by Rabbi Becca Walker and Monica Sampson, MSW. A light breakfast will be served. Sponsored by Jewish Women’ s Foundation of Metropolitan Detroit. Register: standwithtrans.org/ upcoming-events/be-the-light. Info: Roz Gould Smith, 248-739-9254 or roz@...…
…jvshumanservices.org/tradesecrets or contact Judy Strongman, (248) 233- 4213 for information. PASSOVER LEARNING April 11. Session 1: 7-8 pm; Session 2: 8-9 pm at Adat Shalom in Farmington Hills. All can learn and share and laugh with the Conservative community. Different perspectives on the holiday, including D’ var Torah “Freedom Slam” and short participatory pop-up expressions from a variety of leaders and audience members. No cha...…
…April 4 • 2019 49 jn N ino Salvaggio is happy to be back in the Bloomfield Township neighborhood — and their neighbors are just as happy to see them return. When the doors opened at the new store at 6592 Telegraph Road late last year, people were waiting in line to welcome them back after a decade’s absence. According to President Kirk Taylor, Nino Salvaggio had been looking for the right space to open a new location in the Bloomf...…
…50 April 4 • 2019 jn Dessert Heaven A dream-come-true for sweets lovers opened in Ferndale. T he sweetest collaboration just took place at the Treat Dreams location at 29965 Woodward Ave. in Ferndale. Dessert experts Scott Moloney of Treat Dreams and Rebecca Abel of D’ Vine Cookies combined forces to create the elaborate 4,000-square- foot Treat Dreams Dessert Emporium, which opened to the public March 15. Abel and Moloney crossed ...…
