…IN A CROWDED FIELD OF TALENT ... Who has the Edge? Historic Ties Ma^\abe]pahaZlma^\hgÛ]^g\^mh`khpbgmhma^ person they were born to become. Local Horodokers join many in New York for a gathering. New York City A bout 50 New York City-area descendants and friends of the shtetl David-Horodok gathered here recently at the historic Eldridge Street Synagogue and Museum on Manhattan’s Lower East Side. The meeting, coincid- ing with the 80th ann...…
…jews d PHOTOS BY JOHN HARDWICK in the Advocate, Activist, Agent of Change VIVIAN HENOCH SPECIAL TO THE JEWISH NEWS Meet David Kurzmann, JCRC/AJC executive director. A ABOVE: Speaking at the Hope Against Hate conference. David Kurzmann 18 January 4 • 2018 jn ll roads lead to Jewish Detroit, or so it would seem for JCRC/AJC Executive Director David Kurzmann. “A third-gener- ation Detroiter, I’m a product of this community,” he claims...…
…AJC is the public affairs voice of a vigilant Jewish community and an enduring advo- cate for Israel, committed to building bridg- es within the community through media and government relations. Above all, JCRC/AJC is volunteer-driven. We can’t do justice to our mission without the support and vision of our leaders, and the hands and hearts of our volunteers. Q: Describe your early influences. I am the product of the institutions of this commu...…
…jews d & in the faces places The Well and the JCC held a spirited Chanukah celebration Dec. 16 at The Eastern in Eastern Market. The evening was “LIT” with laughs, latkes and klezmer from Klezundheit. Comedians YidLife Crisis and Detroiter Sandy Danto also provided entertainment. LIT was funded in part by the Charles and Lynn Schusterman Family Foundation's Grassroots Initiative Program, and was presented in partnership with NEXTGen Detroi...…
…Where Are They Now? 1979 Jack Faxon JUDY GREENWALD CONTRIBUTING WRITER Former senator still making an impact. A fter more than 30 years serving the citizens of Michigan, former Sen. Jack Faxon certainly could look back on his life of public service with pride and enjoy a well- deserved retirement. His political career has been well-documented: a former legislator, one of the last surviv- ing delegates of the Michigan Constitutional Conve...…
…jews d in the Aiding Pet Rescue Birthright Israel Adds Older Age Category Birthright Israel, the largest pro- vider of cultural trips in the world, is introducing a new age category for the first time since the organi- zation’s founding in 1999. A lim- ited number of Birthright Israel trip options for ages 27-32 will be introduced this summer in addition to the standard programming avail- able for ages 18-26. The increase in Birthright Isr...…
…sports CLOCKWISE FROM LEFT: U.S. hockey player Jaxon Perlmutter shows off his Maccabiah Games gold medal. Rabbi Brent Gutmann from Temple Kol Ami has some fun on the diamond during an InterCongregational Men’s Club Summer Softball League game. The Frankel boys tennis team celebrates qualifying for the Division 4 state tournament for the third straight time. Brad Golder (12) and Scott Hutten celebrate Temple Shir Shalom No. 2’s playoff champio...…
…moments Smuts Wright SEPT. 23 SEPT. 14 Laura and Anson Smuts are thrilled to announce the birth of their daugh- ter, Elia Ivy Smuts (Elia Yona). Proud grandparents are Lois and Mark Langberg of West Bloomfield, and Evon Smuts-Rogers and Jerry Rogers of Cape Town. She is also the granddaughter of the late Michael Smuts. Overjoyed great-grandmother is Helen Langberg. Elia is also the great-granddaughter of the late Harold Langberg, and the ...…
…eretz Dig It OU students probe mysteries at Israeli archaeological dig. ERIC REIKOWSKI SPECIAL TO THE JEWISH NEWS The Oakland University contingent at the dig in Lachish, near Jerusalem. W hat can you learn from scour- ing the ruins of an ancient civilization? Just ask the Oakland University stu- dents who spent part of last summer unearthing artifacts in the storied city of Lachish. This ancient Judean town, now a national park, is abou...…
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…soul of blessed memory MEL BOROCK, 75, of West Bloomfield, died Dec. 24, 2017. He is survived by his children, Jody Borock, and Bret and Lindsey Borock; sisters and brother-in-law, Borock Brenda and Ira Jaffe, and Susan Grant; nieces and neph- ews, Sherri and Tedd Friedman, David and Aly Jaffe, Adam and Allison Grant, Traci Grant ( fiance, Michael Caples); his loving companion and caregiver, Marilyn Stein. Mr. Borock was the devoted son of t...…
…late Sol Moss and the late Bert Keys. Interment was at Workmen’s Circle. Contributions may be made to Disabled American Veterans, 477 Michigan Ave., Room 1200, Detroit, MI. 48226, www. dav.org; Jewish Women International, 2000 M St. NW, Suite 720, Washington, DC 20036, www.jwi.org; or to a charity of one’s choice. Arrangements by Ira Kaufman Chapel. ARLENE SANDRA NISKAR, 74, of Ellenton, Fla., formerly of Las Vegas, passed away Dec. 19, 2017....…
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…looking back When legendary comedian Jerry Lewis, who was Jewish, died Aug. 20, 2017, the JN ran two stories looking back at the man and his career. Both stories mentioned that the star didn’t do much to sup- port Israel. U.S. District Judge Paul D. Borman produced proof to the contrary and sent in a photo taken in the home of his parents, Tom and Sarah Borman, in 1957, when Jerry Lewis came to Detroit to pro- mote the sale of Israel bonds. ...…
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