… FEBRUARY 4 • 2021 | 35 A KING; A QUEEN; YOUNG LEVINSON & LEVY SHINE Of course, you’ve heard that Larry King died last week at age 87. I saw King in the ’80s before he became really famous. I chanced to learn that he was doing a free, live radio show in San Francisco, a block away from where I then lived. So I sauntered over. He looked worse then, at about 53, than he looked at 73. During every ad break, he’d creep up the wide ra...…
…36 | FEBRUARY 4 • 2021 YIDDISH POETRY IN TRANSLATION 4-5:15 PM, FEB. 4 U-M Frankel Center for Judaic Studies will present an Zoom a performance by Detroit-born Mikhl Yashinsky, followed by Q&A with Mikhail Krutikov. At this event, Yashinsky will perform the Yiddish poetry of Ezra Korman in his own translation. Yashinsky has taught Yiddish at the University of Michigan, YIVO and the Workers Circle, and is known to Yiddish theatr...…
… FEBRUARY 4 • 2021 | 37 Creative Writers Wanted by Historical Society The Jewish Historical Society of Michigan is calling all creative writers. The group is soliciting poetry and personal essays (up to 1,500 words), for the “Creative Expressions” sections of the 2021 issue of its journal, Michigan Jewish History — related to the theme of Jewish participation in public life. Public life is defined broadly: philanthropy, activism, po...…
…38 | FEBRUARY 4 • 2021 DANNY SCHWARTZ STAFF WRITER Farber High School Principal to Depart Farber Hebrew Day School high school principal Rabbi Noam Stein will be leaving the Southfield-based school after accepting a position at a day school on the East Coast starting next school year. In a statement by Farber Head of School Dr. Joshua Levisohn, it was revealed that Stein accepted the position just recently and his new school wi...…
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…40 | FEBRUARY 4 • 2021 OBITUARIES OF BLESSED MEMORY BERNICE ACKERMAN, 88, of West Bloomfield, died Jan. 26, 2021. She is survived by her sons and daughters-in- law, Isaac and Miriam Sandler of Laurel, Md., David and Daniella Sandler of Oak Park, Fredric and Brook Sandler of Novi; daughters and sons-in- law, Beryl and Steve Brown of Virginia Beach, Va., Mindy Sandler and Steve McConnell of Spokane, Wash.; 21 grand- children. Mr...…
… FEBRUARY 4 • 2021 | 41 member of Congregation Beth Shalom and was active in its sisterhood. She was also part of four-generations of lifetime members in Hadassah along with her mother, daughter-in- law and granddaughter. Edythe is survived by her sons and daughters-in-law, Elliott and Linda, Glenn and Mayumi, and Jeffrey and Leslie (Cherney); grand- children, Michael, Jonathan, Jessica, Cynthea and Ken; great-grandchildren, Emilie...…
…42 | FEBRUARY 4 • 2021 NATHAN ROSEN, 86, of West Bloomfield, died Jan. 22, 2021. He is survived by his daughter and son-in-law, Michele and Henry Scharg of Farmington Hills; sons and daughters-in- law, Keith and Erin Rosen of Greenboro, N.C., Peter and Michelle Rosen of White Lake; grandchildren, Samantha Scharg Ketchel and Daniel Ketchel, Brad Scharg, Andy Rosen, Hannah Rosen, Zoe Rosen, Kayla Rosen, Jacob Rosen, Emma Weintr...…
… FEBRUARY 4 • 2021 | 43 Broadwaycares.org; bcrf.org; Crohnscolitisfoundation.org; aspca.org. c. 1967 SHIRLEY SIEFMAN, 94, of Bloomfield Hills, died Jan. 25, 2021. She is survived by her sons and daughters-in- law, Jay Siefman and Marlene Rosenberg, Robert and Marilyn Siefman; daughter, Cynthia Beth Siefman; grand- children, Jeffrey Siefman and Rachel Luck, Rebecca Siefman, Alana Siefman, Joshua Siefman and Jasmin Siefman; gr...…
…44 | FEBRUARY 4 • 2021 Contributions may be made to JVS Human Services, 29699 Southfield Road, Southfield, MI 48076, jvshumanservices.org. Arrangements by Ira Kaufman Chapel. LINDA KAPLAN STONE, 79, of Farmington Hills, died Jan. 25, 2021. She is survived by her beloved husband, Raymond Stone; sons and daughters-in-law, Jeff and Stephanie Kaplan, Glenn and Robyn Kaplan, and Eric Kaplan; grandchildren, Jordyn, Ashley, Jared, ...…
… FEBRUARY 4 • 2021 | 45 N umerous people enjoyed going to authentic Greek restaurants, but most of them at one time bemoaned the fact that so many were located in Downtown Detroit and too many were also serving other dishes as well … To them, this is not considered authentic Greek operations. So, when it was made known that because of this, Uptown Parthenon would open in the northwest suburbs, people were thrilled to hear ...…
…46 | FEBRUARY 4 • 2021 Looking Back From the William Davidson Digital Archive of Jewish Detroit History accessible at www.djnfoundation.org Dead Sea Scrolls T his week’s Looking Back is going way back, over 2,000 years ago or so. Well, OK, only 70 years or so in the William Davidson Digital Archive of Jewish Detroit History, but the topic is an ancient one. I recently read a story about the pass- ing of Dr. Norman Golb, the Universi...…
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…for openers Good-Bye to Some All-Time Greats I n the May 7 JN, I paid tribute to the late, great Detroit Tiger Al Kaline. Since then, we’ ve lost two more legendary all-stars … all-star comedians. In a May 11 tweet, comedic actor Fred Willard paid respects to Jerry Stiller, the incomparable, hilarious, Jewish character actor who died that day at 92. Stiller, argu- ably best known for his role on Seinfeld, rose to stardom as one half of...…
…Views 6 | JUNE 4 • 2020 daughter of my good friends and neighbors Jennifer and Mark LoPatin, who’s carved out a career for herself as a comedian, actress and copy- writer in LA for the past 11 years. I knew improv was one of Hanna’s strong suits and mentioned that to Fred who agreed to meet with her upon his return home to California. Hanna, a recent transplant to LA, went to that first meeting with original writing samples in...…
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… JUNE 4 • 2020 | 9 With your participation, we were able to celebrate our honorees, Samantha & Ross Partrich Rachel Devries ‘09, and Melanie Sesi. Our future is bright - both in person and online! To watch the virtual Gala event and the Gala Ad Journal, visit: WWW.FRANKELJA.ORG/GALA F R A N K E L J E W I S H A C A D E M Y 6600 West Maple Rd., West Bloomfield, MI 48322 | 248.592.5263 | FRANKELJA.ORG THANK YOU to the alumni, parents,...…
…guest column Fighting Anti-Semitism in Sweatpants and Slippers N o one who has seen the classic film Casablanca can forget the scene. Humphrey Bogart shoots a Nazi officer and the only witness is his new friend, the Nazi Captain Renault, played by Claude Rains. When soldiers arrive just moments after the shooting, Captain Renault looks at Bogie, and then instructs the soldiers, “Major Strasser has been shot. Round up the usual sus...…
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…12 | JUNE 4 • 2020 continued on page 13 Jews in the D F riend- ship Circle in West Bloomfield, a nonprofit that offers support and program- ming to 3,000 individuals — primarily children and teens with special needs and their families — has been working hard to bolster its vulnerable community amid the pandem- ic while expanding care to new populations. The organization has con- verted nearly all of its program- ming into virtu...…
… JUNE 4 • 2020 | 13 continued from page 12 I think it’ s not only good for our persons served, but I think it’ s been a great experience for Soul Studio, too. ” Forty tablets were donated to Friendship Circle by Jay Feldman from Feldman Automotive and Mark Wahlberg to help in this endeavor, Daniels said. Many JARC residents don’ t have computers or phones, so this increased access to the free instruction. Classes with JARC, which...…
…Midland temple deals with aftermath; Flint Jewish community offers help. MAYA GOLDMAN CONTRIBUTING WRITER Jews in the D H istoric flooding has devastated several cities in mid- Michigan after two dams in Midland County broke. The flooding displaced about 10,000 people from their homes. Gov. Gretchen Whitmer declared a state of emergency May 20, urging people to evacuate from the affected areas. The eastern Michigan Jewish ...…
…social distancing and proper health precautions, we’ re prepared to provide some sort of volunteers or manpower to assist them as well,” Low said. Chabad of Eastern Michigan, which is based in Flint but also services the tri-cities area, is offering assistance to people impacted by the floods, too. “The good news is that all the people we know, they’ ve conveyed to us that everybody is safe. Their homes may not be safe, but...…
…16 | JUNE 4 • 2020 Some Jewish families get creative during lockdown rules. Jews in the D J odi Michaelson’ s youngest son was scheduled to have his bar mitzvah on May 16, and even when the COVID- 19 pandemic hit this spring, Michaelson knew she didn’ t want to reschedule it. “From day one, I said, ‘ We’ re Jews. We can do this somehow, ’ ” the Huntington Woods resident said. But with social distancing precautions in place, she...…
… JUNE 4 • 2020 | 17 weekend. Over in Bloomfield Hills, the Wittenberg family worked with party planner Julie Yaker to organize a drive- by party for their son Jonah’ s bar mitzvah, also on May 16. Yaker said they sent out invitations to Jonah’ s bar mitzvah in mid-March, but by April it became clear that a party wouldn’ t be possible. When the family found out that Jonah’ s service had to be held at home instead of in person at A...…
…18 | JUNE 4 • 2020 West Bloomfield School District Plans Tentative Fall Re-Opening Blended learning may become the new norm as other schools begin to develop their COVID-19 plans. CORRIE COLF STAFF WRITER Jews in the D A s summer begins to roll in, schools throughout Michigan are begin- ning to plan for what the fall will bring for their students, families and faculty members. With the effects of the coronavi- rus pandemic still loom...…
… JUNE 4 • 2020 | 19 G ov. Gretchen Whitmer signed an executive order May 21 allowing retail businesses and auto dealerships to reopen statewide by appointment May 26. The order also allowed nonessential medical, dental and veterinary procedures to begin May 29. Small gatherings of 10 people or less are also allowed immedi- ately, as long as participants prac- tice social distancing. Retail busi- nesses and auto showrooms are limit...…
…20 | JUNE 4 • 2020 The Power to Help Yourself How one young adult found peace with anxiety and depression. JENNA ANDERSON CONTRIBUTING WRITER Jews in the D W hen Lauren Schostak was a sophomore in high school, she had coffee with Rabbi Yarden Blumstein, a teen mentor at UMatter, and he knew something wasn’ t right. “He could tell I wasn’ t myself, ” she said. A year later, after going to an inpatient program for anxiety and de...…
… JUNE 4 • 2020 | 21 Jews in the D Honoring our Heroes Jewish War Veterans conduct annual ceremony. U nlike a few years ago, when a late May snowfall forced cancellation, the corona- virus pandemic would not stand in the way of this year’ s local Detroit Jewish War Veterans (JWV) annu- al Memorial Day service in the Veterans Section at Machpelah Cemetery in Ferndale. The ceremony, one of the most critical functions on the JWV’ ...…
…22 | JUNE 4 • 2020 JCC Day Camps Cancel Early Sessions They are currently still hoping to run session 2 and post-camp session in July and August. J CC Day Camps is canceling pre-camp and session 1 for its 2020 camp season. It is also canceling all third through sixth grade specialty camp programs and Teen Camps for sixth through ninth graders for summer, due to the coronavirus pandemic. Pre-camp was set to begin on June 15 and s...…
… JUNE 4 • 2020 | 23 O n May 28, Oakland County Health Division, the City of Detroit Health Department, Wayne County Public Health Division and Macomb County Health Department each issued Public Health Orders requiring all public swimming pools to close for the summer. This order is issued under the Michigan Public Health Code to avoid transmission of the coro- navirus and diminish a potential summer spike of COVID-19 cases that ...…
…24 | JUNE 4 • 2020 O akland County Clerk/ Register of Deeds Lisa Brown opened her office by appointment only on May 26. Brown, a member of Adat Shalom Synagogue in Farmington Hills, has served as Oakland County’ s Clerk/ Register of Deeds since 2013. She continues to encourage the community to take advantage of the online and mail-in services still available but understands that some business needs to be conducted in person. “T...…
… JUNE 4 • 2020 | 25 M yles and Laura Stern of Farmington Hills celebrated their 50th anniversary on March 7, 2020. They were delight- ed to spend it with their son Jon and his family in San Diego. They look forward to a future celebration with their two beautiful daughters, Rebecca and Karen, and their fami- lies. D an and Ronnie Pikstein of West Bloomfield are marking their 25th wed- ding anniversary. Love is sent by Avivah, Yak...…
…26 | JUNE 4 • 2020 MICAH EIZEN Farber Hebrew Day School/ Yeshivat Akiva Student Council President, Central East NCSY Regional Vice President, President of the Detroit NCSY Executive Board, David Tanzman Memorial Tournament Commissioner twice, Yearbook Editor-in-Chief, Varsity Basketball Captain. Yeshivat Orayta and Yeshiva University Moments JOSHUA DUBIN Berkley High School National Honor Society, National French Honor Society...…
… JUNE 4 • 2020 | 27 DAVID HONIG Walled Lake Northern High School AP Scholar with Distinction, College Board, National Honor Society, National Science Honor Society, National Spanish Honor Society Treasurer, Academic Varsity Letter, Honor Guard 2019 Commencement, Class Council Treasurer, Student Council, Class PTSA Representative, Varsity Tennis Co-Captain & MVP, Varsity Bowling, Varsity Letter, All-Conference Athlete, Varsity Schol...…
…28 | JUNE 4 • 2020 Spirit S ome Jews never go to syna- gogue; some go on festivals or every Shabbat. Some Jews say their prayers in the syn- agogue every single day. At least, they did until a few months ago. The COVID-19 pandemic closed synagogue doors across the world. By late May, constant shul-goers have gone without seeing the inside of a synagogue for more than two months, as long a period without public prayer as they had...…
… JUNE 4 • 2020 | 29 Spirit torah portion W e all have an in-be- tween zone: the constant waiting period between two items on our schedule too short to make anything productive of it. We humans often spend lots of our life in such zones, waiting. In this week’ s portion, the Torah reports of the generous sacrifices offered by the 12 princes of Israel for the newly inaugurated Tabernacle. In addition to their individual gifts, the...…
…Kadima Creative Expressions helps people improve their mental health. RONELLE GRIER CONTRIBUTING WRITER 30 | JUNE 4 • 2020 F or years, Joel has dreamed of creating a graphic novel from the Star Trek-inspired art project he began as a teen. Today, thanks to Kadima’ s Creative Expressions program, he is on the way to bringing his long- time dream to fruition. “It takes place in the 47th cen- tury; there’ s some very far out and co...…
… JUNE 4 • 2020 | 31 ficial to my music and my art, ” he said. “I learned about mix- ing colors…and the different processes of layering paint in a positive, fun atmosphere. ” THERAPEUTIC PROGRAMS In addition to providing numer- ous creative opportunities, the program utilizes certified thera- pists who help coordinate mem- bers’ chosen activities with their individual treatment goals. This includes art and music therapy and a drum cir...…
…32 | JUNE 4 • 2020 Arts&Life culture Detroit’ s cultural gems face multiple challenges during the pandemic. SHARI S. COHEN CONTRIBUTING WRITER T he lights may be dim and the microphones discon- nected, but leading local cultural organizations are work- ing hard to provide art, music and education to their followers and the general public. The COVID-19 pandemic and Michigan’ s “stay-at-home” order meant that concerts were cancele...…
…Arts&Life trips from home, activities for seniors and highlighting our community partners. In many cases, our online engagement is higher than what we experience for in-person programs, and I foresee offering both options to our community in the future, ” Salort-Pons says. Recognizing that not every- one has internet access, the DIA has distributed printed art-making project instruc- tions in Forgotten Harvest’ s food distribution ...…
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