…$2.00 AUGUST 4-10, 2011 / 4-10 TAMMUZ 5771 A JEWISH RENAISSANCE MEDIA PUBLICATION theJEWISHNEWS.com »IN Welcomes Big Al! Dick Purtan's satirist brings his humor to the IN as our new Page 3 columnist. See page 3. »Young Filmmaker Returns Bryan Binder, 25, filmed his thriller in Farmington Hills and plans on staying here. See page 12. » Spunky CEO DETROIT JEWISH NEWS metro Ann Newman's mail-order prescription business is bringing jobs ...…
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…frontlines Hello Mommy, Here I Am At Camp Salami! I t was the summer of 1961, and time I ate an entire kosher salami in I was among the throngs of kids one sitting. It had been leftover from who filled the parking lot of the a canoe trip. A decade would pass Royal Theater on Seven Mile, prepar- before I could look at another salami ing for the journey north to Camp without getting nauseated. On another Tanuga in Kalkaska. The occasion, I co...…
…Bring your team! Call Judy DunH 248-661-2969 Walk with Usi at the 9th Annual & Lillian Kemler on Grandparents Day Sunday, September 11, 2011 Distinguished Celebrity Walkers 31{15K Community Walk to support our Older Adults Special tribute given by Jewish War Veterans honoring the tnemory of those lost on 9/./ 1 GRAND MARSHAL EMERITUS located on the Eugene & Marcia Applebaum Jewish Community Campus To pre-register individual, family ...…
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…metro >> on the cover Judy and Gary Weinstein with sons Sam and Alex The car crash that killed his family shattered Gary Weinstein's world ... yet he lives each day with passion and presence. Ronelle Grier I Contributing Writer CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 second-degree murder. He was sen- tenced to 19-30 years in prison and is now serving out his term at the Macomb Correctional Facility in New Haven. Six Years Later Fast-forward six years from...…
…"Even though the people I'm meeting know that I'm his partner, they can't seem to get around the crash:' she said. "It's a little hard being me in this situation." She understands that there are, and may always be, memories and private moments of grief that she cannot share. She said there are still times when she gets "knocked for a loop',' such as the day she came across a recording that Judy made during one of her guitar lessons. After real...…
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…metro Return To Detroit Director Bryan Binder comes back to his roots to film Breakaway. Actress Marisa Stober takes direction from Bryan Binder as cameraman Joe Elrom waits to film. Chloe Logan Jewish News Intern T here's a new film director in town. Bryan Binder of Farmington Hills is working on Breakaway, a feature movie he wrote and filmed in his hometown. The film is about a young woman named Emily Burns who wakes up to real- ize sh...…
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…metro >> around town Day At The Ballpark CommunityNEXT treats young adults to a Tigers game. Hannah Posen Jewish News Intern were just happy to be there with friends. Of course, there were some Tigers enthusiasts in the group who jumped up with excite- espite the grueling heat, 50 young ment as Tiger player Victor Martinez scored adults attended the Detroit the first run of the game and left everyone Tigers vs. Oakland As game on talking a...…
…0 n Sunday, July 24, the Holocaust Memorial Center Zekelman Family Campus in Farmington Hills was filled for the opening of a new traveling exhibit, "Secret Heroes: The Ritchie Boys," which runs through Feb. 5. The exhibit focuses on the lives and achievements of a special band of World War II soldiers fighting a psychological war against the Nazis. The Ritchie Boys were a little-known American Army intelligence unit com- prised primarily of...…
…metro Labor Of Love Martin Abel marks his 65th wedding anniversary with a monumental menorah at The Shul. Ronelle Grier Contributing Writer A 65th wedding anniversary is a significant milestone, and Martin and Phyllis Abel are marking theirs in a very significant way — with a 9-foot stainless steel menorah adorning the Maple Road entrance to The Shul- Chabad Lubavitch in West Bloomfield. Abel, who is a retired manufacturing engineer, inve...…
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…metro Assistance in Living... Spunky CEO bove and Beyon Toy frien old neighbor oo and make new friends at the Fleischman ResidenceAM Blumberg Plaza Pho tos by A l len Eins te in NoviXus CEO Ann Newman and her son, V.P. Gene Newman Ann Newman gets ready to grow jobs, one mail-order prescription at a time. Alison Schwartz Special to the Jewish News F • Personal Care Assistance • Laundry, • Medication Administration Housekeeping and • ...…
…Like many large organizations and businesses, Oakland County government has a pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) that chooses the most cost-effective prescrip- tion providers for its employees. In the case of Oakland County, the PBM is Navitus, which just announced a con- tract with NoviXus. "We are very pleased that Oakland County will now be working with NoviXus to fill its mail-order prescrip- tions," said Terry Seligman, president and CEO of N...…
…"A musical extravaganza!"USA a. C Today The most popular Christmas movie of all time is a big, new, fun, spectacular holiday musical! Farmington Hills lawyer does battle over Rosa Parks' estate. Hannah Posen Jewish News Intern A Fisher Theatre • November 15-27 Tickets: Fisher Theatre Box Office, ticketmaster.com , 800-982-2787 • Info: BroadwayInDetroit.com , 313-872-1000 Groups (12+): Groups@BroadwayInDetroit.com or 313-871-1132 50TH...…
…Tragic Berry Orphans To Be Aided By Fund Hannah Posen Jewish News Intern 0 n their way back to Houston from a July 4 weekend fam- ily vacation in Colorado, a Jewish family was involved in a fatal accident. The crash instantly killed par- ents Joshua and Robin Berry and left sons Peter, 9, and Aaron, 8, paralyzed from the waist down and daughter Willa, 6, with a broken wrist and ankle. A woman in the other car also died. As the news spread ...…
…metro >> calendar U1J. A presents A beautiful day of Much To Do! L ARNIM! FRIDAY, AUG. 5 Make your summer with an incredible day of Jewish learning with master teacher and scholar Yaffa Epstein from the Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies in Jerusalem. Join us for one session or all three. Session I: Brunch and Learn - 9:30-11 a.m. 'Should Looks Matter? What is Beauty in Judaism?" All three sessions: $18 Session Afternoon Class 2...…
…4 / Pet-,5•ond approach fo carte MEMORY CLUB 1:30 pm. Ronnie Berman leads brain teasers for seniors in Room 205 at West Bloomfield JCC. $3. 248-967-4030. TREATING OBESITY 6 pm. Surgeons from St. Joseph Mercy Oakland Hospital, Pontiac, lead seminar on benefits of bariatric weight loss surgery at Crowne Plaza Hote1,1500 Opdyke, Auburn Hills. Free. RSVP: 877-949-9344. SUNDAY, AUG. 14 OPEN MIKE NIGHT 8-10 pm. Talent show sponsored by Hillel...…
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…points of view EDITORIAL BOARD: Publisher: Arthur M. Horwitz Chief Operating Officer: F. Kevin Browett Contributing Editor: Robert Sklar >> Send letters to: letters@thejewishnews.com Guest Column Editorial E O 0 4.13 .0 Tisha BrAv Recalls Our Darker Times I Mission After The Mission Jewish/African American communities find a common ground to build from. QuanTez Pressley and Ben Falik T ake a 29-year-old, enthusiastic Jewish dad...…
…points of view Commentary Guest Column from page 25 Floodgates Of Assimilation Omaha/JTA Participants of the African American Jewish Community Mission to Detroit pose at the Heidelberg project, one of their stops during a bus tour of Detroit. Back row: Allan Gale, Bloomfield Hills; QuanTez Pressley, Detroit; Ben Falik, Huntington Woods; Emily Kaplan, Washington; Roslyn Duman, Denver; Sarah Crane, Farmington Hills; Diane Fisher, San Jo...…
…business & a rofessional >> news analysis Local investors and advisers assess the debt-ceiling circus. Jackie Headapohl Managing Editor R epublican and Democratic leaders announced late Sunday that they had reached an accord likely to pass both houses of Congress to raise the debt ceiling and cut the deficit. President Barack Obama signed the bill Tuesday, Aug. 2, the deadline that had to be met for the United States to avoid potentially...…
…roundu Justin Bieber, Father Got Hebrew Tattoos In Israel Jerusalem (JTA) — Teen pop star Justin Bieber and his father got matching Hebrew tattoos during their April visit to Israel. Photos surfaced over the weekend on a Bieber fan site of the singer and his father, Jeremy, at a tattoo parlor in Israel getting the word Yeshua, Hebrew for Jesus, tat- tooed in Hebrew letters on their torsos. Cleaning Specials 2 for 1 Rug Cleaning When you ...…
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…A Sharing Experience • Cross-cultural initiative gains momentum and breadth. 1 111 1 INITI/A m l r: ity Chaldean News JN 100-411 Since its inception in April of 2010, the Chaldean-Jewish Building Community Initiative has been about sharing. Through the pages of the Chaldean News and the Jewish News, both based in Southfield, we've educated our corn- munities about our shared historical roots, language and customs. We've informed our ...…
…A Voice for Diversity Learning about different ethnic groups has always interested Mary Sengstock. As a young girl she was fascinated with Native Americans. The daughter of Irish and Belgian parents, her curiosity about people different from her continued as she worked on her doctorate in sociology. This led to her dissertation on cultural patterns in Chaldeans. At the time, only about 3,000 Chaldeans lived in Southeast Michigan and very litt...…
…usiness entrepreneurs Get-together allows business people to learn about global opportunities. Don Cohen! Contributing Writer The Business & Economic Development Workgroup of the Building Community Initiative did just that, bring- ing together 60 Chaldean and Jewish business leaders June 7 at Walsh College in Troy. The group had plenty of time to socialize and network before hearing a distinguished panel address "Myths & Realitie...…
…{ cover story/health Genetic Research Jewish-Chaldean study takes aim at inflammatory bowel disease. Ruthan Brodskyl Contributing Writer It makes sense that Metro Detroit was selected as the site for the Jewish-Chaldean clinical research study led by Ann Silverman, M.D., at the time director of gastroenter- ology research for the Henry Ford Health System (HFHS). The numbers of Jews living in the Detroit area is substantial, 72,0...…
…disease except that it affects only the colon. The inflamma- tion involves the entire rectum and continuously extends up the colon. "In ulcerative colitis, there are no areas of normal intestine between the areas of diseased intestine as there are in Crohn's disease," Silverman said. "In addition, it affects only the innermost lining of the colon, while Crohn's disease can affect the entire thickness of the bowel wall." Johnathon Markus of Wes...…
…business/entrepreneursh p Repairing The Community Sharf Construction improves buildings while building personal relationships. Bill Carroll! Contributing Writer Two young local men — a Jew and a Chaldean — are on a mission to repair the community and make it look better. Zach Sharf, 30, of Bloomfield Township and Deleir Sesi, 29, of Bloomfield Hills combined forces into Sharf Construction — operating out of an office on the second flo...…
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…{ arts &culture How Delicious! Jewish publisher helps launch new Chaldean cookbook. Annabel Cohenl Contributing Writer More than 700 locals gathered on March 30 at West Bloomfield's Shenandoah Country Club to feast on delicious Chaldean foods to celebrate Cookbook co-chair Sally Najor, right. and Muna Paulus, whose rilcipe is calied Meatless Zucchini Stew/Shijar 'd LaPusra, display the cookbook aprons. Both are from West Bloomfield....…
…Turnip Salad Zalata Shalgham Sue Kattula rich and diverse cookbook with Rodney includes his recipe for proceeds to be used to further Bulghur Tomato Dip (Kubbad Em CALC's charity mission. 'd Tomato), much like tomato kibbe. The cookbook committee co- "My house is a restaurant;' said chairs, Sally Najor, Venus Sadek, Najat. "I live in a Jewish neighbor- Diane Karmo and Jane Shallal, hood and everybody knows who I were on hand to introduce the...…
…`Informative And Inspiring' The Building Community narrative wins high praise from journalists. David Sachsi Senior Copy Editor, Detroit Jewish News Last year, two ethnic groups and two newspapers joined forces to create the E A RE .114E CA A M PIONS. glAess Building Community initiative. This year, the two journalists who wrote the initial story about it were jointly honored by their fellow scribes. Walsh recently won the 2011...…
…{ social action Breaking Bread It's a great way to break cultural stereotypes as well. Jeannie Weiner Contributing Writer When 40 Chaldean and Jewish women met for the first time at Shenandoah Country Club in West Bloomfield for dinner and an opportunity to learn about each other's cultures, some attendees were surprised at what they learned. Linda Finkel, a Jewish participant from Bloomfield Hills, commented, "One of the interes...…
…Speaker Ann Antone, right, makes a funny comment while speaker Sathab Abbo Ousachi reacts. Both are from West Bloomfield. Event co-chair Gail Katz of West -- Bloomfield laughs with Lita Zemmol of Beverly Hills, _ Ruth Grey chats with Rita Pappadakis, both of Farmington Hills. homelands. Ousachi and Antone described the work of the many Chaldean organiza- tions assisting refugees. LeeAnn Kirma leads one such group, Chaldean American Ladies ...…
…Business Mingling U.S. Rep. Sander Levin, D-Mich., center, was among the elected officials at the Chaldean American Chamber of Commerce Awards Dinner on March 25. The eighth annual dinner, held at Shenandoah Country Club in West Bloomfield, was a sellout with more than 900 people in attendance. Chaldean Fest .0 0 We think nothing of driving half an hour to a good restaurant... but we'll settle for a hospital around the corner. Shoki Ko...…
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…marital relations. We do not participate in enjoyable activities, even the study of Torah, on Tisha b'Av. One is, however, permitted to read Eichah (the Book of Lamentations) and the Book of Job. Traditions Of The Day: Before the fast begins, many will eat a last meal consisting of bread, water and an egg. Those who study Torah are lim- ited to sad topics. Synagogues and tem- ples take down the curtain on the Ark (parochet) and lower the lig...…
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…Chabad Jewish Center of Novi- Northville 42142 Loganberry Ridge North, Novi 48375, (248) 790-6075. Rabbi: Avrohom Susskind. Email: rabbiasusskind®sbcglobal. net. Dovid Ben Nuchim Aish Kodesh 14800 W. Lincoln, Oak Park, 48237, (248) 569-0192. Rabbi: Ari Kostelitz. - First Hebrew Congregation 249 Broadway, South Haven, 49090, (269) 637-1603. For information: (773) 320-0929. Kollel Institute 15230 W. Lincoln, Oak Park, 48237, (248) 968-0109. ...…
…spirituality >> Torah portion LIFE & MEDICINE in the Warsaw Ghetto Please join us for this _fascinating lecture Parshat Devarim: Deuteronomy 1:1-3:22; Isaiah 1:1-27. A Maimonides Society of Southeastern Michigan Holocaust Memorial Center Zekelman Family Campus 28123 Orchard Lake Road, Farmington Hills Join us for a complimentary tour of the Holocaust Center following the program There is no charge for this event This event was generou...…
