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… DECEMBER 5 • 2019 | 53 Soul of blessed memory JANICE SCHWARTZ BILLMEYER, 66, of Bloomfield Hills, died Nov. 27, 2019. Mrs. Billmeyer is survived by her husband of 37 years, Christopher Billmeyer; sons and daughters-in-law, Drew and Renee Billmeyer, and Jake and Rachel Billmeyer; grandchildren, Emma, Allie and Taylor Billmeyer; brothers and sisters-in-law, Alan and Sandy Schwartz, and Gary and Cindy Schwartz; sister and brothe...…
…54 | DECEMBER 5 • 2019 Soul of blessed memory nearby, Jerry developed lifelong friendships with his uncles, aunts and cousins. While at Mumford High School, Jerry met Anita. They shared 23 years of marriage and had two children together, Jason and Tamara. Jerry graduated from the University of Michigan medical school and went into private practice as an obstetrician gynecologist. Ultimately, he worked for Henry Ford Health Syst...…
… DECEMBER 5 • 2019 | 55 Soul of blessed memory the annual Fourth of July family celebration on North Lake Leelanau, especially when the family won the Leland Parade Honors, sailing his O’ Day sailboat, winters in Neuevo Vallarta, the MET Opera at the State Theatre and coffee with the men at the Leland International Coffee Club. Mr. Levin was married for 46 years to his loving wife, Judy Schwartz Levin. Their children are Lori ...…
…Soul of blessed memory 56 | DECEMBER 5 • 2019 a song and inscribe on the monument a song that best describes the person. Mr. Levin’ s tribute song is “Lean On Me” as you could always count on him. Contributions may be made to the North Star Reach, 674 S. Wagner Road, Ann Arbor, MI 48103, northstarreach.org. Arrangements by Reynolds Jonkhoff Funeral Home and Ira Kaufman Chapel. DAVID MOSCOW, 92, of West Bloomfield, died Nov...…
… DECEMBER 5 • 2019 | 57 Soul of blessed memory The Creation He Treasured Most — Family RONELLE GRIER CONTRIBUTING WRITER A s a structural engineer and suc- cessful business owner, William “Bill” Lefkofsky developed prom- inent edifices throughout the country. Despite his numerous professional accomplishments, the creation he trea- sured most was his family, which he and his wife, Sandy, built and nurtured together for almost six de...…
…58 | DECEMBER 5 • 2019 Soul of blessed memory JEAN C. RADNER, 75, of West Bloomfield, died Nov. 24, 2019. She is survived by her brother and sister-in law, Fred and Iris Radner; nieces, Leslie (Jonathan) Berlin and Emily Radner. She is also survived by many other family members and friends. Jean was the beloved daughter of the late Manuel and the late Sarah Radner; the sister of the late Gerald Radner. Interment was held at ...…
… DECEMBER 5 • 2019 | 59 Soul of blessed memory a Holocaust survivor, with whom he had six children. After relocating to Michigan in the late 1950s, Aron worked as a tool and die maker in various tool and die shops, eventually working for Chrysler Corporation for almost 20 years and winning numerous awards for his inventions. Aron loved to read books and newspapers in different languages. After retirement, he became a coin dealer...…
…60 | DECEMBER 5 • 2019 Soul of blessed memory T he death of Henry Sobel, Brazil’ s iconic rabbi and human rights activist, was mourned by Jewish and non-Jewish groups across Latin America’ s largest nation. “Sobel was a noted spokes- man for our Jewish community. His performance undoubtedly made him one of the great- est references for Brazilian Judaism and for our society in the defense of human rights, ” said Brazilian Senate’ s...…
… DECEMBER 5 • 2019 | 61 Nephew of original owner found the recipe for success. the best of everything Raskin Dinner at Nonna Maria’s A fter frequent unsuc- cessful attempts by others to follow in the footsteps of its original owner, a name change and closer adher- ence to its creativity by a family member may have been the correct formula for success. Entering its second year, Nonna Maria’ s Italian Kitchen, Walnut Lake Road...…
…62 | DECEMBER 5 • 2019 G race Turner’ s article about the King David Network in the Nov. 14 issue of the JN was very inter- esting. Launched a year ago by Dovid Nissan Roetter and broadcast from a studio based in Southfield, the network’ s mission is to use “Jewish teachings to spread posi- tivity.” It is also inter- esting that his network is an online network, not traditional programming beamed by an over-the-air radio st...…
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…September 5 • 2019 3 jn inside Sept. 5-11, 2019 5-11 Elul 5779 VOLUME CLVI, ISSUE 5 thejewishnews.com Detroit Jewish News For all the breaking news and ONLINE EXCLUSIVES ARTS&LIFE 40 A Man with Flair Designer Isaac Mizrahi will dish about life, his Judaism, fashion and more at Hadassah’ s annual meeting. 42 Song & Spirit Inspiring, musical rabbi will help Detroiters usher in the holidays. 44 Celebrity Jews ON ...…
… H e r e A ll Alon g A n E v e ni ng w ith S a ra h H ur wi tz After a decade as a political speechwriter - serving as head speechwriter for First Lady Michelle Obama, a senior speechwriter for President Barack Obama, and chief speechwriter for Hillary Clinton on her 2008 presidential campaign - Sarah Hurwitz decided to apply her skills as a communicator to writing a book...…
…September 5 • 2019 5 jn T he change of seasons is over two weeks away, but I’ ve already gotten a head start on a couple of major changes in my life. For the first time in nearly 40 years, I’ ll be conducting business without the use of a (drum roll) land line! Yep, just a few days ago, I eliminated my dedicated “Big Al Communications” phone line. This is all part of the never-ending evolution of commu- nication technology. I c...…
…The Jewish News aspires to communicate news and opinion that’ s useful, engaging, enjoyable and unique. It strives to refl ect the full range of diverse viewpoints while also advocating positions that strengthen Jewish unity and continuity. We desire to create and maintain a challenging, caring, enjoyable work environment that encourages creativity and innovation. We acknowledge our role as a responsible, responsive member of the communit...…
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…8 September 5 • 2019 jn views S tatements from President Donald Trump about American Jews “being disloyal” set off a firestorm of criticism from Jewish groups. It was clear that the president was criticizing liberal Jews for not prioritizing support for Israel rather than promoting anti-Sem- itism, as some on the left tried to assert. This latest rehashing of the debate about Trump — in which the majority of liberal Jews were ...…
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…10 September 5 • 2019 jn L’dor V’dor I f there’ s anything to learn from watching the years go by, it’ s how precious each moment is. That’ s why it’ s so important to capture those precious moments to look back on forever. Metro Detroiter Marla Michele Must is some- one who specializes in capturing such moments. Birmingham resident, mother of three and owner of Enchanted Photography, Marla is a designated internation- al master phot...…
…September 5• 2019 11 jn National Council of Jewish Women, Michigan thanks all of our generous sponsors, donors, and volunteers for their support of our sixth annual Back 2 School Store. MAJOR DONORS: $5,000 - $15,000 Anonymous Bookstock Charity Challenge Match Donor Marjorie & Maxwell Jospey Foundation The Ravitz Foundation $1,000 - $4,999 Couzens Lansky P.C. The Harold & Ruth Garber Family Foundation B2SS Fund Fran Grossman...…
…Time to Kvell! G randkids and grandparents are good for each other, according to several studies. For kids, grandparents provide stability, safety, wisdom and fun. For the grandparents, caring for grandchildren can help stave off depression, boost social connections and keep them mentally sharp. This year, Grandparents Day is Sunday, Sept. 8. The holiday, established in 1978, honors the special relationship between grandparents an...…
…September 5 • 2019 13 jn S H T I S E L B E H I N D T H E S C E N E S THE UNORTHODOX ORTHODOX DRAMA PRESENTS Join cast members and creator of Shtisel for an inside look, including never seen clips from this acclaimed series Pr e & Post pr ogr am meet wi t h Uni t ed Hat zal ah Medi c Gavy Fr i edson Honor ees: NCSY UH Camp Rescue Par t icipant s f r om Sout hfiel d Jaden Jubas & Jacob Smit h Monday Sept ember...…
…14 September 5 • 2019 jn jews d in the Time to Kvell! Grandparents share the lights of their lives with JN readers. Roslyn Schindler of Huntington Woods, is the proud Bubbie of Oliver Samuel Schindler, 3, from Spokane, Wash. “Oliver is the sweetest hugger, and he’ s been known to hug a tree or even a special sculpture, especially if it’ s an animal,” she says. Lisa and Gary Shiffman of West Bloomfield are proud of Emers...…
…September 5 • 2019 15 jn FAR LEFT: Miles Feldman- Yeo, 6½, of Winnipeg, Canada, is the grandson of Doug and Carol Feldman of Ann Arbor. “Miles likes reading chapter books and playing tennis and soccer,” Carol says. “His favorite family activity is building houses and hotels on Boardwalk and Park Place.” LEFT: Doug and Carol are also the proud grandparents of Sophie Feldman-Yeo, 20 months, of Winnipeg. “Sophie likes to smile, laug...…
…16 September 5 • 2019 jn T he Michigan Civil Rights Commission terminated the employment of Department of Civil Rights Executive Director Agustin Arbulu following a lengthy meeting on Aug. 27 in Detroit. The eight-member commission, whose independence is enshrined in the state Constitution, is solely responsible for the hiring or termination of the department’ s leader. Following a closed session on Aug. 1, the com- mission...…
…September 5 • 2019 17 jn Ann Arbor Council Rejects Anti-Israel Resolution A t the Ann Arbor City Council’ s first July meeting, protesters made headway by convincing council members to consider a possible resolution to end military aid to Israel. City council deferred any further discussion on the resolution to Ann Arbor’ s Human Rights Commission (HRC), which serves to protect the human and civil rights of Ann Arbor residents. Th...…
…18 September 5 • 2019 jn A t 17, Berkley High School student Lauren Schostak, daughter of Mark and Lillian Schostak, is not your typical senior. Inspired by her family, Schostak makes her community presence known as a volunteer and young entrepreneur. At school, Schostak is involved with two organizations: Sources of Strength and Peer to Peer. “Sources of Strength is a national organization that extends into different schools acr...…
…September 5 • 2019 19 jn 100% FOCUSED ON HELPING OUR PATIENTS ENJOY MORE MOMENTS. 100% FOCUSED ON HELPING OUR PATIENTS ENJOY MORE MOMENTS. For many, the experience at Karmanos begins with preventing and looking for cancer before it appears. Routine screenings and early detection save lives every day. Be proactive. Talk with your loved ones about your health - it could encourage them to take action. GET A CLEAN START THIS SCHOOL YE...…
…20 September 5 • 2019 jn A ccording to Pew Center Research this year, about six in 10 mothers of teens say they at least sometimes check their teen’ s web history or cellphone records, set screen time limits or take away digital privileg- es as punishment, compared with about half of fathers who say they take these actions. A somewhat smaller share of parents say they at least sometimes use parental controls to restrict which sites ...…
…Ten years ago, we celebrated the grand opening of our West Bloomfield Hospital. And in the years that followed, we’ve celebrated other milestones as well: Medical breakthroughs, innovative new technologies and a healing environment for our patients, from brain surgery, orthopedics and cancer care to our birthing and wellness centers. Treating the whole patient — body and mind — we offer a revolutionary experience. A kind of care th...…
…22 September 5 • 2019 jn jews d in the here’ s to Jaffe Raitt Heuer & Weiss P.C., a Michigan business law firm, announced that Nicole Hertzberg was elected as a first-time board member to the Jewish Federation’ s NEXTGen Detroit Board of Directors. She will plan and execute programming and events, develop strategy and act as an ambassa- dor of Jewish Detroit. She has also been appointed co-chair of EPIC, NEXTGen Detroit’ s larg...…
…September 5• 2019 23 jn BUILDING TOMORROW, TODA Y A Yeshiva University degree prepares the next generation of leaders at every level to transform lives and better the world. Did you know that 80% of all undergrads receive tuition assistance? At YU, we are happy to help. Just call 833-YU-HELPS. Sarah C. ’1 9 BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE ENGINEER Condé Nast YU Open Houses & Israel Fairs For Women: 1 1/1 7 For Men: 1 1/24 www.yu.edu/openhou...…
…24 September 5 • 2019 jn A s part of its theme year on “Yiddish Matters, ” the Frankel Institute in Ann Arbor is presenting a series of events that will explore different facets of the history and culture of Yiddish. The head fel- low in the fall semester will be Julian Levinson; he will be joined in this role in the winter by Justin Cammy from Smith College. The year will kick off with a concert by Daniel Kahn, Yeva Lapsker and Ja...…
…September 5 • 2019 25 jn Keynote Speakers Angela Povilaitis Pr osecut or of t he Lar r y Nassar Case Lieutenant Andrea Munford MSU Lead Invest igat or of t he Nassar Case and survi vor s Larissa Boyce and Trinea Gonczar Wednesday, Sept ember 18, 2019 11:30 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. DoubleTr ee by Hilt on (former Kingsley Inn) 39475 Woodwar d Ave. Bloomfield Hills, MI 48304 $75 per person Compl iment...…
…26 September 5 • 2019 jn jews d in the New Program for Birthright Alumni Volunteers for Israel (VFI) announced a new program that will bring Birthright alumni from colleges across the United States back to Israel to volunteer on Israel Defense Forces bases. Thousands of American Jews have connected to Israel through Birthright. On their post-trip eval- uations, participants have consis- tently rated encounters with Israeli soldier...…
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…28 September 5 • 2019 jn jews d in the Temple Israel To Host David Frum Temple Israel of West Bloomfield presents the next installment of its speaker series “The Many Shades of Politics — An American Journey,” representing voices across the American political spectrum. The goal is to encourage thoughtful dialogue about important issues of our time. This event, “An Evening with David Frum,” is set for Thursday, Sept.12. The m...…
…SEPTEMBER 5, 2019 MSU WELCOMES NEW PRESI DENT On Aug. 1, Michigan State University welcomed Samuel L. Stanley Jr., M.D., as its 21st president. The MSU Board of Trustees unanimously selected Stanley at a special meeting May 28 after a national search. “ Dr. Stanley is an empowering, compassionate and thoughtful leader, who will work tirelessly alongside our students, faculty, staff, ...…
…Sexual assault prevention program works to change campus culture In just more than a year of operation, the Prevention, Outreach and Education Department is focusing cultural change at Michigan State University around relationship violence and sexual misconduct prevention. In 2018 the department was created on the recommendation of the university’ s Relationship Violence and Sexual Misconduct Expert Advisory Workgroup to educat...…
…t . S g al ng MSU Hillel’ s new Israel Affairs Department will centralize Israel education, advocacy and programming at MSU and at Hillel organizations on 10 college campuses across Michigan. The goal: to help Jewish and non-Jewish students become better informed about issues relating to Israel and to build connections with other campus student organizations. The campuses in the Hillel Campus Alliance of Michigan, or H...…
…Just nine months after the completion of Michigan State University’ s record-breaking capital campaign at the end of 2018, significant changes to the university’ s landscape already are taking shape. Campaign gifts — many of which came from generous alumni and friends in the Detroit area — make possible new facilities cropping up across campus, bold research programs and initiatives, recruitment of top faculty in critical are...…
…September 5 • 2019 33 jn PHOTOS BY CHARLES SILOW jews d in the | faces&places A beautiful summer day, classic cars and older adults who have special memories of their vintage automobiles came together at the 12th Annual JSL Senior Dream Cruise, Tuesday, Aug. 13, at the Jewish Senior Life residences on the Eugene and Marcia Applebaum Jewish Community Campus in West Bloomfield, sponsored by AMAC Pharmacy Services. Libby Lavine, Hechtman ...…
…34 September 5 • 2019 jn jews d in the | faces&places Tuesday, Aug. 27, families and friends of Hillel Day School of Metropolitan Detroit in Farmington Hills were on hand as the newly expanded and ren- ovated ECC was dedicated in time for the new school year. Gifts from the Samuel and Jean Frankel Heritage Foundation and the William Davidson Foundation enabled the renovation. The ECC now includes state-of-the-art learning suites, a centr...…
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…36 September 5 • 2019 jn Q: How did you decide to make your adult life in Metro Detroit? AJ: I grew up in Metro Detroit and decided to stay here for two reasons. First, which is the most important to me, is that my family lives here. I am so grateful for my amazing family and could not imagine being away from them. Second, I decided to attend graduate school, and the program I was extremely interested in happened to be located in Me...…
