… DECEMBER 5 • 2019 | 21 Last year on the truck, both experienced eye-opening moments, including driving through Jerry’ s childhood neighborhood, which he found unrecognizable, and meeting young children who had not eaten since the day before. “Our experience on that food truck was so profound and heartbreaking, but we love doing it. We truly believe in tikkun olam, making the world a better place, ” Jerry said. This sentiment is ...…
…22 | DECEMBER 5 • 2019 H illel Day School of Metropolitan Detroit students joined day school peers nationwide to celebrate the 100th birthday of Morris Lebow, a member of Pittsburgh’ s Tree of Life Synagogue, where one year ago a gunman killed 11 peo- ple during Shabbat services in the deadliest attack on Jews in U.S. history. The students helped Lebow turn his centenary into a joy- ous celebration for him and the city of Pittsb...…
…Jews in the D “Wrapped in Love,” the volunteer blanket-making group from National Council of Jewish Women, Michigan just sent 32 sick children to Walt Disney World in Orlando with their own Disney-themed blankets. Popular Fox 2 and WNIC radio host Jay Towers has a program called Jay’ s Juniors, which give kids with chronic and terminal illnesses, along with their families, a five-day, all-expens- es-paid vacation during the holiday season...…
…24 | DECEMBER 5 • 2019 W hat happens when you are walking down the street in Tel Aviv and someone asks you how you are feeling, and you are feeling great? You answer, “Sababa!” Sababa — הבבס — Hebrew slang for terrific, wonderful, great, amazing, cool! What happens when a col- laboration of Jewish organiza- tions put their heads together to create a new innovative Jewish education initiative? The answer, “Camp Sababa, of course!...…
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…26 | DECEMBER 5 • 2019 (Really, do you think that a horse can actually pray?) POWER OF COLLABORATION Congregations, the JCC and Camp Tamarack each possess unique strengths, abilities and resources that, when combined, have the power to create a stronger, richer learning experi- ence than any of the entities can provide on their own. In describing Camp Sababa, JCC CEO Brian Siegel says, “Our reimagined JCC places a high value on in...…
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…28 | DECEMBER 5 • 2019 continued from page 26 the learning our students engaged in during the school year, combining the best of education with the best of camp. “With Temple Kol Ami’ s school theme this year being ‘ Wherever You Go, There’ s Always Someone Jewish,’ the thought was that it would be helpful for our students to explore their Jewish identity in partnership with others they would otherwise not have known outside...…
… DECEMBER 5 • 2019 | 29 Thank you, Harvey! Harvey Rubenstein spent 47 years at Camp Walden, nearly all of those as the assistant director. His warmth, creativity, wisdom and generosity of spirit enriched the experiences of thousands of campers and staff, including the family of Walden administrators who have worked alongside him for decades. His retirement, at the end of this past summer, leaves us grateful for the joy he brought to ...…
…30 | DECEMBER 5 • 2019 continued on page 32 CAMP RAMAH IN CANADA 3845 Bathurst St., Suite 310 Toronto, ON M3H 3N2 Canada Located in the beautiful Muskoka region of southern Ontario, Camp Ramah in Canada features out- standing programs on the water- front, in sports and outdoor adven- ture, and in the arts — all within the context of a vibrant, fun and caring Jewish community. We offer a number of different sessions and specialty trac...…
…32 | DECEMBER 5 • 2019 continued from page 30 continued on page 34 listings HABONIM DROR CAMP TAVOR SUMMER OFFICE: 59884 Arthur L. Jones Road Three Rivers, MI 49093 (269) 244-8563 WINTER OFFICE: 2755 Wingate Lane E. West Bend, WI 53090 (262) 334-0399 registrar@camptavor.org www.camptavor.org Experience a one-of-a-kind Jewish youth community. Habonim Dror Camp Tavor pro- gramming allows boys and girls ages 9-16 to build strong relation...…
… DECEMBER 5 • 2019 | 33 (5 minutes from Farmington Hills, Bloomfield Hills and Commerce) 2, 3, 4 or 5 days a week June 15 – September 3, 2020 (11 to 14) (between Lone Pine and Long Lake Roads) Join us in in 2020! Family-owned since 1959 Since 1959, Walden has been providing campers with extraordinary summers. Kids learn, grow and thrive in a supportive camp atmosphere, where the directors account f...…
…34 | DECEMBER 5 • 2019 continued from page 32 SUMMER IMPRESSIONS DAY CAMP 4150 Middlebelt Road West Bloomfield, MI 48323 (248) 661-3630 www.summerimpressions.com Looking for an active, non-compet- itive, fun-filled and safe environ- ment with beautiful playgrounds, miniature golf, Ga-Ga courts, tennis and basketball courts, table tennis, two in-ground heated swimming pools, an arcade games room plus more? Come join the fun at Summer ...…
… DECEMBER 5 • 2019 | 35 Moments OCT. 22, 2019 Brian Indianer and Riki Yonack of Portland, Ore., are pleased to announce the birth of their daughter, Izzie Simone Indianer. Grandparents are Helene and Art Indianer of West Bloomfield, and Judy and Robert Yonack of Dallas, Texas. Great-grandparents are Helen (the late Simon) Indianer of Novi, Gladys (the late Charles) Brasch of West Bloomfield, Shirley (the late Joel) Jones of Dallas, and...…
…36 | DECEMBER 5 • 2019 Moments Matthew Aaron Devaney, son of Caryn and Dennis Devaney, will lead the congregation in prayer as he becomes a bar mitzvah on Saturday, Dec. 7, 2019, at Temple Israel in West Bloomfield. He will be joined in celebration by his siblings Lauren and David. Matthew is the loving grandchild of Marshall and the late Karen Weingarden, the late Helen and William Bush III, and the late Dorothy and Peter D...…
… DECEMBER 5 • 2019 | 37 A nd he dreamed, and behold a ladder set up on the Earth, and the top of it reached to heaven; and behold the angels of God ascending and descending on it. ” Dreams have a unique capacity to inspire us to aim higher, to remain focused on a distant goal even when the present circumstances give us little reason for optimism. But what happens when the gap between dream and reality seems insur- mountable? ...…
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… DECEMBER 5 • 2019 | 39 Arts&Life theater JET Update Theater’ s move to Walled Lake and new season dates have improved its attendance and reach. SUZANNE CHESSLER CONTRIBUTING WRITER A s the Jewish Ensemble Theatre (JET) worked its way through the first season at its new Walled Lake venue, the people at the center of the stage company had strong reasons to celebrate. The last two weeks of the company’ s final main play of 2019...…
…40 | DECEMBER 5 • 2019 continued from page 39 Arts&Life section The Diary of Anne Frank, produced by JET in Michigan every spring for some 20 years and supported with the help of the Phoenix-area Jewish com- munity. “We’ re going to be in Arizona for a week with the cast that performs at the Detroit Institute of Arts, ” Bremer says. “We had 4,500 seats available, and we’ ve booked 4,300. ” The Seymore J. & Ethel S. Frank Festi...…
… DECEMBER 5 • 2019 | 41 D etroit attorney Robert Kass has published his first novel, To Save the Nation (Carob Tree Press), a labor of love that took nearly 20 years from conception to print. The book’ s protagonist, ide- alistic Detroit attorney David Winkler, is on a Caribbean vacation when he stumbles onto a situation that seems difficult to believe. A young woman who grew up in Uruguay has learned her birth parents were Arge...…
…Arts&Life celebrity jews 42 | DECEMBER 5 • 2019 STREAMING CHOICES Last month, the new Disney Plus cable channel premiered the first season of High School Musical: The Musical. New episodes air on Friday. The premise is that a high school teacher decides to put on a stage version of the TV show. A very handsome actor (Joshua Bassett) plays Ricky, one of the male leads. Ricky’ s best friend, “Big Red,” is played by Long Island n...…
…FRIDAY, DEC. 6 BIM BOM BABY ART 10-11 am, Dec. 6. At Temple Shir Shalom. For babies through 4 years old with a special adult. Moms, dads, aunts, uncles, grand- parents and nannies can celebrate Shabbat: braid challah with the rabbis, sing songs with the cantor and make new friends. Free. CHANUKAH COOKIE EXTRAVAGANZA 5:30 pm, Dec. 6. At Isaac Agree Downtown Synagogue. Decorate Chanukah-themed cookies to be distributed at the Palmer P...…
…44 | DECEMBER 5 • 2019 On The Go people | places | events continued from page 43 VIRTUAL TOUR OF DETROIT RSVP for Dec. 11. Journey back in time, 11:45 am, Dec. 11, to Northwest Detroit. The program will be conducted by Marjorie Jablin through the Jewish Historical Society of Michigan at Adat Shalom Synagogue. The community is wel- come: $5 donation. Bring a pareve or dairy lunch. RSVP: Marjorie, mjablin@yahoo.com, or Jodi Gross, ...…
… DECEMBER 5 • 2019 | 45 PAO Detroit A n elegant décor that preserves Detroit architectural history awaits visitors to PAO Detroit. Open in July after three years of construction- remodeling, the restaurant- lounge overlooks the north side of Downtown’ s Grand Circus Park. The restaurant group Prime Concepts Detroit created PAO, offering Asian fusion cuisine in the adjoining lobby of the for- mer Oriental Theater. The fabulous movi...…
…46 | DECEMBER 5 • 2019 eats | drinks | sweets Nosh A Snack that Gives Back Mitch Albom’ s Brown Bag Popcorn gives 100 percent of profi ts to disadvantaged Detroiters. STEFANI CHUDNOW CONTRIBUTING WRITER T o many, popcorn is as simple as a snack you get at the movie theater. To Jewish Detroiter Mitch Albom, it means so much more. Before we talk popcorn, it’ s crucial to learn about Albom’ s charity, SAY Detroit. The author ...…
… DECEMBER 5 • 2019 | 47 COURTESY OF BROWN BAG POPCORN learn about sports, music, dance, art, science, robotics and more. BROWN BAG POPCORN As with any charity, SAY Detroit needed a steady source of funds to keep these programs alive. “I had the idea that we could start selling some- thing, a product that people wanted, and they didn’ t even have to know we would just dedicate all the profits to charity,” Albom said. “We started...…
…48 | DECEMBER 5 • 2019 T al Sasson, 33, was born in Tel Aviv, Israel, and moved to America almost 10 years ago. Sasson is the proud owner of the Pita Post food trucks but still held onto his dream of owning his own brick-and-mortar restaurant. Sasson started his first Pita Post food truck in 2013, beginning his journey to restaurant ownership. Sasson took the Pita Post food truck around the state of Michigan, attending festiva...…
… DECEMBER 5 • 2019 | 49 for college students by college students December 5, 2019/7 Kislev 5780 L ast summer, as part of the Jeanette and Oscar Cook JOIN program, I interned at JARC. The first day I walked into the JARC office, I immediately felt wel- comed and knew I would have a great summer. JARC gave me the chance to grow and build meaningful relationships in and out of the office. The JOIN program, run through JVS Human Ser...…
…for college students by college students 50 | DECEMBER 5 • 2019 HCAMP Retreat in South Haven Students from across the state gathered for the sec- ond annual Applebaum HCAMP Retreat. From Jewish learning and team-building initiatives to Israeli dancing and cook- ing demonstrations, the weekend in South Haven was an amazing fall get- away for Jewish students from Central Michigan University, Eastern Michigan University, Grand Val...…
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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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