…September 5 • 2019 57 jn Danny Raskin Senior Columnist raskin the best of everything Success Story from Out West T hey left the Detroit area for other regions of the country to pursue var- ied careers … and finally wound up in the restaurant-style business in the histor- ic Fourth Avenue District of Tucson, Ariz. Eric and Mark Erman are the sons of Beth and Earle Erman of Bloomfield Hills … Their late grandparents were Detroiters Jack...…
…58 September 5 • 2019 jn I must admit I find the old advertisements for food products of great interest. Or, maybe, I am always hungry when I cruise the William Davidson Digital Archive of Jewish Detroit History. Nevertheless, during my peeks into the Archive, while searching for information on a par- ticular subject for a Looking Back column, I collected some food ads I found unique. It appears that, beginning in the 1930s and con...…
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…views commentary Confronting Racism O For many, the intersections of n May 4-6, I and three other Jewishness and whiteness came up in Detroit Jews of Justice lead- discussion. Almost half of the group ers attended a “White People identified as Jewish, with multiple gen- Confronting Racism” weekend train- erations represented. We shared ing with Training for Change insights about feeling marginal- in Philadelphia. I arrived home ized as Jew...…
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…jews d on the cover in the New Detroit Leader Rachel Tronstein Stewart continues tradition of Jewish involvement. SHARI S. COHEN CONTRIBUTING WRITER R Rachel Tronstein Stewart at work in her Gardner- White corporate office 10 July 5 • 2018 jn CREDIT: JERRY ZOLYNSKY achel Tronstein Stewart, 37, says she likes to be involved in things. For Stewart, those are more than casual words. She is president of Gardner- White, her family’s fur...…
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…jews d in the Mosaic United Israeli initiative with Michigan connections promotes education and engagement for young Jews worldwide. SHARI S. COHEN CONTRIBUTING WRITER TOP: At a Mosaic United-funded Knead To Know cooking program: Joelle Abramowitz of Ann Arbor, Reva Berman of Farmington Hills and U-M students Kevin Lieberman of Potomac, Md., and Genna Miller of Langhorne, Pa. F or decades, Israel has relied on generous contributions fro...…
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…jews d in the NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF THE FRESH AIR SOCIETY T he Annual Meeting of the Fresh Air Society of Detroit (“Tamarack Camps”) will be held on Sunday, August 5, 2018 at 10:00am at Camp Maas, in Ortonville, MI. Every Jewish contributor to the most recently completed annual campaign of both the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit and Tamarack Camps shall be entitled to vote. The following business will be conducted at the ...…
…jews d in the Jewish Contributions to Humanity #26 #33 in a series Canceled PHOTO COURTESY OF LENA EPSTEIN Candidate says her fundraiser was nixed because of her political views. JACKIE HEADAPOHL MANAGING EDITOR L dent Charlie Rothstein were not ena Epstein, a Republican returned. candidate for Michigan’s Epstein is a fourth-generation open seat in the 11th District member of Franklin Hills. and co-chair of Trump’s Michigan “I grew up...…
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…jews d in the Smokin’ Fundraiser D Farber Hebrew Day School teams with Slows Bar-B-Q for a tasty event. ALLISON JACOBS CONTRIBUTING WRITER PHOTOS BY SHERYL KORELITZ TOP: Slows Bar-B-Q Chef Michael Metevia mans the new smoker in the Farber Hebrew Day School parking lot. The smoking process went from Sunday through Monday, with volunteers and kashrut supervisors on hand always. Event co-chairs Asher Goldberg, Lisa Winer and Rebecca Klausner...…
…Once the menu was finalized and the smoker was on its way, Goldberg and Winer emailed a flyer to FHDS families featuring the menu and the pick-up date on June 18. In about a week, as word spread, they were at capacity with food orders. Goldberg, Winer and third co-chair Rebecca Klausner were also surprised to reach people beyond the FHDS bub- ble. They received orders from Jewish families from all across Metro Detroit, reaching a wide spectrum...…
…jews d Alon Ben-Gurion speaks about his grandfather during a JNF meeting in West Bloomfield. in the been on the attack and survival was far from certain. “He had a war before he had a state. This is very uncommon among nations,” he said. There was heavy pressure to not declare a Jewish state, with many observers cautioning that the Arabs would destroy it in short order. U.S. Gen. George Marshall asked the Jewish community to hold off on the...…
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…jews d & in the faces places PHOTOS BY ELAYNE GROSS It was natural that Arnold “Arnie” Collens would join the Jewish Historical Society of Michigan and rise through its ranks to serve as a docent, board member, president and, most recently, recipient of the 2018 Leonard N. Simons History Award. Collens credits his father, Harry, with instilling an early appreciation for storytelling and history. The two would walk along Wyoming Avenue to ...…
…faces & places PHOTOS BY RUDY THOMAS MasterChef Junior contestant Sammy Vieder let an audience of 127 people pick the ingredients for a mystery dish he had 30 minutes to create during a recent fundraiser benefiting Friendship Circle. This 13-year-old Huntington Woods resident quickly turned 11 random ingredients such as cauliflower, basil, arugula and the spice za’atar into a delicious cauliflower steak. He also answered questions about wha...…
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…moments JUNE 3, 2018 Jeff and Dawn Menning of Costa Mesa, Calif., are proud to announce the birth of their son, Hudson Ellis Menning. Delighted grandparents are Ron Menning and Linda Sherr of Farmington Hills, and Marla Menning of Chicago. Beizer-Ross A lice Brody and Ron Ross of Bloomfield Hills are pleased to announce the engagement of their son James Ross to Nina Beizer, daughter of Wendy and Mordechai Beizer of Scarsdale, N. Y. James ...…
…spirit Small Shul torah portion Big Horizons My Jewish Mount Rushmore: Four Figures who Changed the Course of Jewish History Presented by Professor Howard Lupovitch The Blessings Of Birthright Tuesday nights in July beginning at 7:30 p.m. N July 10: Jeremiah and the Invention of the Diaspora July 17: Nachmanides (Ramban) - The Importance of Compromise July 24: Sarah Schenirer and the Revolution in Jewish Education July 31: Mordecha...…
…arts&life art A Mural Of Many Colors L.A. muralist Bunnie Reiss coats the Downtown Synagogue. JULIE EDGAR CONTRIBUTING WRITER TOP: The mural at the Isaac Agree Downtown Synagogue. RIGHT: The artist’s signature. 32 July 5 • 2018 jn L os Angeles muralist Bunnie Reiss left Detroit’s only synagogue a lot more colorful than when she arrived, cloaking it in sym- bols of luck, love and protection. Reiss, 43, took a week to paint her mural...…
…Muralist Bunnie Reiss at work INSET: The mural includes folk symbols reminiscent of the artist’s Eastern European Jewish roots. “I wanted to use the building to highlight the mural rather than using the mural to highlight the building.” — BUNNIE REISS dery-like, in hues of plum, turquoise and mustard, suggesting a royal garment. The mural incorporates the doors, windows and fire escape of the synagogue building. She says she hopes it encour...…
…arts&life exhibits Amerika, Franz Kafka’s unfinished first novel (published posthumously in 1927), is set in a dream world that is not quite America — not surprising, since the author never visited the country. Inspired by Kafka’s work, Tel Aviv-born artist Tal Shlomo Rosenzweig — known as Tal R — has created his own fantasy of Detroit from his studio in Copenhagen. The result is “: this is not Detroit,” a solo exhibition of seven large-sca...…
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…on the go continued from page 37 GENEALOGY JOURNEY 9:30-11:30 am, July 10. Genealogy expert Jim Grey will guide you through the maze of records available, from vital records to census records, ship manifests to family trees. $10. At the Federation Building, 6735 Telegraph Rd., Bloomfield Hills. For info: email Robbie Terman terman@jfmd.org. wednesday, july 11 SAJE IN SUMMER 10 am, July 11-25. Weekly speakers pro- vide learning for adults o...…
…CHINESE PEOPLE AUGUST 19 J-Cycle 8 EAT HERE 8:25 am, Aug. 19. Jewish Historical Society of Michigan is offering an all-new, 20-mile bicycle tour of historic Detroit, including seven historical stops. Faster rider group will start at 8:25, then other groups of cyclists will depart every 15 minutes between 8:30-9 am. A post-race picnic follows, also open to non-riders. At Shed 6 of Eastern Market, 2934 Russell, Detroit. Free parking is availa...…
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…soul of blessed memory SHIRLEY BAGGLEMAN, 75, of Southfield, died June 22, 2018. She is survived by her children, Michelle and Jeff Brodman, Michael Baggleman, Miriam and Leslie Graff, and Marcie Baggleman; many grandchildren and great-grandchil- dren; brother, Jerry Lane; sister, Judy Lane. Mrs. Baggleman was the beloved wife of the late Clement Baggleman. Interment was at Hebrew Memorial Park Cemetery. Contributions may be made to a charit...…
…ELAINE PERLMAN, 94, of West Bloomfield, died June 26, 2018. She is sur- vived by her sons, Michael Perlman Perlman, Peter (Carrie) Perlman and Dr. Owen (Sheila) Perlman; grandchildren, Dana Perlman, Jeffrey (Liz) Perlman, Julie (Tim) O’Mell, Matthew (Theresa) Perlman, Ethan Perlman, Sarah (David) Gutierrez, Alex Perlman, Jacob Perlman and Rachel Perlman; great-grandchildren, Zachary O’Mell, Asher Gutierrez, Marcus Perlman and Lily Perlman; sis...…
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