… FEBRUARY 6 • 2020 | 3 contents Views 5-10 Jews in the D Much Ado About U-M Activists 12 Campus Jews had mixed reactions about the Youth for Palestine conference. Survivor Remembers Auschwitz 13 Local talk timed to 75th anniversary of liberation. Stained-Glass Beauty 16 Windows from former Saginaw shul need a new home. Southfield Orthodox Family Sues American Airlines for Discrimination 18 The Well Earns Spot on Slingshot’ s ‘ 1...…
…4 | FEBRUARY 6 • 2020 YOUR CHILD deserves the BEST Education For more information go to www.mivoicecounts.org Help Our Children Get The Best Education And Complete The 2020 Census. To make sure your school gets money for school lunches and education programs, you must complete the 2020 CENSUS this spring. The 2020 CENSUS is quick and EASY to fi ll out. Use it to count EVERYONE in your home. And by law, it is 100% CONFI...…
… FEBRUARY 6 • 2020 | 5 Views for openers Finding The Good letters I often reserve this space for a lightheart- ed look at some aspect of life. But the tragic helicopter accident that killed Kobe Bryant, his daugher and seven others, impeachment trial and a deadly virus are just some of the recent stories impeding my ability to find the humor in just about anything. Throw into the mix the three funerals I’ ve attended in the last ...…
…Views 6 | FEBRUARY 6 • 2020 editor’ s letter An Editor’s Welcome W ow. I still can’ t believe I’ m here speaking to you as the new editor of the Jewish News. This is the first issue I’ m overseeing in my new posi- tion, but I remember read- ing these pages as a child in Huntington Woods. The JN was one of the first print mag- azines I can recall seeing in the homes of my family and friends, and it played a big role in my own...…
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…Views I am the granddaughter of a Holocaust survivor. At 8 years old, my grandfather was hiding in the woods for more than two years with his brother, who was 18. The rest of their family perished. To this day, my grandfather speaks about his story of survival in order to educate others. Through his story, I’ ve learned the value of stand- ing up for my beliefs as well as the impor- tance of education. My grandfather always...…
…10 | FEBRUARY 6 • 2020 Views LETTERS continued from page 6 Todah Rabah Thank you to Steve Stein and the Jewish News for the wonder- ful article, “The Kenny Goldman Basketball League Honors Young Man’ s Love of Basketball” (Jan. 16, page 40). My sister Leslie and I are thrilled that the league modestly started 36 years ago by our par- ents, Milt and Rochelle, in mem- ory of our brother, Kenny, is still going strong. Much of its succe...…
… FEBRUARY 6 • 2020 | 11 n, t TWENTY-FIVE YEARS Get involved, go to friendshipcircle.org/foreverfriendship I magine a place where children of all abilities and backgrounds could learn essential life skills in a safe and accepting environment. Imagine if that place was developed with experts to help children with special needs feel safe venturing into new experiences. Now imagine all these experiences and life lessons were happen...…
…12 | FEBRUARY 6 • 2020 P ro-Israel organizations condemned a conference held on the University of Michigan campus aimed at con- necting young pro-Palestinian students across the Midwest. But on campus, the University of Michigan’ s Jewish commu- nity had mixed feelings about the event. Palestinian Youth Movement and Midwest Students for Justice for Palestine held their second annual Youth for Palestine conference in Ann Arbor Jan. ...…
… FEBRUARY 6 • 2020 | 13 continued on page 14 P aula Marks-Bolton spent only four days at the Auschwitz concentration camp as a teenager in Nazi-occupied Poland. But that time still echoed heavily in her head on the 75th anniversary of the camp’ s liberation. “After many days and nights of riding in these cramped cattle trains, the Nazis had finally stopped for good,” Marks-Bolton said. “They opened up the doors and announced, ...…
…14 | FEBRUARY 6 • 2020 Jews in the D continued from page 13 Dr. Josef Mengele as he sorted arrivals into lines leading to the left or right. Marks-Bolton was instructed to go right and headed into the bathrooms, where she was forced to strip naked to be sanitized and shaven. If the prisoners had any belongings, they were mandated to hand them over to the guards. The only item in her possession was a small, wallet-sized picture...…
…F or many years, members of Metropolitan Detroit’ s Jewish and Muslim com- munities have been working together to create closer bonds. In 2013, two organizations, the Detroit regional office of the American Jewish Committee (AJC) and Michigan Muslim Community Council (MMCC), decided to examine the attitudes and experiences of members of both communities through a survey formulated and con- ducted by the University of Michigan-Dea...…
…16 | FEBRUARY 6 • 2020 Jews in the D Stained-Glass Beauty Windows from former Saginaw shul need a new home. H adassah Hospital in Jerusalem has its famed Chagall glass windows depicting the 12 Tribes of Israel. A lesser-known series of stained- glass windows more than 50 years old depicting the tribes once adorned the old building of B’ nai Israel Synagogue in Saginaw, created by the French stained-glass artist Jean Barille...…
… FEBRUARY 6 • 2020 | 17 The V e ry Last Gre e n Thing Performed entirely by the Michigan Opera Theatre Children’ s Chorus Saturday, April 25, 2020 at 2:30 p.m. At Detroit’ s Fisher Theatre An opera for young people… by young people. The year is 2492 where students are taught and raised by an android with rare opportunities to go “ outside.” After encountering a time capsule from the early 21 st century, the children f...…
…18 | FEBRUARY 6 • 2020 Southfield Orthodox Family Sues American Airlines for Discrimination S outhfield residents Yehuda Yosef Adler and Jennie Adler filed a lawsuit on Jan. 28 against American Airlines for discrimination on the basis of race, religion and nationality. The couple, who identify as Orthodox Jews, stated they were asked by a pilot to exit the air- craft just over a year ago due to their “extremely offensive body ...…
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…20 | FEBRUARY 6 • 2020 Jews in the D continued from page 18 iating yet disturbing false report of the Adlers’ body odor to the press and public. ” The Adlers asserted that American Airlines “intention- ally discriminated” against their family which resulted in the family “being pressured to see their race and religion as infe- rior to that of whites, dirty and unwelcome. ” The lawsuit further states that American Airlines acted ne...…
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…22 | FEBRUARY 6 • 2020 The Well Earns Spot on Slingshot’s ‘10 to Watch List’ O n Jan. 29, The Well of Metro Detroit’ s Jewish community-building initiatives gained national attention from Slingshot, an organization that engages young Jewish philanthropists to make positive changes in their community. The Well was selected among a pool of applicants from North America to be featured on Slingshot’ s 2020 “10 to Watch” list, wh...…
… FEBRUARY 6 • 2020 | 23 O n Jan. 28, President Donald Trump announced his long-awaited Middle East peace plan with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu by his side. The Jewish News asked Ron Stockton, a professor of political science at the University of Michigan-Dearborn who teaches classes on the conflict, for some insight into the plan. He said he has little faith the plan will achieve its stated goals. One of your resear...…
…24 | FEBRUARY 6 • 2020 Jews in the D continued from page 23 idea that they are going to create a Palestinian state is kind of a joke. It’ s not a “Palestinian state, ” but rather a subject entity with all controls designated to the Israelis. The Palestinian state will be severely fragmented. “The Triangle, ” which are a group of Arab towns [located] in Israel, are now going to be transferred to the Palestinians. The Israelis will...…
… FEBRUARY 6 • 2020 | 25 Moments Seth David Cohen, son of Dana and Andrew Cohen, will read from the Torah as he becomes a bar mitzvah at Temple Israel in West Bloomfield on Saturday, Feb. 8, 2020. He will be joined in celebration by his brother Jonah and proud grandpar- ents Rita and Robert England, and Norman Rosen. Seth is also the loving grandson of the late Sheila and Sidney Cohen. He is a student at Warner Middle School i...…
…26 | FEBRUARY 6 • 2020 Moments Satovsky-Hersh S ue and Nick Hersh of Orchard Lake are thrilled to announce the engagement of their daughter Jessica Nicole Hersh to Matthew Eric Satovsky, son of Steven and Rhonda Satovsky of West Bloomfield. Jessica earned her bachelor of arts degree in psychology from Michigan State University. She con- tinued her studies at Michigan State and earned her master’ s degree in clinical social work ...…
… FEBRUARY 6 • 2020 | 27 T he miracle at the Re(e)d Sea was expressed through song: the song sung by Moses and the children of Israel and the song sung by Miriam with all of the women, amid drumming and dancing. The miracle of the revelation at Sinai was expressed through words: “ And Moses descended to the nation and he said unto them, ‘ And God spoke all these words, saying … ’ ” (Exodus 19:25, 20:1). Song and music enter ...…
…28 | FEBRUARY 6 • 2020 Camp Young Judaea Midwest director creates Jewish connections for generations. ROBIN ANDERSON SPECIAL TO THE JEWISH NEWS Camp Guide F rom the moment I set foot on camp, I have been supported by a learning environment that meets me where I am and challenges me to grow, ” says Aaron Levine as he enters the Camp Young Judaea (CYJ) Midwest office for his first day as an assistant director. CYJ Midwest’ s commun...…
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…30 | FEBRUARY 6 • 2020 Camp Guide The Farber Farm’s Reach Produce from the farm makes it beyond the dining hall. RACHEL FINE SPECIAL TO THE JEWISH NEWS A t Camp Maas of Tamarack Camps, the Farber Farm has been growing and blossoming since opening its barn doors in June 2018. During the farm’ s sec- ond summer of programming, campers had the opportunity to plant, harvest and snack on fresh veggies while learning about sustainable ...…
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…32 | FEBRUARY 6 • 2020 continued on page 34 listings BLOOMFIELD HILLS SCHOOLS SUMMER CAMPS 7273 Wing Lake Road Bloomfield Hills, MI 48301 (248) 433-0885 www.bloomfield.org/schools/ summer-experiences Mix different summer camp oppor- tunities and spend your summer exploring with us. Bloomfield Hills Schools offers amazing summer adventure opportunities at our farm, nature center and waterfront. CAMP RAMAH IN CANADA 3845 Bathurst S...…
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…Arts&Life the oscars 40 | FEBRUARY 6 • 2020 SUZANNE CHESSLER CONTRIBUTING WRITER B reaking gender sound barriers gave former Oak Parker Randy Thomas a showbiz niche. Besides being the first woman to announce the annu- al Academy Awards presentations, she also has been the first woman to anno unce the Tony Awards, Emmy Awards, Screen Actors Guild Awards, Kennedy Center Honors, Super Bowl and much more. She also is the first female ann...…
… FEBRUARY 6 • 2020 | 41 TOP: Randy Thomas has added her voice to many award shows. LEFT: Thomas at the 2016 Tony Awards. RIGHT: Thomas at the 2018 Oscars. FACING PAGE TOP: After attending Oakland Community College, Thomas, 18, got her start as a radio DJ at WWWW in Detroit. BOTTOM: Randy Thomas during an Oscars rehearsal in an earlier year. details The 92nd Oscars ceremony, held at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, can be seen at ...…
…42 | FEBRUARY 6 • 2020 The Most Complete Oscar Guide for the Tribe NATE BLOOM COLUMNIST T he Academy Awards cer- emony will take place at 8 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 9, on ABC — with no host again. This is an unusual year in that there are more Jewish nominees than usual in the “marquee” categories (acting, directing) and no Jewish nominees in some less prominent categories (documentaries, short films and ani- mation). Here are the J...…
… FEBRUARY 6 • 2020 | 43 FACING PAGE: A scene from 1917, up for Best Film and Best Director. BOTTOM: Best Actor nominee Joaquin Phoenix in Joker, a Best Film nominee. LEFT: Adam Driver and Lead Actress nominee Scarlett Johansson in Marriage Story. BELOW: A scene from Best Film nominee Jojo Rabbit. Taika Waititi (depicting Hitler) was nominated for Best Adapted Screenplay. His incredible performance in Joker, a huge box office hi...…
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…FRIDAY, FEB. 7 IT’ S SHABBAT 5:45 pm, Feb. 7. The community is welcome to join the Shaarey Zedek clergy, the T.G.I.S. Players, and special guest Hazzan Dr. Ramon Tasat for Minchah, a lively musical Kabbalat Shabbat ser- vice and Ma’ ariv. COMEDY ON STAGE 8 pm, Feb. 7. At the Farmington Players Barn in Farmington Hills. Unnecessary Farce runs through Feb. 22. A tale of two inept cops on a mission to trap a town mayor su...…
…On The Go people | places | events 48 | FEBRUARY 6 • 2020 continued from page 47 WINTER WARM UP 10 am, Feb. 9. NEXTGen Detroit and JFamily will host a morning of crafts, cocoa, coffee and connecting with other young Jewish families in Metro Detroit at Farber Hebrew Day School. Create a snow globe, mix up a customized cup of coffee or cocoa, pack a snowball at the indoor snow sensory table, taste dried fruits to celebra...…
… FEBRUARY 6 • 2020 | 49 FRANKEL CENTER EVENT 4-5:30 pm, Feb. 11. What Ifs of Jewish History at the Thayer Building, Room 2022, 202 S. Thayer St., Ann Arbor. Gavriel Rosenfeld of Fairfield University in conversation with Devi Mays and Jeff Veidlinger will discuss what if the Jews of Spain had not been expelled in 1492? What if Adolf Hitler had been assassinated in 1939? What if a Jewish state had been established in Ugan...…
…50 | FEBRUARY 6 • 2020 W ith its eye-catching murals and hang- ing colored lights, Lao Pot is a decidedly pretti- er Asian food restaurant than others concentrated along John R Road in Madison Heights. The area is noted for offering this healthy style of cuisine at affordable pric- es. Located just south of 14 Mile Road, Lao Pot is unique locally for its concept as a hot pot restau- rant. Hot Pot Chen in Ann Arbor is one of ...…
… FEBRUARY 6 • 2020 | 51 Nosh eats | drinks | sweets February Food Events CURATED BY JN STAFF Saturday, Feb. 8 BRUNCH FEST From 11 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. at the Majestic Theatre, Garden Bowl and The Magic Stick, 4140 Woodward Ave. in Detroit. Enjoy brunch tastings from the best spots in Detroit in one spot. Bloody Marys, mimosas, boozy brunch drinks, beer and champagne are on the menu — plus bowling at the country’ s oldest bowling alley and...…
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