… 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...…
…Arts&Life the oscars 44 | FEBRUARY 6 • 2020 father is Jewish; his mother, Protestant. Baumbach is secular but identifies as Jewish culturally). A series of mostly well-received movies followed Squid, but in some sense, all the pieces came together in Marriage Story, an acute look at a failing marriage without a false note. Baumbach says details are based on truth but the larger story is not autobiographical . His current partner ...…
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…46 | JANURY 16 • 2019 N athan Freudenthal Leopold Jr. and Richard Albert Loeb were bright yet troubled young Jewish men from prominent Chicago families. On a spring afternoon in 1924, they lured 14-year-old Bobby Franks into their rented car and beat him to death with a chisel. The seemingly motiveless crime captured headlines around the world, as did the trial, where renowned lawyer Clarence Darrow defended the alleged killers. B...…
…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...…
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… 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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…54 | FEBRUARY 6 • 2020 Soul of blessed memory Celebrated Artist Gone Too Soon RONELLE GRIER CONTRIBUTING WRITER B y the time he started college, Jason Daniel Polan knew he would become a successful artist. At 37, the Michigan native was a valued and prolific contributor to the New York art scene with drawings in the New Yorker, the New York Times and on the cover of a Spider-Man comic book. As an artist, son, broth- er, uncle ...…
… FEBRUARY 6 • 2020 | 55 HOWARD B. ABRAMS, 79, a longtime resident of Huntington Woods, passed away Jan. 27, 2020. Howard was born April 26, 1940, in Chicago to Hyman and Fay Abrams. While he grew up in Chicago, his love for Michigan was solidified when he became a student at the University of Michigan in 1959. After his undergraduate studies, Howard attended University of Chicago Law School. He began his career as an assista...…
…Clover Hill Park Cemetery in Birmingham. Contributions may be made to the Comfort Salon Foundation. Arrangements by Dorfman Chapel. GERALD BRIGHT, 96, of Beverly Hills, died Jan. 25, 2020. During his career, Mr. Bright served as general coun- sel and secretary of Masco Corporation. He is survived by his wife of 67 years, Marcy Bright; sons and daughter-in-law, Russell Bright, Ethan Bright and Susan Guindi; grandchildren, Sam...…
… FEBRUARY 6 • 2020 | 57 Memorial Park, Mission Hills, Calif. Contributions may be made to Valley Village, 20836 Sherman Way, Winnetka, CA 91306, valleyvillage.org; or to a charity of one’ s choice. ROGER HONET, 56, of West Bloomfield, died Jan. 24, 2020. He is survived by his beloved wife, Lauren Honet; daughters, Emily Honet, Allison Honet and Annabelle Honet; son, Daniel Honet; mother, Diana Honet; brother and sister-in-la...…
…58 | FEBRUARY 6 • 2020 Soul of blessed memory continued from page 57 brother and brother-in-law of the late Nathan and the late Helen, the late Max, the late Ann, the late Sylvia and the late Martin, the late Marian and the late Howard, the late Rose. Contributions may be made to a charity of one’ s choice. Interment was held at Beth Abraham Cemetery in Ferndale. Arrangements by Hebrew Memorial Chapel. MAXWELL LAPIDES, 92, d...…
… FEBRUARY 6 • 2020 | 59 continued on page 60 talk all things Tigers. He also discussed baseball on air as the host of his own radio program and served as a panelist for the Jewish Historical Society in the 2016 program, Old Jews Talking Baseball. He was a close friend of Ernie Harwell. While Max will be greatly remembered for his love of the Tigers, he was also a man of incredibly quick wit, an ardent supporter of Israel, a compas...…
…60 | FEBRUARY 6 • 2020 Soul of blessed memory continued from page 59 She is survived by her daughter and son-in-law, Diana and Richard Tolin; son and daughter-in-law, Brian and Linda Shear; grandchil- dren, Maximillian (Alyssa) Shear, Peter (Katherine) Shear, Sophia Orbach and Rachel Orbach; great-grandchildren, Clara and Lincoln; many loving nieces, nephews, other family members and friends. Mrs. Shear was the beloved wife of t...…
… FEBRUARY 6 • 2020 | 61 Standout menu continues to bring back customers. 5th Year for 5th Tavern the best of everything Raskin T he recently passed 5th anniversary of the 5th Tavern restaurant marked one of the biggest dreams an eatery can attain. The beginning of 2020 tells the owners and employees what is thrillingly in store for them in the new year. It helps to have so many customers who love it with extreme passion....…
…Looking Back From the William Davidson Digital Archive of Jewish Detroit History accessible at www.djnfoundation.org 62 | FEBRUARY 6 • 2020 Ben Shiffman, Michigan’s Oldest Spanish-American War V eteran A rthur Horwitz, president of the Detroit Jewish News Foundation, characterizes the historic pages of the Detroit Jewish News and the Detroit Jewish Chronicle in the William Davidson Digital Archive of Jewish Detroit History ...…
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…June 6 • 2019 5 jn E ver watch Animal Fight Night (AFN) on the National Geographic cable network Nat Geo Wild? It features fascinating species in the animal kingdom — everything from bugs to baboons, fish to fowl — going toe to toe, tusk to tusk, horn to horn, or what- ever extremity the evolution- ary process provided the featured animals on each episode’ s fight card. Animal Fight Night is truly the survival of the fittes...…
…6 June 6 • 2019 jn 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 me...…
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…8 June 6 • 2019 jn T he shocking news that 57-year-old Dan Gilbert suf- fered a stroke on May 26 is a stark reminder of the impact one person with a vision — and the will to implement it — can have on a company, a city and a region’ s future. Gilbert moved Quicken and allied companies — approximately 1,700 employees — from Livonia to Detroit in 2010, despite a prolonged economic downturn and a city teetering on the edge of bankrupt...…
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…12 June 6 • 2019 jn ADAM FINKEL CONTRIBUTING WRITER Organic Growth R abbi Jonathan Sacks, formerly the chief rabbi of England and the author of 30 books, notes that the medieval scholar Maimonides held that the highest form of charity was job creation. Economic policy, Sacks further articulates, is not about abstractions like GDP but about people. Employment, he says, is a moral issue because dignity comes from what we do to enha...…
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…20 June 6 • 2019 jn STACY GITTLEMAN CONTRIBUTING WRITER Song and Dance Marooned students fi nd a new home and performance opportunity at Temple Israel. B efore you settle in to watch the Tony Awards the evening of June 9, come to a free Broadway musical revue of sorts at Temple Israel in West Bloomfield. You’ ll catch some rising stars featuring the talented students of a new dance studio called IGNITE!theSparks! Since February, th...…
…June 6 • 2019 21 jn COME EXPERIENCE THE NEWEST TECHNOLOGY FOR EFFORTLESS HEARING! HEAR MORE OF WHAT YOU WANT HEAR LESS OF WHAT YOU DON’T! Featuring Northwestern University Professor Cake and coffee Lecture followed by Q&A Unspoken Truths: The Holocaust through Women’ s Voices Most people know about the Holocaust through memoirs and movies about male survivors like Elie Wiesel and rescuers like Oskar Schindler. That is because men’s...…
…22 June 6 • 2019 jn moments APRIL 19, 2019 Rose (Partrich) and Vadim Garber of Bloomfield Hills are delighted to announce the birth of their son, Isaac Vadimovich Garber (Yitzhak Uziel). Proud grandparents are Debra and Richard Partrich of Bloomfield Hills, and Svetlana and Igor Garber of Southfield. Also welcoming Isaac are ecstatic great-grandparents Svetlana Kovalenko of Farmington Hills, and Svetlana and Vladimir Garber of ...…
…June 6 • 2019 23 jn D ebbie and Jeff Chutz of Bloomfield Hills, and Julie and Dan Sonenberg of Farmington Hills are thrilled to announce the upcoming marriage of their children Evie Brooke and Scott Jordan. Evie graduated with honors from Michigan State University with a bach- elor of arts in social work. She received her master of science in accountancy from Walsh College and earned her CPA license. Evie is a senior accountant at ...…
…24 June 6 • 2019 jn LOUIS FINKELMAN CONTRIBUTING WRITER S havuot, commemorating the giv- ing of the Torah at Mount Sinai, begins on Saturday night, June 8. All over the world, some Jews do not go to sleep on Shavuot night, devoting the hours to Torah study. Rabbi Nachman Levine of Oak Park gives a quick overview of how that practice developed and changed over the years. According to Levine, the first hint of the practice appears i...…
…June 6 • 2019 25 jn A national census, at any level, is no small undertaking. For those who are counted, it might be considered a nuisance at best. For those who must do the counting, it seems like an exceedingly long and difficult task. Considering the logistical hurdles in accounting for large numbers of people, particularly in a world where all must be tallied by hand, there needs to be a compelling reason to take a census,...…
…26 June 6 • 2019 jn A new home and a new home away from home will be part of the Grand Opening celebra- tion as the Jewish Ensemble Theatre (JET) begins its 30th season Monday evening, June 10, with a strolling din- ner and presentation of this year’ s first main-stage play. The new home is at 1124 E. Maple, just east of Pontiac Trail, in Walled Lake, where a three-year lease has allowed the transformation of a vacat- ed bank into ...…
…June 6 • 2019 27 jn 2-25); On Golden Pond by Ernest Thompson (Sept. 6-28); and Cabaret by Joe Masteroff with a score by John Kander and Fred Ebb (Oct. 10-Nov. 3). ANNE FRANK IN ARIZONA Over the winter months, JET will continue to produce its programs for young people — The Diary of Anne Frank at the Detroit Institute of Arts and a series of anti-bullying shows on tour. The outreach programs have served almost a million students. A...…
…28 June 6 • 2019 jn I ntrigue — real and invented — sur- rounds the name of Anastasia, espe- cially for writers. The real Anastasia, a member of the once powerful Romanov family killed during the Bolshevik revolution in Russia at the time of World War I, became the subject of news commen- tary as Anastasia impersonators claimed escape from death. Although the death ultimately was widely accepted with the use of DNA testing, the idea o...…
