…JULY 7 • 2022 | 29 N EXTGen Detroit Pride celebrated Pride Month by partnering with local orga- nizations The Well, Congregation Shaarey Zedek Village and the Isaac Agree Downtown Synagogue for a special Pride Shabbat event. They kicked off the celebrations at Ferndale Pride on Saturday, June 4, with a table at the parade showing support for diverse Jewish and queer identities. Following the parade on June 10, NEXTGen Detroit Pri...…
…30 | JULY 7 • 2022 W hile attending North Farmington High School, Michael Holzman got involved with TV-10. The school district’s student-run television channel, which broadcasts news, sports and entertainment programs, was something Holzman always enjoyed working with. However, the current news producer didn’t always have his eyes set on media. At first, he wanted to become an engineer. “I tried pursuing a degree in mechanical en...…
…JULY 7 • 2022 | 31 Holzman says, is that the station goes beyond the “nitty gritty, hard news stories” like murders, shootings and fire. “Every week, we do a seg- ment called Good Neighbors,” he explains. “It features somebody in mid-Michigan doing something positive and making a difference in their community.” It’s a nice break, he contin- ues, from hard news stories that can cause some viewers to get burned out or feel over- ly de...…
…32 | JULY 7 • 2022 J ason Boschan has gone to great lengths in his Run4Papa campaign. Now it can be said he’s also gone to great heights. Boschan, a former Bloomfield Hills resident who has run marathons and half-marathons around the world since 2012 not to compete but to raise money for research and awareness for Alzheimer’s Disease and related dementia in honor of his late grandfather, ran in the Everest Marathon on Mount Ev...…
…JULY 7 • 2022 | 33 KELLY MCKINNELL BRIAN CUBERO age 88 from dementia. “Watching my grand- father lose his ability to communicate because of dementia was absolutely heartbreaking,” Boschan said. Boschan communicates his Run4Papa cause mainly through social media chan- nels and his website. He has thousands of followers. Boschan graduated from the former Bloomfield Hills Andover High School in 1997 and the University of Michigan in...…
…ERETZ R ecently, Metro Detroit Jewish youth joined the burgeoning new tourism in Israel following the two-year COVID-19-caused hiatus. The Teen Mission 22 (TM22), formally the “Sue & Alan Kaufman & Family Teen Mission to Israel,” June 20-July 15, is joining an upsurge in visitors to the Jewish state that dropped by 91% from 2019 to 2021, according to the Israel Government Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). More than 110 Detroiters — te...…
…JULY 7 • 2022 | 35 . TOP: Having fun on the hiking trail. ABOVE: Walking through Jerusalem uates who missed their opportunity to participate the past two years, and a number of students entering 10th and 11th grades. The participants are part of the post-Corona resurgence of Israel-bound travelers, which peaked at 4.5 million tourist entries in 2019, according to the CBS. The pandemic caused that number to drop to only one out of five (...…
…“IT’S ABOUT DEVELOPING LIFELONG RELATIONSHIPS WITH THEIR ISRAELI PEERS TO HELP THEM BETTER UNDERSTAND THE CONTEXT OF ISRAEL.” — RABBI JEN LADER continued from page 35 36 | JULY 7 • 2022 the largest congregational delegation of teen participants. “It’s not just about traveling; it’s about developing lifelong relationships with their Israeli peers to help them better understand the context of Israel,” she said. The Israelis also ha...…
…JULY 7 • 2022 | 37 staff, formerly known as Teen Service Staff (TSS). The counselors will be supervisors, reporting to Sara Frost, 27, Teen Mission Coordinator, who will oversee TLV. The teens will be joined by an equivalent number of Detroit teens, who also are on the mission, to become TLV counselors. One of the Israeli teens is Harel Shachar, 16, who attended Camp Tamarack in 2019. A native of Shimsheet in the Central Galilee, he i...…
…38 | JULY 7 • 2022 continued from page 37 ERETZ FROM THE PARTNERSHIP2GETHER REGION from Temple Israel, Rabbi Dan Horwitz from Adat Shalom Synagogue, Rabbi Yonatan Dahlen of Congregation Shaarey Zedek, and Rabbis Daniel Schwartz and Michael Moskowitz of Temple Shir Shalom. Debbie Bletstein, LLMSW, former cantor at Congregation B’nai Moshe, is participating in her capacity as a licensed social worker. Tamarack Camps brought her ...…
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…40 | JULY 7 • 2022 I s there anything you’re not growing back here at this point?” my friend Amy Wise asks me, taking in the scope of my backyard garden. She and her husband are join- ing us for dinner on our patio tonight. She hasn’t seen it in a while, and my plants have real- ly grown since her last visit. “Probably not! But I do have something fantastic and new to show you,” I say, ushering her across my yard. Amy is my frie...…
…JULY 7 • 2022 | 41 SHORT-CUT STRAWBERRY SHORTCAKE Ingredients 4 pre-made scones or angel food cakes Macerated strawberries Whipping cream Sprig of mint (optional) Directions Slice cakes horizontally. Top the bottom halves with equal amounts whipped cream and strawberries. Place the remaining half on top, and garnish with whipped cream, strawberries and mint sprig. Serves 4. MACERATED STRAWBERRIES Ingredients 1 pound of ripe str...…
…MAZEL TOV! 42 | JULY 7 • 2022 HOW TO SUBMIT ANNOUNCEMENTS Mazel Tov! announcements are welcomed for members of the Jewish community. Anniversaries, engagements and weddings with a photo (preferably color) can appear at a cost of $18 each. Births are $10. There is no charge for bar/bat mitzvahs or for special birthdays starting at the 90th. For information, contact Editorial Assistant Sy Manello at smanello@thejewishnews.com or (248) 35...…
…C hukat is about mortality. In it we read of the death of two of Israel’s three great leaders in the wilderness, Miriam and Aaron, and the sentence of death decreed against Moses, the greatest of them all. These were devastating losses. To counter that sense of loss and bereavement, the Torah employs one of Judaism’s great principles: The Holy One, blessed be He, creates the remedy before the disease. Before any of the deaths are ...…
…44 | JULY 7 • 2022 university studies, I listened to the BBC Reith Lectures, given that year by Edmond Leach, professor of anthropology at Cambridge, with their opening sentences, “Men have become like gods. Isn’t it about time that we understood our divinity?” I recall that as soon as I heard those words, I sensed that something was going wrong in Western civilization. We are not gods, and bad things happened when people though...…
…JULY 7 • 2022 | 45 Synagogue Directory METRO DETROIT CONSERVATIVE Adat Shalom Synagogue Farmington Hills (248) 851-5100 adatshalom.org Congregation Beth Ahm West Bloomfield (248) 851-6880 cbahm.org Congregation Beth Shalom Oak Park (248) 547-7970 congbethshalom.org Beth Tephilath Moses Mt. Clemens (586) 996-3138 bethtephilathmoses.com B’nai Israel Synagogue West Bloomfield (248) 432-2729 bnaiisraelwb.org Congregation B...…
…46 | JULY 7 • 2022 Temple Emanu-El Oak Park (248) 967-4020 emanuel-mich.org Temple Israel West Bloomfield (248) 661-5700 temple-israel.org Temple Kol Ami West Bloomfield (248) 661-0040 tkolami.org Temple Shir Shalom West Bloomfield (248) 737-8700 shirshalom.org REFORM/RENEWAL Congregation Shir Tikvah Troy (248) 649-4418 shirtikvah.org SECULAR/HUMANISTIC Congregation for Humanistic Judaism of Metro Detroit Farmington H...…
…ARTS&LIFE CELEBRITY CHEFS C hef Michelle Bernstein mixes Miami heat, Latin spices and a Jewish vibe for flavorful recipes. Her personality is like her cooking — salty, spicy and, oh, so inviting. This James Beard Award and Iron Chef America winner is a chef, restau- ranteur, caterer and television persona juggling multiple projects with her husband and business partner, David Martinez. Bernstein spoke at a 2022 spring Jewish Women’s...…
…ARTS&LIFE CELEBRITY CHEFS THE STORY OF MY LIFE CHICKEN SOUP Ingredients 1 chicken, about 4 pounds, skinned, rinsed, patted dry, and cut into 6 pieces (2 legs, 2 thighs and 2 breasts) 2 cups Spanish onion, minced 1 cup celery, finely diced 1 cup finely diced carrots 1 bay leaf About 4 quarts Chicken Stock 2 cups ¼-inch diced chayote (can be replaced by pumpkin, calabaza or jicama) 2 cups peeled sweet potato, ¼-inch diced (from abo...…
…explain that someone can be both Jewish and born in South America. Today, as a famous chef she doesn’t need to explain herself as she is known for world-class eclectic cooking. Before the kitchen was her mainstay, the stage was her arena. Bernstein trained as a ballerina but pivoted to cooking after an injury. The practice and focus of dance prepared her for the culinary world. “The ability and strength to stand for 12-14 hours...…
…50 | JULY 7 • 2022 W alk inside the Janice Charach Gallery in West Bloomfield by Aug. 11 and look up before your eyes move to the walls. The current exhibit, Flight, asks visitors to join into the idea of letting go for a while, writing a wish or a thought on a small piece of paper to be added to the ones slowly moving along from the ceiling. A motor propels the thoughts as the writ- ers take in the sights of the gallery and look a...…
…JULY 7 • 2022 | 51 Details Flight will be on view through Aug. 11. Gallery hours are 11 a.m.- 3 p.m. Sunday-Tuesday, 3-7 p.m. Wednesday or by appointment. (248) 432-5579. charachgallery.org. Two views of the hanging mobile, which serves as the centerpiece of the Flight exhibit. COURTESY OF THE JANICE CHARACH GALLERY Congregation Beth Ahm and continues membership with Hadassah. “You learn about the things that you explore. ” Jamie Fe...…
…52 | JULY 7 • 2022 THOR IS BACK, SO IS JANE It’s almost a sure bet that Thor: Love and Thunder, which opens on July 7, will be a box office blockbuster like its predecessors — Thor (2011), Thor: The Dark World (2013) and Thor Ragnarok (2017). The film series is based on a Marvel Comic book series created (1962) by Stan Lee, Larry Lieber and Jack Kirby. They took Thor, a major fig- ure in the Nordic pantheon of gods, and created ...…
…JULY 7 • 2022 | 53 AT THE ARK 8 PM, JULY 7 Carsie Blanton will appear at The Ark, 316 S. Main, Ann Arbor. Blanton is making folk-based music that prizes wordplay and a sense of humor. Tickets: $20. Info: theark.org. ZOO SHABBAT 10-11 AM, JULY 9 Families with young chil- dren are invited to join The Well and Temple Israel to hop, trot and waddle down to meet friends and clegy by the Polar Bears at Pierson Lake Picnic Site at the D...…
…54 | JULY 7 • 2022 ‘MY FAIR LADY’ JULY 12-24 At the Detroit Opera House. The musical tells the story of Eliza Doolittle, a young Cockney flower seller, and Henry Higgins, a linguistics professor who is determined to trans- form her into his idea of a “proper lady.” But who is really being transformed? Tuesday-Saturday at 8 pm; Sunday evenings at 7:30 pm; Saturday and Sunday matinees at 2 pm. Ticket info: broadwayindetroit. com. ...…
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…OBITUARIES OF BLESSED MEMORY continued on page 58 JULY 7 • 2022 | 57 BENJAMIN H. CRAINE, 78, of Bloomfield Township, died after sunset June 26, 2022. A successful business owner of B.H. Craine Company and dedicated photographer, Ben was a tireless motivator and end- less source of encourage- ment to all. He was a proud graduate of the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania and a com- mitted leader of the Penn & Whart...…
…continued from page 57 OBITUARIES OF BLESSED MEMORY 58 | JULY 7 • 2022 Risk of Cancer Empowered, 16057 Tampa Palms Blvd. W, PMB # 373, Tampa, FL 33647. Arrangements by Ira Kaufman Chapel. DR. ROMAN FRANKLIN, 75, of West Bloomfield, died June 25, 2022. He is survived by his sons and daughters-in-law, Alex and Diana Franklin of Los Angeles, Calif., Daniel and Sarah Franklin of Kirkland, Wash., Richard Franklin, Michael Franklin...…
…continued on page 60 JULY 7 • 2022 | 59 P.O. Box 725066, Berkley, MI 48072-9998. Arrangements by Ira Kaufman Chapel. NORMA LANKOWSKY, 91, of West Bloomfield, died after sunset June 26, 2022. She is survived by her beloved husband, Seymour Lankowsky; daughter, Anne (Kit) Lefevre; son, Joel Lankowsky; son, Larry (Sue) Lankowsky; grandchildren, Erin (Chelsea) Lankowsky, Lindsey (Jared) Rapp, Michelle (Dr. Aaron) Robins, Dr. Br...…
…continued from page 59 OBITUARIES OF BLESSED MEMORY 60 | JULY 7 • 2022 WILLIAM WOLF, 81, of Farmington Hills, died June 24, 2022. He is survived by his daughter and son-in-law, Sheri and Brad Handelman; sons and daughters-in-law, Bruce and Sheila Wolf, Marc and Andrea Wolf; grandchildren, Matthew Wolf, Aaron Wolf, Jamie Handelman, Josh Handelman, Cole Handelman, Barri Wolf, Jordyn Wolf and Lindsey Wolf; sister, Marilyn Wolf; ...…
…B ernard Alpern, 59, of Ann Arbor, died after sunset June 23, 2022. This dad, husband, brother, son and loyal Wolverine, died peacefully surrounded by family after a brief and intense battle with cancer. BJ lived a life full of adventure, pursuing those things that ignited passion in him; but his very most treasured role was that of being a dad. He met Pyper in 1999 and became a dad to her daughter, Hannah, when they married in...…
…Looking Back From the William Davidson Digital Archive of Jewish Detroit History accessible at www.djnfoundation.org 62 | JULY 7 • 2022 A Passion for the Arts T he editorial staff recently conducted brief interviews with Mumford High School’s 1960 Jewish graduates for the JN’s 80th Anniversary Issue, which will be published next week. I greatly enjoyed interviewing four of them, all very genial and all highly accomplished. One of...…
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…APRIL 7 • 2022 | 3 contents PURELY COMMENTARY 4-9 Essays and viewpoints. OUR COMMUNITY 10 The Universal Language Metro Detroiter and network of family, friends and strangers band together to assist Afghan refugees. 16 Tikkun Olam in Action Local teens collect supplies for Ukraine. 17 Freedom Stories TKA fundraiser for Ukrainian Relief to feature stories from the Jewish and Black experiences. 18 B...…
…4 | APRIL 7 • 2022 for openers Over and Done With! I n 1917, many an ear caught the bars of “Over There,” a highly patriotic song by George M. Cohan. It was hard to overlook its popularity. It was never considered overdone; however, we can easily make a case for the overuse of “over” in our everyday speech. We are desirous of having roofs over our heads; but to purchase the same, we may get in over our heads. Home costs are ofte...…
…APRIL 7 • 2022 | 5 community update Ukraine, Missions to Israel and You. T his month we are focused on two things: Ukraine and Mission Planning. Our overseas part- ners are briefing us regularly and, in turn, we are work- ing to answer questions and keep the Detroit Jewish commu- nity apprised of the situation in Ukraine. Our hearts are with the many refugees — mainly women, children and the elderly — who have had to leave the...…
…6 | APRIL 7 • 2022 essay Memories of Pesachs Past O n a spring day in the early 1960s, my family arrives at my Bubbie’s small Oak Park home in time to allow my mom to help with the seder prepa- ration. My aunts, uncles and first cousins are also there early. As each family walks in, my Bubbie’s face lights up at the sight of her grandchildren. She stumbles over the list of the names of the grandkinder, “Jeffrey, Freddie, Sand...…
…Through Their Centennial Fund Gift, Debbie and Michael Berger Demonstrate the Power of Vision in Action A s longtime donors, volunteers and leaders, Debbie and Michael Berger represent the full range of involvement and impact in our Jewish community. Debbie is the consummate grassroots volunteer, always willing to roll up her sleeves to do essential ‘on-the-ground’ work, whether it be programming, fundraising for the Annual Camp...…
…8 | APRIL 7 • 2022 student corner Mind and Soul Together F or the last few years, the United States has been polarized with conflict. Both politically and philosophically, it is a fact that the U.S. makes for a country of disagreement in the present. However, this is something that can be fixed and adjusted. Now is the time to do it. As a Hillel student, I have learned so much about repair- ing the broken and healing the vu...…
…APRIL 7 • 2022 | 9 from anxious parents) in the old familiar way, before it later morphed into a newer more melodic tune. “Dayenu” was sung in the well-known tune, although we had shortened the song by then to five or six verses. We all took turns reading from the Haggadah; the kids laughed at the names of the rabbis and younger kids stumbled over the words, but everyone who could read was encouraged to try. And through it all, m...…
…ON THE COVER W hen Metro Detroiter Karen Farber and her husband arrived in Los Angeles in mid-December for their yearly winter trip, she had no idea what was to come. Farber, a semi-retired teacher who has taught 45 years in the Farmington Public Schools district, was visiting her daughter, son-in-law and grandchildren as she does every year. But a chance encounter at a hotel barbe- cue turned this trip into an experience of a lifet...…
…APRIL 7 • 2022 | 11 “He and his family were actually at the airport. He was an interpreter for the American soldiers so he was able to get out,” Farber said. “Shafi had videos of the Taliban shooting at the airport and people climbing the walls. He and his family waited in lines for two days, not being able to leave or go to the bath- room and with no food, even with two very small children.” Eventually, Shafi and his family were ...…
…ON THE COVER continued on page 11 12 | APRIL 7 • 2022 be out of here,” Farber said. “They get three months and then they have to find their own apartment, their own job and they’re on their own.” As of late March, the govern- ment was supposed to be giving the refugees an extra few thousand dollars for living expenses, but the resettlement agency had not received that money from the gov- ernment, Farber said. “The only money they’...…
…APRIL 7 • 2022 | 13 Shafi has also been helping the other refugees with their needs as he speaks such good English, Farber added. SHAFI MOVES FORWARD Farber went with Shafi to the bank to help him open an account. One of the bankers, Marge, became interested in Shafi’s journey and wanted to help. Marge had some contacts she wanted Shafi to meet, including a job recruiter and a prominent woman in the com- munity whose husband owns...…
…continued from page 13 14 | APRIL 7 • 2022 his new job, realizing how lucky he is to have one. “I am working every day, all day, ” Shafi said. “I am happy I’m working, I have to support my family, so it’s important for me and I enjoy the job. ” The two families’ children have also connected, not letting the language barrier become an issue. “Shafi’s little boy is 4 years old, and he doesn’t speak a lick of English, none, and you...…
