…48 | SEPTEMBER 7 • 2023 A conversation with Israeli director Guy Nattiv. Golda on the Silver Screen SUZANNE CHESSLER CONTRIBUTING WRITER ARTS&LIFE FILM SEAN GLEASON, COURTESY OF BLEECKER STREET/SHIVHANS PICTURES SEAN GLEASON, COURTESY OF BLEECKER STREET/SHIVHANS PICTURES JASPER WOLF, COURTESY OF BLEECKER STREET/SHIVHANS PICTURES TOP TO BOTTOM: Helen Mirren as Golda, Camille Cottin as Lou Kaddar and Helen Mirren as Golda. …
…SEPTEMBER 7 • 2023 | 49 A n Oscar-winning director — with an Israeli background and a strong link to Michigan — has directed the movie Golda, which is being released around the country. Guy Nattiv, who married and often works with Jaime Ray Newman from Michigan, is the director holding and sharing a 2019 Oscar for the work done on Skin, which took honors for the Best Live Action Short. Nattiv is only the second Israeli to earn an...…
…SEPTEMBER 7 • 2023 | 5 continued from page 4 government.” There is no mention that Israel’s operation targeted terrorist cells because the Palestinian Authority had abdicated its policing of Jenin. No mention of the numerous Israeli victims of Palestinian terror. Characterizing this mission as genocide and the Israeli government as apartheid makes clear where my student government stands. Ironically, earlier in the statement the...…
…50 | SEPTEMBER 7 • 2023 G olda Meir is a fig- ure as shrouded in mythology as she is veiled by plumes of cigarette smoke in Golda, a new polit- ical drama starring Helen Mirren. Meir has been called Israel’s “Iron Lady, ” alter- nately lionized as a found- er of the state, scorned for her dismissive statements about Palestinians and, most notoriously, held responsible for Israel being caught by surprise at the outbreak of the bloo...…
…SEPTEMBER 7 • 2023 | 51 ‘MY BIG FAT’ WEDDING NOTES My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3 [MBFGW3] opens in theaters on Sept. 8. Of course, it is a sequel to the comedies My Big Fat Greek Wedding (2002) and My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2 (2016). The first film followed Toula Portokalos (Nia Vardalos, who also wrote the film), a 30-year-old woman whose life is not happy: She works long hours in her family’s Greek restaurant; she has let herse...…
…52 | SEPTEMBER 7 • 2023 APPLE PICKING 10:30 AM-1 PM, SEPT. 9 (SAT.) The sisterhood of Temple Emanu-El will host an apple picking at Spicer’s Orchard, 1041 Clyde Road, Fenton. All families will pay for their own apples if you choose to pick apples; Sisterhood will treat everyone to cider and donuts. Info: jlive.app/ events/5165. BOOK SIGNING 2-4 PM, SEPT. 9 (SAT.) Celebrate the publication of Don Levin’s newest novel, The Arse...…
…SEPTEMBER 7 • 2023 | 53 PROMOTE WELLNESS 6-7:30 PM, SEPT. 13 (WED.) Organized by Jewish Family Service Legal Referral Service at Knollwood Country Club, 5050 W. Maple, West Bloomfield. Supreme Court Justice Megan K. Cavanagh and Molly Ranns, LPC, will make the case for “Promoting Wellness in the Legal Community.” Lawyers assume incredible responsibilities to ensure the best outcome for their clients. These demands affect the...…
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…56 | SEPTEMBER 7 • 2023 OBITUARIES OF BLESSED MEMORY RONALD CHARFOOS, 88, of Bloomfield Hills, died peacefully just after sunset on Aug. 27, 2023. Ron was a builder in every sense of the word. He built homes and communities with his father, Herbie, throughout Metro Detroit; but his real legacy will be the building and strengthening of each of the communities he touched. Ron had a deep commitment to the Jewish community thro...…
…SEPTEMBER 7 • 2023 | 57 many letters advocating for justice throughout her life. She was an artist who created spectacular modern quilts for which she won many awards. The friends that she made quilting were a highlight of her years in Florida. Suzi saved every email, note and letter from her family. She often gifted family members with books of all the photos and details of their lives that she had saved. She is survived by ...…
…OBITUARIES OF BLESSED MEMORY 58 | SEPTEMBER 7 • 2023 Aaron Pearlman, Adam Krohn, Aaron and Dalila Krohn, and Anthony Atherton III; great- grandchildren, Finley Pearlman, Sabrina Krohn, Sebastian Krohn and Alijah Atherton; sister and brother-in-law, Norma and Stanley Gaines; many other loving relatives. Mrs. Krohn was the beloved wife for 60 years of the late Martin Krohn; the dear mother-in-law of the late Barbara Krohn; the ...…
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…6 | SEPTEMBER 7 • 2023 1942 - 2023 Covering and Connecting Jewish Detroit Every Week To make a donation to the DETROIT JEWISH NEWS FOUNDATION go to the website www.djnfoundation.org The Detroit Jewish News (USPS 275-520) is published every Thursday at 32255 Northwestern Highway, #205, Farmington Hills, Michigan. Periodical postage paid at Southfield, Michigan, and additional mailing offices. Postmaster: send changes to: D...…
…OBITUARIES OF BLESSED MEMORY 60 | SEPTEMBER 7 • 2023 ALLAN H. SALTSMAN, 83, of West Bloomfield, died Aug. 29, 2023. He is survived by his beloved wife, Barbara Saltsman; sons and daughter- in-law, Scott Saltsman, Glenn and Karen Saltsman, Dan Saltsman; brother and sister- in-law, Sandy and Cookie Saltsman; grandchildren, Carly, Jack and Tatum; brother-in-law, Steve (Laurie) Horowitz; sister- in-law, Georgia Richmond; special a...…
…SEPTEMBER 7 • 2023 | 61 sister-in-law, Phyllis Freedland; many beloved nieces and nephews. Mr. Schwartz was predeceased by his siblings, William and Pauline Schwartz, Julius and May Schwartz, Rachel and Jack Kellman, and David and Mildred Schwartz; and his brother-in-law, Sid Freedland. Interment was at Adat Shalom Memorial Park. Contributions may be made to Tamarack Camps, the Janice and Michael Schwartz Scholarship Fund, 67...…
…Looking Back From the William Davidson Digital Archive of Jewish Detroit History accessible at www.djnfoundation.org 62 | SEPTEMBER 7 • 2023 An Israeli Space Hero T hirty years ago, a great tragedy occurred for both the United States and Israel. On Feb. 1, 1993, when returning from its 28th mission, as it reentered the Earth’s atmosphere, the Space Shuttle Columbia overheated and blew up. All of the crew were killed, including Israel...…
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…JULY 7 • 2022 | 3 contents PURELY COMMENTARY 4-11 Essays and viewpoints. OUR COMMUNITY 12 Building a Strong Detroit Hebrew Free Loan provides home-improve- ment loans to young Jewish Detroit residents. 14 Inflation 101 What Americans can expect from rising inflation rates. 16 The Saturday Luncheon Club 100 years of food, friendship and study. 18 Israeli Consulate Hands Out Social Impact Grants Three Detro...…
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…DETROIT JEWISH NEWS 32255 Northwestern Hwy. Suite 205, Farmington Hills, MI 48334 248-354-6060 thejewishnews.com JULY 7 • 2022 | 7 “National Council of Jewish Women advocates will not be deterred. We will continue to fight until everyone can make their own faith-informed decision about their bodies, lives and futures, regardless of who they are or where they live. Now is the time. Forced pregnancy is an explicit violation of our right...…
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…JULY 7 • 2022 | 11 STATEMENT BY THE UNION OF ORTHODOX JEWISH CONGREGATIONS OF AMERICA The leadership of the Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America (Orthodox Union) issued the following statement: “In the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court issuing its ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson, we reiterate the approach we articulated when a draft ruling in this case was leaked to the media last month. “The Orthodox Union is unable to...…
…12 | JULY 7 • 2022 A s she pursued a career in academia, Jaemi Loeb, 41, and her husband, Craig Payst, 49, spent decades or so renting and moving from city to city. But when the Connecticut and North Carolina natives decided to establish roots, the couple purchased a home in Detroit’s Bagley neighborhood in 2019. They loved the community feel and the blocks of red brick houses and the proximity to small businesses, shops and re...…
…JULY 7 • 2022 | 13 improvement loans available to them. ” A STRONG DETROIT MOVE-IN DETROIT was made possible through the generosity of philanthropist husband-and-wife team Peggy Daitch and Peter Remington of Berkley. Daitch’s Detroit roots began with her great-grandfather, Rabbi Judah Levin, who is the namesake of Yeshiva Beth Yehudah in Southfield. Remington is founder and CEO of The Remington Group, founded in 1995 as a f...…
…14 | JULY 7 • 2022 OUR COMMUNITY Y ou have noticed that prices are going up. Gasoline at the pump, fruits and vegetable at the supermarket, and more or less all other products, suddenly cost more money. That is inflation. What impact does inflation have on producers? Melina Bronfin, a master gardener and herbalist, has a small business, Sunny Squirrel Farm LLC, selling garden plants, houseplants, syrups, salves and craft ...…
…JULY 7 • 2022 | 15 and efforts at restricting commerce to limit the spread of the disease, resulted in economic disruption around the world. Supply chains do not neatly recover from disruption. Sniderman points to another factor that drives prices up: A small number of giant corporations control the supply of one commodity after another, from baby formula to computer chips. In markets with many suppliers, free market competitio...…
…16 | JULY 7 • 2022 OUR COMMUNITY I n 1922, the first insulin injection was given, the Lincoln Memorial was dedi- cated, the British Mandate for Palestine began — and the Saturday Luncheon Club was started. Now celebrating its centennial, the club is perhaps the best-kept secret in the Detroit Jewish community, with barely a mention in the Jewish News’ archives. Most of the 55 club members, along with a few guests, gathered at the Vi...…
…JULY 7 • 2022 | 17 could be killed in the war, when we now know how much higher the actual num- ber was. “The Argentine, ” a paper by Ada Glazer presented in 1945, talks about how Nazis might find a haven in Argentina, which turned out to be the case. The June 18 centennial celebration was extra special because it was the first time the group met in person since COVID struck in 2020. Schottenfels, 87, of Pleasant Ridge, did not know s...…
…18 | JULY 7 • 2022 OUR COMMUNITY T he Israeli Consulate’s first-ever Michigan Social Impact Grant Awards Ceremony took place June 17 at the Renaissance Center in Detroit, highlighted by three “Detroit change-mak- ers” winning $5,000 each. In the spring, the Consulate General of Israel to the Midwest launched a grant opportunity for individuals and organizations committed to creating critical social impact in their communities ...…
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…20 | JULY 7 • 2022 T roy’s Congregation Shir Tikvah (Song of Hope) was formed in 1982 as the Troy Jewish Congregation by two mothers desiring conveniently located Jewish education for their children. After developing and understanding its identity as a congregation, Shir Tikvah joined the Reform movement. It began attracting new mem- bers looking for a smaller, inclusive, come-as-you-are congregation. Today, Shir Tikvah serve...…
…JULY 7 • 2022 | 21 PHOTOS COURTESY JAMES FELDMAN PHOTOGRAPHY provides soup that is distrib- uted weekly to area homeless shelters. The congregation is involved with Empty Bowls, providing adults and children the opportunity to help those who are less fortunate. The congregation also partners with South Oakland Shelter on a biannual basis, opening their doors and transforming their shul into a home for homeless adults and children....…
…OUR COMMUNITY F or the JARC Teen Action Council, action is what sparks meaningful com- munity connections. Even with the constraints of the COVID- 19 pandemic, the council was able to meld their young, creative minds to find ways to connect with and bring joy to the lives of JARC persons served — and this is why they were chosen as the Volunteers of the Week. The council was started in 2020 when longtime JARC volunteer Andrew Tuk...…
…JULY 7 • 2022 | 23 A fter Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24, former University of Michigan student Dustin Ross spent a month trying to figure out how to help Ukrainians in need. Most organizations, however, only want- ed monetary donations. With a desire to find a way to help directly, Ross departed to eastern Europe to see the situation for himself. He spent several weeks in Romania, Poland and Ukraine, speaking to refugees a...…
…24 | JULY 7 • 2022 partners in Ukraine. These Ukraine-based part- ners conduct deliveries, help find housing for displaced per- sons, and even secure and dis- tribute medical supplies, among other vital services. “Sunflower Network has partners that understand what supplies are needed, and they get them around the world in different areas, ” Wasvary explains. “Then, they distrib- ute them to the worst areas of Ukraine. ” This include...…
…JULY 7 • 2022 | 25 faces&places Hillel Day School kindergarten, first- and second-graders participated in an Artistic Expression program in partnership with the Greater West Bloomfield Community Coalition. Taylor Beardsall, a board- certified art therapist, life coach and yoga instructor, taught the students to use art when they don’t have the words to express their feelings. Each child made four drawings — a flower, a mountai...…
…26 | JULY 7 • 2022 faces&places Nearly 175 people attended JARC’s inaugural Annual Ellen Labes Evening with the Symphony, for a sensory-friend- ly performance by a sextet of members of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra (DSO). The majority of the guests were local people with develop- mental disabilities, and particu- larly those with sensory issues, who gathered socially distanced outside on the spacious, covered patio at Temple Isra...…
…JULY 7 • 2022 | 27 JARC, a Metro Detroit- based nonprofit agency that serves individuals with developmental disabilities, hosted its first Accessible Field Day on May 25 for the people it serves with the help of student members from Farber Hebrew Day School’s Girls on the Run Club. Five stations of various activities were organized by the 15 students to enjoy alongside JARC persons served. Girls on the Run is an after-school pro...…
…28 | JULY 7 • 2022 The Jewish Historical Society of Michigan held its annual meeting at the Detroit Police Athletic League’s “The Corner Ballpark” on the site of the old Tiger Stadium. It was a fine affair, the first in-person annual meeting since 2019. The weather was nice, the venue unique and the pro- gram was excellent. There were several high- lights along with the annual election of officers. The 2021 and 2022 Leonard N. Si...…
