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…obituaries » Obituaries from page 65 Gone Too Soon Gabe Friedman | JTA T his past year has taken many notable and influential members of the tribe from all walks of life. Here are just a few of those whose passing left a lasting mark. ELIE WIESEL, 87 Nobel Prize winner, writer of over 50 books, moral conscience — the honors and titles abound for Elie Wiesel. As JTA’s Ben Sales wrote after his passing in July, the Night author’s books and...…
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…contents Brett Mountain Sept. 8-14, 2016 | 5-11 Elul 5776 | Vol. CL, No. 6 26 SHABBAT LIGHTS Shabbat: Friday, Sept. 9, 7:34 p.m. Shabbat Ends: Saturday, Sept. 10, 8:33 p.m. Shabbat: Friday, Sept. 16, 7:21 p.m. Shabbat Ends: Saturday, Sept. 17, 8:20 p.m. Times accoding to Yeshiva Beth Yehudah calendar. Cover design: Michelle Sheridan The Detroit Jewish News (USPS 275-520) is published every Thursday at 29200 Northwestern Highway, #110,...…
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…viewpoints » S end letters to: letters@thejewishnews.com DETROIT JEWISH NEWS theJEWISHNEWS.com editorial Arthur M. Horwitz Publisher / Executive Editor ahorwitz@renmedia.us Jewish Fund Results Underscore Need For Full Population Study F. Kevin Browett Chief Operating Officer kbrowett@renmedia.us T he Jewish Fund should be thanked for providing the leadership and funds necessary to complete a major assessment of the community’s most pre...…
…An Evening with American Friends of Magen David Adom Dr. John J. Mames Chapter — Michigan Region Manny Charach, Chairman C elebration 2016 L ife G ala OF in support of Magen David Adom — Israel’s national EMS and blood-services organization. New Location Adat Shalom Synagogue % Farmington Hills, Michigan Sunday, September 18, 2016 Featured Keynote Speaker Lt. General (Res.) Benjamin “Benny” Gantz Former Chief of Staff, Israel Defe...…
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…Bracha Bunch! Brett Mountain The John Hardwick Brett Mountain Brett Mountain metro » o n the cover In a New Year windfall, six congregations welcome rabbis new to their pulpits. Brett Mountain Brett Mountain Barbara Lewis | Contributing Writer From top: Rabbis Kantor, Gutmann and Dahlen. D etroit’s Jewish com- munity has extra cause to celebrate this High Holiday season: the arrival of six new congregational rabbis. Three are ser...…
…000000 Legal and Ethical Controversies over Nazi Art Looting Keynote speaker Attorney Raymond J. Dowd will discuss the story behind Nazi confi scated art, through forced and coerced transfers, and the ethical and legal expectations of its return to its lawful owners. September 14, 2016 7:00 pm Holocaust Memorial Center 28123 Orchard Lake Road Farmington Hills KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Raymond J. Dowd, Esq. %TEVXRIVMRXLIPE[½VQSJ(YRRMRKXSR&EVXLSPS[ ...…
…metro » Downtown Synagogue on what the congregation calls a “very robust part-time basis” while continuing to serve part-time in Jackson until next July, when she will become full time in Detroit. Some of the new rabbis have had multifaceted careers. Ahuvia holds two master’s degrees, in Judaic studies and journalism, from the University of Michigan. Gutmann spent three years in banking and marketing before starting rabbinical school. Brudney...…
…Presented by Brett Mountain “A career of learning and teaching offered all the things I love about Judaism.” Yonatan (Yoni) Dahlen, Congregation Shaarey Zedek Hometown: Sioux City, Iowa Ordained: Jewish Theological Seminary, New York, 2016 Residence: Southfield Single, “despite the best efforts of the congregation bubbies.” On becoming a rabbi: “It’s been a long journey for me. I was headed down the academia route, filling out 16 Ph.D. app...…
…metro » Theory continued from page 13 Brett Mountain “My calling is to help others along their Jewish journey.” West Bloomfield 248-851-1260 Thursday & Friday, 10am-6pm I Saturday, 10am-5:30pm I Sunday, 12-4pm Hidden Treasure Discovered in Oakland County 2068370 Shalom Kantor, Congregation B’nai Moshe Hometowns: Oakland, Calif., and Sun Valley, Idaho Ordained: Ziegler School of Rabbinic Studies, American Jewish University, Los Angeles...…
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…to his writings? My students have characteristically found Primo Levi’s works one of their foundational intel- lectual and moral experiences. The class was voted, at one point, the best in the university. That is a credit to Primo Levi and to my students. You have said that you regretted never having had the opportunity to meet Primo Levi. Is there one question you might have asked him? I would have wished to have him explore, yet further, the...…
…metro » Legacy Of Learning The Roeper School celebrates its 75th anniversary while building toward the future. Robin Schwartz Contributing Writer Jerry Zolynsky T Top: Head of School David Feldman, communication associate Carolyn Borman, eighth-grader Sam Kramer and his mom, Anessa, a Roeper graduate and board member. Left: Annemarie and George Roeper at the school in 1969. Right: Head of School David Feldman with Annemarie Roeper. hey ...…
…a Celebration of Service Join Jewish Senior Life, Friends and Family as we honor CAROL ROSENBERG on her retirement and for 36 years of distinguished service to older adults and the Detroit Jewish Community. STARRING LILY TOMLIN Thursday, October 13, 2016 Showtime 7:30pm (doors open at 6:30pm) Sweet Extravaganza Dietary laws observed Royal Oak Music Theatre 318 W. 4th Street, Royal Oak followed by a Purchase tickets (beginning Sept. 1...…
…continued from page 18 3-D printing and performing arts. There is also an emphasis on service projects and ongoing service to the community. “No mat- ter what race you are or where you come from, everyone is equal,” explains Sam Kramer Sam Kramer, a Roeper stu- dent going into eighth grade. “I like the people; I like the teachers — I just like the whole school. It has helped me grow as a person, an athlete and a student.” His mother, Anessa K...…
…metro » Profiting From The Holocaust? A special, one-night-only seminar titled “Profiting from the Holocaust? Legal and Ethical Controversies over Nazi Art Looting,” takes place at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 14, at the Holocaust Memorial Center, Zekelman Family Campus, located at 28123 Orchard Lake Road in Farmington Hills. This seminar will give attendees a unique look into art looting during WWII and how sales of stolen works bankrolled larg...…
…metro » For The Birds New aviary at Brown Center helps seniors with memory impairment. Esther Allweiss Ingber | Contributing Writer tion. Both locations also host caregiver support groups. Working with the open house’s bird theme, art therapist Lorraine Feber led participants in painting watercolor pictures of birds. A story about birds that the group wrote together was propped on an easel. For refreshments, pink lemonade accom- panied del...…
…THE JEWISH WOMEN’S FOUNDATION OF METROPOLITAN DETROIT Women Lighting The Way Keynote Speaker Dana Nessel Attorney In 2012, Ms. Nessel spearheaded the precedent-setting case, DeBoer v. Snyder, which challenged the bans on adoption and marriage for same-sex couples in Michigan. In 2015, DeBoer was consolidated with its affiliated Sixth Circuit cases into Obergefell v. Hodges in the United States Supreme Court. This landmark case legaliz...…
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…SHAAREY ZEDEK SISTERHOOD TO STAGE DINNER THEATER Congregation Shaarey Zedek’s “Sisterhood Players” will hit the stage this fall at its opening meeting with a special production of Judi Schram’s What Am I Doing Here? The readers-theater-style perfor- mance piece evolved from Schram’s book Lights Out in the Attic, a humorous and sometimes poignant look at aging for the women of the boomer generation. The piece is drawn from Schram’s blog and is...…
…metro » Photos by Brett Mountain Cassie VanWynen of Fowlerville and Bailey Lininger of Ferndale of Tamarack Camps Leora Rubin of Ann Arbor with Maya, 5, Isaac, 6 months, and Reena, 3 The first Jewish Food Festival drew a large crowd and had something for everyone. Jewish Food Festival Hazon hosts event full of noshing, shmoozing and learning about food. Keri Guten Cohen | Story Development Editor E Ava, 22 months, and Dov Gardin of W...…
…THIS IS my A year ago, I knew little about Congregation Shaarey Zedek as a community, but I joined because I knew Rabbi Aaron Starr and admired his intellectual integrity. Then I discovered at CSZ a congregation that is cordial, well mannered, often serious but never stuffy. So, in becoming a member of CSZ, I acquired a great rabbi, as expected, and also a congenial, admirable congregation. n. – CARL DIBBLE, PhD 27375 Bell Road ▲...…
…metro » continued from page 26 Eastern Market Head Chef Aaron Egan introduces renowned chef Michael Twitty. Rabbi Jennifer Kaluzny of Temple Israel in West Bloomfield with Asher, 4, and Bayla, 6. Noah and Ilana Stern of West Bloomfield with Isaac, 1, Leo, 2, and Henry, 6. They just purchased cricket powder from Ento Detroit. Repair the World Detroit fellows: Ari Weil and Alyah Al-Azem, both of West Bloomfield, Ellie Farber of Grosse Point...…
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