…FEBRUARY 8 • 2024 | 5 J N Partnership2Gether region to be used primarily for the renovation and reinforcement of public safe houses. Support of IDF Soldiers: $98,900 Purchase and delivery of essential items to Israeli soldiers, including protective eyewear, boots, sleeping bags and other supplies. Our local and national response to the crisis in Israel — fueled by the commitment of individual donors and realized by our extens...…
…50 | FEBRUARY 8 • 2024 J N MORE THAN A ‘MEET CUTE,’ UPDATES, A MOVIE, TV SHOWS, MORE Masters of the Air premiered on Apple TV+ on Jan. 26. It follows the Allied air war over Europe during WWII. Most reviews were quite good. But some top critics said it was “OK” but not as good as they expect- ed. In my Jan. 25 column, I discussed the series and focused on Robert Rosenthal, a Jewish Air Force bomber pilot who had an incredibly he...…
…FEBRUARY 8 • 2024 | 51 is in the Air Look for the answers in next week’s issue. See answers to the Jan. 25 puzzle on page 54. JUST FOR FUN 1. Eem khashavta al mishehi bizman she`karata et ze, ata lelo safek meohav. 2. Ani ohev otkha. 3. Noadnu lihiyot yakhad. 4. Ata kol kakh khashuv li. 5. Milim lo yekholot letaer et ha`ahava sheli elekha. 6. Ha`tihiye ben zugi be`khag ha`ahava? 7. Aa ha`keren or sheli, ha`ahava sheli. 8. ...…
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…FEBRUARY 8 • 2024 | 53 Innovation Society, 2470 Collingwood, Detroit. Dance, nosh heart-shaped cookies, utilize Reboot’s Silver Screen Studio resource kit to share and compare your Jewish Detroit story with other generations. Repair the World will also provide an education justice social action project around literacy equality in Detroit. For ninth-graders and up. School dance or festive attire encouraged but not necessary. In...…
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…FEBRUARY 8 • 2024 | 57 J N ADRIENNE SCHON FINKELSTEIN, 80, of Valencia, Calif., died Jan. 24, 2024. She is survived by her beloved husband of almost 58 years, Sid Finkelstein; daughters and sons-in-law, Robyn and David Rabotnick and Sheri and Dino Madrid; grandchildren, Alex Madrid, Jason Rabotnick, Joshua and Maggie, Rabotnick; sisters-in-law and brother-in law, Pearl Schon, Lisa Finkelstein, and Bonnie and David Gross; ma...…
…OBITUARIES OF BLESSED MEMORY 58 | FEBRUARY 8 • 2024 J N Brad; brother, Bob (Jean) Radin; sister-in-law, Vicki Gordon. Mrs. Gordon was the beloved wife of the late Harold P. Gordon; daughter of the late Bernie and Lola Radin; sister-in-law of the late Mark Gordon. Contributions may be made to a charity of one’s choice. MARISE LEVY, 97, of West Bloomfield, died Jan. 28, 2024. She is survived by her daughter-in-law, Nancy Levy;...…
…FEBRUARY 8 • 2024 | 59 J N recipient of the program’s first Outstanding Student Award. She practiced dental hygiene in Ohio and Florida for 30+ years with pride and joy. Sylvia is survived by her children, Mark Routman (Terry) of Cleveland, Miss.; Lloyd Routman (Carol) of Boynton Beach, Fla.; Gayle Schwarz of Cleveland, Ohio; and Brent Routman (Marucha) of Minneapolis, Minn. Sylvia was blessed with 10 grandchildren and 19 great...…
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…OBITUARIES OF BLESSED MEMORY 60 | FEBRUARY 8 • 2024 J N JOEL SHORE, 90, of Ann Arbor, died Jan. 26, 2024. He is survived by his wife of 66 years, Marilyn Shore; daughters and sons-in-law, Gayle Shore Moyer and Bruce Shore Moyer, and Karen Shore Wisialowski and William Wisialowski; son and daughter-in-law, Michael and Sally Beth Shore; grandchildren, Alex and Elyse Moyer, Justin Moyer and Lara Robeznieks, John Benjamin Wisial...…
…FEBRUARY 8 • 2024 | 61 J N BONNIE TUCKER, 80, of Keego Harbor, died Jan. 27, 2024. Ms. Tucker is survived by her brother and sister-in-law, Stefan and Marilyn Tucker; sister, Marcy Tucker Colman; nephews and nieces, Matthew and Jane Tucker, Lawrence Tucker, Jessica and Eric Cheng, and Zachary and Bina Colman; great- nephews and great-nieces, Ryan and Jack Tucker, Ethan and Dylan Tucker, Talia Cheng, and Aiken and Jae Colman;...…
…Looking Back From the William Davidson Digital Archive of Jewish Detroit History accessible at thejewishnews.com 62 | FEBRUARY 8 • 2024 J N The First Internet Craze E lizabeth King, the JN’s digital manager, said to me: “Did you know that 2023 was the 30th anniversary of Beanie Babies? You should write about them.” I had no idea what I was getting into. My initial thought was — what do I know about Beanie Babies? Nothing. Howe...…
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…8 | FEBRUARY 8 • 2024 J N essay Reflections on a Visit to Kibbutz Nir Oz T his past December, my husband and I had the good fortune to go to Israel for the birth of our seventh grandchild and to do some volunteer work (all food related) to benefit the country. We made sandwiches and prepared beef jerky for the soldiers on the front lines and worked on a farm harvesting produce that otherwise would have gone to waste. It wa...…
…FEBRUARY 8 • 2024 | 9 J N their search of the premises and the family was able to hide from them until the terrorists finally left many hours later. Our guide then gave us the punchline: The older man and woman are his parents, and the granddaughter is his daughter. While walking, we then saw an older man outside of his ruined home sitting on a worn-out chair. When someone asked why he still lives on the kibbutz, we were told ...…
…$200 June 8-14, 2023 / 19-25 Sivan 5783 JEWISH NEWS THE DETROIT thejewishnews.com Midtown Mural Israeli Artist Rotem Reshef’s time- and nature-inspired art is now on permanent display in Detroit. See page 46 …
…10 | JUNE 8 • 2023 OUR COMMUNITY F or six Metro Detroiters, June 21 will be a night to remember. That’s when the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit will host its annual awards night, which honors exceptional individuals for their dedication to and impact on the Jewish communi- ty. Think of the ceremony — held at the Berman Center for the Performing Arts in West Bloomfield — as the Academy Awards for mensches. The honorees ...…
…JUNE 8 • 2023 | 11 YOUNG LEADERSHIP AWARDS The Sylvia Simon Greenberg Young Leadership Award has been recognizing rising female leaders since 1965, when Greenberg’s family established it as a memorial to their beloved wife and mother. This year’s honoree, Amye Goldhaber of Franklin, has focused her efforts on Women’s Philanthropy, sitting on the board of directors and becoming co-chair of Young Women’s Philanthropy. In November, she’...…
…12 | JUNE 8 • 2023 I n partnership with NEXTGen Detroit Volunteers, Repair the World Detroit, Reboot and Moishe House Royal Oak, I recently spent a very meaningful Sunday morning Packing Lunches with Love at Jewish Senior Life. Along with my peers, I worked with seniors to make over 100 sand- wiches for the Detroit Community Fridge, an organization that keeps refrigerators around Detroit stocked with meals for those in need. When ...…
…JUNE 8 • 2023 | 13 W hen crafting the set- list for their upcom- ing concert, “ An Afternoon of Ahavah: Featuring the Temple Trio, ” at Temple Israel on Thursday, June 15, at 2 p.m., Emma Trivax, along with fellow performers Dan Iwrey and John Bogdan, made it their priority to encompass a wide range of love. The trio aimed to incorporate various types of love songs, from romantic and friendship to the love between a parent and ch...…
…14 | JUNE 8 • 2023 OUR COMMUNITY O n May 25, the Biden-Harris Administration released the first-ever U.S National Strategy to Counter Antisemitism. This strategy advances a whole-of-society approach to countering antisemitism, resting on four pillars: increase awareness and understanding of antisemitism, including its threat to America, and broaden appreciation of Jewish American heritage; improve safety and security for Je...…
…JUNE 8 • 2023 | 15 “the venom and violence of antisemitism will not be the story of our time.” The plan embraces a “working definition” of antisemitism advanced in recent years by the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance, which is widely accepted by municipalities, state and federal governments around the world. It says it also “welcomes and appreciates” one prominent alternative, the Nexus Document, and “notes other su...…
…16 | JUNE 8 • 2023 OUR COMMUNITY The Jewish Fund Provides 142 AEDs to Jewish organizations. Life-Saving Help SHARI S. COHEN CONTRIBUTING WRITER C ardiac arrest can happen to anyone, regardless of age or health condition, at any time. It is usually caused by an arrhythmia — a malfunction of the heart’s electrical system that stops blood flow to the brain and other essential organs. When this occurs, immediate medical treatment ...…
…JUNE 8 • 2023 | 17 H ow many people can trace the start of their professional dream life to fourth grade? Suzanne Jacobs Lipshaw of Waterford can. It was in fourth grade that she penned and submitted for publishing her first children’s book Boogie the Snail. The book was illustrated by Suzanne’s best friend and next-door neigh- bor Karen (Shore) Wisialowski. The girls earned the first badge of any professional in their chosen fields...…
…18 | JUNE 8 • 2023 A s the daughter of Soviet Jewish immi- grants and first in my family to be born in the United States, I’ve long been fascinated with the Soviet Jewish immi- gration story. How did an estimated nearly 2 million Jews and their rela- tives emigrate from the Soviet Union since 1970 — as a slow trickle and then en masse — and manage to start new lives in the U.S., Canada and Australia, among other coun- tries? The w...…
…JUNE 8 • 2023 | 19 other, but came with essential information I would have never found elsewhere. This included family history, addresses in Vienna and Rome neighbor- hoods where my family stayed while awaiting permission to immigrate to the U.S. and, to my surprise, even extensive medical information. The Vienna and Rome addresses, in particular, were a joy for me, as I was able to look them up on Google Maps and place a visual a...…
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…20 | JUNE 8 • 2023 T his story is one for the books! In 1991, Paula then-Gottlieb went out with a bunch of friends and met Micki, who said, “Oh, you’re attending Michigan State? Do you know my brother Jeff?” Paula laughed. “There are 30,000 people who go there! No, I don’t know him!” Paula was a serious student and dived into her studies. One small problem: the library. “The library was kind of like a bar, lots of people talking...…
…JUNE 8 • 2023 | 21 A lec Dorf of Bloomfield Hills was in ninth grade when his mother Lisa passed away from cancer. The challenges of helping with end-of-life care, on top of the isolation of the COVID lockdown, became the defining moments for him to create a new program to help his fellow high schoolers deal with the loss of a parent. The Lisa Project, named after his mother Lisa Dorf (z”l), helps grieving teens connect peer-to-pe...…
…22 | JUNE 8 • 2023 OUR COMMUNITY L ots of jewelers cut and polish stones and set them into rings, pendants and earrings. But few dig the stones out of the earth themselves. Nick Liebowitz travels to Nevada every year to find gemstones in a mine controlled by a friend. His friend owns a “stake” — the state of Nevada owns the land — that allows him to excavate, and Liebowitz usually spends a day or two with him once or twice a ...…
…JUNE 8 • 2023 | 23 Nick Liebowitz’s “Star on a Chain” He sells some of the stones he mines “as is” to other jewelers and hobbyists and buys some additional stones. He maps each stone’s flaws, color, clarity and other features and starts planning how to use them in jewelry. Liebowitz has turned the garage at his home, where he lives with his wife, Andrea, and his son, Izzy, 2, into an art studio. He says carving in stone has bec...…
…24 | JUNE 8 • 2023 A t the height of the COVID pandemic in 2020, teenagers everywhere only had so many new TV shows to binge, video games to play and FaceTime conversations to have. Ian Weinberg, 17, of Birmingham, now a junior at Seaholm High School, was one of those teens running out of distractions. From a young age, he had heard from his father, David, about getting into investing. David would buy his son books or tell him t...…
…JUNE 8 • 2023 | 25 SPOTLIGHT “JUST KNOWING I HELPED ONE PERSON START INVESTING WAS A GOAL.” — IAN WEINBERG will get more young people interested in the space because I find it’s hard to get interested in something if you can’t find it relatable,” Weinberg said. Wanting to give back and help inspire young people, Weinberg is donating 100% of the book’s profits to YouthTank Detroit, a startup incubator that helps Detroit hig...…
…26 | JUNE 8 • 2023 T he 2023 Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ) Excellence in Journalism Awards took place on May 15 and, once again, the Detroit Jewish News brought home a host of awards. In the Community/Local News reporting category, Stacy Gittleman won first- and third- place awards. The first-place award was for her “ After Oxford” story, a one-year retrospect after the Oxford High School shooting and its impact on ...…
…JUNE 8 • 2023 | 27 T he Joan Meyers Jampel Center for Michigan Jewish Heritage was formally launched on May 8, with a Kick-Off Gala attended by over 200 patrons and friends. Along with a fine nosh and tours of the cen- ter’s new facilities, the evening also included several presentations regarding archival work and the center. The center is a collaborative effort to promote Michigan’s Jewish heritage by the preservation of archival c...…
…28 | JUNE 8 • 2023 A fter a three-year hiatus due to COVID-19, Adat Shalom’s Sisterhood was excited to bring back their annual spring fundraiser. With its new name, “Women’s Day @ Adat Shalom, ” the event was a huge success. The day included a wonderful variety of boutique shopping, a performance by comedian Judy Gold, the presentation of Sisterhood’s Woman of Distinction award to Joyce Berlin Weingarten, and a delicious lunch c...…
…JUNE 8 • 2023 | 29 B’nai Moshe volunteers spent Tuesday, May 23, doing various tasks to help the Oakland County Animal Shelter, and they loved spending the time with the fur babies. After learning about the facility and what would be helpful, they split up to walk dogs/interact with cats, fold laundry, prepare frozen treats for the dogs, sort dog toys and clothes, and change trash bags around the building. The majority of the dogs at...…
…JUNE 8 • 2023 | 3 PURELY COMMENTARY 4-8 Essays and viewpoints. OUR COMMUNITY 10 The Academy Awards for Mensches Meet six Metro Detroiters being honored at Federation’s 2023 Annual Awards Night. 12 Volunteers Wanted! Fun ways to get involved helping others this month. 13 Feel the Love at Temple Israel Concert Enjoy an ‘Afternoon of Ahavah’ with the Temple Trio. 14 A First-of-its-Kind National Strate...…
…30 | JUNE 8 • 2023 SPORTS F or a variety of reasons, it was a season to remember for the Frankel Jewish Academy baseball team. First and foremost, the Jaguars finished strong with eight wins in their last nine games. They ended up 9-4 overall, 4-0 in the Catholic League, and won their second straight Catholic League division championship after a 16-year division title drought. They should have played more than 13 games. “We l...…
…JUNE 8 • 2023 | 31 to Poland this year. The juniors went to Israel, the sophomores went to Portland, Oregon, and the freshmen went to Montana. “For the kids, going on those trips far exceeded what could have happened on the baseball diamond,” Bernstein said. “Those are once-in-a- lifetime experiences. One of the things I love about Frankel are the opportunities to build meaningful relationships and those trips are one of them.” N...…
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…JUNE 8 • 2023 | 33 Since 2017, Jewish Hospice and Chaplaincy Network has honored exceptional caregivers of Jewish patients at its annual professional Weisberg Caring Coalition Conference, “The Best Care Possible”. Honorees represent hospices, hospital systems, senior caregiving facilities, and community agencies, as well as private duty caregivers and volunteers. JHCN’s Hospice Hero award was founded with a gift from the Judge M...…
…business SPOTlight brought to you in partnership with B I R M I N G H A M 34 | JUNE 8 • 2023 here’s to J ust when the cult-classic film Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid was released in 1969, Rob Wolk got the nick- name “Sundance. ” He promised his mother, who was a big fan of the movie, that one day he’ d open a business and name it “Sundance. ” Rob, 73, of Birmingham, did exactly that. In 1973, he opened Sundance Shoes in...…
…JUNE 8 • 2023 | 35 Johnston, 41, of Berkley, who joined the family business in 2010. Katie Ray heads up the store’s digital and social media presence. “It was always a goal to build a beautiful business and hand it off to my beautiful daughter, ” Rob laughs. “The best business move I have made in my career was bringing Katie Ray in as my fantastic partner. The store is always in harmony. ” From Northland, Rob eventually moved the...…
…36 | JUNE 8 • 2023 W hen A.L.L. Laundry Service was asked how much it would cost to install five sets of washers and dryers at Ronald McDonald House Charities (RMHC) of Detroit, owner Howard Shear’s immediate response was, “This is a charity. This isn’t for us to make money on.” A.L.L. Laundry Services is part of Lakeside Laundry Equipment, a family-owned and operated distributor based in Bedford Heights, Ohio, just outside ...…
