…SPOTLIGHT T he Greater West Bloomfield Historical Society (GWBHS) received a $9,100 grant from the Community Foundation of Southeast Michigan (CFSEM), made possible with a financial endorsement by the City of Orchard Lake Village and support letters from Greater West Bloomfield community partners. GWBHS will further fulfill its mission of “enriching our communities by collecting, preserving and sharing history” through this p...…
…FEBRUARY 9 • 2023 | 63 E Cycle Opportunities, an electronic recycling business operated by Gesher Human Services which provides jobs for people with barriers to employment, collected 23,612 pounds of electronics on Jan. 3 at its “Toss Your TV Tuesday” recycling event. During this special daylong event, the normal $25 fee for TV disposal for residents was waived and other electronics, including computers, monitors, printers, ph...…
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…FEBRUARY 9 • 2023 | 65 continued on page 66 OBITUARIES OF BLESSED MEMORY DOREEN BILLET, 80, of West Bloomfield, died Jan. 28, 2023. She is survived by her husband of 57 years, Marvin Billet; daughter and son-in-law, Faye and Paul Blatt of Oak Park; son, Louis Billet of Plymouth; grandchildren, Spencer Blatt, Alana Blatt, Avery Billet; nieces and nephews, Donna Sacks, Mitchell and Cathy Merzin, Neil Merzin, Jeffrey and Jacq...…
…OBITUARIES OF BLESSED MEMORY 66 | FEBRUARY 9 • 2023 (Pam) Feinstein, Adam (Jaimi) Brook, Amy (Ivan) Katz, Roberta (Terry) Bavin, David (Annu Matthew) Wells, Josh (Kelli) Wells; grandchildren, Rhand, Dean and Hannah Feinstein, Cody (Madison) Bonsignore, Molly (Morgan) Nye, Noah, Evan and Piper Brook, Samantha and Lindsey Katz, Derek Bavin, Elisa (Michael) Schick, SaraBeth (Victor Smith) Bavin, Rachel Wells and Adina Wells; g...…
…FEBRUARY 9 • 2023 | 67 ASPCA. Arrangements by Dorfman Chapel. DR. JO ISAACSON, 92, of Southfield, died Jan. 30, 2023. He is survived by his daughters and sons-in-law, Carol and Mark Barash, and Lizzy and Josh Cohen; sons and daughters-in-law, Bud and Kathy Isaacson, and Jim and Robyn Isaacson; grandchildren, Talia and Pat Camalo, Josh Barash, Ben and Liz Isaacson, Megan and Max Pinson, Lauren Isaacson, Aaron Isaacson, Abig...…
…OBITUARIES OF BLESSED MEMORY 68 | FEBRUARY 9 • 2023 c. 2004 THOMAS LUGOSI, 87, of West Bloomfield, died Jan. 14, 2023. He is survived by his daugh- ters and sons- in-law, Susan and Matthew Burnstein, and Dianne and Dr. Stewart Baroff; grandchildren, Samantha Burnstein, Sydnie Burnstein, Dr. Brandon Baroff and Olivia Lehnertz, and Kaila and Blake Brueggemann; sister, Gabriella Karp; neph- ews and nieces, Gary Karp and Bren...…
…FEBRUARY 9 • 2023 | 69 Mrs. Sanfield was the beloved wife of the late Jerome Sanfield; mother of the late Sharon Sidder; sister of the late Teresa (the late Joseph) Mash and the late Clara (the late Sam) Gendleman; sister-in-law of the late Marvin (the late Sarah) Sanfield and the late Phillip (Sally) Sanfield. Interment was held at Beth Moses Cemetery in Roseville. Contributions may be made to Jewish Senior Life, to the Alzhe...…
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…70 | FEBRUARY 9 • 2023 Looking Back From the William Davidson Digital Archive of Jewish Detroit History accessible at www.djnfoundation.org The Loewenstein Legacy A chance encounter led to the topic for this Looking Back. Recently, I attended a meeting for the Jewish Federation of Metro Detroit’s 2023 Motor City Mission to Israel. At one point, a meeting leader said: “I’ d like you to introduce yourself to some- one you have never me...…
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…8 | FEBRUARY 9 • 2023 I t’s impossible to truly process what it means to visit a site of mass murder — especially when you’re traveling with a White House entourage. On his first visit to Poland, the country from which his family fled antisemitism more than a century ago, Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff was flanked by members of the Secret Service and Polish security and trailed by a handful of traveling journalists and up to ...…
…FEBRUARY 9 • 2023 | 9 continued from page 8 Jonathan Ornstein, director of the Krakow JCC since 2008, told me that the Holocaust sur- vivors who belong to the JCC had asked that their dues be devoted to helping Ukrainian refugees. While visiting the Remah synagogue, a small ornate shul built in the 1600s, Emhoff spoke with a survivor who spent three years hiding in the Polish forests as a young boy. He told Emhoff that “the trau-...…
…$200 June 9-15, 2022 / 10-16 Sivan 5782 JEWISH NEWS JEWISH NEWS THE DETROIT thejewishnews.com They’re ‘Beaming’ Over Their Trip to Israel Former U-M gymnastics teammates will compete for Team USA at the Maccabiah Games. See page 34 …
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…JUNE 9 • 2022 | 3 PURELY COMMENTARY 4-11 Essays and viewpoints. OUR COMMUNITY 12 Promising New Hub for the Jewish Community White Lake farm to host events, provide equestrian therapy. 16 Strictly Business Event Back In-Person JVS + Kadima to announce new name for combined organization at event that features headliner Jason Raznick, Benzinga founder and CEO. 18 A Home of Its Own Kehillat Eitz Chayim purchases building ...…
…4 | JUNE 9 • 2022 PURELY COMMENTARY essay ‘Never Again’ For Jews O ne Sunday morning when I was about 9 years old, my Hebrew school class was ushered into a large room to watch a film about the Holocaust. While I don’t remem- ber much of it, one sequence was irrevocably burned onto my brain. At the liberation of Bergen-Belsen, with the camp littered with emaciated bod- ies and a few walking dead, a British soldier sat on a ...…
…Jane and Larry Sherman Continue Their Extraordinary Legacy Through a Gift to the Centennial Fund Jane and Larry Sherman stand among the great leaders of Jewish Detroit. Together, their impact has strengthened not just our local community, but Jewish life throughout the world. Through a variety of activities, Jane continues the legacy of her father, Max M. Fisher, along with her philanthropic family. This includes her historic work on b...…
…6 | JUNE 9 • 2022 T he highlight of my high school experience at the Frankel Jewish Academy thus far took place over the course of a week toward the end of May. My 10th-grade classmates and I set off on an adventure to Portland, Ore. While I anticipated this would be a fun week with my friends in a cool city, I came home feeling a very strong sense of accomplishment and the reward of changing peo- ple’s lives for the better. ...…
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…8 | JUNE 9 • 2022 PURELY COMMENTARY opinion What Is a Jew? Israel’s renovated diaspora museum attempts a three-story answer. I was on a short visit to Israel last week and spent time with a friend with whom I have been engaged in a 30-year argument. Elli Wohlgelernter and I met when he was the managing editor of the Jewish Telegraphic Agency, and I was a staff report- er. We would argue about the future of Jewish life in the...…
…JUNE 9 • 2022 | 9 present day palatable. I appre- ciated the balance the curators appeared to strike between the “lachrymose” school — Jewish history as a series of disasters — and the long periods of creativity, stability and autonomy enjoyed by Jews from North Africa to Middle Europe. The exhibit also tries hard to restore women to the Jewish story: I counted at least four main displays center- ing women. But Mosaic, subtitled “Id...…
…10 | JUNE 9 • 2022 opinion I Left Israel to Give my Kids the ‘American Dream.’ Is This It? O n the day when the shooting happens, I finally unlock what some say is the most vital part of the American dream. My husband and I have a house in the suburbs now, big trees tow- ering above — no picket fence, but a wide expanse of green and room for the pattering of tiny feet. As we sign the paperwork, we each take turns rocking our ...…
…JUNE 9 • 2022 | 11 YASIN OZTURK/ANADOLU AGENCY VIA GETTY IMAGES guest column Welcome, Israeli Campers! I n only a few short weeks we will be welcoming our first group of Israeli campers to Metro Detroit after a two-summer hiatus due to COVID. The campers, many of whom have never left the Partnership region, let alone the country, have been attending preparation sessions to get them ready for the life-changing summer that...…
…OUR COMMUNITY 12 | JUNE 9 • 2022 H oward and Robin Schwartz had big goals when they purchased their White Lake farm in April 2021. The 110-acre site, a 50-year-old structure that originally operated as a European dressage farm, was full of history, but needed a lot of work to get it ready for the plans the Schwartzes had in store, which include equestrian therapy and community events. River Forest Farm at Horseradish Acres, loca...…
…JUNE 9 • 2022 | 13 Robin Schwartz plans to offer equestrian therapy at the farm. …
…14 | JUNE 9 • 2022 OUR COMMUNITY ABOVE: An aerial view of the Lag b’Omer bonfire. LEFT: This fun train carries people around the farm. …
…JUNE 9 • 2022 | 15 people who participate have a chance to engage directly with horses. They feed them, take care of them and learn how to both train and ride. “Horses have such a healing component to them,” Robin says. “They just embody wellness and allow a person who is going through any kind of emotional trauma or problems to be brought to a state of homeostasis.” With horses helping humans since what Schwartz believes was anci...…
…16 | JUNE 9 • 2022 OUR COMMUNITY A fter a two-year hiatus during the pandemic, the 25th annual JVS + Kadima Strictly Business fundraising event will return to an in-per- son networking and awards luncheon on Wednesday, June 22, at the Westin Book Cadillac Hotel. Keynote speaker and honor- ary chair for the silver anniversary is Jason Raznick, the founder and CEO of Benzinga, an innovative news and analysis service based in Detroit...…
…JUNE 9 • 2022 | 17 campaign raised $160,000 for the purchase of new vans for transporting individuals with disabilities and other barriers to employment to and from job service sites. Without consistent transportation, JVS + Kadima participants risk losing their employment, their connections in the community and their ability to remain self-supporting. Approximately 150 people use this transportation daily, with 65 vans typicall...…
…18 | JUNE 9 • 2022 OUR COMMUNITY K ehillat Etz Chayim — a small Modern Orthodox congrega- tion that has met in members’ homes and in space rented from Congregation Beth Shalom since its founding in 2018, has purchased a building of its own in north Oak Park. The building, on the corner of Coolidge and Talbot, now hous- es Harmony Montessori Center, which offers nursery, preschool and kindergarten programs. The two women runni...…
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…20 | JUNE 9 • 2022 OUR COMMUNITY D etroiters live among the diverse and innovative buildings created by Albert Kahn Inc. (now Albert Kahn Associates) during the first half of the 20th century. The Fisher Building, Ford Motor Company’s Highland Park Plant, the Belle Isle Aquarium and Temple Beth El in Detroit are a few examples. The Albert Kahn Legacy Foundation was created in 2021 to honor, educate and preserve Kahn’s legacy as A...…
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…22 | JUNE 9 • 2022 When Albert Kahn joined Mason & Rice, a local archi- tectural firm, as an errand boy, Kahn devoted himself to learning as much as possi- ble from the firm’s employees and library. After nine months, the firm began to pay him to trace and draft drawings, and he was later promoted to head draftsman. In 1902, Kahn estab- lished his own firm. AN ARCHITECTURAL INNOVATOR Early on, Kahn was an innova- tor as an arch...…
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…24 | JUNE 9 • 2022 C ongregation T’chiyah, Ferndale’s resident Reconstructionist con- gregation, has a central goal of providing meaningful programming and spiritual experiences for its members while also integrating deep commitments to social justice in a warm, welcoming and inclusive community. T’chiyah’s goals, which align closely with the Reconstructionist movement as a whole, have also aligned with the congregation’s growth o...…
…JUNE 9 • 2022 | 25 “We now have well over 100 families, which even 10 years ago would’ve come as a surprise to the leadership of the congregation,” Levin said. “Many of the new folks are younger. We have families, and we have older folks who see the vibrance of our com- munity and are drawn in.” T’chiyah programming has expanded thanks to its growth. “We have (a program) called Getting Good at Getting Older that appeals to the ...…
…26 | JUNE 9 • 2022 E liana Weiss, 13, of Huntington Woods and Drew Edelstein, 13, of West Bloomfield have both been nominated as volunteers of the week for their passion for dogs. The two are unrelated but are both making a difference in their communities through local programs. Weiss attends Norup International School in Oak Park and recently had her bat mitzvah at Temple Israel on May 28. “I’ve been doing volunteer work f...…
…JUNE 9 • 2022 | 27 Edelstein’s mom, Tracey, says she’s proud to see him use his passion to make an impact in the community. “He combined his love for animals and his kindness toward others all in one, which was a beautiful mitzvah that will help so many for years to come,” she said. Edelstein’s bar mitzvah will be on Sept. 5 of this year. He says even after his ceremony, he plans to continue his fundraising and has a new goal...…
…28 | JUNE 9 • 2022 OUR COMMUNITY T he Jewish Federation of Metro Detroit has spun off its security program, leading to the creation of a standalone organization, Jewish Community Security Inc. (JCSI). Launched March 1, JCSI is led by Gary Sikorski, who continues in his role as director of community-wide security. “The program had grown to the point it could no longer be a department of the Federation,” says David Kurzmann...…
…JUNE 9 • 2022 | 29 T he 21st annual Ann Arbor Jewish Film Festival begins this month with 17 feature films and three short film programs for a total of 20 virtual events, all available for online streaming. Additionally, this year’s festival will feature three special in-per- son events. The festival starts June 19 and runs through July 15, and includes biographies, family films, Holocaust movies, an LGBT film, a war drama, a mu...…
…30 | JUNE 9 • 2022 faces&places The third annual JVS + Kadima Frame of Mind Benefit and Arts Showcase, held at the Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit on May 15, raised almost $90,000 for the nonprofit agency’s Creative Expressions program, which provides artistic enrichment services for individuals with serious mental health challenges or intellectual and developmental disabilities. Around 170 people attended the event, which o...…
…JUNE 9 • 2022 | 31 Lag b’Omer is a holiday with a variety of origin stories, most famously including the end of a plague and the death of a sage hundreds of years ago. One of the most common ways to observe the holiday is with the lighting of bonfires — and this year, Temple Beth El members and friends got to take the fire home with them! On the night of Lag b’Omer, everyone gathered at DetroitWick, a Jewish- owned business lo...…
…32 | JUNE 9 • 2022 faces&places More than 60 individuals visited the Weinberg Village at the Friendship Circle as part of Friendship Circle Volunteer Open House on Thursday, May 19. Prospective volunteers enjoyed a tour of the Village conducted by staff and current volunteers. Rabbi Levi and Bassie Shemtov, directors of Friendship Circle, addressed attendees while they enjoyed a delicious dairy dinner. The Weinberg Village is a...…
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…34 | JUNE 9 • 2022 A lan Gerdov and Adam Wooten are close friends who love gym- nastics, music and their family. That friendship will take them to Israel in July. The former University of Michigan men’s gymnastics teammates will each travel to Israel for the first time to represent the United States as gymnasts on Team USA at the 21st Maccabiah Games. For Gerdov, 23, whose parents fled Ukraine in 1989 to escape religious perse- cutio...…
…JUNE 9 • 2022 | 35 continued on page 36 After flying into New York City and then making a quick stop in Chicago to see his family, he’ll head to Seattle to start work Aug. 1 as a program manager for Microsoft. His days as a U-M student ended in April when he earned a master’s degree in electrical engi- neering. He earned a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering with a minor in business in 2021. For Wooten, 21, a two-time NCAA ...…
…36 | JUNE 9 • 2022 and William & Mary in addition to U-M. They were all great, but overwhelming, ” Wooten said. “You’re given so much informa- tion and you meet so many peo- ple when you go on those visits. “My conversation with Alan at Potbelly was relaxing because he was so genuine. We talked about a lot of things, including what it meant to buy into the team culture on the U-M gymnastics team. That’s important because you spend ...…
