…MAY 9 • 2024 | 55 ON STAGE 7 PM, May 17 & 24 (FRI.) Shakespeare in Detroit will produce As You Like It, a fast-paced, Victorian-era adaptation. In celebration of the DIA’s special exhibition “Regeneration: Black Cinema 1898-1971,” this production pays homage to the often- overlooked contribution of Black artists to the silent film era. On the DIA’s Danto Lecture Hall stage, accompanied by projection and footage from the era. ...…
…STUART M. ALTER, 69, of Oak Park, died April 21, 2024. He was the loving father of Beth and David Rodgers, and Robert Alter; adoring Zaydie of Evan, Jared and Noah Rodgers; brother of Jan and Larry Greenberg, and Peggy and Danny Palter. He is also survived by his former spouse, Marla Alter; and dear friend, Cheryl Schwartz. Contributions may be made to Yad Ezra, 2850 W. 11 Mile Road, Berkley, MI 48072. A funeral service was held a...…
…MAY 9 • 2024 | 57 J N Pearl Dubin; brothers and sisters-in-law, Dr. Ronald and Joann Dubin, Raymond and Debbie Dubin, Andrew and Sandra Dubin; many loving nieces, nephews, other family members and friends. Danial was the son of the late Irvin Dubin. Interment took place at Clover Hill Park Cemetery in Birmingham. Contributions may be made to the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network or the Jewish Hospice and Chaplaincy Network. Arr...…
…58 | MAY 9 • 2024 J N continued from page 57 48076. A funeral service was held at Hebrew Memorial Chapel. Interment took place at Oakview Cemetery in Royal Oak. Arrangements by Hebrew Memorial Chapel. SHARON FINE-ALPERT, 63, of Bloomfield Hills, died April 26, 2024. She is survived by her hus- band, Lloyd Alpert; mother, Frances Fine of Novi; broth- ers and sisters-in-law, Rabbi David and Beth Burstein Fine of Bellevue, Wash., B...…
…MAY 9 • 2024 | 59 J N LESLEE GAYLE HERSCHFUS, 64, of West Bloomfield, died April 29, 2024. She is sur- vived by her husband, Dr. Marvin Herschfus; moth- er, Sally Horvitz; daughter, Reena Herschfus; sister, Janice Plonskier; brother and sister- in-law, Eric and Alissa Horvitz; nieces and nephews, Jake Plonskier, Matthew Plonskier, Lillian Horvitz, Madeline Horvitz, Sydney Horvitz; sisters-in-law and brothers- in-law, Judy and Ric...…
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…60 | MAY 9 • 2024 J N his daughter, bending an ear with politics, history or geogra- phy. Michael also loved a good drink, a hearty laugh, defying age and being around friends and family. He never stopped being stubborn, fighting his dis- ease until the very end. Michael is survived by his wife, Bella; son, Alex (Elin); daughter, Jessica; grandchildren, Zoe, Maddie and Kylie; his furry grandpet, Milo; sister, Raisa (Felix); nephews...…
…MAY 9 • 2024 | 61 father of Aaron and Jillian Pearlman, Allison and Leanne Mertzman, Zachary Pearlman, Hannah and Nick Skardarasky Pearlman, Ariella Pearlman, Shayna Pearlman, Joshua Pearlman; proud great-grand- father of Finley Pearlman, Ruthie Mertzman, and Rosie Mertzman. Joe was the beloved husband of the late Rebecca (Becky) Pearlman. He was the treasured brother of the late Ben and Lena Pearlman, the late Jack and Lillian G...…
…Looking Back From the William Davidson Digital Archive of Jewish Detroit History accessible at thejewishnews.com 62 | MAY 9 • 2024 J N A Hospital Like No Other S ometimes a good story is just under my nose. In this case, sitting two desks away from me. I told David Sachs, JN Contributing Editor, that I was thinking about a column on Sinai Hospital in Detroit. The original Sinai (preceding today’s DMC Sinai-Grace Hospital in Detroit ...…
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…DETROIT JEWISH NEWS 32255 Northwestern Hwy. Suite 205, Farmington Hills, MI 48334 248-354-6060 thejewishnews.com MAY 9 • 2024 | 7 J N survivor of the Nova music fes- tival massacre, bravely recount- ed her story in that beautiful park near the Gaza border, the tears rolled down my face. But it was what she said a few min- utes later, as she showed us her late boyfriend’s memorial there in Reim, that will live with me forever. We thanke...…
…8 | MAY 9 • 2024 J N PURELY COMMENTARY opinion A Page from the 1968 Playbook? R adical students set up a protest encampment on the lawns of New York’s Columbia University, closing down the campus. Policemen try to break up the encampment and arrest more than 100 protesters, but they are soon released and resume their demonstration with even greater force. Soon, other campuses — Yale, Berkeley, Ann Arbor — follow Columbia...…
…MAY 9 • 2024 | 9 J N six years ago, they largely succeeded. The Vietcong and the North Vietnamese regarded the demonstrations as strategic assets capable of turning American public opinion against the war. Emboldened, the Communists launched the 1968 Tet Offensive, which further strengthened anti- war sentiment. Today’s demonstrators also want to change American foreign policy from pro- to anti-Israel, to cut off all forms of a...…
