…On The Go people | places | events JANUARY 9 • 2020 | 41 DSO AT CSZ Join the Detroit Symphony Orchestra as they perform at Congregation Shaarey Zedek at 7:30 p.m., featuring conductor Mei-Ann Chen (music director of the Chicago Sinfonietta) and cellist Sterling Elliot (National Sphinx Competition winner). Music to include “Bizet Suite No. 1” from Carmen, “Lalo Cello Concerto” and “Franck Symphony in D Minor.” For tickets ($25), go to...…
…42 | JANUARY 9 • 2020 business SPOTlight brought to you in partnership with B I R M I N G H A M T he JN sat down with Elliot Darvick to learn about his new position as Lyft’ s regional director for the Midwest. Darvick is a native of Metro Detroit, where he attended Hillel Day School and graduated from Cranbrook- Kingswood. He has spent the past 15 years of his career at the intersection of technology, auto- motive and media — w...…
… JANUARY 9 • 2020 | 43 Daryl Ziegelman, chief technology officer (CTO) at Central Data in Farmington Hills, has worked in the field of software development and distribution since its infancy. Ziegelman grew up in Farmington Hills and harbored an interest in computers since child- hood. He recalls receiving an Apple II computer for his bar mitzvah, one of the first on the market, which helped ignite his passion for computers and so...…
…44 | JANUARY 9 • 2020 here’s to business SPOTlight The Community House, a nonprofit resource and destination in Birmingham for personal, professional, recreational and philanthropic pursuits, will hold its annual Bates Street Society dinner in February. Individuals are inducted into the society based on their significant charitable contributions that align with the work and mission of the Community House. Among this year’ s inductees a...…
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…48 | JANUARY 9 • 2020 Soul of blessed memory continued from page 47 and Little Caesars arenas. He began his career as a teacher and swim coach in Detroit, and he swam com- petitively in high school. He was a ham radio enthusiast and had friends around the world. He inspired everyone who crossed his path. During his career, Norman served as chapter and nation- al president for the Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries and the De...…
… JANUARY 9 • 2020 | 49 continued on page 50 be made to JARC, the Komisar/Feldman Fund, 6735 Telegraph, Suite 100, Bloomfield Hills, MI 48301 jarc.org. Arrangements by Ira Kaufman Chapel. ESTHER HAMMER, 87, of Oak Park, died Dec. 28, 2019. She is sur- vived by her husband, Bernard Hammer; sons, Ronald Hammer and Richard Hammer, both of Oak Park; brother and sis- ter-in-law, Dr. Irving and Ruth Foon of Birmingham; grandchildre...…
…Soul of blessed memory continued from page 49 50 | JANUARY 9 • 2020 Pershin, they were blessed with three children, Rona, Michael and Lisa. Helyn graduated from Wayne State University in 1968 with a master’ s in edu- cation and history. She went on to have a long career as a high school English teacher. She was an avid life master bridge player and director and even conducted classes on cruises. Mrs. Kohlman was loved by so ma...…
… JANUARY 9 • 2020 | 51 continued on page 52 cousins and friends. Contributions may be made to Doctors without Borders, ACLU, Southern Poverty Law Center, or a charity of one’ s choice LORETHA “LOU” NELKIN, 95, of Bloomfield Hills, died Dec. 21, 2019. She is sur- vived by her son and daughter-in-law, Allan and Melanie Nelkin; daughters and sons-in-law, Marla and Murray Feldman, and Judy and Nick Dunwoodie; grandchildren, Matthe...…
…52 | JANUARY 9 • 2020 Soul of blessed memory continued from page 52 OBITUARY CHARGES Beginning Jan. 16, the processing fee for obituaries is $125 for the first 100 words and $1 for each additional word. A photo counts as 15 words. There is no charge for a Holocaust survivor icon. The JN reserves the right to edit wording to conform to its style considerations. For information, have your funeral director call the JN or you may ...…
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…Looking Back From the William Davidson Digital Archive of Jewish Detroit History accessible at www.djnfoundation.org 54 | JANUARY 9 • 2020 Mitzvah Day Prompts Jewish Volunteerism on Christmas Day F or Christians of all varieties, Dec. 25 was Christmas, the holy day that celebrates the birth of Jesus. For a large number of Jews in Detroit, along with some Muslims, Hindus and participants from other non-Christian faiths, this wa...…
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…4 May 9 • 2019 jn Maya Barzilai, Assistant Professor of Hebrew Literature and Jewish Culture at the University of Michigan, will present her new book, Golem: Modern Wars and Their Monsters. Barzilai will explore the myth of the powerful golem and its relationship to twentieth century warfare. COST: $7/MEMBER WITH RESERVATION $10/NONMEMBERS AND WALK-INS (INCLUDES LUNCH) Register online at temple-israel.org/ask by Wednesday, M...…
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…16 May 9 • 2019 jn Remembering the Life and Legacy of Judge Damon Keith Community members recall Keith’ s ties to the Jewish community. jews d in the D amon Keith left our commu- nity and our nation a better, fairer place for all our peo- ple, and future generations will be the beneficiaries of his relentless pursuit of justice. My memories of Damon from 55 years ago remain vivid to this day. His vision was so clear and compel...…
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…30 May 9 • 2019 jn A Moment of Unity at U-M A “Moment of Unity” for the victims of the Chabad of Poway shooting was held at noon Monday, April 29, at the University of Michigan Diag, with opening words from students Leor Rosen, chair of Hillel Governing Board, and Aviva Nemeth, Hillel Religious Life Chair. “We knew it would be challenging to gather during exams, but it felt important for our Hillel and Chabad to work together t...…
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…32 May 9 • 2019 jn On March 28, L!fe Leaders Founder and President Amy Nederlander, along with Sen. Debbie Stabenow, Mayor Mike Duggan and Lori Maher and Hamilton Producer Jeffrey Seller, hosted the inaugural gala for the Detroit- based nonprofit L!fe Leaders Inc., a leadership and career development program for middle school and high school students. Following the show, gala attendees, including L!fe Leaders students, enjoyed des...…
…May 9 • 2019 33 jn moments continued on page 34 MARCH 16, 2019 Rabbi Jared and Sarit Anstandig of Ann Arbor are pleased to announce the birth of their daughter, Batya Avigail. Grandparents are Marcia and Charles Seigerman of West Bloomfield, Ronald Anstandig of Waterford, and Jon and Joyce Bendavid of Teaneck, N.J. Great-grandparents are Leo Beals of West Bloomfield and Minnie Rubinstein of Teaneck, N.J. Samantha Jordyn Bloch will c...…
…34 May 9 • 2019 jn moments Samuel Zachary Halprin (Yaakov Dekel) of Bloomfield Township became a bar mitzvah on Saturday, May 4, 2019, at Temple Shir Shalom in West Bloomfield. He is the son of Brian and Miriam Halprin and the brother of Joshua. Sam’ s grandpar- ents are Shirley Halprin and the late Stan Halprin, Adele (Gaba) Band, the late Leonard Gaba and stepgrandfa- ther the late Oscar Band. Sam is a student at Bloomfield H...…
