… JANUARY 28 • 2021 | 15 Dedicated historical foundation to honor life’s work of Detroit’s master architect. SHARI S. COHEN CONTRIBUTING WRITER IN THE JEWS D ON THE COVER Preserving the Legacy of Albert Kahn M any Detroiters have visited the Fisher Building, Bonstelle Theatre or the University of Michigan’s Hill Auditorium without realizing that they were designed by Albert Kahn. “He hasn’t gotten his place among famous Detroiters —...…
…16 | JANUARY 28 • 2021 continued from page 15 goal is to collect, preserve and display the public materials related to his life so that “researchers, students, historians and the general public will know and appre- ciate how his designs and ideas changed industrial America and helped make Detroit the manufacturing capital of the United States during the first half of the 20th century.” POP-UP EXHIBIT The Legacy Foundation wants to p...…
… JANUARY 28 • 2021 | 17 L ike most rabbis, Alicia Harris looks forward to the post-COVID era when she’ll be able to greet her congregants in person. Unlike most, for Harris it will be the first time. As a newly minted rabbi, she was hired to an interim position at Congregation Shir Tikvah in Troy after the previous rabbi, Aura Ahuvia, decided to return to Ann Arbor, where she’ d lived for 30 years. Harris started in August and ...…
…18 | JANUARY 28 • 2021 S teven Ingber, chief operating officer for the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit, is among 15 Jewish professionals from across North America chosen for the new class of Wexner Field Fellows. The fellowship was created in 2013 and focuses on devel- oping promising Jewish pro- fessionals’ leadership skills. The program lasts three years and fellows will par- ticipate in six cohort-based institutes on ...…
… JANUARY 28 • 2021 | 19 W hen 22-year-old Maverick Levy started his podcast The Best of the Best: Maverick’s Guide to Success last August, he wanted to help others his age learn the basics of everyday life. By exploring topics like how to file taxes, secure a mort- gage and understand health insurance, Levy, who attends Michigan State University and grew up in Commerce and Bloomfield Hills, helps teach listeners about the things ...…
…20 | JANUARY 28 • 2021 D r. S Kids Music was launched in September of last year to help kin- dergarteners learn and thrive during the pandemic. The edu- cational music YouTube chan- nel is the brainchild of Sean and Jamie Strasberger, ages 36 and 37 of Huntington Woods, who wanted to find a creative way to help their 5-year-old son Ezra and others excel in virtual school. “There’s not a lot of time to teach all of the content [tha...…
… JANUARY 28 • 2021 | 21 A s no-kill animal shelter Detroit Dog Rescue nears its 10th anniver- sary on Feb. 1, it has big plans for its future. The goal is to move into a new 11,000-square-foot facility on the West Side of Detroit in the Old Redford neighbor- hood that is nearly five times the size of its current East Side location. Detroit Dog Rescue executive director Kristina Millman-Rinaldi says that one day, she received a call fr...…
…22 | JANUARY 28 • 2021 W hen Joe Biden and Kamala Harris took office as U.S. president and vice president on Jan. 20, they made history in all sorts of ways — including Jewish history. Some of the historical firsts are obvious: Biden is the old- est person ever to occupy the White House, and Harris is the first woman or person of color or person of South Asian descent ever to serve as vice president. Their Jewish bona fides are ...…
… JANUARY 28 • 2021 | 23 Americans disdained Jews in one way or another: In 1958, only 62% of Americans said they’ d be willing to vote for a well-qualified Jewish political candidate, compared to 91% in 2015, and a 1964 survey found that 43% of Americans held Jews responsible for the death of Jesus, compared to 26% in 2004. While 2019 saw a 40-year high in antisemitic incidents in the United States, it’s com- mon for non-Jews with...…
…24 | JANUARY 28 • 2021 W hen Ashley Kenny saw how isolated her 92-year-old grandmother Fran was through- out the COVID-19 pandemic, she knew she had to do some- thing to help make quarantining a little bit easier. Fran, who lives at Meer Apartments on the Jewish Community Campus in West Bloomfield, has spent 10 months in a 540-square-foot apartment with little contact with the outside world. She has no cell phone, computer or Wi...…
… JANUARY 28 • 2021 | 25 MOMENTS BIRTHS MAZEL TOV! DEC. 23, 2020 Elizabeth Bunin and Gunnar Andresson are thrilled to announce the birth of their son, Benjamin Hrafn Gunnarsson (Benjamin Abraham) in Royal Oak. Benjamin is the grandson of Linda Solomon and Carl Bunin of Huntington Woods, and Aslaug Gunnarsdottir and Andres Magnusson of Reykjavik, Iceland. Proud great-grandparents are Jane and Jack Solomon of Huntington Woods, and Hel...…
…26 | JANUARY 28 • 2021 Danto 90th C harles Danto turned 90 on Jan. 21, 2021. He is mar- ried to Ruthye Danto, 89; together they have four children, Irwin (Karen) Danto, Beth (Bob) Borson, Debby Farber and Jay (Debbie) Danto; grandchildren are Lauren (Steven) Bloom, Lindsey (Joe) Hill, Joel (Devonie) Danto, Adam Borson, Harris Farber, Josh (Jenna) Borson, Ashley (Nathan) Silverman, Zachary Farber, Samantha and Jillian Danto; grea...…
… JANUARY 28 • 2021 | 27 SPIRIT Happiness Is … T he Jews leave Egypt and cross the sea. After the crossing, Moshe and Miriam led the Jewish people in a song of praise known as the Song by the Sea. It is written that one who joyfully recites the song daily is granted spiritual and physical health, intellectual clarity, for- giveness of wrongdoing and a general well-being. It is understood that the Jews achieved a clar- ity of mi...…
…28 | JANUARY 28 • 2021 T he big day is almost here. On Super bowl Sunday, Americans will indulge in a truly nationalis- tic ritual. Of course, we can’t watch the game on an empty stomach. The Super Bowl is the per- fect occasion to entertain without fuss. It is a football game, and it would seem silly to serve anything other than casual foods on dis- posable plates, right? Well, mostly right. True, more pizza is served on S...…
…Sauce: ½ cup half-and-half 4 ounces cream cheese 2 cups shredded cheddar cheese Salt to taste Garnish: Paprika Directions Combine cauliflower and water (about 2 cups) in a large saucepan. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat, cover and cook until the cauliflower is tender, about 10-minutes. Drain well in a colander. Preheat oven to 350F. Heat sauce ingredients in a small saucepan over medium heat. Whisk until smooth. Transfer the...…
…30 | JANUARY 28 • 2021 D oes it seem strange that meetings of the Senate and the House of Representatives begin with an invocation delivered by an ordained clergy person? After all, the First Amendment to the Constitution states that “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion. ” That wording appears to set up a “wall between church and state. ” Requiring a prayer before Congress looks like establishing ...…
… JANUARY 28 • 2021 | 31 WIKIMEDIA ARTS&LIFE MUSIC Sophisticated Music New CD, Bernstein Reimagined, features variations in jazz styling. SUZANNE CHESSLER CONTRIBUTING WRITER F lavio Chamis, who worked with composer-conductor-pi- anist Leonard Bernstein in the 1980s, has entered a new pre- sentation medium beyond lecturing on the Jewish heritage and religious commitments they had discussed while traveling together. Chamis, who wa...…
…32 | JANUARY 28 • 2021 “Chichester Psalms I.” The orig- inal composition had Hebrew text. “Because Bernstein’s music is already sophisticated and a jazz band arrangement is sophisti- cated by definition, this album is sophistication by the sophis- ticated,” Chamis said. Bernstein and Chamis met in Vienna, where Bernstein was conducting and Chamis was a university music student. Chamis, raised in Brazil and later performing as a con...…
… JANUARY 28 • 2021 | 33 JUDAISM & ISLAM NOON-1 PM, JAN. 28 The U-M Frankel Center for Judaic Studies will present a lecture by Guy G. Stroumsa. The lecture will survey a con- ception of Judaism and Islam, through an inven- tion of the category of “Semitic religions.” Info: JudaicStudies@umich.edu. FOLK MUSIC 7 PM, JAN. 29 & 30 The Ark in Ann Arbor and the Ford Motor Co. Fund will present the Ann Arbor Folk Festival at Home. Each ...…
…34 | JANUARY 28 • 2021 aging stress during stress- ful times. This workshop focuses on helping people recognize the stress pro- cess and to learn tech- niques to interrupt the stress cycle. It will help you grow in body, mind and spirit. Register by Feb. 1. There is a $10 fee for this session or $40 for all five sessions of future Wellness Wednesday programs to be held on April 21, June 16, Aug. 11, and Oct. 27. Programs to be a...…
… JANUARY 28 • 2021 | 35 L eia Serlin was having trouble shopping for high heels to wear to her cousin’s wedding. Serlin, who suffers from an arthri- tis-based auto-immune dis- order, was specifically strug- gling to find something fash- ion-forward that would also stabilize her foot and allow her to walk comfortably. “It didn’t exist on the market,” Serlin said. Serlin, an Albion College senior majoring in biolo- gy and planning to ...…
…36 | JANUARY 28 • 2021 amazed at how many people ended up volunteering: 31 test subjects. At one point, Serlin had a flare-up of her auto-im- mune disease and had to get her IV infusion done in the middle of the testing pro- cess. At some points, Serlin was trying to help people put on the devices while wearing a mask, gloves and the IV connection on the back of her hand, but her determination to help herself and, in turn, help ...…
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…38 | JANUARY 28 • 2021 DR. ROBERT B. ANCELL, 79, of Farmington Hills, died Jan. 12, 2021. He is survived by his beloved wife, Judy Ancell; daughter and son-in- law, Beth and David Fienman; son Michael David Sasson; grandchil- dren, Liam, Drew, Jonisha and Sequari; brothers- in-law, Jack (Arlene) Schultz, David (the late Elaine) Steinhardt; many loving nieces, neph- ews, great-nieces and great-nephews, other fam- ily members a...…
… JANUARY 28 • 2021 | 39 JENNIFER LOVY CONTRIBUTING WRITER Detroit’s Beloved Volunteer T he Jewish community lost one of its quintes- sential volunteers last week when Micki Grossman passed away unexpectedly. She died doing what she loved — volunteering. “She died doing a mitzvah, which is just how she’d want to go; being helpful, being productive and making a difference,” said her son Ross Grossman. On the morning of Jan. 19, Mi...…
…40 | JANUARY 28 • 2021 SOUL OF BLESSED MEMORY band, the late Sidney Dickstein (Cindy Dickstein). Interment was at Oakview Cemetery. Contributions may be made to JARC, 6735 Telegraph, Suite 100, Bloomfield Hills, MI 48301, jarc. org; American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA), 424 E. 92nd St., New York, NY 10128- 6804, aspca.org; or Hospice of Dayton, 324 Wilmington Ave., Dayton, OH 45420, hospi- ceofdayton....…
… JANUARY 28 • 2021 | 41 friend to all. Mrs. Klain is survived by her son and daughter-in-law, Elliot and Elaine Klain of Las Vegas, Nev.; daughters and sons-in-law, Cynthia Klain of Farmington Hills, Eileen and Richard Polk of Huntington Woods, Alice and Richard Silbergleit of Birmingham; grandchildren, Daniel Klain and Meryn Gerdes, Samuel Polk and Kate Becker, Brian and Cadi Polk, Laura and Joshua Bobrow, Matthew Silbergleit;...…
…42 | JANUARY 28 • 2021 SOUL OF BLESSED MEMORY Debra Leider-Kendler, Kelly Leider-Simakas and Nicholas Simakas; son, Paul Leider; grandchildren: Meredith Sperling-Jeffers (Brandon), Lindsay Sperling, Zachary Sperling, Geoffrey Sperling, Ginette Kendler, Courtney Kendler-Gelety (Steven), Max Kendler, Isabella Simakas and Leah Simakas. Mr. Leider was the loving spouse for 65 years of the late Audrey Leider. Interment was held at ...…
… JANUARY 28 • 2021 | 43 loving mother of the late Arthur Rosen and the late Barbara Rosen. Contributions may be made to Hadassah, 5030 Orchard Lake Road, West Bloomfield, MI 48323; Jewish National Fund, 24100 Chagrin Blvd., Suite 430, Cleveland, OH 44122; American Civil Liberties Union, aclu.org. A family graveside service was held at Machpelah Cemetery in Ferndale. Arrangements by Hebrew Memorial Chapel. DELORES SCHULDINGER, ...…
…44 | JANUARY 28 • 2021 SOUL OF BLESSED MEMORY Arizona. She will be fondly remembered for her incredi- ble cooking and her beautiful appearance and the love of her family. Mrs. Sobel is survived by her sons, Drs. Larry, Bruce and Jerry Sobel, who reside in the Phoenix area; they all practice together at Sobel Family Medicine and Sobel Spine & Sports. She is also survived by her daughters- in-law, Audrey and Debbie, and her grand...…
… JANUARY 28 • 2021 | 45 I t was acclaimed in the late 1900s to be one of the finest restaurants in America. Tribute, 12 Mile, Farmington Hills, had a goal at the begin- ning … to get even better than just being a fine dining institu- tion … Inside of about five years it reached that goal as a glittering jewel. But to its general manager, Mickey Bakst, and world- class executive chef, Takashi Yagihashi, this wasn’t enough … Ther...…
…46 | JANUARY 28 • 2021 Looking Back From the William Davidson Digital Archive of Jewish Detroit History accessible at www.djnfoundation.org Jews & Hockey I really enjoyed JN sportswriter Steve Stein’s recent article about Eric Israel, a local Jewish kid playing for the Rapid City (S.D.) Rush in the East Coast Hockey League. Israel is a tough and resilient defenseman and, obviously, loves the game. Reading about Israel, I wondere...…
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…10 | JANUARY 21 • 2021 column Interfaith and Proudly Jewish S everal years ago, I was sitting in a nondescript room in a nondescript hotel at conference for a national Jewish organization. I cannot recall what the session was supposed to be about, but the speaker turned to the subject of intermarriage. I braced myself for the litany of tropes that would follow. Those that intermarry are choosing to opt out of the Jewish comm...…
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…12 | JANUARY 21 • 2021 VIEWS Guest column New Year for Trees A ccording to Jewish tradition, if one is studying Torah while walking on the road and interrupts their learning and says, “What a beautiful tree!” scripture consid- ers that person liable for death. Wait. Really?! How could this be? How could a moment of nature appreciation be seen as a distraction so sinister that it warrants the death penalty? In the words of Ra...…
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…14 | JANUARY 21 • 2021 M ost of us have had barely a chance to collect our thoughts about the horrific events that occurred in our Capitol on Jan. 6. The Michigan ADL has been busy fielding many inquiries from our concerned community, and there has been a great deal of commentary from others about the terrible challenge to our nation’s democracy. On Jan. 8, the ADL made history by calling for the removal of the president....…
… JANUARY 21 • 2021 | 15 here? We must have a com- plete and transparent inves- tigation into the activities and violence of Jan. 6. We must look with clarity at the stark inequities between the way Black Lives Matter protesters were treated at anti-racist protests over the summer, compared to the way armed extrem- ists storming the Capitol were handled. We must remember those efforts that occurred to disseminate lies and attempt t...…
…16 | JANUARY 21 • 2021 W hile Claire was liv- ing in a university town, a group of men had been watching her for a while without her knowledge. One day, they sent someone to her door. He was crying and wearing a sling. She didn’t know what to do but she wanted to help, so she invited the man in for a glass of water. “ And that’s sort of how things changed, ” Claire told the Detroit Jewish News. (Only her first name will be used i...…
