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… JANUARY 7 • 2021 | 21 that disproportionately impact lower-income individuals. Rebecca Driker-Ohren, an IfNotNow Detroit mem- ber who was involved in a Black Lives Matter march in Huntington Woods in June, believes the plan is a positive step to take, but would like the plans to be more specific and well-rounded. Driker-Ohren and Zak Witus, another IfNotNow Detroit member involved in the June march, both raise questions about th...…

…22 | JANUARY 7 • 2021 E astern Michigan University Professor David Victor has won the Association for Business Communication’s 2020 Francis W. Weeks Award of Merit, a lifetime achievement prize for his work in the field of busi- ness communication. Winning the award “was a great feeling of accomplish- ment that, over three decades of work, my colleagues con- sidered that to be worthy of notice,” Victor told the Jewish News. “ A...…

… JANUARY 7 • 2021 | 23 JN STAFF PHOTOS COURTESY JCRC/AJC Mitzvah Day 2020 F or the last 24 years, the Jewish Community Relations Council/AJC (JCRC/AJC) has provided thousands of Christmas Day volunteer opportunities for members of the community as part of Mitzvah Day. Each year, more than 600 people of all backgrounds spend the day at Metropolitan Detroit non- profits filling staff shortages and allowing organizations to reduce ...…

…sports HIGHlights brought to you in partnership with 24 | JANUARY 7 • 2021 E ric Israel has been knocked down but not out a few times in his hock- ey career. So, there’s no reason to believe the 25-year-old from Huntington Woods won’t bounce back from his latest adver- sity. Israel, a defenseman for the Rapid City (S.D.) Rush of the ECHL, suffered a torn MCL ligament in his left knee Dec. 12 in the third period of the Rush’s seco...…

… JANUARY 7 • 2021 | 25 He was a star for four years at Robert Morris University, outside Pittsburgh. Israel had 85 points in 146 games for Robert Morris, led Colonials defense- men in goals, assists and points in each of his last three seasons, led the Atlantic Hockey Association and ranked fifth in the Division I in blocked shots during the 2018-19 season, and was a three-time AHA All-Academic Team selection. The Colonials made it to ...…

…26 | JANUARY 7 • 2021 Rapid City Rush defenseman Eric Israel (6) keeps a Utah Grizzlies player away from the net during a Dec. 12 game. RAPID CITY RUSH When they’re in Rapid City, Rush players must spend most of their time in their apartment. They go to the rink, a Walmart for gro- ceries, and get carryout and curbside from restaurants. Masks must be worn by Rush players during team activities except when play- ing, practicing...…

… JANUARY 7 • 2021 | 27 A fter the Friends of the Israel Defense Forces organization (FIDF) appointed Rabbi Steven Weil as its new national director and CEO in September, Weil has stated that after spending the last 30 years of his life trying to help build American Jewry, his new role is an opportunity to build Israeli Jewry, which he believes is “the ultimate future of the Jewish world. ” Weil began his new role on Sept. 16, su...…

…28 | JANUARY 7 • 2021 I t’s official: Israel will have its fourth election in two years. Israel’s Knesset, or parliament, dissolved the night of Dec. 22 after failing to pass the 2020 budget, trigger- ing an election that will take place on March 23. The exact date could change through a government vote. The election will be Israel’s fourth in two years. A coalition formed earlier this year by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu an...…

… JANUARY 7 • 2021 | 29 MOMENTS MAZEL TOV! Whitney Paige Leff will be called to the Torah as a bat mitzvah on Saturday, Jan. 9, 2021, at Temple Israel in West Bloomfield. She will be joined in celebration by her proud parents, Carrie and Randy Leff, and sisters Reagan and Reese. Whitney is the loving granddaughter of Marcia and Roger Fenton, and Cindy and Fred Leff and the great-granddaughter of Anne Colman and Sally Soberman. She i...…

…30 | JANUARY 7 • 2021 New book illustrates how institutions failed to protect victims of sexual assault. HOWARD LOVY CONTRIBUTING WRITER Bystanders and Enablers ARTS&LIFE BOOKS A uthor Amos N. Guiora’s parents sur- vived the Holocaust, but the subject was never dis- cussed when he was growing up. It wasn’t until much later in life, when a non-Jew- ish friend asked him the simple question of how the Holocaust happened, that ...…

… JANUARY 7 • 2021 | 31 Today, he commutes between Salt Lake City and Jerusalem, where his family lives. BYSTANDERS AND ENABLERS Guiora distinguishes between bystanders and enablers. Bystanders are physically present and have specific knowledge about a crime. “ All we want the bystander to do is to dial 911,” he said. The enabler, however, is somebody who knows the victim is in peril and either does nothing or actively discourag...…

…32 | JANUARY 7 • 2021 T en years ago, Susan Shapiro began grappling with a problem she could not dismiss. Her thoroughly trusted therapist and confidante of 15 years had lied to her, and she wondered how she could ever forgive him. “If somebody says, ‘I’m sorry,’ I can forgive anybody anything,” she explained. “But if somebody refuses to acknowledge that they did something wrong, I have a really hard time with that.” Shapiro’s wa...…

… JANUARY 7 • 2021 | 33 A local Jewish fine artist, Cheryl Widener, and a local Jewish dance studio owner and teacher, Shanon Stibor, have teamed up in the face of the pandemic to bring a heightened level of excitement, visibility and opportu- nity to their respective businesses. Widener reached out to Stibor, who owns and runs Shanon’s Dance Studio in Keego Harbor, through a business posting on a Facebook Jewish women’s networking ...…

…34 | JANUARY 7 • 2021 ROOTS & THE REST OF THE “CHA-NOOK-AH” STORY Finding Your Roots, the PBS celebrity ancestry series, is on a “COVID schedule.” It paused its sixth season in November. A new episode premiered on Jan. 5 and the last season episode pre- mieres Tuesday, Jan. 12 at 8 p.m. Six more new episodes (Season 7) will premiere every following Tuesday through Feb. 23. The Jan. 12 episode, titled Coming to America, is a “T...…

… JANUARY 7 • 2021 | 35 T he recent surge in COVID-19 cases is stressing many aspects of life — from health care to work, school, finances and family life. That stress is caus- ing increased sleep problems, especially for women, accord- ing to some to some local phy- sicians and therapists. Many people are working from home, and women typically have more family obligations such as childcare. “My patients are feeling it more now sin...…

…36 | JANUARY 7 • 2021 NOSH EATS | DRINKS | SWEETS T hey wanted a name that was simple and to the point. Coming up with a name that rep- resented their brand was the trickiest part of launching a new business, says The Salami Chip Co. co-founder Josi Ryke, 55. The Oak Park-based food company pro- duces exactly that — salami chips — and their goal was for people to know exactly what they were all about without having to do extra resea...…

… JANUARY 7 • 2021 | 37 R epublica, a Berkley neighborhood restaurant-bar in the Woodward corridor, is making the best of the state’s current pandemic ban on indoor din- ing. The restaurant’s front patio facing Coolidge Highway, so enjoyed during the warm weather, was partially enclosed during Thanksgiving week. On the patio, heavy white panels with faux window inserts are hung up shower curtain-style. When guests leave any of t...…

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… JANUARY 7 • 2021 | 39 GERALD ALVIN, 88, of Franklin, died Dec. 17, 2020. He is survived by his beloved wife, Marian Alvin; sons and daughter- in-law, William Anthony Alvin, Robert Lewis Alvin, and Matthew Samuel and Courtney Alvin; loving grand- children, Michael and Jessica Alvin; many other loving fam- ily members and friends. Interment took place at Machpelah Cemetery in Ferndale. Contributions may be made to Yad Vashem. Ar...…

…40 | JANUARY 7 • 2021 SOUL OF BLESSED MEMORY RICHARD A. FARKAS, 70, of Bloomfield Hills, died Dec. 16, 2020. He is survived by his beloved wife, Shelley Farkas; son and daugh- ter-in-law, Michael (Chudapa Julimasustra) Farkas; daughters and sons-in-law, Jessica and Lynn DaDeppo Jr., Allison (Andrew Farwell) Farkas; grandchildren, Benjamin, Graham and Lydia; brother and sister-in-law, Steven and Catherine Farkas; many loving ...…

… JANUARY 7 • 2021 | 41 Contributions may be made to Detroit Institute of Arts, 5200 Woodward Ave., Detroit, MI 48202, dia. org; Birmingham Temple, 28611 W . 12 Mile, Farmington Hills, MI 48334, birminghamtemple.org; or Virginia Mason Medical Center, 1100 9th Ave., Seattle, WA 98101, virginiamason.org/ seattle. Arrangements by Ira Kaufman Chapel. DR. HERBERT MENDELSON, 87, of Huntington Woods, died Dec. 28, 2020. He is survive...…

…42 | JANUARY 7 • 2021 SOUL OF BLESSED MEMORY ALEXANDER “ ALEX” MILBERGER, 25, of Boston, Mass., formerly of Bloomfield Hills, died Dec. 24, 2020. He is survived by his moth- er, Amy Liss Fink; siblings, his twin, Justin Milberger, and Noah Milberger and Kyla Milberger; grandparents, Carol and Alvin Levine, Robert and Judy Liss, and Barbara Milberger; many loving aunts, uncles, cousins and friends. Mr. Milberger was the cher- i...…

… JANUARY 7 • 2021 | 43 the late Norman and the late Sybil Shackman; the devoted daughter of the late Daniel and the late Gittle Shackman. Interment was at Clover Hill Park Cemetery. Contributions may be made to a charity of one’s choice. Arrangements by Ira Kaufman Chapel. CLARA SHPARGEL, 90, of Southfield, died Dec. 26, 2020. She is sur- vived by her daughters and sons-in-law, JoAnne and Rick Adams of Buffalo Grove, Ill., Deni...…

…44 | JANUARY 7 • 2021 SOUL OF BLESSED MEMORY other family and friends. Mr. Walt was the beloved hus- band for 62 years of the late Ada Walt; the loving uncle of the late Joanna Rebelgale. Interment was at Clover Hill Park Cemetery. Contributions may be made to JVS Human Services, 29699 Southfield Road, Southfield, MI 48076, jvshumanservices.org; Yad Ezra, 2850 W . 11 Mile Road, Berkley, MI 48072, yadezra.org; or to a charity of o...…

… JANUARY 7 • 2021 | 45 T he three sons of their late parents Buddy and Mary Meyerson, whose Buddy’s Bar-B-Q was a Detroit land- mark for 30 years before closing, was the impetus to honor them with the building of a three-purpose restaurant. And so the Trio at Franklin was designed from the ground up with this basic premise in mind … The creation of a dining insti- tution by sons Arlyn, Jerry and Aubrey, that would build them a...…

…46 | JANUARY 7 • 2021 Looking Back From the William Davidson Digital Archive of Jewish Detroit History accessible at www.djnfoundation.org Where Fashion Reigned I recently wrote about the famous Himelhoch’s clothing store in Detroit. While there were many, many Jewish retailers in the city over the past centu- ry, there was one other women’s cloth- ing store in the same elite league as Himelhoch’s — B. Siegel’s. B. Siegel is mention...…

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… JANUARY 30 • 2020 | 3 contents Views 5-10 Jews in the D United Against Anti-Semitism 12 Leaders inform, reassure and encourage action. Fire Back Home 16 Australian Detroiters react to massive fires ravaging their native country. Waterford Murder Suspect Arraigned 18 Man accused of killing Stefanie Kroot Steinberg enters not guilty plea. Celebrating MLK Day and Day of Racial Healing 20 Spirit Torah portion 23 Moments 24 Art...…

…The Weinberg Family Library & Temple Israel Sisterhood are excited THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 6 5pm showing followed by dinner & discussion at 6:45pm facilitated by Rabbi Marla Hornsten Register at temple-israel.org/dinnermovie Temple Members: $16 per session; Non-members, $18 per session For questions, contact Lauren Marcus Johnson at 248-661-5700 or e-mail ljohnson@temple-israel.org. Open to community, RSVP not required. Questio...…

… JANUARY 30 • 2020 | 5 Views for openers Middle-Aged and Throwing Axes A few months ago, I stum- bled across My Middle- Aged Baby Book: A Record of Milestones, Millstones & Gallstones by Mary-Lou Weisman. I flipped through the book, which was wisely printed on anti-glare paper and in a large easy-to-read font. It starts off like any old baby book with a place to list vital statistics — “a page to write down all the things you’ ...…

…Views 6 | JANUARY 30 • 2020 G rowing concern about anti-Semitism locally, nationally and global- ly drew approximately 1,000 people to a community infor- mational event Jan. 23 at Adat Shalom Synagogue. The sense of solidarity was palpable in the packed sanctuary as people lis- tened attentively to two panels of speakers who gave views of anti-Semitism from their van- tage points as educators, rabbis, security experts, community ...…

… JANUARY 30 • 2020 | 7 LAKER IRVING AND BEVERLY CONCERT SERIES AT CSZ 2020 Shabbat Shirah JEWISH MUSIC WEEKEND Featuring HAZZAN DR. RAMON TASAT February 6-8, 2020 BERMAN NIGHT OF LEARNING CANTATA EBRAICA: THE MUSIC OF THE ITALIAN JEWS THROUGH THE CENTURIES THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 2020 7:00 p.m. Throughout the centuries, and especially after the expulsion of the Jews from the Iberian Peninsula, the Italian city-states received Jews from a...…

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…10 | JANUARY 30 • 2020 Views place on university campus- es; the most recent at the University of Minnesota in November. The NSJP advocates the elimination of the State of Israel, and the ending of any form of Jewish self-de- termination in the ancient Jewish homeland. The report examines how this mission is justified politically and ideologically, and how it uses anti-Semitism and other forms of insidious anti-demo- cratic ideo...…

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…12 | JANUARY 30 • 2020 United Against Anti-Semitism Jews in the D A nti-Semitism has existed through- out much of the world for centu- ries, but a recent flare-up of attacks on American Jews has heightened public awareness of the problem. As verbal assaults and minor vandalism have become more common and escalat- ed to beatings and murders of American Jews during the past several years, concern among the Jewish community has ratch- e...…

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…14 | JANUARY 30 • 2020 continued from page 12 2010 was $250,000 but has since risen to $1.8 million. “We cannot outspend this problem, but we can prepare as best as possible,” Kurtzmann said. Joseph Lupinacci, special agent for the FBI assigned to the Public Corruption & Civil Rights squad in the Detroit Field Office, discussed the close relationship between federal law enforcement, local police agencies and the local Jewish co...…

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…16 | JANUARY 30 • 2020 Jews in the D F or many Americans, Australia tends to be of sight, out of mind. But wildfires have been burning out of control throughout the country since September 2019, and their staggering destruction is being felt by many local residents with connections to the area. According to CNN, 29 people have died and more than a billion animals have been killed in the fires. More than 3,000 homes and businesse...…

… JANUARY 30 • 2020 | 17 Jews in the D continued on page 18 CPA Levi Serebryanski settled in Oak Park 18 years ago and is treasurer at Bais Chabad of North Oak Park. He has been following the news avidly and checking in frequently with his mother and siblings, who still live in his hometown of Melbourne. A few weeks ago, Serebryanski’ s nephew attended the local Jewish overnight summer camp that takes place in a small town hal...…

…18 | JANUARY 30 • 2020 Jews in the D to be identified as Esther. “None of my family are near the fires,” Esther said, “but there’ s a lot of emotional attachment hearing about the destruction. I hear about burned areas and I think, ‘ That’ s where I hiked as a teen,’ and now that entire area is gone. Or ‘ I went horseback riding over there,’ and I hear that all the horses in those regions died.” According to Esther, life cont...…

… JANUARY 30 • 2020 | 19 B’nai Moshe To Launch “Shabbat Experience” Congregation B’ nai Moshe is embark- ing on an innovative way to celebrate Shabbat with Shabbat Experience, beginning Saturday, Feb. 1. While traditional services are being chanted in the sanctuary, this group will meet at 10 a.m. in the Cantor Klein Chapel on the first and third Saturdays of each month for a more casual expe- rience designed to increase spiritual sa...…

…20 | JANUARY 30 • 2020 | faces&places Jews in the D On Sunday, Jan. 19, Rabbi Capers Funnye, rabbi at Chicago’ s Beth Shalom B’ nai Zaken Ethiopian Hebrew Congregation, spoke to members of the Metro Detroit Jewish and African American communities during several events to commemorate the legacy of Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. The day began at Congregation Beth Shalom in Oak Park, hosted by several synagogues and the Jewish Community...…

… JANUARY 30 • 2020 | 21 Celebrating MLK Day Farber and Hillel Students participate in National Day of Racial Healing. O n Tuesday, Jan. 21, students from Farber Hebrew Day School and Hillel Day School participated in the second annual National Day of Racial Healing at Wayne State University. The event is hosted by the Detroit Public Schools Foundation and brings together more than 300 middle school students from Metro Detroit to...…

…22 | JANUARY 30 • 2020 P assover may be a long way off, but the story of the Exodus is the topic of this week’ s Torah portion. The name Passover only reminds us about one small detail of the Exodus from Egypt, that before the last plague, God passed over the houses where there was blood on the doorposts. This seems just a technical detail, so why was the holiday named after this event? The answer can be found in the followin...…