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… OCTOBER 1 • 2020 | 3 contents Views 5-10 Jews in the D Rocket Man 12 Butzel Award winner Dan Gilbert reflects on family, faith and philanthropy. Faces & Places 18 Boxes for Ballots 20 Group works to add ballot drop boxes to more locales to accommodate absentee voters. Festival of Huts 22 Metro Detroit families adjust to celebrating Sukkot during the pandemic. Seeking Justice 26 New bills would improve legal pathways for U-M assa...…
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… OCTOBER 1 • 2020 | 5 Views for openers Let’s Chill A s you’ re reading this, I’ m making final arrangements to be cryogenically fro- zen until after the election. The only remaining decision I have to make is at what date in the future I should be thawed. Should I wake up when a final result is in or would it be more interesting to wait 50 or 100 years to see what shape our country is in? Considering how long the 2020 vote count c...…
…Views A new era begins in Detroit Jewish journal- ism and community service. After 78 years as a for-profit entity, the Jewish News is now owned by the commu- nity through the independent, nonprofit Detroit Jewish News Foundation. The Jewish News is the lat- est in an emerging trend of for-profit, community-focused print media companies transi- tioning to nonprofit ownership. Since 2004, more than 2,100 newspapers across the U.S. ...…
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…“Y ou know, I heard Sukkot is an agricul- tural holiday. Is that true?” So began a conversation I’ ve thought about for years. The answer to the question is, of course, yes. But the answer to the chal- lenge posed by my friend’ s question is more nuanced. My friend is a decidedly modern woman, educated, with a high-pow- ered career in the financial world. She was also raised in the former Soviet Union, and risking her life as ...…
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…Jews in the D I t has been a year of recoveries and beyond for Dan Gilbert, the founder of Quicken Loans and one of the most visible figures in the economic revitaliza- tion of Detroit. And in recognition, today, Oct. 1, Gilbert, 58, will be the recipient of this year’ s Fred M. Butzel Award, the highest honor bestowed on a Detroit Jewish citizen by the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit. “Without a doubt, Dan Gilbert st...…
…continued on page 14 Gilbert Family: Nick, in foreground; Gracie, Jennifer, Nash, AJ, Dan, Grant. PHOTOS COURTESY OF ROCKET COMPANIES Gilbert have teamed up on The Detroit Center for Innovation. The U-M- anchored undertaking is expected to be a $300 million development. In a 1992 article in the Jewish News, Gilbert, then age 30, remarked that fulfilling the goal of being a self-made man takes more than good ideas and hard work....…
…14 | OCTOBER 1 • 2020 “Dan has always been a visionary, can-do, optimistic person, ” his younger brother Gary said. Gary Gilbert recalled many early entrepreneurial pursuits with his older brother. There were times in their teen years the brothers would buy pots and pans from the late Isadore “Bison” Goldstein on Seven Mile Road and then sell them door to door. They would walk into office buildings, suite by suite, and try to s...…
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…| faces&places Jews in the D Despite many annual celebra- tions and programs canceled this year due to COVID-19, the Sherrill Berman Shofar Factory Festival managed to provide fun, education and holiday treats to families in the Metro Detroit community. Some 200 Shofar Factory packages were provided, each one including a raw Shofar to be worked on, ingredients for a honey cake along with other Rosh Hashanah crafts and treats. The...…
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…C OVID-19 has led to creativity and innovation in Jewish observance, and the trend continues with Sukkot. Normally, Sukkot, the Festival of Huts, where temporary structures are built in yards to commemorate the temporary dwellings of Israelites during their 40 years in the desert, is a very social holiday. Celebrants welcome ushpizin — honored guests — into their suk- kot and children enjoy “sukkah hopping” from one home to another, c...…
… OCTOBER 1 • 2020 | 21 Congregation Shaarey Zedek in Southfield is planning a masked, physically distanced Lulav and Etrog Open House for those who want to experi- ence the mitzvah and don’ t have their own set. Registration is required. The congregation is also planning two virtual Sukkot seders at 7 p.m. Monday, Oct. 5, and Thursday, Oct. 8. “We’ re going to honor the Feast of Booths with a special Sukkot Haggadah recalling some...…
…Boxes for Ballots Group works to add ballot drop boxes to more locales to accommodate absentee voters. SUZANNE CHESSLER CONTRIBUTING WRITER Jews in the D W ith increasing numbers of COVID-19 cases and increas- ing complaints of mail delivery delays, a nonpartisan organization is work- ing to make voting more convenient and comfortably accessible. The Michigan Election Reform Alliance (MERA) is advocating for an increase in the nu...…
… OCTOBER 1 • 2020 | 23 to represent 65 percent of reg- istered voters. They found that most city or township halls did have some sort of a drop box, although not necessarily exclusively for voting and not accessible 24/7. Drop boxes also could be used for matters involving other municipal services, such as paying water bills. “MERA didn’ t have an [intentionally] persuasive campaign, ” Steinberg said. “We learned, as we were doing...…
…Seeking Justice New bills would improve legal pathways for U-M assault survivors. DANNY SCHWARTZ STAFF WRITER T wo bills were intro- duced on the steps of the state capitol Sept. 22 that would make it easier for former University of Michigan students who have accused the school’ s former phy- sician Robert Anderson of sexual assault to sue the univer- sity. The bills are sponsored by Rep. Ryan Berman, R-Commerce Township, who ...…
… OCTOBER 1 • 2020 | 27 assaults were taking place and didn’ t do anything to prevent them, then they don’ t get immunity and they’ re liable,” he said. Victims of Larry Nassar had pushed for legislation that would’ ve ended any governmental immunity as it relates to sexual abuse, immunity of which MSU has used as a legal shield for many years, but dropped as part of a $500 million set- tlement. A companion statute of limitations ...…
…Hankie Couture Oak Park native transforms hankies into doll clothes. ROCHEL BURSTYN CONTRIBUTING WRITER Jews in the D I t might look like an old hanky to some, but to Marsha Greenberg of Oak Park, it’ s a doll outfit waiting to happen. Greenberg, 66, is the creator of Hankie Couture, which revamps vintage items such as handkerchiefs, tea towels, tablecloths, napkins and doi- lies into one-of-a-kind doll clothing. At age 10, Gree...…
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…30 | OCTOBER 1 • 2020 Moments Elliot Blake Foreman, son of Lezlie and Dr. Eric Foreman, will lead the congregation in prayer on the occasion of his bar mitzvah at Temple Israel in West Bloomfield on Friday, Oct. 2, 2020. He will be joined in celebration by his sister Shayna and proud grandparents Marilyn and Paul Meyer, and Anita and Arnold Foreman. Elliot is a student at Orchard Lake Middle School in West Bloomfield. For hi...…
… OCTOBER 1 • 2020 | 31 Jerusalem – G rowing up in Southfield, Ruth Ebenstein always felt energized by the ethnic and religious diversity that characterizes Metro Detroit life. So when Ebenstein, who moved to Israel in 1990, was diagnosed with breast cancer 10 years ago, it felt natural for her to join a Jerusalem breast cancer support group for Jewish and Palestinian women. “When I found out about this breast cancer support grou...…
…I n the Torah on the first day of Sukkot, on Shabbat morning, we read about sacred times and sacred actions. In most communities, we have heard our last shofar blast at Neilah, the conclud- ing service of Yom Kippur. A final t’ kiah g’ dolah — a blast pushed until one is out of breath — making the space for some- thing new. And we said l’ shanah habah bi-rushalayim, similar to the Passover seder — we are looking forward to the...…
… OCTOBER 1 • 2020 | 33 Arts&Life music A Jewish Jazz Guy See Israeli pianist Guy Mintus as part of the Jewish Film Festival. SUZANNE CHESSLER CONTRIBUTING WRITER I sraeli pianist Guy Mintus knows the Motor City jazz scene. He has performed at local clubs, including Cliff Bell’ s, and his trio has appeared with Lady Champagne, a Detroit blues singer. Mintus had been planning a return trip to the metro area last May, when he would...…
…34 | OCTOBER 1 • 2020 continued from page 33 Arts&Life by Thelonious Monk, and that kind of shifted me because I learned that I can improvise and express myself. Music can be this [way] of expressing myself at a whole other level.” As Mintus explored jazz, he also studied classical music and went to an arts high school in Israel. After serving as a musi- cian in the military, he earned a scholarship to the Manhattan School of Musi...…
… OCTOBER 1 • 2020 | 35 To Cuba, With Gratitude In a new book, local author Ruth Behar recalls the island as a haven for Jews. MADELINE HALPERT CONTRIBUTING WRITER L ast December, Ann Arbor resident Ruth Behar returned to Havana, her place of birth, to put the finishing touches on her newest novel, Letters from Cuba. She stayed in the same apartment building where she lived her first five years until 1961 — when her family left t...…
…36 | OCTOBER 1 • 2020 CUBA continued from page 35 Immigration Act of 1924 set quotas on how many people could come to the country from Southern and Eastern Europe. “My family was unwanted here, so our American lives began in Cuba, ” she said. After Communist revolu- tionary Castro seized power in 1959, Behar said 94 percent of the Jews in Cuba left. Until her immediate family could obtain American passports, they spent a year in ...…
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…40 | OCTOBER 1 • 2020 RICHARD KEITH BARNETT, 85, of Birmingham, died Sept. 22, 2020. Mr. Barnett owned and operat- ed Chrome Craft Corporation, a chrome plating and finishing company. He enjoyed traveling and had a passion for his family, the Michigan Wolverines and a Saturday round of golf with his friends. He is survived by his son, Anthony Barnett; daughter and son-in-law Amanda Barnett Pedigo and Chris Pedigo; grandchildre...…
… OCTOBER 1 • 2020 | 41 continued on page 42 wife of 64 years, Estelle Kleiman; daughter and son-in-law, Debra and Paul Walter; daughter-in-law, Susan Binder; grandchildren, Mallory (Matthew) Shiffman, Dr. Ari Walter, Zachary Walter; great-grandchildren, Emerson and Morrison Shiffman. Mr. Kleiman was the father of the late Dr. Michael Kleiman; grandfather of the late Max Walter. Interment took place at Beth El Memorial Park Ceme...…
…42 | OCTOBER 1 • 2020 Soul of blessed memory sister-in-law of the late Irving and the late Helen Biel, and the late Alex Karp. Contributions may be made to Holocaust Memorial Center, 28123 Orchard Lake Road, Farmington Hills, MI 48334; or Congregation Beth Ahm, 5075 W . Maple Road, West Bloomfield, MI 48322. A graveside service was held at Hebrew Memorial Park. Arrangements by Hebrew Memorial Chapel. LEONARD MEISEL, 67, of Ba...…
… OCTOBER 1 • 2020 | 43 continued on page 44 late Phillip Miller. Interment took place at Oakview Cemetery in Royal Oak. Contributions may be made to the Alzheimer’ s Association or the Lupus Foundation of America. Arrangements by Dorfman Chapel. BARBARA PEARL, 82, of West Bloomfield, died Sept. 19, 2020. She is survived by her daughters and sons-in-law, Randi and Harry Glanz, Debbie Yendick and her life partner, Corey Haber,...…
…44 | OCTOBER 1 • 2020 Rosenbaum; son, Andrew Rosenbaum; daughter and son-in-law, Jennifer and Mark Merian; grandchildren, TJ Kirschner, Matthew and Athena Kirschner, Michael Kirschner, Kyle Merian and Taylor Cordone; brother and sister-in-law, Jan Rosenbaum and Dora Galitzki. He was the dear brother-in- law of the late Leslie Rose. Interment was at Clover Hill Park Cemetery. Contributions may be to American Cancer Society, 2045...…
… OCTOBER 1 • 2020 | 45 Sid Neuman transformed a tiny deli into something magnifi cent. the best of everything Raskin From Siberia to Southfield P eople never had to wear face masks or be afraid to leave the house as ordered by a higher up … but residents were lucky then to even get a piece of bread … And tuna salad? … Forget it! … The closest they came to any kind of fish was an occasional drawing of what it looked like. T...…
…Looking Back From the William Davidson Digital Archive of Jewish Detroit History accessible at www.djnfoundation.org Fighting Hunger I read the cover story in the Sept. 10 issue of the JN with great inter- est. In 2020, like antisemitism, hunger is still with us. With the pan- demic and its accompanying severe economic woes, unfortunately, hun- ger, like antisemitism, will be on the rise in the near future. It was therefore heartenin...…
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