…OCTOBER 31 • 2024 | 55 “I like to dress dancers individually. I like to respond to their bodies and make clothes that are beautiful on their bodies. That’s hard because sometimes you have substitutes. Sometimes it’s like a puzzle, but I love puzzles. “You work on a project like this for years. The request came in about 2018. You’re considering and thinking and going back and forth and talking. There’s a week when you are just doi...…
…56 | OCTOBER 31 • 2024 J N A uthors of three nonfiction books about famous people are among the many presenters appearing Nov. 6-17 at this year’s Detroit Jewish Book Fair at The J. It is the 73rd season of the event. Eddie Shapiro, with a love for theater, chronicles conversa- tions with top women stars on Broadway in Here’s to the Ladies. His discussion, at 7 p.m. Nov. 6, will be followed by a live musical program recalling the...…
…OCTOBER 31 • 2024 | 57 her activities made her seem like Robin Hood. She did not condone violence as her group of men and women stole from the rich and in ways benefitted the poor by resell- ing property at a deep discount. “Here we have a big, zaftig, immigrant Jewish mother of four who came here in steerage in 1850 with little more than the clothes on her back,” Fox said. “By the end of the 1860s, she had risen to become the head...…
…58 | OCTOBER 31 • 2024 J N T hese refrigerator roll cookies are a breeze to make and irresistibly delicious. The rich, dense shortbread serves as the perfect base for any mix-ins you can dream up. Whether you get creative with your favorite flavors or follow this classic recipe for crispy chocolate chip cookies, you’ll love the result. The best part? They’re always ready to go — just grab, slice, bake and enjoy! My family loves having ...…
…OCTOBER 31 • 2024 | 59 J N TOP JEWISH DRAMA AND A TOP JEWISH DOCUMENTARY A Real Pain, a very Jewish film, premiered at the Sundance Film Festival last January and almost all reviews were stellar. It opens wide in theaters on Nov. 1. Owen Gliberman, 65, Variety’s top critic, loved the film and you can easily find and read the review online (free). Jesse Eisenberg, 41, wrote the film and direct- ed it. He has written plays, and he direc...…
…6 | OCTOBER 31 • 2024 J N 1942 - 2024 Covering and Connecting Jewish Detroit Every Week To make a donation to the DETROIT JEWISH NEWS FOUNDATION go to the website www.thejewishnews.com The Detroit Jewish News (USPS 275-520) is published every Thursday at 32255 Northwestern Highway, #205, Farmington Hills, Michigan. Periodical postage paid at Southfield, Michigan, and additional mailing offices. Postmaster: send changes to: ...…
…60 | OCTOBER 31 • 2024 J N FIREHOUSE MUSEUM ONGOING Firehouse Museum, 110 Cross St. Ypsilanti; 734-547-0663. Walking through the restored firehouse, visitors can view fire engine steamers replete with horses ready to go on their way to a fire. The large, modern addition offers 25 changing exhibits of antique fire trucks and early fire rigs, mul- tiple displays of historic artifacts including tools, equipment, mem- orabilia and the l...…
…OCTOBER 31 • 2024 | 61 61 | OCTOBER 31 • 2024 T he ram is an adult male sheep. Adult female sheep are called ewes, and baby sheep are called lambs. The ram is mostly noted for its huge, curled horns. The larger the horns, the more prestigious it is for the ram, since the horns serve as a symbol of status and are used as dangerous weapons when the ram battles rivals. While female sheep are generally timid and peaceful, rams usually ex...…
…62 | OCTOBER 31 • 2024 JUST FOR FUN Find The Differences Find the five differences between this photo of attendees enjoying a drum circle at a men’s retreat in Israel. JAMIE GORDON PHOTOGRAPHY See next week’s issue for answers. For last week’s puzzle answers, see page 55. Jewish of theweek Joke The following sign was seen in a window The following sign was seen in a window of a business In Philadelphia: of a business In Ph...…
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…OCTOBER 31 • 2024 | 65 J N OBITUARIES OF BLESSED MEMORY NORMAN I. BROCK, 94, died suddenly Oct. 17, 2024. He was born in Cleveland to Sol and Leona Brock. An only child, Norman grew up in Detroit and lived much of his adult life there. He was a graduate of the University of Michigan and its law school. He spent his entire professional career as a trust officer — the first who was Jewish — at the National Bank of Detroit, where...…
…OBITUARIES OF BLESSED MEMORY 66 | OCTOBER 31 • 2024 J N JUDY “BUNGA” HOCHER, 84, of West Bloomfield, died Oct. 19, 2024. She is survived by her children, Steven and Jennifer Gottlieb, Burton and Julie Gottlieb, Wendy and Danford Bickmore, Hyla Gottlieb Williams and Marc Bagley, Stephen and Linda Eichenhorn, Elysa and Michael Weil, and Joshua and Emily Eichenhorn; Robert Hocher’s children, Cynthia Godlewski, Catherine Clark, Ch...…
…OCTOBER 31 • 2024 | 67 J N Pauline’s elegance, gracious hos- pitality, commitment to community, and unending devotion to friends and family is an enduring inspira- tion to all. Pauline survived her husbands, Leopold J. Snyder and Martin J. Kabcenell. She is survived by her children, Jeffrey (Rochelle), Janis, and Wendy Snyder; her Kabcenell stepchildren, Derry (Charlene), Andrea (the late John Kuder), and James (Rhonda); Kabcenell g...…
…OBITUARIES OF BLESSED MEMORY 68 | OCTOBER 31 • 2024 J N West Bloomfield, MI 48322, friend- shipcircle.org/soul. (Soul Center is a loving and inclusive environment that encourages artistic self-ex- pression, vocational training and employment opportunities to adults with special needs.); or to a charity of one’s choice. Arrangements by Ira Kaufman Chapel. ROBERTA MADORSKY, 83, of Bloomfield Hills, died Oct. 23, 2024. She is survive...…
…OCTOBER 31 • 2024 | 69 OBITUARY CHARGES The processing fee for obituaries is: $125 for up to 100 words; $1 per word thereafter. 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 call Sy Manello, editorial assistant, at (248) 351-5147 or email him at smanello@thej...…
…OCTOBER 31 • 2024 | 7 J N feels like a minority. Freedom of speech and expression guaranteed for all but the Jews. Social justice for all but the Jews. Condemning rape and war crimes for everyone but the Jews. You matter, they say, unless you are a Jew. So here is my “call to action.” For anyone who made it this far down, to anyone who can still see my humanity, to anyone who can conceptualize that more than one thing can be true ...…
…70 | OCTOBER 31 • 2024 J N Looking Back From the William Davidson Digital Archive of Jewish Detroit History accessible at thejewishnews.com An Annual Dinner to Remember Y eshiva Beth Yehudah will hold its annual dinner on Nov. 3 this year. The featured speaker will be former United Kingdom Prime Minister Boris Johnson. Prominent Jewish Detroiter Matt Lester, founder and CEO of Princeton Enterprises, will receive the Outstanding Lea...…
…JEWISH NEWS THE DETROIT Nominations for The Detroit Jewish News’ annual 36 under 36 are now open to recognize doers, activists, entrepreneurs, philanthropists, community organizers and other young Jewish professionals reshaping and broadening Metro Detroit’s Jewish community. Do you know someone making an impact in the community for this special honor? 36 UNDER 36 Nominations Now Open! A special group of volunteer judges will be rev...…
…8 | OCTOBER 31 • 2024 J N A ntisemitism, Israel and Jewish candidates are front and center in many of the seven swing states where either candidate could prevail in the 2024 presidential election. Those states are Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin. And while the percentage of Jewish voters is small compared to the overall electorate, the number of Jewish voters in many of these states ...…
…OCTOBER 31 • 2024 | 9 J N continued on page 10 MICHIGAN Michigan is home to about 100,000 Jews, comprising a little over 1% of the electorate, according to the American Jewish Population Project at Brandeis. More than 60% of Jews in Michigan are Democrats. But Michigan also has 200,000 Muslim voters, according to EmgageUSA, an organization dedicated to mobilizing Muslim American voters, as well as more than 160,000 residents of Ar...…
…$200 Oct. 24-30, 2024 / 22-28 Tishrei, 5785 JEWISH NEWS THE DETROIT thejewishnews.com DECISION 2024 Michigan voters will elect a new U.S. senator this year. The two major party candidates respond to questions from the JN. See page 8 …
…continued on page 12 10 | OCTOBER 24 • 2024 J N the rogue Syrian regime in addition to their consistent pursuit of nucle- ar weapons. We must counter Iran at every level. When we do that, I think we can then talk about the path forward. For now, we must ensure Hamas and other terrorist proxies are destroyed and return the hostages home safely. WHAT DO YOU SEE AS A PATH FORWARD TO MITIGATE A NUCLEAR IRAN? Cutting off their funding. Iran...…
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…12 | OCTOBER 24 • 2024 J N continued from page 10 WHAT KINDS OF POLICIES WOULD YOU PURSUE TO MITIGATE THE CLIMATE CRISIS? It’s critical that we’re good stewards of our planet, and we should work to find solutions that don’t rely on devastating our economy. There’s a better way to get this done, including with EVs. It takes 500 pounds of critical minerals to build an EV, which takes 4 tons of carbon out of the air. That same 500 ...…
…OCTOBER 24 • 2024 | 13 Paid for by DMFI PAC, DMFIPAC.org. Not authorized by any candidate or candidate’s committee. Go to or scan the QR code to read more about Vice President Harris’ 20-year record of pro-Israel statements and actions. link.demmajorityforisrael.org/Harris …
…14 | OCTOBER 24 • 2024 J N WHAT ARE YOUR PLANS TO COMBAT ANTISEMITISM AND BE SURE JEWISH AMERICANS FEEL SAFER AND MORE SECURE? Since the Oct. 7th attacks on Israel, we have seen the expanding rise of antisemitic efforts to delegitimize Israel and force corporations and universities to boycott, disinvest and sanction Israel. We’ve seen violent attacks against Jewish Americans and threats of violence that are too many to count. Many of the...…
…OCTOBER 24 • 2024 | 15 J N of Democrats and Republicans who meet regularly to craft and champion bipartisan legislation, debate existing bills and reach bipartisan agreement on pressing issues. WHAT ARE YOUR PLANS TO COMBAT ANTISEMITISM AND BE SURE JEWISH AMERICANS FEEL SAFER AND MORE SECURE? The pain Michigan’s Jewish community felt in the wake of Oct. 7 has been compounded by the significant rise in antisemitism here at home. ...…
…16 | OCTOBER 24 • 2024 J N A fter listening to scores of speakers’ public comments, the Bloomfield Township Board of Trustees on Oct. 14 voted to censure fellow trustee Stephanie Fakih. On Friday, Oct. 4, Fakih had made a post on social media labeling Israeli and American Zionists as “scum of the earth” following an IDF bombing in Lebanon of an underground Hezbollah bunker located in a heavily populated neighborhood in Beiru...…
…OCTOBER 24 • 2024 | 17 because it will chill and suppress much-needed discourse. It was members of this board and local news organizations that perpetuated an opinion that plays no role in the business of Bloomfield Township. There is nothing that any of us can do here … that is going to change the realities in the Middle East. ” Fakih, who is of Lebanese descent, described the mass destruction in Gaza and Lebanon, the crumbling i...…
…18 | OCTOBER 24 • 2024 labeled Jews as vermin. Members of the Jewish community directly confronted Fakih on her “defiant and unremorseful” stance. They asked her to correct her path, to apologize for calling all of them “scum, ” criticized her for the hypocrisy of saying that she was labeled, and for gaslighting them all by closing out her remarks with a quote from the famed Holocaust survivor. Some demanded that she immediately ...…
…OCTOBER 24 • 2024 | 19 ran nearly three hours. The public meeting can be viewed in its entire- ty on YouTube: www.youtube.com/ watch?v=z8TkPI6uQu8. David Kurzmann, senior director of community affairs at the Jewish Federation of Detroit, was the first to speak. He expressed his gratitude to the fine working relationship the Federation, located in Bloomfield Township, has always had with the board. “[Fakih’s social media remarks] ...…
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…20 | OCTOBER 24 • 2024 J N A re you a Jewish adult aged 18 years and older who can read and understand English? If so, you’re eligible to participate in a local research study about antisemitism. The purpose of this study is to scientifically investigate how perceived antisemitism impacts the mental well-being of Jewish people in the U.S. The principal investigator is Professor Changiz Mohiyeddini, the course director of Behavioral ...…
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…22 | OCTOBER 24 • 2024 J N I nspired by his then 10-year-old daughter, Oakland County Circuit Court Judge Michael Warren identified the days of Sept. 11-17 as Patriot Week, a period now recognized by the U.S. Senate. In its 15th year, the goal of Patriot Week continues to celebrate, teach and nurture pride in the history of the United States of America. “Patriot Week renews America’s spirit by deepening the appreciation of the first ...…
…OCTOBER 24 • 2024 | 23 of Equality, which holds as a self- evident truth that all men and women are created equal and are entitled to the full blessings of liberty and equal protection of the law regardless of religion, race, ethnic group and gender.” Rabbi Burnham added, “Anytime we discuss equality, the Jewish experience and the United States of America, we must begin by expressing our deep gratitude to the U.S. for being a Medi...…
…24 | OCTOBER 24 • 2024 J N OUR COMMUNITY T his past August, I had the privilege of being part of a delegation of 21 Jewish young adults in their 20s and 30s from across the U.S. spending five days exploring Jewish Montreal. The trip was a program of the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDC), the leading global Jewish humanitarian organization, through its JDC Entwine program, which engages young Jews to develop their...…
…OCTOBER 24 • 2024 | 25 J N visit Montreal, Ottawa and Toronto. About 80 campers joined the con- gregation for services and dinner. As Cantor Adam Stotland played favorite Israeli dance songs on his guitar, it was a pleasure to watch many of the children dancing and jumping up and down with excitement. After services, we joined the congregation and the campers for dinner and heard from Canadian and Israeli IVOW leaders as well as so...…
…26 | OCTOBER 24 • 2024 J N D r. Gary Edelson has been chosen as the volunteer chairperson for the 2024 American Heart Association Detroit Heart Ball. Through this campaign, he is leading community-wide efforts to help ensure every individual in Southeast Michigan has the opportu- nity for a full, healthy life. The Detroit Heart Ball celebrates hope and progress made through the dedication and passion of all who sup- port the Americ...…
…OCTOBER 24 • 2024 | 27 J N Mumford 75th Anniversary Celebration The Samuel C. Mumford High School Alumni Association is presenting a 75th Anniversary Celebration and Hall of Fame Gala, honoring Mumford’s legacy of excellence and community impact. The featured gala will take place 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 26, at MGM Grand Hotel in Detroit, with a VIP reception at 6 p.m. The gala is part of a weekend-long celebra- tion. The Hall of Fa...…
…M others. Daughters. Sisters. Aunts. Grandmothers. Friends. More than 600 women of all ages gathered on the evening of Sunday, Sept. 22, to “bring the community together one braid at a time” at the annual RISE challah bake, sponsored by Partners Detroit in collaboration with more than 20 local Jewish organizations. Joyful music filled the air as the inspiring sold- out event got underway at the Nancy Grosfeld Campus in Oak Park. We u...…
…OCTOBER 24 • 2024 | 29 J N A SPECIAL GUEST As we waited for our dough to rise, we were honored to have Einav Danino, the mother of hostage Ori Danino, join us at the event. Her son was one of the six hostages killed by Hamas after being held captive for nearly a year in the dark tunnels of Gaza. This was Einav’s first time speaking publicly since his brutal murder. Ori means “my light,” and Einav shared with us the light that Ori b...…
…OCTOBER 24 • 2024 | 3 J N contents PURELY COMMENTARY 4-7 Essays and viewpoints. OUR COMMUNITY 8 Decision 2024 Michigan voters will elect a new U.S. senator this year. The two major party candidates respond to questions from the JN. 16 The Jewish Community Speaks Out More than 200 people came to the Bloomfield Township Board of Trustees to confront Stephanie Fakih’s antisemitic comments. 20 Oakland ...…
…faces&places 30 | OCTOBER 24 • 2024 J N Gesher Awards Night G esher Human Services held its annual Awards Night on Sept. 12 at the Community House in Birmingham, celebrating the achievements of staff, participants and outstanding contributors. Janet Aronoff, one of the founders of Kadima (the predecessor mental health agency that joined with JVS Human Services in 2022 to form Gesher) was awarded Gesher’s high- est honor, the 2024...…
…OCTOBER 24 • 2024 | 31 J N faces&places A loha! Residents at Jewish Senior Life’s Hechtman Apartments in West Bloomfield only had to travel to the building’s activity room to enjoy a festive tropical getaway on Aug. 20. The community’s first-ever Luau Party, planned by Hechtman Apartments’ Life Enrichment coordinator Tova Schreiber, was a huge hit among the more than 40 attendees who donned leis around their necks and feasted on popula...…
…32 | OCTOBER 24 • 2024 J N R ob Whelan played baseball for Detroit at the 2018 and 2019 JCC Maccabi Games in Orange County, Calif., and the Motor City. The COVID-19 pandemic robbed him of two more opportunities to do that in 2020 and 2021, when the Maccabi Games were cancelled. When the Commerce resident spotted a notice on Facebook that volunteer coaches were needed for the 2024 Maccabi Games this summer in Detroit, he sprang int...…
…OCTOBER 24 • 2024 | 33 J N MAZEL TOV! HOW TO SUBMIT ANNOUNCEMENTS Mazel Tov! announcements are welcomed for members of the Jewish community. Anniversaries, engagements and weddings with a photo (preferably color) can appear at a cost of $18 each. Births are $10. There is no charge for bar/bat mitzvahs or for special birthdays starting at the 90th. For information, contact Editorial Assistant Sy Manello at smanello@ thejewishnews.com or (2...…
…34 | OCTOBER 24 • 2024 J N T here is a deep question at the heart of Jewish faith, and it is very rarely asked. As the Torah begins, we see God creating the uni- verse day by day, bringing order out of chaos, life out of inanimate matter, flora and fauna in all their wondrous diversity. At each stage, God sees what He has made and declares it good. What then went wrong? How did evil enter the picture, setting in motion the drama o...…
