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…Detroit Jewish News n contents Nov. 30-Dec. 6, 2017 / 12-18 Kislev 5778| VOLUME CLII, ISSU ISSUE 18 views 46 jews in the d 16 40 22 38 ON THE COVER: Artwork by Julie Wohl (above). SHABBAT LIGHTS Shabbat starts: Friday, Dec. 1, 4:42 p.m. Shabbat ends: Saturday, Dec. 2, 5:47 p.m. * Times according to Yeshiva Beth Yehudah calendar. FOR TEENS SIB LING MENTAL HEALTH celebrity jews 51 events/editor’s picks perfect ACT full circle...…
…Families with children 5 years of age and under are invited for a unique Shabbat experience. @ THE MAPLE S TRANGER Chanukah A MONG U s LUNCHEON with Bassie Shemtov, Director of the Friendship Circle’s Farber Center: “Where Talents Are Revealed” CHANUKAH, OH CHANUKAH! December 9th Temple Israel Join Sisterhood for a Chanukah lunch featuring guest speaker Bassie Shemtov, who will discuss the Friendship Circle’s Farber Center. A di...…
…views 75 th an niversary spotlight Memories D mentioned his close friendship with uring my quarter-century at Adam and Amy Gershwin. The great- the Jewish News — 19 of those nephew of George and Ira Gershwin, years as arts and entertain- Adam helped run the George ment editor — I had the Gershwin estate and cleared chance to meet celebrities the way for Felder to obtain including Woody Allen, Jerry the rights to perform selec- Seinfeld...…
…views letters Women’s Convention ‘Life-Changing’ Friends Of Israel In the Nov. 2 paper, an article stated the Women’s Convention was not impact- ful and some women did not attend because one of the leaders was anti- Israel. I attended the Women’s Convention, and it was a positive, life-changing weekend for me. One important dis- cussion that took place was at a panel “Confronting Anti-Semitism and White Supremacy.” During this panel, we we...…
…Securing Our Future Through the Centennial Fund, Doreen Hermelin and Her Family Help Create Lasting Jewish Experiences at Tamarack Camps I n 1997, on the occasion of David Hermelin’s (z”l) 60th milestone to the extraordinary legacy she shares with her birthday, Lila and Gil (z”l) Silverman made a gift to Tamarack late husband and family. Camps in his honor, officially establishing Hermelin Village. The gesture could not have been more ...…
…views essay Mideast Sight Lines View a peace pact only as a start point to ending Israeli-Palestinian conflict. M aybe expectations are too high when it comes to the Israeli- Palestinian peace process. Maybe a peace accord, were one to somehow emerge from the swampland of failed negotiations, would be a start to something better. It wouldn’t have to be the long-sought end to decades of conflict. Maybe regional sta- bility and a sense of s...…
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…Thank You for your support of the Holocaust Memorial Center’s 33rd Anniversary Dinner Susan & Nelson Hersh HO N ORARY C O - CH AI RS H ONORARY CHA IR CO MMIT T E E Barbara & Harold Beznos Mary & Jonathan Aaron Barbra & Peter Alter Kari & Eddie Alterman The Baum Family Hadas & Dennis Bernard Roz & Stanford Blanck Doris & Frederick Blechman Jean & Howard Bleiwas Pam & Ken Bloom The Blumenstein Family Lisa & Richard Broder Dina Brodsky Kath...…
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…jews d PHOTOS BY DAVID SILVERMAN AND YUVAL NADEL/MAGDALA CENTER EXCAVATIONS in the New Discovery Excavation for a Galilee pilgrims’ guesthouse yields a 1st- century city. SHARI S. COHEN CONTRIBUTING WRITER I srael’s Galilee region is popular with tourists, including many Christian pilgrims who want to see the area where Jesus lived and taught. Now, a major new archaeological find at Magdala, near Migdal, a town on the coast of the Sea ...…
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…jews d in the PHOTOS BY JERRY ZOLYNSKY Full Circle Former JCC arts/culture/education director returns to her roots at Detroit’s Waldorf School. BARBARA LEWIS CONTRIBUTING WRITER 8-year-old Callie Watts of Wyandotte meets Noemi in her office. F 8-year-old Milly Bender of Detroit talks with Noemi in the hall. TOP: Norah Nordin,7, of Detroit, Ameris Ali, 7, of Madison Heights, Noemi Herzig and Noah Marrocco, 7, of Clinton Township. 22 ...…
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…jews d & in the faces At Ann Arbor’s first MegaChallah event held in September, 125 women came to their places at the Ann Arbor Jewish Community Center, each with a big bowl and the measured ingredients for a challah loaf. Each chair was draped with a pink apron. The event was emceed by Chanchi Goldstein. Organizer Esther Goldstein offered words on the mitzvah of challah, followed by Eileen Freed, interim director of the local Federation, a...…
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…LEFT: Zachor (In Memoriam). RIGHT: Chanukah Tree. LOWER RIGHT: Inspiration and Tradition. » gif t gu id e 2017/ o n t he cove r SUZANNE CHESSLER CONTRIBUTING WRITER Artist and educator Julie Wohl expresses her passion in vibrant works of art. Dove 38 November 30 • 2017 S ocial media helped Julie Wohl build an inter- connected and multi-faceted career. A painter of many subjects, she has estab- lished web-based marketing platforms for h...…
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…» gi f t g u i d e 2 0 1 7 continued from page 40 Cyberoptix Tie Lab These aren’t your father’s neckties! Cyberoptix Tie Lab has been in operation since 2005 and, lucky for us Detroiters, they’ve recently launched a brick-and-mortar (Well Done Goods) in Midtown Detroit, too. The Etsy boutique features dozens of uniquely printed ties, scarves and pashminas. They offer kids’ neckties, too, perfect for your bar mitzvah boy. Among their most po...…
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…» gif t gu id e 20 1 7 Holiday Tech Gift Guide 2017 C Rabbi Jason Miller hanukah is coming! Those are the three words every kid loves to hear this time of year. If you’re a kid at heart when it comes to technology gifts, then you’re in store for the most amaz- ing holiday season ever. Technology innovation has reached new heights in 2017 and that means there are more “game-changer” gadgets to enjoy this winter. I’ve had the opportunity to ...…
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…arts&life Breath Of Fresh Air W See the work of Maya Eventov — and meet the artist — at the Danielle Peleg Gallery. SUZANNE CHESSLER CONTRIBUTING WRITER hen Maya Eventov and her family moved from Russia to Canada in 1990, she imme- diately was drawn to her new country’s birch trees — remind- ers of the natural beauty in the country of her birth. In a sort of kinship with the enduring sentimentality of couples carving their initials int...…
…“We are so excited to have Maya at the gallery,” owner Ady Peleg says. “Her work has the ability to touch collectors with its depth and texture; it is at once relevant and intimate. Maya’s work instills both a sense of calm introspection and atmospheric energy. It is a breath of fresh air.” Eventov’s interest in art began in childhood as her parents took her to see the artistic masterpieces on display in Leningrad, now St. Petersburg. The work...…
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…on the go people | places | events thursday, nov. 30 EATING DISORDERS 5:30-9 pm, Nov. 30 “Shedding the Light on Eating Disorders.” Symptoms, causes and treat- ment for eating disorders, featur- ing former Miss America Kirsten Haglund. At Moceri Learning Center of Troy Beaumont Hospital, 44201 Dequindre, Troy. Free. Info: KirstenHaglundFoundation.org. friday, dec. 1 SOUPER FUNDRAISER 6-7:15 pm, Dec. 1. “Taste of the Temple.” Family-focused...…
