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…54 | NOVEMBER 19 • 2020 Looking Back From the William Davidson Digital Archive of Jewish Detroit History accessible at www.djnfoundation.org Somber Memories F or many years, memorials for Kristallnacht have been held in Detroit and around the world. I was reminded of this while reading a recent issue of the JN. There was a notice: the “March of the Living” encouraged the commemoration of Kristallnacht by inviting “individuals, ins...…
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…10 | NOVEMBER 12 • 2020 VIEWS young voices on Israel I n June, a group of young women from Huntington Woods organized a commu- nity march as a part of the glob- al Black Lives Matter uprising. The core organizing team had several Jewish women — including me, Rebecca Driker- Ohren — as well as some Palestinian friends from the neighborhood. Together we led hundreds of people from our city in a powerful demonstration, loudly cond...…
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…12 | NOVEMBER 12 • 2020 is ruled by the U.S.-designated terrorist organization Hamas. If Palestinians are denied their “freedom and dignity” and “civil, political, and economic rights, ” as the piece claims, wouldn’ t the bulk of the blame fall on their own rulers? In any case, there are multiple territorial arrangements around the world in which separate political entities share a piece of land; for example, Lesotho is an entir...…
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…14 | NOVEMBER 12 • 2020 VIEWS Each month, the JN will let you know the stories that were read most often online. If you missed any, you can go to thejewishnews.com and search for them by title. Here’ s what was most popular in October. TOP 10 ON THE WEB 1. Friendship Circle Buys Dakota Bread Company from Retiring Owners 2. 2020 Election Guide: Lorie Savin 3. Dating During a Pandemic: Local Matchmaker Has Created More Than 300 Success...…
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…16 | NOVEMBER 12 • 2020 J ewish attorney and community activist Kathy Manning, who was born and raised in Detroit, has won her race to become the representative- elect of North Carolina’ s 6th congressional district. Manning, a Democrat, flipped the district from red to blue. Her district includes her current hometown of Greensboro. Manning overwhelmed the Republican contender, Joseph Lee Haywood, by almost 100,000 votes for...…
… NOVEMBER 12 • 2020 | 17 O n Election Day 2020, the Jewish Community Relations Council/AJC (JCRC/ AJC) made efforts to support both voters and poll workers throughout the day. Several volunteers, includ- ing board of directors’ mem- bers, made lunch and dinner- time pizza deliveries to poll workers at precincts in cities including Hamtramck, Warren and Pontiac. In Detroit, Executive Director Rabbi Asher Lopatin served as a poll...…
…18 | NOVEMBER 12 • 2020 A Jewish cemetery in Grand Rapids was found vandalized with pro-Trump graffiti on Monday, Nov. 2 — the day before Election Day, as President Trump prepared to close out his reelection campaign in Grand Rapids. A caretaker at the Ahavas Israel Cemetery, which is man- aged by Congregation Ahavas Israel in Grand Rapids, discov- ered the graffiti at 8 a.m. The graffiti spelled out “TRUMP” and “MAGA ” on mul...…
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…20 | NOVEMBER 12 • 2020 I n 1950, Albert Cobo became mayor of Detroit with a promise to stop the “Negro invasion” of the city’ s white neighborhoods. On Nov. 4, some 70 years later, a scene unfolded outside TCF Center — what used to be called Cobo Hall — that the building’ s former namesake would’ ve been proud of: an aggrieved mass of people trying to halt the counting of ballots in a now majority- Black city. I had been...…
… NOVEMBER 12 • 2020 | 21 FACING CHANGE TOGETHER At Beaumont, we know change is constant. And throughout all the change we’ ve faced this year, you’ ve been there for us when we needed it. With your donations and support, we’ ve been able to continue to provide the extraordinary care you’ ve always known. Because the one thing that will never change is our commitment to you. beaumont.org/commitment Jewi sh Fami l y Servi ce Adopt ...…
…22 | NOVEMBER 12 • 2020 A s my wife, Freda, and I celebrated our first anniversary this year, we fondly recalled our honeymoon in Vienna, Austria. We were shocked, however, to learn of terrorist attacks this Nov. 2 on six sites in the central city, including just outside the city’ s largest synagogue, the Stadttemple. Freda and I were married in Krakow, Poland, the land of our forebears, the day after Yom Kippur, 2019. For our honey...…
… NOVEMBER 12 • 2020 | 23 Wiesenthal Center, the Jewish Museum, the Judenplatz monu- ment to 65,000 Jewish Austrians who were killed in the Holocaust, and the Judenplatz Museum. Most Viennese Jews live about a mile north, across the Danube River. We visited the Chabad House there on Sukkot and enjoyed a barbecue in its sukkah the day after. The con- gregants were very welcoming and included a mixture of Jews from several parts of t...…
…24 | NOVEMBER 12 • 2020 O n Nov. 22 at 11 a.m. I’ m inviting you to go nowhere — except to your computer — to be inspired by amazing people in our com- munity who will lift your spirits. In turn, you’ ll have the opportu- nity to make a difference in their lives as we head into what could be a challenging winter. At 11 a.m. on Nov. 22, Jewish Senior Life (JSL) will unveil a special video featuring inspir- ing interviews by FRIENDS ...…
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…MARCH 13, 2020 Brian and Sasha Goodrich of Sarasota, Fla., are thrilled to announce the birth of their beautiful son, Noah Benjamin Goodrich. His Hebrew name is Zev, named lovingly after his late great-grandpa William Fields. Overjoyed grand- parents are Dr. Richard and Jessica Fields, formerly of West Bloomfield and now residing in Sarasota, and Robert and Karen Goodrich, of Plantation, Florida. Dearly missed great-grandparen...…
… NOVEMBER 12 • 2020 | 27 SPIRIT A True and Faithful Servant T his portion deals with the death and burial of Sarah and with the selec- tion of a wife for her son, Isaac. The connection is clear: A bereft Abraham understands the responsibility that lies before him to find a suitable mate for his heir to the covenant. For this task, he chooses his trusted servant, Eliezer. Eliezer demonstrates understanding of what is required. He ...…
…28 | NOVEMBER 12 • 2020 Jerusalem W hen Dr. Glenn R. Plummer, an African American pastor, moved to Israel from Detroit with his wife, Dr. Pauline Plummer, in early September, he wasn’ t expecting a large wel- coming committee. But Plummer, who holds the title of first-ever Bishop of Israel for the Pentecostal denomination Church of God in Christ (COGIC), also didn’ t anticipate that their lives would be threatened after anti-mis- s...…
… NOVEMBER 12 • 2020 | 29 to Mevaseret because of its large population of Ethiopian immigrants to Israel. The Plummers “are very interested in converting the Black Jews here in Israel, ” Singer told the JN. The pastor “has said explicitly, ‘ I am of African descent and the Ethiopian Jews are of African descent. We both share the same skin color, so it will be easier to cultivate relations with them, to bring them to the church. ’ ” Si...…
…30 | NOVEMBER 12 • 2020 BUSINESS SPOTLIGHT brought to you in partnership with B I R M I N G H A M T hink of it as an emergen- cy room for businesses. Instead of treating medical conditions, the team at the newly formed Wing Lake Capital Group in Farmington Hills triages struggling compa- nies drowning in debt. Previously known as Franklin Capital, the firm, founded in 2002, recently joined forces with Rocky Mountain Bank in Wy...…
… NOVEMBER 12 • 2020 | 31 Kendra Watkins Detroit Jews for Justice hired Kendra Watkins as part of its full- time staff in the newly created position of pro- gram associate for Racial Equity. A Pontiac native and Roeper alum, Watkins went on to graduate from the University of North Carolina, majoring in Jewish studies with a focus on racial and religious identity, culmi- nating with their thesis, “The Mixed Multitude: Jews of Col...…
…T hanksgiving is going to be different. So many people I talk to are hosting either just a few people, and some are going bigger with seating all over the house. Some are doing the Zoom. Some are cooking for a bunch and offering meals to go, bagged and ready for pick up. One thing is certain, everybody wants to be safe. In the past, I would host up to 30 guests in my home. This year it’ s going to be six. Only six. All seated a...…
… NOVEMBER 12 • 2020 | 33 Balsamic glaze or balsamic vinegar, garnish Directions Preheat oven to 400°F. Have 2 rimmed baking sheets ready to use. Cut the vegetables into bite- sized pieces (keep asparagus and green beans whole — just trim the ends.) Divide the vegetables into those that cook quickly and those that cook more slowly (generally, the harder the vegetable, the longer it takes for them to become tender. For example, aspa...…
…34 | NOVEMBER 12 • 2020 NOW STREAMING: A SCANDAL, CHESS & WAR A Teacher is a nine-epi- sode mini-series that began streaming on Hulu on Nov. 10. Basic plot: Claire (Kate Mara), a popular high school teacher, enters into an affair with a handsome senior, and their lives “explode” when the affair becomes known. Ashley Zukerman, 36, an Australian Jew, plays Claire’s supportive, loving husband. The series was written and directed by...…
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…GALLERY OPENS 10 AM-2 PM THROUGH NOV. 20 The Janice Charach Gallery in West Bloomfield presents an exhibition titled “STEEP.” Curated by Ruth Tyszka, this is a group exhibition of artists in a variety of media who explore both the pressing issues that approach a boiling point and those functional items necessary to the steeping process, such as teapots and related vessels. Reservations required at gallery@jccdet. org. HOLY LAND ...…
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… NOVEMBER 12 • 2020 | 39 Rabbi Jonathan Sacks, former U.K. chief rabbi, dies at 72. ‘An Intellectual Giant’ R abbi Jonathan Sacks, the former chief rabbi of the United Kingdom whose extensive writings and frequent media appearances commanded a global following among Jews and non-Jews alike, has died. Sacks died Nov. 7, 2020, at age 72, his Twitter account announced. He was in the midst of a third bout of cancer, which he had annou...…
…40 | NOVEMBER 12 • 2020 SOUL OF BLESSED MEMORY MARTIN BADER, 98, passed away peacefully at home on Pine Lake on Nov. 2, 2020. Martin was born on June 22, 1922, in Detroit. He was the second child of Abraham and Sarah (Davidson) Bader. Martin received his B.S. degree from Wayne State University and his master’ s in engineering from the University of Chicago. He enlisted in the U.S. Army Air Corps Weather Service and served...…
… NOVEMBER 12 • 2020 | 41 Farmington Hills; nephew, Rob Garsoff. She is also survived by a stepfamily of 21 children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren; many close cousins and dear friends of more than 70 years. She was the dear sister- in-law of the late Marilyn Garsoff; dear aunt of the late Craig Garsoff. Contributions may be made to the Dolores Gordon Music Fund, c/o Conservative Synagogue of Westport, 30 Hillspoint Ro...…
…42 | NOVEMBER 12 • 2020 SOUL OF BLESSED MEMORY and theater. Later in life, Reva went back to college and became a second-grade teacher. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. She will be deeply missed. Mrs. Gornbein is survived by her sons and daugh- ters-in-law, Michael and Goldie Stetten, and Henry and Debbie Gornbein; grandchildren, Chesley Stetten and John Correia, Adam and Denise Stetten, Skylar...…
… NOVEMBER 12 • 2020 | 43 Harper, Haley Harper and Cameron Kanner; brother, Merton Segal; nieces and nephew, Carol Segal Ziecik, Laura Segal, and Dana and Dr. Steven Weinstein. Mrs. Kolin was the beloved wife of the late Arthur Kolin; the dear sister-in-law of the late Beverly Segal. Interment was at Beth El Memorial Park. Contributions may be made to Temple Beth El, 7400 Telegraph, Bloomfield Township, MI 48301, tbeon- line.org/...…
…44 | NOVEMBER 12 • 2020 SOUL OF BLESSED MEMORY DAVID MARCUS, 76, of Southfield, died Nov. 2, 2020. David, a Naval reservist, was called to active duty during the Vietnam War and was a member of the commis- sioning crew of the USS John F. Kennedy. He is survived by his wife of 52 years, Ruth Miller Marcus; sons and daughters-in-law, Howard P . and Tracy Marcus, and Michael A. and Katie Marcus; daughter and son- in-law, Lauren M...…
… NOVEMBER 12 • 2020 | 45 I f someone wanted to open a top-quality restaurant when this COVID-19 nightmare is over with or before, there was one that would afford him or her the time to also enjoy another life, so to speak … They might want to consider one like the one- time Eckner’ s Chop House on Milwaukee and Second. Charlie Eckner’ s Chop House was open only for lunch and dinner during the week … and closed Saturdays and S...…
…46 | NOVEMBER 12 • 2020 PHOTO CREDIT Looking Back From the William Davidson Digital Archive of Jewish Detroit History accessible at www.djnfoundation.org A Look Back 100 Years Ago I t occurs to me that, sometimes, researching in the William Davidson Digital Archive of Jewish Detroit History is a bit like prospecting for gold. The Archive is indeed a great big “gold mine” of information from the past 104 years of Jewish history. An...…
