…32 | NOVEMBER 16 • 2023 J N J ARC has been in the life of Bloomfield Hills native Andrew Luckoff for as long as he can remember. As he grew up, Luckoff’s parents were heavily involved with JARC. His father, Howard, is a past president. “It’s a very near and dear organization for our family, always has been,” Luckoff said. “My parents volunteered for years and paved the way for my siblings and me to get passionate about the organ...…
…NOVEMBER 16 • 2023 | 33 J N family.” JARC CEO Shaindle Braunstein says Luckoff, in his leadership role, goes beyond learning. He takes action — which is also shown in his volunteerism and willingness to be a helping hand. “Andrew is a person who comes into an organization and wants to learn more about it. And as he learns, he wants to identify different places he can contribute and identify where a skill he has could be helpf...…
…34 | NOVEMBER 16 • 2023 J N B race yourself for a cheesy story! Rivka Rabinowitz and Brian Jacobs always knew each other — in the way you know other kids from around town. Both born and bred in Southfield, Brian attended Southfield-Lathrup and Rivka attended Akiva Hebrew Day School, now Farber. Even from as young as age 4, Rivka knew who Brian was. He was that 12-, 13-year-old boy who would often pop into Rivka’s parents’ drugs...…
…NOVEMBER 16 • 2023 | 35 A special group of volunteer judges will be reviewing submissions and choosing the 36 winners. Honorees will receive a free subscription to the JN and be featured in a February 2024 issue. GO ONLINE TO THEJEWISHNEWS.COM AND SUBMIT YOUR NOMINATION BY DECEMBER 29, 2023 JEWISH NEWS THE DETROIT Do you know someone who gives of themselves to the community in robust — and often thankless — ways? Someone you admire and...…
…36 | NOVEMBER 16 • 2023 J N Young Philanthropists Support Israel About 150 people gather for Annual Herzl Society Dinner. NEXT DOR VOICE OF A NEW GENERATION Elliot and Lacey Foon, and Samantha and Michael Foon Attendees listen to the evening’s speakers. Jennie Levy …
…NOVEMBER 16 • 2023 | 37 J N O nly five days after the barbaric terrorist attacks in Israel, on Oct. 12, 150 young adults gathered at Franklin Hills Country Club for the second Annual Herzl Society Dinner. This annual event recognizes young philanthropists who generously support the Jewish Federation of Detroit’s Annual Campaign with a household gift of $2,500 or more. Emotions were raw as we came together with our trifo...…
…38 | NOVEMBER 16 • 2023 J N A Jewish-style delica- tessen might seem like an oxymoron in Dearborn, a predominately Christian and Muslim city in Wayne County; yet Mati’s Deli on Monroe Street has been a pillar of its community for more than three decades. Mati’s offers typically big, overstuffed sandwiches and homemade soups, but won’t be mistaken for an Oakland County deli. Case in point: Mati’s owner Lou Weinstein took ...…
…NOVEMBER 16 • 2023 | 39 J N Southfield. He joined the deli business at age 15. By 1990, Lou was looking to start his own deli. “It all came together — the right place, at the right time, at the right price,” said Jerry, when Lou found Mati’s, an established deli of four years, up for sale. The restaurant is uniquely housed within a late-1920s Shell gas station on Monroe at Tenny streets, a half mile south of Michigan Avenue. The ...…
…4 | NOVEMBER 16 • 2023 J N op-ed ‘Jews Worldwide Haven’t Been This Fearful in Living Memory’ Editor’s Note: As antisemitic incidents soar around the globe, Jewish media outlets have come together for the first time in history to publish this open letter warning of unprecedented fear — and unprecedented unity and resolve — among our readers. The project was initiated by London-based Jewish News in England and organized in partner...…
…O n Friday, Sept. 29, the Coalition for Black and Jewish Unity met for their summer barbecue at the Farmington Hills home of co-director Mark Jacobs and his wife, Linda. Many community leaders, clergy and politicians were on hand for the fellowship. The Coalition is composed of a partnership between the Jewish Community Relations Council/ AJC, the Council of Baptist Pastors, the ADL, the Urban League and the NAACP-Michigan Conference ...…
…OCTOBER 12 • 2023 | 41 J N Zekelman Holocaust Center CEO Rabbi Eli Mayerfeld, Rev. Kenneth Flowers, Rev. Richard White III, President of the Jewish Historical Society of Michigan Jeannie Weiner and Brenda Lawrence MATERIALS Almost Anything* BOLD and BRIGHT. *Items not allowed: • Glitter • Light blue crayons • Pencils • Computer generated artwork REQUIREMENTS A fully completed entry form (below) as well as a color photo of the art...…
…42 | NOVEMBER 16 • 2023 J N SPORTS S enior moments don’t always have a negative connotation. They sometimes can describe athletic achievements. Here are three recent examples of local Jewish athletes: Rick Woolman, 66, bowled a 300 game in the Brotherhood-Eddie Jacobson B’nai B’rith League. Jim Berk, 68, won three gold medals and a silver medal in swimming at the Michigan Senior Olympics. Steve Matz, 71, won two gold medals and ...…
…NOVEMBER 16 • 2023 | 43 J N first league 300. Woolman is a member of the 600 Club team in the league. JIM BERK Berk added to his impressive swimming record at the annual Michigan Senior Olympics this summer. The West Bloomfield resident has swum in 32 events over the past 10 years and claimed a medal in every event he entered. He’s won 23 gold medals, eight silver medals and one bronze medal. At the most recent Michigan Senior Oly...…
…44 | NOVEMBER 16 • 2023 J N Duchan-Herskovitz C aleb Duchan and Jordan Herskovitz announce their engage- ment. They will be wed on June 12, 2026, at the Detroit Institute of Arts. Kalef 90th N ancy Kalef, wife, mom, grandma, GiGi and friend, recently marked her 90th birthday. She celebrated with family in August, and the celebrations continue. Much love is offered by her whole family. MAZEL TOV! JULY 12, 2023 Proud parents, ...…
…NOVEMBER 16 • 2023 | 45 J N SPIRIT Can the End Ever Justify the Means? L ong before we referred to ourselves a Jews, we were Am Yisrael — the People of Israel. Our name emerged from the famous story in Torah when our ancestor Jacob wres- tles with an angel. But Jacob was struggling long before. In this week’s portion, Jacob and his brother Esau spar over the affec- tion of their parents. Rebecca favors Jacob while Isaac favors E...…
…T here is a strange passage in the life of Isaac, omi- nous in its foreshadowing of Jewish history. Like Abraham, Isaac finds himself forced by famine to go to Gerar, in the land of the Philistines. There, like Abraham, he senses that his life may be in danger because he is married to a beautiful woman. He fears that he will be killed so that Rebecca can be taken into the harem of King Avimelech. The couple pass themselves of...…
…NOVEMBER 16 • 2023 | 47 CONDITIONS THAT GIVE RISE TO ANTISEMITISM There is more. Another pro- found insight into the conditions that give rise to antisemitism was given by Hannah Arendt in her book The Origins of Totalitarianism (the section has been published separately as Anti- Semitism). Hostility to Jews becomes dangerous, she argued, not when Jews are strong, but when they are weak. This is deeply paradoxical because, on the ...…
…Synagogue Directory METRO DETROIT CONSERVATIVE Adat Shalom Synagogue Farmington Hills (248) 851-5100 adatshalom.org Congregation Beth Ahm West Bloomfield (248) 851-6880 cbahm.org Congregation Beth Shalom Oak Park (248) 547-7970 congbethshalom.org Beth Tephilath Moses Mt. Clemens (586) 996-3138 bethtephilathmoses.com B’nai Israel Synagogue West Bloomfield (248) 432-2729 bnaiisraelwb.org Congregation B’nai Moshe West Blo...…
…Temple Emanu-El Oak Park (248) 967-4020 emanuel-mich.org Temple Israel West Bloomfield (248) 661-5700 temple-israel.org Temple Kol Ami West Bloomfield (248) 661-0040 tkolami.org Temple Shir Shalom West Bloomfield (248) 737-8700 shirshalom.org REFORM/RENEWAL Congregation Shir Tikvah Troy (248) 649-4418 shirtikvah.org SECULAR/HUMANISTIC Congregation for Humanistic Judaism of Metro Detroit Farmington Hills (248) 477-1410 ...…
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…50 | NOVEMBER 16 • 2023 J N ARTS&LIFE EXHIBIT T wo artists, whose individual work spans both photos and three-dimensional pieces, are showing their projects together in the exhibit Shifting Frequencies, a presentation running through Dec. 16 at Wasserman Projects in Detroit. Beth Lipman and Laura Letinsky, in their first exhibition together and their first time showing at the Wasserman Projects, have admired each other’s ski...…
…NOVEMBER 16 • 2023 | 51 hanging precariously. Photographs are still lifes, and objects will be recognized. There’s fruit. There are candlesticks. Tableware anchors a similarity in our explorations.” While Lipman mixes the materials used in her three- dimensional work, Letinsky emphasizes the use of porcelain. Lipman, who has the piece “Still LifeWith Vines” in the collection of the Detroit Institute of Arts, lives with family in...…
…52 | NOVEMBER 16 • 2023 the photographs were more beholden to scenes at the table and food, with thinking about food not symbolically but metaphorically,” said Letinsky, who recently took part in an art residency program in France. “I’m interested in the way food and life at the table have a history, narrative, and political and social context. “The ceramics feature vases, not very functional but they can be thought of as pre...…
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…54 | NOVEMBER 16 • 2023 J N W hile everyone can use a feel- good comedy escape now, a feel-good comedy escape turned into a full-scale musical directed by Jerry Zaks is even better. Movie lovers will certainly remember the 1993 blockbuster hit Mrs. Doubtfire that starred Robin Williams and Sally Field. As Daniel and Miranda Hillard, Williams and Field played the husband-and- wife duo who are embroiled in an ugly divorce an...…
…NOVEMBER 16 • 2023 | 55 J N At the Sheraton Hotel in Tel Aviv, Kavanagh’s grandfa- ther started a spa, health club and men’s barbershop. Also, during that time in Jerusalem, her grandmother covered the Adolf Eichmann trial as a writer for the Jewish Floridian newspaper. Based in Miami, the Jewish Floridian was founded in 1927 by Kavanagh’s great-grandfather, J. Louis Shochet. The paper was later taken over by her great uncle, Fre...…
…56 | NOVEMBER 16 • 2023 J N ARTS&LIFE THEATER G rowing up, Danny Kornfeld and his family traveled to New York City many times to catch performances of Broadway musicals. His mother commented that maybe, someday, he could move there as he was never a great sleeper. “I was really bad at going to bed, and my mom thought what better a place for me to live in than the city that never sleeps because you’ll never have to go to bed,” remini...…
…NOVEMBER 16 • 2023 | 57 Details Harmony is being staged at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre, 243 W. 47th St. in New York City. Get tickets at https:// harmonyanewmusical.com. to Berlin, where he becomes a performer. A ‘VERY JEWISH’ SHOW Kornfeld said after a string of productions that touched on antisemitism, including Parade and Leopoldstadt, he is proud to be in another “very Jewish” show that sheds light on a little-known chapter of W...…
…58 | NOVEMBER 16 • 2023 J N HORROR ON TURKEY DAY, THE CROWN ENDS, BARBRA’S MALL, CONVICTED! Thanksgiving, a horror film, was directed and co-written by Eli Roth, 51, a “master” of horror (opens in theaters on Nov. 17). Roth’s big hits include Hostel (2005) and Cabin Fever (2016). He also acts now-and-again. He played Donny “The Bear Jew” Donowitz in Quentin Tarantino’s war film Inglorious Basterds (2009). Here’s the Thanksgivin...…
…NOVEMBER 16 • 2023 | 59 J N WISDOM & COFFEE 9:30 AM, NOV. 18 (SAT.) “The Morality of War” with Congregation Shaarey Zedek’s Rabbi Aaron Starr; study the Jewish teachings on ethical warfare. Is there such a thing as a moral war? Wisdom & Coffee is hosted monthly and provides an opportunity for learning and conversation on a Shabbat morning that is entirely separate from our prayer service. Participants may choose to dress cas...…
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…NOVEMBER 16 • 2023 | 61 S ydney Harris, 100, of West Bloomfield, died Oct 31, 2023. He was an honored World War II veteran, serving in the Ardennes and Rhineland Campaigns as a rifleman. He was severely wounded by shrapnel in February 1945 and spent over a year in Percy Jones Hospital in Michigan. In addition to many ribbons, he also received a Purple Heart and the Bronze Star. His battle wounds became reinfected approxim...…
…62 | NOVEMBER 16 • 2023 OBITUARIES OF BLESSED MEMORY R abbi Dannel I. Schwartz, founder of Temple Shir Shalom, was an imaginative leader, a talented orator and a devoted family man who had an innate gift for connecting with people and bringing them together. On Oct. 29, 2023, Rabbi Schwartz was tragically killed in a car accident while traveling with his wife and father-in-law from their Maine home to their residence in Palm ...…
…NOVEMBER 16 • 2023 | 63 J N ELAINE EPSTEIN, 94, of Southfield, died Nov. 5, 2023. She is survived by her daughters and son-in-law, Cheryl Epstein, Felice and Gregory Firestone; son, Stephen Epstein; loving grandchildren, Joshua (Marni) Glowacki, Leah (Brady Brickner-Wood) Glowacki, Laurali Firestone and David Firestone; many other loving family members and friends Elaine was the beloved wife of the late Daniel Epstein; devoted ...…
…64 | NOVEMBER 16 • 2023 OBITUARIES OF BLESSED MEMORY D r. Leslie “Les” Bricker, 71, of Northville, died on Oct. 30, 2023, after a brief illness while traveling with his wife, Bonnie, in Buenos Aires, Argentina. After his residency at Sinai Hospital of Detroit, Les completed his Fellowship in Hematology and Oncology at the University of Michigan. He worked a few years in private practice and then was invited to join the Henry Fo...…
…NOVEMBER 16 • 2023 | 65 J N ARTHUR L. GOODMAN, 95, of Gainesville, Fla., formerly of West Bloomfield, died Nov. 7, 2023. He served in the Korean War as a lab tech. Arthur graduated from University of Toledo and was an active pharmacist for 55 years. He co-owned Bi-Lo Pharmacy in Westland for 20 years, prior to moving to Florida. He was a loving and devoted husband for 23 years to the late Dorothy F. Kleinstein Goodman. He l...…
…66 | NOVEMBER 16 • 2023 J N DOUGLAS L. GREENBAUM, 88, of West Bloomfield, died Nov. 7, 2023. He is survived by his daughters and sons- in-law, Laura and Scott Silberman, and Carolyn and Nathan Cohn; grand- children, Allie, Jack, Ben, Danielle and Jonah; many other loving family members and friends. Douglas was the beloved husband of the late Ellen Greenbaum. Interment took place at Adat Shalom Memorial Park Cemetery in Livoni...…
…NOVEMBER 16 • 2023 | 67 J N Bloomfield Hills, MI 48301; or to a charity of one’s choice. A funeral service was held at Hebrew Memorial Chapel. Interment was held at Hebrew Memorial Park. Arrangements by Hebrew Memorial Chapel. SUZANNE PEARLSTEIN, 62, of Commerce Township, died Nov. 5, 2023. She is survived by her hus- band, Alan Pearlstein; father, Robert Harris; sons, Samuel Pearlstein of Royal Oak, Joseph Pearlstein of Commerce...…
…68 | NOVEMBER 16 • 2023 J N 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...…
…NOVEMBER 16 • 2023 | 69 J N Looking Back From the William Davidson Digital Archive of Jewish Detroit History accessible at thejewishnews.com Happy Birthday to Our Archives T his month marks the 10th birthday of the William Davidson Digital Archive of Jewish Detroit History, one of the lead- ing English-language digital Jewish newspaper archives in the world. And it began with a devas- tating fire. On the evening of Jan. 27, 2002, A...…
…DETROIT JEWISH NEWS 32255 Northwestern Hwy. Suite 205, Farmington Hills, MI 48334 248-354-6060 thejewishnews.com NOVEMBER 16 • 2023 | 7 J N Include tutoring on your shopping list this year and save on school success! For kids, there's no sound that's quite as sweet as the final school bell before the holiday break. And for you, there's nothing like the sound of three little words to make your heart skip with joy: BLACK FRIDAY SALE! Inclu...…
…70 | NOVEMBER 16 • 2023 J N On his first day of school, his mom says, “Bubbala, always be polite. “Bubbala, study hard. “Bubbala, play nice with others.” After school, the boy gets of the bus and his mom asks, “Bubbala, what did you learn at school today?” “Ma,” he answers,” I learned my name is Joshua.” (From the St. Louis Jewish Light) Jewish Joke of the Week Scrabble Scrabble Can you create 20 or more 5-letter words using t...…
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…8 | NOVEMBER 16 • 2023 op-ed A Letter to ‘Pro-Palestinian’ Americans and to Those Calling for ‘Peace for Everyone’ PURELY COMMENTARY A s a “Pro-Israel” American, I thank you for taking the time to read this letter. I think that there is serious miscommuni- cation taking place over the current con- flict in the Middle East and, because I think that you are indeed com- passionate and caring and I consider myself compassion- a...…
…NOVEMBER 16 • 2023 | 9 liberty and the pursuit of happiness. When you say, “from the river to the sea,” I hear you calling for another Holocaust. During World War II, 6 million Jews were systematically murdered because they were Jews. When you say, “From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free,” it sounds like you are calling for the annihilation of the millions of Jews who reside in Israel: the state that exists between ...…
…Gary Torgow and Michael Berger succeed Matt Lester and Dennis Bernard at helm of Jewish Federation and Foundation. See page 12 WE STAND WITH ISRAEL Coverage begins on pags 23 thejewishnews.com JEWISH NEWS THE DETROIT $200 Nov. 9-15, 2023 / 25 Cheshvan – 2 Kislev 5784 …
…10 | NOVEMBER 9 • 2023 J N humor A Backyard Turf War T his past May, I witnessed the birth of three baby deer in our garden. I chronicled the blessed event in the June 8 edition of the Jewish News. At the time, I referred to the mother deer as “Doe” and her three offspring as Re, Me and Fa. Back in the late 1990s, while on the Dick Purtan show on WOMC radio, I was an eyewitness to the live birth of a calf. I was doing interv...…
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