…12 | NOVEMBER 17 • 2022 OUR COMMUNITY COVER STORY Surviving the Unthinkable Unthinkable International Survivors of Suicide Loss International Survivors of Suicide Loss Day provides connection and support Day provides connection and support to loved ones left behind. to loved ones left behind. RONELLE GRIER CONTRIBUTING WRITER …
…NOVEMBER 17 • 2022 | 13 L osing a child to suicide is a tragedy no parent wants to imagine. Yet, suicide is the 10th leading cause of death in the U.S. and the second leading cause for people ages 10-34. Last year, the number of suicides by males in the 15-24 age group increased by 8%, according to recent data from the CDC’s National Center for Health Statistics. And, for every person who dies by suicide, a circle of family membe...…
…14 | NOVEMBER 17 • 2022 OUR COMMUNITY COVER STORY “It’s caused some interesting reactions in my life,” he said. “Sometimes it’s hard to make new friends because you never know when you’re going to lose someone.” SOLACE FOR SURVIVORS For years, Ethan Bean struggled with various mental health challenges that included anxiety, depression, ADHD and Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). Although his parents, Erik and Stacey Bean, provided pr...…
…NOVEMBER 17 • 2022 | 15 and keeps many individuals from seeking help. “Talking about it is the most important thing,” says Missy Bean, LMSW, a trauma-certified clinical therapist in Oakland County. (She is not related to Erik Bean). “Suicide and mental illness really need to be treated like a medical condition; if someone has an earache or strep throat, we treat them.” Bean believes education and awareness is necessary to improve the...…
…16 | NOVEMBER 17 • 2022 OUR COMMUNITY COVER STORY While many people contemplating suicide may not actually want to die, they cannot see another way to escape the pain or depression that is making life unbearable. According to Blumstein, one of the goals of suicide prevention is to help the person get past that moment so they can make an informed decision. “It’s important to let the person know we’re not taking away their choice,” ...…
…18 | NOVEMBER 17 • 2022 R ep. Barbara Lawrence, who earned her political chops in Southfield as mayor and city council member working alongside the Detroit Jewish community, is finishing out her last term in Congress. Lawrence, who first went to Congress in 2015, announced her retirement earlier this year. She recently sat down with the Jewish News to reflect on her congressional career and her plans for the future. “It’s bitte...…
…NOVEMBER 17 • 2022 | 19 “It’s my sincere hope that in the next Congress, more members on both sides of the aisle will join and be active participants in the caucus’ efforts to build on the unique relationship between the Black and Jewish communities in the U.S.” Lawrence is proud of “amplifying the voices of two groups of people in this country who were oppressed and subjected to violence and discrimination just because of their...…
…20 | NOVEMBER 17 • 2022 OUR COMMUNITY F arber Hebrew Day School opened its doors to the community Sunday, Oct. 30, for its first-ever Noah’s Ark-themed STEM day for children ages 4-8. Fifty-five families and nearly 100 children spent up to 90 minutes in the school’s multipurpose room engaging with eight unique stations that touched upon different aspects of science, tech- nology, engineering and math, all with some kind of conn...…
…NOVEMBER 17 • 2022 | 21 F or 120 years, Tamarack Camps has advanced its mission of building a vibrant community through enriching Jewish camping expe- riences for children and fami- lies. This requires ensuring the health and safety of its campers and staff, which would not be possible without a talented medical team. Thanks to their dedication, Tamarack continues to offer comprehensive care to hundreds of children and teens each...…
…22 | NOVEMBER 17 • 2022 OUR COMMUNITY T hough it appears that Israel will form a new government after five elections in four years, Israeli soci- ety’s deep divide shows no sign of getting better anytime soon. While the divide exists on many levels and issues, Yossi Klein Halevi, Jewish thinker, award-winning journalist and bestselling author, believes, at its core, it is because Israelis deeply disagree on what kind of country t...…
…A special group of seven volunteer judges will be reviewing submissions and choosing the 36 winners. Honorees will receive free three-year subscriptions to the JN and be featured in a February 2023 issue. GO ONLINE TO THEJEWISHNEWS.COM AND NOMINATE THEM BY DECEMBER 12, 2022 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 aspire to be like...…
…24 | NOVEMBER 17 • 2022 J ewish Historical Society of Michigan (JHSM) docents hopped on a bus with 50 passengers to celebrate the Jewish history of Mount Clemens on Sunday, Oct. 24. We were not prepared for the emotional moments at our final stop, Beth Tephilath Moses Cemetery. At the end of a short, narrow road and across from an abandoned Big Boy restau- rant, we entered the cemetery. “Here’s my family! Here are the Schwartzes. T...…
…NOVEMBER 17 • 2022 | 25 Residents Enjoy Watching the Wolverines at All Season Ann Arbor’s Mill Pub “There’s a happy positive energy from the moment you enter.” - Resident at All Seasons West Bloomfield nt West Bloomfield YOUR SEARCH ENDS HERE. For the Joys of Independent Senior Living For the Joys of Independent Senior Living “There’s a happy positive energy from the moment you enter.” - Resident at All Seasons Ann Arbor PROUD...…
…26 | NOVEMBER 17 • 2022 J enna Pearsall’s installation as cantor at New York’s prestigious Central Synagogue on Nov. 18 will mark the ending of her journey to the cantorate and the beginning of a new career. Pearsall, 27, grew up in Wixom. Her mother, Leah McMillan, says she was musical even as a baby, humming and dancing along when she’ d hear a tune. But Pearsall says her real interest in musical performance began when she was in...…
…NOVEMBER 17 • 2022 | 27 ing at Hebrew Union College- Jewish Institute of Religion, the first year in Israel and the rest in New York. In addition to singing, she learned guitar and piano. And she spent a lot of time at Central Synagogue, one of the largest Reform congregations in the country with 2,600 member families. She worked with youth groups there and, during her last two years of cantorial school, she was a can- torial intern, l...…
…28 | NOVEMBER 17 • 2022 OUR COMMUNITY S parkIL — a first-of-its-kind initiative that enables individuals to support the small business of their choice in Israel, while strengthening meaningful connections and relationships between the lenders and Israel — has received a three-year, $600,000 grant from the Michigan-based Max M. & Marjorie S. Fisher Foundation. The grant brings the foundation’s total support for SparkIL to $1.1 mil...…
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…30 | NOVEMBER 17 • 2022 T raverse City’s Congregation Beth Shalom has served the Grand Traverse region for well over 100 years. The Reform synagogue has a rich history. Like many long-standing Jewish com- munities in northern Michigan, the sec- ond half of the 19th century saw many Jewish settlers attracted to the Grand Traverse area for its prosperous lumber business and agriculture opportunities. Julius Levinson, Julius Steinberg ...…
…NOVEMBER 17 • 2022 | 31 Rabbi Arnie and Tarnow remained close, and after retiring from Shir Tikvah, an agreement was made to return to his roots. Rabbi Arnie visits once, sometimes twice a month. “I still love being a rabbi and doing what rab- bis do, but I didn’t want to do it full-time anymore,” he said. “This is the perfect semi-retirement pulpit for me at this point in my life.” Beth Shalom offers monthly or twice a month ser...…
…32 | NOVEMBER 17 • 2022 OUR COMMUNITY D avid Broner, 83, of West Bloomfield was nominated to be our Volunteer of the Week by Hebrew Free Loan for the years of mentorship he’s provided to the community. “David is the ultimate in volunteer work, ” said Paul Hooberman, a contributor to Hebrew Free Loan. “He spreads his time out in so many different directions and has for many years. “ After he retired from a family business, he...…
…NOVEMBER 17 • 2022 | 33 faces&places Tamarack Camps welcomed more than 400 community members back to Camp Maas for Fall Fest on Sunday, Oct. 2, for the first time since 2019. In partnership with Hazon, Hillel Day School, JCC Day Camps, O.A.T.S. (Offering Alternative Therapy with Smiles), Born Yoga and Repair the World, they were able to provide outdoor fall activities for participants of all ages. As admission to the event, fam...…
…34 | NOVEMBER 17 • 2022 The Hebrew School of the Arts is off to a great start! Located at the Chabad Jewish Center of Troy in downtown Auburn Hills, the Hebrew School of the Arts aims to educate Jewish children about Judaism through hands-on learning and activities. With an incredible group of students, amazing parents and fantastic teachers, the Hebrew School of the Arts had its first day of school on Sept. 13. Students baked ...…
…NOVEMBER 17 • 2022 | 35 National Council of Jewish Women Michigan’s annual fundraiser “Women of Vision” was held at Adat Shalom Synagogue on Oct. 26, with Emmy-Award winning ABC News’ Nightline co-anchor Juju Chang headlining the benefit luncheon. Close to 300 people attended the event, which was held to raise funds to support the organization’s many community-service projects and social justice advocacy work. It was the first ...…
…36 | NOVEMBER 17 • 2022 J ewish sports history was made the afternoon of Oct. 22. At the 22nd draft of the National Basketball Association’s minor-league “G League,” Ryan Turell, a 6-foot-7 shooting guard, became the first Orthodox Jewish player selected in the G League draft. If he eventually makes it to the NBA, he would be the first Orthodox Jew to play in the league. “Being the first Orthodox Jew in the NBA would mean the worl...…
…NOVEMBER 17 • 2022 | 37 the city. “To me, it leads into a larger narrative of Shabbat observance in the city,” Pinson said. “There’s a growing group that observes the Sabbath and want to make sure the community can be as welcoming and participatory for others to observe it as well. “We had 15 people for minyan this past Shabbat,” he said. “Ryan would always be welcome, and we’re glad to be a resource as well for anything he may ev...…
…38 | NOVEMBER 17 • 2022 provided “at least four” pre- made kosher meals as well as an electric hot plate he used to keep them warm. Fans from Chabad and Oak Park’s Kehillat Etz Chayim cheered Turell on at the Cruise’s home opener on Monday, Nov. 7. In his first appearance for the Cruise, he had one steal and one missed shot in 3:39 playing time. He’ll see much more court time this season, which extends through March. On Oct. 30, ...…
…NOVEMBER 17 • 2022 | 39 Former Michigan Boxing Comm- issioner Dr. Stuart Kirschenbaum is featured in a recently released podcast about Joe Louis, the Detroit native who ruled the boxing world as heavyweight champion from 1937-49. A listening party and premiere for “Joe Louis, The Punch of Detroit,” which also served as the launch of the fifth season of the award-winning Detroit History Podcast by veteran Detroit historian and journal...…
…40 | NOVEMBER 17 • 2022 ‘A Personal Mission’ SPORTS W hen Nikki Wald began working in the Detroit Pistons’ ticket office in August 2021, she noticed a void in the club’s season promotion schedule at Little Caesars Arena. It was a Jewish Heritage Night. “Even when a Jewish Heritage Night had been held in the past, it wasn’t very organized,” Wald said. Jewish Heritage Night is on the Pistons’ schedule now. And it’s organized. Wald p...…
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…42 | NOVEMBER 17 • 2022 N EXTGen Detroit is gearing up for its Nothin’ but NEXT Fall Fundraiser, which is both a party and fundraiser at Detroit’s Little Caesars Arena (LCA) on Nov. 26. Over Thanksgiving weekend, NEXTGen Detroiters will have the opportunity for an exclusive on-court experience with a full bar, stadium-style, late-night bites and more. “We also have a couple of surprises in terms of entertainment, and people ...…
…NOVEMBER 17 • 2022 | 43 W ith U.S.-Canada COVID- related border restrictions and requirements relaxed, the time is ripe to reconnect the Metro Detroit and Windsor Jewish young adult communities. NEXTGen Detroit coordinated a day in Windsor full of history, festivities and fun. The first stop for the group was Jackson Park, where Irene Moore Davis shared the history of the Black Windsor experience. She focused on the Emancipation ...…
…44 | NOVEMBER 17 • 2022 S tudent groups on American cam- puses can have an underestimated influence on social change. During times like these, where main- stream celebrities feel free to spread their shocking views of the Jewish religion and Israel; where politicians are publicly criticizing American Jewish communities and Israel’s policy in a way that aligns with their own interest; and where lead- ing colleges around the nation are ...…
…NOVEMBER 17 • 2022 | 45 ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE IN THE HEART OF DETROIT How does Wayne State University earn the right to claim academic excellence? With degree programs driven by the demands of the real world, taught by faculty who are leaders in their fields, and students who are career ready — because for 154 years, that’s been central to our curriculum. Academic excellence isn’t a goal at Wayne State: It’s a tradition. And just one ...…
…46 | NOVEMBER 17 • 2022 T he Wayne State School of Medicine cultural organizations got together to celebrate their rich cultures and diversity during the Multicultural Fundraiser on Oct. 10. The Jewish Medical Student Association (JMSA) was happy to be one of the participating organizations, along with the World Health Student Organization, Black Medical Association, Latino Medical Student Association, Asian Pacific American Me...…
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…48 | NOVEMBER 17 • 2022 O n many college campuses big and small in the United States, antisemitism is growing. This kind of hate affects a large swath of people, from students to staff to faculty members. A few weeks ago, during Judaism’s most holy of days, three antisemitic incidents happened at the University of Michigan, Rutgers University and American University. Antisemitism is clearly alive and well on campuses. Accordi...…
…NOVEMBER 17 • 2022 | 49 Join us for an evening of laughs with an RSVP! For Grand Valley students, next is opportunity and innovation. Next is global, connecting and uniting us. It’s local, shaping the spaces in which we work and live. It’s a commitment to progress. Next is where minds are free to imagine what could be. At GVSU, next is now. And whatever’s next for you, we will help you get there. WHATEVER IS NEXT gvsu.edu/next We...…
…MAZEL TOV! 50 | NOVEMBER 17 • 2022 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 (24...…
…NOVEMBER 17 • 2022 | 51 S ome are born into the Jewish tradition; others marry into this tradi- tion, and others take a cultural approach on bagels in their belonging to the Jewish peo- ple. While this is by no means an exhaustive list, Chayei Sarah provides three motifs to help us examine who belongs and how open we should make our Jewish community tent. The stories of Abraham making buri- al arrangements for his late wife, Sar...…
…52 | NOVEMBER 17 • 2022 H e was 137 years old. He had been through two traumatic events involving the people most pre- cious to him in the world. The first involved the son for whom he had waited for a lifetime, Isaac. He and Sarah had given up hope, yet God told them both that they would have a son together, and it would be he who would continue the covenant. The years passed. Sarah did not conceive. She had grown old, yet...…
…NOVEMBER 17 • 2022 | 53 an entire world. While he and his family were safe on board the ark, everyone else — all his contemporaries — had drowned. It is not hard to imagine this righteous man overwhelmed by grief. Lot’s wife, against the instruc- tion of the angels, actually did look back as the cities of the plain disappeared under fire and brimstone and the anger of God. Immediately she was turned into a pillar of salt, the Torah...…
…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 Bloomfield (248) 78...…
…NOVEMBER 17 • 2022 | 55 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 Farmingt...…
…56 | NOVEMBER 17 • 2022 C arnegie Hall in New York City was the first of five stops for this season’s American per- formance tour by the Berlin Philharmonic, which moves on to Ann Arbor appearances Friday-Saturday evenings, Nov. 18-19. The Michigan visit is host- ed by the University Musical Society and features first con- certmaster and klezmer com- poser Noah Bendix-Balgley. The concertmaster, who grew up in North Carolina and h...…
…compose his own klezmer piece. “My dad became an expert in Eastern European folk dance and Yiddish dance, ” the concertmaster explained. “I grew up around klezmer music. When I studied the violin, I also started to learn klezmer music. “I’ve tried to keep that active. A few years ago, I had the idea to compose a klezmer piece (“Fidi-Fantazye”) for concerto. I did that while I was in Pittsburgh and since then played it all aroun...…
…58 | NOVEMBER 17 • 2022 ARTS&LIFE BOOK REVIEW I t is well-known that Jews did their part to defeat Nazi Germany in World War II. Many Jewish men and women from America, Great Britain, Canada and else- where in Allied lands joined the military and fought the Nazis with rifles, tanks, ships and air- planes. Others, such as the “Ritchie Boys” — named for the American camp where over 20,000 men and women were trained — were German-sp...…
…NOVEMBER 17 • 2022 | 59 Open Thanksgiving Noon - 7:00 pm Last Seating at 6:00 pm Join us for our annual Thanksgiving Day Buffet Feast NO OPEN MENU RESERVATIONS REQUIRED Buffet: $36.50 per person Kids 10 & Under $16.50 • Carving Station Ham Fresh Turkey • Pastitsio • Grape Leaves • Spinach Triangles • Chicken • Mashed Potatoes • Yams • Stuffing • Cranberry Sauce • Corn • Green Beans • Pasta • Coconut Shrimp • Greek Stuf...…
…60 | NOVEMBER 17 • 2022 MORE FABELMANS, AMAZON COMEDY, STALLONE’S NEW FAMILY As I wrote last week, The Fabelmans opens wide in theaters on Friday, Nov. 23. It’s a “sort of” memoir of Steven Spielberg’s teen years, and it was directed and co-written by Spielberg, 75. I have to add to my last column. First, to my great surprise, Spielberg disclosed the “devasting family secret,” as it was described in the Fabelmans’ advance p...…
…NOVEMBER 17 • 2022 | 61 RADIOTHON 6 AM-6 PM, NOV. 18 104.3 WOMC will host a radiothon to raise funds for children treated at Beaumont Children’s, a Children’s Miracle Network Hospital. The event will highlight local patients and families and offer incentives for donations. Make a difference in a child’s life by calling 877-335-KIDS (5437) or text WOMCKIDS to 51555 to donate. CONCERT SET 7:30 PM, NOV. 18 Detroit Chamber Winds & ...…
