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December 12, 2019 (vol. , iss. 1) • Page Image 23

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…24 | DECEMBER 12 • 2019 A be Foxman, former national director of the Anti-Defamation League (ADL), drew a large audience Nov. 20 to the Berman Theater to hear his talk on a timely topic: “How to Deal with Anti-Semitism in the 21st Century.” Foxman is a well-known and respected activist. Leaving the ADL in 2015 after nearly three decades of leadership, he helped create in 2016 the Center for the Study of Anti-Semitism, which he le...…

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…26 | DECEMBER 12 • 2019 continued on page 28 Jews in the D B efore it was in vogue for psychiatrists to prescribe brain- based medications for their patients, Alan Rosenbaum, M.D., was researching and incorporating psychotro- pic drugs for his patients in need. That was more than 50 years ago. Today, Rosenbaum, who practices in Farmington Hills, is consid- ered an expert and pioneer in the field. In addition to serving as a cl...…

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… DECEMBER 12 • 2019 | 27 Celebrate NEW YEAR’S EVE Tuesday, December 31 RING IN THE NEW YEAR WITH DETROIT’ S BEST SEAFOOD Live Entertainment Complimentary Party Favors Midnight Champagne Toast joemuer.com DETROIT 313 567-6837 NOW ACCEPTING RESERVATIONS FOR NEW YEAR’ S EVE! Celebrate the Holidays WITH JOE MUER There’s still time to book your holiday party with us! BLOOMFIELD HILLS 248 792-9609 BEST SEAFOOD RESTAURAN...…

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…28 | DECEMBER 12 • 2019 Jews in the D continued from page 26 “His combination of the science and the art of medicine has helped many patients with widely varying problems. His careful communications with referring practitioners have facilitated the integration of psychopharmacology and psychotherapy.” — DR. SALLY ROSENBERG better.” Drugs work by target- ing neurotransmitters in the brain that stimulate or inhibit their release...…

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…Gift Gift Guide Guide 2019 Laura Feld, owner of Laura Rose Cookies in Commerce, launched her business in 2016 after looking for something she could do from home once her kids were in school — partly inspired by her mom, who used to make cookies to give as gifts. “I’ ve always had a passion for creative projects,” Feld says. “I’ ve loved to draw, and I’ ve made custom greeting cards. When I started making the custom cook- ies, the...…

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…30 | DECEMBER 12 • 2019 gift guide 2019 Gifted Eight nights of awesome gifts (plus a few extras) for everyone on your Chanukah list. LYNNE KONSTANTIN CONTRIBUTING WRITER 7 For All Mankind high-waist SKINNY DENIM in coated pewter powder. Rear Ends, West Bloomfield. (248) 626-4333; shoprearends.com. Take your pick of Eriness JEWEL-STUDDED RINGS — she’ ll love them all. Zieben Mare, Franklin. (248) 539-8879; ziebenmare.com. Vinta...…

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… DECEMBER 12 • 2019 | 31 12, We’ ve decided to close our showroom and our huge multi-million dollar inventory of the worlds finest hand- crafted Oriental Rugs new, antique, traditional and contemporary, in every shape and size must be sold. OF LIVONIA STORE CLOSING SALE 65%~75% OFF THE TICKET PRICE EVERYTHING IS NOW REDUCED DOORS WILL CLOSE IN WEEKS! NOW YOU CAN FIND THE RUG OF YOUR DREAMS! 20414 FARMINGTON RD. (S. OF 8 MILE), LI...…

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…32 | DECEMBER 12 • 2019 gift guide 2019 Michael Aram BOTANICAL LEAF GOLD CANDLEHOLDERS. Slades, West Bloomfield. (248) 851-0066; sladesgifts.com. GRAND SLAM SALAD SERVERS by Lily Juliet are handcrafted of resin and reclaimed horn. Lori Karbal, Birmingham. (248) 258- 1959; lorikarbal.com. Faux python MESSENGER BAG with adjustable strap. Guys N Gals, West Bloomfield. (248) 851-1260. Cozy faux fur MARGOT SLIPPERS by Far Away ...…

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… DECEMBER 12 • 2019 | 33 Published by German art-book publisher Taschen, which treats books as works of art themselves, LINDA MCCARTNEY: THE POLAROID DIARIES highlights McCartney’ s (formerly Eastman, of Kodak Eastman) vast collection of instant pictures from the 1970s-mid ’ 90s. This collector’ s edition is signed by Paul McCartney. Zieben Mare, Franklin. (248) 539-8879; ziebenmare.com. Authentic AIR JORDAN OFF- WHITE UNC in ...…

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…34 | DECEMBER 12 • 2019 gift guide 2019 The award-winning brand behind Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls book series and podcast has now launched the REBEL GIRLS CHAPTER BOOK SERIES, inspiring and empowering young girls (and boys) to set forth and explore their passions. Each book tells the story of an inspiring woman, with gorgeous illustrations and fun activities. Rebelgirls.co. The totally rad Freaky Freezies COLOR- CH...…

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…Especially For You … Custom gifts for the most discerning recipient. gift guide 2019 RONELLE GRIER CONTRIBUTING WRITER N othing says “I was thinking of you” better than a personalized gift. Here are some suggestions. THE GIFT OF MUSIC Are you still trying to find the perfect gift for those impossible-to-buy-for people on your list? Consider a custom playlist created by longtime music aficiona- do Julie Zorn. Through her company Melo...…

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… DECEMBER 12 • 2019 | 37 CUSTOM PAINTINGS Looking for a gift that stands out? Imagine your sister’ s face when she unwraps a painting of her all-time favorite Beatles album. Or perhaps your kids would love a pop art version of their graduation photo. Using acrylic paints on can- vas, Olivia “Vee” Rose creates original wall art in a variety of shapes, sizes and themes that include movies, books, music, pets, yoga, sports, love and ...…

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…38 | DECEMBER 12 • 2019 W hen I think of puz- zles, I think of lots of plastic cups. And I think of my grandfather. My grandfather was a man who spent 54 years on the night shift as a photoengraver for the New York Daily News. Needing little sleep, he preferred working nights so he could spend the days with his family, especially his grandchildren. From under the couch in my grandparent’ s one-bedroom pre- war Brooklyn apartmen...…

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… DECEMBER 12 • 2019 | 39 gift guide 2019 The Gift of Organization STACY GITTLEMAN CONTRIBUTING WRITER E very family or circle of friends has certain people who are tough to shop for when it comes to gift-giving time. They leave you stumped about what present they’ d flip over; yet giving them a gift card lacks sentiment. Lanie Blau Sacks, franchise owner of Thirty- One Gifts, suggests her personalized and practical offerings c...…

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…40 | DECEMBER 12 • 2019 Give the Gift of an Experience LYNNE KONSTANTIN CONTRIBUTING WRITER From private wheel-throwing or canvas-painting classes to Mommy and Me weekend classes and art camp — even wax hands and spin art — Creative Arts Studios in Royal Oak is inventive fun for all ages. creativeartsstudios.com. Give an underwater adventure in Metro Detroit. Recipients can learn to scuba dive in a pool with Novi’ s Motor City ...…

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…continued on page 42 41 | DECEMBER 12 • 2019 gift guide 2019 D ecember is the month for giving — especially gifts and parties for friends, family and co-work- ers, but it is also traditionally a special time to help those in need. Many nonprofit agencies welcome gifts of cash, needed items and volunteer help at year’ s end. Some conduct annual giving campaigns with donor matches to raise funds for special proj- ects or general op...…

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…42 | DECEMBER 12 • 2019 continued from page 41 gift guide 2019 adults and the Russian- speaking community. Cash donations of any amount are welcome to help individuals and families who face challenging situations from inadequate income for basic needs to lack of trans- portation for an older adult’ s medical appointment. Contact Wendy Eisenshtadt at (248) 592-2339. Donated items might include gift cards for stores such as Target,...…

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… DECEMBER 12 • 2019 | 43 | faces&places Jews in the D The Michigan Jewish Sports Foundation celebrated its 35th annual Hall of Fame induction ceremony in October. The evening brought together families and friends to celebrate the inductees. In the crowd were former Detroit Pistons Ben Wallace, Rip Hamilton, World Wide Wes and Earl Cureton, along with Steve Yzerman from the Detroit Red Wings. The family of JN Athlete of the Yea...…

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…Moments 44 | DECEMBER 12 • 2019 Erin Rose Biederman (Shoshana Netanya) of Franklin will be called to the Torah as a bat mitzvah on Saturday, Dec. 14, 2019, at Adat Shalom Synagogue in Farmington Hills. She will celebrate with her proud parents, Dr. Jason Biederman and Dr. Maria Pacis- Biederman, and siblings Ethan and Elyssa Biederman. She is the granddaughter of Dr. Michael and Mrs. Sheri Biederman of Farmington Hills, and ...…

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… DECEMBER 12 • 2019 | 45 T homas K. Radford proposed to Lydia J. Paterni in the air on a flight to Florida for her cousin’ s bat mitzvah. Thomas is an airplane and powerplant certified mechanic at the IFL Group. Lydia teaches first grade in the Detroit Public Schools Community District. Delighted parents are Patrick and Flo (Robbins) Paterni of West Bloomfield, and Thomas and Sue Radford, also of West Bloomfield. The wedding is set...…

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…46 | DECEMBER 12 • 2019 Spirit torah portion D id you know that the first Torah scholar mentioned in the Torah was also the first wrestler recorded in history? Yes, it’ s true. Our patriarch Jacob, whom the verse (Genesis 25, 27) describes as “an innocent man, dwell- ing in tents” [of Torah study, Rashi] is the very same fellow who, in this week’ s portion, wrestles with a man, who the Midrash tells us is the guardian ang...…

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… DECEMBER 12 • 2019 | 47 Open Access Israel’ s National Library collaborates with Google to digitize 120,000 books. UNITED WITH ISRAEL STAFF Eretz I n a historic collaboration between the National Library of Israel (NLI) and Google, some 120,000 books will be digitized, the NLI announced. It will include all the library’ s collection of out-of- copyright works that have not yet been digitized as well as every book published du...…

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… DECEMBER 12 • 2019 | 49 continued on page 50 I n 2013, the city of Detroit filed for the largest municipal bankruptcy in U.S. history. It was the same week Kyle Hoff decided to move to the Motor City to launch a new business. After studying architecture and entre- preneurship at the University of Miami, Ohio, then earning a master’ s at the University of Michigan, he had been bid- ing his time at a low-rung position at an architectu...…

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…Arts&Life at home continued from page 49 one brand. Six years later, Floyd has grown to a 30-person team with four core products for the home — the shelf, the sofa, the bed and the tables, all grown from the original product — the leg — plus hardware, accessories and lighting with plans for much more. “We like to go deep on one product per cat- egory,” Hoff says. “We’ ve grown every year on the initial product, and there’ s a ...…

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…52 | DECEMBER 12 • 2019 F rom a furry friend to a fashion icon to a few bestsellers, here’ s a list of new books for everyone in the family. After you light the candles and spin the dreidel, the entire family can curl up with a good book. For children, Chanukah books reinforce the holiday while a book on self-esteem is always a boost. For busy parents, best-sellers are fast reads. For grandparents, a fashion icon coffee-table book,...…

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… DECEMBER 12 • 2019 | 53 anything less from Michelle Obama’ s former head speech- writer. Hurwitz provides footnotes and an amazing appendix of books for explor- ing Judaism. GRANDPARENTS Ralph Lauren: In His Own Fashion By Alan Flusser, Abrams Books, $50 This stunning coffee-table book chroni- cles the rise of fashion icon Ralph Lauren with beautiful photographs of his collections for men and women. He was born Ralph Lifshitz ...…

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…54 | DECEMBER 12 • 2019 Arts&Life celebrity jews STREAMING AND BROADCAST CHOICES, MOSTLY CATCH-UP Scarlett Johansson, 35, will be the host of Saturday Night Live on Dec. 14. I suspect she’ s hosting in order to get a plug in about Marriage Story, a Netflix film which began streaming last week and is a real Oscar con- tender. Last October, I reported that Tiffany Haddish, whose late father was an Eritrean Jew, had decided to emb...…

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…On The Go people | places | events DECEMBER 12 • 2019 | 55 continued on page XX HOLIDAY STROLL Get into the holiday spirit at Zingerman’ s Cornman Farms (8540 Island Lake Road, Dexter) for the Holiday Stroll from 4-6 p.m. The property will be set aglow in holiday lights for a casual, family-friendly evening featuring holiday carols by University of Michigan’ s Dicks and Janes a cappella group, signature Cornman Farms’ sweet and sav...…

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…On The Go people | places | events 56 | DECEMBER 12 • 2019 continued from page 55 WEDNESDAY, DEC. 18 MOVIE MATINEE 1 pm, Dec. 18. Sponsored by The Active Life at the Jewish Community Center in West Bloomfield. Return To Me (1 hr. 56 min.). Free. DROP IN & LEARN 1 pm, Dec. 18. “Jewish Cinematheque: Back to the Fatherland and Fiddler — A Miracle of Miracles” at Congregation Beth Ahm. The group will videostream two episo...…

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… DECEMBER 12 • 2019 | 57 PAM FEI NBERG- RI VKI N, rn FOUNDER & CEO Trai ned I nterventi oni st STEVE FELDMAN CHI EF OPERATI NG OFFI CER Trai ned I nterventi oni st They don’ t have to hi t rock bottom Recovery from an addiction or mental health concern can begin today. Let us help you bring hope and healing to your family. 248.538.5425 Fei nbergConsulti ng.com Professional Interventions Treatment Recommendations ...…

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…58 | DECEMBER 12 • 2019 business SPOTlight brought to you in partnership with B I R M I N G H A M Metro Detroit wealth management firm Bloom Asset Management recently celebrated its 35th anniversary with more than 400 clients at an event at the Cranbrook Institute of Science in Bloomfield Hills. Clients enjoyed special planetarium showings and private tours led by museum docents while having direct access to the firm’ s advise...…

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… DECEMBER 12 • 2019 | 59 reuse in unconventional ways. 3. When and how did you begin work- ing for NAI Farbman? Graduating with a finance degree, I immediately thought of moving to New York and working on Wall Street or moving to Chicago to work in banking or wealth management. I decided to get my real estate license during my last year at Michigan State University, just to have the license under my belt. After weighing out my optio...…

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…60 | DECEMBER 12 • 2019 M ichigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announced a six- month pilot program between the state and Israeli company Mobilieye on Nov. 21 during her trade mission to Israel. Mobileye, a leader in the development of vision technology for advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) and autonomous driving, owned by Intel, signed an agreement with the state of Michigan to pilot its retrofit technology on the state’ s...…

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… DECEMBER 12 • 2019 | 61 here’s to Rachel Siporin, Walled Lake Northern junior, received an invitation to visit the House and Senate in Lansing by State Sen. Jim Runstad and State Rep. Kathy Crawford for being awarded a Michigan State Fair urban agriculture initiative scholarship. Siporin is affiliated with and volunteers at the MSU Tollgate Farm and Education Center in Novi. She was a 2019 sheep showman at the Oakland County Fa...…

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… DECEMBER 12 • 2019 | 63 Junk-B-Gone We Haul It All! Still the Lowest Prices in Town! SAME DAY SERVICE! Proudly Serving the Jewish Community for over 25 Years Owner Present on EVERY job! 248-760-4450 SENIOR AND MILITARY DISCOUNTS FREE ESTIMATE Mention the Jewish News and get 10% Discount Repairs, Home Improvement Electrical, Plumbing, Carpentry etc. You Name It – I’ll Do It! 248-356-0114 1A1 DRIVER for Drʼs appts, shopping, ...…

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…64 | DECEMBER 12 • 2019 Milton Ring: An Unassuming Hero RONELLE GRIER CONTRIBUTING WRITER M Milton “Milt” H. Ring was a brave yet humble war hero, a savvy entrepreneur, an imag- inative inventor, a generous philanthropist, a nature lover and, above all, a devot- ed family man. This exceptional 94-year- old died Dec. 3, 2019, in his Franklin home, with his loving family by his side. The youngest of four children, Milt grew up in ...…

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… DECEMBER 12 • 2019 | 65 A funeral isn’ t an ordinary circumstance. That’ s why we have an extraordinary website. Preplanning Grief Resources Send Condolences Chapel Tour Much More Familiarize yourself with all of our offerings from the comfort of your home computer. Explore our website today. Get to know our extraordinary facilities, staff and our preplanning selections. Whether you simply need directions or want to send condolence...…

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…66 | DECEMBER 12 • 2019 HARRIET BERLIN, 88, of Huntington Woods, died Dec. 3, 2019. She was a great supporter of Public TV , the Stratford Festival in Canada and the Shaw Festival in Niagara on the Lake. Mrs. Berlin is survived by her daughter, Andrea Berlin of Medford, Mass.; son and daugh- ter-in-law, Howard and Julie Berlin of Huntington Woods; brother and sister-in-law, Lanny and Marlene Lahr of Arizona; grandchildren, Nat...…

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… DECEMBER 12 • 2019 | 67 Steven Goldman and Lisa Freeman, Jeffrey Goldman, Sherri Goldman-Kim and John Kim, and Daniel and Susan Goldman; grandchildren, Nate Goldman, Zander Goldman, Lexi Goldman, Micah Kim and Jonathan Kim. Mrs. Goldman was the beloved wife of the late Robert B. Goldman; the devoted daughter of the late Louis and the late Jennie Madorsky; the dear sister of the late Melvin Madorsky. Interment was at Nusach Har...…

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…68 | DECEMBER 12 • 2019 Pernick; many loving nieces, nephews, grandnieces, and grandnephews. Mrs. Riley was the beloved wife of the late Ray Riley; the loving sister of the late Larry Pernick; the devoted daughter of the late Nathaniel Pernick and the late Jeanette Pernick. Interment was at Oakland Hills Memorial Gardens. Contributions may be made to Jewish Senior Life-Hechtman Apts., 6700 W . Maple Road, West Bloomfield, MI 483...…

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… DECEMBER 12 • 2019 | 69 Smith & Co. weaves the Detroit theme through its many menu offerings. the best of everything Raskin A Noted Motor City Original I t opened in September 2019 and, because of much praise for its simple dining creations, has become anoth- er additional “sleeper” to the ever-growing return of the one-time huge Detroit culinary must-go-to restaurants. An easy name to remember is worth much … and what is ...…

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…Looking Back From the William Davidson Digital Archive of Jewish Detroit History accessible at www.djnfoundation.org 70 | DECEMBER 12 • 2019 The Sinai Legacy A s this calendar year nears its close, there is one more anniver- sary, out of many, that might be important to recognize. It has been 30 years since Sinai Hospital merged with Grace Hospital in Detroit. Sinai Hospital was a major achievement for Detroit’ s Jewish commun...…

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