…DECEMBER 21 • 2023 | 19 J N Menorah in the D Hundreds of Metro Detroiters attended Menorah in the D, the 13th annual public lighting of a 26-foot-tall menorah in the heart of the city organized by Chabad Lubavitch of Michigan. Rabbi Kasriel Shemtov, Chabad vice president, said Chanukah and the conflict in Gaza both symbolize the struggle of light to overcome the dark. In addition to Ben Ami and Moses, the honorary Lamplighters were N...…
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…20 | DECEMBER 21 • 2023 J N her Detroit home on Oct. 14, was represent- ed by Rabbi Ariana Silverman of the Isaac Agree Downtown Synagogue, where Woll had been president. Other dignitaries at the event included Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel, U.S. Rep. Haley Stevens, D-Bloomfield, and State Sen. Stephanie Chang, D-Detroit, Detroit City Council President Mary Sheffield and Detroit Pistons Vice Chairman Arn Tellem. Stevens had p...…
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…22 | DECEMBER 21 • 2023 J N I n April 2024, JHSM (Jewish Historical Society of Michigan) will open its highly anticipated exhibit at the Detroit Historical Museum: In the Neighborhood: Everyday Life on Hastings Street. From the 1880 to the 1920s, Hastings Street was home to most of the city’s Jewish residents, including tens of thousands of Eastern- European immigrants. Running April 20 to July 14, 2024, the exhibit highlights th...…
…DECEMBER 21 • 2023 | 23 J N A Detroit man has been charged in the killing of local Jewish lay leader Samantha Woll, Wayne County Prosecutor Kim Worthy announced in a Dec. 13 press conference. Michael Manuel Jackson- Bolanos, 28, has been charged with felony murder. Officials said the killing is believed to have occurred during a home invasion, and there was no evidence to suggest Woll and the suspect knew each other. Police not...…
…24 | DECEMBER 21 • 2023 J N OUR COMMUNITY I t’s no secret that war can breed divisiveness and anger, but several Israel-based organizations continue to promote peace and understanding amidst a crisis. While these organizations have long strived to build relationships between Israeli and Palestinian communities, the effort has now become more important than ever during the ongoing Israel-Hamas war that has devastated families in ...…
…DECEMBER 21 • 2023 | 25 J N continued on page 26 the human side of the conflict with the American public to further support efforts for peace. Members pledge to uphold the sancticty of life, to practice nonviolence, refrain from “us vs. them” hate speech, acknowledge and understand the pain of the other side, listen with empathy even when they don’t agree, and strive to be a peacemaker (see the pledge at parentscirclefriends.org/ple...…
…26 | DECEMBER 21 • 2023 kind of adults will children who are exposed to [violence] grow up to be?’” Damelin says. “What kind of adults will they be if we don’t work with them?” OASIS OF PEACE Oasis of Peace is a small village located in central Israel where Israelis and Palestinians have lived side-by-side for decades. The American Friends of Neve Shalom, or “Oasis of Peace” in Hebrew and Arabic, help support village operations a...…
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…28 | DECEMBER 21 • 2023 J N OUR COMMUNITY H arvey and Cynthia Gersin, now a set of great-grandparents well in their 80s, love to recall that even though it was ahead of their time, she called him first! The two first met in November 1955 at a Thanksgiving Dance when Harvey was 17 and Cynthia was 15; they started talking and exchanged phone numbers. A few months later, Cynthia called Harvey to invite him to her Sweet 16. “My ...…
…DECEMBER 21 • 2023 | 29 J N we found a way to stay a close and loving family,” Harvey said. “We were campers for 20 years. In remote campgrounds, we began with a tent and after 10 years, bought a pop-up camper. Everyone pitched in to build a fire, clean the campsite and fetch water. With no television or telephones, we relied on each other for survival.” Eventually, the family began enjoying adventures on a 16-passenger sailboat...…
…DECEMBER 21 • 2023 | 3 J N contents PURELY COMMENTARY 4-11 Essays and viewpoints. OUR COMMUNITY 12 A Hero in War and Peace Guy Stern (1922-2023) 18 Honorary Chanukah Lamplighters Israeli visitors plead for release of hostages, including their parents. 22 Jewish Historical Society’s Wish List Organization wants more artifacts for upcoming exhibit. 23 Detroit Man Is Charged in Murder of Samantha Woll 24 Pro...…
…30 | DECEMBER 21 • 2023 J N A huva Lange, 10, a fifth-grader at Beth Jacob, won third- and fifth-place ribbons at the Oklahoma Morgan Grand National Horse Show. Ever since she was a toddler, Ahuva was obsessed with horses. Her parents, Esther and Nosson Lange, gifted Ahuva her first horseback riding lesson for her sixth birthday. Instantly, Ahuva was hooked. “Horses are my passion,” Ahuva said. Twice a week ever since, the big si...…
…DECEMBER 21 • 2023 | 31 C H A I R S Nancy & Arn Tellem Judy & David Karp Brenda Wayne & Gary Karp Jackie & Larry Kraft Linda & Steven Mondrow Rhonda & Michael Piper Sonia & Keith Pomeroy Peggy Daitch & Peter Remington Matthew Roman Anne & Michael Rottman Debbie & Howard Sherman Sandra & Martin Tessler Goldie Weizman Andi & Larry Wolfe Michelle & Michael Zeid Lori & Alan Zekelman Aileen & Zachary Zucker Gary Zucker L to R: CEO Eli Mayerf...…
…32 | DECEMBER 21 • 2023 H O N O R A R Y V I C E C H A I R S Belfor USA Group Barbara & Harold Beznos Julie & Sam Beznos Eric Billes Gary R. Blumberg Penny & Harold Blumenstein Linda Katzman & Fred Cahn Corewell Health Sandy & Jim Danto Marvin and Betty Danto Family Foundation Gretchen & Ethan Davidson Robin & Leo Eisenberg Marla & Douglas Etkin Carolynn & Aaron Frankel Rozie & Bernie Friedman Tamara & Bruce Gorosh Lindsay & Adam Grant ...…
…DECEMBER 21 • 2023 | 33 H O N O R A R Y H O S T C O M M I T T E E Nina Abrams Susan & Larry Adler Arlene & Richard Agree Barbra & Peter Alter American Standard Roofing Carrie & David Aronow Marcia & Barry Auster Robin & Brad Axelrod Carolyn & Jim Bellinson Hadas & Dennis Bernard Best Homes Title Agency Boon Health Marion & Harvey Bronstein Heather & Jack Calderon C.H.A.I.M. - Children of Holocaust- Survivors in Michigan Dorris & Maurice ...…
…34 | DECEMBER 21 • 2023 G A R Y K A R P P R E S I D E N T S T E V E N G R A N T C H A I R M A N O F T H E B O A R D E L I M A Y E R F E L D C H I E F E X E C U T I V E O F F I C E R T H A N K Y O U F O R Y O U R S U P P O R T O F T H E Z E K E L M A N H O L O C A U S T C E N T E R A N D H O L O C A U S T E D U C A T I O N . 2 8 1 2 3 O R C H A R D L A K E R O A D F A R M I N G T O N H I L L S , M I 4 8 3 3 4 ( 2 4 8 ) 5 5 3 - 2 4 0 0...…
…DECEMBER 21 • 2023 | 35 J N OUR COMMUNITY S ault Ste. Marie became the first city in Northern Ontario to mark the start of Chanukah with a public menorah lighting on Thursday, Dec. 7. At a time when many cities across North America are can- celling public menorah lightings or public figures are declining invitations to attend, Sault Ste. Marie held its first such event. More than 100 local residents attended — many part of the ...…
…36 | DECEMBER 21 • 2023 J N OUR COMMUNITY A nother Thanksgiving has come and gone, and so has another year of the Metro Detroit Jewish community banding together to help feed on-duty police officers with a complete, delicious Thanksgiving dinner. This Thanksgiving initiative, Feed the Force, was started by Noach Klein in 2018. What started with purchasing dinner together with a few local families and delivering it to the Oa...…
…DECEMBER 21 • 2023 | 37 for all that they do. “It’s meaningful every year, but this year frankly even more so,” Gross said. “Right now, it’s a dangerous time to be Jewish, and these guys are willing to come out and protect us, so it’s important they know we appreciate it.” While Gross was integral in the financial efforts for West Bloomfield’s Feed the Force, Rabbi Shneur Silberberg of the Bais Chabad Torah Center was integral ...…
…38 | DECEMBER 21 • 2023 J N SPORTS T he Brotherhood-Eddie Jacobson B’nai B’rith bowling league has reached the halfway point of its season. Each of the four first-half division winners in the weekly 24-team league took a different route to their title and earned a berth in the post-season playoffs at Country Lanes in Farmington Hills, the league’s home base. Uncle Miltie (Eric Foreman, Andrew Cohen, Andy Rosenfeld and Kevin El...…
…DECEMBER 21 • 2023 | 39 The fifth annual Howard Weingarten Memorial Baseball Outing, a fundraiser for Detroit PAL’s Diamond Sports Program, moved indoors at The Corner Ballpark (former Tiger Stadium site) this year but achieved the same goal: It was a fun event that raised money for the iconic youth sports program. Founded and organized annually by Deby Lebow of West Bloomfield, Weingarten’s longtime significant other, to commemorate ...…
…4 | DECEMBER 21 • 2023 J N guest column Grieving: Is It OK To Not Be OK? I was 11 years old when my grandmother passed away suddenly at age 77. I vividly remember her elderly friends coming up to me at the shivah and saying they’re sorry and at least she didn’t suffer. At 11 years old, I just nodded my head and thanked them and pretended I knew what they meant. However, I really had no idea. Eventually, through my adult ye...…
…40 | DECEMBER 21 • 2023 J N F ranklin native and George Washington University sophomore Rylie Rosenfeld, 19, has had a lifelong love for economics. “I grew up in a very entrepre- neurial family, ” she explains of her childhood, which included attending Temple Israel. With her father having his own com- pany, Rosenfeld says she was “interested in business” from a young age. Her involvement in Jewish youth organizations, including ...…
…continued on page 42 W ayne State University student Tania Miller, who helped launch the Alpha Phi chapter of Alpha Tau Delta fraternity at the College of Nursing, grew up in a medical family. Her father was a physician, and her mother worked as a nurse and midwife. Still, Miller, 22, didn’t initially plan to follow in her parents’ footsteps. “It was too easy, ” she recalls. “I wanted to make an effort to find something else t...…
…42 | DECEMBER 21 • 2023 with an Israeli business called Envisage, which does rebrand- ing for high-end projects. Rosenfeld researched the design market, rebranded the compa- ny’s LinkedIn and worked to get Envisage featured in local design magazines. Students like Rosenfeld who enroll in TAMID often work with up to six or seven different companies in Israel, building up their resumes and getting real- life experience in business and...…
…DECEMBER 21 • 2023 | 43 J N MAZEL TOV! OCT. 24, 2023 Elyssa and Elliot Jankelovitz of Durham, N.C., are thrilled to share the arrival of their son, Isaac Shaya (Yitzchak Shaya). Isaac was welcomed home by his excited big brothers Ari and Solomon. Delighted grandparents are Eva and Sheldon Hamburger of Raleigh, N.C., Cindy and Richard Merzer of Boca Raton, Fla., and Stuart and Terri Jankelovitz of West Bloomfield. Beaming great- grand...…
…44 | DECEMBER 21 • 2023 J N I n our parshah, Joseph does something unusual. Revealing himself to his brothers, fully aware that they will suffer shock and then guilt as they remem- ber how it is that their brother is in Egypt, he reinter- prets the past: “I am your brother Joseph, the one you sold into Egypt! And now, do not be distressed and do not be angry with yourselves for selling me here, because it was to save lives th...…
…DECEMBER 21 • 2023 | 45 J N past, but we can reinterpret it by integrating it into a new and larger narrative. That is what Joseph was doing and having used this technique to help him survive a personal life of unpar- alleled ups and downs, he now uses it to help his brothers live without overpowering guilt. THE VALUE OF REINTERPRETATION We find this in Judaism throughout its history. The Prophets reinterpreted bib- lical narrative...…
…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 ...…
…48 | DECEMBER 21 • 2023 J N A my Simon, who teaches Jewish studies at Michigan State University (MSU), has long been fascinated by the personal revelations and feelings confided in diaries, and she kept her own diary for many years. When it was necessary for her to pick a dissertation topic to complete require- ments for her doctoral degree at Indiana University, Simon thought about an appropriate approach to the topic of diar...…
…DECEMBER 21 • 2023 | 49 and found some Yiddish diaries especially from Vilna because YIVO was in Vilna and exported itself to New York. The organization collected writings after the war. Simon worked at the Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, D.C., when she graduated college in 2001. She started researching there and added to that by spending time at Yad Vashem in Israel and talking to one of the archivists at the Jewish ...…
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…50 | DECEMBER 21 • 2023 J N FAST CARS AND THE 46TH KENNEDY CENTER HONORS Ferrari opens in theaters on Dec. 25. It is set in the summer of 1957, when Enzo Ferrari’s Italian “fast car” empire is close to bankruptcy. It focuses on a major race that, without really spoiling things, doesn’t go well for Enzo (1898-1988) and his company. Adam Driver plays Ferrari. Driver was good as a member of the Italian Gucci fashion family in t...…
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…52 | DECEMBER 21 • 2023 J N DINNER & SKATE 6-8:30 PM, DEC. 21 (THURS) At United Skates of America, 1419 Southfield, Lincoln Park, 313-381-7465. Every Thursday. Admission of $12 includes admission, regular skate rental and a slice of cheese pizza. All guests are required if under the age of 17 to have a parent or chaperone. Only three teens ages 12-17 per one parent/chaperone 25 and older. All children age 3 and over must pay ...…
…DECEMBER 21 • 2023 | 53 J N I n Marblespoon at Home, bestselling author Vera Newman — whose thou- sands of fans turn to her for bold, unique and fam- ily-friendly meal ideas — shares a brand-new collection of recipes you will absolutely love and, best of all, they are easy to make, with ingredients that you already have in your home. In her classic style, these practical and unfussy recipes for weekday and holiday meals are gear...…
…54 | DECEMBER 21 • 2023 Directions: In a large frying pan or wok, heat oils over medium-high heat. Add pastrami cubes; saute for 3 minutes or until crispy. Add white and light green scallions; saute for 1 minute. Add cooked rice, stirring well to incorporate. Add soy sauce and pepper; still well until all the rice is brown, about 1 minute. Make a well in the center of the rice; add egg, stirring constantly for 30 seconds to beg...…
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…Dr. Günther “Guy” Stern January 14, 1922 - December 7, 2023 Soldier and Scholar. Passionate and Purposeful. A Generational Hero Who Touched Hearts Around the World. Reunited With His Family After a Life Well-Lived. May His Memory Be For A Blessing. of the United States of America …
…DECEMBER 21 • 2023 | 57 J N GERALDINE CHUSID, 92, of Farmington Hills, died Dec. 10, 2023. She is survived by daughter and son-in-law, Donna and Stuart Sklar; son and daughter-in- law, Dr. Ron and Carol Chusid; grandchildren, Emily Sklar, Jordan (Casey) Rose and Alex Sklar; great-grandchild, Archer Rose; many loving nieces, nephews, cousins, other family members and friends. Geraldine was the beloved wife of the late Edwar...…
…58 | DECEMBER 21 • 2023 J N loving relatives and friends. Mrs. Gilbert was the beloved wife of the late Robert Gilbert; the loving sister of the late Barbara and the late Dave Moran; the devoted daughter of the late Tessie and the late Max Klein. Interment was at Adat Shalom Memorial Park. Contributions may be made to Birthright Israel Foundation, 33 E. 33rd St., 7th Floor, New York, NY 10016, foundation@ birthrightisrael.org;...…
…DECEMBER 21 • 2023 | 59 J N Serving each family. Consoling each heart. For 105 years. www.holocaustcenter.org The Zekelman Holocaust Center staf and Board of Directors mourn the loss of Dr. Guy Stern z”l. Guy was a true American hero, an extraordinary teacher, and an integral member of The HC family. He made the world a better place and he will be incredibly missed. Remembering Dr. Guy Stern 1922 - 2023 …
…6 | DECEMBER 21 • 2023 student’s corner Three Good Things Every Day W ith our days so busy and repetitive, we don’t always fully appreciate everything that we do. For example, we wake up, go to school or work, come home to a cozy house, eat dinner with family and go to sleep in a warm bed each night. But what if one day we weren’t able to do all those things? We would instantly become appre- ciative of the things we lost. W...…
…60 | DECEMBER 21 • 2023 J N continued from page 58 OBITUARIES OF BLESSED MEMORY numerous former students who were touched by her dedication to education. Interment was at Beth El Memorial Park. Contributions may be made to Goldberg Family Scholarship Fund in Honor of Elaine Klein, University of Michigan, 3003 S. State St., Suite 9000, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, giving.umich.edu/ basket/fund/700407/tributee/ Elaine%20F%20Klein/ type/mem...…
…DECEMBER 21 • 2023 | 61 J N Solution to puzzle in 12/14 issue. 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,...…
…62 | DECEMBER 21 • 2023 J N Looking Back From the William Davidson Digital Archive of Jewish Detroit History accessible at thejewishnews.com TV Groundbreaker N orman Lear, pioneering tele- vision producer of comedies, died at 101. He was active, still working, until his last days. Lear had a remarkable career, creating such groundbreaking sitcoms as All in the Family, The Jeffersons, Good Times, Maud and Sanford and Son, to name j...…
…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 aspire to be like? Some...…
