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…54 | FEBRUARY 9 • 2023 of Design Detroit (MM-O-DD) Founder Leslie Ann Pilling contacted Wineman to come back to his hometown roots for a solo exhibition he calls Neuroplasticty+. The month-long exhibition opened on Saturday, Feb. 4, with an artist reception with Wineman. The last week of the exhibition, which runs through March 4, will have an artist-in-the-round session with Wineman and live painting. Wineman has partnered up with...…
…FEBRUARY 9 • 2023 | 55 ARTS&LIFE BOOK REVIEW I n Alice Cooper @ 75, Gary Graff cel- ebrates the career of the famed shock rock musician in a glossy, big-format, coffee table book with dozens of photos, packed into 75 short chapters, one for each year of Cooper’s life. The publisher, Motorbooks, began the series with David Bowie @ 75 and Elton John @ 75. Alice Cooper first showed up on the nation’s radar in the early 1970s, when th...…
…56 | FEBRUARY 9 • 2023 Meet Gary Graff JACKIE HEADAPOHL EDITORIAL DIRECTOR Gary Graff admits that he’s been a “geeky music fan” since he was very young and listened to his older brother’s albums at his childhood home in Pittsburgh. “Music became always on the side of whatever I was doing,” he said. He grew up at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh, where 11 people were killed by an armed terrorist in 2018. Graff knew several o...…
…FEBRUARY 9 • 2023 | 57 album “Detroit Stories” in Royal Oak. Alice Cooper has acquired a surpris- ing collection of mentors, collaborators and admirers over the decades. Early in his career, he earned the approval of the members of the Friars Club, most of them elderly Jewish comedians. They “got” the ghoulish stage effects that so shocked others in their age cohort. George Burns recognized in-performance beheading as “shtick,” someth...…
…58 | FEBRUARY 9 • 2023 MARC MARON SPECIAL, EINSTEIN = ROYALTIES, AND TWO DISNEY SHOWS Marc Maron’s first HBO Original comedy special, Marc Maron: From Bleak to Dark, will debut on the network on Feb. 11 at 10 p.m. Maron previously had four hit stand-up specials on Epix and Netflix. Maron, of course, is not just a stand-up comedian, he is an actor (best known for the GLOW, a Netflix series) and the host of an incredibly succes...…
…FEBRUARY 9 • 2023 | 59 ON STAGE NOW-FEB. 18 An intriguing psychological thriller with an explosive ending is at the Farmington Players Barn in Farmington Hills. Wait Until Dark, Tickets are available now at farmingtonplayers. org or at the box office: 248-553-2955. The story focuses on Susie Hendrix, a blind housewife from Greenwich village, who lost her eyesight in a car crash. On a train back to New York, a stranger hides a ...…
…6 | FEBRUARY 9 • 2023 1942 - 2023 Covering and Connecting Jewish Detroit Every Week To make a donation to the DETROIT JEWISH NEWS FOUNDATION go to the website www.djnfoundation.org The Detroit Jewish News (USPS 275-520) is published every Thursday at 32255 Northwestern Highway, #205, Farmington Hills, Michigan. Periodical postage paid at Southfield, Michigan, and additional mailing offices. Postmaster: send changes to: De...…
…60 | FEBRUARY 9 • 2023 KIDS’ NIGHT OUT 5:30-8 PM, FEB. 11 At Adat Shalom Synagogue. Kids will enjoy hanging out with their friends, eating dinner, doing Havdalah with Hazzan Gross and having fun. Kindergarten to fourth-graders will enjoy watching magician Steve Zieman’s show and learning how to do magic tricks. Fourth- to seventh-graders will enjoy playing games at Marvin’s Marvelous Mechanical Museum. Fourth-graders can ch...…
…FEBRUARY 9 • 2023 | 61 Big Tommy’ s Comedy Club Big Tommy’ s Comedy Club February 11, 2023 • 8 PM February 11, 2023 • 8 PM Seating Begins At 7:15 PM Seating Begins At 7:15 PM Appetizers Appetizers & Cocktails & Cocktails Served During Served During The Show The Show Per Person Per Person Per Person Per Person $25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 Per Person Per Person 40380 Grand River Avenue 40380 Grand River Ave...…
…SPOTLIGHT T he Greater West Bloomfield Historical Society (GWBHS) received a $9,100 grant from the Community Foundation of Southeast Michigan (CFSEM), made possible with a financial endorsement by the City of Orchard Lake Village and support letters from Greater West Bloomfield community partners. GWBHS will further fulfill its mission of “enriching our communities by collecting, preserving and sharing history” through this p...…
…FEBRUARY 9 • 2023 | 63 E Cycle Opportunities, an electronic recycling business operated by Gesher Human Services which provides jobs for people with barriers to employment, collected 23,612 pounds of electronics on Jan. 3 at its “Toss Your TV Tuesday” recycling event. During this special daylong event, the normal $25 fee for TV disposal for residents was waived and other electronics, including computers, monitors, printers, ph...…
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…FEBRUARY 9 • 2023 | 65 continued on page 66 OBITUARIES OF BLESSED MEMORY DOREEN BILLET, 80, of West Bloomfield, died Jan. 28, 2023. She is survived by her husband of 57 years, Marvin Billet; daughter and son-in-law, Faye and Paul Blatt of Oak Park; son, Louis Billet of Plymouth; grandchildren, Spencer Blatt, Alana Blatt, Avery Billet; nieces and nephews, Donna Sacks, Mitchell and Cathy Merzin, Neil Merzin, Jeffrey and Jacq...…
…OBITUARIES OF BLESSED MEMORY 66 | FEBRUARY 9 • 2023 (Pam) Feinstein, Adam (Jaimi) Brook, Amy (Ivan) Katz, Roberta (Terry) Bavin, David (Annu Matthew) Wells, Josh (Kelli) Wells; grandchildren, Rhand, Dean and Hannah Feinstein, Cody (Madison) Bonsignore, Molly (Morgan) Nye, Noah, Evan and Piper Brook, Samantha and Lindsey Katz, Derek Bavin, Elisa (Michael) Schick, SaraBeth (Victor Smith) Bavin, Rachel Wells and Adina Wells; g...…
…FEBRUARY 9 • 2023 | 67 ASPCA. Arrangements by Dorfman Chapel. DR. JO ISAACSON, 92, of Southfield, died Jan. 30, 2023. He is survived by his daughters and sons-in-law, Carol and Mark Barash, and Lizzy and Josh Cohen; sons and daughters-in-law, Bud and Kathy Isaacson, and Jim and Robyn Isaacson; grandchildren, Talia and Pat Camalo, Josh Barash, Ben and Liz Isaacson, Megan and Max Pinson, Lauren Isaacson, Aaron Isaacson, Abig...…
…OBITUARIES OF BLESSED MEMORY 68 | FEBRUARY 9 • 2023 c. 2004 THOMAS LUGOSI, 87, of West Bloomfield, died Jan. 14, 2023. He is survived by his daugh- ters and sons- in-law, Susan and Matthew Burnstein, and Dianne and Dr. Stewart Baroff; grandchildren, Samantha Burnstein, Sydnie Burnstein, Dr. Brandon Baroff and Olivia Lehnertz, and Kaila and Blake Brueggemann; sister, Gabriella Karp; neph- ews and nieces, Gary Karp and Bren...…
…FEBRUARY 9 • 2023 | 69 Mrs. Sanfield was the beloved wife of the late Jerome Sanfield; mother of the late Sharon Sidder; sister of the late Teresa (the late Joseph) Mash and the late Clara (the late Sam) Gendleman; sister-in-law of the late Marvin (the late Sarah) Sanfield and the late Phillip (Sally) Sanfield. Interment was held at Beth Moses Cemetery in Roseville. Contributions may be made to Jewish Senior Life, to the Alzhe...…
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…70 | FEBRUARY 9 • 2023 Looking Back From the William Davidson Digital Archive of Jewish Detroit History accessible at www.djnfoundation.org The Loewenstein Legacy A chance encounter led to the topic for this Looking Back. Recently, I attended a meeting for the Jewish Federation of Metro Detroit’s 2023 Motor City Mission to Israel. At one point, a meeting leader said: “I’ d like you to introduce yourself to some- one you have never me...…
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…8 | FEBRUARY 9 • 2023 I t’s impossible to truly process what it means to visit a site of mass murder — especially when you’re traveling with a White House entourage. On his first visit to Poland, the country from which his family fled antisemitism more than a century ago, Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff was flanked by members of the Secret Service and Polish security and trailed by a handful of traveling journalists and up to ...…
…FEBRUARY 9 • 2023 | 9 continued from page 8 Jonathan Ornstein, director of the Krakow JCC since 2008, told me that the Holocaust sur- vivors who belong to the JCC had asked that their dues be devoted to helping Ukrainian refugees. While visiting the Remah synagogue, a small ornate shul built in the 1600s, Emhoff spoke with a survivor who spent three years hiding in the Polish forests as a young boy. He told Emhoff that “the trau-...…
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…10 | FEBRUARY 2 • 2023 PURELY COMMENTARY annexation, or even pseudo-annexation by lining up all the outposts, that [those things] don’t work for us, ” Nides continued. Indeed, hours before the interview, Netanyahu publicly backed Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, who had ordered the dismantlement of an illegal outpost that was set up overnight in the West Bank — posing an early test for the fledgling government, in which supporters of ...…
…FEBRUARY 2 • 2023 | 11 MSU Serling Institute for Jewish Studies and Modern Israel July 3rd – July 26th | Eight course credits Application deadline 3/1/23 • Minimum GPA 2.5 Generous scholarships for MSU students PROFESSOR-LED • HEBREW UNIVERSITY PROFESSOR-LED • HEBREW UNIVERSITY CLASSROOM & FIELD TRIPS CLASSROOM & FIELD TRIPS LEARN HEBREW LEARN HEBREW Contact Serling Institute Director Professor Yael Aronoff aronoffy@msu.edu 517.884....…
…12 | FEBRUARY 2 • 2023 I ’m happy to report I had a very lucky experience on Friday the 13th last month. Actually, my Sunday the 15th also ended up being equally lucky. Nope, didn’t win the Mega Millions lottery — something better. On both days, I got the chance to witness celebrations honoring two 100-year-old treasures of our Jewish War Veteran (JWV) community — Dr. Guy Stern and Dr. Sydney Harris. By the way, for those keep-...…
…FEBRUARY 2 • 2023 | 13 JWV SUPPORTS NEW FISHER HOUSE DETROIT ALAN MUSKOVITZ The Detroit VA Healthcare System has acquired property in Detroit for the site of a new Fisher House, which will provide temporary accommodations, free of charge, for the families and caregivers of veterans and active-duty military receiving care at the John D. Dingell VA Medical Center. The property, located at 7618 Woodward Ave. in Detroit’s New Cent...…
…14 | FEBRUARY 2 • 2023 continued from page 13 OUR COMMUNITY JWV HONORS DR. SYDNEY HARRIS On Sunday, Jan. 15, I had the great privilege of paying a visit with several members of the JWV Dept. of Michigan at the home of Dr. Sydney Harris in honor of his 100th birth- day. Harris, a native Detroiter and retired optometrist, was born on Jan. 6, 1923. Sydney is a longtime member of Michigan’s JWV Lt. Raymond Zussman Post 135 who for many ...…
…FEBRUARY 2 • 2023 | 15 “It’s more of a friendship than it is a business relationship, ” says Berk of his time with Harris. “He’s just such a unique guy. He still has a purpose and a way of learning more and always grow- ing. He never settles. It’s just absolutely amazing. ” CENTURION CELEBRATION Sydney’s birthday was celebrated last month with an intimate gathering of relatives and friends at All Seasons, organized by his daughter Ch...…
…16 | FEBRUARY 2 • 2023 G arrett’s Space, a suicide prevention nonprofit, is the latest recipient of $4 million in federal fund- ing as part of the Fiscal Year 2023 Omnibus Appropriations Package. The multi-million-dollar award comes at a crucial time when the nonprofit, which currently operates out of Ann Arbor with mostly virtual programming, has plans to expand with a new 12,000-to- 15,000-square-foot residential center for y...…
…FEBRUARY 2 • 2023 | 17 tially even office space. The Halperts are slated to close on the property in the spring. Once the property acquisition is complete, Garrett’s Space will move forward with building the residential center for short-term stays and further developing the grounds to sup- port other treatments. Scott Halpert anticipates that the first year the residential center is in operation will see it serving as an outpatient...…
…18 | FEBRUARY 2 • 2023 S houting “Long Live the Intifada” and “from the river to the sea, Palestine will be free” from bull- horns, pro-Palestinian supporters unfurled large Palestinian flags and marched through the campus of the University of Michigan and then through the streets of Ann Arbor Thursday, Jan. 12. The student organization Students Allied for Freedom and Equality (SAFE) timed the march with Vice President Kamala Harris...…
…FEBRUARY 2 • 2023 | 19 record for escalating tensions on campus for Jewish and pro-Israel students. This year, just as it has done in the past, it has endorsed passing a resolution within the University of Michigan Central Student Government (U-M CSG) calling for the university to boycott, divest and sanction (BDS) any ties to Israel as well as businesses that do business in Israel. The U-M CSG passed this resolution in 2017 in Ann A...…
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…20 | FEBRUARY 2 • 2023 OUR COMMUNITY like these can have a strong and hurtful impact on members of our community. They are also an example of when criticism of a specific Israeli policy (in this case, a proposed ban of a flag) can escalate into anti-Israel or antisemitic rhetoric. ” The letter repeated the organization’s mission of meeting the needs of students, supporting their growth and empowering their identity. In response to ...…
…FEBRUARY 2 • 2023 | 21 T here’s a famous story: A Roman once asked Rabbi Yosi, “How has your God been occupying him- self since He created the world?” “He’s been bringing destined ones together, ” Rabbi Yosi answered. “That’s it?!” The Roman laughed. “I could easily do that!” She ordered her manservants and maidservants to line up … and then married them to whomever they were standing across from. The next day, the couples wer...…
…22 | FEBRUARY 2 • 2023 OUR COMMUNITY U rging Jews to become more vocal and to use the law to fight back against extremist groups such as the Black Hebrew Israelites who are spreading hateful misinformation through film and social media that leads to violence, the Michigan chapter of the Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) invites the community to a talk by attor- ney Martin Leaf. He will speak the event, “The Fight Against Anti...…
…FEBRUARY 2 • 2023 | 23 that the perpetrators of the crime filled their social media feeds with antisemitic rhetoric. “These are all calling cards indicating that the perpet- uators of these crimes have prescribed to the ideologies found in this film,” Leaf said. “Amazon is promoting Nazi ideology in this film, and it is trying to pass it off as a fact- based documentary.” The lawsuit states: “The Hebrews to Negroes (H2N) film is ...…
…24 | FEBRUARY 2 • 2023 OUR COMMUNITY For those of us who were lucky enough during Chanukah to be with You, with our feet on your ground, breathing your sacred air; it was a dream. Often, we had to remind each other that indeed it was real. Whether we had never been, or it was our 10th visit, our hearts beat a little faster when they announce on the plane: Bruchim Ha’baim L ’yisrael — Welcome to Israel. We landed, delirious ...…
…FEBRUARY 2 • 2023 | 25 LEFT: The Bishop family at the market. RIGHT: Teens from all the families on Bus Yerushalayim enjoy a good time together. . different moments — some in religious spaces, others in natural settings. Some shared that the moment had happened; others kept their experience to themselves. The point was that You let us experience You in a way that matched our spirit. We didn’t have to force anything. There wasn’t a t...…
…26 | FEBRUARY 2 • 2023 A mmi Rotberg never met David Hermelin, the influential Detroit philanthropist, entrepreneur and U.S. ambassador to Norway who died of brain cancer in 2000. But, on Jan. 13 at Hillel Day School, Rotberg, an eighth-grader, was honored for embodying some of the same qualities that made Hermelin so beloved. Rotberg of Bloomfield Hills is the 2022 recipient of the Annual David Hermelin Scholarship Award. ...…
…FEBRUARY 2 • 2023 | 27 S he spent a summer in the Catskills with Johnny Castle; she was Ferris Bueller’s little sister, and nobody puts her in the corner. Now, she’s coming to the Signature Event at Congregation Shaarey Zedek on Feb. 13. Federation’s Women’s Philanthropy Department is proud to announce that Jennifer Grey, the internationally known actress and bestselling author, will be the special guest at this year’s Sign...…
…28 | FEBRUARY 2 • 2023 OUR COMMUNITY W hen Hillel Day School’s eighth- grade Tikkun Olam class, a new elective offered this school year, debated on its MakerSpace project — which asked students to identify a real-life prob- lem and develop a solution through design thinking — the answer was clear. Although the class could have selected anything from creating a website of resourc- es to building a physical object, the group of eighth...…
…FEBRUARY 2 • 2023 | 29 material, design and even choking hazards, such as stuffed animals with buttons that wouldn’t be right for the youngest age group. Still, the process wasn’t always easy. After the students settled on which teddy bears they wanted to include in the care back- packs, the teddy bears arrived much smaller than expected. “The kids were disappointed, ” Wilson says. “But they went back online, and they found that they h...…
…FEBRUARY 2 • 2023 | 3 contents PURELY COMMENTARY 4-10 Essays and viewpoints. OUR COMMUNITY 12 Veterans Honored Two esteemed centenarians celebrated special days in January. 16 Garrett’s Space Receives $4 Million in Funding Suicide prevention nonprofit will use funds to open residential center. 18 Calling for a New Intifada Pro-Palestinian protest at U-M raises concern among Jewish students. 21 How We Met...…
…30 | FEBRUARY 2 • 2023 NEXT DOR N EXTGen Detroit held an event Sunday, Jan. 15, called Romp-N-Roll — a new fan favorite by NEXTGen Detroit dog owners and their furry friends. More than 35 people attended the event with their dogs at Canine to Five in Commerce, and everyone had an incredible time. Dogs of all shapes and sizes joined in and played. While the dogs played, their owners got to know one another or caught up with old fri...…
…FEBRUARY 2 • 2023 | 31 T his won’t be Yevgeniya Gazman’s first trip to Israel; it will actually be her fourth. She visited rela- tives in Israel with her family as a child, went on a Birthright trip in the early 2000s and last visited about 10 years ago with family for a friend’s wedding. “At that time, I was very, very sick with bipolar disorder and definitely not in the right place in my life to truly experience Israel,” she said....…
…32 | FEBRUARY 2 • 2023 O ne of the core values that has guided Tamarack Camps since its inception over a century ago is the idea of Kehillah Mekabelet — to build a welcoming, inclusive community, to value and celebrate each person, that everyone is important. That value isn’t just a catchy tagline, it’s a year-round way of life, but most deeply evi- dent during a classic Tamarack summer. Inclusivity can be seen all across Tamarack...…
