…FEBRUARY 2 • 2023 | 55 Guterson, whose artistic interests have been strong and taken in part from her father’s Jewish family, defines herself as multicultural. She remembers a lifelong interest in art and draw- ing early images of her brother and sister. She earned business cred- its instead of artistic ones at Evergreen State College in Olympia, Washington, as the route to supporting herself. She moved to Ann Arbor after growing u...…
…56 | FEBRUARY 2 • 2023 ARTS&LIFE PHOTOGRAPHY W hat is your Facebook newsfeed full of these days? More importantly, how does scrolling through it make you feel? How often does a post make you pause in awe at the beauty of the world and wholeheartedly praise God in gratitude for being alive? Well, if you are friends with local photographer Evan Deutsch, this is a daily occurrence. Neatly and strikingly tucked between photos of...…
…FEBRUARY 2 • 2023 | 57 YEVGENIYA GAZMAN the 1980s, he took two years off to regroup and explore his interests. That was the first time he took an interest in nature photography. But more than anything, he wanted to work in advertising. Deutsch recalls how he came across a hiring post for a small advertising agency looking for a mail clerk. He decided to apply. However, instead of submitting the standard cover letter and resume, ...…
…58 | FEBRUARY 2 • 2023 CELEBRITY NEWS ARTS&LIFE NATE BLOOM COLUMNIST BRADY’S FANS, THE ARK, DAILY SHOW GUEST HOSTS, GRAMMYS 80 for Brady opens in the- aters on Feb. 3. It’s based on a real story. Four Boston- area senior women bonded over the fact that they were all fans of Tom Brady, then the New England Patriots star quarterback. Long story short: Brady became aware of the “Brady Club” and he befriended them. A few years ago,...…
…FEBRUARY 2 • 2023 | 59 VARIOUS TU B’SHEVAT CELEBRATIONS FEB. 4-5 Temple Beth El’s Tu b’Shevat Tot Shabbat, Feb. 4, 9:30 am; Congregation Shaarey Zedek’s Family Tu b’Shevat Celebration, Feb. 5, 9:30 am-noon; JEMS at The Shul’s Tu b’Shevat in Israel, Feb. 5, 11 am-noon; Adat Shalom, Hazon and Yad Ezra’s Intergenerational Climate Journey, Feb. 5, 11 am-12:30 pm; The Shul’s Fruity Fun at Busch’s, Feb. 5, 1:30 pm; Temple Israel & H...…
…6 | FEBRUARY 2 • 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 2 • 2023 CAREGIVER SUPPORT 1:30-2:30 PM, FEB. 7 Virtual caregiver support groups for individuals who are care partners for those living with cognitive changes, including various types of dementia. Contact Dorothy Moon, Brown Adult Day Program social work- er, for Zoom link and more information: 248-233-4392, dmoon@geshermi.org. STORIES & MUSIC 7-10 PM, FEB. 7 Temple Israel is hosting a special evening of sto- ry...…
…Metro Detroiters looking to reinvent their working lives at the start of this year or look for a higher-paying job to combat inflation expenses, whether by a complete career change or a job promotion, can join a life-changing career coaching program which begins Feb. 14. The program “MyCoach” will be offered by Gesher Human Services and will be held in-person at the nonprofit agency’s headquarters (29699 Southfield Road, Southf...…
…62 | FEBRUARY 2 • 2023 Is Your Property Tax Assessment Worth Appealing? Michiganders balancing their mortgage bills with food and other increased inflation costs can join a free, virtual program on Tuesday Feb. 7 offered by Gesher Human Services. “Is Your Property Tax Assessment Worth Appealing?” will be held from 1-2 p.m. on Zoom and will explain why it is important not to ignore your property tax assessment or assume the as...…
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…64 | FEBRUARY 2 • 2023 OBITUARIES OF BLESSED MEMORY J oseph I. Gadon, 91, a for- mer supermarket executive and retired certified finan- cial planner, died Jan. 15, 2023, in Minneapolis, Minn. He was a longtime resident of Detroit and more recently of The Cascades in St. Augustine, Fla. The cause of death was congestive heart failure. Born on March 13, 1931, in Worcester, Mass., he was the youngest of four children born to Morr...…
…FEBRUARY 2 • 2023 | 65 healed. In August 2022, Robert, Joe and Barbara moved to Minneapolis following Barbara’s retirement. Joe spent his final five months living at Walker Methodist Health Center in Minneapolis, two blocks from his son and daughter-in-law. Robert visited his father nearly every day. Anne made visits from Chicago once a month to see Joe and give Robert a break from caregiving. There were many kind and devoted car...…
…OBITUARIES OF BLESSED MEMORY 66 | FEBRUARY 2 • 2023 IOLA S. CAPLAN of Highland Park, N. J., passed away at home in November 2022 surrounded by her fam- ily. Born in the Bronx, raised in Chatham, N.J., Iola pursued various career paths in times when it was uncommon for women to do so. After receiv- ing a master’s in music from NYU, she parlayed her talents as a concert-class violinist into a career as a music teach- er and choral d...…
…FEBRUARY 2 • 2023 | 67 and cousins. Mrs. Jacobson was the beloved wife for 59 years of the late Stanley Jacobson; the dear sister of the late Harry Moses and the late Ziggy Moses; the devoted daughter of the late Amelia and the late David Moses. Interment was at Machpelah Cemetery. Contributions may be made to a charity of one’s choice. Arrangements by Ira Kaufman Chapel. LILLIAN EFROS KAUFMAN, 98, of West Bloomfield, died Ja...…
…68 | FEBRUARY 2 • 2023 OBITUARIES OF BLESSED MEMORY held at the Oppenheim Chapel at Machpelah Cemetery in Ferndale. Interment took place at Machpelah Cemetery. Arrangements by Hebrew Memorial Chapel. RENEE PORVIN, 75, of Phoenix, Ariz., formerly of West Bloomfield, died peacefully on Saturday, Jan. 14, 2023, surrounded by family. Renee was born in Detroit on Sept. 30, 1947, to her adoring parents, Dr. Samuel Kahn and Mrs. Sh...…
…FEBRUARY 2 • 2023 | 69 Craig and Andrea Rosenblum of Duluth, Ga.; brother, Leon Fertell; grandchildren Eve and Jason Camilleri, Jenna and Parker Bledsoe, Max and Melissa Rosenblum, Sydni Rosenblum; great- grandchildren Aden and Eve VanSaanen-Rosenblum, Landon Morris; sister-in-law, Jacqueline Fertell; numerous nieces and nephews. She was the beloved wife of the late Charles Rosenblum; loving sister and sister-in-law of the late ...…
…DETROIT JEWISH NEWS 32255 Northwestern Hwy. Suite 205, Farmington Hills, MI 48334 248-354-6060 thejewishnews.com FEBRUARY 2 • 2023 | 7 The Court found in favor of TWA. In so doing, it famously provided the following gloss on how far employers were required to extend themselves when it came to religious accommoda- tions: “To require TWA to bear more than a de minimis cost” — that is, a trivial or minor cost — “in order to give Hardiso...…
…Looking Back From the William Davidson Digital Archive of Jewish Detroit History accessible at www.djnfoundation.org 70 | FEBRUARY 2 • 2023 The ‘Other’ Jerome Horwitz T his Looking Back column began as a case of mistaken identity. I probably should not admit this, but after reading an article about the Yiddishkeit of the famous Jewish comedians of the 1930s-1940s, the Three Stooges — Moe (Moses Horwitz), Curly (Jerome Horwitz) and La...…
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…8 | FEBRUARY 2 • 2023 PURELY COMMENTARY insight How the U.S. Views the New Netanyahu Government W hen U.S. Ambassador Tom Nides sat down for an inter- view with the Times of Israel shortly after arriving in Jerusalem a year ago, he explained that his role would be to “keep things calm” in the face of “irritants” that risk upending the U.S.-Israel relation- ship. Throughout the course of 2022, Nides appeared to succeed in that effor...…
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