…FEBRUARY 16 • 2023 | 55 CLASS OF 2022 JENAE LODEWYK CLASS OF 2022 NALANI RENTA-VILLANUEVA CLASS OF 2019 GUS NAVARRO CLASS OF 2021 SIMON MOURANI CLASS OF 2016 RAJ CHHAYA CLASS OF 2022 KIANNA MATEEN CLASS OF 2011 TERONTO ROBINSON, M.D. CLASS OF 2015 CHRISTINA GUSTIN W A R R I O R S T R O N G Every year, Wayne State University graduates start making an impact the moment they earn their diplomas. That’s because a Wayne State education c...…
…56 | FEBRUARY 16 • 2023 experiences and to discuss our thoughts and insights with one another. These discussions were incredibly valuable and helped us build a sense of community and solidarity with one another. One of the biggest challenges of the trip was dealing with cultural differences and navigating new environments. However, the group was up to the challenge and, through a creation of mutual respect, we were able to na...…
…FEBRUARY 16 • 2023 | 57 F rom Jan. 23-27, more than 450 students, faculty and communi- ty members celebrated Central Michigan University’s first Jewish Heritage Week. The events were held the week leading up to International Holocaust Remembrance Day to honor the lives of those who perished and those who survived, and to educate CMU’s community on how they can be allies in uplifting Jewish voices today. This dynamic week of program...…
…58 | FEBRUARY 16 • 2023 continued from page 57 The first event was a program focusing on issues of antisemitism. We began by sharing personal expe- riences of antisemitism faced on campus, then speaker Maddi Jackson, manager of the Israel Action and Addressing Antisemitism Program at Hillel International, high- lighted antisemitism from a broader perspective, train- ing more than 115 people how to identify and address antisemiti...…
…FEBRUARY 16 • 2023 | 59 A year ago, if someone had told me I would be studying civil engineering and playing soccer at Lawrence Technological University (LTU), it would have been hard for me to believe. When I first saw LTU’s campus, I was shocked by the amazing architecture. Additionally, the stadium where I get to play soccer is absolutely breathtaking. My hometown, Alfe Menashe, Israel, is a small and modest town with ...…
…6 | FEBRUARY 16 • 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: D...…
…An action shot from the LTU Blue Devils soccer team. However, coming to study at LTU was hard at first. I experienced some culture shock, and it took time to adapt to the new mix of people and formalities here in the USA — there is a very different mindset. At times, it has been difficult to balance homework, studying and playing soccer. Also, I had to learn a different style of play, but I picked up the techniques from my coache...…
…FEBRUARY 16 • 2023 | 61 MAZEL TOV! NOV. 14, 2022 Tali (Jensen) and Justin Hurst of Warrenton, Virginia, joyously announce the birth of their daughter, Mira Summer. Mira is the beloved great-granddaughter of Malka Subrin, and she is named in loving memory of great- grandfather Mayer Subrin and great-great- grandfather Anthony Summers. Tali is the daughter of Rachel Subrin and David Jensen of Beverly Hills, Mich.; and Justin is the son ...…
…62 | FEBRUARY 16 • 2023 T he Talmud (Shabbat 31a) teaches that the very first question we are asked when our souls leave this world, when we account for our lives before our Creator, is, “Did you deal with people faith- fully [b’emunah]?” Emunah — faith — is typically understood as faith in God, in an all-knowing, all-powerful, wholly benevolent Creator who is the source of all things. But what might it mean to have faith in ...…
…FEBRUARY 16 • 2023 | 63 As the Book of Devarim says, “Justice, justice you shall pur- sue. ” Establishing a framework of laws that fosters justice, truth and peace requires real active commitment and dedication. The Ramban takes this con- nection between the civil laws and the Ten Commandments further. He says that the civil laws are specifically linked to Commandment No. 10, “Do not covet. ” The Ramban goes on to explain that these...…
…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...…
…FEBRUARY 16 • 2023 | 65 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...…
…66 | FEBRUARY 16 • 2023 I n an Oak Park home, there are two art studios. One belongs to Justin Bean, an abstract painter, and the other belongs to his wife, Emily Bean, a fabric sculptor. While his day job is with a nonprofit and hers is in advertising, their after-dinner activities take them into separate studios to work on current projects. To his surprise, Justin recently was con- tacted by the Art in Embassies program, establish...…
…FEBRUARY 16 • 2023 | 67 things like identity and topics like science, technology and culture. These are big abstract ideas but not necessarily a way to address those ideas without using an abstract visual lan- guage. ” LIFELONG ARTIST Bean, 38, who defines abstract art as liberating, started out as a youngster with artistry that was more representational. As he gained experience through schooling and displaying, the focus moved i...…
…68 | FEBRUARY 16 • 2023 RUDD IS ANT-MAN AND A DEAD ACTOR; SELLING THE MOON; NASTY CULT Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania is the fifth film in which Paul Rudd, 53, plays “Ant-Man” (AKA Scott Lang). It opens in theaters on Friday, Feb. 17. Here’s the essential Ant- Man info: Lang got Ant-Man powers via a suit created by Hank Pym, the original Ant-Man (played by Michael Douglas, 78). Lang’s compan- ion, Hope Van Dyne, AKA the Was...…
…FEBRUARY 16 • 2023 | 69 MUSICAL STAGED NOW-MARCH 12 Using music from great art- ists such as Bessie Smith, Duke Ellington, Johnny Mercer and Harold Arlen, Blues in the Night tells of the sweet, sexy and sorrowful experiences three women have with the lying, cheat- ing, snake-of-a-man who wrongs them. At Meadow Brook Theatre on the cam- pus of Oakland University in Rochester. Info: call the box office at 248-377-3300. MUSIC EVENT ...…
…FEBRUARY 16 • 2023 | 7 DETROIT JEWISH NEWS 32255 Northwestern Hwy. Suite 205, Farmington Hills, MI 48334 248-354-6060 thejewishnews.com T he heartbreaking images coming from Turkey and Syria should serve as a warning to Israel, too. Experts stressed that it’s not a matter of “if” Israel is heading for The Big One, but a question of “when” it will happen. While Israel is always ready to rush to the scene of a foreign natural disa...…
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…72 | FEBRUARY 16 • 2023 SPOTLIGHT T he Zekelman Holocaust Center (The HC) in Farmington Hills will host a virtu- al event regarding the documentary Getting Away with Murder(s) on Feb. 19 at 7 p.m. British filmmaker David Wilkinson’s documentary focuses on how nearly 1 mil- lion people who carried out the unprovoked murder of untold millions of people in 22 countries during the Holocaust were never prosecuted. Jews, Poles, Rus...…
…HELEN BERNSTEIN, 90, of Southfield, died Feb. 7, 2023. She is survived by her husband, Irving Bernstein; son and daughter-in-law, Dr. Mark and Debra Bernstein of Farmington Hills; daughter and son-in-law, Linda and Gerald Smith of Whitehall; brother and sister- in-law, Barry and Thea Fish of Ann Arbor; grandchildren, Jason Fuller, Jacob and Randi Doney, Joseph Doney, Brian Bernstein, Eric and Erica Bernstein, Marissa Bernstein;...…
…74 | FEBRUARY 16 • 2023 continued from page 73 OBITUARIES OF BLESSED MEMORY Ferndale. Contributions may be made to the Himalayan Cataract Project, to Food Life Line of Seattle or to the ALS Association. Arrangements by Dorfman Chapel. SUSAN B. COHEN, 80, of Waterford, died Feb. 2, 2023. Mrs. Cohen was a dedicated member of the St. Joseph Mercy Boosters and a major fundraiser for Eaton Academy. She is survived by her childre...…
…FEBRUARY 16 • 2023 | 75 continued on page 76 Center, Huntington Woods Park & Recreation and at Oakland Community College for 11 years. She also had a studio in Bloomfield Hills. Mrs. Dosie is survived by her beloved husband, Kenneth (Ken) Dosie; chil- dren, Bonnie (David) Pollack and Ross (Aurea) Dosie; grandchildren, Mitchell (Amy) Pollack, Bradley Dosie and Laurie Dosie; great-grandchild, Jordan Pollack; siblings, Bernie (Mar...…
…76 | FEBRUARY 16 • 2023 continued from page 75 OBITUARIES OF BLESSED MEMORY Contributions may be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Arrangements by Dorfman Chapel. NORMAN HEARSHEN, 81, of Southfield, died Feb. 3, 2023. He is survived by his children, Arlene (Steven) Schreiber and Marcy (Eric) Cameron; grandchildren, Jason (Stephanie) Schreiber, Ellie Schreiber, Kim Schreiber, Kyle (Emily Iloff) Cameron, Kevin Cam...…
…FEBRUARY 16 • 2023 | 77 and expressions of sympathy for the Kerin family may be shared at starofdavidfunerals. com. ALICE LEPSETZ, 73, of West Bloomfield, died Feb. 3, 2023. She is survived by her husband of 45 years, Steven Lepsetz; son and daughter-in-law, Neal and Alexa Lepsetz; daughter and son-in-law, Deborah and Matthew Schiering; grandchil- dren, Zoey Schiering, Avner Lepsetz and Zander Schiering; sisters-in-law and broth...…
…Looking Back From the William Davidson Digital Archive of Jewish Detroit History accessible at www.djnfoundation.org 78 | FEBRUARY 16 • 2023 Celebrating LOVE I t was Valentine’s Day this past Tuesday. For many of us, a time to recognize our love for our sweet- ies with gifts like candy, greeting cards, or — as some advertisements in the JN over the past 80 years indicate — cars, diamonds and gold jewelry. (I really hope Pam, my wife, w...…
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…8 | FEBRUARY 16 • 2023 essay A Dialogue is Needed on Judicial Reform W e have recently seen a host of harsh statements from opponents of the con- stitutional revolution being advanced by the Israeli gov- ernment. These denunciations, followed by counterattacks from propo- nents of judicial reform, have moved Israel a few steps closer to the abyss. The current atmosphere is combustible. In just the past few days, strident, dan...…
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…FEBRUARY 16 • 2023 | 9 opinion Is it Judicial Reform or a Bid for Unlimited Power? T he legal opinion pub- lished by Attorney General Gali Baharav- Miara systematically dis- mantles every assertion and justification put forward by the government in support of its radical judicial overhaul. In particular, Baharav-Miara shatters the facade of a com- parative basis for the “reform,” that is, the claims that the proposed changes wou...…
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…10 | FEBRUARY 9 • 2023 I srael is currently in the midst of an intense public debate as to whether judi- cial reforms proposed by the new government will violate the separation of powers. Let us take a basic look at the proposals, as they currently stand: 1. Judicial Appointments Committee. Israel’s Judicial Appointments Committee, which chooses Supreme Court justices, has nine mem- bers: Three Supreme Court justices, four po...…
…FEBRUARY 9 • 2023 | 11 would be if all 15 justices agree on it. 3. Legal Unreasonableness. The third part of the govern- ment’s current plan is to cancel the “legal unreason- ableness” determination, which the Israeli Supreme Court can use to cancel decisions made by the government if the Court determines that they are “extremely” unreasonable. In fact, the Court just did this, blocking the appoint- ment of a minister who was pre...…
…12 | FEBRUARY 9 • 2023 opinion Palestinian Refugee: ‘We Must Confront the Violence in Our Culture.’ E ven more shocking than the Jan. 27 Friday night massacre outside an East Jerusalem synagogue is that this assault on civilians peacefully praying in a sacred space has been not condemned but celebrated by Palestinians and their purported admirers as far away as Yemen. There is something deeply broken in a Palestinian street...…
…FEBRUARY 9 • 2023 | 13 UNRWA, which runs schools in the refugee camps, including much of the Gaza Strip, has contributed to the sick street culture with antisemitic education materials that include descriptions of Jews as “impure” and “inherently treacherous and hostile to Islam and Muslims.” The materials accuse Jews of attempting to murder the Prophet Mohammad and “defiling” the Al-Aqsa Mosque. Another factor is the lack o...…
…14 | FEBRUARY 9 • 2023 E veryone has a “rock bot- tom.” For Steve (only first names will be used in the story to maintain the anonymity of members), that was when he was called into a hospital room with a social worker and police officer after his wife had her second injury in a month. They asked Steve if he was abusing her. “It was the lowest moment of my life, ” Steve said. “I couldn’t believe that someone could think that of ...…
…FEBRUARY 9 • 2023 | 15 agendas … The meetings are self-governed, meaning they’re run by their own group mem- bers, people who are or who have been in a similar situation who share their experiences, strength and hope with each other, ” Rabbi Benny said. Members do not offer each other advice. The first of the 12 Steps is “we admitted we were powerless over alcohol — that our lives had become unmanageable. ” The second is “We ...…
…16 | FEBRUARY 9 • 2023 and peace. Dan and Andrea found some of what they were missing in each other; they married in 2005. “We understood each other in a deeper way, ” Andrea said. “We both understood and had been affected by alcoholism. At that point, we’d both been in the program for a number of years and spoke a common language.” They’ d learned from their mistakes and have each other by their side as they face the future. “Peopl...…
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…18 | FEBRUARY 9 • 2023 T he members of the Litenatsky family of Oak Park are this week’s honored volunteers. Led by the husband-and-wife team of Simcha and Adina, they are some of the most self- less, generous, hard-working, thoughtful people in the Detroit Jewish community. Along with their two sons and three daugh- ters, Simcha and Adina ensure so much gets done. In addition to their efforts at several synagogues and non- profi...…
…FEBRUARY 9 • 2023 | 19 “I give so much credit to OCC. I couldn’t be more grateful.” Discover how OCC helped Kalie Fishman discover a better path and a promising career. OAKLAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE STAFF K alie Fishman always thought she knew what she wanted to do with her life. As she started her freshman year in 2018 at a college in Detroit, she was convinced she’d get a degree in journalism and become a news anchor. “I alway...…
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…20 | FEBRUARY 9 • 2023 OUR COMMUNITY A pproximately 100 staff members from the Detroit Pistons organization visited the Zekelman Holocaust Center (The HC) on Jan. 24 for a day of education, connection and conversation. This was a follow-up to vice chairman of Pistons Sports and Entertainment Arn Tellem’s honor and speech at the HC’s Anniversary Benefit in November. Tellem oversees Pistons basketball and business operations as w...…
…FEBRUARY 9 • 2023 | 21 community in a positive way and bringing our community together. ” The day consisted of an emo- tional docent-led tour, a local Holocaust survivor telling her story and a panel discussion to highlight the importance of understanding and allyship between people of all races and religions. Sophie Klisman was the local Holocaust survivor who told her heartbreaking and inspiring story. The room full of Pistons ...…
…22 | FEBRUARY 9 • 2023 I n speaking with organizations after the New Year, I learned that January and February are often referred to as the “forgotten months” after the rush of vol- unteerism during the holiday season. It is crucial that we continue to step up and help where and when we can. Below you will find many opportunities to do just that. Get packing with NEXTGen Detroit and Repair the World Detroit at their ninth annual See...…
…FEBRUARY 9 • 2023 | 23 OUR COMMUNITY F armington Hills res- ident Mark Milgrom has had a deep con- nection with Israel, especially with the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit’s part- nership region, for decades. In March, Milgrom will be exer- cising that connection once again on Federation’s Motor City Mission. Milgrom first went on an Israel trip with his family when he was a teenager. He had a great experience but didn’t...…
…24 | FEBRUARY 9 • 2023 L ift every voice and sing, Till earth and heaven ring, Ring with the harmonies of liberty …” LaRiesa Croft’s voice lifted to the high heavens as she led the community in singing “Lift Every Voice and Sing” at the Second Baptist Church of Detroit, accompanied by Amy Davis Jackson on the piano. On Jan. 15, the hymn was sung as the community gathered to remember, honor and celebrate the memory, impact and ...…
…FEBRUARY 9 • 2023 | 25 any other church in the country.” She returned to the Second Baptist Church of Detroit 17 years ago. She shares that interfaith collabo- ration is critical toward developing solutions and consistent with King’s organizing, activism and leadership. “Solutions cannot be developed in isolation. We need to come together as equals and come up with solutions to what is going on in the world,” she said. Smith’s goal...…
…26 | FEBRUARY 9 • 2023 M ichigan State University Chabad’s new location in downtown East Lansing opened in time for the 2022 High Holidays in September to provide a more centralized location for the student population. Previously, Rabbi Bentzion Shemtov and his wife, Simi, ran all programming out of their house. Dubbed the “Jewish Spartan Mom, ” Simi Shemtov said the new location allows Chabad to accommodate more people for Sh...…
…FEBRUARY 9 • 2023 | 27 L oss is an unavoidable part of life, but that doesn’t make it any less devastat- ing. Having the right tools and support can make a difference as you move through your per- sonal journey. Jewish Family Service of Metro Detroit is providing a grief and loss support group where those in need will find comfort and camaraderie. This eight-session group, for women 60+, will be led by JFS licensed clinicians Mayi...…
