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…MARCH 17 • 2022 | 25 As featured on: Need Help with an IRS or State Tax Problem? Call the experts at 1-800-TAX-LEVY (829-5389) • Tax Liens • Collection Notices • Penalties • Unfi led Tax Returns • Audits Call us today to answer your questions or to schedule a meeting and say goodbye to those sleepless nights! 1-800-TAX-LEVY (829-5389) www.levytaxhelp.com We Listen …. We Care … We Help! HQ: 28400 Southf eld Road., Lathrup Village, M...…

…OUR COMMUNITY U kraine is home to some 350,000 Jews. Now, Chabad- Lubavitch is tapping its sprawling international network to help keep them safe during the Russian invasion. “We’re in touch very much with what’s going on in Ukraine, ” says Rabbi Kasriel Shemtov of The Shul-Chabad Lubavitch in West Bloomfield. “There is a very active effort right now of a very large pro- portion on many levels. ” The Shul is one of many Chabad loca...…

…MARCH 17 • 2022 | 27 “ A Chabad in Vienna offered to take in 1,000 refugees,” Rabbi Shemtov says as an example, one of many offers that have come through in recent days. DOING MITZVAHS FOR UKRAINE The quick and effective mobilization by Chabad, he says, leaves many people amazed, including himself. “It’s very heartwarming to see,” Rabbi Shemtov says. “We stand in awe watching these people doing things that seem superhuman, and...…

…OUR COMMUNITY O ver 100 Jews came together March 7 for the grand open- ing of the Chabad Jewish Community Center located in Auburn Hills. The event featured a ribbon cut- ting, building dedication, live music and a talk by Michigan Supreme Court Justice Richard Bernstein. More than two years after opening the Chabad Jewish Center of Troy, Rabbi Menachem and Chana Caytak took the next step in Fall 2021: signing a lease for the JCC a...…

…MARCH 17 • 2022 | 29 place that can unite them, and everyone can grow in their spirit and connection with community and God,” Shemtov said. “Every Jew has it within them, and all you need is to create a space and shine a light and everyone comes together. In a time like this when so much is happening around the world and everyone is con- cerned, this is what we need. We need unity of mind and unity of spirit. When we can care and b...…

…30 | MARCH 17 • 2022 OUR COMMUNITY F or 11 years, Emma Beach has been a member of the Girl Scouts, a youth organi- zation with more than 10 million mem- bers worldwide. The 14-year-old Rochester resident, like many other Girl Scouts, has made it a mission to help make the world a better place — a core building block of the Girl Scouts program. Yet for the teen, who is of Asian descent and grew up in a Catholic family, te...…

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…32 | MARCH 17 • 2022 A fter 50 years behind the counter of Detroit staple Hygrade Deli, Stuart Litt is retiring. Litt announced the sale of the business and building last March, and the deli’s sale was completed in December. The deli originally opened in 1955. Litt’s father, Bernie, bought the business in 1972. It’s known for its corned beef sandwiches, soups, chili and the deli’s signature sandwich, the Hygrade Reuben. The Hygr...…

…NEXT DOR O n the night of Saturday, Feb. 19, 26 young Jewish professionals attended an event with the University Musical Society (UMS), sponsored by Nicole and Matt Lester. The event included a pre-reception at the Bell Tower Hotel, with appearances by University of Michigan Hillel Executive Director Tilly Shemer, NEXTGen Detroit Director Tomer Moked and JFMD Shaliach Yiftah Leket. UMS president Matthew VanBesien provided a welcome sp...…

…MARCH 17 • 2022 | 35 This production offered a group of 14 musical theater stu- dents from the University of Michigan School of Music, Theater & Dance a different educational opportunity — the chance to perform alongside Broadway actors in a production led by a professional creative team, including Broadway director Sarna Lapine, music director Andy Einhorn, and lead actors Chuck Cooper (Tevye) and Loretta Ables Sayre (Golde). And did th...…

…S ince he was just 14 years old, Sruli (Michael) Klein has made it a mis- sion to help people. The CEO and founder of Klein’s Rentals, a resource that assists Jewish families in cre- ating a full kosher vacation experience, launched his first business in high school — a landscaping company. Before he was 15 and able to legally drive, Klein, now 26, hired two full-time employees. Later, he started a property restoration company to ...…

…“I thought about what I would need in a vacation and traveling with a large group, ” Klein says, noting that most of his clients travel in sizable groups of 20-45 people. “I tried to create a one-stop shop for a kosher traveler without having to compromise or miss on any aspect of their vaca- tion. ” Klein’s Rentals can help with all elements of vacation plan- ning, including finding a vaca- tion villa house to rent. The business, w...…

…I t was a long day at Ten Pin Alley in Tecumseh for the Frankel Jewish Academy bowling team. Frankel bowlers normally compete in the individual and team portions of the MHSAA regional tournament at Ten Pin over two days — individ- ual on Thursday instead of the scheduled day Saturday, and team on Friday, the scheduled day. But the Jaguars bowled only on Thursday this season (Feb. 24) because a snowstorm delayed the start of comp...…

…MARCH 17 • 2022 | 39 quick hits BY STEVE STEIN The roster is set. Twenty-three teen ath- letes will represent Detroit at the revived JCC Maccabi Games this summer in San Diego. The Maccabi Games were canceled in 2020 and 2021 by the JCC Association of North America because of the COVID-19 pandemic. “Not bad. Our allotment was 40 athletes, so we got more than 50% of that,” said Karen Gordon, Detroit’s delegation head, about the ...…

…up “probably because I was get- ting used to bowling a lot. “I actually liked bowling the individual and team rounds in the same day. It was fun, and we didn’t have to drive to Tecumseh twice (Tecumseh is about a 75-minute trek from Frankel).” Gordon finished 36th among 80 bowlers in the individual regional competition with 866 for six games. The 173 he rolled in his last game was his highest score of the six. The top 10 individual ...…

…MARCH 17 • 2022 | 41 Gotlib 100th S amuel “Sam” Gotlib D.D.S., was born Feb. 18, 1922, in Toronto, Canada. He lived in Flint for 70 years and in Florida for 30 years. He was married to Muriel (Effman) Gotlib, who died three years ago after 72 years of marriage. His chil- dren are Michael and Sylvia Gotlib of Arizona, Deborah and Jules Marks of Illinois, and Daniel and Joanne Gotlib of Southfield. He has numerous grandchildren and...…

…42 | MARCH 17 • 2022 MAZEL TOV! HOW TO SUBMIT ANNOUNCEMENTS Mazel Tov! announcements are welcomed for members of the Jewish community. Anniversaries, engagements and weddings with a photo (preferably color) can appear at a cost of $18 each. Births are $10. There is no charge for bar/bat mitzvahs or for special birthdays starting at the 90th. For information, contact Editorial Assistant Sy Manello at smanello@thejewishnews.com or (248) ...…

…MARCH 17 • 2022 | 43 SPIRIT It Is All Relative W hat do Brian Doyle-Murray, Frank Stallone and Joey Travolta have in common? You’re correct if you answered that they are talented show busi- ness personalities who have a more famous brother. Then there’s Tommie Aaron. He was a quite decent major league baseball player in the 1960s and early 1970s. Though Tommie Aaron didn’t merit induction into the Hall of Fame, his achiev...…

…T he institution of the haftarah — reading a passage from the prophetic literature alongside the Torah portion — is an ancient one, dating back at least 2,000 years. Scholars are not sure when, where and why it was instituted. Some say that it began when Antiochus IV’s attempt to eliminate Jewish practice in the second century BCE sparked the revolt we celebrate on Chanukah. At that time, so the tradition goes, public reading fro...…

…MARCH 17 • 2022 | 45 dispossessed wanderers home. When you see a person naked, clothe them: do not avert your eyes from your own flesh. (Is. 58:5-7) The message is unmistakable. The commands between us and God and those between us and our fellows are inseparable. Fasting is of no use if at the same time you do not act justly and compassionately to your fellow human beings. You cannot expect God to love you if you do not act lovingly...…

…Synagogue Directory CONSERVATIVE Adat Shalom Synagogue Farmington Hills (248) 851-5100 adatshalom.org Ahavas Israel Grand Rapids (616) 949-2840 ahavasisraelgr.org Congregation Beth Ahm West Bloomfield (248) 851-6880 cbahm.org Congregation Beth Israel Flint (810) 732-6310 cbiflint.org Congregation Beth Shalom Oak Park (248) 547-7970 congbethshalom.org Beth Tephilath Moses Mt. Clemens (586) 996-3138 bethtephilathmoses.com...…

…MARCH 17 • 2022 | 47 Shomer Israel Oak Park (248) 542-4014 godaven.com Shomrey Emunah Southfield (248) 559-1533 congregation-shomrey- emunah-105705.square.site The Shul-Chabad Lubavitch West Bloomfield (248) 788-4000 theshul.net Yagdil Torah Southfield (248) 559-5905 Young Israel of Oak Park (248) 967-3655 yiop.org Young Israel of Southfield (248) 358-0154 yisouthfield.org RECONSTRUCTIONIST Congregation Kehillat Israel L...…

…T he era of 1930s Detroit was a peri- od of extreme upheaval. The Great Depression, the worst economic disaster in American history, reigned for the entire decade. Heavily dependent upon automobile manufacturing, Detroit felt the ravages of the Depression more deeply than any other major city. Severe economic distress, however, was just one of many serious issues facing Detroiters: there were also dangerous threats from crime and...…

…MARCH 17 • 2022 | 49 doesn’t have a job and he is dis- gruntled, mad at the world. He also sees himself as a victim of a changing society that includes African Americans, Catholics, Jews and communists, along with a grudge against a wide range of recent immigrants. Grissom is a perfect recruit for the notorious KKK-like orga- nization in Detroit: the Black Legion. For the decade or so that the Black Legion existed, it had members i...…

…E xperiences gained during 20 trips to India and more times to Israel, joined with research gleaned from dozens of texts, enter into the pages of Susan Adelman’s third book, From Jerusalem to Delhi, through Persia (Gorgias Press), published this March. Adelman, a Southfield resident active with Adat Shalom Synagogue, is scheduling pre- sentations to intro- duce her book-ex- pressed impressions exploring interreligious connectio...…

…MARCH 17 • 2022 | 51 “This new book really is, in many ways, a meditation on the experiences I’ve had through many years of traveling back and forth to India and back and forth to Israel, ” said the author, whose husband twice yearly teaches aspects of patent law in Israel. “It also draws on the first two books because I learned a great deal about India in the course of all that time. ” The time frame covered in the book dates ba...…

…52 | MARCH 17 • 2022 SCHUMER’S NEW SERIES, WEWORK FIASCO, NEW SIT-COM Life & Beth is a limited series that will begin streaming on Hulu March 18. All 10 episodes will be released then. This comedy/drama stars Amy Schumer, 40, as Beth. Schumer also wrote and directed the series. The advance publicity doesn’t reveal that much. Here’s the gist of what it says. Beth is seemingly doing fine. She makes a good living as a wine dis...…

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…54 | MARCH 17 • 2022 BENEFIT CONCERT 7:30-10:30 PM, MARCH 17 Jewish Ferndale, 1725 Pinecrest Drive in Ferndale, will stage a benefit concert for Ukrainian refugees. Ethan Davidson will head- line local musicians playing various genres of music. Cost for admission is a donation to Ukrainian refu- gees at jewishferndale.com. A ’60S PURIM 5 PM, MARCH 17 At the Windsor Jewish Community Centre. Cost: $25 per adult; $18 kids 12 and olde...…

…MARCH 17 • 2022 | 55 personal moments. To reg- ister and receive a Zoom link, contact Jodi Gross, jgross@adatshalom.org or 248-851-5100. EVENING OF COMEDY 8 PM, MARCH 21 At The Ark in Ann Arbor: Suzanne Westenhoefer. Tickets: $25. After 25 years of groundbreaking, stereotype-shattering and brutally honest comedy, she’s not about to start pulling punches now. Enjoy a wild night of comedy. Info: theark.org. FRANKEL CENTER EVENT 4...…

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…CHARLES BENDER, 92, of Commerce Township, died Feb. 24, 2022. He is survived by his beloved wife, Sharon Bender; sons and daugh- ters-in-law, Bruce and Betsy Bender, Larry and Renee Bender, Jonathan Ocker; daughter, Stefanie Ocker; sister-in-law, Sandy Alfred; daughter-in-law, Kathy Bender-Slagen; brother, Marty Edelman; grand- children, Joshua, Melanie (Nick), Michael, Emily and Corey, Lindsey, Ben and Andrew; great-grandchil-...…

…continued from page 57 OBITUARIES OF BLESSED MEMORY 58 | MARCH 17 • 2022 Park Cemetery in Livonia. Contributions may be made to the Peritoneal Mesothelioma Research Foundation or to a charity of one’s choice. Arrangements by Dorfman Chapel. BARBARA DANN BERRY, 95, Bloomfield Hills, died March 5, 2022. While her family was the center of her life, Barbara was also an active and devoted member of several Jewish organiza- tions,...…

…continued on page 60 MARCH 17 • 2022 | 59 by his wife, Judy; daughter, Emily; many stepchildren and grandchildren; sister, Carol Irving (Kasmer); many nieces and nephews in Montana and Michigan. He was preceded in death by his parents, Eleanor Selik and Alex Kasmer; and his brother, Bob (Robert) Kasmer. Per his wishes, there will be no funeral services. JANET ROSENBERG LEINWAND, 85, of West Bloomfield, formerly of Tarrytown, ...…

…60 | MARCH 17 • 2022 continued from page 59 OBITUARIES OF BLESSED MEMORY Interment was held at Adat Shalom Memorial Park Cemetery in Livonia. Contributions may be made to a charity of one’s choice. Arrangements by Dorfman Chapel. JERRY ZABEL, a resident of West Bloomfield, died on March 9, 2022, at the age of 77. He is survived by his loving and devoted wife, Rochelle Zabel; daugh- ters and son-in-law, Marla (Jason) Golnick a...…

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…Looking Back From the William Davidson Digital Archive of Jewish Detroit History accessible at www.djnfoundation.org Ukraine and JN — A Long History H istory does not repeat itself, but at times, it sure does rhyme, ” says Mark Twain. In this respect, I’ve been thinking about Ukraine. The nation is a dominate topic in American and Jewish media. Ukrainians — Jewish and non-Jew- ish — are suffering as the Russian army wages an unprovo...…

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…$200 March 10-16, 2022 / 7-13 Adar II 5782 JEWISH NEWS THE DETROIT thejewishnews.com Ukraine Ukraine Standing with Family ties to Ukraine run deep in Detroit’s Jewish community. Read about their struggles and survival in a country under attack. See page 12 …

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…MARCH 10 • 2022 | 3 contents Mar. 10-16, 2022 / 30 Adar 7-13 Adar II 5782 | VOLUME CLXV, ISSUE 4 PURELY COMMENTARY 4-10 Essays and viewpoints OUR COMMUNITY 11 Stamp of Approval Farber Hebrew Day School earns accreditation. 12 Crisis in Ukraine Detroit Jewish community responds to Russian attack. 14 Let’s Talk About Ukraine 16 Trapped in Ukraine Pontiac business owner shares stories of employees trapped in Uk...…

…4 | MARCH 10 • 2022 essay “Our Beautiful City Is Being Destroyed” Stories from Kharkiv, Ukraine, in the midst of war. O n Feb. 24, we, like millions of others around the world, woke up to the horrible news that Russia had launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine. As I turned on the TV , I saw the names of Ukrainian cities where our family originated from, now in the path of the Russian army, flash across the screen: Kyiv,...…

…MARCH 10 • 2022 | 5 costing the equivalent of $40. Electricity and internet go in and out, so communication is scattered at best. It’s unclear how long men who are between the ages of 18 and 60, including my cousin’s husband, will be available to help with these duties. Martial law prevents them from leaving the country. They can be called into battle at a moment’s notice. Most, if not all, have no proper military training or exp...…

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…8 | MARCH 10 • 2022 PURELY COMMENTARY opinion Ukraine’s Jewish History Is Filled with Trauma T he first time I recall hearing someone describe a relationship akin to that between Eastern European Jews and the former Pale of Settlement was when my late African American uncle spoke of Mississippi. Many immi- grant groups in America — including those with roots in Ireland, Japan and Mexico — take pride in the lands they or th...…

…MARCH 10 • 2022 | 9 Bandera, made every effort to collaborate with Germany in World War II, including the murder of Ukrainian Jews. Though the OUN did break with Germany, this was not due to any opposition to German antisemitism, but to the German refusal to permit an independent Ukrainian state. PAST IS PROLOGUE. IT’S NOT DESTINY. It is no surprise that many Jews’ first instincts toward Ukraine’s latest push for inde- pendence ...…

…10 | MARCH 10 • 2022 opinion If Putin Loses, History Wins T he conventional wisdom is that Vladimir Putin’s naked aggression toward Ukraine is taking us back to more primitive times. Indeed, for most of human history, it was raw power that ruled. If a tyrant wanted something, he just took it. The establishment of international norms and institutions in the wake of World War II was an attempt to regulate and minimize this ...…