…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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…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 ...…
…MARCH 10 • 2022 | 11 OUR COMMUNITY F arber Hebrew Day School (formerly Yeshivat Akiva) in Southfield, has been accred- ited for the first time by ISACS, the Independent School Association of the Central States. Farber provides general and Jewish instruction in a Modern Orthodox/Zionist context for 290 students from pre-kindergarten through high school. “This is a wonderful mile- stone in the history of Farber Hebrew Day School a...…
…T he Detroit Jewish community continues to watch in horror as Russian forces invade and attack Ukraine, and many people and organizations in the community are taking action and contributing in any way they can. Some members of the community have loved ones on the frontlines in Ukraine and are praying for their safety. It’s in these times the Jewish community becomes even closer and stronger than before. SOLIDARITY RALLY Noah Arbit,...…
…continued on page 14 MARCH 10 • 2022 | 13 Committee of Michigan organized the rally. Arbit made and brought a sign which read “Jews Stand with Ukraine” in English and Hebrew. The sign gar- nered a passionate response. “People just kept coming up to me, giving me hugs and taking pictures with my sign and saying thank you for coming and show- ing support,” Arbit says. “It made me feel good as a Jew, and I didn’t expect it, so I was...…
…ON THE COVER TOP: People from all over Metro Detroit gathered Downtown to show solidarity with Ukraine. continued from page 13 CAMPAIGN FOR UKRAINE In response to the crisis, the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit, working with the Jewish Federation of North America and their inter- national partners, JDC, JAFI and World ORT, opened a Ukraine Emergency Fund campaign to provide rescue and relief for the 200,000 Jews in Ukrain...…
…Jewish community — includ- ing vulnerable individuals in Ukraine and other countries of the former Soviet Union — for many decades, ” a Federation spokesman said. “While this situation is extremely urgent and dire, our response is consistent with the work we have always been doing and will continue to do on behalf of Jews everywhere. We are fortunate to live in such a generous community that can make a meaningful difference durin...…
…16 | MARCH 10 • 2022 A Pontiac business owner, originally from Kharkiv, Ukraine, is desperately trying to help his employees stuck in Ukraine. Vladimir Gendelman, 47, whose business Company Folders, Inc. has workers in his home country, is consulting with mil- itary personnel on the best ways to help them stay safe. They talked about “general terms of what happens during a war,” Gendeman explains. “What are the strategically good places...…
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…18 | MARCH 10 • 2022 continued from page 16 A third employee in Mykolaiv, another strategically poor area due to its proxim- ity to the Black Sea, rivers and bridges, was advised to leave, but couldn’t because of his elderly parents. “He stayed behind to take care of them, ” Gendelman says. For this employee, the situation is “loud.” Bombs, shots and other racket fill the area, but he’s still able to get outside for food and other su...…
…TOP: Demonstators in Detroit don the colors of the Ukrainian flag. continued from page 15 MARCH 10 • 2022 | 19 ment organizations, JFS will be working with other commu- nity organizations, churches and synagogues, donors and government organizations to support families escaping from Ukraine. Leonid Balabanov, JFS’ director of transportation and translation, is one of many with family members affected by the situation. Balabanov’s...…
…U krainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is drawing admiration from Jews who see him as a heroic figure. A few weeks ago, Jews outside of Ukraine knew Volodymyr Zelensky as the world leader on the other end of the “perfect phone call” that resulted in the impeachment of President Donald Trump. But now, after days of watch- ing Zelensky balance humor and gravitas while rallying his fellow Ukrainians to rebuff the Russian army invas...…
…MARCH 10 • 2022 | 21 One liberal Jewish activist suggested giving this shirt, produced by the rabbinic human rights group Truah, to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, who favors T-shirts. continued on page 22 victims of the Nazi genocide, lacked the bravery needed to survive, or that a Jewish pres- ident should be remarkable in a country where, not so long ago, more than 1.5 million Jews flourished. Those embedded meanings...…
…ON THE COVER continued from page 21 22 | MARCH 10 • 2022 “If Zelensky has now become synonymous with the blue-and-yellow flag of his country, it might signal an unexpected outcome of this con- flict that has found Jews feeling finally, improba- bly, one with a land that has perpetually tried to spit them out, ” wrote Gal Beckerman, the author of a book about efforts to liberate Jews from oppression in the Soviet Union, in The Atlantic...…
…MARCH 10 • 2022 | 23 OUR COMMUNITY H e was, in the words of an admirer, “born to be on the bimah,” but Cantor Earl Berris is enjoying his retirement after 23 years at Congregation B’nai Moshe in West Bloomfield. The cantor attended Mumford High before his family moved to Farmington Hills. They were members of Adat Shalom Synagogue. After graduating from North Farmington High, Berris earned two degrees at Wayne State Universit...…
…24 | MARCH 10 • 2022 and bring it into the future, ” which Berris did by welcoming women into the group, creating a new blended sound for “the singing congregation, ” he said. The choir was still going strong when he retired. Replacing Cantor Louis Klein, B’nai Moshe’s beloved long-time cantor, was a chal- lenge, but Berris already knew a lot of the congregants and immediately felt at home. He had a good working relation- ship wit...…
…MARCH 10 • 2022 | 25 F or 41 years, Alan Yost has been a building block of Adat Shalom Synagogue. The Farmington Hills’ synagogue’s long-time executive director, who is set to retire this month, has carried the con- gregation through equally successful and challenging times, laying the groundwork for future generations and Adat Shalom’s continued success. As of March 1, Michael Wolf is serv- ing as the synagogue’s new executive direc...…
…26 | MARCH 10 • 2022 Ukraine to meet with refuseniks, also attending a conference on Soviet Jewry in Brussels. “There was an incredible com- mitment on the part of this con- gregation to the Jewish people and to the State of Israel, ” Yost recalls of the mass exodus of Jews from the Soviet Union. Adat Shalom joined the move- ment in educating its members about the issues facing Soviet Jewry, initiating a “twinning” program where Metr...…
…MARCH 10 • 2022 | 27 A lisa Peskin-Shepherd has faced divorce issues within her own family, and they motivated a career interest in assisting others coping with marriage dissolution problems. In childhood, she was affected by divorce pro- ceedings entered into by her mother, a remarried widow. In adulthood, her professional goals transitioned from social work into family law. Gradually, after some 25 years in practice, Peskin- S...…
…business SPOTlight brought to you in partnership with B I R M I N G H A M H oward Ungerleider pursued a circuitous career path across the country and overseas on behalf of a single company, moving with his family nine times before becoming the president and chief financial officer of Midland-based Dow Inc. The journey resulted in an impressive resume and the qualifications for top-executive management. It also under- scored ...…
…We can’t help keep your car clean in winter. But we can help you save for a rainy day. B I R M I N G H A M Member FDIC MARCH 10 • 2022 | 29 commitments is his chair- manship of Business Leaders for Michigan, an economic leadership council consisting of CEOs and other top execu- tives of the state’s largest and most influential corporations. Business Leaders advocates for improving the state’s eco- nomic climate and prosperity by...…
…business SPOTlight here’s to 30 | MARCH 10 • 2022 DRIVING MICHIGAN’S ECONOMY FORWARD continued from page 29 gap with strong bipartisan measures to invest in degree and training programs with the goal of having 60% of the working population degreed or credentialed by 2030,” Ungerleider said. “(But) we must do more,” he said, “including removing barriers to work by invest- ing in childcare, broad- band access and affordable housin...…
