…inside Detroit Jewish News n 34 March 7-13, 2019 1-6 Adar II 5779 VOLUME CLV, ISSUE 5 34 March 7 • 2019 3 jn VIEWS 5-8 JEWS IN THE D 10 Being Me Parental support is essential to teens within gender and sexual minorities. 16 Rising Stars! Seeking terrifi c teens. 18 New Digs! JARC relocates to Federation building in Bloomfi eld Township. 20 Day of Learning Limmud 2019 brings Jewish learners together. 26 Sports 28 ...…
…4 March 7 • 2019 jn $36/person. SPACE IS LIMITED and priority will be given to Temple Israel members. Register online at temple-israel.org/Avalon Questions? Contact Miriam Baxter at miriam@temple-israel.org or 248-661-5700. Young Adult Programming is supported by Marilyn & Walter Wolpin. Wednesday, March 27, 2019 Young women (20s-40s) are invited to join Rabbi Jennifer Kaluzny for dinner and drinks. Each participant will...…
…March 7 • 2019 5 jn A young rabbi, her father and 90-year-old great-aunt walk into a Coney Island. Sounds like the opening line to an old joke, but it’ s actually the beginning of a very humorous experience I had the plea- sure of witnessing last week during a visit to Detroit’ s one and only Lafayette Coney Island (LCI). A scene that could have been written for Seinfeld or Curb Your Enthusiasm. I had the privilege of being invi...…
…6 March 7 • 2019 jn The Jewish News aspires to communicate news and opinion that’ s useful, engaging, enjoyable and unique. It strives to refl ect the full range of diverse viewpoints while also advocating positions that strengthen Jewish unity and continuity. We desire to create and maintain a challenging, caring, enjoyable work environment that encourages creativity and innovation. We acknowledge our role as a responsible, responsive m...…
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…8 March 7 • 2019 jn views ADL.ORG M any American Jewish organizations generally refrain from commenting on Israeli electoral issues. The fact that so many felt they had no choice but to condemn the agreement to include Otzma Yehudit Party (Jewish Power) on a mainstream party list in advance of the April 9, 2019, national elections demon- strates the level of concern with which American Jews and pro-Israel groups view this develop...…
…March 7 • 2019 9 jn We are honored to welcome to Adat Shalom Synagogue Ra bbi J os e ph T e l us hk i n An Ame r i c a n r a bbi , l e c t ur e r , a nd be s t -s e l l i ng a ut hor SHABBAT MORNING, MARCH 1 6 9:00 a.m. Shabbat Morning Service 9:45 a.m. Shabbat Torah Study with Ruth Bergman 10:00 a.m. Soulful Yoga with Rabbi Shere 10:00 a.m. Mini Minyan with Hazz’n Dan 12:30 p.m. Rabbi Telushkin Will Lead a Post-Kiddu...…
…10 March 7 • 2019 jn RONELLE GRIER CONTRIBUTING WRITER Parental support is essential to teens within gender and sexual minorities. T oday’ s teens are under pressure like never before. Along with the age-old challenges of figuring out their identities, fitting in with peers and getting into college, social media has wreaked new havoc on their emo- tional well-being. Experts agree teens with strong family support have a better ch...…
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…12 March 7 • 2019 jn continued from page 10 jews d in the “ Akiva was trying to think of ways to make it work, but it wasn’ t going to — it was totally uncharted territory to them … davening and Jewish learning were gender-segregated, ” he says. “We all realized it wasn’ t going to work. ” His mother, Deb Kovsky, agreed. “We were told he could come back if he wore a skirt, took the girls’ classes, used the girls’ restroom and sat ...…
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…14 March 7 • 2019 jn continued from page 12 “I told my mom, ‘ I don’ t think I’ m a girl or a boy, and I think I want to change my name’ ,” Lee says. “She was very supportive but, at my middle school, they weren’ t as supportive.” Lee started a group at school to promote equality for those in the LGBTQ+ community but eventually changed high schools because they felt unsafe. “I realized I don’ t really fit in public schools,” says Lee...…
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…16 March 7 • 2019 jn Seeking Terrific Teens! Y oung people can be an underestimated bunch. But we think many of them are doing great things and making a difference in our community and in the lives of others. We bet you know some, too, and have already sung their praises to those you know. Now is the time to shine the public spotlight on young people in our community. The JN, the Jewish Community Center and the Youth Profession...…
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…18 March 7 • 2019 jn New Digs! JARC relocates to Federation building in Bloomfi eld Township. L ast Friday, March 1, JARC moved its office into the Max M. Fisher Federation Building on Telegraph Road in Bloomfield Township. Although not a Federation agency, the move allows the agency to downsize and be in closer proximity to other Jewish organizations in the building. JARC’ s Paul and Lois Katzman Administration Building on Nort...…
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…20 March 7 • 2019 jn F or Sue Birnholtz, Limmud Michigan is the biggest bargain in the metro area. “Once a year, we have the oppor- tunity to listen, learn, discuss, sing and socialize with our fellow Jews of all stripes from all over Southeast Michigan, from Torah scholars to atheists, from surburban retirees to young Detroit activists, from right- brain thinkers to left-brain artists, from dabblers to experts,” said Birnholtz of S...…
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…22 March 7 • 2019 jn Jewish Feminism T he Jewish Communal Leadership Program and the Frankel Center for Judaic Studies at the University of Michigan, along with the Jewish Women’ s Archive, have planned a series of con- versations March 13-15 on the role of Jews in American feminism. From 7-9:30 p.m. on Wednesday, March 13, at U-M’ s Museum of Art, there will be a welcome reception and screening of Heather Booth: Changing the World...…
…March 7 • 2019 23 jn The S e cre t World of Og Performed entirely by the Michigan Opera Theatre Children’ s Chorus Saturday March 23, 201 9 at 2:30 p.m. at the Detroit Opera House Tickets: $35 adults / $1 5 children / Box seats $50 This children’ s opera is an adaptation of a children’ s book by Canadian icon Pierre Berton, whereby a group of siblings venture into the subterranean world of the Ogs to rescue their baby brother. ...…
…24 March 7 • 2019 jn jews d in the An estimated 16 million adults in the United States, nearly 7 percent, expe- rienced a major depressive episode in the past year. Despite the prevalence of depression, this chronic condition continues to be underdiagnosed and undertreated. Kadima — a comprehensive resi- dential, therapeutic and social services for mental health agency — and the University of Michigan Depression Center (UMDC) will ...…
…March 7 • 2019 25 jn CelebrateISRAEL Design Donated by: www.WalkForIsrael.org Sunday, May 5, 2019 Bouncies, Israeli Music, Games, Food, Entertainment, Fun for the Whole Family! Community-wide Event Hosted by Adat Shalom Synagogue 29901 Middlebelt Rd, Farmington Hills, MI 48334 …
…26 March 7 • 2019 jn Greenberg Will Always Be No. 1 for Jewish Baseball Fans T he unthinkable will happen sometime this year. Ryan Braun will replace Hank Greenberg at the top of the list of career home runs hit by Jewish major league baseball players. Braun, 35, an outfielder for the Milwaukee Brewers, needs just 10 hom- ers to surpass Greenberg’ s total of 331. Greenberg remains an icon among Jewish baseball fans, especially in ...…
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…28 March 7 • 2019 jn FEB. 2, 2019 Esther and Jeff Selik welcome their daughter, Ella Rose Selik (Rochel). She was welcomed home by big sister Elena Shalom, and grandparents Linda Klein, Suretta and Alan Must, and Terri and Bruce Selik. Ella Rose is named after her great-grandmothers Rhoda (Rochel) Schwartz, Ellanore Bronstein and Rose Selik. Aria Daisy Dwoskin (Ahava Chaya) will be called to the Torah as a bat mitzvah on Saturday, M...…
…March 7 • 2019 29 jn R ose Gertrude Fink Freedman marked her 98th birthday on Feb. 18 with family, friends and caregivers at many lunches and dinners in her honor. An espe- cially wonderful dinner party to celebrate was held by her loving children, Michael and Nanci Freedman and Wendy Freedman, one evening at Eddie Merlot’ s Restaurant. Brenda, Doreen, Rena and Danae, her special caregivers; her loving sister, Sylvia Smaller; many, ...…
…30 March 7 • 2019 jn Rabbi Asher Lopatin Creating a Better World T he last portion of Exodus is perhaps the most dramatic and significant of the Five Books of Moses. Here are the two most significant events in the story of the Jewish people: being freed from bondage in Egypt and receiving the Torah at Mount Sinai. So, we expect a big end- ing. Instead, on the surface, are many details about the sanctuary and a few sentences abou...…
…March 7 • 2019 31 jn eretz T he two Young Israel synagogues in Metro Detroit reacted swiftly when the National Council of Young Israel (NCYI) president defended Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’ s invitation to have Otzma Yehudit (Jewish Power), a party with roots to Rabbi Meir Kahane’ s Kach party, join a projected coalition after the upcoming April 9 election. Jewish organizations in Israel and around the world exp...…
…32 March 7 • 2019 jn SANDEE BRAWARSKY SPECIAL TO THE JEWISH NEWS The Family Dani Shapiro’ s memoir Inheritance raises big questions about identity, nature and nurture. D ani Shapiro’ s Connecticut home has sepia portraits of her late father as a child and members of his distinguished Orthodox family on the walls, photographs she has known all her life. These faces have, in silence, supported her, spoken to her, even comforted her. ...…
…March 7 • 2019 33 jn Editor’ s note: This story was written by a local community member who prefers to remain anonymous. M y world, like author Dani Shapiro’ s, was upended by a DNA test, but my story takes place in Detroit. Like Shapiro, I learned that my beloved dad was not my biological father. Unlike Shapiro, the sperm donor in my case was Jewish, and he wasn’ t a medical resident arranged for by my mother’ s doctor. The sperm d...…
…SUZANNE CHESSLER CONTRIBUTING WRITER For Love of Music Local musicians fi nd various outlets to make music and friends. J onathan Hirsch and Charles Chomet are attorneys who enjoy playing instrumental music. Hirsch, a cellist, and Chomet, a violin- ist, met after separate auditions, held years apart, brought them into the Royal Oak Symphony Orchestra. During rehearsal breaks, Hirsch of Huntington Woods and Chomet of Berkley got to ...…
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…36 March 7 • 2019 jn AT THE MOVIES The first Captain Marvel comic book appeared in 1977. It was written and drawn by the team of Roy Thomas and Gene Tolan (1926-2011). The comic was unusual because the title character was a then-rare female superhero. Set in 1995, the first live-action Captain Marvel film, opening March 8, follows Carol Danvers (Brie Larson), a former U.S. Air Force fighter pilot, as she turns into one of the g...…
…March 7 • 2019 37 jn FRIDAY, MARCH 8 RESERVATIONS DUE Reservations are due for noon, March 13 Nosh Knowledge at NCJW, 26400 Lahser, Suite 306, Southfield. Dr. Mitch Parker, rabbi at B’ nai Israel in West Bloomfield, will speak on “Famous Jewish Women You Never Heard Of.” Cost: $10 for members; $15 for non-members. A dairy lunch will be provid- ed. RSVP to 248-355-3300. Ext 0. SHABBAT LIVE 7:30 pm, March 8. At Temple Kol Ami. TKA Choir...…
…38 March 7 • 2019 jn American Jewish politics. For directions or if you have a disability that requires an accommodation, contact judaicstudies@ umich.edu or 734-763-9047 WEDNESDAY, MARCH 13 DROP IN & LEARN 1 pm, March 13. At Beth Ahm, 5075 W. Maple Road, West Bloomfield. “Jewish Arguments, Then and Now,” a YouTube video of last December’ s Jerusalem Address lecture by Sir Simon Schama, delivered at the B’ nai B’ rith World Center in ...…
…March 7 • 2019 39 jn W hen you introduce an award-winning New York- born pizza expert to a Detroit-based pizza guru, the possibili- ties are endless. Bruno DiFabio and Tony Sacco have officially joined forces, bring- ing New York-style pizza to Detroit with the creation of Mootz Pizzeria + Bar. While DiFabio and Sacco hail from different culinary backgrounds, they ulti- mately bonded over their love of pizza. DiFabio began experimentin...…
…40 March 7 • 2019 jn First Read Edited Submit to Farago Final Submit for PDF: Editor Time Editor Time Round Farago 1 2 3 Notes Farago: Notes RenMedia: F oodies, hipsters and others are drawn to the creativity on display at Flowers of Vietnam restaurant in south- west Detroit. The area is best known for its notable Mexican eateries, but Flowers chef George Azar, 30, is nei- ther Vietnamese nor Mexican. He’ s a Palestinia...…
…March 7 • 2019 41 jn R ose’ s Fine Food is set up to be a long- time mainstay on Detroit’ s east side. Rose’ s delivers an ultimate gourmet twist on typ- ical American diner food. Located on 10551 E. Jefferson at Hastings St., there is a giant sign you cannot miss. The free-stand- ing building is adorned with a steel smoker out front emblemized with roses. The Detroit-chic diner occupies less than 1,000 square feet, leav- ing...…
…42 March 7 • 2019 jn F rom ancient Rome to modern- day Detroit, SheWolf will rock your taste buds. Opening late summer 2018, SheWolf Detroit is an Italian classic in the Detroit restaurant scene. If you were a fan of Larco’ s and Roma Café back in the day, this spot is its modern contemporary. Chef Anthony Lombardo and owners took research trips to Rome and Italy for inspiration. Rome’ s Roscioli Salumeria restaurant was one of the...…
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…March 7 • 2019 45 jn soul of blessed memory continued on page 46 RENA ANSTANDIG, 93, of Traverse City and West Bloomfield, died Feb. 26, 2019. Rena Perry was born in Akron, Colo. While working for Continental Airlines, Rena met her husband, John Anstandig, an Army corporal sta- tioned in Denver. They were married and returned to Johnny’ s hometown of Detroit where they started a family and shared a loving life together for more...…
…46 March 7 • 2019 jn continued from page 45 soul of blessed memory INEZ CANE, 92, of Bloomfield Hills, died Feb. 25, 2019. Ms. Cane is sur- vived by her daugh- ters and sons-in-law, Sugar Vogel, Candy and David Cuttner, Phyllis and Bob Pilcowitz, and Hilary and Edan King; grandchildren, Lauren and Randy Freedman, Ilissa Vogel, Sonney and John Berkowitz, Joey and Jenna Marcus, Loni Marcus and her fiance, Mike Burda, Alli and Adam...…
…March 7 • 2019 47 jn continued on page 48 ARNOLD “ARNIE” OLEINICK, 86, of Southfield, died Feb. 27, 2019. Active with Pinsker Aid Society and Yad Ezra, Arnie was also a member of B’ nai B’ rith. He is survived by his wife of 60 years, Sandra Oleinick; daughters and sons-in-law, Marcie (Kevin Goldstein) Oleinick-Goldstein of West Bloomfield, Debbie (Jeremy) Sheppe of Park City, Utah; son, Jeffrey Oleinick of Farmington Hills; br...…
…48 March 7 • 2019 jn soul of blessed memory continued from page 47 FELICE NADINE SHECTER, 83, of Farmington Hills, died Feb. 27, 2019. She is survived by her beloved husband, Harry Shecter; son and daughter-in-law, Mark and Concepcion Shecter; daughters and son-in-law, Jacqueline Shecter- Leitson and Marc Leitson, Pamela Shecter; brother and sister-in-law, Barry and Carol Sandrow; sisters and brother-in-law, Sara and David Ney...…
…March 7 • 2019 49 jn Danny Raskin Senior Columnist raskin the best of everything Brunch Bonanza! B ack in 1895 “merry ol’ England,” writer Guy Beringer came up with his thought of there being something for folks who drank heavily on Saturday evening having a light repast to eat on Sunday like tea and pastries … And he called it “brunch.” But jolly ol’ Guy never envisioned that some day it would be laden with oodles of goodies … a...…
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