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…jews d in the continued from page 28 wife, Devorah, and today MARK-LIS FAMILY YOUNG they are the proud par- LEADERSHIP AWARDEE ents of Chaya Mushka, Steve Migliore is a native Menachem Mendel, Detroiter who grew up in Shmuel, Shayna and Aryeh Farmington Hills. His mother, Leyb. Pam, believed in the impor- In 2002, after spending tance of Jewish education a year in France, Yisrael and enrolled her sons, Steve Steve Migliore returned to direc...…
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…spirit torah portion Alleviate Want Y ou or your relative has grown impoverished, perhaps due to exceedingly punitive health care bills or unpayable college debt. What ought society do in response? Parshat Behar offers an answer. “If your brother is reduced to poverty,” begins Leviticus 25:25, either a family member should bail him out, if he is able; or his debt ought to be released in the year of the Jubilee. people will bring evil upon ...…
…arts&life books Learn, Express, Imagine ELIZABETH APPLEBAUM SPECIAL TO THE JEWISH NEWS Street art in Tel Aviv Poet Dina Routin will share her passion for poetry in two new classes at the JCC. Dina (right) with her parents, Simcha and Luba Bar-Menachem, during their visit in Michigan. details “Political Poetry or Poetic Politics?” runs at 7 p.m. on Wednesdays, May 24 and June 7, 14 and 21. The “Spring Poetry Club” runs at 6:30 p.m. T...…
…arts&life books Road Warrior From El Salvador to Arkansas, Jewish foodie Joan Nathan teases out stories behind kubbe, schneken and yucca latkes. SANDEE BRAWARSKY SPECIAL TO THE JEWISH NEWS W hen Joan Nathan wanted to learn to make kubbe (meat dumplings), she found a woman from Kurdistan who sat on the floor of her Jerusalem home every Friday and made them for 60 members of her family. Nathan is a master at tracking down the keepers of fa...…
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…continued from page 45 I like about Shabbat gatherings at our house is that you forget about the time and just relax.” Among the recipes included in King Solomon’s Table are, for post-Passover, a “Multi-Seeded Fennel-Flavored Challah”; “Delkelekh, Cheese Danish” pastries (great for Shavuot); and “Libyan Saefra, King Solomon’s Cake,” a dairy-free Sabbath cake infused with dates, cardamom, cloves and orange juice. And there’s “Gondi Kashi, Rice...…
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…on the go continued from page 49 Youth.” Student presenters will share six stories from Deborah Ellis’ 2004 book, Three Wishes: Palestinian and Israeli Children Speak. The stories give voice to youth struggling to make sense of living under conditions they had no part in creat- ing. At Birmingham Temple, Farmington Hills. $10 adult/free student. Info: 248-489-0005. monday, may 22 VIRTUAL PRESENTATIONS 11 am, May 22. Ben Opengeym presents M...…
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…jews d nosh in the on the cover eats | drinks | sweets The Sandwich Circus LANCE SABBAG E Chef Aaron Egan astern Market, just outside of Downtown Detroit, is a venerable institution. Since the original sheds were built in 1891, the district around them has changed dramatically, but the core has remained the same: good food, bought and sold, by people trying to make their way in life. On the south side of the Gratiot connector from I-75,...…
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…health Help Is Now Closer Patient with rare cancer finds care, support at Karmanos’ Weisberg Center. ELIZABETH A. KATZ SPECIAL TO THE JEWISH NEWS ABOVE: Jeff Levinson, center, is flanked by two of his friends, Howard Katz, left, and Marc Rosenzweig. All three men are members of Karmanos’ Men’s Networking Group, which provides support and information for men who have been diagnosed with cancer. 54 May 18 • 2017 F M.D., leader of the Mye...…
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…soul of blessed memory DORA ACKERMAN, 97, of Longwood, Fla., formerly of Detroit, died May 6, 2017. She is survived by her daughter and son-in-law, Leah and Jerome Freedman; Ackerman grandchildren, David and Audrey Freedman, Amy and Patrick Peck, and Dr. Jeffrey and Melissa Ackerman; great-grandchildren, Abby and Lilly Freedman, Elliot and Ian Peck, Spencer and Logan Ackerman; sis- ter, Clara Yarkony. Mrs. Ackerman was the beloved wife of th...…
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…Markovitz of West Bloomfield; daughter, Marie Markovitz of Troy; grandchildren, Tiffany Markovitz and Aaron Markovitz; sister and brother-in-law, Sandy Rotenberg and Hank Goldman; and friend, Elizabeth VouVakis. Interment was at Beth El Memorial Park Cemetery. Contributions may be directed to a charity of one’s choice. Arrangements by the Ira Kaufman Chapel. DAVID MATZ, 90, of Boca Raton, Fla., for- merly of Michigan, died May 12, 2017. He is...…
…soul of blessed memory continued from page 59 GLORIA STERNBERG, 91, of Farmington Hills died May 11, 2017. Ms. Sternberg is survived by her daugh- ters and sons-in-law, Joanne and Cary Levy, Sue and Larry Bogrow, Sternberg and Ellen and John Reinhardt; son and daughter-in-law, Larry and Karen Sternberg; grandchildren, Jason and Julie Levy, Laura and Paul Bednarsh, Stacie and Chris Pacini, Adam and Kim Bogrow, Jennifer and Ade Olowo, Neil an...…
…raskin 75 th an the best of everything niversary Ethnic Tableside Too Danny Raskin Senior Columnist Mon Jin Lau offers 10 different ethnic cuisines. ABOVE: Zoran Smolcic When he came to America from Croatia 30 years ago, Zoran Smolcic’s first job was as a waiter at the original Lelli’s Inn on Woodward, Detroit … Today, as general manager at Mon Jin Lau, 15 Mile and Stevenson Highway, Troy, he will sometimes be asked to again prepare ...…
…looking back From the DJN Davidson Digital Archive This Michigan Bell want ad for female high-school graduates is taken from the 1951 Cass Technical High School yearbook, one of the 1,800 books contained in the Jewish Historical Society of Michigan’s Yearbook Collection. The Michigan Bell Telephone Company, established in 1881, was one of the many licensed telephone switchboard companies of the American Bell Telephone Company. In 1951, calls...…
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…Detroit Jewish News n contents Online exclusive: • Cranbrook Academy of Art • Here’s To! May 11-17, 2017 / 16-22 Iyar 5777| VOLUME CLI, ISSUE 15 10 reflections spirit 4 42 43 44 mom’s best advice views 5-8 arts&life wandering jew 45 finds future of Detroit in the 46 safety squeeze 49 75 years of growth 49 59 29 lessons for growth Local author of Mothers to Mothers shares wisdom from global moms. 54 ‘a tremendous pre...…
…reflections petite essays Each month, we ask community members to weigh in on a single topic. This month, in honor of Mother’s Day: Mom’s best advice. To participate as a writer, email Keri Guten Cohen at kcohen@renmedia.us and put “essay” in the subject line. Enjoy! 4 HEIDI BUDAJ SHARI S. COHEN JOEL SHAYNE ROCHEL BURSTYN MARJORIE SAULSON My mom, Pat Balser, has lived her entire life in the South. All she taught me is tinged with a de...…
…views Ask Attorney Ken Gross about... Your Your Legal Financial Issues Issues the wandering jew Th e Future Of Jewish Detroit I n last month’s column, I claimed I Corwin Berman, tends to reshape “the found the future of Jewish Detroit, city’s topography to meet their needs but did not reveal what it was. and ideals.” Curious? Was it the big-hearted suburban Since my homecoming, I overheard philanthropists, billionaire entrepre- many a la...…
