…60 | MAY 11 • 2023 DANA BASH/JOHN KING & WOLF BLITZER, MORE BEL POWLEY AND FOOL ’S PARADISE On April 27, it was announced that CNN cor- respondent Dana Bash, 51, would take over as the anchor of Inside Politics, a daily CNN program. Bash wasn’t happy, however, when the Los Angeles Times headlined this news with this original headline: John King Exits CNN’s ‘Inside Politics’ for New Role. His Ex-Wife Dana Bash Will Succeed Him...…
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…64 | MAY 11 • 2023 HELEN CHARNEY, 97, of Farmington Hills, died May 2, 2023. She is survived by her children, Jeff (Catherine) Charney, Susan (Michael) Feldman and Jennifer Charney; loving grandchildren, James (Hsing) Charney, Rebecca (Anikat) Shah, Matthew (Melissa) Feldman and Sarah (Chris) Olson; great-grandchildren, Audrey, Amelia, Emma and Kira; many other loving family members and friends. Mrs. Charney was the beloved...…
…MAY 11 • 2023 | 65 ESTELLE GLADSTONE, 90, of Farmington Hills, died April 29, 2023. She is survived by her children, David Gladstone and Susan Jaber, Nancy and Dianna Gladstone; grandchildren, Max (Sam Cacace) Kirn, Aaron (Ella) Kirn, Shayna Gladstone, Stephanie Gladstone, Danni Romas; great-grandchildren, Lucas and Hope. Mrs. Gladstone was the mother of the late Lorrie Kirn. Interment took place at Clover Hill Park Cemetery ...…
…OBITUARIES OF BLESSED MEMORY 66 | MAY 11 • 2023 GREGG HERMAN, 68, of West Bloomfield, died May 4, 2023. He is survived by his wife, Cathy Herman; daughter and son- in-law, Emily and Alex Horn; sons and daughters-in-law, Jeffrey Herman and Nicole Barvie, Daniel Herman and Katie Holland; parents, Arlene and Morton Herman; grandchildren, Zachary Horn, Victoria and Natalia Herman; brothers and sisters- in-law, Ron and Sharon Herm...…
…MAY 11 • 2023 | 67 GORDON L. HOLLANDER, 84, of Farmington Hills, died April 29, 2023. He is survived by his children, Dan (Emily) Hollander and Sandra (Greg) Murphy; dear brother and sister-in-law, Harvey and Kimberly (Fodero) Hollander; sisters and brother-in-law, Bernice Brenner, Ella and Jerry Modell; loving grandchildren, Kayleigh (Dan) Pylar, Kelsy Murphy, McKenzie Murphy, Arianna Hollander and Jacob Hollander; great-gra...…
…OBITUARIES OF BLESSED MEMORY 68 | MAY 11 • 2023 Kovinsky. Interment was at Clover Hill Park Cemetery. Contributions may be made to Congregation Beth Shalom, 14601 Lincoln, Oak Park, MI 48237, congbethshalom.org; JARC, 6735 Telegraph, Suite 100, Bloomfield Hills, MI 48301, jarc.org; Zionist Organization of America, 633 Third Ave., Suite 31-B, New York, NY 10017, zoa.org; or to a charity of one’s choice. Arrangements by Ira Kauf...…
…MAY 11 • 2023 | 69 member of Temple Beth El, a longtime member of Franklin Hills Country Club, a Club Champion, and a six-time Club Champion finalist. He was formerly chairman of the board of Grinnell Brothers Inc., a 63-store music store chain, and executive vice president of Rose Jewelry Company. David became a successful real estate developer later in his life. He was proud that his creativity through real estate development...…
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…Looking Back From the William Davidson Digital Archive of Jewish Detroit History accessible at www.djnfoundation.org 70 | MAY 11 • 2023 Sweets for Mom M other’s Day is Sunday, May 14. So, I thought I would write about two types of sweeties this week: our moms and candy! Mother’s Day has a large presence in the William Davidson Digital Archive of Jewish Detroit History. A search for the term “Mother’s Day” raises 3,612 pages that ment...…
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…10 | MAY 4 • 2023 PURELY COMMENTARY W hen I read about the arrest of American Jewish Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich in Russia on March 29, my mind went back to the 1980s. In July 1985, I went to visit Abe Stolar. Abe was well into his 70s. We bonded immediately, two American Jews, me listening to his stories intently, in his native Chicago accent. The strange thing is that I was not visiting Abe and his wife, Gi...…
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…14 | MAY 4 • 2023 I n Judaism, we often hear the expression “may his or her memory be a blessing” when someone passes away. I don’t recall where I first heard it, but someone once told me that as long as we continue to remember those who have since passed on, they remain alive. It’s only when we forget, that people — and eventually memories — begin to slip away. It’s a guiding principle, along with the Jewish belief to honor ...…
…MAY 4 • 2023 | 15 THE FIGHT FOR PUBLIC ACCESS These records come from two primary sources: the Ukraine archives themselves and the sprawling Wikisource library that Ukraine genealogist Alex Krakovsky has put together in recent years and months. This library includes nearly 3,000 metric books, indexes, name lists, revision lists and censuses of the Jewish population in Ukraine that Krakovsky and his team have scanned and uploaded. Th...…
…16 | MAY 4 • 2023 that provides crucial information about a person or a family. This can include approximate date of birth, location and even social class. Berenson receives the records in typed Cyrllic, reviews them and then puts them through a system developed by a JewishGen volunteer named Logan Kleinwaks that will change the documents into English and load them onto the JewishGen server with just two clicks. For Berenson, who...…
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…18 | MAY 4 • 2023 OUR COMMUNITY E very year, the Jewish Bar Association of Michigan (JBAM) honors a high-achieving law student with a scholarship prior to his or her final year of law school. This year, the winner boasts a strong voice — not only as a legal advocate, but as an accomplished a cappella and synagogue singer. Loren Shevitz, a second-year law student at Wayne State University, has been awarded JBAM’S $1,500 Charles J. Cohen...…
…MAY 4 • 2023 | 19 AT HOME AT WSU For Shevitz, it was a slam dunk to return to Michigan and go to Wayne State. “I always consid- ered Michigan home, and I have roots at Wayne State and law in Michigan going back genera- tions, ” he said. “My father, Henry Shevitz, a medical doctor, did his graduate studies at Wayne, and my late mother, Susan, and her two sisters were Wayne alumnae. My mother’s father taught at the WSU School of Medic...…
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…20 | MAY 4 • 2023 Bright Spirit OUR COMMUNITY Catching up with Rebecca Rosen, two decades after her JN debut. JACKIE HEADAPOHL EDITORIAL DIRECTOR …
…MAY 4 • 2023 | 21 t’s been almost 22 years to the day since the Detroit Jewish News intro- duced then Rebecca Perelman, a 24-year-old medium, to the Metro Detroit Jewish community in a cover story titled “Spiritual Messenger. ” Since that time, Rebecca Rosen has gone on to build a worldwide reputation as a spiritual medium, speaker and author of four books. She’s been seen on national TV shows such as Extra, Nightline and The Rachel ...…
…continued from page 21 22 | MAY 4 • 2023 recently written a book on a similar topic. “I thought it would be of interest to our readers, ” Zimmerman said. “ And, boy, was I right. After that story came out, our phone was ringing off the hook with people who wanted to get in touch with her. ” WELCOME TO EARTH SCHOOL Rosen describes herself as “an ambassador between the spirit world and our day-to-day world — relaying wisdom and insigh...…
…MAY 4 • 2023 | 23 continued on page 24 before we were born, and it’s up to each of us to unravel the meaning at the heart of them. ” The third lesson is “I am sup- ported. I am surrounded. ” She said it’s hard to accept on a conscious level that there is a reason for life’s struggles and tragedies. “Know that you are not alone. We all have a spirit team made of our guides, angels and deceased loves ones, as well as a ‘ground crew, ’...…
…24 | MAY 4 • 2023 OUR COMMUNITY reach out to Spirit and connect with loved ones on the other side, Rosen said. “We all have the gift to a certain degree. It’s like a mus- cle that requires development. Meditation helps. It gets you out of your mind and ego so your intuitive senses can start work- ing. It takes practice and faith and trust. ” For those still working on our own intuitive skills, a reading with someone like Rosen can ...…
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…W hen Cantor Michael Smolash was tasked with booking the 2023 Laker Concert, he knew that Dan Nadel from B’Nai Jeshurun in New York would be a natural fit for Temple Israel and the Greater Detroit Jewish community. And the show, “Like a Rolling Stone — Bob Dylan’s American Mythology, ” is free and open to the public on Sunday, May 7, at 4 p.m. The concert is sponsored in loving memory of Sarah and Harry Laker, who through t...…
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…OUR COMMUNITY “D onating a piece of artwork each year for the ORT auction has always been a creative artistic challenge, ” says Lisa Spindler, a veteran contributing artist of ORT and the City. “The most rewarding and important part is knowing that the money raised from this auction is going to provide opportunities for students in great need of support to follow their education. Through the piece I created this year, I hope to in...…
…MAY 4 • 2023 | 29 Art Your Heart Out Coffee House is a community engagement program for experienced adults to share in expert led, enriching discussions. Join us for great conversation, food and connection! LEARNING COMMUNITY Host Committee: Joy and Allan Nachman • Sharon Alterman David Broner • Richard J. Burstein • Lynda Giles Barbra Giles • Wendy Handler • Betsy Kellman Susan Kozik Klein • Barbara Kratchman Sharon Lipton • Dottie an...…
…MAY 4 • 2023 | 3 PURELY COMMENTARY 4-12 Essays and viewpoints. OUR COMMUNITY 14 A Race Against Time One million Ukraine family history records will be available on JewishGen by summer. 18 In Tune with the Law Honored WSU law student strikes all the right chords. 20 Bright Spirit Catching up with Rebecca Rosen two decades after her JN debut. 24 Genesee County Marks Education Day Sheriff echoes the Rebbe’s call ...…
…30 | MAY 4 • 2023 OUR COMMUNITY A t a packed governor’s mansion last month, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer hosted a “Freedom Seder” for the second consecutive year. I had the pleasure of participating, along with Lt. Gov. Garlin Gilchrist and an intimate group of Black and Jewish community leaders. Throughout the evening, we retold the story of the Exodus while interweaving parallel themes of freedom through the lens of the Blac...…
…using a customized Haggadah written for the occasion. Each of the 28 participants read a section while sitting at a long dining room table. Gov. Whitmer recited “First They Came” by German Pastor Martin Niemöller, the anti- apathy poem displayed at Yad Vashem in Jerusalem. Others read selections from Harriet Tubman and Martin Luther King Jr., along with traditional seder standards of prayers, texts and songs, including “Go Dow...…
…32 | MAY 4 • 2023 OUR COMMUNITY A ndrew Doctoroff isn’t sure if he pursued law because he was being “uncreative” or to follow in his father’s footsteps, but he imagines it’s a combination of both. The late Judge Martin Doctoroff was a prominent Metro Detroit attorney and litigator who gained his reputation in town as being one of a few divorce attorneys who also specialized in mediation. “I think either consciously or subcon- sciou...…
…MAY 4 • 2023 | 33 as an adjunct professor at University of Detroit Mercy from 2008-2012, and then at University of Michigan Law School from 2018 onwards, where he continues to teach today. At the latter, he created the course “21st Century Infrastructure: The Lawyer’s Role, ” which covers infrastructure history and related legal and ethical issues. MAKING A PIVOT As a topic he’s now intimately familiar with, Doctoroff put his high-pr...…
…OUR COMMUNITY I recently had the opportunity to volunteer with 826 Michigan in a kindergarten class- room at University Preparatory Academy — Mark Murray Campus in Detroit. A friend spoke highly of this organization, and when I reached out to learn more for this column, I was invited to join them to help facilitate their “Word Collectors” curriculum. Our group leader, Denise, read The Word Collector by Peter H. Reynolds to a classro...…
…MAY 4 • 2023 | 35 New Class from Bais Chabad Dreams, Ghosts, Spirits, the Afterlife … What’s the Jewish take on these topics? Join Bais Chabad for a fascinating voyage into the superstitious and supernatural. This four-part series is sure to pique your curi- osity and provide knowledge from Jewish texts that many don’t even know exist. Classes are taught twice weekly by Rabbi Shneur Silberberg, Sunday morning and Wednesday evenings, in pe...…
…OUR COMMUNITY T he heart of Hillel Day School has been permanently transformed, thanks to the mural work by Israeli artist Solomon Souza. The 16-foot mural depicts the prominent Zionist Theodor Herzl and a female pioneer, or chalutzah, monochromat- ically painted in shades of blue and high- lighted in shades of gold, gazing out over Jerusalem, often called the City of Gold. This incredible permanent mural by the talented Souza is bas...…
…MAY 4 • 2023 | 37 core Jewish values come to life through our strong arts program,” said Dr. Darin Katz, Head of School at Hillel Day School. When looking at the mural (from left to right), viewers will see Theodor Herzl: the Father of Modern Zionism, the visionary for the Jewish State and the organizer of the Zionist Congresses. In the middle is a landscape of the city of Jerusalem — including the Old City’s Jaffa Gate, traditional ...…
…38 | MAY 4 • 2023 I believe camp is the best gift a parent can give to a child, and I am so happy to be a part of sending kids to Tamarack. ” These inspiring words of Doreen Hermelin, this year’s Send a Kid to Tamarack (SK2T) Community Leader hon- oree, are a testament to the vital role sum- mers at Tamarack Camps have on the lives of children and the value of making camp financially acces- sible to all. She will be honored at Nigh...…
…MAY 4 • 2023 | 39 faces&places On April 2, high school students from Frankel Jewish Academy’s Finance Club partnered with JARC, a nonprofit organi- zation serving adults with developmental disabilities in Metro Detroit, to host a “Fun with Finance” event. The event took place at the Max M. Fisher Federation building and was attended by 15 people JARC serves and 12 students. The participants engaged with one another by splitting into...…
…4 | MAY 4 • 2023 essay Weather Notes O ne of the most talked about subjects seems to be the weather. It is usually too hot, too cold, too wet, too dry … rarely is it just right. Are you aware, however, that some people are not happy to just talk about the climatic conditions; they have put their observations to music. As a result, there are many songs with weather conditions in the title. “Stormy Weather” is one that many wi...…
