…MAY 2 • 2024 | 59 SCAN QR CODE FOR MORE INFO! LISTING DEADLINE: MAY 13, 2024 ISSUE DATE: MAY 23, 2024 WANT TO GIVE YOUR GRADUATING HIGH SCHOOL OR COLLEGE SENIOR A SPECIAL SHOUTOUT? You are invited to celebrate your high school senior with a listing in our Cap & Gown issue. Submit your senior’s accomplishments and future plans to be included, for FREE. DON’T LET YOUR GRAD BE LEFT OUT! 2024 94 | MAY 19 • 2022 continued on...…
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…60 | MAY 2 • 2024 J N A NEW SERIES BASED ON A BESTSELLER, THREE NEW STREAMING FILMS, AND MORE The Tattooist of Auschwitz is a six-episode, original series that premieres on Peacock on May 2. It is based on the real-life story of Lale Sokolov (1916-2006) and Gita Furman (1925-2003), who met in Auschwitz and, after the war, married and settled in Australia. Both were natives of Slovakia. Sokolov sat down with writer Heather Morr...…
…MAY 2 • 2024 | 61 J N FAMILY PICNIC NOON-2 PM, MAY 5 (SUN.) At Adat Shalom Synagogue in Farmington Hills. Celebrate spring with friends, food and fun. A variety of kids’ activities, including a bounce slide and face painting on our playground. A BBQ lunch will be provided. Free of charge. Open to the community. Register: jlive. app/events/7863. Inside if it is raining. FAMILY FUN 1-3 PM, MAY 5 (SUN.) At the Detroit Historical ...…
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… MAY 2 • 2024 | 65 J N JOAN BEHRMANN, 77, of Deerfield, Ill., died April 23, 2024. Ms. Behrmann is survived by her daughters and sons-in-law, Marcy and Jonathan Farrell, and Rebecca Behrmann and Joshua Rubin; son and daughter-in-law, Simon and Rachel Behrmann; grandchildren, Sammy Frank, Avi Frank, Amelie Rubin and Bailey Rubin; brother and sister-in-law, Larry Newman and Kristine Johnson. She was the devoted daughter of the...…
…66 | MAY 2 • 2024 J N Zachary Wittenberg, Jonah Wittenberg; great-grand- daughter, Basya Raizel Wittenberg. Eileen was the beloved wife of the late Sidney Bradley; lov- ing sister and sister-in-law of the late Francine and the late Aaron Higer. Contributions may be made to Jewish Hospice and Chaplaincy Network, 6555 W . Maple Road, West Bloomfield, MI 48322; or to a charity of one’s choice. A funeral service was held at Hebrew Me...…
…MAY 2 • 2024 | 67 J N Eddie was born in Detroit on Oct. 6, 1955, and grew up in Livonia. He attended Clarenceville High School and graduated from Michigan State University in 1979. He remained an avid Spartan fan his entire life. Eddie was outgoing, and he made friends easily with his zest for life and comfortable sense of humor. He loved music as well as playing and watching sports. A gifted bowler, Eddie bowled a perfect game o...…
…68 | MAY 2 • 2024 J N DORALEE LEVINE, 86, of Farmington Hills, died April 21, 2024. Mrs. LeVine is survived by her daughter and son-in-law, Elyse and Darrell Silber; grandchil- dren, Jaimee Silber and Alexis Silber; sisters-in-law, Mona Kaufman and Maxine LeVine; nephews and nieces, Ian LeVine, Monica LeVine, Robin Motisi, Peter LeVine and Kim Kaufman. She was the beloved wife for 56 years of the late Ronald LeVine; the cheri...…
…MAY 2 • 2024 | 69 FLORENCE LOVINGER OSTROW, 102, of Farmington Hills, died April 23, 2024. She is survived by her daughters and sons-in-law, Lindsay Lovinger and Bradley Williams, and Joanie and Robert Garvin; grandson, Joshua Garvin, and his fiancee, Jodi; many loving nieces, neph- ews, great-nieces, great-nephews and a world of friends. Mrs. Ostrow was the beloved wife of the late William Lovinger and the late Hyman Ostrow; the l...…
…DETROIT JEWISH NEWS 32255 Northwestern Hwy. Suite 205, Farmington Hills, MI 48334 248-354-6060 thejewishnews.com MAY 2 • 2024 | 7 J N mistake: This is dangerous language calling for violence. As we discussed at our seder tables, the Jewish people have endured so much more over the millennia. But when we sense a canary in the coal mine, we know that we must act. Messages of hate must not be tolerated. The university must intervene,...…
…70 | MAY 2 • 2024 J N Looking Back From the William Davidson Digital Archive of Jewish Detroit History accessible at thejewishnews.com A Four-Generation Baseball Tradition I t is springtime. How do we know? Well, I suppose, one can look at the calendar for the first day of spring or note that flowers are blooming and trees are budding. In Detroit, however, the official (unofficial) first day of the season is the home opener for the ...…
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…O n one of her shifts delivering Kosher Meals on Wheels, volunteer Evva Hepner walked up to a home, knocked on the door and announced why she was there. “The participant opened the door telling me: ‘You are angels on wheels, ”” recalls Hepner, 72, who lives in Farmington Hills. That sentiment is echoed by many homebound older adults, who can remain in their own homes because of the essential meals service offered by National ...…
…that everyone gets their meals, ” she said. During COVID-19, Hepner says demand for the meals dramatically increased, sometimes to 160 deliveries a day from the current average of 95, as older people were so frequently con- fined to their homes. Despite volunteers dealing with their own home-life concerns, there was never a day that deliveries were missed because of a lack of helpers to fill the 75 volunteer slots a week. “Many tim...…
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…10 | MAY 25 • 2023 OUR COMMUNITY Jewish War Veterans place flags on veterans’ graves in preparation for Memorial Day weekend services. ON THE COVER M emorial Day weekend is upon us, and I hope it’s not too late for you to add just one more activity to your holiday agenda. I suggest it will rival the barbecue, golf game or Tigers game you’re planning on attending. Dare I say, more gratifying than the great “patriotic” savings you...…
…MAY 25 • 2023 | 11 continued on page 12 JWV-MI volunteers who provided the labor of love in placing each flag. The activity never ceases to have an impact on him. “The reality, ” Reed said, “is that for each veteran’s gravesite there is a very personal story. ” There are stories from every era and every theater of war, some over a century old he’s found in his research. “I discovered a Jewish veteran who was born in Russia, ” Reed s...…
…taking of 92 prisoners and the capture of anti-tank and anti-aircraft weapons and two trucks. Sadly, just nine days later, on Sept. 21, 1944, Zussman was killed in action by a German mortar. JWV-MI Post 333 was instituted in 1945 to commemorate 2nd Lt. Raymond Zussman, later merging with Post 135 where, today, the Zussman name remains proudly affiliated. Each grave a story. Each grave a lost treasure. Each grave deserving to be reme...…
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…O n May 26, Temple Israel will celebrate its female rabbis and the women who helped pave the way for women in the rab- binate. Along with the Holy Sparks exhibit in the Goodman Family Museum, Temple Israel will unveil portraits of Rabbi Marla Hornsten, Rabbi Jennifer Kaluzny, Rabbi Jen Lader and Rabbi Arianna Gordon by paper-cut artist Isaac Brynjegard-Bialik, whose work was recently featured in the Goodman Family Museum. His ...…
…MAY 25 • 2023 | 15 what the Jewish world had to offer, and I just had no idea, ” Lader said. Even with that, Lader said she was still on the science track through college, majoring in pre-med at the University of Maryland. But she also started taking Jewish studies as part of her college curriculum. She said she had all of her “real classes” in science, but all her electives were in Jewish studies. At this time, a congregation n...…
…OUR COMMUNITY T he inaugural Jewish Agency for Israel North American Council (JAFINA) Leadership Dinner will celebrate Jane F. Sherman, who will be receiving the inaugural Max M. Fisher Award for the impact she has made to the local and global Jewish community. The event takes place on Sunday, June 4, at 5 p.m. at Knollwood Country Club in West Bloomfield. Sherman is the daughter of the late Max Fisher, the iconic Detroit- ar...…
…MAY 25 • 2023 | 17 T he annual meeting of JHSM (Jewish Historical Society of Michigan) will be held at Congregation Beth Ahm in West Bloomfield on Sunday, June 4, from 2-4 p.m. This year’s cele- bration honors 12 individuals, including nine who will receive a brand-new award: Outstanding JHSM Ambassador. This year’s ambassadors are the nine docents who give JHSM’s DIA: Jewish Connections art tours. Nearly 50 public and priv...…
…18 | MAY 25 • 2023 APPLE TREE EXTRA KAREN SCHWARTZ CONTRIBUTING WRITER S o back during Passover, God took the Jewish people out of Egypt. We told the story around our seder tables and started counting the days until Shavuot. Well, it’s here. After 49 days of counting, we welcome Shavuot, which begins Thursday evening, May 25, and runs through Saturday night, May 27. It’s the holiday that celebrates God giving the Torah to the Je...…
…Zeev, Lihi and Hilla Maine Dive On In! Looking to connect with this holiday? Aish Detroit’s Ayala Kohn offers a few things to try … • Read through the story of Ruth and talk with friends and family about the lessons you can learn from it. • Pick out some items at the store and donate to your local food pantry. • Focus on treating others with love, acceptance and respect. • Commit to something new — Ruth shows a lot of commitment (rea...…
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…MAY 25 • 2023 | 21 Name: _________________________________________________ Shavuot Q M J Z F C O M M A N D M E N T S G H P O P U E F R U I T P S K U O Q K O M I U C O S M O R A W H T F O L H L D O L N C I T H J E X A R P F E A I E Q S G T O B I Z U X V A J Z A R D S X G E R A U A V P J U D N Z R V A E F U T S I I N L A F O I J D N E Y R H B Z H K M N T W L T T T A I S G T S I N A I B A C I B C I J I N T I C E C R E A M X G K N M O ...…
…22 | MAY 25 • 2023 Our 2023 Annual Campaign closes on May 31, which is when we tally the total amount of funds available to distribute to our local and overseas partner agencies. Every dollar we raise before the campaign ends will be used to support those in need and strengthen our Jewish community, here in Detroit as well as in Israel and around the world. Each donor is important and every dollar makes a difference. In fact, our ca...…
…MAY 25 • 2023 | 23 Our Impact: Voices from the Community “I’ve always donated every year, and now I’m living at Jewish Senior Life’s Meer Apartments—and I love living here. It’s a warm, happy place and I see how Federation’s money is helping this building and the people in it. I will continue to give to Federation as long as I possibly can. ” Rena Tepman, Jewish Senior Life Resident “As a kindergarten teacher and a parent of two young...…
…24 | MAY 25 • 2023 OUR COMMUNITY J ason Charnas, director of business and career services at Gesher Human Services, helps people looking for employment. With COVID hitting nonprofits hard, it’s been important to rehire and refill positions to keep quality programs running, he says. He’s been getting lots of calls from agencies looking for people to fill positions. That’s where The Collective comes in. It’s a project formed by ...…
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…26 | MAY 25 • 2023 require learning to find solutions — are relatively new but have seen success in Cincinnati and even nearby in Pontiac. “Working together not only has practical benefits but it also promotes collegiality and a sense of being part of something larger,” Siegel says. THE STAFFING WORKGROUP Gesher’s Charnas jumped at the chance to be a part of The Collective’s staffing work group, which set out to tackle the communi...…
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…28 | MAY 25 • 2023 A line of cars, seemingly a mile long, streamed into the park- ing lot of the new Gleaners Community Food Bank South Campus in Taylor as more than 540 participants arrived for the 30th annual Women’s Power Breakfast. Among the crowd May 2 was 95-year-old Dulcie Rosenfeld, a career volunteer and fundraiser who dreamt up the ingenious event idea three decades ago. “You have to gear it toward women and make it som...…
…MAY 25 • 2023 | 29 Dulcie grew up in Detroit and graduated from Central High School and the University of Michigan. She and her late husband, Norman, raised four chil- dren. And she still found time to serve on the boards of Jewish Home and Aging Services, the Jewish Community Center, Jewish Community Council, Jewish Vocational Service, Agency for Jewish Education and the Sinai Hospital Guild. Her volunteer work has touched Greening of...…
…MAY 25 • 2023 | 3 PURELY COMMENTARY 4-8 Essays and viewpoints. OUR COMMUNITY 10 Taking Time to Remember Jewish War Veterans place flags on veterans’ graves in preparation for Memorial Day weekend services. 14 Holy Sparks! Temple Israel will celebrate 50 years of women in the Rabbinate on May 26. 16 A Legacy of Impact Jane F. Sherman will receive the inaugural Max M. Fisher Award. 17 JHSM Announces Leader...…
…30 | MAY 25 • 2023 S hmirat haguf, Hebrew for “caring for the body,” is an important act for all — but taking care of one’s body early on in life? Even more so. At West Bloomfield’s Frankel Jewish Academy (FJA), students are caring for their bodies — hitting the gym while also hitting the books. For four years now, FJA has offered a unique elective course: a weight training class. The class is led by Rabbi Jeremy Yoskowitz, w...…
…MAY 25 • 2023 | 31 “I just want the students to be able to become stronger, happier, healthier people,” Yoskowitz said. “The more you build positive habits, the more you build a good discipline for yourself, the better your options are for translating those things to different aspects of your life.” FJA seniors Gabriel Gordon and Caleb Robbins have both had Judaic studies classes with Rabbi Yoskowitz along with weight training ...…
…32 | MAY 25 • 2023 OUR COMMUNITY S ometimes people have scars or emotional baggage from previous relationships, but Laura Solomon of West Bloomfield is proof those things don’t have to stop a person from living hap- pily ever after. Twenty-three years ago, life was falling apart for Laura. She was recently separat- ed and had seven kids under the age of 13. To add to the chaos, she’ d just been called to her kids’ school because he...…
…MAY 25 • 2023 | 33 B rothers Ron and Steve Elkus are this week’s Volunteer(s) of the Week, nominated for their work with JARC. The brothers have been involved with JARC for several decades in many capacities. Most recently, they have assisted with Flower-a-thon, an annual event in May when volunteers help plant flowers and beautify the outdoor spaces at JARC homes. Both now retired after successful careers in retail and denti...…
…34 | MAY 25 • 2023 OUR COMMUNITY S avvy Savers, a free financial education program offered by Gesher Human Services and sponsored by CIBC bank, and which is designed to assist Metro Detroiters become lifelong savers and begin investing, has been enhanced with an additional financial incentive. Participants in the pro- gram, which started in 2021, who attend three consecu- tive hour-long classes held monthly, will have any sav...…
…MAY 25 • 2023 | 35 dor l’dor sponsor IN MEMORY OF HERBERT & REVA LAZARUS AND MOISHE & BESS GLAZIER annual gala sponsor JOHN ELLIOTT, LOAD ONE TRANSPORTATION & LOGISTICS major donor reception sponsor LEAH & SHAYA BAUM bar sponsor SAMANTHA & ROSS PARTRICH, RHP PROPERTIES dessert sponsor NANCY AND JAMES GROSFELD raffle sponsor HONIGMAN silent auction sponsor THE SCHOSTAK FAMILY Thank you to our Gala Sponsors & Honorees edu...…
…36 | MAY 25 • 2023 faces&places H illel Day School’s Head of School Dr. Darin Katz invited donors to officially cut the ribbon on the school’s new outdoor athletic facilities, less than one year after launching its “Open Space, Open Minds” capital campaign to transform the school’s outdoor amenities. The campaign was led by Hillel’s Director of Advancement Amy Schlussel and the more than 275 contributors who made donations towar...…
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…38 | MAY 25 • 2023 NEXT DOR A t Oak Park’s Jewish Senior Life (JSL) campus on the afternoon of Sunday, April 30, generations were sandwiched together — literally and figura- tively. Packing Lunches with Love — an event presented by the Jewish Federation’s NEXTGen Detroit Volunteers, Repair the World Detroit, Moishe House Royal Oak and Reboot — was a mitzvah event that saw Jewish community members team up with JSL residents to prep...…
