…JUNE 20 • 2024 | 5 J N Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and Blue Care Network are nonprofit corporations and independent licensees of the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association. Learn more at MIBluesPerspectives.com/ReadyToHelp With the largest network of doctors and hospitals, coverage for mental health, an easy-to-use mobile app, a 24-hour nurse line and the MIBlue virtual assistant, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and Blue Care Ne...…
…Legal Guide LISTINGS ABRAHAMS LAW 31550 Northwestern Highway, Suite 110 Farmington Hills, MI 48334 (248) 538-2900 www.abrahamslaw.com jda@abrahamslaw.com Jonathan Abrahams, founder of Abrahams Law, is a lifelong Detroit guy with a passion for helping others. For over 30 years he has been a part of countless auto accident injury cases, fighting for his clients to get all of the assistance and benefits they are entitled ...…
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…52 | JUNE 20 • 2024 SETH L. GOLDNER, P.C. 7091 Orchard Lake Road, Suite 240 West Bloomfield, MI 48322 (248) 855-7070 info@goldlawpc.com goldlawpc.com Seth Goldner has been a member in good standing with the State Bar of Michigan since 1991 and is admitted to practice in both State and Federal Court. Mr. Goldner is a past-president and current board member of the Michigan Creditors Bar Asso- ciation and is a member of t...…
…JUNE 20 • 2024 | 53 J N E lle Hartje is a professional hockey player. That title was added to her name June 10 when the 2019 Jewish News High School Athlete of the Year was selected by the New York team in the fifth round of the Professional Women’s Hockey League draft. The 23-year-old Bloomfield Hills native, Detroit Country Day School graduate and former Yale University women’s hockey star was the 25th of 42 players drafted i...…
…54 | JUNE 20 • 2024 J N Stein 90th Michalopoulos-Podolsky Cooper 60th D onald Stein, a resi- dent of Rolling Hills Retirement Community in Commerce Township, turns 90 years old June 26, 2024, along with his twin brother, Melvin, who lives in New Jersey. Don will celebrate with his chil- dren and their spouses, Bob (Lynn), Laura (Barry), and Mark (Beth), and his grandchildren, Rachel, Dana, Zachary, Ashley, Bradley, Jason and Je...…
…JUNE 20 • 2024 | 55 J N The Trumpet Call T he parshat opens with holiness, purity and brilliant light from the candelabra in the sanctuary. The portion ends not with Miriam’s nasty words about Moshe and his wife, but with the response of the Jewish people, the Israelites, to Miriam’s punishment: They do not move on — seemingly refusing to accept God’s authority The parshat wants to show us the morality of the Jewish people: ...…
…T here have been times when one passage in this week’s parshah was, for me, little less than lifesaving. No leadership position is easy. Leading Jews is harder still. And spiritual leadership can be hardest of them all. Leaders have a public face that is usually calm, upbeat, optimistic and relaxed. But behind the façade we can all experience storms of emotion as we realize how deep are the divisions between people, how in...…
…JUNE 20 • 2024 | 57 change. That’s why Moses, David, Elijah and Jeremiah found life so hard. We can say precisely what brought Moses to despair. He had faced a similar challenge before. Back in the book of Exodus the people had made the same complaint: “If only we had died by the hand of the Lord in the land of Egypt, when we sat by the fleshpots and ate bread to the full, for you have brought us out into this desert to starve t...…
…58 | JUNE 20 • 2024 J N ARTS&LIFE ART A work of art kept in the home of Bassie Shemtov is especially appreciated because it represents and showcases creativity by an artist who has taken part at the Soul Studio in West Bloomfield, which she directs as part of the Friendship Circle. The piece of art, “Sweet Hugs,” was done by Sam Morris, who works at the Dakota Bakery, also in West Bloomfield. It shows a hug shared by two ...…
…JUNE 20 • 2024 | 59 Caitlin Cartwright, Soul Studio community projects coordinator, invites visitors to experience the completed displays. Some of the participants observe Judaism as practiced by the Friendship Circle administration, and others are observant of different faiths. Mack-o Matlen, 36, a Soul artist, does not have her name on a beach scene displayed in the current exhibit, but she did participate in developing an a...…
…6 | JUNE 20 • 2024 J N PURELY COMMENTARY crime and a stain on the global community. Hamas’ evil is intensified by their refusal to allow the Red Cross to visit and treat the hostages. Jon Polin, the father of hostage Hersh Polin, explained the pain of the world’s decision to ignore his son and the other hostages’ pain. “The lack of response seemingly from the world is so immensely frustrating,” he said. “We speak to politicians,...…
…60 | JUNE 20 • 2024 J N TWO NEW FILMS, DIANE VON FURSTENBERG BIO, OLYMPIC SWIMMER(?) Thelma opens in theaters on June 21. Here’s the plot: Thelma Post (June Squibb, 94!) gets duped by a phone scammer pretending to be her grandson. She sets out on a dangerous quest to reclaim what was taken from her. Advance reviews (Sundance) are quite good. Thelma is the first feature film directed and written by Josh Margolis, 35. His film ...…
…JUNE 20 • 2024 | 61 J N JGRAND DINNER 5:30-7 PM, JUNE 21 (FRI.) GRANDparents, GRANDfriends and GRANDchildren are invited to join JGrand for The GRAND Shabbat Dinner. Hands-on activities, a Shabbat sing-along featuring Rabbi Jeff of The Well and a dinner with dietary laws observed. This program is geared toward grandparents/ grandfriends and their grandchildren ages 2-10. The cost of this program has been generously subsidized...…
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…JUNE 20 • 2024 | 65 J N c. 2009 HARRIET M. DUNSKY, 85, of West Bloomfield, died June 10, 2024. She is survived by her husband of 64 years, Robert S. “Bob” Dunsky; sons and daughter- in-law, Drew Dunsky and Jodi Denenberg, and Dan Dunsky. She is also survived by Jodi’s children, Adam Denenberg and Alyssa Wolff, and Jamie Denenberg and Matthew Edelstein. Mrs. Dunsky was the devoted daughter of the late Dr. Maurice P . Meyers a...…
…66 | JUNE 20 • 2024 J N OBITUARIES OF BLESSED MEMORY continued from page 65 Sidman; brother and sister-in- law, Howard and Beth Simon; brother-in-law and sister-in- law, James and Faye Friedman; many loving nieces, nephews, cousins and friends. Mrs. Friedman was the loving sister of the late Judi Simon. Interment was at Beth El Memorial Park. Contributions may be made to Nicole Sidman’s Campaign for North Carolina State House, ...…
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…Looking Back From the William Davidson Digital Archive of Jewish Detroit History accessible at thejewishnews.com 70 | JUNE 20 • 2024 J N The JN’s Resident Wordsmith I ’m writing a sequel to my last Looking Back, when I wrote about my good friend, Sharon Alterman, one of this year’s Jewish Senior Life’s (JSL) esteemed “8 over Eighty. ” At the JN, we work with another great “8”: Sy Manello. Sy is one of the good guys in this world an...…
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…JUNE 20 • 2024 | 9 J N I recently returned from 10 days in Israel as a partic- ipant in the Yeshiva Beth Yehudah’s Partners Detroit Dembs Mission. Named for Ryan Dembs, a Detroit area businessman and philanthropist who passed away suddenly two years ago, and funded in part by his family, the Dembs Mission was composed of 41 exceptional women from across the Metro Detroit area who came together to volunteer, bear witness, co...…
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…10 | JUNE 13 • 2024 they give us a warm reception? This is a great thing.” Immediately upon arrival, the group went straight to the U.S. Capitol for a meeting with an ADL staffer and staffers of the co-chairs of the Congressional Caucus on Black-Jewish Relations. The Caucus was formally launched in 2019 (at a ceremony in which the Coalition participated) with a mission to fight white supremacy ideology by backing hate crime legisla...…
…JUNE 13 • 2024 | 11 the section on Anne Frank. “I’ve always been obsessed with her story,” she said, and later bought an “I Stand with Anne” bracelet at the gift shop. Many of the students were glued to the large nonstop video loop of Jewish survivors telling their heartbreaking stories in the “Testimonials” room. Each story was astonishing and heroic, but what particularly gripped the students, they later reported, was how ordinar...…
…12 | JUNE 13 • 2024 detail the largest forced migration in human history. There are constant sounds of narra- tors throughout the museum, sometimes from actual former slaves describing the cruelty of their day-to-day existence. Their descriptions are heart-wrenching. Hearing former slaves explain how an auctioneer would force them to display their teeth and gums to potential buyers gives a vivid glimpse into the unimag- inable dehuma...…
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…14 | JUNE 13 • 2024 J N T he Jewish Federation of Detroit has announced the integration of its partner agency, the Jewish Community Relations Council (JCRC), into its Community Affairs Department. This strategic decision creates a more unified and powerful resource, marking a significant step forward for Jewish interests in Metro Detroit. For many years, the JCRC provided media relations, advocacy, interfaith and community r...…
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…16 | JUNE 13 • 2024 J N G oodman Acker Law Firm in Southfield was vandalized early Monday morning, June 3, and the attack is being investigated as a hate crime. The vandalism, which includes graffiti and damage to property, was discovered by employees upon arrival at the office, and local authorities were immediately notified. The graffiti can be seen all over the front Goodman Acker sign, the front windows, the front walls a...…
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…18 | JUNE 13 • 2024 J N anywhere.” Southfield Police Chief Elvin Barren provided further details. The Southfield Police Department is working with the FBI, the University of Michigan Police Department and Huntington Woods police at this time. Chief Barren said the pre- liminary investigation revealed that on June 3 at 1:39 a.m., four individuals were captured on surveillance video approach- ing from the east side of the Goodman A...…
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…20 | JUNE 13 • 2024 J N L eaders of the Jewish community commended Wayne State University administrators for understanding the serious threat posed to its campus by a weeklong encampment. The encampment popped up on May 23, days after the University of Michigan forcibly removed an encampment on May 21, which lasted 30 days. In addition to the threatening tone toward Jews, the WSU encampment was also an impediment to students...…
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…22 | JUNE 13 • 2024 OUR COMMUNITY disrupt operations, damage or remove property or other impermissible conduct.” In-person classes resumed at 6 a.m. on May 31. A statement released that day said that WSU’s Office of Multicultural Engagement would offer several listening sessions throughout June where students could voice their concerns. LETTER-WRITING CAMPAIGN Adar Rubin, Michigan director of #EndJewHatred, attributed the sw...…
…JUNE 13 • 2024 | 23 SPOTLIGHT Free Resume Writing and LinkedIn Webinar for Recent Grads Level Up Your LinkedIn and Slay the Resume Game Post- Grad is a free webinar for Michigan high school and col- lege graduates who may need help getting employment after their recent academic journey has ended. The program, being held on Zoom on Monday, June 24, at 10 a.m., is also open to young people who have graduated from college, have be...…
…24 | JUNE 13 • 2024 J N M ichael HarPaz, the renowned Israeli entertainer and former Detroiter who has performed around the world, will be performing at Congregation Shaarey Zedek (CSZ) in Southfield on Tuesday, June 18, at 7:30 p.m. The event, “ An Evening with Michael HarPaz — Songs and Stories from Tel Aviv, ” is part of a busy summer in Detroit for the multitalented HarPaz. Not only is he performing at CSZ, but he’s also p...…
…JUNE 13 • 2024 | 25 H O N E Y C A K E & L A T K E S RECIPES FROM THE OLD WORLD BY THE AUSCHWITZ-BIRKENAU SURVIVORS In Honey Cake & Latkes, cookbook editor Maria Zalewska brings together a remarkable collection of recipes and stories from Auschwitz survivors. Woven together, they form a tapestry of loss and healing as they are handed down from generation to generation. Join Maria, Holocaust survivor Tova Friedman and her grandson ...…
…26 | JUNE 13 • 2024 J N F raternal twins Rachel and Yael Schreiber, 19, of Petah Tikvah, an Israeli city east of Tel Aviv, have spent the last year in Metro Detroit serving as Bnot Sherut at Farber Hebrew Day School and with the Bnei Akiva Zionist youth group. As Bnot Sherut, or female youth in the Israeli service, the Schreibers have acted as female emissaries who volunteer abroad in Jewish communities. Their past year in Met...…
…JUNE 13 • 2024 | 27 to get involved and give back by helping the Metro Detroit community navigate and understand what was happening overseas. “Even though it was really difficult for us, we felt we were doing something important,” Rachel Schreiber adds. The Schreibers were often asked tough questions by students, such as whether it’s safe to live in Israel or if life in Israel is scary. “We told them it’s not hard,” she continues...…
…28 | JUNE 13 • 2024 J N S ummertime in Michigan is the most magical time of the year. Spending time on the lake, BBQs with family and friends, school’s out and camp is in session — what could be better? I bet you can guess what I may recommend … volunteering! This month, you can sign up to run or help at a charity walk or spend some time beautifying our community. No matter what you choose, I promise it will only make you...…
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