…June 13 • 2019 53 jn raskin the best of everything Danny Raskin Senior Columnist Dining Elegance at Cuisine A t one time, it had probably been a fine showpiece home for its proud owners who lived within after being built in 1923 … When Prohibition came, the home became sort of a mecca for per- sonalities and others who gathered there … A peephole was no doubt drilled into the door to check all who would seek entry into the then-name...…
…I have been the archivist for the Detroit Jewish News Foundation for nearly six years and I have enjoyed every minute of my work. While I will continue to be the archivist for the Foundation, from this point forward, I am pleased to let you know that I have a new title: I now hold the Alene and Graham Landau Archivist Chair. This is a great honor for me. The Alene and Graham Landau Archivist Chair is named in recognition of a generou...…
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…June 6 • 2019 3 jn inside June 6-12, 2019 3-9 Sivan 5779 VOLUME CLV, ISSUE 18 thejewishnews.com For all the breaking news and ONLINE EXCLUSIVES • Check out revamped, redesigned JN website! • Look for family activities for Shavuot. Detroit Jewish News n VIEWS 5-10 JEWS IN THE D 12 Organic Growth Avalon International Breads’ Jackie Victor has been a visionary in Detroit’ s rebirth. 16 Be A Host With The Most Families ne...…
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…6 June 6 • 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 me...…
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…8 June 6 • 2019 jn T he shocking news that 57-year-old Dan Gilbert suf- fered a stroke on May 26 is a stark reminder of the impact one person with a vision — and the will to implement it — can have on a company, a city and a region’ s future. Gilbert moved Quicken and allied companies — approximately 1,700 employees — from Livonia to Detroit in 2010, despite a prolonged economic downturn and a city teetering on the edge of bankrupt...…
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…20 June 6 • 2019 jn STACY GITTLEMAN CONTRIBUTING WRITER Song and Dance Marooned students fi nd a new home and performance opportunity at Temple Israel. B efore you settle in to watch the Tony Awards the evening of June 9, come to a free Broadway musical revue of sorts at Temple Israel in West Bloomfield. You’ ll catch some rising stars featuring the talented students of a new dance studio called IGNITE!theSparks! Since February, th...…
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…22 June 6 • 2019 jn moments APRIL 19, 2019 Rose (Partrich) and Vadim Garber of Bloomfield Hills are delighted to announce the birth of their son, Isaac Vadimovich Garber (Yitzhak Uziel). Proud grandparents are Debra and Richard Partrich of Bloomfield Hills, and Svetlana and Igor Garber of Southfield. Also welcoming Isaac are ecstatic great-grandparents Svetlana Kovalenko of Farmington Hills, and Svetlana and Vladimir Garber of ...…
…June 6 • 2019 23 jn D ebbie and Jeff Chutz of Bloomfield Hills, and Julie and Dan Sonenberg of Farmington Hills are thrilled to announce the upcoming marriage of their children Evie Brooke and Scott Jordan. Evie graduated with honors from Michigan State University with a bach- elor of arts in social work. She received her master of science in accountancy from Walsh College and earned her CPA license. Evie is a senior accountant at ...…
…24 June 6 • 2019 jn LOUIS FINKELMAN CONTRIBUTING WRITER S havuot, commemorating the giv- ing of the Torah at Mount Sinai, begins on Saturday night, June 8. All over the world, some Jews do not go to sleep on Shavuot night, devoting the hours to Torah study. Rabbi Nachman Levine of Oak Park gives a quick overview of how that practice developed and changed over the years. According to Levine, the first hint of the practice appears i...…
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…26 June 6 • 2019 jn A new home and a new home away from home will be part of the Grand Opening celebra- tion as the Jewish Ensemble Theatre (JET) begins its 30th season Monday evening, June 10, with a strolling din- ner and presentation of this year’ s first main-stage play. The new home is at 1124 E. Maple, just east of Pontiac Trail, in Walled Lake, where a three-year lease has allowed the transformation of a vacat- ed bank into ...…
…June 6 • 2019 27 jn 2-25); On Golden Pond by Ernest Thompson (Sept. 6-28); and Cabaret by Joe Masteroff with a score by John Kander and Fred Ebb (Oct. 10-Nov. 3). ANNE FRANK IN ARIZONA Over the winter months, JET will continue to produce its programs for young people — The Diary of Anne Frank at the Detroit Institute of Arts and a series of anti-bullying shows on tour. The outreach programs have served almost a million students. A...…
…28 June 6 • 2019 jn I ntrigue — real and invented — sur- rounds the name of Anastasia, espe- cially for writers. The real Anastasia, a member of the once powerful Romanov family killed during the Bolshevik revolution in Russia at the time of World War I, became the subject of news commen- tary as Anastasia impersonators claimed escape from death. Although the death ultimately was widely accepted with the use of DNA testing, the idea o...…
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…30 June 6 • 2019 jn SUZANNE CHESSLER CONTRIBUTING WRITER W hen violinist Kate Dreyfuss appears at Temple Beth El in one of many concerts sched- uled for the Great Lakes Chamber Music Festival, she knows she will recall a unique musical experi- ence highlighting her bat mitzvah celebration. One of her religious class- mates had been soprano Marisa Karchin, whose father, composer Louis Karchin, wrote a piece for the girls to pre...…
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…32 June 6 • 2019 jn THE TRIBE AT THE TONYS The Tony Awards, for excellence in Broadway theater, will be presented on Sunday, June 9, at 8 p.m. on CBS. Here are the confirmed Jewish nominees in all but the technical categories. This is an atypical year in that no Jewish playwrights were nominated for best (new) play. Elaine May, 87, is a leading actress in a play nominee. She co-stars in a revival of the 2001 play The Waverly Galle...…
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…34 June 6 • 2019 jn on the go JUNE 7 JUNE 7 continued from page 33 JN CALENDAR POLICY The JN’s calendar is intended to list Jewish community-focused events and activ- ities that are free or low cost and open to the community. Events and activities that have a significant financial purpose are included only at the discretion of the editors. Send items at least 14 days in advance to calendar@thejewishnews.com. WEST BLOOMFIELD FOOD TRUCK R...…
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…soul of blessed memory 40 June 6 • 2019 jn 40 June 6 • 2019 jn HARVEY BARD, 83, of Farmington Hills, died May 28, 2019. He is survived by his beloved wife, Marcy Bard; son, Aaron Bard; daughter and son-in- law, Deborah and Korey Bahash; grandchildren, Zachary and Andrew Bahash, Joshua and Isaac Bard; sister, Natalie Sunshine; sister-in-law, Joanne (Larry) Pevos. He is also survived by his caregivers, Mary, Libra, Cindy; and many ...…
…June 6 • 2019 41 jn SANDRA COOK, 83, of West Bloomfield, died May 31, 2019. She is survived by her son, Craig Cook; daughter and son-in-law, Denise and Bradley Weisman; sister, Janice Leibhan; grandchildren, Courtney (Kevin) Wiley, Adam (Sarah) Cook, Brooke (Nick) Atkins, Jordan Weisman, and Austin Weisman; grandchil- dren, Sydney, Simon, Jace, Kylie and Cameron; sister-in-law, Elaine Epstein; many loving nieces, neph- ews, other...…
…42 June 6 • 2019 jn soul of blessed memory of 66 years, Maxine Feig; daughters and sons-in-law, Susan and Larry Adler, Andrea and Rick Berman; grandchildren, Stephanie and Evan Adler, Justin and Rachel Weinberg, Pamela Weinberg; sister-in-law, Evelyn Levy; other loving family members and friends. Mr. Feig was the son of the late Paul and Sara Feig; brother of the late Goldie Atler, the late Helen Leeds; the brother-in-law of the ...…
…June 6 • 2019 43 jn of the late Edward Braver, the late Joseph (the late Faye) Braver; sister- in-law of the late Cynthia Rubin, the late Norman Rubin; aunt of the late Karen Braver Williams Interment took place at Clover Hill Park Cemetery. Contributions may be made to the American Heart Association, the American Cancer Society or a charity of one’ s choice. Arrangements by Dorfman Chapel. DR. GERALD DANTE MICHAEL, 94, of West Blo...…
…44 June 6 • 2019 jn soul of blessed memory continued from page 43 S. KENNETH SHWEDEL, 72, of Mexico City, died May 25, 2019. He was born and raised in Detroit and graduated Oak Park High School in 1964. After college, Ken spent two years in the Peace Corps in Venezuela. He then earned his Ph.D. from Michigan State University in agricultural economics. He was a principal at KSADVISE, an agricultural consulting group in Mexico ...…
…June 6 • 2019 45 jn Danny Raskin Senior Columnist Eclectic Menu Shines A rare dining concept that has appealed to many people celebrates its third anniversary with a constant tempting, interesting and innovative menu that took two years to complete. Its main transformation is more a concen- tration of poultry and game … Numerous other restaurants concentrate mainly on the presentations or their steaks and chops, whereas the 3-year-...…
…46 June 6 • 2019 jn Looking Back D o you like to read spy novels? Or do you prefer to read about global politics with a dose of international intrigue? Well, I’ ve got a book for you: Shadow Strike: Inside Israel’ s Secret Mission to Eliminate Syrian Nuclear Power (St. Martin’ s Press: New York, 2019) by Yaakov Katz. Forget about picking up the next Tom Clancy novel, Shadow Strike has all the riveting excitement, the secret maneuve...…
