…family focus » dear debra On Marriage & Mothers-in-Law S Debra Darvick DEAR DEBRA, My future mother-in-law has never been particularly welcoming. I’ve tried every way I know to connect with her. Nothing works. I invited her along when my mother and I go mother-of-the-bride dress shopping. That’s when she said her own wedding dress still fit and that’s what she’ll be wearing. Yes, her own wedding dress! I am beside myself. I don’t know if t...…
…The Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit Honors the Memory of Marjorie Switow Fisher 1923 - 2016 Marjorie Fisher made an indelible mark on our Jewish community. Like her husband of 52 years, Max M. Fisher, she was a leader and philanthropist who leaves behind an extraordinary legacy of commitment and generosity to social, cultural and humanitarian causes locally, in Israel and around the world. June 16 • 2016 37 …
…pet corner » Pet Adoption Save a life and gain an affectionate best friend. S andy Sherman has had a dog in her life since she was a child. When her beagle, Ruby, died in 2013, she had a tough time without her longtime com- panion. When her grief lessened, she began saving up to recue another dog that would fill her heart again. “I felt lonelier without Ruby,” says Sherman, 60, who is on a fixed income. “I knew I couldn’t get another dog u...…
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…» to rah por tion Finding Deeper Meaning Parshat Naso: Numbers 4:21-7:89; Judges 13:2-13:25. W hen you’re walking down- than relevant. Though gender equality town and see a person is rare in the Torah, the concept appears who appears to be home- before our eyes in parshat Naso. less, your likely instinct is to ignore the Not only are men and women treated person and quickly walk by. But from equally here, but the Hebrew words for time to ...…
…arts & life f as h i on > Dapper Dads Makeover! Our contest winners get spruced up in time for Father’s Day. Lynne Konstantin | Arts & Life Editor Jerry Zolyn sky | Photographer W hen the Jewish News and the Shirt Box in Farmington Hills teamed up to award two deserving dads a wardrobe makeover, love was in the air. A slew of grateful moms, children, grandchildren, siblings and more respond- ed to the Jewish News call for entrants, wri...…
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…arts & life exhibits Torn Orange was Mitchnick’s first large-scale painting. Homecoming Elyse Foltyn | Special to the Jewish News Artist Nancy Mitchnick celebrates Detroit with an exhibit at MOCAD. L ike a salmon swimming upstream from the ocean to its spawning spot in the river where it was born, artist and Detroit native Nancy Mitchnick has returned to her hometown more powerful than ever. After taking a less charted course while ...…
…Portraits of George Eliot and Frida Kahlo Nancy Mitchnick ‘ E S J O personality, the scale of her paintings also expanded dramatically over time. Describing the creation of a painting that recently won a prestigious award from New York’s American Academy of Arts and Letters, Mitchnick says, “I was making small paintings, and I did not like them very much. Somebody renting my studio had a 51-by-99-inch stretcher, so I tried that. I don’t k...…
…arts & life e x h i b i t “I began to see a camera not as something that produced a finished product, but something that allowed me to grab visual bits from the environment and later synthesize together these bits to create a new picture.” — Ken Axelrad Ancient Evenings Life, Synthesized Artist Ken Axelrad layers his experiences into his work. details Ken Axelrad’s work will be on view for a pop- up exhibit at the Janice Charach Gall...…
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…arts & life dining in Celebrate Father’s Day by heating up the grill — and plenty of other treats, too. Annabel Cohen Food Columnist I t used to be that Father’s Day was the biggest day of the year for making collect calls to Dad. Today, that seems quaint — and replaced by feeding him to honor him. But just try making a dinner reservation for Sunday, June 19. Though this holiday is fairly new (it wasn’t until 1966 that President Johnson a...…
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…sports » LUNCH IS SPECIAL Bless You, Al Steve Stein | Contributing Writer S portscaster Al Ackerman was “must-watch television” in Detroit in the 1960s, 1970s and WDIV 1980s. Ackerman spiced his broadcasts with tough, fair reporting, probing questions during interviews, and opinions that were often biting and reflected what fans were thinking. His favorite targets were the woeful Detroit Lions and its general manager who could do nothin...…
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…contents National Council of Jewish Women Greater Detroit Section June 9-15, 2016 | 3-9 Sivan 5776 | Vol. CXLIX, No. 19 SHABBAT, HOLIDAY LIGHTS Shabbat: Friday, June 10, 8:51 p.m. Shavuot 1: Saturday, June 11, 10:03 p.m. Shavuot 2: Sunday, June 12, 10:04 p.m. Holiday Ends: Monday, June 13, 10:05 p.m. Shabbat: Friday, June 17, 8:54 p.m. Shabbat Ends: Saturday, June 18, 10:07 p.m. Times according to Yeshiva Beth Yehudah calendar. Cover de...…
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…viewpoints Send letters to: letters@thejewishnews.com 6 June 9 2016 DETROIT JEWISH NEWS theJEWISHNEWS.com To make a donation to the DETROIT JEWISH NEWS FOUNDATION go to the website www.djnfounadtion.org Arthur M. Horwitz Publisher / Executive Editor ahorwitz@renmedia.us F. Kevin Browett Chief Operating Officer kbrowett@renmedia.us | Editorial Managing Editor: Jackie Headapohl jheadapohl@renmedia.us Story Development Editor: Keri Gute...…
…Securing Our Future Karen and Norman z”l Pollak Honor the Jewish Values of Their Parents Through a Gift to the Centennial Fund “I feel it is important to support the Jewish Fund will ensure that the Pollaks’ legacy continues to community and its causes because if we don’t help their fellow Jews for many generations to come. support our own, who else will?” These are the words of Karen Pollak, a longtime supporter of Federation and Jew...…
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…Brett Mountain metro » o n the cover Rabbi Daniel Syme has been a rabbi for 44 years — 20 of them at Temple Beth El. Tireless Advocate Beth El’s Rabbi Syme will bring a lifetime of passions to his new role as rabbi emeritus. Jackie Headapohl | Managing Editor I f a person saves one life, it is as though that person saved the entire world.” That Talmud verse has been the guiding principle by which Rabbi Daniel Syme has tried to live his ...…
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…metro » continued from page 10 Rabbi M. Robert Syme of Temple Israel with his son, Rabbi Daniel Syme resource program teaching kids and par- ents about the warning signs of suicide. He partnered with national sports teams, celebrities and athletes to spread aware- ness and raise money to curb the epidemic of suicide. Syme now is starting a new nonprofit called “A Single Soul” that will enable rab- bis and other professionals who support you...…
…understanding the boycott, divestment and sanctions movement against Israel S D B Join us for an examination into the origins and implications of the global Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) Movement which seeks to impose economic, cultural and political pressure on Israel. Learn how this movement is affecting life on our college campuses, and shaping the views of the next generation. Professor Cary Nelson will deliver a lecture which...…
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…munities as part of a Detroit Promise College fundraiser in 2013. In 2010, he became one of the first rabbis inducted into the Martin Luther King Jr. Board of Preachers of Morehouse College. WHAT’S NEXT Throughout his rabbinate, Syme has lent his time and talent to organiza- tions such as the American Zionist Youth Movement, Jewish National Fund of America, United Israel Appeal, American Zionist Movement, Coalition for the Advancement of Jewi...…
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…metro » Call for Nominees for the 2016 HMC To Present ‘Holocaust By Bullets’ T he Holocaust Memorial Center in Farmington Hills will pres- ent the exhibition, “Holocaust by Bullets, Yahad-In Unum-10 Years of Investigations,” Wednesday, June 15, through Dec. 30. Based on 10 years of research and investigation by the French organization Yahad-In Unum (YIU) and its found- er, Father Patrick Desbois, the exhibit Father Patrick chronicles the l...…
…metro » Stopped At The Border Mohel/doctor refused entry into Canada to perform a bris. N between Abraham and God.” Singer says he had talked with the family about plans for the bris several months ago as well as a few days prior to the brit milah. While detained at the border, poor cel- lular service prevented him from calling the family. When he asked to make the call or have the officer call the family, the officer refused. At press tim...…
