…JULY 6 • 2023 | 29 and he’s attended ski school since he was 3. He started ski racing when he was 8 and has qualified for the NASTAR ski racing program national championships two years in a row, earning gold and silver medals in giant slalom and slalom. While he loves ski racing, Eli’s big passion is big mountain skiing now that he’s had a chance to experience it. So how has Eli been able to do so much as a skier at such a young...…
…JULY 6 • 2023 | 3 contents PURELY COMMENTARY 4-11 Essays and viewpoints. OUR COMMUNITY 12 Forgotten No More Efforts to reclaim B’nai David Cemetery from blight continue to progress. 16 More Than a Health Club Longtime members of the JCC of Metropolitan Detroit’s health club reunited nearly three years after its closing. 18 Ann Arbor’s New Jewish Community Security Manager 19 How We Met: ‘An Intertwined S...…
…30 | JULY 6 • 2023 charge.” Besides doing tasks like visiting classes and supervising recess, Eli got to make decisions during his one-day stints as principal. Among his decisions were no math classes (even though he said math is his favorite subject), extra recess and pajama day. Eli said skiing helps him in school “because in both, you have to think a lot.” If skiing isn’t his future occupation, Eli said, he’d like to be a com...…
…JULY 6 • 2023 | 31 OUR COMMUNITY H illel of Metro Detroit announced that Jenna Friedman and Jeremy Soper are the 2023 recipients of the Elaine C. Driker Award, and David Ibn Ezra is the 2023 recipient of the Direnfeld Scholarship. The Elaine C. Driker Award recognizes Hillel of Metro Detroit students committed to Jewish life in Detroit. Jenna, who lives in Detroit, is major- ing in social work at Wayne State University and has...…
…32 | JULY 6 • 2023 NOSH DINING AROUND THE D A Vaad-certified kosher food truck, TAIM Middle Eastern Street Food, has got the goods for anyone seek- ing casual but quality Israeli-style eating in Metro Detroit. The word Taim (Tah-EEM) means “tasty” or “delicious” in Hebrew, an apt description for the fare introduced recently in Metro Detroit. TAIM truck owners Dennis Abramov and his wife were greeted by long lines of hungry and ...…
…JULY 6 • 2023 | 33 pop in a can or bottled water customers pulled from an ice-filled cooler. On the day I dined, the choices were Shawarma Sandwich, including a quar- ter-pound of chicken and medium fries; Shawarma Plate, with a half-pound of chicken and large fries; Kids Meal, a half pita with shawarma and small fries, and Sabich, an item not familiar to me. Sabich, a pita bread sandwich popular in Israel, is filled with fried eggplan...…
…34 | JULY 6 • 2023 BUSINESS J ewish social worker Karen Faith Gordon spent many years supporting Metro Detroit’s older adult population before launching her own endeavor, Karen Faith LLC, which celebrated its ribbon cutting for its West Bloomfield location June 21. With a long career in geriatrics, Gordon plans to use the space on 14 Mile and Middlebelt Road to provide mental health care for older adults, their families and ...…
…JULY 6 • 2023 | 35 That’s why Gordon chose to offer both telehealth and onsite mental health care services to make care more accessible. “I started to realize the value of people who wanted to come to an office to talk and have that privacy,” she says of deciding to operate a physical location. SUPPORTING THE AGING JOURNEY Gordon, a parent of four, works with all aspects of the aging journey. People come to her for support with...…
…HEALTH T rauma has a tremendous physical and/or emotional impact on vic- tims, but it’s important to remem- ber the effect it has on first responders like police and EMS as well. Ayelet Shmuel of The Resiliency Zone, an Israel-based mental health practice that specializes in healing trauma, works with organizations around the world on trauma training, including Jewish organi- zations in Metro Detroit. The reason being: society often “m...…
…JULY 6 • 2023 | 37 continued from page 36 won’t see any distress on, but that doesn’t mean these situa- tions don’t affect them.” A lot of times, Shmuel explains, it can seem like first responders handle a situation well, but the impact is often felt (and seen) when they end their shift or go home for the day. “You start seeing some symptoms; you start seeing the impact,” she says. “You need to know what to look for and you need to know...…
…38 | JULY 6 • 2023 A true story that took place in 1995: It con- cerns the legacy of an unusual man with an unusual name: Mr. Ernest Onians, a farmer in East Anglia, England, whose main business was as a supplier of pigswill. Known as an eccentric, his hobby was collecting paint- ings. He used to go around local auctions and whenever a painting came on sale, especially if it was old, he would make a bid for it. Eventually h...…
…JULY 6 • 2023 | 39 right time to present their request. They knew how to interpret Scripture, and they were perfectly virtuous. Even more consequentially, their love of the Land of Israel was in striking contrast to that of the men. The spies had come back with a negative report about the land, and the peo- ple had said, “Let us appoint a [new] leader and return to Egypt” (Num. 14:4). But Zelophehad’s daughters want- ed to have a ...…
…4 | JULY 6 • 2023 for openers Hyperbole In Action O verstatement is one way to get a point across. I have written about exaggeration before, but I was reminded by some readers that I left the field untilled. Therefore: When you make something seem much better than it is, you are trying to gild the lily or pull the wool over someone’s eyes. They may realize that you are trying to build castles in the air and calling you on ...…
…Synagogue Directory METRO DETROIT CONSERVATIVE Adat Shalom Synagogue Farmington Hills (248) 851-5100 adatshalom.org Congregation Beth Ahm West Bloomfield (248) 851-6880 cbahm.org Congregation Beth Shalom Oak Park (248) 547-7970 congbethshalom.org Beth Tephilath Moses Mt. Clemens (586) 996-3138 bethtephilathmoses.com B’nai Israel Synagogue West Bloomfield (248) 432-2729 bnaiisraelwb.org Congregation B’nai Moshe West Blo...…
…JULY 6 • 2023 | 41 Temple Emanu-El Oak Park (248) 967-4020 emanuel-mich.org Temple Israel West Bloomfield (248) 661-5700 temple-israel.org Temple Kol Ami West Bloomfield (248) 661-0040 tkolami.org Temple Shir Shalom West Bloomfield (248) 737-8700 shirshalom.org REFORM/RENEWAL Congregation Shir Tikvah Troy (248) 649-4418 shirtikvah.org SECULAR/HUMANISTIC Congregation for Humanistic Judaism of Metro Detroit Farmington Hi...…
…42 | JULY 6 • 2023 ARTS&LIFE BOOKS W hen Irving Fox graduated top of his class from Montreal’s McGill University Medical School in 1967, he looked forward to a smooth, successful future. Little did he know that within a few years he would be struck by a debilitating mysterious illness that would temporarily upend his promising plans. Now, more than 50 years later, Fox, who lived in Ann Arbor from 1976-1990, set out to revisit...…
…JULY 6 • 2023 | 43 to decrease disability progres- sion. In 1999, he began working at Millenium/Takeda, where he was a leader of the clinical team that in 2014 was able to achieve marketing autho- rization and patient access for Entyvio, a treatment of Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis. Although he retired in 2018, he began consulting for some companies, including Takeda. Shortly after moving to New England, he and Gloria b...…
…L ike many Ashkenazi Jews, author Ellen Gelerman grew up with superstitions passed from generation to gener- ation. One of the most prominent was that of the evil eye, kein ayin hara. Learning about the famous Jewish saying, which translates to “no evil eye, ” from her parents and grandparents, Gelerman, a Long Island native now residing in Milford, decided to base her second published novel on the long-standing superstition. Jewi...…
…JULY 6 • 2023 | 45 THE BEAR ROARS AGAIN; ROBBING BANKS CAN BE FUN; REMEMBER JONATHAN SILVERMAN? The Bear, an FX series that streams on Hulu, premiered a year ago. It got great critical reviews and, pretty soon, the reviews and word- of-mouth made it one of the most popular “scripted” streaming programs — on any channel. The first season was just eight episodes, and most of the episodes were only about 30 minutes. The entire 10...…
…46 | JULY 6 • 2023 TOTS & MINI-GOLF 10-11 AM, JULY 8 (Sat.) Organized by The Well. At the Cranbrook Art Museum, 39721 Woodward, Bloomfield Hills. Meet inside the museum for Tot Shabbat songs, stories and snacks. Afterwards, head outside to enjoy Cranbrook’s artist-designed mini-golf course. Admission to the Art Museum is also included with your mini-golf ticket. Tot Shabbats are geared toward kiddos ages 0-5(ish) and their gr...…
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…JULY 6 • 2023 | 49 c. 1943 BEATRICE “BEBE” ANCHILL, 101, of Southfield, died June 24, 2023. She is survived by her daughter and son-in- law, Beth and Richard Siegel; son and daughter-in-law, Neil and Jane Anchill; grandchil- dren, David (Julie) Siegel, Jamie (Chuck) Xenakis, Shira Anchill (Aaron Herskovic), and Benjamin (Hillary) Anchill; great-grandchildren, Aaron and Katie Siegel, Lila and Mia Xenakis, Olivia and Gideon He...…
…JULY 6 • 2023 | 5 Facebook and Instagram @CongregationBethAhm In-Person Daily Minyan Kaddish & Community Sunday 9:00am and 5:00pm M – F morning M – Th evening Friday evening Dow Gardens Day Trip with the Beth Ahm Sisterhood Sunday, July 16 Outside Kabbalat Shabbat followed by a light dinner July 21 at 6:00pm 248-851-6880 www.cbahm.org 7:00am 7:00pm 6:00pm If the outcome had gone a different way, how would things for Jews be dif...…
…50 | JULY 6 • 2023 48334, farmlib.org/about-us/ support. Arrangements by Ira Kaufman Chapel. PAUL NORMAN ENGLER, 71, of Oak Park, died June 23, 2023. He is survived by his wife, Bertha “Beth” Engler; son and daughter-in-law, Michael and Anne Engler of Huntington Woods; daughter and son-in- law, Erica and Max Abelman; grandchildren, Cecilia, Isabella, Lottie. Mr. Engler was the dear brother of the late Phyllis Engler. Contribu...…
…JULY 6 • 2023 | 51 children, Marcos, Lucia, Asher, Livia, Alexandra, Josephine, Natalie, Tessa, Penelope, Fiona, James, Noah, Scott and Oliver. Mrs. Frank was predeceased by her cherished husband of 68 years, the late Robert “Bob” Frank; parents, the late Morris Ben Lewis and the late Ida F. Lewis.; son-in-law, the late Scott Watson. Contributions may be made to Yeshivah Beth Yehudah, Partners in Torah, P .O. Box 2044, Southfiel...…
…52 | JULY 6 • 2023 the late Rebecca Goldberg. Contributions may be made to Hillel Day School, 32200 Middlebelt Road, Farmington Hills, MI 4833; or Frankel Jewish Academy of Metro Detroit, 6600 W . Maple Road, West Bloomfield, MI 48322. A funeral service was held at Hebrew Memorial Chapel. Interment took place at Adat Shalom Memorial Park in Livonia. Arrangements by Hebrew Memorial Chapel. BARBARA J. GORDON- KLAVONS, 65, of Fa...…
…JULY 6 • 2023 | 53 Daniel Steinway, Steven and Debbie Steinway, David and Rowena Howard, Richard and Sherry Howard, and Donna Howard; many loving nieces, nephews, other family members and friends. Robert was the loving son of the late Marvin and Beatrice Howard. Interment was held at Adat Shalom Memorial Park Cemetery in Livonia. Contributions may be made to JARC. Arrangements by Dorfman Chapel. DOUGLAS L. MANN, 96, of Novi,...…
…Looking Back From the William Davidson Digital Archive of Jewish Detroit History accessible at www.djnfoundation.org 54 | JULY 6 • 2023 ‘Badge of Honor’ W e have no flag, and we need one. If we desire to lead many men, we must raise a symbol above their heads,” Theodor Herzl declared in 1896 in his landmark essay Der Judenstaat. He was referring to a flag as an emblem for a future State of Israel: “For we shall march into the Promise...…
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…DETROIT JEWISH NEWS 32255 Northwestern Hwy. Suite 205, Farmington Hills, MI 48334 248-354-6060 thejewishnews.com JULY 6 • 2023 | 7 longtime associate of such odi- ous anti-Israel activists as Linda Sarsour, Lander is viewed with distaste by his home borough’s Orthodox communities and is notorious for ignoring events like a huge march of radically antisemitic Black Israelites not far from his own residence in Park Slope. He took the b...…
…8 | JULY 6 • 2023 interview The Roots of Jewish Sunday Schools A s a kid I went to Sunday school at our Reform synagogue. I didn’t hate it as much as my peers did, but let’s just say there were literally dozens of other things I would have preferred to do on a weekend morning. As a Jewish adult, I had a vague understanding that Sunday school was a post-World War II invention, part of the assimilation and suburbanization of ...…
…JULY 6 • 2023 | 9 Tuesday, July 11 7:00 PM Looking beyond well-intentioned statements and monuments, acclaimed scholar Andrew I. Port will discuss how the Holocaust shaped German responses to modern-day genocides in other countries after 1945. Through this discussion, he will also highlight how these foreign atrocities recast Germany’s understanding of its own horrific history. Register at HolocaustCenter.org/July I N - P E R S...…
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…JULY 28 • 2022 | 3 contents PURELY COMMENTARY 4-11 Essays and viewpoints. OUR COMMUNITY 12 A Bridge So Near Windsor lures new Jewish residents — even from Detroit. 16 What’s New at SOAR A new logo, a new name and a new executive director. 18 The Soup Troupe Congregation Shir Tikvah Sisterhood partners with Hospitality House Food Bank. 20 Oak Park High Alumni Plan 60+2 Reunion Alumni will also be c...…
…4 | JULY 28 • 2022 PURELY COMMENTARY B ack in December, human beings, a weird variety of uniquely frail, lithe and hairless monkeys, launched into space a new, $10 billion telescope, 21 feet in diameter and, like many great temples, covered with golden mirrors. The James Webb Space Telescope is 100 times more powerful than the Hubble telescope. It traveled a million miles from Earth with a mission — the first fruits of wh...…
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…DETROIT JEWISH NEWS 32255 Northwestern Hwy. Suite 205, Farmington Hills, MI 48334 248-354-6060 thejewishnews.com JULY 28 • 2022 | 7 every Friday, which were not even allowed in my dorm. Or maybe it was the need to find what I stood for when everyone else seemed to already have it figured out. My freshman year of college I found myself wanting to become more religious. That year I started with the small commitment of not eating por...…
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…10 | JULY 28 • 2022 PURELY COMMENTARY ANN ARBOR RULING continued from page 8 addressing once she ruled that the plaintiffs did not have standing, because in the absence of standing she did not have jurisdiction to address the merits of the free speech issue. Notwithstanding, the Sixth Circuit held that the protesters’ right of free speech precluded granting the injunctive relief which the plaintiffs were seeking, stating that b...…
…JULY 28 • 2022 | 11 pages that the concurrence devotes to analyzing the constitutional issues belie the conclusion that they are frivolous.” Yet, in the face of the Supreme Court’s precedents discouraging the award of attorney fees to prevailing defendants, and in the face of the Sixth Circuit majority’s express statement that the lawsuit was not frivolous, on Jan. 25, 2022, Judge Roberts issued her decision, stating that the la...…
…12 | JULY 28 • 2022 ON THE COVER W elcome Home, an initiative seeking to grow three Ontario Jewish communities, will hold its kickoff event Sunday, Sept. 11, at the Windsor JCC as it seeks to let Jews in Metro Detroit, Toronto and beyond know about the opportunities waiting just a short drive away. Hamilton, London and Windsor are preparing to welcome Jewish immigrants interested in settling down in their communities, which offe...…
…JULY 28 • 2022 | 13 economic and political instability whose residents may be looking for a more stable living environment, Brotman says, adding that he’d also like to include South Africa, where he moved from 10 years ago. CROSSING THE RIVER Brotman, who has been living in Windsor about a year-and-a-half after stints in Boston, Israel and South Africa, says the program and its leadership are ready to help people interested in cros...…
…14 | JULY 28 • 2022 ON THE COVER counterparts. Rabbi Yisrael Pinson, executive director of Chabad of Greater Downtown Detroit, recently brought a group across to Windsor for an event focused on food and wine from France. Pinson came with members of his Wednesday night Detroit book club. “We’re literally across the street from Windsor, so there’s a lot of back and forth between the young Jewish community of Windsor and the young ...…
…JULY 28 • 2022 | 15 whatever you want to be involved in,” he says. The fact that the border is open and widely accessible again, which it wasn’t for parts of the pandemic, makes it even easier to see friends and relatives on both sides of the border, he says. “It’s more active now than it has been in the past,” he explains. “It’s important that we maintain those connections with family and friends in Detroit as well as they maintai...…
