…40 | JULY 22 • 2021 and Elf the Musical among many Ridgedale young people’s productions. Shaya Schreiber, 15, a Berkley High 10th-grader who also wants to be an engineer, takes the role of Josh and becomes a character very different from himself. “It’s a challenge for me to take this role because Josh is confused, disorganized and not school-minded,” said Schreiber, of Huntington Woods. “I’m the opposite, and I learned my l...…
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…42 | JULY 22 • 2021 FEAR 3X; BIG HIT BACKSTORIES Perhaps because I’m not a huge horror fan, I didn’t flag in advance the Netflix release, this past month, of a trilogy of original horror films based on some of the Fear Street novels of R.L. Stine, 77. Stine is most famous as the author of the very popular Goosebumps scary novels for children. The first Netflix film, Fear Street Part One: 1994, takes place in a small Ohio town. ...…
…JULY 22 • 2021 | 43 GLOBAL CONNECTIONS 4-5 PM, JULY 22 American Friends of Rabin Medical Center will present on Zoom “Eating In & Eating Out: Our Changing Relationship With Food.” Robert Siegel (former senior host of NPR’s All Things Considered for 31 years) interviews Mark Bittman (food author & journalist); Ruth Reichl (six-time James Beard Awardee); and Mark Fachler and Monica Klausner (co-founders, Veestro). Free registratio...…
…44 | JULY 22 • 2021 HEALTH A well-known obser- vation: In medieval times, many rabbis worked as physicians. Less well- known: In our own times as well, several Orthodox rabbis are also physicians. A few rabbi/ physicians told the Jewish News what Jewish law advises about COVID-19 vaccines. Aaron Glatt earned rab- binical ordination from Rabbi Avraham Tzvi Wosner at Machon LeTorah Vehora’ah and his medical degree from Columbia U...…
…JULY 22 • 2021 | 45 disease that destroys the heart muscle, weakening its ability to effectively pump blood. With all these experiences in mind, I am certain of our collective respon- sibility to be vaccinated against this plague. ” Addressing “those in the community who worry about the health risks posed by the vaccine itself, ” Schlagman notes that “remaining unvaccinated puts one at risk of being infect- ed … the vaccine would s...…
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…SYDNEY ALTUS, 71, of Southfield, died July 13, 2021. He is survived by his daughter, Shana Altus; son, Brian Corson; mother, Brenda Altus; brothers and sisters-in- law, Mark and Brenda Altus, Harvey and Nancy Altus, and Joel and Cathy Altus; many loving nieces, nephews, other family members and friends. Mr. Altus was the son of the late Irving Altus. Interment took place at Clover Hill Park Cemetery in Birmingham. Contributions ...…
…48 | JULY 22 • 2021 about the Holocaust and to make sure that her story was told and remembered by each generation to come. The family invites you to contact them if you would like to read her story. Mrs. Bohm is survived by her son, Larry Bohm; daughter and son-in-law, Debbie and Dr. Martin Karp; grandchildren, Ellen and Mario Bendana, Elisa and Joel Wasserman, Marianne Sacks, Rachel and Jeffrey Levine, Rebecca and Matthew Z...…
…JULY 22 • 2021 | 49 JOEL N. BRUSS, 75, former Detroiter of Highland Park, Ill., died July 10, 2021. Joel was a man of many interests, passionate about hobbies and great food. His family was his everything, bringing him joy and nachas. Mr. Bruss was the beloved husband for 51 years of Lauren Bruss; adoring father of Jonathan Bruss and Jill (Loren) Rivkin; doting Grampsy of Meredith and Jacob Rivkin. Contributions may be made t...…
…50 | JULY 22 • 2021 DR. MICHAEL D. FALKOFF, 73, former Detroiter, died peacefully after a long battle with cancer on July 2, 2021, with his family by his side. Dr. Falkoff practiced cardi- ology for more than 40 years in Rochester, N.Y., describing it as a calling rather than sim- ply a career. He was extreme- ly dedicated to his many patients, some of whom he treated for decades and many of whom had to endure his corny jokes. De...…
…JULY 22 • 2021 | 51 HILDA GREEN, 96, of West Bloomfield, died July 8, 2021. A deeply reli- gious individual, Mrs. Green was a regular Shabbat attendee and member of Congregation Shaarey Zedek and its sisterhood. She was such a loving indi- vidual that she was matron of honor at her granddaughter’s wedding. Her family was her life and she was a selfless and devoted woman who nurtured and cared for her entire family. Mrs. Green is...…
…52 | JULY 22 • 2021 most every month to visit Myra, whom she loved and adored as a mother. Myra will be missed by granddaughter, Amy Landau Schaeffer; her husband, Jeff Schaeffer; great-granddaughter, Maddy Schaeffer; granddaugh- ter, Julie Landau; her husband, Ken Young; great-granddaugh- ter, Eve; great-grandson, Jacob; grandson, Michael Garvett; two beloved stepdaughters, Jo Ellen Warner and Nora Pasman-Green; Nora’s husband, ...…
…RASKIN THE BEST OF EVERYTHING JULY 22 • 2021 | 53 The JN’s premier columnist, Danny Raskin, has rapidy recovered from rib injuries from a fall, but remains in rehab for leg strengthening. In the meantime, we’ll be offering highlights from Danny’s prior columns until his return. If you’d like to send him greetings, email Danny at dannyraskin2132@gmail.com or send mail to Danny Raskin c/o The Jewish News, 32255 Northwestern Hwy., Farm...…
…54 | JULY 22 • 2021 Looking Back From the William Davidson Digital Archive of Jewish Detroit History accessible at www.djnfoundation.org I t is mid-summer. We know this because of hot days, the sun shin- ing (well, not always in Michigan) and Major League Baseball in full swing (to use a baseball metaphor). This year, after a strange 2020 season, truncated by COVID-19, baseball fans have returned to the sta- diums. The annual MLB...…
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…JULY 15 • 2021 | 3 contents PURELY COMMENTARY 4-12 Essays and viewpoints OUR COMMUNITY 13 A Good Neighbor Angelique Power joins Detroit’s Skillman Foundation as president & CEO. 14 Pretty in the City Downtown Synagogue plans $4.5 million renovation. 18 One Step Closer to a New Mikvah Southfield site is prepared for Lahser Road Mikvah. 19 People We Know & Stories We Don’t: Shoshana Leah Greenberg 20 Keeping Up wi...…
…4 | JULY 15 • 2021 PURELY COMMENTARY P ermit me to introduce myself and this column. I chose the name of the column as sometimes you’ll find me wise, and at times you may find me otherwise. Since there’s been and are a couple of more accomplished and taller Irwin Cohens in the area, I’ll tell you about this one. I’m Irwin J. and the only one that has a Detroit Tiger World Series ring. My driver’s license tells me that I’m 80...…
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…8 | JULY 15 • 2021 PURELY COMMENTARY back helps educate the person making the comment, who may not even realize it is an antisemitic comment. What we all must do is practice how to answer such comments calmly and in a way that educates the other person. In the case of the statement about Jews only caring about money, perhaps an appropriate answer could be: “You may not realize that what you said is an antisemitic statement said ...…
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…10 | JULY 15 • 2021 PURELY COMMENTARY continued from page 8 path of danger? Does the reality of imminent attacks on Israel frighten you so much you would never visit Israel, never mind sending your children? Last month, when the locations popped up on the Red Alert app, it was evident that Hamas was no longer targeting only the usual pop- ulations adjacent to Gaza. This time they had the capa- bility and were intentionally aimin...…
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…12 | JULY 15 • 2021 PURELY COMMENTARY essay Heading a Nation Like No Other T o the honorable President of Israel, Truth be told, I’m a little envious of you. In a short while, you will find out exactly how magnificent the privilege of the presidency is. Over the next seven years, you will meet Israelis from all walks of life, and let me tell you right now — you’ll want to embrace all of them. You’ll want to share their la...…
…JULY 15 • 2021 | 13 OUR COMMUNITY A ngelique Power remembers being 13 years old, as the daughter of a white Jewish mother and a Black father, standing in a synagogue on the south side of Chicago, not so sure she fit in. Power pulled the synagogue’s rabbi aside, telling him she had many doubts, not even sure if she believed in God. She asked the rabbi, “ Am I still a good Jew if I don’t believe that?” The rabbi asked her two q...…
…OUR COMMUNITY W ith more than $4 million raised so far toward its $4.5 million capital campaign to completely renovate its building on Griswold Street, the Isaac Agree Downtown Synagogue (IADS) marks its first century in serving Detroit’s Jewish community as it looks ahead to its next. From its humble beginnings in 1921 in a house on Rosedale Court in Detroit’s North End to the 1962 purchase of its current Downtown building, the si...…
…JULY 15 • 2021 | 15 TOP: A rendering of the facade. BOTTOM, LEFT-RIGHT: The future first floor. Second floor sanctuary and event space. The third floor will have shared workspace. …
…continued from page 14 16 | JULY 15 • 2021 OUR COMMUNITY ON THE COVER growing focus on social justice and Jewish community building and is based on other movements such as IKAR in Los Angeles and Mishkan in Chicago. “Social justice is an import- ant part of who we are at the Downtown Synagogue, and the ritual aspects of Judaism are an important sliver of what we do as well,” Avshalumov said. “The goal with this renovation is to t...…
…JULY 15 • 2021 | 17 accessible with the addition of ramps and a working elevator at the cost of around $350,000. “It’s been heartbreaking over the years to see some members struggle with the stairs, ” said IADS board member Emily Levine, a mother of two chil- dren under age five. “When renovations are complete, the entire build- ing will be more accessible and welcoming. “I am excited about the flexible space for education and young ...…
…18 | JULY 15 • 2021 LAHSER ROAD MIKVAH OUR COMMUNITY T he new Southfield mikvah has taken a major step forward with the upcoming demolition of a house on its planned site at 11 Mile and Bell roads. Now, the land will be graded and prepared for construction of the new Lahser Road Mikvah. Planning and fundraising for the mikvah, located in the Young Israel of Southfield (YIS) neighborhood, began in 2017. Approximately 50 Jewish w...…
…area for likely sites, even plac- ing letters into the mailboxes of area residents, asking if they were interested in selling their homes. Fortunately, a home- owner at 11 Mile and Bell roads, across the street from Congregation Shaarey Zedek, was interested in selling. Once the sale was complete, the next hurdle was rezoning for the property since it is on a residential street. Although the rezoning process took a year, “The city ...…
…20 | JULY 15 • 2021 I had the privilege of witnessing three inspiring, heartwarming events recently courtesy of our beloved Detroit Jewish War Veterans (JWV). Being vaccinated and the easing of COVID restrictions allowed me to experience two of those events in person. IKE AND GUY On May 13, I was a bystander to a wonderful conversation between two pillars of our community — Dr. Guy Stern, director of the International Institu...…
…JULY 15 • 2021 | 21 and Ike was a professor and head of public safety. Jewish geography at its finest. The dots were connected and a May 13 meeting set. McKinnon and Stern share a history of unimaginable intolerance and incredible perseverance that dates back to their youth. Isaiah McKinnon at age 14 survived a beating at the hands of four Detroit police officers only to make a vow at a young age to dedicate his life to change. From...…
…OUR COMMUNITY 22 | JULY 15 • 2021 old WWII veteran Jerry Manchel of West Bloomfield, whose third-grade grandchild Lucy attends the school. I spoke with Manchel prior to his Zoom session. He confessed to being nervous about making a presentation in front of so many people. Nervous, I thought? This from a man who flew 43 missions over the Pacific as a radio/ gunner on a B-24 bomber? After the fact, it would take some time to convince...…
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…24 | JULY 15 • 2021 T he JARC Teen Action Council was awarded a $4,000 grant from the Stephen H. Schulman Millennium Fund for Jewish Youth. The funding will cover the second term of the Teen Action Council program from September 2021 through June 2022 and will be used for the program’s educa- tional component. “What we’re able to do with the grant is formalize the leader- ship education component, ” said Shaindle Braunstein, JARC...…
…JULY 15 • 2021 | 25 H azon, the largest faith- based environmental organization in the U.S., and Pearlstone, one of the largest Jewish retreat centers and Jewish outdoor education sites in North America, announced their boards of directors have unanimously approved a proposal to merge the two organizations. Together they are launching a new organization that will catalyze the JOFEE movement (Jewish Outdoor Food Farming & Environm...…
…26 | JULY 15 • 2021 OUR COMMUNITY R abbi Michael Gilboa, the new full-time rabbi of B’nai Israel Synagogue in West Bloomfield, is officially settled in Metro Detroit. He joined the B’nai Israel community virtually on May 1, but officially moved to Metro Detroit in mid-June along with his wife, Emily, and three children. Gilboa received his rabbinic M.A. and his ordination from the Ziegler School of Rabbinic Studies, America...…
…JULY 15 • 2021 | 27 Topsy Turvy Bus Meets Banana Car Rabbi Goldberg Wins Health Hero Award Hazon usually uses its Topsy Turvy bus as a mobile class- room. When this became unfeasible during the pan- demic, it was used to deliver compost and seeds as part of Hazon’s Relief Garden Initiative. During a compost deliv- ery, a large, low branch took off two of the tires on top of the bus. The organiza- tion brought it back to the origin...…
…28 | JULY 15 • 2021 P layers in the Detroit Jewish Youth Softball League are wearing caps with the initials “LS” on them this season. That’s to honor the memory of Larry Schon, an Oak Park resident who ran the league as commissioner and was a coach for 30 years. He died Dec. 7, 2020, at age 71 from complica- tions from COVID-19. Schon probably wouldn’t like the attention he’s getting this season from the league’s 210 players, th...…
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…30 | JULY 15 • 2021 Can anything stop Coach Barry Brodsky and his Birmingham Marian High School girls soccer team when they set their sights on a state championship? Apparently not. The Mustangs won their fourth straight state title — and ninth since Brodsky became coach in 2001 — when they defeated Spring Lake 3-0 last month at DeMartin Field at Michigan State University. No girls soccer team other than Marian has won a Divis...…
…JULY 15 • 2021 | 31 Three Temple Israel Teams Fighting for Greenberg Division Title Temple Israel No. 6, Temple Beth El and Congregation Shir Tikvah led their divisions in early July as the Inter- Congregational Men’s Club Summer Softball League headed into the home stretch of the regular season. The closest race was in the Greenberg Division, where Temple Israel No. 6 (10-2-1) held just a half-game lead over second-place Temple ...…
…32 | JULY 15 • 2021 C atching up with my friend and former rebbetzin Rena Spolter, 46, I got the chance to ask her all about her aliyah, 13 years later. Anyone who knows her is aware of how inspirational she is, and her aliyah story and message are wonderful examples. Q: What motivated you to make Aliyah? Rena Spolter: The first time I visited Israel I was 13 and in eighth grade when my grandmother took both her daughters and all ...…
…JULY 15 • 2021 | 33 T he Technion has just renamed its MBA program the William Davidson Master of Business Administration Program in honor of the late businessman, basketball Hall of Famer and visionary supporter William “Bill” Davidson. “William Davidson’s out- standing achievements and leg- acy have made him a source of inspiration for those seeking to become entrepreneurs and inno- vators themselves, ” said Technion President U...…
