…18 | JULY 23 • 2020 F ive years ago, Steve Katzman knew change was needed. Katzman, who’ s been involved with Jewish organizations in Metro Detroit such as JARC, Kadima, JFS and Friendship Circle for many years now, was trying to put together a coali- tion to bring all those entities together. The reason for seeking the coalition was significant fund- ing cuts coming down from Lansing, reallocating funding for those organizatio...…
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…Jews in the D 20 | JULY 23 • 2020 H is career was taking off like a rocket. So why, with a string of degrees from top universities and a high-paying job with a promi- nent consulting firm, would he take a sharp turn for a job with Michigan’ s state government? For Jonathan Warsh it was about wanting to return to the community where he was born and raised, and a desire to work for the public good. In February 2019, he started his...…
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…22 | JULY 23 • 2020 continued on page 24 Life is a Chai Way Local Jewish motorcycle club hosts national meet and greet. JACKIE HEADAPOHL ASSOCIATE EDITOR Jews in the D J ewish motorcyclists from across the country recently converged on Detroit to explore historical sites and meet fellow riders from the tribe. The Jewish Motorcyclists Alliance (JMA) hosted its Motor City Meet & Greet July 9-11, sponsored by the Michigan Chai Rid...…
… JULY 23 • 2020 | 23 Out of concer n f or t he healt h and saf et y of our communi t y , J ewi sh F ami ly Ser v i ce has made t he di f ficult deci si on t o cancel our 2020 Spot li ght Ev ent . Whi le we may not be able t o come t oget her t o shi ne a li ght on ment al healt h, we at J F S ar e st i ll pr ov i di ng v i t al ser v i ces t o t hose i n need, and t hat wo...…
…24 | JULY 23 • 2020 continued from page 22 Commerce Township, followed by a comedy performance by producer and “Rat Pack” revival star, Sandy Hackett, son of Buddy Hackett, at Big Tommy’ s Parthenon and Comedy Club in Novi. “He was funny — very Jewish — and took a lot of questions from the audi- ence about his dad, ” Lullove said. Ron Korman, Chai Rider for 10 years and motorcycle enthusiast for 60, said, “It was a great weekend. I ...…
… JULY 23 • 2020 | 25 Nearly $400,000 was raised at JARC’ s annual fundraising event to benefit individuals with developmental disabilities. The first-ever drive-in movie event for the organization had more than 75 families in attendance during the two feature films, Despicable Me and Groundhog Day, which ran from 3-10 p.m. Kids, teens, couples and parents at the event safely watched the movies in their vehicles during each showin...…
…Moments 26 | JULY 23 • 2020 JUNE 5, 2020 Ariana Orvell and Jeffrey Zeman are thrilled to announce the birth of their daughter, Averie Gemma Zeman. Proud grandparents are Marci and Paul Zeman of West Bloomfield, and Gabriella Ibieta and Miles Orvell of Philadelphia. Averie is named in loving memory of her great-grandmothers Avis Wolfe and Gabriela de la Campa. She is also the great-granddaughter of the late Harold Wolfe, Maggie and Ro...…
… JULY 23 • 2020 | 27 Spirit torah portion T here is an inspirational account that, in one ver- sion or another, is often printed. The earliest known ver- sion of “Footprints” reads: An elderly man, who had lived his life and left this world to go and meet his Maker, asked the Lord a question. “ As I’ m looking down on the paths I’ ve trod, I see two sets of footprints on the easy paths. “But down the rocky roads I see only one set ...…
…28 | JULY 23 • 2020 Eretz I n the summer of 2010, native Israeli and Harvard grad Mishy Harman gathered his belongings and his dog and embarked on a 13,000-mile road trip across the United States. Just outside of Vicksburg, Mississippi, he said, his life tra- jectory changed. It was when Harman switched from listen- ing to books on tape and Bible Belt radio to an episode of This American Life. As he listened, Harman remembers b...…
… JULY 23 • 2020 | 29 viewed celebrities such as bas- ketball player Amar’ e Stoudemire and Arab-Israeli news anchor Lucy Aharish. Additionally, the Zoom festival featured a live concert, a cooking class and a self-portrait workshop. Inman said the event garnered huge support and attracted people from all over the world, includ- ing Americans, Australians and South Africans. “Everything came together in this very magical way, ” Inma...…
…30 | JULY 23 • 2020 L ike so many other musical stage entertainers sidelined by the pan- demic, Daniel Kahn has turned to YouTube. Kahn, who launched his career while growing up in Farmington Hills, has developed a video centered on the Yiddish song “Mentshn-Fresser” (“Devourer of Mankind”), written by Solomon Small (Smulewitz) in 1916 to communicate the brutal environment brought about by tuberculosis. Kahn has revived the song ...…
… JULY 23 • 2020 | 31 and drums) and his wife, Yeva Lapsker (videography), with Sveta Kundish (vocals) and Patrick Farrell (accordion and sound). After the initial film- ing, instrumental accompani- ment was added by Christian Dawid (tuba, saxophone, clarinet) and Vivien Zeller (violin). The setting for the video, a deserted farmhouse, was scouted by Lapsker, who built a dance career before working more closely with Kahn and his mu...…
…32 | JULY 23 • 2020 N ikolaus Leytner’ s The Tobacconist is marked by uneasy tensions. When a chance tragedy upends a Christian family’ s peaceful rural life, they send their only son Franz (Simon Morze) to pre-Reich Vienna to apprentice with family friend Otto Trsnjek, a one-legged tobacconist and Great War vet, as Nazism encroaches on the city. Johannes Krisch gives the title character a sparky warmth that’ s matched by his ...…
… JULY 23 • 2020 | 33 AN HBO FILM (WITH SURPRISE MICHIGAN CONNECTIONS) HBO will premiere the documen- tary The Weight of Gold on July 29. It explores the mental health challenges that Olympic athletes often face. Like millions of “ordi- nary” Americans, many Olympic athletes struggle to find necessary support and resources as they cope with mental health issues. The film seeks to inspire a general discussion of mental health issues, ...…
…34 | JULY 23 • 2020 STAYING CONNECTED At this time of social distancing, the Jewish News will try to bring awareness to events/learning situations offered online by synagogues, temples and community organizations. MUSEUM EXHIBIT AS OF JULY 22 Cranbrook Art Museum opened the new exhibition, Shapeshifters: Transformations in Contemporary Art. Featuring more than 70 works from 39 artists drawn from the museum’ s permanent collectio...…
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…38 | JULY 23 • 2020 Soul of blessed memory continued on page 42 GILDA BIRMINGHAM, 92, of Royal Oak, died July 11, 2020. She was a woman of culture who loved collecting glass art, volunteering for many years at the Detroit Institute of Arts and attending art exhibits. She was well read, extremely intellectual and had a great sense of humor. Gilda brought life and inter- est to any conversation. She was always fully engaged ...…
… JULY 23 • 2020 | 39 HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL CENTER • ZEKELMAN FAMILY CAMPUS 28123 Orchard Lake Rd. • Farmington Hills, MI 48334 www.holocaustcenter.org Helen Rosenzveig z”l In Memory of he Board of Directors and Staff of the Holocaust Memorial Center offer our heartfelt condolences to the Rosenzveig and Novogrodsky families. Together with her husband, Rabbi Charles Rosenzveig z”l, they were instrumental in the creation of the ...…
…40 | JULY 23 • 2020 Soul of blessed memory T homas I. Klein, 85, of Bloomfield Hills and Longboat Key, Fla., died July 3, 2020. Tom was a joy to everyone who knew him. He was tall, handsome, smart, sweet, kind, funny, loving and an all-around wonderful guy. He was born and raised in Toledo, Ohio. At the age of 18, as a popular high school senior and an all-state athlete in basketball and football, he contracted polio. He was o...…
… JULY 23 • 2020 | 41 of almost 59 years, Linda Zuckerman Klein; three children, Katherine (Peter) Bresler, Elizabeth (Stephen) Brodsky and Jonathan (Gretchen Goldberg) Klein; six grandchildren, Alexander Bresler, Abigail Bresler, Joshua Brodsky, Matthew Brodsky, Nathan Klein and Charles Klein; two broth- ers, Dr. Richard (Muggsy) Klein and James (Heide) Klein; proud uncle of nieces and nephews, Dan (Robyn) Klein, Deborah Klein, ...…
…Soul of blessed memory 42 | JULY 23 • 2020 ied astronomy and worked at the family business as a bookkeeper. She had a very close relationship with her grandchildren, espe- cially her granddaughters Michelle and EllaRose. Ella regularly exercised with Polly long distance by tab- let, which became a high- light of Polly’ s day. Mrs. Kaatz was the beloved wife of the late Paul Kaatz; cherished mother of Lin Kaatz Chary, Stephen (Su...…
… JULY 23 • 2020 | 43 Mrs. Racey was the wife of the late Stanley Racey; sis- ter-in-law of the late Lincoln Racey. A private service was held in Palm Harbor, Fla. c. 2005 GLADYS SCHIFFMAN, 90, of West Bloomfield, died June 21, 2020. She is survived by her daughter and son-in-law, Bonnie and Bruce Parker; son, Todd Schiffman; grand- children, Hillary (Noyes) and Erin and Ryan; brother, Morton Wallach; many lov- ing nieces, neph...…
…44 | JULY 23 • 2020 Soul of blessed memory he served on the board of the Jewish Sports Hall of Fame of Northern California and helped to organize its annual fundraising dinner in support of scholarships for Jewish stu- dent-athletes. He was a loving and caring son, brother, husband, father, grandfather and friend; he will be deeply missed by his loved ones and the wider community. Mr. Sternberg is survived by his wife, Sandra; his...…
…Ansara family has a true immigrant success story. the best of everything Raskin From Big Boy to Red Robin S uccess stories that pertain to immigrants arriving in the United States to make a new life for themselves will never die. When they came to this country from Lebanon in 1951, brothers George and Andrew Ansara couldn’ t speak any English, which is an immediate shoulder-shrug- ger in itself … Especially when they wanted...…
…46 | JULY 23 • 2020 I read in the JN about Michael Jacobson passing away on June 14, 2020. Jacobson was a well- known Jewish musician and entertainer from Detroit, who spent the last 30 years of his career performing thousands of magic shows for a wide range of audiences, for children in particular. He is missed. Thinking about Jacobson the magician led to a question: Is there a historic connection between magicians and Detroit’ s...…
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…4 | JULY 16 • 2020 | 29 Dear valued reader, Let’ s get right to it. During these very difficult times, why does the Jewish News matter more than ever? and Jewish Detroit. Arthur Horwitz …
… JULY 16 • 2020 | 5 Views jewfro To Your Health I never met my mom’ s dad, but I think about him when I go to the doctor. And when I didn’ t. He hired and mentored my pediatrician, Dr. May Ling Lie Shuck, over the objections of partners who thought a Jewish doctor from Baltimore named Manes Hecht was diversity enough for their practice. At Johns Hopkins, he studied under and remained lifelong friends with Dr. Helen Taussig, who ...…
…editor’ s note The Question Views “W hen are you going to do something about Rashida Tlaib?” The Jewish News receives some variation of this question from our readers about once a week. Usually it’ s tied into something the Detroit Con- gresswoman has said or tweeted about Israel, but the message is always the same: We are Detroit’ s Jewish publication of record. If a notable community figure has sparked a contentious na...…
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…Cover Story R ashida Tlaib is all smiles as she drives up to our designated interview spot. We’ re in Stoepel Number 1 Park, in Detroit’ s historic Rosedale Park neighborhood. It’ s part of Michigan’ s 13th Congressional district, which Tlaib is trying to defend in her Aug. 4 primary. She steps into the park’ s tennis courts, which have weeds poking through them, gives an elbow-bump greeting and happily poses for photos. This is t...…
…“That is what I want people to remember. I truly believe in human rights for everyone.” — REP . RASHIDA TLAIB Rashida Tlaib poses in Detroit’ s Rosedale Park neighborhood. on community benefits agreements and co-ops and worker justice. Rabbi Alana [Alpert] of DJJ and so many others came to testify and say we have to do something about water shutoffs, and that water is a human right. We’ ve always come together on social justice ...…
…16 | JULY 16 • 2020 but they support a free Palestine. They sup- port a Palestine that has equality and can live in peace. You supported a two-state solution before being elected. And then you said you sup- ported one state — I think you should pull the J Street ques- tionnaire. [Editor’ s note: J Street initially endorsed Tlaib’ s 2018 Congressional run, before later withdrawing it. The advo- cacy group issued a statement reading it ...…
… JULY 16 • 2020 | 17 that people need to realize before it’ s too late. We need to continue to speak up. I watch IfNotNow use their faith to get out there and say, “ As a Jew, I will not stay silent. ” That is inspiring and moving to watch. We have been doing a yearlong Anti- Semitism Project, where we try to figure out what hate and bigotry looks like in the year 2020. How do you define a term like anti-Semitism? And in what ways do ...…
…18 | JULY 16 • 2020 continued on page 20 Cover Story M any Michigan Jews are unhappy with Rashida Tlaib. But they’ re not mobilizing against her in the upcoming primary. When Tlaib was elected to represent Michigan’ s 13th district in the House of Representatives in November 2018, she made history as the first Palestinian American woman to serve in Congress. Along with Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar, she is also one of the first two ...…
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