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…jews d in the NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF THE FRESH AIR SOCIETY T he Annual Meeting of the Fresh Air Society of Detroit (“Tamarack Camps”) will be held on Sunday, August 5, 2018 at 10:00am at Camp Maas, in Ortonville, MI. Every Jewish contributor to the most recently completed annual campaign of both the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit and Tamarack Camps shall be entitled to vote. The following business will be conducted at the ...…
…jews d in the Jewish Contributions to Humanity #26 #33 in a series Canceled PHOTO COURTESY OF LENA EPSTEIN Candidate says her fundraiser was nixed because of her political views. JACKIE HEADAPOHL MANAGING EDITOR L dent Charlie Rothstein were not ena Epstein, a Republican returned. candidate for Michigan’s Epstein is a fourth-generation open seat in the 11th District member of Franklin Hills. and co-chair of Trump’s Michigan “I grew up...…
…jews d in the A Peaceful Shelter Jewish camps proactively serve the mental health needs of young people. two fulltime social workers on staff and another specifically dedicated to working with young boys. Tamarack trains all its staffers in suicide and self-harm preven- tion, as well as how to help campers deal with anxiety. A Camper Care Team is staffed with doc- ROB STREIT JN INTERN tors, nurses, social work- ers and parent liaisons umme...…
…THE BEST OF PAIN MANAGEMENT: High-Dose Laser Therapy is Revolutionizing Drug-Free Pain Management As the director of Pain Free Life Centers, Jeff Morton is a man on a mission. With four locations (and counting) across southeast Michigan, the centers are providing high-dose laser therapy to an increasing number of people suffering with severe and chronic pain. “I never want to see another person in pain become addicted to opioids,” Morton sa...…
…jews d in the Smokin’ Fundraiser D Farber Hebrew Day School teams with Slows Bar-B-Q for a tasty event. ALLISON JACOBS CONTRIBUTING WRITER PHOTOS BY SHERYL KORELITZ TOP: Slows Bar-B-Q Chef Michael Metevia mans the new smoker in the Farber Hebrew Day School parking lot. The smoking process went from Sunday through Monday, with volunteers and kashrut supervisors on hand always. Event co-chairs Asher Goldberg, Lisa Winer and Rebecca Klausner...…
…Once the menu was finalized and the smoker was on its way, Goldberg and Winer emailed a flyer to FHDS families featuring the menu and the pick-up date on June 18. In about a week, as word spread, they were at capacity with food orders. Goldberg, Winer and third co-chair Rebecca Klausner were also surprised to reach people beyond the FHDS bub- ble. They received orders from Jewish families from all across Metro Detroit, reaching a wide spectrum...…
…jews d Alon Ben-Gurion speaks about his grandfather during a JNF meeting in West Bloomfield. in the been on the attack and survival was far from certain. “He had a war before he had a state. This is very uncommon among nations,” he said. There was heavy pressure to not declare a Jewish state, with many observers cautioning that the Arabs would destroy it in short order. U.S. Gen. George Marshall asked the Jewish community to hold off on the...…
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…jews d & in the faces places PHOTOS BY ELAYNE GROSS It was natural that Arnold “Arnie” Collens would join the Jewish Historical Society of Michigan and rise through its ranks to serve as a docent, board member, president and, most recently, recipient of the 2018 Leonard N. Simons History Award. Collens credits his father, Harry, with instilling an early appreciation for storytelling and history. The two would walk along Wyoming Avenue to ...…
…faces & places PHOTOS BY RUDY THOMAS MasterChef Junior contestant Sammy Vieder let an audience of 127 people pick the ingredients for a mystery dish he had 30 minutes to create during a recent fundraiser benefiting Friendship Circle. This 13-year-old Huntington Woods resident quickly turned 11 random ingredients such as cauliflower, basil, arugula and the spice za’atar into a delicious cauliflower steak. He also answered questions about wha...…
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…arts&life art A Mural Of Many Colors L.A. muralist Bunnie Reiss coats the Downtown Synagogue. JULIE EDGAR CONTRIBUTING WRITER TOP: The mural at the Isaac Agree Downtown Synagogue. RIGHT: The artist’s signature. 32 July 5 • 2018 jn L os Angeles muralist Bunnie Reiss left Detroit’s only synagogue a lot more colorful than when she arrived, cloaking it in sym- bols of luck, love and protection. Reiss, 43, took a week to paint her mural...…
…Muralist Bunnie Reiss at work INSET: The mural includes folk symbols reminiscent of the artist’s Eastern European Jewish roots. “I wanted to use the building to highlight the mural rather than using the mural to highlight the building.” — BUNNIE REISS dery-like, in hues of plum, turquoise and mustard, suggesting a royal garment. The mural incorporates the doors, windows and fire escape of the synagogue building. She says she hopes it encour...…
…arts&life exhibits Amerika, Franz Kafka’s unfinished first novel (published posthumously in 1927), is set in a dream world that is not quite America — not surprising, since the author never visited the country. Inspired by Kafka’s work, Tel Aviv-born artist Tal Shlomo Rosenzweig — known as Tal R — has created his own fantasy of Detroit from his studio in Copenhagen. The result is “: this is not Detroit,” a solo exhibition of seven large-sca...…
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…on the go continued from page 37 GENEALOGY JOURNEY 9:30-11:30 am, July 10. Genealogy expert Jim Grey will guide you through the maze of records available, from vital records to census records, ship manifests to family trees. $10. At the Federation Building, 6735 Telegraph Rd., Bloomfield Hills. For info: email Robbie Terman terman@jfmd.org. wednesday, july 11 SAJE IN SUMMER 10 am, July 11-25. Weekly speakers pro- vide learning for adults o...…
…CHINESE PEOPLE AUGUST 19 J-Cycle 8 EAT HERE 8:25 am, Aug. 19. Jewish Historical Society of Michigan is offering an all-new, 20-mile bicycle tour of historic Detroit, including seven historical stops. Faster rider group will start at 8:25, then other groups of cyclists will depart every 15 minutes between 8:30-9 am. A post-race picnic follows, also open to non-riders. At Shed 6 of Eastern Market, 2934 Russell, Detroit. Free parking is availa...…
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