…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...…
…AUGUST 24 • 2023 | 49 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...…
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…50 | AUGUST 24 • 2023 T exas-raised pianist and composer Michael Weiss studied at Indiana University and met Detroit- raised pianist and composer Barry Harris in the 1970s. Their shared interests and talents launched a friendship that last- ed decades. This year, Weiss brings a trio to the Detroit Jazz Festival, running Labor Day weekend on Downtown stages, and cele- brates the work of the musician so important in his own career. ...…
…AUGUST 24 • 2023 | 51 programs. It was the largest, most expansive music school in the country. “I started composing in the mid-1980s and was motivated when I had my first recordings as a leader, deciding I had to have at least one original composition for record dates. I had different kinds of inspiration from the music I was listening to and some young players and saw that my tunes were viable and successful. ” Although Weiss...…
…52 | AUGUST 24 • 2023 CAN SANDLER PUT ON A GREAT BAT MITZVAH? A POLITICAL NOTE Last week, Netflix “popped” the news that on Aug. 25 they would premiere the original feature film You Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah. Here is the basic plot of this mostly comedic coming- of-age story: Best friends Stacy (played by Sunny Sandler, 14, Adam Sandler’s daughter) and Lydia (Samantha Lorraine) are planning “epic” bat mitzvah partie...…
…AUGUST 24 • 2023 | 53 AT MOCAD NOW-SEPT. 10 “Free Your Mind: Art and Incarceration in Michigan,” showcasing inner worlds of incarcerated individuals and the fundamental issues that shape conversations around incarceration today, is on exhibit in Mike Kelley’s Mobile Homestead at Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit (MOCAD), 4454 Woodward; 313-832-6622, with support from the Michigan Justice Fund. It features the work of artists ...…
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…56 | AUGUST 24 • 2023 OBITUARIES OF BLESSED MEMORY SHIRLEY FEINBERG, 94, of Southfield, died Aug. 14, 2023. She was born in Detroit on Sept. 25, 1928. She was a devoted and beloved daughter, sister, wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, aunt and friend to many. Shirley was warm, sweet and kind and was adored by all who knew her. She was an avid bridge and Canasta player, lover of books and a fabulous cook and baker,...…
…AUGUST 24 • 2023 | 57 13, 2023. She was the beloved wife of Al Gruber; loving mother of Alicia “Lee” Galarce and Andrea Hurtado; cherished grandmother of Alexander and Max Galarce; dear sister of Larry (Joann) Davis; dear cousin of Marilyn (Larry) Zimny and David Criz. She will be missed dearly by all those who knew her. A memorial service was held at Congregation Or Shalom in Vernon Hills, Ill. In lieu of flowers, memorial co...…
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…AUGUST 24 • 2023 | 59 other loving family members and friends. She was the sister-in-law of the late Norman Block and the late Benita Bornstein. Interment was held at Oakview Cemetery in Royal Oak. Contributions may be made to Birthright Israel or to the Jewish National Fund. Arrangements by Dorfman Chapel. MURIEL WARSHAWSKY POSNER, 93, of Southfield, passed away peacefully on Aug. 11, 2023, at her home. She is survived by h...…
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…OBITUARIES OF BLESSED MEMORY 60 | AUGUST 24 • 2023 Muriel Rudack, Jay and Connie Rudack; and sister-in -law, Sylvia (Irving) Zaks. A private funeral was held at Machpelah Cemetery; arrangements were made by Hebrew Memorial Chapel. DR. ISIDORE STEINER, 71, of West Bloomfield, died Aug. 11, 2023. He is survived by his wife, Bracha Steiner; sons and daughter-in-law, Joshuah and Itta Steiner, Avi Steiner, Aryeh Steiner; daughter, ...…
…AUGUST 24 • 2023 | 61 at Hebrew Memorial Park. Arrangements by Hebrew Memorial Chapel. c. 1949 THELMA WILLIS, 91, of West Bloomfield, died Aug. 16, 2023. She is survived by her nieces and nephews, Michael and Joyce Levin, Harold and Karen Levin, Steve (the late Jan) Levin, Jack Cohen, Rhonda and Jeff Schwartz, and Scott and Christine Newberg; many loving great-nieces and great-nephews, other family members and friends. The...…
…Looking Back From the William Davidson Digital Archive of Jewish Detroit History accessible at www.djnfoundation.org 62 | AUGUST 24 • 2023 The Ubiquitous Barbie T he movie Barbie has taken the world by storm. It has broken box office records, earning $155 million in America the first weekend that it opened in theaters, and soon passed $1 billion worldwide. Now, I’ll admit that I’m not an expert on Barbie, the iconic toy doll. Certa...…
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…8 | AUGUST 24 • 2023 PURELY COMMENTARY column Is Barbie Liberal or ‘Kenservative’? I n the 1950s, a Jewish woman born in Denver, Colorado, to parents who fled persecution in Eastern Europe, decided that the toy market needed adult-themed dolls for children. Ruth Handler (1916- 2002) came up with the idea for “Barbie,” named after her daughter Barbara and reportedly inspired by “Bild Lilli,” a German sex doll modeled after ...…
…AUGUST 24 • 2023 | 9 to her daughter and plastic comrades. “You are so beautiful and so smart, and it kills me that you don’t think you’re good enough. Like, we have to always be extraordinary, but somehow, we’re always doing it wrong. You have to be thin, but not too thin.” I wanted to laugh when a woman sitting next to me in the theater muttered: “She’s right.” Are we seriously going to find words of wisdom in a film that clea...…
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…10 | AUGUST 17 • 2023 PURELY COMMENTARY continued from page 8 er who declared that I didn’t have “a drop of Judaism inside of [me],” then proceeded to push her way into my attitude toward Judaism as much as possible, pressing a siddur into my hands and urging me to relearn the words. She inculcated within me that insouciance toward school- work was not the appropriate attitude and urged me to do better academically. By the end ...…
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…12 | AUGUST 17 • 2023 CAR CULTURE Celebrating OUR COMMUNITY ON THE COVER L auren Mendelson of Huntington Woods has loved cars since she was a child. Today, she collects and drives a curated fleet of custom sports cars she’s excited to share with a community of like-minded enthusiasts. “People call me all the time to exhibit — a lot of times I end up with two or three things in one day, ” she says. “It’s blossomed into a way of l...…
…His Dream Convertible Jim Boschan of Bloomfield Hills loves taking his eight grandkids for a spin in his 1971 Oldsmobile 442 W-30 convertible. “They can’t wait for me to put the top down and take them for a ride,” he says. He was drawn to cars early on, he recalls, with a Thunderbird convertible first catching his eye in the Food Fair grocery store parking lot. “The top was off, and I was tall enough to see into the car. I saw ...…
…14 | AUGUST 17 • 2023 love of music and cars. “He just got a new Miata, a cute two-seater roadster, ” she recalls. “He let me drive it, and I was just thrilled. ” She told him about her Datsun 240Z, they talked about cars and their fam- ilies, and the rest is history. They’ve traveled the world collecting and exploring cars and car culture, sharing their enthusiasm with their daughters, Faye and Zoē, now 30 and 26, as well. For inst...…
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…16 | AUGUST 17 • 2023 continued from page 14 nificant item in their collection. “I bought that car when my mother passed away, so it has very special meaning to me, not to mention it’s just a beautiful car. It’s timeless; it’s retro-looking. ” The Z8 is also featured in the James Bond Movie The World Is Not Enough, she says. “It’s cool it was in a movie and, of course, my mother is all around me when I’m in that car, so I feel safe....…
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…18 | AUGUST 17 • 2023 M aybe you have seen its hash-tagged slo- gan on billboards while driving around Southeast Michigan or printed on T-shirts at Jewish community events. Far from a mere social media campaign, #EndJewHatred describes itself as an interna- tional mobilizing grassroots campaign aimed at strengthen- ing Jewish civil rights wherever the need arises to fight antisem- itism. In response to a rash of anti-Jewish inci...…
…AUGUST 17 • 2023 | 19 A FOCUS ON THREATS AGAINST JEWS Rubin said the organization’s main focus is to stand up to threats against Jews rather than centering its energies on pro-Israel messages. However, acknowledging that anti-Zionism usually quickly devolves into antisemitism, Rubin said they are support- ive of people with a wide range of views if they believe in Israel’s right to exist. “We try to take Israel a bit out of our equat...…
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…20 | AUGUST 17 • 2023 OUR COMMUNITY M ichigan’s synagogues and temples began to empty out and then close on March 12, 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The 70-member Michigan Board of Rabbis took this action on the advice of physicians to reduce potential virus transmission and illness. The Council of Orthodox Rabbis of Greater Detroit also issued guidelines for their congregations. It was a time of anxiety, along with deter...…
…AUGUST 17 • 2023 | 21 thought I would learn so much about Zoom and ways to keep congregants engaged during services! It was really like learning to be a television performer or TikTok personality! I very much appreciated the help of our technical crew at the temple, who often helped with screen- sharing, bringing in lively videos from musical groups like 613 or the Maccabeats, especially at the opening of our services,” says Rabb...…
…22 | AUGUST 17 • 2023 OUR COMMUNITY O n 75 acres of wood- ed land in Superior Township, a safe space for young adults struggling with depression, anxiety and suicidal thoughts is becoming a reality. After a lengthy battle, Superior Township trustees voted 5-2 in mid-July to approve the campus for Garrett’s Space, a suicide prevention nonprofit founded in honor of Garrett Halpert, a Jewish community member who lost his life to su...…
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…24 | AUGUST 17 • 2023 F or the first time in decades, Detroit hosted the National Young Leadership Cabinet (NYLC) retreat. The retreat was held from July 31 through Aug. 2. The opening plena- ry at the Westin Book Cadillac Detroit featured speeches from several local and national dignitaries, headlined by Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. NYLC is Jewish Federations of North America’s (JFNA) premier young leader- ship development prog...…
…AUGUST 17 • 2023 | 25 people to look at Michigan as a potential place to build a life.” Whitmer’s message to JN readers and Michigan’s Jewish community in the face of the rise in antisemitism is a commit- ment to the work of making sure every person can live their lives and be safe in their communities across Michigan. “That’s why these historic dollars that we’re putting in, especially for our Michigan Jewish community, are really im...…
…26 | AUGUST 17 • 2023 OUR COMMUNITY T he 12th Rabbi David & Alicia Nelson Legacy Event, co-sponsored by the Cohn-Haddow Center for Judaic Studies, takes place Wednesday, Aug. 23, and Thursday, Aug. 24, at Congregation Beth Shalom in Oak Park. This year’s guest is Rabbi Avinoam Sharon, a Talmud scholar and the editor-in-chief of the Israeli Supreme Court Blog of the Cardozo School of Law. He was on the faculty of law of the H...…
…AUGUST 17 • 2023 | 27 Register today by scanning the QR code or visiting: WalkAgainstHate.org/Michigan Join our annual Walk Against Hate to move toward a future without antisemitism, racism, or any other form of bigotry. Let's get moving, Michigan! For sponsorship opportunities, please contact Michigan@adl.org ©2023 Hadassah, The Women’s Zionist Organization of America, Inc. Hadassah, the H logo, and Hadassah the Power of Women Who...…
…28 | AUGUST 17 • 2023 OUR COMMUNITY T he fun, easy part of any relationship can be meeting each other; the harder part can be working at it and staying together. Meet Aaron and Winnie Krieger, a set of great-grandparents who have shared a beautiful relationship since age 17. Both attended Central High in Detroit and only knew each other peripherally. In 1951, when they were in 12th grade, their lockers were near one another’s. “...…
…AUGUST 17 • 2023 | 29 SPOTLIGHT “We look at each other and say, ‘Wow, how is this possible!?’” Winnie said. “As anyone who’s been married a long time knows, marriage is an up and down kind of existence … There are many happy times and many sad ones. But, somehow, we made the right decision all those years ago and have loved and supported each other ever since.” The really incredible and special part? This beautiful couple compl...…
…AUGUST 17 • 2023 | 3 contents PURELY COMMENTARY 4-10 Essays and viewpoints. OUR COMMUNITY 12 Celebrating Car Culture Owners love their vehicles and the communities they inspire. 18 Bringing the Fight Home #EndJewHatred starts new Michigan chapter. 20 Synagogues Post-Pandemic What synagogues and temples learned from the COVID experience. 22 Suicide Prevention Center Approved Near Ann Arbor Plan for Garrett...…
…30 | AUGUST 17 • 2023 BACK TO SCHOOL E nrollment holds steady at Detroit Metro’s Jewish day schools in West Bloomfield and Farmington Hills. Administrators say that last spring they initially received a few calls of inquiry from public school families following the diversity assembly debacle that occurred at Bloomfield Hills High School. However, they say few have transferred their children into a day school Jewish setting d...…
…AUGUST 17 • 2023 | 31 continued on page 32 is also taking on the roles of religious studies principal and oversees athletic and theater departments. Weiler said as of the 2021-2022 school year, FJA had 18 AP courses and this year will add AP precalculus, as well as having two dual enrollment courses with Lawrence Tech under the guidance of Rapp. This year, Weiler said FJA will again offer the AP Capstone curriculum based on ...…
…32 | AUGUST 17 • 2023 school where they feel that sense of community, which some students say is lacking in a public-school setting. While they are not specifically saying they feel uneasy with the rise in antisemitism, they do appreciate being in a school where their needs as Jewish students are seen and met. ” HILLEL DAY SCHOOL Hillel Day School Head of School Dr. Darin Katz said this fall, Hillel is well positioned to carry...…
…AUGUST 17 • 2023 | 33 CLASS OF 2022 JENAE LODEWYK CLASS OF 2019 GUS NAVARRO CLASS OF 2021 SIMON MOURANI CLASS OF 2016 RAJ CHHAYA CLASS OF 2022 KIANNA MATEEN CLASS OF 2011 TERONTO ROBINSON, M.D. CLASS OF 2015 CHRISTINA GUSTIN W A R R I O R S T R O N G Wayne State University graduates start making an impact the moment they earn their diplomas. That’s because a Wayne State education combines academic excellence with the hands-on experi...…
…34 | AUGUST 17 • 2023 BACK TO SCHOOL BACK - TO-SCHOOL STYLE From pre-school to pre-med, here’s what fashion icons will be wearing this year. LYNNE KONSTANTIN CONTRIBUTING WRITER …
