…AUGUST 4 • 2022 | 39 nize events and achieve our mis- sion goals, ” Zuckerman says. “If we get behind, we’ll just have to ride in the RV a bit. Fortunately, so far, we’ve had no forced car travel. ” The group starts each day at 6 a.m. and begins riding around 8 a.m. Then, they take three to four breaks throughout the day and finish at 3-4 p.m. Each week includes rest days where the team sleeps in, catches up on laundry and works on...…
…40 | AUGUST 4 • 2022 SPORTS A fter a two-year hia- tus caused by the COVID-19 pandem- ic, the JCC Maccabi Games are back. They’re being held this week (Aug. 1-4) in San Diego, California. Eighteen Detroit athletes, two chaperones and delegation head Karen Gordon are participating in the revival. That’s a small group of ath- letes by Detroit standards. But even though this is the 40th Maccabi Games, in many respects the sports, soc...…
…— 16U 3-on-3 boys basket- ball: Gideon Lopatin, Shmuel Shottenstein. — Golf: Alex Lustig. Gordon said Detroit’s flag-bearers in the Maccabi Games opening ceremony normally are four-year ath- letes who are in their final year of competition. There aren’t any this year, so four Detroit athletes who competed in the 2019 Maccabi Games in Detroit — Ben-Ezra, Gesund, Hutton and Kleinfeldt — were expected to be Detroit’s flag-bearers...…
…42 | AUGUST 4 • 2022 T he first verse of Devarim, the fifth and culminating book of the Torah, sounds prosaic. “These are the words that Moses spoke to all Israel beyond the Jordan — in the wilderness, on the plain opposite Suph, between Paran and Tophel, Laban, Hazeroth and Di-zahav.” There is no hint of drama in these words. But the Sages of the Talmud found one, and it is life-changing. What is odd in the verse is the last pla...…
…AUGUST 4 • 2022 | 43 until you arrived here, you have been rebellious against the Lord … You have been rebellious against the Lord ever since I have known you. ” (Deut. 9:7, Deut. 9:24). His critique extends to the future: “If you have been rebellious against the Lord while I am still alive and with you, how much more will you rebel after I die!” (Deut. 31:27). Even the curses in Deuteronomy, delivered by Moses himself, are bleak...…
…44 | AUGUST 4 • 2022 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 Congregatio...…
…AUGUST 4 • 2022 | 45 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 ...…
…46 | AUGUST 4 • 2022 E rika Boyd “grew up cooking with my mother and grandmother,” skills she puts to good use as the executive chef and co-owner of Detroit Vegan Soul (DVS) in the thriving North Rosedale Park neighborhood. Her business partner is former public relations executive Kirsten Ussery, the restaurant’s general manager. Detroit Vegan Soul’s niche is offering vegan versions of Southern soul food entrees and sides. It’s...…
…AUGUST 4 • 2022 | 47 winner with organic kale, black olives, sun-dried tomatoes, sesame seeds and house-made sesame dressing. My Curried Potato Salad, dotted with fresh red pepper, had a strong curry taste, but wasn’t spicy hot. Miller said his vinegary coleslaw was “comparable to some of the best I’ve had.” The DVS beverage menu includes several smoothie choices. We both enjoyed one called Paradise, which was blended mango, strawbe...…
…48 | AUGUST 4 • 2022 T wo years after the Holocaust film My Name Is Sara was ready for general distribution, it is being shown Aug. 5 at the Maple Theater in Bloomfield Township, where a talkback segment will be conducted by Sara’s son, Michigan resident Mickey Shapiro, and the film direc- tor, Steven Oritt (American Native, Accidental Climber). COVID got in the way of the docudrama’s theater dis- tribution, but it has been a priz...…
…AUGUST 4 • 2022 | 49 the Jewish community, and it shows art- house cinema,” Oritt said. “In each of the communities where we’re launching the film, we’re depending on a lot of word of mouth and connecting with temples and other Jewish organizations to help spread the word. “ A lot of people wanted to know what Sara’s impressions were of the making of the film. Unfortunately, Sara passed away in 2018, but she was not aware of the pro- ...…
…50 | AUGUST 4 • 2022 I t’s been 25 years since Mitch Albom’s book Tuesdays With Morrie has been published and almost that long since the adapt- ed play has been produced around the world — except in Michigan. That omission is being cor- rected this year as the play, written by Albom and Jeffrey Hatcher, appears in six the- aters around the state with Michael Russotto as Morrie Schwartz and Cody Nickell as Mitch Albom. The boo...…
…AUGUST 4 • 2022 | 51 ALS and started a company to find a cure. There’s been a slow progression. I won’t be happy until they have something that says this gets rid of it. JN: What were the most important lessons you learned from Morrie? MA: There were two. One has to do with dying and one has to do with living. The one that has to do with dying says that death ends a life but not a relationship. What it means is that if you put...…
…52 | AUGUST 4 • 2022 KILLERS ON A TRAIN, A GREAT BAR MITZVAH MOVIE?, THE SANDMAN Joey King, 22, co-stars in Bullet Train, a thriller that opens in theaters on Aug. 5. All the main characters have “coded” names, like “Ladybug.” Here’s the capsule plot: Trained killer Ladybug (Brad Pitt) wants to give up “the life” but is pulled back in by his handler in order to collect a briefcase on a Japanese bullet train. Once onboard, he an...…
…FOLK MUSIC 8 PM, AUG. 5 At The Ark, 316 Main St., Ann Arbor. The Young Novelists create contemporary folk songs that marry their effortless harmonies with darkly poetic lyrics and exquisitely crafted hooks. Their signature show features confessional storytelling about their songs and travels, singalongs, and the unique sound of bowed glockenspiel. Tickets: $20. Info: theark.org. CARS & COFFEE 8 AM-5 PM, AUG. 6 Visit M1 Conc...…
…changes including various types of dementia. Contact Dorothy Moon, Brown Adult Day program social worker, for Zoom link and more information: 248-233-4392, dmoon@jvshumanservices. org. THE TEMPTATIONS AUG. 9-28 At the Detroit Opera House. Ain’t Too Proud is the electrifying, new smash- hit Broadway musical that follows the Temptations’ extraordinary journey from the streets of Detroit to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. With the...…
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…OBITUARIES OF BLESSED MEMORY P erel (Paula) Schulkind could be the heroine of a novel — a coura- geous and resourceful woman who survived the Holocaust and became the matriarch of a large and loving family. Her indomitable optimism and generous spirit touched the lives of all who knew her. Perel, the mother of Rebbetzin Chaya Sarah Silberberg of Bais Chabad Torah Center in West Bloomfield, passed away on July 13, 2022, at her daughte...…
…continued on page 58 AUGUST 4 • 2022 | 57 her life on a dark day in Auschwitz. Although the Nazis took everything she valued in her life, she found the strength to rise up and create a better life, and she never lost faith in God, despite the horrors she and millions of others endured. Yaakov Kopel Schulkind passed away in 1986. Perel later married Moshe Goldstein, who died in 1995. “I’m thankful to my beloved Bobby for teaching...…
…continued from page 57 OBITUARIES OF BLESSED MEMORY 58 | AUGUST 4 • 2022 NORMAN BENJAMIN, 86, of Farmington Hills, died July 26, 2022. Norman is survived by children, Lisa Gottlieb (Ronald Ettinger), Edward (Beatrice) Benjamin and Karen (Jordan Smith) Benjamin; grandchildren, Joshua (Francisco Samano) Gottlieb, Ryan (Breanna) Gottlieb, Lauren (Noah) Stone, Nathan Benjamin, Carter Smith, Graham Smith, Reid Smith and Piper Smi...…
…AUGUST 4 • 2022 | 59 Edwards, Colo. If you wish to honor his memory, you may donate to the Eagle Valley Community Foundation (eaglevalleycf.org; 970-341- 9179) or to your favorite charity. JUDITH LEVIN CANTOR, 93, died July 26, 2022. She was a fourth-generation Detroiter, grand- daughter of Rabbi Judah Leib Levin and daughter of Lillian Keidan Levin and Professor Samuel M. Levin. She was married 71 years to Bernard Cantor. She...…
…continued from page 59 OBITUARIES OF BLESSED MEMORY 60 | AUGUST 4 • 2022 ENID C. GRAUER (nee Lappin), of Huntington Woods and Novi, passed away July 27, 2022. She was born March 1, 1940, and raised in Detroit; she graduated from Mumford High School and the University of Michigan, where she majored in history and French. Following marriage to Rick, she taught French to fourth- and fifth-graders in subur- ban Washington, D.C., ...…
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…Looking Back From the William Davidson Digital Archive of Jewish Detroit History accessible at www.djnfoundation.org 62 | AUGUST 4 • 2022 On the Home Front F rom its first issue in 1942, the JN has covered Jewish men and women serving in the military, from the massive enlistment in the U.S. armed forces during WWII to the modern era to “Lone Soldiers” in the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF). The JN has continued to publish stories ab...…
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…AUGUST 26 • 2021 | 3 contents PURELY COMMENTARY 4-12 Essays and viewpoints. OUR COMMUNITY 14 A Mandate to Educate HMC has transformed the way Michigan students learn about the Holocaust. 18 JN Celebrates the Volunteers of the Year! The three featured volunteers plus a bounty of dedicated honorees enhance our entire Jewish community. 24 CAMPaigning for Change Tamarack campers are collecting coins for scholarshi...…
…4 | AUGUST 26 • 2021 essay The Young Must ‘Disrupt Antisemitism’ S ix years ago, the two of us met as bright-eyed junior staffers working at American Jewish Committee’s office in Washington, D.C. We were fresh out of college, brim- ming with ambition and eager to help the Jewish people. Fast-forward to today, we are two of the youngest members of AJC’s leadership team. While we still believe in a bright Jewish future, we are...…
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…8 | AUGUST 26 • 2021 PURELY COMMENTARY continued on page 10 continued from page 6 policy in Xinjiang — will face new challenges. It is safe to assume that the Taliban will be wary, at least for a while, about hosting global terror networks such as al-Qaeda — the cost to them in 2001 was too high and the lesson has probably been learned. But over time, Afghanistan may yet again become a hub of terror. Meanwhile, at the symbolic ...…
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…10 | AUGUST 26 • 2021 al and multilateral associations with players in the region. The same, of course, is true also for Greece and Cyprus, and other forces in Europe who are cogni- zant of the peril. ISRAEL ’S ROLE Obviously, Israel cannot be the arbiter in intra-Muslim conflicts — but nor is it a bystander. We have a vested interest in stem- ming the tide of both Sunni and Shiite radicalism, and in prov- ing our utility to our par...…
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…12 | AUGUST 26 • 2021 essay Israel Education, Not Advocacy, Belongs in the Classroom I ’ve dealt with all kinds of conflicts as an Israel educa- tor the past 25 years, from the mad parent who storms in and says, “Why do you have that map on your wall and not this map?” to the parents who get into fights in the carpool line because they don’t agree about something tak- ing place or what somebody posted on Instagram. Israel educ...…
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…14 | AUGUST 26 • 2021 W hen the state of Michigan passed a mandate in 2016 that required students to receive education about geno- cide, including but not limited to the Holocaust and Armenian genocide, Holocaust studies were significantly impacted for thousands of educators and students alike. “ All school districts have to make choices about what they teach,” says Ruth Bergman, the Holocaust Memorial Center’s director of educati...…
…AUGUST 26 • 2021 | 15 “When you’re talking about genocide, how do you approach it safely and accu- rately?” Bergman says. “How do you make sure students are getting the right infor- mation that’s age-appropriate?” This, Bergman says, is where Michigan’s genocide education mandate significantly opened the doors to better access and learning resources to continue teaching today’s youth about the Holocaust. “The mandate gave us that entra...…
…16 | AUGUST 26 • 2021 “One of the things that we know about Holocaust education is that it’s not just about teaching the history lesson,” Bergman explains. “It’s for students to understand that the Holocaust didn’t simply happen, but that people made it happen.” In emphasizing the notion of choice, Bergman says the museum aims to teach youth that people have the ability to stand up or speak out when they see hatred and can be a “ve...…
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…18 | AUGUST 26 • 2021 OUR COMMUNITY T he Detroit Jewish News 2021 Volunteer of the Year awards are here! The awards highlight exception- al people in the Metro Detroit Jewish community who work for the benefit of all. The volunteers are divided by age group — ages 65+, ages 18-64 and under 18 years old. The featured winners are the following: MILES AUSTER Miles Auster, 79, is the winner of the age 65+ JN Volunteer of the Year...…
…AUGUST 26 • 2021 | 19 continued on page 20 He put others ahead of him- self, and he helped us out so tremendously. “His wife, Deede, too — they’re such loving, giving, selfless people, ” Tierney said. “I’m so thankful for them for supporting JARC in the ways they did and still continue to. ” Deede helped Miles deliver the meals, and he gives her a lot of credit. As for what volunteer- ing means to his life, Miles believes he gets mo...…
…20 | AUGUST 26 • 2021 continued from page 19 you get from doing good in the community — it certainly makes my life more worth living than if I weren’t so involved. ” ELLA LEWIS Ella Lewis, 15, is the winner of the Under 18 JN Volunteer of the Year award for her work with Friendship Circle. Ella, a Groves High School stu- dent and Adat Shalom Synagogue member from Bloomfield Hills, is known as an amazing buddy for children with s...…
…AUGUST 26 • 2021 | 21 continued on page 22 with architects, designers, engi- neers and show everyone he knows the building in the hopes they will consider donat- ing. Shauna Elias is a volunteer with Friendship Circle’s Dakota Bread Company training program. Shauna brings great energy and enthu- siasm to the bakery six hours a week, where she is dedicated to helping adults with special needs learn skills for employ- ment and dai...…
…22 | AUGUST 26 • 2021 2020 and provides showers and laundry services for homeless people in Detroit’s Corktown neighborhood. She has been active in the Sisterhood of Temple Beth El and was elected to the board of directors of the temple last year. Amy Sapeika is the PTO president at Hillel Day School of Metropolitan Detroit, where she stayed on an addi- tional year to shepherd the school through the pandemic. Whether she is s...…
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…24 | AUGUST 26 • 2021 D o you remember Campbell Soup Company’s program, Labels for Education? This innovative marketing cam- paign began in 1973, allowing schools to earn books, musical instruments, computers and other supplies in exchange for soup can labels. The hallmark of this program was that every student could par- ticipate and make a difference for their school by cutting labels off soup cans from their own homes an...…
