… AUGUST 6 • 2020 | 43 continued on page 44 DR. RICHARD MENCZER, 85, of Bloomfield Hills, died suddenly on July 24, 2020. He was born on Dec. 25, 1935, truly a gift and gifted. He was a dedicated physician, fine violinist and a life master bridge player. As a teen, he performed with the All-City Orchestra and while stationed in Alaska, played with the Fairbanks Symphony Orchestra. Apart from his many accomplishments, Richard w...…
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…12 August 29 • 2019 jn Holocaust survivor Bill Kaye celebrates his bar mitzvah with his grandson. A ny Jewish boy who’ s had a bar mitzvah knows the long road of preparation and the work involved in reaching this time-honored milestone. Ask male family mem- bers and friends, and many may reluctantly admit the process was a struggle — mastering the Hebrew, learning the Torah portion, getting the chanting just right and spending hours ...…
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…14 August 29 • 2019 jn continued from page 12 LEFT: Elijah shows his grandfather the suit he will wear for his bar mitzvah. RIGHT: Bill shows 13-year-old Elijah how to start the tractor. FACING PAGE: Grandfather and grandson share a moment. jews d in the disease, hunger and inhumane treat- ment under Nazi rule. Although Bill was raised in an Orthodox home, attending cheder as a youngster, his 13th year came and went, the idea of procl...…
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…16 August 29 • 2019 jn continued on page 18 CORRIE COLF STAFF WRITER PHOTOGRAPHY BY ANTHONY LANZILOTE W ith the Holocaust Memorial Center in Farmington Hills as the backdrop, a rally the evening of Aug. 20 protesting conditions at U.S. detention centers organized by the Close the Camps Detroit Coalition attracted a counter-protest by Metro Detroiters Eugene Greenstein, Linda Stulberg and others. Unexpectedly joining the counter-protes...…
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…August 29 • 2019 31 jn continued on page 32 Young Jews Making Moves: Benny Shaevsky Between his advocacy about traveling with allergies to developing his own nonprofi t, 16-year-old Benny Shaevsky has a passion for helping others. F rankel Jewish Academy (FJA) senior Benny Shaevsky knows how to stay busy. Shaevsky is a member of the National Honor Society, the tennis team and serves as the president of FJA’ s Anti-Defamat...…
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…36 August 29 • 2019 jn PHOTOGRAPHY BY JOHN HARDWICK jews d in the | faces&places On Sunday, Aug. 18, an estimated 7,000 people took part in the the fourth Annual Hazon Michigan Jewish Food Festival, designed to bring Metro Detroit Jews together to gain awareness in the areas of food, food justice, sustainability and health. This year’ s festival featured approxi- mately 160 Jewish organizations, local vendors and justice groups. ...…
…August 29 • 2019 37 jn moments Bradley Jordan Anstandig, son of Alissa and Bryan Anstandig of West Bloomfield, will be called to the Torah as he celebrates his bar mitz- vah on Saturday, Aug. 31, 2019, at Adat Shalom Synagogue in Farmington Hills. He will be joined in celebration by his sister Emily and proud grandparents Sarah Brown and Louis Brown, and Michael and Shellie Anstandig. Bradley is a student at Walnut Creek Middle S...…
…38 August 29 • 2019 jn moments continued from page 37 K en and Sharon Chupack of Walled Lake will celebrate their 50th anni- versary on Sept. 1, 2019. They were high school sweethearts in 1965. They are the proud parents of Scott (JC) and Eric, and grandparents of Sam and Dylan. The couple celebrated with family in July on a cruise to Alaska and will continue the cele- bration with Florida family in September. Chupack 50th S andi ...…
…I n this week’ s portion, the Torah seems to be speaking of the holy city of Jerusalem (Deuteronomy 12:5-6) because it appears in the context of Israel’ s entry into the Promised Land and the necessity to destroy the altars of idolatry before estab- lishing our Temple to God. But why is Jerusalem not named? Maimonides offers expla- nations. First, he felt that publication of the name of the unique city would only incite the other ...…
…40 August 29 • 2019 jn R ough-and-tumble journalist Mike Wallace is remembered for not holding back on any questions he thought his television viewers wanted asked — whether of political leaders, business notables or entertainment luminaries. Wallace demanded answers and didn’ t mind repeating his questions in different ways to elicit what he thought should be known. When it came to questions asked of him, however, Wallace, a contr...…
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