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…metro » o n the cover Crossing The Line Augustinus works on fixing his grandparents’ graves. Fence encroaches on graves in Chesterfield cemetery. Danny Schwartz JN Intern W hen most of us envi- sion a final resting place for our loved ones, we tend to think of well- kept grass and colorful flowers amid a tranquil cemetery — a pleasant place to come and spend some time. We don’t picture what Norm Augustinus, bestselling writer of novels C...…

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…metro » continued from page 14 – Norm Augustinus Cemetery in Birmingham, agrees. The JN emailed him a photo of Augustinus measuring the distance from the head- stone past the fence. He replied: “A grave today is 8-feet 1-inch long by 42 inches wide. Even without a casket it would be at least 6-7 feet … it appears that the fence is across the grave.” Danny Schwartz “A vault is 90 inches long. After I measured, I knew the caskets were defin...…

…faith and the Jewish people,” said Augustinus, who is a member of Temple Kol Ami in West Bloomfield and had his bar mitzvah at the former Beth Moses Synagogue in Detroit. “It’s bizarre, a slap in the face of Judaism and to all the people buried here.” For two months, Augustinus said he has heard nothing but lies. “This has kept me up at night,” he said. He’s also dealt with what he felt was serious danger. On June 4, while he was working on hi...…

…metro » How Jews Connect Expert to explore recent trends at Shaarey Zedek talk. Keri Guten Cohen | Contributing Editor I n today’s world, Jewish identities are more fluid, says Dr. Steven Cohen, research professor of Jewish social policy at Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion and director of the Berman Jewish Policy Archive at New York University. To learn what that means, attend a spe- cial Berman Night of Learning at 7 p.m...…

…Please join us as we celebrate the 26th anniversary of Yad Ezra, the kosher food pantry feeding vulnerable families in our community. Rachel and Jason Zimmerman, honorees Molly and Aaron Chernow I Rachel and Josh Opperer Dinner co-chairs I Bluma Schechter Sam Rozenberg, President Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2016 at Adat Shalom Synagogue Strolling Supper 6:00pm followed by a brief program 7:10pm -8:00pm Couvert $180 per adult I $95 per y...…

…metro » The recent innovation summit in Jerusalem brought together young Jewish change- makers from around the world. Global Change-Makers Detroiters at Jewish innovation summit in Israel bring ideas home. Adam Finkel | Contributing Writer T o see the future of the global Jewish community, you need to attend ROI (Return on Investment), an annual summit that gath- ers 150 of the Jewish world’s brightest young minds from every corner of th...…

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…metro » Antoine Salah checks out Reisa Shanaman’s curly hair, her Jewish “hairitage.” Inset: Hair Botox treatment is applied. Taming Of The Frizz Even Jewish curls stand up to this product test. A s someone of Jewish “hairitage,” my mane has never been the easi- est to manage. It probably didn’t help matters that — before the proliferation of products like pomades, sprays, gels and mousses — I would head into haircuts want- ing Sarah-Mich...…

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…metro » c alend ar CHINESE PEOPLE EAT HERE HOW TO SEND IN LISTINGS: Send listings by noon Tuesday, nine days prior to publication. Email listings and questions to calendar@thejewishnews.com. For telephone inquiries, call David Sachs at (248) 351-5140. Much To Do! F R I D A Y, A U G. 1 9 GOOD SHABBOS DETROIT 7:30 pm, Aug. 19. Dinner will follow service. At Temple Israel in West Bloomfield. $10. RSVP: jewishdetroit.org/event. Info: Alyssa...…

…THE JEWISH WOMEN’S FOUNDATION OF METROPOLITAN DETROIT Women Lighting The Way Keynote Speaker Dana Nessel Attorney In 2012, Ms. Nessel spearheaded the precedent-setting case, DeBoer v. Snyder, which challenged the bans on adoption and marriage for same-sex couples in Michigan. In 2015, DeBoer was consolidated with its affiliated Sixth Circuit cases into Obergefell v. Hodges in the United States Supreme Court. This landmark case legaliz...…

…metro » c alend ar continued from page 26 T H U R S D A Y, A U G. 2 5 JEWISH FOLKTALES 1:30 pm, Aug. 25. The storyteller will be Rabbi Aaron Bergman of Adat Shalom Synagogue in Farmington Hills. At West Bloomfield JCC. $2. Info: 248-432-5467. OUTDOOR MOVIE NIGHT 6 pm, Aug. 25. The family fun begins with a bounce house, face painting, DJ and food truck. At 9, the 2015 Disney Pixar animated film Inside Out will be shown. It’s the story of ...…

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…pets » Eating Like A Bird O ne of my favorite types, in preferential order, are: memories from child- Black oil sunflower seeds hood was the return of — Almost every bird that visits the robins in the springtime. For your backyard, with the excep- countless hours, I would observe tion of hummingbirds and ori- these little guys, one twig at a oles, will appreciate finding this time, constructing their nests in food source. the bushes outside...…

…around town » What Rain? The Well hosted a fun Shabbat picnic in the park. T he Well welcomed a great group of young families to Meadowcrest Park in Huntington Woods for a Shabbat picnic in the park. Despite a few raindrops, attendees enjoyed shmoozing and sharing the afternoon together — and after the rain began to fall, reconnected with the majesty of the trees (and their canopy)! The next family-oriented event from The Well is for expe...…

…business & professional » A Scrappy Company GLR Advanced Recycling changes with the times. Henry’s grandson Sandy. The 52-year-old Bloomfield Hills resident and his partners any of Detroit’s Jewish families — sister Ilene Rosen Bischer and Michael share a similar story of humble Bassirpour — are among the Jewish busi- beginnings in America. ness owners who remain an important, Someone arrived with nothing, maybe if not predominant, part of ...…

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…spirituality » to rah por tion An Evening with American Friends of Magen David Adom God Is Vengeful, But We Don’t Have to Be C elebration Dr. John J. Mames Chapter — Michigan Region 2016 L ife G ala OF Parshat Ekev: Deuteronomy 7:12- 11:25; Isaiah 49:14-51:3 In support of Magen David Adom — Israel’s national EMS and blood-services organization. E ach morning during our prayers, stories of revenge through military retali- we include...…

…family focus » Debra Says, ‘Let’s Talk’ Get the conversation started by admiring beautiful images of nature. graphic artist Emma Darvick, created a design, the Darvicks found a Michigan photograph shows a group of fabricator for the actual manufacturing ducks gathered near the edge process. After an initial printing of 1,000 of an ice-covered shore. Some boxed sets of the cards, the Darvicks have turned their heads toward the land; hosted a...…

…Summer Memories Older adults recall their childhoods during Jewish Senior Life camp outing. A day spent canoeing, feeding horses, playing bingo in the shade of trees and culminating in a campfire sing-a-long with s’mores is, by all accounts, a perfect day at summer camp. For a group of 139 older adults from Jewish Senior Life, it was extra special as they left their residences and immersed in nature at Butzel Retreat Center in Ortonville. “...…

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…family focus » f a m il y co u nsel in g Who Are You Close To? S ocial media can make us feel fully. Parents who provide essential close to anyone; closeness no guidance will have children who feel longer requires being physically encouraged and will strive to work up to near. Relatives or friends can live far their potential. away and still feel close. Sibling rivalries put closeness to the Conversely, there are those test, as Cain and Abe...…

…sports » Good Sports Pat Siegal, Adam Fox, Mel Siegal and Sheryl Fox celebrate Adam Fox winning the Jeff Fox Sportsmanship Award. Steve Stein | Contributing Writer S ometimes everything works out perfectly. It happened this season in the Inter-Congregational Men’s Club Softball League, which presents the Jeff Fox Sportsmanship Award each year. Each team nominates a player and because each nominee is worthy of the honor, the winner is chos...…

…arts & life mu s i c T he word “revolution” may be a major 2016 politi- cal buzzword, but it has been employed in the epithet of O.A.R. — an abbreviation for Of a Revolution — for two decades now. At the time of forming, four of the band’s five members — three of whom have a Jewish heritage — had begun to make and perform music together in their hometown of Rockville, Md., while all attend- ing Thomas Sprigg Wootton High School. “Revolution...…

…arts & life PHOTO BY BARBARA BROWN, COURTESY ZEITGEIST FILMS f i lm A Moving Portrait Eva Hesse, circa 1963 Avishay Artsy | Jewish Journal of Greater L.A. pioneering artist Eva Hesse comes alive in a new film. details Eva Hesse will be shown Aug. 19-21 and Aug. 27 at the Detroit Film Theatre at the Detroit Institute of Arts. $7.50-$9.50. (313) 833-4005; dia.org. 46 August 18 • 2016 E va Hesse first became known in the New York art...…

…COURTESY ZEITGEIST FILMS hung from walls or ceilings or filled the floor of a room. She defied conventions about sculpture and helped establish the post-minimal- ist movement, with an emphasis on tactile process and studio tech- nique. In 1970, the year she died, she exhibited pieces in more than 20 group exhibitions. Today, her work is in the collections of many major museums around the world — including the DIA. There seems to be a revival ...…

…48 August 18 2016 arts & life LET THE SUNSHINE IN The Detroit Actor s Theatre Company, under artistic director Eric Swanson, presents the groundbreaking musical story of the 1960s hippie counterculture and sexual revo- lution, Hair: The American Tribal Love-Rock Musical. 7:30 p.m. Aug. 18-20, at the New Center Park. No charge. Mature audiences rec- ommended. Thedatc.org. MATCHMAKER, MATCHMAKER Garden City students and residen...…

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…arts & life dining in Rotisserie Recipes chicken. Of course, if you don’t feel like preparing your own chicken on a spit, any rotisserie or cooked chicken will do. Annabel Cohen Food Columnist Easy and delicious, whether you’re twirling the bird yourself or creating from leftovers. F or years, the rotisserie unit for my oven sat unused. Neglected. Literally gath- ering dust. Then I got a new oven. It didn’t come with a rotisserie at...…

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…life cycles » Techner twins JULY 1 Chad and Whitney Techner of Royal Oak are thrilled to announce the birth of their twins, Eli Harrison Techner and Miriam Rose Techner. Grandparents are David and Ilene Techner of Birmingham, and Cindy Brown of Corvallis, Ore. Great- grandparents are Herb Kaufman of Southfield and Wilma Toevs of Corvallis, Ore. JUNE 18 Kate and David Kurzmann of Royal Oak are thrilled to announce the birth of their daughter...…

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…2 Couples — 110 Years C elebrating their 55th anniversaries, Barbara and Jack Dorfman, and Harriett and Sy Lusky have been friends forever. Barbara and Jack married Aug. 6, 1961, and returned from their hon- eymoon one week later to attend Harriett and Sy’s wed- ding on Aug. 13, 1961. Both couples have three married children, giving the bubbies and zaydies six fabulous grandchildren each. Major-Weitzer M argo Pernick and Paul Goldshlack, ...…

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…obituaries » Y OU ’ VE ALWAYS ANTICIPATED EACH OTHER ’ S NEEDS . HOWARD ARNKOFF, 69, of Bloomfield Hills, died Aug. 12, 2016. He is survived by his brothers and sister-in-law, Dr. Mark Arnkoff, Arnkoff and Lawrence and Suzanne Arnkoff; nieces and neph- ews, Jennifer and Leo Leytes, Josh and Sarah Arnkoff, Adam Arnkoff, Dr. Brett and Liz Arnkoff, Sasha and Greg Thompson, A.J. Goldman, and Margie Goldman; many loving great- nieces, great-nephe...…

…obituaries » Obituaries from page 59 Haberman KURT HABERMAN, 59, of Clinton Township, died Aug. 11, 2016. Mr. Haberman is sur- vived by his daughters, Sarah Haberman and Shelby Haberman. He was the cherished son of the late Sidney and the late Phyllis Haberman. Contributions may be made to American Cancer Society, 20450 Civic Center Drive Southfield, MI 48076, www.cancer.org. Arrangements by Ira Kaufman Chapel. SANDRA RUTH “SANDI” (ELLENS...…

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…obituaries » Obituaries from page 60 DORIS PAUL, 86, of West Bloomfield, died Aug. 11, 2016. Honored by many charitable organi- zations, Mrs. Paul was a member of Congregation B’nai Paul Moshe and its sister- hood, and a fund was made there in her hus- band’s memory: the Lloyd J. Paul Health Care Memorial Fund. She was also a member of Maimonides, ORT, Jewish War Veterans and Hadassah. As a member of the Prime Minister’s Club of Israel, Dori...…

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