…moments 38 September 5 • 2019 jn Tori Hailey Zimmerman and Ari Benjamin Zimmerman will share the bimah at Temple Israel in West Bloomfield on Saturday, Sept. 7, 2019, as they lead the congrega- tion in prayer on the occasion of their b’ nai mitzvah. They will be joined in celebration by their proud parents, Aimee Zimmerman and Steven Zimmerman. Tori and Ari are the loving grandchildren of Mary and Edward Silberblatt, Tobie and St...…
…September 5 • 2019 39 jn Taking Responsibility H ave you ever heard the expression, “I wash my hands of this matter?” Where did this expression originate? This week we read about a seemingly strange com- mandment called Eglah Arufah. (Deuteronomy 21.1- 8). If someone is found slain in an open field near a city, then the elders and officials of the city need to go out to the field where the corpse had been found. There they bury th...…
…A Man with Flair on the cover/books arts&life Designer Isaac Mizrahi will dish about life, his Judaism, fashion and more at Hadassah’ s annual meeting. ALICE BURDICK SCHWEIGER SPECIAL TO THE JEWISH NEWS A t just 5 years old, fashion icon Isaac Mizrahi would rather dress a Barbie doll then play with a G.I. Joe. Around his sixth birthday, while at a local Brooklyn variety store, his mom acquiesced and tossed a Barbie set, complete with...…
…September 5 • 2019 41 jn bullied by his peers and rabbis at the yeshivah he attended. He writes about growing up in a Syrian Orthodox Jewish community in Brooklyn, his special rela- tionship with his mother, the challenge of being gay and rising to the top of the fashion world. Detroiters can learn more about Mizrahi’ s upbringing, career and the world of haute couture on Tuesday, Sept. 10, at Congregation Shaarey Zedek, when he wi...…
…42 September 5 • 2019 jn Song &Spirit Inspiring, musical rabbi will help Detroiters usher in the holidays. R abbi Josh Warshawsky has been described as a “break- through talent in the world of Jewish music” whose soulful singing and davening is inspiring people — from synagogues to sum- mer camps — across the country. Warshawsky is a singer, song leader, musician, composer and a graduate of the Ziegler School of Rabbinic Studie...…
…September 5 • 2019 43 jn CLASS OF 1922-1972 September 13-14, 2019 I Troy, Michigan Did you graduate, attend classes or teach at Walsh College between 1922 and 1972? We would love to have you with your family and friends attend the Walsh reunion for class years: 1922-1972 Please reach out to us to learn more! email alumni@walshcollege.edu, call 248-823-1298 or register online foundation.walshcollege.edu/alumnievents Parkinson’s...…
…44 September 5 • 2019 jn MOVIE NEWS THE SPY The Spy, a six-episode Netflix original series, premieres Friday, Sept. 6. It is about Eli Cohen (1924-1965), a real-life Israeli spy. If you are unfa- miliar with Cohen’ s life, you could, of course, read an online biography. However, you may want to discover most of his life history via the Netflix series, so I won’ t disclose his most important espionage assignment. Just a little bac...…
…September 5 • 2019 45 jn ARTS & APPLES Art & Apples Festival, produced by Paint Creek Center, returns to transform the 30-acre Rochester Municipal Park (400 Sixth St.) into one of the nation’ s top juried fine art fairs. This year, more than 250 exhibiting artists from across the country have been selected to display their works. Hands-on art activities such as ceramic wheel throwing demos and screen printing will be available for the pub...…
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…September 5 • 2019 47 jn D owntown Birmingham has witnessed its fair share of restau- rants that come and go. Yet, Aaron F. Belen is not giving up. In fact, he has invested nearly two years of hard work to bring The Morrie to the city of Birmingham. Belen owns AFB Hospitality Group, which opened The Morrie in Royal Oak in 2016. AFB is also behind the award-winning Bistro 82 and SCL Royal Oak ultra-lounge and nightclub. Now, the Bloo...…
…48 September 5 • 2019 jn continued from page 47 Concert, ” among other local favorites. The food menu features the popular Nashville Hot Chicken sandwich and Kung Pao cauliflower, yet the Birmingham edition boasts a cauliflower-based Greek flat- bread and build-your-own salads. The Morrie kicked off its soft open- ing with a live performance on Aug. 9 by Billy Joel saxophonist Mark Rivera and opened officially to the public Aug. 15...…
…COURTESY OF PUBLICCITY PR A new dining trio will open in November atop the Detroit RenCen, replacing Coach Insignia, which closed in 2017. James Beard Award-winning chef Shawn McClain and his part- ners, Sarah Camarota and Richard Camarota, are working on a multi-con- cept project called Highlands that will feature three concepts and epic private events space by McClain Camarota Hospitality and designed by Rockwell Group. Restaurant...…
…50 September 5 • 2019 jn Cobo Center Gets New Name Gary Torgow unveils new TCF Center signage. T he center formally known as Cobo got a new name on Tuesday, Aug. 27, revealed by TCF Executive Chairman Gary Torgow and TCF President and CEO Craig Dahl with the help of Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan, U.S. Sen. Debbie Stabenow and other dignitaries. The name change breaks the center’ s ties to former Detroit mayor...…
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…September 5 • 2019 53 jn soul of blessed memory ARLEEN BLUMENSTEIN, 81, of West Bloomfield, died Aug. 26, 2019. She is survived by her husband of 61 years, Sam Blumenstein; chil- dren, Lori Blumenstein Bott and Dennis Bott, Karen Blumenstein and Lauren Engel, and Dr. Brian and Ann Blumenstein; grand- children, Danielle DePriest and Matthew Newman, Justin DePriest, Nicole Blumenstein, Alivia Blumenstein, and Raquel Blumenstein;...…
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…September 5 • 2019 55 jn Times of Israel T housands attended the joint funeral on Aug. 29 of teen sisters from Ashkelon, Israel, who were killed in a car crash that police suspect was caused by the driver speed- ing while under the influence of alcohol. Tahel Maul, 16, and her older sister Yarin, 19, were buried at the southern port city’ s Giv’ at Zion cemetery where they were eulo- gized by Ashkelon’ s Mayor Tomer Glam. “We are...…
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…58 September 5 • 2019 jn I must admit I find the old advertisements for food products of great interest. Or, maybe, I am always hungry when I cruise the William Davidson Digital Archive of Jewish Detroit History. Nevertheless, during my peeks into the Archive, while searching for information on a par- ticular subject for a Looking Back column, I collected some food ads I found unique. It appears that, beginning in the 1930s and con...…
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