…Healthy Cuisine & Raw Juices Lunch Specials Daily Sandwich Special Every Tues & Wed FF 20% O ng Cateri Orders on the go continued from page 53 3.50 $ Mon & Tu Seniors e Valid at Farmington Location only w/Jewish News coupon. Exp. 3.15.18 15% OFF FEB. 28 Buy One, Get 2nd HALF OFF Dine-in or Carryout Lunch or Dinner Megillah For Munchkins Valid at Farmington Location only w/Jewish News coupon. Exp. 3.15.18 5:30-7 pm, Feb. 28. JT...…
…FREE Y DELIVER MARCH 2 Persian Purim Feast 6-10 pm, March 2. The Well’s “First Fridays” event this month, especially for young adults, will feature wine and spirits, hamentashen baking, musical Kabbalat Shabbat, silly Purim shpiel and a seudah — the traditional Persian feast for Purim. At Berkley Masonic Temple, 2290 W. 11 Mile. RSVP: matt@meetyouatthewell.org. CANDIDATES FOR GOVERNOR Noon-3 pm, March 3. “The People’s Governor Forum: Trans...…
…business Jeffrey Schweig: A Detroit success story. KARLEIGH STONE SPECIAL TO THE JEWISH NEWS O ak Park native and Alchemy3 President Jeffrey Schweig found success in the lottery industry. Named for alchemists turning metals into gold, Schweig’s company takes ordinary lottery games and promotions and turns them into golden games. While his journey took him to Chicago and then Atlanta, he credits much of his success to his Detroit-based Jew...…
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…business Keeping The Circle Turning Three generations of Rotenbergs help mark 100 years of business at General Mill Supply Company. General Mill old truck ABOVE: Robert, Stuart, Milton and Manny Rotenberg. Julius Rotenberg, the founder, is seated. Circa 1970s. RIGHT: Milton, Julius and Manny Rotenberg. 58 February 22 • 2018 jn F and their young daughter, Mary. ounded in 1917, third-gen- However, the onset of WWI and the eration family...…
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…TAL OR health Israeli startup wins first Henry Ford artificial intelligence challenge. Health Innovations ABOVE: This diagram shows movement measured by the phone app and sent to a physician. TOP: Levi Shapiro, founder MHealth Israel, a nonprofit that assists health-related start-ups; Dr. Scott Dulchavsky, CEO, Henry Ford Innovation Institute; Ziv Yekutieli, CEO, Montfort; and Dima Gershman, CTO, Montfort. SHARI S. COHEN CONTRIBUTING WRI...…
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…health continued from page 60 companies working in the field of Yekutieli, in conjunction with smartphone and related applica- co-founder and chief technology tions to help consumers, such as officer Dima Gershman, developed fitness buffs and patients, monitor Montfort’s software applications and record various health measures. that enable neurological patients Some device applications send mes- to measure their body movements. sages to remi...…
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…Limited time offers: 3RD MONTH FREE! Plus Life-Long Rate Lock With a 12-month lease. See community for complete details including eligible levels of care. health Following His Heart Brandon Klein’s journey takes him to teach others to grow through meditation. Made in Michigan Open House DEBRA DARVICK CONTRIBUTING WRITER M Saturday, February 24th 12 - 4 p.m. Come visit with some of the “Hometown Classic” businesses that are made in M...…
…Change Your Smile, Change Your Life! “Meditation strengthens the mental muscle necessary to regain conscious control over your life.” — BRANDON KLEIN thrilled to be part of the city’s scene. “Being in Detroit is a blessing,” he says. “I get to live in a city during its resurgence and be a part of growing the Jewish community. I can have a say in my own Jewish journey and help others define theirs as well.” Klein and the other Moishe House r...…
…the exchange community bulletin board | professional services For information regarding advertising please call 248-351-5116 Deadline for ad insertion is 10:00am the Monday prior to publication date. 230 HOUSEHOLD GOODS 305 COMPUTER SERVICES 344 HAULING MOVING? Junk-B-Gone Priced Sale of Household Furnishings Professionally Conducted in Your Home We Haul It All! Still the Lowest Prices in Town! SAME DAY SERVICE! Proudly Serving the J...…
…the exchange community bulletin board | professional services For information regarding advertising please call 248-351-5116 Deadline for ad insertion is 10:00am the Monday prior to publication date. 370 PAINTING 445 CALLIGRAPHY 731 HANDICAP CONSTRUCTION DISABILITY MADE EASY AN TOUCH L RO P E L E U Painting Interior & Exterior C -Grab Bars -Bathroom Safety Products -Wheelchair Ramps -Stairlifts & Platform Lifts -Portable & Rental Ramps...…
…soul of blessed memory A Life Well Lived Filled With “Family, Philanthropy And Fun” SUZANNE CHESSLER CONTRIBUTING WRITER M adeleine “Madge” Berman was a lifelong supporter of the arts, an advocate for animals and humane education, and a woman of wit, wisdom and presence who made an indelible impact on Metro Detroit. She died Feb. 5 in her Franklin home at age 90. Born in Detroit in 1927, Madge had a love of the arts that began early. She ...…
…In Memory of Madeleine H. Berman The Board of Directors, Musicians, and Staff of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra fondly remember DSO Director Emerita Madeleine H. Berman, 1927-2018. Madge and her late husband Bill Berman were lifelong supporters of the orchestra and beloved members of our oneDSO family. Madge’s leadership at the DSO extended from the board room to the concert hall and into our community. A talented pianist who studied music a...…
…soul of blessed memory continued from page 68 papers; she commissioned anti-war billboards and held fundraisers to elect anti-war candidates. She was in the fray. “During those years, Mom taught me that you should stand up for what you believe, and she led by example.” Daughter Ann used a string of adjectives — whimsical, imperious, hilarious, loyal, cranky, inimitable — to describe her mother. “That was Madge, my wonderful, beloved mother,...…
…Leader. Visionary. Social Worker. Mentor. Friend. Norm Keane was many things. To Jewish Family Service and the Jewish community, he was everything. His impact will long be remembered by those who had the privilege of knowing him. We offer our heartfelt condolences to his family. May his memory and legacy live on through us all. The hear t of a STRONGER COMMUNITY For 90 years jfsdetroit.org jn February 22 • 2018 71 …
…Madeleine Berman (Z’L) WE SHALL FOREVER BE GRATEFUL TO YOU AND BILL (Z’L) FOR ALL THAT YOU HAVE DONE FOR OUR CONGREGATION. “Great is tzedakah, for since the day that the world was created until this day the world stands upon tzedakah” – Tanna d’Vei Eliyahu Zutta Madeleine “Madge” Berman (1927 – 2018) ▲ Mandell “Bill” Berman (1917 – 2016) CONGREGATION SHAAREY ZEDEK and THE BERMAN CENTER FOR JEWISH EDUCATION 27375 Bell Road ▲ Southfield, M...…
…soul of blessed memory continued from page 70 SHIRLEY HARRIET GREENSPAN BEIDER, 96, of Waterford, died Feb. 15, 2018. She is survived by her beloved Beider husband, Morris Beider; sons and daughters- in-law, Andrew and Libby Beider, Dr. Perry and Alida Beider; daughter and son-in-law, Felicia and Dennis Barnes; grandchildren, Calvin, William and Sakara Barnes, Louis Beider, Cantor Marla (Newell) Bentley, Rachel Beider, Shoshana (Aaron) Free...…
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…Contributions may be made to a char- ity of one’s choice. Arrangements by Dorfman Chapel. NAOMI RUTH KATZ, 81, of West Bloomfield, died Feb. 14, 2018. She is survived by her sons and daughters-in-law, Steven and Amy Katz, Joel and Staci Katz; daughter and son- in-law, Debbie and Chris Hackman; grandchildren, Kayla (Joey) Addy, Brianna Koch, Hannah Katz, Benjamin Katz, Samantha Katz, Alayna Hackman, Paige Hackman and Noah Hackman; many other l...…
…soul of blessed memory continued from page 75 H.L. “BUD” PICKETT, 87, of Evanston, Ill., formerly of West Bloomfield, passed away on Feb. 17, 2018. He was born nearly 88 years ago in Cleveland on March 6, 1930. Bud lived in West Bloomfield for four decades. His lovely bride of more than 50 years was the late Helen Milstein Pickett. He is survived by his daughters, Julie Levy, Susan Puflea and Erin Lowenthal; their husbands; five grandchildr...…
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…From the DJN Davidson Digital Archive looking back Gov. George Romney, left, served as Michigan governor from 1963 to 1969. He is pictured here with Congregation Shaarey Zedek’s Rabbi Morris Adler, center, and Max Fisher, circa 1965. Rabbi Adler died in 1966. In 1967, Romney launched an unsuccessful presidential bid with Max Fisher serving as finance chair. • T he Feb. 19, 1943, issue of the JN had two very interesting head- lines. First, ...…
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…thejewishnews.com $2.00 Feb. 15-21, 2018 / 30 Shevat-6 Adar 5778 YEARS 1942 2 2017 2 DIAMOND ANNIVERSARY Embracing Kindness From a bat mitzvah project to Jewish values, the world could use a little more kindness. SEE PAGE 12. …
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…contents Online exclusives: • Weekly Movie Review • Hillel Happenings Feb. 15-21, 2018 / 30 Shevat – 6 Adar 5778 | VOLUME CLIII, ISSUE 3 views spirit 28 Torah portion 5-8 arts&life jews in the d 10 joining Detroit’s renewal Rabbi Asher Lopatin will lead a new Modern Orthodox shul and start a civil discourse center. 12 17 an epic evening that makes an epic impact 18 limmud 2018 Master illusionist Vitaly Beckman mystifies even...…
…Join us for A Reality T V Purim Spiel for Adults Dr. Seusshan’s A Children’s Purim Spiel Wednesday, February 28, 2018 7:00 pm: Wine & Cheese 7:30 pm: Purim Spiel, followed by dancing & hamentashen The Kardashians and RuPaul have nothing on the zany cast of M’gillat Esther. Come celebrate Purim with our risqué Adult Spiel. Enjoy wine and cheese, boo Haman off the stage and laugh the night away. 9:30 - 10:45 am Toddler Carnival Pre-Glow! ...…
…views Ask Attorney Ken Gross about… Credit Your Card Financial Debt is Issues for openers A Tale Of Two Margies W really afford dinner out? hen I was a teenager, It wasn’t always like this. My mother- I could have written a in-law recently introduced me to her babysitting manual. I had babysitter — not the one she paid $5 it down to a science: First play with an hour to watch her kids, but the kids (the more they love the person who look...…
…views essay Back In Bounds? Dusty Arab peace plan just might get Palestinians and Israel talking. T he way back toward solving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict might lie in both sides accepting the con- tours of the 2002 Arab Peace Initiative, once thought relegated to the diplomatic scrap heap. The initiative, brokered by the Arab League, would have to be viewed as a starting point for moving for- ward and be subject to vigorous discussi...…
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…jews d YESHIVAT CHOVEVEI TORAH in the R abbi Asher Lopatin, a nationally recognized Modern Orthodox leader, plans to move to Metro Detroit this summer to create an academic center focused on civil discourse — and to lead a new Modern Orthodox synagogue. Congregation Etz Chaim was originated by a group of Huntington Woods residents who say they are responding to the growth of shomer Shabbat (Shabbat- observant) families in their neighborhoo...…
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…jews d in the on the cover Embracing Kindness From a bat mitzvah project to Jewish values, the world could use a little more kindness. RONELLE GRIER CONTRIBUTING WRITER W hen Jolie Oleshansky, 12, was decid- ing on a service project for her upcoming June bat mitzvah at Temple Israel, her thoughts kept circling back to one word: kindness. How could she help her friends and fellow students be kinder to one another, at school and in the c...…
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…jews d in the continued from page 12 “It makes me feel good because I know I’m making someone else feel happy and included, because you never know what’s going on in someone’s life.” — JOLIE OLESHANSKY stressing the importance of spreading kindness.” The program consists of monthly morning meetings for students in grades 4-5. Most meetings feature a speaker, arranged by Melissa Oleshansky, usually a representative from a local nonprofit o...…
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…jews d in the An EPIC Evening That Makes An EPIC Impact BECKY HURVITZ SPECIAL TO THE JEWISH NEWS N tion with an exclusive meet-and-greet EXTGen Detroit, the young with the Sklar Brothers. After the adult division of the Jewish show, everyone is invited to a DJed Federation of Metropolitan afterparty with late-night breakfast Detroit, is setting The Fillmore aglow and desserts. on March 3 to ensure a bright ABOVE: “We’re hard at work to ma...…
…in the Limmud 2018 Jewish learning program offers many topic options and guest speakers. BARBARA LEWIS CONTRIBUTING WRITER R The JN is accepting submissions from readers of photos of simchahs that happened in 2017 — baby namings, b’nai mitzvot, weddings, anniversary and birthday parties — you name it. Photos will appear in JN’s annual Celebrate! Section, in the March 22 issue. Please send your high-resolution photo to jheadapohl@renmedia...…
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