…jews d on the cover in the Honoring young people making an impact Jewishly and beyond. T hey’re go-getters, doers, philanthropists, activists, entrepreneurs and community organizers. Their lives make an impact on those around them and our community at large. These 36 individuals — the inaugural group of the JN and The Well’s 36 Under 36 program — were nominated by their peers for this honor. The Jewish News and The Well collected the nomi...…
…jews d in the JO H N HA RD WI CK Jordan Charlupski, 26, of Birmingham is sales executive for the Detroit City Football Club (FC). The minor-league soccer team with a co-recreational league started in 2012, tapping into the growing interest in the sport and to serve as a community-organizing endeavor for residents. In season, about 7,000 attend the semi-professional team’s games in the National Premier Soccer League. Jordan raised $750,000...…
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…jews d Josh Kaplan, 31, of Novi is president and co-founder, with his brother Darryl Kaplan and cousin Max Cornfield, of Supply Line International (SLI), an automotive company in Novi. SLI got started about four years ago with a $50,000 interest- free loan from Hebrew Free Loan (HFL) and generated $11 million in revenue last year. The company forecasts $18 million in reve- nue for 2017. Josh’s innovative thinking and leadership helped the com...…
…Mazel Tov! decided to stay in Detroit and bought a house in the New Center area. He found investors and put together a team to renovate it. Now, the house is used for other Venture for America fellows to stay in during their time in Detroit. He realized how outdated the standard rental system is and co-founded his company to better utilize technology in the home rental industry. He now has more than 40 people working at his company. Noah Ost...…
…jews d in the enlightened hospitality, devout passion and a per- sonal touch. He is a young business owner who is an asset to Metro Detroit and the Jewish community. A regular visitor to Israel and son of an Israeli father, Jeremy is proud of his Jewish heritage and sharing it with the community. Jonathan H. Schwartz, 34, of Plymouth is an attorney at Foster Swift Collins & Smith PC. Jonathan has taken a lead- ership role on the boards of n...…
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…moments special moments When You Know You’ve Met ‘The One’ I t was June 1985, and I was at my daughter Amy Selik Douville’s ninth-grade play at Hillel Day School. I was sit- ting in the front row with my family. Behind us was the family of my daughter’s very good friend. As we were intro- duced, I thought, “Wow, Amy’s friend sure has a good-looking uncle!” There were two uncles. Neither one was with a wife, and I was divorced. But the one ...…
…Ask the Orthodontist When is the right time for my child to have full braces? Ask the Orthodontist Jadyn Nicole Shapiro (Yaff a Netanya) of West Bloomfi eld became a bat mitzvah on Saturday, Jan. 7, at Adat Shalom Synagogue. She is Shapiro the daughter of Dr. Larry Shapiro and Ms. Marla Shapiro (Cliff ord Cicotte). Jadyn is the granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Stoller and the late Norman and the late Joan Shapiro. Jadyn is a student at...…
…jews d in the Get inspired. Meet medical specialists. Connect with others. All at a Novartis MS Education Link Event family Strengthen Those Jewish Ties Dear Debra (PLO\ +RVOHU )13%& is talking multiple sclerosis (MS) and treatment. Debra Darvick S end your questions to deardebra@ renmedia.us or look for an anonymous question submission form on Debra’s online column at www.thejewishnews.com. DEAR DEBRA, After reading last month’s ar...…
…faces & places Menorah In The D Now in its sixth year, Menorah in the D has become the area’s largest commu- nity-wide menorah lighting, drawing more than 3,000 people. Sponsored by The Shul in West Bloomfield, in partnership with Jewish Federation’s NEXTGen Detroit and Chabad of Greater Downtown Detroit, the event took place on Dec. 27 at Campus Martius in Downtown Detroit. Festivities featured a family tent with activities, a kosher food ...…
…NANOMEDICINE is HUGE . in the faces places More than 300 people attended the lighting of an 11-foot menorah on the second night of Chanukah at the Franklin Cider Mill. The Dec. 25 event was organized by Chabad of Bingham Farms and Farmington Hills, which collaborated with Jewish schools across Metro Detroit. Artist Ariel Cummings created the menorah, which was decorated by more than 300 tiles made by students and others. The evening was h...…
…sports Start Thinking About Maccabi Games STEVE STEIN CONTRIBUTING WRITER T here’s no better time than the dead of winter to look forward to a summer event. Tryouts and auditions are being held this month for Detroit teen athletes and artists who want to participate in the 2017 JCC Maccabi Games & ArtsFest. Detroit will have 14U boys basketball, 14U boys baseball and 14U and 16U girls soccer teams along with dancers and golf- ers at the Ju...…
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…arts&life at home PHOTO BY BETH SINGER Let’s Get Lost Inspiration for creating other-worldly sanctuaries for kids. LYNNE KONSTANTIN ARTS & LIFE EDITOR In the sisters’ room — two of a set of triplets — of Lori Goldman’s Bloomfield Township home, designer Jennifer Asmar went for fresh, fun and sophisticated. “When I presented the project to the triplets, all three of them looked at me and, at the same time, gave me the thumbs up,” says Asm...…
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…arts&life skate Opportunity On Ice SUZANNE CHESSLER CONTRIBUTING WRITER A lissandra Aronow became fascinated with competitive skat- ing while watching her moth- er, Marjorie Fisher, an adult ice-skating student, realize a lifelong goal. As a 4-year-old looking on from the sidelines, Aronow could hardly wait to try the sport and soon was given pink plastic skates. Although drawn to lots of athletic activities, Aronow ranked skating as her...…
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…EXHIBIT OPENING PROGRAM FOR soul Anne Frank: A History for Today ON EXHIBIT JANUARY 20 – JUNE 4 of blessed memory Thursday, January 19 A Girl Who Never Was She Excelled At Living Featuring Dr. Rolf Wolfswinkel M W as Anne Frank a typical Holocaust victim? Should her diary be used to introduce people to the Holocaust? Dr. Wolfswinkel, NYU Professor of Modern History, will answer these questions and more. He is a noted scholar in the ...…
…SEYMOUR “SY” COHEN, 88, of Wolverine Lake, died Dec. 30, 2016. He is survived by his beloved wife, Nancy Cohen; daughters and sons-in-law, Natalie Cohen and Howard Fertel, Jill Cohen and David Fertel; brother-in- law and sister-in-law, Larry and Virginia Mann; grandchildren, Julia, Nicholas and Nina Fertel; nieces and nephews, Michael Mann, Laynee Langer, Matt (Rebecca) James; many other loving family members and friends. Interment was held at...…
…soul of blessed memory continued from page 55 A Staunch Community Member E dward A. Katz, 97, of Birmingham, died Jan. 4, 2017, having spent the days before surrounded by his family in hospice care. He was born on May 28, 1919, in Detroit, to Abraham and Rose Minnie Katz. Mr. Katz was married for almost 60 years to the love of his life and business partner, Genevieve Kocot Katz, who pre- ceded him in death in 2003. Their various endeavors...…
…(the late Bernard) Besman, and the late Helen (the late Hank) Kaplan. Interment was held at Beth El Memorial Park Cemetery in Livonia. Contributions may be made to the Jewish Senior Life of a charity of one’s choice. Arrangements by Dorfman Chapel. BEBE KANTOR, 91, of West Bloomfield, died Dec. 31, 2016. She is survived by her sons and daugh- ters-in-law, Mitchell and Nanci Kantor of Bloomfield Hills, and Kantor Larry and Lynn Kantor of West ...…
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…soul of blessed memory continued from page 59 DAVID SKLAR, 88, of West Bloomfield, died Jan. 4, 2017. He is survived by his wife, Connie Sklar; sons and daughter- in-law, Daryl and Lisa Sklar of New Jersey, and Sklar Curtis Sklar of North Carolina; daughter, Nancy Sklar of Arizona; Connie’s children, Howard and Carole Satovsky, Steven and Rhonda Satovsky, and Caryn Satovsky Siegel and Ron Siegel; grandchildren, Heather and Eric Seidman, Jen...…
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…looking back In 1919, the Jewish Women’s Club opened a residence for working Jewish women, usually in their 20s, at 89 Rowena St. in Detroit. These young women typically were working in secretarial or teaching positions. The residence also served as a clubhouse and center for social and educational activities. Sixty- five clubs used the building. Recognizing the growing need for social and educational activities, the Jewish Women’s Club close...…
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…viewpoints » S end letters to: letters@thejewishnews.com for openers Filling Up The Toy Chest Chinese Jews Get Three Shots At New Year’s Resolutions H appy New Year! As I’ve Jews in the years leading up to noted before, for Jews, WWII. You can even go as far back the secular New Year as the Middle Ages and uncover a is our most wonderful time of Jewish-Chinese affiliation. the year. We get a second shot at Jewish silk traders were among f...…
…viewpoints » S end letters to: letters@thejewishnews.com DETROIT JEWISH NEWS theJEWISHNEWS.com guest column Arthur M. Horwitz Publisher / Executive Editor ahorwitz@renmedia.us A Biased United Nations Vote Cannot Hasten Peace F. Kevin Browett Chief Operating Officer kbrowett@renmedia.us | Editorial Managing Editor: Jackie Headapohl jheadapohl@renmedia.us Story Development Editor: Keri Guten Cohen kcohen@thejewishnews.com Arts & Life Edi...…
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