…July 11 • 2019 17 jn I magine sitting next to a loved one and realizing that you are no longer able to hear them clearly. Or, ordering your favorite coffee and not being able to decipher what the barista asked. As with many adults, the aging process can cause hearing loss. Naturally, when a person cannot hear, they begin to withdraw from conversation. They may even stop engaging in activities they once loved. For many, not being able...…
…18 July 11 • 2019 jn S ixteen-year-old Lili Tarnopol will be a junior at Frankel Jewish Academy this fall. She has been involved with student government and performing arts, but during high school, she also developed a talent for painting. Lili was awarded first place for her painting in this year’ s Kappy Family Anne Frank Art and Writing competi- tion. The prompt for the competition was “not having to wait. ” Tarnopol spun the top...…
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…jews d in the 20 July 11 • 2019 jn Gathering for Children & Grandchildren of Survivors CHAIM – Children of Holocaust Survivors Association In Michigan will host its fourth annual “Gathering of the Tribe,” open to the children and grandchildren of Holocaust survivors. The Gathering will start at 10 a.m. Sunday, July 14, at the Holocaust Memorial Center in Farmington Hills. Discussion topics will include how to create educational pres...…
…July 11 • 2019 21 jn Dry skin and hair? It could be your water. Why does your hair feel dry after a shower? And your complexion look less than radiant? It could be your water. Hard water has been shown to decrease the skin barrier’s ability to function effectively leading to blemishes and premature aging. But by removing the harsh chemicals and impurities from your water, you can… Improve skin and have a brighter, clearer complexion R...…
…22 July 11 • 2019 jn jews d in the | faces&places Jewish Family Service held its annual meeting and community recognition night on May 14. The 100 Mensches presented college scholarships to the top three winners of its essay contest. Tom Sherman, a Bloomfield Hills High School junior, took first place. The Barbara and Irving Nusbaum Volunteer of the Year award went to Renee Unger, who brings a positive energy to every- thing she does, ...…
…24 July 11 • 2019 jn M odern Israeli songs and poetry are filled with sharp contrasts such as the famous song “Al Kol Eleh” — “For All of These, ” which begin as follows: “For the honey and for the stinger, For the bitter and for the sweet … ” This embracing of life’ s dualities can be seen even in the pages of the Torah and the poetry it contains. In this week’ s portion, for example, we have two excerpts of two very different p...…
…July 11 • 2019 25 jn moments M s. Suzie Gross of West Bloomfield is thrilled to announce the engage- ment of her daughter Lindsay Erin to Aaron Jason, son of Dr. and Mrs. Samuel Scheinfield of Farmington Hills. Lindsay earned a bachelor of arts degree in psychology at Oakland University. She is employed as a vascular ultrasound technolo- gist at Henry Ford Macomb Hospital as well as in private practice Aaron earned a bachelor of arts ...…
…26 July 11 • 2019 jn SUZANNE CHESSLER CONTRIBUTING WRITER Sense of Style OU President Ora Pescovitz makes Sunset Terrace a welcoming home. D r. Ora Pescovitz, who became president of Oakland University July 2017, also is a pediatric endocrinologist holding considerable administrative experience. Those who get an invitation to her home — professional associates as well as family and friends — know she also has a knack for interior...…
…July 11 • 2019 27 jn continued on page 28 “One of the most remark- able things about this house is that it looks like my furniture was made for it.” — DR. ORA PESCOVITZ senior vice president at Eli Lilly and Company. A favorite easy chair remains her go-to place when, between 3-6 a.m., this early riser reads novels or news- papers and writes emails while sipping a cup of coffee. All her furniture leans toward contemporary and s...…
…28 July 11 • 2019 jn celebrating Jewish holidays. “I never wanted a regular table with a head and a tail,” says Pescovitz, also at ease hosting dinners for university guests about three times a week. “I’ ve always wanted a round table so that everyone could be equal, comfortable and together. While there are 12 chairs around that table now, it can actually seat 18 comfortably.” The art surrounding visitors, regard- less of room locati...…
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…30 July 11 • 2019 jn at home arts&life CLOCKWISE FROM TOP: A Saturday night soiree for the Palmer Woods Home and Garden Tour will be held at this home. A fountain in the garden of Jodee Fishman Raines’ home. The Turkel home was planned by Frank Lloyd Wright, the only one in Detroit proper. An antique sconce at the home once owned by the Gershenson family. Details The Palmer Woods Home and Garden Tour runs 5-10 p.m. Saturday...…
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…32 July 11 • 2019 jn SUZANNE CHESSLER CONTRIBUTING WRITER Concert of Colors World music, Detroit milestones, Don Was’ All-Star Revue and more! D on Was — famed rock musi- cian, talent producer and jazz record company president — grew up in Oak Park and has returned during 12 summers to appear at the Concert of Colors, the annual free world music festival in Detroit. This year, he moves into the festival theme of “Freedom of Ex...…
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…34 July 11 • 2019 jn celebrity jews arts&life KRAVITZ/GLUSMAN CLANS Zoe Kravitz, 30, wed actor Karl Glusman, 31, on June 28. The secular wedding was held in the palatial Paris home of her father, famous rocker Lenny Kravitz. Also attending were the four other female stars of Zoe’ s HBO series, Big Little Lies. Zoe’ s mother, actress Lisa Bonet, 51, was there, too, accompanied by her present husband, actor Jason Momoa (Aquaman). ...…
…July 11 • 2019 35 jn people | places | events on the go FRIDAY, JULY 12 OLD-FASHIONED FIELD DAY 5 pm, July 12. NEXTGen Detroit’ s old- fashioned field day, for young adults ages 21 to 45, will have a tug-of-war, potato sack race and relays. Dress in recess wear and get to Catalpa Oaks in Southfield for kickball. Contact Info: Aliza, newman@jfmd.org. Register: jewishdetroit.org/events. Cost: $5 per person. SHABBAT PICNIC 6-8 pm, Jul...…
…36 July 11 • 2019 jn continued from page 35 JULY 16 RIVER CRUISE 6:30 pm. The Jewish Historical Society of Michigan will host a Rockin’ and Rollin’ Down the River cruise. Join a nostalgic trip back to 1959 for an evening of good food, old friends, warm sum- mer breezes with views of the city skyline. Included: buffet dinner at the Rattlesnake Club beginning at 5:30; two-hour tour on the river beginning at 7:30; live music with 1959 bea...…
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…July 11 • 2019 39 jn soul of blessed memory continued on page 41 FRANK BLAZOFSKY, 93, of West Bloomfield, died June 28, 2019. He is survived by his daughter and son- in-law, Noreen and Michael Collet of Plymouth; brothers and sisters-in- law, Dr. Kenneth and Ronna Blaze, Jake and Ilene Blaz; grandchildren, Heather and Cole Cunnien, Stephen and Rebecca Blazofsky, Ashley Sklar; great-grandchildren, Julia Cunnien, Madison Cunnien, ...…
…40 July 11 • 2019 jn soul of blessed memory L UCILLE MAE MUSSER ARKING, 83, passed away June 22, 2019, in the Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit after a lengthy battle with congestive heart failure. She was a member of the Birmingham Temple. The daughter of Boyd Albert Musser and Marion Anna Merryman was born Jan. 26, 1936, in Penn Township, Centre County, Pa. When she graduated from high school in Penn Valley, Pa., Lucy was able ...…
…July 11 • 2019 41 jn continued on page 42 CY LISNOV, 97, of West Bloomfield, died July 5, 2019. He is survived by his daughters and son-in-law, Lisa and Mark Fine, Shari Lisnov; sons, Marc Lisnov and Rick Lisnov; sister, Florence Weiner; many other loving family members and friends. Mr. Lisnov was the beloved husband of the late Harriet Lisnov; father of the late Robin Lisnov; the brother-in-law of the late Samuel Weiner, the ...…
…42 July 11 • 2019 jn soul of blessed memory c. 2011 SANDRA E. KNAPP, 85, of Bloomfield Hills, died June 30, 2019. She is survived by her son and daughter- in-law, Jeffrey and Jane Knapp; daughter and son-in-law, Karen and Keith Sirlin; grandchildren, Scott Frazho, Kaitlin (Nic Rowley) Knapp, Jessica (Branden) Morganroth, Madelyn Knapp; great-grandchild, Kathleen; many loving nieces, nephews, other family members and friends. Mr...…
…July 11 • 2019 43 jn soul of blessed memory ADELL WHITE, 93, of Sarasota, Fla., formerly of Michigan and New York, died June 19, 2019. She is survived by her son, Marc White of Sarasota; son and daughter- in-law, David and Shelley White of Brooklyn, N.Y.; daughter and son- in-law, Janis White and Richard Silverstein; grandchildren, Samuel White, Jonah Silverstein, Adin Silverstein and Miriam Silverstein; sister-in-law, Joan Freeman...…
…44 July 11 • 2019 jn soul of blessed memory (JTA) — Holocaust survivor Eva Mozes Kor, who underwent experiments in Auschwitz together with her twin sister, has died at the age of 85. Kor, of Terra Haute, Ind., died July 4, 2019, in Krakow, Poland, the CANDLES Holocaust Museum and Education Center she founded said in a statement. She was in Poland with the museum’ s annual trip to visit Nazi camps. Kor and her sister were one of s...…
…July 11 • 2019 45 jn raskin the best of everything Danny Raskin Senior Columnist Impossibly Good T hroughout the years, restaurants have dabbled in ways to make various meat dishes without the meat with some success … but rarely with Mediterranean food. Among them — and very few are those eateries who have both regular and meat- less menu sectors — a huge favorite is here in Birmingham … where the prod- ucts are cooked with its spec...…
…46 July 11 • 2019 jn From the DJN Foundation Davidson Digital Archive of Jewish Detroit History Mike Smith Alene and Graham Landau Archivist Chair COURTESY LEONARD N. SIMONS JEWISH COMMUNITY ARCHIVES, PEVIN FAMILY PAPERS Joe Fisher poses on the Ambassador Bridge in March 1930, just months after the crossing between Detroit and Windsor opened. W hile searching past July issues of the JN and the Detroit Jewish Chronicle in the Willi...…
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…July 4 • 2019 3 jn inside July 4-10, 2019 1-7 Tammuz 5779 VOLUME CLV, ISSUE 22 thejewishnews.com • Check out revamped, redesigned JN website! • Schmoozing with Alexa Randolph Detroit Jewish News n VIEWS 5-10 JEWS IN THE D 11 The Light Within Society of Humanistic Judaism celebrates 50 years. 14 Ensuring a Lasting Legacy Commander of Jewish War Veterans comes to Metro Detroit to talk about the future. 16 Unlocking Te...…
…4 July 4 • 2019 jn $36/person. SPACE IS LIMITED and priority will be given to Temple Israel members. Register online at temple-israel.org/Avalon Questions? Contact Miriam Baxter at miriam@temple-israel.org or 248-661-5700. Wednesday, July 17, 2019 Please join Rabbi Jennifer Kaluzny for dinner and drinks and tour Avalon Bakery with Jackie Victor. Each participant will get to bake their very own challah and take home a c...…
…July 4 • 2019 5 jn views R ecent events are leading me to believe there are no coinci- dences. I’ m experiencing more moments where things I’ m thinking about intersect with things going on around me. You’ ve had that feeling, right? You think about a friend you haven’ t spoken to in a while and, almost instanta- neously, you receive an incoming call from him. Or perhaps something more dramatic like what I witnessed at a funera...…
…6 July 4 • 2019 jn The Jewish News aspires to communicate news and opinion that’ s useful, engaging, enjoyable and unique. It strives to refl ect the full range of diverse viewpoints while also advocating positions that strengthen Jewish unity and continuity. We desire to create and maintain a challenging, caring, enjoyable work environment that encourages creativity and innovation. We acknowledge our role as a responsible, responsive me...…
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…8 July 4 • 2019 jn views Readers had plenty to say about the online story “Sign Unveiled for Trump Heights Community in the Golan Heights,” published June 17. Fred Jacobs: Surprised they rejected Pottersville. Nancy Federman Kaplan: With you-know-who, shameless flattery will get you … everywhere. Or so these pathetic sycophants believe. Steven Silber: How much money did Trump funnel over to Trumpenyahu? Marcie Bensman: Giving ...…
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…10 July 4 • 2019 jn views letters WSU Police Chief Does Outstanding Job We read with interest about the Law Enforcement/Federation Security training that took place recently in Israel, as reported by Wayne State University Police Chief Anthony Holt (“Bring Security Strategies From Israel to Wayne State, ” June 20, page 8). Allow us to take this opportunity to share with the community the out- standing job that Chief Holt and his t...…
…July 4 • 2019 11 jn jews d in the F iftieth anniversaries are special occa- sions — usually upbeat moments to celebrate past achievements, reconnect with family, friends and colleagues, and to think about the future, often with good food, music and heartfelt speeches. The Society for Humanistic Judaism cel- ebrated its 50th anniversary with all these elements and more at “SHJ@50: Celebrating Culture, Advancing the Movement,” a con-...…
…12 July 4 • 2019 jn jews d in the continued from page 11 “Where is my light? My light is in me. Where is my hope? My hope is in me. Where is my strength? My strength is in me — and in you.” — RABBI SHERWIN WINE Humanistic Judaism Timeline • 1963: A small group of Temple Beth El members began to meet and then hold services with Rabbi Sherwin Wine. They developed an alternative approach to Judaism without a belief in God and began usi...…
…commitment to social issues. According to a national Pew Center survey in 2013, six of 10 American Jews said that being Jewish was mainly a matter of cul- ture or ancestry, compared to 15 percent who said it was mainly religion. Also, Jews are less likely to believe in God than other Americans. Two-thirds of the Jews surveyed said a person can be Jewish without believing in God. Some aspects of Humanistic Judaism, once controve...…
…14 July 4 • 2019 jn T he Civil War, World War I, World War II, Korea, Vietnam, the frontlines on the War on Terror. No matter the era or theater of war, Jews in our armed forces have faced being in harm’ s way throughout our nation’ s history, playing a pivotal role in defending our freedoms despite the erroneously held belief after the Civil War that Jews did not participate in the defense of our country. To right that wrong...…
…July 4 • 2019 15 jn approximately 10,000 currently on active duty. The JWV is also involved in the annual Jewish Warrior Weekend in Washington, D.C., a gathering of cadets from military academies and major ROTC units. Participants are given complimentary memberships and assigned to the post nearest their home. Memberships are free to those who are on active duty and for the first year after leaving the service. Schneider encouraged...…
…A few months ago, following the death of my father, I took a phone call from a friend asking for some advice. Her friend’ s son had recently died tragically, and the family was unable to unlock his smartphone to view the final pho- tos he took while on vacation out of the country. I explained I was also in the process of trying to take care of a loved one’ s technology after death and was able to provide some advice. The experi...…
…July 4 • 2019 17 jn “I would highly recommend assigning a designated digital executor in your will so your survivors are able to manage your technology as simply as possible.” — RABBI JASON MILLER with login credentials and contact people for those accounts. This is especially important to have regarding financial accounts. I found it was helpful to send out notifications from my father’ s email address to the representatives of h...…
…18 July 4 • 2019 jn T he first-floor conference room at the Hyatt Hotel in Royal Oak was abuzz with activity the eve- ning of Saturday, May 18. In the lobby, the scent of hairspray and perfume was overwhelming as teenage girls and boys milled around in their most glamorous attire. It was prom night, but this was no ordinary prom. The 151 teenagers in attendance all had one thing in com- mon: they are battling life-limiting illness....…
