… NOVEMBER 21 • 2019 | 67 Susan graduated cum laude from U-M in nursing in 1967. Mrs. Salamon is survived by her husband of 50 years, Dr. Peter Salamon; son and daughter-in-law, Dr. Michael and Beth Salamon of Louisville, Ky.; daughter and son-in-law, Dr. Sarah and Dr. Rick Weiss of LaCanada, Calif.; brother and sister-in- law, Dr. John and Gail Young of Madison, Wis.; brother- in-law, Dr. Robert Salamon of Novi; grandchildren, Ale...…
…68 | NOVEMBER 21 • 2019 Soul of blessed memory DANIEL R. VICTOR, 43, of Bloomfield Hills, died Nov. 12, 2019. He was the cherished son of Richard and Denise Victor, Judith Dubin and the late Marvin Dubin; dear brother of Ronald (Heather) Victor, Sandra (Adam) Cosola, Shelby Dubin (partner, Dr. Silvio Cozzetto), Bruce (Suzanne) Dubin and Eric (Dalia) Dubin; loving children, Davis Victor and Stirling Victor. He is also sur- vi...…
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…Looking Back From the William Davidson Digital Archive of Jewish Detroit History accessible at www.djnfoundation.org 70 | NOVEMBER 21 • 2019 30 Years Since the Wall Came Down T his past Nov. 9 marked 30 years since the Berlin Wall fell. With its destruction, post-World War II communism in Eastern Europe was doomed. The fall of the Berlin Wall was one of those rare events that had an impact well beyond the borders of the city i...…
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… NOVEMBER 14 • 2019 | 3 contents OUR JN MISSION: We aspire to communicate news and opinion that’ s trusted, valued, engaging and distinctive. We strive to reflect diverse community viewpoints while also advocating positions that strengthen Jewish unity and continuity. As an independent, responsible, responsive community member, we actively engage with individuals and organizations dedicated to enhancing the quality of life, and Jewish life...…
…4 | NOVEMBER 14 • 2019 Many thanks to you and your family for your generous investment in Jewish Early Childhood Education. With gratitude and condolences to the Farber family, From your Temple Israel family & The Early Childhood Center Community Audrey Farber 1935 – 2019 Your kindness lives on in the hearts of our children. Your kindness lives on in the hearts of our children. TI FULL PG JN 11/14/19-FARBER indd 1...…
… NOVEMBER 14 • 2019 | 5 Views for openers Down On The Farm letters W e used to be an agrarian society. We adjusted the school year to get students back to the farm to help with crops. We tried to create work that was like a day in the country. Even though we are now more industrial in our makeup, we still infuse our talk with references from down on the farm. Puzzled as a result of an exhaustive search for some- thing? It...…
…Most Read on the Web Each month, the JN will let you know the stories that were read most often online. If you missed any, you can go to thejewishnews.com and search for them by title. Here’ s what was most popular in October. TOP 10 ON THE WEB 1. Michigan State Hillel Sukkah Destroyed 2. Swastikas Found in West Bloomfield Linear Park 3. Three Cats Restaurant Premieres in Clawson 4. Siggy Flicker of Real Housewives Speaks Ou...…
… NOVEMBER 14 • 2019 | 7 Our deepest thanks to the Durfee Alumni, the Detroit Jewish News, sponsors and friends of Jim Comer, Senator Carl Levin and Congressman Sandy Levin who attended Metro Detroit Youth Clubs' Dedication Luncheon. We are inspired by their generous desire to make a difference by contributing towards the $100,000 Star & Summer Challenge Match put forth by Jack & Annee Aronson. Star and Summer are the first tw...…
…Views commentary New Israel Fund’s War on Jewish Life A ccording to the Forward, the rationale for the New Israel Fund’ s (NIF) push to create an alternative philanthropic sys- tem can be explained by what a Philadelphia psychologist named Roy Idelson con- sidered to be a reasonable request. He wanted his local umbrella Jewish philanthropy — the Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia — to allow him to use its foundation to...…
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…10 | NOVEMBER 14 • 2019 Views Pittsburgh attack. But for every domestic extremist we identify, keeping up with all the threats can be a challenge. That’ s why it is critical for federal, state and local governments to provide additional resources to help law enforcement investigate poten- tially violent extremists. I wish I could say things are getting better. But as relentless as this last year has been, the next 12 months could ...…
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…12 | NOVEMBER 14 • 2019 Views With its decision to create an alternative, it’ s clear that its goal is far more ambitious than it has been in the past. The Progressive Jewish Fund could be the domino that sets off a chain reaction that will do even more damage to the Jewish world than IfNotNow’ s antics. The worst thing federa- tions could do in response to the NIF’ s efforts would be to seek to compete with them by opening them...…
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…14 | NOVEMBER 14 • 2019 COURTESY OF LAUREN HERRIN Lauren Herrin’ s family Jews in the D R ecently, anti-Semitic inci- dents have not only been plaguing our country, but our Michigan communities as well. From neo-Nazi flyers hanging in the Clover Hill Park Cemetery to Michigan State University’ s Hillel sukkah being destroyed, there is a noticeable rise in anti-Semitic incidents. From Sept. 11 to Oct. 6, the American Jewish Commi...…
… NOVEMBER 14 • 2019 | 15 Jews in the D Harsh Words Andy Levin criticizes Israel in tweet during West Bank trip. D uring his trip to the West Bank last week, Michigan Congressman Andy Levin expressed criticism toward Israel’ s treatment of Palestinians residing in the village of Susya. The Times of Israel reported that Levin was unhappy that Palestinians in Susya have been denied water access and that Israel has demolished ...…
…16 | NOVEMBER 14 • 2019 T he Congressional Caucus for Black and Jewish Relations held its kickoff reception on Capitol Hill in Washington D.C., last month, hosted by the American Jewish Committee and attended by a bipartisan team of leading lawmakers and supporters. The group, the first Black and Jewish caucus in the U.S. Congress, is co-chaired by Rep. Brenda Lawrence, D-Mich., Rep. Debbie Wasserman-Shultz, D-Fla., Rep. ...…
… NOVEMBER 14 • 2019 | 17 Historic Vote House of Representatives votes to recognize the Armenian Genocide. I t has only symbolic value. It comes too late to protect the persecuted minority. It comes too late to punish the perpetrators. The Armenian Genocide happened more than a century ago, in 1915. And yet it was a defiant act, when, on Oct. 29, the House of Representatives voted 405 to 11 on a non-binding resolution to “commem...…
…Jews in the D 18 | NOVEMBER 14 • 2019 Activism Urged NCJW speaker says “things [women] have taken for granted are now on the table.” BARBARA LEWIS CONTRIBUTING WRITER T here’ s good news and bad news for women in the current political climate, said legal and political pundit Dahlia Lithwick in her keynote address to the National Council of Jewish Women, Michigan at their annual Women of Vision luncheon Oct. 24 at Adat Shalom...…
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…20 | NOVEMBER 14 • 2019 Dr. Harry Maisel to match $25,000 in donations at Lighthouse dancing event. T he men, women, chil- dren and families who walk through the doors of South Oakland Shelter (SOS) in Lathrup Village are often facing dark times. The emergency shelter program, which merged with Pontiac- based Lighthouse earlier this year, provides housing and support services to those who are homeless — in part, through a network...…
…22 | NOVEMBER 14 • 2019 A little less than three years after starting a college radio show that used Jewish teachings to spread positivity, Dovid Nissan Roetter founded the King David Network, an online radio sta- tion with the same goal. The network, based on Roetter’ s original show, “Bike of Life, ” is housed in a studio in Southfield. It debuted Nov. 1, 2018, while Roetter was work- ing toward a master’ s degree in broadcast...…
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…24 | NOVEMBER 14 • 2019 Jews in the D Welcome to Chanu-Con! C hanu-Con, Congregation Beth Shalom’ s annual pre-Chanukah event, has been so successful that two syna- gogue members have made a children’ s book about it. Welcome to Chanu-Con (Clear Stone Press) was a labor of love for writer Beth Rodgers of Oak Park and illustrator Howard Fridson of Huntington Woods. They wanted to create a children’ s book about Chanukah, but i...…
… NOVEMBER 14 • 2019 | 25 Audrey FarberZ"L .' , ' "A woman of valour who can find? for her price is far above rubies" (Proverbs 31:10) Her Legacy Is Our Future ' ' May God comfort you among the rest of the mourners of Zion and Jerusalem …
…26 | NOVEMBER 14 • 2019 continued on page 28 L eah Rosenbaum had recently finished a degree in social work and psychology at Michigan State University and was considering a job in disability insurance when, in 1979, she saw a job listing at Jewish Vocational Services in the Detroit Jewish News for a case-worker position that fit her to a T. “I remember reading the ad and thinking that job is me, ” recalled Rosenbaum of her first ...…
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…28 | NOVEMBER 14 • 2019 Jews in the D would have to remodel and diversify to provide training in addition to one-on-one counseling. “Hundreds of people were coming in every week,” Rosenbaum said. “They represented a segment of the workforce who had never before experienced unemployment. They were coming in feeling like they had been delivered the message that something was wrong with them. We had to create resources for them ...…
… NOVEMBER 14 • 2019 | 29 Jacob is living safely in his own home. OLDER ADUL TS 59 9 c o m m u n it y me m b e r s , i n c l u d in g J a c o b , r e c e iv e d geria t r ic c a r e ma n a g e m e n t Kyle is managing his depression and anxiety. MENT AL HEAL TH AND WELLNESS 6 7 7 i nd i vi d ua l s , i ncl ud i ng K y l e, r ecei ved co uns el i n g l a s t y ea r One generous heart can offer someone a new start....…
…30 | NOVEMBER 14 • 2019 Jews in the D Deep Discounts at Council Re|sale NCJW|MI’ s Council Re|sale shop, one of the oldest resale shops in Metro Detroit, is cele- brating its 85th anniversary on Sunday, Nov. 17, from noon-4 p.m. The resale shop, located at 3297 W . 12 Mile Road in Berkley, will celebrate the day by offering discounts of up to 85 percent and entry to win prizes, each worth $85 in value. NCJW Marion and Tillie, ...…
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…32 | NOVEMBER 14 • 2019 Jews in the D Yale University’ s Fortunoff Video Archive for Holocaust Testimonies has launched the podcast, “Those Who Were There: Voices from the Holocaust.” The podcast allows listeners to hear first- hand accounts of the trage- dies that took place during the Holocaust. The Holocaust Survivors Film Project donated their collection of interviews of Holocaust survivors to the Yale University Library in ...…
… NOVEMBER 14 • 2019 | 33 how to deal with twenty-first century in the Anti-Semitism Pl ease j oin us f or a f ascinating and inf ormative l ecture presented by Mr. Abe Foxman f ormer National Director of the ADL (Anti Def amation League) . Antisemitism is insidious, chronic, and unfortunately, becoming more visible. Learn how to process and react to it in practical and meaningful ways. PARTNERS DETROIT AND ...…
…Jews in the D 34 | NOVEMBER 14 • 2019 New Exhibit at Soul Studio A new exhibit, Cultivating Overlap, which explores common threads in artwork made at the Dresner Foundation Soul Studio in West Bloomfield, runs through Dec. 29. Whether a fascination with rainbows, a drive for assertive mark-making or a love for pastels, the overlap cultivated by sharing creative space provides a fertile ground for conversation. In this show, groupin...…
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…36 | NOVEMBER 14 • 2019 | faces&places Jews in the D During Detroit Homecoming week, Sept. 18-20, house par- ties were organized in neigh- borhoods throughout the city. The event at Chabad of Greater Downtown Detroit was held as a bonfire in the backyard and had 90 guests, including expats and local leaders. This year, former Detroiters Michael Budman and Don Green, founders of Roots, told their story to inspire the next generat...…
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…38 | NOVEMBER 14 • 2019 Goodman 60th H arriet and Harold Goodman of West Bloomfield will celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary on Nov. 15, 2019. They will share this wonderful milestone with their devoted children, Irwin and Perri Goodman, and Edie and Steve Arbit, along with their grandchildren, Shayna and Brad Millman, Colin Goodman, and Alec, Evan and Noah Arbit. Orechkin 96th S am Orechkin is turning 96. “Uncle Sammy” ...…
… NOVEMBER 14 • 2019 | 39 Lesnick-Farber J ill Farber of West Bloomfield, David and Nanci Farber of Bloomfield Hills, and Howard and Shari Lesnick of West Bloomfield are thrilled to announce the engagement of their children Amanda Elise Farber and Ben Cole Lesnick. Amanda graduated from Michigan State University with a bachelor of science in family community services, specializing in child and youth development. She is attending ...…
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…42 | NOVEMBER 14 • 2019 T he opening of this por- tion is the well-known narrative of Avraham welcoming the three angels into his home and displaying the important Jewish value of hakhnasat orhim, welcoming guests. Another Jewish value that comes across strongly in Avraham’ s behavior, both here and throughout the descriptions of his life, is zerizut — enthusi- asm. Here, Avraham’ s enthusiasm to do the mitzvah of welcoming g...…
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…44 | NOVEMBER 14 • 2019 Eretz Symbol of Hope An olive tree was planted at a Jewish winery in memory of a beloved deceased Palestinian worker. I srael’ s Gush Etzion Winery memorialized a Palestinian worker who died suddenly from a brain hemorrhage two weeks ago. A group of Jews and Palestinians joined forces to plant an olive tree, a symbol of peace, in front of the winery. Shadi Assad, 25, from the village Khallet Sakariya ...…
