…Royal Oak Chabad Jewish Center organized the first public menorah lighting in downtown Royal Oak on Dec. 29. Mushky and Rabbi Moishie Glitsenstein, founders of the center, were joined by more than 500 people. An ice menorah was lit; there were activities for the children, a fire show, and donuts, latkes, cider and soup were served. One of the highlights was a “gelt drop” where firefighters from the Royal Oak Fire Department dr...…
…26 | JANUARY 16 • 2020 | faces&places Jews in the D More than 600 volunteers of all ages spent Christmas Day at approximately 45 social ser- vices agencies in Metropolitan Detroit during the 23rd annual Mitzvah Day. Presented by the Jewish Community Relations Council/AJC and the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit, Mitzvah Day is the largest single day of volunteer- ing in the Detroit Jewish com- munity and included members ...…
… JANUARY 16 • 2020 | 27 While two months apart, Diwali and Chanukah are both the Festival of Lights for their respective communities — Hindu and Jewish. Late last year, the Metropolitan Detroit Hindu and Jewish communities gathered to mark the holidays at the “Chanukah-Diwali Fireside Chat” held at Congregation Shir Tkvah in Troy. Hosted by the Jewish Community Relations Council/AJC and Hindu American Foundation (HAF), the dis...…
…Moments 28 | JANUARY 16 • 2020 APRIL 12, 2019 Jay and Dani Pliskow of Mountain View, Calif., are proud to announce the birth of their son, Ezra Tal. Sharing in their joy are big brother Elan and grand- parents Rob Pliskow of Huntington Woods, and Amiee and Elie Bachar of St. Louis, Mo. He is also the grandson of the late Rhonda Pliskow. Rachel Lauren Chynoweth, daugh- ter of Gail and Gary Chynoweth, will be called to the Torah as ...…
…Moments JANUARY 16 • 2020 | 29 Schonberg 50th T he children of Ila and Leslie Schonberg of Farmington Hills happily announce their parents’ 50th wedding anniversary. Ila and Les met at the University of Michigan and were married on Nov. 29, 1969, in Chicago, Ill. They have been blessed with three children, Mara (Jeff), Michael (Rachel) and Daniel (Helaine) and 10 grandchildren. Les is a retired electrical engineer who spent ...…
…30 | JANUARY 16 • 2020 Spirit torah portion T he opening verses of the Book of Exodus are an abridged, shorter repe- tition of a much more detailed account of the family, which grandfather Jacob brought with him on his journey to Egypt to meet his beloved son Joseph. Rashi and Ramban, two classic biblical commentators, explain that with these opening verses, Exodus establish- es its connection to and continuity with Genesis; t...…
…A new Israeli app that works on devices using the Android operat- ing system allows the users of streaming services to receive on-screen alerts on their screen in real-time. Nir Vaknin, a 15-year-old Sderot resident, is one of the two developers behind the app. He told Israeli news site Mako that when using streaming devices, he usually received rocket alarms 30 seconds too late. Israelis in Sderot only have an average of 15 sec...…
…32 | JANUARY 16 • 2020 C omposer Alan Menken’ s studio, just outside New York City, became the setting for work with lyricist Glenn Slater to develop the score for a musical version of A Bronx Tale, first a one-man stage production and then a large-cast film. The award-winning musical team, while punc- tuating the fictionalized early neighborhood experiences of actor-writer Chazz Palminteri, sought to enhance the emotional sensit...…
… JANUARY 16 • 2020 | 33 up with music for a student production, won a compe- tition seen by a producer and had his work presented off-Broadway. He went on to write for the Hasty Pudding Theatricals while attending Harvard. After moving to New York, working in advertising for a time and attending a BMI Musical Theatre Workshop, he wrote pieces noticed and used by Disney Studios, where he caught the attention of Menken. In a projec...…
…34 | JANUARY 16 • 2019 I n between professional stage roles, Leslie Ann Handelman became a certified fitness instructor. Besides keeping her- self strong, she helps others build strong bodies in ways she first learned at a gym near a St. Louis theater. Ironically, in her current role as Elvira in Noel Coward’ s Blithe Spirit, she abandons body to portray the apparition of a writ- er’ s late first wife. Her entrance into the actio...…
… JANUARY 16 • 2020 | 35 Arts&Life movies Violinist’s Saga Song of Names melds Holocaust, mystery and music. MICHAEL FOX SPECIAL TO THE JN T here’ s a profound question at the core of The Song of Names. What is the responsibility of a Holocaust survivor — or any Jew, for that matter — to those who died and to their memories? That aching existential and practical dilemma acquires a different meaning, and arguably becomes more re...…
…Arts&Life celebrity jews 36 | JANUARY 16 • 2020 TV SHOWS Deputy started Jan. 2 on Fox (9 p.m.). Stephen Dorff, 48, plays Bill Hollister, a deputy who becomes the chief of the huge Los Angeles County Sheriff’ s Department when the elected chief dies suddenly. Hollister is more an Old West guy than a modern lawman. Dorff, who identi- fies as Jewish, is a veteran action film actor. Dorff’ s late mother wasn’ t Jewish. His Jewis...…
…On The Go people | places | events JANUARY 16 • 2020 | 37 MUSICAL EVENING Spend an evening with Jesse Palter at 20 Front Street, Lake Orion. Palter released her debut album with Mack Avenue Records, “Paper Trail,” available on all digital platforms, and is becoming a noted voice in the music industry calling for open discussion on mental health. The Detroit native lives in a mix that is equal parts soul singer, pop artist and singer-...…
…38 | JANUARY 16 • 2020 On The Go people | places | events continued from page 37 MONDAY, JAN. 20 FIBER ART CLASS 9 am, Jan. 20. An Active Life- JCC Without Borders program. At Congregation Beth Shalom in Oak Park. Every Monday, Wednesday and Friday. 10 classes for $65 non-members; $45 JCC/Beth Shalom members. JCC MEN’ S CLUB 10-11:30 am, Jan. 20. An Active Life program at the West Bloomfield Jewish Community Center. Cl...…
… JANUARY 16 • 2020 | 39 (248-547-7970) or reserve online at congbethshalom.org/event/ cafe-Shalom-2020.html. Info: Beth Rodgers at bethlrodgers@gmail. com. WEDNESDAY, JAN 22 MAH JONGG 12:30 pm, Jan. 22. An Active Life- JCC Without Borders program at Beth Shalom in Oak Park. Every Wednesday. Sponsored by the Beth Shalom Sisterhood. Info: 248-547- 7970. DROP IN & LEARN 1 pm, Jan. 22. “American Jews and Their Politics: Origi...…
…40 | JANUARY 16 • 2020 BY STEVE STEIN sports HIGHlights brought to you in partnership with F rom tragedy to tradition. That’ s the story of the Kenny Goldman Basketball League, which has been a year-round staple at the Jewish Community Center in West Bloomfield since 1984. Hundreds of basketball players ages 4-25 play in the league during its fall, winter, spring and summer seasons, filling the JCC on Sundays. Players in house a...…
…continued on page 42 Former Detroit Tigers second baseman Ian Kinsler announced his retirement as a player Dec. 20. Kinsler, 37, was with the Tigers from 2014-17 after being traded from the Texas Rangers for Prince Fielder in November 2013. He was traded by the Tigers to the Los Angeles Angels for outfielder Troy Montgomery and pitcher Wilkel Hernandez in December 2017. A four-time All-Star and two-time Golden Glove winner during his ...…
…42 | JANUARY 16 • 2020 quick hits BY STEVE STEIN sports HIGHlights STEVE STEIN CONTRIBUTING WRITER Stats ‘ n’ stuff from the first half of the Brotherhood-Eddie Jacobson B’ nai B’ rith bowling league season at 300 Bowl in Waterford Township: Stats 1. Aaron Radner, 224.75 2. Lyle Schaefer, 222.58 3. Dave Shanbaum, 221.91 4. Mike Kolb, 215.03 5. Keith Kingston, 212.00 6. Corey Slutsky, 210.22 7. Phil Horowitz, 210.09 8. Mike Rosen, 209...…
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…Soul of blessed memory PEARL BAUM, 91, of West Bloomfield, died Jan. 5, 2020. She is survived by her sons, David Baum, Howard Baum of West Bloomfield; daughter and son-in-law, Ilene and Richard Tucker of Highland Park, Ill.; grandchildren, Aaron Tucker (fiancée, Lauren Martin), Rachel (Adam) Glass, Ally Tucker, Michael (Traci) Baum, Stuart Baum, Seth Baum, Daniel Baum, Bradley Baum; great-grandchild, Parker Baum. Mrs. Baum was th...…
…46 | JANUARY 16 • 2020 Soul of blessed memory late Sara Schwartz. Services were held at Beth Israel Memorial Chapel and burial was at the South Florida National Cemetery in Lake Worth, Fla. Contributions may be made to the American Heart Association or Temple Israel in West Bloomfield. Local arrangements by Ira Kaufman Chapel. MARILYN FREEDMAN, 86, passed away peacefully, sur- rounded by her beloved family on Dec. 31, 2019. ...…
… JANUARY 16 • 2020 | 47 Headline 26 Deck 14/16 Helv Neue 45 light WRITERS NAME CONTRIBUTING WRITER Dateline A s women’ s issues — from pay equity to sexual harassMolup- tas imincieni utecte cullatem volor minusapis et earum eniminvel earum et et que modit reictium earum ratque vollo- runt labo. Ut repello ratur, optat. Obissitiorum natioreius nosanih illatet uritis etur? Luptius nonsequi des maio Et debis eium excerum laut ven...…
…Persons name — from pay equity to sexual harassMo- luptas imincieni utecte cullatem volor minusapis et earum eniminvel earum et et que modit reictium earum ratque vollorunt labo. Ut repello ratur, optat. Obissitiorum natioreius nosanih illatet uritis etur? Luptius nonsequi des maio Et debis eium excerum laut vent as et laut dit porestrum, et plaborporunt as eatquaepelit pro bearum, a volorpos estias dolupie ndenduciatem conse- qu ...…
…Soul of blessed memory JANUARY 16 • 2020 | 49 Adat Shalom Memorial Park Cemetery in Livonia. Contributions may be made to the Friendship Circle or the American Cancer Society. Arrangements by Dorfman Chapel. NEIL MARGOLIS, 72, of Southfield, died Jan. 2, 2020. He was the beloved son of the late Samuel and the late Bertha Margolis; the cherished brother of the late Harold Margolis. He is survived by his sister-in-law, Doris ...…
…Soul of blessed memory 50 | JANUARY 16 • 2020 continued from page 49 law of the late Ben and the late Tillie Mossman. Interment was at Clover Hill Park Cemetery. Contributions may be made to Tamarack Camps, Doug and Linda Mossman Scholarship Fund, 6735 Telegraph Road, #380, Bloomfield Hills, MI 48301, tamarackcamps.com/tributes; or to a charity of one’ s choice. Arrangements by Ira Kaufman Chapel. GARY RABIN, 54, of Santa M...…
… JANUARY 16 • 2020 | 51 an accomplished musician, who studied music compo- sition at the New England Conservatory, Yale and Columbia. Albert spent 10 years touring Europe, playing with many well-known musi- cians. Though he played sev- eral instruments, he was best known as a pianist, playing jazz music, some of which he wrote himself. He was a true artist who marched to his own drum. His father, Emanuel Peter Sarko, passed away in ...…
…52 | JANUARY 16 • 2020 Soul of blessed memory daughters and sons-in-law, Susan and Gregg Millman of Bryn Mawr, Pa., Debra and Fred Margolis of Beachwood, Ohio; sister, Lillian Sarvar; grandchildren, Andrea and Nim Drechsler, Steven and Tracey Millman, Gabriel Margolis, Evan and Emily Millman, Jeremy Margolis, David Margolis, Drew Weider; great-grandchildren, Dahlia Drechsler, Leora Drechsler, Joshua Millman; many other loving ...…
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…Looking Back From the William Davidson Digital Archive of Jewish Detroit History accessible at www.djnfoundation.org 54 | JANUARY 16 • 2020 I had a hard time thinking of an appropriate introduction to this week’ s “Looking Back.” Indeed, to spend time looking backward does not describe someone who has always looked forward. Do we say this person’ s retirement announcement means the end of an era? I still doubt his caree...…
…With introductory remarks by Professor Howard Lupovitch, Wayne State University. This event is free and open to the general public. Seating is limited. Register at jewishdetroit.org/forum Panelists include: • Rabbi Azaryah Cohen, Frankel Jewish Academy • Rabbi Jen Lader, Temple Israel • Rabbi Asher Lopatin, JCRC/AJC • Special Agent Joseph P . Lupinacci, FBI Detroit Division • Carolyn Normandin, ADL Michigan • Rabbi Yisrael Pinson, ...…
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… JANUARY 9 • 2020 | 3 contents Views 5-10 Jews in the D A Public Presence 12 Orthodox individuals discuss if they feel like targets for anti-Semites. False Report? 16 Temple Kol Ami cantorial soloist allegedly stages stabbing to get out of his contract. Young Jews Making Moves: Jacob Blumenstein 20 English Translation of Davidson Talmud Available on Sefaria 21 NYC’ s Vanished Cafeterias 22 Marcia Bricker Halperin Exhibit and L...…
…The Weinberg Family Library & Temple Israel Sisterhood JANUARY 16: History of the World, Part I facilitated by Cantor Neil Michaels JANUARY 30: Blazing Saddles facilitated by Rabbi Jennifer Kaluzny FEBRUARY 6: When Do We Eat? facilitated by Rabbi Marla Hornsten FEBRUARY 20: Raiders of the Lost Ark facilitated by Rabbi Josh Bennett MARCH 5: Jewtopia facilitated by Rabbi Arianna Gordon MARCH 19: The Frisco Kid facilitated by La...…
… JANUARY 9 • 2020 | 5 Views T wo of my favorite things are food and words. To that end, I should like to present exam- ples of how we include edible items into our daily talk. If you are in a career, it is your bread and butter. When you get a promotion, milk it for all it’ s worth. Pay raises may ensue if your boss, the big cheese, recognizes your value and is brimming with the milk of human kindness. You both know you won’...…
…6 | JANUARY 9 • 2020 essay A New Year’s Resolution Views This year let’ s rededicate ourselves to political engagement. T here is a story in the Talmud about a young man who had fallen into a coma. When suddenly he awakened, his father was sitting by his side. Startled and grateful, the man asked his son what he experienced during that brief journey to the next world and back. The son answered, “I saw an upside-down world....…
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…Jews in the D W hen an attacker burst into a rabbi’ s home Dec. 29, 2019, and began stabbing people at a Chanukah celebration in Monsey, N.Y., there was no misidentifying this as a Jewish house. Monsey, a small town about 30 miles northwest of New York City, is known for its large ultra-Orthodox community, easily identifiable by their dress — yarmulkes or black hats and black suits or coats for men; wigs, scarves or hats and modes...…
… JANUARY 9 • 2020 | 13 ANTHONY LANZILOTE “The idea of anti-Semitism is to instill fear, but we respond with more Jewish pride and wanting to increase our Jewish identity even more.” — RABBI MENDEL STEIN …
…14 | JANUARY 9 • 2020 continued from page 12 GETTY IMAGE say something like, ‘ He Jewed me, ’ I stop them and explain in a kind manner why that comment is anti-Semitic. “Often in my experience people haven’ t been called out or educated on anti-Semi- tism and my hope is that by having a discussion in a calm manner it opens people’ s eyes and changes some of their stereotypes.” RABBI MENDEL STEIN “In recent years, we have in...…
… JANUARY 9 • 2020 | 15 ly wears a beret when trav- eling in public rather than a kippah. He’ s been doing that for decades. “I guess I would have to psychoanalyze myself, but it’ s probably a bit of camouflage.” He does wears a kippah when teaching at LTU or working out in the gym but has never felt uncomfortable. He’ ll get an occasional ques- tion from a curious bystand- er, but nothing offensive. The only time he has considered c...…
…16 | JANUARY 9 • 2020 False Report? Temple Kol Ami cantorial soloist allegedly stages stabbing to get out of his contract. W hen police officers arrived at Temple Kol Ami to investi- gate a reported anti-Semitic stabbing, it did not take long for them to believe the story had been fabricated by the supposed victim. Sean Sammit, the synagogue’ s cantorial soloist and music teacher, initially told police he had been stabbed ...…
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…18 | JANUARY 9 • 2020 Jews in the D continued from page 16 arrested and charged with one count of falsely reporting a fel- ony. He was arraigned the same day at 48th District Court in Bloomfield Hills and appeared in court Jan. 2 for a probable cause hearing. Kol Ami is located on Walnut Lake Road in West Bloomfield, a virtual “synagogue row” that includes three other synagogues on the same road and the Jewish Community Center no...…
