…22 | JUNE 1 • 2023 F or Milton Simmons, M.D., there’s no greater gift than something that keeps giving. That’s a big reason behind his donation of funds used to purchase four ambulances and a medical motorcycle for Magen David Adom (MDA), Israel’s emergency response organization. The MDA is a non- governmental organization and receives no government support. Simmons, 93, of Southfield, is a retired OB/GYN who says he delivered more ...…
…JUNE 1 • 2023 | 23 heavy traffic and hard-to-reach places. They are often first on the scene, and the EMT riding the cycle can begin treatment before an ambulance arrives, said Ronni Strongin of the AFMDA. Simmons says he got the idea of donating ambulances from a physician friend, who had sent an ambulance to Israel the year before he and Edith made their first gift. On a trip to Israel five years ago, Simmons visited his first ...…
…24 | JUNE 1 • 2023 Author’s Note: Parents are more concerned than ever about their children’s mental health. Studies show that social media use has a strong effect on our teens’ daily emotions and behavior. Rather than write yet another article lamenting teens’ social media usage, I invited my 19-year-old son, Joshua, to co-author this Jews in the Digital Age column with me to ensure it includes perspectives from both a parent an...…
…JUNE 1 • 2023 | 25 plans. Thus, it is a vicious cycle. In a Journal of the American Academy of Child Adolescent Psychiatry article titled “Patterns of Social Media Use Among Adolescents Who Are Psychiatrically Hospitalized,” experts explain that adolescents’ use of Snapchat “has critical implications for youths’ psychosocial development. Research increasingly supports a differential susceptibility model of media effects, whereby c...…
…26 | JUNE 1 • 2023 F ollowing a merger of Jewish nonprofit envi- ronmental organizations Hazon and Pearlstone in late 2021, the new entity, Adamah (and Adamah Detroit), are working hard on new sum- mer initiatives and beyond to enrich Jewish life in Southeast Michigan. The first step toward increas- ing Jewish engagement and stewardship in environmental action and education is the for- mation of a new Adamah advi- sory council. The...…
…JUNE 1 • 2023 | 27 hike on the trails, learning themes of Shabbat through nature exploration, playing and singing songs. This pro- gram costs $10 per family unit. FARM ANIMAL TOUR AND ACTIVITIES: FRIDAY, AUG. 18 The third installment of the series offers a visit to Northville’s Maybury Farm, where families will have a chance to meet the animals. There will be horses, donkeys, pigs, sheep, goats, chickens, cows, alpacas and more. By ...…
…28 | JUNE 1 • 2023 NOSH DINING IN THE D T he wide range of experience Jeremy Sasson gained creating his four previous restaurants made this “exactly the right time” to unveil Mad Nice Detroit. The restaurateur describes his latest dining concept as “a slice of Italy with a California coastal twist.” It is indeed. Everything is in sync at Mad Nice, open since early March by Heirloom Hospitality Group, the Birmingham-based...…
…JUNE 1 • 2023 | 29 and part-time employees, and everyone I saw impressed me as being well-trained and competent. Those working in the dining room and bar were gracious and helpful. All these attributes make Mad Nice a welcome addition to the blossoming Midtown Detroit neighborhood. The restaurant’s location on Second Avenue at Alexandrine Street is south of the city’s cultural center and Wayne State University. But where does t...…
…JUNE 1 • 2023 | 3 contents PURELY COMMENTARY 4-8 Essays and viewpoints. OUR COMMUNITY 10 Confronting a Painful Past Local Jewish and African American community members tour historic Civil Rights sites. 12 Heading South Coalition for Black and Jewish Unity of Detroit embarks on tour of Civil Rights sites. 16 In-Flight Emergency MSU medical student and school shooting survivor helps woman in distress. 18 Co...…
…30 | JUNE 1 • 2023 continued from page 29 “Sauce & Sandos” category (available during lunch) called Bucatini Cacio e Pepe, which featured toasted peppercorns and the salty hard cheese, Pecorino Romano. The “Fire & Embers” section (available for dinner) lists six main entrees, including Whole Branzino fish and the 32-ounce, 28-day dry- aged Porterhouse steak. The Rotisserie Chickens rotate to perfection in the middle of the open ...…
…JUNE 1 • 2023 | 31 SPORTS T he Inter-Congregational Men’s Club Summer Softball League is back for its 28th season with a new look. With the loss of the Temple Shir Shalom No. 1 team giving the weekly league 13 teams, there are now two instead of three divisions. Each team has about 13 or 14 players, including subs. “ A league committee that was put together to examine our division setup met during the winter and came up with a two-d...…
…32 | JUNE 1 • 2023 faces&places P owered by The Well, Friendseder is the Friendsgiving of Passover. It’s a time to gather with friends and family leading up to and throughout Passover to put your own unique spin on a holiday that’s all about gathering and telling stories. The Friendseder initiative is multifac- eted, combining large-scale public events with home-hosted gatherings and oppor- tunities for Jewish learning around the ...…
…JUNE 1 • 2023 | 33 R egarded by most his- torians as a prelude to the Holocaust, Kristallnacht (“The Night of Broken Glass” on Nov. 9-10, 1938) saw the Nazi regime carry out a violent, coordi- nated pogrom against Jews in Austria and Germany. Non- Jews in those countries failed to speak out after the destruc- tion of their Jewish neighbors’ businesses and property. Such a response was unacceptable to Barbara Ingalls, a non-Jewish ...…
…MAZEL TOV! 34 | JUNE 1 • 2023 Morgan Dorothy Chandler (Eden Gavriella) will become a bat mitzvah at Temple Beth El in Bloomfield Township on Saturday, June 3, 2023. She is the daughter of Jeff and Alicia Chandler, the sister of Brady Chandler, and the granddaughter of Mark and Elaine Blumenfeld, and Patricia and Alan Chandler. Morgan is a seventh-grader at Derby Middle School in Birmingham. For her bat mitzvah, she is rai...…
…JUNE 1 • 2023 | 35 HOW TO SUBMIT ANNOUNCEMENTS Mazel Tov! announcements are welcomed for members of the Jewish community. Anniversaries, engagements and weddings with a photo (preferably color) can appear at a cost of $18 each. Births are $10. There is no charge for bar/bat mitzvahs or for special birthdays starting at the 90th. For information, contact Editorial Assistant Sy Manello at smanello@thejewishnews.com or (248) 351-5147 for i...…
…36 | JUNE 1 • 2023 T he parshah of Naso seems, on the face of it, to be a heteroge- neous collection of utterly unrelated items. First there is the account of the Levitical families of Gershon and Merari and their tasks in carry- ing parts of the Tabernacle when the Israelites journeyed. Then, after two brief laws about removing unclean people from the camp and about restitution, there comes the strange ordeal of the Sotah,...…
…JUNE 1 • 2023 | 37 unlike the family of Kehat, detailed at the end of last week’s parshah, one of whose number, Korach, eventually instigated a rebellion against Moses and Aaron. Likewise, the long account of the offerings of the princ- es of the 12 tribes is a dra- matic way of indicating that each was considered import- ant enough to merit its own passage in the Torah. People will do destructive things if they feel slighted, and n...…
…Synagogue Directory METRO DETROIT CONSERVATIVE Adat Shalom Synagogue Farmington Hills (248) 851-5100 adatshalom.org Congregation Beth Ahm West Bloomfield (248) 851-6880 cbahm.org Congregation Beth Shalom Oak Park (248) 547-7970 congbethshalom.org Beth Tephilath Moses Mt. Clemens (586) 996-3138 bethtephilathmoses.com B’nai Israel Synagogue West Bloomfield (248) 432-2729 bnaiisraelwb.org Congregation B’nai Moshe West Blo...…
…JUNE 1 • 2023 | 39 Temple Emanu-El Oak Park (248) 967-4020 emanuel-mich.org Temple Israel West Bloomfield (248) 661-5700 temple-israel.org Temple Kol Ami West Bloomfield (248) 661-0040 tkolami.org Temple Shir Shalom West Bloomfield (248) 737-8700 shirshalom.org REFORM/RENEWAL Congregation Shir Tikvah Troy (248) 649-4418 shirtikvah.org SECULAR/HUMANISTIC Congregation for Humanistic Judaism of Metro Detroit Farmington Hi...…
…4 | JUNE 1 • 2023 PURELY COMMENTARY I t has been said that many people get lost in thought because it is such unfamiliar territory. I am pleased, however, by the number of people who have shared with me their enjoyment at reading word play that needs to be thought about. In several instances recently, many of these same folks have sent me puns that they have come across and that they thought worthy of sharing. I would lik...…
…40 | JUNE 1 • 2023 B roadway is finally back in full swing, and the 76th Tony Awards will be held on June 11 at the United Palace in New York City, televised on CBS at 8 p.m. Due to the writer’s strike, there was a concern the show would not air; however, the Writer’s Guild of America (WGA) agreed not to picket the telecast. In support of the WGA, the Tony Award Productions will be altered, but the show will still air. As for thi...…
…JUNE 1 • 2023 | 41 continued on page 42 this production. Camelot is up for six Tony’s, including Best Musical Revival. King Arthur’s wife Guinevere falls in love with his favorite Knight, Sir Lancelot. Directed by Barlett Sher (he was raised Catholic but when he was a teenager, he learned that his father was Jewish.) At the Vivian Beaumont Theater, 150 W. 65th St. (Lincoln Center.) (212) 239- 6200. Fat Ham, with five Tony nominations,...…
…42 | JUNE 1 • 2023 is set in 1946 after the war when New York City begins to reestablish as the exciting city that never sleeps. Loosely based on the 1977 Martin Scorsese film, this show includes some of the original music by John Kander and Fred Ebb, as well as additional songs by Kander and Lin-Manuel Miranda. Direction and choreography are by Susan Stroman. At the St. James Theatre, 246 W. 44th St. (888) 985-9421. Parade, earnin...…
…JUNE 1 • 2023 | 43 music/rock songs by Nashville’s Brandy Clark and Shane McAnally. The corny story is set in the fictional town of Cob County (puns intended) and garnered nine Tony nominations. The residents are looking for answers for their dying corn and Maizy, the hometown hero, moves to Tampa, Florida, looking for agricultural solutions. Book is by Robert Horn, who was inspired by the old 1970s-80s TV show Hee Haw. Horn has been q...…
…44 | JUNE 1 • 2023 A WOMAN FRIEND, WHAT AN IDEA! EVEN MORE SPIDER-MAN Platonic is a 10-episode Apple TV+ series that began on May 24. Before last week, the plot description in media outlets was minimal. This one line was repeated, every- where: “Seth Rogen and Rose Byrne co-star as pla- tonic friends who re-connect after a long rift.” On May 20, the NY Times ran a long, detailed piece about Platonic. The upside of all this deta...…
…JUNE 1 • 2023 | 45 SHABBAT TENT 5:30-8 PM, JUNE 2 (FRI.) In the William Saulson Pavilion at Congregation Shaarey Zedek. 5:30 pm children’s service; 6 pm BBQ dinner; 6:45 pm service. There is a charge. Register: shaareyzedek.shulcloud. com/event. CLEAN-UP SET 10:30 AM, JUNE 4 (SUN.) The Social Action Team of Congregation Shaarey Zedek is planning a B’nai David Cemetery Mitzvah Clean-Up. More than 100 years ago, B’nai David Cem...…
…46 | JUNE 1 • 2023 ERETZ W hen Amos Gofer planned his May visit from Israel to Metro Detroit, he looked forward to gathering with the Jewish community at the “ORT and the City” event and thanking the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit and the broader community for its support for Kfar Silver ORT Youth Village, where he serves as the chief executive officer. He did not anticipate being separated from his family and commu...…
…JUNE 1 • 2023 | 47 Dr. Conrad Giles. There are very few communities that can claim such high-level involvement and dedication from so many of its community leaders.” Kfar Silver Youth Village is “ORT’s jewel,” according to Nicole Miller, senior director of ORT America Michigan Region. “The village puts kids on a path to success.” The Israel & Overseas Allocations Committee visited Kfar Silver, only 8 miles from the Gaza border, in Nov...…
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…JUNE 1 • 2023 | 49 continued on page 50 SYLVIA BURTRUM (nee KOSIT), 94, passed away May 23, 2023. She was a graduate of Central High School and Wayne State University. She was a longtime faculty member and administrator at Oakland Community College at Orchard Ridge. Mrs. Burtrum was the cherished wife of the late Clyde Burturm for nearly 40 years; dear mother of Susan Katz (Jeff Sherwin), Nancy Katz (Paul Hanover) and Stephen ...…
…JUNE 1 • 2023 | 5 old visiting for the first time reflected, “I had no idea I’ d feel this way … so connected … this trip is too short. ” As the days unfolded, there was a shift in the way many participants spoke about Israel, its past, present and future. People slipped into a different sensibility. Their dominant pronoun became “we. ” Their bond to the Jewish people for- ever changed. Israel worked its wonders on each of them. To...…
…50 | JUNE 1 • 2023 of arts degree in English. Sharon was married to Robert L. Cohodes, and they welcomed three chil- dren during their marriage. Sharon worked as a realtor in Columbus. She was a huge supporter of the arts: Columbus Museum of Art, BalletMet, Columbus Symphony Orchestra and Columbus Metropolitan Club. Also, she was a mem- ber of Temple Israel, the Temple Israel sisterhood and sang in the choir, which gave her muc...…
…JUNE 1 • 2023 | 51 charity of one’s choice. Arrangements by the Dorfman Chapel. RITA LEVITT, 97, of West Bloomfield, died May 24, 2023. She is survived by her sons and daughters-in-law, Dr. Brian and Kathy Levitt, Dr. Jeffrey and Tracy Levitt, and Jay Levitt; grandchildren, Gregory Levitt and his fiancee, Nicole Brand, Lauren Levitt, and Adam Levitt; many loving nieces and nephews. Mrs. Levitt was the beloved wife of the late...…
…52 | JUNE 1 • 2023 contributions to Beth Israel Congregation as the synagogue administrator from the mid-1980s to the early 2000s. Her ethics and values of service to community and dedication to family will continue in her children and grandchildren. Mrs. Oleinick is survived by her sister, Loree Sandoz (Richard) Sloggett; sister- in-law, Barbara Sandoz; her sons, Jonathan and Lewis Oleinick; her daughter, Susan (Charles) Shapir...…
…JUNE 1 • 2023 | 53 The death of British author Martin Amis came as a film adap- tation of one of his Holocaust novels premiered to rave reviews at the Cannes Film Festival. Amis, who died May 19, 2023, of esophageal cancer at age 73, was not known primarily for his Holocaust fiction. But that aspect may soon loom large, as The Zone of Interest, an adaptation of his penultimate novel, has become an early favorite to win this year’s ...…
…Looking Back From the William Davidson Digital Archive of Jewish Detroit History accessible at www.djnfoundation.org 54 | JUNE 1 • 2023 A s our readers know, the JN is celebrating 75 years of independence for modern Israel. One of the salient points of our coverage in recent issues has been the connections between Detroit and Israel. Suffice it to say that many Jewish Detroiters have supported Israel and the Yishuv (pre-sta...…
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…DETROIT JEWISH NEWS 32255 Northwestern Hwy. Suite 205, Farmington Hills, MI 48334 248-354-6060 thejewishnews.com JUNE 1• 2023 | 7 summer camps. “Even if you can get them the scholarship, Rachel, ” she said, “the teasing they might endure might not make it worth it. ” Why aren’t we talking about class? The topic is tender because class is inextricably linked with our dignity. In Hebrew, the word for dignity is kavod and it shares the...…
…8 | JUNE 1 • 2023 PURELY COMMENTARY essay The Mainstreaming of ‘Israelophobia’ in America W ith the waning of bipartisan support for Israel in the United States, growing concern over the increasing hostility toward the Jewish state has crept into mainstream talk around the table. A recent meeting at the Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs (JCPA) brought together leading thought leaders to discuss the findings of a new book ...…
…JUNE 1 • 2023 | 9 Faceb book and Instagram @CongregationBet thAhm In-Person Daily Minyan Kaddish & Community Sunday 9:00am and 5:00pm M – F morning M – Th evening Friday evening A Day in the D Sunday, June 25 Outside Kabbalat Shabbat followed by a light dinner June 9 and June 30 at 6:00pm 248-851-6880 www.cbahm.org 7:00am 7:00pm 6:00pm Picnic Biking Walking tour and more MISHMAR Singing and Spiritual Prep for Shabbat Thursda...…
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…10 | MAY 25 • 2023 OUR COMMUNITY Jewish War Veterans place flags on veterans’ graves in preparation for Memorial Day weekend services. ON THE COVER M emorial Day weekend is upon us, and I hope it’s not too late for you to add just one more activity to your holiday agenda. I suggest it will rival the barbecue, golf game or Tigers game you’re planning on attending. Dare I say, more gratifying than the great “patriotic” savings you...…
…MAY 25 • 2023 | 11 continued on page 12 JWV-MI volunteers who provided the labor of love in placing each flag. The activity never ceases to have an impact on him. “The reality, ” Reed said, “is that for each veteran’s gravesite there is a very personal story. ” There are stories from every era and every theater of war, some over a century old he’s found in his research. “I discovered a Jewish veteran who was born in Russia, ” Reed s...…
…taking of 92 prisoners and the capture of anti-tank and anti-aircraft weapons and two trucks. Sadly, just nine days later, on Sept. 21, 1944, Zussman was killed in action by a German mortar. JWV-MI Post 333 was instituted in 1945 to commemorate 2nd Lt. Raymond Zussman, later merging with Post 135 where, today, the Zussman name remains proudly affiliated. Each grave a story. Each grave a lost treasure. Each grave deserving to be reme...…
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…O n May 26, Temple Israel will celebrate its female rabbis and the women who helped pave the way for women in the rab- binate. Along with the Holy Sparks exhibit in the Goodman Family Museum, Temple Israel will unveil portraits of Rabbi Marla Hornsten, Rabbi Jennifer Kaluzny, Rabbi Jen Lader and Rabbi Arianna Gordon by paper-cut artist Isaac Brynjegard-Bialik, whose work was recently featured in the Goodman Family Museum. His ...…
…MAY 25 • 2023 | 15 what the Jewish world had to offer, and I just had no idea, ” Lader said. Even with that, Lader said she was still on the science track through college, majoring in pre-med at the University of Maryland. But she also started taking Jewish studies as part of her college curriculum. She said she had all of her “real classes” in science, but all her electives were in Jewish studies. At this time, a congregation n...…
…OUR COMMUNITY T he inaugural Jewish Agency for Israel North American Council (JAFINA) Leadership Dinner will celebrate Jane F. Sherman, who will be receiving the inaugural Max M. Fisher Award for the impact she has made to the local and global Jewish community. The event takes place on Sunday, June 4, at 5 p.m. at Knollwood Country Club in West Bloomfield. Sherman is the daughter of the late Max Fisher, the iconic Detroit- ar...…
