…4 | OCTOBER 31 • 2024 J N PURELY COMMENTARY essay United in Grief, Strong in Hope A s we reflect on the Oct. 27 sixth anniversary of the Tree of Life mass shooting that left 11 Jewish worshipers, most of them elderly, dead, we again find ourselves in a new and painful chapter in Jewish history. The recent horrors in Israel and across the Diaspora cast an even darker shadow on this commemoration. Out of such devastation com...…
…40 | OCTOBER 31 • 2024 J N O ak Park-based entrepreneur Sruli (Michael) Klein, 28, founder and CEO of Capital Landscapes, is no stranger to launching and expanding companies. The Farber Hebrew Day School graduate launched his first landscape compa- ny “Mow on the Go” at age 14. “I knew nothing about mowing lawns, ” he recalls. “But I had a push mower, and I would just figure it out. ” By the time he was 17, he had three landscaping tr...…
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…42 | OCTOBER 31 • 2024 J N MAZEL TOV! SPOTLIGHT Olivia Hannah Blumberg, daughter of Dr. Michele and Jason Blumberg, will lead the congregation in prayer as a bat mitzvah at Temple Israel in West Bloomfield on Friday, Nov. 1, 2024. She will be joined in celebration by her sister, Ella. Olivia is the loving grandchild of Linda and Robin Blumberg, Debbie and Darryl Zanardo, Tom Head, the late Danny Bailey, and the late Cindy Franz. ...…
…OCTOBER 31 • 2024 | 43 Re-Discovering Hope A t a time of endless adversity and anxiety about the future, it is helpful to reflect on the thread of hope that has pervaded the Jewish Weltanschauung (worldview) since its inception millennia ago. Noting the maxim schver tzu zein a yid / it is hard to be a Jew, one finds an ever-present current of hope that tenaciously refuses to succumb to the challenges of being Jewish. Simply put,...…
…44 | OCTOBER 31 • 2024 A re we naturally good or naturally bad? On this, great minds have argued for a very long time indeed. Hobbes believed that we have naturally “a perpetual and restless desire of power after power, that ceaseth only in Death.” We are bad, but governments and police can help limit the harm we do. Rousseau, to the contrary, believed that naturally we are good. It is society and its institutions that make ...…
…OCTOBER 31 • 2024 | 45 of God. Genesis 9 tells me that “You,” my potential victim, are in the image of God. Genesis 1 tells us about human power. We are able, says the Torah, to “rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air.” Genesis 9 tells us about the moral limits of power. We can kill but we may not. We have the power, but not the permission. Reading the story closely, it seems that God created humans in the faith tha...…
…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...…
…REFORM Temple Beth El Bloomfield Township (248) 851-1100 tbeonline.org 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...…
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…J eff Dwoskin of West Bloomfield is the host of Classic Conversations, a podcast show he created during the COVID pandemic to satisfy his insatiable appetite for pop culture, TV and movie stars, writers and comedians. It leans on a heavy dose of the good old days in show biz. It’s not his day job, just a side dream job, that now finds him in the top 1.5% of listened-to podcasts. In the “real” world, Dwoskin has spent more than 30 yea...…
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…50 | OCTOBER 31 • 2024 J N comedian Kathleen Madigan, on her own, no stranger to sold-out audiences when visiting Detroit. AND THE WINNER IS ... Despite the pressure of appearing before the likes of Allen and Madigan, our Purtan Protege finalists were more than up to the task. To a person, their material rocked. It was a very difficult decision for the judges, but the choice was unanimous. Jeff Dwoskin was crowned Purtan Protege! Jeff ...…
…“To get to the point where it feels like two friends are talking, they need to believe I’m a friend. When two lifelong friends talk, they know everything about each other and that sense of comfort opens up new avenues of conversation. ” HELLO, LOU! Tune into Classic Conversations # 56 and you’ll hear a unique side to Ed Asner that takes you way beyond his role as Lou Grant, news director and boss to Mary Richards on the iconic Mary Ty...…
…found the space to escape and express his imagination, often enlisting neigh- borhood kids to act in his childhood plays. Before getting to hear his captivating behind-the-scenes stories of working in Hollywood, Zimmerman first relives the memories of Sunday dinner visits to Wing Hong Chinese restaurant at 10 Mile Road in Southfield, his atten- dance in Southfield Public Schools, the Cranbrook Theater School and Camp Tamarack. “If th...…
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…54 | OCTOBER 31 • 2024 J N ARTS&LIFE DESIGN I n the development of his var- ied entertainment career, Isaac Mizrahi collected records with music by Burt Bacharach, sang Bacharach-composed songs in performance, communicated with Bacharach and designed costumes for a Bacharach-centered dance show, The Look of Love, coming to Michigan. The Mark Morris Dance Group will perform in Mizrahi-designed costumes, and the choreography will b...…
…OCTOBER 31 • 2024 | 55 “I like to dress dancers individually. I like to respond to their bodies and make clothes that are beautiful on their bodies. That’s hard because sometimes you have substitutes. Sometimes it’s like a puzzle, but I love puzzles. “You work on a project like this for years. The request came in about 2018. You’re considering and thinking and going back and forth and talking. There’s a week when you are just doi...…
…56 | OCTOBER 31 • 2024 J N A uthors of three nonfiction books about famous people are among the many presenters appearing Nov. 6-17 at this year’s Detroit Jewish Book Fair at The J. It is the 73rd season of the event. Eddie Shapiro, with a love for theater, chronicles conversa- tions with top women stars on Broadway in Here’s to the Ladies. His discussion, at 7 p.m. Nov. 6, will be followed by a live musical program recalling the...…
…OCTOBER 31 • 2024 | 57 her activities made her seem like Robin Hood. She did not condone violence as her group of men and women stole from the rich and in ways benefitted the poor by resell- ing property at a deep discount. “Here we have a big, zaftig, immigrant Jewish mother of four who came here in steerage in 1850 with little more than the clothes on her back,” Fox said. “By the end of the 1860s, she had risen to become the head...…
…58 | OCTOBER 31 • 2024 J N T hese refrigerator roll cookies are a breeze to make and irresistibly delicious. The rich, dense shortbread serves as the perfect base for any mix-ins you can dream up. Whether you get creative with your favorite flavors or follow this classic recipe for crispy chocolate chip cookies, you’ll love the result. The best part? They’re always ready to go — just grab, slice, bake and enjoy! My family loves having ...…
…OCTOBER 31 • 2024 | 59 J N TOP JEWISH DRAMA AND A TOP JEWISH DOCUMENTARY A Real Pain, a very Jewish film, premiered at the Sundance Film Festival last January and almost all reviews were stellar. It opens wide in theaters on Nov. 1. Owen Gliberman, 65, Variety’s top critic, loved the film and you can easily find and read the review online (free). Jesse Eisenberg, 41, wrote the film and direct- ed it. He has written plays, and he direc...…
…6 | OCTOBER 31 • 2024 J N 1942 - 2024 Covering and Connecting Jewish Detroit Every Week To make a donation to the DETROIT JEWISH NEWS FOUNDATION go to the website www.thejewishnews.com The Detroit Jewish News (USPS 275-520) is published every Thursday at 32255 Northwestern Highway, #205, Farmington Hills, Michigan. Periodical postage paid at Southfield, Michigan, and additional mailing offices. Postmaster: send changes to: ...…
…60 | OCTOBER 31 • 2024 J N FIREHOUSE MUSEUM ONGOING Firehouse Museum, 110 Cross St. Ypsilanti; 734-547-0663. Walking through the restored firehouse, visitors can view fire engine steamers replete with horses ready to go on their way to a fire. The large, modern addition offers 25 changing exhibits of antique fire trucks and early fire rigs, mul- tiple displays of historic artifacts including tools, equipment, mem- orabilia and the l...…
…OCTOBER 31 • 2024 | 61 61 | OCTOBER 31 • 2024 T he ram is an adult male sheep. Adult female sheep are called ewes, and baby sheep are called lambs. The ram is mostly noted for its huge, curled horns. The larger the horns, the more prestigious it is for the ram, since the horns serve as a symbol of status and are used as dangerous weapons when the ram battles rivals. While female sheep are generally timid and peaceful, rams usually ex...…
…62 | OCTOBER 31 • 2024 JUST FOR FUN Find The Differences Find the five differences between this photo of attendees enjoying a drum circle at a men’s retreat in Israel. JAMIE GORDON PHOTOGRAPHY See next week’s issue for answers. For last week’s puzzle answers, see page 55. Jewish of theweek Joke The following sign was seen in a window The following sign was seen in a window of a business In Philadelphia: of a business In Ph...…
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…OCTOBER 31 • 2024 | 65 J N OBITUARIES OF BLESSED MEMORY NORMAN I. BROCK, 94, died suddenly Oct. 17, 2024. He was born in Cleveland to Sol and Leona Brock. An only child, Norman grew up in Detroit and lived much of his adult life there. He was a graduate of the University of Michigan and its law school. He spent his entire professional career as a trust officer — the first who was Jewish — at the National Bank of Detroit, where...…
…OBITUARIES OF BLESSED MEMORY 66 | OCTOBER 31 • 2024 J N JUDY “BUNGA” HOCHER, 84, of West Bloomfield, died Oct. 19, 2024. She is survived by her children, Steven and Jennifer Gottlieb, Burton and Julie Gottlieb, Wendy and Danford Bickmore, Hyla Gottlieb Williams and Marc Bagley, Stephen and Linda Eichenhorn, Elysa and Michael Weil, and Joshua and Emily Eichenhorn; Robert Hocher’s children, Cynthia Godlewski, Catherine Clark, Ch...…
…OCTOBER 31 • 2024 | 67 J N Pauline’s elegance, gracious hos- pitality, commitment to community, and unending devotion to friends and family is an enduring inspira- tion to all. Pauline survived her husbands, Leopold J. Snyder and Martin J. Kabcenell. She is survived by her children, Jeffrey (Rochelle), Janis, and Wendy Snyder; her Kabcenell stepchildren, Derry (Charlene), Andrea (the late John Kuder), and James (Rhonda); Kabcenell g...…
…OBITUARIES OF BLESSED MEMORY 68 | OCTOBER 31 • 2024 J N West Bloomfield, MI 48322, friend- shipcircle.org/soul. (Soul Center is a loving and inclusive environment that encourages artistic self-ex- pression, vocational training and employment opportunities to adults with special needs.); or to a charity of one’s choice. Arrangements by Ira Kaufman Chapel. ROBERTA MADORSKY, 83, of Bloomfield Hills, died Oct. 23, 2024. She is survive...…
…OCTOBER 31 • 2024 | 69 OBITUARY CHARGES The processing fee for obituaries is: $125 for up to 100 words; $1 per word thereafter. A photo counts as 15 words. There is no charge for a Holocaust survivor icon. The JN reserves the right to edit wording to conform to its style considerations. For information, have your funeral director call the JN or you may call Sy Manello, editorial assistant, at (248) 351-5147 or email him at smanello@thej...…
…OCTOBER 31 • 2024 | 7 J N feels like a minority. Freedom of speech and expression guaranteed for all but the Jews. Social justice for all but the Jews. Condemning rape and war crimes for everyone but the Jews. You matter, they say, unless you are a Jew. So here is my “call to action.” For anyone who made it this far down, to anyone who can still see my humanity, to anyone who can conceptualize that more than one thing can be true ...…
…70 | OCTOBER 31 • 2024 J N Looking Back From the William Davidson Digital Archive of Jewish Detroit History accessible at thejewishnews.com An Annual Dinner to Remember Y eshiva Beth Yehudah will hold its annual dinner on Nov. 3 this year. The featured speaker will be former United Kingdom Prime Minister Boris Johnson. Prominent Jewish Detroiter Matt Lester, founder and CEO of Princeton Enterprises, will receive the Outstanding Lea...…
…JEWISH NEWS THE DETROIT Nominations for The Detroit Jewish News’ annual 36 under 36 are now open to recognize doers, activists, entrepreneurs, philanthropists, community organizers and other young Jewish professionals reshaping and broadening Metro Detroit’s Jewish community. Do you know someone making an impact in the community for this special honor? 36 UNDER 36 Nominations Now Open! A special group of volunteer judges will be rev...…
…8 | OCTOBER 31 • 2024 J N A ntisemitism, Israel and Jewish candidates are front and center in many of the seven swing states where either candidate could prevail in the 2024 presidential election. Those states are Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin. And while the percentage of Jewish voters is small compared to the overall electorate, the number of Jewish voters in many of these states ...…
…OCTOBER 31 • 2024 | 9 J N continued on page 10 MICHIGAN Michigan is home to about 100,000 Jews, comprising a little over 1% of the electorate, according to the American Jewish Population Project at Brandeis. More than 60% of Jews in Michigan are Democrats. But Michigan also has 200,000 Muslim voters, according to EmgageUSA, an organization dedicated to mobilizing Muslim American voters, as well as more than 160,000 residents of Ar...…
…$200 Oct. 24-30, 2024 / 22-28 Tishrei, 5785 JEWISH NEWS THE DETROIT thejewishnews.com DECISION 2024 Michigan voters will elect a new U.S. senator this year. The two major party candidates respond to questions from the JN. See page 8 …
…continued on page 12 10 | OCTOBER 24 • 2024 J N the rogue Syrian regime in addition to their consistent pursuit of nucle- ar weapons. We must counter Iran at every level. When we do that, I think we can then talk about the path forward. For now, we must ensure Hamas and other terrorist proxies are destroyed and return the hostages home safely. WHAT DO YOU SEE AS A PATH FORWARD TO MITIGATE A NUCLEAR IRAN? Cutting off their funding. Iran...…
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…12 | OCTOBER 24 • 2024 J N continued from page 10 WHAT KINDS OF POLICIES WOULD YOU PURSUE TO MITIGATE THE CLIMATE CRISIS? It’s critical that we’re good stewards of our planet, and we should work to find solutions that don’t rely on devastating our economy. There’s a better way to get this done, including with EVs. It takes 500 pounds of critical minerals to build an EV, which takes 4 tons of carbon out of the air. That same 500 ...…
…OCTOBER 24 • 2024 | 13 Paid for by DMFI PAC, DMFIPAC.org. Not authorized by any candidate or candidate’s committee. Go to or scan the QR code to read more about Vice President Harris’ 20-year record of pro-Israel statements and actions. link.demmajorityforisrael.org/Harris …
…14 | OCTOBER 24 • 2024 J N WHAT ARE YOUR PLANS TO COMBAT ANTISEMITISM AND BE SURE JEWISH AMERICANS FEEL SAFER AND MORE SECURE? Since the Oct. 7th attacks on Israel, we have seen the expanding rise of antisemitic efforts to delegitimize Israel and force corporations and universities to boycott, disinvest and sanction Israel. We’ve seen violent attacks against Jewish Americans and threats of violence that are too many to count. Many of the...…
…OCTOBER 24 • 2024 | 15 J N of Democrats and Republicans who meet regularly to craft and champion bipartisan legislation, debate existing bills and reach bipartisan agreement on pressing issues. WHAT ARE YOUR PLANS TO COMBAT ANTISEMITISM AND BE SURE JEWISH AMERICANS FEEL SAFER AND MORE SECURE? The pain Michigan’s Jewish community felt in the wake of Oct. 7 has been compounded by the significant rise in antisemitism here at home. ...…
…16 | OCTOBER 24 • 2024 J N A fter listening to scores of speakers’ public comments, the Bloomfield Township Board of Trustees on Oct. 14 voted to censure fellow trustee Stephanie Fakih. On Friday, Oct. 4, Fakih had made a post on social media labeling Israeli and American Zionists as “scum of the earth” following an IDF bombing in Lebanon of an underground Hezbollah bunker located in a heavily populated neighborhood in Beiru...…
…OCTOBER 24 • 2024 | 17 because it will chill and suppress much-needed discourse. It was members of this board and local news organizations that perpetuated an opinion that plays no role in the business of Bloomfield Township. There is nothing that any of us can do here … that is going to change the realities in the Middle East. ” Fakih, who is of Lebanese descent, described the mass destruction in Gaza and Lebanon, the crumbling i...…
…18 | OCTOBER 24 • 2024 labeled Jews as vermin. Members of the Jewish community directly confronted Fakih on her “defiant and unremorseful” stance. They asked her to correct her path, to apologize for calling all of them “scum, ” criticized her for the hypocrisy of saying that she was labeled, and for gaslighting them all by closing out her remarks with a quote from the famed Holocaust survivor. Some demanded that she immediately ...…
…OCTOBER 24 • 2024 | 19 ran nearly three hours. The public meeting can be viewed in its entire- ty on YouTube: www.youtube.com/ watch?v=z8TkPI6uQu8. David Kurzmann, senior director of community affairs at the Jewish Federation of Detroit, was the first to speak. He expressed his gratitude to the fine working relationship the Federation, located in Bloomfield Township, has always had with the board. “[Fakih’s social media remarks] ...…
