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…MARCH 9 • 2023 | 57 DR. ALFRED “ ALFIE” MICHAEL KREINDLER, 86, of Boca Raton, Florida, and Bloomfield Hills, died Feb. 27, 2023. Alfie was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, and was proud of his upbringing. He was a graduate of the elite Walnut Hills High School, Phi Beta Kappa at the University of Cincinnati and Alpha Omega Alpha at the University of Cincinnati Medical School. Upon grad- uation, he served as a captain in the U.S. Ar...…

…OBITUARIES OF BLESSED MEMORY 58 | MARCH 9 • 2023 They explored Russia, China, Europe and other places near and far. At home, Alfie was staunchly competitive with family at Scrabble, Euchre and gin rummy. He achieved Ruby Life Master status at bridge, winning a National Pairs Tournament with Sharron. He is survived by his beloved wife of 63 years, Sharron; he was the cherished father of Greg, Marla, Jay and daughter-in-law, Heidi...…

…MARCH 9 • 2023 | 59 MARNEY SCHOENFELD, 46, of Scottsdale, Arizona, died Feb. 18, 2023. She is survived by her beautiful daughter, Sydney Rose Schoenfeld; husband, Randy Schoenfeld; mother, Susan Smith; sisters and brother-in-law, Jodi Smith, Dr. Ronna Smith-Craig (Dr. Steven Craig); brother, Randy Smith. She is also survived by other loving family members and a world of friends. Marney was the beloved daughter of the late Rona...…

…6 | MARCH 9 • 2023 1942 - 2023 Covering and Connecting Jewish Detroit Every Week To make a donation to the DETROIT JEWISH NEWS FOUNDATION go to the website www.djnfoundation.org 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: Detro...…

…60 | MARCH 9 • 2023 OBITUARIES OF BLESSED MEMORY Road, Suite 100, Southfield, MI 48033, www.alz.org/gmc; Jewish Hospice & Chaplaincy Network, 6555 W . Maple, West Bloomfield, MI 48322, jew- ishhospice.org/donate/trib- utes; or Henry Ford Cancer Institute, Development Office, 1 Ford Place #5A, Detroit, MI 48202-3450, www.henryford. com/development/make-a-gift. Arrangements by Ira Kaufman Chapel. ALLEN SOLOMON, 75, of Beverly Hills...…

…MARCH 9 • 2023 | 61 and Suzi Weiner of Oak Park; daughter and son-in-law, Ellen and Sanford Greenberg of Oak Park; grandchildren, Stefani and Dr. Shalom Ruben, Michele and David Plafchan, Hilary and Dr. Phillip Wolf, Jason and Iris Greenberg, Kimberly and Matthew Maheu; great- grandchildren, Orli, Tali, Noa, Julian, Camille, Yeshaya; she is also survived by many other loving family and special caregivers, Sheryl, Tiffany and Jamies....…

…Looking Back From the William Davidson Digital Archive of Jewish Detroit History accessible at www.djnfoundation.org 62 | MARCH 9 • 2023 Judy Goldwasser was kind enough to write to me and tell me that she sent my Looking Back about the Three Stooges to her friend and former Detroiter Judith Groudine Finkel. The Horwitz members of the Three Stooges were Finkel’s cousins. She even wrote a memoir about her family ties: The Stooge Gen...…

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…DETROIT JEWISH NEWS 32255 Northwestern Hwy. Suite 205, Farmington Hills, MI 48334 248-354-6060 thejewishnews.com MARCH 9 • 2023 | 7 basic travel candle holders, so whether we’re canoe camping three days from the nearest road or in Vietnam, we can still light our Shabbat candles. There was one stretch of time when our kids were in high school that their friends knew our kids could not go out on Friday evening until after Shabbat din...…

…8 | MARCH 9 • 2023 PURELY COMMENTARY opinion Beyond the ‘Day of Hate’ M y synagogue sent out a cautiously anxious email about an event on Shabbat, Feb. 25, a neo-Nazi “Day of Hate. ” The email triggered fuzzy memories of one of the strangest episodes that I can remember from my childhood. Sometime around 1990, in response to local neo-Nazi activity, some Jews from my community decided to “fight back. ” I don’t know whethe...…

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…$200 March 2-8, 2023 / 9-15 Adar 5783 JEWISH NEWS THE DETROIT thejewishnews.com WDIV’s leading meteorologist Paul Gross retires after 40 years. See page 10 The Forecast: Sunny Days Ahead …

…10 | MARCH 2 • 2023 OUR COMMUNITY ON THE COVER WDIV’s leading meteorologist Paul Gross retires after 40 years. SHARI S. COHEN CONTRIBUTING WRITER PHOTOGRAPHY BY JERRY ZOLYNSKY The Forecast: Sunny Days Ahead A fter decades as an award-winning television meteorologist, Temple Kol Ami member Paul Gross still enjoyed his work but decided that this was a good time to leave. “I had accom- plished everything I could do at WDIV , ...…

…MARCH 2 • 2023 | 11 focuses on the importance of weather to the viewing audi- ence. “Weather is the No. 1 reason people watch television news, and we can show it more than before, ” Gross says. “I am providing information to peo- ple that will help them at the minimum plan their day or at the maximum help save their lives. My job becomes a job of public safety. ” Gross has provided much more than highly regarded weather reporting. ...…

…12 | MARCH 2 • 2023 weatherman like Sonny Eliot — the late well-known Detroiter weathercaster. Gross studied meteorology and graduated from the University of Michigan’s Department of Atmospheric, Oceanic and Space Science. In his sophomore year, he became WDIV’s first weather intern and was later hired for a part-time, off-camera position. This led to part-time on-air positions in Lansing and at WKBD in Detroit, while still working ...…

…MARCH 2 • 2023 | 13 no preparation was required for tornadoes. “Michigan is in the northern edge of tornado country, and we get fewer torna- does but they are more likely to be serious, ” Gross says. Through his efforts, two of the 10 drills required for students are now tor- nado drills — one of his proudest accom- plishments. Another personal point of pride is his role in the documentary Forecast: Overlord about the role of weather in...…

…14 | MARCH 2 • 2023 BETH AHM’S THE HOLIDAY OF LIVING DANGEROUSLY 7:30 PM MARCH 2 Purim is a big celebration. But the underlying themes of Purim are complex. How do Esther, Mordechai and the Jewish people find their way through the danger of Ahashverosh’s kingdom? What might we learn from the lessons they have left us? Join Rabbi Rubenstein to explore the story of Purim and what it can teach us today. Free and open to the community...…

…MARCH 2 • 2023 | 15 THE SHUL’S HAMANTASH SHAPING @ BUSCH’S 1: 30 PM, MARCH 5 Get into the Purim spirit with J-Space @ Busch’s, 33300 W. 14 Mile Road, West Bloomfield. Join us as we flatten, fill and fold our hamantashen! Lots of fun fillings to create your delicious Purim treats! Get your time slot at theshul.net/ reservations. DETROIT JEWS FOR JUSTICE PURIM EXTRAVAGANZA 2 PM, MARCH 5 This gathering of Jewish progressives will featu...…

…16 | MARCH 2 • 2023 smiles to everyone who sees your pet in costume! On March 7, we will share the Purim Pet Parade (in the form of a slideshow) all over social media! On March 8, our distinguished panel of pet costume experts will select the winners of the Esther Award for Best Female Pet Costume and the Mordechai Award for Best Male Pet Costume. Winners will receive a special gift for their pets. Info at https://jlive.app/ event...…

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…18 | MARCH 2 • 2023 T he school cafeteria at Hillel Day School teemed with activity on Monday, Feb. 6 — the Jewish holiday of Tu b’Shevat — as students stepped out of their ordinary lunch routine to help the environment. Students and adult volunteers stationed themselves by bright green bins, assisting students and staff to determine what could go in the compost. Food scraps, compostable lunch containers, special plant-made ...…

…MARCH 2 • 2023 | 19 significant impact.” This dedicated startup group of students met every week, starting in the fall, to design educational materials and logistics for the event. “My favorite part was the teamwork that made it happen. It wouldn’t have been possible with just one person!” said sixth-grader Maya Weingarden, who created an educational video for the whole school with fellow sixth-grader Ally Berman. “It was diffi...…

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…20 | MARCH 2 • 2023 OUR COMMUNITY W hen I was growing up in the 1970s, spending time in Israel generally meant living on a kibbutz. As a gay kid, this didn’t particularly appeal to me, and I didn’t visit until many years later, when, most recently, my husband, Michael Neumann, an anesthesiologist, and I were fortunate to be part of the Detroit Federation’s Forman 3 Leadership Mission. The experience was life-changing. This was cer...…

…MARCH 2 • 2023 | 21 bank in the world; there are also numerous floors underground. It is protected from earthquakes, chemical and nuclear warfare, and more. Especially moving for us, we were able to give blood legally for the first time since the mid-1980s — something that is currently not an option for us in the United States although the FDC is now set to correct that deficiency. Set to open later this year is the new National Librar...…

…22 | MARCH 2 • 2023 T he relationship between a mother-in-law and daughter-in-law can be complicated and tense. Especially for the proverbial Jewish mother-in-law who believes wholeheartedly that no woman out there could ever possibly deserve her perfect son — who also happens to be a doctor or lawyer, of course. So, it’s not too common to hear about a mother-in-law who made her son’s shidduch! Janice Adler grew up in Oak Park...…

…MARCH 2 • 2023 | 23 I n November 2022, Temple Beth Emeth (TBE), together with their partners at Genesis of Ann Arbor-St. Clare’s of Assisi Episcopal Church, held their annual Erev Thanksgiving gathering. The evening was filled with songs by both choirs, readings and interpersonal conversations. But the highlight of the eve- ning was the presentation of the Genesis Humanitarian Award, this year given to Rabbi Josh Whinston of Temple ...…

…24 | MARCH 2 • 2023 F riendseder season is upon us. Friendseder started in 2019, inspired by the Friendsgiving trend, having a meal with friends leading up to the big Thanksgiving holiday. Friendseder is the sidekick to Passover that helps people gather with their friends prior to (or during) the week of Passover to make the holiday their own. This year, The Well is hosting the second annual Zingerman’s Friendseder Community Brunc...…

…MARCH 2 • 2023 | 25 person. A $65 ticket also includes all the menu items for the four-course brunch. In the prerecorded video guide, Rabbi Jeff and Ives-Wilson walk participants through unboxing all their goodies and then noshing along with participants as they teach about each item and how it fits into the Friendseder meal, just like they will at the in-person brunch. Only this way, participants get to play and pause the video...…

…26 | MARCH 2 • 2023 B ack in October, walking on the Edmund Pettus Bridge, Temple Israel mem- ber Simona Seiderman felt the history under her feet and all around her. “The significance of it, walking across freely, here and now, and how much people were willing to get beaten on this bridge, just for the right to vote,” she said. “There’s so much power in that, you can feel and can’t help reflecting on how peo- ple fought for t...…

…MARCH 2 • 2023 | 27 OUR COMMUNITY D avid Glass of Huntington Woods, writer/content strate- gist for the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit, will be traveling to Israel for the first time on Federation’s Motor City Mission. Glass, 60, grew up in Oak Park and has been in the advertising business for over 30 years. Glass never truly had an interest in visiting Israel until he started working for Federation four years ago. ...…

…28 | MARCH 2 • 2023 OUR COMMUNITY G esher Human Services, a nonprofit that helps Metro Detroiters with barriers to employment find jobs, is collaborating with Detroit’s College for Creative Studies (CCS) to offer participants in its vocational Skill Building Program the opportunity to explore vary- ing disciplines of art in a semes- ter-long program. Gesher’s Skill Building Program provides Metro Detroiters with intellectual and ...…

…MARCH 2 • 2023 | 29 have come across, ” she added. Sorrell explained that the new initiative came about after dis- abled adults who are attendees of a different, non-vocational program run by Gesher, were given the opportunity to join a CCS fashion design class in 2022. “Our Skill Building Program participants saw how much this group enjoyed their experience and really wanted a similar opportunity to explore jobs beyond more tradi...…

…MARCH 2 • 2023 | 3 contents PURELY COMMENTARY 4-9 Essays and viewpoints. OUR COMMUNITY 10 The Forecast: Sunny Days Ahead WDIV’s leading meteorologist Paul Gross retires after 40 years. 14 Purim Happenings Around Town Metro Detroit Jews have a bevy of choices to celebrate the holiday. 18 Green Efforts Take Root Hillel Day School’s Green Club holds successful Compost Day. 20 A Mission to Remember Couple cel...…

…30 | MARCH 2 • 2023 T his fall, Michigan State University will welcome a new set of triplets on campus. Bailey, Madison and Kylie Tarnopol of West Bloomfield never imagined that their college paths would cross. Yet when the 19-year-old identical triplets initially applied to different universities, they were shocked to find out that all three had been accepted to MSU. “I didn’t really think that we’d all get into MSU because ...…

…continued on page 32 T he 21st Interfaith World Sabbath will return to an in-person event after a COVID hiatus on Sunday, March 19, from 4 to 6 p.m. Temple Israel will host the 2023 interfaith celebration, which will include prayers, songs, dances and rituals of many Metro Detroit faiths. Young people from local Christian, Jewish, Muslim, Sikh, Hindu and other con- gregations will be the focus. The program will feature the blowi...…

…32 | MARCH 2 • 2023 continued from page 30 continued from page 31 This fall, Madison Tarnopol will be joining MSU’s College of Engineering to study either electrical or architectural engineering. “I love to create and to draw,” she says. “I want to be the brains behind the cool inventions in the future.” Bailey Tarnopol has been accepted to MSU’s Lyman Briggs College, which is the university’s math and science school. “I’m goin...…

…MARCH 2 • 2023 | 33 D rivers going west on Eight Mile Road near the Lodge Freeway in Detroit may be startled to see a large bright pink billboard that asks “Can a billboard end antisemitism? No. But you’re not a billboard.” The tagline at the bottom is “jewbelong.com.” Similar billboards appeared on highways in Macomb County last year. The one on I-94 in Clinton Township had a longer message: “We’re just 75 years since the gas cham...…

…34 | MARCH 2 • 2023 While it may be frigid and snow- ing, summer plans are already in full swing. If you’re looking for a fun, educational, and exciting summer experience for your children, look no further than Camp Gan Israel at the Shul! Shoppers at Busch’s Fresh Fruit Market as well as families who joined JEMS at The Shul were greeted on Sunday, Feb. 5, with a fun camp-themed booth at both of The Shul’s Tu b’Shevat events. Pot...…

…MARCH 2 • 2023 | 35 The Social Action Committee of Congregation B’nai Moshe sponsored its Fleece & Thank You event on Jan. 29. It was a huge success as 45 volunteers showed up to assemble 26 blankets that were donated to children on extended hospital stays. Nearly $800 was raised, which covered the cost of these blanket kits. Stacey Whelan, who chaired the event, was ecstatic at the outpouring of donations and volunteers who ...…

…36 | MARCH 2 • 2023 A ndrew Stein, 41, grew up in Franklin, Michigan, and attended Detroit Country Day School in suburban Detroit, so he wasn’t particularly familiar with city life as a young person. But, after graduating from Michigan State University and working for City Year in Washington, D.C., for almost two years, his focus changed. City Year is a national program that brings young AmeriCorps members into schools to help ur...…

…MARCH 2 • 2023 | 37 founded by Rabbi Elimelech Goldberg. In addition to its work as a grantor, the Foundation raises funds and advocates for chil- dren’s health and well-being. Focus areas include nutritional wellness, mental health, abuse and neglect, pediatric research, injury prevention and youth development. With an overall goal of improving the health of Michigan’s children, Stein says the position “aligned well with my perso...…

…38 | MARCH 2 • 2023 S ports card collecting is enjoying a big resurgence. Some cards are worth thousands of dollars. Some cards are valuable for other reasons. Like the cards for Farber Hebrew Day School basketball players. They were passed out at the David Tanzman Memorial Tournament at every Farber game during breaks in play. Most went to young Farber students, who were thrilled to get the cards. They were even more thrilled after...…

…MARCH 2 • 2023 | 39 MAZEL TOV! 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) 35...…

…4 | MARCH 2 • 2023 essay Hillel is a Powerful Resource for openers Open Wide M y name is Jenna Friedman and I’m a student at Wayne State University. Last year, I was taking my normal walk- through campus when I came across a table with a sign that read; “Green energy: more efficient than Auschwitz, ” accompanied by windmills that had the blades replaced with swastikas. Instantly, I felt my heart drop through my chest. I kn...…

…40 | MARCH 2 • 2023 W e want people to slow down and enjoy the finer things in life — take a pause, ” said Zachary Berg, co-founder with Will Werner of Mongers’ Provisions. Their two specialty food stores are located in down- town Berkley and Midtown Detroit. The experience of shop- ping at Mongers’ is unlike picking up food at a super- market. It takes time to con- sider the carefully curated food and beverages encoun- tered on co...…

…MARCH 2 • 2023 | 41 even preserved sea urchins) and also wine and non-alcoholic beverages. The latter are imported and domestic brands, with a focus on Michigan producers. Berg’s visits to his suppliers strengthens their relationships, he said. PUTTING IT TO THE TASTE TEST I liked my first taste of a sparkling Strawberry Kombucha, produced by Urbanrest. The beverage consisted of rice wine fermented at an 0.5 percent alcohol level wi...…

…42 | MARCH 2 • 2023 B eethoven rose each morning at dawn and made himself coffee. He was fastidious about this: Each cup had to be made with exactly 60 beans, which he counted out each time. He would then sit at his desk and compose until 2 or 3 p.m. in the afternoon. Subsequently, he would go for a long walk, taking with him a pencil and some sheets of music paper to record any ideas that came to him on the way. Each nigh...…

…MARCH 2 • 2023 | 43 visions — image of God, faith in God, love of neighbor — and turns them into patterns of behavior. Halachah (Jewish law) involves a set of routines that — like those of the great creative minds — reconfigures the brain, giving discipline to our lives and changing the way we feel, think and act. A PATTERN OF BEHAVIOR Much of Judaism must seem to outsiders, and sometimes to insiders also, boring, prosaic, mundan...…