…JANUARY 26 • 2023 | 35 T emple Kol Ami hosts a Social Action Shabbat every January around the time of the Dr. Martin Luther King holiday, and this year, congregants from TKA and First Congregational Church of Detroit packed the West Bloomfield synagogue’s sanctuary for a special Friday night service. Members of both choirs sang, and TKA ’s Social Action Committee read special passag- es and excerpts from Dr. King’s speeches, inc...…
…36 | JANUARY 26 • 2023 M ikaela Schulz is playing the sport she loves for the university she loves. The 21-year-old University of Michigan senior from West Bloomfield is a member of the defending Big Ten champion U-M women’s golf team and a second team All-Big Ten selection in 2022 who has aspirations of becoming a professional golfer after she graduates from U-M. “This is my dream school,” she said. “I knew I hadn’t peaked ...…
…JANUARY 26 • 2023 | 37 schedule with a strong showing at the Landfall Tradition at the Country Club of Landfall in Wilmington, N.C., shooting 1-over-par 71-73-73—217 to tie for 31st place. The No. 33-ranked Wolverines finished eighth among 18 teams. U-M will begin the spring portion of its schedule — always the most important part — by playing in the Collegiate Invitational on Feb. 5-6 at Guadalajara Country Club in Mexico. The W...…
…38 | JANUARY 26 • 2023 L ’dor V’dor, or generation to generation, embodies the transfer of a culture’s values, rituals, traditions and history to the next generation. While we have heard these words spoken at our Passover seders and in our respective congregational services, it was not until stepping off the plane in Buenos Aires that we were able to experience these words and their true meaning. On Dec. 5, we had the privilege...…
…JANUARY 26 • 2023 | 39 volunteering their time with local Jewish organizations, liv- ing parallel lives to ours — just on another continent. While we may have spoken different languages, we all expe- rienced our Judaism the same way. Our Judaism is a way to connect, to dance, to eat, to drink, to educate and to give back to the generations who came before us and the genera- tions to come. Throughout this trip, we also witnessed man...…
…4 | JANUARY 26 • 2023 statement Condemning Antisemitism T he Religious Leaders Forum of Metropolitan Detroit expresses its solidarity with the Metropolitan Detroit Jewish community and condemns, in the strongest terms possible, all manner of hateful and violent words and acts against our Jewish brothers and sisters and their houses of worship. The recent spate of antisemitic incidents across our country and in our community ...…
…40 | JANUARY 26 • 2023 NOSH EATS | DRINKS | SWEETS I f Michigan-made sweet kosher wine pleases your palate, thank Alicia and David Nelson for making it available. Alicia discovered Sholom, a kosher sweet Concord wine, soon after her husband retired as rabbi of Congregation Beth Shalom in 2003. In retirement, Rabbi Nelson officiated several times a month at Temple Israel in Bay City (now merged with Temple Beth El of Saginaw to be...…
…JANUARY 26 • 2023 | 41 to their second home in Bridgman, near Benton Harbor. They visited the company’s store and talked to the manager. They learned that the Chicago rabbi who for many years had supervised the production of the kosher wine had died, and no one in his family wanted to take over that responsibility. St. Julian traces its origins to 1921, during the Prohibition era, when Border City Winery was founded in Ontario...…
…42 | JANUARY 26 • 2023 W hen we look outside of the United States for new technology, especially for mobility technology, there are really only two places that have the technology applicable to the use cases that we have here, ” said Trevor Pawl, chief mobility officer for the state of Michigan. “The first is Europe, and the second is Israel. It’s remarkable that Israel is the second market because of how small the country is popu...…
…the grid to ensure that a charging station, or two or three charging stations, are able to function in areas where maybe they wouldn’t otherwise, ” he explained. Pawl said the state is looking into Israeli solutions for maritime mobility for recre- ation and industry as well, given that trans- portation on the Great Lakes is important to Michigan’s economy. MICHIGAN ISRAEL BUSINESS ACCELERATOR Pawl emphasized that Michigan is seeking Is...…
…44 | JANUARY 26 • 2023 A aron Poris is an “acci- dental” journalist. So is Owen Alterman. Both are Detroiters who had different professions before mak- ing aliyah to Israel and whose first jobs in Israel were not in journalism. Prior to making aliyah in 2015, Poris, ILTV’s anchor, reporter and editor-in-chief was a full-time art teacher at Our Lady of Mercy High School in Farmington Hills. “I studied art education … every med...…
…JANUARY 26 • 2023 | 45 continued on page 46 Other Detroit-bred Israeli Media Poris and Alterman are not the only Detroit-bred Israelis in the media. Several have taken to the key- board or camera professionally since making aliyah. Aviva Zacks, who made aliyah in 2006, writes about Detroit olim (immigrants) in Israel for the Detroit Jewish News. A former teacher at Yeshivat Akiva/Farber Hebrew Day School, she spends most of her days a...…
…46 | JANUARY 26 • 2023 international affairs corre- spondent and since has been promoted to senior diplomatic correspondent. The news station, i24, is an English-language format, but Alterman uses his Hebrew when doing the information gathering and reporting. In his role, he has traveled con- siderably. “I’ve been to the European elections three times in France, once to Singapore for the [President] Trump- [South Korean President] ...…
…JANUARY 26 • 2023 | 47 T he Michigan-Israel Partnership “Frontiers in Biomedical Research” Conference, hosted by the Technion, recently took place at the Elma Arts Complex Hotel in Zikhron Yaacov, Israel. The conference was part of the D. Dan and Betty Kahn Scientific Symposium — a joint initiative of the Technion, the Weizmann Institute of Science and the University of Michigan. The conference focused on new advances in biology a...…
…Kent GOP Headquarters Vandalized with Antisemitic Messages T he Kent County GOP Headquarters in Grand Rapids were vandalized with antisemitic and hateful symbols spray-painted on all four sides of the building. The disturbing graffiti was discov- ered Tuesday, Jan. 17. Police were called and they are now investigating. Sen. Mark Huizenga, R-Walker, issued the following statement: “The exchange of ideas free from violence and thre...…
…MAZEL TOV! JANUARY 26 • 2023 | 49 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)...…
…JANUARY 26 • 2023 | 5 continued on page 7 opinion A Sobering Survey A new survey commissioned by the Anti-Defamation League shows that antisemitic stereotypes in the United States have reached their highest level in decades. The data is “stunning and sobering,” says Jonathan Greenblatt, ADL’s chief executive officer. “I hope this survey is a wakeup call to the entire country.” It should be. The survey was conducted am...…
…50 | JANUARY 26 • 2023 I t is no accident that Parshat Bo, the section that deals with the culminating plagues and the Exodus, should turn three times to the subject of children and the duty of parents to educate them. As Jews, we believe that to defend a country you need an army, but to defend a civilization you need education. Freedom is lost when it is taken for granted. Unless parents hand on their memories and ideals to...…
…JANUARY 26 • 2023 | 51 T his week’s portion features the last three plagues, the Pesach commandments and the actual Exodus from Egypt. The next-to-last plague was darkness. A large cloud descended over all of Egypt. This cloud submerged the Egyptians into darkness. That very same cloud provided light for the Jewish people. It was possible that if an Egyptian and a Jew were sitting in the same room, the Egyptian would be sit...…
…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...…
…JANUARY 26 • 2023 | 53 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 Farmingto...…
…54 | JANUARY 26 • 2023 ARTS&LIFE MUSICAL THEATER C onsummate performer and Ann Arbor native Ari Axelrod is taking his show, A Place for Us: A Celebration of Jewish Broadway, back to New York City. On Monday, Jan. 30, at 8:30 p.m. at the Birdland Theater in the heart of the Theater District, Axelrod will be honoring famous Jewish composers and their beloved songs. “The vast majority of shows on Broadway were and are written by Jew...…
…JANUARY 26 • 2023 | 55 STRONG JEWISH IDENTITY Born and raised in Ann Arbor, Axelrod grew up with a strong Jewish identity. He attended Ann Arbor Hebrew Day School and went to Israel on a Birthright trip when in college and later staffed a Birthright trip. His family belongs to Beth Israel Congregation in Ann Arbor, where he became a bar mitzvah, and has close ties to the Jewish community. Ari’s mother, Robin Axelrod, directed Univ...…
…56 | JANUARY 26 • 2023 ARTS&LIFE THEATER B eetlejuice. Beetlejuice. Beetlejuice. Say his name three times and he’ll appear at the Detroit Opera House Jan. 31-Feb. 12. It’s showtime, folks. After a wildly successful run on Broadway, Beetlejuice the musical closed at the Winter Garden Theatre in New York City on Jan. 8. The first national tour kicked off in San Francisco just a few weeks before. Like the title character that he ...…
…JANUARY 26 • 2023 | 57 ceremony in Israel, as did my younger brother and sister, and read the Torah in front of the Western Wall, which was very special. “My grandpa is a Holocaust survivor so, in life, I want to honor my Jewish heritage as much as possible. For me, it’s important to keep the legacy of being Jewish. I have never once not been proud of my religion, faith and culture. It’s a testament to my family and how I was raised...…
…58 | JANUARY 26 • 2023 ARTS&LIFE THEATER A t East Hills Middle School in Bloomfield Hills on the night of Jan. 9, peo- ple from all ages gathered to rehearse their hopeful masterpiece just a few weeks from opening night. The Bloomfield Players Community Theatre will be performing Feb. 3-5, 10 and 12, at Bloomfield Hills High School. This year’s play is Seussical — a musical comedy by Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty, based o...…
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…6 | JANUARY 26 • 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: De...…
…60 | JANUARY 26 • 2023 7-HEBREW ACTOR SERIES, SPOOKY STUFF, FORD SHRINKS SEGAL, MORE Poker Face premieres on the streaming Peacock channel on Jan. 26. It is a “case-of-the-week” mystery comedy-drama. Natasha Lyonne, 43, produces the series and she stars in it (I gather that she is the only actor who will appear in all 10 episodes). An astonishing number of Jewish thespians will star in an episode: Lyonne, Joseph Gordon-Levitt...…
…JANUARY 26 • 2023 | 61 EXHIBIT OPENS NOW-MARCH 1 An exhibition featuring new contemporary abstract art by 18 artists across the nation at Janice Charach Gallery, inside the Jewish Community Center, 6600 W. Maple Road, West Bloomfield. Gallery hours: Sun.-Thurs. 11-4 or by appointment. TRIO PLAYS 8 PM, JAN. 27 The Gryphon Trio with Patricia O’Callaghan, vocal- ist, will perform at the War Memorial-Lakeside Ballroom, Grosse Poin...…
…62 | JANUARY 26 • 2023 passion for food and its abil- ity to help us navigate the healing process. Julie will be joined by her mother and daughter, highlighting the importance of sharing mem- ories and recipes across generations. Info: holocaust- center.org or 248-553-2400. GOLF OUTING 11:30 AM, FEB 5 B’nai B’rith Great Lakes Region and Temple Israel Brotherhood invite you to Top Golf, 500 Great Lakes Crossing in Auburn Hills. Da...…
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…64 | JANUARY 26 • 2023 F or the last 80 years, the only way to see images of Jews rising up against their captors in the Warsaw Ghetto has been from the perspective of Germans, who took the only known photographs of the seminal event of Jewish resistance during the Holocaust. But last month, a roll of film taken by a Warsaw firefighter during the uprising was discovered by his son. The developed pictures offer a previously uns...…
…JANUARY 26 • 2023 | 65 OBITUARIES OF BLESSED MEMORY continued on page 66 DONALD BARON, 82, of East Lansing, died Jan. 14, 2023. He is survived by his wife of almost 60 years, Anita Baron; son and daugh- ter-in-law, Neil and Elsy Baron; daughter, Hannah Hall; grandchildren, Nicole Baron and her fiance, David Sable, Abigail Baron, Adam Baron, and Harrison Hall; brothers-in- law and sisters-in-law, Elliott and Marlene Harvith, and ...…
…66 | JANUARY 26 • 2023 ried to her beloved husband, Marvin Bookstein, for more than 61 years. She worked alongside him at Nationwide Income Tax Service as well as other ventures. She was a fabulous wife, a wonderful mother, fantas- tic Bubbie and amazing BG (great-grandmother). Her passions in life were music and singing in several choirs, including Bel Canto Choir, Music +1, Congregation Shaarey Zedek Choir, Zamir Chorale and C...…
…JANUARY 26 • 2023 | 67 continued on page 68 son of the late Louis H. Golden and the late Sylvia N. Golden. He is survived by his brother, Stephen; two sis- ters, Katherine, Micky (Bud) Golden Moore; children, Sabra (David), Sydney, Adam; former wife and mother of his children, Rebecca Forslund; loving grandchildren, Liam and Ella. A private memorial service will be held. Contributions may be directed to the Friendship House, a di...…
…68 | JANUARY 26 • 2023 JAMES PHILLIP MALAMUD, 83, of Las Vegas, Nev., formerly of Detroit, died peacefully in Las Vegas on Jan. 15, 2023. He was born in Detroit on Nov. 22, 1940, to Reba and Samuel Malamud. James lived for the last 30 years in Las Vegas and enjoyed visits from his daughter, eating a good burger and making a bad joke. Mr. Malamud is survived by his daughter and son-in- law, Hollie “Beth” Malamud and Christoph...…
…J UDITH CAROL (CALFIN) SCHNEIDER passed away peacefully on Jan. 14, 2023. Born Nov. 5, 1938, Judy attended Pasteur Elementary School as a child, a school her chil- dren, Stephanie and Craig, attended, and where, later in life, she became a member of the board of trustees and often volun- teered to read to the students. Judy attended Mumford High School in Detroit and went on to undergradu- ate studies at Wayne State Univers...…
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…Looking Back From the William Davidson Digital Archive of Jewish Detroit History accessible at www.djnfoundation.org 70 | JANUARY 26 • 2023 International Holocaust Remembrance Day J an. 27 is International Holocaust Remembrance Day. As declared by the United Nations on Nov. 1, 2005, this is a memorial day for the six million Jews, as well as thousands of other minorities, who were murdered by the German Nazis between 1933 and 194...…
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…8 | JANUARY 26 • 2023 I recently read an interesting article by Alan Zeitlin, “Should Rabbis Fear Robots?” Zeitlin interviewed several rabbis, asking them whether the brand new ChatGPT program could deliver sermons and answer halachic questions as well as human rabbis. For those who don’t know, ChatGPT is an artificial intelligence program that has recently been made available to the public, and the early reviews have been a...…
…JANUARY 26 • 2023 | 9 needs and emotions, and that answering halachic questions wouldn’t be any different. In many cases, artificial intelligence programs might even understand you better than you understand yourself. However, most of the other people who participated in this discussion felt otherwise. Rabbi Reuven Spolter (formerly of Young Israel of Oak Park) summed it up well: “Real psak is the application of halachah to a ...…
…JEWISH NEWS THE DETROIT Jewish students share their culture with non-Jewish students in first-of-its-kind program in Michigan. See page 12 S t u d e n t Student to $200 Jan. 19-25, 2023 / 26 Tevet-3 Shevat 5783 thejewishnews.com …
…10 | JANUARY 19 • 2023 PURELY COMMENTARY opinion How American Jews Should Navigate Israel’s New Political Reality I n the wake of the recent elections, many progressives have expressed angst at the new leadership in Israel. Matti Friedman wrote a piece in Tablet (tabletmag.com) about the election aftermath in Israel. It is “not threatening ‘democracy,’ or the ‘peace process,’ which hasn’t existed for more than 20 years,” he wro...…
…JANUARY 19 • 2023 | 11 — is a communal strategy forged in the civil rights era meant to push scary antisemitic voices to the margins. It has its time and place. But we don’t always have to be on condemnation footing. It is not even always the best way to counter domestic antisemitism, and it does nothing to de-platform duly elected Israeli officials, no matter how you feel about them. Restraining our moral impulses will not “...…
…12 | JANUARY 19 • 2023 W hat if we could prevent antisem- itism before it even begins? That’s the goal of Student to Student, a program empowering high school students to present their experience of Judaism to non-Jewish high school students. Late last year, Fawn Chapel and Rabbi Andrew Terkel of Be the Narrative, a national non- profit organization that devel- ops interactive educational pro- grams that connect Jewish and non-Jew...…
…JANUARY 19 • 2023 | 13 A Typical Presentation At a typical Student to Student pre- sentation, the Jewish students speak about “What Judaism means to me,” which, national director Fawn Chapel notes, also “really presents ‘who I am.’” The students come prepared to speak about the Jewish life cycle, Shabbat, kashrut, antisemitism and the Holocaust, Israel and, if time, holidays. Typically, the presentation about Shabbat begins with bi...…
…14 | JANUARY 19 • 2023 schools with few or no Jews. ” Abramson-Goldstein began the program with 10 student presenters. Her successor at Student to Student, Fawn Chapel, reports that now, in St. Louis alone, each year, 120 Jewish students give presentations to 3,000- 4,000 non-Jewish high schools students. Beginning in 2015, with the help of a grant from the Natan Fund, the program spread to four other communities. As it did, it outgr...…
