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October 13, 2022 (vol. 172, iss. 20) • Page Image 47

…OCTOBER 13 • 2022 | 47 Your Oral Health: The Gateway to a Healthier Body! www.drnemet h. com 248.357.3100 29829 Telegraph Road, Suite 111 Southfield, Michigan 48034 Did You Know Your Mouth is Connected to Your Overall Health? We provide breakthrough techniques and outstanding care for gum disease, gum recession, and missing teeth so you can enjoy a healthier smile and a healthier body. Minimally Invasive LANAP Laser Treatment for G...…

October 13, 2022 (vol. 172, iss. 20) • Page Image 48

…WOMEN’S HEALTH WOMEN’S HEALTH DIRECTORY FOR 2022 BARBARA ANN KARMANOS CANCER INSTITUTE 4100 John R Detroit, MI 48201 (800) 527-6266 www.karmanos.org Headquartered in Detroit, Karmanos is the largest cancer care and research network in the state with 15 locations. It is among the nation’s best cancer centers as one of the National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer centers and the only one located in Metro Detroit...…

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…OCTOBER 13 • 2022 | 49 WOMEN’S HEALTH T he Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute, in partnership with the Karmanos Cancer Advocacy Program (KCAP), Karmanos Cancer Network and McLaren Health Care, will host the 12th Annual All Cancer Symposium on Saturday, Oct. 15, from 8 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. This year’s conference is free and available virtually and in per- son at three locations through- out Michigan: • Hospitality House at ...…

October 13, 2022 (vol. 172, iss. 20) • Page Image 50

…business SPOTlight brought to you in partnership with B I R M I N G H A M 50 | OCTOBER 13 • 2022 T albert Stein is not a physician. He doesn’t even play one on TV. But the former physics professor is a scientist, so while it’s unusual, it’s not totally surprising that he has had two pieces published in peer-reviewed medical journals. Both are based on his experience developing treatments for his own medical problems. “Th...…

October 13, 2022 (vol. 172, iss. 20) • Page Image 51

…OCTOBER 13 • 2022 | 51 improvement within a month. After six weeks, the open sores were healing, and the nailbeds were no longer black. Before three months had passed, the only signs of a problem were very small, healing wounds, which were gone entirely by the end of August 2021, 18 months after he started his study. His right ankle blood pressure, which he monitored at home with a Doppler device, steadily improved throughout th...…

October 13, 2022 (vol. 172, iss. 20) • Page Image 52

…52 | OCTOBER 13 • 2022 B uck Showalter, manager of the New York Mets, went off on a weird tan- gent during a press conference in May. Instead of talking about baseball, he informed the press that he had changed the voice that gives him driving instruc- tions on Waze. He felt judged by the English-accented voice that he’ d been using because it seemed smug, criticizing him for his errors in driving. He felt better about using the ...…

October 13, 2022 (vol. 172, iss. 20) • Page Image 53

…OCTOBER 13 • 2022 | 53 here’s to Stranger is the new album from acclaimed Detroit-based singer/ songwriter/ multi- instrumentalist Ethan Daniel Davidson. The album was released on Sept. 30, 2022, from Blue Arrow Records. His songs are vivid memories of experiences: rooms that smell of old books, smoke from oil lamps and bohemian escapades. The Historical Society of Michigan announced its 2022 State History Award winners. The ...…

October 13, 2022 (vol. 172, iss. 20) • Page Image 54

…54 | OCTOBER 13 • 2022 W hen the Ira Kaufman Chapel was established in 1941, it was Detroit’s second Jewish funeral home. The first was the Detroit Jewish Free Burial Association, now the Hebrew Memorial Chapel, a nonprofit established in 1916 that continues to serve the com- munity. The Jewish community was expanding, and founder Ira Kaufman “saw a need” and turned a house at Dexter and Edison in Detroit into a funer- al home,...…

October 13, 2022 (vol. 172, iss. 20) • Page Image 55

…OCTOBER 13 • 2022 | 55 ERETZ L isa Sambol made aliyah from Passaic, New Jersey, in 2002. She was born and raised in Southfield and fol- lowed her parents Lawrence and Shirley Loewenthal to Israel. She currently resides in Tel Mond with her husband and chil- dren. JN: Did your parents raise you with a Zionist education? Lisa: My parents were always very Zionistic — they have always been strong supporters of Israel. It was a major part...…

October 13, 2022 (vol. 172, iss. 20) • Page Image 56

…56 | OCTOBER 13 • 2022 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...…

October 13, 2022 (vol. 172, iss. 20) • Page Image 57

…OCTOBER 13 • 2022 | 57 SPIRIT Spiritual Intensity T he choice of this Torah portion for this Shabbat appears straightforward at first glance: the passing men- tion of the festival of Sukkot toward the end of this part of Exodus. Upon further reflec- tion, there is no obvious connection with Sukkot. Unless, of course, one considers the parallel contexts of the narrative in the Torah reading and where it lands with- in the spiritua...…

October 13, 2022 (vol. 172, iss. 20) • Page Image 58

…58 | OCTOBER 13 • 2022 SPIRIT A WORD OF TORAH O f all the festivals, Sukkot is surely the one that speaks most powerfully to our time. Kohelet could almost have been written in the 21st century. Here is the picture of ultimate success, the man who has it all — the houses, the cars, the clothes, the adoring women, the envy of others — he has pursued everything this world can offer from pleasure to possessions to power to ...…

October 13, 2022 (vol. 172, iss. 20) • Page Image 59

…OCTOBER 13 • 2022 | 59 wealthy to buy yourself the same leaves and fruit that a billionaire uses in worshipping God. Living in the sukkah and inviting guests to your meal, you discover that the people who have come to visit you are none other than Abraham, Isaac and Jacob and their wives (such is the premise of Ushpizin, the mystical guests). What makes a hut more beautiful than a home is that when it comes to Sukkot there is ...…

October 13, 2022 (vol. 172, iss. 20) • Page Image 60

…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...…

October 13, 2022 (vol. 172, iss. 20) • Page Image 61

…OCTOBER 13 • 2022 | 61 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...…

October 13, 2022 (vol. 172, iss. 20) • Page Image 62

…62 | OCTOBER 13 • 2022 T he sign identifying the Jewish Ensemble Theatre (JET) in Walled Lake has been placed in somebody’s garage. The properties that are nec- essary to JET stage productions — from lights to décor — are in a storage facility waiting to be sold or, if necessary, given away to other stage companies. Letters are being prepared for subscription holders unable to watch the shows originally scheduled for the end of...…

October 13, 2022 (vol. 172, iss. 20) • Page Image 63

…OCTOBER 13 • 2022 | 63 Bremer. Mainster, who worked with the late Evelyn Orbach as the theater productions grew, remains proud of the mainstage presentations, Anne Frank performances and the anti-bul- lying dramas brought to young students as a basis for thought and discussions of this pressing issue. Among the many mainstage dramas and comedies by inter- nationally known playwrights presented on the JET stages have been Ira Levin...…

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…64 | OCTOBER 13 • 2022 I n 1964, Fiddler on the Roof made its world premiere at the Fisher Theatre and starred Zero Mostel as Tevye, Maria Karnilova as Golde, Tevye’s wife; and Bea Arthur as Yente the matchmaker. The next year, the show won the Tony Award for Best Musical in addition to eight other Tony Awards. Now, almost 60 years later, Detroit’s Fisher Theatre is once again the official kick-off site for the Fiddler on the Roof ...…

October 13, 2022 (vol. 172, iss. 20) • Page Image 65

…OCTOBER 13 • 2022 | 65 Melbourne, Australia. Needless to say, I was incredibly jet lagged! That morning, despite my setting two alarms, I did not wake up. When I did wake up, in the Upper West Side, it was 10 minutes to our meeting, which was around Broadway. I rushed like a mad man and decided to brave the sub- way. I was very lucky to get the quick one — and I was only 20 minutes late. It was a surreal experience — I am never late. ...…

October 13, 2022 (vol. 172, iss. 20) • Page Image 66

…66 | OCTOBER 13 • 2022 I saac Vineburg performed in nine high school plays while growing up in Green Bay, Wis., but he counted the next 10 years as being away from the dramatic stage. College and the career opportunities that followed brought lots of responsibilities that interrupted his acting commitments. Now moved to Michigan, Vineburg recently succumbed to a whim and audi- tioned for a part in an upcoming spooky comic production...…

October 13, 2022 (vol. 172, iss. 20) • Page Image 67

…OCTOBER 13 • 2022 | 67 dale chihuly collections: elaborate elaborate collections: online october 20th 3pm, Contact Raymond Jenkins 33700 Woodward Ave. • Between 14 Mile & Adams • Birmingham, MI If you are not wearing it… sell it!... or BORROW on it! You can’t enjoy jewelry if it’s sitting in your safe deposit box. Sell or borrow on it for immediate cash. We deal in jewelry, watches, diamonds and coins. A Service to Private Owners, Ba...…

October 13, 2022 (vol. 172, iss. 20) • Page Image 68

…68 | OCTOBER 13 • 2022 ILIZA SOARS, ISIS “QUEEN” DOC, CREEPY ON NETFLIX AND FUNNY ON HULU, KID STUFF Stand-up comedian Iliza Shlesinger, 39, is on a roll. Last January, she and her husband, Noah Galuten, had their first child. On Oct. 2, she was the winning contestant on Celebrity Jeopardy and will advance to the “winner playoffs.” Her sixth Netflix stand-up spe- cial, entitled Hot Forever, began streaming on Oct. 11. On the sa...…

October 13, 2022 (vol. 172, iss. 20) • Page Image 69

…OCTOBER 13 • 2022 | 69 CAREGIVER SUPPORT 1:30-2:30 PM, OCT. 13 Virtual caregiver support group for individuals who are care partners for those living with cognitive chang- es including various types of dementia. Contact Dorothy Moon, Brown Adult Day Program social worker, for Zoom link and more infor- mation. 248-233-4392, dmoon@geshermi.org. BRASS BAND 3 PM, OCT. 16 Motor City Brass Band will begin its 27th season with its an...…

October 13, 2022 (vol. 172, iss. 20) • Page Image 70

…JEWISH NEWS THE DETROIT For those without computer access, please mail the following to 32255 NORTHWESTERN HWY, SUITE 205 FARMINGTON HILLS, MI 48334: • Who is Turning 80? [first/last] • What Day is their Birthday? • Personalized Message and Signature • A picture of the birthday person (if you would like the picture returned, please include a stamped return envelope.) • A check Continue to celebrate our octogenarian mile stone f...…

October 13, 2022 (vol. 172, iss. 20) • Page Image 71

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October 13, 2022 (vol. 172, iss. 20) • Page Image 72

…the exchange community bulletin board | professional services For information regarding advertising please call 248-351-5116 or 248-234-9057 or email salessupport@ thejewishnews.comDeadline for ad insertion is 9 a.m. on Friday prior to publication. 72 | OCTOBER 13 • 2022 thejewishnews.com/newsletter Weekly Headlines Delivered to Your Inbox. Junk-B-Gone We Haul It All! Still the Lowest Prices in Town! SAME DAY SERVICE! Proudly Servi...…

October 13, 2022 (vol. 172, iss. 20) • Page Image 73

…OBITUARIES OF BLESSED MEMORY OCTOBER 13 • 2022 | 73 PAUL ALEKMAN, 79, of Southfield, died Sept. 29, 2022. He is survived by his daughters and sons- in-law, Fawn and Adam Chayet, and Hayley and Mark Snyder; sons and daughters-in-law, Jeffrey and Joy Alekman, and David and Marni Alekman; grandchildren, Matthew and Abby Chayet, Mitchell, Dean, Sadie and Isabella Alekman, and Leila and Sophia Snyder. Interment was at Beth El Me...…

October 13, 2022 (vol. 172, iss. 20) • Page Image 74

…OBITUARIES 74 | OCTOBER 13 • 2022 Rhoda Goldman, and her companion, Jerry Nix. He was the dear brother of the late Donald Bigelman, and the devoted son of the late Leo and the late Celia Bigelman. Contributions may be made to Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation, 230 E. Ohio Street, Suite 304, Chicago, IL 60611-3201, pulmonaryfibrosis.org/ ways-to-give/donate-now; JDRF, 11 S. Lasalle St., Suite 1800, Chicago, IL 60603, jdrf.org; or J...…

October 13, 2022 (vol. 172, iss. 20) • Page Image 75

…OCTOBER 13 • 2022 | 75 and Iris Bresler; many loving nephews and cousins; and her loving caregivers, Mila, Lina, Joanne and Marla. Mrs. Freed was the beloved wife of the late Jack Freed; the loving sister of the late Louise Bresler; the devoted daughter of the late Rose and the late Raymond Bresler. Interment was at Clover Hill Park Cemetery. Contributions may be made to Temple Israel, the David & Stacy Gordon Family Do Good Fu...…

October 13, 2022 (vol. 172, iss. 20) • Page Image 76

…OBITUARIES OF BLESSED MEMORY 76 | OCTOBER 13 • 2022 funeral service was held at Hebrew Memorial Chapel. Interment took place at Oakview Cemetery in Royal Oak. Arrangements by Hebrew Memorial Chapel. HARVEY LEON KATZ, 82, of West Bloomfield, died Oct. 4, 2022. He is survived by his sisters and brothers-in-law, Anita and Robert H. Naftaly, and Janice Owen Alexander and Dr. Neil Alexander; nephews and nieces, Dr. Bruce Millman,...…

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…OCTOBER 13 • 2022 | 77 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 smane...…

October 13, 2022 (vol. 172, iss. 20) • Page Image 78

…Looking Back From the William Davidson Digital Archive of Jewish Detroit History accessible at www.djnfoundation.org 78 | OCTOBER 13 • 2022 A Joyful Holiday S imchat Torah is Oct. 18. This is the day to celebrate the completion of the annual Torah-reading cycle. It is a joyful holiday that, along with other tradi- tions, includes a dance, or a hakafot, around the sanctuary of a temple or synagogue, or perhaps, a parade with the Tor...…

October 13, 2022 (vol. 172, iss. 20) • Page Image 79

…The color of the leaves are changing and so is the season. Our commitment to serve you, in all things concerning REAL ESTATE, never changes! Call us today for all your REAL ESTATE needs! DANA PATCHAK ABR, SRES Office (248) 419-3118 Cell (248) 505-0303 e-fax (248) 419-3028 danapatchak@realestateone.com www.DanaPatchak.com RUTH KARMEL למרכ יתור Associate Broker Cell (248) 408-1745 ruthieapel@yahoo.com ruthkarmel.com For a stress free tran...…

October 06, 2022 (vol. 172, iss. 20) • Page Image 2

…you have a higher risk of developing melanoma. AdvancedDerm.com/pink* This year, an estimated 300,000 women will be diagnosed with breast cancer, and those women will have up to a 2.5 times greater risk of developing melanoma. This crucial link requires extra preventive and early detection measures. That’s why we’re offering: If you’ve had breast cancer, Free Skin Cancer Screenings* throughout October for women who have or hav...…

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…OCTOBER 6 • 2022 | 3 contents PURELY COMMENTARY 4-12 Essays and viewpoints. OUR COMMUNITY 13 Putting Dollars to Work Meet Ida Benson, American Friends of Bar-Ilan University’s new Midwest regional director. 14 Climate Leadership Coalition 20 major Jewish organizations join new coalition addressing climate change. 16 Antisemitic Incident Near U-M Campus Students wake up to antisemitic fliers. 17 Greater ...…

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…4 | OCTOBER 6 • 2022 H adassah is The Women’s Zionist Organization of America, founded in 1912 by Henrietta Szold, of which I am proudly a Life Member. As stated on the Hadassah website: “Hadassah, The Women’s Zionist Organization of America, was founded before Israel was a state and before women could vote. “We didn’t sit on the side- lines then. And we certainly don’t now. Today, we’re 300,000 strong, across the country ...…

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…For J.D. Power 2022 award information, visit jdpower.com/awards Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and Blue Care Network are nonprofi t corporations and independent licensees of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association. Learn more at MIBluesPerspectives.com/ReadyToHelp Ranked #1 in Member Satisfaction among Commercial Health Plans in Michigan Get the care you need, when you need it, with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and Blu...…

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…6 | OCTOBER 6 • 2022 1942 - 2022 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: Det...…

October 06, 2022 (vol. 172, iss. 20) • Page Image 8

…8 | OCTOBER 6 • 2022 opinion Ukraine’s Jews Still Need Our Help W hen I traveled to Poland shortly after the outbreak of the conflict in Ukraine, I met a young mother who, with her baby, fled Kyiv without her hus- band. More than baby food and a roof over her head, she needed a support system and community to navigate all that would come next. With the outpouring of assistance from individuals and our partner insti- tutions...…

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…OCTOBER 6 • 2022 | 9 An elderly Jew in Lviv, Ukraine, examines the contents of a food package delivered by a JDC aid worker. folks now facing poverty. Those who were poor before the crisis are in even worse shape. With prices for food and medicine increasing more than 20% in the last year, pensioners like Boris living on $3-$4 a day have seen scarce resources stretched even further. Add to this the wide- spread reality of post-tra...…

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…10 | OCTOBER 6 • 2022 essay Israel’s Fifth Election in Four Years ... Why? N ew elections are called for in Israel for Nov. 1. After a record five national elections in four years, let’s delve into how the Israeli electoral system (over) works. The system of governance in Israel is a parliamentary democracy, where the prime minister is the head of a multi- party government. The Knesset (parliament) is Israel’s house of represent...…

October 06, 2022 (vol. 172, iss. 20) • Page Image 11

…OCTOBER 6 • 2022 | 11 Sapphie Sponsors Hadas and Dennis Bernard Faye and Paul Blatt CKC Agency Carol Craine Julie and Peter Cummings Edw. C. Levy Co. Emily and Josh Eichenhorn Gallagher Linda Hayman Henry Ford Health Jaffe Raitt Heuer & Weiss (joining Taft effective 12.31.22) Bea and Paul Schwarzbaum Ruby Sponsors Michael Bernstein Jane Brumer-Cullen Mark Burnstein Butzel Long Cassi Cohen Dickenson Wright Suzy and Burton D. Farbman Fr...…

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…12 | OCTOBER 6 • 2022 poem Our New Tower Of Babel? By Jeremy Friedman A vertical construct making a line upward to the sky — the Tower of Babel — it was meant to unite all humanity But before completion the plan was struck down from above as different languages emerged causing people to scatter — disunity ensued due to barriers to communication among diverse nations That is the Torah story of the Tower of Babel Fast forward...…

October 06, 2022 (vol. 172, iss. 20) • Page Image 13

…OCTOBER 6 • 2022 | 13 W hen Ida Benson attended college at Michigan State University in the 1980s, working in a nonprofit field was virtually unheard of. In fact, it wasn’t even available as an option for a major. Now, nonprofit management is readily available as a major. Yet 40 years ago, college graduates chose to work on “special events” instead, which were today’s equivalent of fundraising for a nonprofit. They often took on dif...…

October 06, 2022 (vol. 172, iss. 20) • Page Image 14

…14 | OCTOBER 6 • 2022 A new international ini- tiative amongst Jewish community leaders is addressing climate change. As the first-of-its-kind mobi- lization, 20 major Jewish orga- nizations have joined forces as the Jewish Climate Leadership Coalition, which will face the urgency of climate change head on. Together, they’ve signed the Coalition Founding Statement, which publicly shares a joint consensus that climate action is ne...…

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…16 | OCTOBER 6 • 2022 Over the last five years, Hazon Detroit has already part- nered with more than 40 Jewish organizations on sustainability programs. It’s a foundation, Weitzer says, the organization can continue to build from in this new effort. The coalition also plans to put heavy focus on engaging teens and younger adults, who are the future of the community (and addressing the climate cri- sis for generations to come). “We’...…

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