…4 | OCTOBER 10 • 2024 J N PURELY COMMENTARY opinion How to Kill an Idea O ver the past year we’ve heard repeatedly that, while it is possible to kill Hamas’ or Hezbollah’s leadership, it is impossible to kill an idea. We were told that while Israel should do its best to defend against threats (which includes preemptively destroying offensive infrastructure), there is little to nothing we can do about the ideas that drive the S...…
…40 | OCTOBER 10 • 2024 J N ARTS&LIFE ART Fiber art show at the Fiber art show at the Huntington Woods Huntington Woods Library focuses on Library focuses on finding balance. finding balance. Finding One’s Center SUZANNE CHESSLER CONTRIBUTING WRITER A s book borrowers at the Huntington Woods Library find texts about centering lives and bringing each into balance, they can have supplemental subject access through Oct. 26. During ...…
…OCTOBER 10 • 2024 | 41 life or as a process to help me stay balanced and centered as I move through things in life,” said Brunhild, 29. “The theme of this show is about finding one’s center in life as things happen around us. It’s about being able to be present and focus, be centered and balanced. “Most of my work is black and white. Often, it’s about process more than the outcome. It’s to eliminate distraction. If color is used, it’s...…
…42 | OCTOBER 10 • 2024 J N ARTS&LIFE TELEVISION Kelly Lyon takes home her first Emmy. JULIE SMITH YOLLES CONTRIBUTING WRITER K elly Lyon’s good friend once told her, “If you dress like an Emmy, you could win an Emmy.” And, on Sept. 7, at the Creative Arts Emmy Awards, Lyon did just that. In her gold-beaded vintage 1990s Oleg Cassini gown, Lyon accepted her first Emmy for Outstanding Picture Editing for Variety Programming. She won f...…
…continued on page 44 Gli ters is Go d Association Award for Outstanding Achievement in Variety, Talk or Sketch for his Everybody’s in L.A. series. “Thanks for represent- ing our show so well with such class and enthusiasm.” In Lyon’s acceptance speech, she thanked Mulaney for 15 years of successful collaborations after their initial meeting in a tiny editing suite at Saturday Night Live (SNL) on the 17th Floor at 30 Rock. DRESSED LIKE...…
…Kelly and Zack had a blast at the Governors Ball afterparty, only leaving after the staff turned on all the lights — the proverbial signal to go home. “People kept stopping me and saying that they loved my speech and that they were going to dress like an Emmy the next time they got nominated. I felt like a celebrity the whole night — the belle of the ball,” says Lyon, who reconnected with many of her former colleagues from SNL, where s...…
…OCTOBER 10 • 2024 | 45 Visit the link below to start nominating your favorites: www.thejewishnews.com/site/forms/best_of_2024_nominations_ / Nominate Your Favorite Spots by October 11th, 2024 Email address is required Best of Jewish Detroit 2024 Nominations are NOW OPEN! …
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…48 | OCTOBER 10 • 2024 J N SNL MOVIE: 15 JEWISH CHARACTERS, ONE JEWISH ACTOR; APPLE TV+ AND HBO NEW SERIES Saturday Night is a biographical comedy-drama that is set in 1975. It follows the events leading to the premiere of the first episode of Saturday Night (later known as Saturday Night Live and/or SNL). The film was directed by Jason Reitman, 46. He co-wrote the script with Gil Kenan, 47. Saturday had limited theater openings...…
…OCTOBER 10 • 2024 | 49 J N ‘STRANGERS’ OCT. 10-NOV. 3 Strangers on a Train at Meadow Brook Theatre, 378 Meadow Brook Road, Rochester, 248- 0377-3300. PRAYGROUND 10:30 AM, OCT. 12 (SAT.) At Congregation Shaarey Zedek. Part prayer service, part music festival and wholly participatory. Explore the High Holidays with engaging activities. Featuring children’s services, music and movement, Spiritual Drum Circle, meditation with Born ...…
…OCTOBER 10 • 2024 | 5 J N Jonathan S. Tobin is an American journalist. He is Editor in Chief of JNS.org, the Jewish News Syndicate. Tobin is a frequent commentator on domestic politics, Israel, and Jewish affairs. His column "View from America” appeared for many years in The Jerusalem Post. His work has also appeared in Israel Hayom, the Christian Science Monitor, The Forward, Britain's Jewish Chronicle, the New York Sun and many...…
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…OCTOBER 10 • 2024 | 51 J N DOG OF THE WEEK E veryone loves a short guy with a good smile. Bones makes everyone smile. This English bulldog and French bulldog mix is the perfect combination of happy and healthy, but it wasn’t always that way. Bones actually came to Detroit Dog Rescue with severe deformities in his airway. Thanks to our friends at Oakland Veterinary Referral Services, we were able to provide Bones with lifesaving surger...…
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…OCTOBER 10 • 2024 | 53 J N OBITUARIES OF BLESSED MEMORY MAURICE CHANDLER, 99, of Bloomfield Hills, died Sept. 28, 2024. He is survived by his wife of 72 years, Dorris Chandler; daughters and son-in- law, Evelyn Rosen, and Debra Chandler and Dr. Jona Goldschmidt; sons and daughter- in-law, Gerald Chandler, and Paul and Dr. Nobuko Chandler; grandchildren, Dr. Jason and Esther Rosen, Marcy Rosen and David Eisenberg, Emily Rosen a...…
…OBITUARIES OF BLESSED MEMORY 54 | OCTOBER 10 • 2024 J N BERNICE “BUNNY” JACOBSON, 94, of West Bloomfield, died Sept. 27, 2024. She is survived by her sons and daughters-in-law, Howard and Trudy Jacobson of Chevy Chase, Md., Mark Jacobson of Ann Arbor, Richard Jacobson and Sheri Poole of Williamsville, N.Y., Stephen and Linda Jacobson of West Bloomfield, Robin Jacobson; grandchildren, Avi Jacobson and Rachel Roth, Jeremy Jacobso...…
…OCTOBER 10 • 2024 | 55 J N sons she adored, Geoffrey and Alex. Born in Detroit to Brenda (Burton) and Monte Levitt, Nancy shared the house with older brothers Andrew and Stuart. There were many family gatherings that included her nieces, Wendy, Aimee and Susie; their mothers, Sandy and Marilyn; her nephew, Michael (Kelly). Nancy recently traveled with her family to Quebec City. Over the years, they frequently visited friends and fam...…
…OBITUARIES OF BLESSED MEMORY 56 | OCTOBER 10 • 2024 J N 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) ...…
…OCTOBER 10 • 2024 | 57 J N Y ou’ve probably listened to WDET, Detroit’s public radio station, countless times to catch up on the news, weather, and local music and conversations. However, WDET also has a jewel you may not know about — the Detroit Radio Information Service, which provides radio reading for the blind and visually impaired. Since 1978, DRIS has filled an information void in the blind and print-impaired population ...…
…58 | OCTOBER 10 • 2024 J N Looking Back From the William Davidson Digital Archive of Jewish Detroit History accessible at thejewishnews.com An American Tradition P araphrasing a holiday song, “Tis the Season.” The season for political advertisements, that is. The long, tedious, unrelenting, bombardment of political ads that will continue until election day. By now, unless you have been totally isolated from radio, TV or social media, ...…
…6 | OCTOBER 10 • 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: ...…
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…OCTOBER 10 • 2024 | 7 J N Photo courtesy of Robert Bruce Photography Your support of The Zekelman Holocaust Center is essential. With your help, this year we will teach over 100,000 people about the Holocaust and the critical need to stand up to hatred and antisemitism. Please join us on Sunday, November 10, at 5:30 PM, for our 40th Anniversary Benefit at Huntington Place in Detroit. Together, we will make a better world. MARCIE & R...…
…8 | OCTOBER 10 • 2024 J N OUR COMMUNITY ON THE COVER The iconic silhouette of CSZ, which recently renewed the entrance of the building. Congregation Shaarey Zedek renews its entry plaza for the next generation of Jewish Detroiters. STACY GITTLEMAN CONTRIBUTING WRITER A New Gateway to Righteousness Righteousness …
…OCTOBER 10 • 2024 | 9 J N D riving along Northwestern Highway, one sees the silhouette of Congregation Shaarey Zedek’s striking Mount Sinai-shaped sanctuary, one of the most prominent in Metro Detroit. Completed in 1962, it is an architectural mar- vel designed by Percival Goodman, one of America’s most prolific Jewish architects, who designed more than 50 synagogues between 1948 and 1983. Looking ahead, congregational leaders and vision...…
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…STAFF SGT. ARIEL TSYM • SGT. 1ST CLASS (RES.) ASAF PINHAS TUBUL • AVIDAN TURGEMAN • DUDI TURGEMAN • SHOHAM LIA TURGEMAN • YIFTAH TWIG • ADIEL TWITO • CAPT. EYAL MEVORACH TWITO • OFIR TZARFATI • LT. COL. YEHONATAN TZOR • STAFF SGT. ADI TZUR • ELIZUR TZURIEL HAJBI • OFER UDI • CHUM UDUM • BEN URI • ARIEH UZAN • ELIYAHU UZAN • EYAL UZAN • DANIEL VADAI • SGT. LIEL VAINSHTEIN • MICHAEL VAKNIN • OREN AHARON VAKNIN • STAFF SGT. NACHMAN MEIR HAIM V...…
…OCTOBER 3 • 2024 | 15 B’NAI B’RITH INTERNATIONAL GREAT LAKES REGION COMMEMORATES OCTOBER 7, 2023 THE DEADLIEST ATTACK ON THE JEWISH PEOPLE SINCE THE HOLOCAUST We remember those murdered. We support the people of Israel. We stand strong with our community until every hostage is home. …
…16 | OCTOBER 3 • 2024 J N T he world turned upside down for all of us on Oct. 7, 2023. You will always remember where you were when the first details of an attack on a music nature festival somewhere in the Negev came trickling in — accounts of 20-something party revelers hiding in trees from hundreds of Hamas attackers, of women being raped and the terrified young people recording goodbye messages to their families on their phon...…
…activist.’ “I have spent much of the last 11 months standing up and speaking out for the Jewish community. In addition to my full- time business as a marketing consultant, I am now traveling the country and giving talks to groups about the importance of doing what’s right. “This has also changed the makeup of my client base, as now, many Jewish-owned businesses and causes have come to me for projects. Additionally, as the owner ...…
…18 | OCTOBER 3 • 2024 OUR COMMUNITY “There is no going back to my previous life. Oct. 7 has cemented in my mind that nothing is more important to me than speaking out loud to educate my American friends. If there is any silver lining, it is that American Jews are finally aware of the dangers we face. “Many here live in a bubble where they have never heard the words intifada or caliphate. While some have woken up, others still cho...…
…OCTOBER 3 • 2024 | 19 J N O ct. 7, 2023, was a day of tragedy for the Jewish people around the world. On Oct. 7, 2024, the Jewish people will be doing everything they can to make it a day of hope and unity — including right here in Detroit. The Michigan Board of Rabbis, Michigan Board of Cantors and the Jewish Federation of Detroit are teaming up for a one-year commemoration event of the deadliest day in Israel’s history. The ev...…
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…n. Oct. 7, the terrorist group Hamas abducted at least 251 people from Israel. According to Israel Defense Forces, 154 have been released by Hamas, rescued by the IDF, recovered dead or killed in encounters. The majority of the released hostages — 105 — were freed during a brief temporary cease-fire in November, in exchange for hundreds of Palestinian prisoners held by Israel; eight were rescued alive in IDF operations. As of last week, ...…
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…22 | OCTOBER 3 • 2024 J N A fter a joyous night of dancing and partying with friends at the Nova Music Festival in southern Israel, Amit Ganish decided to take a brief rest before the long drive back to her home in the north. She had barely dozed off when she was jolted awake by the sounds of gunshots, anguished screams and shouts of “Terrorists … run, run!” Ganish, 24, told her story to a group of local elected officials at the Jew...…
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…24 | OCTOBER 3 • 2024 J N G raffiti artist Elyasaf Miara is painting roadside bomb shelters, turning them into calming oases. Vered Glass is helping families coping with crisis to create networks of communal support. Adi Rozen is putting together pampering gift packages with offerings of Israeli products from communities bordering the Gaza strip. Yarin Sultan has created a forum to help Israelis influence policy makers and implement ...…
…OCTOBER 3 • 2024 | 25 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 volun...…
…26 | OCTOBER 3 • 2024 J N O n Sept. 14, The Well had the honor of hosting a delegation of Israeli social entrepre- neurs from the Gaza envelope who survived the attacks of Oct. 7. These individuals, ages 35-55, are seasoned activists working on rebuilding their communities following the tragic events of Oct. 7. For many of them, this work is deeply personal, hav- ing lost close relatives and friends to the violence. Their resilienc...…
…OCTOBER 3 • 2024 | 27 J N and Americans volunteered to hold up a tallis to make a chuppah, while others prepared to welcome them back into the room with traditional songs. All language barriers fell away as we sang and danced together for this completely joyous capstone to the evening, marking our transition from grief to celebration in a deeply Jewish way! Reflecting on the event, I’m struck by the urgency to create more spac- es w...…
…28 | OCTOBER 3 • 2024 J N W hile stationed in Nuremberg, Germany, in 1969, the late Allan Blustein made a surprising discovery. It would set in motion a chain of events to forever change Nuremberg Jewish history. The army chaplain and rabbi, who eventually settled in Michigan and worked at the now-defunct Sinai Hospital in Detroit, saw something he would have never imagined embedded in the stone steps of the St. Lorenz Church, a ...…
…OCTOBER 3 • 2024 | 29 J N incredible discovery. The city’s mayor held a reception in their honor. Even pastors came to greet them and said it was a collective responsibility to ensure Israel continues to thrive, Levine, 63, of Farmington Hills, explains. Of course, the sisters also paid a visit to the 600-plus-year-old gravestones. “I get chills thinking about it,” Levine says. “These stones are what you look at as somebody is sp...…
…OCTOBER 3 • 2024 | 3 J N contents PURELY COMMENTARY 4-7 Essays and viewpoints. OUR COMMUNITY 8 We Remember We mark the one-year anniversary of the Oct. 7 attacks and remember those lost to the violence. 16 The Aftermath of Oct. 7 Local Jews share how the world has changed for them since that fateful day. 19 Oct. 7 One-Year Commemoration Event The event will be at a central location, to be sh...…
