…FEBRUARY 10 • 2022 | 47 SPORTS T he Michigan Jewish Sports Foundation has a new executive director. He’s a familiar face. Don Rudick, a foundation Pillars of Excellence honoree in 2016 and active volunteer at foundation events, was named the executive director in December. The West Bloomfield resi- dent replaced Sari Cicurel, who resigned as executive director to devote more time to her busy public relations business. Cicurel had ...…
…48 | FEBRUARY 10 • 2022 business SPOTlight brought to you in partnership with B I R M I N G H A M I n a few short months, vis- itors to Detroit’s historic Eastern Market will find a new eatery for indulging in corned beef sandwiches and other Jewish deli fare. They will also find a market offering locally sourced food and prod- ucts, plus grocery items. Bringing the two distinct businesses to fruition is EW Grobbel, a globally...…
…FEBRUARY 10 • 2022 | 49 here’s to nient grab-and-go items and company’s brands, such as Grobbel’s Gourmet smoked meats and its line of premi- um, sliced and prepackaged deli products. “The new locations will offer a way for people to interact with the brands in an entirely new way,” Grobbel said. For example, “our kosher dill pickle line, Topor’s, will be available in the deli as well as the market.” He was referring to the popu...…
…50 | FEBRUARY 10 • 2022 MAZEL TOV! Quinn Regan Cohen, daughter of Cassi and Michael Cohen, will be called to the Torah as a bat mitzvah at Temple Israel in West Bloomfield on Friday, Feb. 11, 2022. She will be joined in celebration by her siblings, Jaden, Madison, Logan and Ethan. Quinn is the loving grandchild of Esther and the late Morry Wexler, the late Ronald Cohen, and Margaret and J.D. Himmelstein. Quinn is a student at W...…
…FEBRUARY 10 • 2022 | 51 Smith 74th A rthur and Dotty Smith of West Bloomfield celebrated their 74th wedding anniversary on Jan. 27, 2022. The couple met at a Hillel dance after which Arthur had his more outspoken but similar sounding brother arrange their first date. Arthur served as a communications officer in the Navy in WW II, completed his college educa- tion at Wayne State University and worked as a CPA and entrepreneur. Do...…
…52 | FEBRUARY 10 • 2022 T here are lives that are lessons. The late Henry Knobil’s was one. He was born in Vienna in 1932. His father had come there in the 1920s to escape the rising tide of antisemitism in Poland, but like Jacob fleeing from Esau to Laban, he found that he had fled one danger only to arrive at another. After the Anschluss and Kristallnacht, it became clear that, if the family were to survive, they had to l...…
…FEBRUARY 10 • 2022 | 53 the words: “Command the Israelites to bring you clear olive oil, crushed for the light, so that the lamp may always burn” (Ex. 27:20). The Sages drew a comparison between the olive and the Jewish people. Rabbi Joshua ben Levi asked, “Why is Israel compared to an olive? Just as an olive is first bitter, then sweet, so Israel suffers in the present but great good is stored up for them in the time to come. A...…
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…W hen Broadway actor Josh Young originally wrote the Cabaret Valjean, Cosette and a String Quartet before the pandemic lockdown in 2020, he had no idea that it would be nearly two years before he would perform it in front of an audience, but he’s thrilled it’s finally going to happen. On Feb. 12, Cabaret 313 will host Young and his wife, Emily Padgett, to ring in Valentine’s Day weekend for a night of cabaret performances in the Great ...…
…FEBRUARY 10 • 2022 | 57 played him as the hero not the villain, ” he said. “I believed that although Judas loved Jesus, who was an amazing person, he was afraid if [Jesus] raised too much of a ruckus he would hurt the Jewish people. ” His director was on board with his interpretation of the character. Young wore a hamsah around his neck and davened on center stage while singing “Heaven on their Minds. ” At OU, Young is proud of hi...…
…C ollaboration remains a compelling enjoyment factor in the conducting achievements of Andy Einhorn, who has expressed this value since his stu- dent years growing up in Texas. This month, he brings that outlook to Ann Arbor as he joins University of Michigan (U-M) musical theater students with award-winning Broadway stars and the Grand Rapids Symphony to present a concert version of Fiddler on the Roof host- ed by the University Mus...…
…FEBRUARY 10 • 2022 | 59 concerts. He considers the song “Do You Love Me?” — about an arranged marriage deepen- ing into one of love — a mini three-act play. Carly Meyer, a U-M sophomore assigned to be assistant dramaturg while taking the moth- erly role of Shandel, also took part in a high school production of Fiddler. “This production is so overwhelmingly special, ” said Meyer, who grew up in Illinois and volunteered at the Jewish Comm...…
…60 | FEBRUARY 10 • 2022 I WILL BARELY WATCH THE OLYMPICS; CAROLE KING & HER ALL-KOSHER BACKING BAND I doubt I will watch the Beijing Olympic Games. Maybe I’ll look at a few event clips. Holocaust-related recent news stories have cemented my feelings. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) knew that China was not likely to turn into a democ- racy or stop persecuting its citizens when they awarded the 2022 Games to China in 2015....…
…NOSH & KNOWLEDGE NOON, FEB 10 “Caring Capacity: A Jewish Perspective” will be presented on Zoom, sponsored by NCJW | MI and featuring Rabbi Blair Nosanwisch, director of spiritual care at Adat Shalom Synagogue. To register, visit NCJWMI.org. REPAIRING LOVE LIVES 7-8 PM, FEB 10 Ian Kerner will discuss online his new book, So Tell Me About the Last Time You Had Sex: Laying Bare and Learning to Repair Our Love Lives. Visit jlive.app/...…
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…OF BLESSED MEMORY 68 | FEBRUARY 10 • 2022 ments, Bruce was a mensch. Everyone who met him knew him to be warm, generous, soft-spoken, with a self-dep- recating sense of humor. But he also had a sense of integ- rity that was unshakeable, an instinct for doing right, a sharp and curious mind, and a deep sense of loyalty to all his communities. His friends from every phase of his life — his Detroit neighborhood, Central High, the Un...…
…FEBRUARY 10 • 2022 | 69 P rofessor Yale Kamisar, legal scholar and author, died peacefully on Sunday, Jan. 30, 2022, in Ann Arbor, Michigan, sur- rounded by his loving family. Yale was born in the Bronx, N.Y., on Aug. 29, 1929, to Samuel and Mollie (Levine) Kamisar, Eastern European Jewish immigrants with lim- ited formal education. From these modest beginnings, he became an eminent legal scholar, author and teacher. At the time...…
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…FEBRUARY 3 • 2022 | 3 contents PURELY COMMENTARY 4-11 Essays and viewpoints. OUR COMMUNITY 12 Sisters Unite Jewish women’s groups in Metro Detroit make waves — and lasting friendships. 18 The Perfect Stranger Meet Spencer Lucker, who works for Mayor Mike Duggan and volunteers his time with NEXTGen Detroit. 20 Interfaith Trip to Dubai JCRC/AJC takes Muslim and Jewish students on a trip they’ll never forget...…
…4 | FEBRUARY 3 • 2022 PURELY COMMENTARY C ookies and crack(ers), Oh, my! Those of us who are snackologists are more than familiar with the words cheddar cheese, sour cream and onion, chocolate chip and oatmeal raisin. The first term lends itself to many expressions not food related. The second, with the parenthesis observed, lends a few more. Many a businessperson has had to worry that a partner may be caught with his han...…
…FEBRUARY 3 • 2022 | 5 his books carries a preface by J.B. Stoner, a neo-Nazi convicted of the 1958 bombing of Bethel Church in Birmingham, Alabama. “The Jews are embarked upon a plan to conquer the world and to rule over all other races and nations,” it says. “By understanding the evil and aggressive nature of the Jew, we White Christians can better protect ourselves … It is our duty to publish this book for the benefit of the W...…
…6 | FEBRUARY 3 • 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: De...…
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…8 | FEBRUARY 3 • 2022 opinion What the Texas Hostage Crisis Reveals about our Humanity M any details about the recent, terrifying hostage situation at Congregation Beth Israel in Colleyville, Texas, remain unclear. However, we do know that the perpetra- tor, Malik Faisal Akram, knocked on the door of the Temple and asked to come inside. The congregation’s rabbi, Charlie Cytron-Walker, let him in — thinking that the man might...…
…FEBRUARY 3 • 2022 | 9 30-plus minutes. So, that meant more time for togetherness as a couple, which sounded good for our relationship, but also felt a bit strange to both of us for different reasons. Obviously, we had no idea what we were facing. This is not a story about one of us coming down with COVID. But that doesn’t mean it was smooth sail- ing for our marriage (or yours?). Our responses to the threat of getting the virus were...…
…10 | FEBRUARY 3 • 2022 column How the Texas Hostage Crisis Showed Social Media at its Best and Worst I t was the best of Twitter. It was the worst of Twitter. During the long agonizing hours of the evening of Jan. 15, during which a rabbi and three congregants were held against their will at a Dallas- area synagogue, social media performed perhaps as its creators and optimists always thought it would. It was a community of ...…
…FEBRUARY 3 • 2022 | 11 Twitter erupted, asking how an attack on a synagogue on a Shabbat morning could be anything other than “specifically related to the Jewish community.” That conversation, at least, was rooted in the facts and an important communal debate. The British national who carried out the attack was said to be demanding the release of Aaifa Siddiqui, a Muslim woman suspected of plotting attacks in New York who is no...…
…12 | FEBRUARY 3 • 2022 OUR COMMUNITY Sisters Unite ASHLEY ZLATOPOLSKY CONTRIBUTING WRITER …
…FEBRUARY 3 • 2022 | 13 A t the backbone of Metro Detroit’s Jewish community are a variety of women’s groups. They practice philanthropy, community service and building a stronger Jewish culture, while giving women an opportunity to network, connect and create lasting friendships. Some women’s groups advocate for social justice, while others focus on giving back to those in need. Regardless of the mission, the groups have one thing i...…
…14 | FEBRUARY 3 • 2022 Amy Cutler, NCJW | MI president. “There are many volun- teer opportunities based on the interest of the volunteer.” These include participating in a planning committee, vol- unteering at a community service project, working with the group’s Advocacy and Elections Committee or attending one of many community programs put on by the organization. “By becoming involved with NCJW | MI, you can share your own expertise, l...…
…FEBRUARY 3 • 2022 | 15 J ewish women across Metro Detroit have been using Facebook groups to share advice and local resources for years now. They’ve found camaraderie and much, much more in the online groups, which have increasingly become a powerful community hub. In a world made otherwise smaller by the pandemic’s restrictions on gath- ering over the past few years, these groups have continued to thrive, with the constant hum of...…
…16 | FEBRUARY 3 • 2022 OUR COMMUNITY a variety of offerings for different needs and interests. Its Women’s Division, for example, is geared toward enriching the lives of Jewish women in different ages and stages. This section of the organization offers educational opportunities, trips and events, which include everything from spa days to challah baking to lunch-and- learn events. The goal is to strengthen Jewish iden- tity, enhance e...…
…FEBRUARY 3 • 2022 | 17 The current trend of decluttering and keeping only what fills you with joy also gives the group momentum, she says. “I think it’s filling people’s hearts; it’s filling their buckets to know their stuff is being used.” Karen Gordon of Farmington Hills started Jewish Moms of Metro Detroit with Older Kids, a private Facebook group, a year and a half ago. Her kids are in college, so she got the group, now 450 memb...…
…O ur sense of belonging comes from the memory that we were all once strangers. This quintessential contradiction of Jewish identity, explicitly commanded in the Torah and echoed throughout our history, binds our people together and drives a shared commitment to tolerance and empathy. It certainly drives Spencer Lucker, 34-year-old resident of the Boston Edison neighborhood. By day, he helps fellow Detroiters as director of employer eng...…
…FEBRUARY 3 • 2022 | 19 Yet it also creates new challenges and opportunities. “How are we welcoming people? How do we reach all types of Jews in the Jewish community? How do we infuse Jewish identity into social events in a way that doesn’t push people away?” Lucker asks. We spoke to Lucker about his journey into the Detroit Jewish community and how he hopes to make that journey even better for his peers. WHY NOT DETROIT? SL: My wif...…
…n Jan. 3, two Muslim undergraduates, one from Wayne State University and the other from University of Michigan, joined two Jewish undergraduates from Wayne State on a flight to Dubai. For the next week, the four students would be part of the JCRC/AJC (Jewish Community Relations Council/American Jewish Committee) Muslim-Jewish Dubai Mission. Made possible with a grant from the Ravitz Foundation, the trip was designed to provide t...…
…FEBRUARY 3 • 2022 | 21 Interfaith Trip to Dubai Rebecca Cooper, a Jewish student, said the following about the significance of seeing a Holocaust exhibit at the Crossroads of Civilization Museum: “Prior to this trip, I didn’t believe I could travel to Dubai. I wasn’t sure if I would be welcome, frankly. All of my preconceived notions fell away and my eyes opened. I was awe-struck visiting the first and only Holocaust Memorial in t...…
…continued from page 21 22 | FEBRUARY 3 • 2022 also underscored how fragile these relationships are. Peace requires time, care, endless nur- turing and commitment. I fully intend to continue cultivating an environment at home that allows our connectedness to grow.” Illustrating this need for time and care was made most apparent in a visit to American Jewish Committee’s new office in Abu Dhabi, which was estab- lished after decades ...…
…FEBRUARY 3 • 2022 | 23 “xzx OPENING THE DOORS Changing The Norm Celebrating the Beauty of Different Abilities Casting Musicals with Acceptance, Inclusion, Authenticity & Community E D U C AT E . I N C LU D E . E M P OW E R . Tony Award-Nominated Director and Choreographer MARCIA MILGROM DODGE Award-Winning Dancer and Actor EVAN RUGGIERO Beauty and the Beast “Innovative casting, direction and design… make Olney’s Beaut...…
…24 | FEBRUARY 3 • 2022 OUR COMMUNITY G uy Stern turned 100 years old on Jan. 14. He is the Energizer Bunny personified, still working five days a week in his role as director of the International Institute of the Righteous at the Zekelman Holocaust Center (HC) in Farmington Hills. If Guy had only reached that milestone 20 years sooner, he could’ve walked to the Bill Knapp’s restaurant next door to the HC on Orchard Lake ...…
