…DECEMBER 30 • 2021 | 21 SOME WAYNE STATE STUDENTS HAVE A HARD TIME GOING TO SLEEP AT NIGHT. Not because they’re not tired. It’s because they don’t have a place to sleep. When President M. Roy Wilson and his wife, Jacqueline, arrived at Wayne State University, the first lady had a chance encounter with a medical student who was living out of her car. It was then that she decided something had to be done. Mrs. Wilson founded the Helpi...…
…22 | DECEMBER 30 • 2021 YEAR IN REVIEW NOVEMBER NOV. 5 – JUDGE COHN RELEASES NEW BOOK Retired U.S. Judge Avern Cohn releases his book, Thinking About ‘the Other Fella, ’ part biography and part anthology, co-writ- ten by Jack Lessenberry and Elizabeth Zerwekh. NOV. 11 — RABBI MICHAEL MOSKOWITZ CELEBRATES SILVER ANNIVERSARY Rabbi Michael Moskowitz cel- ebrated 25 years at Temple Shir Shalom, which he helped grow from 500 familie...…
…DECEMBER 30 • 2021 | 23 DECEMBER DECEMBER – GILDA JACOBS RETIRES FROM THE MICHIGAN LEAGUE FOR PUBLIC POLICY The Michigan League for Public Policy President and CEO Gilda Z. Jacobs retired after 11 years with the organization and four decades of public service DECEMBER – ISAAC AGREE DOWNTOWN SYNAGOGUE CELEBRATES CENTENNIAL An anticipated grand reopening of the renovated building by Chanukah 2022 will conclude the year-long cent...…
…OUR COMMUNITY 24 | DECEMBER 30 • 2021 W e said good-bye to so many wonderful people in 2021. Here are some of the noteworthy names who left the Earth this past year. May their memories be for a blessing. In Memoria JANUARY Quintessential volunteer MICKI GROSSMAN died while packing boxes of food at Temple Shir Shalom at age 86. FEBRUARY DR. ROBERT E. “BOB” MATTHEWS, of Farmington Hills, famous for his sports memorabilia col...…
…DECEMBER 30 • 2021 | 25 MATT PRENTICE, renowned local chef and restaurant entre- preneur who catered extensively to the Jewish community, died at age 62. APRIL Ruth Miller Marcus Matt Prentice Walter Mondale, circa 1982 Eli Broad in 2008 JEREMIAH GARCIA VIA WIKIMEDIA Dorothy Gerson Former Vice President WALTER MONDALE died at age 93. Art aficionado and Michigan State University supporter ELI BROAD died at age 87. Longtime e...…
…26 | DECEMBER 30 • 2021 OUR COMMUNITY MAY Educator and former- JCC director ALLAN “GELI” GELFOND died at age 85. Joseph Nederlander Dr. Dan Guyer Allan “Geli” Gelfond Michigan theater pioneer JOSEPH Z. NEDERLANDER died at age 93. Beloved doc- tor and Jewish Federation William Davidson Lifetime Achievement Award winner DR. DAN G. GUYER passed away at age 74. DANIEL SHERBERT, M.D. F.A.C.S. Certifi ed by The American B...…
…DECEMBER 30 • 2021 | 27 JUNE A. Robert Zeff Aby Har-Even Alene Landau and her late husband, Graham (left), greet the late author and Holocaust survivor Elie Wiesel at Congregation Shaarey Zedek. Local community lead- er and philanthropist ALENE LANDAU passed away at age 92. Prominent lawyer A. ROBERT ZEFF died at age 87. Israeli space pioneer and hero ABY HAR-EVEN passed at age 84. Philanthropist MARCIA APPLEBAUM died at ...…
…28 | DECEMBER 30 • 2021 OUR COMMUNITY JULY Longtime Michigan SEN. CARL LEVIN passed away at age 87. Carl Levin speaking with President Barack Obama at the White House Danny Raskin Beloved JN columnist DANNY RASKIN died at age 103. Locally renowned auto dealership owner MARVIN TAMAROFF died at age 95. Community leader GRAHAM ORLEY died at age 96. Community leader DOUGLAS BLOOM passed away at age 82. Comedian JACKIE...…
…DECEMBER 30 • 2021 | 29 SEPTEMBER Supreme Court Justice RUTH BADER GINSBURG died at age 87. MARTIN L. FRIED, musician who toured with the Beatles as well as a Detroit bankruptcy law- yer, died at age 77. Martin L. Fried Phil Horowitz, Howard Waxer and Mark Voight at a 2017 event Michigan Jewish Sports Hall of Fame bowler PHIL HOROWITZ died at age 82. Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg OCTOBER Prominent University of Michigan p...…
…30 | DECEMBER 30 • 2021 OUR COMMUNITY NOVEMBER Local businessman and Jewish community supporter MYRON L. “MYNIE” MILGROM died at age 94. Theater legend STEVEN SONDHEIM died at age 91. Stephen Sondheim, songwriter/lyricist, listening to music in the recording control room during the orig- inal cast recording of the Broadway musical Into The Woods, New York, 1987 PHOTO BY OLIVER MORRIS/GETTY IMAGES MICHAEL GREENSPAN, who p...…
…DECEMBER 30 • 2021 | 31 J ewish Family Service (JFS) of Metro Detroit and Jewish Senior Life (JSL) are teaming up for a new four-part family caregiver series. The name of the program is (Care)giving and Taking: Making Time for You, a four- part series to educate, empower and connect family caregivers. Taking place over Zoom, the series will run the second Thursday of every month at 2 p.m. Jan. 13, Feb. 10, March 10 and April 14. ...…
…L indsay and Nikki Ishbia, 24-year- old twins, have lived together since their childhood home in West Bloomfield and shared dorm and apart- ment space together all through their col- lege years and beyond. So, when the lease on their last rental apartment was up, the sisters decided buying a home together was the next logical step. Though they are identical, the sisters have very different views on what they want in a home. While Lind...…
…DECEMBER 30 • 2021 | 33 faces&places The community came together at Adat Shalom Synagogue on Sunday, Dec. 5, for an outdoor Chanukah celebration. Despite the cold, pouring rain, more than 110 cars enthusiastically pulled into the parking lot. Pizzas and donuts were delivered to cars while an exciting fire performance by Detroit Circus and the music of DJ Phreddy were enjoyed by all. Everyone then gathered to dance and sing as Hazzan Da...…
…34 | DECEMBER 30 • 2021 faces&places On Dec. 9, the Windsor Jewish Community Center held a wine and cheese event co-hosted by Rabbi Jeff Stombaugh, executive director of The Well, and Rabbi Mike Nasielski, the Windsor JCC’s senior Jewish educator. Local sommelier Michelle Turnbull guided attendees through a sensory journey of wines produced by Tzafona Cellars, Ontario’s only kosher winery, which were paired with gourmet kosh...…
…In mid-November, the Jewish Community Relations Council/American Jewish Committee (JCRC/AJC) had the opportunity to host its annual Media Luncheon after one year off due to the pandemic. During the pro- gram, which took place at the Detroit Athletic Club, several dozen members of Metro Detroit’s print, broadcast and online news outlets heard from the executive directors of Michigan’s Hillels as they described Jewish life on thei...…
…36 | DECEMBER 30 • 2021 G ramercy Ridge, a multi- family housing development composed of 52 ranch-style condominiums, spanning roughly 11 acres in the heart of West Bloomfield, is open for business with its first homeowners moving in the week of Dec. 13. The development is located at the corner of 14 Mile Road and Middlebelt Road at the location of the former Eagle Elementary School, which was vacant for years. Development for th...…
…DECEMBER 30 • 2021 | 37 The interior of the Xhibition luxury retail store featuring apparel for men and women in Downtown Detroit BUSINESS L uxury retailer Xhibition has expanded its business to Downtown Detroit’s Capital Park neighborhood in the historic Farwell Building, 1251 Griswold St. The 4,000-square-foot store will feature women’s and men’s apparel, footwear and home goods. This is Xhibition’s third brick-and-mor- tar locati...…
…38 | DECEMBER 30 • 2021 M ark Schwartz spot- ted a need in the Oakland County youth sports scene, and he did something about it. He’s continued to do it, pow- ering through a pandemic that shut down his idea for several months and continues to cause headaches. Schwartz is the founder and general manager of the 2-year- old Bloomfield Bulls boys bas- ketball travel program. The Bloomfield Hills resident is proud of what the Bulls have...…
…DECEMBER 30 • 2021 | 39 ERETZ S igd is an important holiday within the Ethiopian Jewish community. It celebrates the dedication of renewing the alliance between God and the people. Back in Ethiopia, it was a fasting day where the Jews would climb the highest mountain, pray all day long, then come down and celebrate with lots of food, dancing and joy. In Israel, the main Sigd celebration takes place in the Armon Hanatziv neighbor...…
…40 | DECEMBER 30 • 2021 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) 351-5147 ...…
…DECEMBER 30 • 2021 | 41 SPIRIT Overcoming Shortness Of Spirit I n the words of Thomas Edison, “I haven’t failed; I have found 10,000 ways it will not work. ” Failure is often a necessary outcome toward success, not something that should be feared. Sometimes a leap of faith and action is required, and that is something that is beyond the Israelites in this week’s parsha. When Moshe presents God’s message to the Israelites, they d...…
…A t first, Moses’ mission seemed to be successful. He had feared the people would not believe in him, but God had given him signs to perform and his brother Aaron to speak on his behalf. Moses “performed the signs before the people, and they believed. And when they heard that the Lord was concerned about them and had seen their misery, they bowed down and worshiped.” (Ex. 4:30-31) But then things start to go wrong and continue go...…
…DECEMBER 30 • 2021 | 43 boom, most businesses flourish. In the first months after a general election, the successful leader carries with him or her the charisma of victory. In the first year, most marriages are happy. It takes no special skill to succeed in good times. But then the climate changes. Eventually it always does. That is when many businesses, and politicians, and marriages fail. There are times when even the greatest peop...…
…Synagogue Directory CONSERVATIVE Adat Shalom Synagogue Farmington Hills (248) 851-5100 adatshalom.org Ahavas Israel Grand Rapids (616) 949-2840 ahavasisraelgr.org Congregation Beth Ahm West Bloomfield (248) 851-6880 cbahm.org Congregation Beth Israel Flint (810) 732-6310 cbiflint.org Congregation Beth Shalom Oak Park (248) 547-7970 congbethshalom.org Beth Tephilath Moses Mt. Clemens (586) 996-3138 bethtephilathmoses.com...…
…DECEMBER 30 • 2021 | 45 Shomrey Emunah Southfield (248) 559-1533 congregation-shomrey- emunah-105705.square.site The Shul-Chabad Lubavitch West Bloomfield (248) 788-4000 theshul.net Woodward Avenue Shul Royal Oak (248) 414-7485 thewas.net Yagdil Torah Southfield (248) 559-5905 Young Israel of Oak Park (248) 967-3655 yiop.org Young Israel of Southfield (248) 358-0154 yisouthfield.org RECONSTRUCTIONIST Congregation Kehillat ...…
…46 | DECEMBER 30 • 2021 ARTS&LIFE THEATER G rowing up in the Bronx, Paul Blake had never experienced antisemitism. His classmates in high school and City College of New York were all Jewish. “I never thought about it, ” said Blake, who started out as an actor and is now a prolific Broadway producer bringing Beautiful — The Carole King Musical to the Fisher Theatre Jan. 4-9, 2022. Like all struggling actors, he’ d go on countless audit...…
…DECEMBER 30 • 2021 | 47 Supported through the generosity of The Jewish Fund and the D. Dan and Betty Kahn Family Foundation. Need to find help during a family crisis? Call jhelp at 1-833-445-4357 or visit: jhelp.org Your one-stop for support from Jewish Detroit. If you know someone who could benefi t from a Mitzvah Subscription, please email subscriptions@thejewishnews.com Give a Mitzvah Subscription to a Community Member in Need...…
…48 | DECEMBER 30 • 2021 ARTS&LIFE ART P aul Adams and Harvey Singer were business associates before they became friends. An interest in art has remained at the core of their rela- tionship although that interest has been expressed in different ways. Adams, drawing since childhood, was hired as a graphic artist while still a senior at Cass Technical High School and went on to create watercolor and print images of legendary spots i...…
…DECEMBER 30 • 2021 | 49 up in the Bronx, ” said Blake who, at age 80, is one year older than King. “The entire world of Beautiful — The Carole King Musical is all about Jewish kids growing up and making their careers in New York City. It’s a Jewish success story. ” And successful it is. The Tony and Grammy Award- winning Beautiful — The Carole King Musical was the 27th longest-running musical in Broadway history when it closed aft...…
…50 | DECEMBER 30 • 2021 I DON’T LOVE AARON SORKIN; ‘HOME GIRL’ HELMS HORROR SERIES; OSCAR BUZZ In 1951, I Love Lucy was the highest-rated show on TV. It co-starred Lucille Ball and her real-life husband, Desi Arnaz, as her TV husband. On Dec. 22, Amazon Prime began streaming a biopic about the couple, titled Being the Ricardos (the couple’s characters’ last name). It was written and directed by Aaron Sorkin, 60. The film “cram...…
…DECEMBER 30 • 2021 | 51 VIRTUAL SHABBAT 7-8 PM, DEC. 31 Celebrate a Champagne Shabbat with Temple Beth El online. Grab a glass of champagne or another fes- tive beverage and join us for virtual Shabbat services (tbelive.org or Facebook Live) with Temple Beth El’s clergy. STAND UP COMEDY 7 PM, JAN. 1 At the Garden Theater, 3929 Woodward, Detroit. Comedian Stavros Halkias. Cost $25. NIGHT OF WILD LIGHTS 7-10 PM, JAN. 4 NEXTGen...…
…52 | DECEMBER 30 • 2021 COMMUNITY DIRECTORY A JEWISH NEWS SPECIAL ADVERTISING SECTION ART PARK WEST GALLERY 29469 Northwestern Highway Southfield, MI 48034 www.parkwestgallery.com (248) 354-2343 Park West Gallery is the world’s largest art dealer, bringing the experience of collecting fine art to more than 3 million customers since 1969. Our Park West Museum is free to the public, open seven days a week. Come visit. ATTORNEYS COU...…
…DECEMBER 30 • 2021 | 53 HILLEL DAY SCHOOL 32200 Middlebelt Road Farmington Hills, MI 48334 (248) 851-3220 www.hillelday.org Hillel Day School of Metropolitan Detroit delivers an outstanding general and Jewish education to Jewish children from preschool through eighth grade. We inspire a passion for learning responsibility to self and community and devotion to Jewish living in a warm innovative and engaging environment. At Hillel,...…
…54 | DECEMBER 30 • 2021 The Z-Team’s expertise and passion for helping others make them well-equipped to restore your home or business when disaster strikes. They are available to help 24/7/365 at (800) 799- 8560. ENTERTAINMENT/ PARTY PLANNING ANDREA SOLOMON 6405 Tamerlane Drive West Bloomfield, MI 48322 (248) 535-0402 andreasolomon2554@gmail. com As far back as can be remembered, people around the world have gathered to celebra...…
…DECEMBER 30 • 2021 | 55 improvements and so much more. Visit www. hfldetroit.org or www. jewishcollegeloansmi.org. FUNERAL HOMES/ CHAPELS HEBREW MEMORIAL CHAPEL 26640 Greenfield Road Oak Park, MI 48237 (248) 543-1622 (800) 736-5033 www.hebrewmemorial.org Entering our second century as your community-owned funeral chapel, we are here for you 24 hours a day. Anyone can acknowledge that your loved one died. We understand that your lov...…
…56 | DECEMBER 30 • 2021 for effective, compassionate physical therapy for the families in this community since 1995. KADIMA 15999 W. 12 Mile Road Southfield, MI 48067 (248) 559-8235 www.Kadimacenter.org Kadima provides comprehensive residential, therapeutic and social services to all people with mental health needs as they move forward in their lives. Inspired by Jewish values, Kadima delivers these services while providing edu...…
…DECEMBER 30 • 2021 | 57 advancing health equity and fighting antisemitism globally. JEWISH FAMILY SERVICE RESOURCE CENTER (248) 592-2313 resourcecenter@jfsdetroit.org www.jfsdetroit.org The heart of a stronger community, we provide older adult services such as case management; door- through-door transportation; Kosher Meals on Wheels and Holocaust survivor assistance; mental health and wellness services such as counseling, suicide...…
…58 | DECEMBER 30 • 2021 deliver meals to your home daily, Monday-Friday. Meals are for those homebound, 60 and older, who are unable to provide for themselves or who have no one to assist them with meal preparation on a temporary or ongoing basis. Meals are packaged and delivered from the kitchen at the Jewish Community Center in West Bloomfield by volunteers of NCJW | MI. NATIONAL COUNCIL OF JEWISH WOMEN, MICHIGAN (NCJW | MI...…
…DECEMBER 30 • 2021 | 59 KRAVINGS 25270 Greenfield Road Oak Park, MI 48237 (248) 967-1161 www.kravingsdetroit.com Our mission is to provide a quality and memorable experience for all of our customers and team members that raises the bar of service and food in the kosher dining and event industry. STAR DELI 24555 W. 12 Mile Road Southfield, MI 48034 (248) 352-7377 www.stardeli.net The Star Deli is a take-out- only restaurant that also ...…
…60 | DECEMBER 30 • 2021 ST. ANNE’S MEAD 16106 W. 12 Mile Southfield, MI 48076 (248) 557-1221 www.stannesmead.org With a 55-year legacy of offering the highest quality care, St. Anne’s Mead is a leader in senior living. From our award-winning kitchen to our professional and loving staff and life enrichment activities, St. Anne’s Mead remains steadfast in its mission: To provide quality care in assisted living, memory care and ext...…
…DECEMBER 30 • 2021 | 61 our services and numerous programs held throughout the year. CONGREGATION SHAAREY ZEDEK 27375 Bell Road Southfield, MI 48034-2079 (248) 357-5544 csz.info@shaareyzedek.org www.shaareyzedek.org Congregation Shaarey Zedek is a warm, welcoming, inclusive and egalitarian Conservative Jewish community. We provide innovative, stimulating and diverse spiritual and educational leadership and social opportunities th...…
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…64 | DECEMBER 30 • 2021 OBITUARIES OF BLESSED MEMORY J udy Fertel Layne, 58, of West Bloomfield, died Nov. 7, 2021, surrounded by family. Her beloved husband of more than 26 years, Michael Layne, says, “Judy lived with ALS for nearly eight years with love, empathy for others, pur- pose and dignity. ” Born Jan. 14, 1963, Layne was the beloved daughter of Max and Elaine Fertel. She was the baby sister to Sandi, Howard and David an...…
…DECEMBER 30 • 2021 | 65 BETTY BRESOFF, 89, of Florida and Michigan, died Dec. 18, 2021. A graduate of Central High School, Mrs. Bresoff was active with Hadassah and had lived in Florida for approximately 30 years. She is survived by her daughter and son-in-law, Cindy and Bill Turkish of Bloomfield Hills; grandchil- dren, Jessica Turkish and Jason Turkish; sisters-in-law and brother-in-law, Sally Becker, Harriett Freedman, and ...…
…continued from page 65 OBITUARIES OF BLESSED MEMORY 66 | DECEMBER 30 • 2021 Cannarsa, Ryan and Jennifer Stoller, Matthew and Ryan Conway, and Alexander Conway and Hugo Garcia; great-grandchildren, Sloane Cannarsa, Enzo Cannarsa, Harrison Stoller, Evie Stoller, Charlie Stoller and Lennox Conway; brother and sister- in-law, Sherwin and Elaine Conway. Mr. Conway was the beloved husband of the late Elaine Hechtman Conway. Interment...…
…continued on page 68 DECEMBER 30 • 2021 | 67 Contributions may be made to the Dementia Society of America or the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation of America. Arrangements by Dorfman Chapel. c. 1994 SUSAN HERKOWITZ, 93, of Birming- ham, died Dec. 20, 2021. She is survived by her grand- children, Seth and Laura Herkowitz, and Rachael Herkowitz and Michael O’Toole; great-grandchildren, Samarah Harlow Herkowitz, Schoen Har...…
…continued from page 67 OBITUARIES OF BLESSED MEMORY 68 | DECEMBER 30 • 2021 Contributions may be made in Madeline Jacobs’ name to the Congregation for Humanistic Judaism of Metro Detroit and/or the National or Michigan Alzheimer’s Association. GERALD LAX, 84, of Hamtramck, died Dec. 14, 2021. He is survived by dear friends and relatives. Mr. Lax was the dear brother of the late Pamela Lax; beloved son of the late Andrew a...…
…erizing the checkout system at the library during the 1980s. Perhaps even more meaning- ful, she also passed her love of reading onto her children and grandchildren. “She read novels everything and just about anything that came into the library,” Lisa said. “One of the perks of the job was she got to read all the new books before they made their way to the shelves. She liked to know what the latest releases were and felt it was ...…
…Looking Back From the William Davidson Digital Archive of Jewish Detroit History accessible at www.djnfoundation.org 70 | DECEMBER 30 • 2021 A Holiday Tradition L ast weekend was the 25th Annual Mitzvah Day in Metro Detroit. Sponsored by the Jewish Community Relations Council/American Jewish Committee (JCRC/AJC), in partnership with the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit, Mitzvah Day is usually held on Dec. 25. Because Chr...…
