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…AUGUST 26 • 2021 | 3 contents PURELY COMMENTARY 4-12 Essays and viewpoints. OUR COMMUNITY 14 A Mandate to Educate HMC has transformed the way Michigan students learn about the Holocaust. 18 JN Celebrates the Volunteers of the Year! The three featured volunteers plus a bounty of dedicated honorees enhance our entire Jewish community. 24 CAMPaigning for Change Tamarack campers are collecting coins for scholarshi...…
…4 | AUGUST 26 • 2021 essay The Young Must ‘Disrupt Antisemitism’ S ix years ago, the two of us met as bright-eyed junior staffers working at American Jewish Committee’s office in Washington, D.C. We were fresh out of college, brim- ming with ambition and eager to help the Jewish people. Fast-forward to today, we are two of the youngest members of AJC’s leadership team. While we still believe in a bright Jewish future, we are...…
…was held on August 9, 2021 at Franklin Hills Country Club and it was an incredible day! This annual event supports the Lois and Milton Y. Zussman Activity Center that provides a welcoming community for individuals living with severe mental health challenges. PRESENTING SPONSOR Milt Zussman COCKTAIL RECEPTION AND DINNER SPONSORS TOURNAMENT SPONSOR LUNCHEON SPONSORS Sonia and Keith Pomeroy | Liz Harrow and David Zussman | Julie and Rick Z...…
…6 | AUGUST 26 • 2021 1942 - 2021 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...…
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…8 | AUGUST 26 • 2021 PURELY COMMENTARY continued on page 10 continued from page 6 policy in Xinjiang — will face new challenges. It is safe to assume that the Taliban will be wary, at least for a while, about hosting global terror networks such as al-Qaeda — the cost to them in 2001 was too high and the lesson has probably been learned. But over time, Afghanistan may yet again become a hub of terror. Meanwhile, at the symbolic ...…
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…10 | AUGUST 26 • 2021 al and multilateral associations with players in the region. The same, of course, is true also for Greece and Cyprus, and other forces in Europe who are cogni- zant of the peril. ISRAEL ’S ROLE Obviously, Israel cannot be the arbiter in intra-Muslim conflicts — but nor is it a bystander. We have a vested interest in stem- ming the tide of both Sunni and Shiite radicalism, and in prov- ing our utility to our par...…
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…12 | AUGUST 26 • 2021 essay Israel Education, Not Advocacy, Belongs in the Classroom I ’ve dealt with all kinds of conflicts as an Israel educa- tor the past 25 years, from the mad parent who storms in and says, “Why do you have that map on your wall and not this map?” to the parents who get into fights in the carpool line because they don’t agree about something tak- ing place or what somebody posted on Instagram. Israel educ...…
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…14 | AUGUST 26 • 2021 W hen the state of Michigan passed a mandate in 2016 that required students to receive education about geno- cide, including but not limited to the Holocaust and Armenian genocide, Holocaust studies were significantly impacted for thousands of educators and students alike. “ All school districts have to make choices about what they teach,” says Ruth Bergman, the Holocaust Memorial Center’s director of educati...…
…AUGUST 26 • 2021 | 15 “When you’re talking about genocide, how do you approach it safely and accu- rately?” Bergman says. “How do you make sure students are getting the right infor- mation that’s age-appropriate?” This, Bergman says, is where Michigan’s genocide education mandate significantly opened the doors to better access and learning resources to continue teaching today’s youth about the Holocaust. “The mandate gave us that entra...…
…16 | AUGUST 26 • 2021 “One of the things that we know about Holocaust education is that it’s not just about teaching the history lesson,” Bergman explains. “It’s for students to understand that the Holocaust didn’t simply happen, but that people made it happen.” In emphasizing the notion of choice, Bergman says the museum aims to teach youth that people have the ability to stand up or speak out when they see hatred and can be a “ve...…
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…18 | AUGUST 26 • 2021 OUR COMMUNITY T he Detroit Jewish News 2021 Volunteer of the Year awards are here! The awards highlight exception- al people in the Metro Detroit Jewish community who work for the benefit of all. The volunteers are divided by age group — ages 65+, ages 18-64 and under 18 years old. The featured winners are the following: MILES AUSTER Miles Auster, 79, is the winner of the age 65+ JN Volunteer of the Year...…
…AUGUST 26 • 2021 | 19 continued on page 20 He put others ahead of him- self, and he helped us out so tremendously. “His wife, Deede, too — they’re such loving, giving, selfless people, ” Tierney said. “I’m so thankful for them for supporting JARC in the ways they did and still continue to. ” Deede helped Miles deliver the meals, and he gives her a lot of credit. As for what volunteer- ing means to his life, Miles believes he gets mo...…
…20 | AUGUST 26 • 2021 continued from page 19 you get from doing good in the community — it certainly makes my life more worth living than if I weren’t so involved. ” ELLA LEWIS Ella Lewis, 15, is the winner of the Under 18 JN Volunteer of the Year award for her work with Friendship Circle. Ella, a Groves High School stu- dent and Adat Shalom Synagogue member from Bloomfield Hills, is known as an amazing buddy for children with s...…
…AUGUST 26 • 2021 | 21 continued on page 22 with architects, designers, engi- neers and show everyone he knows the building in the hopes they will consider donat- ing. Shauna Elias is a volunteer with Friendship Circle’s Dakota Bread Company training program. Shauna brings great energy and enthu- siasm to the bakery six hours a week, where she is dedicated to helping adults with special needs learn skills for employ- ment and dai...…
…22 | AUGUST 26 • 2021 2020 and provides showers and laundry services for homeless people in Detroit’s Corktown neighborhood. She has been active in the Sisterhood of Temple Beth El and was elected to the board of directors of the temple last year. Amy Sapeika is the PTO president at Hillel Day School of Metropolitan Detroit, where she stayed on an addi- tional year to shepherd the school through the pandemic. Whether she is s...…
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…24 | AUGUST 26 • 2021 D o you remember Campbell Soup Company’s program, Labels for Education? This innovative marketing cam- paign began in 1973, allowing schools to earn books, musical instruments, computers and other supplies in exchange for soup can labels. The hallmark of this program was that every student could par- ticipate and make a difference for their school by cutting labels off soup cans from their own homes an...…
…AUGUST 26 • 2021 | 25 of sharing, volunteering and giving back. Talia Ossipove, a Grosberg Ruach/Robinson Pioneer camper, has taken this les- son one step further. After another incredible summer, Talia wanted to give back to Tamarack Camps for her mitzvah project, saying, “I chose to raise money for CAMPaign for Change because Tamarack is my home away from home, and I want other kids to have the same great experience. ” Her moth...…
…26 | AUGUST 26 • 2021 Food Fest Fun faces&places The Hazon Michigan Jewish Food Festival, Hazon’s largest event and Michigan’s largest Jewish event annually, did a pivot for the second year in a row. Last year, they reinvented the Food Festival during a challenging time and created something new called Food Festival in a Box, which was highly successful. This year, Wren Hack, director of Hazon, and Marla Schloss, director o...…
…AUGUST 26 • 2021 | 27 Chabad Family Festival Comes to Macomb County Cider Mill Chabad Jewish Center of Troy is arranging an afternoon of family fun for Jewish families living in the Troy/Rochester Hills and Macomb County areas. The Jewish Family Festival will take place Sunday, Aug. 29, from 3-5 p.m. “The event’s primary focus is to create a space where Jewish families can gather together and have fun,” said Rabbi Menachem Cayta...…
…28 | AUGUST 26 • 2021 T his past year, I took the time to “Marie Kondo” various parts of our home — drawers, closets, our entire basement. Utilizing Kondo’s renowned practice, we put it all on the floor and decided what we truly needed, what brought us joy, what could bring more joy to someone else and what was ready to be tossed for good. For those of you who have done this before, you know how challenging it can be to have t...…
…AUGUST 26 • 2021 | 29 to offering in-person Shabbat dinners in tents outside of Hillel, we will continue to support meals in students’ homes and smaller gatherings around campus, catered by Hillel or cooked by our students themselves. This is a particularly perfect fit for our upperclassmen students who are in their own homes and benefit long term from gaining experience and confidence hosting Shabbat for their peers. While th...…
…30 | AUGUST 26 • 2021 O n Friday, Aug. 6, the Wayne State University Jewish Medical Student Association (WSU JMSA) got together for Shabbat dinner with Hillel of Metro Detroit. After a long year of vir- tual learning, I, alongside my co-president Daniel Lenchner, felt that it was especially important to con- nect the Jewish medical stu- dents when the new class of first-year medical students arrived on campus. We all felt that ...…
…AUGUST 26 • 2021 | 31 This is the story of an illustrious Romanian-born, Hungarian- speaking, Vienna-schooled, Columbia-educated and Harvard- formed middle-class Jewish professor of politics and other subjects. Markovits revels in a rootlessness that offers him comfort, succor, and the inspiration for his life’s work. As we follow his quest to find a home, we encounter his engagement with the important political, social and cultural devel...…
…32 | AUGUST 26 • 2021 I f you’re a student on campus at Michigan State in East Lansing or at University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, you can still attend religious services and get a holiday meal. At Michigan State, Hillel offers in-person meals for both Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur as well as vir- tual service options through Congregation Shaarey Zedek (Conservative) and Temple Israel (Reform). Both services and meals are free of ...…
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…AUGUST 26 • 2021 | 35 E vents from the past year have all of us reconsid- ering what we want and need out of our homes. From work and play to wellness, our homes have become the epicen- ter of, well, everything — lead- ing to an emergence of design trends focused on adapting to a new normal. The design experts at Wilsonart, a leading provider of engineered surfaces, have identified three new lifestyle trends that are affecting last...…
…36 | AUGUST 26 • 2021 W hether you want to boost the value of your home to put it on the market or you want to enhance its beauty, it’s important to keep curb appeal top of mind. That’s because first impres- sions count. Indeed, curb appeal accounts for up to 7% of home value, and it’s the first thing people see. During National Curb Appeal Month this August, let this checklist be your guide to beautifying your home’s exterior: ...…
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…40 | AUGUST 26 • 2021 N ick Chudler didn’t live his dream, but he came mighty close. Chudler wanted to be the long-snapper for the Michigan State University football team. He made the team as a pre- ferred walk-on in 2018 and was on the roster that season and in 2019. He didn’t get into any games during those two seasons, but he went with the Spartans to the 2018 Redbox Bowl in Santa Clara, Calif., where MSU lost 7-6 to Oregon. ...…
…AUGUST 26 • 2021 | 41 MAZEL TOV! JULY 28, 2021 Peter and Chelsea (Landau) Anthony of South Lyon are overwhelmed with joy to announce the birth of their beautiful son, Lucas James Anthony. Lucas was welcomed home by big sister Ava Alexandra, proud Grumpy and Bubbie Marc and Denise Landau, equally proud Grandpa and Grandma Tim and Beth Anthony, and kvelling Great- Bubbie Beverly Hellmer. Lucas was named Yesha’ya Tzvi after maternal gre...…
…42 | AUGUST 26 • 2021 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...…
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