…JULY 29 • 2021 | 35 P roduction on Keith Famie’s Shoah Ambassadors Holocaust docu- mentary film continued July 15 at Tempermill Studios in Ferndale, as the Detroit Children’s Choir took part in a filming session of what will serve as the vocal tracks for the film’s final scene. The film has been in production for more than 18 months and is focused on educating the youth about the horrors and atrocities of the Holocaust through ambas...…
…36 | JULY 29 • 2021 BACK TO THE PAST, AGAIN; MR. 4 BILLION VIEWS The 2019 film Framing DeLorean had a short the- ater run and then found a home (2020) on Netflix, where it is still streaming (also now on Hulu). The film had some documen- tary-style material mixed in with many dramatic reenact- ments of critical moments in DeLorean’s life. Alec Baldwin played DeLorean and Josh Charles, now 49, played Bill Collins, the engineer who ...…
…JULY 29 • 2021 | 37 SPECIAL EXHIBIT OPENS JULY 29 The Holocaust Memorial Center will display “The Girl in the Diary: Searching for Rywka from the Lodz Ghetto.” 28123 Orchard Lake Road, Farmington Hills. Info: holocaustcenter.org; 248-553-2400. GIRLS NIGHT OUT 7-9 PM, JULY 29 NEXTGen Detroit will host D-I-Wine & Cupcakes at Pinspiration Berkely, 2733 Coolidge. An evening of vino, cupcake decorating (and eating) and the chance to ...…
…38 | JULY 29 • 2021 Y akov Fleysher made his first soup when he was just 5 years old. The owner and executive chef of West Bloomfield’s Bistro Le Bliss, which fuses traditional Eastern European fare with French cuisine, boiled orange peels with different ingredients. The then-5-year-old, who grew up in the former Soviet Union in a small city 20 miles outside of Riga, Latvia, called Ogre, fed the soup to his father. “My dad ate ...…
…JULY 29 • 2021 | 39 and classically trained chef has taken bits and pieces of different life experiences to shape the dishes and cooking style that he’s known for today. “You have to study your peo- ple, your customers, ” Fleysher explains. “You have to know what they want and what they’re look- ing for. “Everyone has different habits and different ways about food, ” he continues. “People used to tell me, ‘Why are you opening a rest...…
…40 | JULY 29 • 2021 clientele that includes some customers who sit down every week for a hot meal. Most popular on the menu are the West Bloomfield onion soup, whitefish meuniere and beef stroganoff, though a regularly rotating menu keeps things new. Yet for repeat cus- tomers, Fleysher has their favorite meals already simmering before they even take a seat. “You know who they are, what time they’re coming and what they’re going ...…
…JULY 29 • 2021 | 41 States in previous years. The family felt it was finally time to go, as the collapse of the Soviet Union left the repub- lics, including Latvia, in vari- ous states of chaos. “It was like hypothetically, if the United States collapsed into 50 different countries, ” Fleysher explains of the end of the Soviet era. “Everyone was grabbing whatever they could, because in the Soviet Union, everything belonged to the g...…
…DINING GUIDE EATS | DRINKS | SWEETS M etro Detroit is home to a variety of kosher-cer- tified eateries. From local pizza joints to upscale steakhouses, to even national breakfast chains, there’s something for nearly every tastebud when it comes to finding kosher-friendly meals in the area. With summer in full swing and many restaurants back open for in-person dining (or increased carryout options), these are the estab- lishments worth c...…
…JULY 29 • 2021 | 43 “OUR SESAME CHICKEN IS OUR MOST POPULAR ENTREE, WHICH IS CRISPY BATTERED CHICKEN TOSSED IN OUR HOUSE-MADE SWEET AND SAVORY SAUCE.” — CHEF CARI HERSKOVITZ continued on page 44 Jerusalem Pizza’s breadsticks and bagel trays, Jacobs adds, are also some of their biggest hits. WOK IN CARI OUT 15600 W 10 MILE ROAD, SOUTHFIELD As a clever play on owner and chef Cari Herskovitz’s name, Cantonese-American carryout r...…
…44 | JULY 29 • 2021 100% of dishes are made from scratch. “If I had to single out two dishes, I would say our ancient grain salad is a hot seller,” he explains. “It features a combination of savory and sweet and contains healthy ingredients while being glu- ten-free and vegan.” Another dish that guests enjoy, Shomer continues, is the cinnamon swirl French toast: “Our cinnamon swirl challah is made by our sis- ter company Dakota Br...…
…continued on page 46 CHAZZANO COFFEE ROASTERS 1737 E. NINE MILE ROAD, FERNDALE This Ferndale-based kosher coffee shop roasts 27 different specialty coffees every day. Owner Frank Lanzkron- Tamarazo says bestselling varieties include the choc- olate- and almond-fla- vored Mexico Chiapas, the blueberry- and cherry-infused Ethiopia Harrar (which also has notes of pipe tobacco and a red wine finish), and the pancake mix- and maple syr...…
…DINING GUIDE EATS | DRINKS | SWEETS continued from page 45 46 | JULY 29 • 2021 is serving up the popular Italian dessert Affogato, which includes two scoops of ice cream drowned with two shots of espresso. While it currently isn’t offering indoor dining, Chazzano has an outdoor space for people looking for al fresco dining. Lanzkron-Tamarazo suggests drinking their coffee black for maximum flavor. “We’re also known for encouragi...…
…48 | JULY 29 • 2021 DINING GUIDE LISTINGS ANTONIO’S CUCINA ITALIANA Canton: (734) 981-9800 Dearborn Heights: (313) 278-6000 Farmington Hills: (248) 994-4000 Dearborn: (313) 842-2100 Livonia: (734) 513-8000 (No Banquets) antoniosrestaurants.com Antonio’s Cucina Italiana, the Rugiero family and its staff have impressed their guests since 1964 with their traditional and authentic Italian cuisine. Signature dishes like Gnocchi Rita, Chicken...…
…JULY 29 • 2021 | 49 ROBERTS RESTAURANT GROUP Beverly Hills Grill | (248) 642-2355 Bill’s | (248) 646-9000 Cafe ML | (248) 642-4000 Roadside B&G | (248) 858-7270 Streetside Seafood | (248) 645-9123 www.RobertsRestaurantGroup.com Roberts Restaurant Group is a collection of five different restaurants, each with its own distinct personality, atmosphere and menu. Over 30 years, we’ve built a repu- tation for consistently delivering superior ...…
…50 | JULY 29 • 2021 W hen Yehuda Klein of Oak Park goes to a playground or library, strangers often take a second glance. The unspoken (and sometimes spoken) question is: What are those things on the side of his head? Many people have never seen cochlear implants before. According to the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD), as of December 2019, there are only about 736,900 implanted coch...…
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…54 | JULY 29 • 2021 OBITUARIES OF BLESSED MEMORY IRENE ALPINER, 91, West Bloomfield, died July 19, 2021. She is survived by her daughters and sons- in-law, Tobie and Tom Hartman, Pamela and Donald Cohen; son and daughter-in-law, Dr. Neal and Karen Alpiner; grandchildren, Brian Hartman, Steven (Caitlin) Hartman, Marcie (Eugene) Weissberger, Emily Cohen, Brett (Chandler) Alpiner, Sean (Patience) Alpiner, Kallie (Mitch) Kaufman, Br...…
…JULY 29 • 2021 | 55 CLAIRE (GREENSPAN) FINN, of Southfield, died July 19, 2021. She is survived by her sons, daughter and daughters-in-law, Risa and Mark Finn, Anne Finn, and Jo and Brad Finn; grandchildren, Nicole Finn, Courtney and Brian Meisel, Joshua and Philip Dodge, Samantha and Christopher Holt, Samuel Finn, Sydney Finn and Isabelle Finn; great-grand- children, Parker and Zoe Meisel. Mrs. Finn was preceded in death by...…
…56 | JULY 29 • 2021 OBITUARIES OF BLESSED MEMORY M arvin M. Tamaroff passed away on July 16, 2021, at age 95. He battled various medical condi- tions over the last couple years, but true to his tenacious nature, he fought valiantly until the end and left this world peacefully, in his bed, surrounded by his loving family. In the hours following his passing, all the texts, emails and calls coming in to his family shared the same messa...…
…JULY 29 • 2021 | 57 OBITUARIES OF BLESSED MEMORY Wabeek Country Club, Great Lakes Yacht Club, Phi Delta Epsilon, the American College of Radiology, Radiological Society of North America and the American Medical Association. He was also involved with the Boy Scouts and was a Cub Scout Master. He is survived by his wife of 67 years, Shirley; son and daughter-in-law, Dr. Steven and Jane (Gordon) Klegman; grandchildren, Rachel (Br...…
…OBITUARIES OF BLESSED MEMORY 58 | JULY 29 • 2021 CAROL JOY LAPPIN LUNSTED, 75, passed away on July 15, 2021. She was born on Sept. 7, 1945, in Battle Creek to Samuel E. Lappin and Helen Roden Lappin. Carol graduated from Dondero High School in Royal Oak in 1963 and Michigan State University in 1967, with a degree in communication arts. She earned three mas- ter’s degrees from Michigan State University as well. Carol worked as...…
…JULY 29 • 2021 | 59 loving nieces, nephews, and his devoted caregivers, Joyce, Cheryl and Ricci. Mr. Orley was the devoted son of the late Celia and the late George Orley; son-in-law of the late Lillian and the late Samuel Hechtman; brother of the late Joseph (the late Suzanne) Orley and Rhea (the late Robert) Brody; grandfather of the late George Orley. The funeral was held at the Davidson/Hermelin Chapel at Clover Hill Park; int...…
…OBITUARIES OF BLESSED MEMORY 60 | JULY 29 • 2021 Maxwell (Max) and Samuel (Sam) Powers, and Noah Hamilton; cousin, Gerry (Hoffman) Baron; close friends and other family. He was preceded in death by his parents, Ruth and Sam Powers. Contributions in Ed’s memory may be made to Congregation Beth Israel of Flint, Chabad of Eastern Michigan, the Flint Jewish Federation or a charitable organization of one’s choice. A private graves...…
…JULY 29 • 2021 | 61 While the JN’s premier columnist, Danny Raskin, has been convalescing, we’ve been offering highlights from Danny’s prior columns. Danny has appreciated the greetings sent to him by readers. Here is Part 2 of Danny’s column from Aug. 31, 2001, where he celebrated the 90th birthday of longtime deli man Hy Horenstein. Sadly, less than three months later, Hy passed away on Nov. 23, 2001. Part 1 of the column appeare...…
…Looking Back From the William Davidson Digital Archive of Jewish Detroit History accessible at www.djnfoundation.org 62 | JULY 29 • 2021 Israel’s Long Fight Against Nuclear Threats I recently wrote about Israel’s spectacular rescue mission at the Entebbe airport in 1976. It was a memorable, historic operation that inspired movies, books and massive worldwide recognition. Five years later, on June 7, 1981, Israel conducted anothe...…
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…JULY 22 • 2021 | 3 PURELY COMMENTARY 4-12 Essays and viewpoints. OUR COMMUNITY 16 Learning to Lead Antisemitism rally in Washington gave this father and daughter lessons in how to combat hatred. 20 Jewish Unity Video Temple Israel cantors team up with Israeli a cappella group. 22 A New Voice B’nai Moshe hires hometown woman as cantor. 23 Teens and Business Course offers Jewish guide to issues in the commercial world. 24...…
…4 | JULY 22 • 2021 PURELY COMMENTARY for openers No Israeli Child Left Behind ... E veryone knows how Israelis take care of one another as if everyone is one big family. Here is a story about exactly that. The invitation culture in Israel is such that parents invite friends to their son’s bar mitzvah or daughter’s bat mitzvah, and no one is expected to respond. There are no seating cards, so when they arrive, everyone just sits a...…
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…10 | JULY 22 • 2021 PRO: CRT Helps Us Teach Jewish History A nyone teaching the past by skipping over the unpleasant parts isn’t teaching history. They are engaged in propaganda. Jewish tradition understands this: Refusing to sugarcoat their own people’s culpability, the sages themselves teach that the destruction of the Temple by the Romans is a consequence of baseless hatred — among Jews. Yet in nearly two dozen states, ...…
…JULY 22 • 2021 | 11 continued on page 12 ical race theory aims to do just that — put people into neat boxes. Because CRT revolves around race and racial cate- gories, by definition it must downplay the individual. We become defined by our skin color, a radical departure from Martin Luther King Jr.’s famous dictum that we ought to be judged by “the content of our character and not the color of our skin.” This stereotyping is especi...…
…12 | JULY 22 • 2021 continued from page 11 PURELY COMMENTARY of controversial aspects of history,” or even “the impartial instruction on the oppression of a particular group of people.” On the other hand, it bans teaching that “an individual, by virtue of the individual’s race or sex, is inherently privileged” (forestalling, presumably, lessons in how the redlining in the 1930s led to white wealth accumulation today or how men e...…
…JULY 22 • 2021 | 13 Carole BenEzra Regional President Nicole Miller Regional Director on being named the 2021 FRED M. BUTZEL AWARD RECIPIENT, the highest honor bestowed on a member of the Detroit Jewish community by the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit! It’s no surprise that you are joining the ranks of Federation’s legendary leaders and being recognized for your outstanding leadership and decades of service to the Jewish co...…
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…16 | JULY 22 • 2021 OUR COMMUNITY E arlier this month I received an email from Rabbi Asher Lopatin, executive director of the Jewish Community Relations Council (JCRC) and the rabbi of Kehillat Etz Chayim, our synagogue in Huntington Woods, informing congregants of his plan to attend an upcom- ing rally in Washington D.C., representing the JCRC and Detroit’s Jewish community. The flyer he sent, billed “No Fear: A Rally in ...…
…JULY 22 • 2021 | 17 continued on page 18 is also critical as mechanisms to affect change. Like a Venn diagram, engagement and being well-informed each overlap with politics in helping shape public policy. Those precepts are what led me to choose a career in journalism. LEARNING OPPORTUNITY I also thought the rally would provide a perfect civics lesson for my 16-year-old daughter, Bella, a rising senior at Frankel Jewish Academy...…
…18 | JULY 22 • 2021 TOP: A diverse crowd was at the rally. BOTTOM: Oakland County Deputy Executive Sean Carlson, Oakland County Executive Dave Coulter, JCRC/ AJC Executive Director Rabbi Asher Lopatin, Bryan Gottlieb and Bella Gottlieb. continued from page 17 OUR COMMUNITY ON THE COVER place on college campuses is often dubious, where anti-Zion- ism is incubated and given quar- ter with a false patina of intel- lectualism. Bella...…
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…20 | JULY 22 • 2021 T emple Israel Cantors Michael Smolash and Neil Michaels joined forces with the Rabotai Jewish A Cappella group to create an inspiring paro- dy of “Mr. Red, White and Blue, ” a patriotic song by country singer Coffey Anderson, to try and bring some unity to Am Yisrael. Coming off the heels of a difficult period of unrest in Israel and the pandemic, the cantors said they wanted to emphasize that the Jewish peo...…
