…APRIL 1 • 2021 | 29 Presented in cooperation with For more information about the virtual Yom HaShoah Commemoration, please call 248.553.2400 C.H.A.I.M. - Children of Holocaust-Survivors Association in Michigan Hidden Children and Child Survivors Association of Michigan Honoring our mothers Rosa Krasman and Lisa Dell Silver and remembering our fathers. Barbara & Manus Krasman In memory of all who perished and in honor of the survi...…
…30 | APRIL 1 • 2021 PASSOVER M ost of us are familiar with the traditional meaning of Passover, a commemoration of the Jews’ liberation from slavery in Egypt. During the holiday, we take part in the seder and refrain from eating leavened foods. For recovering addicts, the holiday takes on an additional dimension, the celebration of a different kind of freedom. And, accord- ing to Rabbi Benny Greenwald, director of Daniel B. Sobel F...…
…APRIL 1 • 2021 | 31 continued on page 32 ERETZ I f you know what animal Arthur Read is, then you have heard the name of a gap year program that might change your life. Maddie Katz, 19, of Farmington Hills had already known she wanted to take a gap year when she heard about Aardvark Israel in 2019. Having visited Israel the year before, she was excited to live in it for nine months, which became slightly longer due to the pande...…
…32 | APRIL 1 • 2021 T he Anti-Defamation League (ADL) has recorded 283 incidents of antisemitic language or targeted Jewish institutions in the U.S. in 2020 — a 68% increase from 2019. A new ADL report also showed nearly double the white supremacist propagan- da efforts last year compared to 2019. According to the ADL, white supremacist pro- paganda efforts consist of the distribution of racist, antise- mitic and/or anti-LGBTQ f...…
…MAZEL TOV! APRIL 1 • 2021 | 33 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) 35...…
…34 | APRIL 1 • 2021 SPIRIT S cholars have long wondered why Jews who number less than one-quarter of 1% of the world have had such a profound influ- ence on almost every field of human endeavor. In the 20th century, Jews, more than any other minority, have been recipi- ents of the Nobel Prize, with almost one-fifth of all Nobel laureates being Jewish. Perhaps, it all goes back to the very beginning of the birth of our people...…
…APRIL 1 • 2021 | 35 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 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 B’nai I...…
…36 | APRIL 1 • 2021 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 Isr...…
…APRIL 1 • 2021 | 37 S he brightens the world and lights up room after room with her abstract, geometric paintings. Artist Jennifer Kroll of Birmingham is about as bold as you can get when it comes to color — she’ll put purple next to bright orange or align yellow, hot pink and blue without batting an eye. And somehow, every color combination works, from pops of neon green to navy to aqua blue. “I’m fascinated by colors and shapes, an...…
…38 | APRIL 1 • 2021 continued from page 37 take 30-60 hours to complete a painting. ” PERFECT PRECISION It takes patience, precision and painstaking work to create each painting. Kroll uses a process called tape blocking to achieve the crisp, clean lines that are part of her signature style. She applies a special tape over parts of each canvas and carefully peels away long strips when the timing is right. It’s a mesmerizing tech...…
…APRIL 1 • 2021 | 39 H arvey Ovshinsky has devoted 50-plus years to telling stories — through newspaper, radio, television and screenwriting. He is an award-winning journalist, director and producer — serving as the catalyst for others to open up and share their life experiences. Now, at age 72, he decided it was time to “flip this, and connect my dots, ” Ovshinsky says. “I’m a little bit of a puzzle — a mystery. ” Scratching the Surf...…
…40 | APRIL 1 • 2021 — “rediscovering his voice during the 1960s and ’70s. ” His love of monster movies led him to create Transylvanian Newsletter with a friend while they were in eighth grade. At Mumford, he started a magazine. LOVE OF WRITING While Ovshinsky was caught in the middle of his parents’ disputes, they each in their own way supported his love of writ- ing. His mother, Norma, gave him a diary to encourage his writing,...…
…APRIL 1 • 2021 | 41 BOOK TALK 1 PM, APRIL 5 The Cohn-Haddow Center for Judaic studies at Wayne State University will present, on Zoom, Dr. Bernice Lerner discussing The Horrors of War. Visit judaicstudies. wayne.edu/events. EXCELLENCE IN INNOVATION NOON-1 PM, APRIL 6 Hadassah Midwest and the Consulate General of Israel to the Midwest presents “How Israel is Helping Tackle the World’s Challenges with COVID-19. Register by Sunday, ...…
…42 | APRIL 1 • 2021 A riana Carps, man- ager and buyer of Bloomfield Hills- based clothing store Rear Ends, has joined a new tech- nology platform that offers customers throughout the U.S. virtual shopping expe- riences. Selected to be featured in a beta version of Amazon Explore, a new program from e-commerce giant Amazon that offers virtual experiences encompassing travel, cooking, learning and everything in between, Rear Ends...…
…APRIL 1 • 2021 | 43 SPOTLIGHT W hen 13-year-old Sydney Michaelson returns to Camp Tanuga for her sixth summer (after a year hiatus because of the pandemic) she’ll go with the satisfaction of knowing she’ll be making a profound difference in the health and well-being of kids at another camp more than 1,645 miles away. That’s how far it is from Kalkaska, Mich., to Gold Creek, Mont., home to Camp Mak-A-Dream. Sydney launched a fu...…
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…46 | APRIL 1 • 2021 OF BLESSED MEMORY OBITUARIES c. 1972 JOSEPH W . BLUMENTHAL, 93, of Southfield, died peacefully surround- ed by family on March 21, 2021. Born in Pittsburgh, Joe moved to Cleveland, where he grew up and later attended Western Reserve University and graduated from University of Toledo Pharmacy School. After practicing pharmacy for 10 years, Joe changed careers, moving his family to Detroit and opening his ...…
…APRIL 1 • 2021 | 47 Melvin Rosenstein. Interment was at Clover Hill Park Cemetery. Contributions may be made to a charity of one’s choice. Arrangements by Ira Kaufman Chapel. c. 1980 VITALY GROSSMAN, 60, of West Bloomfield, died March 9, 2021. He is survived by his wife of 24 years, Alisa Grossman; father, Mikhail Nem; sons and daughter-in-law, Max and Anya Khutoryan, Joshua Grossman; daughter and son- in-law, Alexandra and Ye...…
…48 | APRIL 1 • 2021 c. 1966 EDWARD KARABENICK, of Long beach, Calif., died Jan. 3, 2021. He was born in 1931 in Detroit, the youngest of five, to warm Jewish immigrant parents. Edward attended Central High, earned a Ph.D. in geogra- phy from University of Michigan and was a professor at CSU, Long Beach for more than 40 years. Mr. Karabenick was an ador- ing husband for 66 years, an outstanding father and always generous, thought...…
…APRIL 1 • 2021 | 49 continued on page 52 daughter of the late Esther and the late Thomas Nessel. Interment was at Clover Hill Park Cemetery. Contributions may be made to Jewish Hospice & Chaplaincy Network, 6555 W . Maple, West Bloomfield, MI 48322, jewishhospice.org; or Hospice of Michigan, 43097 Woodward Ave., Bloomfield Hills, MI 48302, hom.org/dona- tions. Arrangements were by Ira Kaufman Chapel. MARILYN ROWENS, 91, of Sou...…
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…OF BLESSED MEMORY 52 | APRIL 1 • 2021 and even trained with the U.S. Olympic Trap Shooting Team. More than anything else, Barry will be remembered as a loving and dedicated brother, brother-in-law, son, uncle and great uncle. He took joy in his family and will be sorely missed at future family gatherings. Mr. Sinkoff is survived by his brother, Gordon Sinkoff (Elizabeth Harris Sinkoff) of Solana Beach, Calif.; sister, Brandy Si...…
…APRIL 1 • 2021 | 53 A ccording to the Italian American Historical Society, the pizza is of Jewish origin and its true ancestor is the matzah ... unleavened bread eaten at Passover, this year March 27-April 4 ... Roman soldiers in about 200 B.C. decided to chop up the matzah with a dab of olive oil and some cheese ... Lo the pizza was born. The pizza went into decline when Rome fell, but the custom of having public ovens in the t...…
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…MARCH 25 • 2021 | 19 Hearts Together Days of Memory and Meaning Commemorate our Jewish history and heritage — and celebrate our community’s unique connection to Israel. Join the Jewish Federation’s Israel & Overseas Department, our Detroit ShinShinim (young adult Israeli ambassadors), and other local and international Jewish organizations for these very special community-wide events. Questions or need more information? Contact Yiftah L...…
…4 | MARCH 25 • 2021 PURELY COMMENTARY 5-10 PASSOVER 12 Positively Medieval This Passover, a Haggadah that’s different from all others. 14 Some Unleavened Levity for Passover 14 Love Was Key Ingredient of Grandpa’s Horseradish 16 The Binds that Tie Black and Jewish communities share a common history of slavery. 20 Visitors Welcome JSL moves toward a more normal Passover. 22 Passover Crafts (That Don’t Require You t...…
…MARCH 25 • 2021 | 5 for openers Who Inspires Us, Moses or Pharaoh? T here are many ways to think of the drama that took place between Pharaoh and Moses in Biblical Egypt. Some think of it as history; others see it as folklore, and still others see it as an allegory to teach us morals. The wisdom of Kabbalah has a completely different take on the story of the Exodus of the people of Israel from Egypt. It views it as a process ...…
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…8 | MARCH 25 • 2021 PURELY COMMENTARY MOSES OR PHARAOH continued from page 5 PROGRESSIVE continued from page 6 ing for something that will excite them and give them a reason to keep living. These youngsters are not failures and they are not fools. They are actually very bright and very honest with themselves and cannot pursue a goal that doesn’t seem worthwhile. This transition period we are in can be long and pain- ful. The str...…
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…10 | MARCH 25 • 2021 PURELY COMMENTARY Di shtub is Pesachdik, di tzimern will shine. Der tish iz shayn with di glezlach of wine. Mir essn un mir trinken, the Haggadah we read. Mir zingen alle zmirot, ich bin hayzerik un mid. Ober Pesach, oy Pesach, a yontef of mine. Di shtub is Pesachdik - The house is Pesach-ready di tzimern - the rooms Der tish iz shayn with di glezlach of wine - The table is beautiful with the glasses of wine. ...…
…MARCH 25 • 2021 | 11 This Passover, help us make it possible to celebrate another kind of freedom. Freedom from a pandemic. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90 As the coronavirus pandemic continues to rage around the world, there’s reason for hope. And no country has offered more hope for what life might be like again than Israel, which has led the world in immunizing its people. Magen David Adom, Israel’s paramedic and Red Cross serv...…
…PASSOVER W hy is this Haggadah different from all other Haggadot? Well, it’s the first one Southfield educator and medieval culture buff Marilyn Finkelman has written, illus- trated and bound. And while it’s based on a medieval doc- ument, Finkelman’s alterations make it uniquely hers. Finkelman, 71, of Southfield, and her hus- band, Rabbi Eliezer Finkelman, have a keen appreciation for all things medieval. For more than 20 years they...…
…MARCH 25 • 2021 | 13 of Hamilton. The original is now in the Berlin State Library. Finkelman said she liked the illuminations, which are almost entirely initial letters turned into zoomorphic (animal-like) or anthropo- morphic (human-like) forms. She also gained inspiration from a manuscript from the Palatina Library of Parma. Finkelman made sever- al changes. She added in portions of the modern Haggadah that are missing from the...…
…14 | MARCH 25 • 2021 M an, oh man, oh Manischewitz, where does the time go? Passover is once again upon us. I just received my updated Haggadah, which has been amend- ed with the fol- lowing additional Four Questions: 1) Anybody got any leads on get- ting a vaccine? 2) When will we reach herd immunity? 3) How much longer should we wear masks? 4) Should gatherings be limit- ed to only those who have been vaccinated? As we all kn...…
…MARCH 25 • 2021 | 15 sumed approximately 365,000 total grams of carbohydrates during their journey. So, it’s quite likely many of them developed diabetes, which ironically was actually the name of the Pharaoh’s sister- in-law. You can’t make this stuff up. For their history making efforts, both Moses and Meghan and Harry landed blockbuster interviews. Moses spoke with God on Mount Sinai while Meghan and Harry chatted with Oprah ...…
…16 | MARCH 25 • 2021 N umerous cultures around the world have institutionalized slav- ery, but for Americans, slavery means race-based enslavement of Blacks in America. As we prepare for Passover, Jews contemplate our ances- tors’ enslavement in Egypt. Freedom came to our ances- tors, in the biblical account, by Divine intervention. The end of slavery came to Blacks in America by the Union victory in the Civil War, but the long ...…
…MARCH 25 • 2021 | 17 I am a Holocaust survivor. I am a Holocaust survivor. I am a Holocaust survivor. As a young boy, I was forced into the As a young boy, I was forced into the As a young boy, I was forced into the ghettos of Europe. Then I was forced ghettos of Europe. Then I was forced ghettos of Europe. Then I was forced through the gates of Auschwitz. I saw the through the gates of Auschwitz. I saw the through the gates of Ausch...…
…18 | MARCH 25 • 2021 continued from page 16 Jacobs describes the work of the coa- lition: “to pro- mote solidarity between both communities as well as speak- ing out against racism and antisemitism.” Ashira Solomon, who serves as community associ- ate with JCRC/ AJC, supporting the Coalition for Black and Jewish Unity, notes another connection: “Antisemitism and racism go hand-in- hand … The Nazi lawyers modeled their anti-Je...…
…MARCH 25 • 2021 | 19 Dr. Justin Sledge Guest Lecturer Explore the simultaneously fascinating and arcane dimensions of the afterlife! It’s thought that there is no more fundamentally religious idea than the afterlife. While ubiquitous in the western world, this concept is both historically and philosophically complicated: How old is this notion? Both lectures stand alone, so viewing each is not mandatory for understanding this int...…
…20 | MARCH 25 • 2021 PASSOVER D uring Passover last year, residents of Jewish Senior Life (JSL) were restricted to their individual apartments to help prevent the spread of COVID. Group dining and other activities, as well as visits from family members, were eliminat- ed. As a result, a few residents chose to leave JSL and move in with family members. These strict precautions were mandat- ed by the state because the age and me...…
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…22 | MARCH 25 • 2021 continued on page 24 PASSOVER Getting the kids (and their parents) engaged in holiday DIY is as easy as pressing “Order.” Passover Crafts (That Don’t Require You to Be Crafty) LYNNE KONSTANTIN CONTRIBUTING WRITER COURTESY OF JBRICK Husband-and-wife team Channie and Yitzy Kasowitz launched Jbrick to fulfill their dream of creating Jewish-themed custom Lego sets. After a two-year absence, their two-in-one Lego...…
