…30 | NOVEMBER 19 • 2020 MOMENTS BIRTHS MAZEL TOV! OCT. 10, 2020 Marc and Mia Goldman of Boca Raton, Fla., are overjoyed to announce the birth of their daughter, Stella Jade. Big sister Alana is over the moon with her adorable sister. Delighted grandparents are Edie Goldman (the late Alan Goldman) of Farmington Hills and Armindo and Miriam Ventura of Springfield, N.J. Stella is named in lov- ing memory of her paternal great-grandmoth...…
…Ashlee Rose Frankford will chant from the Torah as she leads the con- gregation on the occasion of her bat mitzvah at Temple Israel in West Bloomfield on Saturday, Nov. 21, 2020. She will be joined in cele- bration by her proud par- ents, Richelle and Warren Frankford, and brother Mason. Ashlee is the lov- ing grandchild of Francine and Marc Wise, Jack Frankford, Gail Rose and the late Michael Goodman. Ashlee attends West Bloom...…
…32 | NOVEMBER 19 • 2020 SPIRIT First Families S ince I spend part of each day working as a child psychologist, I find the Book of Bereshit, with its emphasis on family interac- tions, particularly interesting. I often look at this first book of the Torah as a compilation of case studies on par- ent-child relationships. Often, the interactions between the fami- ly members in this volume appear to be examples of dysfunc- tional r...…
…Your donation is the foundation of all we do. . Help open doors of hope for the community. This is Jodi’s house. But it could be your neighbor’s. To support our Friends of the Family campaign and to see how JFS is helping inside Jodi’s home, visit jfsdetroit.org/friends or call 248.592.2339. 2020 has posed unique challenges for all of us. And Jewish Family Service has been here, helping Jodi, and others in our community, through ...…
…A champion was crowned last month in the Inter- Congregational Men’ s Club Summer Softball League’ s fall season. The Jeters, who tied for second place during the regular season, beat the sur- prising Kosher Ribs 12-8 in the playoff title game Oct. 18 at Keith Sports Park in West Bloomfield. As with everything else this year, the COVID-19 pandemic was lurking in the background each Sunday during the fall season. But the six tea...…
…gap year in Israel that included basic training with the Israel Defense Forces took prece- dence. FALLING IN LOVE They began dating again in summer 2017. “We came to the realization then that being close friends wasn’ t adequate. We loved each other, ” Milstein said. The two were living together by the following summer, and Schulman proposed to Milstein on May 3 on a beach on Long Island after having several elaborate plans to pop ...…
…36 | NOVEMBER 19 • 2020 I n his recently released memoir and Amazon bestseller Enough to Be Dangerous, Mort Meisner, president of a TV news talent agen- cy and PR agency in Royal Oak, dishes about his career as a concert promoter — promoting acts such as Kiss and Bruce Springsteen while attending Oak Park High School — and his TV news career, growing up in an abusive household and over- coming a cocaine addiction. The book has gar...…
… NOVEMBER 19 • 2020 | 37 GLENN TRIEST Mort Meisner with a poster of his book cover in the background. …
…38 | NOVEMBER 19 • 2020 ARTS&LIFE ON THE COVER continued on page 40 A LOVE AFFAIR WITH COCAINE The first time Mort tried cocaine was with Rod Stewart and Ronnie Wood in a bath- room when he was a concert promoter. He didn’ t like it. Five year later, in Chicago, he tried it again and fell in love with the white powder. For the next eight years, cocaine played a big part in Mort’ s life. He both loved it and hated it. “I would li...…
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…40 | NOVEMBER 19 • 2020 Hungarian Jews, which was founded by Mort’ s great-uncle Adolph Deutch, also founder of American Savings & Loan and a generous man who would go on to finance a lot of local Jews in business. While Mort has fond memo- ries of Uncle Adolph, his mem- ories of B’ nai Moshe’ s Rabbi Moses Lehrman aren’ t as pleas- ant. “ As I was preparing for my bar mitzvah, Rabbi Lehrman asked my father where my bar mitzvah par...…
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…N ow is the critical moment for Jewish and Black communi- ties to remember their nat- ural allyship, says Dr. Shari Rogers, Franklin filmmaker and founder of the Michigan social justice nonprofit Spill the Honey. While sys- tematic racism persists and acts of hatred and antisemitism rise in our polarized society, Rogers’ new documentary Shared Legacies: The African American-Jewish Civil Rights Alliance recounts a union that on...…
…communities and providing “a roadmap for courageous conversations.” Detroit’ s public premiere, planned for the Charles Wright H. Museum of African American History in April, was canceled due to the pandemic. But the documen- tary made its way into local educational platforms like the University of Michigan’ s Ross Business School — where the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Task Force has worked with students to host webinars tha...…
…44 | NOVEMBER 19 • 2020 LOREN’S BACK; NEWS OF THE CHALAMETS; AND JEWISH COVID ADVISERS Now streaming on Netflix is The Life Ahead. Sophia Loren, 86, plays Madame Rosa, a Jewish Holocaust survivor who became a pros- titute after being liberated. In her old age, she provides daycare for children of active prostitutes. The film focuses on her relationship with a black, Muslim 12-year-old boy. The film is based on The Life Before U...…
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… NOVEMBER 19 • 2020 | 49 SOUL OF BLESSED MEMORY ANTJE “ ANNEKE” KOOISTRA BURKE, 82, of Mayville, Mich., died Nov. 4, 2020. More than 2,000 times she spoke publicly, telling the courageous story of her par- ents, members of the Dutch Resistance, who hid Jews in their Utrecht home during the Holocaust, while keeping this a complete secret from their young children. Anneke thus encouraged others to bravely stand up to injustice an...…
…50 | NOVEMBER 19 • 2020 SOUL OF BLESSED MEMORY Sandoval, and David Bussell; grandchildren, Anna Rose Terebelo, Adam Bussell, Jacob and Erika Bussell, Honor Shelef, Alek Bussell, Noah Bussell, Lauren Bussell, Arik Tieke and Eliana Tieke; daughters-in-law, Julie Geller Bussell and Kasey Meyers Bussell; sister and broth- er-in-law, Judith and Manfred Schmidt; brother-in-law, Hugh Beckman; many other loving relatives and a world of ...…
… NOVEMBER 19 • 2020 | 51 may be made to the Masonic Shriners Children’ s Trust. Arrangements by Dorfman Chapel. JOYCE KUSHMAR, 82, of Detroit, died peace- fully surrounded by her loving children and grandchildren on Nov. 9, 2020. After graduating from Mumford High School, Joyce went on to work at Detroit Edison and ultimately at Jack Freed Bakery. There, among the sweets, fate and her future sister in-law, “Cookie, ” would un...…
…52 | NOVEMBER 19 • 2020 Nusbaum, Elie Nusbaum, Emily Nusbaum, Jacob Nusbaum; great-grandchildren, Talia and Shira Margolis; brother and sister-in-law, Melvin and Sandra Hoffman; many other loving family members and friends. Interment took place at the Machpelah Cemetery in Ferndale. Contributions may be made to a charity of one’ s choice. Arrangements by Dorfman Chapel. VALERIE SWARTZ, 84, of Farmington Hills, died Nov. 7, 20...…
… NOVEMBER 19 • 2020 | 53 I t has been located in the Ferndale area for many years, known for its live music won- derfully presented … known for its detailed, creative décor … and closed in March of this year because of the COVID pan- demic … leaving a hole in the local melodies scene … A Ferndale restaurant that helped keep many musicians employed in addition to bring- ing people back to enjoy its wonderful food. Noted, too, as...…
…54 | NOVEMBER 19 • 2020 Looking Back From the William Davidson Digital Archive of Jewish Detroit History accessible at www.djnfoundation.org Somber Memories F or many years, memorials for Kristallnacht have been held in Detroit and around the world. I was reminded of this while reading a recent issue of the JN. There was a notice: the “March of the Living” encouraged the commemoration of Kristallnacht by inviting “individuals, ins...…
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…8 | NOVEMBER 12 • 2020 for openers Are You Coming or Going? editor’s letter Tired, But Still Here S ometimes we get so harried that we do not know if we are coming or going. That situation, howev- er, does not keep us from using front and back regularly in our speech. Wars and even belligerent exchanges may be grounds for a frontal attack of some sort. This may then lead to a lot of back and forth action. Anything that requi...…
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…10 | NOVEMBER 12 • 2020 VIEWS young voices on Israel I n June, a group of young women from Huntington Woods organized a commu- nity march as a part of the glob- al Black Lives Matter uprising. The core organizing team had several Jewish women — including me, Rebecca Driker- Ohren — as well as some Palestinian friends from the neighborhood. Together we led hundreds of people from our city in a powerful demonstration, loudly cond...…
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…12 | NOVEMBER 12 • 2020 is ruled by the U.S.-designated terrorist organization Hamas. If Palestinians are denied their “freedom and dignity” and “civil, political, and economic rights, ” as the piece claims, wouldn’ t the bulk of the blame fall on their own rulers? In any case, there are multiple territorial arrangements around the world in which separate political entities share a piece of land; for example, Lesotho is an entir...…
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…14 | NOVEMBER 12 • 2020 VIEWS Each month, the JN will let you know the stories that were read most often online. If you missed any, you can go to thejewishnews.com and search for them by title. Here’ s what was most popular in October. TOP 10 ON THE WEB 1. Friendship Circle Buys Dakota Bread Company from Retiring Owners 2. 2020 Election Guide: Lorie Savin 3. Dating During a Pandemic: Local Matchmaker Has Created More Than 300 Success...…
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…16 | NOVEMBER 12 • 2020 J ewish attorney and community activist Kathy Manning, who was born and raised in Detroit, has won her race to become the representative- elect of North Carolina’ s 6th congressional district. Manning, a Democrat, flipped the district from red to blue. Her district includes her current hometown of Greensboro. Manning overwhelmed the Republican contender, Joseph Lee Haywood, by almost 100,000 votes for...…
… NOVEMBER 12 • 2020 | 17 O n Election Day 2020, the Jewish Community Relations Council/AJC (JCRC/ AJC) made efforts to support both voters and poll workers throughout the day. Several volunteers, includ- ing board of directors’ mem- bers, made lunch and dinner- time pizza deliveries to poll workers at precincts in cities including Hamtramck, Warren and Pontiac. In Detroit, Executive Director Rabbi Asher Lopatin served as a poll...…
…18 | NOVEMBER 12 • 2020 A Jewish cemetery in Grand Rapids was found vandalized with pro-Trump graffiti on Monday, Nov. 2 — the day before Election Day, as President Trump prepared to close out his reelection campaign in Grand Rapids. A caretaker at the Ahavas Israel Cemetery, which is man- aged by Congregation Ahavas Israel in Grand Rapids, discov- ered the graffiti at 8 a.m. The graffiti spelled out “TRUMP” and “MAGA ” on mul...…
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…20 | NOVEMBER 12 • 2020 I n 1950, Albert Cobo became mayor of Detroit with a promise to stop the “Negro invasion” of the city’ s white neighborhoods. On Nov. 4, some 70 years later, a scene unfolded outside TCF Center — what used to be called Cobo Hall — that the building’ s former namesake would’ ve been proud of: an aggrieved mass of people trying to halt the counting of ballots in a now majority- Black city. I had been...…
… NOVEMBER 12 • 2020 | 21 FACING CHANGE TOGETHER At Beaumont, we know change is constant. And throughout all the change we’ ve faced this year, you’ ve been there for us when we needed it. With your donations and support, we’ ve been able to continue to provide the extraordinary care you’ ve always known. Because the one thing that will never change is our commitment to you. beaumont.org/commitment Jewi sh Fami l y Servi ce Adopt ...…
…22 | NOVEMBER 12 • 2020 A s my wife, Freda, and I celebrated our first anniversary this year, we fondly recalled our honeymoon in Vienna, Austria. We were shocked, however, to learn of terrorist attacks this Nov. 2 on six sites in the central city, including just outside the city’ s largest synagogue, the Stadttemple. Freda and I were married in Krakow, Poland, the land of our forebears, the day after Yom Kippur, 2019. For our honey...…
… NOVEMBER 12 • 2020 | 23 Wiesenthal Center, the Jewish Museum, the Judenplatz monu- ment to 65,000 Jewish Austrians who were killed in the Holocaust, and the Judenplatz Museum. Most Viennese Jews live about a mile north, across the Danube River. We visited the Chabad House there on Sukkot and enjoyed a barbecue in its sukkah the day after. The con- gregants were very welcoming and included a mixture of Jews from several parts of t...…
