… MAY 14 • 2020 | 41 continued on page 42 late Rosaline and the late Alex Zimmerman, the late Dorothy Pleasant. The family would like to thank Claude and Daniela Marit of Ahava Senior Care for the excellent love and care given. Interment was held at Machpelah Cemetery in Ferndale. Contributions may be made to the Holocaust Memorial Center, Ahava Senior Care, Elizabeth Lake Animal Rescue or to a charity of one’ s choice. Arra...…
…42 | MAY 14 • 2020 Soul of blessed memory continued from page 41 DR. DAVID LEVADI, 88, of West Bloomfield, died May 7, 2020. He was a longtime member of Keter Torah Synagogue. A dedicated and com- passionate psychiatrist, Dr. Levadi was loved by his patients. He was also a nation- ally ranked chess player, and he loved gardening and dogs. Dr. Levadi is survived by his wife of more than 54 years, Laurette Levadi; daughter and son...…
… MAY 14 • 2020 | 43 continued on page 44 givers over the past year. He was the brother of the late Leonard Lopatin and the late Charlotte (the late Gordon) Strosberg. Interment was at Adat Shalom Memorial Park. Contributions may be made to Congregation B’ nai Moshe, 6800 Drake Road, West Bloomfield, MI 48322, bnaimoshe.org; or to a charity of one’ s choice. Arrangements by Ira Kaufman Chapel. AUDREY MORRIS, 91, of Huntington W...…
…44 | MAY 14 • 2020 Soul of blessed memory continued from page 43 adatshalom.org/tributes- make-a-donation-in-honor- or-in-memory; B’ nai B’ rith International, 1120 20th St. NW , Suite 300 N, Washington, DC 20036, bnaibrith.org; or Recovery International, 1415 W . 22nd St., Tower Floor, Oak Brook, IL 60502, recovery international.org. Arrangements by Ira Kaufman Chapel. BENJAMIN SCHECTER, 94, of West Bloomfield, died May 4, ...…
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…46 | MAY 14 • 2020 Looking Back From the William Davidson Digital Archive of Jewish Detroit History accessible at www.djnfoundation.org Walter Reuther: A Friend to Jews F ifty years ago, legendary presi- dent of the United Automobile Workers of America (UAW) Walter P. Reuther died in a plane crash near Pellston, Michigan, on May 9, 1970. Reuther’ s funeral in Detroit was a massive event, attended by thousands of people, includin...…
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… MAY 7 • 2020 | 5 Views for openers Goodbye, Mr. Tiger T ears instantly filled my eyes the moment I learned on April 6 that Detroit Tiger and Hall of Fame great Al Kaline had passed away at 85. The news was an added gut punch to our already chaotic pandemic world. A giant part of my childhood was ripped away. That exact same reaction followed, to a person, in subsequent conversations, Facebook posts and emails to me about t...…
…6 | MAY 7 • 2020 Views essay The Faces of the Dead O n June 27, 1969, during the peak of the Vietnam War, Life Magazine published a cover story that was immediately controversial. The cover featured a close-up photo of a young American soldier, with the words blaz- ing “The Faces of the Americans Dead in Vietnam — One Week’ s Toll. ” Inside appeared the names and faces of the 242 Americans who had lost their lives in Vietnam in th...…
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…12 | MAY 7 • 2020 Detroit Dog Rescue responds to needs of furry friends during COVID. ASHLEY ZLATOPOLSKY CONTRIBUTING WRITER Jews in the D W ith the coronavi- rus crisis keeping many Michiganders indoors due to Gov. Whitmer’ s Stay Home, Stay Safe order, there is a unique opportunity to foster or adopt dogs. Experts say it’ s good for both dogs and humans, as dogs have the power to help alleviate stress, anxiety and depres- sion...…
… MAY 7 • 2020 | 13 Millman-Rinaldi’ s goal is to foster another 100 dogs, but there is no real limit, she said. “Dogs are our best friends, ” she said. “They know all of our secrets. They know when we need some exercise, they know when we need a break mentally. ” Both humans and dogs can benefit from foster interaction, she said. Humans are given incentive to exercise, get outside and walk the dogs, an added benefit with many stuck at ho...…
…14 | MAY 7 • 2020 Families’ plans are up in the air as they await the news. JENNIFER LOVY CONTRIBUTING WRITER I t’ s a nagging question without a clear answer right now, leaving scores of kids and parents wondering what they will do this summer. Camp websites continue to build excitement for the summer by counting the days — some are even tracking the hours, minutes and seconds — until the start of camp. But the reality of wheth...…
… MAY 7 • 2020 | 15 won’ t be able to safely run camp at all this summer.” While no one is willing to say it publicly, the idea of any camps starting in June is becoming more and more unlikely. While delaying the start date is an option, nobody is rushing to decide. All this uncertainty should become clearer when the CDC provides guidelines, which, according to the American Camp Association, are expected in early May. “We feel we ow...…
…16 | MAY 7 • 2020 New Volunteer Delivery App Launches LAUREN HOFFMAN CONTRIBUTING WRITER Jews in the D A New York-based com- pany called Umbrella is offering a new service to combat the realities of iso- lation, and it has just launched that service in Detroit. Before COVID, Umbrella was running a marketplace app connecting adults over 60 with a network of gig econo- my workers who would run errands and do household tasks for th...…
… MAY 7 • 2020 | 17 Traverse City Whiskey turns from booze to hand sanitizer to meet community’ s needs. SAM BLAKE CONTRIBUTING WRITER Jews in the D O n March 16, when Gov. Gretchen Whitmer ordered all Michigan bars and restaurants to close temporarily, Traverse City Whiskey Co. was the largest whiskey company in the state by output and sales, according to co-founder Jared Rapp, and one of the largest craft distilleries in the ...…
…18 | MAY 7 • 2020 Jews in the D continued from page 17 which triggered an email to Fredrickson’ s inbox, indi- cating the buyer’ s name and address. By the following morning, so many orders had come in that his email software crashed. The team was stunned. “That moment was when we knew there was something going on that was way bigger than what we had thought,” Rapp said. They went to work by hir- ing a fulfillment manager and ...…
… MAY 7 • 2020 | 19 B irmingham artist Sarey Ruden has had it with online dating culture. All of it, she says. The hate speech women receive from men after they say they aren’ t interested, the trauma from cyberflashing — receiving an unsolicited sexu- al image — and, most of all, she says, being silenced by dating platforms for reporting abuse and harassment that happens on their sites. Ruden’ s not alone in her out- rage. Over t...…
…Jews in the D 20 | MAY 7 • 2020 to Lie Still and Take It. • It’ s Your Fault for Being Hot. • I’ m Gonna Beat Some Sense into You. • Thank God You Don’ t Have Kids Because Hitler Should Have Taken Care of the Jews (Ruden is Jewish). Ruden says her accounts have been deleted from multiple apps after she reported harassment and cyberflashing. When she follows up with the platforms, her accounts may get reinstated with an apology ...…
… MAY 7 • 2020 | 21 or respond to anyone, and she wasn’ t able to ward off current abusers. “I couldn’ t say what length of time a quarantine is because it always got unlocked when I gave it push back, ” she says. But when her accounts were reinstated after she sent emails, she’ d lost all her history, she says, along with any documentation of harass- ment. The majority of people don’ t realize this is happening, ” James says. “Tha...…
…22 | MAY 7 • 2020 T he battle against COVID-19 will most likely be won in a lab, and two local doctors are at the forefront of critical research and testing programs designed to unlock the mysteries surrounding the novel coronavirus. Dr. Matthew Sims, Director of Infectious Diseases Research at Beaumont, and Dr. Phil Levy, Chief Innovation Officer of the Wayne State University Physician Group and Assistant Vice Presid...…
… MAY 7 • 2020 | 23 workers and other essential employees. “We’ re doing nasal swab testing, which is what allows you to detect the virus if it’ s present,” Levy explains. “Our goal is to test as many people in high-risk subgroups as possible.” More than 3,200 symptomatic health care workers and first responders were tested in Detroit and Dearborn from March 20-April 10. Levy is overseeing that effort in partnership with the ci...…
…24 | MAY 7 • 2020 Soberman 95th S ally Granadier Soberman of West Bloomfield celebrated her 95th birthday on May 2, 2020. Although this year she will be in quarantine in Boca Raton, Fla., she looks forward to returning to Michigan and being with her family very soon. The planned party will be postponed until later this summer, so family members from London, Hawaii, Oregon, Louisiana and New York will be able to attend. Wishing her...…
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…26 | MAY 7 • 2020 M other’ s Day is this weekend. But this year, everything’ s different. While, typically, many of us would have reservations at some of the best eateries in town, the restaurants are empty. We are celebrating at home. In limited numbers. Extended families are not invited. If there’ s one thing this pan- demic has done for many fam- ilies, it’ s brought them back into the kitchen. We’ re eating most every ...…
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…28 | MAY 7 • 2020 Arts&Life books Oratory Art Audiobooks have increased in popularity the last few years and provide an escape to another setting for those stuck at home. SUZANNE CHESSLER CONTRIBUTING WRITER M issy Selfon began lis- tening to audiobooks while coping with a family member’ s serious illness. She needed a literary distraction available more readily than in traditional book format while she fulfilled everyday respo...…
… MAY 7 • 2020 | 29 TV series like Billions, recently has appeared on Broadway in Harry Potter and the Cursed Child. She can be heard on more than 200 audiobooks and loves the one coming out in May — Anna Solomon’ s The Book of V: A Novel. She understands the Jewish point of view through her father’ s side of the family. Kaminsky, who acted at the Hope Summer Repertory Theatre in Holland, Michigan, listened to audiobooks before...…
…30 | MAY 7 • 2020 Arts&Life celebrity jews NEW BROADCAST AND STREAMING CHOICES A new Jerry Seinfeld stand-up special, entitled 23 Hours to Kill, started streaming May 5. The offi- cial description says, “[Seinfeld] takes the stage in New York and tackles talking vs. texting, bad buf- fets vs. so-called ‘ great’ restaurants and the magic of Pop Tarts.” Also on Netflix: Almost Happy (first season started streaming on May 1). It’ s a...…
… MAY 7 • 2020 | 31 eats | drinks | sweets Nosh W hat’ s the best part of celebrating a simchah? The sweets! Sure, there’ s family getting together and marking important milestones, but in the end, don’ t we all make a beeline toward the sweet table? And in the last handful of years, those sweet treat options have expanded to become much more inclusive — particularly for those following a vegan or gluten-free diet. The word “vegan” wa...…
…32 | MAY 7 • 2020 Funfetti Cake Pops, Chocolate Baked “Donuts,” Oreo Peppermint Patty Sandwiches and Meringue Pops, choco- late-chip cookies plus vegan Morning Glory Muffins. “We strive to accommodate our customers whenever possible,” says Jodie, adding she will work with them to come up with new creations. Jennifer Ajlouny, an event manager with Star Trax Events, has also seen an increase in vegan and glu- ten-free dessert reque...…
… MAY 7 • 2020 | 33 On The Go virtual events | learnings STAYING CONNECTED At this time of social distancing, the Jewish News will try to bring awareness to events/learning situations offered online by synagogues, temples and community organizations. CHAMBER MUSIC VIEW ANYTIME The Chamber Music Society is offering the original broadcast of the Quarantrio. The group consists of Bruce Speltz, Milena Pajaro-van Stadt and Brendan Soeltz...…
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… MAY 7 • 2020 | 35 Soul of blessed memory DAVID BASEMAN, 72, of Huntington Woods, died April 24, 2020. He is survived by his wife, Sharon Baseman; daughter, Ariana M. Baseman; sister and brother-in-law, Sandra B. and Carl A. Keene; sisters-in-law and brother- in-law, Lynn and Rabbi Jason Meyers, and Miriam Dombey; 14 nieces and nephews. Mr. Baseman was the devot- ed son of the late Jerome and the late Mildred Baseman; the loving...…
…36 | MAY 7 • 2020 Soul of blessed memory Jackie, the last four years of her life. There was a private grave- side service at the Beth Kehillah Cemetery in Egg Harbor Township, N.J. He was buried alongside his beloved mother, Jackie; father, Mortimer. He is near aunt Clare Levy, and uncle Dodie and aunt Mitzie Goorland. Mr. Bernhardt will forev- er be remembered by close friends, Chuck Berk, Keith Pomeroy, Norton Chaiken, Lesli...…
… MAY 7 • 2020 | 37 ILENE DELIDOW, 82, of Birmingham, died April 28, 2020. She is survived by her beloved husband, Marvin Delidow; children, Jeff Delidow, Audrey Durnion, Steven Delidow and Debra (Michael) Colling; brother and sister-in-law, Gerald and Rochelle Order; grandchildren, Emily Durnion, Danielle Durnion, Erin Colling, Sean Colling, Ella Delidow, Sofie Delidow and Yonna Delidow; many other loving family members and f...…
…38 | MAY 7 • 2020 Soul of blessed memory late Betty Gach; brother of the late Maureen (the late Manny) Rothenberg. Interment was held at Clover Hill Park Cemetery in Birmingham. Contributions may be made to an ani- mal charity of one’ s choice. Arrangements by Dorfman Chapel. CHARLES GROWE, 95, of Royal Oak, died April 25, 2020. From Vienna, Austria, to Shanghai to America, Mr. Growe became a success- ful entrepreneur eventu...…
… MAY 7 • 2020 | 39 Service Well Beyond the Call of Duty SHELLI LIEBMAN DORFMAN CONTRIBUTING WRITER O fficially, the name of the striking, stone-ex- terior property on Southfield Road near 10 Mile is Congregation Shomrey Emunah. But for nearly 50 years, it has been referred to as “Rabbi Zachariash’ s shul, ” in reference to the spiritual leader who gathered a con- gregation by making phone calls and meeting neighbors. Rabbi Shaiall ...…
…40 | MAY 7 • 2020 Soul of blessed memory Meisner, Mayer (Leah) Stein, Matthew (Tiffany Esshaki) Mason, Zachary (Jesse Fetbroth) Meisner, Sonia Meisner and Andrew Meisner; beloved uncle to 16 nieces and nephews. He was the beloved husband of the late Lillian Meisner; cherished brother of the late Ruby “Lois” Kahn, late Rona (late Seymour) Summer and the late Aubrey (late Millie) Meisner.; dear brother-in-law to Edith (late Jack)...…
… MAY 7 • 2020 | 41 never watched anything in real time (much to the annoyance of his daughter). A facilitator of the Sun City Grand Fixed Investments Club, he watched the market every day, to help teach and edu- cate his community. He was a mentor to many through- out his life and had plenty of opinions he loved to share, solicited or otherwise. Quick with a “Dad” joke, sarcastic quip or random quote, Ron felt it his mis- sion to ...…
…Soul of blessed memory 42 | MAY 7 • 2020 ZELDA ROSE, 102, of West Bloomfield, died April 25, 2020. She is sur- vived by her sons and daughter-in-law, David and Allison Rose, and Jonathan Rose; grandchil- dren, Kenneth (Kris Miller) Rose, Peter (Nikki) Rose and Jennifer (Brook) Morris; great-grandchildren, Kodi Rose, Aspen Rose, Matthew Morris and Brady Morris. Mrs. Rose was the beloved wife of the late Milton Rose. Interment wa...…
