… JANUARY 2 • 2020 | 35 J ack’ s Roadside BBQ in Clarkston catered a much-talked-about lunch for guests this fall at Durfee Innovation Society, formerly a Detroit public school. On Nov. 7, the first Metro Youth Club in Wayne County was dedicated at Durfee. The club was named in honor of U.S. Sen. Carl Levin and U.S. Rep. Sander Levin, both retired, and Detroit philanthropist James Comer. They joined fel- low Durfee alumni, st...…
…Nosh eats | drinks | sweets continued from page 35 36 | JANUARY 2 • 2020 Jack created in his kitchen drew them into manufacturing. Trevor grew up in Waterford, graduating from Waterford Kettering High School. He worked with his four siblings at both family businesses. After 16 years, Trevor quit Garden Fresh in October 2018 to “follow my passion for bar- becue. ” Why barbecue? Because every year, the Aronsons went to “visit our...…
… JANUARY 02 • 2019 | 37 Nosh news Burgerim Opens in Oak Park B urgerim opened its newest location at 24740 Greenfield Road in Oak Park. The restaurant features slightly-larger-than-slider burgers with a build-your- own concept. It joins locations in Bingham Farms, Livonia and Royal Oak. The Oak Park location will be the only site with grain- free, keto-friendly buns as an option. The buns are a low-carb option with 5 grams of net car...…
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…A llee Willis, award-win- ning songwriter and Detroit native, died Dec. 24, 2019, in Los Angeles at age 72 of cardiac arrest. Willis, who gained inspi- ration from Motown for her own work, wrote such well- known songs as “September” and “Boogie Wonderland” in collaboration with Earth, Wind & Fire; she won two Grammy Awards for her work on Beverly Hills Cop and the Tony- nominated Broadway musical The Color Purple, which she co-wr...…
…40 | JANUARY 2 • 2020 Soul of blessed memory celebrate with pride, things of her own doing. ” Willis never studied music. “I’ m untrained, ” she said in the 2018 JN cover story. “The only music lessons I had was that on Saturdays I’ d have my parents drop me off at the Motown house [on West Grand Boulevard]. I’ d sit on the grass and listen to what they were doing inside. If I didn’ t grow up in Detroit, I probably wouldn’ t be ...…
… JANUARY 2 • 2020 | 41 LORETHA “LOU” NELKIN, 95, of Bloomfield Hills, died Dec. 21, 2019. She is survived by her son and daughter-in-law, Allan and Melanie Nelkin; daughters and sons-in-law, Marla and Murray Feldman, and Judy and Nick Dunwoodie; grandchildren, Matthew and Heather Nelkin, David Nelkin, Katie and Andrew Feldman, Rob Feldman and his fiancee, Mallory Sofastall, Evan Dunwoodie, Rachel Dunwoodie, Erin and Megan Mazu...…
…42 | JANUARY 2 • 2020 son of the late Harold and the late Leah Orloff. Interment took place at Adat Shalom Memorial Park Cemetery in Livonia. Contributions may be made to the Michigan Humane Society or to a charity of one’ s choice. Arrangements by Dorfman Chapel. SYLVIA ROSEN, 87, of Southfield, died Dec. 22, 2019. She is survived by her sons and daughters-in-law, Mike and Michele Rosen of Oak Park, David and Amy Rosen of...…
… JANUARY 2 • 2020 | 43 continued on page 44 whom he cared deeply. No services are planned at this time. A private celebra- tion of life will be held in the future. Contributions may be made to the Humane Society of Michigan. DONALD SCHARG, 66, of West Bloomfield, died Dec. 22, 2019. He is survived by his wife, Janice Scharg; son and daughter-in- law, Ari and Sara Scharg of Chicago, Ill.; daughter and son- in-law, Sally and Sandy...…
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… JANUARY 2 • 2020 | 45 GreenS pace Café’ s plant-based menu offers heart-healthy choices. the best of everything Raskin Eating for Health G ood health … one of our greatest life assets, leads off everyone’ s wish for the New Year … is also emphasized by prominent local heart doctor and author Dr. Joel Kahn and his GreenSpace Café … that goes into its fifth year on West Nine Mile Road, Ferndale. The impor- tance of having an...…
…Looking Back From the William Davidson Digital Archive of Jewish Detroit History accessible at www.djnfoundation.org 46 | JANUARY 2 • 2020 Chanukah 1949 Brought Concerns as Well as Joy W hile doing the research in the William Davidson Digital Archive of Jewish Detroit History for my last column about Chanukah, I ran across an interesting issue of the JN from Dec. 15, 1949, that not only had content about Chanukah cele- bratio...…
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…Small Shul Big Horizons Mussar, Mindfulness & Middot Order Honor Faithfulness A Stance of Learning Choice Point Humility תדוקנ הריחב תודמלתההונע הנומא רדס דובכ Mussar is a Jewish spiritual practice focused on cultivating our personal qualities such as humility, responsibility, generosity and others. Our tradition has provided us with practical, day-to-day methods of developing ourselves to reveal the mensch within each of u...…
