…NOVEMBER 9 • 2023 | 3 J N contents PURELY COMMENTARY 4-10 Essays and viewpoints. OUR COMMUNITY 12 Passing the Torch Gary Torgow and Michael Berger succeed Matt Lester and Dennis Bernard as new leaders at Federation and Foundation. 18 An Overdue Honor Nearly 80 years after his death in WWII, PFC Gilbert J. Himelhoch was memorialized with full military honors. 23 Detroit Stands with Israel at FIDF Event Fa...…
…30 | NOVEMBER 9 • 2023 J N OUR COMMUNITY O ne person’s essay discusses preparing food specialties for neighbors at unexpected times. Another person’s essay stresses the importance of talking about early and ostensibly personal health issues. A third person’s essay recalls the significance of travel with family. The three essayists are among 39 residents of Jewish Senior Life of Metropolitan Detroit who contributed to a new bo...…
…NOVEMBER 9 • 2023 | 31 J N extended friendships. “Cancer is not a secret,” said Kalef, author of “Cancer Is a Pain in the Butt!” and whose earlier writing had been in column form, taking subjects from her former career responsibilities as a space organizer. “People should talk about it — what it feels like and how different modalities affect people differently. I have been president of the Meer Council, and people have been so s...…
…32 | NOVEMBER 9 • 2023 J N OUR COMMUNITY A mid the sorrow of the horrific terror attack on Israel and the war with Hamas, Sam Dubin and Beverly Liss of Fed Radio Detroit sat down with Rabbi Asher Lopatin, executive director of the Jewish Community Relations Council/ AJC, to share his mission, ambition and hope going forward. Lopatin explains how the JCRC/AJC acts as a bridge from the Jewish community of Detroit to the broader ...…
…NOVEMBER 9 • 2023 | 33 J N H igher Hopes! is celebrating 10 years of distributing 1,000 complete Thanksgiving meal kits allowing families to enjoy dinner at home with loved ones. These kits contain everything from a 12- to 14-pound turkey and all the sides, including stuffing, Michigan potatoes, yams, all of the ingredients for green bean casserole, Zoup! Chicken Broth, Jiffy Corn Muffin Mix, cranberry sauce, apples, spices, Coca-...…
…O n Nov. 12, Jewish environmental orga- nization Adamah Detroit will host the Adamah Detroit Community Summit from 2-5 p.m. at the DNR Outdoor Adventure Center in Detroit. The free summit, which focuses on climate action, climate finance, environ- mental education through a Jewish lens, and how Jewish history and tradition con- nects to the planet, will share actionable steps the commu- nity can take to battle the climate crisis. ...…
…NOVEMBER 9 • 2023 | 35 Adamah Detroit Community Summit. JEWISH ENVIRONMENTAL ADVOCACY As a state full of natural resources and picturesque landscapes, Michigan faces many pressing environmen- tal challenges. This session will include input from local leaders engaged in climate advocacy on pending legisla- tion and how local organiza- tions can advocate for topics of their choosing. Jewish Environmental Advocacy was developed in p...…
…36 | NOVEMBER 9 • 2023 J N business SPOTlight brought to you in partnership with B I R M I N G H A M E ight years ago when now president and CEO Jacob Zuppke joined pet tech innovation company Whisker, he was one of a two-person marketing team charged with launching the next generation of Whisker’s claim-to-fame, the self-cleaning Litter-Robot. At the time, Zuppke, 35, of Bloomfield Hills and a lifelong Temple Shir Shalom membe...…
…NOVEMBER 9 • 2023 | 37 J N “The company has evolved so drastically over the last eight-and-a-half years, ” Zuppke explains. “It’s been a dream for me as a mar- keter and as an entrepreneur. ” In just one year of working at Whisker, Zuppke helped grow the then-15-year-old company by 80%. “It was a wake-up call for everybody on the team of what opportunity was in front of us, ” he explains. Having Zuppke originally join as the 25th emplo...…
…38 | NOVEMBER 9 • 2023 J N here’s to Warburg Pincus, a leading global growth investor, announced that Jeffrey Perlman, formerly of Michigan and current head of Southeast Asia and Asia-Pacific Real Estate, will become president of the firm. Jeff has helped build a leading real estate franchise in Asia Pacific, including co- founding and sponsoring some of the largest real estate companies in the region, partnering with entrepr...…
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…4 | NOVEMBER 9 • 2023 J N PURELY COMMENTARY I recently became a life member of the Jewish War Veterans of the United States of America. JWV is “a Jewish voice for veterans and a veteran’s voice for Jews.” Whether or not you served in the military, you can join and support JWV. JWV defends the rights and benefits of all service members and veterans, fights antisemitism and supports the State of Israel.” It also provides educat...…
…40 | NOVEMBER 9 • 2023 J N Fox 65th T obi and Larry Fox of West Bloomfield celebrated their 65th wedding anniversary on Oct. 26, 2023. They are the proud parents of Michael and Stacy Fox, and Allan and Shelly Fox. They are even prouder of their grandchildren, Gabriel, Izzy, Eli, Simon and Goldie. MAZEL TOV! HOW TO SUBMIT ANNOUNCEMENTS Mazel Tov! announcements are welcomed for members of the Jewish community. Anniversaries, engagements...…
…NOVEMBER 9 • 2023 | 41 J N SPIRIT Our ‘Could Haves’ R ecently, during a reli- gious school pickup, I witnessed a fright- ening scene A child wriggled free from his mother’s grasp and ran across parking lot traffic. His mother got to him, weaving through cars to the other side of the driveway. She hugged her child close while simultaneously berating him, “You could have been killed, ” she shouted. She scolded and he cried, both ...…
…42 | NOVEMBER 9 • 2023 T he name of our parshah seems to embody a paradox. It is called Chaye Sarah, “the life of Sarah,” but it begins with the death of Sarah. What is more, toward the end, it records the death of Abraham. Why is a parshah about death called “life”? The answer, it seems to me, is that — not always, but often — death and how we face it is a commentary on life and how we live it. Which brings us to a deep...…
…NOVEMBER 9 • 2023 | 43 of the strong heart; even more, I find a people.” So despite his skepticism about religion in general and the Judeo-Christian heritage in particular, he had a genuine respect for Tanach.) HAVING A WHY Abraham and Sarah were among the supreme examples in all history of what it is to have a Why in life. The entire course of their lives came as a response to a call, a Divine voice, that told them to leave the...…
…Synagogue Directory METRO DETROIT CONSERVATIVE Adat Shalom Synagogue Farmington Hills (248) 851-5100 adatshalom.org Congregation Beth Ahm West Bloomfield (248) 851-6880 cbahm.org Congregation Beth Shalom Oak Park (248) 547-7970 congbethshalom.org Beth Tephilath Moses Mt. Clemens (586) 996-3138 bethtephilathmoses.com B’nai Israel Synagogue West Bloomfield (248) 432-2729 bnaiisraelwb.org Congregation B’nai Moshe West Blo...…
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…46 | NOVEMBER 9 • 2023 J N P robing Judaism and history enter into the expressed interests of writer and Ohio bookstore owner Linda Kass, who worked in Detroit from 1978-80. During her Michigan years, she represented Time magazine and taught at Wayne State University. Kass made her interests known to Michigan readers when she returned to Metro Detroit Tuesday, Oct. 17, to introduce her third book, Bessie (She Writes Press), a...…
…NOVEMBER 9 • 2023 | 47 J N and earned a master’s degree in journalism from Ohio State University. Her career goes beyond magazine writing and into cable television and nonprofit work before opening Gramercy Books, a local, independent bookstore in Bexley, Ohio. The author’s personal life includes marriage for 36 years to Frank Kass, an urban real estate redeveloper who currently has a project around Lansing. They have a combin...…
…48 | NOVEMBER 9 • 2023 J N ISRAELI COMEDY SERIES, SILVERMAN HOSTS, TWO DOCUMENTARIES Bros is an eight-episode, comedic Israeli series that premieres on Netflix on Nov. 9. This Hebrew language series was co-created by Guy Amir, 46, and Hanan Savyon, 47, and they are Bros co-stars. The Jerusalem Post recently called the duo the “kings of Israeli comedy.” They co-wrote and co-starred-in the hit TV series Asfur and the hit movies,...…
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…50 | NOVEMBER 9 • 2023 J N Anniversary Benefit Dinner, at Huntington Place (1 Washington Blvd.) in Detroit. The organization will honor Cynthia and Marvin Zucker, who have made Holocaust education central to their philanthropy. Cocktails and hors d’oeuvres at 5:30 pm; seated dinner and program at 6:30 pm. Keynote speaker: Dana Bash, CNN anchor and chief political correspondent. Registration is required. To purchase tickets o...…
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…52 | NOVEMBER 9 • 2023 A special group of volunteer judges will be reviewing submissions and choosing the 36 winners. Honorees will receive a free subscription to the JN and be featured in a February 2024 issue. GO ONLINE TO THEJEWISHNEWS.COM AND SUBMIT YOUR NOMINATION BY DECEMBER 29, 2023 JEWISH NEWS THE DETROIT Do you know someone who gives of themselves to the community in robust — and often thankless — ways? Someone you admire and...…
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…56 | NOVEMBER 9 • 2023 MAURICE N. BLAKE, 90, died Oct. 21, 2023. He was the devoted husband of Gloria Remer Blake; brother of the late Marvin Blake, the late Eileen (Blake) Racklin, the late Florence (Blake) Pais and the late Estelle (Blake) Koloff. He was the loving son of the late Minnie and Norman Blake. He’s survived by many loving nieces and nephews. RONALD P . COLBERT, 57, of Livonia, died Oct. 23, 2023. He was an avid ...…
…NOVEMBER 9 • 2023 | 57 J N continued on page 58 edu/find/#!/give/basket/ fund/799911; Alzhimer’s Association-Greater Michigan Chapter, 25200 Telegraph Road, Suite 100, Southfield, MI 48033, alz.org/gmc; or to a charity of one’s choice. Arrangements by Ira Kaufman Chapel. c. 1960 CELIA KAYE FINE, 81, of Southfield, devoted daughter, mother, sister and nurse, passed away peace- fully on Oct. 24, 2023. She is survived by her dau...…
…58 | NOVEMBER 9 • 2023 J N Emma Mientkiewicz, Sarah, Morgan and Riley Stantus. Mr. Friedman was the devoted son of the late Adele and the late Earl Friedman; the dear uncle of the late Kevin Donohue. Interment was at Beth El Memorial Park. Contributions may be made to Sweet Relief Musicians Fund, 2650 E. Imperial Hwy., Suite 208, Brea, CA 82821, sweetrelief. org; American Cancer Society, 20450 Civic Center Drive, Southfield, MI ...…
…NOVEMBER 9 • 2023 | 59 J N Judaism embraces all facets of life . . . including death. Trust us to assist you with dignity and grace. 6555 W. Maple Road • West Bloomfield, MI 48322 • 248.592.2687 • www.jhcn.org NO JEW IS EVER ALONE Frances Fetter z’l FEBRUARY 10, 1924 NOVEMBER 3, 2023 M A Y H E R M E M O R Y B E F O R A B L E S S I N G WE REMEMBER & MOURN OUR CHERISHED FRIEND AND PATRON FRANCES FETTER Z’L Beloved matriarch of the...…
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…60 | NOVEMBER 9 • 2023 J N and Amit Solway, Jodi and Daniel Ehrmann, Zachary and Stephanie Friedman, Jacob and Abby Friedman, David Friedman, Sarah and Shlomo Muller, Yitzy Solway, Yaakov Solway, Yehuda Solway, Kayla and Ahron Maslin, Moriyah Solway, Tehila Solway, Hadassah Solway, Akiva Solway; six great-grandchil- dren; sisters-in-law, Rita Kroll, Merle Solway; many loving cousins and dear friends. Mrs. Solway was the beloved ...…
…NOVEMBER 9 • 2023 | 61 J N ‘Golden Book’ of the Fallen N ov. 11, as it is every year, is Veterans Day. This is the day when we honor all the women and men who have served in America’s armed forces. This is distinct from Memorial Day, a time to commemorate those who died for our nation. Veterans Day began as Armistice Day. It was designated as such to honor the soldiers, sailors, Coast Guard and Marines who fought in World War I, wh...…
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…DETROIT JEWISH NEWS 32255 Northwestern Hwy. Suite 205, Farmington Hills, MI 48334 248-354-6060 thejewishnews.com NOVEMBER 9 • 2023 | 7 J N continued from page 6 ears. It’s a warning we would all be wise to heed. Clausewitz’s metaphor of fog aptly fits the challenge of seeing straight in an information war. The current conflict is being waged not only between Israel and Hamas but also by a host of foreign actors, all of whom take to cy...…
…8 | NOVEMBER 9 • 2023 J N continued on page 9 guest column Surrounded by Chesed in Israel W hen we arrived in Bet Shemesh after making aliyah from Oak Park, I constantly asked my four kids, now aged 9 to 14, “What would we do if we heard a siren now?” I pointed out the bomb shelters, explained how we’ d drop what we were doing and run. Sometimes we’ d practice. Now it’s the real thing. We’ve had four sirens since Simchat Torah ...…
…NOVEMBER 9 • 2023 | 9 J N continued from page 8 tying them for up to five hours a day! There are so many people who need help. Soldiers. Displaced families. Grieving families. Overwhelmed mothers with apartments full of terrified kids and their husbands on the front lines. Everyone is chipping in to help. On one occasion, an alert went out in Bet Shemesh that 270,000 soldiers would be arriving for Shabbat and needed sleeping gear...…
…$200 Nov. 2-8, 2023 / 18-24 Cheshvan 5784 JEWISH NEWS THE DETROIT thejewishnews.com As the war began, United Hatzalah medical As the war began, United Hatzalah medical volunteers unhesitatingly risked their own volunteers unhesitatingly risked their own lives to save others. lives to save others. See page 26 HEROISM Under Fire …
…10 | NOVEMBER 2 • 2023 N o one asked you, you dirty Jew. ” “I bet you can hear a penny fall from a mile away. ” “Go back to the gas chambers. ” At first glance, these sentences, with varying degrees of problematic content, sound like they come from a 1930s movie, Nazi propaganda or an interview with post-2020 Kanye West. But these are all sentences and phrases I have heard directed at me or my Jewish friends in 2023, in a...…
…NOVEMBER 2 • 2023 | 11 treat everyone with harmony and respect, no matter what they say back to us. The way the adult Jewish community can help us deal with this struggle is to do the confronting when we feel socially like we cannot. Parents, temples and Jewish organizations should be actively supporting and ask- ing their high school kids if they need to share anything, because chances are, they probably do. Problems obviously ...…
…12 | NOVEMBER 2 • 2023 J N OUR COMMUNITY A Bright Light Now Gone DANNY SCHWARTZ STAFF WRITER Sam Woll speaks at an IADS block party in August 2022. JAMIE FELDMAN …
…NOVEMBER 2 • 2023 | 13 J N A mong the countless heartbreaking yet beautiful tributes at Samantha Woll’s funeral service, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel reflected on the immense outpouring of love from all those who knew Woll, following her tragic death. “What stands out to me is these senti- ments are all so remarkably similar. Sam was said to be kind, caring, compassionate, sincere, loving, a tenacious advocate and supporter...…
…continued from page 13 14 | NOVEMBER 2 • 2023 J N OUR COMMUNITY A CONNECTION WITH ALL PEOPLE Woll was a powerful interfaith bridge-builder and was engaged with the Muslim and Hindu communities in that space. She was also deeply devoted to inter- communal bridge-building with the Asian American and African American communities. Woll was a founder of the Muslim-Jewish Forum of Detroit and a longtime American Jewish Committee lay le...…
…NOVEMBER 2 • 2023 | 15 J N A special quality of Woll’s, Lopatin recalls, is how she was able to connect with younger people — young Jews, young Muslims and beyond. “ And it’s interesting, she’s someone who did not have any children herself, ” Lopatin said. “I think someone like her brings hope for our children that this can be a better world. ” To everyone who knew her, Woll was not only a person they wanted at their side — every...…
…16 | NOVEMBER 2 • 2023 J N OUR COMMUNITY continued on page 18 continued from page 15 all backgrounds at Hebrew Memorial Chapel in Oak Park. The service, which took place just one day after Woll’s senseless death, an end to an impactful life with still so much to give, saw family, friends and community gather to share memories and attempt to find consolation in those memories. In her eulogy, Dr. Monica Woll Rosen passionately des...…
