…OCTOBER 26 • 2023 | 5 J N 29699 Southfield Road | Southfield, MI 48076 | 248.559.5000 | geshermi.org 15th Annual FUNdraising Event Benefiting Women in Our Community ↓ To purchase tickets, scan QR code or go to www.geshermi.org/tradesecrets plus ... WIN A TRIP FOR 4 TO FLORENCE, ITALY! Max of 250 tickets sold! $200 PER TICKET LICENSE #R70917 A fun, unique, and inspiring evening! MORE INFORMATION: LINDSEY FOX | 248.233.4343 | lfox@...…
…50 | OCTOBER 26 • 2023 J N T wo local young theater performers — Toby Gittleman of West Bloomfield and Kevin Keller of Detroit — play the parts of auditioning young theater performers in the hit musical A Chorus Line. Gittleman as Bobby and Keller as Greg take the stage for the Nicely Theatre Group performances at 7:30 p.m. Friday-Saturday, Oct. 27-28, and 2 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 29, at the Berman Center for the Performing Arts in...…
…OCTOBER 26 • 2023 | 51 J N have created a welcoming environment, and the cast creates a very comfortable mood. “I think a lot of acting has come very naturally to me because you can really use empathy to build another person,” Gittleman said. “If you take what you know about the core ways that you operate and put that into a person who has a completely different set of life experiences, I find that an intuitive process and rea...…
…52 | OCTOBER 26 • 2023 J N A RESPONSE TO THE ATTACK ON ISRAEL, HALLOWEEN STUFF, BILLIONS Creative Community for Peace (CCFP) is a nonprofit, enter- tainment industry organization that views the arts as a bridge to peace, while, at the same time, it battles antisemitism and the Israel “divestment” campaign. On Oct. 12, the CCFP released Israel Under Attack — Open Letter. Seven hundred people in the entertainment industry signed ...…
…OCTOBER 26 • 2023 | 53 J N ON THE GO PEOPLE | PLACES | EVENTS ‘JERSEY BOYS’ Oct. 27-NOV. 12 Birmingham Village Players will present the Metro Detroit Community Theatre Premiere of Jersey Boys the Musical, a musical biography that takes you behind the scenes and behind the music of Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons. Performances are Oct. 27, 28 and Nov. 3, 4, 10, 11 at 8 pm and Oct. 29 and Nov. 5, 12 at 2 pm. Reserved tickets a...…
…54 | OCTOBER 26 • 2023 J N ON THE GO PEOPLE | PLACES | EVENTS AI & JUDAISM 7:30 PM, OCT. 31 (TUES.) An online event organized by Congregation Beth Ahm. The Jewish world has exploded with possibilities about how Judaism might be impacted by AI and what Judaism might offer the AI conversation in turn. In this online course with David Zvi Kalman, cover the current state of artificial intelligence, how we might expect Judaism to ...…
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…56 | OCTOBER 26 • 2023 J N OBITUARIES OF BLESSED MEMORY S usan Olesha Levytsky Shwayder, 69, of Franklin, died in her home in New York City on Oct. 10, 2023, after a three-year battle with cancer. Susan was born in Perth Amboy, N.J., on Jan 23, 1954. She grew up in Perth Amboy, where she attended the Lady of Hungary School and graduated from Perth Amboy High School in 1972. She went on to Rutgers University in the first cla...…
…OCTOBER 26 • 2023 | 57 J N friends. In addition to being a brilliant writer and incredible mother, Sue was an arbiter of taste and beauty, a fantastic chef, baker and hostess extraor- dinaire. Every year, around the winter holidays, she transformed the kitchen into her own personal cookie factory, making and sending out hundreds of handmade gourmet creations to friends, col- leagues and family around the world. You knew Sue love...…
…58 | OCTOBER 26 • 2023 J N HARVEY ADELMAN, 95, of West Bloomfield, died Oct. 15, 2023. He is survived by children, Cary (Ellen) Adelman, Ralph Adelman and Gregg Adelman; grandchildren, Eric (Karen) Adelman, Scott (Rebecca) Adelman, Megan (Jeremy) Lawless and Kevin Adelman; great-grandchildren, Jocelyn, Natalie, Mia, Graham, Olivia, Ava, Madeline, Walter, Cain and Leah; many other loving family members and friends. Interment w...…
…OCTOBER 26 • 2023 | 59 J N continued on page 60 host of close friends. Shirley was predeceased by her loving parents, Albert and Rose Smith; and her beloved brother Ronald Smith. She was also the mother of the late Dr. Woody Friedman, the late Gordy Pallitz and the late Janice Tilchen; the aunt of the late Marney Schoenfeld (Randy). She was the wife of the late Larry Pallitz and the late Wally Friedman. PAULA BETH GOLDBERG, 77, ...…
…1942 - 2023 Covering and Connecting Jewish Detroit Every Week To make a donation to the DETROIT JEWISH NEWS FOUNDATION go to the website www.thejewishnews.com The Detroit Jewish News (USPS 275-520) is published every Thursday at 32255 Northwestern Highway, #205, Farmington Hills, Michigan. Periodical postage paid at Southfield, Michigan, and additional mailing offices. Postmaster: send changes to: Detroit Jewish News, 322...…
…60 | OCTOBER 26 • 2023 J N OBITUARY CHARGES The processing fee for obituaries is: $125 for up to 100 words; $1 per word thereafter. A photo counts as 15 words. There is no charge for a Holocaust survivor icon. The JN reserves the right to edit wording to conform to its style considerations. For information, have your funeral director call the JN or you may call Sy Manello, editorial assistant, at (248) 351-5147 or email him at s...…
…OCTOBER 26 • 2023 | 61 J N T his past Thursday, Oct. 19, 2023, was a moment of happiness for the staff of the JN. Mark Davidoff received the Fred M. Butzel Award, the Jewish Federation of Detroit’s highest honor. For the past three years, we have worked closely with Mark in his role as senior adviser to the board of the Detroit Jewish Foundation. He’s a great colleague, and we send him a warm mazel tov. My archival friend Robbie Terman,...…
…62 | OCTOBER 26 • 2023 Just for Fun Jewish Joke of the Week THE BIG WAVE A Jewish woman is walking on the beach with her little grandson. Suddenly a huge wave sweeps the boy out to sea. Desperate, the woman looks up to heaven and says, “God, please rescue my grandson, my only grandson, the light of my life!” Miraculously, the next big wave deposits the little boy at her feet, completely unharmed. She looks up to heaven and says...…
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…DETROIT JEWISH NEWS 32255 Northwestern Hwy. Suite 205, Farmington Hills, MI 48334 248-354-6060 thejewishnews.com OCTOBER 26 • 2023 | 7 J N continued from page 6 W e are living through an excruciating reality. The brutal and inhuman attacks on men, women and children in villages and towns near the Gaza border will remain a trauma in our nation’s collective memory for generations. The Simchat Torah massacre shall nei- ther be forgo...…
…8 | OCTOBER 26 • 2023 J N from the front lines Talking With the Soldiers I Drive to the War M any emotions are pulsing through my heart and soul. The most predominant is intense sadness. I cannot help but think about the innocent kidnapped victims. We have no idea if they are alive or dead, dying a painful death from a wound or a slow death from lack of food and water. The sadness is compounded by one heartbreaking funeral ...…
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…10 | OCTOBER 19 • 2023 J N essays From the Front Lines Editor’s Note: The following essays are from former Metro Detroiters now living in Israel. O n the morning of Shemini Atzeret/Simchat Torah: I heard sirens. Unexpected, but that happens sometimes. But then more sirens, and Iron Dome explosions, which can be heard from tens of kilometers away. When the sirens went off, people in shul moved to the mamad (bomb shelter room), a...…
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…12 | OCTOBER 19 • 2023 J N More than 2,000 people came to Shaarey Zedek to show their support for Israel. …
…OCTOBER 19 • 2023 | 13 J N OUR COMMUNITY COVER STORY continued on page 14 T he Metro Detroit Jewish community came together for an evening of hope, prayer and solidarity in the face of tragedy on Oct. 9 at Southfield’s Congregation Shaarey Zedek. State leaders, Jewish community leaders and thousands of community members were bonded by a collective stance, repeated loudly and proudly throughout the night: Detroit stands with Israel!...…
…14 | OCTOBER 19 • 2023 J N continued from page 13 Jewish community raised more than $1.5 million in just 24 hours for JFMD’s Israel Emergency Campaign. Donations can be made at https://jewishdetroit.org/ swords-of-iron-2023/. “This money has already begun to be deployed. We are already helping victims, families and friends. We’re helping get people out of the south, we’re paying for residences in the north, and we will continue t...…
…OCTOBER 19 • 2023 | 15 J N Photo courtesy of Robert Bruce Photography CYNTHIA AND MARVIN ZUCKER Honorees DANA BASH Keynote Speaker CNN Anchor and Chief Political Correspondent Unprecedented events in Israel remind us that antisemitism remains a scourge that must be uprooted. Your support of The Zekelman Holocaust Center is essential. Together, we will teach people throughout Michigan to confront the evils of hatred and racism. P...…
…16 | OCTOBER 19 • 2023 J N continued on page 18 Erela Sabag, a current Detroit Shinshiniot (an Israeli teen program), delivered heartbreaking testimony from a friend who managed to escape from the desert music festival near the Gaza-Israel border, where Hamas attacked and left an estimated 260 dead. Liraz Baksis, a former Israeli emissary to Jewish Detroit, expressed in her testimonial video that the previous 48 hours were ...…
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…18 | OCTOBER 19 • 2023 J N praying for us. By gathering tonight, miles and miles away from Israel and showing your support, you are helping. It means the world to us,” Baksis said. One of the most heartbreaking moments of the evening came in the opening statements by Lior Zisser- Yogev, who recently began her role as the new community shlicha to Israel after moving to Bloomfield Hills in August. Zisser-Yogev revealed that her ...…
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…20 | OCTOBER 19 • 2023 J N OUR COMMUNITY D rivers in rush hour traffic along Orchard Lake Road passing Northwestern Highway on Monday, Oct. 9, passed dozens of supporters of Israel waving American and Israeli flags and holding signs proclaiming unwavering solidarity with Israel. The rally was organized by #EndJewHatred. “What we saw this weekend was the worst onslaught of terror in Israel’s history since the Yom Kippur War,” s...…
…OCTOBER 19 • 2023 | 21 J N Adar Rubin, director of mobilization at #EndJewHatred Congresswoman Haley Stevens addresses rally-goers Ben Rashty and Daniel Ylaguev Jamie Feldman and Yakov Silberberg JAMIE FELDMAN JAMIE FELDMAN JAMIE FELDMAN YEVGENIYA GAZMAN …
…22 | OCTOBER 19 • 2023 J N to be among other Jewish people and those who support Israel to reignite our shared love for each other and the country that means the world to us.” Mendel added, “Having visited Israel for the first time in March 2023 during the Motor City Mission, it seems surreal to see what is now going on in Israel. The Metro Detroit community is so supportive, strong and giving. I’m proud to be a part of the Metro De...…
…OCTOBER 19 • 2023 | 23 J N 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 ...…
…24 | OCTOBER 19 • 2023 J N OUR COMMUNITY W hen the Hamas terror began in Israel on Oct. 7, Shomer Shabbat Jews who weren’t answering their phones or checking the news were among the last to know. Still, the news made its way around the community and put a damper on what is supposed to be the happiest of all the Jewish holidays. It was especially devas- tating for those who have family mem- bers in the IDF. Margery Klausner of South...…
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…26 | OCTOBER 19 • 2023 J N COMMUNITY SUPPORT Rabbi Michele Faudem, a West Bloomfield rabbi and educator, is another local mom who has had a child serve in the IDF. Her Lone Soldier son finished his service in April 2023. He’s been living in Jerusalem ever since and is poised to start studying business at Machon Lev next week. Like Margery, Michele did not know that war had broken out until her aunt and uncle knocked on her back pat...…
…OCTOBER 19 • 2023 | 27 J N A bout 300 community members gathered together on Sunday, Oct. 8, at Ann Arbor’s Beth Israel Congregation to express their solidarity with Israel. An additional 194 watched the program on livestream. The community gathering in support of Israel was a true communal event coordinated by leaders from the Jewish Federation of Greater Ann Arbor, Beth Israel Congregation, Temple Beth Emeth and the Ann Arbor R...…
…28 | OCTOBER 19 • 2023 J N OUR COMMUNITY W hat was supposed to be a joyful trip with loved ones quickly turned into a tense and stressful situation for Jill and Joseph Greenbaum of Southfield. They arrived in Israel for a 60th birthday celebration and cruise with family members that was scheduled to leave Oct. 9. Instead of marking a happy milestone, they were hunkered down in Netanya closely monitoring news reports of the surpris...…
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…OCTOBER 19 • 2023 | 3 J N contents PURELY COMMENTARY 4-10 Essays and viewpoints. OUR COMMUNITY 12 We Are Stronger Together The Metro Detroit Jewish community — more than 2,000 strong —came together for an evening of solidarity for our Jewish state. 20 Rally to Support Israel #EndJewHatred organizes rally in support of Israel in West Bloomfield. 24 Moms of Lone Soldiers Community supports parents of those ...…
…30 | OCTOBER 19 • 2023 J N I t is time to grab your family and friends, lace up your favorite kicks, and head over to Southfield City Center for the 2023 ADL Michigan Walk Against Hate on Oct. 22. Everyone is invited to participate to move toward a future without antisemitism, racism or bigotry. Planned speakers at this year’s ADL Michigan Walk Against Hate include Southfield Mayor Kenson Siver, ADL Senior Vice President for Public...…
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…32 | OCTOBER 19 • 2023 J N BOOK CLUB NIGHT Monday, November 6 @ 6 PM The Majority Elizabeth L. Silver Spotlight Events For the whole brochure, please visit: jccdet.org/bookfair | 248-609-3303 PATRON NIGHT Oscar Wars | Michael Schulman Thursday, November 2 @ 7:30 PM A captivating history of the Academy Awards featuring a star-studded cast of Hollywood players and a live concert of Oscar favorites! To become a Book Fair patron, plea...…
…OCTOBER 19 • 2023 | 33 J N DATE TIME BOOK TITLE/PROGRAM AUTHOR/GUEST SUN. OCT. 22 1:00 pm (P) BEFORE THE FAIR – LIVE at the DIA! Brushed Aside: The Untold Story of Women in Art (NF) Noah Charney 4 WED. NOV. 1 1:00 pm (P) She’s Up to No Good (F) Sarah Goodman Confino 7:00 pm (P) We Need to Talk About Antisemitism (NF) Rabbi Diana Fersko 4 ...…
…JAMAL AWAD/FLASH90/JTA Israeli security forces search from Hamas Militants in the southern Israeli city of Sderot, Oct. 7, 2023. OUR COMMUNITY Initial reaction from Metro Detroiters who made aliyah. The Shemini Atzeret/ Simchat Torah War: Operation Iron Swords NATHANIEL WARSHAY EFRAT, ISRAEL I n the western Midwest states of Kansas, Iowa, Nebraska and others, where it is so flat you can see from one state line across to th...…
…OCTOBER 19 • 2023 | 35 J N YOSSI ZAMIR/FLASH90/JTA Israeli security seen next to burnt cars at the entrance to Kibbutz Be’eri, near the Israeli-Gaza Border, in southern Israel, Oct. 9, 2023. mass murder, kidnapping. Stories abound in the Israeli press of terrorists entering unlocked homes and safe rooms during air raid sirens, killing, raping and stealing children and adults of all ages. The Times of Israel told of one man who r...…
…36 | OCTOBER 19 • 2023 J N DETROITERS IN ISRAEL Moshe “Mark” and Badonna Berkman lived in Flint for 10 years and Oak Park for 15 years before making aliyah and settling in Ranana. “Badonna and I have some fear for personal safety, but a strong sense of anger for what has happened,” Moshe said. “Think of it, Hamas launched literally thousands of missiles into areas where people live, trying to kill them on a holiday (Simchat Tor...…
