… OCTOBER 31 • 2019 | 59 Soul of blessed memory ELAINE BLAU RABIN, 82, passed away Oct. 13, 2019, in Metairie, La. Elaine and her identical twin sister were semi-celebrities in their hometown of Detroit as they were the first-born New Year’ s babies of 1937. The Detroit News featured annual updates of the twins until their 18th birthday. Elaine was active in many civic organizations, including B’ nai B’ rith and National Coun...…
…60 | OCTOBER 31 • 2019 Soul of blessed memory family, he owned a successful advertising business and employed many people with disabilities. Articles about his efforts and success were published in several Florida newspapers. He will be sadly missed by everyone who knew him and every life that he touched. He is survived by his son, Adam Sosnick; daughter and son-in-law, Jennifer and Dr. Sylvan Fain; grandson, Rory; mother, Mimi...…
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…Looking Back From the William Davidson Digital Archive of Jewish Detroit History accessible at www.djnfoundation.org One ‘Radical’ to Another W hen one travels about Michigan, it seems that every other restaurant one passes advertises a “world-famous” something. You can have a famous Lehto’ s pasty on the way to Escanaba from St. Ignace, or you can have a famous Potato Burger in Elmira. While I will personally vouch for the ...…
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…contents Views 5-12 Jews in the D Settlement Reached 14 Michigan’ s Jewish prisoners win right to kosher meals. Remembering Pittsburgh 16 Deadly synagogue shooting happened nearly one year ago. Temple Emanuel Vandalized With Anti-Semitic Flyers 18 Two anti-Semitic flyers were discovered plastered to the double doors of Temple Emanuel in Grand Rapids. Forward-Thinking Leader 20 Outgoing Federation CEO Scott Kaufman leaves a strong...…
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… OCTOBER 24 • 2019 | 5 Views continued on page 8 D id our ancestors live like this? Did they approach the High Holidays with a strict sense of piousness — as I’ ve always assumed — or did they also bend the rules to suit themselves, just like so many Jews do these days? I asked myself that ques- tion during the Yom Kippur service. The service itself — the singing, the sermon, the prayers — was beauti- ful, as always. But at ...…
…Views 6 | OCTOBER 24 • 2019 W ell, you are now leaving the world of unbiased journalism — real journalism — for advocacy journalism. ” Ouch. Almost 34 years later, those words still bite. It was my final day working at the Baltimore Sun. I had been recruited by the new owners of the Detroit Jewish News to relocate here with my wife and toddling son to publish our community’ s primary source of information. Over a farewell shee...…
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…Views 10 | OCTOBER 24 • 2019 based organizations to help secure their facilities well into the future. These funds can be used for developing emergency response plans, target-hardening activities, or training for personnel to help safeguard these institutions and the people they serve from violent attacks. In both 2018 and 2019, Michigan institutions received more than $1 million in grants, including numerous Jewish institutio...…
…12 | OCTOBER 24 • 2019 Views the game so fans could walk around and reflect. The Detroit Jewish com- munity was well represented (I used my connections), and the old ballpark had its first and last minyan for Mincha and Maariv under the stands of the upper deck left field corner. When it came time for closing ceremonies, fans stood and cameras clicked as 63 former Tigers play- ers trotted out (some were driven in golf carts) from...…
… OCTOBER 24 • 2019 | 13 Wonderful Women We were so pleased to read about Lisa Lis in your Oct. 3, 2019, publication (on page 21). She received the Josephine S. Weiner Award for Community Service. Her involvement in Jewish and women’ s activities and support of Detroit is remarkable. As many people know, Lisa is the daughter of Florine Mark, who in her own right, has supported the above causes over the years. Both women are icons...…
…14 | OCTOBER 24 • 2019 J ewish inmates in Michigan prisons will start receiv- ing kosher meals under a proposed settlement reached Oct. 12 in a class-action lawsuit handled by the Civil Rights Clinic at Michigan State University, led by Professor Daniel Manville. “We got the entry for preliminary approv- al and the notices will begin going up in the 16 Michigan prisons that house Jewish inmates,” Manville said. Manville, an ex-o...…
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…16 | OCTOBER 24 • 2019 Jews in the D Remembering Pittsburgh Deadly synagogue shooting happened nearly one year ago. T he Jewish community suffered the most brutal anti-Semitic attack in the history of the U.S. Oct. 27, 2018, when a gunman opened fire at the Tree of Life syna- gogue in Pittsburgh, taking the lives of 11 people from three congregations: Dor Hadash, New Light and Tree of Life – Or L ’ Simcha, all of whom were join...…
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…18 | OCTOBER 24 • 2019 Jews in the D Temple Emanuel Vandalized Two anti-Semitic fl yers were discovered plastered to the double doors of Temple Emanuel in Grand Rapids. S unday morning, Oct. 12, Rabbi Michael Schadick arrived at Temple Emanuel in Grand Rapids just before Sunday school began and immediately noticed something hanging on the doors of the synagogue. Two anti-Semitic flyers were adhered to each side of the synagog...…
… OCTOBER 24 • 2019 | 19 Former Durfee students, family members and friends are invited to reminisce and celebrate with Durfee Alumni, Senator Carl Levin and Congressman Sander Levin. The newest locaon for Metro Detroit Youth Clubs, located in Durfee, is being named in honor of the Levin brothers and Detroit philanthropist, Jim Comer. This extraordinary reunion includes lunch, school tours and the opportunity to support the dream of ...…
…20 | OCTOBER 24 • 2019 Jews in the D W hen Scott Kaufman became president and CEO of the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit 10 years ago, he faced a discouraging environment. The recession had been especially harsh to Michigan, resulting in many closed busi- ness, foreclosed homes and population loss as some residents, including mem- bers of the Jewish community, sought job opportunities in other regions. A colleague at anot...…
… OCTOBER 24 • 2019 | 21 deep passion for community, a commitment to Israel, and for connections and relation- ships that build community, ” Alterman says. “He chose to look at the community as a place of abundance, not scarcity. He sees things before anyone else. He understood the generational shift. ” Jay Sanderson, CEO of the Jewish Federation of Los Angeles, became a Federation executive at the same time as Kaufman and has work...…
…22 | OCTOBER 24 • 2019 I n 1988, when my sister Carole Lasser was 38, she was diagnosed with mul- tiple meningiomas — benign brain tumors. “It’ s not cancer, ” we were told. But as the years moved on so did the tumors and, while they were not cancer, they caused enough trouble: sev- eral surgeries, procedures and countless MRIs. They eventually left her with a recalcitrant left arm, which ended her professional piano playing care...…
… OCTOBER 24 • 2019 | 23 Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit and Friendship Circle of Michigan present An Evening with Golden Gate Bridge Suicide Attempt Survivor and Award-Winning Author and Filmmaker Kevin Hines Wednesday, November 6 6:30 PM: Keynote Presentation 7 PM: Film 8:35 PM: Q & A ZUCKERMAN/KLEIN FAMILY FOUNDATION We Need to Talk is a community-wide youth mental health initiative provided in collaboration wi...…
…24 | OCTOBER 24 • 2019 Jews in the D The JCRC/AJC will be host- ing an event from 7-8:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 30, with the Archdiocese of Detroit. “The Jewish- Catholic Relationship: Past, Present and Future” will take place at Prince of Peace Catholic Church in West Bloomfield. There, the fol- lowing people will discuss the Catholic Church’ s histor- ic journey from anti-Semi- tism to friendship and how the two communities can wo...…
… OCTOBER 24 • 2019 | 25 Your Fi fth Thi rd team wi l l gui de you through a tai l ored busi ness and personal pl anni ng process, and i ntroduce addi ti onal resources as needed to fit your uni que goal s and ci rcumstances. *Fi f t h T hi r d does not pr o vi de t ax , l egal , or ac c ount i ng advi c e. Pl eas e c ont ac t y our t ax advi s or , ac c ount ant , or at t or ney f...…
…26 | OCTOBER 24 • 2019 Jews in the D This year, congregations around the world are going to #ShowUpForShabbat again on the Shabbat immediately before the one-year commemoration of the tragic shooting at Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh Oct. 25-26. The following local congregations will be partici- pating: Adat Shalom Synagogue in Farmington Hills, Beth Israel Congregation in Ann Arbor, Congregation Beth Ahm in West Bloomfie...…
… OCTOBER 24 • 2019 | 27 DARA HORN’S APPEARANCE IS GENEROUSLY SPONSORED BY THE MORRIS AND BEVERLY BAKER FOUNDATION IN MEMORY OF MORRIS D. BAKER 27375 Bell Road L Southfield, Michigan 48034 248.357.5544 L www.shaareyzedek.org DARA HORN C O N G R E G A T I O N S H A A R E Y Z E D E K Scholar-in-Residence THURSDAY, OCTOBER 31, 2019 READ WITH THE RABBI BOOK CLUB 7:00 p.m. Discussion of Dara Horn’s book, A Guide for the Perplexed. SHABBAT, N...…
…28 | OCTOBER 24 • 2019 E arlier this month, I had the privilege to witness brothers Carl, 85, and Sander Levin, 88, enjoy a touching reunion with a handful of their Durfee Intermediate School classmates, class of 1949. It was made even more emotional because it took place in a beautiful refurbished hallway of the architectural gem they called their educational home on Collingwood in Detroit, just south of Central High School. This wa...…
… OCTOBER 24 • 2019 | 29 continued on page 30 The Levins and Jim Comer, Detroit philanthropist and founder of Comer Holdings LLC, headquartered in Southfield, will be honored at an official dedication ceremony celebrating the opening of the newest Metro Detroit Youth Clubs (MDYC) to be housed within the DIS. The club, which will bear the three gentle- men’ s names, will be the organization’ s fifth area club, joining others in Ferndale,...…
…Jews in the D “Back Home” from page 29 continued on page 32 30 | OCTOBER 24 • 2019 congressman agreed to lend their names to the club with assurances it would be dedicated to making a difference in the lives of Detroit children and the community at large, building a bridge from the advantages they enjoyed in the past to a more promising future. It was equally imperative to the Levins that the new club include and be named in rec...…
…continued on page 33 OCTOBER 24 • 2019 | 31 Major Tenant JVS will play a key role in job training and placement for Detroiters needing work. STACY GITTLEMAN CONTRIBUTING WRITER T he friendly receptionist who greets you in the cavernous entry hall of the Durfee Innovation Society (DIS) on Detroit’ s west side says it best when describing the building that once housed the Durfee Intermediate School: “She’ s a beautiful beast.” ...…
…32 | OCTOBER 24 • 2019 The Levins’ participation with the Metro Detroit Youth Clubs is not an iso- lated event. It comes on the heels of years of support to the organization. Tillander fondly recalls “Sander playing basketball with our kids over the decades, while Carl has often welcomed and championed our members over the years.” The idea for creating the Levin-Comer Club at the Durfee location was first gen- erated by former Garden...…
… OCTOBER 24 • 2019 | 33 “Major Tenant” from page 31 One” mobile unit to bring job training and placement resources to home- bound residents in Detroit. In addition to operating the new Durfee Detroit at Work Career Center and WorkForce One mobile unit, JVS and ResCare will also be managing the Detroit at Work Call Center. The call center serves as a central location for Detroiters seeking employment and training resources and will b...…
…Jews in the D “Major Tenant” from page 33 34 | OCTOBER 24 • 2019 impressed with the missions of DIS and Life Remodeled. Since then, the two have envisioned a JVS center at the site to collaborate on ways to bring job training and other opportu- nities to Detroit’ s west side. Philanthropic contributions have helped the DIS. From the Jewish community, they include a $250,000 grant from the Vera and Joseph Dresner Foundation, donate...…
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…36 | OCTOBER 24 • 2019 | faces&places Jews in the D Hundreds of people attended the Oct. 3 unveiling of the Hank Greenberg Walk of Heroes, a new permanent feature at Detroit PAL, a nonprofit organization impacting the lives of Detroit children for 50 years. The event at The Corner Ballpark, former site of Tiger Stadium, celebrated sports leg- ends who made a significant impact in their communities. With funding from the William ...…
… OCTOBER 24 • 2019 | 37 36 Under 36 Nominations Now Open Do you know someone making an impact in the community you can nominate for this special honor? Th e Well, an organization building inclusive Jewish community in Metro Detroit for the under-40 crowd, and the Jewish News are once again partnering on “36 Under 36” to recognize doers, activists, entrepreneurs, philanthropists, community organizers and other young Jewish professi...…
…Moments 38 | OCTOBER 24 • 2019 Talia Jordan Begres will be called to the Torah as a bat mitzvah at Adat Shalom Synagogue in Farmington Hills on Saturday, Oct. 26, 2019. She is the daughter of Karen Cash, and Tommy and Wendy Begres. Talia will be joined in the celebration by her proud grandparents Mort and Ruth Cash and siblings Derek and Ethan Wolfe, and Tova Begres. Talia is a student at Hillel Day School of Metropolitan D...…
… OCTOBER 24 • 2019 | 39 parents, Terri and Michael Kraft, and brother Zachary. She is the grandchild of Marlene and Gary Kraft, and the late Ruth and Mark Silver. Madison is a student at West Hills Middle School in Bloomfield Hills. As part of her most meaningful mitz- vah project, she volunteered weekly at the Oakland County Animal Control and Pet Adoption Center, and she raised funds for the Do-Good Animal Rescue Shelter. Maso...…
…40 | OCTOBER 24 • 2019 Spirit torah portion L et’ s start at the very beginning, which is a very good place to start. This Shabbat, we start read- ing the Torah again, having completed the last portion as part of the Simchat Torah hol- iday. Around the world, Jews will roll their Torah scrolls back to the beginning in order to start re-reading the Five Books of Moses. I’ ve always been intrigued by this prac- tice. For thousands ...…
… OCTOBER 24 • 2019 | 41 Over a decade of ser vi ng Jewi sh Det r oi t calls f or a par t y! A SIMCHA SCOTT FOR Pl ease RSVP onl i ne at jewi shdetroi t.org/scott Congr egat i on Shaar ey Zedek 27375 Bell Rd, Sout hfield Sunday, October 27, 2019 7 - 9 PM Bri ef Program at 8 PM Join us for a free, community-wide event. m Over 50 vendors exhibiting! FREE FLU SHOTS COURTESY OF CVS OTHER SHOTS AVAILABL...…
…42 | OCTOBER 24 • 2019 SUZANNE CHESSLER CONTRIBUTING WRITER Author, Author! M ultimedia presentations — including the actual taping of a podcast episode, a Broadway-style concert featuring a Tony Award nominee and a slideshow of places associated with a murder — enhance this year’ s Detroit Jewish Book Fair filled with a variety of notable authors. The 68th annual event, scheduled Nov. 2-10 at the Jewish Community Center in Wes...…
… OCTOBER 24 • 2019 | 43 little of everything,” he said. “The three of us, with some guest contributors, wrote the book.” Among some 1,000 entries, Michigan is represented by the founding of Humanistic Judaism as worked on by the late Rabbi Sherwin Wine and, in contrast, the popularity of Zingerman’ s Deli in Ann Arbor. The three came up with topics asking the help of Tablet co-workers, divided the subjects three ways and wrote entr...…
…44 | OCTOBER 24 • 2019 Arts&Life Many special events, beyond author presentations, add to this year’ s Detroit Jewish Book Fair, scheduled Nov. 2-10, at and outside the Jewish Community Center. There also are programs preceding and spanning the fair timeline. The Porch, a new café in the JCC, offers pizza, sandwiches, salads and more during Book Fair hours. Visiting authors will discuss novels and nonfiction works that cover a v...…
… OCTOBER 24 • 2019 | 45 publisher when she read a biography of Arthur Conan Doyle and learned he was a crusader for social justice. Fox was impressed that Doyle, who grew up very poor in a fatherless family, never forgot his beginnings and agitated for all kinds of causes — exposing Belgian atrocities in the Congo, liberalizing divorce laws for women who were in abusive marriages and investigating wrongful convictions, including ...…
