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June 13, 2019 (vol. , iss. 1) • Page Image 25

…June 13 • 2019 25 jn We accept Visa, Master Card, Discover, American Express and EBT Cards 32906 Middlebelt Rd (at 14 Mile), Farmington Hills | 248-855-0007 Hours: Mon - Sat 8:30-8:30, Sun 8:30-7pm | www.JohnnyPomodoros.com TUESDAY’ S SENIOR CITIZEN DISCOUNT 10% (excludes beer, wine, sale items, garden center, and special orders) Johnny Pomodoro’ s makes every effort to insure that the prices and items listed on our fl yers are up to date ...…

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…26 June 13 • 2019 jn The Detroit Tigers once again hosted Jewish Heritage Day at Comerica Park. On Sunday, May 19, hundreds of members of Detroit’ s Jewish community cheered on the Tigers and were treated to kippot featuring an Olde English D and a newly designed Tiger hat with the Hebrew letter Daled and an Israeli flag on each side. Prior to the first pitch, leaders of this summer’ s Maccabi Games were honored on the field and the Temp...…

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…June 13 • 2019 27 jn 248-613-5888 Licensed and Insured ONE DAY CONCRETE COATINGS 4x Stronger than Epoxy One Day Installation 15 Year Warranty Will Not Chip or Peel UV Resistant Transform your space in just 24 hours no matter the temperature Veteran Owned www.MotorCityFloorsandCoatings.com …

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…28 June 13 • 2019 jn One of the Twins from France performing an amazing feat. A young boy gets a “horse” ride. A trio of Yeshivas Lubavitch students managed much of the grilling. jews d in the | faces&places Chabad of Michigan hosted two community Lag b’ Omer celebrations May 23, each drawing hundreds of participants. The 6th annual Great Jewish Family Festival was held at Heritage Park in Farmington Hills; the other event, arranged...…

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…June 13 • 2019 29 jn Assi sted Li vi ng | Memory Care 2400 East Li ncol n Bi rmi ngham, MI 48009 WWW.SENIORLIFESTYLE.COM Thi s event fil l s up fast. Pl ease RSVP. FRIDAY, JUNE 28 AT NOON 248-934-0016 Stop by our communi ty because one of the tasti est food trucks i n town wi l l be here. You can grab and go or come on i n to enjoy your meal . …

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…30 June 13 • 2019 jn PHOTOS BY BRETT MOUNTAIN Jewish Senior Life held its 26th Annual Eight Over Eighty fundraiser May 19 honoring members of the Jewish community 80 years and older. More than 420 people attended at Adat Shalom Synagogue in Farmington Hills. Co-chairs Arlene Selik of Huntington Woods and Nancy Reed of Franklin called attention to the partnership of each honoree with a Frankel Jewish Academy student. Cheryl Chodun emceed...…

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…June 13 • 2019 31 jn Can one card bri ng you peace of mi nd? Count on i t. Count on Bl ue Cross Bl ue Shi el d of Mi chi gan and Bl ue Care Network to gi ve you the peace of mi nd that comes wi th knowi ng you’ l l have access to heal th care that’ s ri ght f or you. For 80 years, Bl ue Cross has been doi ng more to bri ng you the choi ces, access and experti se that al l ow you to move ...…

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…32 June 13 • 2019 jn moments Rebekah Elise Goodman, daughter of Jamie and Erik Goodman, will lead the congregation in prayer as she cele- brates her bat mitzvah at Temple Israel in West Bloomfield on Friday, June 14, 2019. She will be joined in cele- bration by her siblings Cameron and Arabella and proud grandpar- ents Francine and Marc Wise, and Brenda and Jack Arnold. She is also the loving grandchild of the late Michael Goodma...…

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…June 13 • 2019 33 jn S andi and Gary Faber will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary on June 17. They met at Henry Ford High School in Detroit in 1964. They are the proud parents of Seth (Esti) and Lindsay (Jonathan) and the Nana and Papa of Gabriel, Benjamin and Lena. A trip to Alaska will follow a celebration with family. Faber 50th P amela and Kenneth Bloom of West Bloomfield, and Mary Machen and Elizabeth Lucker of Littl...…

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…34 June 13 • 2019 jn T he old cliché says that Eskimos have 50 different words for snow because that’s their world. We Jews have 50 different words for guilt. And one for “God help us:” Oy. It’s like the story once shared with me of the four ladies playing bridge. As they start picking up their cards and looking at them, the first woman said, “Oy.” The second, she sees her cards and says, “Oy vey.” The third, “Oy vey iz mir.” T...…

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…June 13 • 2019 35 jn ONLINE auction The Luxurious Dogwood Manor SUPERIOR TOWNSHIP, MI | ONLINE AUCTION BEGINS JUNE 24TH (888) 415-LUXE | INTERLUXE.COM/ANNARBOR 4130 Telegraph Rd. Bloomfield Hills, MI 48302 NOAH BISHOP COHEN The Next Generation of “SOLD” ns.cohen26@gmail.com MELANIE BISHOP “SOLD” is my middle name melaniesold@aol.com MelanieSold.com OVER $56 MILLION SOLD IN 2018 248.867.7800 SERVING THE JEWISH COMMUNITY FOR...…

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…36 June 13 • 2019 jn MICHAEL FOX SPECIAL TO THE JEWISH NEWS A Major League baseball player during the 1920s and ’ 30s, Moe Berg had a 15-year sports career that was unremarkable. It was what he did off the field that made him a true hero. Berg, a brilliant professional athlete who spoke seven languages, led a secret second life as a spy for the U.S. government. Former Detroiter Aviva Kempner, who hit a home run with her 1998 docume...…

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…continued on page 38 Collector Bob Matthews Shares His Admiration for Mystery Moe CORRIE COLF STAFF WRITER The Matthews Sports Exhibit: Jewish Heroes & Other Legends, a gift to the com- munity from Dr. Robert “Bob” and Sandy Matthews at the Jewish Community Center in West Bloomfield, is nothing short of a grand slam for local sports fans. It high- lights many outstanding athletes, but none compare to Moe Berg, who is highlighted ...…

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…arts&life While his older brother Sam ful- filled Dad’ s wishes and went to med- ical school, Moe signed a contract to play pro ball. He acceded to his father’ s demands up to a point by attending Columbia Law School in the off seasons, earning his degree and passing the New York bar in 1929. It was a false bargain: Moe despised the idea of being a lawyer while Bernard Berg never accepted a base- ball career as a legitimate pursuit. I...…

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…June 13 • 2019 39 jn SUZANNE CHESSLER CONTRIBUTING WRITER Drawn to Music Wilderness experience sparks Azzam’ s career. A solo teen wilderness experience motivated Nadim Azzam’ s musi- cal career. While outdoors, he found himself humming before grad- ually singing, and that became the first phase of an interest in contemporary composing. Now, at 23, he has a repertoire that can place him on stages as a soloist or with a live band an...…

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…40 June 13 • 2019 jn jn LYNNE KONSTANTIN CONTRIBUTING WRITER Our summertime picks make alfresco living cool. 1 Durable and easy-to-clean melamine makes these peachy LEHUA MELAMINE DINNER PLATES ($40 for set of 4) perfect for alfresco dining. Anthropologie.com. 2 Handwoven, reversible and easy to care for, the IKAT MIX INDOOR/ OUTDOOR RUG (price ranges by size) from West Elm anchors any room, from entry to patio. Westelm. com. 3 Easy...…

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…42 June 13 • 2019 jn ROLLING THUNDER ROLLS AGAIN In 1974-75, Bob Dylan, now 78, toured the country with many other musicians. The Rolling Thunder Revue, as it was called, was heavily filmed because Dylan intended to use the footage in an upcoming fictional movie called Renaldo and Clara. The film (1978) got pretty bad reviews. However, the footage was invaluable to Martin Scorsese, who is the director of a new documen- tary (Roll...…

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…June 13 • 2019 43 jn people | places | events on the go BALLAD OF THE LIGHTS Friendship Circle’ s Soul Studio unveils “Ballad of the Lights,” curated by artist Patrick Hill, its first guest-curated exhibition at the Farber Center. Hill has carefully selected artworks by 23 Soul Studio artists that represent fragility, power and con- trast. In addition, Hill will include a new artwork of his own inspired by his Dresner Foundation Soul St...…

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…44 June 13 • 2019 jn continued from page XX continued on page XX PHOTO CREDIT Cutline Cutline Cutline Cutline Cutline Cutline on the go continued from page 43 THE GALLERY RESTAURANT Senior Citizen Appreciation Mondays! All Senior Citizens get 10% of their check after 3:00 PM on Mondays! (Beverages not included). Just mention Jewish News Coupon. “For 40 years, Gallery Restaurant has served up masterpieces” ~ Danny Raskin www...…

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…June 13 • 2019 45 jn Rising to the Occasion After her husband’ s death, Gayle Goodman took over the helm of a roofi ng company and helped it grow. continued on page 46 I ndustry insiders and customers might have been worried that Michigan’ s American Standard Roofing (ASR) would be on shaky ground after the untimely death of its founder, Arnie Goodman, in 2017. But they were proven wrong. Just three weeks after Arnie’ s passin...…

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…46 June 13 • 2019 jn continued from page 45 “Grief is not linear anyway, you know … it ebbs and fl ows and it comes in diff erent ways.” — GAYLE GOODMAN How can we help you? Woodward north of 14 Mile 248.723.7200 boaa.com We love to help. Like Michiganders love 3,288 miles of shoreline. B I R M I N G H A M Member FDIC PHOTOS COURTESY OF ASR Gayle Goodman and her late husband, Arnie The ASR Team by the company’ s bookkeeper. ...…

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…June 13 • 2019 47 Call today for your free in-home consultation 248.855.8747 Caren Bass Custom Closets,Inc. WHERE PROFESSIONAL SERVICE MAKES THE DIFFERENCE as featured on HGTV Leading the industry with over 30 years experience in the Metro Detroit Area. Now also organizing the Metro Denver Area with our 2nd location Custom Closets, West, Inc. Call for a free estimate 248-547-4525 HOUSEWORK GOT YOU DOWN? BROOM HILDA’S We special...…

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…48 June 13 • 2019 1 AAA BEST DRIVER Call Harold 248-496-1302 Baseball, Hockey, Basket- ball, Bdays, Anniversaries. 6 ppl for price of 1. Airport $50 Mastercard, Visa, AMEX 1A1 DRIVER for Dr’s appts, shopping, errands, air- ports and more. Renee (248)991-4944 95 TRANSPORTATION Very Affordable Handyman. Avail. 7 days/wk. Call Walt 734-796-3906 A MOVING truck to Florida a n d r e t u r n i n g B u d 239-273-3565 AAA Cleaning Service. 15 yrs...…

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…June 13 • 2019 49 jn continued on page 50 soul of blessed memory SHELDON BASKIN, 64, of Novi, died June 6, 2019. He is survived by his wife of 26 years, Debbie Baskin; chil- dren, Danielle and Dr. Jason Tagai, Ian Malane and Shelby Mullins, Dr. Jill and Jorge Castro, and Jeffrey and Lauren Baskin; grandchildren, Brady, Jonah and Jayse Tagai, Neila Malane, Rafael Castro, and Noah and Talia Baskin; brother and sis- ter-in-law, Sco...…

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…50 June 13 • 2019 jn continued from page 49 soul of blessed memory REGINA GOLDSTEIN, 89, of West Bloomfield, died June 2, 2019. She is survived by her sons and daugh- ters-in-law, Danny Goldstein and Karen Robinson, Albert and Shari Goldstein, Dr. Raphael and Carmen Goldstein; daughter, Dr. Alisa Goldstein; grandchildren, Dr. Michael (Sarah) Goldstein, Lauren, Andrea, Robert and Elan Goldstein; many other loving family members a...…

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…June 13 • 2019 51 jn Nechama Rivlin Dead At 73 JTA- MARCY OSTER N echama Rivlin, 73, the wife of Israeli President Reuven Rivlin, died on June 4, 2019, in Petah Tikvah, Israel. Rivlin, who had in recent years rarely been seen in public without being attached to a portable oxygen tank, suffered from pulmonary fibro- sis. The condition causes scar tissue to fill the lungs and makes it difficult to breathe. Her transplant surgery was ...…

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…52 June 13 • 2019 jn soul of blessed memory A mosaic commemorating the late community leader Albert M. Colman was dedicated the weekend of May 10-11 at Temple Kol Ami in West Bloomfield. Colman, a longtime attorney, was president of Jewish Family Service in the late 1970s, served on the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit board and was involved in Jewish Community Center summer pro- gramming, and with the Jewish War Veterans...…

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…June 13 • 2019 53 jn raskin the best of everything Danny Raskin Senior Columnist Dining Elegance at Cuisine A t one time, it had probably been a fine showpiece home for its proud owners who lived within after being built in 1923 … When Prohibition came, the home became sort of a mecca for per- sonalities and others who gathered there … A peephole was no doubt drilled into the door to check all who would seek entry into the then-name...…

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…I have been the archivist for the Detroit Jewish News Foundation for nearly six years and I have enjoyed every minute of my work. While I will continue to be the archivist for the Foundation, from this point forward, I am pleased to let you know that I have a new title: I now hold the Alene and Graham Landau Archivist Chair. This is a great honor for me. The Alene and Graham Landau Archivist Chair is named in recognition of a generou...…

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…Your Fifth Third team will guide you through a tailored business and personal planning process, and introduce additional resources as needed to fit your unique goals and circumstances. *Fifth Third does not provide tax, legal, or accounting advice. Please contact your tax advisor, accountant, or attorney for advice pertinent to your personal situation. Fifth Third Private Bank is a division of Fifth Third Bank ofering banking, investment,...…

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…Jeff & Matt Barker Obtaining record prices for our Sellers. Call today for a market valuation. 248.425.6000 thejewishnews.com $200 June 6-12, 2019 / 3-9 Sivan 5779 Organic Growth Avalon International Breads’ Jackie Victor has been a visionary in Detroit’ s rebirth. See page 12 …

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…June 6 • 2019 3 jn inside June 6-12, 2019 3-9 Sivan 5779 VOLUME CLV, ISSUE 18 thejewishnews.com For all the breaking news and ONLINE EXCLUSIVES • Check out revamped, redesigned JN website! • Look for family activities for Shavuot. Detroit Jewish News n VIEWS 5-10 JEWS IN THE D 12 Organic Growth Avalon International Breads’ Jackie Victor has been a visionary in Detroit’ s rebirth. 16 Be A Host With The Most Families ne...…

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…4 June 6 • 2019 jn 4 June 6 • 2019 jn SUNDAY, JUNE 23 Join us for a casual gathering to kibitz with fellow enthusiasts. Enjoy coffee and donuts. Open to spectators. Voluntary donations will be collected to support the Iwrey Family Special Needs Fund. Questions? Contact Ari Katz, Chairperson ari.katz1@gmail.com or 248-921-5211 Save the date for the last session of the season: Senior Dream Cruise COME FOR THE CARS...…

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…June 6 • 2019 5 jn E ver watch Animal Fight Night (AFN) on the National Geographic cable network Nat Geo Wild? It features fascinating species in the animal kingdom — everything from bugs to baboons, fish to fowl — going toe to toe, tusk to tusk, horn to horn, or what- ever extremity the evolution- ary process provided the featured animals on each episode’ s fight card. Animal Fight Night is truly the survival of the fittes...…

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…6 June 6 • 2019 jn The Jewish News aspires to communicate news and opinion that’ s useful, engaging, enjoyable and unique. It strives to refl ect the full range of diverse viewpoints while also advocating positions that strengthen Jewish unity and continuity. We desire to create and maintain a challenging, caring, enjoyable work environment that encourages creativity and innovation. We acknowledge our role as a responsible, responsive me...…

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…8 June 6 • 2019 jn T he shocking news that 57-year-old Dan Gilbert suf- fered a stroke on May 26 is a stark reminder of the impact one person with a vision — and the will to implement it — can have on a company, a city and a region’ s future. Gilbert moved Quicken and allied companies — approximately 1,700 employees — from Livonia to Detroit in 2010, despite a prolonged economic downturn and a city teetering on the edge of bankrupt...…

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…10 June 6 • 2019 jn letters continued from page 5 commentary continued from page 6 editorial continued from page 8 so small that they fell within the study’ s overall 3 percent margin of error. Detroit lacked an abundance of well-paying jobs and a vibrant urban core. That’ s what Gilbert spawned. Today, Gilbert’ s Detroit com- panies have 17,000 employees. Thousands of other jobs have been created in and around the city’ s core. And...…

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…June 6 • 2019 11 jn 30211 Woodward Ave, Royal Oak (248) 435-6800 Now Open Sundays & Evenings www.mytennisandgolf.com Under New Ownership Don’ t Forget About Dad’ s New Fashions Arriving Daily Woodward Avenue | Royal Oak …

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…12 June 6 • 2019 jn ADAM FINKEL CONTRIBUTING WRITER Organic Growth R abbi Jonathan Sacks, formerly the chief rabbi of England and the author of 30 books, notes that the medieval scholar Maimonides held that the highest form of charity was job creation. Economic policy, Sacks further articulates, is not about abstractions like GDP but about people. Employment, he says, is a moral issue because dignity comes from what we do to enha...…

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…June 6 • 2019 13 jn 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 or ...…

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…14 June 6 • 2019 jn jews d in the fashionable and planted an early seed in Jackie’ s mind about the need to make decisions that benefit the Earth. Jackie’ s father was involved in Jewish communal and philanthropic organizations and helped guide her to leadership as board member of the Isaac Agree Downtown Synagogue for six years and as a role model to Jewish activists in the city. It was not just her father who viewed her ambitions...…

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…June 6 • 2019 15 jn 248-613-5888 Licensed and Insured ONE DAY CONCRETE COATINGS 4x Stronger than Epoxy One Day Installation 15 Year Warranty Will Not Chip or Peel UV Resistant Transform your space in just 24 hours no matter the temperature Veteran Owned www.MotorCityFloorsandCoatings.com …

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…16 June 6 • 2019 jn Be A Host with the Most Families needed to house visiting athletes. T his summer, Detroit will host an Olympic-style sporting compe- tition for Jewish athletes from all over the country. That’ s right; the Maccabi Games are coming to Detroit this August — for the sixth time, the most of any host city. Some 1,360 athletes will participate in the Detroit games, Aug. 4-9. About 1,160 are not local and will need to s...…

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…18 June 6 • 2019 jn jews d in the LYNNE KONSTANTIN CONTRIBUTING WRITER Dear Old Dad Father’ s Day is June 16. Give him something that’ ll make his day. 1. The mouth-blown glass TITO DECANTER ($230) by Jan Barboglio has laurel engraved sides and is topped with an iron mariachi. Zieben Mare, Franklin. (248) 539-8879; ziebenmare. com. 2. Gather the kids to create a DIY JAR OF LOVE. Find a Ball jar, twine, stickers and small note paper...…

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