…26 January 17 • 2019 jn O ne day before the Michigan debut of his film about Jewish identity, Adam Zucker will be in the state to applaud the Michigan debut of his favorite jazz pianist and composer, son Gabriel Zucker. The two, whose professional travels frequently take them out of New York, had no idea they had scheduled overlap- ping Michigan appearances until they recently talked about upcoming book- ings. Adam will be presentin...…
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…S andburg had it mostly right, we gather from Rabbi Benjamin Blech’ s com- pelling new book, Hope, Not Fear: Changing the Way We View Death (Rowan & Littlefield Publishers). To Jewish mys- tics, death is a promise, not a mockery, writes the rabbi. What happens to our dead selves — to our souls, anyway — is poetic, romantic even. This life is only a prelude, says Pirkei Avot (Ethics of the Fathers), the anteroom before the afterlife. B...…
…January 17 • 2019 29 jn continued from page 28 “then [looked] over their shoulders, past them; his final words being, ‘ Oh, wow. Oh, wow. Oh, wow!’ ” Blech surmised the dead, like Jobs, saw God when they would live no more. ADVICE FROM THE AFTERLIFE It is a Jewish tradition to go to the cem- etery and ask the dead for assistance or to invite dead relatives to a wedding. Blech explained souls not only have a consciousness, but they a...…
…30 January 17 • 2019 jn CNN PRESENTS GILDA Even CNN is getting into the business of showing fi lms. On Jan.1, they fi rst broadcast/streamed Love, Gilda, a very-well reviewed 2018 documentary about comedian Gilda Radner (1946-1989) that played in a limited number of movie theaters last year. As I write this, Love is regularly being re-shown on CNN during its regular schedule and is available to subscribers via CNN on-demand. Th...…
…January 17 • 2019 31 jn THURSDAY, JAN. 17 POTTERY CLASS 11 am-1 pm, Jan. 17. At JCC, 6600 W. Maple, West Bloomfield. The class for adults is taught by Allison Berlin. Cost: $15. Info: 248-432-5467. LITERATURE SYMPOSIUM 1:30-6:30 pm, Jan. 17. At the Rackham Building in Ann Arbor, the University of Michigan Frankel Center for Judaic Studies will host Judaic Studies faculty, graduate students and authors Maya Arad, Dory Manor, Ruby Namd...…
…32 January 17 • 2019 jn MONDAY, JAN. 21 TU B’ SHEVAT SEDER 6:30-8:30 pm, Jan. 21. “Plowshares and Pruning Hooks” is the annual Tu b’ Shevat seder at Shaarey Zedek in Southfield for the entire community. An adult evening of text study, meditation and ritual, food and wine. Cost: $5 per person. RSVP to shaareyzedek.org or 248-357-5544. TUESDAY, JAN. 22 SIMPLY DANCE 11 am- Jan. 22. At JCC 6600 W. Maple, West Bloomfield. Class is led by C...…
…January 17 • 2019 33 jn on the go ILANA SHKONIK/WIKIMEDIA COMMONS person. No charge for chili makers. RSVP by Jan. 21 to attend and/or to cook to TempleFamily@emanu- el-mich.org. Bring a dessert to share. Questions: Mike Rich: mikesportsfan@ aol.com. CAFÉ SHALOM 8 pm, Jan. 26. At Beth Shalom in Oak Park. Singer/guitarist Sam Woolf will entertain. Cost: $20 in advance; $25 at the door. Refreshments will be served. RSVP by Jan. 22: 24...…
…34 January 17 • 2019 jn Max Feber, 19, of West Bloomfield appeared on ABC’ s Shark Tank Jan. 6 to pitch his cold brew coffee filter to the sharks. Well, Mark Cuban bit and offered Feber $50,000 for 30 percent of his company, BRUW. The two struck a deal. “I email with Mark at least a few times a week,” Feber, a business student at Babson College in Massachusetts, told the JN. “He’ s an amazing men- tor and a huge help to me. All h...…
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…January 17 • 2019 37 jn of blessed memory SHANA BAKER, 90, of Birmingham, died Jan. 13, 2019. She is survived by her son, Scott Baker; daughter and son- in-law, Marcie and Jim McInerney; brother and sister- in-law, Hurshul and Evelyn Miller; grandchildren, Jennifer (Kevin) Bogg, Zak Baker, Isaac Baker, Ryan (Carly) McInerney, Ashley (Rob) Sanmartin; great-grandchildren, Dylan and Kathleen; many lov- ing nieces, nephews, other fami...…
…38 January 17 • 2019 jn continued from page 37 soul of blessed memory HERMAN GLASS, 90, of Lafayette, Calif., died Jan. 10, 2019. He is survived by his son and daughter-in-law, Richard Glass and Judy Rothschild; grandchildren, Joseph Glass and Emily Glass; later-in- life partner, Joan Byrens; brother and sister-in-law, Henry and Ida Glass. Mr. Glass was the beloved husband of the late Barbara Sue Glass; the cher- ished father of the...…
…January 17 • 2019 39 jn Potomac, Md., Marilyn Crantz; grand- children, Jennifer (Doug Ramey) Levine, Elisheva (Anthony) Mosko, Shoshana (Scott) Abromovich, Teri (Jon) Falcon, Heather (Eric) Landau-Brooks, Cole Landau and Stacy Merolla; great-grand- children, Sydney Ramey, Corbin Ramey, Alexandra Mosko, Sebastian Mosko, Hayden Abromovich, Sadie Falcon and Sylas Landau-Brooks; brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law, Martin and Beth Landau,...…
…of blessed memory DR. ALLEN PLATT, 60, of West Bloomfield, died Jan. 8, 2019. He is survived by his daughters, Dr. Danielle Platt, Hallie Platt; sis- ters and brothers-in- law, Sherrill Platt, Phyllis and Bunny Jesselson, Nomi and Dr. Ben Hoffman, Anna and Robbie Citron, Ruthie Platt; his partner, Dr. Jessica Gaul. He is also survived by Arleen Platt, many nieces, nephews, great-nieces, great-nephews, cousins, a world of friends an...…
…January 17 • 2019 41 jn Danny Raskin Senior Columnist Immigrant Success Story T here is a special place in the hearts of many in reading “ Coming-to- America” success stories … So many who have warm sentimental feelings for the people who arrive and achieve coveted success. Sunny Palaj was only 15 years old when coming here from Montinegro, near Italy … and working as a busboy in New York … and on to stints as a waiter and manager …...…
…42 January 17 • 2019 jn Looking Back Celebrating the Amazing Danny Raskin as He Turns 100 E very week, some amazing people work hard to publish your week- ly Jewish News. At times, they literally work day and night. But, one fellow, who is about to turn 100 on Jan. 23, is the most amazing of all — Danny Raskin. He has had a column in every issue of the JN since it was first pub- lished on March 27, 1942. Every issue! I went back int...…
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…inside Detroit Jewish News n January 10 • 2019 3 jn Jan. 10-16, 2019 4-10 Shevat 5779 VOLUME CLIV, ISSUE 23 41 VIEWS 5-10 JEWS IN THE D 12 The Talent Shop Productions Plus provides more than pretty faces to auto shows nationwide. 16 Interfaithful Couple Meet Alicia and Jeff Chandler, raising the bar for multi-faith parenting. 22 School Expansion Philanthropists direct funds to aid growth of Hillel’ s youn...…
…4 January 10 • 2019 jn Come learn what makes a “Jewish” home. Students will learn about the special meaning behind certain Judaica that Jews display and use in their homes. One of our own Temple Israel rabbis will lead a discussion about Jewish values and beliefs. Each class participant will make and take home their own Mezuzah. This educational support/discussion group is geared toward those who have converted, are in the process ...…
…January 10 • 2019 5 jn F or readers of classic writing, may I offer some selections that will never make the best- read list. The Adventures of Hershel Finnstein by Shmuel Klemsky. The book is noted for its colorful descrip- tion of people and places along the Muldow River. Set in a society after the Russian Revolution that had ceased to exist about 20 years before the work was published, these adventures try to be a scathing ...…
…6 January 10 • 2019 jn N ow remember, Dad, ” my son warned me, “you’ re going to be walking into quite a Christmas scene. You need to be prepared. ” “I know. It’ s totally cool with me, ” I said unconvincingly. My son was picking my wife and me up at the airport where we’ d be going to his house in Washington, D.C., and spending Christmas with his wife and newborn baby along with other members of her family. My son knows me wel...…
…January 10 • 2019 7 jn HOW TO RAISE AN ADUL T Break Free of the Overparenting Trap and Prepare Your Kid for Success Julie Lythcott-Haims Join us as we welcome Julie Lythcott-Haims for an important event about the dangers of over parenting. Julie will discuss her provocative manifesto that exposes the harms of helicopter parenting and sets forth an alternate philosophy for raising pre- This event is open to the community at no cost than...…
…8 January 10 • 2019 jn scene, safely planted in a comfortable chair, not breaking a thing and no longer bleeding. I began to contemplate the whole scene. What is it about Jews and Christmas, I thought? Christmas is a beautiful, celebratory holiday, filled with lots of love, fun and gifts. Nothing wrong with that. So, what is it that causes so many Jews (including this one) to overthink it? Why is there a slight touch of uncomfortabl...…
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…10 January 10 • 2019 jn F or a period of 10 days in December, Jewish Community Center staff from around North America filled in as JResponders to provide the JCC of Greater Pittsburgh with an opportunity for respite and healing with their families after the devastating attack on the Tree of Life Synagogue in Squirrel Hill. I had the opportunity to go to the JCC and work in a variety of positions and serve as a JResponder on o...…
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…12 January 10 • 2019 jn The Talent Shop I ntelligence, sophistication and beauty — Margery Krevsky Dosey knows women can embody all three of these charac- teristics, despite a societal focus on the latter that is deep-rooted, spe- cifically in the automotive industry. So, 38 years ago when she found- ed her company, Productions Plus, Dosey set out to counteract the perception of auto show models and models in general. This idea wa...…
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…14 January 10 • 2019 jn continued from page 12 jews d in the a role model for women today,” she said. Born in Pennsylvania, the Bloomfield Hills resident attends Congregation Shaarey Zedek in Southfield with her husband, Michael. They have two adult chil- dren. Dosey is a lifelong member of Hadassah, keeping ties with her Jewish roots. Dosey’ s fashion background also helped propel her to the top of the auto show scene. “Every ...…
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…16 January 10 • 2019 jn VIVIAN HENOCH SPECIAL TO THE JEWISH NEWS T alk about the perfect spot to meet up with NEXTGen Detroiter George Roberts: It’ s everywhere …. in the office buildings, lofts, coffee shops, hot spots and streets of the city, on the bike lanes of his commute from Woodbridge, in the synagogues and Chabad of Greater Downtown Detroit, at his monthly “Whiskey Club” organized by The Well, in the halls of Federation — ...…
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…18 January 10 • 2019 jn jews d in the ALONG WOODWARD AVENUE There’ s lots in store for holiday shop- pers looking for local artists, makers, entrepreneurs and a cool experi- ence at 1441 Woodward Collective and 1520 Woodward, where Detroit artist Lisa Spindler has her studio. A stroll past WeWork Mer- chant’ s Row will take you to John Varvatos, Detroit is the New Black, House of Pure Vin, Bonobos, Warby Parker, Under Armour and Nik...…
…20 January 10 • 2019 jn Wieseneck Symposium Hebrew Literature Today: Israeli and Global Perspectives T his year’ s Gayle & Larry Wieseneck Israel Symposium will host four prominent writers from Israel. On Jan. 17 in the Rackham Assembly Hall at the University of Michigan, the high- ly acclaimed writers Maya Arad, Ruby Namdar and Moshe Sakal, and the prize-winning poet, trans- lator and editor Dory Manor will travel to Ann Arbor to ...…
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…22 January 10 • 2019 jn T wo significant gifts, one by the Samuel and Jean Frankel Jewish Heritage Foundation and the other by the William Davidson Foundation, are paving the way for a major addition to Hillel Day School’ s Early Childhood Center for children ages 18 months to 5. This fall, the 15,000-square-foot center at Hillel will align with the rest of the campus, which was renovated over the last several years to advance sk...…
…January 10 • 2019 23 jn Taken for a Ride T hat’s not going to happen, ” was my initial response a year ago when my friend Sam Rozenberg suggested I participate in the Friends of the Israel Defense Forces (FIDF) Bike Ride Israel. He had attended the 2017 ride and somehow thought I would be a suitable recruit for 2018. Well, old Sam kept on me, selling me on the scenery, the accommodations, the camaraderie, the challenge; and he kne...…
…24 January 10 • 2019 jn VIVIAN HENOCH SPECIAL TO THE JEWISH NEWS How to Raise an Adult F or an inspiring evening of adult conversation about raising kids, join New York Times best-selling author, former Stanford Dean and motivational speaker Julie Lythcott- Haims for her insights into breaking free of the overparenting trap and preparing kids for success at 7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 24, at Temple Beth El in Bloomfield Township. In her ...…
…January 10 • 2019 25 jn media and smart phones,” she says. “As parents, I think we have not done a good job of regulating the role of technology in our lives and in our family lives. We find ourselves at its mercy, and we find our children at its mercy, and we’ re now in a tizzy trying to reclaim our parental role and set boundaries on the use of an item that has its merits but also has become an addiction. “We ourselves are addic...…
…26 January 10 • 2019 jn Mission Completed Defense industry trade missions a win-win for Michigan and Israel. M ichigan and Israel defense companies are reaping the benefit of the passion of Butzel Long attorney and shareholder Beth S. Gotthelf, who spearheaded the first-ever trade mission of Israeli defense companies to a state and led to the first-ever trade mission by a state of defense companies to Israel this month. Recently, ...…
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…January 10 • 2019 29 jn Jewish News Foundation Taps New Board Members, VP M att Friedman and Scott Eisenberg have been elected to the board of directors of the independent, non- profit Detroit Jewish News Foundation. Their terms were effective Jan. 1, 2019. Friedman and Eisenberg are well regarded for their pro- fessional and communal achievements. Friedman is the co-founder of Tanner Friedman Strategic Communications, where he...…
…30 January 10 • 2019 jn T he path is clear for the Frankel Jewish Academy boys basketball team. If the Jaguars can win their final five Catholic League Intersectional No. 2 games, they’ ll win the division cham- pionship. “We want to put up a division championship banner in our gym. That’ s our goal, ” said second-year FJA coach Michael Marek. “The only other banner up there is from the division championship in the 2008-2009 sea- so...…
…January 10 • 2019 31 jn Andrew Oscar Fink of Birmingham will become a bar mitzvah at Congregation Shaarey Zedek in Southfield on Saturday, Jan. 12, 2019. Participating in the ceremony will be his parents, Niki and Todd Fink, and sisters Maddie and Aerin Fink. Proud grandparents are Ronnie Fink, Karen Winston, Robbie Segel Goldstein and Melvyn Goldstein. He is also the grandson of the late David Sege. Andrew is a seventh-grade student a...…
