…Let ’ s T a l k! Socialize without even leaving the house. Two ways for older adults to stay connected: The Let ’ s T a l k: Socia l iza tion Group is for adults 60+ who are feeling isolated. Join us Tuesdays at 2pm via Zoom Call-in options available for those without a computer. New to Zoom? We can help! Contact Meagan Maxwell at 248.592.2321 or mmaxwell@jfsdetroit.org Friendl y Phone Ca l l s are made to older adul...…
…18 | JULY 9 • 2020 Don’t Don’t Annex: Annex: Save the Two Save the Two State Solution State Solution YAEL S. ARONOFF SPECIAL TO THE JEWISH NEWS I srael’ s unilateral annexation of parts of the West Bank could be imminent. It would be one of Israel’ s greatest mis- takes. I share the life-long, deep desire of Israelis and Palestinians for peace. I am convinced that this will only happen through a two- state solution that recognizes...…
… JULY 9 • 2020 | 19 large settlement blocs near Jerusalem, then Israel would achieve much more in keeping those through a process of swaps and negotiation than it would bearing all the costs and none of the benefits of unilater- al annexation. Such swaps and annexation of large settlement blocks have been the staple of numerous sets of peace negotiations: Olmert’ s 2008 offer, the Clinton Parameters and Arab League declarations, ...…
…20 | JULY 9 • 2020 A nn Arbor city council candidate Dr. Mozhgan Savabieasfahani has come under fire for posting cartoons on local political Facebook pages that carried anti-Semitic connotations. Savabieasfahani, a longtime local protester who frequently targets Israel, is running in the Aug. 4 Democratic primary to represent the city’ s fourth ward. In a now-edited post in the “ Ann Arbor Politics” Facebook page, a public group w...…
… JULY 9 • 2020 | 21 about Eyer, a non-Jewish can- didate, flagging the post as anti-Semitic. “The thing that strikes me about this election cycle … is not so much whether Mozghan is anti-Semitic or anti-Israel — that’ s pretty obvious. But, rather, it’ s how other candidates are jumping on this weird anti-Semitism bandwagon that’ s really made me uncomfortable, ” said Lesko, who lives in the city’ s first ward and belongs to Be...…
…O n June 7, Shirah Fish of Oak Park scrolled through her Facebook account, oblivious to how it would impact her next few weeks. On the much-loved “Jewish Moms of Metro Detroit” page, she saw a post that began, “With everything that’ s going on in the country right now. I want to try and show support to … ” Fish smiled, she thought she knew where this was going and that felt good. But the sentence ended not with “the Black Jewi...…
… JULY 9 • 2020 | 23 L arry Lipnik wears a mask while he plays softball during this summer of the COVID-19 pandemic. “It’ s not comfortable, espe- cially when you’ re running the bases, but it isn’ t a big deal after you get used to it, ” said Lipnik, who pitches for the Bais Chabad Torah Center team in the week- ly Inter-Congregational Men’ s Club Summer Softball League. “When you’ re learning how to play baseball or softball, you ...…
…24 | JULY 9 • 2020 C arolyn Nosanchuk turned 90 years old on June 24, 2020. Wishing her love and many best wishes are her children, Karen Nosanchuk Wechsler, Barry and Kathy Nosanchuk, Bonnie Nosanchuk; and her grandchildren, Amy Wechsler, David and Ashley Wechsler, Amanda and Cory Gazdecki, and Adam Nosanchuk. Due to the pandemic, a party will be held in her honor at a later date. H erb Woolman of West Bloomfield marked his 90t...…
… JULY 9 • 2020 | 25 P inchas, the hero of this week’ s portion, was singled out because “he was zealous for his God. ” An Israelite prince, Zimri, had done a scandalous thing. The encamped men were being seduced into hea- then worship and cor- ruption through asso- ciating with the women of the land. Zimri openly and flagrantly brought a Midianite woman into his tent. Pinchas, a priest and, therefore, a man of peace, was filled w...…
…26 | JULY 9 • 2020 business SPOTlight brought to you in partnership with here’s to B I R M I N G H A M D etroit had a lot to cheer about in 1984. The Tigers won the World Series, defeating the San Diego Padres, 4 games to 1. And a rising TV news star — Sherry Margolis — came to town. Margolis moved to Detroit that year from her hometown of Buffalo, New York. With her polished, professional presence and warm, welcoming smile, ...…
… JULY 9 • 2020 | 27 T wenty years ago, local African American entrepreneur John Stewart, owner of Stewart Photography, set himself apart in his field as one of the first to offer digital keepsake photos with cus- tomized backgrounds. As his business grew, he began to hire people from the Jewish commu- nity who referred him to clients who needed pictures for bar mitzvah events. Stewart, a Pontiac native, describes his experiences wor...…
…28 | JULY 9 • 2020 business SPOTlight from home since March. Perkins is the only one still on-site at the station in Southfield. “Thank you for being an example of the kind of human being we should all be,” he said. “Thank you for being a model of integrity and grace, courage, kindness and compassion.” The live broadcast was filled with laughter, tears and a few surprises. There were old news clips of Sherry’ s hairstyles through t...…
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…Arts&Life shopping 30 | JULY 9 • 2020 I n 2012, lifelong friends Becky Riess and Kris Engle had come to a crossroads in their careers. Each had worked hard for more than 20 years — Riess taking the corporate route and Engle becoming a South Africa-based entrepreneur and travelling around the world. They had learned a lot and earned enough, but both felt they needed something more. They wanted to put their indi- vidual experti...…
… JULY 9 • 2020 | 31 a design team to create a collection of Judaica items — Shabbat candles, tapers, pillars and votives, plus ham- sas, all found in Thumbprint’ s White on White and Hamsa collections. The pieces are assembled and hand-painted by artisans in South Africa and sold at museum and Judaica gift shops through- out the country, including the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, D.C. Thumbprint Artifacts also has...…
…Arts&Life family fun 32 | JULY 9 • 2020 CORRIE COLF STAFF WRITER F olks got to take a trip back in time, June 28, as the Jewish Community Center’ s parking lot transformed into The 15 Mile Drive-In Theater, airing Ferris Bueller’ s Day Off at 9:30 p.m. The idea for The 15 Mile Drive-In Theater was created by Jackson Partrich, 19, and Daniel Sternberg, 19, who both reside in Bloomfield Hills and are rising juniors at the Universit...…
… JULY 9 • 2020 | 33 (JTA) — Until the last day of his life, Carl Reiner was tweet- ing about some of his favorite topics: politics, comedy and the twists and turns he experienced over decades as one of the world’ s greatest living funny- men. Reiner died Monday, June 29, at 98, hours after reiterating his dismay that Donald Trump had become president, days after posing with his daughter Annie and longtime friend Mel Brooks in Blac...…
…W here have you gone, Jon Stewart? Our nation turns its lonely eyes to you. (Woo woo woo.) The former Daily Show host, and longtime torch-bearer for a certain brand of caus- tic Jewish political humor, has been largely absent from public eye since he took his bow from the show in 2015. His timing was auspicious: Stewart’ s final episode was also the same night that Donald Trump made his debut on the debate stage in the Republica...…
… JULY 9 • 2020 | 35 THE PEACOCK SPREADS ITS WINGS The new Peacock network pre- mieres “for everybody” on July 15. Everybody comes with qualifiers. Certain cable company customers are already getting Peacock with their subscriptions. “Everybody” can see some of the shows (with ads) if they have an internet connection. If you pay $5 per month, you can see everything on Peacock. Peacock is connected to NBC, and many old NBC series wi...…
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…38 | JULY 9 • 2020 A Community Leader J ohn E. Jacobs, 73, of Huntington Woods, died July 1, 2020. Throughout his life, John Jacobs made it his mission to fight for those who could not fight for themselves. A native Detroiter, John attended Mumford High School, graduated from Michigan State University and earned his juris doctor from the University of Michigan Law School. Along the way, he met and married Gilda; together the...…
… JULY 9 • 2020 | 39 It is with deep sadness that we share the passing of a beloved, son, brother, husband, Physician, father, grandfather, civil servant and friend Dr. Abraham G. Gotman. He passed peacefully the afternoon of June 27th, 2020 in his beautiful home surrounded by his entire loving family. While his passing was sudden to us all, he went to heaven peacefully and on his own terms. He lived to be 86 years young, born...…
…40 | JULY 9 • 2020 Soul of blessed memory COMMUNITY LEADER continued from page 38 Jewish community, ensur- ing that state dollars were allocated for Jews as well as Chaldeans and Muslims. He also fought to strength- en the Oak Park/Southfield Jewish communities, rec- ognizing the important role that they play in our broad Jewish community. The need to support oth- ers was at the very heart of everything he did. From the time he mad...…
… JULY 9 • 2020 | 41 continued on page 42 Lesser (Joani Lesser), Dr. Lanny Lesser (Deborah Lesser), Jeffrey Lesser (Sheryl Lesser), Gail Offen (Dr. Randle Samuels), and Jerry Offen (Karen Offen); many great-nieces, great-nephews, great- great-nieces and great- great-nephews. The family is deep- ly grateful and thank the devoted and loving caregivers and staff of Sunrise of Bloomfield, the Community VNA Hospice and Jewish Hospice ...…
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… JULY 9 • 2020 | 43 Shapiro; her sister-in-law, Lenore Shapiro; nieces, neph- ews, loving friends and care- takers. Interment took place at Adat Shalom Memorial Park Cemetery in Livonia. Contributions may be made to City of Hope or a charity of one’ s choice. Arrangements by Dorfman Chapel. BARBARA WOJCIK, 87, of Novi, died June 27, 2020. She is survived by her son, Allen Pechenikl; daughter and son-in- law, Nancy and Burt Shnit...…
…44 | JULY 9 • 2020 Soul of blessed memory continued from page 43 My Carl Reiner Story ALAN MUSKOVITZ CONTRIBUTING WRITER L egendary writer, actor, comedian, director and producer Carl Reiner passed away peacefully from natural causes at his Beverly Hills home on June 30. He was 98. I had the high honor of interviewing and meeting the beloved creative genius 19 years ago, Sept. 6, 2001, just five days before 9/11. Reiner trave...…
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…46 | JULY 9 • 2020 Looking Back From the William Davidson Digital Archive of Jewish Detroit History accessible at www.djnfoundation.org W e are living in tumultuous times. First, the pandemic strikes America, and our daily lives have been dramatically changed. Then, we have experienced a series of massive protests against police brutality following the death of George Floyd at the hands of a rogue officer in Minneapolis. While ...…
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…6 | JULY 2 • 2020 H abitually in response to racial tensions, American Jews will pridefully retell our part in the founding of the NAACP and reminisce about the staunch ally- ship during the fight for Civil Rights. Fifty- five years after a promise of equal rights, we see more marches and protests demanding justice and equal- ity. The most popular move- ment of today is Black Lives Matter. When Soviet Jews needed our help, we...…
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…10 | JULY 2 • 2020 Palais Albert Rothschild, Vienna, Austria. It was occupied by Adolf Eichmann during the annexation of Austria, and the contents were looted by the Nazis. The heavily war-damaged building was demolished in 1954. Some of the items from the palace were eventually recovered by the Rothschild family, who then donated them to the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston. Views A s the date of the 70th anniversary of my parents’ ...…
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…14 | JULY 2 • 2020 Jews in the D W hen Josh Weinberg was working as an attorney at Honigman LLP in Detroit, he couldn’ t imagine that just a few years later he’ d be in the can- nabis business — much less enter a partner- ship with one of the best wide receivers in NFL history. In 2017, Weinberg met former Detroit Lions wide receiver Calvin Johnson Jr. and guard Rob Sims, and a business venture was born. After their football career...…
… JULY 2 • 2020 | 15 products. On one occasion, Rosman bought an improperly labeled CBD pretzel edible. The product ended up containing psycho- active THC. After this experience, Rosman and Spivak-Birndorf wanted to help create safer products for consumers and become involved in a growing and changing canna- bis industry. Now, as one of only a couple laborato- ries in the state licensed to test adult-use and medical marijuana, PSI Labs w...…
…CANNABIS UNDER COVID-19 Despite these legal gray areas and financial technicalities, many cannabis industry own- ers are thriving — even during the COVID- 19 pandemic. Goldberg says that the cannabis business has gotten even stronger during this time. “People have had some of their best weeks under COVID, ” he said. Jerry Millen, owner of The GreenHouse of Walled Lake dispensary, says that on an average business day during the COVID-19...…
…years, people have been unjust- ly incarcerated and prosecuted due to their cannabis use. Changing the mentality around marijuana is, to him, a chance to help those who were previ- ously subjected to a discrimi- natory system. “It very much goes along with the Jewish ethos of helping the downtrod- den, ” he said. Spivak-Birndorf sees some similarities between the pro- cess of kosher certification and cannabis safety testing. He says ...…
…S purred by the over- whelming attendance at two recent Hatzalah- organized blood drives, a third, held on May 31, drew nearly double the number of individuals than the first two combined. All three were aimed at helping those suffering from COVID-19 and hopefully pre- venting the virus from affect- ing others. The first two drives tested only those who recovered from the illness, had been exposed or had symptoms, with the hope of...…
