…66 | MAY 28 • 2020 cap&gown 2020 BENNY SHAEVSKY Frankel Jewish Academy University of Michigan Regents Scholar, Rising Stars: Teens Making a Difference, NCJW Youth Award, ADL Club President, Jewish Fund Teen Board, Adat Shalom Teen Volunteer Corps Board, Varsity Tennis (Catholic League All- Academic/All-Scholastic), Tech4Seniors founder, FARE national presenter/Teen Advisory Board, Excellence Awards: Rabbinics/Bible/AP Go...…
… MAY 28 • 2020 | 67 Dalia Michaelson Take pride in how far you’ ve come. Have faith in how far you can go. Enjoy your journey at University of Virginia. We’ re so proud of you! All our love, Grandma and Grandpa Nana and Papa Mazel Tov! Isaac Smith We are so proud of you and all that you've achieved. You have already accomplished so much and you've only just begun. You have such a bright future ahead of you. The sky's the limit! Wi...…
…68 | MAY 28 • 2020 continued on page 70 cap&gown 2020 JENNA SILVERMAN Bloomfield Hills High School Summa Cum Laude, AP Scholar, OAA Scholar-Athlete Varsity Tennis, Varsity Tennis Captain, Varsity Tennis 2018 Division 14 Singles State Champion, 2017 Miami Maccabi Games Gold Medalist, Yearbook Sports Editor, Math Club President, National Honor Society Group Leader. University of Michigan ISAAC SMITH West Bloomfield High...…
… MAY 28 • 2020 | 69 Oakland Early College Hybrid High School and College Oakland County residents can earn a high school diploma AND an Associate degree or 60 cred- its towards a Bachelor’ s degree - tuition free - at Oakland Early College. OEC blends high school and college into a 5 year program combining high school graduation and two years of college... Oakland Early College Proudly Congratulates the OEC CLASS OF 2020 Ave Maria Univ...…
…70 | MAY 28 • 2020 cap&gown 2020 continued from page 68 JACOB STROME West Bloomfield High School Varsity Tennis, Baseball JV and Varsity. Michigan Technological University HANNAH STRYK Frankel Jewish Academy National Honor Society, Captain Girls Varsity Tennis, Tennis MVP award, Tennis All-Academic Award, BBYO Building Entrepreneurship par- ticipant, Tamarack Camps Teen Council, FJA Student Ambassador, 8 Over 80 Award ...…
… MAY 28 • 2020 | 71 Eric Adelson We are so proud of your accomplishments at FJA. Wishing you the best of luck at MSU. May all your dreams come true! We love you, Mom, Dad, Ashleigh, Num, Papa and Grandma Mazel T ov! Emil y Sherman Congratulations on all your hard work! We are so proud of all you have accomplished, especially during this difficult time! Never stop dreaming as you continue your journey at The University of Arizo...…
…72 | MAY 28 • 2020 cap&gown 2020 continued from page 70 REBECCA WEISBERG North Farmington High School National Honor Society President, Certified Emergency Responder, Recognition and honors at the state H.O.S.A. competition, Varsity Lacrosse. Michigan State University ETHAN WEITZMAN Groves High School Varsity Tennis, DECA, National Honor Society, Youth Federation at Temple Israel, Scholar-Athlete, Youth Action Board, ...…
… MAY 28 • 2020 | 73 Brett Kovan We are beyond proud of all your hard work and accomplishments. We look forward to what the future holds for you. You never cease to amaze us! With love and pride today and always! Mom, Dad, Sidrah & Nolen Go Green! Congratulations! Brandon Mostyn Mazel Tov on your Bachelors degree in Journalism with a minor in Sport Journalism from MSU. We are so proud of your accomplishments, working for MSU ...…
…74 | MAY 28 • 2020 Blake Zamler We are over the moon proud of our 2020 graduate! We wish you nothing less than health, happiness and a bright future. We know that whatever college you choose will be the right one for you! We love you! Mom, Dad, Ari and Breezy Congratulations! Scott Siegal Scott — We are so proud of all you have accomplished. From Hillel to Groves to Kent State, your future is bright and we are excited t...…
… MAY 28 • 2020 | 75 for college students by college students May 28, 2020/5 Sivan 5780 O n March 11, I was about six weeks into a semester abroad in Budapest, Hungary. Restaurants and pubs began to close, and my new friends and I decided to treat this night like it was our last. We wanted to try and enjoy every second we had left, which we foolishly thought would actually last many more weeks. A few hours later, we found out that ...…
…76 | MAY 28 • 2020 Online Fellowship Detroit Center for Civil Discourse successfully moves online. H ow do you move a class online when the entire premise revolves around sitting at the same table in the same place? Well, if you’ re one of the leaders of the Detroit Center for Civil Discourse fellowship, you may just do it with ease. That’ s right, ease. After nearly eight months of in-person meetings, the fellow- ship was forced ...…
…THE DETROIT CENTER FOR CIVIL DISCOURSE Congratulations, Wayne State University Class of 2020. You did it. You graduated from a nationally ranked research university, strengthened by the culture, industry and diversity of its urban environment. And now, you join the ranks of an alumni powerhouse of nearly 275,000. You started strong, and you finished Warrior Strong. We couldn’t be more proud. wayne.edu WARRIOR STRONG TO THE FINISH …
…78 | MAY 28 • 2020 A s University of Michigan students, we have experienced many stressors driven by the pandemic, including the adjust- ment to online school, cancel- lation of milestones and loss of various experiences. I, Sarah Wish, a rising University of Michigan senior from New Jersey, was abrupt- ly sent home from my study abroad program in Denmark. I, Marissa Levey, a recent University of Michigan grad- uate, lost my la...…
… MAY 28 • 2020 | 79 Remembering Survivors Students plan Virtual Yom HaShoah Community Refl ection. O n May 1, the community of Kalamazoo College staff, students, admin- istrators and supporters joined a Zoom call for the annual Yom HaShoah Community Reflection. This event is usually put on every year in person; people fill up the chapel in the center of campus, and we remember the lost and the sur- vivors. When approached with ...…
…80 | MAY 28 • 2020 T his March, rapper Jay Electronica released his debut studio album, A Written Testimony. The album, which features Jay-Z on eight of the 10 tracks, received wide praise in the music world. But it’ s also been criticized for lyrics and content that hint at possible anti-Semitism. JN Editor Andrew Lapin discussed these issues with Detroit-based music writer Reisa Shanaman, a graduate of Frankel Jewish Academy and ...…
… MAY 28 • 2020 | 81 and Snoop Dogg to Jay-Z. Following the murders of Tupac Shakur and The Notorious B.I.G. in 1996 and 1997, Farrakhan facilitated truces between other hip-hop artists. In 2001, Farrakhan gave the keynote address at the Hip-Hop Summit in New York. In addition, Fruit of Islam, NOI’ s paramilitary arm, have been known to guard black residents of dan- gerous, crime-laden neigh- borhoods. One resident of D.C. ’ s “W...…
…Arts&Life books 82 | MAY 28 • 2020 Two Literature Professors Share ‘How Yiddish Changed America’ Josh Lambert and Ilan Stavans discuss their own love of Yiddish and the challenge of putting the book together. ANDREW FIELD CONTRIBUTING WRITER H ow Yiddish Changed America and How America Changed Yiddish, pub- lished in January by Restless Books, collects 150 years of writing on Yiddish culture in America. The anthology’ s co-...…
… MAY 28 • 2020 | 83 material from Yiddish culture and bring it to the attention of an English-language audience. We got down from the shelves 40 years of the mag- azine. And we started to highlight pieces we thought were the most exciting, most interesting. We built up this enormous list, which would have made a book three or four times as long as the one we ended up with. Then we started to shape things into sections. Stavans: I ...…
…84 | MAY 28 • 2020 Arts&Life fi lm Rewind: Jewish Filmmaker Confronts His Traumatic Childhood A new documentary uses home-video footage to help its director come to terms with his abuse, including at the hands of a prominent cantor. ANDREW LAPIN EDITOR A s a child, Sasha Joseph Neulinger was gifted but deeply troubled. He was a successful actor but nursed many suicidal thoughts and often swerved into errat- ic behavior. And he was ...…
… MAY 28 • 2020 | 85 STAYING CONNECTED At this time of social distancing, the Jewish News will try to bring awareness to events/learning situations offered online by synagogues, temples and community organizations. ISRAELI WINE CULTURE THROUGH JULY 5 Join wine experts, winemakers and celebrity chefs in a 24-part series celebrating all things Israeli wine. Register and get information on episodes at kosherwine.com. LIVE WEBCAST CONCE...…
…86 | MAY 28 • 2020 A ccording to a survey from the Small Business Administration of Michigan, one in seven Michigan small businesses, or 14 percent, are not confident they will survive the COVID-19 pandemic. Those trying to weather the storm have had to adjust their business models and do their best to adapt to a new reality. Here are how some Metro Detroit Jewish business own- ers are changing to succeed despite the pandemic...…
… MAY 28 • 2020 | 87 including one for new grads. “We thought, ‘ What do we have to lose?’ ” Trepek said. “We’ re not making any profit off the masks — the profits go to charity —but people want them, and it keeps us in front of our customers’ minds.” Trepek is optimistic about the future. “We are definitely going to make it. People want to shop; that’ s the good thing,” she said. “But how we shop is going to be very different. We ...…
…88 | MAY 28 • 2020 Health Helping the Helpers Michigan Psychoanalytic Institute offers free short-term counseling. SHARI S. COHEN CONTRIBUTING WRITER A lan Krohn, Ph.D., 74, a clinical psychologist and psychoanalyst based in Ann Arbor, is training psychiatric residents to help medical pro- fessionals who are treating COVID-19 patients deal with the emotional fallout from the pandemic. Dr. Krohn, an adjunct/ clinical associate pr...…
… MAY 28 • 2020 | 89 O akland County announced on May 20 that they have expand- ed free COVID-19 drive-thru testing to include any adult over the age of 18, especially those who are beginning to return to work. Previously, the county offered testing for residents above the age of 18, prioritizing those experiencing symptoms, first responders, essential or critical infrastructure employ- ees, adults age 65 or older and those with ...…
…90 | MAY 28 • 2020 D r. Barry Feldman and Michigan Healthcare Professionals (MHP), the group practice he co-found- ed, set up a COVID-19 testing clinic behind their office build- ing in March and have since tested more than 6,000 people. Just like the rest of the world, Feldman and his practice were taken off guard by the COVID- 19 pandemic. Because Feldman’ s primarily older, sick patients are especial- ly at-risk, he had to make...…
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…92 | MAY 28 • 2020 Plasma Drive Blood drives held in hopes of helping COVID-19 patients. R esults from the first Hatzalah of Michigan blood drive, held in Oak Park on May 7, deter- mined that 100 of those tested have the antibodies needed to donate plasma to COVID-19 patients, with each session supplying enough plasma to benefit three patients. A second drive on May 10 found 180 individuals with anti- bodies. According to a spo...…
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… MAY 28 • 2020 | 95 M ark David Mitshkun, 71, of Dexter, died on May 8, 2020. He grew up in Detroit and then moved to Flint. He graduated in the first class of the Residential College at the University of Michigan. Mark and Diane Rosenblum fell in love in 1971 and they remained together. Mark decid- ed to attend law school at Wayne State University. He became a law- yer because he was committed to fighting for justice and th...…
…96 | MAY 28 • 2020 continued from page 95 Soul of blessed memory his beloved wife of 73 years, Rose Cooper; his children, Janice and Larry Cohen, Gary and Terri Cooper, and Jackie and Michael Epstein; grand- children, Aaron and Alyssa Fisher-Cohen, Jordan and Mandy Cohen, Danny Epstein, Sarah Epstein and Ben Cooper; great-grandchildren, Nora and Anna Fisher-Cohen and Kai Cohen; many loving nieces, nephews and friends. He was the...…
… MAY 28 • 2020 | 97 continued on page 98 BETSY LOOMUS, 85, of Farmington Hills, died May 18, 2020. Betsy was born in Detroit on Dec. 8, 1934. She graduated from Central High School, attended the University of Michigan and grad- uated with a teaching degree from Wayne State University. Volunteering in the community was very important to Betsy. She was active in the League of Women Voters and held board positions at Adat Shal...…
…continued from page 97 Soul of blessed memory 98 | MAY 28 • 2020 Debby and Steve Portney, Shelly Loomus and Lon Zaback; grandchildren, Joseph Loomus, Michael Loomus, Rebecca (Portney) and Mitchell Kirby, David Portney and Taylor Novice, Daniel Portney, Alexander Kavner, Joshua Kavner, Kyle Zaback and Rachel Zaback; many nieces, nephews and cousins. Mrs. Loomus was the daughter of the late Alan and the late Mazie Brown; sister ...…
… MAY 28 • 2020 | 99 continued on page 100 to make everyone laugh and smile. Mr. Silverman is sur- vived by his wife of 63 years, Shayna Silverman; his children, Jeffery and Eric Silverman; son-in-law, Ed Sachse; grandchildren, Jacob Sachse, Erin Sachse and Mikel Silverman; his sister, Bernice Tinsky; brother and sister- in-law, Gordon and Gloria Silverman; many loving nieces, nephews, cousins and friends. The Silverman family tha...…
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… MAY 21 • 2020 | 3 OUR JN MISSION: We aspire to communicate news and opinion that’ s trusted, valued, engaging and distinctive. We strive to reflect diverse community viewpoints while also advocating positions that strengthen Jewish unity and continuity. As an independent, responsible, responsive community member, we actively engage with individuals and organizations dedicated to enhancing the quality of life, and Jewish life, in Southeast ...…
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… MAY 21 • 2020 | 5 Views Jewfro Books of the People A fter decades of declining sales, as newspapers and printed documents lost out in the digital age, many man- ufacturers converted to making tissue products, like toilet paper and wipes. ” Reading that in the New York Times on my phone in an undisclosed location made me flush. With confusion. Another moment of disori- entation and disruption courtesy of an invisible contagion ...…
…6 | MAY 21 • 2020 I wrote this week’ s cover story, and it’ s a long one, so I won’ t take too much of your time here. But I do want to explain why we put a for- mer neo-Nazi on the cover of the Jewish News. I first heard of Jeff Schoep earlier this year, as he was begin- ning his anti-hate outreach. I was intrigued by his former prominence within the neo-Nazi movement and also by the fact that he lives in Detroit. The timing...…
… MAY 21 • 2020 | 7 CORRECTION The column “Pizza! Pizza!” (May 7, pg. 45) incorrectly stated that Ilitch Holdings Inc. CEO Chris Ilitch was a Detroit Jewish News Athlete of the Year as a high school hockey player. In fact, Ilitch, who is not Jewish, was selected as the Alvin Foon Humanitarian Award recipient at the 2019 Michigan Jewish Sports Hall of Fame ceremony. Memories of Kaline I enjoyed Alan Muskovitz’ s column regarding Al Kalin...…
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… MAY 21 • 2020 | 9 Jews in the D Keeping Seniors Connected JVS, Jewish Senior Life continue work with dementia patients over Zoom. P rior to the spread of COVID-19 and state- wide stay–at–home order, seniors with dementia in Metro Detroit received in-person services through a partnership between JVS Human Services and Jewish Senior Life. Those programs focused on interacting with others and making face-to-face connections: cruc...…
…10 | MAY 21 • 2020 The Ex-Nazi Next Door Detroiter Jeff Schoep ran America’ s largest neo-Nazi group for 25 years before leaving in 2019. How should Jews feel about his reformation? ANDREW LAPIN EDITOR Jeff Schoep, former commander of the National Socialist Movement, now says the hate group functioned like a “cult.” JEWISH NEWS …
… MAY 21 • 2020 | 11 I n summer 2019, Rick Eaton heard something shocking. One of the most prominent neo-Nazis in the U.S. was leaving the movement. As co-director of the digital terrorism project at the Simon Wiesenthal Center, a Los Angeles- based Jewish human rights organization which tracks hate group activity, Eaton interacts with his fair share of white supremacists. And he was very familiar with the National Socialist Movement (N...…
…12 | MAY 21 • 2020 continued from page 11 said Schoep’ s mother, an attorney, had once lost a judgeship appointment after links to her son were made public. Even this wasn’ t enough, at first, to dissuade her son from his cause. In 2007, Schoep moved from Minnesota to Detroit, taking the NSM headquarters with him and incorporating the group in the state of Michigan. Detroit’ s dramatic economic downturn, he reasoned, would make for fe...…
… MAY 21 • 2020 | 13 school, she said, one of her biggest mentors had been a Black dean; she even named her son after him. None of that stopped Dietz from joining the NSM. Thanks to Schoep’ s rebranding, she didn’ t know about its Nazi ties. She only knew it as a civil rights group for white people, and, she tells the JN, that was enough for her. She was initially motivated to join by her anger at the left for what she believed was...…
…14 | MAY 21 • 2020 continued from page 13 All three made their journeys at least in part aided by Orthodox Jews they had befriended while still in hate move- ments. Since other formers have found media attention and speaking engagements from their own high-profile exits, some observers have questioned whether Schoep’ s trans- formation is sincere. A recent New York Times article cast doubt on his journey, emphasizing the relative quickn...…
… MAY 21 • 2020 | 15 If you need help during this challenging time, please contact JFS at 248.592.2313 or resourcecenter@jfsdetroit.org. Elaine is a single mom of two girls who works as a pharmacy tech. When the COVID pandemic led to the schools closing and the stay-at-home order, she knew she would be unable to continue working. While she does receive unemployment, it’s not enough to cover her mortgage, monthly bills and her older d...…
…16 | MAY 21 • 2020 A licia Chandler and Lesley Miles met as teens at BBYO. Alicia went to North Farmington High School and Lesley went to Berkley. After graduation, they each went their separate ways. Little did they know back then how their paths would cross again 20 years down the road when they connected again on Facebook, shar- ing items about their busy lives. Alicia was married to Jeff Chandler and raising two children, 11-...…
