… MAY 14 • 2020 | 19 “The blood is then run through a machine that extracts the plasma, ” McGraw said. “Then all blood components, minus the plasma, are returned to the donor along with a saline solution that replaces the plas- ma that was removed. ” Each session supplies enough plasma to benefit three patients and donations may be made every seven days. Hatzalah’ s volunteer-based units are present in Orthodox communities througho...…
…20 | MAY 14 • 2020 Summer Bummer Camps, parks, fairs cancel due to COVID-19. MAYA GOLDMAN AND CORRIE COLF STAFF WRITERS Jews in the D A s summer draws nearer, communities around the country are con- tinuing to feel the effects of the coronavirus pandemic and social dis- tancing. While children are still grappling with the loss of the school year, their summer experience is now facing the same pressure. Many local families suddenly hav...…
… MAY 14 • 2020 | 21 Focusing on Seniors Oakland County begins COVID-19 testing at senior living centers. CORRIE COLF STAFF WRITER Jews in the D I n a partnership with local medics, Oakland County has begun implementing novel coronavirus testing for all residents and staff members at senior independent living facil- ities throughout the county. Oakland County Executive David Coulter announced this initiative during a press conf...…
…22 | MAY 14 • 2020 R esidents of Birmingham, Bloomfield Hills, Farmington Hills, Franklin and West Bloomfield can have fresh challah from Johnny Pomodoro’ s delivered to their doors Friday morning. This is thanks to Isaac Mintz, 18, graduating from West Bloomfield High School, and his younger cousins Avery Gach, 13, a student at Berkshire Middle School, and Eli Gach, 10, who attends West Maple. Mintz lives in West Bloomfield; ...…
… MAY 14 • 2020 | 23 MAY 14, 2020 GRADUATING MSU HEALTH CARE STUDENTS AID IN COVID- 19 RESPONSE As Michigan works swiftly to expand its health care workforce to battle the COVID- 19 pandemic, Michigan State University has made available hundreds of health care students who have successfully completed their program requirements to Michigan health care systems earlier than usual. As a result of Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’ s efforts...…
…24 | MAY 14 • 2020 Spartans collaborate to create 3D-printed medical face shields MSU is helping local health professionals on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic caused by the novel coronavirus by making 3D-printed personal protective equipment. To address the critical need for donations, medical face shields are being jointly produced with colleges across MSU’ s campus, including Osteopathic Medicine, Engineering, Natural S...…
… MAY 14 • 2020 | 25 COVID-19 infection, the National Convalescent Plasma Project has launched a website for health care providers, patients who have recovered from COVID-19 infection and want to donate plasma, and those considering the treatment. Last month, the Food and Drug Administration expedited the compassionate use of convalescent plasma for care of seriously ill patients infected with coronavirus that causes COVID-19 diseas...…
…26 | MAY 14 • 2020 As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to disrupt daily life, hundreds of Michigan State University students and families are relying on the MSU Student Food Bank for sustenance and emotional support. Unsurprisingly, the MSU community has rallied. Contributions of time and resources from across campus resulted in serving more than 750 MSU students and families and an additional 150 community members in local she...…
… MAY 14 • 2020 | 27 S ometimes plans change due to things out of our control. My name is Shayla Mostyn. I’ m a 10th grader at Frankel Jewish Academy and shlicha of my chapter Ruach BBG of BBYO. As shlicha, I am in charge of Jewish programming and com- munity service for my chapter. After putting together ideas for upcoming events in the New Year 2020, it became harder and harder to keep or to plan for these events due to COVID-19...…
…28 | MAY 14 • 2020 Epstein 50th M arjory and Donald Epstein of Bloomfield Hills will celebrate their 50th wedding anniver- sary on May 23, 2020. They were married at Franklin Hills Country Club in Franklin. The couple is deeply loved and cherished by all who know them, especially their adoring children, Lena Epstein, Lilly and Alex Stotland; and grand- children, Nathan Stotland, Elise Stotland and Emma Medwed. In spending the las...…
… MAY 14 • 2020 | 29 W hat kind of world will exist “at the end of the days, ” the peri- od of the Messiah and human redemption? The opening of the Torah portion harkens the messianic dream, the goal of human history. God promises the Israelites that if they maintain His laws and commandments, their physical needs will be taken care of. “I will cause evil beasts to cease (v’ hishbati) from the land; neither shall the sword go ...…
…30 | MAY 14 • 2020 I f you’ re noshing more frequently as a result of staying home, you’ re not alone. While we want to provide satisfying and nutritious snacks for our families, it can be challenging to find healthy alternatives to traditional high-fat, high-sodium munchies. A new sprouted nut option is now available from Daily Crunch Snacks, a new business by local community leader and mental health advocate Diane Orley and her n...…
… MAY 14 • 2020 | 31 B I R M I N G H A M Member FDIC We can’t help you change a diaper at 3 a.m. But we can help you save for college. recipe, which involves a multi-step soaking and dehydration process. This increases the natural nutritional value of the nuts and adds an airy crunch that is missing from traditional roasted nuts. In addition, sprouting removes phytic acid from the nuts, which can aid digestion. “Sprouted nuts wil...…
…business SPOTlight brought to you in partnership with B I R M I N G H A M 32 | MAY 14 • 2020 here’s to Debra Zivian of West Bloomfield has been elected to the National Kidney Founda- tion of Michigan volunteer Board of Directors. She is a teacher con- sultant for the hearing-impaired and a longtime NKFM volunteer. She has been involved with the NKFM, specifically the Kidney Walk at the Detroit Zoo, for over 10 years. Inspired ...…
… MAY 14 • 2020 | 33 N obody in Israel’ s Gaza Envelope communities can quite remember when the last escalation round with Hamas occurred. “Was it last August…? No, we’ ve had some rockets falling later than that. December? Yes. It was December, ” Adi Batan-Meiri recalls. The 32-year-old has been liv- ing near the Gaza border for over a decade, climbing all the way from a first-year student studying media at Sapir College in the ...…
…34 | MAY 14 • 2020 Arts&Life art J odi Beals describes herself as an energetic people person with a commitment to career, community and hands-on artistry. That explains how she came up with the idea for her latest project — note cards. “I love art, and I painted a colorful heart design with acrylics on canvas,” Beales told the Jewish News. Although Beals has lived in Chicago for almost eight years and works as a business developm...…
… MAY 14 • 2020 | 35 music Virtual Kaddish San Francisco opera musicians join forces to offer online music. JULIE SMITH YOLLES CONTRIBUTING WRITER A few days before Passover, Aryeh Nussbaum Cohen and Ronny Michael Greenberg were talking on the phone about glu- ten-free matzah, charoset and brisket recipes for their upcom- ing remote seders. The two friends live near each other in San Francisco and met through the San Francisco Ope...…
…36 | MAY 14 • 2020 MORE BROADCAST AND STREAMING SHOWS TO EASE THE QUARANTINE The Wrong Missy, an original Netflix film, began streaming on May 13. Capsule plot: A man (David Spade) accidentally invites a crazy blind date from his past (Lauren Lapkus) who shares the same name as the woman of his dreams to his work retreat. Missy was made by Adam Sandler’ s production company and Sandler’ s wife, Jackie Sandler, 45, has a small ro...…
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… MAY 14 • 2020 | 39 continued on page 40 Soul of blessed memory RANDY BALAMUT, 51 formerly of Southfield, passed away on April 3, 2020, at his home in Scottsdale, Ariz. He leaves behind his wife, Jenny; three children, Hannah, Marni and Zane (Daisy); and a granddaughter, Alexcia. Randy was the loved son of Sharon (Dave Moran) Balamut and the late Michael Balamut. He is survived by his brothers, David and Todd; nieces and nep...…
…40 | MAY 14 • 2020 continued from page 39 Soul of blessed memory Interment was at Beth El Memorial Park. Contributions may be made to American Heart Association, 27777 Franklin Road, Suite 1150, Southfield, MI 48034, heart.org. For more information, visit irakaufman.com. Arrangements by Ira Kaufman Chapel. FLORENCE DAVIDSON, 86, of West Bloomfield, died May 7, 2020. She is sur- vived by her children, Nancy Lewis, Martin (...…
… MAY 14 • 2020 | 41 continued on page 42 late Rosaline and the late Alex Zimmerman, the late Dorothy Pleasant. The family would like to thank Claude and Daniela Marit of Ahava Senior Care for the excellent love and care given. Interment was held at Machpelah Cemetery in Ferndale. Contributions may be made to the Holocaust Memorial Center, Ahava Senior Care, Elizabeth Lake Animal Rescue or to a charity of one’ s choice. Arra...…
…42 | MAY 14 • 2020 Soul of blessed memory continued from page 41 DR. DAVID LEVADI, 88, of West Bloomfield, died May 7, 2020. He was a longtime member of Keter Torah Synagogue. A dedicated and com- passionate psychiatrist, Dr. Levadi was loved by his patients. He was also a nation- ally ranked chess player, and he loved gardening and dogs. Dr. Levadi is survived by his wife of more than 54 years, Laurette Levadi; daughter and son...…
… MAY 14 • 2020 | 43 continued on page 44 givers over the past year. He was the brother of the late Leonard Lopatin and the late Charlotte (the late Gordon) Strosberg. Interment was at Adat Shalom Memorial Park. Contributions may be made to Congregation B’ nai Moshe, 6800 Drake Road, West Bloomfield, MI 48322, bnaimoshe.org; or to a charity of one’ s choice. Arrangements by Ira Kaufman Chapel. AUDREY MORRIS, 91, of Huntington W...…
…44 | MAY 14 • 2020 Soul of blessed memory continued from page 43 adatshalom.org/tributes- make-a-donation-in-honor- or-in-memory; B’ nai B’ rith International, 1120 20th St. NW , Suite 300 N, Washington, DC 20036, bnaibrith.org; or Recovery International, 1415 W . 22nd St., Tower Floor, Oak Brook, IL 60502, recovery international.org. Arrangements by Ira Kaufman Chapel. BENJAMIN SCHECTER, 94, of West Bloomfield, died May 4, ...…
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…46 | MAY 14 • 2020 Looking Back From the William Davidson Digital Archive of Jewish Detroit History accessible at www.djnfoundation.org Walter Reuther: A Friend to Jews F ifty years ago, legendary presi- dent of the United Automobile Workers of America (UAW) Walter P. Reuther died in a plane crash near Pellston, Michigan, on May 9, 1970. Reuther’ s funeral in Detroit was a massive event, attended by thousands of people, includin...…
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… MAY 7 • 2020 | 13 Millman-Rinaldi’ s goal is to foster another 100 dogs, but there is no real limit, she said. “Dogs are our best friends, ” she said. “They know all of our secrets. They know when we need some exercise, they know when we need a break mentally. ” Both humans and dogs can benefit from foster interaction, she said. Humans are given incentive to exercise, get outside and walk the dogs, an added benefit with many stuck at ho...…
…14 | MAY 7 • 2020 Families’ plans are up in the air as they await the news. JENNIFER LOVY CONTRIBUTING WRITER I t’ s a nagging question without a clear answer right now, leaving scores of kids and parents wondering what they will do this summer. Camp websites continue to build excitement for the summer by counting the days — some are even tracking the hours, minutes and seconds — until the start of camp. But the reality of wheth...…
… MAY 7 • 2020 | 15 won’ t be able to safely run camp at all this summer.” While no one is willing to say it publicly, the idea of any camps starting in June is becoming more and more unlikely. While delaying the start date is an option, nobody is rushing to decide. All this uncertainty should become clearer when the CDC provides guidelines, which, according to the American Camp Association, are expected in early May. “We feel we ow...…
…16 | MAY 7 • 2020 New Volunteer Delivery App Launches LAUREN HOFFMAN CONTRIBUTING WRITER Jews in the D A New York-based com- pany called Umbrella is offering a new service to combat the realities of iso- lation, and it has just launched that service in Detroit. Before COVID, Umbrella was running a marketplace app connecting adults over 60 with a network of gig econo- my workers who would run errands and do household tasks for th...…
… MAY 7 • 2020 | 17 Traverse City Whiskey turns from booze to hand sanitizer to meet community’ s needs. SAM BLAKE CONTRIBUTING WRITER Jews in the D O n March 16, when Gov. Gretchen Whitmer ordered all Michigan bars and restaurants to close temporarily, Traverse City Whiskey Co. was the largest whiskey company in the state by output and sales, according to co-founder Jared Rapp, and one of the largest craft distilleries in the ...…
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… MAY 7 • 2020 | 19 B irmingham artist Sarey Ruden has had it with online dating culture. All of it, she says. The hate speech women receive from men after they say they aren’ t interested, the trauma from cyberflashing — receiving an unsolicited sexu- al image — and, most of all, she says, being silenced by dating platforms for reporting abuse and harassment that happens on their sites. Ruden’ s not alone in her out- rage. Over t...…
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