…6 | NOVEMBER 26 • 2020 OUR JN MISSION: We aspire to communicate news and opinion that’ s trusted, valued, engaging and distinctive. We strive to refl ect 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 S...…
…8 | NOVEMBER 26 • 2020 T hanksgiving is going to be very different this year, and it’ s pretty disappointing. There’ s a part of my brain that makes me want to stomp my foot like a little kid and wail, “But I don’ t want this. ” Meanwhile the grown-up part of my brain is trying to rationalize: “Well, that’ s life. Everyone’ s in the same boat, so suck it up and stop crying … and, here, have a cookie. ” So now, the only thing...…
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…10 | NOVEMBER 26 • 2020 essay A “COVID Hell” Call to Action “W hat America has to under- stand is that we are about to enter COVID hell. The next three or four months are going to be, by far, the darkest of the pandemic. ” If these words were spoken by someone who lacked true expertise (like, say, a politician), then we could easily dismiss the words as coming from an unin- formed source with a personal agenda. But this predi...…
…12 | NOVEMBER 26 • 2020 VIEWS ence virtual, we could open up the journalism camp to high school students who joined in from Texas, Florida, New York, New Jersey, Maryland and even as far as Bermuda (two girls vacationing actually chose to learn about writing over going to the beach!). We also had many students from Oakland and Washtenaw counties par- ticipate. We would have rather spent the afternoons together in person, but it ...…
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…14 | NOVEMBER 26 • 2020 JENNIFER LOVY CONTRIBUTING WRITER Last Aliyah at Iron Mountain F or more than a cen- tury, the Jews of Iron Mountain gathered and worshiped at a small but pre- viously vibrant congregation in the western portion of the Upper Peninsula. The remark- able history of this shul, called Anshe Knesseth Israel, came to an end earlier this year when board members made the diffi- cult decision to close the syna- gogu...…
… NOVEMBER 26 • 2020 | 15 “WE WERE RAISED TO LEAVE IRON MOUNTAIN. THERE’S NO WAY IT COULD SURVIVE.” — JEFFREY KUSHNER …
…16 | NOVEMBER 26 • 2020 town to attend college at the University of Michigan. Like so many Iron Mountain teens, he did not move back. His mother was the last family member there, and she left in 1990 fol- lowing Kushner’ s father’ s death. The last time Kushner saw the inside of his former syn- agogue was seven years ago when he attended a family reunion with about 40 rela- tives. Many of those in atten- dance were descendants of S...…
… NOVEMBER 26 • 2020 | 17 One of the Torahs was sold to a scribe who then sold it to a small synagogue in Joliet, Ill. The money from the sale was used to repay a debt owed to a former congregant. The scribe estimated the Torah age to be approximately 150 years old, from Eastern Europe. There is no evidence in the shul’ s records how the Torah got to Iron Mountain. Anshe Knesseth Israel board members later asked the Joliet congrega...…
…18 | NOVEMBER 26 • 2020 gregation to a building where they added a balcony to allow for separate woman’ s seating. They moved the bimah to the center of the congregation, as was customary in many Eastern European synagogues. A large mikvah was built in the base- ment. Some of the construction workers referred to it as the swimming pool at the Jewish Church. ONE OF THE LAST RESIDENTS Rachel Solom is 66 years old. She left Iron M...…
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…20 | NOVEMBER 26 • 2020 T he nonprofit Life Remodeled works to transform Detroit com- munities in need. It’ s headquar- tered in the Durfee Innovation Society (DIS), formerly Durfee Elementary-Middle School on the campus of Central High School in Detroit. Life Remodeled, celebrating its 10th anniversary, has turned this historic location into a hub of innovation and a force for good, housing more than 30 organizations that co...…
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…26 | NOVEMBER 26 • 2020 IN THE JEWS D Everything but theHugs T he upcoming Thanksgiving weekend marks one full year since I last hugged my kids and grandkids as they ended a visit with us and left for home in New Jersey. Though each of our three children and their families live in different states, we visit one another a few times a year and gather in Michigan for short, hectic, extended-family Passover and Sukkot holi- days ...…
… NOVEMBER 26 • 2020 | 27 wishes from friends and family, viewed over and over and over again. We held a group fami- ly-game night and were able to hear our 6-year-old grandson read to us through FaceTime, while we followed along with an online version of the same book. Trivially, I am grateful that the closing of area gyms allowed me to shop for shoes — albeit walking shoes — for the first time in six months so I could take my exe...…
…28 | NOVEMBER 26 • 2020 IN THED JEWS THE WELL In partnership with PJ Library Detroit, The Well is offering a new subscription Tot Shabbat Box. These boxes will allow you and your kids to continue enjoy- ing the fun and celebration of Tot Shabbat, even while you can’ t join with the The Well in person throughout the winter. Each box includes some- thing for the adults, two kid-friendly projects related to the theme of the month,...…
… NOVEMBER 26 • 2020 | 29 Thanks to the support of our donors, we’ re responding to meet the needs of all who are counting on us during the COVID-19 Pandemic— making sure our community stays healthy and well, and our Jewish spirit continues burning bright. #GivingTuesday is your chance to make a difference— especially in a year like this one. Our goal is to raise $250,000 from 500 donors for the 2021 Annual Campaign. All donations will ...…
…30 | NOVEMBER 26 • 2020 MOMENTS MAZEL TOV! David Evan Bares, son of Laura and David Bares, will become a bar mitzvah at Temple Israel in West Bloomfield on Friday, Nov. 27, 2020. He will be joined in celebration by his siblings Charlie and Sarah and proud grandparents Cynthia and John “Jack” McGuire, Susan and Charles Bares, and Deborah Foldbaum and Thomas Fanslow. Evan is a student at Hillside Middle School in Northvill...…
… NOVEMBER 26 • 2020 | 31 SPIRIT Go in Peace W hen I started my rabbinic school year in Israel in 2010, my first trip to Jerusalem was spellbinding. My adopted Israeli family had kindly offered to pick me up at the air- port and then hosted me for a few days at their home in Rehovot. They then (again, very kindly) drove me and my two giant suitcases into my new home city. As we approached Jerusalem, there was a final highway a...…
…32 | NOVEMBER 26 • 2020 I f Michael Ian Black had not fin- ished his latest book before the pandemic, he would have added a section on facemasks. “I might use [not wearing them] as an example of what I think is destructive behavior among men, ” said the actor-comedi- an-writer, 49, who will be among the guest speakers at this year’ s digital Detroit Jewish Book Fair. “Thinking that masks are a pro- jection of weakness is as if c...…
… NOVEMBER 26 • 2020 | 33 oppressed or persecuted. “It doesn’ t mean he has to go out and fight every battle under the sun, but I think he has to help fight some. It’ s up to him to pick what those are, but I do think that is intrin- sically tied to the part of him that’ s Jewish. ” When he has not been writing, Black has been fea- tured through different media. His TV credits include The Jim Gaffigan Show, Another Period and Wet Ho...…
…34 | NOVEMBER 26 • 2020 MORRIS ON LEARY; SCHIFF BATTLES COVID-19 ON TV AND IN REAL LIFE The documentary My Psychedelic Love Story begins streaming on Showtime on Sunday, Nov. 29 (9 p.m.). In the mid-’60s, Dr. Timothy Leary became what many called “the high priest of LSD.” He was a clin- ical psychologist at Harvard when he began doing LSD experiments. Fired by Harvard in 1962, he con- tinued his fervent pro-LSD advocacy and beca...…
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…36 | NOVEMBER 26 • 2020 FAMILY ROOM SERIES 8 PM, NOV. 27 The Ark in Ann Arbor will present a free concert with Matt Watroba, the voice of folk music. View on Ark Facebook page. Donations to a “virtual tip jar” go to support the Ark and the performers. LIVE AT THE ARK 7:30 PM, NOV. 28 The Ark in Ann Arbor will feature Mr. B., Mark Lincoln Braun, blues and boo- gie-woogie pianist. View on Ark Facebook page. Donations to a “virtual...…
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…SOUL OF BLESSED MEMORY E laine Stein Richman passed away on Nov. 7, 2020, just shy of her 84th birthday. She was the youngest of three daughters. Born on Nov. 27, 1936, to Miriam and Morris Stein in Detroit, she was a descendant of the Ukrainian Horodok com- munity. In 1954, she attended Wayne State University in Detroit and earned her certificate as a registered dental hygienist from the University of Detroit. Elaine married t...…
…40 | NOVEMBER 26 • 2020 PHYLLIS KATZ, 83, of Novi, died Nov. 15, 2020. She is survived by her daughter, Lori Tuchklaper; son and daughter-in-law, Steven and Jackie Katz; grandchildren, Allie (Joe) Asmann, Zachary Tuchklaper, Rachel, Dani, Kevin and Garrett Katz; great-grand- children, Liana and Logan Asmann; sister and brother-in- law, Marilyn and Barry Charlip; many other loving family mem- bers and friends. Mrs. Katz was the be...…
… NOVEMBER 26 • 2020 | 41 continued on page 42 To her grandchildren, “Nanna” was a glamorous figure, always wearing chic clothes and surrounded by beautiful things. After Marshall’ s passing in 1998, Lucille wrote children’ s books and assembled a meticulous col- lection of photo memories for her family. Lucille was born in Baltimore, Md., on Nov. 13, 1919, to Ethel Rothstein Bearman and Joseph Bearman. The family settled in Detroi...…
…42 | NOVEMBER 26 • 2020 STUART MITTENTHAL, 88, of Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., died Nov. 12, 2020. He is survived by his wife, Diane Mittenthal; sons and daughters-in-law, James and Elyse Mittenthal, and Robert Mittenthal and Hilarie Sheets; daughter and son-in-law, Jan and David Rosen; stepchildren, Drew and Andrea Saperstein, and Dana Zatman and Jon Shafner; grandchildren, Paige, Sam, Owen and Charlotte Mittenthal, Matthew an...…
… NOVEMBER 26 • 2020 | 43 continued on page 44 and mother-in-law and father- in-law, Jane and Sam Freed. A private family memorial took place at Temple Beth El in Windsor. Contributions may be made to Hospice of Windsor, 6038 Empress St., Windsor, Ontario N8T1B5 519-974-7100; or to a charity of your choice. ELLIOTT C. SCHUBINER, 93, of Bloomfield Hills, died Nov. 16, 2020. He is survived by his daughters, Julie Bennett, Jodi Schu...…
…44 | NOVEMBER 26 • 2020 NORMA SHAPIRO, 84, of West Bloomfield, died Nov. 12, 2020. She is survived by her son and daughter-in-law, Kerry and Jan Kaplan; daughter and son-in-law, Jean and Randy Winters; grandchil- dren, Kelsey Kaplan, Michael Kaplan, Ryan Harband; many other loving family members and friends. Mrs. Shapiro was the beloved wife of the late Norman Shapiro. Interment took place at Adat Shalom Memorial Park Cemetery ...…
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…46 | NOVEMBER 26 • 2020 Looking Back From the William Davidson Digital Archive of Jewish Detroit History accessible at www.djnfoundation.org An Ode to Dr. John & Eva Mames Y ou may have read in recent issues of the JN that Magen David Adom (MDA) is celebrating its 90th anni- versary this year. Established in 1930, MDA, the “Red Shield of David, ” is Israel’ s national emergency responder and the nation’ s pri- mary blood bank for bo...…
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