…AUGUST 19 • 2021 | 49 ACADEMIC SIDE Although Dardashti start- ed as a voice major at the University of Maryland, College Park, she decided to pursue a doctoral degree that would allow her to study music in a different context. “I could be the nerd that I am, get deep into research and continue my musical interests and stud- ies,” explained Dardashti, married to a lawyer and the mother of two sons, ages 13 and 10. “I was a gradua...…
…50 | AUGUST 19 • 2021 A rtist Mackenzie Matlen has had a lifelong fascination with the Statue of Liberty. To the 34-year-old, who has special needs, the international symbol represented freedom and hope. After learning about the statue in an American history class, something about it “stuck with her all these years,” explains Mackenzie’s mother, Terry Matlen of Birmingham. Mackenzie even spoke about the Statue of Liberty as a teena...…
…AUGUST 19 • 2021 | 51 self, the joy of hearing that her daughter’s artwork had been accepted into the prestigious competition — alongside her own — was a surprise she never expected. A ‘SILVER LINING’ “This is a huge deal,” Terry explains. “This isn’t just a little show where everybody gets in. This is an inclusive art exhibi- tion where I generally have not seen many people who have special needs get pieces accept- ed into the sho...…
…52 | AUGUST 19 • 2021 ARTS&LIFE THEATER L ike other theater companies in Metro Detroit, the Jewish Ensemble Theatre (JET) is returning to the live stage — only moved outside with a musi- cal production planned to attract family audiences. Grease, a romp about 1950s teens and the issues they face, features a cast num- bering more than 20 and spotlights songs, played by a live band, that became pop- ular beyond the show — “Shakin’ at t...…
…AUGUST 19 • 2021 | 53 English and acting studies, and he entered his path for the future. “I’m attracted to theater by the collaborative process and getting to engage with a different person by devel- oping a character,” he said. “I’m always the most thrilled when I’m creating together with others. The art of theater speaks to me in a way that no other art form has.” In working at JET, Keller also feels a connection to his Jewish ...…
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…AUGUST 19 • 2021 | 55 F resh food is one of the most wonderful parts of summertime in Michigan, and since the dead of winter looms ever large in the distance, I’m always think- ing about good ways to pre- serve those fresh flavors well past the snowy depths of January. Fresh thyme is one of my favorite herbs. I run my hands through the plant daily because it’s so evocative a perfume for me, reeking of kitchen work and simmerin...…
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…AUGUST 19 • 2021 | 57 OBITUARIES OF BLESSED MEMORY continued on page 58 DR. SEYMOUR ADELSON, M.D., 95, passed away on Aug. 10, 2021. He served as a corporal in the U.S. Army during the Second World War and was a heavy machine gunner on the front line in Europe; he also served in the Philippines. He earned his bachelor’s degree from Wayne State University and graduated from University of Michigan Medical School in 1951. Dr. Ad...…
…58 | AUGUST 19 • 2021 scholar as well as a dedicated physician. He was the son of the late William and the late Fanny Adelson; brother-in-law of the late Sanford (the late Rita) Kaplan. Dr. Adelson is survived by his beloved and devoted wife of 61 years, Barbara; sons, Barry and Daniel; brother, Irwin (Janet) Adelson, M.D.; Jill Kaplan and Kenneth Kaplan. Private graveside services were held. Contributions may be made to Holocau...…
…AUGUST 19 • 2021 | 59 MARCIA BOXMAN, 83, of Farmington Hills, died Aug. 11, 2021. She is survived by her daughters and son-in-law, Valerie Finberg, and Abigail Boxman and John Morrison; grandchildren, Nicole and Annie Finberg, and Brekken Morrison; sisters-in-law and brothers-in-law, Joanne Silber, Melvin and June Boxman, and Barbara and Arnold Edelstein. She is also survived by her care- givers and close friends, Eric Daniels a...…
…60 | AUGUST 19 • 2021 Mrs. Chafetz was the beloved wife of the late Allan I. Chafetz; the sister-in-law of the late Dr. Robert Becker. Interment took place at Clover Hill Park Cemetery in Birmingham. Contributions may be made to any charity that benefits literacy for children. Arrangements by Dorfman Chapel. LOLA GOLDRING, 91, of West Bloomfield, died Aug. 8, 2021. She is survived by her beloved husband, Joseph Goldring; daughte...…
…AUGUST 19 • 2021 | 61 from 1968 to 1970 and as a medic in the Yom Kippur War in Israel. “He was an extraordinary member of our department who was held in the highest of esteem by his colleagues and friends,” said David Rosenberg, M.D., chair of the Department of Psychiatry and Neurosciences. “He was beloved by the many resi- dents and medical students he taught, and his colleagues and friends at Sinai Grace Hospital, where he tra...…
…62 | AUGUST 19 • 2021 Looking Back From the William Davidson Digital Archive of Jewish Detroit History accessible at www.djnfoundation.org Memories of Sen. Carl Levin T his will be the second week in-a-row that I write about a legend. Sen. Carl Levin passed away on July 29 at the age of 87. Few people have had the impact that Levin had upon America. Shortly after his death, there were numerous articles in national media that relate...…
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…$200 Aug.12-18, 2021 / 4-10 Elul 5781 $200 Aug.12-18, 2021 / 4-10 Elul 5781 JEWISH NEWS JEWISH NEWS THE DETROIT thejewishnews.com From Detroit to D.C., The People’s Advocate (1934-2021) Sen. Carl Levin See pages 12-19 …
…AUGUST 12 • 2021 | 3 contents PURELY COMMENTARY 4-10 Essays and viewpoints. OUR COMMUNITY 11 Cookies and More Yocheved Perlman-Magier loves to bake with her bubbie. 12-19 From Detroit to D.C.: A Lifetime of Service Sen. Carl Levin (1934-2021) 20 JVS Human Services and Kadima Announce Merger Expected to be operational in early 2022, new name being explored. 20 Ride for the Living Metro Detroit bike ride mirro...…
…4 | AUGUST 12 • 2021 for openers The Century Club L ost in all the hype over Detroit Tiger Miguel Cabrera’s chasing milestone home run and RBI records is the fact that quietly, and dare I say modestly, I am only 70 years shy of tying Danny Raskin’s breathtaking record for years consecutively writing for the Detroit Jewish News. Spoiler alert — I actual- ly will never tie or surpass Danny Raskin’s nearly 80-year JN journalistic re...…
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…6 | AUGUST 12 • 2021 The West Must Counter Iran’s Maritime Terrorism C ommercial shipping activity in the Gulf of Oman near the port of Fujairah in the United Arab Emirates was disrupted Aug. 3 after several ships in the area reported diffi- culties operating their GPS-based navigational sys- tems. Meanwhile, another report came in that a ship named Asphalt Princess had been hijacked by armed assailants. The entire story can ...…
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…8 | AUGUST 12 • 2021 MARITIME TERRORISM continued from page 6 Editor’s Note: The JN thanks our readers for your thoughts on the July 26 passing of Danny Raskin, of blessed memory. Danny’s ‘Florida Guy’ “The Best of Everything” kind of says it all about my friend, Danny Raskin. In fact, most everyone who came in contact with Danny had the feeling that they were his friend. Several years ago, maybe 20 or so, and upon our moving fro...…
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…10 | AUGUST 12 • 2021 analysis The Coming Earthquake G iant fissures are emerging from just beneath the earth’s surface throughout the Middle East, and Israel is bracing for the inevitable eruption. The United States had better wake up, too, because the aftershocks will be felt here, and they will not be mild. In a briefing to Israeli President Isaac Herzog, the Israeli Institute for National Security Studies’ Professor Man...…
…AUGUST 12 • 2021 | 11 B aking with one’s bubbie is a fun and memorable activity, and something that Yocheved Perlman-Magier “wouldn’t change for the world. It’s priceless. ” Yocheved, of “Cookies and More by Shelly and Yocheved, ” loves blending her passion for baking with spending weekly quality time together with her bubbie and zaydie. Together, they bake everything from chal- lah to cookies, cornbread, choc- olate cinnamon bab...…
…12 | AUGUST 12 • 2021 C arl Levin was more than Michigan’s longest-serving senator in Washington — and the longest-serv- ing Jewish U.S. senator in American history. He was truly a “Giant of the Senate. ” Ironically, another senator who was also Jewish, Minnesota’s Al Franken, once wrote a book with the satirical title, Al Franken, Giant of the Senate. Like Franken, Levin was a man who could laugh at himself. But that phrase would be...…
…AUGUST 12 • 2021 | 13 continued on page 14 tor went to Swarthmore College in Pennsylvania and then Harvard Law School. But to help pay for college, he worked summers in three auto plants, dirty and sometimes grueling work, which he later said gave him insight into both the difficulties the workers faced — and the weaknesses and inflexibility of the industry. Following graduation from law school in 1959, Levin worked for several sma...…
…14 | AUGUST 12 • 2021 Council president. He fought redlining, and tangled with HUD, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development over its reluc- tance to demolish dilapidated homes. Most importantly, he later said, his battles with Mayors Roman Gribbs and mainly Coleman Young “would prove to be a valuable training ground for later tussles — and sometimes battles” with pres- idents when he got to the U.S. Senate. The year ...…
…AUGUST 12 • 2021 | 15 G rowing up in the 1930s and ’40s in Detroit, Carl Levin and his older brother and sis- ter, Sander and Hannah, were close with their parents, Bess and Saul, who were part of an iconic political and Jewish family. But the inquisitive sib- lings awaited Sundays with relatives in the family’s westside home, first on LaSalle Boulevard and later on Boston Boulevard. It was during Sunday dinner the siblings g...…
…S en. Carl Levin’s Jewish roots developed during his Detroit childhood, growing up in a home with par- ents who were strong Zionists; his mother was very active in Hadassah. The family attended Congregation Shaarey Zedek and Carl went to Central High School, which had a great number of Jewish students. “His most Jewish connection was that he lived tikkun olam every day of his life with every bone of his body, ” says Eugene Driker...…
…AUGUST 12 • 2021 | 17 CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT: Carl Levin conferring with Rep. John Dingell; speaking with President Barack Obama at the White House; seated with brother Sander Levin while visiting Durfee School in Detroit in 2019; at President George W. Bush’s 2003 signing ceremony of the Defense Authorization Act with Sen. John Warner, Sen. Levin, Rep. Tom Davis, Sen. Susan Collins and Rep. Duncan Hunter. hit their targets,” he wrote. H...…
…S en. Carl Levin was memorialized at a heartfelt, privately attended service at Ira Kaufman Chapel on July 30. Rabbi Ariana Silverman of the Downtown Synagogue and Rabbi Joseph Krakoff of the Jewish Hospice and Chaplaincy Network offi- ciated. Burial was at Clover Hill Park Cemetery. A public celebration of Sen. Levin’s life will likely be planned for the next month or two. At the funeral, Carl Levin’s daughter Kate Levin Markel sp...…
…AUGUST 12 • 2021 | 19 Senator Carl Levin June 28, 1934 - July 29, 2021 Senator Levin's legacy of dedicated public service, integrity, and unwavering commitment to good government will be an eternal inspiration and will guide our Center's work in the years to come. As our founder, chairman, mentor, and most importantly as our friend, he will be greatly missed. The Levin Center at Wayne Law celebrates the life and legacy of Meet Daniel...…
…20 | AUGUST 12 • 2021 J VS Human Services and Kadima, both nonprofits who serve vulnerable communities in Metro Detroit, announced they will move forward with a merger expected to be operational in 2022. The boards of directors of JVS Human Services and Kadima voted Aug. 2 to unite the organizations. JVS is a part- ner agency of the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit, the central fund- raising and planning organi- zation...…
…AUGUST 12 • 2021 | 21 that directly benefit and sup- port underserved community members, such as those with development disabilities, autism or mental illness. Deeper investments in areas of clinical services and com- pliance will allow for more data-based decision making and impact measurement, all exponentially enhancing out- comes for people served and the community at large. The merger will ensure long-term sustainability of v...…
…W hen a New York- based model and talent management agency asked Sammy Pandolfi if he was interested in mod- eling after seeing the videos he posted on the social media platform TikTok, his first thought was, “this is a scam. ” Pandolfi, an 18-year-old Berkley resident, researched the agency and then called the New York phone number. It turned out that the message from Soul Artist Management was legitimate. Due to COVID- imposed...…
…AUGUST 12 • 2021 | 23 video games. In 2018, at the age of 15, he was gaming at a professional level and making money in Fortnite tournaments and on Twitch, a video game livestreaming service. Because of a chronic inflammatory disease called eosinophilic esophagitis, Pandolfi attended school online. The condition made it hard for him to sit in class on some days. The condition causes an array of stomach issues, including severe ...…
…24 | AUGUST 12 • 2021 K eith Schonberger has developed an impressive resume: From teaching a computer to solve a Rubik’s Cube on his way to a bachelor of science degree in computer science at Michigan State University, including a brief software engineering internship with the Boeing Company, on to MSU College of Law, where he earned his J.D. and found his calling in patent law. With almost nine years in practice — including a...…
…AUGUST 12 • 2021 | 25 two generations ago with my mother’s parents who met at Tamarack Camps. We still like to tell the story about the baseball game at Tamarack (the Fresh Air Society at the time), and the boy who threw a wild pitch into the stands and hit a girl in the head. The pitcher was my grandfather, the girl was my grandmother. No injuries were reported, as I understand, but it was the pitch that started our family. My g...…
…26 | AUGUST 12 • 2021 OUR COMMUNITY aren’t engaging this growing segment of our population and including them, welcoming them in and making them feel wanted, it’s a disservice to our community. I am very glad Federation began this outreach and engagement and have loved being a part of it. Q: Who do you consider to be your mentors along your path to community-building? KS: Wow, too many to list! A mentor is anyone who has taught...…
…AUGUST 12 • 2021 | 27 continued on page 28 N oah Arbit was a self-described “political nerd” two years ago when he founded the Michigan Democratic Jewish Caucus (MDJC). Arbit, 25, director of communications for Oakland County Prosecutor Karen McDonald, said he was “restless for a new project” after working to elect Democrat Gretchen Whitmer as Michigan’s governor in 2018. He saw the need for an organi- zation, not then existent, th...…
…28 | AUGUST 12 • 2021 rise in hate crimes and rise in antisemitism, ” she said. “I cre- ated a Hate Crimes Division to target actions that were biased-related, motivated by hate against certain groups. “Little did I know that soon we would have to expand the division to Hate Crimes and Domestic Terrorism. I’m proud that our department is charging cases against these extremist groups that traffic in hate. ” McDonald said, “We are ...…
…AUGUST 12 • 2021 | 29 faces&places A slight breeze and mild tem- peratures complemented the late July sunset, providing the perfect atmosphere at Knollwood Country Club for Kicks Kicking Cancer’s annual Golf Outing fundraiser on July 27. The heavy and consis- tent rain Detroiters endured through much of the summer made the golfing portion of the event impossible — with saturated greens and soaked fairways forcing the resched- ulin...…
…30 | AUGUST 12 • 2021 SPORTS A lex Lustig’s dream of participating in the JCC Maccabi Games this summer as Detroit’s lone represen- tative was dashed at the 11th hour. The quickly organized JCC Maccabi Texas Regional Games in San Antonio were can- celed July 28, less than two weeks before the Aug. 8 opening ceremony, because of a surge in COVID-19 infections in Texas. The JCC Association of North America, along with Barshop JCC of Sa...…
…AUGUST 12 • 2021 | 31 S itting down with Meir Goldberg, 39, was a leap back in time for me. I remember him when he was a teenager, and it was fun to catch up with him after all these years. Meir has been living in Israel for 18 years and says he would never live anywhere else. He lives with his young family in Ra’anana and enjoys going back to Michigan regularly for business and to visit family and friends. Q: Where did you go ...…
…32 | AUGUST 12 • 2021 MAZEL TOV! MAY 18, 2021 Alex and Lilly (Epstein) Stotland of Birmingham are thrilled to announce the birth of their son, Donald Ezra Stotland. Proud big siblings are Nathan and Elise Stotland. Donald is the grand- son of Marjory Winkleman Epstein of Bloomfield Hills, and Mark and Ida Stotland of Brooklyn, N.Y. He is named in loving memory of his beloved late grandfather Donald Epstein and is the great-grandson of...…
…AUGUST 12 • 2021 | 33 SPIRIT A Dedicated Purpose in Life W hat is the essence of the month of Elul, the 30-day period prior to the Days of Awe in which, according to Chasidic philosophy, “The King is in the Field, ” when God is, as it were, more accessible to us than throughout the year? I believe that the story of Velvel, a Soviet refusenik I met in Riga, Latvia, in the month of Elul 5730 (1970), offers an answer to this que...…
…34 | AUGUST 12 • 2021 I n the course of setting out the laws of war, the Torah adds a seemingly minor detail that became the basis of a much wider field of human responsibility and is of major consequence today. The passage concerns a military campaign that involves laying siege to a city: “When you lay siege to a city for a long time, fighting against it to capture it, do not destroy its trees by putting an ax to them, because y...…
