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…JUNE 17 • 2021 | 47 “I think they find it refreshing that we’re doing something in a unique way, about a subject that’s been told over and over again, ” Famie said. “I think they look at it feeling hopeful, that maybe we’re doing something that’s going to reach an audience that would not normally be reached or care about it. ” Realizing that Holocaust survi- vors who are still alive are getting up in age, Famie’s biggest goals with...…

…his interests, having an artistic and documentary filmmaking background. For the film, Lichtman completed a painting centered around the theme of “Never Again,” and urged Bates to create a song around that con- cept as well. “This theme of ‘Never Again’ is really significant in the Jewish community, but as far as I’m concerned, it’s a universal statement,” Lichtman said. “I said to Curtis, maybe you could do a song on that theme...…

…JUNE 17 • 2021 | 49 ARTS&LIFE DINING IN I s it possible that life is returning to a semblance of normal? You can watch the Tigers in person with 100% capac- ity at Comerica Park. You can go many more places maskless, and people are gathering again. While we may feel we can get in the car and actually eat out — in a restaurant — chances are many are happy at home with extend- ed family, either because there is still trepidation or ...…

…50 | JUNE 17 • 2021 and set aside. Combine remaining ingre- dients in a medium bowl and whisk well. Pour the mixture over the chicken and seal the bag. Turn the bag several times to coat the chicken. Chill the breasts for 30 minutes up to several hours. Thirty minutes before serving (for hot chicken — you may also serve the grilled chicken chicken at room temperature), spray the cold grill with nonstick cook- ing spray and heat to me...…

…JUNE 17 • 2021 | 51 A MOVIE WEINSTEIN WON’T LIKE; TAPPER IS JOEY BISHOP It was just announced that Carey Mulligan and Zoe Kazan will star in an upcoming film titled She Said. They will play, respectively, Megan Twohey and Jodi Kantor, NY Times reporters who uncovered the Harvey Weinstein scandal. The film is based on Kantor and Twohey’s 2019 book, She Said: Breaking the Sexual Harassment Story That Helped Ignite a Movement. ...…

…52 | JUNE 17 • 2021 JUNETEENTH: STORIES & PERSPECTIVES 8-9:30 PM, JUNE 17 The United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism will host a panel who will share their personal stories about what Juneteenth means to each of them and con- sider its relevance for all members of our community. Juneteenth marks the date when news of emancipation finally reached Galveston, Texas, confirming the free- dom of the last remaining enslaved people ...…

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…JUNE 17 • 2021 | 55 continued on page 56 R abbi Levi Shemtov of the Friendship Circle said it best — “She was a special woman. ” And no one deserved this hon- orific more than Alene Landau of Bloomfield Hills, who passed away on June 1, 2021, at the age of 92. Alene was born and raised in Detroit, as Rabbi Shemtov stated, “in a home with a strong value of dedication to the Jewish community. She took her responsibility as the continua...…

…56 | JUNE 17 • 2021 continued from page 55 OBITUARIES OF BLESSED MEMORY A Veritable Legal Eagle R obert Zeff, (born Avram Abbot Zeff), 87, died, after a life well spent, on June 6, 2021, while watching a basketball game at home in Westport, Conn. Born in Tel Aviv, Israel, on Feb. 2, 1934, Bob grew up in Detroit, where he played high school baseball well enough to pitch at the University of Michigan and for the Tigers’ farm ...…

…JUNE 17 • 2021 | 57 continued on page 58 SARAH “SALLY” MANDEL of Southfield, died peacefully on April 23, 2021, at the home of her son, Harleigh Mandel, in California, where she had been living for the past 11 years. She and her late husband, Dr. Leslie Mandel, a rheuma- tologist, gave of themselves to their family, community and provided their children with a loving warm home. Mrs. Mandel received her bachelor’s degree in educ...…

…58 | JUNE 17 • 2021 continued from page 57 OBITUARIES OF BLESSED MEMORY continued on page 60 ADAM RAITT, 49, of Royal Oak, died June 8, 2021. He is survived by his daughters, Rachel Raitt and Sarah Raitt; parents, Faye and Roy Greenberg; sister and brother-in-law, Amy and Scott Besuden; niece, Maisey Besuden; nephew, Max Besuden; many loving aunts, uncles, cousins, other family members and friends. Mr. Raitt was the son of t...…

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…60 | JUNE 17 • 2021 continued from page 58 OBITUARIES OF BLESSED MEMORY OBITUARY CHARGES The processing fee for obituaries is: $125 for up to 100 words; $1 per word thereafter. A photo counts as 15 words. There is no charge for a Holocaust survivor icon. The JN reserves the right to edit wording to conform to its style considerations. For information, have your funeral director call the JN or you may call Sy Manello, editorial ...…

…JUNE 17 • 2021 | 61 W here once stood the elegant sur- roundings of an opulent Papa Vino restaurant … and then short-lived renamed Station Square because of its location fronting a nearby Amtrak train station … will now celebrate its third anniver- sary of being an unbelievably fine dining eatery … Grand Tavern Troy on Coolidge and Maple. Striking changes at the restau- rant also include the appear- ance of Executive Chef Robert...…

…Looking Back From the William Davidson Digital Archive of Jewish Detroit History accessible at www.djnfoundation.org 62 | JUNE 17 • 2021 The People’s Lawyer O ne hundred and five years ago, on June 1, 1916, Louis Dembitz Brandeis took his seat on the Supreme Court of the United States. This was a monumental moment, and its anniversary should be celebrated. Brandeis had a deep, significant impact upon the nature of American law. He...…

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…JUNE 10 • 2021 | 3 PURELY COMMENTARY 4-12 OUR COMMUNITY 14 Fighting Back How to combat misinformation about the Israeli-Hamas conflict on social media. 18 United Against Antisemitism A community-wide rally urges action against hatred. 20 Air Force Over-Head Head coverings led Jewish and Muslim chaplains from Detroit to form a fast friendship. 21 New Leader at Yad Ezra 22 Bring Danny Home Efforts to secu...…

…4 | JUNE 10 • 2021 for openers Drop and Switch G ames with words can be fun: Scrabble, Spill & Spell, Words With Friends. One that fascinates me involves changing/replacing one letter at a time to lead to a new word. Here is an extended exam- ple (several sequences): Try your hand with your own; even challenge someone to play with you. There is no need, however, to provide narration as I do here; it is only to tie my attem...…

…2 0 2 1 J E W I S H F A M I L Y S E R V I C E A N N U A L M E E T I N G and Community Recognition Event Lifetime Achievement Award Norman R. Keane Micki Grossmanz”l ANITA BLENDER EMILY CAMIENER BECCA STEINMAN DEGROOT Thank you to the board members who will be rolling off this year. We appreciate your time, talents and dedication in supporting the mission of Jewish Family Service. MICHAEL BAUM GAIL DANTO BETH DAVIDSON MARA MOSS ...…

…6 | JUNE 10 • 2021 A s I started my day one Sunday morning, my first instinct was to look away when I drove toward an opossum and several babies that lay dead on my street cor- ner. Something made me slow down and take another look. I was shocked — the mother was clearly dead, but her stomach was moving up and down. I called my brother who trains and rescues wild ani- mals, and he reminded me that opossums are marsupials an...…

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…8 | JUNE 10 • 2021 PURELY COMMENTARY guest column A Letter to the Jewish Community I hope this letter finds you safe and healthy as we emerge from the shadows of the COVID-19 pandemic to the promise of a brighter day. Please know the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office and our local police agencies and public safety departments are working in concert to support your com- munity and faith. Tensions remain high amid ongoing threa...…

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…10 | JUNE 10 • 2021 guest column Left in Silence A s a progressive Jew growing up with an Israeli father, I’ve always had a complex relation- ship with Israel. There was a saying that my dad loved and that made an impression on me: “Don’t be so open-minded that you fail to choose your own side in a fight. ” So many years later, I feel this tongue-in-cheek truism has something important to teach progressives as we navigate th...…

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…12 | JUNE 10 • 2021 PURELY COMMENTARY LEFT IN SILENCE continued from page 10 other words, just leave us alone, and we won’t stand between you and the Jewish state. It is this duck-and-cover response that has allowed the term anti-Zionist to somehow become acceptable in civil dis- course as anything but hatred of Jews. Repeating the specious argument that anti-Zionism is not antisemitic will never make it true. Zionism means suppo...…

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…OUR COMMUNITY I f you have supported Israel on your social media chan- nels by posting an Israeli flag in your profile picture only to receive a barrage of unsolic- ited hateful messages in your Facebook inbox or Twitter feed, or if you have been ousted or silenced in online professional forum groups after offering counterpoints to anti-Israel or antisemitic posts, you are not alone. Following the 11-day conflict between Israel a...…

…Fighting Online Antisemitism • File a report with the Anti- Defamation League (ADL) if you see hateful posts or imag- es online. Michigan.adl.org or (248) 353-7553 • If you witness hateful actions or statements on campus, con- tact the campus Hillel to work through the student govern- ment or the university admin- istration. • If you feel you have been silenced by professional organizations and Facebook groups regarding your pro- I...…

…16 | JUNE 10 • 2021 statement about the conflict that expressed complete solidarity with “indigenous” Palestinians, accused Israel of ethnic cleans- ing, and called for a divestment of all funding and academic col- laboration with Israel. Moss, a junior, said it “caught the Jewish student body completely by surprise. ” He and other Jewish students have created a petition to counter the statement and are asking the CSG for an apolog...…

…JUNE 10 • 2021 | 17 they were screen-capturing private conversations and shar- ing them externally on social media. Lograsso-Gaitens said the infographic does not repre- sent the views of MI Core and has since been removed. Nancy Harf, who has been a longtime volunteer and fund- raiser in the Jewish community, said she was troubled that many of the small businesses in Detroit she likes to patron- ize came out in support of Palestini...…

…18 | JUNE 10 • 2021 A bout 200 people united on a very hot Sunday afternoon to show solidarity against a rising tide of antisemitism. The rally took place on June 6 on the west side of Orchard Lake Road north of 14 Mile in West Bloomfield. Representatives of a broad spectrum of the Jewish community led a united front against anti-Jewish bigotry and violence that is on the rise as tensions increase in the Middle East. Groups partici...…

…JUNE 10 • 2021 | 19 star. We stand here today as proud Jews. “Hate against any one of us is hate against all of us,” Gould said. “The Jewish people know what it means to be silent to crimes against us. Today we say, we will not be silent. We will not bow to ter- ror. Never again!” Carolyn Normandin, regional director of ADL Michigan said, “My office is get- ting incident after incident after incident reported. “Incidents of hate must b...…

…20 | JUNE 10 • 2021 H e’s a kippah-wear- ing Jew from Oak Park and she’s a hijab-wearing Muslim from Dearborn — and the friend- ship they have forged in the U.S. Air Force has a lot to do with religion. Yosef (Yossie/Joe) Hochheiser and Maysaa Ouza are both captains in the Judge Advocate General (JAG) corps of the U.S. Air Force. For Hochheiser, 38, it’s a part-time gig as a member of the Air Force Reserves. But most of his wor...…

…JUNE 10 • 2021 | 21 be the woman whose case he had researched. He emailed Ouza, who quickly responded. They email chatted about their experiences and their families and realized both had grown up in reli- gious families in Detroit. They became Facebook friends. About a year ago, Ouza was reassigned to Wright- Patterson; she and Hochheiser were excited to meet at last. But with Hochheiser on base only for short periods totaling abou...…

…22 | JUNE 10 • 2021 A s of JN press time, it has been over two weeks since the mili- tary junta in Myanmar detained journalist and Detroit native Danny Fenster, 37, at the Yangon International Airport May 24 as he was about to board a flight to Kuala Lumpur on the first leg of a journey back to see his family after being abroad for three years. Two weeks passed since Danny last texted his wife, Julianna, that she should call th...…

…JUNE 10 • 2021 | 23 return to the United States. #BringDannyHome. ” Fenster is managing editor of online magazine Frontier Myanmar and has worked to cover life in that country before and during the coup. On May 24, the publication released a statement that it believes Fenster is being detained at Insein Prison. According to reports from the New York Times, Insein (pronounced “insane”) is a 134-year-old prison notorious for harsh...…

…T he North Farmington High School junior var- sity baseball team didn’t win a lot of games this season. Neither did the West Bloomfield High School freshman baseball team. But at least there was a season, after spring sports were canceled last year by the Michigan High School Athletic Association because of the rag- ing COVID-19 pandemic. And the young men on the North Farmington and West Bloomfield teams were able to begin their...…

…JUNE 10 • 2021 | 25 “ Ari [Klinger] threw strikes. That’s the single most import- ant thing for a pitcher in freshman baseball, ” Rys said. “He was very efficient with his pitches, and he was a bull- dog. He finished every game he pitched, whether he started or relieved. I can remember only one ball hit hard off him all season. ” Klinger was 2-2, but with an 0.99 ERA. He allowed only 12 hits and three earned runs, struck out 25 and ...…

…26 | JUNE 10 • 2021 Bradley Evan Bellinger will chant from the Torah on the occasion of his bar mitzvah on Saturday, June 12, 2021, at Temple Israel in West Bloomfield. He will be joined in celebration by his proud parents, Amy and Craig Bellinger, and sister Sydney. Bradley is the lov- ing grandchild of Diane Linick, the late David Linick, and Sharon and Bill Bellinger. He is a student at Clifford Smart Middle School in Co...…

…JUNE 10 • 2021 | 27 Hechler 95th M ark Hechler will cele- brate his 95th birth- day on June 20, 2021, with family and friends. He is a World War II veteran and is still involved in many activities with friends. He and his wife, Rose, have been married for 73 won- derful years and are still going strong. He has two daughters, Ellen and Andi, a son-in-law, Mark, and five grandchildren. He especially enjoys playing cards with his gran...…

…W hen I spoke with Aviv Ezra, Israel’s consul general to the Midwest, it was Day 2 of what would become the 11-Day “Operation Guardian of the Walls, ” which began in response to Hamas rockets flying toward Jerusalem. During the past 48 hours, a thou- sand rockets had been fired at Israel and Ezra’s 80-year-old parents were in a bomb shelter as were a million other Israelis. Though he described the present as “extremely tense, ” he wa...…

…JUNE 10 • 2021 | 29 “Say it with a clear voice, a proud voice, ” he urges. “Stand up and say, ‘We support Israel. ’” He finds the same problem on college campuses. “The major, major challenge I find is that the pro-Israel side does not respond, ” he says of his experiences on campuses throughout the Midwest. “We do not promote our narrative enough. “We need to zoom out to provide context and under- standing. For example, they say ...…

…30 | JUNE 10 • 2021 ERETZ Editor’s Note: As of press time, no announce- ment of a new Israeli prime minister has been made official, although a vote to elect Naftali Bennett must be taken by June 14. B enjamin Netanyahu may likely no longer be prime minister of Israel. So who will be the next person to lead the Jewish state? The answer will likely be Naftali Bennett, a former Netanyahu ally who supports many of his right-wing polic...…

…JUNE 10 • 2021 | 31 Netanyahu. Since then, Bennett has served in various cabinet positions under Netanyahu alongside his longtime political partner, Ayelet Shaked — as diaspora affairs minister, education minister and defense minister. He later split from Jewish Home and now heads a right-wing party called Yamina. Last year, after an uneasy alli- ance with Netanyahu, Bennett broke with the prime minister and last week announced t...…

…32 | JUNE 10 • 2021 SPIRIT Arguing for Heaven’s Sake A mong the many gifts Judaism offers us are two seemingly contra- dictory notions. The first gift is future-oriented: When the mes- sianic era arrives, all humanity will unite behind shared truths and peace among peoples will prevail. In those times even “the wolf shall dwell with the lamb; the leopard (will) lay down with the kid ... And the lion, like the ox, shall eat str...…