…DECEMBER 16 • 2021 | 23 SHE REALIZED CHILDREN IN SHE REALIZED CHILDREN IN THE MIDDLE OF A TANTRUM THE MIDDLE OF A TANTRUM WEREN’T SO MUCH WEREN’T SO MUCH GIVING GIVING HER A HARD TIME, THEY WERE HER A HARD TIME, THEY WERE HAVING HAVING A HARD TIME. A HARD TIME. That doesn’t mean there shouldn’t be consequences, she says. But consequences should be decided logically and be directly related to the behavior — for example, ta...…
…24 | DECEMBER 16 • 2021 OUR COMMUNITY A fter a year’s hiatus due to COVID, a group of 39 Detroiters were happy to reconvene for their annual hiking trip in September. The 2021 hik- ing adventure in the Bend, Oregon, area was the Detroit Hikers 19th hiking trip. The trips are organized by Richard Stoler, D.O., Bloomfield Hills, who says that there are now more than 140 alumni of the group. They enjoy the camaraderie, out- door b...…
…DECEMBER 16 • 2021 | 25 V eterans Day is always an extremely busy time for WWII Jewish War Veteran (JWV) Arthur “ Art” Fishman. The 94-year old Oak Park resi- dent’s calendar is filled with nonstop events. His week in and around Veterans Day this year includ- ed participating in Detroit’s annual Veterans Day parade, attending the annual Veterans Shabbat service at Shaarey Zedek and representing the JWV at a ceremony at Great La...…
…26 | DECEMBER 16 • 2021 OUR COMMUNITY M ichigan Jewish War Veterans (JWV) were once again well represented at Veterans Day events this year, both as par- ticipants and as honorees. Congregation Shaarey Zedek held its annual Veterans Shabbat on Saturday, Nov. 6. The program featured the Southfield Police Department Color Guard, which led a large processional of veterans down the center aisle of the sanctu- ary, with proud family ...…
…DECEMBER 16 • 2021 | 27 ART FISHMAN was among the dignitaries in attendance. HONORED AT HMC A busy month for the JWV also included several post members being honored guests at the Holocaust Memorial Center’s (HMC) 37th annual anniversa- ry benefit held Nov. 14 at the Suburban Collection Showplace in Novi. The JWV were given a warm round of applause after being asked to stand and be recognized. The event marked the return of the...…
…28 | DECEMBER 16 • 2021 W hen Miri Halpern was grow- ing up in Oak Park, she could not find modest clothing for herself locally. She usually shopped for clothing on visits to New York City or Lakewood, New Jersey. Halpern had held a variety of jobs, including bookkeeping, but she always dreamed of opening a business of her own, although she wasn’t sure what kind. She thought of selling maternity supplies or baby’s needs. And then,...…
…DECEMBER 16 • 2021 | 29 T he Infrastructure Act, signed by President Joe Biden on Nov. 15, includes a section offering direct grants to nonprofit insti- tutions that upgrade their ener- gy efficiency. Section 40542 appropriates $50 million to pay for grants of up to $200,000 to nonprofits that increase their energy efficiency. Secular and religious orga- nizations, including the Jewish Federations of North America...…
…30 | DECEMBER 16 • 2021 T he Holocaust Memorial Center Zekelman Family Campus announced a donation in the amount of $15 million from the Zekelman fami- ly and Zekelman Industries. The gift is the single largest charitable donation received in the Holocaust Memorial Center’s 37-year history. The donation represents the lead gift toward the Holocaust Memorial Center’s $100 million Comprehensive Campaign. The financial commitment i...…
…DECEMBER 16 • 2021 | 31 faces&places The 13th annual JVS Human Services Trade Secrets Event was held Nov. 11 at the Detroit Marriott Troy. The event raised $273,803, through sponsorship and ticket sales, for Women to Work, a program that offers intensive assessment, testing and job search training for women needing immediate employment. This year’s honorary chair and keynote speaker at Trade Secrets was Shari Finsilver, who has ded...…
…32 | DECEMBER 16 • 2021 faces&places The community came out on Friday, Dec. 3, to celebrate Temple Beth El’s Hanukkah Extravaganza Shabbat! The Kid-ish Club started the night with a special meet-up before joining the Temple- wide party for dreidel competitions for all ages, a beautiful sand art project created by local artist Gail Kaplan, latkes and donuts from the Donut Bar food truck, and so much more. The celebration cont...…
…DECEMBER 16 • 2021 | 33 MAZEL TOV! JAN. 1, 2021 Meryl (Meisner) and Hector Chen of Beaufort, S.C., announce the birth of their son, Irving Yiping Chen. Maternal grandparents are David, former Detroiter, and Pamela Meisner of Wyoming, Ohio. Paternal grandparents are Lin Chen and Sui Chen of Cincinnati, and Medea Meng of New York, N.Y. Great-grandparents are the late Lillian and the late Irving Meisner; Irving Yiping is named for this...…
…Synagogue Directory CONSERVATIVE Adat Shalom Synagogue Farmington Hills (248) 851-5100 adatshalom.org Ahavas Israel Grand Rapids (616) 949-2840 ahavasisraelgr.org Congregation Beth Ahm West Bloomfield (248) 851-6880 cbahm.org Congregation Beth Israel Flint (810) 732-6310 cbiflint.org Congregation Beth Shalom Oak Park (248) 547-7970 congbethshalom.org Beth Tephilath Moses Mt. Clemens (586) 996-3138 bethtephilathmoses.com...…
…DECEMBER 16 • 2021 | 35 Shomrey Emunah Southfield (248) 559-1533 congregation-shomrey- emunah-105705.square.site The Shul-Chabad Lubavitch West Bloomfield (248) 788-4000 theshul.net Woodward Avenue Shul Royal Oak (248) 414-7485 thewas.net Yagdil Torah Southfield (248) 559-5905 Young Israel of Oak Park (248) 967-3655 yiop.org Young Israel of Southfield (248) 358-0154 yisouthfield.org RECONSTRUCTIONIST Congregation Kehillat ...…
…J acob was on his deathbed. He summoned his children. He wanted to bless them before he died. But the text begins with a strange semi-repetition: “Gather around so I can tell you what will happen to you in days to come. Assemble and listen, sons of Jacob; listen to your father Israel.” (Gen. 49:1-2) This seems to be saying the same thing twice, with one difference. In the first sentence, there is a reference to “what will happen ...…
…DECEMBER 16 • 2021 | 37 ill and was at the point of death. The prophet Isaiah, son of Amoz, went to him and said, ‘This is what the Lord says: Put your house in order, because you are going to die; you will not recover.’ Hezekiah turned his face to the wall and prayed to the Lord, ‘Remember, Lord, how I have walked before you faithfully and with wholehearted devotion and have done what is good in your eyes.’ And Hezekiah wept bitte...…
…38 | DECEMBER 16 • 2021 T his Shabbat Genesis con- cludes with the death of patriarch Jacob. Until now, we hear only brief details regarding the deaths of personalities and there is no mention of any illnesses preceding a death. Jacob becomes the first of our ancestors to be identi- fied as sick. As Jacob nears the end, his son Joseph is informed of his father’s illness, prompting Joseph to see Jacob. Joseph is told: Hineh Avi...…
…DECEMBER 16 • 2021 | 39 ARTS&LIFE BOOK REVIEW I t is 1924. The Soviet Army had drafted two of the sons of widow Gellis, and then sent notice that the boys were dead. She was not going to let the army get another of her sons. By the time David Gellis reached draft age at his 16th birth- day, she had arranged a plan for him to escape. He would hide in the concealed closet in the basement. On that birthday, when the soldiers searched...…
…40 | DECEMBER 16 • 2021 A “NORMAL” KENNEDY CENTER HONORS AND A LAST, MOVING NOTE The Kennedy Centers Honors are annually given to five people in the per- forming arts for their lifetime contributions to American culture. The honorees this year are Lorne Michaels, 77, Bette Midler, 76, Motown Records founder Berry Gordy, Justino Diaz, a Puerto Rican opera singer, and famous singer/songwrit- er Joni Mitchell. The Honors are a week...…
…DECEMBER 16 • 2021 | 41 HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS DEC. 17-19 Two shows on Friday and Saturday at Orchestra Hall in Detroit. share Detroit’s favorite holiday musical tradition with family and friends and thrill to the spectacle of the season. Stuart Chafetz returns to lead a sparkling celebration with carols and classics that sells out year after year. To protect the health and well-being of its patrons, musicians and staff due to ...…
…sports HIGHlights brought to you in partnership with NMLS#2289 42 | DECEMBER 16 • 2021 Jackie Kallen is the First Lady of Boxing, the most successful female manager in boxing history. She’s also a sought-after and pro- lific public speaker. So much so that Bruce Merrin’s Celebrity Speakers Bureau and Kallen reached an agreement this month to have the speakers bureau represent the 75-year-old West Bloomfield resi- dent. “They’re t...…
…DECEMBER 16 • 2021 | 43 The Brotherhood-Eddie Jacobson B’nai B’rith bowling league is rolling toward the end of the first half of the 2021-22 season after being shut down in the 2020- 21 season because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Here were the standings in the weekly league — which requires bowlers to be vaccinated against COVID- 19 — following competition Dec. 6 at Country Lanes in Farmington Hills: PISTONS DIVISION 1. The Rolling ...…
…BUSINESS 44 | DECEMBER 16 • 2021 I n late October, it was announced that Detroit- based financial media plat- form and analytics business Benzinga was majority acquired at a nine-digit valuation by private equity firm Beringer Capital. Benzinga founder/CEO Jason Raznick refers to this phase of Benzinga as entering its “second inning” of what they will build. “Created by the people for the people,” the tech-enabled Benzinga delive...…
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…DECEMBER 16 • 2021 | 47 B ruce H. Rosen, 86, of Bloomfield Hills and Boca Raton, Fla., died Dec. 7, 2021. He was born in Detroit in 1935. As a young child, he worked weekends for his father, who owned a small business in the Eastern Market. Many years later, he expanded that business and became the chairman of the board of Supreme Distributors Company, founded in 1946, one of the largest national distributors of brand-name...…
…48 | DECEMBER 16 • 2021 OBITUARIES OF BLESSED MEMORY A former Detroit businessman, Zoltan “Zoli” Rubin of Farmington Hills died Dec. 4, 2021, at the age of 103½. Just a few years ago, on the occasion of his 101st birth- day party, Zoli called himself “a stubborn old man. ” His stubbornness was born of a life devoted to survival and devotion to Judaism. Zoli said the one thing that contributed to his long life was this stub- bor...…
…DECEMBER 16 • 2021 | 49 Hagerstown, MD 21741-5030, donate.doctorswithoutborders. org/onetime.cfm. Arrangements by Ira Kaufman Chapel. ALAN EIDELMAN, 77, of Commerce Township, died Dec. 5, 2021. He is survived by his wife, Sandra Eidelman; daughters and sons-in-law, Lisa and Joshua Cutler, and Lori and Mark Langenderfer; grandchildren, Emma, Zoe, Alexa, Riley and Payton; brother and sister-in- law, David and Judy Eidelman; sist...…
…OBITUARIES OF BLESSED MEMORY 50 | DECEMBER 16 • 2021 continued from page 49 Joshua Sims, and Emma and Benjamin Fellows; brother and sister-in-law, Steven and Sheryl Fellows; sister, Rosalind Gumenick; sister-in-law, Loretta Littky. He is also survived by his loving companion, Frances Wolok; her children, Jeffrey and Linda Wolok, and Ronald and Lori Semel; and her grandchil- dren, Adam, Adelina, Caleb and Elianna Wolok, and Lilli ...…
…DECEMBER 16 • 2021 | 51 continued on page 52 Don; they were married on June 26, 1960. Eileen loved to spend time with her family. Also, she loved working out, and she skied for most of her adult life in northern Michigan and Snowbird, Utah. She also spent summers boating in Boyne City, rotating with her children and grandchildren. Eileen continued to enjoy the outdoors and remained active when she could by hiking with Don and he...…
…52 | DECEMBER 16 • 2021 OBITUARIES OF BLESSED MEMORY (Arlene) Green, the late Betty (the late Chuck) Crisp, the late Ted (Eloise) Green, and the late Loyce (the late Kathryn) Green. He is also survived by many loving nieces, nephews, dear friends; neighbors, Jim and Mary Schirmer; and his loving caregiver, Barbra Waegner. A memorial service will be held at Ira Kaufman Chapel on Sunday, Dec. 19, at 2 p.m. Contributions may be made...…
…DECEMBER 16 • 2021 | 53 S tephen Sondheim, the Jewish lyricist and composer who redefined the American musical through a monumental canon of influential and innovative theatrical works, died Nov. 26, 2021, at 91. Sondheim’s stunning debut came writing the lyrics to Leonard Bernstein’s score for West Side Story in 1957, at age 27. Sondheim was born to Jewish parents in New York City but raised without any formal Jewish backgrou...…
…Looking Back From the William Davidson Digital Archive of Jewish Detroit History accessible at www.djnfoundation.org 54 | DECEMBER 16 • 2021 People of the Book I am a dinosaur. While I spend several hours every day reading online news and stories, when I want to seriously read, I still turn to books. You know, those old-fashioned, paper-based things that you hold in your hands. No scrolling down the screen: When reading a book, y...…
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…DECEMBER 9 • 2021 | 3 PURELY COMMENTARY 4-9 Essays and viewpoints. OUR COMMUNITY 10 100 Years in Motown Downtown Synagogue celebrates centennial and plans to enhance its future. 16 Response to Tragedy The Jewish community lifts up the Oxford community in prayer and support. 18 Dealing with Trauma Crisis expert shares guidance on how to help kids navigate the aftermath of the Oxford shooting. 20 The Jewish Bubbie D...…
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…8 | DECEMBER 9 • 2021 essay Peace, Innovation and the Synergy Between Them T wenty-five years ago, the Peres Center for Peace was established and since then it has complet- ed amazing work, which is unfortunately not known to the public. I would like to take this oppor- tunity to high- light the Center’s accomplish- ments, and to answer the questions of many of my friends in the field of peace activism as to why the Center do...…
…DECEMBER 9 • 2021 | 9 vation in science and technology could help subdue the underly- ing motivations for conflict itself. With approximately 60% of the Middle East’s population aged under 30, Peres believed that a vastly more innovative landscape in the region would ensure a prosperous future for all. If we can help our neighbors create an ecosystem of innova- tion similar to what we have in Israel, they will be less attracted by ...…
…V adim Avshulamov moved to Downtown Detroit after finishing grad school in 2012. One Friday night, “after a difficult day,” he happened upon the Isaac Agree Downtown Synagogue (IADS) on Griswold Street and walked in. Knowing not a soul, “I was asked to lead the Maariv service during Kabbalat Shabbat,” Avshulamov said. His immediate impression was that “IADS is a very inclusive community.” Avshalumov quickly plugged into synagogue lif...…
…DECEMBER 9 • 2021 | 11 TOP: A Simchat Torah celebration. BOTTOM LEFT: Children work at Eden Gardens. BOTTOM RIGHT: Members meet in fellowship and prayer. continued on page 12 People Of IADS Staff RABBI ARIANA SILVERMAN Spiritual Leader “When IADS launched a national search for a full- time rabbi in 2016, they ultimately chose the one who lives 2 miles away. I am so glad they did. I am committed to Detroit, committed to the values ...…
…continued on page 13 12 | DECEMBER 9 • 2021 Fintex Men’s Clothing store. Board member Rick Agree said his parents, George and Shirley Agree, led the group that pur- chased the four-story building. Located at 1457 Griswold Street, between Clifford Street and Grand River, IADS is mem- orable for its brightly colored window squares. Walking distance from numerous Jewish-owned clothing shops and profes- sional offices, the Downtown Syn...…
…ABOVE: The flame-thrower menorah with all lights burning brightly. FACING PAGE: IADS when it was over Kosins Clothes on Griswold, before moving across the street continued from page 12 M etro Detroiters were invited recently to #EngageforEight with the Downtown Synagogue, “and be the miracle this Chanukah,” said Jaemi Loeb, co-chair with Carrie Reinis of the Isaac Agree Downtown Synagogue 100 Years Committee. “On the third night...…
…14 | DECEMBER 9 • 2021 JAEMI LOEB 100 Years Committee co-chair Joined 2018 “IADS is like my Jewish home. It’s a com- munity that is supportive, engaged, root- ed in tradition but working in the now, and always reaching for the stars.” JODEE FISHMAN RAINES Former Board President, 2016-2018 Joined 2013 “I have the deepest respect for the board and volunteers who continue to pour such passion and hard work into making the synagogue the h...…
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…OUR COMMUNITY O n Tuesday, Nov. 30, the unthinkable became reality as a disturbed teenaged boy opened fire at Oxford High School in Oakland County, killing four teenagers and wounding seven others, including one teacher. The 15-year-old suspect has been charged as an adult with terrorism causing death, four counts of first-degree murder, seven counts of assault with intent to murder and 12 counts of possession of a firearm dur...…
