…APRIL 15 • 2021 | 21 them a pattern to follow. “We don’t have to recreate the wheel. There’s a wheel that already exists,” Dandridge said. Noticing the burgeon- ing partnership, the Max M. & Marjorie S. Fisher Foundation gave a grant to support the BLD and HFL partnership. Doug Bitonti Stewart, executive director of the foundation and a mutual friend of Contorer and Dandridge, was key in the process. Contorer recalled, “As I...…
…P ick a card, any card. Part of a magic trick? Nope, but it is part of the magic being gener- ated by a wonderful new program by FRIENDS of Jewish Senior Life (JSL) to support both local restaurants and the senior residents who reside on the JSL ’s Oak Park and West Bloomfield campuses. The program coincides with April National Volunteer Month. “Project Take- Out” is the brain- child of FRIENDS of Jewish Senior Life Directo...…
…APRIL 15 • 2021 | 23 HMD Has Fun at Road Rally In the past year, figuring out how to create engaging programs for college students like me has been difficult. Safely getting together con- tinues to be a challenge due to COVID-19. This winter, the staff at Hillel of Metro Detroit (HMD) came up with a creative idea to get outside while being safe. On Feb. 28, HMD host- ed a Road Rally Scavenger Hunt in the Ferndale area. Students ...…
…24 | APRIL 15 • 2021 E ric Israel is back on the ice. The 26-year- old Rapid City (S.D.) Rush defenseman from Huntington Woods suffered a torn MCL in his left knee Dec. 12 in the Rush’s sec- ond game of the season, but he returned to action Feb. 13 for the ECHL team. “I put in lots of hours of rehab at our physical therapy place,” Israel said. “The knee feels good. I tweak it once in a while — my knee lets me know it doesn’t li...…
…APRIL 15 • 2021 | 25 the first and once in the sec- ond. West Bloomfield scored twice in the first. The game stayed tied 2-2 until Weiss’ timely hit ended the non- league battle. Weiss would have been on the West Bloomfield junior varsity baseball team to start last season. Instead of being angry about losing the season to the pandemic, the right-handed thrower and batter went to work. “I trained hard and this past winter, I got in...…
…26 | APRIL 15 • 2021 MAZEL TOV! Cooper Bishop, son of proud par- ents, Jacalyn and Ken Bishop, will chant from the Torah and lead the Temple Kol Ami congre- gation as he becomes a bar mitzvah on Saturday, April 17, 2021. He is the grandson of Joani and James Lesser, and Rosemarie Bishop. Cooper is the younger brother of Jace and older brother of Addelyn. Cooper is a seventh-grad- er at Berkshire Middle School in Birmingham. F...…
…APRIL 15 • 2021 | 27 Brodsky-Frieder S tacy and Jeffrey Brodsky of West Bloomfield and Loren and Andrew Frieder of Cleveland, Ohio, are thrilled to announce the upcoming mar- riage of their children Danielle Brodsky and Austin Frieder. Danielle received her B.A. from the University of Michigan, and her Psy.D. from Adler University. She is a clinical psychologist at Lakeshore Psychotherapy Group, a private practice in downtown Chi...…
…HOST COMMITTEE HOST COMMITTEE Dorothy & Eddy Barak Dorothy & Eddy Barak Lisa & Andrew Barbas Lisa & Andrew Barbas Linda & Michael Berke Linda & Michael Berke Nancy & Lawrence Bluth Nancy & Lawrence Bluth Paul D. Borman Paul D. Borman Joan Brawer Joan Brawer Rhonda & Morris Brown Rhonda & Morris Brown Suzan & Michael Curhan Suzan & Michael Curhan Gail Danto & Art Roffey Gail Danto & Art Roffey Joanne Danto & Arnold Weingarden Joanne Danto & Arn...…
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…30 | APRIL 15 • 2021 THE CORE IDEA 1. Lashon hara can destroy lives, but not just the life of the subject of the hateful speech. The person who speaks it and the person who listens are both negatively impacted by engaging in this behavior. Their reputations may well be affected, too, and the way they perceive the subject will change from discussing them. There is no such thing as a passive, innocent bystander when it comes to evil...…
…APRIL 15 • 2021 | 31 “Time is not a series of moments traced on the face of a watch, always moving yet always the same. Instead, it is a jour- ney with a starting point and a destination, or a story with a beginning, middle and end. Each moment has a mean- ing, which can only be grasped if we understand where we have come from and where we are going to. This is time not as it is in nature but as it is in history.” The Rabbi Sac...…
…32 | APRIL 15 • 2021 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 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 B’nai...…
…APRIL 15 • 2021 | 33 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 Isr...…
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…APRIL 15 • 2021 | 35 ARTS&LIFE ON THE COVER A s the lights are being turned up again at the Fisher Theatre for the 2021-22 season — launching its 60th anniversary — The Nederlander Company turns over its storied produc- tion space to International Entertainment Holdings Limited, parent company of Ambassador Theatre Group (ATG), a live theater and tick- eting organization out of the United Kingdom. Stories surround the fam- ily th...…
…36 | APRIL 15 • 2021 ARTS&LIFE ON THE COVER TOP: View from the Balcony, 1970. BOTTOM: Fiddler on the Roof touring cast from the production that was here in March 2020, Pretty Woman comes to the Fisher Theatre in November. ThIs photo is from the Hamburg production. Jeffrey Seller accepts the 2019 Apple Award. continued from page 35 also announcing its sale of programming opera- tions at the Detroit Opera House and Music Hall ...…
…APRIL 15 • 2021 | 37 1995. “We thought of it as something that was aiming for the universal values we had found in the Sholem Aleichem story ‘Tevye’s Daughters. ’ “Nevertheless, we knew in many ways it was a Jewish show. We knew that it was a serious show, and we knew that it was a long show. With all those things, we were worried that it might not be accepted, and we were very nervous about the show’s Detroit premiere. “By the fourth w...…
…38 | APRIL 15 • 2021 M ay and June are marked by modern Jewish holidays. Yom HaShoah, Holocaust Memorial Day. Next, there’s Yom HaZikaron, Israel’s Memorial Day, followed by Yom HaAztmaut, Israel’s Independence Day and, of course Yom Yerushalayim, Jerusalem Day. As with other modern holidays, this is a time for rejoicing in Israel. The weather is fine, and it is the height of the growing season. Not surprisingly, durin...…
…APRIL 15 • 2021 | 39 ing and pour over the cau- liflower. Toss well. Makes 6 servings. EGGPLANT AND BULGUR PILAF Ingredients 1 cup medium or coarse bulgur Boiling water ¼ cup extra-virgin olive oil 1 cup chopped red or Bermuda onion 1 cup chopped red or yellow bell pepper 1 cup ¼-inch diced carrots 2 tsp. chopped garlic 1 medium (about a pound) egg- plant, peeled or unpeeled 1 cup grape tomatoes, halved (any color) 1 cup chopped scallio...…
…40 | APRIL 15 • 2021 NEW DISNEY SERIES, GAL GADOT ON COURAGEOUS WOMEN, EDITOR TO RETIRE Big Shot begins streaming on the Disney+ channel on April 16. Created by Brad Garrett (Everybody Loves Raymond), the series stars John Stamos, 57, as Marvyn Korn, a hothead- ed men’s college basketball coach who gets ousted by the NCAA and takes a job at a pri- vate, all-girls high school. This is Disney — so the previously stoic Korn quickly ...…
…APRIL 15 • 2021 | 41 PIRKEI AVOT 11 AM, APRIL 16 Adat Shalom Synagogue invites adults of all ages to join Rabbi Aaron Bergman for this weekly discussion of one of the most beloved and wise books of our people, which was written long ago but is even more relevant today. Free and open to the community. To RSVP and receive a Zoom link, contact Jodi Gross, jgross@ adatshlaom.org. END OF LIFE CARE 2 PM, APRIL 16 Jewish Family Servic...…
…42 | APRIL 15 • 2021 CHALLAH BAKING 10 AM, APRIL 23 The Adat Shalom Sisterhood invites you to join them on Zoom to bake and braid challah with talented baker Ruth Zerin. Zoom begins at 10 am, noon to braid the dough, and 1:15 pm to learn the final steps before baking. There is no fee to attend. Advanced registra- tion required by April 21 at adatshalom/sisterhoodchal- lah. Easy Challah recipe and Zoom link provided after registr...…
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…APRIL 15 • 2021 | 45 DR. JEFFREY L BRUDNEY , of Wilmington, N.C., passed away sur- rounded by family on April 4, 2021, after a brief and sudden illness. He was born May 2, 1950, in Oakland, Calif., to Lillian and Alfred Miller. After Alfred’s passing, Jeff was raised by Ernest Alexander, his uncle who lived next door, and later by stepfather David Brudney. Jeff’s undergraduate degree was from the University of California Berkele...…
…continued on page XX 46 | APRIL 15 • 2021 OBITUARIES OF BLESSED MEMORY M att Prentice, a renowned local chef and restaurant entrepre- neur, died April 8, 2021, after a short illness not related to COVID. He was 62. Although not Jewish, Matt “catered” extensively to the Jewish community. At various times, he was the in-house caterer at several synagogues, including Temple Israel, Temple Shir Shalom, Temple Emanu-El and Adat Shalom ...…
…APRIL 15 • 2021 | 47 continued on page 48 exuded the self-discipline and ambition of a man who is not afraid of hard work. Among his many awards and successes, his biggest accom- plishment was his family. He was a proud father and grand- father, and his happiest times were spent with his wife, chil- dren and grandchildren. He was a kind, loving man and will be greatly missed. He is survived by his wife, Halina Bykat; his children, Er...…
…48 | APRIL 15 • 2021 OBITUARIES OF BLESSED MEMORY SUSAN FISHMAN, 84, of West Bloomfield, died April 4, 2021. She is survived by her hus- band, Stephen N. Fishman; daughters and son-in-law, Debbi Fishman, and Lyn and David Kaufman; grandchil- dren, Aaron and Danielle Kaufman; brother and sister- in-law, Dr. Arthur and Rhoda Friedman; nephews and nieces, Dr. David and Ellen Friedman, and Lauri and David Carey. Interment was at ...…
…APRIL 15 • 2021 | 49 continued on page 50 Manluo Huang; daughter and son-in-law, Judy and Dr. Paul Lipson; grandchildren, Brian Lipson and Sianna Misheva, Rachel Lipson and Kamali Robinson, and Dr. Stacey and Dr. Tabish Shamsi; great-grandchildren, Stella Lipson, Marielle Lipson, Maxwell Robinson, Henry Robinson and Zara Shamsi. He is also survived by his former wife and Judy’s moth- er, Nancy (Manny) Kalef; Manluo’s daughter, C...…
…OBITUARIES OF BLESSED MEMORY 50 | APRIL 15 • 2021 continued from page 49 Wildern, Daniel and Zahava Ungar, Shoshana and Daniel Kohn, Adina and Eli Noff, Tzvi and Rachelli Ungar, Sara Ungar; great-grandchildren, Nili, Ruby, Alex, Luka, Tamar, Gavriel, Binyoman, Mayer, Eitan, Leora, Yael, Pauly, Yisroel Reuven, Ariella, Miki. Mrs. Herman was the beloved wife of the late Rubin Herman. Contributions may be made to Young Israel of O...…
…APRIL 15 • 2021 | 51 continued on page 52 Jean Kaufman, and Sam LeVine and Bluma LeVine Kramer; his uncles, Bob Kaufman and Seymour LeVine. Interment was at Clover Hill Park Cemetery. Contributions may be made to Paws With A Cause, 4646 S. Division, Wayland, MI 49348, pawswithacause. org; Rainbow Connection, 621 W . University Drive, Rochester, MI 48307, rainbowconnection. org; or St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 501 St. J...…
…OBITUARIES OF BLESSED MEMORY 52 | APRIL 15 • 2021 Jack Marvel and his brothers and sisters who perished in the Holocaust. Interment was held at Adat Shalom Memorial Park Cemetery in Livonia. Contributions may be made to the Holocaust Memorial Center or to Jewish Hospice & Chaplaincy Network. Arrangements by Dorfman Chapel. MARCIA LEE SINKOFF, 86, of Bloomfield Hills, died April 5, 2021. She is survived by her daugh- ter and...…
…RASKIN THE BEST OF EVERYTHING APRIL 15 • 2021 | 53 T here once was a restaurant on Connor, Detroit, umpteen years ago, where you may have had or witnessed very strange food for con- sumption … It was named A-Z Safari Land and featured wild game dinners … like broiled boa constrictor, African lion steaks and alligator tails, etc. Its storeroom shelves were filled with “goodies” from the African veldt, but even though the prep...…
…Looking Back From the William Davidson Digital Archive of Jewish Detroit History accessible at www.djnfoundation.org 54 | APRIL 15 • 2021 The British Bulldog S eventy-five years ago, on March 3, 1946, Winston Churchill gave a famous speech at Westminster College in Fulton, Missouri. It became widely known as his “Iron Curtain” speech. In the aftermath of World War II, as a shattered Western Europe faced massive rebuilding, Stalin ...…
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…APRIL 8 • 2021 | 3 contents PURELY COMMENTARY 4-12 Essays and viewpoints. OUR COMMUNITY 14 Inner Power! Rabbi G.’s program brings power, peace and purpose to young Oak Parkers. 18 Archaeological Discoveries Oakland U. study abroad team anxiously anticipating a return to Israel. 20 A Cure within Reach Student, 22, seeks funds for bone marrow transplant. 21 Flour Power! Online baking class celebrates the mitzvah...…
…4 | APRIL 8 • 2021 for starters Not-So-Smooth Sailing “L et my container ship go!” What are the chances that during Passover another act of freedom would be celebrated? In a brilliant public relations move last week, God paid homage to Passover by letting that giant ship go forth from Egypt. The grounded vessel sat idle for six days in the Suez Canal like a beached whale, holding up hundreds of ships and billions of dol- lars’ w...…
…6 | APRIL 8 • 2021 guest column 3 Lessons to Strengthen Israel Education N ewsworthy stories unfold in Israel at breathtaking rates. Repeated elections, COVID- 19 responses, pathbreaking Supreme Court decisions, the Abraham Accords — all are worthy of community discussion and age-appropriate student explora- tion. Yet few Jewish students and their parents possess suf- ficient understanding or dis- cussion skills to explain them...…
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…8 | APRIL 8 • 2021 analysis Israel Still Can’t Make Up its Mind About Netanyahu W hen the first exit polls were pub- lished, it seemed as if the long stalemate had been ended. Within a couple of hours, howev- er, the polls had been revised, and by the end of a long night and morning of counting, it turned out that the deadlock between those who wish to keep Benjamin Netanyahu as prime minister and those who want to get rid o...…
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…12 | APRIL 8 • 2021 PURELY COMMENTARY Talk of defectors from other parties is, as was the case last year, mooted by his supporters, but that seems even less likely this time around. Another possibility of a solution is both a laudable development as well as a potential case of staggering hypocrisy. When the four disparate Arab factions ran together as a single party last year, they won 15 seats as the Joint Arab List. When Blue ...…
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…14 | APRIL 8 • 2021 A merciful endeavor begun two decades ago by a Southfield rabbi to bring relief to young cancer patients has enlarged to offer encouragement and support to physically healthy, but under- privileged schoolkids in Oak Park. It’s been five years since 10-year-old cancer survivor Leah Vincenzetti became involved with Kids Kicking Cancer, the organization founded by Rabbi Elimelech Goldberg in 1999 that teaches self-...…
