…FEBRUARY 18 • 2021 | 47 continued on page 48 his passing. Herb’s daughter, Sandi Meixner, remained a devoted friend. Sylvia was honored in life and will be deeply missed by her sister, Beverly Gold (the late Bernard); brother, Arthur Genser (Fern); her daugh- ter, Carol (aka Aaron Rachel Rose); sons, Robert (Debra) and Richard (Romana Auth); her granddaughter, Jessica Rosen (Daniel); grandsons, Evan Hollander and Leonard Hollande...…
…continued from page 47 OBITUARIES OF BLESSED MEMORY 48 | FEBRUARY 18 • 2021 was part of the first wave of occupation troops in Japan. After his time in the service, he attended Wayne State University and eventually Eastern Michigan University (Michigan State Normal College) and graduated in 1952 with a degree in edu- cation. He taught English at various schools in Detroit for many years, earned a master’s degree in education bef...…
…FEBRUARY 18 • 2021 | 49 continued on page 50 Shalom Memorial Park. Contributions may be made to Meals on Wheels, National Council of Jewish Women, 26400 Lahser Road, Suite 306, Southfield, MI 48033, (248) 355-3300, ext. 0, ncjw- gds.org; or Yad Ezra, 2850 W. 11 Mile Road, Berkley, MI 48072, yadezra.org/ donate. Arrangements by Ira Kaufman Chapel. BERNARD “BOB” RIVKIN, 90, of Plantation, Fla., formerly of West Bloomfield, died...…
…50 | FEBRUARY 18 • 2021 continued from page 49 OBITUARIES OF BLESSED MEMORY en/affiliates/michigan/ detroit; Alyn Hospital, alyn. org; or Friendship Circle, 6892 W. Maple Road, West Bloomfield, MI 48322, wfriendshipcircle. org/donate. Arrangements by Ira Kaufman Chapel. PAUL RUSSMAN, 90, of Southfield, died Feb. 4, 2021. He is survived by his wife of 64 years, Elaine Tanzman Russman; sons and daughters-in-law, Steven Russman ...…
…FEBRUARY 18 • 2021 | 51 continued on page 52 ROBERT IRVING SOLOMON, 94, of Livonia, died Feb. 8, 2021. He is survived by his son and daughter-in-law, Stuart and Michele Solomon; other children, Pamela Rosenberg, Jeri (Dr. Victor Strecher) Rosenberg; grandchil- dren, Candace (Angelo) Barbara, Adam Solomon, Ryan (Lauren) Solomon, Rachel; great-grandchildren, Jake, Amber, Kayla, Corey, Justin, Maddi and Jonah; great-great-grandc...…
…52 | FEBRUARY 18 • 2021 continued from page 51 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, editor...…
…RASKIN THE BEST OF EVERYTHING FEBRUARY 18 • 2021 | 53 D id your taste weary of juicy strip sirloins? … Had your taste for other dining elegant dishes changed for the moment? … If the answer was yes, then you might have had lunch or dinner at Billy’s Delicatessen on Livernois with its boodle of shop- ping goodies on the Avenue of Fashion. Owned by Bernie Litt and Bill Kohlback, Billy’s deli was a well-appointed delicatessen th...…
…54 | FEBRUARY 18 • 2021 Looking Back From the William Davidson Digital Archive of Jewish Detroit History accessible at www.djnfoundation.org Let’s Talk … Chicken! I apologize. I should have written this Looking Back earlier this month. My subject — chicken wings — would have been perfect reading for Super Bowl weekend. I know, I know. You are asking your- self — why the heck would he write about chicken wings? Well, I decided to ex...…
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… FEBRUARY 11 • 2021 | 3 contents Purely Commentary 4-7 Our Community 8 36 Under 36 Meet the cohort of 2021 — young Jews making a difference in our community. 19 Seeking Terrific Teens! Nominations are now open for Rising Stars. 20 Glad to Be Vaccinated Holocaust survivors now focus on surviving the pandemic. 22 A Spirit of Sharing During its renovation, church rents space at Temple Beth El. 24 No Stop...…
…4 | FEBRUARY 11 • 2021 for openers Give and Take essay Teach Literacy Early to Kids to Help Internalize Moral Values We’ve been receiving a larger-than-usual call volume about missed papers specifically in the West Bloomfield area and outside of Oakland county. The papers are being delivered to your post offices, but it seems the post offices are delayed in getting the papers out. We are very sorry for this inconvenience as w...…
… FEBRUARY 11 • 2021 | 5 Click. Call. Give Now. www.hfldetroit.org • 248.723.8184 Hebrew Free Loan Detroit 6735 Telegraph Road, Suite 300 • Bloomfield Hills, Michigan 48301 @HFLDetroit Eli Golshteyn was six years old when his parents brought him to the United States from the Soviet Union. The Golshteyns arrived in Michigan and began the enormous task of settling into new jobs, schools and a new culture. Along with other relatives, the Jew...…
…6 | FEBRUARY 11 • 2021 essay Rabbi Dr. Twerski: A Legacy of Caring Times of Israel T he recognition upon the pass- ing on Jan. 31 of Rabbi Dr. Abraham Twerski — a scholar and psychiatrist — has already shown us the many facets of his greatness. Over the years, I was fortunate to meet him and to hear him speak in synagogues where I was the rabbi, at rab- binic conferences, and to read several of the 92 books that he wrote. His ...…
… FEBRUARY 11 • 2021 | 7 bluntly honest. His answer was, “Whoever said life was going to be easy.” We might not have signed up for it, but this is what life is, and we have to make peace with that and do the hard work. The third lesson is that Rabbi Twerski did not function within the usual conventions of his Hasidic origins. He stood up for what is right no matter what other people thought or said. The fact that he worked in a Ca...…
…Meet the cohort of 2021 — young Jews making a dif erence in our community. E ach year, as the JN partners with The Well on the process of identifying 36 amazing young people to honor, we continue to be amazed by the depth and breadth of talent in the Metro Detroit Jewish community. To recap the process: Nominations from the community were submitted to a panel of volunteer judges selected by The Well (with no affiliation to neit...…
…transactions. Although he did not grow up in Metro Detroit, Danny enjoys being an active member of the Detroit Jewish community and currently serves on the board of the JCC of Metropolitan Detroit. Appreciating when he can be active and outdoors, Danny loves to run, hike, play tennis and travel. He is happiest spending time with his wife, Lauren, and daughters Alma and Michal. Danny is honored to be named as a member of the JN/T...…
…RABBI MATT ZERWEKH Rabbi Matt Zerwekh is the rabbi of Temple Emanu-El in Oak Park. Ordained at HUC-JIR in Cincinnati, Zerwekh is a prod- uct of the Detroit Jewish com- munity and grew up at Temple Emanu-El, which has situated him uniquely to help reinvigo- rate the congregation he has credited with helping to forge his earliest Jewish identity. Under his leadership, Temple Emanu-El has grown in size and prominence in the commu- n...…
…ON THE COVER OUR COMMUNITY uronic acid and natural extracts to help smooth skin and reduce signs of aging. Polaris Cream is available at NorthStarLuxe.com and in select salons. OLIVIA GUTERSON Olivia Guterson is a Detroit-based mother, creative and community organizer. She is committed to growing, building and sup- porting the diverse entrepre- neurs and artists in her com- munity and beyond. As an art- ist, she is deeply influenc...…
… FEBRUARY 11 • 2021 | 13 to our Director of Jewish Student Life Mazel Tov and the MSU Hillel/Hillel Campus Alliance of Michigan Alumni in the 2021 Class of 36 Under 36 Jewish Student Life Mazel Tov Mazel Tov Nate Strauss Brittany Begun Audrey Bloomberg Jordan Ceresnie Jason Dizik Michael Emmer Hallie Eisenberg Nicole Feinberg Lauren Herrin Jamie Greene Kaniarz Shelby Miller Ellie Small Rabbi Matt Zerwekh Kyle Zwiren www.frankelja.or...…
…ALEX ROSENBERG Alex Rosenberg, 28, is the farm manager at Tamarack Camp’s Farber Farm. Alex’s work focus- es on holistic land stewardship and building positive, recipro- cal relationships with the plac- es we call home. Eight years ago, Alex began farming with a love of good food, being out- doors, community building and a desire to participate in land restoration. She believes that a healthy and equitable food system is reflectiv...…
… FEBRUARY 11 • 2021 | 15 NICOLE FEINBERG Nicole Feinberg graduated from Michigan State University in 2015 and is the current program coordina- tor at the Isaac Agree Downtown Synagogue, the last freestanding synagogue in the city of Detroit. Before starting her role at the Downtown Synagogue, Nicole oversaw immigrant and refugee support programs with both Southwest Solutions and Jewish Family Services of Washtenaw County. Sinc...…
…Make Them Afraid: A Rabbis Against Gun Violence Anthology and The Social Justice Torah Commentary (coming spring 2021). Chris lives with his partner, Christy, and four pets and serves on Temple Beth El’s Audacious Hospitality group, the Jewish Federation’s NEXTGen LGBTQA Pride Committee and the Hermelin Davidson Center for Congregational Excellence Committee. SARAH ROLLINS Sarah Rollins is a clinical social worker at the Univ...…
… FEBRUARY 11 • 2021 | 17 AGC Automotive Americas congratulates Daniel for the positive impact he has on his community. Service to the community is a value we take seriously, and are glad to be able to highlight our team members who go above and beyond. We look forward to the continued positive impact Daniel will make at AGC and in his community for many years to come. Congratulations TO Daniel Snyder on being chosen for the 36 U...…
…continued from page 16 ON THE COVER OUR COMMUNITY 18 | FEBRUARY 11 • 2021 DR. JOELLE ABRAMOVITZ Dr. Joelle Abramowitz is an economist at the University of Michigan’s Institute for Social Research and serves as director of the Michigan Federal Statistical Research Data Center. Her research focuses on health insurance, medical expendi- tures, self-employment and the family. Joelle sits on the execu- tive board of the Jewish Fede...…
… FEBRUARY 11 • 2021 | 19 Nominations are now open for JN’s and JCC’s “Rising Stars.” JN STAFF We’re Seeking Terrific Teens! A t the JN, we often hear of young people doing great things and making a difference in our community and in the lives of others. We bet you know some, too, and have already sung their praises to those you know. Now is the time to shine the public spotlight on these remarkable young people. Once again, ...…
…20 | FEBRUARY 11 • 2021 A bout 170 Holocaust survivors received the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine on Friday, Jan. 29, at the Jewish Family Service (JFS) building in West Bloomfield. Brother and sister Alfred Zydower and Anna Lindemann, ages 91 and 89 respectively, were among those at the JFS building receiving the vaccine. Born in Germany, the sib- lings fled to Shanghai, China, in 1940 by way of Siberia. “I feel fine, ” Zy...…
… FEBRUARY 11 • 2021 | 21 CAREFUL PREPARATION Ohren said the OCHD has been great to work with, and JFS helped educate them on what they would be dealing with before they arrived. “We created an interesting flyer on the concept of trau- ma-informed care, to think about what it might be like for a survivor to have to stand in line, to smell something, to have somebody come at them with a needle, ” Ohren said. “We did a mini-crash cou...…
…22 | FEBRUARY 11 • 2021 C hrist Church Cranbrook needed space for offices and educational programs during a major renova- tion project. Temple Beth El opened its doors. Clergy from both congregations see it as a match made in heaven. Christ Church Cranbrook, a large Episcopalian congregation in Bloomfield Hills, embarked on a $10 million expan- sion and renovation project in 2019. The efforts focus on the church’s program center, wh...…
… FEBRUARY 11 • 2021 | 23 in numerous programs in recent years, including service projects over the weekend of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. The church has participated in the temple’s annual Glazer Institute for several years. Christ Church Cranbrook took an active role in a vigil held at Beth El after the 2018 shooting at Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh. Last fall, the two congregations jointly sponsored a six-part class (p...…
…24 | FEBRUARY 11 • 2021 T his Purim, the Conservative Jewish community in Metro Detroit is reassuring its com- munity that on Zoom, as the Purim song goes, “we’ll merry merry be. ” Marking the one-year anniversary and noting that Purim was the last Jewish holiday that most Jews cel- ebrated together in the synagogue, Conservative congregations will com- bine their efforts to celebrate Purim virtually through a variety of program- mi...…
…pandemic, as we have created a community-wide website to bet- ter communicate about resourc- es and upcoming programming and educational opportunities. ” After Purim, the website, which is hosted by the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit, will remain as a resource for the synagogues to continue collaborating on efforts to serve the Jewish com- munity. Beth Ahm Executive Director David Goodman said the website will be a central...…
…A friend’s house fire nearly 100 years ago sparked a business idea that continues to grow and flourish, led by two local Jewish families. Globe Midwest Adjusters International traces its roots back to that century-old fire. In today’s world, public insur- ance adjusters help people get fair settlements from insurance companies after they suffer fires and other losses. Globe is now a national leader in the field. The Southfield-ba...…
…families together. Over the years, they’ve worked together and separately at different times, but by 1985, Globe Midwest Adjusters International was formed and the families have worked side-by-side ever since. “We took a local business and turned it into a national business and started generat- ing some of the largest clients around the country, ” says Bobby Levin, Globe’s president and chairman of the board. “We started with 10 em...…
…28 | FEBRUARY 11 • 2021 “I was always a grammar and words fanatic,” says Jamie Sherman, a Farmington Hills native now residing in Huntington Woods. “When I was trying to figure out what to major in in under- grad, I loved communications, I loved advertising, and I loved psychology. They all center around ways to get to know people, to express yourself and to understand people.” Her decision was ultimately determined by the fact...…
… FEBRUARY 11 • 2021 | 29 MAZEL TOV! DEC. 30, 2020 Brent Pliskow and Rabbi Lisa Delson of San Bruno, Calif., are proud to announce the birth of their son, Noam Jonathan Delson Pliskow. Sharing in their joy are big brothers Micah and Asher. Grandparents Rob Pliskow of Huntington Woods and Larry and Marci Delson of Dublin, Ohio, also share in the joy. Noam is also the grandson of the late Rhonda Pliskow. Noam is named for his great-gran...…
…30 | FEBRUARY 11 • 2021 SPIRIT Cost of Atonement T his Shabbat, when we read Parshat Mishpatim, is the first day of Adar. This week’s additional read- ing for the month of Adar is titled Parshat Shekalim; in it is the Jewish peo- ple’s half-shekel contri- bution to the Mishkan, the Tabernacle. After the Jewish people sinned with the Golden Calf, God commanded Moses to tell the people to each bring an atonement of a half-shekel....…
… FEBRUARY 11 • 2021 | 31 J aclyn Goldis has written and critiqued her own novels and feels confident about the time to pursue pub- lication. Her first, completed when she was 17 and living in Bloomfield Hills, never reached an agent’s desk. Almost 20 years later, her fourth, completed in Tel Aviv, became the first submitted for agent consideration and was moved along to be accepted by a publisher. When We Were Young (Grand Centr...…
…32 | FEBRUARY 11 • 2021 R andy Kaplan teaches in two ways — through classes at Farber Hebrew Day School and through songs he writes, performs and records. Kaplan hopes both ways have the ele- ment of fun. During the pandemic, Kaplan instructs Farber classes that include lit- erature, composition and drama. His most recent song, “The Mouth Is Connected to the Nose,” explains why masks are needed. It asks: “Are you equal to the task ...…
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…34 | FEBRUARY 11 • 2021 SILENCE OF THE LAMBS, REDUX & HORROR/THRILLER Clarice, a new CBS series, starts Feb. 11 at 10 p.m. It follows FBI agent Clarice Sterling a year after (1993) the events depict- ed in the film The Silence of the Lambs. Michael Cudlitz, 56, whose father is Jewish, plays a main cast character. He was a series regular in Band of Brothers and Southland. Clarice was created by Alex Kurtzman, 47, and Jenny Lumet,...…
… FEBRUARY 11 • 2021 | 35 TOUR ISRAEL NOON-1PM, FEB. 11 Temple Shir Shalom is offer- ing a live, virtual “From the Underground to the IDF” tour with Rabbi Daniel Schwartz and Israeli tour guide Beni Levin. See three different fronts as we walk the Burma Road, fly with the air force in Ashdod and ride a tank at Latrun to learn about the for- mation of the Israel Defense Force. There is a charge. To register: shirshalom.org/ event/is...…
…36 | FEBRUARY 11 • 2021 about the effects of med- itation on emotional and physical well-being and dis- cuss techniques to devel- oping a meditation prac- tice. Register in advance at: zoom.us/meeting/ register/tJArcO-uqzsqHt- FwUiad4Hxm5KlWDTe- buGxn. After registering, you will receive a link via email to join the meeting. HEBREW POETRY 7-8 PM, FEB. 17 U-M Frankel Center for Judaic Studies will pres- ent a free Zoom webinar “Releasi...…
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…38 | FEBRUARY 11 • 2021 OBITUARIES OF BLESSED MEMORY WENDY MARIE BLAU, 71, passed away Jan. 25, 2021, in Virginia Beach, Va. Wendy was a very passionate person in her beliefs. She created her own company, Ethan’s Wooden Toys. Also, she loved the out- doors and exploring nature amongst many other hobbies. Wendy was preceded in death by her parents, Lee and Harry Blau; and her brother, Jeffrey Blau. She is survived by her broth-...…
… FEBRUARY 11 • 2021 | 39 continued on page XX The Fan Behind the Legends STEVE STEIN CONTRIBUTING WRITER D r. Robert E. “Bob” Matthews, of Farmington Hills, famous for his sports mem- orabilia collection, died Feb. 2, 2021, at age 85. A private family service was held Feb. 5 at Dorfman Chapel. For those who want to learn about Hank Greenberg, Sandy Koufax, Moe Berg, Al Rosen and other Jewish sports stars, the place to go is the ...…
…40 | FEBRUARY 11 • 2021 beloved husband of Shirley (nee Brody); devoted father of Dale Cohen (Cindy), Steven Cohen (Susan) and Lisa Keffer (Bryan); cherished grand- father of Robin, Ryan and Rachel Cohen, Jaymie Epstein (Matthew), Samuel, Noah and Joshua Cohen, Haley and Jayme Keffer; loving great-grandfather of Asher Bennett Epstein; dear brother of Sharon Ishee (Roger) and Leonard Cohen (the late Gloria Cohen). To view the se...…
