…AUGUST 11 • 2022 | 37 viewing superachievers, filling folders and notebooks with observations, stories and key traits they shared. Those traits include being goal- and action-oriented, a person of integrity, hardworking, col- laborative and an outstanding communicator. Two decades of research led to his latest book, GPS for Success: Skills, Strategies and Secrets of Superachievers, (Productivity Press, NYC, NY), which provides a ...…
…F or brothers Ryan and Dylan Burke, 24 and 21, leaning into the zeitgeist for nostalgia has manifested itself into a newly opened brick-and-mortar shop called The Vintage Vault, located in Clawson’s down- town shopping district. Older brother Ryan, whose passion for authentic retro apparel started when he was attending college in Kalamazoo, waxes poetic about items produced years, even decades before he was likely a glimmer in h...…
…AUGUST 11 • 2022 | 39 Eventually, he explained, his accumulation of items outpaced his ability to store his wares. “I was selling online, like on eBay, Depop (another peer-to-peer selling platform), Facebook, wherever I could generate sales out of my college dorm,” Ryan says, adding how, when he returned to the Detroit area, his vast inven- tory allowed him to not only sell directly to the public but also provide wholesale lots to the ...…
…MAZEL TOV! HOW TO SUBMIT ANNOUNCEMENTS Mazel Tov! announcements are welcomed for members of the Jewish community. Anniversaries, engagements and weddings with a photo (preferably color) can appear at a cost of $18 each. Births are $10. There is no charge for bar/bat mitzvahs or for special birthdays starting at the 90th. For information, contact Editorial Assistant Sy Manello at smanello@thejewishnews.com or (248) 351-5147 for informati...…
…AUGUST 11 • 2022 | 41 B uried inconspicuously in this week’s parshah is a short sentence with explosive potential, causing us to think again about both the nature of Jewish history and the Jewish task in the present. Moses had been remind- ing the new generation, the children of those who left Egypt, of the extraordinary story of which they are the heirs: “Has anything so great as this ever hap- pened, or has anything like it ever b...…
…and wonderful phenomenon demonstrating that the life of this people is governed by a special predetermination, tran- scending the processes of adap- tation expounded by the materi- alistic interpretation of history. “The survival of the Jews, their resistance to destruction, their endurance under abso- lutely peculiar conditions and the fateful role played by them in history: All these point to the particular and mysterious foundatio...…
…Synagogue Directory METRO DETROIT CONSERVATIVE Adat Shalom Synagogue Farmington Hills (248) 851-5100 adatshalom.org Congregation Beth Ahm West Bloomfield (248) 851-6880 cbahm.org Congregation Beth Shalom Oak Park (248) 547-7970 congbethshalom.org Beth Tephilath Moses Mt. Clemens (586) 996-3138 bethtephilathmoses.com B’nai Israel Synagogue West Bloomfield (248) 432-2729 bnaiisraelwb.org Congregation B’nai Moshe West Blo...…
…Temple Emanu-El Oak Park (248) 967-4020 emanuel-mich.org Temple Israel West Bloomfield (248) 661-5700 temple-israel.org Temple Kol Ami West Bloomfield (248) 661-0040 tkolami.org Temple Shir Shalom West Bloomfield (248) 737-8700 shirshalom.org REFORM/RENEWAL Congregation Shir Tikvah Troy (248) 649-4418 shirtikvah.org SECULAR/HUMANISTIC Congregation for Humanistic Judaism of Metro Detroit Farmington Hills (248) 477-1410 ...…
…AUGUST 11 • 2022 | 45 SPORTS M ike Getman had a brief stay in the Detroit area in the early 1980s, but it certainly had an impact on him — and he made an impact on Detroit sports history. Getman was a member of the 1982 Detroit Express soccer team that won the American Soccer League championship. The defender from Bloomington, Ind., played all 90 minutes of the Express’ championship-clinching 4-1 win over the Oklahoma City Slickers...…
…46 | AUGUST 11 • 2022 NEXT DOR J ackie Yashinsky always knew she wanted to work with the Jewish com- munity, but the question was how. The associate director of the annual campaign at Frankel Jewish Academy says the “aha” moment came during her years at Michigan State University, when she realized that working with the Jewish community was a career path she could easily pursue. “It took me a little bit of time to realize that peop...…
…like we were never apart. We were a tight group then, and we are now. ” Getman played soccer for Indiana University in his home- town of Bloomington from 1978- 81, playing in NCAA national championship games in 1978 and 1980. After graduating from IU in December 1981, he attended try- out camps for ASL teams. He remembers the Express try- out was held on a soggy, muddy field in February 1982, most like- ly at Oakland University. “I didn...…
…48 | AUGUST 11 • 2022 NOSH EATS | DRINKS | SWEETS I nside her neat Oak Park home, Shirah Fish is layering let- tuce, sliced avocado, broiled chicken and quinoa in the 20+ plastic containers spread along the kitchen counter. Soon customers will be picking up their lunches, and she’ll deliver the rest in the Oak Park/Southfield/Huntington Woods area. “People forget to take care of themselves. Moms are busy with their kids all day and lu...…
…AUGUST 11 • 2022 | 49 A new option for people on special diets. Filling a Need: The Lunch Box has recently begun providing breakfast power bowls, which include steamed spinach and scrambled eggs on a base of rice and beans, with pico de gallo and guasacaca sauce. Most of her clientele are people with some kind of special diet — dairy free, allergies, gluten-free, vegan — and there aren’t many kosher choices for them in Metro Detroit. ...…
…50 | AUGUST 11 • 2022 S ummer heat has been evaded in many ways throughout history. When traveling the U.S., you may find bars called icehouses because they were exactly that at one point. Often they were buildings, usually set somewhat into the ground (much like many base- ments today) and well-in- sulated. These icehouses could be packed with ice during the winter, and the ice could be stored for decent quantities of time. At...…
…AUGUST 11 • 2022 | 51 CHICKEN SCHNITZEL WITH LEMON- DILL CRACKED MUSTARD SPREAD Ingredients SCHNITZEL 2 chicken breasts, medium-sized or larger 1 cup all-purpose flour (more as needed) 3 eggs (more as needed) 1 cup plain breadcrumbs ½ tsp. ground nutmeg ½ tsp. ground white pepper 1 Tbsp. dried marjoram, divided 1 lemon, juiced Kosher salt & freshly ground black pepper Vegetable oil MUSTARD ¼ cup finely ground mustard ¼ cup who...…
…52 | AUGUST 11 • 2022 along. Just remember to keep your hands separate, so you don’t end up breading them, too! 5. When all the chicken has been breaded, it can wait for a moment to be cooked. I like to let breaded things rest on a rack for at least 15 minutes before I fry them because the air circulation around them helps the breading to get crisper and stay attached to the food better. If you don’t have a rack for them to rest on, t...…
…JEWISH NEWS THE DETROIT For those without computer access, please mail the following to 32255 NORTHWESTERN HWY, SUITE 205 FARMINGTON HILLS, MI 48334: • Who is Turning 80? [first/last] • What Day is their Birthday? • Personalized Message and Signature • A picture of the birthday person (if you would like the picture returned, please include a stamped return envelope.) • A check Continue to celebrate our octogenarian mile stone f...…
…ARTS&LIFE MUSIC ark Lipson celebrates two very different and lengthy careers — jazz drummer and social worker. While a student at Burton Elementary School in Huntington Woods, Lipson taught himself how to play his older brother’s drums and started getting work as a teen while attending Berkley High School. When later work was glittery but not steady, he became a social worker, was employed by the Rochester schools and set music as a...…
…AUGUST 11 • 2022 | 55 The programming begins at 3 and 4:45 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 14, at the Congregation for Humanistic Judaism of Metro Detroit (formerly Birmingham Temple) in Farmington Hills, where he and his wife, Susan, a retired English teacher, are members. Joining Lipson as he plays percussion will be Marion Hayden (bass), Nate Winn (drums), Alberto Nacif (percussion), Michael Malis (piano), Terry Kimura (trom- bone) and Raf...…
…56 | AUGUST 11 • 2022 D uring the isolation imposed in response to COVID, writer Suzy Farbman found a way to move from feelings of listlessness and lethargy and share her outlook with others. She took on a new project that enthusiastically became her third book. Detroit’s Cass Corridor & Beyond: Adventures of an Art Collector was released in June and was unlike Farbman’s two earlier books. The new book, part art and part mem...…
…AUGUST 11 • 2022 | 57 walls in the Malbin home. Later, in the start of a career following her graduation from the University of Michigan, Farbman got to know Gertrude Kasle, who had a gallery near the Detroit building where Farbman worked early in her career. This author has many happy memories in establishing a collection and friendships that go along with the artistic examples. Brenda Goodman, for instance, is a friend who ...…
…58 | AUGUST 11 • 2022 ARTS&LIFE BOOK REVIEW I t was Oct. 6, 1973. Canadian singer-songwriter and poet Leonard Cohen (1934-2016) was 39, wondering about his role in life. He was not yet a universally renowned per- former. In fact, Cohen had announced he was retired and felt he could no longer perform or create. Living on the Greek Island of Hydra with his lover, photographer Suzanne Elrod, and their infant son, Cohen was try...…
…AUGUST 11 • 2022 | 59 ARTS&LIFE FILM REVIEW I n an effort to survive the Holocaust at any cost, thousands of Eastern European Jews passed as Orthodox Christian to avoid being killed by the Nazis. Many of those Jews were chil- dren and teenagers who could easily blend in with their surroundings or with Orthodox Christian families willing to claim them as their own until the war was over. The true story of 13-year-old Sara Góralnik,...…
…60 | AUGUST 11 • 2022 Mack & Rita, which opens in theaters on Aug. 12, has a very weird plot: Mack Martin, a woman, is a 30-year-old buttoned-up homebody. She reluctantly goes to Palm Springs with her best friend. In Palm Springs, Mack is “magically” transformed into Aunt Rita (Diane Keaton), a 70-year-old version of herself. At 70, Rita feels free of con- ventional norms and says and does what she wants. Her candid talk turns h...…
…AUGUST 11 • 2022 | 61 PRAY & PLAY 5-6 PM, AUG. 12 At Temple Israel, 5725 Walnut Lake Road, West Bloomfield. A free, hilarious and fun magic show for the family, followed by a delicious picnic and Teen T’fillah services. Register at jlive.app/events/2465. If you would like to also register for the picnic dinner, go to temple- israel.org/form/picnic- dinner-8/12/22. Dinner includes taco bar, chips and guacamole, chicken tenders and...…
…62 | AUGUST 11 • 2022 Gesher Human Services (formerly JVS + Kadima) will offer a free series of six Zoom workshops called the Work Intervention Network (WIN) program to provide emotional support to unem- ployed or underemployed Metro Detroiters as they search for work. Participants will be encouraged to network during the class and continue to con- nect after the program ends. The course will be held on Zoom from Aug. 15-31 on Mo...…
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…OBITUARIES OF BLESSED MEMORY J udith Levin Cantor was a noted Jewish historian, cura- tor and author, an inspirational community leader and the devoted matriarch of a large and loving family with branches across the world. A fourth-generation Detroiter, Judy passed away on July 26, 2022, in Issaquah, Wash., where she resided for the past four years. She was 93. Judy was a leader in the Jewish Historical Society of Michigan (JHSM), servi...…
…AUGUST 11 • 2022 | 65 OBITUARIES OF BLESSED MEMORY continued on page 67 ANDREA CHANESS, 58, of Farmington Hills, died Aug. 2, 2022. She is survived by her wife, Kerry Chaness; parents, Fred and Enid Chaness; brothers and sister- in-law, Brian Chaness, Neil and Shelley Chaness, and Steven and Ruth Chaness; sister-in-law, Nicole Chaness; many loving nieces, nephews and friends. Mrs. Chaness was the dear sister of the late Scott ...…
…66 | AUGUST 11 • 2022 B ruce Keil Wayne died Aug. 2, 2022, at 91 in Cary, N.C., where he lived with his wife, Denise, since 2011. He was born in Detroit in 1931 and lived in the Metro Detroit area for most of his life. He and his family always considered Bruce to be the original Batman, since he was born before the first Batman comic book was printed (Bruce Wayne was the civil- ian name of Batman). He took this role very ser...…
…continued from page 65 OBITUARIES OF BLESSED MEMORY continued on page 68 AUGUST 11 • 2022 | 67 was held at Machpelah Cemetery in Ferndale. Arrangements by Hebrew Memorial Chapel. LINDA DENISE GINSBURG (nee Braun), a resident of Jacksonville, Fla., formerly of Southfield, died on July 31, 2022, at the age of 67. She is survived by her husband, Ted Ginsburg; father, Harold Kusnetz; sib- lings, Lisa (Bob) Solway, Ada (Howard) Y...…
…continued from page 67 OBITUARIES OF BLESSED MEMORY 68 | AUGUST 11 • 2022 Cemetery in Livonia. Contributions may be made to the Old Newsboys Goodfellow Fund, Temple Kol Ami or Temple Beth El. Arrangements by Dorfman Chapel DR. SHELDON LEVINE, 80, of Tinley Park, Ill., died July 28, 2022. He was the lov- ing son of the late Sarah and Louis Levine. He is survived by sons, Fred and Michael (Laura); grandchildren, Mallory, Peyt...…
…AUGUST 11 • 2022 | 69 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 assistant, at (248) 351-5147 or email him at smanel...…
…Looking Back From the William Davidson Digital Archive of Jewish Detroit History accessible at www.djnfoundation.org It was a MAD, MAD, MAD, MAD World! I recently read an enlightening article by Jim Sullivan. Its title and theme are “Everything I Learned about Jewish Humor I Learned from MAD magazine.” Sullivan grew up in Maine as a “Catholic kid from a white-bread town.” In short, an area that had little racial or religious divers...…
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…AUGUST 4 • 2022 | 3 contents PURELY COMMENTARY 4-11 Essays and viewpoints. OUR COMMUNITY 12 From Frankel to Fatigues Determined high school grad forgoes her prom for basic training. 18 A Tale of Two Museums JCRC/AJC brings Jewish and African American students together to understand each other’s history. 20 A Unique Partnership Ann Arbor’s Temple Beth Emeth co-owns its building with a Christian church. 2...…
…4 | AUGUST 4 • 2022 PURELY COMMENTARY for openers A Whole Lot of Back and Forth column Riding the Bus while Jewish H ere’s the wind-up and the pitch … and it’s a home run! For those of you who are sports fanatics, those words are familiar. For others of us, the concept of the throw and catch is also familiar as revealed by the many expressions using those terms that we employ daily. Hearing some unexpected news may throw ...…
…Roz Rebeck has had a long career of helping other people. She worked with abused and neglected children in Toledo, Ohio for many years. Then, she and husband Ray, a self- employed accountant for over 50 years who also worked full time as a pricing specialist for Great Lakes Gas Transmission, moved to Michigan. Roz then operated a fully staffed licensed daycare, where she cared for infants and toddlers for almost 30 years. Once Roz reti...…
…6 | AUGUST 4 • 2022 PURELY COMMENTARY 1942 - 2022 Covering and Connecting Jewish Detroit Every Week To make a donation to the DETROIT JEWISH NEWS FOUNDATION go to the website www.djnfoundation.org The Detroit Jewish News (USPS 275-520) is published every Thursday at 32255 Northwestern Highway, #205, Farmington Hills, Michigan. Periodical postage paid at Southfield, Michigan, and additional mailing offices. Postmaster: send...…
…DETROIT JEWISH NEWS 32255 Northwestern Hwy. Suite 205, Farmington Hills, MI 48334 248-354-6060 thejewishnews.com JEWISH NEWS THE DETROIT For those without computer access, please mail the following to 32255 NORTHWESTERN HWY, SUITE 205 FARMINGTON HILLS, MI 48334: • Who is Turning 80? [first/last] • What Day is their Birthday? • Personalized Message and Signature • A picture of the birthday person (if you would like the picture retu...…
…8 | AUGUST 4 • 2022 PURELY COMMENTARY opinion Is Russian Threat to the Jewish Agency a Return to Soviet Oppression? I f you’re old enough to remember the darkest days of the movement to free Soviet Jewry, the news a few weeks ago that the Russian Justice Ministry has asked a court to close down the operations of the Jewish Agency in Israel in that country seems ominously familiar. In the Soviet era, the Communist regime w...…
…AUGUST 4 • 2022 | 9 continued on page 11 stepping up the pressure on the Kyiv government with military actions that are killing more civilians. Just as troubling, the economic sanctions slapped on Moscow have done more damage to the West with rising gas prices in the United States, as well as worries about the supply of food and the flow of natural gas in Europe, than they have on the Russians. Still, in a war where the stakes a...…
…10 | AUGUST 4 • 2022 PURELY COMMENTARY guest column Shalom Hartman Institute Again Welcomes Michigan Participants to Jerusalem W hy Israel? This is the question that the Shalom Hartman Institute campus in Jerusalem asked this summer as it excitedly opened its doors to North Americans after a two- year hiatus forced by the pandemic. The campus was filled with diverse learners and leaders from the end of June throughout July, incl...…
…AUGUST 4 • 2022 | 11 and studying with Hartman colleagues, immersed with Israelis and celebrating with Shaarey Zedek friends visiting Israel, I return home wiser, impassioned and ready to grow in my leadership of the Jewish people. ” The Institute in Jerusalem also gathered heads of day schools, journalists, campus professionals and Muslim leaders all from North America for specialized cohort learning opportunities throughout th...…
…12 | AUGUST 4 • 2022 ON THE COVER T he Jewish War Veterans-Department of Michigan (JWV) held its annual meeting at Temple Shir Shalom on Sunday, June 26. The event featured the official installation of newly elected leadership, as well as remarks from office holders who collectively provided what could be called a “State of the Department address. ” As the department’s adjutant and a patron of JWV Shapiro- Rose Post 510, I had th...…
…AUGUST 4 • 2022 | 13 continued on page 14 among her fellow JWV comrades, many of whom are 50, 60, even 75-plus years her senior. Only one year out from having graduated from the Frankel Jewish Academy (FJA), I was immediately struck by Rachel’s confi- dent yet humble demeanor. Describing her as older beyond her years is a vast under- statement. Hers was a story deserving to share with our community. Rachel was surprised by my invitatio...…
…14 | AUGUST 4 • 2022 ON THE COVER shows. At 10 years old, I decided I wanted to become a detec- tive. This desire later evolved to become a K-9 handler and then developed into wanting to become a police officer, ” Rachel said. She did become a dog handler of sorts. “I didn’t do a party for my bat mitzvah because I’m not a party girl. I got a dog instead. I was like, I’ d much rather have a dog that lasts, you know 13-15 years, th...…
