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…MAY 12 • 2022 | 3 contents 55 42 26 Shabbat Lights Shabbat starts: Friday, May 13, 8:27 p.m. Shabbat ends: Saturday, May 14, 9:36 p.m. * Times according to Yeshiva Beth Yehudah calendar. ON THE COVER: Cover photos: Olivia Guterson; photo courtesy of Broder & Sachse Cover design: Michelle Sheridan thejewishnews.com Follow Us on Social Media: Facebook @DetroitJewishNews Twitter @JewishNewsDet Instagram @detroitjewishnews May 12-18, 2...…

…4 | MAY 12 • 2022 A s verified by an in-depth look at my Google calendar, since Jan. 14, 2021, I have taken one flu shot, two shingles shots, two COVID vaccines and two boosters. That’s seven shots in 16 months — or more “shots” than I took over the course of my three-year junior high school basketball career. I didn’t even “do” shots in five years of college. But I would prefer my next shot come out of a tequila bottle...…

…MAY 12 • 2022 | 5 AWARDS NIGHT‘22 Honoring Our Awardees William Davidson Lifetime Achievement Award William Davidson Lifetime Achievement Award NEIL SATOVSKY MARTA ROSENTHAL Mandell L. and Madeleine H. Berman Mandell L. and Madeleine H. Berman Award for Outstanding Award for Outstanding Jewish Communal Service Jewish Communal Service Sylvia Simon Greenberg Sylvia Simon Greenberg Young Leadership Award Young Leadership Award JESSIC...…

…6 | MAY 12 • 2022 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 changes to: Detroi...…

…With Their Centennial Gift, Lenore and Stanley Dorfman Strengthen Our Jewish Future Born and raised in Detroit, Lenore and Stanley Dorfman have been active members of the Jewish community for their entire lives. Now retired, Lenore was an elementary school teacher and Stan was an obstetrician/gynecologist. Like many, their deep connection and pride in their Jewish heritage were instilled in them by their parents, and this was somethin...…

…8 | MAY 12 • 2022 PURELY COMMENTARY opinion AIPAC Safeguards Israel’s Precious Security by Reaching Out to All Stripes of Politicians I n the summer of 1973, supporters of Israel felt invincible. After thousands of years in exile, and more than two decades defending and supporting their newly reestablished state, the Jewish people finally believed they might be safe. Israel, a scrappy, upstart nation, had recently defeated fiv...…

…MAY 12 • 2022 | 9 safeguards lives and advances prospects for peace. No other group in Washington is doing this crucial work. Put simply, in today’s broken Washington, AIPAC simply cannot do the work of strengthening the US-Israel relationship and saving lives without working with Republican members who are anathema to me. CONSIDER THE FOLLOWING EXAMPLES In March, AIPAC worked with the leadership of both parties to help ensure ...…

…10 | MAY 12 • 2022 essay An Incredible Journey — and an Incredible Life A s a docent, I recent- ly led a tour at the Holocaust Museum & Cohen Education Center in Naples, Fla. It was an experi- ence I will remember for the remainder of my life. A survivor, Suzanne Cohn, a hidden child of the Holocaust, had requested a tour. It was also to include her husband, friends and other mem- bers of her family. To say I was nervous in...…

…MAY 12 • 2022 | 11 SERVING THE JEWISH COMMUNITY FOR OVER 30 YEARS! 4130 Telegraph Rd. Bloomfield Hills, MI 48302 NOAH BISHOP COHEN The Next Generation of “SOLD” ns.cohen26@gmail.com MELANIE BISHOP “SOLD” is my middle name melaniesold@aol.com MelanieSold.com 248.867.7800 OVER $94 MILLION SOLD IN 2021! 12th floor end unit, 2 bed, 2 bath, 1215 sq. ft. Renovated with open floor plan, floor to ceiling windows, wood floors, island kitch...…

…ON THE COVER A new program at three Detroit buildings offers residents a chance to own and collect digital art. Motor City NFT Drop ASHLEY ZLATOPOLSKY CONTRIBUTING WRITER 12 | MAY 12 • 2022 Todd Sachse Rich Brooder Moody Mattan …

…new initiative is giving Detroiters a chance to own a “slice” of collectible art. Broder & Sachse Real Estate, a Detroit- based real estate development company behind residential buildings such as The Hamilton, The Albert and The Scott, is partnering with Ann Arbor-based augmented reality platform BrandXR and three Detroit artists to create NFTs, or non-fungible tokens, for building residents. Rolling out this month, the NFT initiative ...…

…ON THE COVER continued from page 13 14 | MAY 12 • 2022 Todd Sachse: Collins Dictionary named NFT its word of the year for 2021, so we’re already a year behind the trend. We’re hoping our NFT drop will bring our residents together not only in the physical buildings in which they live, but also in Web 3. HOW DID YOU LEARN ABOUT NFTS AND WHAT MADE YOU DECIDE TO PURSUE THEM? Rich Broder: Each of our Detroit properties has a strong a...…

…MAY 12 • 2022 | 15 Chris Turner Chris Turner’s Homefront will be at The Hamilton. …

…16 | MAY 12 • 2022 ON THE COVER each artist will be collectively sliced into over 800-plus unique NFTs, which will be gifted [transferred] to every current and new resident at our Detroit properties. We’re also providing technical support to help our residents create a crypto wallet so they can receive the NFT transfer. The NFT is theirs to keep or trade. Any subsequent sale will trigger a 10% artist royalty. We’re hoping these N...…

…MAY 12 • 2022 | 17 with a cool IRL [in-real-life] experience and reached out to the BrandXR team to help us make it happen. HOW CAN NFTS MUTUALLY BENEFIT DETROIT ARTISTS AND THOSE LOOKING TO LEASE IN DETROIT? Todd Sachse: NFTs can help build a community around a particular artist and, in this case, our properties in Detroit. The artist will have the ability to get their art in front of hundreds of our residents at The Albert,...…

…18 | MAY 12 • 2022 W indsor’s Congregation Beth El (CBE) was first conceived in the winter of 1959 when sever- al families met informally to consider estab- lishing a Reform congregation. After many meetings, the small group resolved to estab- lish CBE and first held religious services in Southwood School in the spring of 1960. A large house on Ouellette Avenue served as the first home for the congregation. As the membership grew, th...…

…20 | MAY 12 • 2022 B arbara Greenberg of White Lake has been nominated to be our Volunteer of the Week for giving her time to the Chicken Soup with Love Program at the Chabad Jewish Center of Commerce/Walled Lake. The program is part of the Chabad Jewish Center’s Smile on Seniors program with the goal to bring cheer and companion- ship into the lives of seniors. Co-director of the program Estie Greenberg (no relation to Barbara) sa...…

…MAY 12 • 2022 | 21 Check out our ad in the back of this JN for a new client special offer! THE LINCOLN CENTER THEATER PRODUCTION “ A THING OF BEAUTY. A MASTERFUL PIECE OF ENTERTAINMENT. A SUMPTUOUS, THRILLING NEW REVIVAL OF THE MOST PERFECT MUSICAL OF ALL TIME.” JESS CAGLE, ON SALE NOW JULY 12-24 • DETROIT OPERA HOUSE BROADWAYINDETROIT.COM • 800-982-2787 Groups (10+) BroadwayInDetroitGroups@Ambassadors.com (subject: My Fair Lady) SUN...…

…OUR COMMUNITY 22 | MAY 12 • 2022 T he Jewish Bar Association of Michigan (JBAM) is welcoming judg- es, lawyers, legal professionals and law students as it celebrates its first premiere indoor event since the beginning of the pan- demic. On Monday, May 23, at 6 p.m., JBAM will hold its annual awards banquet at the Westin Southfield hotel, 1500 Town Center. Last year on a Zoom event, Attorney General Dana Nessel received JBAM’s Ruth B...…

…JEWISH NEWS THE DETROIT 80 80th th Anniversary Anniversary 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 Celebrate th...…

…24 | MAY 12 • 2022 OUR COMMUNITY A concert that sounds out contrasts defines an upcoming program planned by The Zekelman Holocaust Center (HC) in Farmington Hills in partnership with the University of Michigan (U-M) School of Music, Theatre & Dance. The contrasts, presented on the after- noon of May 22, involve the vast differences between the essence of the music and the essence of the narrative. While the 10 short pieces are re...…

…MAY 12 • 2022 | 25 M ore than 250 local and nation- al business and community leaders gathered in late March at the Norton Museum of Art in West Palm Beach, Florida, for a Friends of the IDF (FIDF) VIP brief- ing and cocktail reception in support of FIDF’s Mamriot program, an initiative dedi- cated to providing life-chang- ing tech education to teenage girls. The event featured a keynote speech from Yossi Cohen, former Mossad Di...…

…26 | MAY 12 • 2022 I n non-pandemic times, those hon- ored at the annual Bessie Spector z”l Oldest Jewish Americans Brunch were surrounded by up to 450 peers and gener- ations of family members and guests in bal- looned-filled halls at galas with live speech- es and musical entertainment. Since 2020, the event that welcomes those 95 years or older has continually upped its distanced planning from mailed recognition letters and online ...…

…MAY 12 • 2022 | 27 Mazel Tov from JEWISH NEWS JEWISH NEWS THE DETROIT Metro-Detroit Winners COMMUNITY/ LOCAL NEWS REPORTING 1st Place 9-11:20 Years Later – Jackie Headapohl 2nd Place Journalist Detained, Fenster Faces Charges, Home Free - Stacey Gittleman 4th Place Heroes at Your Doorstep - Jackie Headapohl COVER DESIGN 3rd Place Freedom Finally – Michelle Sheridan FEATURE PAGE DESIGN 1st Place A Return to Glory - Michelle Sh...…

…28 | MAY 12 • 2022 erings of individuals, many of whom, no doubt will be recognized by the honorees. The video-book also includes greetings from Michigan Supreme Court Justice Richard Bernstein and Matt Lester, presi- dent of Jewish Federation, one of the event’s partnering agencies, whose message speaks to Federation’s pride in supporting and working closely with local agencies to serve and support our older adults and how our comm...…

…MAY 12 • 2022 | 29 TRUSTEE GUARDIAN CHAMPION DOUBLE CHAI BENEFACTOR CHAI BENEFACTOR Adam Bornstein, Merrill Lynch • Autumn Insurance and Benefits • Bloom Advisors • Bold Flow Yoga • Child & Family Solutions Center Citizens Bank • Cooper Glass Homes • Core Litigation • Dakotech • Dish Kosher Catering • Equilibrium Studio • EverVideo • Fink Bressak Frameable Faces • Gold Star Commercial • Gold Star Products • Guys N Gals • Harvest Sher...…

…OUR COMMUNITY J ust as drips of water over millennia can carve out caves and canyons, one small mitzvah multiplied several times over can move mountains as well. That’s the belief of Dr. Jonathan Donath, a chiropractor in White Plains, New York, who got an epiphany in 2018 while dropping a dollar bill into the tzedakah box at his shul. “No matter how much money I give to charity, I still get a mitzvah every time I drop a doll...…

…MAY 12 • 2022 | 31 Donath fundraises separately. To ensure that all goes to charity, a slight surcharge is added to pay credit card processing fees. People can sign up for a monthly donation of $31.20 or an annual donation of $376. MAKING A DIFFERENCE DAILY Each day, donors receive an email telling them where their money went that day with a brief description of the nonprofit receiving the funds. “We find that many people use D...…

…32 | MAY 12 • 2022 Rabbi Caytak tells a story of a man he met in a surgi- cal waiting room. While his wife was in surgery, they put on tefillin together and the man was moved to tears. “He could not stop thanking me for giving him this incredible opportunity when he needed it most. ” Rabbi Caytak said the chaplains at both hospitals are incredibly welcoming and helpful, and he has become good friends with many of them. During th...…

…MAY 12 • 2022 | 33 A t the heart of Tamarack Camps’ mission is the belief that every child should have the opportunity to experience Jewish summer camp, regardless of financial ability. The agen- cy’s annual event, Send a Kid to Tamarack, raises funds for financial scholarship assistance and helps subsidize all camper fees in an effort to keep pro- grams affordable and accessible for all families in our commu- nity. Tamarack Camp...…

…34 | MAY 12 • 2022 F rom tragedy and grief has come a generous gift that will help those in the com- munity who are struggling with mental illness. Mary Must, 102, has donated $100,000 to JVS+Kadima, which runs 20 residential houses and apartments for adults with severe and long-term mental illness. The gift continues Must’s munificence to the organization. In 2008, she bought a home in Southfield, to be administered by JVS+Kadim...…

…MAY 12 • 2022 | 35 Must, of Huntington Woods. Though her illness made it difficult for her to cope with the normal struggles of young adulthood, she found commu- nities that accepted her loving, outgoing nature. Miya attended Western State Colorado University in Gunnison, Colorado, where she eventually settled and ran a yoga studio, The Yoga Room. She relished the small-town life, the mountains, skiing and other forms of recreati...…

…E veryone loves a steak dinner, and it’s easy to make an elegant one in the quiet of your own kitchen. The trick is high heat for cooking the steak and having whatever ventilation solution your house contains active and kicking before you start cooking — the proper method will create a fair amount of smoke, but if you’re careful, you’ll get restaurant-quality steaks. Get hold of a good meat thermometer and learn how fas...…

…MAY 12 • 2022 | 37 top of the salt evenly in one layer. 3. Place in the oven and roast for 25-35 minutes. Check for doneness after about 25-30 minutes. It may take up to 45 minutes for larger fingerling potatoes to roast. 4. Once the potatoes are tender, remove them from the oven and allow the pan to cool. With tongs or a slotted spoon, remove the potatoes from the salt. Jostle the potatoes gently in a towel to remove excess sa...…

…38 | MAY 12 • 2022 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 ...…

…MAY 12 • 2022 | 39 S ince fourth grade, Alan Posner has played the saxophone. The band director at Bloomfield Hills High School, who has been teaching for 13 years, was inspired by his own band direc- tor growing up, who encouraged him to pick up the art of teach- ing music. Posner, 35, of Berkley, says music was a no-brainer when it came to his career. “I really just love playing,” he explains. “Both playing and teaching was some...…

…40 | MAY 12 • 2022 J ason Lewis, 33, is the new com- munications specialist at Walled Lake Consolidated School District. He’s the former sports director for ABC 12 News in Flint. Jason decided to change career paths after 15 years in the television industry. “I wanted to put family first. We’re expect- ing our first child,” Jason explained. Jason married his wife, Mandy, in August 2019. While he says he’s loved his time running th...…

…MAY 12 • 2022 | 41 continued from page 39 also been difficult, he explains, which has impacted many music programs nationwide. In addition to the challenges that mask-wearing poses for playing certain musical instruments, like wind instruments, teach- ing remotely and holding vir- tual band classes wasn’t always easy. Often, teaching throughout COVID-19 required figuring things out with little notice or on a whim. Yet Posner confir...…

…42 | MAY 12 • 2022 A s COVID-19 health restrictions ease, more and more businesses are turn- ing to team-building events to help improve employee communication, motivation and confidence. After two years of pandemic living and working, businesses that are slowly bringing employees back to an office or an onsite work environment encounter various challenges that team-building events may help solve. Many employees, especially those hi...…

…MAY 12 • 2022 | 43 We can’t help when your child draws on the wall. But we can help you save for college. B I R M I N G H A M Member FDIC Jonah Cohen of Farmington Hills recently won top honors in the Music Teachers National Association (MTNA) Senior Composition Competition finals. He is a composer, pia- nist and cellist. His composi- tions tend to revolve around his fascinations with space, time, motion and stagnation, and ...…

…44 | MAY 12 • 2022 business SPOTlight member says team-building events have been a core offering of their business since 2014, but that the need signifi- cantly ramped up during COVID-19. TreeRunner Adventure Parks, which operates four aerial adventure parks (three in Michigan and one in North Carolina), offers a safe and socially dis- tanced outdoor activity that lends itself well to the pandemic and current times. “We’ve built it u...…

…MAY 12 • 2022 | 45 t age 57, Linda Schlesinger-Wagner found herself divorced and caught up in the 2006 housing market collapse. “I was in the midst of a crisis, and my payment almost doubled, ” the now 74-year-old recalls. Instead of giving up, Schlesinger-Wagner pivoted. The Jewish entrepreneur sold a longstanding children’s knit- wear business that she’ d had for years to pursue an idea that came to her in the middle of the ni...…

…46 | MAY 12 • 2022 O ne of the most anticipated annual events on the area’s sports calen- dar is returning after a two-year absence. The Michigan Jewish Sports Hall of Fame banquet, last held in 2019 before it was can- celed in 2020 and 2021 by the COVID-19 pandemic, will be held Oct. 24 at a site that will be announced soon. Don Rudick, executive director of the Michigan Jewish Sports Foundation, which oversees the Hall of Fame, sai...…

…MAY 12 • 2022 | 47 A s Babson College (Wellesley, Massachusetts) baseball barrels toward the NEWMAC Conference and NCAA Division III playoffs, senior first baseman Josh Yellen of Bloomfield Hills, a former standout at Cranbrook School, has started all 32 games and leads the team in batting average (.346), hits (44), runs batted in (27), multi-hit games (11) and multi-RBI games (8). He also is among the team leaders in on-base...…

…48 | MAY 12 • 2022 SPIRIT The Blessings of Synagogue Life M y grandfather, Harry Starr of blessed memory, was a shul guy: He attended minyan every day, even volunteering to make breakfast most mornings for the attendees. Especially as he aged, going to the synagogue gave shape to his day, rhythm to his week and purpose to his years. My father, Jim Starr, has carried on his father’s legacy; he, too, is a shul guy. Among my ...…

…T his week’s Torah portion, Emor, formulates this calling as a specific mitzvah: “…do not desecrate My holy name. And I shall be sanctified in the midst of the children of Israel. I am Hashem who sanctifies you.” (Vayikra 22:33) This is known as the mitzvah of kiddush Hashem — sanctifying God’s name. How do we go about it? We live in a world of confusion and spiritual darkness. The light of truth is hidden, God’s presence conceal...…

…50 | MAY 12 • 2022 principles. The Gemara (Yoma 86a) puts it succinctly: “Make the name of Heaven beloved through you.” In other words, we are called on to bring the people we encounter to an appreciation of and, ultimately, a closeness to God, through our living example. The Gemara goes on to explain what this means — a person who is associated with Torah living, displays unimpeachable integrity in his dealings with others and s...…

…MAY 12 • 2022 | 51 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 be...…

…52 | MAY 12 • 2022 Shomer Israel Oak Park (248) 542-4014 godaven.com Shomrey Emunah Southfield (248) 559-1533 congregation-shomrey- emunah-105705.square.site The Shul-Chabad Lubavitch West Bloomfield (248) 788-4000 theshul.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 Israel La...…