…MAY 12 • 2022 | 53 ARTS&LIFE FILM REVIEW B ased on a true story, The Survivor follows the jour- ney of professional boxer Harry Haft (Ben Foster). Haft, born in Poland in 1925, was a Holocaust survivor who lived through Auschwitz by winning boxing matches against fellow inmates. The 2021 film, directed by Barry Levinson, travels through Haft’s life, jumping conti- nents and generations to tell the story of how one true love can inspire ...…
…54 | MAY 12 • 2022 Yet life takes a different path for the boxer. Haft, after a hard loss to Marciano, retires from the sport. Haft and Wofsoniker eventually marry, yet Haft continues to live in the past, Leah on his mind. He’s haunted by nightmares that seem to grow worse with age. By the time his son, Alan (Kingston Vernes) is old enough to under- stand, their relationship is already at stake, a tension forming. Wofsoniker tells her so...…
…MAY 12 • 2022 | 55 PHOTO CREDIT continued on page 56 THEATER N ot too many high school- ers’ moms have kvelling rights to their sons star- ring on Broadway in the title role of Evan Hansen from Dear Evan Hansen. In fact, the elite group is exclusive to a population of two, both discovered at the National High School Musical Theatre Awards, or Jimmy Awards. And both Jewish. First, there was Andrew Barth Feldman. Next, there is Sam...…
…56 | MAY 12 • 2022 Primack’s mom will fly in from Arizona to see him perform in the May 21 matinee and May 22 evening shows. She plans to attend with many Detroit-area friends, including her Michigan State University sorority sisters from Sigma Delta Tau. “It’s going to be amazing discovering Detroit again with newer, older eyes, ” says Primack, who last came through Michigan when he was 12, playing the role of Pugsley on the na...…
…MAY 12 • 2022 | 57 HACKS COMES BACK, NOSH WITH A PURPOSE, GARFIELD GETS RELIGIOUS, AGAIN The acclaimed HBO Max comedy series Hacks pre- mieres its second, 10-epi- sode season on May 12. Two episodes will be shown on the 12th, and two episodes will be shown each following week. Hacks is well-writ- ten, well-acted, funny and touching. Here’s a brief first season recap to encourage everyone to check it out. Jean Smart co-stars as Deb...…
…58 | MAY 12 • 2022 COMEDY THRILLER NOW-MAY 21 The longest running comedy-thriller play in Broadway history is headed to the Farmington Players stage, 32332 W. 12 Mile Road, Farmington Hills: DEATHTRAP, written by Ira Levin. Tickets are available now at farmingtonplayers. org or at the box office: 248-553-2955. SOULFUL SONGS 8 PM, MAY 12 May Erlewine at The Ark, 316 S. Main, Ann Arbor. One of the Midwest’s most prolific and p...…
…MAY 12 • 2022 | 59 continued on page 60 Ms. Tishby and a signed copy of her book. 7:30 pm: main speaking event (Free for Temple Israel members / $18 suggested donation for non-members). Special intro- duction by Daniel Aschheim, Deputy Consul General to the Midwest, followed by a discussion with Noa Tishby on her book, Israel: A Guide to the Most Misunderstood Country on Earth. Register at www.temple-israel.org/event/ Tishby. CH...…
…A DARK DREAM 7-9 PM, MAY 19 Battle of Homestead Foundation hosts a Zoom program on “Death of a Jewish Radical in Erie, 1922: Echoes from a Century Ago.” On April 5, 1922, an Erie, Pa., postman discovered the lifeless body of Polish- born Herman Martius at his dry goods store on West 18th Street. Martius’ head had been bashed in, purportedly by an axe. A century later, the mur- der of Herman Martius remains unsolved. But many ...…
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…64 | MAY 12 • 2022 continued from page 63 OBITUARIES OF BLESSED MEMORY T he Detroit Jewish News family mourns the loss of its gifted graphic designer Pamela Ann Mahn. Pam, 67, of Shelby Township, passed away on May 2, 2022, surrounded by her adoring family. She was a key member of the JN’s award-winning design team until 2014 when she was diagnosed with lung cancer. Pam was a joy to work with, and her creative skills and vibr...…
…MAY 12 • 2022 | 65 continued on page 67 The Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit The Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit Honors the Memory of Honors the Memory of Paul Borman 1932- 2022 On Behalf of a Grateful Community On Behalf of a Grateful Community JEAN PAULA BLOSTEIN, 93, of Royal Oak, died May 1, 2022. She is survived by her sons and daughter-in-law, Dr. Paul Blostein, Joel Blostein and Barbara Oppewall; gr...…
…66 | MAY 12 • 2022 B arry Kadans, 83, of West Bloomfield, passed away on May 2, 2022. He was born in Washington, D.C., and moved to Detroit when he was 13 years old. Following his graduation from Wilbur Wright High School, Barry opened a used car lot, Bargain Lot, on Livernois in the 1960s. He was also an active builder in Michigan from 1965 until his death. Barry was always an adventurous kid and was so excited and proud to...…
…MAY 12 • 2022 | 67 continued on page 68 continued from page 64 OBITUARIES OF BLESSED MEMORY Serving each family. Consoling each heart. For 105 years. Steven Gilbert; daughters and sons-in-law, Ruth and Steven Chaness, and Margo and Karl Zakalik; son-in-law, Jim Cahill; grandchildren, Sam Gilbert, Jessi and Alan Vance, James Cahill, Jake Cahill, David Chaness, Samantha Chaness, Brad Gurwin, Jack Gurwin and Naomi Zakalik; sisters-...…
…continued from page 67 OBITUARIES OF BLESSED MEMORY 68 | MAY 12 • 2022 nieces and nephews. Mrs. Levine was the beloved wife for 62 years of the late Hyman “Hy” Levine; the cherished mother of the late Susan Michelle Levine; the dear sister-in-law of the late Linda Lebowitz, and the late Louis and the late Sandra Levine. Interment was at Oakview Cemetery. Contributions may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association- Greater Michiga...…
…MAY 12 • 2022 | 69 O rrin Hatch died April 30, 2022, at the age of 88 from complications of a stroke. The longest-serving Republican in the history of the Senate was a devout Mormon from Utah. But he used his Mormon faith to style himself as a lifelong friend of Jews and Israel — and the most visible way he showed his adoration was through the mezuzah he wore around his neck. “It is difficult for me to express the profound reve...…
…Looking Back From the William Davidson Digital Archive of Jewish Detroit History accessible at www.djnfoundation.org 70 | MAY 12 • 2022 The Windsor-Detroit Jewish Connection T his week and next, intrepid JN reporter Danny Schwartz is fea- turing Congregation Beth El and Congregation Shaar Hashomayim, both of Windsor, in his weekly “Synagogue Spotlight.” As most of us know, many Michiganders and Detroiters currently have Canadian r...…
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…MAY 5 • 2022 | 3 contents PURELY COMMENTARY 4-12 Essays and viewpoints. OUR COMMUNITY 14 Witness to War JFS social worker aids Ukrainian refugees in Poland. 20 Synagogue Spotlight: Temple Kol Ami Prides itself on inclusiveness and social action. 21 Meet Mike and Sandi Malowitz Windsor couple keeps things moving at the Windsor Jewish Community Center and Federation. 22 Honor These Eight Over...…
…4 | MAY 5 • 2022 for openers Of Pain And Suffering H amlet bemoaned suffering the “slings and arrows of outrageous fortune.” Many of us, it would seem, could easily share his feelings as we note the references to bodily discomfort we make in our daily conversations. If you know of an inci- dent where someone has done you wrong, you have experienced dealing with a back stabber. When hear- ing of bad news, you may respond, “Oh, my ...…
…Thursday, May 12, 2022 at 7pm Hosted by Devin Scillian, Channel 4 Anchor at The Zekelman Holocaust Center 28123 Orchard Lake Rd, Farmington Hills “The Final Solution.” It was meant to exterminate an entire race of people, people like Rita Smilovitz, mother of Bernie Smilovitz, sports anchor - Channel 4. RSVP by Tuesday May 10 to chaim2gen@ gmail.com Please join CHAIM for a Conversation with Bernie Smilovitz! Follow us on Fa...…
…6 | MAY 5 • 2022 essay Israel and Me: Birthday Twins M y Israeli husband, Mickey, and I are on our way to Israel. We will be celebrating Yom Ha’ Atzmaut, Israel’s 74th birth- day in the “hatzar, ” the yard, of the home where Mickey grew up and his family has lived continuously since 1934. Independence Day celebrations in Israel, in the yard, are a long-held tra- dition. It is a festive gathering for the extended family and fri...…
…my forthcoming adventure. She taught me important words in Hebrew: ice cream, bathroom, please and thank you. I have now visited Israel many times, yet the initial impressions of awe of actually seeing the land and places that I learned about, heard about and studied can never be forgotten. The phrase “So, this is …?” repeatedly played in my mind. “So, this is a kib- butz?” “So, this is Jerusalem?” “So, this is the Western Wall?” ...…
…essay The Love in the Room M y Aunt Jeannette London Lowen passed away in 2019 after living more than 100 years. Now that I’ve had some time to reflect on her life, this seems like a good time to write about her legacy. Aunt Jeannette (let’s call her AJ) led a most inter- esting and colorful life. I could write a book about her life and only scratch the surface. She was cer- tainly a survivor of many of life’s challenges. But t...…
…10 | MAY 5 • 2022 student corner Understanding Jewish Philanthropy T his year, I was fortunate to be included in a very rewarding Jewish program. As part of the Morris J. & Betty Kaplun Foundation Youth Board, I recently pre- sented $5,000 in grant money to two incredible nonprofits. The board, composed of passionate students from around the country, spent several months learning the grant-making process and eventually appli...…
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…12 | MAY 5 • 2022 PURELY COMMENTARY b’Shevat? Seeing Israel itself with my own eyes, I attempted to bring my experiences and visions into sync with my imagined images. I also discovered some- thing new, as well: the Chagall Windows at Hadassah Hospital Ein Kerem in Jerusalem. On a tour of this amazing world-class research hospital, I was smitten. I fell in love with the windows. I had no idea then that Hadassah, the Women’s Zioni...…
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…W hen the war in Ukraine started, I felt shocked. My family and friends speak Russian, and we are all from differ- ent parts of the former Soviet Union. Many of my friends and colleagues are from Ukraine. I am a social worker focusing on older adults at Jewish Family Service of Metropolitan Detroit, having come to the U.S. in 1995 as a refugee from Moscow, Russia. One of my grandparents was born in a little shtetl in Ukraine, and my mo...…
…MAY 5 • 2022 | 15 I tried to prepare the best I could, gathering donations for the urgent need items we received from JAFI staff. A week later, after running around like a wild woman, gathering medical certification that I was in good enough shape for this trip, signing my life away in liability forms, and meeting with my family and friends before I left, I was traveling to New York and onward to Warsaw, Poland, from there, with...…
…ON THE COVER continued from page 15 16 | MAY 5 • 2022 I was also busy assisting a Holocaust survivor in getting to the dining hall for breakfast, lunch and dinner, checking on families quarantined in their rooms due to COVID, and many other “small” things that were needed. Listening when there was a need to hear, hugging when a hug was needed, crying with those who cried and just being there for others. Our volunteers helped with a...…
…MAY 5 • 2022 | 17 ON THE COVER with personal care. I ended up helping to bathe her, as we couldn’t find anyone else to do it. • An elderly man from Mariupol, putting his 10-member family, a dog and a pregnant cat in three cars and slowly making his way out, having to stop for days at a time to gather enough gaso- line to continue their escape. He left his house after a rocket exploded in his yard, busting his windows and hitting ...…
…18 | MAY 5 • 2022 ON THE COVER “I WAS NOT THERE JUST TO HELP. WE WERE ALSO THERE TO WITNESS.” — JFS’ YULIA GAYDAYENKO continued from page 17 I am grateful and hon- ored to have met the Jewish Agency for Israel staff, many of whom are refugees from Kyiv themselves, working nonstop at all hours of the day and night on the border and then to settle newly arriving refugees from the border into the hotel, working with the Israeli...…
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…OUR COMMUNITY T emple Kol Ami is an intimate Reform congregation in West Bloomfield with roughly 250 mem- ber families. Daniel Mesa, TKA’s executive direc- tor, says what makes TKA special is its inclusiveness, its position as a social action temple and the well-roundedness in the activ- ities it does. “This year, eight new fam- ilies joined. For our congre- gation, that’s a huge number,” Mesa said. “The biggest reason they all said i...…
…MAY 5 • 2022 | 21 M ike and Sandi Malowitz have both been nominated to be our volunteers of the week for being active with the Windsor Jewish Community Center and Jewish Federation. The retired couple feel it’s important to keep the Jewish identity strong in their communi- ty and will do whatever they can to make it better. Mike is the president of Windsor JCC and Federation while his wife, Sandi, is an active volunteer for the...…
…22 | MAY 5 • 2022 OUR COMMUNITY S ince 1993, Jewish Senior Life has honored eight remarkable peo- ple in our community, each 80 years of age or older, with the Tikkun Olam Award for helping to “Repair the World.” This year’s outstanding honorees are Shirley Benyas, Charles Danto, Dr. Joseph Jacobson, Sophie Klisman, Rene Lichtman, Rae Sharfman, Jerry Soble, and Sylvia Starkman. Among this year’s group of honorees are businessmen...…
…MAY 5 • 2022 | 23 Honor These Eight Over Eighty eight honorees and lifelong friendships are made. This year’s FJA students are Allison Feldman, Erin Grey, Aliyah Lofman, Merrick Michaelson, Caleb Robbins, Zion Rozin, Erin Starr and Ben Taylor- Abt. Eight Over Eighty is Jewish Senior Life’s major annual fundraiser. Proceeds from Eight Over Eighty enhance the qual- ity of life for residents throughout all JSL communities, with an emph...…
…24 | MAY 5 • 2022 OUR COMMUNITY A fter a two-year COVID-induced absence, Metro Detroit’s “biggest and best used book and media sale” will return to Livonia’s Laurel Park Place from May 15-22. New this year, in addition to more than 200 tables brimming with used books and media inside the mall, shoppers can find a great sampling of Bookstock’s offerings in their outdoor tent. Even with the two-year pause, the Bookstock leader-...…
…MAY 5 • 2022 | 25 our community in terms of literacy,” Phillips said. Bookstock also had one event at the Southfield Library. Guests include local authors and bookstore own- ers. Phillips says Bookstock wants to come back in the biggest way possible, as they’ve been holding back for two years. “I hope it really solidifies people’s passion for literacy, education and their love of reading. Bookstock is a great recycling event be...…
…OUR COMMUNITY T he 2021 Audit of Antisemitic Incidents issued April 26 by the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) shows antisemit- ic incidents in Michigan increasing on an alarming trend, mirroring nationwide figures. Michigan saw a sig- nificant increase from 51 incidents in 2020 to 112 inci- dents in 2021. Antisemitic incidents reached an all-time high in the United States in 2021, with a total of 2,717 inci- dents of assault, harass...…
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…28 | MAY 5 • 2022 harassment incidents in Michigan, cases where one or more Jews reported feeling harassed by antisemitic language or actions, and eight vandalism incidents, cases where property was damaged in a manner that harmed or intimidated Jews. Twelve of Michigan’s incidents were classified as extremist relat- ed; Folksfront, a neo-Nazi group, was very active with propaganda across the state. Eighteen incidents involved Je...…
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…30 | MAY 5 • 2022 OUR COMMUNITY B arbara Madgy Cohn, a trained docent at the Detroit Institute of Arts (DIA), has been to the museum many times, but a few years ago, she noticed for the first time four paint- ings that included Hebrew writing. An art history spe- cialist with a master’s degree in museum studies from Johns Hopkins University, Cohn undertook research to learn about the meaning and context of these paintings. This...…
