…MAY 5 • 2022 | 31 explained that Rivera want- ed to depict a German per- son on the assembly line and thought that Glicksman was a Jewish name. (Glicksman was actually born in Poland.) In the mural, he wears a cap typical of the 1930s but switched to a yarmulke when he left the fac- tory. The DIA has benefited from many generous mem- bers of Detroit’s Jewish com- munity who have donated funds or artwork to the museum. Albert K...…
…L ast month, Farber High School students and staff came together to help those in need halfway around the world. Daphna Feldman, Farber High School’s Hebrew coordinator, watched the news when the war started in Ukraine and, like everybody else, was very upset and disturbed. Feldman then read about children from two Jewish orphan- ages in Odessa who fled the country seeking refuge and felt something needed to be done. Together with her f...…
…MAY 5 • 2022 | 33 was sold to Farber families and some families from Young Israel of Oak Park. About 30-35 Farber high school students and five Farber teachers from the Hebrew department did the cooking. The youth organi- zation Bnei Akiva also joined them. The cooking was done in stages and took place over two weeks. The food was cooked out of Farber’s school kitchen and the Young Israel of Oak Park kitchen. Rabbi Sharly Digedke...…
…34 | MAY 5 • 2022 T he Jewish Community Relations Council/American Jewish Committee had the honor of once again hosting its annual Diplomatic Seder in person, the first time since 2019, at Congregation Shaarey Zedek in early April. An inspiring evening, Honorary Consul of Korea David Rodon served as the honorary chair and was joined by fellow members of the Michigan Diplomatic Corps representing countries such as Great Britain, ...…
…MAY 5 • 2022 | 35 SPORTS I n his job, Shawn Achtman says, it’s important to practice what you preach. Achtman is a physical medicine and rehabilitation physician in a private practice. He helps patients with physical issues manage those issues and be as active as possible. Physical fitness is a core value of Achtman’s life. He lifts weights every day and plays basketball and golf competitively. Running isn’t one of his phys- ical f...…
…HEALTH G rowing up in in Milwaukee, Stefani Goerlich, 52, owner of Bound Together Counseling, recalled that there were three things polite people do not speak of openly in mixed company: religion, politics and sex. “I guess I’ve made a career of all the things you are not supposed to talk about, ” said Goerlich, a nationally known sex therapist and author of the bestseller, The Leather Couch: Clinical Practice with Kinky Clients ...…
…MAY 5 • 2022 | 37 T o bring in the spring sea- son, NEXTGen Detroit Volunteers partnered up with Michigan Urban Farming Initiative (MUFI) for a day of service. On Sunday, April 10, a group of volunteers helped the nonprofit organization get their garden ready for the spring and summer. “We had about 10 volunteers from NEXTGen Detroit come out to the farm for a couple hours,” said Alyse Waldhorn with NEXTGen Detroit Volunteer Co...…
…G rowing up, mental health therapist Ronit Szczotka read the popular Chicken Soup for the Soul book series, where every- day people share personal journeys and challenges. “I would read the books and relate to others,” the 31-year-old recalls. She experienced mental health struggles in her family as a kid and didn’t understand them. “In the early-to-mid- ’90s, I saw how challenging it could be to not only access services, but als...…
…MAY 5 • 2022 | 39 more about mental health conditions and their diagno- ses. It led her to pursue an outpatient setting, where she continues to work today as a mental health therapist. “I primarily work with young adults struggling with various life stressors through the lens of anxiety and depression,” she says of her work’s focus. Szczotka is driven by the ability to pro- vide a safe place for individ- uals to share their thoughts...…
…40 | MAY 5 • 2022 Lexi Grand (Amiorah Sarah), daughter of Amy and Daniel Grand, will lead the congregation in prayer as she becomes a bat mitzvah at Temple Shir Shalom in West Bloomfield on Friday, May 6, 2022. She will be joined in celebration by her sister, Jordyn. Lexi is the loving granddaughter of Sharon and Michael Silverton of Farmington Hills, Cheryl and Joel Grand of West Bloomfield, and Bobbie Friedman of Las Vega...…
…MAY 5 • 2022 | 41 Richmond 61st G ene and Claire Richmond marked their 61st wedding anniversary on Dec. 26, 2021. They plan to cele- brate this summer, when COVID no longer threatens, with their children, grand- children and friends. Shapiro 100th Feldheim-Harvie E thel Shapiro of Farmington Hills turns 100 on May 24, 2022. At the age of 17, she married the “greatest man in the world, Seymour Shapiro.” She was known as “Dear”...…
…F rom the moment of our birth, we clamor for our wants and needs, and we spend the rest of our lives pursuing them. Clearly, God has hard- wired self-interest deep into the human psyche, so it’s certainly not something we view as nec- essarily evil. On the con- trary, halachah — Jewish law — explicitly reflects this. The Talmud sets out the following scenario: two people are walking in the desert, and one of them has a flask of wat...…
…MAY 5 • 2022 | 43 completely self-sufficient; He needs nothing, nor does He receive anything, and every- thing He does is therefore an act of pure, unreciprocated kindness — from the creation of the universe to taking care of our smallest needs, and the needs of the smallest and seemingly most insignificant of creatures. This selfless giv- ing is how Rabbi Shkop defines holiness, and it is this we are called on to emulate so that w...…
…44 | MAY 5 • 2022 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...…
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…ARTS&LIFE MUSIC M axim Lando, in 2020, believed he was getting a scam call when hearing he won a $25,000 Young Artist Award given by the Gilmore International Piano Festival in Kalamazoo. The award is presented to go along with the biennial entertainment event and, in the same year, is received by two pianists age 22 and younger. It allots $15, 000 toward career and educational development and $10,000 toward a new piano commission....…
…MAY 5 • 2022 | 47 SUZANNE CHESSLER CONTRIBUTING WRITER Lando will be part of a program that additionally features two other Young Artist Award winners on stage with the Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra conducted by Julian Kuerti. He will join Misha Galant, the other 2020 awardee, for Poulenc’s Concerto for Two Pianos, and both will be joined by Wei Luo, a 2018 winner, for Bach’s Concerto for Three Pianos. “I’ve been wanting to do the Poulen...…
…ARTS&LIFE MUSICAL THEATER A s his mother tells the story, Jeffrey Lodin started playing music on a Magnus Chord Organ at age 3. By age 7, he was acting and starring in produc- tions at his school, community theater and synagogue. “I was humming songs before I could talk. Instead of playing chords with the buttons on the organ, I could just play chords with my left hand. It was like speaking English, ” says Lodin, a composer, music dire...…
…MAY 5 • 2022 | 49 looked back. ” Though he always envi- sioned going to college to be a psychologist or architect, Lodin, who was “always the pianist, ” went to the University of Miami as a music composi- tion major before he left school after a year to go on tour as the musical director of a profes- sional production of Godspell. That gig led to others includ- ing touring with Andy Gibb, younger brother of the Bee Gees; playing club...…
…I n the midst of a varied writing career — articles, books, feature films — Roger Rapoport decided to go live with the immediacy of a theatrical presentation. The impetus came in 2019 after reading Peter Ferry’s award-winning novel Old Heart, which is about an American veteran attempting to reconnect with a World War II Netherlands romance that had dimmed as the war ended. The play’s debut is scheduled for two performances at the Re...…
…MAY 5 • 2022 | 51 career while attending high school in Muskegon, where his family has belonged to Temple B’nai Israel and where he has resumed affiliation. His professional commitment was perked by reading the Stanford University student-run campus newspaper, The Stanford Daily, edited by his older brother Ron, who went on to achieve recognition in sports journal- ism. When Rapoport attended the University of Michigan, he edited...…
…52 | MAY 5 • 2022 BAYER TELLS A BIG FIB; DR. STRANGE; STAR TREK PREQUEL; ROBERT MORSE, JEWISH (!) I Love That for You is an eight-episode comedy series that premiered on Showtime April 29. Vanessa Bayer, 40, co-created the series and plays the star charac- ter, Joanna Gold (as I write this, it hasn’t been disclosed whether Gold is a Jewish character). Bayer is best known as a Saturday Night Live star cast member (2010-2017). Jew...…
…MAY 5 • 2022 | 53 NEW OPERA 7 PM, MAY 5 At Bethel Community Transformation Center, 8801 Woodward Ave., Detroit. Overture to Opera, X: The Life and Times of Malcolm X. In celebration of Detroit Opera’s new production, join the Isaac Agree Downtown Synagogue, Breakers Covenant Church International and Detroit Opera for an evening of discussion and performance, examining the life and legacy of Malcolm X. Featuring Rabbi Ariana Si...…
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…continued from page 57 OBITUARIES OF BLESSED MEMORY 58 | MAY 5 • 2022 STEWART, Robert A. The officers, board, and staff of the American Technion Society (ATS) mourn the loss of Robert A. Stewart of Birmingham, Mich. Together with his beloved wife, Yan, Bob was a Technion Guardian, a designation reserved for those who have reached the highest level of support. Among the key projects they supported are the Center for Excellence in S...…
…continued on page 60 MAY 5 • 2022 | 59 Jews believe that death is not a tragic end, but a transition. Let us assist your loved one in that journey. JOAN COHEN, 78, of Farmington Hills, died April 23, 2022. Joanie enjoyed nothing more than spending time with her family. She loved to cook, bake and take care of people. She is survived by her hus- band, George Cohen; daugh- ters and son-in-law, Michelle and Jeff Gilbert, and Tracey Co...…
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…G olda Indig, 91, of Wilmette, Ill., died April 28, 2022. A life spanning nine decades, five countries, six languages, and countless latkes recently came to a peaceful end. Golda Indig died with family at her side. Born in 1930 in what was then Czechoslovakia, Golda grew up as part of a large Jewish family, one of seven siblings. She moved to Sighet, Romania, when she was young and spent most of her childhood there, days ful...…
…Looking Back From the William Davidson Digital Archive of Jewish Detroit History accessible at www.djnfoundation.org M ay 8 is Mothers’ Day. It is now an international holiday in more than 40 nations. In fact, various celebrations of mothers have existed for centuries. One might say hon- oring our moms is a universal tradition. There is clear evidence that, in the United States, there were celebrations of mom long before the 20th c...…
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…APRIL 28 • 2022 | 3 contents PURELY COMMENTARY 4-12 Essays and viewpoints. OUR COMMUNITY 14 A March in the Park Jewish War Veterans help to break ground on The Michigan WWII Legacy Memorial in Royal Oak. 20 Comedy Takes a Serious Side Comedian Gary Gulman to headline JFS Spotlight Event May 12. 22 Knowledge Before College Get advice about navigating the college application process. 24 Inspiring Entertainment ...…
…for openers Together — at Last! I was like a kid in a candy story these past few weeks in anticipation of hosting my first in-person seder in three years. Pesach is my favorite holiday because the focus is on pass- ing the story of our heritage on to our children, who will then pass it on to their children, as has been done for many cen- turies now. Something else particular- ly meaningful for me is the confluence of Judaism ...…
…6 | APRIL 28 • 2022 opinion Social Media in Times of War I t is pretty impossible not to be aware of what’s going on in the world these days. Even if you live under a rock, As long as your device is con- nected to wifi, you will be aware of everything that’s going on. You will be aware, but will you know what’s happening? You can share any post, but are you able to check its sources? There is a vast dif- ference between knowin...…
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…8 | APRIL 28 • 2022 I ’ll never forget the first time I saw that famous pho- tograph: Rabbi Abraham Heschel, marching from Selma to Montgomery in 1965, his arm linked in solidarity to Martin Luther King Jr. I was an under- graduate at UC Berkeley — a center for civil rights activism even in the late ’90s — and found, through Heschel, a socially engaged path for connecting to my own Jewish identity. His writing argued irre- fu...…
…APRIL 28 • 2022 | 9 duction of Anthony Davis’ opera X: The Life and Times of Malcolm X, directed by Robert O’Hara. Since its premiere in 1986, Davis has since gone on to win the Pulitzer Prize for music, but his first opera is such a wellspring of inspiration and audacity that it has come to be acknowledged as an undeniable masterpiece of American music. The brilliance of the score and the relevance of the subject matter have attr...…
…10 | APRIL 28 • 2022 PURELY COMMENTARY SOCIAL MEDIA continued from page 6 everything that’s happening right now, war is happening in two dif- ferent areas: The battle of the real people, fighting for their homes, health, family, safety and lives, calling for help and begging for salvation, aside from the battle on our screens, the dreaded fake news war that’s threatening to detract from the value of what’s out there. I want to be...…
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…n April 7, an energized crowd of an estimated 400-plus attended a spirited groundbreaking ceremony for Phase I of The Michigan WWII Legacy Memorial in Royal Oak’s Memorial Park. The memorial will be a place to inspire, educate and honor Michigan’s legacy of sacrifice, ingenuity and commitment in defense of our freedom on both the war front and home front, where we famously became known as the Arsenal of Democracy. In 2013, the state ...…
…APRIL 28 • 2022 | 15 A March in the Park PROUDLY, AT EVERY TURN DURING THE FESTIVITIES, THE JEWISH COMMUNITY’S PARTICIPATION WAS ON FULL DISPLAY. scenes featuring nine statues. (See sidebar, next page) Honored guests at the groundbreaking included WWII veterans and original “Rosie the Riveters,” as well as more than a dozen military organizations, including the Tuskegee Airmen, American Legion, Veterans of Foreign Wars and Disabled ...…
…ON THE COVER continued from page 15 16 | APRIL 28 • 2022 provided the audio system. The JWV has a long history of support for the memorial’s efforts, having regu- larly sponsored their annual fundraising galas. Two of JWV’s own have been recipients of the gala’s Victory Awards: Art Fishman in 2016 and 100-year-old Guy Stern last October. The JWV’s support continued at the groundbreaking with a large turnout of its membership, includ...…
