…DECEMBER 1 • 2022 | 47 Joel Paul Reisig and his parents, Martin and Julia Reisig, at their Birmingham home. everyone else. We can see something and put a unique twist on it.” At 27, he went on a Birthright trip to Israel. In 2014, he took a trip to Peru and hiked the Andes Mountains to Machu Picchu. “I took notes the entire time, and when I came home, I wrote — and finished — my first true adventure story, all through the len...…
…48 | DECEMBER 1 • 2022 Details The 45th Annual Potters Market runs Dec. 1-4 at the Southfield Pavilion, 26000 Evergreen. Preview Night, 6-9 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 1, ($10 admission); 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Friday, Dec. 2, (free admission); 10 a.m. -7 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 3, (free admission); 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 4, (free admission). For more informa- tion, email annualpottersmarket@gmail.com or visit www.thepottersmarket.com. H undreds o...…
…DECEMBER 1 • 2022 | 49 Pearlman, on the board of the National Council of Jewish Women and a member of Adat Shalom Synagogue, keeps a small statue she made by copying a picture that reminds her of her late husband. That piece stays on the mantel in her living room. Weinbaum had been asked to join the Potters Market by the late Charlie Blosser, who taught at OCC and was married to Bridget Blosser, the woman who subsequently accepted res...…
…50 | DECEMBER 1 • 2022 S even years ago, Hamilton exploded onto the off-Broadway stage at the Public Theater with an unprecedented take on the people whose vision laid the groundwork for a free and democratic nation. Later that year, the exceptionally successful production moved to Broadway, sweeping the Tony Awards and becoming the most coveted ticket on the street. And the rest, they say, is history, a chronicle of the past ...…
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…52 | DECEMBER 1 • 2022 SPECIAL ‘HOLIDAY’ SHOWS, RETURNING SERIES, AND ALL ABOUT PEACOCK This is the time of year that “holiday” shows begin flooding every “visual” media outlet. Usually, this means Christmas- related shows. However, just because a show calls itself a holiday show, or a “holiday edition,” doesn’t mean they have much to do with Christmas. For example, two game shows airing this week claim they are special “holid...…
…DECEMBER 1 • 2022 | 53 BOOK TALK 7 PM, DEC. 1 On Zoom and facilitated by Edie Broida. Debut novelist who wrote Sweetness of Water, Nathan Harris creates an unforgettable cast of characters depicting Georgia during the violent reconstruction period. Equal parts beauty and terror, as gripping as it is moving. To register, visit NCJWMI.org. WISDOM & COFFEE 9:30 AM, DEC. 3 At Congregation Shaarey Zedek in Southfield. We will g...…
…54 | DECEMBER 1 • 2022 SPOTLIGHT Temple Israel Executive Director Jason Plotkin was recognized by the National Association for Temple Administration (NATA) with “Senior Member” status at its conference held in early November in Clearwater, Florida. Plotkin is the first Metro Detroit executive director to achieve this status. This designation by the professional organization representing executive directors and temple administ...…
…DECEMBER 1 • 2022 | 55 SHABBAT: CHANUKAH 6-8 PM, DEC. 9 At Congregation Shaarey Zedek in Southfield. A special Chanukah- themed dinner and service. Families and individuals of all ages are welcome to join us for beautiful prayers, delicious food, fun children’s activities and songs. Cost: $20/adult & $12/child. Registration requested by Tuesday, Dec. 6: shaareyzedek. shulcloud/event/t.g.i.s. CENTENNIAL 4-6 PM, DEC. 11 Bethel C...…
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…DECEMBER 1 • 2022 | 57 BEVERLY BENNETT, 90, of West Bloomfield, died Nov. 18, 2022. She is survived by her daughter and son-in-law, Lori Bennett and Steven Stein; sons and daughters-in-law, Howard and Laine Bennett, and Mark Bennett and Joyce Luft; grandchildren, Bennett Stein and Libby Ashton, Allie and Charles Fahlsing, Eliza Stein and Sean Saint, and Francesca, Dylan, Brynn, Piper and Brooks Bennett; loving nieces, nephews...…
…OBITUARIES OF BLESSED MEMORY 58 | DECEMBER 1 • 2022 Phoenix Khan. Mr. Boesky was the beloved husband of the late Judith Boesky. Interment was at Clover Hill Park Cemetery. Contributions may be made to JARC, 6735 Telegraph Road, Bloomfield Hills, MI 48301, jarc.org. Arrangements by Ira Kaufman Chapel. HOWARD FELDMAN, 82, of Macomb, died Nov. 19, 2022. He is sur- vived by his sons and daughters-in-law, Steven and Patricia Fel...…
…DECEMBER 1 • 2022 | 59 and brother-in-law, Miles Halpern, their daughters, Edie and Golda; his mother- in-law, Ana Wolfe; his sister- in-law and brother-in-law, Karina Reskinow and Benny Szylkowski; their children; and many wonderful and caring friends. A memorial service was held in San Francisco, and one will be held in Michigan. Contributions may be made to Temple Emanuel-El or a charity of your choice. DR. LARRY LAFOND, 71, o...…
…60 | DECEMBER 1 • 2022 OBITUARIES OF BLESSED MEMORY L eypsa Groner, 88, of Southfield, widely viewed as a matriarch and one-of-a-kind rebbetzin of Congregation Shaarey Zedek, died on Nov. 18, 2022. The funeral was held at CSZ on Nov. 20, 2022. Interment was at Clover Hill Park Cemetery. “Who else but Leypsa Groner could bring seven colleagues together on this bimah?” Rabbi Joseph Krakoff asked at the funeral. Krakoff, Rabbi Aar...…
…DECEMBER 1 • 2022 | 61 her condition. Debbie was independent and able to go to college, but eventually had to move home because of the illness. Leypsa doubled up her efforts to make sure Debbie was taken care of. “There was nothing my mother wouldn’t do for Debbie, ” David Groner said at the funeral. “Joel and I watched in amazement as to how a mother dealt with a sick child for so many years. ” When Debbie passed away in 2001,...…
…Looking Back From the William Davidson Digital Archive of Jewish Detroit History accessible at www.djnfoundation.org 62 | DECEMBER 1 • 2022 Camp: A 100-Year-Old Summer Tradition T his is the JN’s “Camp Guide” issue. Time to start thinking about enrolling the kids at your favor- ite camp and, perhaps, antici- pating a bit of a break for mom and dad? Well, check out the ads in this issue for Tamarack Camps and Camp Tanuga, two of ...…
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…NOVEMBER 24 • 2022 | 3 contents PURELY COMMENTARY 4-10 Essays and viewpoints. OUR COMMUNITY 12 After Oxford At the first anniversary of the deadly school shooting, legislation for common sense gun reform may be in reach. 18 Women Helping Women Bikur Cholim’s new Maternal Wellness Initiative supports new moms. 24 An Exodus in Reverse One-time refugee returns to Egypt. 28 Seventh Annual Chanu-Con! A communi...…
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…NOVEMBER 24 • 2022 | 9 those who know me, I did compose a song out of my accident. It begins: “I left my hip in San Francisco” and continues with “and though I kept my cranium, I’m now one-tenth titanium” and ends with this couplet “… And though I now set off alarms at the airport, I’m not as hip as I used to be!” You can guess the tune. Eventually, down the road (literally), it was time to find out the real meaning of that oft-...…
…10 | NOVEMBER 24 • 2022 PURELY COMMENTARY guest column The Passage of Proposal 3 N ational Council of Jewish Women, Michigan lauds the hard work, the coalition build- ing and the educational outreach in which Michiganders engaged in order to pass Proposal 3, making Michigan the first state in the United States to pass a citizen-initiated consti- tutional amendment that guarantees the right to abor- tion and other reproductive heal...…
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…NOVEMBER 24 • 2022 | 13 E arlier this fall, Jan Goldstein Frank of Bloomfield Hills sat in the auditorium of Bloomfield Hills High School with other employees, staff Jan Goldstein Frank and contractors for a training seminar on how to respond in the event of an active shooter on campus. The longtime forensics coach was grateful to receive “ ALICE” training (Alert, Lockdown, Inform, Counter, Evacuate), named for its easy-to-re...…
…14 | NOVEMBER 24 • 2022 OUR COMMUNITY ON THE COVER the message ‘If you see something, say something,’ even if someone casually makes a comment.” Patton said some of the threats have been coming from children as young as 10 years old. He implored that in these times, parents need to sit down with young children and explain that threats are not jokes, and it is OK to tell an adult if they know about another child who is thinking abo...…
…On the national stage, Sikorski said money and resources have been provided to religious institutions through the anti- terrorism grant from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security known as the Urban Areas Security Initiative Program. And last year, Jewish Federations of North America launched the $130 million LiveSecure grant program for additional resources, with the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit receiving an undisclose...…
…16 | NOVEMBER 24 • 2022 OUR COMMUNITY ON THE COVER Lansing. Working within the parameters of the Second Amendment, he believes more can be done to create barriers so guns will not get into the hands of the wrong people. “There are certain guns, like assault rifles, that should not be widely accessible, and there are certain people who should not be allowed to possess guns in the first place,” Wittenberg said. “This is the work the...…
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…18 | NOVEMBER 24 • 2022 T here’s nothing like feeling the support of a loving community during a significant period in one’s life. Rivkah Kahlani of West Bloomfield experienced this firsthand in March when her second child, Leah Devorah, was born. “I have terrible pregnancies. I have perinatal depression and feel this hazy cloud over me the entire time,” Kahlani said. A few days after her daughter’s birth, a woman she’d never met ...…
…NOVEMBER 24 • 2022 | 19 age and life stages and from across the Jewish spectrum eagerly signed up. Many were eager to give a new mother something they would have appreciated receiving when they’d had a baby. “We train our volunteers on all kinds of issues that often come up for new moms,” Ungar said. “We have trainings on lactation, sleep, pelvic floor health, the emotional state of new moms … a whole range of things. This way, an ...…
…20 | NOVEMBER 24 • 2022 OUR COMMUNITY about the whole thing. They said it felt so nice to be remembered,” Mayerfeld said. “They’re grateful to have the information, the list of resources and appreciated the care that was put into the package. This is such a great program — supporting mothers ultimately benefits the entire community.” As a nurse practitioner and MWI consultant, Phyllis Meer is one of the professionals who trains th...…
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…22 | NOVEMBER 24 • 2022 and empowered … It was so helpful to see others going through the same things as me and knowing that I’m not alone; we’re experiencing these new struggles and triumphs together.” The third annual Bikur Cholim of Detroit’s women’s brunch and awareness event was held Nov. 13 at Congregation Ahavas Olam in Southfield. The program featured Racheli Indig, a Partners in Torah educator, speaking on the topic ...…
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…24 | NOVEMBER 24 • 2022 A fter 56 years, Joe Salama stood in the bedroom of his childhood home, surrounded by his three children and four of his seven grandchil- dren. He marveled that he, his parents and his three siblings had lived comfortably in the modest apartment at 224 Shatby St., with its three small bedrooms, single bathroom and galley kitchen. Finally, he was able to share some of the physical aspects of his Egyptian h...…
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…26 | NOVEMBER 24 • 2022 continued from page 24 sukkah brought tears of happi- ness to his eyes, ” David said. REVISITING THE PAST The group visited the site of Joe’s father’s printing shop and the Lycée Français, the presti- gious school Joe attended from seventh through 12th grades. The Salamas had landed in Cairo after their flight from the U.S. and, on their way to Alexandria, they visited the cemetery at El Alamein, where Nazi ...…
…NOVEMBER 24 • 2022 | 27 Arab countries’ relations with their Jewish residents became strained after the establishment of the State of Israel in 1948. The situation wasn’t bad in Egypt at first, even though Jews could not obtain passports to travel out of the country. Under King Farouk, there was discrimination against the Jews but no outright perse- cution. When the monarchy was overthrown in 1952, and Gamal Abdel Nasser became pri...…
…28 | NOVEMBER 24 • 2022 C ongregation Beth Shalom of Oak Park will host its seventh annual Chanu-Con!, a community-wide Chanukah Festival, in person from 1-5 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 4. After two years of hosting the festi- val virtually due to the pandemic, Beth Rodgers, Congregation Beth Shalom’s pro- gramming team chairperson and founder of the festival, is excited to bring 20 ven- dors together with gift ideas, live musical entertainme...…
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…30 | NOVEMBER 24 • 2022 J ohn Marx, 82, of West Bloomfield was nominated as Volunteer of the Week by the Michigan-based nonprofit JARC for his commitment to the organization. “There is no task too small or unimportant for John,” explains Shaindle Braunstein, JARC’s CEO. “Regardless of whether it’s hours of filing or custom-wrapping 200 chocolate bars for a staff surprise, John is on it with no detail overlooked. He always has a s...…
…NOVEMBER 24 • 2022 | 31 Sukkot Family Festival at The Shul PHOTOS COURTESY OF THE SHUL The Sukkot Family Festival at The Shul of West Bloomfield on Oct. 16 was designed to bring the beauty of Sukkot and Simchat Torah to life for their JEMS students and their families. It was also open to the community because, why not? The holidays are a joy, and The Shul loves to share that. Everyone had fun shaking the lulav and making a speci...…
…32 | NOVEMBER 24 • 2022 SPORTS T he Bloomfield Hills High School boys tennis team ran away with the Division 1 state championship. The Black Hawks scored 35 points on a cold, windy weekend last month at Hope College’s Etheridge Tennis Complex, winning five of the eight flights and finishing second in two flights in the two-day tournament. Runner-up Northville and third-place Troy were far behind Bloomfield Hills with 25 and 24 po...…
