…AUGUST 31 • 2023 | 57 CONGREGATION BETH AHM 5075 W. Maple Road West Bloomfield, MI 48322 (248) 851-6880 cbahm.org Congregation Beth Ahm is a forward-looking synagogue investing in its future. Led by Rabbi Steven Rubenstein, we are a community that helps our members and guests practice and explore Judaism in a warm and approachable environment. There are no insiders, no outsiders, and everyone receives a big welcome when walking ...…
…58 | AUGUST 31 • 2023 TEMPLE BETH EL 7400 Telegraph Road Bloomfield Hills, MI 48301 (248) 851-1100 tbeonline.org Temple Beth El is Michigan’s first Jewish congregation and has been a leader in the Reform movement for generations. We are proud of our dynamic clergy, caring staff, innovative programs, inspiring worship, lifelong learning, and meaningful volunteer opportunities. TEMPLE EMANU-EL 14450 W. 10 Mile Road Oak Park, MI ...…
…AUGUST 31 • 2023 | 59 We want to help you get back to doing the things you love. A trusted name in the community for over 25 years. Maple Park Offi ce Complex 6020 West Maple Suite 500, West Bloomfi eld MI 48322 248 851-6999 www.dcptonline.com In-person and virtual appointments available Most major insurances accepted Daniel Kotsias, LMSW Sammie Rosenblum, LMSW Ahuva Smilowitz, LLMSW George Minor, LLMSW (248) 491-8145 Daniel@M...…
…6 | AUGUST 31 • 2023 guest column Oppenheimer, Golda, Barbie ... and Me T hree movies this sum- mer bear the names of iconic 20th-century Jews: Oppenheimer, Golda and Barbie. All three movies speak to both the vulnerabilities and the strengths of the Jewish People, call- ing us especially at this time of year in service to each other and to humanity. The movie Oppenheimer sug- gests that the motivation of the Jewish scientists at...…
…60 | AUGUST 31 • 2023 Aaron Gendelman of West Bloomfield will become a bar mitzvah on Saturday, Sept. 2, 2023. The ceremony will be performed by Rabbi Jason Miller at MI Concourse in Pontiac. Participating in the ceremo- ny will be parents, Vladimir and Janet Gendelman, and Aaron’s sister Noa Gendelman. Proud grand- parents are Lev and Diana Freyman of Waterford and Yury and Anna Gendelman of West Bloomfield. Aaron is a stud...…
…Cohen 65th S eymour and Elaine Cohen of West Bloomfield will celebrate their 65th wedding anniver- sary on Aug. 31, 2023. They will make a weekend trip to Charlevoix and meet up with their children: son and daughter-in-law, Aaron and Linda Cohen; daughter and son-in-law, Marjorie and Craig Deschner; and grandchildren, Rebecca and Connor Osgood, Joshua Deschner, Gabrielle Cohen, Solomon Cohen. Berlin-Weinberger D iane and Stanley...…
…H oward Gardner, professor of education and psychology at Harvard University, is one of the great minds of our time. He is best known for his theory of “multiple intelligences,” the idea that there is not just one thing that can be measured and defined as intelligence but many dif- ferent facets — which is one dimension of the dignity of difference. He has also writ- ten many books on leader- ship and creativity, including one in p...…
…AUGUST 31 • 2023 | 63 numerous. But the Egyptians ill-treated us and made us suffer, subjecting us to harsh labor. Then we cried out to the Lord, the God of our ancestors, and the Lord heard our voice and saw our misery, toil and oppression. So the Lord brought us out of Egypt with a mighty hand and an outstretched arm, with great terror and with signs and wonders.” Deut. 26:5-8 Here for the first time, the retelling of the nation’s ...…
…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...…
…AUGUST 31 • 2023 | 65 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...…
…66 | AUGUST 31 • 2023 C hildren experience pain just like adults, but they might not exhibit the same signs. While adults are often able to pinpoint causes of pain and verbalize those sensations, children, especially younger kids, may not know how to express what’s wrong. Instead, they could act withdrawn, cradle an aching body part or cry out unexpectedly. Sometimes, they may be so used to pain that they don’t say or show any ...…
…AUGUST 31 • 2023 | 67 through it. When speaking to a healthcare professional, this can make it harder than ever to be diagnosed with chronic pain, especially if a child isn’t exhibiting symptoms. “Chronic pain isn’t visible,” Foxen-Craft says. “Whereas somebody who breaks their leg might have a cast or crutches to show they’re ill.” Ongoing, persistent pain can trickle all the way down to the classroom. “We know kids who have chr...…
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…AUGUST 31 • 2023 | 7 guest column Teshuvah and the Environment A s we engage during the High Holidays in the process of teshu- vah/repentance or change, we mostly focus on how we have hurt other people and how we want to be a better person. Another category of wrongdoing, that of misdeeds between you and God, gets much less attention. Even in the confession of sins (al heit), we focus on interpersonal wrongs. Is it because while ...…
…70 | AUGUST 31 • 2023 PROTECTING YOUNG ATHLETES continued from page 68 them feel uncomfortable should not be kept secret from their parents or legal guardians,” and parents should encourage open communication, without shame or judgment, especially if the young person has experienced something of concern. “Starting at a young age, talk about correct boundaries but don’t overdo it. Boys and girls need to know that no one has a righ...…
…AUGUST 31 • 2023 | 71 ARTS&LIFE MUSIC I t’s hard to tell when an artist really starts “working” on an album. Maybe it’s the first voice memo or line scribbled in a notebook, the first idea that leaves their head and enters the normal realm. Maybe it’s when they have the green light to record, a plan is in place, and the stu- dio is booked. Or maybe, it’s deeper than that. Which feels like the case with Aaron Markovitz, Temple Isra...…
…A s the nonprof- it Cabaret 313 announces its 11th season of bringing acclaimed musical stars to the Detroit area for evenings of enter- tainment, the organization is also planning for mentoring sessions aimed at local music students and featuring visiting celebrities. The season opening pro- gram, “Soiree,” is scheduled for Sunday, Sept. 10, at the Orchard Lake Country Club and will spotlight the talents of Tony-nominated Broad...…
…AUGUST 31 • 2023 | 73 Detroit Opera. The last show of the sea- son — Reeve Carney and Eva Noblezada — will be Saturday, April 6, 2024, at the Detroit Public Theatre. Both have been seen on Broadway in Hadestown. Two mentoring sessions so far have been scheduled at the Mosaic Youth Theatre in Detroit. In past years, educa- tional sessions have also been scheduled for music students at the University of Michigan, Oakland University ...…
…74 | AUGUST 31 • 2023 T im Lorsch has built a long career playing string instruments, com- posing music and joining pro- grams featuring famous singers around the country. In recent years, he came to use his talents in telling about the ways his family survived and prospered in escaping the Nazis and com- ing to America. Lorsch wrote music and narrative for a presentation inspired by receiving a suitcase in 2016 that had belonged ...…
…AUGUST 31 • 2023 | 75 Details The Suitcase: One Family’s Story of Survival will be presented for free at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 10, at the Zekelman Holocaust Center in Farmington Hills. Registration is required by going to holocaustcenter.org. his presentation. Instead, he relies on the narrative and the music he wrote. He separates them to establish mood so the audience can enter their own thoughts into the program- ming. “T...…
…PAT AND PAT, BERNSTEIN’S KADDISH AND HIS NOSE, DOWN- LOW MARRIAGE The original Comedy Central film Office Race pre- mieres on Sept. 4 (8 p.m.). The two main characters are Pat (Beck Bennett) and Spencer (Joel McHale). Pat is a pushover who coasts aimlessly through life until he’s goaded into running a marathon. He soon dis- covers that he loves the sport. Spencer is Pat’s co-worker and rival. He’s a “brown-noser” and fitness nut...…
…AUGUST 31 • 2023 | 77 ON THE GO PEOPLE | PLACES | EVENTS STREET FAIR 2-4 PM, SEPT. 4 (MON.) The Franklin Judaic Art Studio, 32751 Franklin Road, will join the Franklin Block Party. Decorate a Rosh Hashanah dish and enjoy some honey cake. The Labor Day Roundup in Franklin will host the Ckids Rosh Hashanah Street Fair in front of the Judaic Art Studio. Info: chabadbing- hamfarms.com/Ckids. PAINT NIGHT 7 PM, SEPT. 6 (WED.) Women’s ...…
…78 | AUGUST 31 • 2023 New, Free “Springboard to Success” Program A free four-week program for Metro Detroit women who have been out of the workforce and need to learn basic job search and computer skills, essential for many employment oppor- tunities, will have an informa- tional meeting on Sept. 7 at Gesher Human Services (29699 Southfield Road, Southfield). The program, Springboard to Success, combines the non- profit’s succes...…
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…8 | AUGUST 31 • 2023 I srael is in a challenging and pivotal moment in its relative- ly young history. It would be easy — and under- standable — for U.S. college students, and even many adults, to give up trying to under- stand the country’s ever-changing land- scape and current protests, especially when the lived experience that Jewish college stu- dents face on American campuses is complicated in its own way. But students are no...…
…O n July 28, 82 students graduated from the Uriel Weinreich Summer Program in Yiddish Language, Literature and Culture, the world’s lon- gest-running Yiddish summer program. The program, offered by YIVO Institute for Jewish Research, saw a diverse range of graduates that included Armenian native and current Ann Arbor resident Emma Avagyan, 27, who is work- ing toward her degree at the University of Michigan. Avagyan, a U-M Ph.D. ...…
…AUGUST 31 • 2023 | 81 OBITUARIES OF BLESSED MEMORY continued on page 82 PHYLLIS COHN, 90, of Farmington Hills, died Aug. 23, 2023. She is sur- vived by her sons and daughter-in-law, Mark and Lori Cohn, and Steven Cohn; grandchildren, Ryan Cohn, and Taylor and Ryan Mann; brother and sister- in-law, Edwin and Kristine Levy; many close friends. Mrs. Cohn was the beloved wife for 61 years of the late Dr. S. Leonard Cohn; the lovi...…
…82 | AUGUST 31 • 2023 continued from page 81 OBITUARIES OF BLESSED MEMORY George Tourkow; great-niec- es and great-nephew, Ellyssa, Alexandra, Tyler, Penelope. Miriam was the beloved wife of the late Jimmy Ciaccio; loving daughter of the late Alex and the late Molca Falcon. Contributions may be made to Young Israel of Oak Park, 15140 W. 10 Mile Road, Oak Park, MI 48237. A funeral service was held at Hebrew Memorial Chapel. Int...…
…AUGUST 31 • 2023 | 83 continued on page 84 Gutter, Jaime Gutter, Jennifer Gutter and Ryan (Parvonneh) Gutter; broth- ers, Paul (Varda) Wasser and Sam Wasser (Liz Welch); grandchildren, Jasmine, Isabella and Kyler Gutter; brother-in-law, Marc (Linda) Gutter; sister-in-law, Sue (Chuck) Bengele; sister-in- law, Gloria Gutter; many nieces, nephews, cousins and friends. Interment was at New Tifereth Israel Cemetery. In lieu of flower...…
…84 | AUGUST 31 • 2023 continued from page 83 OBITUARIES OF BLESSED MEMORY donate; Congregation Beth Ahm, 5075 W. Maple, West Bloomfield, MI 48322, cbahm. org; or Friendship Circle, Meer Family Friendship Center, 6892 W. Maple Road, West Bloomfield, MI 48322, friendshipcircle.org/donate. Arrangements by Ira Kaufman Chapel. SANDRA NATHANSON, 87, of Franklin, died Aug. 17, 2023. She is sur- vived by her sons and daughters-in-la...…
…AUGUST 31 • 2023 | 85 Mile Road, Berkley, MI 48072; or Almost Home Animal Rescue, P .O. Box 250602, West Bloomfield, MI 48325. A funer- al service was held at Hebrew Memorial Chapel. Interment took place at Hebrew Memorial Park. Arrangements by Hebrew Memorial Chapel. DIANE SCHOLNICK, 87, of New York, N.Y., formerly of Birmingham, died Aug. 21, 2023. She was the beloved wife for 52 years of the late Morton Scholnick. She is su...…
…Looking Back From the William Davidson Digital Archive of Jewish Detroit History accessible at www.djnfoundation.org L ast week, my Looking Back was about Barbie. Unless you never read a newspaper or turn on a radio or TV, or engage with social media, by now, you know that Barbie, the movie, is a bona fide block- buster hit. It has earned over $1 billion at box offices around the world, one of the highest grossing films this year...…
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…AUGUST 31 • 2023 | 9 THE SUITCASE: One Family’s Story of Survival After miraculously receiving the suitcase his great-uncle Julius brought to a Nazi concentration camp, musician Tim Lorsch embarked on a journey to share his family’s story. The Suitcase is a meditation on memory, hope, and resilience that recounts the lives of European Jews who were murdered during the Holocaust and illuminates the Jewish communities that were rebuilt a...…
…$200 Aug. 24-30, 2023 / 7-13 Elul 5783 JEWISH NEWS THE DETROIT thejewishnews.com Community. Community Building. Building. Downtown Synagogue set to reopen Aug. 27 as a hub for Jewish life in Detroit. See page 12 Building Building …
…10 | AUGUST 24 • 2023 PURELY COMMENTARY column At CAMERA on Campus Conference, Learning Tools to Battle Jew-Hatred O n college campuses today, hearing false- hoods like “Zionism is racism” and “Israel is an apart- heid state” is a reprehensible but inevitable reality for most Jewish and pro-Israel students. What is to be done about it? CAMERA on Campus believes it has an answer. In light of the increasing chal- lenges posed aga...…
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…12 | AUGUST 24 • 2023 S ince its establishment on Oct. 28, 1921, as, first, the Isaac Agree Memorial Society — the Isaac Agree Downtown Synagogue (IADS) has been a fixture in Downtown Detroit. The synagogue on Griswold Street, with its signature stained- glass windows, has been closed as it underwent a complete renovation over the last year. The newly refurbished building is set to reopen to the public with a grand celebration on ...…
…AUGUST 24 • 2023 | 13 Barak in a 2009 featured article in the Michigan Jewish History publication of the Jewish Historical Society of Michigan. The founding families took on the full financial obligation of IADS for its first four decades, until 1962, when it was no longer tenable. The group applied for and received a charter from the state of Michigan. With the charter, IADS was officially named a Conservative congregation. Tha...…
…14 | AUGUST 24 • 2023 COMMUNITY BUILDING “Maintaining a synagogue in Downtown Detroit is hardly akin to living in a land of milk and honey. The challenges are many — a dwindling population and an aging building — but the rewards can be sweet and satisfying,” wrote Herman and Barak. Shortly after the turn of the millennium, IADS attracted new energy from younger Jews. In 2008, several were elected to leadership positions. Through...…
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…16 | AUGUST 24 • 2023 feet of space, including use of the third and fourth floors, which had been closed off and condemned for decades. Also, IADS now has a working elevator able to reach not only the sanctuary on the second floor, but also the rooftop, which will be completed as a usable event space in a future phase of renovation. The investment in IADS is an investment in the bright future of the Jewish community in Detroit. As ...…
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…18 | AUGUST 24 • 2023 programs and services, and the partner organizations will work together to serve our community far beyond what we are able to as individual organizations. “We have modeled this space and collaborative spirit after successful community efforts in Chicago and San Diego and look forward to creating a new model here,” she added. The renovations include a first-floor community gathering space and a newly renovated...…
…AUGUST 24 • 2023 | 19 Guterson, Justin Hamburger, Lauren Kalman, Andrew Kaplowitz, Merav Ong, Robert Schefman, Katie Shulman, William Irving Singer, Jacob Smith, Lois Teicher and Reuben Telushkin. “The Metropolitan Detroit Jewish community is strongest when we’re united across our diverse community and when Jewish life in the city of Detroit is strong,” Roberts said. “The Downtown Synagogue building is the perfect place to unite with ...…
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…20 | AUGUST 24 • 2023 I n advance of this summer, Simon Mirkes and his mother, Michelle, were going back and forth over an important decision. Michelle wanted Simon to go to Israel this summer. Simon really wanted to go on Tamarack Camps’ Alaska trip. They each had a pros and cons list — literally, handwritten. Realizing how badly Simon wanted it, Michelle gave in and knew she couldn’t take the opportunity away from him. An agree...…
…AUGUST 24 • 2023 | 21 parent-teacher conferences, his teachers would all regularly comment on how Simon was the only student who every day, without fail, would wish them a good morning when arriving and a great day when leaving. “Every teacher said he was a teacher’s dream,” said Simon’s aunt, Lori Tunick. “I was an educator for over 20 years. When I hear teachers say that, they’re saying this kid was above and beyond. And that’s ho...…
