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…AUGUST 17 • 2023 | 55 The Limits of Grief SUSTAINABILITY In the case of bal tashchit, however, there is an obvious fit with much else in Jewish law and thought. The Torah is concerned with what we would nowadays call “sus- tainability.” This is particularly true of the three commands ordaining periodic rest: the Sabbath, the Sabbatical year and the Jubilee year. On the Sabbath, all agricultural work is forbidden, “so that your ox and...…

…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 17 • 2023 | 57 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...…

…ARTS&LIFE PROFILE Y ale Strom has been called an accom- plished violinist, documentarian, filmmaker, composer, playwright, author, lecturer, photographer and Jewish scholar and, in fact, he is all of these. The multi-talented Strom, 65, a native Detroiter, is well-known in contemporary Jewish and Yiddish culture, encompassing multiple aspects of the creative arts. He’s also a pioneer in klezmer music, having done extensive field res...…

…AUGUST 17 • 2023 | 59 At age 8, Strom began taking violin lessons and never stopped honing his skills. He played the violin all through high school and college, becoming a violin virtuoso. “There was always music in my house, ” says Strom, who is the eldest of eight siblings. “It was always appreci- ated and encouraged. ” When Strom was 12 years old, his dad accepted a professorship in education at San Diego State University (SDSU) an...…

…6 | AUGUST 17 • 2023 1942 - 2023 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: Det...…

…TOP: Yale Strom and his wife, Elizabeth, at Belle Isle in 2017. ABOVE: Yale Strom at Blueish concert. TOP RIGHT: Yale Strom listening to his quartet. 60 | AUGUST 17 • 2023 in 2017. A notable documentary was A Great Day on Eldridge Street, (2013) about a gathering in October 2007 of 100 international klezmer musicians that Strom organized for a photo shoot outside the Lower East Side’s historic synagogue in NYC. His poignant photog...…

…AUGUST 17 • 2023 | 61 DARK DOINGS IN THE GARDEN STATE, ‘OPPY’ CORRECTIONS AND FUN FACTS Harlen Coben’s Shelter is an eight-episode series that begins streaming on Amazon Prime on Aug. 18. New episodes stream on successive Fridays. Capsule plot: Mickey Bolitar (Jaden Michael) is a teen who moves to a small New Jersey town following the death of his father. He gets tangled up in the disap- pearance of a new student. With the hel...…

…62 | AUGUST 17 • 2023 ON THE GO PEOPLE | PLACES | EVENTS BITES & BOOKS NOON-1:30 PM, AUG. 17 (THURS.) At Temple Beth El, 7400 Telegraph, Bloomfield Township. The first book of a series, featuring Fashionopolis: The Price of Fast Fashion & The Future of Clothing with facilitator Rabbi Megan Brudney. Discover the impact of the clothing industry, its historical exploitations and the positive change it can achieve through sustain...…

…AUGUST 17 • 2023 | 63 Early bird specials are available. Info: jlive.app/ events/4076. MUSIC EVENT 8 PM, AUG. 21 (MON.) The Sweet Water Warblers perform at The Ark, 316 S. Main, Ann Arbor. Comprising Michigan songbirds Rachael Davis, Lindsay Lou and May Erlewine, the folk trio’s organic vocal harmonies and seamlessly interwoven instrumentation leave listeners breathless. Cost: $25. DEATH OVER DINNER 6-9 PM, AUG. 22 (TUES.) Or...…

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…OBITUARIES OF BLESSED MEMORY AUGUST 17 • 2023 | 65 KENNETH BROWN, 83, of West Bloomfield, died Aug. 4, 2023. He is survived by his wife of 59 years, Shula Brown; sons and daughters-in-law, Lorne and Melanie Brown, and Shaw and Jennifer Brown; grandchildren, Evan Brown, Spencer Brown, Ian Brown and Zoe Brown. He was the cherished father of the late Wesley Brown; the dear son of the late Wolfred and the late Anita Brown. Int...…

…66 | AUGUST 17 • 2023 Adam and Jordana Brown, Deborah Rones, Rachel and Tom Robichaux, Sarah and Matthew Weiss, Leah Caminker, Jennifer and Jacob Sabel, Benjamin and Grace Levine, and Aaron and Alexis Levine; great-grandchildren, Aaron, Chloe, Joseph, Shai and Benjamin Brown, Zachary and Brandon Rones, Arry and Bree Robichaux, Cam and Grey Weiss, Joby, Levi and Kayla Sabel, and Noah and Will Levine. Mr. Caminker was the belov...…

…AUGUST 17 • 2023 | 67 husband of 72 years, Jerry Saginaw; son and daughter- in-law, Dr. Steven and Sherry Saginaw; son, Dr. Michael Saginaw; sister-in-law, Lenore Fell; grandchildren, Greg, Jamie, Aaron, Sara, Josh (Nicole), David (Ilissa); great-grandchildren, Clara, Samantha, Rider, Ryan, Hailey and Brayden; many loving family members and friends. Mrs. Saginaw was the loving daughter of the late Henry and Mildred Fell; sister o...…

…OBITUARIES OF BLESSED MEMORY 68 | AUGUST 17 • 2023 MILTON WEISS, 85, of Palm Desert, Calif., formerly of West Bloomfield, died July 28, 2023. He is survived by his beloved wife of 57 years, Jewel Weiss; loving children, Jason Weiss, Kayleen Arafiles, Michelle Danks, Jeffrey Kay; five adored grandchildren; sister-in-law and brother- in-law, Andrea and Ken Bernard; much-loved nieces and nephews, and a world of friends. Mr. Weis...…

…AUGUST 17 • 2023 | 69 child’s sensibility, simultaneously making his audience relive the innocence of being a kid and undermining it from an edgy adult distance. Thirty years later, I had anoth- er disorienting Pee-wee moment. I attended a screening of Nancy Spielberg’s 2014 documentary on American airmen who fought in Israel’s war of independence, Above and Beyond. Suddenly, there was Paul Reubens again, seated beside his mother ...…

…DETROIT JEWISH NEWS 32255 Northwestern Hwy. Suite 205, Farmington Hills, MI 48334 248-354-6060 thejewishnews.com AUGUST 17• 2023 | 7 Lawyers assume incredible responsibilities to ensure the best outcome for their clients. These demands affect them, whether they recognize it or not. Join Justice Megan K. Cavanagh and Molly Ranns, Director of the Lawyers and Judges Assistance Program, State Bar of Michigan, who will discuss the work of the ...…

…Looking Back From the William Davidson Digital Archive of Jewish Detroit History accessible at www.djnfoundation.org “Back to School” Through the Ages S ince this is the JN’s “Back to School” issue, a long-stand- ing annual feature, I thought I should do my part by presenting some helpful content from the past to properly get the kids ready for school this fall. Using just the search term “back to school,” I found 1,547 pages wit...…

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…8 | AUGUST 17 • 2023 PURELY COMMENTARY T here are a dozen little girls stuck inside of me, entrenched in similar but separate worlds, trying to access the outside world past a perspective that overwhelms them with its constancy. It’s a lot easier for me to view my past personalities as isolat- ed individuals that caused one another rather than an ephem- eral, shifting one. When I look at myself at 6 years old, I press her b...…

…AUGUST 17 • 2023 | 9 A History of Persistence and Hope Carried by Unity I n the history of the Jewish people, Jews have experi- enced many horrific crises and tragedies; some of the biggest ones include the exile from Ancient Israel way back in the age of the Temple, and more recent- ly, the terrible Holocaust by the Nazis led by Adolf Hitler. Yet, after facing enemy after enemy, the Jews have somehow prevailed and sur- vived...…

…A ‘Mezuzah’ in the Heart of Detroit JEWISH NEWS $200 Aug. 10-16, 2023 23-29 Av 5783 thejewishnews.com Young Jewish professionals are seeking to reinstitute Jewish life in an unlikely but historic locale. See page 12 THE DETROIT …

…10 | AUGUST 10 • 2023 guest column Composing my Jewish Soundtrack of Summer A t its finest, music makes connections between people. But as a music specialist and song leader at Camp Tamarack in Ortonville, I get to use the vehicle of music to accomplish even more than that. I provide campers with, quite literally, the soundtrack of their summer. That soundtrack is “Mi Kamocha?” (Who is Like You?) during Shabbat morning pr...…

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…12 | AUGUST 10 • 2023 Young Jewish professionals are seeking to reinstitute Jewish life in an unlikely but historic locale — the Northwest Goldberg neighborhood. A ‘Mezuzah’ in the Heart of Detroit ASHLEY ZLATOPOLSKY CONTRIBUTING WRITER OUR COMMUNITY COVER STORY PHOTOS COURTESY NW GOLDBERG CARES …

…AUGUST 10 • 2023 | 13 continued on page 14 I n a small neighborhood just down the road from Detroit’s famous Motown Museum, a group of young professionals are working to restore the area’s Jewish history. Northwest Goldberg may not be Detroit’s largest community — currently housing a population of just around 2,000 people — but a new nonprofit has a vision to change that. Mezuzah founders and married couple Jeremy Rosenberg, 24, an...…

…14 | AUGUST 10 • 2023 the history of the neighborhood, but also the future, ” Washington says. Historically, Northwest Goldberg was a Black and Jewish community named after Louis Goldberg, Detroit’s first Jewish school board member. In 1906, a school opened in the area named after Goldberg, and from there Northwest Goldberg began to grow. The neighborhood sits just south of West Grand Boulevard, near the Dexter-Linwood neighborhood, ...…

…AUGUST 10 • 2023 | 15 “We want to make Detroit more attractive for those who have had so much misinformation about the city, ” he says. OPENING THE DOORS As Rosenberg and Bluth finally get situated in their new home following months of renovation, they plan to create an open house where young Jewish Detroiters and Northwest Goldberg residents can get to know the couple and the Mezuzah mission. As self-proclaimed foodies, Rosenberg an...…

…16 | AUGUST 10 • 2023 S ince the 1930s, Michigan has been a state with a robust labor movement. Indeed, for most of the 20th century, many observers often referred to Detroit as the “Labor Capital” of America. This was largely, but certainly not entirely, due to the powerful United Automobile Workers Union, the UAW , which as late as 1980 had nearly 1.5 million members. Although the labor movement is smaller today, Michigan s...…

…AUGUST 10 • 2023 | 17 continued on page 18 When did you decide on a career in the labor movement? DH: I received my master’s degree from the University of Massachusetts and worked at the Bureau of Labor Statistics, where I was a steward with the American Federation of Government Employees. Then, I worked toward a Ph.D. at the University of Wisconsin; thought I’d be a professor and teach labor studies. At Wisconsin, I joined th...…

…18 | AUGUST 10 • 2023 some children from reaching their academic potential. We must remove these barriers, the reason I am involved with the organization, Communities in Schools Michigan (https://cismichigan. org). What do you see as the role of and future for labor in Michigan and America? DH: I think we have a great opportunity to have a bright future. The polling data shows that the public is more supportive of unions than ...…

…AUGUST 10 • 2023 | 19 PLEASE JOIN US FOR THE CO-SPONSORED BY R A B B I D A V I D & A L I C I A N E L S O N LEGACY F E AT U R I N G RABBI AVINOAM SHARON THE IMPLICATIONS OF ISRAEL’S JUDICIARY CRISIS K E Y N O T E P R O G R A M Wednesday, August 23 7:30 p.m. Rabbi Avinoam Sharon: Democracy Under Attack The Implications of Israel’s Reform of its Judiciary Dessert reception follows $15 in advance, $...…

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…20 | AUGUST 10 • 2023 W hen summer days come to Michigan, we all love the extra hours of daylight. Some Jewish women in Huntington Woods are taking advantage of these long Shabbat afternoons to better get to know their neighbors. Huntington Woods residents Rachel Lopatin, Lisa Winer and Debbie Kirshner Devries are at the beginning stages of establishing an informal group comprised of mostly Shabbat- observant women to get to kn...…

…AUGUST 10 • 2023 | 21 Sunday, November 12, 2023 Huntington Place, Detroit CNN Anchor and Chief Political Correspondent Featuring Keynote Speaker Dana Bash Stand up to hatred, antisemitism, and genocide. For tickets and more information, visit us at holocaustcenter.org/benefit or call us at (248) 536-9605. Photo courtesy of Lemus Photography Please join us to honor Cynthia & Marvin Zucker Chairs Nancy and Arn Tellem Vice Chairs* Barbar...…

…22 | AUGUST 10 • 2023 OUR COMMUNITY F or many, carnivals are a classic summertime must-attend event filled with fun rides, games and prizes, popular fair foods and much more. But traditional carnival games and rides are not always accessible for all. JARC, a nonprofit orga- nization serving adults with developmental disabilities in metro Detroit, wanted to create their own carnival in which Metro Detroiters with developmental...…

…AUGUST 10 • 2023 | 23 OUR 2023 YAD EZRA ANNUAL EVENT HONORING SUSAN AND DAVID FEBER CO-CHAIRING RICHARD AND AIMEE SIMTOB WITH SUZAN AND MICHAEL CURHAN SEPTEMBER 7, 2023 AT THE MINT 27000 EVERGREEN RD LATHRUP VILLAGE 48076 PROGRAM 6PM BUFFET DINNER 7PM DIAL 2 -1-1 GET CONNECTED WITH PROGRAMS THAT SUPPORT FAMILIES IN TIMES OF NEED. UNITED WAY HELPS OUR COMMUNITY United Way for Southeastern Michigan works toward advancing equita...…

…24 | AUGUST 10 • 2023 B y age 43, I was an extremely busy mom, and I had never gone to Israel in my life. When my son Bentzi drafted as a Lone Soldier in the IDF in 2021, I was deter- mined to get to Israel to see the land he was helping defend — and I wanted to see it while he was in uniform! In early 2022, I learned that an organization called Momentum ran a Year of Growth for moms of Lone Soldiers, which was kickstarted by a...…

…AUGUST 10 • 2023 | 25 graming included a talk with psychologists Lior Yonai and Tammy Goren on how to best support our children and a tour of the Isuf Kravi army base for Gedud Zikit at Machane Ofer. But we also had fun! Highlights included Guru Zuzu (silent dancing) through the Dizengoff Center Mall in Tel Aviv, a visit to the Ethiopian Heritage Center, mindfulness exercises on a Tzfat rooftop, a musical desert experience where we cel...…

…26 | AUGUST 10 • 2023 OUR COMMUNITY I was delighted. “You’re right now wrapping a present for his son and daughter-in-law who are watching my kids while I’m here!” The highlight of the trip was Friday morning. We were booked for classes at Nefesh B’Nefesh, but Momentum founder Lori Palatnik instead started talking about heroes. She said, “Lone Soldiers are heroes and their mothers are also heroes. ” She called us mothers up to ...…

…AUGUST 10 • 2023 | 27 Jewish Associates at Providence Hospital, Southfield, were treated to a Lunch-and-Learn on Tuesday, July 25, when Rabbi Aharon Amzalak from Chabad Lubovitch spoke about “Tisha b’ Av observances for Hospital Patients and Staff.” The monthly gatherings at the hospital allow Jewish staff to mingle, share updates and learn about how Jewish practice intersects with medical needs. Jewish Family Service’s Gray Matters F...…

…F ranklin residents Cathy and James Deutchman are longtime supporters of the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology. As a third-generation supporter herself, Cathy Deutchman (née Brody) was preceded by her parents, Rhea and Robert Brody, and her grandparents, Anna and Samuel Brody, as critical sup- porters of the cutting-edge Israel institution. Now, the Deutchmans have received one of the highest honors awarded by the insti- tu...…

…AUGUST 10 • 2023 | 29 Maintenance Fund, which is aimed at maintaining the physical beauty of the cam- pus, along with enhancing and upgrading its buildings and facilities. They also include an endowment for a children’s playground named for Rhea and Robert Brody, and past funds have included support for students impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Both Cathy and James Deutchman have served as presidents of the local chapter of Tec...…

…AUGUST 10 • 2023 | 3 contents PURELY COMMENTARY 4-10 Essays and viewpoints. OUR COMMUNITY 12 ‘Mezuzah’ in the Heart of Detroit Young Jewish professionals are seeking to reinstitute Jewish life in an unlikely but historic locale. 16 Longtime Labor Leader Retires David Hecker, president of the Michigan American Federation of Teachers, ends a productive career. 20 Shabbat Get-Togethers Women in Huntington Woo...…

…30 | AUGUST 10 • 2023 Like any prom, the guests at Jewish Senior Life of Metropolitan Detroit’s Senior-Senior Prom July 30 at Meer Apartments in West Bloomfield dressed up, dined and danced with their friends. But what made this prom different and truly special were the multi- generational attendees aged 18 to 100. The JSL seniors created close, heartfelt bonds with the eight high school seniors working in Meer’s dining roo...…

…AUGUST 10 • 2023 | 31 Statehood came for India and for Israel 75 years ago and, to mark the milestone, three Metro Detroit organizations gathered July 16 to celebrate at Congregation Shir Tikvah in Troy. The event included delicious food, musical per- formances and speeches from dignitaries — all representing each country. More than 200 attendees, a mix from Detroit’s vibrant Jewish and Indian communities, mingled over appetizers ...…

…32 | AUGUST 10 • 2023 faces&places The Jewish Historical Society of Michigan (JHSM) transported a busload of enthusiastic Metro Detroiters to Bay City on a beautiful, sunny Sunday at the end of June. The group included one of two rabbis who share duties at the Bay City synagogue, Rabbi Dorit Edut, and several Detroiters with ties to the Bay City or Saginaw Jewish communities. They were joined by other observers interested in the ...…

…AUGUST 10 • 2023 | 33 T he Darty (daytime party) on July 16 was a summertime success! With 200 people registered, guests enjoyed all sorts of games and treats, including a dunk tank, slip n’ slide, yard games, inflatables and more. The weather was everything we hoped and dreamed for, and we can’t wait to see it grow even more next year. Cameron Billes is a program associate for NEXTGen Detroit. More than 200 people attend NEXTGen De...…

…34 | AUGUST 10 • 2023 SPORTS T he 28th season of the Inter-Congregational Men’s Club Summer Softball League is headed into the home stretch. In addition to crowning playoff champions in the Greenberg and Koufax divisions later this month, that means the weekly league also has handed out its coveted awards, each named for a popular player who has passed away. Managers were asked for a nomination from their team for the Jeff Fo...…