…OBITUARIES OF BLESSED MEMORY MAY 4 • 2023 | 57 MICHAEL MURRAY COHN, 68, of Lake Orion, died April 22, 2023. He graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Siena Heights University. He joined Jabil Circuit in 1983, where he built a successful career in supply chain and manufacturing management and developed life-long friendships. Mike was an aficionado of all things rock and roll and sci-fi and always enjoyed ven- turing out to exp...…
…OBITUARIES OF BLESSED MEMORY 58 | MAY 4 • 2023 He was a loving, caring, generous and thoughtful person. Joel had a successful career, working for more than 35 years for American Express before retiring to Portugal. Mr. Colman is survived by his beloved mother, Harriet Colman; his sister and broth- er-in-law, Jill and Paul Ruskin; his brothers and sisters-in-law, Jonathan and Suzi Colman, and Jeffrey Colman and Ellen Nissenbaum; n...…
…MAY 4 • 2023 | 59 GERALD H. HERMAN, 89, of Farmington Hills, died April 23, 2023. He is survived by his beloved wife, Marilyn Herman; son and daughter-in-law, Leonard and Shari Herman; daughters and sons-in-law, Leslie and Colin (Davies) Herman, Lori and Jim Frye; grandchildren, Erica and Rebecca Nowak; great-grand- children, Ryder and Everette; brother and sisters-in-law, Larry and Mary Ann Herman, Barbara Fink, Brenda Kaplan;...…
…6 | MAY 4 • 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: Detroit...…
…OBITUARIES OF BLESSED MEMORY 60 | MAY 4 • 2023 Bloomfield Hills, died April 24, 2023. He was the beloved hus- band of Sydney L. Rose for 56 years; cherished father of Scott (Rachel) Rose, Stephanie (Dr. Joshua) Goldberg and Carrie (Dr. Frederic) Goldman; proud grandfather of Aaron and Ryan Rose, Spencer, Sadie and Hannah Goldberg, and Eliza and Nathan Goldman; dear brother-in-law of William (Victoria) Becker and Julie Becker; d...…
…MAY 4 • 2023 | 61 law, Sheila Sulkes, Carol Sulkes and Michael Krauss; son and daughter-in-law, Mark Sulkes and Lihua Zhang; grandchil- dren, Zoe Sulkes, Matthew and Sarah Krauss, Jonathan and Carley Krauss, and Daniel and Kenna Krauss; great-grand- children, Adam, Laura, Emily and Chloe Krauss; sister-in- law, Ann Kaplan; many loving nieces and nephews, including Linda Kaplan and the late Sandy Sulkes. Mrs. Sulkes was the beloved ...…
…Looking Back From the William Davidson Digital Archive of Jewish Detroit History accessible at www.djnfoundation.org 62 | MAY 4 • 2023 Looking Back at the Miracle Mission I t has been a month since JN Editorial Director Jackie Headapohl and I returned from Israel as members of the Jewish Federation of Metro Detroit’s 2023 Motor City Mission. I should add that we are officially Bus #3-ers, a lifetime honorific. BTW — there is an un...…
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…DETROIT JEWISH NEWS 32255 Northwestern Hwy. Suite 205, Farmington Hills, MI 48334 248-354-6060 thejewishnews.com MAY 4• 2023 | 7 essay I Never Thought It Would Be My Family I remember myself standing at the siren, closing my eyes and shedding a tear over an emotional passage or a sad song. I’ve always connected to Memorial Day ceremonies. At least that’s what I thought. That this is how you feel when you connect. But I never t...…
…8 | MAY 4 • 2023 PURELY COMMENTARY O n Tuesday, April 18, the staff of the Detroit Jewish News Foundation visited the Zekelman Holocaust Center in Farmington Hills. There were about 20 of us, including most of the team and their guests, many of whom had never been to the Center before. The experience was that much more poignant since it took place on Yom HaShoah, or Holocaust Remembrance Day, the Israeli commem- oration of the ...…
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…10 | APRIL 27 • 2023 opinion Transitions Can Be Hazardous for the Health of the Jewish People T he transitional period during which the omer is counted that follows the festival of Passover and leads to Shavuot should be considered a festive interlude. We are proceeding from redemption from Egypt to the revelation at Mount Sinai, setting the Jewish people on a path with principle and purpose for the future. In fact, Nachm...…
…APRIL 27 • 2023 | 11 I’m Only Human I was inspired by “Which Side Are You On: Jewish American or American Jew,” in the March 30, 2023, issue (page 8). This identity-conundrum article took me back to my 20s. My husband, Marty, and I, now married 58 years, attended a seminar for young Jewish marrieds. We assem- bled in a smallish room in a Jewish organizational building with about 15 couples. The leader asked us to stand up and to ...…
…12 | APRIL 27 • 2023 OUR COMMUNITY F irst impressions aren’t always right. Just ask Lindsey Waldman. She famously told her husband, Joe, within minutes of meeting him that he was “the most annoying person she’d ever met in her life!” Lindsey Weberman grew up in Farmington Hills; Joe Waldman grew up near Chicago. While he went to Purdue to pursue a degree in electric and chemical engi- neering, she studied medical technology ...…
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…14 | APRIL 27 • 2023 S ince 2008, thousands of visitors have learned the history of European Jewry before and during the Holocaust through the core exhibit of the Zekelman Holocaust Center in Farmington Hills. Multi-faceted presentations depict the centuries of vibrant Jewish life in European communities before the Nazis gained power and eventually implemented their “Final Solution” — the horrific systematic murder of 6 million Eu...…
…APRIL 27 • 2023 | 15 I do and what can we do?” Mayerfeld says. “You deal with ignorance by education,” he says, noting that the Zekelman Holocaust Center has provided training to 1,000 teachers and that students visit from as far as Grand Rapids, Michigan’s thumb region and the Upper Peninsula. The need for relevant, impactful exhibits is underscored by the recent increase in antisemitic incidents in the U.S., as well as resear...…
…16 | APRIL 27 • 2023 OUR COMMUNITY C ongregation Shaarey Zedek will present “Tradition and Innovation at Detroit Opera: A New Generation of Jewish Leadership” Sunday, April 30, from 3-4:30 p.m. at the Southfield shul. The program, sponsored by Barbara and Michael Kratchman, features Detroit Opera Artistic Director Yuval Sharon, Music Director Roberto Kalb, Elizabeth Polese (soprano), Ben Reisinger (baritone) and Nathalie Doucet ...…
…APRIL 27 • 2023 | 17 form of expression. It is an art form that not only expresses our day-to-day life, but also moves us beyond our day- to-day by making us reflect on themes that are innately human. Opera is thrilling, stunning, exciting, dramatic, beautiful, terrifying, delicate: All of these and more are possible in any single production. The beauty of the human voice, accompanied by musicians, is a form of expression that...…
…18 | APRIL 27 • 2023 OUR COMMUNITY T hree and a half years ago, the Chabad Center of Troy opened with the goal of serving the Jewish community east of Woodward. Now, that very community will have its own Sefer Torah, its own Torah scroll, the holiest object of Judaism. The Troy and Eastside CommUnity Torah Campaign has launched — with a special opportunity for every Jew to take part in a tremendous celebration for the entire c...…
…APRIL 27 • 2023 | 19 G esher Human Services, the JCC and Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit are co-sponsoring the Metro Detroit Nonprofit Career Expo to be held on Wednesday, May 3, from 10 a.m. to noon. The event will be held at the JCC (6600 W. Maple Road, West Bloomfield) and will fea- ture more than 15 local non- profit agencies offering 100 + jobs, including part-time, full- time and seasonal positions. Gesher Human S...…
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…20 | APRIL 27 • 2023 A ccording to the National Pet Owners Survey conducted by the American Pet Products Association (APPA), about 90.5 million American families own a pet. Dogs and cats are the most popular, but millions of others have something a little more out of the box. One local with an unusual pet is Dr. Zvi Kresch of Southfield, who works out of the Kellogg Eye Center. His pet’s name is Tinkerbell, which might make you t...…
…APRIL 27 • 2023 | 21 continued on page 22 Two Vets Return to Open a New Clinic There are two new Jewish vets in town, although they stick to the more common pets — exclusively dogs and cats. Alex Schechter was born and raised in Franklin, attended University of Michigan for undergrad and Michigan State for veterinary school and lived in New York for seven years before moving back to Birmingham with his wife, Alison, their son Gra...…
…22 | APRIL 27 • 2023 Out of all their pets, Cash and Bodhi particularly enjoy helping with the chickens and ducks; they love to feed them and clean their coops. According to Jordyn, care is not particularly complicated beyond providing food, water for the ducks to swim in and a draft-free area to prevent frost bite in the winters. Contrary to their reputation, Jordyn said that chickens are smart animals and that there are many ...…
…APRIL 27 • 2023 | 23 Congregation B’nai Moshe is offering a three-part series called “Concert Talks” with pianist David Rodgers. The series runs from May through July on Tuesday after- noons at 1 p.m. Each unique pro- gram includes piano performances of songs on a given Jewish theme, related historical and cultural information and will include fun facts, musical trivia ques- tions and a question-and- answer session. The sessions ...…
…24 | APRIL 27 • 2023 T he Orthodox Union (OU), the nation’s largest Orthodox Jewish umbrella organi- zation, welcomed Yosi Heber of Metro Detroit to the OU’s Board of Directors. Heber is among 14 new OU Board Members from across the U.S. and Canada elected to a two-year term. Professionally, Heber is founder/ president of Oxford Hill Partners LLC, a marketing firm in Oak Park. He also serves as outsourced CMO and part-time VP of m...…
…APRIL 27 • 2023 | 25 Israel is celebrating 75 years. Magen David Adom has been there for all of them. Magen David Adom has been saving lives since 1930, some 18 years before Israel became a state. We take immense pride in being Israel’s national emergency medical service and in supplying the blood and medical care for the soldiers who have ensured Israel’s existence. Join us in celebrating Israel’s 75th year of independence on Yom HaAtz...…
…26 | APRIL 27 • 2023 In celebration of Passover, JARC hosted seder dinners for the people they serve on April 5. The nonprofit organization that serves adults with developmental disabilities offered five different seders for the 75 people they serve who were present for Passover at the homes. Four in-person seders took place at the Nusbaum, Pitt, Katzman and Milan homes led by Ronnie Elkus, the Fox Family, Dave Konop and Richa...…
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…28 | APRIL 27 • 2023 L ike millions of Soviet Jews who left the U.S.S.R. in pursuit of a better life, Yelena Nisnevich and her family (the Pliskins) immigrated from Kiev to Oak Park in 1992. The 35-year-old KW Domain director of operations, who was 4 at the time, learned many important lessons from her family’s sacrifice that she carries with her today. With Soviet higher education degrees being virtually unusable in the Unit...…
…APRIL 27 • 2023 | 29 In her role, Nisnevich supports just about every team at KW Domain. She oversees the marketing department, works closely with the office broker, partners with a productivity coach, mentors agents and helps grow the business. It’s a busy job, but one she says is highly rewarding. As arguably the biggest purchase of one’s life, Nisnevich says playing a role in people buying their dream home is fulfilling and...…
…82 PURELY COMMENTARY 4-11 Essays and viewpoints. OUR COMMUNITY 12 How We Met ‘The Most Annoying Person I’ve Ever Met’ 14 A Redesign for Future Generations Zekelman Holocaust Center plans new core exhibit with expanded content and interactive components. 16 Community Concert at Shaarey Zedek Free program features the new generation of leadership at Detroit Opera. 18 The Torah of Troy The Chabad Cen...…
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…34 | APRIL 27 • 2023 I f it takes a village to raise a child, then it can take what feels like a whole country to raise a child with special needs. It was with this thought that Bayla and Sruly Berman of Oak Park approached their son Dovid’s third birthday. Traditionally in some communities, a boy’s third birthday is celebrated with an upsherin and marked with his first haircut. The Bermans, filled with appre- ciation for their fa...…
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…38 | APRIL 27 • 2023 On one occasion, the family had planned to drive to Cincinnati together. Bayla was going to take Dovid to his doctor there, while Sruly was going to fly with Zevy to a family wedding in New York. But there was a huge snowstorm, the flight was can- celed, and Sruly and Zevy were stuck in Cincinnati. “It was during Zevy’s winter break, ” explained Bayla, who is extremely sensitive to her older son and the often-ov...…
…4 | APRIL 27 • 2023 column Deliciously Diverse Exploring the culinary tapestry of Israeli cuisine. I srael is known for its rich cultural heritage and diverse population, and one area where this diversity truly shines is in its culinary landscape. Israeli cuisine is a delightful tapestry of fla- vors, techniques, and ingredients that reflect the country’s history, geography, and people. From mouthwatering street food to sump...…
…40 | APRIL 27 • 2023 I t’s spring, and food truck season is in full swing. The eye-catching vehicles are a popular feature at weddings, bar mitzvahs, graduations, birthday parties, corporate events and private events at people’s homes. They roll up to offer a twist on lunch, dinner, dessert and even drinks. “I would say the demand is very high for food trucks, ” says Tal Sasson, owner of food truck The Pita Post, which serves u...…
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