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…In Appreciation of Our Generous Sponsors Yom HaShoah Commemoration Holocaust Remembrance Day We remember the six million and honor our father, Sandor Adler, who persevered and created a loving family. Nancy & Jeff Adler Sue & Larry Adler Jenifer & Mitch Rosenwasser In memory of our parents, Irving and Broncha Altus, and all those who perished. Never forget. Nancy & Harvey Altus Cathy & Joel Altus Brenda & Mark Altus & all their ...…
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…36 | APRIL 25 • 2024 J N W e all experience crisis in our lifetimes, whether that is something expected or something unexpected and tragic. In the midst of it, we feel overwhelmed and temporarily unable to cope. But for many people, with time and support the crisis resolves. For some though, that chaotic time of crisis is processed inside our brains and bodies as trauma, and that can disrupt our lives for much longer. Wh...…
…APRIL 25 • 2024 | 37 within a few hours, but instead continue to disrupt our ability to function as we normally would. Some examples of interventions appropriate for JFS Crisis Support include the immediate aftermath of a life- changing crisis such as the sudden, unexpected death of a family member, an antisemitic incident, a violent attack such as the shooting at MSU, in the wake of a natural disaster, or in a workplace follow...…
…38 | APRIL 25 • 2024 J N F ourteen-year-old Jonathan Rosenthal of Brooklyn credits the book Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse as the spark that ignit- ed his passion for yoga and Eastern philos- ophy. As much as he was drawn to yoga, he was equally reluc- tant to join a yoga class. “I would be the only 14-year- old boy in a sea of ladies, ” said Rosenthal. So, he was content to learn about it academically through books and research ...…
…APRIL 25 • 2024 | 39 world-renowned pioneer in medicine and personal trans- formation. Rosenthal’s confer- ence, now in its 10th year, has expanded to offer in-depth scientific presentations and attracts attendees from 99 countries, half from the U.S. A growing body of cred- ible research reflects a relationship between yoga practice and well-being. A compilation study from Wayne State University’s Division of Kinesiology and the U...…
…4 | APRIL 25 • 2024 J N analysis Iran’s Massive Attack was a Resounding Strategic Failure T he combined Iranian attack on Israel in the early hours of April 14, comprising 170 UAVs, 30 cruise missiles and 120 ballistic missiles — more than 300 aerial threats in total — was successfully intercepted by Israel and partner militaries. The fact that 99% of the threats were intercepted means that a central pillar of Iranian for...…
…40 | APRIL 25 • 2024 J N faces&places T he people JARC serve recently enjoyed a night of bowling at The Perfect Game in Farmington Hills in the company of area high school students who are part of the Tony Richman Teen Action Project. The event was attended by 17 adults served by JARC and 14 students from five area high schools: Frankel Jewish Academy, Bloomfield Hills High School, Wylie E. Groves High School, Earnest W . Seahol...…
…MAZEL TOV! APRIL 25 • 2024 | 41 J N Natalie Isabella Corin (Eliana Yocheved), daughter of Michele and Seth Corin of Cumming, Ga., became a bat mitzvah at Congregation Beth Israel in Cumming on Friday, April 12, 2024. Proud grandparents are Paula and Melvin Menuck of West Bloomfield, and Shiela and Alan Corin of Cumming. She is also the granddaughter of the late Sharon Corin. She was joined in celebration by her brother Benji. Natali...…
…42 | APRIL 25 • 2024 M oshe teaches us again and again that joy is what we should feel in the Land of Israel, the land given to us by God, the place to which the whole of Jewish life — since the days of Avraham and Sarah — has been a journey. There, says Moshe, you will celebrate the love between a small and otherwise insignificant people and the God who, taking them as His own, lifted them to greatness. It will also be there, ...…
…APRIL 25 • 2024 | 43 Rabbi Sacks’ Prayer for Israel This prayer was composed by Rabbi Sacks in 2000 (5761) during the Second Intifada and was recited by communities on Yom Kippur of that year. Heavenly Father, Rock and Redeemer of Israel On this holy and awesome day, We come before You in prayer and supplication On behalf of our brothers and sisters In Your Holy Land, the Land of Israel. You know every secret since the world began, Nothin...…
…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...…
…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 Hills (248) 477-1410 ...…
…46 | APRIL 25 • 2024 J N A More Intimate Jewish Film Festival ARTS&LIFE FILM T his year, the 26th for the Lenore Marwil Detroit Jewish Film Festival, will introduce movie viewers to a new format. Planners have arranged for fewer films with more attention given to each one through guest discussions and performances. During the programming time frame, May 2-14, a variety of films will be shown at the Berman Center for the Per...…
…APRIL 25 • 2024 | 47 subject of a book she wrote. Macadam wants to point out reasons for differences between the book and movie. Macadam, who was born and grew up in Michigan, took dance lessons in Royal Oak and became a professional dancer in New York before an accident prevented her from returning to the stage. She went on to get a master’s degree in creative writing and then was teaching writing in college as she approached w...…
…48 | APRIL 25 • 2024 J N A two-day special event saw the award-winning World War II film Irena’s Vow playing across theaters in Metro Detroit on April 15 and 16. The 2023 Canadian- Polish war drama film made its U.S. debut in theaters nationwide, premiering at a time of increased global antisemitism and drawing attention to enduring themes that still persist today. The just over two-hour film is based on the true story of Ir...…
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…50 | APRIL 25 • 2024 J N WACKY SHABBAT DINNERS: HERB ALPERT: ON SINAI & MANY OTHER PLACES I confess, Dinner with the Parents, a “quite Jewish” comedy series, began last week (April 18) on the Freevee Channel/App and I didn’t know about its existence until the 15th (too late to be in my last column). But, in my defense, there wasn’t a single pre-premiere review anywhere; it wasn’t on most lists of “upcoming” series; and even Wi...…
…JUST FOR FUN Find the Differences Find the five differences between this photo of children of The Shul and their Grandfriends on the top, and the one on the bottom. Look for answers in next week’s issue. For answers to last week’s puzzle, see page 41. A young Jewish mother is preparing a brisket one Friday for Shabbat dinner. Her daughter watches with interest as the mother slices off the ends of the brisket before placing it in ...…
…52 | APRIL 25 • 2024 J N ‘SOMETHING ROTTEN’ APRIL 26-MAY 18 At the Farmington Players, 32332 W. 12 Mile. Set in the 1590s, brothers Nick and Nigel Bottom are desperate to write a hit play but are stuck in the shadow of that Renaissance rock star known as “The Bard.” When a local soothsayer foretells that the future of theater involves singing, dancing and acting at the same time, Nick and Nigel set out to write the world’s ver...…
…APRIL 25 • 2024 | 53 Chernoff-Epstein will be honored as the 2024 Sisterhood Woman of Distinction. To purchase tickets, or for information, contact the synagogue office at 248-851-5100 or visit adatshalom.org/womensday. Ticket deadline Thursday, May 2. ACTOR/COMEDIAN 8 PM, JUNE 14 (FRI.) Jeremy Piven will headline “Bullying Is No Joke 8” at Sound Board at MotorCity Casino Hote, 2901 Grand River Ave, Detroit. Advance ticket now ...…
…I sraelis with ties to Detroit, including pro- fessionals with the Jewish Federation of Metro Detroit and the daughter of Arthur Horwitz, the JN’s publisher emeritus, shared their accounts of an anxiety-ridden sleepless night when on April 13, Iran fired 300 mis- siles and drones at Israel. It was the first time the Jewish state experienced a direct attack from the Islamic Republic of Iran. In their resiliency, they said that though t...…
…APRIL 25 • 2024 | 55 J N “Unlike when rockets come in from Gaza or Lebanon and we only have seconds or minutes to take cover, we were told that we had a few hours before the missiles would arrive from Iran.” Back at home, Yoav and Anna made sure that the safety room was stocked with supplies like food, water and other pro- visions, and spent the rest of the evening in their living room glued to the news for updates, at the ready ...…
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…EDITH BIRNHOLTZ, 94, of West Bloomfield, died April 14, 2024. Edith was a survivor of Auschwitz and lost both her parents and many siblings in the Holocaust. She is survived by daugh- ter and son-in-law, Marilyn and Michael Franco; sons and daughters-in-law, Sandy and Sue Birnholtz, and Mark and Paula Birnholtz; grand- children, Jeremy Birnholtz, Melanie (Matt) Hildebrandt, Bryan (Mandy) Franco, Ashley (Craig) Roos, Jordan, ...…
…58 | APRIL 25 • 2024 J N Lauren Greenberg, Ryan Greenberg, Elan Bernstein and Patrick Greenberg; sister, Adrienne Wuls; many other loving family members and friends. Robert was the beloved husband of the late Jovita Greenberg; the brother-in-law of the late Leo Wuls. Contributions may be made to a charity of one’s choice. Arrangements by Dorfman Chapel. SYLVIA SONIA HAMBURGER, 96, of Boynton Beach, Fla., for- merly of Frankl...…
…APRIL 25 • 2024 | 59 J N continued on page 60 soccer coach. Paul loved dogs, collecting antiques, a good cigar and a rum punch. He and Marcia traveled the world, but his favorite place will always be the family cottage at Higgins Lake. A memorial service will be planned in Michigan this summer at the Congregation for Humanistic Judaism of Metro Detroit, formerly the Birmingham Temple. Donations in honor of Paul Himelhoch can be ...…
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…West Bloomfield. Interment took place at Machpelah Cemetery in Ferndale. Arrangements by Dorfman Chapel. DAVID ROBERT NELSON, 81, of Farmington Hills, died April 13, 2024. Mr. Nelson is survived by his wife of 55 years, Sylvia Nelson; daughters and sons-in-law, Nicole and Kevin Bopp, and Danielle Nelson and Justin Lundquist; son and daugh- ter-in-law, David Erik Nelson and Cara Spindler; grand- children, Jacob Hertzberg, Grif...…
…APRIL 25 • 2024 | 61 J N OBITUARY CHARGES The processing fee for obituaries is: $125 for up to 100 words; $1 per word thereafter. A photo counts as 15 words. There is no charge for a Holocaust survivor icon. The JN reserves the right to edit wording to conform to its style considerations. For information, have your funeral director call the JN or you may call Sy Manello, editorial assistant, at (248) 351- 5147 or email him at smanello@th...…
…62 | APRIL 25 • 2024 J N Looking Back From the William Davidson Digital Archive of Jewish Detroit History accessible at thejewishnews.com The Colorful Tale of Mercury Paint I think that today’s column may be my favorite type of “Looking Back.” It begins by having a casual chat with a Jewish Detroiter, which provides me with an idea for a great story of Jewish Detroit history. Case in point: Several weeks ago, some members of Bus #3...…
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…DETROIT JEWISH NEWS 32255 Northwestern Hwy. Suite 205, Farmington Hills, MI 48334 248-354-6060 thejewishnews.com APRIL 25 • 2024 | 7 J N continued from page 4 launched April 14, none crossed into Israeli territory. Twenty-five of them were intercepted by IAF fighter jets outside the country’s borders, the IDF said. Out of over 120 ballistic missiles, only a few crossed into Israeli territory, with the rest being intercepted. The o...…
…8 | APRIL 25 • 2024 J N opinion Why Does Hamas Not Care About Gaza’s Children? I sraeli children’s safety does not seem to preoccupy the world. This may be understandable. Israel is a militarily powerful country and should manage to protect its own kids. Why should the world worry? On the other hand, Palestinians, and especially children in the Gaza Strip — the manifest “underdogs” — evoke a tremendous amount of compassio...…
…APRIL 25 • 2024 | 9 J N continued from page 6 admissions is that elite schools care infinitely more about their matriculation rates (that is, the percentage of accepted students who actually decide to attend) than their actual acceptance rates. Nirvana for an admissions department is a low rate of acceptance, coupled with a high rate of matriculation. After all, what’s the point of being the most selective school on the West Co...…
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…10 | APRIL 18 • 2024 J N A uthentic Jewish lifestyles, between the years 1880 and 1930, are at the center of an upcoming exhibit at the Detroit Historical Museum. The display follows two years of collecting and planning for the presentation of the storied past of all that is on view. Materials, introduced in a recreated household setting accompanied by separate large displays and opportunities for direct viewer experiences, ...…
…APRIL 18 • 2024 | 11 J N continued on page 13 of those wonderful antique road shows. We have prayer books, dishes, pots and pans, tablecloths, kiddish cups, Judaica, photographs and interesting papers among our items. “I love that it is truly a community exhibit that would not be possible without the support of 23 organizations and 350 individuals.” There is a trunk to showcase what families brought with them individually when...…
…12 | APRIL 18 • 2024 S ix months. It’s been six months. Six months have passed since that terrible Saturday in October when the State of Israel and the Jewish people were stunned by the brutal attack of the Hamas terrorist organization from Gaza on our civilians. Six months since the national disaster struck the State of Israel and, within it, a personal family tragedy of mine. Six months that my family and I have been learning to ...…
…APRIL 18 • 2024 | 13 Salminen Witt said. “The Jewish Historical Society of Michigan knew they had a really interesting Detroit- based story, the Hastings Street story, and wanted to bring that into a museum context. “I think there are going to be a number of poignant family artifacts that are going to go in there — things that are really meaningful and give you a slice of life in that time and give a space in Detroit’s history. ...…
…14 | APRIL 18 • 2024 J N W hen you’ve got a list of choices, it helps to prioritize and know what you really want. Stuart Goldstein did this perfectly! Back in 1975, Stuart was a 33-year-old widower of two years, with a couple of kids and steady employment. He was every matchmaker’s prize — and sometimes, everyone can be a matchmaker. He was constantly getting phone calls with people trilling, “Have I got a match for you!” It...…
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…16 | APRIL 18 • 2024 J N M ichigan State University’s Mega Shabbat brought some 400 students, faculty and parents together at Spartan Stadium’s MSUFCU Club for a powerful evening of connecting with the community. The March 15 event was the largest-scale Shabbat dinner to be held on campus, says Rabbi Benzion Shemtov, co-director, MSU Chabad. The event, held overlooking the stadium, began with a matzah ball social and Spartan Stro...…
…APRIL 18 • 2024 | 17 J N been attending Shabbat dinners at Chabad with friends, but got more involved after Oct. 7 to meet and bond with other Jewish students. He joined the student board and helped plan the Mega Shabbat dinner. “It felt like you were in this big family; it was very meaningful to be there,” he says, adding that the message of the evening was one of strength. Additionally, Feber says he plans to keep reaching out an...…
…18 | APRIL 18 • 2024 J N helped plan. A member of the student board, she has helped set up tables and encouraged others to attend the event. This year, she helped set up the dessert table, complete with hamantaschen and other pastries. “There was a huge turnout,” she says. “It was nice to spend time with those people I don’t see all the time at school.” She says she also found it meaningful to sit down and eat with others, sayi...…
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