…66 | APRIL 18 • 2024 J N I t remains one of the most counterintuitive passages in all of religious litera- ture. Moses is addressing the Israelites just days before their release. They have been exiles for 210 years. After an initial period of afflu- ence and ease, they have been oppressed, enslaved and their male children killed in an act of slow genocide. Now, after signs and wonders and a series of plagues that have brough...…
…APRIL 18 • 2024 | 67 as humanity is presently con- stituted. The reaction, when it came, was fierce and disas- trous. The 19th century saw the return of the repressed. Identity came back with a vengeance, this time based not on religion but on one of three substitutes for it: the nation state, the (Aryan) race and the (working) class. In the 20th century, the nation state led to two world wars. Race led to the Holocaust. The class ...…
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…APRIL 18 • 2024 | 71 J N (Mendel Berlinger), Sophie Tucker (Sofia Kalish), Phil Foster (Fivel Feldman), Tiny Tim (Herbert Butros Khaury), Harry Richman (Henry Reichman Jr.), and many others, including my favorite, Buddy Baer (Jacob Henry Baer). Boxer and actor Buddy Baer was heavyweight boxing champion and uncle to Max Jr., who played Jethro on the Beverly Hillbillies, one of my favorite shows as a kid. During the late 1920s, Al...…
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…APRIL 18 • 2024 | 73 ARTS&LIFE NOSTALGIA Mad World. Most of the actors/ actresses in this movie per- formed at the Elmwood! One day I was watching an episode of Gilligan’s Island called “Producer. ” The episode fea- tures a character named Harold Hecuba who works with the castaways to produce a play. Hecuba ends up sneaking off the island without the others. Later, the castaways hear a news report on the radio, mentioning that Hecu...…
…74 | APRIL 18 • 2024 J N SASQUATCH FEATURE FILM; STANGER’S MATCHING AGAIN; T.C. SOARS Sasquatch Sunset opens “wide” in theaters on April 19. It is a comedy with some poignant dramatic moments. It follows four members of a Sasquatch (aka Bigfoot) family during a difficult, year- long journey. All the actors wear heavy Sasquatch cos- tumes. Jesse Eisenberg, 40, and Riley Keough, 34, are the “main” family members (Keough’s father’...…
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…76 | APRIL 18 • 2024 J N EXHIBIT OPENS APRIL 20 (SAT.)-JULY 14 “In the Neighborhood: Everyday Life on Hastings Street.” Hosted by Jewish Historical Society of Michigan at the Detroit Historical Museum, 5401 Woodward, Detroit. Take a walk back in time to Detroit’s first Jewish enclave, 1880- 1930, where tradition and innovation rubbed shoul- ders in surprising ways. Free with DHM admission. Questions? Call 248-915- 1826 or email ...…
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…Passover Research A group of leading medical researchers has published data indicating that seder participants should NOT partake of both chopped liver and charoses. It seems that this combination can lead to Charoses of the Liver. Who was the best businesswoman in the Bible? Pharaoh's daughter, she pulled a prophet out of the water. Passover Jokes JUST FOR FUN Look for answers in next week’s issue. For answers to last week’s pu...…
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…8 | APRIL 18 • 2024 J N PURELY COMMENTARY essay My ‘Different’ Israeli Passover W hen I was a child, we joined the family seder at my father’s parents’ apartment in the Bronx. Grandpa led the ritual; Grandma produced feasts on successive nights for 12 or 15 people in that narrow kitchen. When Grandma died, the big family seder moved across the Bronx to my par- ents’ house, and my mother had responsibility for the feast; lat...…
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…OBITUARIES OF BLESSED MEMORY APRIL 18 • 2024 | 81 J N continued on page 82 ROBERT ALPINER, 77, of West Bloomfield, died April 6, 2024. He is survived by his wife, Dianne Alpiner; son, Mitchell Alpiner of Redmond, Wash.; brothers and sisters-in-law, Donald and Susan Alpiner of Upland, Calif., Joyce Alpiner, Nancy Miller; sister and brother-in-law, Linda and Robert Schwartz of Bloomfield Hills; brother-in-law and sister- in-law...…
…OBITUARIES OF BLESSED MEMORY 82 | APRIL 18 • 2024 J N and Gabrielle Anspach; son, Martin Bruck; grandchildren, David, Alex and Amelia Bruck; son, Andrew Bruck, and his spouse, Cynthia Kempf. She was the beloved wife of the late Morris Bruck, her husband of almost 70 years, who died in 2020; sister of the late Phillip Farber and the late Samuel Farber. Interment was held at Adat Shalom Memorial Park Cemetery in Livonia. Contri...…
…APRIL 18 • 2024 | 83 J N Friendship Circle, Meer Family Friendship Center, 6892 W. Maple Road, West Bloomfield, MI 48322, friendshipcircle.org/donate; or to a charity of one’s choice. Arrangements by Ira Kaufman Chapel. JOANNE FAYE FEINBERG, 90, of West Bloomfield, died April 1, 2024. She is survived by her son and daughter-in- law, Harvey and Shulamit Feinberg; daughters, Nora Feinberg and Pamela Tanner; grandchildren, Martin...…
…OBITUARIES OF BLESSED MEMORY 84 | APRIL 18 • 2024 J N and daughters-in-law, Michael and Carol Havis of Southfield, Alan Havis and Alice McGinty of West Bloomfield; daughter, Dr. Sharon Havis of Farmington Hills; brother and sister- in-law, Charles and Ruthye Danto of Bloomfield Township; grandchildren, Benjamin Havis, Solomon Havis, Lilly Havis, Isabelle Havis. Florence was the beloved wife of the late Samuel Havis; loving dau...…
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…Looking Back From the William Davidson Digital Archive of Jewish Detroit History accessible at thejewishnews.com 86 | APRIL 18 • 2024 J N Happy Passover! Let’s Eat! T he recent issues of the JN made me think about one of my favor- ite topics: holiday foods! (Well, I guess I really do not need a holiday to think about — or eat — tasty delights). Over the last few weeks, our new food writer, Joelle Abramowitz, provided some rec- ipes fo...…
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…10 | APRIL 11 • 2024 J N I put my hands in the dirt in Israel to work the land and it changed everything. Let me back up. I was raised in the Conservative movement. I am not observant. Before Oct. 7, I would have called myself “vaguely Zionist.” I had been to Israel several times as an adult as part of several Jewish Federation mission trips that left me proud of the Detroit community’s commitment to the country. It seem...…
…APRIL 11 • 2024 | 11 J N Robin Food that creates tasty meals prepared with leftover food from the Haifa shuk (marketplace). And we spent time — not nearly enough — at Hostage Square where the families of the hostages share their grief in moving and profound ways as the rest of us bear witness and try to support them. And we farmed. Our biggest project involved extricating the irrigation system from the winter overgrowth and ali...…
…12 | APRIL 11 • 2024 J N Yeshiva Beth Yehudah hosts Statewide Special Education Symposium to spark innovation, encourage collaboration and share how others can emulate their successful programs for children with varying abilities. Inspiration. Innovation. Inclusion. JACKIE HEADAPOHL EDITORIAL DIRECTOR OUR COMMUNITY COVER STORY PHOTOS ROBERT BRUCE PHOTOGRAPHY FROM RIGHT TO LEFT: Angelique Power, President and CEO of the Skillman Fo...…
…APRIL 11 • 2024 | 13 J N continued on page 14 O ver 250 heads of school, superintendents, deci- sion makers and lead- ers convened on March 6 with a common mission: to exchange ideas, share resources and nur- ture aspirations for the advance- ment of special education in Michigan. The James Grosfeld Center for Special Education and Support Services, a division of Yeshiva Beth Yehudah, host- ed this impactful symposium, drawing educa...…
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…20 | APRIL 11 • 2024 J N I n the weeks leading up to finals and gradua- tion, Jewish students and communal leaders at the University of Michigan claim that in the name of free speech, the campus administration is tolerating disruptive hate-filled protests aimed at Jews. They say this level of hostility bordering on violence would not be tolerated if it were directed at any other minority. Anti-Israel rhetoric and messaging permeates ...…
…APRIL 11 • 2024 | 21 J N continued on page 22 pus administration buildings. This past January, the University of Michigan honored Hamamy and SAFE with the 2024 Spirit of MLK Jr. Award for “exemplifying Dr. King’s leadership and extraordinary vision. ” Then came the university’s 101st Honors Convocation on Sunday, March 24. Lisa Barron Momblanco of Huntington Woods had her purse searched as she went through security and entered Hi...…
…22 | APRIL 11 • 2024 comes through in time for graduation. Echoing Lopatin’s disgust of the two inci- dents — Hamamy’s genocidal Instagram post and the disruption of the ceremony — was the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) at the national and state level. In an open letter with requests for signa- tures that will be sent to Ono’s office, ADL Michigan Director Carolyn Normandin said: “These episodes are just the latest in a string of unan...…
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…24 | APRIL 11 • 2024 CREATING SAFE SPACES Hillel Director Rabbi Davey Rosen said together with Chabad and the Jewish Resources Center, Jewish campus organi- zations are working in unison to create spaces of support for Jewish students on campus, especially in highly trafficked areas such as the Diag. What is most important is that Jewish students should continue to feel at home on their campus even among the rising tide of antise...…
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…26 | APRIL 11 • 2024 OUR COMMUNITY STACY GITTLEMAN CONTRIBUTING WRITER I n the days immediately following the Oct. 7 attacks, University of Michigan President Santa Ono released a statement condemning the violent brutality set on the Israeli people by Hamas. In the statement, he reaffirmed the university’s academic and research ties to Israel and the Israeli people and said he reached out to his colleagues at Israeli universities...…
…APRIL 11 • 2024 | 27 it so they know what to expect. Some students will take classes with these professors but are hesitant to express that they are Jewish or pro-Israel in class discussions. Some students notice that some professors lace ele- ments to demonize Israel into classes that have nothing to do with Middle Eastern history or culture. B* is a sociology student. She knows she is within an extremely progressive department, wh...…
…28 | APRIL 11 • 2024 J N W hile the main scheduling conflict between Passover, finals and graduation ceremonies is happening in East Lansing at Michigan State University, Jewish students and faculty affiliated with other colleges and universities in the state are also grappling with Passover’s late fallout on the Gregorian calendar. Moving forward, colleges and universities across the state with a sizeable Jewish student and ...…
…APRIL 11 • 2024 | 29 minority that must grapple with juggling exam schedules and religious observance, from the notion of rescheduling exams or for finding non- Jewish faculty or graduate students who can step in and proctor exams so Jewish faculty could take off. “ At Oakland University, there is now a task force made up of faculty and students and staff taking a closer look at the future academic calendar and how it will work o...…
…APRIL 11 • 2024 | 3 J N PURELY COMMENTARY 4-11 Essays and viewpoints. OUR COMMUNITY 12 Inspiration. Innovation. Inclusion. Yeshiva Beth Yehudah hosts Statewide Special Education Symposium to spark innovation, encourage collaboration and share how others can emulate their successful programs for children with varying abilities. 20 Campus Chaos in Ann Arbor Increasing anti-Israel protests leave students angr...…
…30 | APRIL 11 • 2024 J N I n my research for this monthly column, I come across all sorts of interesting organizations and opportunities. This month, I’ve come across something I cannot wait to sign up for. The Polk Penguin Conservation Center at the Detroit Zoo is the largest and most extraordinary center for penguins in the world. The facility features a 326,000-gallon, 25-foot- deep aquatic area where visitors can watch as ...…
