…76 | SEPTEMBER 14 • 2023 L ike many 30-somethings, West Bloomfield native and current Tel Aviv resident Stephanie Horwitz was faced with a common, yet sel- dom talked about dilemma. What exactly was she doing with her life? The host of the podcast “What Should I Do With My Life?” — which explores this widespread issue — had majored in organization- al behavior studies at the University of Michigan. Initially, she wanted to com- pl...…
…SEPTEMBER 14 • 2023 | 77 she go into sales like her good friend Ron Elkus, owner of the popular Shirt Box men’s clothing store? Should she talk to her father Arthur Horwitz, publisher emeritus of the Detroit Jewish News, a paper boy-turned-pub- lisher who built a vibrant career in journalism? Stephanie Horwitz was stumped. Finally, after speak- ing with her father, she decided to do what many did during COVID-19: Start a passion...…
…78 | SEPTEMBER 14 • 2023 SPIRIT No Man Is an Island T he reading for Rosh Hashanah is puzzling. We could logically read the opening chapter of the Torah, the Creation Story, since Rosh Hashanah celebrates the birthday of the world; and the letters of the Torah’s first Hebrew word, Bereshit, can be rearranged to read aleph b’tishre, or “the first of Tishre, ” which is indeed the date of our Jewish new year. So, why do we read...…
…SEPTEMBER 14 • 2023 | 79 Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit Honors the Memory of Honors the Memory of Ronald Charfoos 1935–2023 On Behalf of a Grateful Community On Behalf of a Grateful Community 23_EXE_JNAd_DeathNotice_Charfoos.indd 1 …
…8 | SEPTEMBER 14 • 2023 exercise.) And this summer, ABC News reported an Oregon radio station became the first in the country to artificially generate a human host’s voice, with her consent, for an entire air shift. Remember the scarecrow from the Wizard of Oz? He didn’t need the “brain” (AI) given to him by the Almighty Wizard, after all. In the end, he finally realized he had the ability to think all along. My hope for the New...…
…80 | SEPTEMBER 14 • 2023 T he year 2014 was the year when it became dangerous to be a Jew. Israel, subject to sustained missile attack, discovered how hard it is to fight an asymmetric war against a terrorist group ruthless enough to place rocket launchers beside schools, hospitals and mosques. It found itself condemned by large sections of the world for performing the first duty of any state, namely to protect its citize...…
…SEPTEMBER 14 • 2023 | 81 So in parts of the world are Buddhists, Hindus, Sikhs and, for that matter, atheists. No historian looking back on our time will be tempted to call it the age of tolerance. HUMAN SOLIDARITY Which brings us back to the Yamim Noraim. There is a note of universality to the prayers on Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur that we do not find on other festivals. On other festivals, the key section of the Amidah begins,...…
…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...…
…SEPTEMBER 14 • 2023 | 83 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 Farming...…
…84 | SEPTEMBER 14 • 2023 A fter a distinguished 30-year journalism career as “Martin F. Kohn,” the former Detroit Free Press feature writer, editor and film critic has embraced a satisfying new identity. Just call him Marty the Musician. Playing acoustic guitar and singing, Marty performs around town as a solo act or duo with his wife, Laura Kohn. After releasing four solo CDs and one with Laura, a highlight for Marty in his second...…
…SEPTEMBER 14 • 2023 | 85 to music. “Maggie, our older daughter, played violin, and Anna, our younger daughter, played cello,” Marty said. For work today, he said Maggie and her husband, Derrick George, practice law in Royal Oak. Anna works for the State Appellate Defender Office, helping indigent, formerly incarcerated people. Marty spent his last nine years at the Free Press as its theater critic. He and several other veteran jou...…
…ARTS&LIFE ART K atie Shulman, who grew up in Maryland, developed her interest in art as a student at the University of Michigan (U-M), where she earned a bachelor’s of fine arts degree. Although Shulman’s first interest was in printmaking, she moved into creating abstract designs through fiber while achieving her master’s degree 10 years later at Syracuse University. Last year, after moving to Detroit during the pandemic, Shulman w...…
…SEPTEMBER 14 • 2023 | 87 Community Digitization Day Make History With Us. Thursday, October 12 3 – 7 PM Joan Meyers Jampel Center for Michigan Jewish Heritage (within Temple Beth El) Have family photos and documents you want to digitize but don’t know where to start? During a free one hour session, our archivists will help you scan your most important heritage items. You keep the original and the digital file, we just ask...…
…88 | SEPTEMBER 14 • 2023 fiber-based work,” she said. “My color palette is an abstract articulation of a physical experience. I use color and form to ground me back in the body. Color helps me connect back to the thing that I’m exploring.” Although pieces were not juried into the show, they were curated by Melissa Webb, a Cranbrook alum, and Kip Parks, an artist in Hamtramck and Fibers Studio coordinator at the U-M Stamps School of Ar...…
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…SEPTEMBER 14 • 2023 | 9 Today Unpacked, an OpenDor Media YouTube channel, reaches above the noise of misleading and even false “news.” Offering context on the breaking news cycle of Israel and Jewish current events, the channel defies the one-sided narratives that are too often found on social media. The media is the problem. Could it also be the solution? Giving young Jews a fresh perspective on Israel and Judaism. opendormedia.o...…
…90 | SEPTEMBER 14 • 2023 NOT A NICE DAY IN THE PARK AND THE MAMA’S DAUGHTER Wilderness is an original Amazon Prime mystery-thrill- er series that will premiere Sept. 15. Oddly, the number of episodes isn’t stated anywhere. Amazon never “drops” a whole season when a show premieres. So, be ready to follow it for “about” 10 successive weeks. Here’s the basic plot: Wilderness revolves around a British couple Liv (Jenna Coleman) an...…
…SEPTEMBER 14 • 2023 | 91 ART EXHIBIT NOW-SEPT. 24 The Stamelos Gallery Center, 4901 Evergreen, is proud to share the inaugural Michigan Watercolor Society Signature Exhibition, guest curated by Rocco Pisto. Forty-two artists qualified for their Signature status. There are 13 Great Lakes Fellows exhibiting. Info: umdearborn.edu/stamelos; 313-593-5007. DFT FILM 7 PM, SEPT. 14 (THURS) Simple As Water, Megan Mylan’s new document...…
…92 | SEPTEMBER 14 • 2023 Bernie Jonas celebrated his 100th birthday on Aug. 7 at Soul Café with 170 family members and friends who traveled from across the United States and Canada to honor this humble centenari- an. Jonas, who lives at Jewish Senior Life’s Meer Apartments in West Bloomfield, is the patriarch of his family, which includes more than 100 children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren. ...…
…SEPTEMBER 14 • 2023 | 93 The annual Detroit White Summer Soiree took place at Chabad of Greater Downtown Detroit on Friday evening, July 28. More than 175 people celebrated Shabbat together in a lively and fun atmosphere. The pre-Shabbat festivities included live music and entertainment, with the men laying tefillin and the women lighting Shabbat candles. The menu was designed by the executive chef at The Morrie and cooked on p...…
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…96 | SEPTEMBER 14 • 2023 OBITUARIES OF BLESSED MEMORY I n the final days of her life, Barbara Nusbaum asked her grandson Zachary to grab a notebook so he could write down all the things she wanted him to know before she could no longer say them. “What she revealed to me is something that is obvious to all of us. She truly had a heart of gold, ” Zachary said at his grandmother’s funeral service. “She told me how sorry she feels ...…
…SEPTEMBER 14 • 2023 | 97 Arranging a funeral is an emotional process. But choosing the right funeral home can help alleviate the stress. That’s why people turn to us. We understand the wants and needs of families from all walks of Judaism. Our fresh look and feel make everyone feel welcome. We’re centrally located, and our pricing is fair. Our care—and our caring—help ease the burden of a loss. Making a Dorfman difference everyone will...…
…OBITUARIES OF BLESSED MEMORY 98 | SEPTEMBER 14 • 2023 continued from page 97 Arnfeld. Interment was at Adat Shalom Memorial Park. Contributions may be made to Henry Ford Cancer Development Office, Dr. Shirish Gadgeel’s Lung Cancer Research at Henry Ford Health, (in memory of Joanne Barker), One Ford Place, 5A, Detroit, MI 48202, henryford. com/development/make-a- gift; please note: within the “Gift Information Section,” change ...…
…SEPTEMBER 14 • 2023 | 99 Serving each family. Consoling each heart. For 105 years. 6555 W. Maple Road • West Bloomfield, MI 48322 • 248.592.2687 • www.jhcn.org NO JEW IS EVER ALONE Barbara Nusbaumz’l AUGUST 9, 1935 AUGUST 29, 2023 M A Y H E R M E M O R Y B E F O R A B L E S S I N G WE REMEMBER & MOURN OUR DEAR FRIEND BARBARA NUSBAUM Z’L Beloved matriarch of the Nusbaum family and cherished mother of JHCN Vice President Robert N...…
…The Jewish Community Center — now known as ‘The J’ — acts as a platform for Jewish life no matter where people are. THE DETROIT $200 Sept. 7-13, 2023 / 21-27 Elul 5783 thejewishnews.com See page 10 ‘Jewish Center’ A New JEWISH NEWS …
…10 | SEPTEMBER 7 • 2023 E llen Nussbaum Bouchard of West Bloomfield was thrilled when JLearn classes went online. A medical speech language pathologist who owns a rehab company, she was rarely able to attend classes in person because she was out working all day. The pandemic brought with it teletherapy, and her world opened up, she says. “I could take classes I could never do before, ” she says. “Now they were on Zoom. ” Today, she’s ...…
…SEPTEMBER 7 • 2023 | 11 continued on page 12 shift about not the, ‘why the JCC exists’ — the JCC has existed and continues to exist to strengthen Jewish community in Detroit — but how it fulfills its mission has changed. ” Instead of the idea being to provide a safe space or real estate as a vehicle for building Jewish community in a world that didn’t feel safe, they’re shifting to a more program- focused model, he says. “The ‘...…
…12 | SEPTEMBER 7 • 2023 programs can be found on the JLive platform, which is managed in partner- ship with the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit. A new website for The J is expected this winter, which Allyn says will be easy to navigate. “There’s a new logo, a new tagline, a new look, a new feel, ” she says. “I hope people are so excited to jump in with us, to find the programming that speaks to them. ” Stephanie Lucker of Detroi...…
…SEPTEMBER 7 • 2023 | 13 ever you need to help fuel your Jewish connection. ” The J is focused on helping people build personal connec- tions, he emphasizes, which means everything from grand- parents meeting others through The J’s grandparent initiative to individuals meeting at an event and deciding to start a running club or picking up a game of pickleball. “We’re building something remarkably relevant now that will be a resourc...…
…From Rendering to Reality 14 | SEPTEMBER 7 • 2023 OUR COMMUNITY JIM HOUSE …
…SEPTEMBER 7 • 2023 | 15 T he pouring rain that fell on Royal Oak’s Memorial Park, the site for the dedication of Phase I of The Michigan WWII Legacy Memorial, did little to dampen the spirits of the memorial’s board of directors who were putting the finishing touches on their ceremony. They worked through the deluge an hour before the scheduled 4 p.m. start on Aug. 10, trusting in the improving weather forecasts they were recei...…
…16 | SEPTEMBER 7 • 2023 donated engraved brick pavers. Reading the inscriptions is like taking a walk back in time; you get an overwhelming sense of the history and awe that is our Greatest Generation. A bronze statue, affectionate- ly referred to as “Joe, ” depicts an Army soldier in a war zone far from home, reading a letter from his parents. Among sever- al other statues still to come will be that soldier’s parents intently list...…
…SEPTEMBER 7 • 2023 | 17 “THANK YOU TO THE BOARD FOR THIS HONOR AND PRIVILEGE TO ALLOW ME TO REPRESENT THE WWII VETERANS. ON THEIR BEHALF, I ACCEPT THIS GROUND TODAY.” —ART FISHMAN With their numbers dwin- dling rapidly, this memorial must be the embodiment of those stories and a voice to educate and serve future gener- ations. THE OFFICIAL DEDICATION The highlight of the day was the official dedication of the memo- rial when Sr. Vic...…
…18 | SEPTEMBER 7 • 2023 JWV SUPPORT The Jewish War Veterans Department of Michigan have been longtime supporters of The Michigan WWII Legacy Memorial since Art Fishman introduced the project to them over a decade ago. They’ve been regular attendees at the memorial’s annual fundraising galas where Fishman and fel- low JWV Guy Stern have both been honored with the organi- zation’s Victory Award. The JWV was also out in full force ...…
…SEPTEMBER 7 • 2023 | 19 through binoculars, chil- dren picking milkweed pods for use in life-preservers, a Rosie the Riveter building a bomber at Willow Run and a bomber pilot. THIS MISSION IS PERSONAL Witnessing the dedication of Phase I was one of the most gratifying experiences I have ever been part of. I am a proud former board mem- ber of the organization and continue to volunteer and consult on public relations activities. ...…
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…20 | SEPTEMBER 7 • 2023 OUR COMMUNITY I n the ever-changing medical industry, Israel stands out as a frontrunner in making significant technological strides in the field. Leading this advancement is Magen David Adom, an organization founded almost 100 years ago that has harnessed Israel’s advanced technology to develop faster ways of saving lives throughout the country. On a recent visit to Metro Detroit, MDA leaders sp...…
…SEPTEMBER 7 • 2023 | 21 Hatzalah South Florida, the Philippine Red Cross and Hatzalah Chicago are only a few examples of entities preparing to adopt MDA’s innovative approaches into their own emergency response procedures. Collaborations with innovative companies around the world have further enhanced MDA’s capabilities. For example, MDA has established a partnership with Waze, the Israeli-founded navigation app, to optimize a...…
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…24 | SEPTEMBER 7 • 2023 O n her first day as executive director of University of Michigan Hillel, Tilly Shemer was nervous but excited. In the three years prior, she had served as associate director, and she now had big shoes to fill as she sat at the desk of former executive director Michael Brooks, who had held the role for more than three decades. “It was a dream come true,” explains Shemer, who worked at Michigan Hillel sin...…
…SEPTEMBER 7 • 2023 | 25 me as a freshman in college that I would come to lead one of the strongest Hillels in the country, I would have laughed at you and asked, ‘What’s Hillel?’” she recalls. It was only when Shemer gave Hillel a chance as a student herself at York University in Toronto, where she was born and raised, that she saw how meaningful the work could be. Her first- ever trip to Israel during her junior year of college a...…
…26 | SEPTEMBER 7 • 2023 A lbert Kahn was a leading architect of the first half of the 21st century. His factory designs helped Henry Ford transform automotive manu- facturing. Kahn’s beautiful and stately structures, including the Fisher Building, Belle Isle Aquarium and two Temple Beth El buildings in Detroit, as well as Hill Auditorium and many iconic classroom buildings at the University of Michigan, are well-known and much...…
…SEPTEMBER 7 • 2023 | 27 N EXTUp: A NEXTWork Professional Conference, the first annu- al professional conference designed to connect young Jewish Detroiters to one another and to some of the biggest names in their respec- tive industries, takes place Sept. 21 from 6-9 p.m. at the College for Creative Studies’ Taubman Center in Detroit. The NEXTWork com- munity was founded in 2013 and is a collaborative initiative between Gesher ...…
…28 | SEPTEMBER 7 • 2023 H igh Holiday PrayGround is return- ing to Congregation Shaarey Zedek (CSZ) for the third year. Taking place during Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, the festival-style alternative program is a unique twist on traditional High Holiday services — hap- pening outdoors with interactive experiences for congregants of all ages. Originally an idea born in 2021 when the COVID-19 pandemic encouraged syna- gogues to de...…
…SEPTEMBER 7 • 2023 | 29 Y oung and old alike will be fascinated and entertained at this year’s Shofar Factory Festival. Set to take place on Sunday, Sept. 10, 1-4 p.m., at the West Bloomfield Jewish Community Center (The J), the Sherrill Berman Shofar Factory Festival features fun activities combined with creative, educa- tional art, delicious food, music and a mitzvah kindness project. At the event, you’ll see an extensive col...…
…contents PURELY COMMENTARY 4-8 Essays and viewpoints. OUR COMMUNITY 10 A New Jewish Center The Jewish Community Center — now known as ‘The J’ — acts as a platform for Jewish life no matter where people are. 14 From Rendering to Reality Hundreds gather in Royal Oak to dedicate Phase I of The Michigan WWII Legacy Memorial. 20 Jews in the Digital Age Magen David Adom saves lives in Israel with advanced tec...…
…30 | SEPTEMBER 7 • 2023 I n the weeks leading up to the Jewish High Holidays and, of course, during the High Holidays themselves, introspec- tion and taking personal stock are top of mind. Elul, the Hebrew month pre- ceding Rosh Hashanah, serves as a period of personal reflection and repentance. Then, of course, there’s Rosh Hashanah. While the holiday is a time of sweet cele- bration and welcoming the new year, it can also be a so...…
