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his is a story about Matt Prentice and the people he feeds. I’m one of those people, as far as back as my non-unique children’s Ben Falik menu orders at the Deli Contributing Writer Unique, as momentous as the mashed potato martini bar at my wedding, as recent as last week. For the past four years, Matt Prentice has been serving 1,000 meals a day. His patrons are not deli diners with exacting specifications for their soup or symphony subscribers or business travelers taking in views from the 72nd floor of the Renaissance Center. Matt Prentice feeds the shelter residents, area homeless and food insecure neighbors of Cass Community Social Services. This is not an Aaron Sorkin legal drama. That would quote directly from depositions, discovery and the 50-page Oakland County Circuit Court judgment against Matt Prentice for $2 million in damages and enforcement of a 5-year non-compete clause that expired late last year. This is not a parable of atonement, altruism or asceticism. Like others, Matt Prentice’s work and world are different than they were before the recession. He flew too close to the sun
on wings of pastrami. After the lawsuit, Prentice took his turn among the siblings taking care of their mom. Then he went to Cass Community Social Services for the same reason others go to Cass Community Social Services — he needed a job and a place to live. Now he stays in an apartment above Cass Community United Methodist Church. There is a communal bathroom that out-of-town volunteer groups use when they are staying at the church. He takes the Q-Line to check out new restaurants. He alternates between cigarettes and Altoids. This is not a flashback episode. If it were, it would cut back to Matt Prentice working in a kitchen at 12 years old, starting as a chef at 16, enrolling at the Culinary Institute of America and experiencing hunger over the weekend, having relied entirely on his classes for food. That story would include Danny Raskin, without whom Prentice thinks his first restaurant would have failed: PROBABLY THE greatest change in any restaurant almost anywhere is that of Deli Unique (formerly Northgate) at Greenfield and 10½ Mile … It’s an entirely all-new ballgame … and clean as a whistle now. Big reason is the new ownership …
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youthful, ambitious, so-eager-to-please Matt Prentice, whose 80-hours-a-week of creativity is beginning to pay off. It’s now a gourmet delicatessen, if there is such a thing … and Matt’s Culinary Institute of New York, Fox & Hounds, Belanger House, etc., expertise shows some very fine colors. Nor is this an episode of Ice Road Truckers. There were vans — or van, after one of them broke down — arriving at Gleaners Community Food Bank before the sun came up and anything had disrupted the sheet of ice that formed overnight and caused another day of school closures. I meet Matt there to pick up the government surplus food he had ordered and to look through the pallets of rescued food for ingredients: milk, peppers, carrots, kumatos. As the ice sheets break apart over the course of the morning, the Windstar continued on page 8
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ome of my friends on the left do not like Israel at all. They make glib proposals for what Israel should do. In theory, they Louis say, if Israel followed Finkelman those proposals, it Contributing Writer would become the most morally scrupulous country in the world — if any scrap of Israel
would continue to exist. Of course, they imagine that as Israel “just ends the occupation” and “just opens the border with Gaza” or even “welcomes the beginning of a bi-national state,” the Jeffersonian democrats of the Palestinian leadership will peacefully come to power, and all will be well. In practice, those proposals seem poised to result in the death of millions of people, which my friends
on the left try not to figure out. All these scrupulous morals would leave the entire land ruled by the saintly Palestinian Authority or by Hamas. Sometimes, these friends on the left manage not to use the traditional vocabulary of anti-Semitism because these friends think they are anti-Zionists, not anti-Semites. Sometimes they do say anti-Semitic slogans, but only because they have such high moral standards, and the honest
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debate about Israel has to begin. Some of my friends on the right do not like Jews all that much because they really like white people. They say, “Do not call us anti-Semites: We like Israel.” They tell us that the folks who chant slogans of the KKK or the Hungarian Fidesz or even the Nazis are “nice people.” They say Europeans need protection against the real threats, Mexicans, Muslims and blacks and immigrants, and sometimes our allies against those threatening people also hate Jews, but OK. They say, we are not anti-Semites because we hire Jews as lawyers and accountants because, you know, Jews have talent with money. Some of my friends on the left say, “Don’t worry about our anti-Semites; just look at those anti-Semites on the right.” Some of my friends on the right say, “Don’t worry about our anti-Semites; just look at those anti-Semites on the left.” But really, anti-Semites present dangers to us, whatever explanations their allies give to excuse the beliefs. ■
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hy do American Jews feel such an attachment to Israel (though sadly, not as much as before)? Contrary to analogies I’ve been reading, it is not comparable to Irish Americans longing for Ireland or Italian Joshua Americans caring Hammerman about Italy. For us, the commitment is not merely ethnic or ancestral; it is also spiritual and existential. It is not a matter of dual loyalty, in fact, but dual love. It’s a relationship that should not cause inner conflict or embarrassment, but great pride. Israel is, without doubt, the Jewish people’s most impactful contribution to civilization since the Talmud was completed 15 centuries ago. It seems to me that when people are looking back at the Jewish contribution to this historical epoch a thousand years from now, they will speak of Einstein, Freud and Marx — and their impact on the world
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at large. But our descendants will point toward Israel as our generation’s most original, revolutionary creation. Israel is our Book of Psalms and our Job, our magnum opus. That is why Israel matters to Jews, no matter where we live. That is why things like elections matter, and religious freedom and planting trees and ensuring equal rights for women, LGBTQ and minorities in Israel. That’s why free speech matters, and that people who disagree with a government policy shouldn’t be detained at the airport. These things matter to Diaspora Jews. And if they don’t, they should. And it should matter to Israelis that it matters to Diaspora Jews. For American Jews, America is our home. But Israel is our canvas. The former is where we live our lives. The latter is where our lives will have mattered a millennium from now. Whether or not American Jews actually vote in Israel’s elections (and I believe we should have that right), American Jews should participate in shaping
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Editor’s Note: On March 7, the House of Representatives voted to pass a resolution denouncing anti-Semitism and other forms of bigotry (“House Passes Anti-Hate Resolution,” thejewishnews. com, March 8). The vote came in response to an anti-Semitic trope used by Rep. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota, who said Jewish Americans have “allegiance to a foreign government.” It was not the first time Omar was accused of anti-Semitism. Originally, the House resolution addressed only anti-Semitism, but after pressure from the Progressive wing of the Democratic Party, was expanded to include Islamophobia, racism and other forms of hate. Below, JN readers share their thoughts on the resolution and its debate in the House of Representatives
We Are Watching Tom Lantos must be turning in his grave. The late Democratic congressman from California and chair of the House Foreign Affairs Committee was much revered and beloved by his colleagues as an icon of human dignity and champion of tolerance and human rights. Rep. Lantos was also a Holocaust survivor, the only one to have served in Congress. Tom Lantos’ Hungarian Jewish family, like mine, was slaughtered by the Nazis. What a disgrace to his memory and blot of shame on Congress that a U.S. Congressman, James Clyburn (D-S.C.), minimized the pain and suffering of Holocaust survivors and their families as some sort of perverse defense of Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) who has repeatedly spewed vile lies and slanders invoking ages-old calumnies against the Jews. There was no reason or relevance whatsoever for Clyburn to insert his grossly insensitive opinions of how the suffering of Holocaust descendants is somehow less than that suffered by Rep. Omar, who fled war-torn Somalia as a young girl. The ADL has joined other prominent organizations and individuals in condemning Clyburn’s repugnant remarks. Unacceptably silent in the face of Clyburn’s offensive remarks are the members of Congress who represent us in Southeast Michigan, including Reps. Andy Levin and Elissa Slotkin,
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both of whom are Jewish. U.S. Rep. Brenda Lawrence, whose 14th District is home to the Holocaust Memorial Center and the largest concentration of Jews in our area, did not denounce Clyburn’s hurtful comments and didn’t even call out Omar for her blatantly anti-Semitic slurs, according to a report in the Detroit News. The fecklessness of spineless lawmakers claiming to be friends of the Jewish community and of Israel is galling. True friendship and character are demonstrated by speaking out as boldly against anti-Semitic hatred and bigotry as against any other “ism” and standing in solidarity with the honor and rights of the Jewish people and the Jewish homeland. Members of the Michigan delegation, we are watching and we are waiting. And we won’t forget.
tence of Israel as a Jewish state? (Or maybe I shouldn’t venture there either …) I understand why Jewish people and others who connect with Palestinians as human beings would oppose a concept some have voiced; that this must make them either anti-Semites or self-hating Jews. I would oppose that concept, too, if I associated with people who go around saying that. But that isn’t the issue. I also don’t want to gang up on any young person. When I was young, I voiced some rather silly ideas myself. But ideas have a life of their own and some are worth calling out.
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What do you anticipate the 70 percent of Jews who vote Democrat are going to do? Nothing? Like the German Jews did in the 1930s, putting their head in the sand — until they were moved to become sand in the ovens of Auschwitz? In 1930s Germany, the German Jews did not think Hitler and his followers would be taken seriously by the German people. Can you see the parallel here with Rep. Ilhan Omar, Rep. Rashida Talib, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Louis Farrakhan? House Speaker Nancy Pelosi trivializes their anti-Semitism by saying things like “they don’t know what they are saying,” etc. Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren and other far-left Democrats defend them. Other Democratic leadership and voters are just silent. They didn’t have the guts to outright say anti-Semitism is unacceptable and call out Omar for her multiple antiSemitic comments.
The Zionist in Me Rep. Omar’s comments and those of a number of others bring out the “Zionist” in me. (And I rather like it.) President Trump’s decision to move the American Embassy to Jerusalem brought out the “anti-Zionist” in me. The meaning of “Zionist” is very different in each response. Some comments by leftists who repeat the truism that “criticizing an Israeli government or policy isn’t always anti-Semitism” bring out the retired teacher in me. Of course, that statement is true, but how do they apply it? Saying that people in the American government who “support Israel” are bought off by the money of Jews whose loyalty is with another country — I think that’s anti-Semitism, even if it can be stated by people who don’t mean it that way. (No one ever means it that way except neo-Nazis, the Klan and Farrakhan’s Nation of Islam. That combination could bring out the historian in me, but I don’t have time for a treatise, and I’m sure readers don’t either.) However, besides being anti-Semitic, that idea is also inane. Was President Obama bought off by “Jewish money” or placing another country above America when he supported the exis-
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carries us to Restaurant Depot, a trek to Troy but cheaper than Cass’ old Sysco contract; to KFC for a regular donation through America’s Second Harvest; and to a church to retrieve catering equipment from a post-funeral luncheon. Since the end of Prentice’s non-compete last fall, revenues from Cass catering have covered the agency’s entire food budget. As we drive around, he tells me what he’s planning for his new restaurant — small plates, big tables, new-style partnership with old-style service — but won’t say where. When we pass Leon and Lulu in Clawson, I ask if it’s something like that. He nods without taking his eyes off the road. But this is not the comeback saga of an irrepressible entrepreneur. The entrepreneur, according to Matt Prentice, is Rev. Faith Fowler. Fowler first reached out to Prentice in the late 1990s when he was debuting Duet at Orchestra Hall. She was looking for ways to serve the marginalized members of the Cass Corridor and recruited him to teach a cooking class to sex workers. In the 20 years since, Fowler has built one social enterprise on top of another, including mud mats made from illegally dumped tires; the Ford Freight Farm, a 40-foot shipping container that grows hydroponic vegetables; and a village of tiny homes down the street. When Cass bought the Crittenton Maternity Home on Woodrow Wilson and Elmhurst, Prentice designed the kitchen and tapped some of the hundreds of people who worked for him to build it out. He runs that kitchen now and is looking for his successor. This is not an inspirational story about the redemptive power of children, though Prentice opened the kitchen, formerly off limits, to kids served by Cass and swapped out cold cereal for hot breakfast. He and I served bacon, eggs, waffles and hash browns there on Sunday. The kids are shy. They clean their plates and clear them when they are done eating. The story of Matt Prentice is the story of the benefit and cost of food, of living to eat and of eating to live. It is his story and it’s ours. It’s just desserts, pain quotidian and — as my mother-in-law says — it’s no one’s last meal. ■
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his week, Michigan Rep. Rashida Tlaib tweeted her support for a faculty vote at California’s Pisker College to end a study Hannan Lis abroad program at Haifa University. Why did a Michigan member of Congress, elected for her commitment to diversity and opportunity, become a champion for boycotting Haifa University? I was born and raised in Haifa in an apartment with a back porch facing Haifa University. My brother is a graduate of Haifa University in Near East Studies and Arabic. He chose this university because it was always focused on providing access and opportunity for the large number of Arab-Israeli students from northern Israel. To boycott a pillar for integration and opportunity is a deliberate and sinister act. Haifa University has the largest percentage of Arab-Israeli students — more than 41 percent of the student body. What is especially outrageous is the initiative to boycott the university is being promoted by a Democratic member of Congress who claims to represent women and minority causes. Haifa University is focused on increasing the role of women and minorities on its faculty. Just last year, Professor Mouna Maroun of the Sagol Department of Neurobiology was fea-
tured as one of the top 20 female scientists and is the first Arab woman in Israel to hold a senior faculty position in neuroscience as a university department head. Professor Maroun, in her own words, summarized the importance of Haifa University to the cause of inclusion and diversity in Israel: “As an Arab woman, my belief is that the revolution toward gender and ethnic equality starts top-down at academic institutions. Recruiting outstanding women as faculty members — Jewish, Arab, Ethiopian and Haredi — especially in sciences and STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) subjects is one of the first steps to ensure the representation of women in higher education and to convey a clear message to the younger generation that there is no glass ceiling for girls.” The BDS (Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions) movement is, by design, an instrument for damaging and isolating Israel. Haifa University’s track record counters the basic narrative of the BDS movement. It is, therefore, not a coincidence that boycotting Haifa University has become a priority. It is very unfortunate that Rashida Tlaib is choosing to support a path of ignorance and hate against an institution that promotes coexistence, diversity and knowledge. ■ Hannan Lis is a business owner from Farmington Hills who is committed to the prosperity of Michigan and Israel.
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ust a few hours after David and Erin Stiebel hosted a bris for their fourth son last week, word spread through the Orthodox community that an Israeli visitor who had been to a number of local Jewish establishments and countless homes was diagnosed with measles. Because their newborn was too young to be vaccinated, the Southfield couple was understandably concerned about this highly contagious disease. Once the Stiebels confirmed the infected individual was not at the bris, held at Yeshiva Beth Yehudah, or in the building before the ceremony, they felt less worried. Still, they had some concerns because earlier in the week David had contact with a stranger who had “a notable cough.” Erin Stiebel Conversations with the health department and physicians eased their anxiety. David had been vaccinated for measles. There was no further reason to be concerned.
Health officials confirmed the case on Wednesday, March 13, saying the infected individual came to the area from Israel after spending time in New York. This person visited Ahavas Olam Torah Center, Congregation Ahavas Yisroel, Congregation Yagdil Torah, Dovid ben Nuchim-Aish Kodesh, Jerusalem Pizza, Kollel Institute of Greater Detroit, Mikveh Israel, One Stop Kosher Market and Yeshiva Gedolah of Greater Detroit as well as Lincoln Liquor & Rx. Responding to the wide exposure, the Oakland County Health Department offered a measles vaccine clinic last Friday at Young Israel of Oak Park. Forty-three people, not all necessarily Jewish, received vaccinations. Those interviewed didn’t know the identity of the man who contracted measles but said he was in town soliciting donations for a program to help high school drop-outs in Israel. Local Orthodox families often receive door-todoor solicitations, especially from international visitors. Rabbi Daniel Arm, a coordinator with the Tzedakah Enhancement Project, vets such solicitors to confirm a cause is legitimate. Arm met with the man, researched his organization and issued him a letter stating his cause was worthy.
“This has people really nervous because this man was in almost all the local Jewish establishments, and he went door to door throughout the community. He went to places we all frequent and, truthfully, all of us could have had exposure to him during his time here,” said Michelle Faber, a pediatrician with Southfield Pediatrics and Orthodox. SAFETY ISSUES Measles is a highly contagious, vaccine-preventable disease spread by direct person-to-person contact and through the air. The virus can live for up to two hours after an infected person leaves, according to Dr. Carl Lauter, a specialist in infectious diseases and allergy and immunology at William Beaumont Hospital. Symptoms typically present within seven to 14 days after exposure but can appear up to 21 days later and include a rash, high fever, cough, runny nose, red, watery eyes and small white lesions in the patient’s mouth. Those who have been vaccinated for measles or previously had the measles are not at risk for contracting the disease, but approximately 90 percent of those who have not been vaccinated and become exposed will develop it. Faber’s pediatric office received inqui-
ries from concerned parents, and she heard from family and friends asking for advice. Her office treats a number of Orthodox patients. She said the vast majority of them are vaccinated. “Not everyone is vaccinated, but I have more non-Jewish, non-religious patients who are unvaccinated than I do religious patients who are unvaccinated,” she said. “Most religious leaders in the Jewish community are in favor of vaccinating.” Lauter added there is a small percentage of sects from all religions that tell their congregants not to vaccinate, but such advice is based on misinformation. He said there is nothing in the interpretations of the Torah that say not to vaccinate. Michigan law requires children enrolled in public or private schools, licensed day care centers and preschools to be vaccinated unless there is a medical reason for exemption. Parents who want to opt out based on philosophical or religious objections must get a waiver from their county health department; private schools can choose not to accept waivers. Recommendations for the MMR (measles, mumps and rubella) vaccination are to administer the first dose between age 12-15 months with the second dose at age 4. Faber tells concerned continued on page 14
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TAKING CAUTION “Being cautious is important,� said Faber, who suggests unvaccinated children avoid public areas. “Otherwise, there is no reason to avoid going out.� Still, the case has some individuals concerned. Ben Jacobovitz of Oak Park worries about his 8-month-old son being exposed if others in the community contract the disease. At press time, no secondary cases have been reported, the health department stated. “All the festivities surrounding Purim (Thursday) such as the Megillah reading, seudahs (special Purim meals) and delivering of mishloach manot, seemed like a perfect place for this to spread,� Jacobovitz said. “I hate having to worry about something I shouldn’t have to worry about, but I am concerned the Ben Jacobovitz vaccination rate in our community may be less than optimal.� He was deciding whether to vaccinate his son before his first birthday; he plans to keep him home on Purim. Erin Stiebel was also erring on the side of caution last week when she sent her mother to One Stop — without her children — to buy treats for their mishloach manot. Others in the community are less concerned. A Yeshiva Gedolah rabbi, preferring anonymity, said school officials are not worried the infected individual visited the yeshivah because “we have a very strong vaccination policy and everyone here — teachers and students — are vaccinated.� A spokesperson from One Stop Kosher Market, also anonymous, said that since the grocery store was identified as one of the places of potential exposure, there has not been a decrease in business. “People are asking questions, but
we really don’t know anything more than what everyone was told. We don’t know who it was. We don’t know what time he was here. We really don’t have any more information.â€? Unfortunately, cases of measles are not unknown to the Jewish community. In the fall, members of a local Orthodox family contracted the disease. And, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention website, last year there were 17 measles outbreaks in the United States. Three of those outbreaks occurred in New York and New Jersey and contributed to the majority of the cases. “Cases in those states occurred primarily among unvaccinated people in Orthodox Jewish communities. These outbreaks were associated with travelers who brought measles back from Israel, where a large outbreak is occurring,â€? the CDC website reported. This year, from Jan. 1, 2019, through March 7, 2019, there were 228 confirmed cases of measles in 12 states. Between March 2018 and January 2019, more than 3,400 people living in Israel were infected with the disease, according to the State of Israel Ministry of Health website. In November, Erin Stiebel, also an educator at Partners Detroit, canceled a Partners’ Israel trip designed exclusively for young Jewish couples and their babies under age 1. Six families were scheduled to participate in the 10-day trip when the number of reported measles cases became highly concerning. After monitoring the situation closely and consulting with various medical experts, they decided to cancel the trip a few days before their departure date. “The risk was just too high for what we felt was a luxury trip to Israel,â€? Stiebel said. Whenever there is word that the Orthodox community is impacted by a case of the measles, there are those who feel it puts the community in an unnecessarily negative light. “This community is very health aware and as likely as any other population to vaccinate. From this particular story, I think we can see a beautiful part of our community and how we open our doors to complete strangers and help with donations,â€? said Rabbi Simcha Tolwin, executive director of Aish HaTorah Detroit. â–
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n Dec. 6, 1987, a father took his 9-year-old daughter to Washington, D.C., to march on Freedom Sunday for Soviet Jews. “I can’t say that at 9 I really understood it, but I have this picture of me marching with my father and I keep it close,” Halie Soifer said. This march, along with an upbringing in Jewish culture by Halie Soifer democratic parents and multiple stints in Israel, contributed to a career in foreign policy for Soifer, the first executive director of the Washington D.C.-based Jewish Democratic Council of America (JDCA). Launched in 2017, it defines itself as “the voice for Jewish Democrats and socially liberal, pro-Israel values.” “I grew up in East Lansing,” Soifer said. “At a young age, my parents wanted to instill in me connections to the Jewish community and Israel … This connection turned into the foundation for my career.” Her parents are Sandy Kirsch Soifer, retired executive director of the Michigan Women’s Hall of Fame, and the late Howard Soifer, who was president of Shaarey Zedek in East Lansing. Soifer spent her summers at Camp Tamarack, studied abroad at Tel Aviv University and completed her first internship at the U.S. Embassy there. After spending an election year in Tel Aviv, she decided to pursue a career in foreign relations in Washington, D.C. Her goals were to highlight values important to the Jewish community and support U.S. military assistance in Israel. Promoting equality, human rights, anti-discrimination, protecting the environment, anti-Semitism, common sense gun reform and access to health care are all part of Soifer’s agenda. Among her first roles was heading Jewish outreach in Florida for the Obama campaign in 2008. “That opportunity allowed me to use my ties to the Jewish community and my understanding of its values to explain
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values. “Halie Soifer has been a fantastic leader. The JDCA does critical advocacy work on values we share as Jewish Democrats, like a commitment to environmental stewardship and social progress. Halie’s passion for JDCA’s work is clear — she’s a leader in the Jewish Democratic community, and it’s been great to work with her,” Slotkin said. Additionally, the JDCA endorsed Michigan’s Andy Levin in the 9th District, another Jewish politician, and 55 other candidates; 80 percent won.
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why President Obama’s policies aligned with those values,” Soifer said. MOBILIZING IN MICHIGAN More recently, she helped the cause during the 2018 midterms, by endorsing Haley Stevens and Elissa Slotkin, both Democrats elected to the House of Representatives for Michigan’s 11th and 8th districts, respectively. Soifer’s vision and leadership are making a difference and inspiring the next generation, according to Stevens. “Halie Soifer’s incredible vision brought together community leaders and inspired action through smart power, policy and drive,” Stevens said. “In particular, I remember meeting the Stevens young people driven to
get involved in politics for the first time because of Halie and the JDCA. I look forward to working with them for years to come, and I’m excited to watch the continued growth and success of the JDCA.” Soifer and the JDCA went door-todoor for Stevens. She recalled one specific outing in Birmingham, the day after the Pittsburgh synagogue shooting. “To see the response from both the Jewish and non-Jewish communities was really remarkable,” she said. “NonJewish residents were giving us hugs of sympathy.” This was a turning point for some voters. “A Holocaust survivor told us he was not going to support Republicans, that Trump fueled the shooting,” Stevens said. Slotkin grew up in a small Jewish community like Soifer, an important factor in their connection and similar
Halie Soifer and Congresswoman Elissa Slotkin
A NATIONAL REACH Also on Soifer’s resume — she was national security adviser to Sen. Kamala Harris of California, foreign policy adviser for Sen. Ted Kaufman and Sen. Chris Coons, both of Delaware, and Rep. Robert Wexler of Florida as well as a speechwriter for an Israeli ambassador. Soifer transitioned to the JDCA because she believed she could have a bigger impact serving multiple politicians. As far as the 2020 election goes, Soifer says, “There’s a long field of 2020 contenders. We are not seeking a position of support for any one candidate at this stage, but we are watching them closely.” She lives with her husband and three children in Maryland. They are members of Adas Israel in Washington, D.C. ■
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Jews and Muslims comfort each other at a Sunday vigil at the Muslim Unity Center.
Standing in Solidarity Jewish community mourns with Muslims after massacre in Christchurch, New Zealand. STACY GITTLEMAN CONTRIBUTING WRITER
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n gestures of reciprocal love and unity that they received from their Muslim neighbors following the Pittsburgh Tree of Life massacre last October, rabbis, leaders and others in the Jewish community attended area mosques to mourn the New Zealand terror attacks that took the lives of 50 innocent Muslims while they prayed Friday, March 15. Hundreds gathered for Friday afternoon prayers at the Muslim Unity Center (MUC) in Bloomfield Hills. The parking lot and the men’s and women’s galleries filled to capacity as mourners of all faiths listened to the words of Imam Mohamed Almasmari. The MUC also held a vigil on Sunday, as did mosques in Dearborn and Detroit. Almasmari, who attended and spoke at a vigil held at Congregation Beth Shalom after the Pittsburgh murders, said that within hours of the New Zealand attack, he and his community had received an outpouring of love and solidarity from other faith and civic groups. “The most difficult moments bring out the best in us,” Almasmari said to a gathering of hundreds at last Friday’s afternoon prayers. “Even when there are disagreements among our religious leaders, we will always stand together in solidarity.” Rabbis from many congregations, including Adat ShalomSynagogue, Temple Beth El, Temple Israel and Kehilat Eytz Chayim, attended the vigils. At a Sunday vigil held at the Islamic Center of America in Dearborn, Rabbi Asher Lopatin of Kehillat Eytz Chaim spoke as a representative of the larger Jewish community. He said that upon entering the MUC on Friday to give comfort and
support, it was he who felt welcomed and comforted by those who gathered there to mourn. After he spoke, he delivered the El Rachamim prayer, which he said was very similar to the Islamic prayer one says when there is news that someone has been killed. “We have to stick together from now on,” he said. “When we see each other, we must ask each other if we are OK, how can I help you? The haters want to separate us from each other. Instead, let us make a commitment to fill our hearts with love and support for each other.” In a statement released on Monday, Rabbi Aaron Bergman of Adat Shalom expressed his congregation’s devastation to learn of yet another murder of innocent worshipers at prayer. Bergman said he reached out to the Anjumane Najmi Mosque in Farmington Hills, whose members were so kind to his congregation in the fall, and told them that Adat Shalom will be including them in their prayers. “The Muslim community is in mourning, not just in New Zealand, but all over the world and in our own neighborhoods,” he wrote. “I was so moved by the members of the Muslim community who reached out to the Jewish community after the shootings in Pittsburgh. They not only offered their condolences, but also helped the victims financially. “It is important that we as a synagogue now help those who are in such pain. Let us all find a way to be a source of light and comfort for those who grieve and for those whose lives were lost.” Bergman suggested donating to a crowdfunding site to help families of the victims at https://givealittle.co.nz/ cause/christchurch-shootingvictims-fund. ■
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adeline Peltz isn’t your average 24-year-old living in Washington, D.C. The young Media Matters for America researcher made a name for herself last week when she dug up shocking audio clips from Fox News host Tucker Carlson’s past. Peltz listened to hours of footage from host Bubba the Love Sponge’s radio show between 2006 and 2011, according to the Washington Post. While Carlson was a guest on the show, he repeatedly degraded women, insulted Muslims and credited white men for “creating civilization.” Peltz not only found the tapes but also outlined evidence over the past decade of Carlson’s insulting remarks in her Media Matters report, part of an ongoing investigation against Fox News. Peltz, who grew up in Chicago and went to Oberlin College, has both Jewish and Detroit roots. Her maternal grandfather, the late Bernard Goldman, grew up in Detroit and attended Central High School. In the report, Peltz emphasized Carlson’s growing following of neo-Nazis, who once referred to him as “a one-man gas chamber.” Media Matters’ decision to release these audio clips caused a flurry of enraged comments from both Carlson and his fan base last week. The discovery sparked a protest in front of Fox News headquarters
in New York last week, where Peltz joined crowds in solidarity as they waved signs and chanted in opposition to Carlson’s toxic rhetoric. In an interview with the Detroit Jewish News, Peltz says she has received misogynistic, anti-Semitic messages from Carlson fans and right-wing spokespeople on social media. While she says this isn’t the first time she has received hateful comments, she’s determined to stand her ground. “I am not afraid because I know that the fight against global anti-Semitism isn’t about the individual. It’s a pernicious lie slandering Jews of all practices and colors,” Peltz says. “The fight against it requires us to stand in solidarity with all marginalized communities, including Muslims, Palestinians, queer and gender non-conforming, and black and brown people.” In the midst of an outcry from Carlson’s supporters, Peltz has quickly become an inspiration to people who stand with her against bigotry. “I’ve gotten way more positive messages than hateful, which shows that Tucker Carlson’s bigotry is both extreme and overwhelmingly unpopular,” Peltz says. “It’s also illustrative that in order to defend him, Tucker’s supporters must resort to anti-Semitism, misogyny and calling me fat.” Carlson has complained that he’s a victim of bullying, but in this case, the “bully” is a 24-year-old who happens to be internet-savvy. ■
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‘Crime and Consequence’ A rabbi, lawyer and former prisoner explore the Jewish view of America’s justice system. BARBARA LEWIS CONTRIBUTING WRITER
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any Jews are familiar with the statement from the first chapter of Pirkei Avot that says the entire world rests on three things: Torah, prayer and good deeds. Fewer are aware that later in the same chapter three different things are cited: peace, truth and justice. Those concepts form the basis of the Jewish approach to criminal justice, said Rabbi Shneur Silberberg of the Tugman Bais Chabad Torah Center in West Bloomfield. Like a three-legged stool, taking away one of the three will cause the structure to collapse. “Crime and Consequence,” a six-part course presented by Chabad, focuses on Jewish perspectives of the American justice system. The series began last month and was offered by Bais Chabad; a similar course is currently being conducted by the Chabad Jewish Center of Bloomfield Hills. Both courses are under the aegis of the Jewish Learning Institute. The course’s first session at Bais Chabad, “Lock and Key,” examined American imprisonment practices from the perspectives of a rabbi, a defense attorney and a former inmate. Silberberg discussed the case of a man who was convicted of murder at age 17 and sentenced in 1976 to life in a maximum security prison with no chance of parole. In 2012, the Supreme Court ruled that life sentences without parole for minors were unconstitutional. While this offered another chance at a productive life for the prisoner, the victim’s family members were outraged he might walk free. Their viewpoints were opposites — and yet both are true, Silberberg said. “It’s a highly emotional situation. We
Frumeth Polasky of the Kosins Family Foundation, Steve Horowitz, Rabbi Shneur Silberberg and Sanford Schulman
need to decide which story is more true.” He noted that the Torah and Talmud do not mention incarceration as a punishment. The U.S. has the highest incarceration rates in the world, and that rate has grown enormously since 1972, when there were about 275,000 people imprisoned in the U.S., until now, when there are more than 2.2 million. Americans need to ask what they are trying to accomplish with incarceration: Is it retribution, incapacitation, deterrence or rehabilitation? We also need to ask if current practices make us tough on crime or tough on criminals, he said. The trend of recidivism rates for released prisoners, now more than 65 percent, implies that incarceration alone does little to stop crime. Sanford Schulman of West Bloomfield, a criminal defense attorney, noted many prisoners suffer from mental illness and
need treatment rather than imprisonment. Michigan ranks 47th in the nation in the number of beds for mental health patients; 21 Michigan psychiatric hospitals have closed since 1984. He decried minimum mandatory sentencing policies that strip judges of discretion. Steve Horowitz, 67, of West Bloomfield spent 18 years behind bars for selling cocaine. He doesn’t deny his crime or the appropriateness of his imprisonment, but he feels the mandatory minimum sentences can be unjust and out of proportion. Because of mandatory sentencing, he received a life sentence, though he was granted parole in November 2017. He also said prisons do little to rehabilitate inmates. “Ten years ago, they offered auto shop and other types of vocational training,” he said. “Now the most they offer are GED courses.” ■
Detroit Public TV’s (DPTV) Board of Trustees has elected Hannan Lis, principal and chief operating officer of The WW Group Inc., as its new chair. Timothy Nicholson, chief operating officer of PVS Chemicals, becomes chair-elect. “Under Hannan’s leadership, we will make great strides in our mission of tell-
ing the authentic story of Detroit, which we truly believe is the most important city in America.” said DPTV CEO Rich Homberg. Lis has been a member of the DPTV Board since 2011 and helped to guide governance, strategies and financial support for the station through its committees and as a charter member of the
Prison chaplains see the inherent worth of all humans, even those convicted of serious crimes. “I listen to what they’re going through,” said Rabbi Benny Greenwald, who works at Chabad’s Friendship House in West Bloomfield, a center dedicated to helping people who are isolated because of mental health or addiction problems — problems that sometimes land them in jail. Greenwald visits the Rabbi Benny Oakland County Jail regGreenwald ularly. Most of the men he sees there are those he knew through Friendship House, though the jail also refers prisoners who request a Jewish chaplain. Before moving from New York to West Bloomfield three years ago with his wife, Bluma, “Rabbi Benny,” 29, attended a program at Chabad’s Aleph Institute, founded by the late Lubavitcher Rebbe Menachem Schneerson in 1981 to respond to the needs of Jewish prisoners. The Aleph Institute also offers programs for prisoners’ families, post-prison re-entry programs and advocacy for alternative sentencing. As a chaplain, Greenwald listens to prisoners’ stories. In most of them, he sees people yearning for a sense of purpose. “People are complicated,” he said. “They may have done something wrong, but there’s a lot of beauty in them as well. If they are alive today, it means God wants them. “We need a justice system — the Torah calls for police and judges — but prison is not a Jewish concept,” Greenwald said. “People were created to be productive, and just locking them up denies them that ability. Rehabilitation would be a much better option, and I hope America can transition to that.” ■ — Barbara Lewis
station’s Smith Leadership Circle. “In a world with fake news, questionable journalistic standards and a changing media landscape, DPTV stands out as a unique source for quality information, news, music, arts, education, science and high-impact community relevance,” Lis said. ■
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hen a fellow physician asked Brett Ehrmann if his failing kidneys made him less sympathetic to patients with relatively minor woes, he quickly realized he views it differently. “It is actually the opposite — everyone has their own crosses to bear and I have been able to relate to people better because of my experience,” said the West Bloomfield native, who practices medicine and instructs at Weill Cornell Medicine in New York. Ehrmann, 31, was in middle school when his mother, Robin, was diagnosed with polycystic kidney disease. But since there was little to be done about the genetic condition at the time, he decided to wait until he was in medical school to find out for sure. “I had been prepared for the diagnosis, so it was more of a confirmation; but it was a still whirlwind of emotions. I knew what my mom had been through,” he said. “Since it is genetic, it is going to progress how it will progress and, in my experience, it is wasted energy to focus on things I can’t control.” And energy is not something he has a lot to spare; as the disease progresses, Ehrmann’s chief symptom is a lack of energy. Now he and his family, including parents, Robin (who received a transplant from a living donor 16 years ago) and Paul Ehrmann of West Bloomfield (both physicians and members of Congregation B’nai Moshe), are hoping to find a person willing to give a kidney in a living donor procedure. The waiting list for a kidney from a deceased donor has more than 100,000 people on it, which translates to at least five years. And a living kidney donation generally lasts longer and functions better.
The alternative would be dialysis, a grueling process that is usually three days a week for four hours at a time. “It would certainly help my kidneys do their job and keep me alive, but it is associated with a high risk of complications and poor long-term results,” Ehrmann explained in an email he’s circulated to friends and family. “A transplant would offer me much more freedom and the ability to live a longer, healthier, more normal life.” More than 50,000 people have given a kidney as a living donor, according to the National Kidney Registry. “Donating a kidney not only helps the person who receives the kidney, but also shortens the deceased donor wait list, helping others get a deceased donor kidney sooner,” says the groups’ website (kidneyregistry.org). “Also, all living donors are awarded points for their donation so if they ever need a kidney later in life, they will be given priority on the deceased donor list.” People need only one of their two kidneys to live a long, healthy life. Most donor surgery is done laparoscopically through a tiny incision near the belly button, has a very small risk of complications and requires about two weeks of recuperation. Medical costs are covered by the recipient’s insurance. It is unclear at this time if Brett’s brothers, Daniel and Zachary, are suitable donors. “We want to keep the word out,” noted Paul Ehrmann, who practices family medicine in Royal Oak. “The idea of an organ donation is such a mitzvah and such a wonderful thing someone could do for another human.” ■ Learn more about the living donor process, which begins with a blood test to determine a match, at cornell.donorscreen.org.
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Oakland University is hosting a lecture by Annabelle Gurwitch, an author, humorist, popular TV host and storyteller, to help celebrate the launch of its Cis Maisel Center for Judaic Studies and Community Engagement. The event takes place at 7 Annabelle p.m. Monday, April 8, Gurwitch in the Oakland Center Founders Ballroom B. Gurwitch is author of the New York Times best-selling memoir I See You Made an Effort: Compliments, Indignities and Survival Stories from the Edge of 50s. She uses the redemptive power of storytelling, aging, and Jewish and humanist-themed messages in her talks. The Cis Maisel Center for Judaic Studies and Community Engagement was created through a gift by Cis Maisel, a community leader and a staunch advocate for education. The center will focus on the study of Judaism from an academic standpoint
as well as provide an important space for research to enhance the understanding of rich traditions of Judaism from around the world. She hopes the center will create new collaborations and build a new level of understanding about Judaism in southeast Michigan and beyond. Professor Michael Pytlik is its director. “The Maisel Center will allow OU to develop ongoing programs and series, host lectures, display cultural artifacts and collaborate with other institutions and community groups in new and exciting ways,” Pytlik said. “The Jewish community has been involved with Wayne State and the University of Michigan, but not so much with Oakland. I felt they should be more involved with the Jewish community,” Maisel said. “I am always directed by my [late] husband Manny and he was always interested in education.” The lecture is free, but RSVPs are required: oakland.edu/giving/rsvp. Free self-parking in the lot at 331 Meadow Brook Road. For details, call (248) 370-4916. ■
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Rabbi Yedwab of Temple Israel Leads House Invocation ALLISON JACOBS DIGITAL EDITOR
State Rep. Ryan Berman of Commerce Township welcomed Rabbi Paul Yedwab to the state Capitol to give the invocation for the Michigan House of Representatives on Tuesday, Feb. 26. Yedwab serves at Temple Israel in West Bloomfield and was invited to speak by Rep. Berman, a long-time congregant. The rabbi shared he was “shepping nachas” (very proud) of Rep. Berman’s many accomplishments. In recognizing Rep. Berman, he also provided a message of solidarity for the Michigan House of Representatives: “… We have faith in your human hearts and pray that you will rec-
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Rabbi Yedwab and State Rep. Ryan Berman
ognize that the representative sitting across the political aisle from you may also have the very best of intentions. For I know you will agree with me, that the welfare of our great state stands above any partisan divisions that might divide us.” Yedwab ended with an emphasis on the hard work accomplished by the Michigan government and encouraged a sense of hope across the entire state. ■
Frankel Jewish Academy (FJA) students competed for the second year in the Nadav Shoham Robotraffic Competition at the Technion University in Haifa, Israel. This year’s competition fosters robotics education, traffic safety and learning correct driving behavior. The FJA team received first place for its 3D CAD design of a fuel injector, which an expert judge called “professional quality.” The team is led by Elisha Cooper and Henry Tukel (FJA ’21) with support from STEAM Lab Director Simon Pinter (FJA ’06). A second trophy was awarded to the team for overall excellence. Of the 25 teams competing, FJA placed fifth in the Innovation Presentation on a braking alert system. The goal was to reduce rear-end collisions by making the brake lights more noticeable and flash faster in relation to harder/emergency braking to warn distracted drivers behind the stopping car. The team also collaborated on the written safety test, which was presented by Jack Harris (FJA ’21), commendably placing sixth, despite working with unfamiliar Israeli and EU traffic laws and signage. FJA’s robotic car, nicknamed “The FJA Autonomous Jaguar,” was completely torn down to its chassis and
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pieced electronically back together just a few weeks before the competition by Aiden Keenan (FJA ’20) and last year’s team member and special adviser Jonah Weinbaum (FJA ’19). They wrote the controlling code and algorithms from scratch. The car performed well and, while it did not place in the competition, the students learned an incredible amount to improve for future competitions. ■
Scholar-in-Residence Weekend with Dena Weiss Congregation Beth Ahm will explore the principle of Mar’it host Dena Weiss for its scholAyin and its moral implications. ar-in-residence weekend March At 12:30 p.m. March 30, there 29-30. Weiss is the Rosh Beit will be a Shabbat lunch and Midrasah at the Hadar Institute learn on “Independence and in New York City. Interdependence: When Do We Beth Ahm and B’nai Israel will Need to Stay Together and When Dena Weiss host Kabbalat Shabbat services Must We Strike Out on Our followed by dinner at 6 p.m. Friday, Own?” The discussion will address the March 29. Adults cost $25; children limitations of being in a community under 18 are free. Register by March and when you must leave peers to pur25 at cbahm.org/event/weissweekend. sue your own path. Advance registraAt 8:15 p.m. Weiss will talk about the tion is appreciated. ■ “value of keeping up appearances” and
Save the Date The Walk for Israel — this year on Sunday, May 5 — has a new home this year: Adat Shalom Synagogue, 29901 Middlebelt Road, Farmington Hills. There will be bouncies, Israeli music, games food, entertainment and fun for the whole family. Visit walkforisrael.org or follow it on Facebook for updates. ■
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Mark your calendars for April 7-14 as Bookstock returns to Livonia’s Laurel Park Place where bargains abound on used books and media. Proceeds from the sale benefit literacy and education projects throughout Detroit and Oakland, Wayne, Benzie, Washtenaw and Grand Traverse counties. JVS Human Services serves as the institutional home of Bookstock. Detroit News columnist Neal Rubin is Honorary Chairperson, and Alycia Meriweather, deputy superintendent of Detroit Public Schools Community District, is Bookstock’s Honorary Chancellor. The presenting sponsor is the Mike Morse Law Firm.
Bookstock’s pre-sale will kick-off on Sunday, April 7, at 8:15 a.m. There is a $20 admission charge for the pre-sale only, which runs through 11 a.m. Hours for the sale are Sundays 11 a.m.-6 p.m. and Monday through Saturday 10 a.m.- 9 p.m. New stock is added to the floor daily. Special events include “Monday Madness,” with spectacular giveaways, Teacher Appreciation days, a student essay competition, “Cookstock” and other special sales and drawings. For more information about Bookstook or a complete schedule, call (248) 645-7840, ext. 365, or visit bookstockmi.org. ■
Assuring that the painful legacy of the Holocaust and its survivors is never forgotten, the Holocaust Education Film Foundation (HEFF), a nonprofit organization, was recently launched. Aimed at preserving the impactful stories of Holocaust survivors through film, an interactive online community and educational programs, HEFF seeks to educate people at a time when recent polls show many millennials know little about one of the most horrific chapters in modern history. HEFF’s main objective will be to produce full-length documentaries with Holocaust survivors from around the world, sharing their impactful and astounding stories through the medium of film. The first documentary, released in 2018, was To Auschwitz & Back: The Joe Engel Story, a riveting recounting of faith, renewal, inner strength and redemption following the story of Engel, 91, who was taken by the Nazis at age 14 and never saw his family again. From his experiences in the Warsaw Ghetto and the notorious concentration camps Auschwitz and Birkenau to his incredible escape from a death train at 17, The Joe Engel Story vividly brings to life one man’s journey to hell and back. This May, HEFF will release Surviving
Birkenau: The Dr. Susan Spatz Story. Born in Vienna in 1922, Spatz was an only child who lived a life of privilege until the Nazis invaded Austria, and she and her mother found themselves deported to Theresienstadt. Ultimately, they were separated, and Susan was interned at the notorious Birkenau death camp, where she survived an astonishing two years before a long and brutal death march led her instead to liberation. “At a time when anti-Semitism is on the rise around the world, we’re looking to both educate and inspire,” says Small, also the filmmaker behind the Joe Engel and Susan Spatz stories. Additional full-length survivor documentaries to follow in 2019 include From the Holocaust to Hollywood: The Robert Clary Story, the real-life story of the Hogan’s Heroes star who was liberated from Buchenwald in 1945, and I Ride For The Living: The Marcel Zielinski Story, which follows the story of Zielinski, who was liberated from Birkenau/Auschwitz at 10 years old and now keeps memories alive through the Ride for the Living, a 60-mile cycling event between Auschwitz and the JCC Krakow where the ride was created. All HEFF documentaries will be released worldwide through Dreamscape Media. ■
Woll Garden Welcome spring with a visit to Beth Ahm’s Louis and Fay Woll Memorial Bible Garden. Located at 5075 W. Maple Road, West Bloomfield, on the campus of Congregation Beth Ahm, the garden will soon be in full spring bloom, and people of all faiths are welcome to visit for learning and reflection. The garden is available for group tours as well as for informal individual visitation. The garden is open in the summer, fall and spring, from sunrise to sunset. There is no charge to visit the Woll Memorial Bible Garden, but donations are welcome. For more information, visit wollbiblegarden.org. ■
Urban Kibbutz Social Change Ameinu, in cooperation with Dror Israel, the largest urban kibbutz movement in Israel, is launching a new Israel program called Urban Kibbutz Social Change. The first cohort of the five-month program will begin in September and is recognized by Masa Israel Journey. Participants will live communally in Haifa, volunteer in a range of social action settings alongside their Israeli counterparts, study Hebrew and tour around Israel. Ameinu President Kenneth Bob said, “The distancing of young American
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Jews from Israel is well documented, and this program addresses that issue head on. By living and working side by side with progressive Israelis who are making a difference in their society, young liberal American Jews will experience Israel with all its challenges and complexities. This will help the participants develop their own connection to Israel and the people.” Program and registration information available at kibbutzprogramcenter. net,or contact Miki Golod, national program director, at (212) 366-1194 or mail@kibbutzprogramcenter.org. ■
Hadassah Greater Detroit’s Nurses Council Program The Hadassah Greater Detroit’s Nurses Council will hold its spring CEU program at 7 p.m. Thursday, April 11, in the demonstration kitchen at Henry Ford Hospital, 688 W. Maple Road, West Bloomfield. The program is open to the public. The program “Death Café,” aims to increase awareness of death with a view to helping people make the most of their (finite) lives. The speaker will be Merilynne Rush, MS, RB, BSN, founder of Ann Arbor Death Café and end-oflife doula educator. Cost of the program is $10 for members/$15 for non-members. RSVP by April 9 to Bonnie Topper-Bricker, (248) 320-6288 or bonnie.topper@gmail.com, or visit Hadassah.org/Detroit. ■
Holocaust Survivor Care Jewish Family Service received a grant from the Jewish Federations of North America’s Center for Advancing Holocaust Survivor Care. When combined with matching funds, this award will enable $140,000 in additional funding to continue innovative person-centered, trauma-informed programming for Holocaust survivors in partnership with Flint Jewish
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Seeking Terrific Teens! To shine the public spotlight on young people in our community, the JN, the Jewish Community Center and the Youth Professionals Network created Rising Stars: Teens Making a Difference, a showcase that will highlight 18 remarkable Jewish pre-teens and teens in the Metro Detroit area. Those selected will be featured in an issue of the JN and will also be recognized on the JN, JCC and JFamily social media pages. Nominees must live in Michigan, identify as Jewish and be students in grades 6-12; they can be self-nominated or may be nominated by others today through March 30. Nominees should be recognized for impact, contribution and/or achievement in areas including (but not limited) to:
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n 2016, Jordan Acker was playing basketball when he became very ill. His liver was shutting down, but doctors couldn’t determine the exact problem. His condition eventually landed him at the University of Michigan Hospital, where he received stellar medical treatment that put him back on the road to recovery. Once healed, Acker, of the Goodman Acker Jordan Acker Law firm in Southfield, was inspired to give back and to contribute to the political landscape. He figured U-M, his alma mater, was a good place to start. Three years later, he’s a newly elected regent at the university that saved his life. With 6,700 Jewish students, U-M has robust Jewish representation and an incredibly rich Jewish life, he says. Additionally, the U-M Hillel, founded in the 1920s, continues to be among the best. Jewish students add to the diversity of the campus; however, Jewish students are not completely free of the threat of anti-Semitism. “Because, yes, there are flaws,” Acker says. “For a lot of students, [the university] might be the first place they encounter anti-Semitism. And this will be part of their adult lives. But there’s really no better place to go from being a Jewish high schooler to a Jewish adult. There’s a support network here that’s second to none.” As Acker sees it, the university provides a fertile ground for those who experience discrimination to learn how to effectively handle it. And the Board of Regents plays a crucial role in this by enacting policies to fight discrimination and inequality on campus. Several years ago, it enacted Diversity, Equity, Inclusion (DEI) to bolster student awareness around issues like anti-Semitism. This was one reason Acker was moved to run for regent. The Board of Regents has traditionally been occupied by those with a few more years under their belts than Acker. He was
constantly told, “Young people don’t run for regents.” Acker was certain the board could benefit from a different generational viewpoint, so he went into full hustle mode, performing as a lawyer during the day, then spending his evenings and weekends meeting people all over the state. He visited more than 50 counties and tallied more than 35,000 miles on his car to win the Democratic nomination. Acker was sworn in Jan. 1. Along with the challenges the board faces in building awareness around anti-Semitism and other forms of discrimination, it also continues to take a stand against the BDS (Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions) movement. “BDS comes and goes in waves,” Acker says. “It’s certainly something that has picked up steam in the last few years.” As a Zionist, liberal and progressive, Acker regards BDS as counterproductive. In its one-pointed focus, it does nothing to promote peace and work toward cooperation, he says. At its worst, it is considered anti-Semitic. “With the changeover in the board, the line against BDS is maintained,” Acker says. “This is the biggest thing we can do to lessen anti-Semitism.” He credits university President Mark Schlissel and Provost Martin Philbert for striking a balance between the academic freedom of students and professors with the rights of groups on campus. The board also continues to make it clear that boycotts of Israeli institutions have no support in the university administration. “Divestment makes no sense,” Acker says. “The university has a fiduciary responsibility to the people of Michigan. The people have made it clear they want the university’s investments protected and are in support of the state of Israel.” The anti-BDS stance is a regentapproved policy and one which Acker and the board intend to keep moving forward. ■
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Scotty Felsenfeld Each month, The Well highlights an amazing (and eligible!) individual. The Well has agreed to share its Q & As with these amazing singles with the JN. This month, The Well has a conversation with NJP Scotty Felsenfeld.
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friend Adam Luger for allowing me to join his team of talented professionals who do this job. What I love most is being able to capture these moments for people that they will be able to hold on to and treasure. I feel very grateful to be a part of their journey and to give them this gift that they will remember for years to come. Q: It’s clear from your jobs that the arts and creativity are important to you. Where else has that been present in your life? SF: My grandfather is one of the funniest people I know. When he was younger, he was in the arts doing pantomime acts and acting in movies and commercials. He was always entertaining us when we were younger. I believe he’s where I get my talent from. I mean, the guy can tell me a joke now that makes my family and me burst out laughing, and he’s 94! Q: You’ve performed quite a bit, as both a musician and actor. What’s been your favorite performance? SF: Hmm. This is a tough one. My favorite performance as a musician would be the time my bandmate Josh Zimberg and I walked into the Leo’s Coney Island on Main Street and started playing “Hey Jude.” The entire restaurant sang along. It was beautiful. We got thrown out shortly after. As an actor, I recently performed one of my grandfather’s own routines for him during his 94th birthday party as a surprise. The look on his face was priceless. It made him incredibly happy, and it’s a moment I’ll never forget. Q: You have a tattoo that says “Slow Down” and looks like a road sign. Can you tell us more about that? SF: I do! This is hard to explain in a few sentences, but the gist of it is that life is too short and hectic — we need to remind ourselves to slow down when our thoughts and feelings start to snowball, take a breath and calm ourselves. As someone with anxiety, I remind myself all the time to breathe and slow down when life seems out of control. Additionally, one of my mother’s brothers passed away at a young age, and it was then I realized that life can pass by pretty quick, so I wear it as a reminder to myself and to others. I also have two other tattoos, but those are stories for another time … Q: Where would you most like to travel to that you haven’t visited? SF: Probably France. I took French
throughout high school and college, so I’d like to try and test my remembrance of the language where it’s spoken at some point. Plus, I hear it’s a beautiful place to visit. Q: How do you like to give back to the community/others? SF: I give every year to the Human Fund and, when I can, I give to causes that hit home. I’m trying to reach out to the community more and hope to be able to with the aid of The Well. Q: What’s your favorite Jewish holiday and why? SF: My favorite Jewish holiday would have to be Chanukah. It always reminds me of when my family used to have a big gathering and we’d get presents and sing and dance. It was a blast. My mother also makes the best homemade latkes on this Earth. Q: Fav Jewish food? SF: Besides my mom’s latkes, it may be strange to some, but I love gefilte fish. My grandmother used to make it from scratch and it’s absolutely delicious. Q: What accomplishment are you most proud of? SF: I went on Birthright the summer of 2010 by myself. This was huge for me as I never really traveled much, and I got to connect with my Israeli cousins for the first time. And not only that, I met one of my best friends and even stood up in his wedding. Q: Would you rather win an Olympic Medal (for what sport?), an Academy Award (in what category?) or Nobel Prize (in what)? SF: I would definitely want to win an Academy Award — for either acting or editing. It’s honestly a long-term goal. I think it’ll happen. Q: Best movie ever made, hands down? SF: It’s tough, but it’s gotta be Shrek the Third. KIDDING! This is another tough one, but it’s a toss-up between 2001: A Space Odyssey, Back to the Future, That Thing You Do, Shawshank Redemption, Casablanca and Fargo. Q: How about a fun fact? SF: I was a stand-in for Jesse Eisenberg in the movie 30 Minutes or Less. I got to hang with him, Aziz Ansari, Nick Swardson and Danny McBride for eight weeks in Grand Rapids. My hand is also in the trailer. ■ Read more at meetyouatthewell.org. Want to meet Scotty? Email Rabbi Dan Horwitz at dan@ meetyouatthewell.org for an introduction.
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Seth Joshua Davidson, son of Ellyn and Jon Davidson and brother of Lacey and Brett, will chant from the Torah as he becomes a bar mitzvah at Temple Israel in West Bloomfield on Friday, March 22, 2019. He is the grandchild of Vicki and Ben Craine, and the late Stuart and Joan Davidson. He is also the great-grandchild of Lucille Miller. Seth is a student at Norup International School in Oak Park. For his mitzvah project, he volunteered at a weekly Team GUTS golf clinic for children with special needs, helping them build self-confidence in a safe and inclusive environment.
Isabelle Lillian Geller will become a bat mitzvah on Saturday, March 23, 2019, at Adat Shalom Synagogue in Farmington Hills. Participating in the ceremony will be her parents, Rachel and Benjamin, and her brother Joshua. Proud grandparents are Barbara and Dr. Stephan R. Morse of Franklin. Isabelle is also the granddaughter of the late Rochelle and Howard Geller. Isabelle is a seventh-grade student at Hillel Day School of Metropolitan Detroit in Farmington Hills. For her mitzvah project, she enjoyed volunteering at Yad Ezra in Berkley.
Ellie Madison Frank, daughter of Mikki and Ivan Frank, will lead the congregation in prayer on the occasion of her bat mitzvah on Saturday, March 23, 2019, at Temple Israel in West Bloomfield. She will be joined in celebration by her siblings Mia and Charlie and proud grandparents Rochelle and Stewart Frank, Sarah Frank, Elaine and Lee Weinstein, and Davee and Don Cucco. Ellie is a student a Berkshire Middle School in Birmingham. Over this past year, she volunteered to lead a number of Friday night services at Jewish Senior Life’s Fleischman Residence in West Bloomfield as part of her mitzvah experience. She found this to be the most rewarding of her many mitzvah projects.
Alexis Lynn Gotlieb, daughter of Marci and Ryan Gotlieb, will become a bat mitzvah Saturday, March 23, 2019, at The Temple in Atlanta, Ga. She will be joined in celebration by her brothers Josh and Zachary and proud grandparents Dr. Norman and Dee Dee Lynn of West Bloomfield, and Raymond and Rosalie Gotlieb of Birmingham, Ala Alexis is a seventh-grader at Ridgeview Charter Middle School. For one of her mitzvah projects, she volunteered at Berman Commons, an assisted living and memory care Jewish home community in Atlanta.
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knowledge, skills and their commitn the classic movie History of the World, Mel Brooks plays King Louis ment to Jewish values. Because of the rabbinic revolution, of France during the 18th-century the roll of kohanim has changed draFrench Revolution. Exemplifying the matically. Today, they primarily perexcesses of the pre-statehood French form ritualistic functions. In fact, the monarchy, Brooks finishes many a scene with the now-famous expression, Conservative rabbinate has lifted some of the ancient prohibitions on “It’s good to be the king.” kohanim, and the Reform moveThe irony, of course, is that ment has disbanded with the it was good to be the king priestly caste system altogether. until the French Revolution Indeed, the role of the modern took place and the king lost kohen bears little resemblance to his head. that of his ancestors. I can’t help but think of the But it also means that there French Revolution as we come Rabbi Aaron Starr is no inherent system for the to this week’s Torah portion. transition of leadership from one Tzav informs us that, calling generation to the next. Rather, in forward Aaron and his sons, Parshat Tzav: each generation, our community Moses himself bathed these Leviticus turns to passionate, commitsoon-to-be kohanim: priests of 6:1-8:36; ted and learned individuals to the Jewish people. He dressed Jeremiah assume the mantle of leadership. them, armed them with the 7:21-8:3, This is true for our people, appropriate ritual tools and 9:22-23. especially within our communal anointed them formally. agencies and synagogues. Having They were not kings, but shifted focus millennia ago from linperhaps even more important. The eage to learning, we can no longer priests’ job was to maintain the pracassume there will always be people to tice of sacrifices: the system by which fulfill leadership roles. Each of us must our people connected to God. Their do his/her part so that Judaism may honor and that of all the priests who continue to shape our lives and that of followed derived from their lineage. our children so that we might continue If Aaron’s descendants continued to to serve as a light to the other nations. have children, the priesthood of Israel May God bless each of us that we would continue. Indeed, it was good to might step forward to serve our people be the Kohen. and our community with wisdom, pasYet, like France of the late 19th cension and compassion. The priesthood tury, the kohanim were also victims of is gone. It’s up to us, now. ■ a revolution. With the destruction of the Holy Temple, the sacrificial service Rabbi Aaron Starr is spiritual leader of came to an end. In an act of renaisCongregation Shaarey Zedek in Southfield. sance and transformation, the rabbis replaced sacrifices with prayer, and the CONVERSATIONS value of learning replaced the impor• What can you do to strengthen tance of lineage. Judaism and the Jewish people? The rabbis, to keep Judaism follow• To what leadership role might you ing the destruction, essentially beheadaspire within your favorite agency or ed the priesthood (though not priests). synagogue? No longer were the leaders of the Jewish people simply born; now they • What aspects of leadership must had to be made. Since then, Jewish we look for in today’s Jewish leadleaders earn their positions based on ers?
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arts&life food/on the cover The handy buttons on the front let you pick how you want to cook (soup, stew, bake, steam, etc.). You can saute or brown foods in the same pot you use to cook, so it truly is one-pot cooking. And because the pot itself is removable, you can take it out of the machine and chill just the pot (not the entire machine). So, set aside any fears and get started. Here are some of my go-to Instant Pot recipes. Go online at thejewishnews.com to find additional recipes for Tzimmes, another chicken dish, and Cauliflower Mash with Chickpeas, Za’atar, Cumin, Figs, Raisins and Almonds.
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extolled the virtues of the Instant Pot (an appliance then unknown to me), with its computer controls and twist-off lid. An obsession was born. Now I “Instant Pot” (a verb I use) a lot for work and personally because it’s so fast and easy. I have three Instant Pots and, with so many accessories out there, ever-increasing possibilities abound. I still own three slow cookers I seldom ever use because I find them to be too much work (rarely just “set it and forget it”) and too slow. Here’s the difference: A slow-cooker cooks low and gently for many hours, and mostly with added liquid. The liner is usually ceramic, so you can’t place it on the stove to pre-brown food. And, if you are afraid to leave the house with an appliance on, you have to stay home all day. An Instant Pot is a “multi-cooker.” It has many functions (including slow cooking).
SALMON WITH SPINACH AND POTATOES 1½ pounds tiny new potatoes (about 1½- to 2-inch diameter) any color, halved 3 Tbsp. extra virgin olive oil 2 tsp. minced garlic Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper 4 cups packed baby spinach leaves 4 5- to 6-ounce center-cut salmon fillets Cayenne pepper to taste 3 Tbsp. fresh lemon juice Fresh chopped dill, parsley or a combination, garnish Pour the oil into the pot. Add the potatoes and saute until the cut sides are mostly golden. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Sprinkle the garlic over. Place the Instant Pot rack in the pot, resting on the potatoes. Place the spinach on top of the rack. Arrange the salmon pieces, skin side down over the spinach. Season well with salt and pepper and pour the lemon juice over. Close and lock the lid. Press the manual or pressure cook setting and then the “-” (minus) button until 25 minutes is displayed (it takes some time for the machine to heat up). When finished, carefully turn the steam valve to the venting position to release the pressure. Serve the salmon with spinach and potatoes. Adjust seasonings to taste and serve with the dill and/or parsley sprinkled over the top. Makes 4 servings.
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Top 5 Fears Take the pressure off using your Instant Pot. 1. It will explode. If don’t put the top on correctly, will I have a disaster? The machine will not explode. Ever. Plus, the machine will not turn on unless the lid is sealed correctly. And, because it’s controlled cooking, the pressure will never be enough to send the lid into the air or your face or anywhere else. 2. What if I fill the pot too much or too little? The pots come in different sizes (my three are all 6 quarts — enough to make dinner for 6 or soup/stew for more). It’s best to fill about twothirds full. 3. I will burn myself if I open the lid while the pot is hot. It is virtually impossible to open the lid of the pot if it is under pressure. That means either you wait until the machine is cool enough to open (about 10-15 minutes) or you manually release the pressure by opening the vent and releasing the steam (quick release, with a little turn of the lid valve). NOTE: I place a dish towel over the vent when I release the pressure to keep the steam from filling the room. 4. The food will be tough or overcooked or mushy. Since the steam (liquid) never goes away, everything truly remains moist. You can overcook ingredients like vegetables and pasta, which take mere minutes to go from fresh to mush, so always err on the side of less cooking. If you want to cook foods less, press cancel, release the steam and check. You can always cook more but not less. When the food is cooked, the Instant Pot will turn to an automatic warm setting. 5. What if I forget to add an ingredient before closing the lid and turning it on? No problem! Even if the lid is closed and the machine is on, until it reaches a certain temperature (takes 5-10 minutes), you can open the lid and add the ingredient. NOTE: Following recipes that give cooking times don’t always account for heating time. So once the pot is hot, cook times start there. It’s easy; don’t fret.
CHICKEN SOUP 2 Tbsp. olive oil 2 cups unpeeled, chopped onions (not chopped finely) 2 stalks celery cut into 1-inch pieces (including leafy tops) 1½ cups carrot rings (about 1-inch thick) 1-2 parsnips (about ½ pound), cut into 4 pieces 2 tsp. chopped fresh garlic, optional 2 tsp. kosher salt 1 tsp. pepper 4 sprigs of parsley, with stems (uncut) 1 stem fresh dill (with stems) 1 whole chicken (with skin and bones), about 2-3 pounds, cut into 8 pieces Water
Float fresh parsley in the soup before serving. Makes 8-12 servings. BALSAMIC CHICKEN WITH HONEY 2 Tbsp. extra virgin olive oil 2 cups chopped red or bermuda onions 3-6 boneless and skinless chicken breasts (about 2½ pounds). If large, cut into smaller portions Kosher salt and pepper to taste Cayenne pepper to taste 1 can diced tomatoes with juice 1 pint grape tomatoes, halved 1 cup chicken broth 1/3 cup balsamic vinegar ¼ cup honey 2 tsp. fresh thyme Chopped parsley, for garnish
Turn the Instant Pot to the saute setting. Add the oil, onions and celery and cook, stirring occasionally until the onions are softened but not browned, about 3 minutes. Add carrots, parsnips, garlic, salt, pepper, parsley and dill. Add the chicken pieces and enough water to cover the ingredients and to 2 inches from the top of pot. Close and lock the lid. Set the Instant Pot to the soup setting which usually cooks for about 30 minutes. Turn the pot off (cancel) and allow the soup to cool enough to unlock the lid. Remove the chicken from the pot to a dish to cool. Use a sieve or a cheesecloth-lined colander to strain the broth into another vessel. Do not return the vegetables to the soup. Shred or chop some of the chicken and return it to the soup. Taste the soup and adjust salt to taste. NOTE: If you like your soup richer, cook the broth until reduced somewhat.
Turn the Instant Pot to the saute setting. Add the oil and onions and cook until softened but not browned. Arrange the breasts on top of the onions. Add the remaining ingredients (do not stir). Season the breasts well with salt and pepper. Turn Instant Pot to manual or pressure cook function and press high pressure. Cook 20 minutes (10 minutes of that is heating time). Once done, release pressure. Taste the sauce and adjust seasonings to taste. Serve the chicken with the sauce spooned over and garnished with fresh parsley. Makes 6 servings. RATATOUILLE 2 Tbsp. extra-virgin olive oil 1 large red onion, chopped (2 cups) 1 Tbsp. minced garlic 1 medium eggplant, cut into 1-inch cubes (6 cups) continued on page 38
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“I grew up in a Conservative family onathan Taylor and Josh Harlow outside Boston and went to a Jewish came to know each other as musiday school. Separately, I was engaging cians before they came to know in jazz and other kinds of instrumental each other as friends. music on piano and percussions. To Taylor, a percussionist, and Harlow, put these two streams of things togetha pianist, performed throughout Ann er with somebody I like is great.” Arbor as their careers expanded with Taylor thinks that combined appearances. discussion of the Their immersion in unique melodies served jazz improvisation and details as motivation for trancomposing launched 8-10 p.m. Friday, March 29, scribing, arranging and their bond. at Kerrytown Concert House performing them. The friendship led in Ann Arbor. $10-$15. “We spent time on to the discovery of a Kerrytownconcerthouse.com. our own and then common observance (734) 769-2999. worked together to colin their separate family laborate on new ideas celebrations of Passover. and ways to present the Instead of relying on music,” says Taylor, 28, who regularly traditional melodies for songs voiced introduces song cycles of his original around seder tables, each family comcompositions and appears with a band bined widely used lyrics with unique called Saajtak in presenting electronic melodies passed along by their indiand hard rock numbers. vidual forebears. In each family, the “The idea is to transmit music so distinct yet different melodies traced back to 18th- and 19th-century villages that it can continue to survive and also embody the spirit of the music. In our of Ukraine and Poland. performances, we discuss our families With that discovery, the two develand history of the music as we know oped Teiku (Hebrew for unanswered it.” question) to document, revitalize Both Taylor and Harlow, who have and perform each other’s familiar appeared at Kerrytown in other protunes. When they appear March 29 grams, teach privately. Taylor, who at Kerrytown Concert House in Ann grew up in Ann Arbor, completed a Arbor, the friends will be joined by jazz studies program at the University other musicians to introduce forward-looking adaptations of the ances- of Michigan. Harlow was in a similar program at the Oberlin Conservatory tral sounds. of Music. The concert will include saxo“Since we started performing Teiku, phonist-clarinetist Peter Formanek people have approached us with and bassists John Lindberg and Will Passover melodies from their families,” McEvoy. says Taylor, who will participate in a “Teiku feels like something that’s traditional family seder in contrast to bringing together two aspects of my Harlow’s more improv plans with famlife that formerly were completely ily travels to Iceland over this holiday. separate,” says Harlow, 24, now living “As a side project, we’d like to docuin Chicago and regularly performing ment other people’s melodies for an jazz in a duo with Formanek and psyarchive and arrange them for the band chedelic rock in a duo with drummer repertoire.” ■ Emerson Hunton.
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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 27 TO BETTER HEALTH 1-3:30 pm, March 27. At Jewish Family Service, 25900 Greenfield Road, Oak Park. Personal Action Toward Health is a program that teaches strategies for dayto-day management of chronic and long-term conditions. Free. Open to adults, their families and friends and caregivers. RSVP: Olga Semenova, 248-592-2662. DROP IN & LEARN 1 pm, March 27. “Tides of Change: Israel’s Elections and What They Mean for Israeli Jewish Identity” at Beth Ahm. A videostream of a Shalom Hartman Institute webinar, featuring Hartman Bay Area Scholar in Residence Tomer Persico in conversation with Rabbi Carla Fenves of Cong. Emanu-El in San Francisco. Brief informal discussion follows. Free and open to the community; no reservations needed. 5075 W. Maple Road, West Bloomfield. Info: Nancy Kaplan, 248-737-1931 or nancyellen879@att.net MONTH IN REVIEW 2 pm, March 27. At Temple Kol Ami. Join David Higer, a retired social studies teacher, as he
reviews the highlights of the month’s current events. Free and open to the community. RSVP to cspektor@tkolami.org or 248-6610040. ANNIVERSARY MARKED 7 pm, March 27. Congregation Shaarey Zedek of East Lansing will celebrate its 100th anniversary. Rabbi Rick Jacobs, president of the Union for Reform Judaism, will speak at the temple,1924 Coolidge Road in East Lansing. His topic: “Reimagining Reform Jewish Life in the 21st Century.” Info: 517351-3570. SEPHARDIC IDENTITIES 8:30 am-5:30 pm, March 27. University of Michigan Frankel Center for Judaic Studies will hold an institute symposium on “Sephardic Identities, Medieval and Early Modern.” Rackham Building Assembly Hall, Ann Arbor. Info: judaicstudies@umich.edu or 734763-9047.
SATURDAY, MARCH 30 HAVDALAH HANGOUT 4 pm March 30. At Temple Emanu-El, 14450 W. 10 Mile Road, Oak Park. Add some light to your Saturday night with NEXTGen Detroit and JFamily Detroit. An early evening of activities, crafts and family fun for children up to age 4. $18 per family before noon on Friday, March 22; $25 per family until Thursday, March 28. Register at jewishdetroit.org. Info: Lauren Rubin, 248-502-2854.
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CHAMBER MUSIC CONCERT Revered worldwide as a pianist’s pianist, Chamber Music Society of Detroit favorite Richard Goode returns with the brilliant young soprano Sarah Shafer for a concert of works for solo piano and songs by Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert, Debussy and Fauré. The concert takes place at 8 p.m. at Seligman Performing Arts Center, 22305 W. 13 Mile Road in Beverly Hills. Tickets range from $25-$70 for adults and $12.50$35.00 for students; available at 313335-3300 or online at CMSDetroit.org.
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MARCH 24 NATURE EXPERIENCE Head to the Farmington Hills Nature Center at Heritage Park from 1-2:30 p.m. for the “Nature Makerspace Experience” and find out why the Makerspace Movement is making waves in education. Experience how the Nature Center is becoming a hub for young scientists and engineers to dream, plan, invent and test. Participants will design and create using nature as an inspiration to solve challenges. The program is designed for ages 6 and up. The cost is $2 per child. This is a drop-off program. Register at the Costick Center or at recreg.fhgov.com. Heritage Park is located at 24915 Farmington Road, between 10 and 11 Mile roads.
MARCH 28 DETROIT DOCUMENTARY Set your DVR to record Detroit 48202 9:30 p.m. Thursday, March 28, on Detroit Public Television. Jewish filmmaker and director Pam Sporn, a graduate of Cass Tech, created an imaginative documentary that “examines the rise, demise and contested resurgence of Detroit through the eyes of postal carrier Wendell Watkins and the residents he has served for 30 years,” Sporn said in promotional materials. “The voices we hear reveal a multi-generational history of working-class Detroiters pushing against boundaries of racial and economic segregation.”
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MARCH 28 WHITE NATIONALISM DISCUSSION 7 pm, March 28. At the Holocaust Memorial Center in Farmington Hills. A moderated panel discussion on white nationalism, how Jews fit into this ideology and strategies for responding as a community. Program presented by NEXTGen Detroit, Holocaust Memorial Center, Isaac Agree Downtown Synagogue, Michigan State University Serling Institute for Jewish Studies and Modern Israel (MSU Jewish Studies Program), Jewish Bar Association of Michigan, JCRC/AJC Detroit and Repair The World Detroit. Light kosher refreshments. Program is free, but registration is required by March 27 at jewishdetroit.org/event/white-nationalism. holds a monthly support group on the first Tuesday. Caregivers, families and friends of those with Alzheimer’s disease or any other form of dementia are welcome to attend. The group’s facilitator is Diane Schwartz, M.A., LPC. At Teitel Apartments in the Media Room. 15106 W. 10 Mile Road, Oak Park. Free. RSVP: dianemarshaschwartz@gmail.com or 928-4440151. HISTORICAL CHASIDISM 4-5:30 pm, April 2. U-M Frankel Center for Judaic Studies will host Marcin Wodzinski of the University of Wroclaw. Topic: “Space and Spirit, or How to continued on page 44
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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 3 MUSICAL INTERLUDE 1 pm, April 3. Shaarey Zedek Seniors will host Gary Sacco, vocalist, presenting the sounds of Frank Sinatra. At the synagogue. Free. Refreshments will be served. For more information, contact Janet Pont at 248-357-5544 or jpont@ shaareyzedek.org. DROP IN & LEARN 1 pm, April 3. “Nationalism, Marginalization and Jewish Peoplehood.� Beth Ahm will videostream a webinar featuring a conversation between scholars Yehuda Kurtzer and Micah Goodman, produced by the Shalom Hartman Institute in Jerusalem as part of the annual David Hartman Memorial Conference for a Jewish and Democratic Israel. Brief informal discussion follows. Free; no reservations needed. 5075 W. Maple Road, West Bloomfield. Info: Nancy Kaplan at 248737-1931 or nancyellen879@att.net. BEREAVEMENT SUPPORT 1:30-3 pm, April 3. At Shaarey Zedek, 27375 Bell Road, Southfield. For individuals who have experienced the death of a spouse or partner. Sponsored by National Council of Jewish Women. No charge; donations appreciated. RSVP: mail@ncjwmi.org or 248-355-3300.
RUSSIAN RENAISSANCE 7:30-9:30 pm, March 28. At the Berman Center for the Performing Arts. Russian Renaissance, a fourpiece group that uses authentic Russian folk instruments, emerged as the winners of the 2017 M-Prize Chamber competition. Contact the Berman Box Office, 248-661-1900, or theberman@jccdet.org for ticket information. WOMEN’S SEDER 6 pm, April 3. At Congregation Beth Shalom in Oak Park. Women of all faiths are invited to the event at the synagogue, 14601 Lincoln, Oak Park. The program includes a kosher, Passover-style dinner. Vegetarian meals are available upon request. The program will celebrate women’s contributions to the Exodus from Egypt and throughout Jewish history. Reservations are $30 for adults and $10 for girls ages 5-12. Paid reservations must be made by March 29. Mail checks to Congregation Beth Shalom, 14601 Lincoln, Oak Park. Info: 248-547-7970 or cbs@congbethshalom.org.
FRIDAY, APRIL 5 ROSH CHODESH STUDY GROUP 10-11 am, Friday, April 5. Sisterhood of Adat Shalom invites women from the community to welcome the new month of Nisan with a study session led by Rabbi Rachel Shere. At Adat Shalom Synagogue, Farmington Hills. No charge. RSVP: Rochelle.r.lieberman@ gmail.com or 248-553-2498. Compiled by Sy Manello/Editorial Assistant Send items at least 10 to 14 days in advance to calendar@thejewishnews.com.
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RONALD MICHAEL BRAND, 76, of Farmington Hills, died March 16, 2019. He is survived by his wife, Barbara Brand; son, Erik Brand; daughter and son-in-law, Marla and Kevin Hoffman; grandchildren, Evy, Benny and Jenna Hoffman; brothers and sister-in-law, Steven Brand, and Gregory and Gina Brand; brotherin-law and sisters-in-law, Ralph and Denise Mayers, and Joan Sherman Spector; other loving relatives and friends. Mr. Brand was the son of the late Bertha and the late Allen Brand; the son-in-law of the late Harry and the late Betty Mayers. Interment was at Beth El Memorial Park. Contributions may be made to the Parkinson’s Foundation of Michigan, 30400 Telegraph Road, Suite 150, Bingham Farms, MI 48025, parkinsonsmi.org; American Heart Association, 27777 Franklin Road, Suite 1150, Southfield, MI 48034, heart.org/HEARTORG; Karmanos Cancer Institute, 4100 John R, Mailcode: NCO6DS, Detroit, MI 48201, karmanos.org; or to a charity of one’s choice. Arrangements by Ira Kaufman Chapel. HARRY FRIEDMAN, 81, of Novi, died March 12, 2019. He is survived by his children, Marty and Jacky Friedman, Lynn Friedman Weiner and her fiance, Edward Reinstein, and Gayle Friedman Gold and Lorne Gold; grandchildren, Alicia, Amy and Aaron Friedman, Brandon Yarsike, Chad Weiner, and Maddie and Jackson Gold; brother and sisterin-law, Saul and Agnes Friedman; many loving nieces, nephews and cousins. Mr. Friedman was the loving brother of the late Bernice Friedman. Interment was at Machpelah Cemetery. Contributions may be made to Novi Public Library, 45255 W. 10 Mile Road, Novi, MI 48375, novilibrary.org/About-Us/Donate. aspx; or to a charity of one’s choice. Arrangements by Ira Kaufman Chapel.
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hen Annette Meskin led a Hadassah mission to Israel, it was the experience of a lifetime. She inspired every participant with her vast knowledge and passion for the Jewish homeland she loved so dearly. Annette L. Meskin, who lived in Bloomfield Hills with her husband of 57 years, Russell, died on March 8, 2019. She was 77. The only thing dearer to Annette’s heart than Israel was her family. Born in Detroit in 1941, she was the only child of Dora and Morris Muller. Her parents taught her the importance of family at a young age by maintaining close relationships with their large extended family, a tradition Annette continued as she raised her own family. As a child, Annette loved playing sports, especially baseball and roofball, with her many cousins and neighborhood friends. An active member of BBG, Annette met Russell at an AZA New Year’s Eve party in 1956. Their connection was instantaneous. They dated throughout high school, dancing together at Annette’s senior prom and, five years after they met, at their wedding. After earning a teaching degree at Wayne State University, Annette taught fifth grade in the Royal Oak Public Schools. She and Russell had a true partnership of love and mutual respect. They passed on their strong Jewish values to their two daughters, Michelle and Barbara, teaching them the importance of leadership and giving back to the community. Annette was a devoted and supportive mother, and the Meskin home was a popular gathering spot for her children’s many friends. As their family grew, so did Annette’s pride. She doted on her grandchildren, Deena and Ryan, and the admiration was mutual.
She drove carpool, attended every school or extracurricular event and phoned or texted daily when the grandchildren were away. “We knew we were the center of her world,” said Deena, speaking at the funeral service. Ryan, who also spoke at the funeral, called his grandmother an amazing woman, comparing her to the Ner Tamid, or everlasting light. Hadassah was an important part of her world. She served as president of the Detroit chapter of Hadassah from 1979 to 1983 and was later appointed to the national board. She attended the annual Hadassah conventions every year, where she became a popular speaker and made many good friends throughout the world. In 2000, she began leading Hadassah missions to Israel, where her leadership skills soon became legendary. She also led trips to Poland, Budapest and Prague, imparting her love of Eastern European Jewish culture and heritage. “… She (Annette) was a Hadassah leader not only in Detroit, but her influence was felt throughout the organization,” wrote National Hadassah President Ellen Hershkin. Annette received numerous accolades, including the Hadassah Women of Valor Award and tributes from the international pro-Israel education and advocacy organization StandWithUs. A research lab in one of the Hadassah hospitals in Israel was named in her honor. “Her passion was to connect Jews to Israel, to keep our people strong in Jewish identity,” said Rabbi Aaron Bergman of Adat Shalom Synagogue, who officiated the funeral service. She was involved in the local Jewish community, serving as president of the regional board of BBYO and as a board member of Walk for
Israel. Her devotion to the Jewish people included a trip to Russia in 1985 to help the refuseniks, despite the inherent danger. In 1999, she and Russell went to Cuba, bringing supplies and donating many of their own possessions. During the 2006 Lebanon war, she brought 60 people to Israel to lend support. “When others despaired, she took action,” Rabbi Bergman said. Her irrepressible sense of adventure led her to try snowmobiling and dogsledding on a family ski trip. She enjoyed listening to Israeli folk music, classical music and collecting Israeli art. Each week, she read the Jerusalem Post cover to cover. She loved the Jewish holidays and traditions, and she never forgot a birthday or missed a family event. According to Deena, one of Annette’s favorite sayings was, “If you want there to be a Jewish community, you have to show up, and if you want something done right, you have to lead.” Annette is survived by her beloved husband, Russell Meskin; cherished daughters, Michelle Martin and Barbara Meskin; loving grandchildren, Deena (Avi) Harari and Ryan Martin; sister-in-law and brother-in-law, Gayle (Ira) Feldman and Kenneth (Aleta) Meskin. She is also survived by many loving nieces and nephews and a world of friends. She was the devoted daughter of the late Dora and the late Morris Muller; the daughter-in-law of the late Rose and the late Julius Meskin. Interment was at Clover Hill Park Cemetery. Contributions may be made to Hadassah, Greater Detroit Chapter, 5030 Orchard Lake Road, West Bloomfield, MI 48323, (248) 683-5030, hadassah.org/detroit; or Friendship Circle of Michigan, 6892 W. Maple Road, West Bloomfield, MI 48322, (248) 788-7878, friendshipcircle.org/donate. Arrangements by Ira Kaufman Chapel. ■
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avid Madgy, a pediatric surgeon known for his good humor and sense of adventure, died March 9, 2019, after a yearslong struggle with cancer. He was 61. Born Nov. 1, 1957, Dr. Madgy attended Southfield-Lathrup High School, the University of Michigan and the College of Osteopathic Medicine in Des Moines, Iowa. He decided to become a physician after he had open-heart surgery at age 15. A residency in general surgery at Oakland General Hospital in Madison Heights sparked his interest in pediatrics, which led to a pediatric otolaryngology fellowship at Children’s Hospital of Michigan, where he worked for 25 years. He was specialist-in-chief for otolaryngology at the Detroit Medical Center and an attending physician at Harper University, Providence and William Beaumont hospitals. He held many medical leadership positions, including president of the American Osteopathic Colleges of Ophthalmology and Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery. Dr. Madgy, who lived in Franklin, was a professor of otolaryngology at Michigan State University and a volunteer clinical faculty member at Wayne State University’s medical school. He published dozens of journal articles and book chapters and made numerous presentations. He had a side job as the “Rock Doc” at DTE
Music Theatre in Clarkston, on call to visiting celebrities such as Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis Jr., Bon Jovi and Natalie Cole. He also secured a pilot’s license so he could transport patients via air ambulance. He never let finances stand in the way of care, never turning away a family with limited means to pay. He helped create Michigan State University’s clinic in Malawi and participated in medical missions there for 10 years. He also volunteered his services in Peru. “David stood for balance, efficiency, perfectionism,” said Rabbi Joseph Krakoff of Jewish Hospice and Chaplaincy Network, who delivered the eulogy at Dr. Madgy’s funeral. He said Dr. Madgy had a “wonderful sense of humor, peppered with silliness, goofiness and lots and lots of teaching” and was the most loyal friend a person could want. He drew people in, made them laugh and put them at ease, while teasing them in a good-natured way. He liked to summarize his job as a pediatric ear, nose and throat specialist as “boogers and snot.” His greatest love was his children, who described him as the “coolest dad ever.” Danielle said he always sent large amounts of candy to her at camp, even though it was strictly against the rules. And Devin remembers how his dad bought him boots with boosters in them before a family trip to Cedar Point when he was young,
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SIDNEY JAY KOVINSKY, 84, of Clearwater Beach, Fla., formerly of Detroit, died March 1, 2019. He was born to Benjamin and Jewell Kovinsky on Aug. 5, 1934. Sid graduated from Wayne State University, where he received a business degree. He had a wonderful aptitude and passion for fashionable menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s clothing, spent his career in the menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s apparel industry and was executive vice president of merchandising for Hughes & Hatcher. The family relocated to Clearwater, Fla., in June 1981. Sid and Julia were married for nearly 45 years. Mr. Kovinsky was the beloved husband of Julia; loving father of Cheryl, Leslie and the late Bruce; grandfather of Bradley and Spencer; uncle of Rose Fenster (Buddy) and Lisa Harris. He is also survived by many great-nieces, great-nephews and numerous friends. Interment was at Curlew Hills Cemetery in Palm Harbor, Fla. Contributions may be made to American Cancer Society, 20450 Civic Center Drive, Southfield, MI 48076, cancer.org; Congregation Beth Shalom, 14601 W. Lincoln, Oak Park, MI 48237, congbethshalom. org; or SunCoast Hospice, suncoasthospice.org. Local arrangements by Ira Kaufman Chapel. CHERYL FOXMAN LESCH, 65, of Harper Woods, died March 13, 2019. She is survived by her beloved husband, Lynn Lesch; daughter, Elizabeth Kideckel; son, Matthew Kideckel; sisters and brothers-in-law, Debbie and Steve Hamer, Ilene and Jeff Keel; grandchildren, Michael Kideckel, Kevin Kideckel, Kaylee and Mya Wygonik; nieces and nephews, Becky (Quentin) Campbell, Missy Hamer and T.J. Keel; many other loving family members and friends. Interment took place at Beth El Memorial Park Cemetery in Livonia. Contributions may be made to a charity of oneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s choice. Arrangements by Dorfman Chapel.
JACK LEVITT, 90, of Bingham Farms, died March 12, 2019. He was a New York City native, the Bronx, but called Detroit home since 1940. A graduate of Central High School, Jack attended University of Michigan. Upon graduation in 1952, he enlisted in the U.S. Navy, during which time he married his wife of 55 years, Margaret. Jack was honorably discharged in 1954, moved to Livonia, where he and Margaret raised three sons, and he began coaching Little League baseball and basketball teams. He became a high school counselor after earning his masterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s degree from U-M in 1956. He also owned a commercial driving school. The Bingham Farms resident was known as â&#x20AC;&#x153;Legsâ&#x20AC;? while an undergraduate at Michigan, where he played basketball during his sophomore, junior and senior years. He was inducted into the Michigan Jewish Sports Hall of Fame in 2017. Mr. Levitt is survived by his sons, David Levitt, Richard Levitt and Mark Levitt. He was the beloved husband of the late Margaret Helen Levitt; the devoted son of the late Benjamin and the late Gussie Levitt; the dear brother of the late Alfred Levitt and the late Robert Israel Levitt. Interment was at Machpelah Cemetery. Contributions may be made to the Parkinsonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Foundation of Michigan, 30400 Telegraph Road, Suite 150, Bingham Farms, MI 48025, parkinsonsmi.org; or the American Heart Association, 27777 Franklin Road, Suite 1150, Southfield, MI 48034, heart.org/ HEARTORG. Arrangements by Ira Kaufman Chapel. BETTY MEYERS (nĂŠe Grossfeld), 91, formerly of Oak Park, passed away in Lansing March 7, 2019. She grew up in the East End of London, came to Detroit shortly after the Second World War and soon met her future husband, Tim Grossfeld of Highland Park. The couple resided in Oak Park, where they raised their three children. In the late 1960s, Betty owned and operated Avant Garde gift shop
in Birmingham. After Timâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s passing, she married Thomas Meyers of Louisville, Ky., and left the Detroit area. She returned in 1993 to live in East Lansing to be near her daughter, Liz, her sister, Renee Silver, her brother-in-law, Louis, and their family in West Bloomfield; and her beloved uncle, Maurice Wayne, also of West Bloomfield. Mrs. Meyers is survived by her daughter, Liz Meyers (Bill Norton) of East Lansing; son, Bob Grossfeld (Teri Krull) of Mesa, Ariz.; son, Jim Grossfeld (Vivian Gabor) of Bethesda, Md.; grandchildren, Elise Grossfeld, Emily Stone, Josh Grossfeld, Max Meyers and Amy Simon; great-grandchildren, Emerson, Jack, Charlotte, Harper, Rebel and James. Contributions may be made to the Mid-Michigan Hospice House sparrowfoundation.org/give. A celebration of Bettyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s life is being planned for this summer.
PAUL MOLNAR, 89, of Sarasota, Fla., formerly of Bingham Farms, died Feb. 15, 2019. He was born in Budapest, Hungary, and came to the United States in 1947. Mr. Molnar graduated from Wayne State University, where he met his wife, Priscilla. He spoke to thousands of people about the Holocaust. His central message was â&#x20AC;&#x153;Never be a bystander.â&#x20AC;? He is survived by Priscilla, his wife of 67 years; children, Suzanne (David), George (Michelle), Peter, (Kimberley); grandchildren, Andrew (Sky), Jacob, Rebecca, Samuel (Clare), Alexander (Marissa), Charles (Stacie); great-grandchildren, Jazmyn, Hayliann, Drew, Carter, Georgie, Beau and Ellie. Services were held at Gulf and Bay condominiums. Contributions may be made to a charity of oneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s choice
or the Holocaust Memorial Center in Farmington Hills. SEYMOUR PRIEST, 85, of Pontiac, died March 16, 2019. He was the beloved brother-in-law of Beverly Priest; dear uncle of Steve Priest, and Lynnette and Bill Smith; cherished great-uncle of Dustin Smith, and Nicholas and April Smith. He is also survived by other loving relatives and friends, including Suzanne and Arbin Anderson, and Harriet and Sherwin Wilner. Mr. Priest was the devoted brother of the late Leonard Priest. Interment was at Hebrew Memorial Park Cemetery. Contributions may be made to American Cancer Society, 20450 Civic Center Drive, Southfield, MI 48076, cancer.org. Arrangements by Hebrew Memorial Chapel. HELEN RAYBER, 83, formerly of West Bloomfield, passed away March 9, 2019. She was the beloved wife of Bernard Rayber. Helen is survived by her son,
Andrew; sister, Hilary; cousin, Simon; and many nieces and nephews. She will be greatly missed. Interment will take place in Jacksonville, Fla. LEONARD TAUB, 80, of Boynton Beach, Fla., died March 10, 2019. He is survived by his beloved wife, Ellen Taub; son and daughter-in-law, Scott Taub and Lynn Czapla; daughter and son-in-law, Fruma Taub and Michael Weiss; grandchildren, Isaac Weiss, Sarah Weiss, Kinneret Weiss, Chana Weiss, Tova Weiss, Aaron Taub and David Taub; sister, Frances Gantz; many loving nieces, nephews, other family members and friends. Mr. Taub was the brother of the late Hyman Taub and the late Israel Taub. Contributions may be made to a charity of oneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s choice. Arrangements by Dorfman Chapel.
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DR. OREN TRAUB, 47, of Seattle, Wash., and Palm Springs, Calif., formerly of Farmington Hills, died Feb. 1, 2019. He was an accomplished and brilliant physician, scientist and writer. He graduated from North Farmington High School and earned his undergraduate degree from the University of Michigan. He obtained his M.D. from the University of Washington Medical School in conjunction with a Ph.D. in pathology, biochemistry and molecular biology. The James Haviland Award, presented to one graduate for outstanding clinical competence and unusual promise as a leader of medicine, was bestowed upon him as he graduated with top honors. Dr. Traub was a caring and exceptional physician at the Swedish Hospital in Seattle, treating critically ill patients. He was the recipient of scholarships, national research fellowships, Young Investigator awards,
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Doctor of the Year awards and awards for Excellence in Research. He was a phenomenal writer. He founded Traub Medical, specializing in authoring medical documents, including the Merck manual and research papers for physicians globally. He lived life to the fullest filled with joy. His family, friends, colleagues and patients remember his dedication, kindness, intellect, humor and compassion. He will be eternally missed. Dr. Traub was the cherished son of Amos and Tamar Traub; brother of Donna Traub; husband of Mark; adored uncle of Tali and Mia Feingold. He is also survived by aunts, uncles, cousins, plus devoted friends, colleagues and patients. Interment was in California. A memorial service will occur Sunday, March 31, 4:30 p.m., followed by shivah at Adat Shalom Synagogue in Farmington Hills. Contributions may be made to Yad Ezra or Hillel Day School.
MARIAN WOLFSON, 91, of Oak Park, died March 11, 2019. She is survived by her children, Dr. Wayne Wolfson and Jeffrey Harris, and Andrea c. 1955 Wolfson Hawkins and Antony Hawkins; grandchildren, Dr. Jason Hawkins and Zeina Ghoul, Melissa Hawkins, Scott Hawkins, and William and Mindi Levine. Mrs. Wolfson was the beloved wife of the late Wallace Wolfson; the cherished mother of the late Monica Levine; the loving sister of the late Martin and the late Dorothy Simon, and the late Harry and the late Sara Simon; the devoted daughter of the late Albert and the late Celia Simon. The family would like to send heartfelt thanks to the wonderful staff at Coville Apartments. Interment was at Beth Ahm Cemetery. Contributions may be made to Jewish Senior Life, Coville Assisted Living, 15100 W. 10 Mile Road, Oak Park, MI 48237, jslmi.org/
residences/coville-apartments; or Kindred Hospice, 25925 Telegraph Road, Suite102, Southfield, MI 48033, kindredhealthcare.com/locations/ hospice/southfield-mi-655. Arrangements by Ira Kaufman Chapel.
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served with cucumber bites) and its grilled feta cheese with a basil chili oil, olives and tomato on a grilled baguette. Diamond Jim Brady’s Bistro, with its chefs of many talents, also makes its own rolls and breads … along with desserts like pecan cinnamon bread pudding, key lime pie, chocolate chip pretzel blondie, vanilla crème brulee and classic cream puffs. Best sellers on the menu include its pan-roasted Scottish salmon over sautéed fingerling potatoes topped with fresh arugula, pistachios, mint and shaved parmesan cheese tossed in lemon oil … and the Steak Diane, a 6-ounce filet mignon with a mushroom and shallot brandy demi-glace over buttermilk mashed potatoes and grilled asparagus. It is easy to see why customers return for the warm hospitality and wonderful food … Especially the excellent custom-ground half-pound DJB Big Burger of yesteryears … and the house-made Diamond Jim Brady’s Caesar salad version topped with Boursin cheese-filled chicken breast … along with its variety of chalkboard features. Seating capacity is 130, including a covered patio and bar with 12 stools … Open Monday-Thursday lunch and dinner, 11-10, Friday and Saturday, 11-11 and Sunday brunch 11-4 and dinner 4-9. It is little wonder why, seated among antiques from the original 1954 location on 7 Mile Road, that Diamond Jim Brady’s of today is so high on the list of restaurants to cherish. REAR VIEW MIRROR … Villa Venice enjoyed its own reputation as a favorite
Italian restaurant back in the 1970s, even though being near the almost-alwayspacked original Lelli’s Inn on Woodward in Detroit … Villa Venice, where the owner, Arminio Beltramett, was his own employee, too … He played the piano, waited on customers, worked in the kitchen, was a fun host, etc. … But always Villa Venice seemed to play second fiddle to the nearby legendary Lelli’s Inn … Almost like it was with the Hy Horenstein Deli in Oak Park, where Hy was somewhat like Arminio, but didn’t play the piano. TICKETS CAN ALREADY BE bought for the Monday, June 15, appearance by Bob Anderson doing his Frank the Man impersonation of Frank Sinatra again … Only this time at the much more spacious Fox Theatre … It was a huge sellout last year at Detroit Opera House … also brought then by Joe Vicari and his Andiamo Restaurants. OLDIE BUT GOODIE …Two elderly ladies were discussing their husbands over tea. “I do wish that my Ernie would stop biting his nails. He makes me terribly nervous,” said one. The other lady replied, “My Sol used to do the same thing, but I broke him of the habit.” “How?” her friend asked. “I hid his teeth!” CONGRATS … To Dr. Scott Sircus on his birthday … To Lily Ann Kormen on her birthday. ■ Danny’s email address is dannyraskin2132@gmail.com.
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WEST BLOOMFIELD TWP Builder’s own home is one of a kind! Contemporary and spacious..All main living areas have views of lake Shorewood, take out your canoe or paddle boat! Master bedroom suite, situated privately in the home, has a sitting area (with fireplace), wic and a large master bath. The kitchen is a large cook’s kitchen w/center island, loads of cupboards and light. Lg deck w/gazebo off bfast area. The large great room has wonderful custom oak appointments and all doors thru the home are solid oak as well! Many leaded glass doors and appointments from the front door to the library/ office in the next level which also boosts a murphy bed for guests! The 3 bedrooms on this level have 2 full baths, one is a jack and jill, the other room is en suite! The lowest level is a walkout with a large finished area, perfect for entertaining. There is also a full bath with jacuzzi tub and steam shower on this level and plenty of storage space! The best of everything went into this home. 218085146 248-851-4100
BLOOMFIELD TWP $750,000
ROCHESTER HILLS $429,000
HOLLY TWP $270,000
One of a kind updated spacious ranch home near Kirk In The Hills. All the charm and grace show in this mid-century home with extensive addition. Livingroom w/cathedral ceiling shares a fireplace with extraordinary diningroom. Large windows provide natural light throughout home. Family room is large but cozy with walls of bookcases and warmth of fireplace. Diningroom features crown molding and new doorwall to backyard. Master bedroom retreat has cathedral ceiling, new bay doorwall, 14x7 dressing area with sink and THREE walk-in closets plus a large updated bathroom with separate Jacuzzi and shower. Three add’l bedrooms, one of which is a princess suite. 2018 included two new bathrooms and kitchen floor. Custom kitchen with while cabinets, crown molding, granite island, stainless appliances, gas cooking nook and windows galore. Breakfast area has a bay window overlooking front yard. Lower level walk out is finished with a room that was used as a bedroom plus private bath. 219014159 248-851-4100
Ideally located 3-bedroom home with panoramic pond views located next to commons area. Spacious 2600 sq. ft. home with great floor plan including Great Room w/fireplace & high architectural ceiling, Dining Room & office/library. Nice size eat-in Kitchen w/ceramic floors and stainless-steel appliances. First floor Master Bedroom w/private bath & 2 walk-in-closets. Private basement for plenty of storage. Relaxing screened-in porch. 2-car side entry garage. Close to restaurants, shopping and expressways. Current taxes showing are non-homestead. Seller is a Licensed Broker. Easy Showings. 219017242
COMMERCE TWP $750,000
BLOOMFIELD TWP $629,000
BLOOMFIELD TWP $599,000
Beautiful move-in home with frontage on all sports Commerce Lake. Custom built in 1994 with quality amenities. Open first floor living area affords panoramic views of the water. Large kitchen with custom cabinetry and quality appliances. The huge master bedroom suite includes a luxurious bath, two walk-in closets, and private deck. Large paver patio has built-in natural gas fire pit for those chilly evenings. Gas generator and dock are included. 219013958
UPDATES ARE ALMOST FINISHED!! NO SHOWINGS UNTIL AFTER SUNDAY 17th! Prettiest lot in Bloomfield-Completely rebuilt in 1994 & Expanded.Traditional Style Floor plan.Make this Beautiful Bloomfield Hills 4 Bedroom 3 Bath Updated Colonial your Forever Home!Bloomfield Hills Schools!Stunning 1.34 acres.Enjoy the Cape Cod porch leading to the back deck w/3 season enclosed porch.Hardwood Floors T/O ,Oak trim& French Doors in the Den/Study.There are so many updates in this beautiful home!NEW Stainless Steel Appliances Refrig/DBL oven 2018/Dishwasher/ Washer/Dryer 2017 all included. NEW Roof 2013 (tear off), NEW Tankless HWTank 2018,NEW humidifier 2018,NEW A/C 2016 main Fl, Intr paint 2019/Ext paint2014, back deck 2018,Prof Landscaped front yard w/ beautiful curb appeal. NEW Granite Counters,Tile in kitchen 2014.Oversized master w/sitting area, sep. vanity & huge custom W/I closet.WALK-OUT Basement - new paint/carpeting and opened up w 2nd Fireplace.Wing Lake Access & Beach Priv. Buyer/BATVAI. 218089542
You’ve found your diamond in the rough! With some TLC this could be your dream house on a huge corner lot in the beautiful Franklin Mills sub. Bloomfield Hills Schools! Walk right into the open foyer that leads to all rooms. Huge great room with vaulted ceiling, fireplace & wet bar. Spacious rooms throughout. Lots of closets & storage space w/ beautiful custom built-ins everywhere. Crown molding throughout entry level. First-floor laundry and second staircase leading upstairs. Two jack/jill baths. Master bed includes multiple closets and large sitting room. Massive finished basement with full bath, great for entertaining, etc. In-ground pool with all new mechanicals 2018. Full-house generator 2017. Newer 2 furnaces & 2 a/c units, 4+ car garage. Newer roof. Walk to Franklin Cider Mill and easy access to everything else. What a deal! Don’t miss this opportunity to buy in this area for less than the current market value! 218106561
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Beautiful ranch home sitting on just under an acre. Stunning 5 BR, 3 1/2 bath home with hardwood floors, vaulted ceilings, dual kitchens, formal dining room and more! Finished walk out lower level features two bedrooms, full bath, second eat in kitchen, laundry and dual storage areas (one is 16x10 and could easily be converted into a sixth bedroom if needed). Leads out to stamped concrete patio ideal for entertaining. Lot features and in-ground, fenced salt water pool. Sits on corner of dead end street so great for privacy. Kitchen is spacious with eat in area and new stainless steel appliances. Family room with vaulted ceiling has fireplace to warm you on the cold winter nights. Master suite has large walk in closet, private bath with jetted tub and separate shower, and door to deck overlooking the wonderful property providing the perfect place to relax. Just add your finishing touches to make it yours. Book your showing today! 24 hour NTS. 219003782 248-851-4100
BLOOMFIELD TWP $500,000
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So much curb appeal as you drive up to this 2-Story brick home on a private 1/2 acre lot on cul-de-sac. Brickpaver walkway leads to porch and double beveled glass entry door. Two-story foyer with circular stairs and granite floor. All the rooms buyers request. Formal Livingroom with bay window and formal Diningroom plus private study and large family room with cathedral ceiling and all brick gas fireplace. Newer kitchen with walk-in pantry and built-in safe. Lots of wood flooring throughout first floor. Updated master bath with seamless glass door and granite counter. New roof in 2017. Backyard multi-level patio pavers are perfect for relaxing and enjoying nature’s best. Finished basement with an abundance of storage. Two half baths on first floor. Wallside Windows with transferable warranty. Enjoy the perks of having private Walnut Lake privileges while being in a family friendly neighborhood with parks, playground, ponds and walking trails. Birmingham Schools. BTVAI. 219021096
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WEST BLOOMFIELD TWP $479,900
WEST BLOOMFIELD TWP $449,000
BLOOMFIELD TWP $400,000
COMMERCE TWP $399,900
Beautifully decorated 4 bdrm 3 bth 2 lav colonial situated on .38 Acre wooded lot w/ brick paver walkway and a finished w/o lower level. Home features 2 story foyer w/ dramatic circular staircase leading to a spacious great rm w/ volume ceilings, large windows & gas fireplace leading to a beautiful dining room w/ french doors & amazing views. Kitchen w/ granite countertops, appliances including cooktop, double oven, dishwasher. Refrigerator & eating area w/ doorwall leading to a deck overlooking a priv wooded yrd . Beautiful family rm w/modern gray slate surround gas fireplace & john morgan built in. Library w/custom built in bookshelves & french doors. Spacious master bedroom with cathedral ceilings,his & her closets and his & her sinks.Finished walkout lower level with a kitchen,bedroom, recreation area, cedar closet & full bath.Hardwood floors thru-out:large bedrms: roof 2012: first floor laundry: 3 car side entry garage:sidewalks :close to expressways and shopping. 219018932 248-851-4100
Fabulous open/bright updated home in Bloomfield Hills school district. Six bedrooms, library with 5,000 square feet of living space. Professionally finished walk-out with guest room, bath, wet bar, recreation room w/all brand new Pella windows and carpet. Updated kitchen w/new granite counters and top-of-the-line stainless steel appliances (2018). New Pella custom wood frame windows (2018). New carpet on 2nd floor, family room, recreation room, hallway and stairs (2018). New GE front-loading washer and dryer (2016). Bosch dishwasher (2015). Professionally finished brick paver patio, sidewalk and master bedroom wood balcony (2014). Hardwood floors in foyer, kitchen, nook, laundry room (2014). 2-zone heating and A/C with humidifiers and 50-gallon water heater (2011) and more.. Just move in this fresh and clean home and enjoy a hot coffee from brand new GE Cafe series french door refrigerator with Keurig-Kcup brewing system in the beautiful English garden style brick paver patio. 218030766 248-851-4100
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Perfect for entertaining! OPEN CONCEPT BRICK RANCH with tons of light. Half acre lot on a tranquil pond setting. Great room features high ceilings and brick wall fireplace. Separated from UPDATED KITCHEN by a unique closet storage system. Additional dining area. Both master and second bedroom have full baths and closets. Door walls lead to deck and hot tub overlooking pond. Laundry area off kitchen with additional storage. Attached 2 car garage. Circular drive. GREAT CONDO ALTERNATIVE. Freshly painted and move in ready. Quiet neighborhood with Bloomfield Hills schools. One year Home Warranty. 218116686
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Welcome to this impressive estate in the highly sought after Cranberry Estates Subdivision. Beautifully updated throughout including granite kitchen, rod iron staircase, updated bathrooms including luxurious master bath, fresh neutral paint, brick paver patio and so much more. A gorgeous family home with an open floor plan and outdoor space built for entertaining. Do not miss this incredible home!!!! - Furniture inside the home is also for sale. 219006889
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