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12 Robots Are Coming!
48 The Israeli Election
Israeli teams will come to Detroit for an international competition.
14 Measles Update False alarm at Ann Arbor JCC Early Childhood Center.
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CSZ Sisterhood event features author Andrew Gross, honors Sandy Schwartz.
18 Proud To Produce Davidoff finds his niche in the film industry.
18 Meet Olllie Elkus Offering “first-class Yiddish for those taking their first class in Yiddish!”
24 Jewish Grandparents Study Results
ARTS&LIFE 50 Love At An Early Age CCS student balances creating glass pieces, exhibiting and marketing his work.
54 Windsor Jewish Film Festival 56 Celebrity Jews
ON THE GO 57 Events/Editor’s Picks
BUSINESS 60 Business Matters
ETC. 62 The Exchange
28 Faces & Places
64 Soul
30 Moments
69 Raskin 70 Looking Back
PASSOVER 32 Seders for 300 3 Doreen Hermelin plans two last mega-seders as she prepares to move.
34 Far from Home 3 In new places, seders are familiar but also very different.
36 Strict or Not Strict? 3 Tradition varies about Pesach rules.
38 Beyond The Seder 3 These recipes can help add variety to the remainder of Passover meals.
SHABBAT LIGHTS Shabbat starts: Friday, April 19, 8 p.m. Shabbat ends: Saturday, April 20, 9:05 p.m. * Times according to Yeshiva Beth Yehudah calendar.
Cover art: Naomi Broudo, a digital artist/ designer who has made ketubot for more than 30 years, focuses on family heirlooms for life-cycle events. Her work is available at naomibroudo.etsy or @freshketubah on Instagram.
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he number four plays an important part in our sedarim. There are four questions, four sons, four cups of wine, etc. Here is some Passover humor that I found four-midable. (Now you know what’s coming.) Children often hear things differently; take, for example, the youngSy Manello ster who came home Editorial Assistant talking about unleaded bread. Then there was the angry uncle who fit right in at the table: He was a bitter Herb. Did you know that a person who really likes unleavened bread is a matzah-chist? On this crumby holiday, can you differentiate between matzah and cardboard? The latter does not leave crumbs in the carpet. The Passover search engine is known as eliYAHOO.
The king of Pesach is Elvis Parsley. A favorite Passover film is the Shankbone Redemption. An Army base that is off limits on this holiday? Fort Leavenworth. Do you know what kind of shoes the Egyptians wore during the plagues? Open toad. Who was behind the Pharaoh’s Evil Empire? Darth Seder. The best kind of cheese to use on Pesach is matzah-rella. How many seders does it take to screw in a light bulb? Who knows, one? Moses was the first person with a tablet to download data from the cloud. How does Moses make beer? Hebrews it! Medical experts have warned about serving chopped liver and charoses at a seder. It could lead to charoses of the
liver. The matzah quit his job because he couldn’t get a raise. Someone who spends hours preparing a seder plate is egg-zausted. Movies that never made it: • Throw Matzah From the Train • Oceans Unleveaned • Seders of the Lost Ark Pharaoh’s daughter was the best businesswoman in the Bible. She pulled a profit out of the water. What you have just read is the best argument for not having corn on Pesach. I wish you all could wrap your arms around a happy holiday (HUG Sameach!).
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Memories of the Measles Dayenu 2019
Don’t Forget Howard Wolpe
Reading the almost daily reports of the surge in cases of measles both locally, nationally as well as globally takes me back many years to my own experience with this rather unpleasant childhood affliction. It was in the early days of the War of Independence in my native Israel, when life in our home located in the south of Tel Aviv close to the Jaffa border became so dangerous my parents sent me to live with an aunt and uncle in the center of the city and much closer to my elementary school. It was then I was struck with the measles. I remember how miserable I felt and how my poor aunt did her very best to care for me while at the same time worried about her own little boy, my cousin David, being infected as well, which he surely was as soon as I recovered. I remember the unpleasantness of that childhood illness as well as all the rest that I and my sister and all our friends had to endure before there were immunizations to prevent them. For the life of me, I can’t understand the parents, who obviously love their children, who refuse to take advantage of them and, as a result, put their own as well as other kids in such danger.
Elissa Slotkin and Andy Levin are two new Jewish Representatives in Congress who we can all be proud of. But, Jack Lessenberry’s article (JN April 4, 2019. edition, page 20) lauding this as the first time Michigan has had two Jewish members of the House at the same time and as the first time since 1885 that the state has had a Jewish congressperson not named Levin is simply wrong. Howard Wolpe served admirably for 14 years, beginning in 1979. His district, which was anchored by Kalamazoo, had a relatively small Jewish population. In 1994 he left Congress and ran unsuccessfully for governor. Congressman Wolpe served as chair of the House Foreign Affairs Committee Subcommittee on Africa for 10 years. He may not have been from Southeast Michigan, but he deserves to be remembered as another Jewish representative who was an important Congressional leader. David Fink West Bloomfield
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Every Pesach we thank God for having taken us out of Egypt to freedom. We say “Dayenu, it would have been enough” to have received even less than our total freedom. Today we have a president whose statements and actions call upon concerned citizens to again invoke “Dayenu.” Immediately after winning the election, Donald Trump, hearing he had lost by 3 million votes, said, “There were 3 million illegal votes in California.” Dayenu — that might have been enough for us to question how he could he have ‘‘known” that. It should have been enough for us to realize what a pathological liar Trump is. After the march in Charlottesville and the murder of an innocent woman, Trump said, “There were good people on both sides.” .· Dayenu — that should have been enough to show us what values he embraces! Trump’s withdrawal from the Paris climate accords (while none of the other 194 signatories withdrew) with 97 percent of scientists believing climate change is an existential threat … Dayenu, certainly, this should have been enough to judge his understanding! Trump’s infamous Helsinki statement, standing beside Putin, and continued on page 10
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THE 2018 DETROIT JEWISH POPULATION STUDY INCLUDED INFORMATION ON LOW INCOME HOUSEHOLDS AND THOSE LIVING BELOW FEDERAL POVERTY LEVELS. 8% of Detroit area’s Jewish households (2,600) have annual incomes below $25,000 before taxes.
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grew up in Cincinnati, born in 1962 at Jewish Hospital. I learned, indirectly, that Jews didn’t have problems. Jews didn’t drink too much … No substance abuse. Jews didn’t beat their partners … No domestic violence. Jews, of course, had the best jobs … No unemployment. And Jews provided for their families … Certainly no poverty! While people wanted to kill us Jews Perry Ohren throughout history, in the 1960s and ’70s where I grew up, things seemed pretty OK. After receiving my master’s in social work in 1991 from the University of Michigan, my first job was at Jewish Family Service (JFS). That’s when I really learned the need for JFS. People had real problems; they were really hurt and were hurting others. They had trouble keeping their jobs, paying their bills … they were impoverished, in many ways. Social problems are equal opportunity employers. A recent Detroit Jewish community survey found that respondents didn’t know how to seek help for problems they were encountering, including financial ones. In response, jhelp was created. It wasn’t rocket science, just a portal, a platform, to lessen barriers to help our neighbors figure out resources to become self-sufficient, pay their bills,
54% of those households (1,400) comprise people above the age of 65. 2% of Detroit area’s Jewish households (600) fall below the 2016 Federal poverty levels.
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save for the future and so much more. Let me introduce you to some people we’ve assisted through jhelp: • Sarah is a single woman in her 30s with two children. She has an advanced degree and temporarily stopped working to care for her ill parents. • Jerry is a 55-year-old single man with bipolar disorder who struggles to maintain employment. • Elaine, the breadwinner in her family, was diagnosed with a degenerative disease that caused her to go legally blind.
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• Mrs. Schwartz is a Holocaust survivor who has lived in the same home since 1968, has no family in town and needs hearing aids. The stories of Jewish poverty, being Jewish, wanting to live Jewishly, but being one small problem away from homelessness, are rampant, and they are not declining. And these stories aren’t just in Brooklyn. They are down the street in Oak Park and Southfield and all over Detroit. The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation, which helps fund jhelp,
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recently hosted a national gathering focusing on poverty in the Jewish community. The jhelp model in Detroit was offered as a way to assist those with pressing financial needs. At a second gathering, the annual conference of the Network of Jewish Human Service Agencies, 400 of us talked about poverty in a different way. While none of us has figured out how to end poverty, many know how to help people who are impoverished. JFS spends hundreds of thousands of community dollars a year to help people avoid hunger and homelessness, often through food vouchers and payments to landlords and utility companies. This is usually with partner agencies, including JVS, Hebrew Free Loan and Yad Ezra. It’s always part of a plan toward self-sufficiency. While some of the problems we confront are one-time, others are chronic, often inter-generational. It’s not always easy to help, but help is what we all must do. With Passover upon us, let us all recognize that there are those in our community who are still enslaved by poverty and recommit to do more to assist them. We have to do better. For Sarah. For Jerry. For Elaine. And especially for Mrs. Schwartz! Perry Ohren is a social worker who is the professional leader of JFS and the board chair of the Network of Jewish Human Service Agencies.
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and Hezbollah positions in Syria and Lebanon over the past few years. And even with pressure from his own base to be more aggressive with Hamas, Netanyahu has avoided undertaking a major operation to overthrow the terrorist group that controls the Gaza Strip. He knows it would be a disaster if Israel conquered the coastal strip and became responsible for the lives of its 2 million residents. Under his unprecedentedly long tenure, Israel has become more secure, with significant economic advancements and diplomatic achievements, especially in forging relations with the Arab world and Africa. Many observers said that couldn’t happen unless there was peace first between the Palestinians and Israel. Netanyahu was the first Israeli prime minister in 24 years to visit Oman. Last year he met with an Emirati ambassador — a meeting that Business Insider
everal people commented digitally about the JN’s story on Republicans’ plans to target Jewish voters in Michigan in 2020.
The annexation debate is complex, and it is legitimate for Israel’s security establishment to discuss which disputed territory beyond the Green Line is indispensable for Israel’s security interests. Proponents of the status quo and those for disengagement should join the debate. American Jewry, which is as liberal as Israeli Jewry is conservative, has legitimate criticisms of Netanyahu. He reneged on his promise to expand the egalitarian space at Robinson’s Arch next to the Western Wall, and the Israeli government has failed to recognize Conservative and Reform Judaism — the movements that the majority of American Jews belong to — as equally legitimate to Orthodoxy. However, the hyperpolarized politics of America have blinded many American Jews, who don’t realize the real harm they do to Israel and themselves in siding with those whose criti-
Prime Minster of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife, Sara, greet supporters during his victory speech in Tel Aviv, April 10, 2019.
Sean D. Fleming: I love the fact that Trump said he moved the embassy to Jerusalem when there was already a satellite office within the consulate’s office. It is evident Trump has no education and understanding of how embassies and consulates work, etc. …that we actually did something that we didn’t do. Just like saying car companies are building new plants in Michigan when they are really just changing the cars assembled at that plant. Hugh Goldsmith: So, does the RJC issue their own Haggadahs? I could see how that “for we were strangers” idea might not jibe with current Republican policies. Tammy Betel: I love Israel but I am an American! I am concerned about what (Trump) is doing to this country. Don’t come knocking on my door. Stewart Sternberg: Jewish Republicans? Really? How disappointing. David Blatt: Something tells me, as an old-fashioned Robert Taft progressive Conservative, that nothing will come of this.
said “sheds light on one of the worstkept secrets in the Arab world: the quiet ties between Israel and some of its Arab neighbors that are increasingly coming out in the open as they find common cause against mutual foe Iran.” But what may be the most important legacy of this election may be the annexation debate over the West Bank. Will Netanyahu really annex some or all of the disputed territories? Was his promise to the faithful just more hyperbole or was it a signal that the window of opportunity to act is now, as President Donald Trump may be gone from the scene in less than two years?
cism veers into delegitimization of the state. After the euphoria and depression of the 2019 Israeli election results subside, we’ll be left with something extraordinary to be celebrated by all Israelis and Americans: Israel’s vibrant democracy again elected new national leadership in a peaceful vote. Israel is a beacon of Western democratic and Jewish values — and whether you love or hate Bibi Netanyahu, Israel is still a miracle at 71. Eric R. Mandel is the director of MEPIN, the Middle East Political Information Network.
Nancy Besser: The Jewish people need to wake up and open their eyes. Look at your candidates for 2020. Which anti-Semite are you going to endorse? Which Democratic candidate has the backs of Jews and Israel? What a shame Jewish voters are so stupid. Republicans are the ones that stand for and with Israel and the Jewish people … Did you like Obama and his anti-Semitism? Michael Davidson: Plan on Donald J. Trump being your president until January 2025 whether you like it or not. #MAGA The JN welcomes comments online at thejewishnews.com or on its Facebook page. Letters can be sent to letters@renmedia.us.
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Yiddish Limerick PESACH Di shtub azay Pesachdik, di tzimern will shine Der tish azay shain mit di glezlakh of vine. Mir essn un trinken, the Haggadah we read Mir zingen di zmiros, ich bin hayzerik un mid. It’s Pesach, mein Pesach, so please kum arayn. Di shtub - the house Azay Pesachdik - So Pesach ready Di tzimern - the rooms Der tish azay shain - the table so beautiful Mit di glezlakh of vine - with the little glasses of wine Mir essn un trinken - we eat and we drink Mir zingen di zmiros- we sing the hymns Ich bin hayzerik un mid - I am hoarse and tired Kum arayn - come inside.
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accepting Putin’s statement that Russia didn’t interfere in the 2016 election, after having just been told by 17 American intelligence agencies that Russia did interfere … Dayenu — surely this should have been enough to show Trump’s allegiance! His immigration numbers obsession and his despicable policy of separating children from their parents, many of whom will never be reunited again! Dayenu — this action has to be enough! Recently Trump’s harangues voicing his dislike of John McCain (deceased seven months ago) a war hero and ultimate patriot (while Trump never served in the armed service due to “bone spurs”). Dayenu — surely this outrageous behavior should be enough! If all this is not enough, what could be? Ron Lowy West Bloomfield
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How to Spot a Jew-Hater A leading right-wing national weekly newspaper in Poland recently published an article on its front page, “How to recognize a Jew.” The Tylko Polska ran the story that recognizing a Jew involves “names, anthropological features, expressions, appearances, character traits, methods of operation” and “disinformation activities” that might mark a Jewish person. “How to defeat them?” the headline added. “This cannot go on.” Nowadays, Jews all over the world have a much more urgent task: How to spot Jew-haters. Every day, there is evidence of anti-Israel and anti-Semitic words and actions in Europe and in the United States. There are so many examples, including a photo shared over the internet of a Ruth Bader Ginsburg poster in Brooklyn with a swastika covering her face and the words, “Die, Jew bitch!” On the same day, Norway’s Attorney General ruled that Norwegian rapper Kaveh’s exclamation, “F*** Jews,” in front of families with children at a food festival, “could be understood as criticism of Israel, targeting the state of Israel and showing dissatisfaction with its policies.” Ten days earlier, a float in a Belgium carnival paraded two caricatures of Orthodox Jews with large crooked noses and suitcases of money, as if this were just some funny innocent cartoon. The New York Times, often guilty of reports and essays blatantly critical of Israel, just published “Anti-Semitism is Back, From the Left, Right and Islamist Extremes,” (Patrick Kingsley, April 4,
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2019). “Anti-Semitism has become a section of today’s political Venn diagram,” Kingsley writes, “where the far right can intersect with parts of the far left, Europe’s radical Islamist fringe and even politicians from American’s two main parties.” One of those politicians, Ilhan Omar of Minnesota, questioned American Jews’ allegiance to the United States and said that Jewish organizations like AIPAC were buying Jewish support, tweeting, “It’s all about the Benjamins, baby.” The Democratic Party offering mild criticism/enabling of Omar is similar to the Republican Party quietly criticizing President Trump’s defense of some white nationalists as “very fine people,” many of whom chanted “Jews will not replace us.” As Kingsley writes, “bigots have seemingly become more brazen, creating a climate that has made anti-Semitism far more permissible and dangerous.” I have never seen so much blatant anti-Semitism in my 62 years of life. Yet, it often seems so ordinary and common that I begin to wonder, what can I do about it? We need to keep our eyes and ears open to Jew-haters everywhere, whether it’s in the guise of poisonous BDS supporters, politicians questioning the legitimacy of Israel or universities enabling blatant prejudice against Israel. It’s easy to forget that extreme criticism of Israel is more than just politics … it can turn into swearing against Jews or essays about how to spot Jews and defeat us. We cannot stay quiet, naïve or apathetic. Accepting Jew-hatred as normal and the way it’s always been is the first step toward accepting a terrible fate that should never be tolerated. We used to proudly say, “Never again!” We should never accept anything that could lead to the tragic words of “well, here we go again.” Arnie Goldman Farmington Hills
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Robots Are Coming Israeli teams will come to Detroit for an international competition.
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he future is technology and that future will be well represented at the 2019 FIRST Championship April 24-27 at Cobo Center in Detroit, featuring a celebration of space, innovation and STEM — science, technology, engineering and math. This is the world’s largest STEM jubilee, bringing together thousands of students from around the world who participate in K-12 robotics programs along with educators, industry professionals, sponsors and organizations. Also, following the theme of building your own robot, 1,300 robots built by these young visionaries will be making the journey to Detroit. Detroit was chosen because it is a hub of technology, manufacturing, invention and creativity. Another competition will be held in Houston earlier this month. When it comes to innovation, Israel is often at the forefront. FIRST Robotics Israel was brought to Israel 16 years ago by Israel Air Force Lt. Gen. (Ret.) Avihu Ben-Nun and Peretz Lavie, president of the Technion, Israel Institute of Technology. “From 12 teams in year one, we’ve grown to more than 1,200 teams in 2019, from all over Israel, across genders and religion,” said Alon Wolf, a professor at the Technion who heads the program. “We have four programs in Israel starting in kindergarten through 12th grade for a total of 15,000+ students with 2,000 volunteers around the country.” FIRST is still a project of the Technion and run by the Technion as its leading outreach activity. This year, Israel will send 600+ high school students, including teams from Detroit’s Partnership2Gether region in the Central Galilee, to participate in the championship in Detroit. Ben-Nun and Wolf will accompany the Israeli teams, along with mentors, parents and volunteers. “We have strong leadership in robotics and technology at the Technion,” Wolf said. “My research is in the field of robotics and, for many years, I was involved with STEM activities. I was
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asked 10 years ago to take the lead at the Technion with the program.” Though competition is important, Wolf believes the most important factor is cooperation. “FIRST was founded on the concept and philosophy that teams can and should help and cooperate with each other even as they compete,” Wolf said. “Cooperation involves learning from teammates. It is teaching teammates. Cooperation means competing always but assisting and enabling others when
you can.” Teams that follow this philosophy, promote STEM and follow the competition principles can earn a spot on the dean’s list, which awards them a free ticket to the world championship, Wolf explained. A special guest at the competition will be Dean Kamen, inventor of the Segway and international founder of FIRST Robotics. Dr. Richard and Sally Krugel, longtime Jewish Federation and Jewish communi-
ty lay leaders, will be volunteering at the event. They know Ben-Nun well. “In 1974-75, we were stationed at Maxwell Air Force Base in Montgomery, Ala. This is where the Air War College is located, including the upper echelon of generals. We were there the first time an Israeli was invited over. That Israeli was a pilot at the time, Avihu Ben-Nun,” Sally Krugel said. “We lived on base and so did he and his wife, and we became fast friends. Years later, Avihu Ben-Nun became commander of the Israeli Air Force. When he retired, he was in a business conglomerate and one of his portfolios was General Motors, so he would come to Detroit with the Israeli GM affiliate.” Richard Krugel explained Ben-Nun took this leadership role because it helps build Israeli technology. GM has a research and development facility in Herzliya, Israel, where they are working on autonomous vehicles and research that exceeds the research capabilities of GM here in the U.S., Krugel said. “Our goal is to get people out to the event and give the Israeli kids in Cobo Center our support.” For details, visit firstchampionship.org.
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and Human Services (MDHHS) and the Washtenaw County Health Department on April 12 confirmed a case of measles in Ann Arbor related to international travel. This case is not part of the current Michigan outbreak, which stands at 39 for 2019. These previously identified sites are no longer considered exposure locations, according to MDHHS: • JCC of Ann Arbor • Olive Garden, Ann Arbor • Liberty Athletic Club, Ann Arbor • Beaumont Royal Oak ER • Green Garden Child Development Center For a list of Ann Arbor exposure sites, go to washtenaw.org. OAKLAND COUNTY UPDATE The Oakland County Health Division (OCHD) stated that it continues to work with schools and daycares to proactively identify unvaccinated or under-vaccinated students who are at greatest risk of contracting measles. “By Michigan law, all students are required to be immunized with two doses of Measles, Mumps, Rubella (MMR) vaccine or have evidence of having contracted measles,” said OCHD’s Leigh-Anne Stafford. “School exclusion policies will be enforced as necessary to protect the public’s health.” At Derby Middle School in Birmingham, a student has a confirmed case of the measles, according to a Free Press story, which also reported that Birmingham Public Schools administrators are following OCHD guidelines in requiring students who are not vaccinated and those who are under-vaccinated to stay home from school for 21 days after the date of exposure to try to limit spread of the disease.
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within Jewish Detroit. Schwartz has organized, fundraised for and helmed some of the most critical philanthropic efforts in our community in the past 50 years. She is a Board Member of Jewish Family Service and the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit as well as a founding trustee of the Jewish Women’s Foundation. With friends Michele Passon and the late Patti Nemer, she co-created the Cancer Thrivers Network for Jewish Women. This is an empowering network — not a support group — for women living with or recovering from cancer. “To celebrate life, we all need three bones: a wishbone, a backbone and a funny bone,” Sandy said. This network, numbering more than 300 women, meets regularly to talk, learn and develop friendships, and to enjoy life and each other. Sandy and husband, Alan Schwartz, include son David and daughter-in-law Jodi and their children Sam, Zack and Andrew; and son Mark and daughter-in-law Denise and their children Elena and Ian. Sisterhood’s Lois Linden Nelson Women’s World is the group’s premier event of the year and also features pop-up boutique shopping from an array of local and Israeli vendors, offering clothing, accessories, Judaica and creative art. Pop-up shopping is free to access and open to the community. The luncheon and program are available at several ticket levels. For tickets and patron opportunities, go to llnwomansworld.org or contact the Shaarey Zedek Sisterhood office at (248) 357-5544.
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Meet Ollie Elkus Offering “first-class Yiddish for those taking their first class in Yiddish!” JACKIE HEADAPOHL MANAGING EDITOR
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roducer Kale Davidoff is ready to launch his first feature film. New Money will be released by Gravitas Ventures on April 16 on Blu-Ray and DVD as well as Video On-Demand platforms including Amazon, iTunes and YouTube. The movie deals with the transferring of wealth, the drug crisis, the cost of higher education and more, Davidoff says. “I think we’ve created a movie that explores these issues from sides that may surprise some people.” The former West Bloomfield resident talks about his love of movies and his blossoming career. HOW DID YOU DECIDE TO BECOME A PRODUCER? I’ve wanted to make movies since middle school. And I always knew that meant going to New York or LA. When applying to schools, I
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only applied to Michigan State. That kept me in Michigan, which turned out to be a big help for my career. I started college in 2008, right when Michigan implemented a huge film incentive and movies began to flock to the state. Things were booming then, and it provided opportunities for newbies like me to get a start in the industry. Like most, I wanted to write, direct and edit movies. But my first gig was working as an intern in a production office, working under the producers and production manager. That internship led me from production office to production office, where I learned (and am still learning) the ins and outs of producing and production. I realized it was something I had a knack for … and [it] became my focus. WHAT WAS IT LIKE STARTING OUT IN LOS ANGELES? I’ve been out here for two years. I always wanted to make it work in Michigan but after the incentives went away and the productions left town, there wasn’t any work for me there. The transition to LA was pretty easy. Professionally, I had the benefit of eight years of connections in the industry working in Michigan. My girlfriend had been here a year before me so that also made it easier. In general, I’ve enjoyed LA a lot more than I thought I would have. There are so many people out here from the Midwest and Michigan. A lot of people I know from high school, MSU and the film industry are here with me. In December, I hosted a Chanukah party with continued on page 20
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llie Elkus, 22, is new to the Detroit area this year. Drummer with the indie-rockjazz-punk trio Alluvial Fans, an herb and spice merchant at Germack in Eastern Market, and freelance Yiddish translator for organizations like the Yiddish Book Center, Ollie plans to share his love of all things Yiddish with the community in a series of classes this spring at the Isaac Agree Downtown Synagogue. We caught up with Ollie and asked him a few questions about his love for what he calls “the language of the heart.” Where did you come from and how did you end up in Detroit? OE: I was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, and then my family moved to New England when I was young. The Jewish community where we were was between small and non-existent, which naturally lead to feelings of isolation. My proverbial tvile (immersion) in externalized Jewish life was going to Israel for a semester in high school, where I met my best friend Gilad Granot, a native of Metro Detroit. After returning to the States, we continued to visit each other every several months, resulting in my move to Detroit. We see each other often, though not as often as I’d like, and continue to play and perform music together. From where did you get your love of Yiddish? OE: Although my time in Israel was formative, and it was an opportunity to see a wholly developed Jewish existence that I had never seen before, I couldn’t claim it. Becoming part of Israeli society would require an act of assimilation, just as functioning in gentile America, and specifically the “goyish wilderness” of New England, would require. So, the question to me became, what is my culture? And further, as American Jews, what is our yerushe (cultural inheritance)? My study of Jewish history led me inevitably to Yiddish, and not just the language but everything that it implies; the language being, at the very least, the vehicle.
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Yiddish? OE: Since the “golden age” of secular Yiddish culture in the 1920s, assimilation has moved quickly, exponentially even. Jews who made the decision not to raise their children in Yiddish have lived to see the Yiddish world unravel, and some have remorse or deep regret about that. In this way, learning Yiddish could be a frustrating task. There was even a sort of indignation about it. Everything about Yiddish still felt so familiar and natural, how could we lose it? Stranger still, is that I’m frequently cross-examined about my origins due to my “unidentifiable” accent. Yiddish is sometimes assumed to be my first language and, of course, in a more abstract sense, I do consider it to be. I never found any sort of creative voice in English the way I have in Yiddish. I never felt the impulse to write poetry until writing in Yiddish. S’iz Neshomeloshn! It is the soul-tongue or the language of the heart. It’s heimish (homey), which in a larger sense is its appeal to me. Yiddish is for everyone. Yiddish writers, more often than not, had knowledge of Hebrew and even published in Hebrew, but preferred Yiddish to reach the common Jew. It is borderless, fundamentally a language without a land, making it the perfect vehicle for both anarchistic and metaphysical expression. continued on page 20
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friends from West Bloomfield, MSU and work. It’s moments like that that make LA feel like a warm, welcoming second home. Still, I miss Michigan every day. I do hope to go back and produce another indie feature there soon. WHAT MOVIES HAVE YOU WORKED ON? I have worked on Youth in Revolt and Miley Cyrus’ LOL as well as Iron Man 3, Batman v Superman and two Transformers films.
Free Listing Submission Deadline is May 10, 2019. The Jewish News will honor all Jewish students who are graduating this spring from Michigan high schools in our Cap & Gown Yearbook 2019, which will be published in the May 25 issue. Free listings include a photo and up to 40 words listing your accomplishments. All listings must be submitted online. Go to thejewishnews.com/cap-and-gown to submit your free listing today!
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NEW MONEY DIRECTOR JASON KOHL IS ALSO FROM MICHIGAN. HOW DID YOU TWO CONNECT? Jason and I had done a short film in 2012 and, in 2014, he approached me about producing his first feature-length film. It’s crazy to think that was almost five years ago … It’s amazing how long the process is. We filmed in Lansing and the Detroit area in 2016. It was an intense 21-day shoot with no margin for error. It was tough — we had to be focused and well planned. I’m really proud of what we accomplished. WHAT FEEDBACK HAVE YOU RECEIVED FROM FILM FESTIVALS? The response from film festivals has been really great. This was the first
time I did the film festival thing. At first, I was intimidated, but people aren’t there to be critical or exclusive. Most just want to talk and get to know other filmmakers. We premiered New Money at the Black Nights Film Festival in Tallin, Estonia, in 2017. That was pretty incredible. Here we have this small movie that takes place in midMichigan and we are screening it in this Baltic country. You could tell it was resonating beyond cultures, which was really something to see. Then, we premiered New Money at the Newport Beach Film Festival in 2018. And last fall, the film won the Audience Choice Award for Best Narrative Feature at the Indie Memphis Film Festival. Like any art, movies are constantly humbling because you’re always going to have people who don’t like what you create. And that can get to you and make you question if it’s something you should be doing. I think festivals are important because, from what I’ve experienced, people there are very supportive. At Memphis, someone came up to me after our screening and, knowing this was my first time producing, told me they loved the film and that I should keep doing it. Those moments are really necessary.
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What will students who take your class walk away knowing? OE: I’m currently rummaging for material for this course, trying to weave together the threads of Yiddishland to create the fullest portrait of this evasive place, a place that exists in the summit between every Yiddishist’s imagination. This will be a language and culture course teaching Yiddish through the artistic and political movements of (mostly) 19th- and 20th-century Ashkenazic Jews, giving students the linguistic knowledge to further unearth the Yiddish lexicon for themselves. Subjects covered: Yiddishland, Yiddish dialects, Yiddish linguistic theories, YiddishAmerican slang, classics, satire, folksongs, poetry, theater, film, socialism, communism, anarchism, Yiddish expressionism and introspectivism, Yiddish and Hebrew,
Yiddish and German, and Yiddish and Israel. My hope is that students will be properly inspired by this course to both mine the relics of our Yiddish past and forge our Yiddish future. I believe if we understand Yiddish, we understand our history and, without exaggeration, we understand ourselves. Yiddishland gets lonely and we would love the company! Let culture be the fuel for the vehicle of language and language the road to the temple of culture!
Classes will be Sundays in May (5, 12, 19 & 26) and June (2, 9, 16 & 23) from 2:30-3:30 p.m. at the Downtown Synagogue. Everyone is welcome. A $10 donation is suggested. To register, send an email to ollieelkus.gmail.com.
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Rolling Out The Welcome Mat Host families wanted for Maccabi Games athletes.
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isten closely around town this August and you’ll likely hear the lively chatter of foreign languages and accented English as Metro Detroit welcomes 1,300 teenagers from around the world and across the country for the JCC Maccabi Games and ArtsFest. Before the first game gets under way, there’s the challenge to find housing for these Shelly young athletes and artRubenfire ists. And that’s giving Shelly Rubenfire a case of the jitters. “We’re bringing in significantly more participants than we have in previous years … This is a community-wide event and we need community-wide support,” said Rubenfire, co-chair of housing for this year’s games, scheduled for Aug. 4-9. Rubenfire said the games’ organizers still need close to 800 beds. She’s hopeful all participants will have an assigned home by mid-May. Rubenfire is quick to point out the wonderful experience host families have by welcoming athletes and artists into their homes. “There are athletes who have become lifelong friends with host family siblings; elderly hosts take on the role of doting grandparents to the teens … It’s such a remarkable experience for everyone,” she said. Requirements for host families include taking in a minimum of two athletes or artists and providing them with a separate sleeping area. “They don’t need their own rooms, but an area where they can have some pri-
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vacy … and we even provide air mattresses if needed,” she said. “All we ask is that [families] provide a home away from home for our guests.” Rubenfire added hosts don’t need to have children participating in the event. “We have host families who don’t have children … young couples who open their homes and empty nesters.” At least one parent in the home must be Jewish. There is no cost to be a host family, but families must attend an orientation session before the games begin and go through a background check (at no cost to the family). The schedule for the host families begins Sunday, Aug. 4, when athletes and artists arrive. Host families provide dinner and transportation to opening ceremonies that evening, provide breakfast and snacks Monday-Friday, and transport and pick up participants in the mornings and evenings. Families drop off athletes and artists at the JCC on Friday, Aug. 9, for departure. Organizers are planning a shuttle for North Woodward communities to transport athletes and artists to the JCC campus. Rubenfire and organizers are encouraging families to host events at home during down time or participate in activities planned at area synagogues during Host Family Night. Families interested in playing host can learn more and sign up at https://maccabidetroit2019.com/ be-a-host. On behalf of the organizers, Rubenfire offers a hearty todah, gracias, merci … thank you.
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ever doubt the power of a Mother’s Day card … especially when you send a tribute to Mom through the Joy Project in care of Jewish Family Service of Metro Detroit (JFS). Celebrating its 10th year at JFS, the Joy Project has raised more than $300,000 for services and programs to support the needs of women, girls and families. “The Joy Project was born because I was not only compelled to honor my mother, Joy Nachman, but also moved to help brighten Mother’s Day for mothers in our community who may not have anyone to acknowledge or appreciate them,” said founder Elanah Hunger. “At the time, it didn’t occur to me how much delight this seemingly simple gesture could bring to donors and recipients alike. It’s a good reminder that no matter what we do to reach out and help, no effort is too little, no gift of love is too small.” WOMEN HELPING WOMEN “It’s not about me,” says Joy Nachman, a psychologist in practice in Birmingham. “I can’t stress enough that we’re in this together — women helping women take care of their families.” Hunger is quick to give credit where it’s due. “Thinking back on that first year, we would never have gotten the project off the ground had it not been for Amy Haimann and Lindsay Leder at JFS. They immediately fell in love with the idea of sending small gifts of appreciation to brighten a Mother’s Day for women in their client roster who might otherwise be forgotten.” When Hunger ran into her friend Marla Tapper Young and described the project, Tapper Young was thrilled with the concept. (Marla’s middle name also happens to be Joy). She and her family stepped up with the purchase and donation
of bracelets from their store. “The Tapper family has been on board as a major sponsor ever since,” Hunger said. SOMETHING SPECIAL FROM KENYA How far-reaching can one simple act of kindness go? Just ask Hunger and Nachman, who recently extended the reach of the Joy Project across the world to the Maasai Mara in Kenya. On their recent visit, they were introduced to the Maa Trust, an organization committed to helping women earn livings through sales of the Maasai women’s world-famous and extraordinary beadwork. “Maa Beadwork is a community-based organization run entirely by Maasi women — women now working to take care of their families,” Hunger said. “When we saw their beautiful work, we thought why not connect with them on our project and spread the joy? Why not help them sell their bracelets to support their families in Kenya while taking care of families right here at home? “With that plan now in place, we’re thrilled that Tapper’s wholeheartedly has bought into the enterprise and agreed to collaborate with Maa Beadwork by purchasing their bracelets and donating them as this year’s special gift to the Joy Project.” Look for an upcoming event when Sidecar in Birmingham hosts Hunger and Tapper Young as guest bartenders for the night and a portion of proceeds will go to the Joy Project. Maa bracelets will be available for purchase as well. To spread a little joy of your own this Mother’s Day, go online at jfsjoyproject.org and purchase a tribute card for your mom, sister or best friend — any special woman in your life. Vivian Henoch is editor of myjewishdetroit.org, where this story first appeared.
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• Faithful Transmitters (16 percent) want their grandchildren to have a strong connection to Judaism and to marry Jews. • Engaged Secularists (23 percent) are engaged grandparents, but don’t model Jewish involvement for their grandchildren. • Wistful Outsiders (20 percent) want to be more involved with their grandchildren, but family dynamics get in the way. • Non-Transmitters (20 percent) are not Jewishly engaged nor interested in passing on Jewish practices to their grandchildren. According to David Raphael, co-founder and CEO of the Jewish Grandparents Network: “The challenge for the Jewish community is to pivot toward the wonderful opportunity to engage grandparents in ways that ultimately bring the entire family together in meaningful Jewish experiences. Grandparents can be partners in the Jewish engagement work that so many communities look to do.”
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Danny Raskin of the Detroit Jewish News will be honored for his more than 75 years as a weekly columnist and restaurant critic with a Legacy Award at the Society of Professional Journalists Detroit Chapter banquet May 2 at the San Marino Club in Troy. Also being honored with lifetime achievement awards are longtime journalists Angelo B. Henderson and Felecia D. Danny Raskin Henderson; Rich Homberg, president and CEO of Detroit Public Television; and Mary Schroeder, sports photographer and pioneer for women in journalism. SPJ will also name Journalist of the Year, Young Journalist of the Year and the winners of its Excellence in Journalism awards. Discounted tickets can be purchased in advance of the banquet through Friday, April 26. Tickets purchased at the door cost $70. Funds raised will benefit SPJ Detroit’s scholarship fund. Additional details and tickets for the banquet are available at spjdetroit.org.
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jewsinthed Friedman Is Adat Shalom Scholar Adat Shalom Synagogue welcomes Matti Friedman, an award-winning Israeli journalist, author and IDF veteran, as its Scholar in Residence Matti Friedman May 3-5. Friedman’s writing has appeared in major newspapers and his newest book, Spies of No Country, the story of four of Israel’s first intelligence agents in 1948, was awarded the Natan Prize. He will be speaking Friday evening following a Shabbat dinner on Spies of No Country.
Shabbat morning, Friedman will offer a post-Kiddush discussion of The Aleppo Codex. On Sunday morning, May 5, his presentation, in partnership with the Walk for Israel at Adat Shalom, is on “Israel and the Media.” The weekend is open to the community at no charge. Special activities for children are planned during the after-dinner presentation on May 4. For details and to make Shabbat dinner reservations, visit adatshalom.org/ synergy-shabbat or call the office at (248) 851-5100.
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Project Focuses on Survivors’ Lives Before the Holocaust In preparation for Holocaust Memorial Day (Yom HaShoah), the World Jewish Restitution Organization (WJRO) is launching a month-long social media campaign called #MyPropertyStory to focus on survivors’ lives before the Holocaust and show how their homes, land, businesses or personal possessions are important, powerful links to their past. The campaign will continue through Yom HaShoah on May 2. WJRO is asking Holocaust survivors, their children, grandchildren, extended families and others to share and post their unique stories on social media about life before the Holocaust to shine a light on the injustice suffered by millions
as a result of what was wrongfully taken from them during the Shoah and its aftermath. The campaign will culminate on Yom HaShoah with a gallery of photos, videos and postings on wjro.org.il/ mypropertystory. WJRO is asking participants to post their stories through videos, photos, statements or drawings via Facebook, Twitter and/or Instagram and include #MyPropertyStory and tag @ WJRORestitution. For details, visit wjro.org.il/mypropertystory, which includes links to WJRO’s social media platforms, links to videos and photos for reposting, and sample tweets and postings.
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MARCH 23, 2019 Drs. Stephanie (Marcus) and Michael Borkin are happy to announce the birth of their second son, Leo Harrison Borkin (Levi Shai). Leo joins big brother Max. Thrilled grandparents are Andee and Ken Marcus of West Bloomfield, and Bobbie and Mark Borkin of Huntington Woods. Leoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Hebrew name honors his greatgrandfathers Samuel Marcus and Harry Borkin, and his great-aunt Susan Starley.
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number of local families host large seders for family and friends, but the Hermelin family seder is legendary for bringing together up to 100 guests — mostly family — at Doreen Hermelin’s home in Bingham Farms. Typically, she hosts seders on the first and second nights in her 17,500-square-foot home, wellknown as the site of many communal, political and philanthropic gatherings. This year is special because it will be Hermelin’s last year in the house as she prepares to move to nearby Franklin. After 44 years in Bingham Farms, she says, “This is the longest I’ve lived anywhere. I’m ready. It’s a hard move. It’s going to be interesting.” A family member has purchased the home that Doreen and her late husband, David, expanded with five additions. David was an entrepreneur, real estate developer, philanthropist and former U.S. ambassador to Norway. Because it’s the last year in Bingham Farms, she is hosting two nights of seders with about 300 people. To accommodate them in one space, a
floor is placed atop the indoor swimming pool. The menu is traditional — gefilte fish, chicken soup with matzah balls, brisket and turkey. “With that many people, it’s nothing fancy,” Hermelin says. As of last week, the brisket, soup and matzah balls were already in the freezer. Her mother-in-law taught her how to “can” gefilte fish — making it to be placed in jars for longer storage in the refrigerator. “Normally, I make chocolate tortes, a few sponge cakes and lemon rolls, and we get a cookie cake from Quality Kosher Catering, but I’m not baking this year,” Hermelin says. Because of the large number of guests, some food will be catered and there will be kitchen staff to help. Brian Hermelin, Doreen’s son, will lead the seder as he has done every year since David’s death in 2000. David Hermelin created a special family Haggadah with all the traditional prayers and readings, as well as song lyrics he wrote to accompany existing music. Over the years, additional content was added, and the cover has a bright, contemporary design. With such large seders this year, Doreen says some guests may need to share what are very special edition Haggadahs. TOP TO BOTTOM: Brian Hermelin, near the sculpture, has led the seders since his father died in 2000; Guests at the buffet table; Doreen Hermelin lights the candles for a seder in 2014; the table is always set beautifully and with care.
Gefilte Film Captures Hermelin Tradition Making gefilte fish for the large Hermelin seders is a challenge. This year, a short documentary that tracks the process will be shown at 4 p.m. Sunday, May 5, during the Lenore Marwil Detroit Jewish Film Festival at the Jewish Community Center in West Bloomfield. Filmmaker Rachel Fleit and Hermelin family members will speak with the audience after the film (detroitjewishfilmfestival.com).
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passover CLOCKWISE FROM TOP: Dr. Murray J. Green, a podiatrist, in uniform in 1942 with his grandparents and aunt; Lt. Rabbi Alan Blustein of the U.S. Army Chaplaincy Corps; Rabbi Shneur Silberberg and Zeesy Silberberg; Judy and Rabbi Alan Blustein.
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s families and friends gather for Passover, they look forward to seders with familiar customs, food and participants. But sometimes circumstances take us far from home, and we share a seder with strangers that creates long-lasting memories. IN THE LAND OF KALASHNIKOVS Rabbi Shneur Silberberg, outreach director of the Sara and Morris Tugman Bais Chabad Torah Center in West Bloomfield, was a 19-yearold yeshivah student in New York City when he was chosen to organize a seder in Russia. He was one of 100 students assigned by the Chabad Federation to travel in pairs to Jewish communities that had no rabbi. “We were sent to Izhevsk in the Udmurt Republic, where Kalashnikovv rifles are made,” Silberberg recalls. “We went a week in advance to prepare the meal. We had to kasher a kitchen and rented a bar for the seders. We brought grape juice and other supplies and bought local fish for the meal. We had a young transla-tor as we didn’t speak Russian.” The first night drew 100 people, most of whom were inexperienced with seders. “We had to pick out a few w things for an abbreviated seder. Theyy quickly ate the matzah on the table, and we had the sense that we were feeding them. The one song that they knew was ‘Hevenu Shalom Aleichem’ — not a Passover song — but we sang it together.” Silberberg had traveled widely by then but remembers this Pesach as “the one time I recall missing home. We were in the middle of nowhere and we couldn’t communicate.” Closer to home, this year Silberberg hopes to visit Jewish prisoners in two local jails, bringing them Passover foods if allowed by correctional officials.
clean it was, compared to theirs. They were as poor as church mice.” The memories were still strong when he told the story to family members in the late 1960s. (Green passed away in 1997.)
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In new places, seders are familiar but also very different.
A WAR-TIME SEDER IN CAIRO Murray Green, a young podiatrist from Detroit, served in the U.S. Army Medical Corps during World War II. Around Passover one year, he was stationed in Cairo. As there was no combat in the area, his work duties were light and one day he roamed the dusty, narrow streets of Cairo. “I saw a Jewish star above a doorway, and a man inside the building invited me in,” he said. Communication was limited as neither spoke much of the other’s language. However, the
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EUROPEAN SEDERS WITH ARMY BRASS Naomi Levine’s father, the late Rabbi Alan Blustein, was an army chaplain, and the family moved every three years as he was transferred to new posts. She was born in France and remembers seders during the late 1960s and early 1970s in Nuremberg 19 and Stuttgart. “It was challenging an being an observant Jew, especially for be Passover,” she said. Pa The family relied mainly on limited ite Passover foods from the Army base ba store and kosher butchers in Munich and Strasbourg. “We could M get g chicken, salami, matzah and gefilte ge fish. ffiis There wasn’t any kosher ketchup up or potato chips,” said Levine of Farmington. Faa “Usually the first seder was a communal seder with the Jewish soldiers m in the area. The very top brass would come to these seders,” said her mother, Judy Blustein, who now lives in Florida. Sometimes the seders were held in the Officers Club, which had to be kashered. The second seder was mainly family members and friends. During the late 1950s and early 1960s, she remembers including Holocaust survivors at the table. “The rotating chaplains would tell us, ‘Take care of this family.’” Once a large group of North African Jews who had recently immigrated to France came to the Blusteins’ seder when they lived in Orleans, France. However, their Sephardic Passover customs were quite different. Blustein says that they ate beans, rice and other foods that are prohibited for Ashkenazi Jews during Passover. When another army rabbi was responsible for the communal seder one year, the Blusteins spent Passover in Lugano, Switzerland, at a kosher hotel with Jews from all over Europe. “On Yontif, they would parade in their finery on the boardwalk. Any place we were was very different,” Blustein remembers.
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Egyptian man was able to invite Green to a seder at the synagogue that night. After returning to his base, Green recalled, “I took a pillow case and put all of the Passover food and other items that had been sent by American Jewish agencies to Jewish soldiers. They (the Cairo congregation) were amazed at the American matzah — how white and
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life that I only do what is absolutely necessary, thank God. The Pesach hysteria has long passed,â&#x20AC;? she says. In other aspects of preparing for Passover, rabbis looking at books of Jewish law and ordinary Jews looking at what their grandparents did, have, over the years, decided to become more and more stringent. Perhaps this tendency originates with a statement attributed to Rabbi Yitzhak Luria, the 15th-century kabbalist: â&#x20AC;&#x153;One should follow all the strictures on Passover.â&#x20AC;? A notable break from this tendency comes from none other than the Sephardi Chief Rabbi of Israel, Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef. As part of its routine duties, the Chief Rabbinate in Israel issues guidelines for how certified kosher kitchens in hotels should maintain standards over Passover. On March 26, journalist Hezki Stern, writing for Kikkar Shabbat, reported that Rabbi Yosef pulled this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s booklet of guidelines. He instructed Moshe Dagan, executive director of the rabbinate: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Do not print it. Let us consider this for a couple of more days and correct it.â&#x20AC;? Rabbi Yosef observed that the authors of the guidelines â&#x20AC;&#x153;seek to follow the principle the stricter the betterâ&#x20AC;? and â&#x20AC;&#x153;introduced many, many strictures.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;I do not know who did this, to be so strict with the people of Israel; things that are completely permitted, permitted by all opinions, they have been forbidden,â&#x20AC;? he says.
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Beyond The Seder These recipes can help add variety to the remainder of Passover meals.
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assover lasts for a long time, especially when you’re thinking about the food you’ll eat. That’s a lot of eating home-cooked fare and lots of matzah. Each year, I forget how much I like matzah brie … until Passover. Then I wonder why I don’t make it all year long. I prepare it sweet for breakfast (soak matzah in a mixture of whisked eggs and milk — 1 egg and ½ cup of milk for every matzah sheet — and fry in butter or oil with lots of cinnamon and sugar). I make savory at night. Nix the sweetness and add fresh or frozen (thawed) spinach, cottage cheese, feta cheese to the mix and fry slowly in olive oil. Aside from classics, there is a whole Annabel Cohen Contributing Writer week of snacks and meals that can get pretty dull, especially when there are often so many seder leftovers you simply cannot stuff another bite of “brisket on matzah” into your mouth. Here are some thought-starters to keep the holiday noshing modern, fresh and fabulous. ASPARAGUS SOUP 2 pounds asparagus (2 bunches) 1 Tbsp. unsalted butter 1½ cups chopped onions 1 cup chopped celery 1½ cups peeled, 1-inch Idaho or russet potatoes 1 cup ½-inch carrot rings 6 cups water Kosher salt and white pepper, to taste ½ cup half-and-half Trim the top 2 inches of the asparagus stalks and set aside (these will be used to garnish the soup). Cut the tough ends off the asparagus (it’s lighter in color and “tough” — do not use). Press “sauté” on the Instant Pot and add butter to
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the pot. Add the onions and saute until tender, stirring occasionally. Add the asparagus (not the tips), potatoes, carrots, water and 1 tsp. salt and ½ tsp. white pepper. Seal the lid on the pot and press “high pressure” or “manual,” press the “plus +” to add 10 minutes to the cooking time. When finished cooking, allow the pot to cool for 15 minutes. Release any remaining steam manually. To make on the stove, saute in a large saucepan or soup pot, bring to a boil over medium-high heat, then cook on medium heat for about 30-40 minutes. Use an immersion blender, blender or food processor to make the soup smooth. Adjust salt and pepper to taste. To serve, warm the soup with the remaining asparagus tips. Drizzle in the half-and-half and serve. Makes 8 or more servings (depending on portion size). MATZAH AND MUSHROOM STUFFED ROLLED EGGPLANT 1 large eggplant, sliced vertically into thin slices Vegetable oil for brushing over the eggplant Olive oil 1 cup chopped onions 12 ounces sliced mushrooms Salt and pepper to taste. 1½ sheets matzah, crumbled ¼ cup pine nuts, lightly toasted 1 large egg 1½-2 cups good-quality marinara sauce 1½ cups shredded mozzarella cheese Preheat oven to 350ºF. Lightly brush one or two rimmed baking sheets with olive oil. Arrange the eggplant slices on the baking sheet and lightly brush the eggplants with additional olive oil. Bake the eggplant slices until softened, about 10-15 minutes. Remove from the oven and cool. Meanwhile, heat another 2 Tbsps. oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add the onions and saute about 3 minutes. Add the mushrooms and
cook, stirring occasionally for another 3 minutes. (Do not allow all the liquid to evaporate.) Stir in the matzah and cook 2 minutes more. Remove from heat and cool slightly before adding the pine nuts, salt and pepper to taste. Let this mixture cool slightly. Reduce heat to 350ºF. Spray a baking large dish with nonstick cooking spray (large enough to accommodate the eggplant rolls). Place one slice of cooked eggplant on a clean surface. Spoon about ¼-1/3 cup of matzah mixture at one end of the slice and roll carefully. Carefully place the eggplant roll in the baking dish. Repeat the process, packing the eggplant into the dish tightly until all the slices and filling are used. Spoon the marinara sauce over the rolls and cover in foil. Bake, covered in foil for 20 minutes. Remove the foil, sprinkle over the cheese and bake for 15-20 minutes more, until the cheese is melted. Makes 6-8 servings. CHOCOLATE CHOCOLATE CHIP CRACKLE COOKIES These are thin and fudgy with an almost meringuetype, crackled top. 3 cups powdered sugar 2/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder ½ tsp. salt 3 large egg whites at room temperature 1 tsp. vanilla extract 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips Preheat the oven to 350ºF. Line a rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper. In a large bowl, whisk together the sugar, cocoa powder and salt. Add the vanilla and egg white and whisk until you obtain a thick batter (because there is no flour, the batter must be thick or it will “spread” too much on the baking sheet. continued on page 40
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Fold in the chocolate chips. Make a test cookie. Form the batter into a 1-inch round ball (it doesn’t have to be perfect). Bake for 12-15 minutes, until the top of the cookie is dry and cracked. Based on how the first cookie comes out, form the remaining batter into the balls and arrange on the prepared baking sheet. Makes 20 servings. MANDELBREAD 3 large eggs 1 cup sugar 1 tsp. lemon juice 1 tsp. salt 1 cup vegetable oil 2 cups matzah cake meal 1 tsp. ground cinnamon 1 cup chopped pecans, walnuts, slivered almonds, or combination of the three Topping: ¼ cup sugar Preheat oven to 350ºF. Combine eggs and sugar in a large bowl and using an electric mixer, beat until smooth. Add the juice, salt and oil and mix well. Combine nuts with cake meal and cinnamon in another bowl, stir to combine and add to the egg mixture — the dough will be sticky. Line a rimmed baking sheet with parchment or spray with nonstick cooking spray. Form 2 long logs (about 3-inches wide) on the baking sheet with your hands (moisten hands with water or oil to make handling the dough easier). Bake for 30 minutes. Remove the mandelbread from the oven and, using a serrated knife, slice into ½-inch slices, while it’s still hot. Arrange the slices, cut side down, on the same baking sheet. Reduce oven heat to 300ºF, sprinkle the sugar and place the sliced
mandelbread back in the oven and bake for about 10 minutes, or until toasted. Allow to cool completely. Makes about 3-4 dozen slices. PASSOVER APPLE CAKE Like a coffeecake, this cake has umpteen incarnations. Satisfying and great the next day for breakfast, if there’s any left. Batter: 6 large eggs 1 cup vegetable oil 2 cups sugar 2 cups matzah cake meal 2 Tbsp. potato starch Filling: 4 Granny Smith apples, peeled or unpeeled, cut into thin wedges (about 6 cups) Juice of 1 lemon ½ cup sugar 2 tsp. ground cinnamon Topping: ½ cup chopped pecans or walnuts 3 Tbsp. sugar 1 tsp. ground cinnamon Preheat oven to 350ºF. Make dough: Combine all dough ingredients in a large bowl and beat until smooth. Spread half the batter in an ungreased, 9- by 13-inch baking dish. Make filling: Sprinkle the apples with lemon juice in a large bowl. Mix sugar with cinnamon and add to the apples. Arrange apples over the batter and top with the remaining batter. Make topping: Combine nuts with sugar and cinnamon. Sprinkle the topping mixture over the cake and bake, uncovered, for 1 hour. Cool and cut into squares. Makes 12 or more servings. All recipes ©Annabel Cohen 2019 annabelonthemenu@gmail.com.
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Matzah Madness W hether you’re 9 years old or 90, you probably have a fond memory of the hiding of the afikomen during a Passover seder; whether you were the one charged with concealing it or if you’re a kid who has enjoyed the reconnaissance mission in search of it. For our non-Jewish Alan Muskovitz friends or the uniformed Contributing Writer reader, afikoman is not the former Secretary General of the United Nations. That would be Kofi Annan. And after much
forethought, I’ve decided to stick with saying “afikoman,” although today it would be politically correct to refer to it instead as “afikoperson.” We all know the matzah basics. Bread that was supposed to bake for an hour at 350 degrees was cut short by our peoples’ hastened Exodus from Egypt. So, technically, matzah became the Jews first carryout meal. The hiding of the afikoman is, of course, just one of the many symbolic moments during our seders that serve to remind us of our escape from bondage. My mission was to find some humorous anecdotes that arose out of the traditional hiding, finding and awarding of
A Seat at the Table Guests at the seder can make the holiday more meaningful. LOUIS FINKELMAN CONTRIBUTING WRITER
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ear the beginning of a traditional Haggadah, the leader announces “This is the bread of poverty that our ancestors ate in the land of Egypt. Everyone who is hungry, come and eat. Anyone who needs to, come and celebrate Passover.” Taken literally, that means that we welcome all sorts of guests to our seder. In practice, if you want to make this real, you have to look for guests. Where to look? The easiest strategy: • Another family that would have a seder of its own. Each family’s experience of
a prize for discovering the afikoman. Thank you to the following folks for sharing recollections from their matzah madness past. From Ronelle Grier, my esteemed fellow JN writer and author: “While my mother, Esther Rosenthal of blessed memory, was a creative and successful businesswoman (she owned The Paper Place in Applegate Square), housekeeping was not one of her priorities. One Passover, she hid the afikoman as usual, and we were dispatched to look for it at the appropriate time. No one could find it and, eventually, we gave up the hunt in favor of chocolate-covered matzah and sponge cake.” But wait, there’s more! Added Ronelle: “I guess my mother was busy in the kitchen and was unaware it hadn’t been found. Several years later, when my parents were packing up the house to move to a condo, they found the afikoman. It was still in its original hiding place, on top of an antique breakfront in the dining room.” For my cousin Sylvia in Toronto, the finding of the afikoman provided a life-changing bargaining chip. Says Sylvia: “I was 17 and my religious parents wouldn’t let me drive. I got the afikoman and held it ransom until well after midnight until my parents agreed
Passover gets enriched by sharing with the other. • A step more adventuresome: friends and neighbors who would otherwise have a lonely seder night. • Folks too far away from family to go back for the seder, away for studies or a new job, or on a temporary work assignment. • Jews too far away from observance to plan for the seder, but close enough to accept an invitation. • Converts who literally have no Jewish family with whom to share a seder. • Folks estranged from their Jewish family by quarrel or by divorce. • Mourners bereft by the recent death of relatives, whether recent or long ago. • Non-Jews who have legitimate reasons for attending a seder: conversion candidates, students of comparative religion and community leaders. Guests far from home may feel surprised that a seder in suburban Detroit resembles a seder back home in Brazil or Belgium. Sometimes the guest brings an old custom that seems new to us. A couple of Iranian students at our family continued on page 44
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to let me get my license so they could end the seder. But then my mother wouldn’t give me her car. So I bought my own car with my part-time cashier and teller money!” Sylvia attributes her staunch independence and success as a business woman to that fateful matzah mediation. By the way, for you kids attending a seder across the border, keep in mind that a Canadian dollar awarded for finding the afikoman is only worth 75 cents U.S. My friend Linda Zyla lovingly recalls her grandparent’s Passover gatherings. “My maternal grandparents were larger than life,” Linda said. And so were their Passover seders. “Grandpa Morris stuck to the book. Service before dinner, enormous dinner and then service after dinner. No corners were cut. Everything by the book; including the bitter herbs.” It turns out though, that Linda’s grandmother was at the forefront of creating a whole new twist of hiding the afikoman. Said Linda, “Grandma Ann knew that her grandkids didn’t like eating the bitter herbs — what kid does? So, to protect her precious grandchildren from bitterness of any kind, she would come sit with us during the partaking of the bitter herbs and slip the parsley into her large apron pockets. Boy, do I miss those seders.” I, for one, would like to see our continued on page 44
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Passover Haggadot rewritten to incorporate the hiding of the bitter herbs. I’m looking forward to our family’s two seders. And frankly, since I regularly put my keys, glasses and cell phone somewhere where I can’t find them; I will volunteer as the most qualified to hide the afikoman. As a matter of fact, I think I’ll just hide my keys with the matzah and give the kid who finds them an extra buck. Speaking of which, this year, as an act of tzedakah, our family has agreed to pool all the afikoman prize money and donate it to Lori Loughlin and
Felicity Huffman’s kids to pay for their new university admissions. I hope your families create their own great afikoman-finding stories this Passover. For a final word about matzah, I leave you with the sage advice of the one and only Jeff Zaslow who reminded people in his speeches that matzah could be very binding. That’s why he created Fiber Matzah, whose slogan is “Let My People Go.” Alan Muskovitz is a writer, voice-over/acting talent, speaker, and emcee. Visit his website at laughwithbigal.com,“Like” Al on Facebook and reach him at amuskovitz@renmedia.us.
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seder asked, “Where are the green onions?” That is how the Finkelman family learned to strike each other with scallions during “Dayyenu,” a practice which most of us look forward to continuing at our next seder. One family in the Detroit suburbs does so well at welcoming people who would otherwise be alone that one year they wound up hosting both ex-spouses after a bitter divorce. They sat the former couple at opposite ends of a long table. An Israeli professor, stranded in South Africa for a conference that took place on Passover, arranged to spend the second seder with Jeffrey Dorfman, a professor of immunology in Johannesburg. The guest shared lovely stories, charmed the hosts’ children and then took a taxi back to his hotel room (an Israeli, he was not really observing the second day as a festival). Only then did the hosts find out that the guest had spent the first night alone in his hotel room. Dorfman calls this “an unfortunate missed opportunity.” Rabbi Sid Vineburg of Oak Park used to lead the Jewish synagogue in Green Bay, Wis. As the only rabbi for many miles around, he maintained community relations with religious and political leaders throughout the state and often had them as guests at the Vineburg family seder. Bishop Robert Banks, head of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Green Bay, sat next to the rabbi at a seder. When it came time to wash before HaMotzi, the bishop washed the rabbi’s hands. Rabbi Vineburg remembers this as a profound spiritual moment: “A feeling of God’s presence: the way it should be, peaceful cooperation.”
Mark Saul of New York reports that his daughter Susanna has friends from Luxor who attended their seder. Saul found it “interesting” to conduct a seder with real Egyptians. Similarly, Mike and Roz Grand (active at Congregation B’nai Moshe) hosted some Saudi classmates of their son at Wayne State University; the guests were thrilled with the home-cooked meal and with how many of the rituals reminded them of Islamic practices. A family reports: “When we opened the door for Elijah the prophet, our neighbor’s friend showed up. Our neighbor’s seder ended too soon for his taste, so he hopped over to our house for more.” At the end of the seder, the Haggadah serves up a series of medieval poems, which participants try to sing, after a feast and four brimming cups of wine. “Our family has a handicap in singing these songs,” they said. “We learned them at the seder each year of childhood, from our aunts, lovely people who could not carry a tune. One year, we apologized for having no melody at all for a song. One of our guests, a musician, replied, ‘Give me a minute. I’ll compose a tune.’ Literally a minute later, he had a beautiful musical setting for the poem and proceeded to sing it in a lovely voice. How sad that we do not still remember the tune he invented that night.” 2 for Seder is a concept launched by the daughter of one of the people murdered at Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh. The idea is to encourage families to open their seders to two non-Jews to experience the holiday and to promote better understanding as a way to tackle anti-Semitism at the grassroots level. To learn more and receive a kit, go to 2forseder.org.
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t is interesting that our portion are genut and shevach? Rather than for Shabbat of Passover, Exodus. “shame” and “glory,” as common 12:21-51, concludes with the translations suggest, rabbinic literamaking of matzah, and its ture understands the word genut Haftarah, from the Book of to mean “shortcomings” or “disJoshua, concludes with eating grace,” and shevach as “praiseit. The apparent progression worthiness.” In our example, a — from making matzah to better definition of genut would eating it — is linked through be “unseemly behavior deservan upward trajectory. This ing censure,” and shevach as Rabbi Aura sense of upward trajectory is “worthy acts deserving praise.” Ahuvia also a leitmotif of the seder In Beyond the Text: A Holistic itself. Approach to Liturgy, liturgiParshat The Mishnah offered an cal scholar Rabbi Lawrence Pesach instruction for leading the Hoffman posits that within its I: Exodus seder. Mishnah Pesachim historical context, the Mishnah 12:21-51; 10:4, as translated by the was offering guidance in table Numbers popular website Sefaria, leadership skills: To achieve an 28:16-25; reads: “He begins [instructoverall mood of uplift, begin Joshua 3:5-7, with the somber material and ing him about the Exodus 5:2-6:1, 27. end with the celebratory. Thus, story] with [the account of Israel’s] shame and cona second interpretation of “from cludes with [Israel’s] praise genut to shevach” has to do with (glory) ...” If you look in your family’s the emotional feeling of the seder. Haggadah, you’re likely to find some Yet a third interpretation is that variant of the above. Many modern we refer to God’s own genut and Haggadot reference this general conshevach. As is commonly known, cept when they use phrases like “from the Passover seder is modeled on slavery to freedom,” “from degradathe Greco-Roman symposium, tion to dignity” or “from catastrophe which was, in part, believed to be to consolation.” underwritten by the gods. There, the We commonly presume today that format would be to first “roast” the this upward trajectory refers to us — gods and then to end the evening the Jewish people — and, indeed, this with their praise. Similarly today, we is one valid interpretation. We prove might open a wedding toast with an this, in part, by referring to the above embarrassing story but conclude with translation, “[… Israel’s] shame and heartfelt praise for bride and groom. [Israel’s] praise.” If you look closely, In other words, we begin by daring however, you’ll see that the word to hold God to account for the fact “Israel” is only in brackets. This indiof our slavery, but in keeping with cates that it is an interpretation of the an upward trajectory, conclude with original Mishnah. Not surprisingly, words of praise for the fact of our there are others. freedom and redemption. What was Mishnah’s original May we all enjoy a Passover filled intent? To understand this better, with deep questions, satisfying let us turn to the original Hebrew, answers and great joy. matchil bi’g’nut, u’m’sayeim b’shevach, Aura Ahuvia is rabbi at Congregation Shir which means, “Begin with genut Tikvah in Troy. and conclude with shevach.” What
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Benjamin Netanyahu won a record fifth term as Israeli prime minister.
allowed to vote because she is living in the United States on specific assignment from Israel, working for the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit. She could not say who she favored to win, but she diplomatically stated that the Israeli people will vote in who will best serve their country. Klevitsky added the fact that Gantz created a new party only four months ago that more than 1 million supported is a sign that many Israelis were looking for a new hope and a new start. “Whatever the results are, I’m proud to [come from] a country where people can raise their voices and opinions, and that has a democratic system where the people are sovereign,” she said. “It is not only our right to vote, but rather our duty.” Tekoa resident Laura Ben-David works for Shavei Israel, an organization that helps remote Jewish communities around the globe make aliyah, and has family ties to Detroit. She voted for Gantz over Netanyahu and hopes they can still form a coalition together. Laura She thinks Netanyahu has done Ben-David great things, but he has become somewhat complacent with his focus lately more about staying in power than doing what is best for Israel. “I think we badly needed change even if it’s just to shake things up for a bit, even if it’s just temporary.” West Bloomfield resident Rachel Kapen was born in pre-State Israel and has lived in the United States for decades. The daughter of chalutzim (pioneers) who came to Israel in the third wave of aliyah (1919-1923), she is not a fan of Rachel Kapen Netanyahu but believes he was elected because, ultimately, Israelis care most about security. “Ever since Israel’s inception, security was not only a high priority but the only priority; therefore, most (leaders) were from the military,” Kapen said. “But [Gantz] lacks political experience and does not have the oratory of Netanyahu as well as his international recognition and respect. So many would prefer to look away from his moral failings and still vote for him for the fifth time.” Writing from his home in Kibbutz Ramat-
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sraelis placed Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his Likud party in the driver’s seat April 9 to form Israel’s next government. With more than 95 percent of votes tabulated, Former IDF Chief of Staff Benny Gantz conceded the election when Likud and right-wing parties that align with it exceeded the 60-seat threshold necessary to form a new government. Based on the results, President Reuven Rivlin is expected to give Netanyahu the opportunity to form a ruling coalition. Likud tallied 36 spots and Gantz’s Blue and White Party has 35 spots in the 120-seat Knesset. However, a majority of the remaining seats were won by parties that have already declared their intention to align with Likud. A total of 11 parties met the minimum voting threshold and are expected to have representatives in the Knesset. A sampling of Israelis with Detroit ties and those living in Detroit who moved here from Israel shows general satisfaction with the election outcome. Several hope that Israel’s now longest-serving prime minister will include the Blue and White party in his coalition. Real estate agent Tzvi Koslowe moved here from Israel last August with his family. Originally from Petach Tikvah, Koslowe lives with his family in Southfield. He missed participating in an Israeli election for the first time in his life. Now 38, Tzvi Koslowe Koslowe voted Likud since age 18 and was happy with the election’s outcome. The alternative, he said, would have been forming a government with Israeli-Arab blocs, which he believes would have been devastating for Israel because of the anti-Israel sentiments in those parties. “If the Blue and White party were elected, I fear there could have been a war between religious and secular Jews,” Koslowe said. “The situation is not perfect now, but Netanyahu is experienced and knows how to manage the politics and how to make a place for Israel with countries like the United States and Russia.” As Detroit’s emissary from Israel, Nina Yahalomi Klevitsky of West Bloomfield and her husband, Omer, participated in Israel’s elections by driving to Chicago at the start of April to cast their votes at the Israeli consulate. Nina Yahalomi It is their first election living Klevitsky outside of Israel. The couple was
David in Israel, Yoav Raban, who works for Federation’s Israel and Overseas Department, said he was frustrated by the pettiness of a campaign highlighted by personal throwdowns by leaders of the leading parties instead of focusing on what goals and plans they had to improve the lives of ordinary Israelis. “For the first time in decades, we missed a golden opportunity and this frustrates me the most,” he said pointing to the Likud and Blue and White parties, whose close ideologies and diverse makeup of talented people could easily Yoav Raban have formed a moderate coalition that represents the majority of Israelis. “Now that won’t happen only because of egos and personal agendas,” he wrote. “Bibi Netanyahu and Benny Gantz have much more in common with one another and share many more similar values in comparison to the leaders of the small, ultra-religious, right-wing parties that Bibi is now compelled to reach out to in order to build his coalition.” Now, Raban fears there will be more of the same: a shift even further to the religious right, where hurdles faced in the past few years such as the conversion bill and Women of the Wall, for example, will continue to be a challenge to overcome — challenges that continue to affect the dynamic of the relationship between Israel and diaspora Jewry. “My hope is that with Bibi’s understanding of the importance of the relationship between Israel and the diaspora Jewry and the fact that he will now feel less threatened by an upcoming election and making political decisions to appease a small but influential part of his coalition, it will allow him to make amends to some of the fractures our significant bond had had to endure.”
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Love at an Early Age CCS student balances creating glass pieces, exhibiting and marketing his work.
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Gallery, with Michigan Hot Glass as a co-sponsor. His one-person exhibit goes into May at the Dallas museum. “One piece at the Charach Gallery is called Simon and Matthew 2019,” explains Waranch, who named the differently-sized pieces after a very tall friend and himself, not as tall. “The piece has two simplified figure forms using murrine glass techniques that layer colors to get a pattern. “The other piece, Color Study Human 2, is a simpler human form with no facial features. I’ve mixed up colors so it’s a study in how the colors react with each other. This time, I’ve used the incalmo technique [joining two
t the same time Simon Waranch is represented by two works as part of the Michigan Regional Glass Exhibition at the Janice Charach Gallery in West Bloomfield, he is exhibiting work to memorialize the Holocaust in a display at the Museum of Biblical Art in Dallas. Waranch, a full-scholarship student at the College for Creative Studies, is able to work as a full-time glass artist, supporting himself with the help of marketing techniques learned from his father. At 20 and in his sophomore year, Waranch is among 30 artists chosen to participate through May 9 at the Charach
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details The Michigan Regional Glass Exhibition runs through May 9 at the Janice Charach Gallery in the Jewish Community Center in West Bloomfield.
Reticello Globe Grouping, 2019
glass bubbles of different colors] to make it more sculptural.” At the Museum of Biblical Art in Dallas, the exhibit is “Glass Matters: The Emergence of Simon Waranch.” The piece that means the most to him, a grandson of a Holocaust survivor, is Holocaust Memorial. “The Holocaust piece took the most time,” says Waranch, who attended a Jewish day school before entering the Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts in Dallas. “My goal was getting 6 million lines, and it took 500 hours to make it.” Before turning to figurative forms, Waranch concentrated on nonfunctional vessels to put the emphasis on viewing, not using.
“I started painting when I was 5,” Waranch recalls about his early artistry. “When other kids had lemonade stands, I had a stand with paintings. I got into a curated show when I was 9 at FIG (Fashion Industry Gallery) in Dallas, and people thought the work really was done by my dad, who wanted to be an artist but went into real estate.” Throughout school years, Waranch experimented with sculpture, photography, graphic design and other disciplines that caught his attention. The fascination with glass began during a trip to Italy, where he saw the work of artists affiliated with the celebrated studios on the island of Murano. “When I got back to Dallas, I took a couple of classes at Carlyn Ray continued on page 52
Five Jewish Artists Represented at Habatat’s 47th Invitational California Amulet Basket, Laura Donefer
details The 47th Annual International Glass Invitational runs May 4-July 5 at Habatat Galleries, 4400 Fernlee, Royal Oak, preceded by a VIP Preview Weekend, May 2-4. (248) 554-0590. habitat.com.
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visit to the glass exhibit at the Janice Charach Gallery will be among the special activities planned by Habatat Galleries in Royal Oak as part of its 47th Annual International Glass Invitational, the oldest and largest art glass exhibition in the world. This year’s invitational, running May 4-July 5, features more than 300 works of contemporary glass art by more than 100 artists from 30 countries. Five Jewish artists, known by glass art enthusiasts continued on page 52
Artist Larry Pazol with his work at the Charach Gallery
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arry Pazol, while establishing a law career, kept a workroom in his home to take care of household tasks. Then one day, 30 years ago, he visited a Charlevoix art exhibit that showcased mobiles, decided his fix-it skills could be a start toward devising three-dimensional art and soon adjusted his workroom to be a studio as well. Pazol’s approach developed into shaping wood and metals to build images of people and animals. Vivid acrylic paints finished the details of each project. While continuing his law practice and now into retirement, Pazol, 77, has affirmed his artistry by being chosen to participate in shows at fairs, temples and galleries inside and outside Michigan. Through May 9, seven of his pieces will be on view at the Janice Charach Gallery in the Jewish Community Center, offering a style contrast to the large glass exhibit. “I am showing folk art reliefs,” says Pazol of Bloomfield Township, where his sculptures adorn his outdoor property and his reliefs enhance the indoors. “With this kind of art, viewers can touch the pieces.” Pazol, feeling comfortable with many tools, taught himself art techniques and explains his style is especially popular in parts of the Midwest and Mexico. “My work is whimsical and bright,” he says. “The pieces always must have bright colors.” Pazol, who devotes about 20 hours a week to new subjects and designs, is a member of Temple Beth El and volunteers to spend many hours at the Dresner Soul Center in West Bloomfield, where those with special needs can realize their own artistic talents. Pazol’s building skills are put to use in setting up displays for the center so visitors can view and purchase artwork in an attractive space. These volunteer efforts bring him back to the original purpose of his structural skills while also calling on his artistic knowledge and commitments to assist other artists.
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early years, most glass was blown and restricted to vessels. “Art glass has become more than blown glass,” Corey Hampson says. “It includes cast, slumped, fused, flame-work and laminated works. In all, it is the finest sculpture, using glass as a means for expression.” During the VIP Preview Weekend May 2-4, special activities related to this show include an auction, a visit to the University of Michigan Dearborn to see the touring exhibition “Global Glass: Survey of Form and Function” and a demonstration by Chicago graffito glass artist Joseph Ivacic. The annual exhibition kicks off with a free grand opening at 8 p.m. Saturday, May 4. — Suzanne Chessler, contributing writer
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Designs and was asked to be an apprentice,” he says. “I was coming in five days a week, and they were teaching me. After I touched glass for the first time, I found this complete love, drive and motivation toward it that I never had toward any other art form. “A milestone was in my senior year in high school. I got my first commission from a law firm after I emailed about 100 people to get work. I did two installations for a new office and, from that, I was able to meet a client who owns hotels. I’ve done all the client’s new hotel acquisitions, including places in Chicago, Baltimore and Indianapolis.” Just over a year ago, Waranch started showing in a Texas gallery
and was told he became its bestseller. After an article appeared in the Texas Jewish Post, his contacts immediately expanded and included the invitation for the exhibition at the Museum of Biblical Art. “I’m emailing people every day to market my work,” says the glass artist, now preparing for an exhibit at the Longview Museum of Fine Arts in Texas. “It’s a lot easier making the work than selling it. “I’m very grateful that I grew up in a family where my dad did business. I knew what he was doing, and that helped me a lot. It’s also been very good for me to do everything by myself and not use family connections to get business. Being able to sell my work is the best feeling ever.”
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he 17th annual Ruth and Bernard Friedman Windsor Jewish Film Festival features 10 films over four days from April 29-May 2, including the acclaimed new documentary Who Will Write Our History. The film is about a group of writers who kept a secret trove of documents chronicling their conditions in the Warsaw Ghetto. It will be screened opening night. The festival, Windsor’s oldest movie fest, typically features films that celebrate or depict Jewish culture, including those about the Holocaust. This year’s lineup includes the comedy Humor Me starring Elliot Gould; the documentary Back to Berlin, about a group of Israeli motorcyclists who travel to Berlin for the Maccabi Games, retracing the ride of their forefathers before World War II; 93 Queen about a group of Chasidic women in Brooklyn who create the first all-female ambulance corps; and the Israeli film Shoelaces, a funny but poignant story of the relationship between a father and his autistic son. The festival has long had a dedicated group of programmers who choose from dozens of films for the event held at the Devonshire Mall’s Cineplex Odeon. “We have a committee that typically looks at 60 to 90 films a year to pick the 10 for our festival,” said Jay Katz, Windsor Jewish Community Centre executive director. “With 10, we’re pretty much getting award winners. “They try to make sure there’s some light-hearted ones because in the genre of Jewish-themed films there’s a lot about the Holocaust,” he said, adding it’s important to include the message of the Holocaust because of its centrality to Jewish history. The festival was originally connected with the Lenore Marwil Detroit Jewish Film Festival, but they parted ways many years ago because of a different film distribution system in Canada. The festival was started by Ruth
and Bernard Friedman, philanthropists who were known for organizing a popular community picnic. “But tastes change and communities change, and they realized 17 years ago that it would evolve to having the film festival because the whole community would and does come together for this,” Katz said. The festival has almost two dozen sponsors and, with ticket sales, it turns a profit, which goes to support Jewish community programs. New this year is an educational component for high school students. Drawing on funding from the Windsor-based Morris and Beverly Baker Foundation, the festival opened its film vault of more than 100 titles from almost two decades and school boards picked films to use to teach students about the Holocaust. One is Defiant Requiem about the Czech concentration camp Theresienstadt and a young composer’s efforts to build morale through the performance of Verdi’s Requiem. Another is Sarah’s Key, the story of a 10-year-old girl during the roundup of Jews in Paris in 1942. A third is Le Voyage de Fanny about the daring escape of schoolchildren to Switzerland. For a film schedule, go to bit.ly/2UBwB4A.
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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 24 MONTH IN REVIEW 2 pm, April 24. Join David Higer, a retired social studies teacher, as he reviews the highlights of the month’s current events. This free event at Temple Kol Ami is open to the community. RSVP: cspektor@ tkolami.org or 248-661-0040. HUMAN TRAFFICKING 7 pm, April 24. NCJW-MI will hold a program on “Human Trafficking and Our Community’s Youth.” At Shaarey Zedek in Southfield. For high school students and middle school students and their parents. Event is free, but registration is required: 248-355-3300, ext. 0; or mail@ncjwmi.org.
THURSDAY, APRIL 25 HYGIENE KIT ASSEMBLY 6-8 pm, April 25. At Affirmations Ferndale, 290 W. Nine Mile Road. A project of the Downtown Synagogue in partnership with Affirmations. Assembling hygiene kits for community members in need; kits will be dispersed at Affirmations’ facility and during Ferndale Pride 2019 in June.
FRIDAY, APRIL 26 PJS & STORIES 10 am, April 26. Rabbi Aaron Bergman will be the guest reader with Pesach stories for young children. The event will include a holiday craft project and a snack. Children may come in their PJs. The community is welcome.
SATURDAY, APRIL 27 POST-PESACH PARTY 6:30 pm, April 27. Temple Emanu-El’s Brotherhood will host a Post Pasta Passover Party & Havdalah. Cost: $5 individual; $13 family; late registration $9 per person. RSVP by Friday, April 23: TempleFamily@emanuel-mich.org or 248-967-4020.
SUNDAY, APRIL 28 MEDITATION & MINDFULNESS 9:30 am, April 28. Adults of all ages are invited to join Rabbi Aaron Bergman at Adat Shalom Synagogue. The class is designed to help individuals find their internal spirituality and realize that Judaism can make them happier. Free and open to the community. Info: call 248-851-5100. TEEN TALK 11 am, April 28. At Shaarey Zedek, 27375 Bell Road, Southfield. “Drugs, Alcohol and Tattoos: What’s the Jewish Perspective?” with Rabbi Aaron Starr. For students in grades 8-12. Refreshments served. No charge. RSVP to rabbistarr@shaareyzedek.org or 248-3575544. SOOTHING SUNDAY 1-2:30 pm, April 28. At JFS, 6555 W. Maple in West Bloomfield. Learn about mental health and the services that JFS provides; create cards and notes with encouraging words and homemade stress-relieving kits to present to teen clients. Info: Erin Thackray 248-8803787 or elederman@jfsdetroit.org.
MONDAY, APRIL 29 BLOOD DRIVE 2-8 pm, April 29. At Temple Kol Ami. David Henig Memorial Blood Drive. Appointments can be made through the American Red Cross at redcrossblood.org, sponsor code: tka13. Compiled by Sy Manello/Editorial Assistant Send items at least 14 days in advance to calendar@thejewishnews.com.
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GRAFITTI HIKE Head to Detroit’s Outdoor Adventure Center (1801 Atwater Street, Detroit) for a 2 p.m. urban hike through the Dequindre Cut and learn the history behind the murals and street art found throughout the trail. The hike will cover 2 miles and is dog- and wheelchair-friendly. Included with price of Outdoor Adventure Center admission, $3-$5.
APRIL 20 SURREAL ART Two local painters and two photographers will exhibit together for the first time. Michael Thoresen and surrealist painter Calvin Waterman of Ann Arbor (whose work, shape_10_ skinreflections, is shown here), along with photographers Timothy Nolan of Ypsilanti and J. Vida of Toledo will display their work from 4-10 p.m. The event is free, and all are welcome at the Gallery Bypass, 715 Milwaukee St. in Detroit.
MOTOWN @ 60 On TV Smokey Robinson will host Motown 60: A Grammy Celebration, in honor of the 60th anniversary of Motown Records, broadcast on CBS at 8 p.m. Performers on the special include Stevie Wonder, Diana Ross, John Legend, Ne-Yo, Little Big Town, Boyz II Men, Chloe X Halle, Meghan Trainor, Fantasia, Pentatonix, Thelma Houston and more. Fun fact: Many of the people behind the scenes at Motown were Jewish, including Nat Tarnopol, manager of Motown legend Jackie Wilson, who many believe converted to Judaism. In a 2003 JN story, Motown’s first PR manager Alan Abrams said Wilson could talk to his mother in Yiddish. So could Barry Gordy, Abrams said. “Their association with Jewish people rubbed off on them.”
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A FAMILY SEDER April 20. Grosse Pointe Jewish Council will celebrate Passover at a family seder for members and their guests. Officiants: Rabbi Joseph Klein and Cantorial Soloist Bryant Frank. For membership and seder info: Grosse Pointe Jewish Council at 313-882-6700.
Those who plan to attend should contact Adat Shalom Jewish Family Educator Debi Banooni, dbanooni@adatshalom.org or 248626-2153.
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PASSOVER YOGA 6-8 pm. At Isaac Agree Downtown Synagogue. A community yoga class dedicated to embodying the Passover holiday, using traditional yoga poses to explore selfcompassion and creating spaces within constricted joints and muscles. Props for stretching will be provided. Bring a yoga mat and wear comfortable clothes.
MAY 5 EDUCATION DAY 10:30-Noon. Congregation Beth Shalom invites the community to â&#x20AC;&#x153;Beyond Blintzes: Something Different for Shavuot.â&#x20AC;? Cooking demonstration and tasting provided by Paul Wertz and Dish Kosher Cuisine at Congregation Beth Shalom, 14601 W. Lincoln, Oak Park. Cost: $20 for members and $22 for non-members. Contact Julie Grodin at julie.grodin@ att.net or the synagogue office (248) 547-7970 to RSVP by April 22.
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Use Your Watershed Moment to Create Resiliency and Take Risks
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very business or idea started with a watershed moment. A moment in time where you as the leader became inspired to do what you do. By recognizing your watershed moment, you’ll have a foundation built that will help to build a Jon Dwoskin resilient attitude and perspective to defend against any negative situation that may arise. You must remember your watershed moments. Ruth Zuckerman, founder of SoulCycle and Flywheel, knows all about these watershed moments and the way hers created resiliency to chase her passion. She went from dreaming of dancing for a living to a desperate position after letting that dream die. It was in this moment she felt a push to join a daily spin class that led to her starting SoulCycle. She recalls her watershed moment this way: “I feel that I was so desperate for something at that juncture in my life … it was traumatic, and I wasn’t really experiencing much pleasure. And there was something, there was a kind of an energy I felt from the spinning room, from looking from the outside in … it felt very intense and focused, and there was a group energy and community.” She eventually joined the class, which led to her becoming the instructor of the class, which in turn led to her starting SoulCycle — an all spinning fitness center. Her watershed became her passion. “My main
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motivation in wanting to bring this to a bigger audience was to simply be able to spread the wealth and let other people experience this, too,” she said. FROM WATERSHED TO RESILIENT For all business leaders, it should look very similar to this. Our watershed moment begins our journey to chase our passion. And when the bumps come, that watershed becomes a source of resiliency. Zuckerman defines resiliency in this way: “Resilience means not giving up, sticking to your core passion and beliefs and trying to maintain a certain hopefulness when things feel really bad or are feeling hopeless. It’s having faith and, at the end of the day, having faith in yourself.” Resilience is a choice, but even more, it’s a sign of preparedness and good planning. If you have used your watershed moment to chase a passion, then you can always return to that place to draw strength and re-center your soul to take on the challenges you face. It will mark you as a good leader if you can take in stride the twists and turns that business will bring and, through them, prove your stalwart can-do attitude as a living example to your company. Resiliency is something that every CEO-minded person needs to have. Zuckerman is a great example and her story radiates from watershed to resilient. But, it also goes a step further. When we have that watershed moment, even through the resiliency, we still have one thing that must happen to grow our business: We must take risks.
BE RESILIENT AND TAKE RISKS Risk-taking is second nature to some and scares the daylights out of others. But risks are a natural part of growing a business. Feeling the nudge from the universe to move our company in a different direction requires that we be in tune with our soul and the soul of our company. This connectedness will allow us to analyze decisions in light of the passions behind our watershed moment. Risk shouldn’t be shied away from, but rather celebrated as a way to take our business to newer heights. The nature of risk means there will be moments where you won’t reach the mountain top; this is where your resiliency comes back to the forefront. But, by nature, risk also means that there will be celebratory mountain-top experiences — moments where you step back and think, Wow, we did it! If we are to grow our businesses in sustainable ways, we have to be able to handle and experience each of these moments in stride. Learning from the lower moments and celebrating the high mountain-top moments — always striving to better ourselves. Our watershed moment is the reason we do what we do. It powers everything. It also permits us to take risks. Remember: Take risks. Try something new. Be resilient. Why? Because your business matters! Jon Dwoskin is a business coach and executive adviser who grows businesses. He is the author of “The Think Big Movement.” Visit jondwoskin.com for more or email him at jon@ jondwoskin.com.
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etroit Popcorn Co. has a new owner: Evan Singer purchased the 95-yearold Detroit Popcorn Company for approximately $1 million from co-owner David Farber. Singer started at Detroit Popcorn Company 15 years ago as general manager and has been half owner the past four years. The company has annual revenues of approximately $4 million per year. Farber purchased the business in 2006 and moved it to Telegraph and Five Mile Road in Redford four years later. The company has had steady growth of 5 to 7 percent per year since the purchase and Singer plans to increase that to between 10 to 20 percent by 2020. Singer plans on making some significant changes to the company’s business model, including taking on three-to-five franchises, possible satellite locations, new fully printed packaging for convenience stores or “grab-and-go” bags, and adding more products that customers request. The company’s popular holiday gift tins will also be available. What started as a small popcorn business in 1923 has blossomed into a multi-million dollar company under Singer’s leadership and specializes in variety of ready-to-eat snack foods, and a broad range of concession equipment and supplies for all types of fun foods, including popcorn, cotton candy, nachos, frozen drinks, corn dogs, candy apples and more. “My uncle was from the retail business and he taught me a lot about how I need wholesale and retail customers,” Singer says. “He also taught me that the secret to a successful business is to listen to your customer base and have happy employees. I now have a new motto — listen to everyone, watch everyone and learn.”
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DR. BERNARD ALPER, 76, of West Bloomfield, died April 12, 2019. He had a family medical practice in Downtown Detroit for 47 years. Dr. Alper is survived by his wife of 50 years, Candace Alper; sons and daughters-in-law, Jason Alper and Jennifer Rush, and Aaron Alper and Candice Lazar; grandchildren, Noah Alper and Adam Alper; sisters, Paula Katz and Barbara Alper; loving nieces, nephews and friends. Dr. Alper was the loving brother of the late Kenneth David Alper. Interment was at Adat Shalom Memorial Park. Contributions may be made to Anglers of the Au Sable, P.O. Box 200, Grayling, MI 49738, ausableanglers.org/giving-programs/ donations; Hillel Day School, 32200 Middlebelt Road, Farmington Hills, MI 48334, hillelday.org; or to a charity of one’s choice. Arrangements by Ira Kaufman Chapel. RICHARD BRAUDO, 71, of West Bloomfield, died April 11, 2019. He is survived by his beloved wife, Diane Okun; daughter and son-in-law, Brittany and Andrew Dresser; grandchildren, Milo and Remy Dresser; sister, Lauren Christian; many other loving family members and friends. Contributions may be made to a charity of one’s choice. Arrangements by Dorfman Chapel.
HILLARD FEALK, 81, of West Bloomfield, died April 12, 2019. He is survived by his wife of 54 years, Joanne Fealk; sons and daughters-in-law, Gary and Sharry Fealk, and Joel and Staci Fealk; grandchildren, Matthew, Brandon, Jennifer and Mandi Fealk; sister and brother-in-law, Myrna and Sidney Konikow. Mr. Fealk was the cherished father of the late Marcy Fealk; the adoring grandfather of the late Allison Fealk; the devoted son of the late Ben and the late Henrietta Fealk. Interment was at Beth El Memorial Park. Contributions may be made to Children’s Leukemia Foundation of Michigan, 27240 Haggerty Road, Suite E15, Farmington Hills, MI 48331, leukemiamichigan.org; or to a charity of one’s choice. Arrangements by Ira Kaufman Chapel. SYLVIA EDITH FELDMAN, 95, of West Bloomfield, died April 10, 2019. She is survived by her sons and daughtersin-law, David and Dr. Donna Feldman of Cleveland, Ohio, Howard and Shirley Fenster Feldman of London, England, Mark Feldman of New York, N.Y.; grandchildren, Dr. Sara Feldman, Michael (Roni) Feldman, Jon Feldman, Tzvi Feldman (fiancée, Oleg), Yitzy Feldman, Caren Feldman, Rebecca (Daniel) Aronovich, Leah Feldman (fiancé, Alexander), Kayla Feldman; great-grandchildren, Noga Eleanor, Adam Joshua, Sahar, Eyal;
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BARBARA FOX, 76, of West Bloomfield, died April 11, 2019. She is survived by her husband of 56 years, Michael Fox; children, Francine and Marc Newman, Carolyn Fox Berg and her fiance, Frank LoVasco; grandchildren, Marlee and Mackenzie Newman, and Morgan and Matthew Berg; mother-inlaw, Rachel Fox. Interment was at Beth Abraham Cemetery. Contributions may be made to Michigan Humane Society, Development Dept., 30300 Telegraph, Road Suite 220, Bingham Farms, MI 48025-4507, michigan humane.org/ tributes; or American Red Cross-S.E. Michigan Region, 100 Mack Ave., Detroit, MI 48201, redcross.org/ donate/donation. Arrangements by Ira Kaufman Chapel.
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ISSIE L. GOODMAN, 95, of Bloomfield Hills, died April 12, 2019. He is survived by his sons, Steven Goodman (companion, Patti Reinhard), Rick
Goodman (companion, Debbie Kopinsky), Brian Goodman; grandchildren, Merrick (Emily) Goodman, Shayna Goodman, Arika (Zach) Fraccaro and Mara Goodman (fiancé, Dan Kelly); greatgrandchildren, Ellie, Olivia, Lynden and Delainey; sister, Edith Sheffman; many loving nieces, nephews, other family members and friends. Mr. Goodman was the beloved husband of the late Lynne Goodman; brother of the late Phyllis Lenhoff. Interment was held at Adat Shalom Memorial Park Cemetery in Livonia. Contributions may be made to the Rabbi’s Discretionary Fund or to the Lipson or Samson Family Minyan Leader Funds at Temple Israel. Arrangements by Dorfman Chapel. SHARON LYNN GORNBEIN, 59, of West Bloomfield, died April 12, 2019. She is survived by her daughters and son-in-law, Jennifer and Nicholas Brown, and Jaclyn Gornbein; grandson, Brayden Brown; sister, Debi Balter; many other loving family members and friends. Mrs. Gornbein was the dear sister of the late Jeffrey Raskin; sister-in-law of the late Jack Balter. Interment was at Beth El Memorial Park Cemetery in Livonia. Contributions may be made to a charity of one’s choice. Arrangements by Dorfman Chapel.
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ELI GRINBLATT, 91, of West Bloomfield, died April 11, 2019. He was a loving grandfather, uncle, cousin and friend. Mr. Grinblatt is survived by his children, Mark, Arnie and Natalie. He was the beloved husband of the late Edie Grinblatt. Interment was held at Machpelah Cemetery in Ferndale. Contributions may be made to the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society or to the National Multiple Sclerosis Society. Arrangements by Dorfman Chapel. NORMAN DAVID KATZ, 93, of Bloomfield Hills, died April 11, 2019. He was a past president of United Hebrew Schools, a former chairman of the Jewish Federation’s Annual Campaign for which he received the Lifetime Achievement Award, a founding member of Partnership 2000 and a chief of the Southeast Michigan YMCA Indian Guides. Mr. Katz was involved in AIPAC and was a mentor with the Oakland County Literacy Program. He is survived by his wife of 65 years, Dr. Ann Katz; children, Richard and Andrea Katz, Susan and Aaron Amster, Stephen Katz and Audrey Fine, and Laura and Mark Adler; grandchildren, Sara Katz, Daniel Katz, Gabriella Katz, Lauren Amster, Josh Amster and his fiancee, Jenna Bryon, Adam Katz, Mitchell Katz, Sophie Katz, Alyssa Adler, Alex Adler and David Adler; sister, Rena Uveller; sister-in-law, Sally Katz. Mr. Katz was the proud grandfather of the late Joel Katz; the devoted son of the late Joseph I. Katz and the late Bessie Katz; the loving brother of the late Dr. Sidney Katz; the dear brother-in-law of the late Richard Uveller. Interment was at Clover Hill Park Cemetery. Contributions may be made to Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit, Norman Katz Education Fund, 6735 Telegraph Road, Bloomfield Hills, MI 48301, jewishdetroit.org/donate-online. Arrangements by Ira Kaufman Chapel.
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soul HAVA RACHEL LEICHTMAN, 43, of Farmington Hills, died April 11, 2019. Hava earned both her bachelor’s degree with honors and her master’s in public administration from Oakland University. She held positions at Kadima, JVS, Community Housing Network and Oakland Community Health Network, where she was voted onto their Recipient Rights Advisory Committee, among other committees. Hava spent her adult life advocating for others and was being trained as a public speaker to help others dealing with mental illness. She was a lover of animals, was artistic and loved classical music and trips to the Detroit Symphony Orchestra. She will be sorely missed by many. Ms. Leichtman was the beloved daughter of Gail and the late Dr. Robert M. Katz, and Dr. David Leichtman; sister of Mara and Ari Leichtman; birth mother of Jonathan Goldfarb, who is brother to Daniel and Aashma Goldfarb; granddaughter of the late Dorothy Harwood Mazer and the late Julius Harwood, and the late Alex and Lillian Leichtman. She is survived by her significant other, Tim Szakal; and a host of other loving family members and friends as well as her cat, Imogene. Interment was at Adat Shalom Memorial Park. Contributions may be made to Kadima, Gail and Robert Katz Youth Fund, 15999 W. 12 Mile, Southfield, MI 48076, kadimacenter. org; NAMI Metro (National Alliance on Mental Illness), P.O. Box 852, Northville, MI 48167, namimetro.org/ consider-donating; or to a charity of one’s choice. Arrangements by Ira Kaufman Chapel. DR. SAUL MARGULES, 94, of West Bloomfield, died April 8, 2019. He is survived by his son, Dr. Daniel Margules; daughter and son-in-law, Rachel Margules and Steven Balan; grandchildren, Sean and Diane Margules, Timothy Margules, Eric Margules and Syema Ailia, Kimberly and Trey Mitchell, Rebekah Margules, Luke Margules, and Joshua, Andy and Melissa Balan; great-grandchildren, Hobbes Mitchell
and Arthur Mitchell; brother, Philip Margules; sister-in-law, Irma Glaser. He is also survived by his faithful walking companion, Buddy; and his devoted caregivers. Dr. Margules was the beloved husband of the late Lenamyra Margules; the cherished father of the late Royal Margules; the loving brother of the late Lillian Kalisky and the late Gertrude Margules; the dear brotherin-law of the late Ona Margules, the late Bernard Kalisky, the late Bernard Glaser and the late Esther Saulson. Interment was at Clover Hill Park Cemetery. Contributions may be made to JARC, 6735 Telegraph, Suite 100, Bloomfield Hills, MI 48301, www.jarc. org; Friendship Circle, Meer Family Friendship Center, 6892 W. Maple Road, West Bloomfield, MI 48322, friendship circle.org/donate; or to a charity of one’s choice. Arrangements by Ira Kaufman Chapel. ALLEN JAY MENUCK, 82, of Bloomfield Hills, died April 12, 2019. He was the beloved husband of Dorothy Diskin and the late Jacqueline Menuck. He is survived by his children, Michael and Nicole Menuck, Mark and Lisa Menuck, Craig and Jill Menuck, David Diskin, Jeffrey and Cindy Diskin, and Daniel and Karen Diskin; grandchildren, Mollie Menuck, Harrison Menuck, Jessica Menuck, Eli Menuck, Jamie Menuck, Miles Menuck, Casie Menuck, Benjamin Diskin, Phillip Diskin, Joshua and Casey Diskin, Michael Diskin, Rachel and Alp Behar, Jacob and Sari Diskin, Julia Diskin, Ilana Diskin, and Eric Diskin; great-grandchildren, Asa Diskin and Evelyn Diskin; brother and sister-in-law, Melvin and Paula Menuck. Mr. Menuck was the devoted son of the late Jacob and the late Rose Menuck; the loving brother of the late Dr. Leslie Menuck. Interment was at Clover Hill Park Cemetery. Contributions may be made to Friendship Circle, 6892 W. Maple Road, West Bloomfield, MI 48322, friendshipcircle.org/donate; Israel Tennis Centers Foundation, 57 W. 38th St., Suite 605, New York, NY 10018, israeltenniscenters.org; or to a charity of one’s choice. Arrangements by Ira Kaufman Chapel.
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FAY-ANN POPKIN, 87, of West Bloomfield, died April 10, 2019. She is survived by her daughter, Leslie Popkin; son and daughter-in-law, Dr. Randall and Melissa c. 1970 Popkin; grandchildren, Eric Zagacki, Zachary Chafetz, Cameron Popkin, Kiley Popkin Clark and Elijah Popkin; greatgrandchildren, Ayla Clark, Hudson Clark, Sander Zane Popkin, Joshua Chafetz and Benjamin Chafetz. Mrs. Popkin was the beloved wife of the late James Popkin; the cherished mother of the late Shelley Popkin Zagacki; the devoted daughter of the late Samuel and the late Ethel Gornbein. Interment was at Clover Hill Park Cemetery. Contributions may be made to Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation, (888) 499-4673, pedaids. org. Arrangements by Ira Kaufman Chapel.
DAVID ROBERT SHANAMAN, 39, of Detroit, died April 8, 2019. He was the cherished son of Chuck (Lori) Shanaman and Susan Ladewig Shanaman; dear stepson of Robin Tobin-Murav (Avery Murav); loving brother of Reisa Shanaman and Baratt Shanaman. He is also survived by other loving family and friends. Contributions may be made to Kadima, 15999 W. 12 Mile, Southfield, MI 48076, kadimacenter.org; or To Write Love On Her Arms (TWLOHA), P.O. Box 2203, Melbourne, FL 32902, twloha.com/ donate. Arrangements by Ira Kaufman Chapel. HOWARD L. STONE, 82, of West Bloomfield, died April 8, 2019. He is survived by his beloved wife, Beverly Stone; daughters and
sons-in-law, Dana and Jon Abrahams, Lisa and Jonah Sigel; grandchildren, Lindsay Abrahams, Carly Abrahams, Jordan Sigel and Jillian Sigel; nephew, David (Elly) Adelstein; many other loving family members, friends and students. Mr. Stone was the brother of the late Fern Adelstein. Interment was at the Clover Hill Park Cemetery in Birmingham.Contributions may be made to the Michigan Jewish Sports Foundation or to a charity of one’s choice. Arrangements by Dorfman Chapel. SAM “SONNY” TAUB, passed away April 13, 2019, after living a long and fulfilling life. He was born in Detroit in 1930, the son of William and Sarah Taub. c. 1992 Sam was a lifelong sports enthusiast. He was a scholarship athlete at the University of Detroit, a Mumford High School athletic
director, player, coach, referee and spectator. A natural athlete, he was seen on the fields, courts and golf courses. Mr. Taub was inducted into the Michigan Jewish Sports Hall of Fame in 1992. Throughout his life, he maintained relationships with many teammates, opponents and players, who loved to reminisce with him about their playing days. He will be missed and forever loved by all whose lives he touched. Mr. Taub was preceded in death by his brothers, Morris, Mark and Alex. He is survived by his devoted wife, Marilyn “Micki” (Feldman) Taub; stepchildren, Eric Shaw and Karen Shulman; and several nieces and nephews. Funeral and condolence information may be found at irakaufman.com or by calling (248) 569-0020. Contributions may be made to a charity of one’s choice.
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JONATHAN PALEY WOLMAN, 68, of Franklin, died April 15, 2019. He served as editor and publisher of the Detroit News since 2007. Mr. Wolman is survived by his wife of 40 years, Deborah Eve Lamm; children, Jacob Wolman, Emma Wolman and Ian Irvine, and Sophie Wolman; sisters and brothers-in-law, Natalie Wolman and David Fulker, and Ruth and Bruce Henderson; brother and sister-in-law, Lewis and Eletise Wolman; brother-in-law and sister-in-law, Richard Lamm and Cindy Levine. He is also survived by loving nieces, nephews, cousins and friends. He was the loving brother of the late Jane Wolman and the devoted son of the late J. Martin and the late Anne Wolman. Interment was at Forrest Hill Cemetery in Wisconsin. Arrangements by the Ira Kaufman Chapel. Look for an expanded obituary next week.
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FRED YAFFE, 86, of Bloomfield Hills, died April 14, 2019. He is survived by his wife of 48 years, Katherine Yaffe; son and daughter-in-law, James Yaffe and Jane Ross; grandchildren, India Yaffe and Jonathan Yaffe; brothers-in-law and sister-in-law, Thomas Fitzpatrick, John Fitzpatrick and Lorraine Fitzpatrick; nieces and nephews, Thomas Fitzpatrick Jr., Kimberly and Michael Crimado, Kelly Fitzpatrick, John Fitzpatrick and Ron Fitzpatrick. Mr. Yaffe was the loving brother of the late Theodore Yaffe. Interment was at Beth El Memorial Park. Contributions may be made to Capuchin Soup Kitchen, 1820 Mount Elliot St., Detroit, MI 48207, cskdetroit. org; National Kidney Foundation of Michigan, 1169 Oak Valley Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48108, nkfm.org; or to a charity of one’s choice. Arrangements by Ira Kaufman Chapel.
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for decades to come. If you have ever enjoyed a rare demo or b-side that you never knew existed or marveled at holding a beautiful boxed set from one of your favorite artists, then you owe a debt of gratitude to Gary Stewart. Rest in peace, my friend. “ A 2005 Jewish Journal feature on Stewart’s career said that Stewart was “largely unknown outside the industry” but had “left an indelible mark on pop culture in the past quarter-century.” Stewart explained in the piece that he was a cultural Jew who went to Sunday School in his younger years. His extensive charity work earned him a tribute from Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti, who on Facebook called him “a true champion of justice, a model of modesty and, most of all, our dear friend. L.A. is better off for everything he did.” He is survived by his brother Mark.
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Ilene Monast of West Bloomfield shared this photo of her family from the April 16, 1933, issue of the Jewish Forward. From left to right are Zelig and Pearl Stern, Hyman and Dorothy Sweet, Harry and Grace Galens, Isadore
and Sussel Sweet, Harry and Sarah Friedman and their daughter Lorraine, Esther Sweet, Arthur Sweet and Ben Sweet. The photos on the wall are of Monast’s great-great grandparents.
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o, JN Story Development Editor Keri Cohen asked me to see if I could find any interesting tidbits about Passover in the William Davidson Digital Archive of Jewish Detroit History. I said sure — and quickly discovered there were only a mere 20,113 pages with Passover stories! Where do I begin? The first Passover stories were in the April 21, 1916, issue of the Jewish Chronicle — its first year of publication — in a section called “Congregational News.” It was noted there would be Passover services at Shaarey Zedek and Temple Beth El. Rabbi Leo Franklin would speak at Beth El. Along with the religious services cited in 1916 — and many, many years after — you can find a plethora of advertisements seeking to provide every Passover need. Men who wished to be well dressed for Passover? See “Krenz” at John R and Broadway streets in Detroit. Need kosher wines, liquors and brandies? See S. Frank on Hastings Street.
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There were also notices regarding more serious Passover matters. In the April 4, 1916, issue, there is a story about 13,882 applications from the Jews of Odessa, Russia, to the Petrograd Committee in Detroit seeking Passover food for Jewish prisoners of war from Germany and Austro-Hungry. World War I was still raging in Europe, and Russia was still a participant member of the Allies. The Russian Revolution was still months away. For today’s column, however, I will offer something a bit different; an entry from the April 18, 1997, issue of the JN: “A Passover Tale of Chelm.” This is an interesting short story from Mark Binder, along with some very compelling artwork, which is displayed on this page. Here is the link to the story: bit.ly/2GiCrik. So, there are plenty of stories and other items in the Davidson Digital Archive to search about Passover in Detroit’s Jewish community over the past 100 years. I wish a joyous Passover to all.
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