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April 21, 2016

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42 April 21 • 2016 OF SOUTHFIELD WISHING YOU A HAPPY PASSOVER Tasty and Healthy Breakfast, Lunch and Dinners 0O.JMF3E&BTUPG/PSUIXFTUFSO)XZt Chicken and Cheese Wrap Grilled chicken breast, melted Jack cheese, shredded lettuce, tomato and ranch dressing. Also try Philly Cheese Steak Wrap Shaved Steak with grilled onions and peppers and Swiss cheese And BBQ Chicken Wrap BBQ chicken breast, bacon, grilled onion and Cheddar cheese. All Wrap Sandwiches: $7.89! 10% Senior Citizen Discount Homemade Soups Daily Includes French Fries OPEN 24 HOURS %HQVWHLQ5RDG&RPPHUFH7ZS %HWZHHQ0DSOHDQG*OHQJDU\ 248-624-4100 0RQ7KXUVSP)ULSP 6DWDPSP6XQDPSP ZZZEHQVWHLQJULOOHFRP $ 5 off brunch $20 purchase minimum* Must present coupon. Not valid with other offers or prior purchases. Expires 5-31-2016. free appetizer with purchase of 2 entrees* * Valid Sun-Thurs. Must present coupon. Not valid with other offers or prior purchases. Expires 5-31-2016. Commerce Twp. 248-624-4100 Commerce Twp. 248-624-4100 Celebrating Our One Year Anniversary Happy Passover! 2092250 Mark Rubinstein, M. D. Walter Cukrowski, M. D. Accepting New Patients and Most Insurances www.micheyecare.com Michigan Eyecare Institute Robert P. Blau, M. D. Specializing in Diabetic Eye Care and Diseases of the Vitreous and Retina 6RXWK¿«HOG« 29877 Telegraph, Ste. 100 6RXWK½©HOG©0,© (248) 352-2806 Livonia ©/HYDQ©6WH©(õ© /LYRQLD©0,© (734) 464-7800 Dearborn ©6FKDHIHU©6WH©© 'HDUERUQ©0,© (313) 582-7440 $QX«3UDVDG«0«'«« Robert P. Blau, M. D. (GXFDWLRQ Wayne State University School of Medicine 5HVLGHQF\ Sinai Hospital of Detroit Fellowships University of Wisconsin – Vitreo-Retinal Surgery LASIK, Cataract Surgery, Eyeglasses, Contacts, Dry Eye Therapy, Diabetic Laser Therapy, Glaucoma Laser Therapy, Eyelid Surgery, Eye Exams and Vision Testing 5REHUW«3«%ODX«0'«KDV«UHORFDWHG«KLV«SUDFWLFH«WR arts & life ON DISPLAY Check out the next Picassos at the 2016 Graduate Degree Exhibition of Cranbrook Academy of Art, through May 15. The most innova- tive work from the next genera- tion of architects, artist and design- ers — more than 83 graduates prepar- ing to launch their careers — will be on display, showcasing pieces that are the culmination of two years of studio work. $6-$10. Cranbrook Art Museum. (248) 645-3319; cranbrookartmuseum.org. OOH, BABY, BABY Are you a mommy-to-be or have a little one at home? Always on the hunt for the latest and greatest baby gear and acces- sories? Love freebies? Here's your dream come true: The Bump Club & Beyond, launched by native-Detroiter Lindsay Spolan Pinchuk as a way to connect moms and expectant moms with the best products, resources and experts online and at events across the country, is com- ing to Metro Detroit. The Baby Gear Show includes all that, plus light break- fast, giveaways (free stroller, anyone?) plus Baby Gear 411 with TheBabyGuyNYC Jamie Grayson. 9:30 a.m. Sunday, April 24, at Nordstrom, Somerset Collection, Troy. $25. RSVP to bumpclubandbeyond.com/ nordstrom. Editor's Picks Nate Bloom Special to the Jewish News INSIDE SCOOP ON AMY SCHUMER In July 2015, an article titled "Confessions of Amy Schumer's Childhood Rabbi" by Rabbi Jeffrey Salkin was published on the NY Jewish Week website (and subsequently ran in this paper's Aug. 20, 2015, issue). From 1988-1995, Salkin was the rabbi of a Long Island Reform synagogue that Amy Schumer, now 34, and her family belonged to. He presided over Amy's bat mitzvah as well as the bar mitzvah of her older half-brother, Jason Stein. The rabbi recalled liking the whole fam- ily very much, including Amy's father, Gordon Schumer. As for Amy, he says: "I remember [her] as a sweet, funny kid, who often asked probing and humorous questions in religious school." Regarding Sandy Schumer, Amy's mother, the rabbi writes: "[Sandy] was on the temple board and chaired the education committee." A friend who had also seen the article and I were a little confused by this statement. He's a fam- ily history expert and he traced Amy's mother's family and found no Jewish ancestry. Amy has at least once referred to herself as "half Jewish" (more on that below). I know that some Reform temples have non-Jews on their board, but it is still pretty rare — and wouldn't chair of the education committee be an "odd fit" for a non-Jew? Well, I wrote the rabbi, who now serves a Florida temple as a senior rabbi, and asked him awkward questions: "Is Sandy Schumer a Jew-by-choice?" — and, if not, "I think it is worth telling my readers that non- Jews do serve on temple boards (many of my readers, I know, don't know this)." The rabbi replied in one sentence: "Sandy Schumer is Jewish." It's apparent that Amy's mother is Celebrity Jews Lynne Konstantin Arts & Life Editor ABOVE: Cranbrook sculpture student Chrissy Scolaro LEFT: Grayson and Pinchuk Schumer

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