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Ann Arbor .................... 20 Auto .............................. 38 Around Town ............... 28 Ar ts & Life .................... 49 Calendar....................... 32 Community .................. 36 Editor 's Picks ............... 54 Health ........................... 42 Israel ........ 6, 8, 30, 36, 52 Jews in the Digital Age ... 22 Life Cycles .................... 60 Marketplace ................ 62 Metro ............................ 12 Obituaries .................... 66 Real Estate ................... 34 Spor ts ........................... 48 Synagogue List ........... 40 Torah Por tion .............. 41 Viewpoints...................... 5 Columnists R yan Fishman .............. 56 Sy Manello ...................... 5 Danny Rask in .............. 58 A waiter at Lafayette Coney Island in Detroit where U.S. District Court Judge Avern Cohn celebrates his birthday. 29 July 28-Aug. 3, 2016 | 22-28 Tammuz 5776 | Vol. CXLIX, No. 26 View of a Dutch Square was seized in 1941 from Jewish owners. Hitler's photographer got the painting — one of many later returned to Nazis instead of the original Jewish owners. 50 Cover design: Michelle Sheridan The Detroit Jewish News (USPS 275-520) is published every Thursday at 29200 Northwestern Highway, #110, Southfield, Michigan. Periodical postage paid at Southfield, Michigan, and additional mailing offices. Postmaster: send changes to: Detroit Jewish News, 29200 Northwestern HWY., #110, Southfield, MI 48034. SHABBAT LIGHTS Shabbat: Friday, July 29, 8:37 p.m. Shabbat Ends: Saturday, July 30, 9:43 p.m. Shabbat: Friday, Aug. 5, 8:29 p.m. Shabbat Ends: Saturday, Aug. 6, 9:33 p.m. Times accoding to Yeshiva Beth Yehudah calendar. O ur intrepid columnist Danny Raskin has been writing for the JN for nearly 75 years. Indeed, his column appeared in the first issue of the JN in March 1942, and he has been a mainstay ever since. But, until yesterday, when Arthur Horwitz discovered a story in the William Davidson Digital Archives, we did not realize that Danny had a direct hand in ending World War II. In the Oct. 23, 1942, issue of the JN, Danny presented a poem: "When Hitler's Goose is Cooked." At this time, the outcome of the war was still in doubt, but Danny was confident, and his poem predicted the inevitable end of the Nazi Fuhrer. He was right, of course. However, he could not foresee how his poem would inspire one of Detroit's Jews serving in the Army Air Corps in Europe. A year later, in the Oct. 22, 1943, JN, the main item for "Jews in Uniform" was a photo and story about Detroiter Lt. Bob Shan. In the photo, Shan is next to a bomb he expected to soon deliver to the Nazis. The bomb was inscribed as a "Special Delivery" from Danny Raskin, to which the poem would be attached. In this case, it might be a compliment and honor to say that Danny's poem was a "bomb." * Want to learn more? Go to the DJN Foundation archives, available for free at www.djnfoundation.org. Quick Click … From the William Davidson Digital Archive of Jewish Detroit History Mike Smith Detroit Jewish News Foundation Archivist contents OUR JN MISSION T h e J e w i s h N e w s a s p i r e s t o c o m m u n i c a t e n e w s a n d o p i n i o n t h a t 's u s e f u l , e n g a g i n g , e n j o y a b l e a n d u n i q u e . I t s t r i v e s t o r e f l e c t t h e f u l l r a n g e o f d i v e r s e v i e w p o i n t s w h i l e a l s o a d v o c a t i n g p o s i t i o n s t h a t s t r e n g t h e n J e w i s h u n i t y a n d c o n t i n u i t y . W e d e s i r e t o c r e a t e a n d m a i n t a i n a c h a l l e n g i n g , c a r i n g , e n j o y a b l e w o r k e n v i r o n m e n t t h a t e n c o u r a g e s c r e a t i v i t y a n d i n n o v a t i o n . W e a c k n o w l e d g e o u r r o l e a s a r e s p o n s i b l e , r e s p o n s i v e m e m b e r o f t h e c o m m u n i t y . B e i n g c o m p e t i t i v e , w e m u s t a l w a y s s t r i v e t o b e t h e m o s t r e s p e c t e d , o u t s t a n d i n g J e w i s h c o m m u n i t y p u b l i c a t i o n i n t h e n a t i o n . O u r r e w a r d s a r e i n f o r m e d , e d u c a t e d r e a d e r s , v e r y s a t i s f i e d a d v e r t i s e r s , c o n t e n t e d e m p l o y e e s a n d p r o f i t a b l e g r o w t h . July 28 • 2016 3 Our Story Our Story Celebrating120 Years Health. A fresh start. A good education. The next great business idea. Hebrew Free Loan gives interest- free loans to members of our community for a variety of personal and small business needs. HFL loans are funded entirely through community donations which continually recycle to others, generating many times the original value to help maintain the lives of local Jews. Click. Call. 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