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January 5 • 2017 3 Around Town ...................18 Ar ts & Life ........................36 Business ...........................27 Calendar...........................22 Editor 's Picks ...................39 Here's To ...........................20 Israel .............................. 6, 8 Marketplace ....................48 Metro ................................10 Moments ..........................46 Nosh .................................43 Obituaries ........................50 Spor ts ...............................26 Synagogue List ...............34 Torah Por tion ..................35 Viewpoints......................... 5 Columnists Al Muskovitz...................... 5 Esther Allweiss Ingber ....45 Danny Rask in ..................42 Jan. 5-11, 2017 | 7-13 Tevet 5777 | Vol. CL, No. 23 43 ON THE COVER: Judge Nanci Grant speaks with a military veteran in her courtroom. PHOTOGRAPHER: Brett Mountain COVER DESIGN: Amy Pollard 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. I was very sorry to hear about the death of Mandell "Bill" Berman. I had the privilege of meeting him several times to talk about his life adventures and philosophy. Bill was one of the great leaders of Detroit's Jewish community, in the league of such luminaries as David Hermelin and Max Fisher. He was a mentsh, to say the least. One of the fond memories that Arthur Horowitz and I have of Bill occurred when the Detroit Jewish News Foundation held a reception at the Walter Reuther Library at Wayne State University to announce the addition of the Detroit Jewish Chronicle to the William Davidson Digital Archive. See the Nov. 5, 2015, issue of the JN for the full report. We were greatly honored that Bill decided to attend. As I did a bit of research about him, I learned that Bill inherited his sense of community spirit from his father, Julius Berman. At the reception, we showed a few images of the Chronicle to the audience, including the front page from Dec. 28, 1917, that reported that Julius Berman had rejoined the army. The article also cited Suwalk, Russia, as his birthplace. This became a very special moment when Bill declared that this was the first time he knew of his father's birthplace. It was nice to give a little to a man who gave so much. Bill will be sorely missed. * Want to learn more? Go to the DJN Foundation archives, available for free at www.djnfoundation.org. From the DJN Davidson Digital Archive Mike Smith Detroit Jewish News Foundation Archivist contents SHABBAT LIGHTS Shabbat: Friday, Jan. 6, 4:57 p.m. Shabbat Ends: Saturday, Jan. 7, 6:04 p.m. Shabbat: Friday, Jan. 13, 5:05 p.m. Shabbat Ends: Saturday, Jan. 14, 6:11 p.m.* * Times according to Yeshiva Beth Yehudah calendar. 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 . 28 14 18 14 Family Simchah Notable female rabbis join forces for local Shabbat. 18 Mitzvah Day Magic Volunteers spread cheer and help out on Christmas. 28 Remembering Bill Touching personal memories of the late Mandell "Bill" Berman. 43 Crazy About Coff ee Some independent coff ee shops to try during the cold-weather season. Quick Click … Menorah in the D • Chanukah Wonderland JN Online Offerings:

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