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Articles by Don Cohen
Detroiters Find Meaning in the Journey, Though Many Didn’t Make it to the March
At about 4 p.m. on Nov. 6, the Jewish Federation of Detroit sent an email saying at 8 p.m. they’d offer a limited number of seats on chartered flights to Washington, D.C., for a national March for Israel on Nov. 14. Within days, a diverse group of 900 Jews and others had filled three planes to stand for Israel, demand the release of the 240 hostages, and call out and oppose antisemitism.
Detroit Tigers' Gregory Soto -- Sometimes a Hamsa Is Just a Hamsa | Detroit Jewish News
Tigers closer Gregory Soto wears one all the time. While watching a Tigers game, have you ever noticed that relief pitcher and closer Gregory Soto wears a beautiful diamond-adorned gold hamsa around his neck? Ever wondered why? I have. In fact, my cousin, Bobby Manela, a native Detroiter living in Florida, called after the All-Star Game in July and asked me if Soto was wearing a hamsa. I confirmed that he was and told him I’d bet others wondered, too.
Ceasefire Holds but Issues Remain Unresolved — The Jewish News
Departing Israeli Consul General says speaking out for Israel and stable Israeli government are critical. When I spoke with Aviv Ezra, Israel’s consul general to the Midwest, it was Day 2 of what would become the 11-Day “Operation Guardian of the Walls,” which began in response to Hamas rockets flying toward Jerusalem. During the past 48 hours, a thousand rockets had been fired at Israel and Ezra’s 80-year-old parents were in a bomb shelter as were a million other Israelis.
When John Lewis Spoke At Our Jewish Book Fair — Detroit Jewish News
Photo from 1998: ADL Regional Director Don Cohen, ADL board member Richard Gershenson, Rep. John Lewis, National Council for Community and Justice Director Dan Krichbaum and Detroit Urban League President N. Charles Anderson. Rep. John Lewis, 80, died July 17, after a months-long battle with pancreatic cancer. I was able to meet and listen to Rep. John Lewis twice in my life. I guess you could say I had privilege. The first was in 1998.
ADL and Civil Rights Partners Lead Facebook Boycott — Detroit Jewish News
(Photo courtesy of stophateforprofit.org) Fed up after years of dialogue, groups call for a halt to hate, incitement and misinformation now. More than 1,000 businesses, large and small, are pausing advertising on Facebook during July in response to a call from a coalition of civil rights organizations headed by the Anti-Defamation League (ADL), the NAACP, Color of Change, Sleeping Giants, Common Sense and Free Press.
Kippah Masks You Can Make at Home During COVID-19 — Detroit Jewish News
Otto Dube created this kippah mask. Funeral director Otto Dube develops innovative way to keep families safe. When Otto Dube, managing funeral director of Hebrew Memorial Chapel in Oak Park, wanted to buy protective masks for his staff and the families they serve, he found it would take weeks to get them. Dube meets with families at stressful moments, now made even more stressful by the coronavirus. Waiting weeks wouldn’t do, so it got him thinking.
Hospitals Call for Help During COVID-19 Pandemic — Detroit Jewish News
A citizen drops off needed medical supplies to the Beaumont Health Service Center in Southfield (By Don Cohen). With medical gear in short supply to fight the novel coronavirus, donations are urgently needed. The heroes of COVID-19, the medical professionals on the front lines fighting the highly contagious virus, are going into battle every day without the supplies they need. And it’s getting worse. “Resources are very slim.
Freep Film Festival Chronicles CREEM Magazine — Detroit Jewish News
Freep Film Festival’s opener chronicles CREEM magazine’s Jewish founder, one of an “unruly band of outsiders, misfits and punks.” By Don Cohen Photos courtesy of JJ Kramer If Rock ‘n’ Roll never forgets, as Bob Seger famously sang, then rock ‘n’ roll can certainly never forget CREEM magazine.
An RV Desert Second Home, CA
In the Coachella Valley (Palm Springs area) there are three Class A-only ownership properties including Desert Shores, Motorcoach Country Club, and Outdoor Resorts Indio. Outdoor Resorts Indio (ORI) is highly amenitized with an executive golf course, gardens, tennis and pickleball courts, clubhouses, and on-site dining. Unlike a traditional resort, there are no garage door openers where you drive into your home, cocoon, and then have limited engagement opportunities with your neighbours.
Trading the Vail Valley for Navion
DENVER — I never would have guessed that four years ago when we traded our Vail Valley life in for being full-time downtowners in Denver that a part of that journey would also include 65,000 miles of motorhome travel. We are now on our second Navion, which is the flagship of Winnebago’s fuel-efficient, compact motorhome line. Apparently we are not alone in our interest in this great way to travel.
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