THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS 24 Friday, November 24, 1978 Nutcracker Ballet in Farmington Danny Raskin's LISTENING POST IT SEEMED SORT OF strange that all the electric registers at Hammerstein Drugs on Nine Mile in Oak Park should go out . . . until owners Lou Linden and IV Goodman saw smoke seep- ing from the ceiling at 2:30 in the afternoon . . . Brave Lou climbed up to see and discovered the start of a fire from wires over 40 years old. - The Oak Park Public Safety Department finally put Hammerstein's fire out . . . and although only the side door is open, business is still being conducted while remodeling will give the new look it hasn't had in all these years. OVERHEARD ... at a neighbor's houso* . . by Sharon Gross . . . A father, report card in hand, looking down at his small son and saying, "It's too bad they don't give a grade for cour- age. You'd get an A for bringing this home!" HAPPY BIRTHDAY . . . to Sol Lewis . . . on number 60. RECENT CANDLE- LIGHTING ceremony at Bnai David Bar Mitzva of Steven Joel Markel was handled by the honored young gent himself . . . and it was a two-fold celebration for his parents . . . Marilyn and Iry Markel, who also feted their 19th wedding anniversary. Steven's grandmother, Bettey Markel, was in town after 19 years away from here . . . She now lives in California. • unexpected dividend from a stock he thought worthless . . . "It's like getting money in the mail from a son or daughter at college." GARY MOSS, 29-year a old son of Carol and Len Moss, is the youngest vice president in the service of J. Walter Thompson Advertis-_ ing . * . He has been with them four years, and is ac- count supervisor for the Kraft Foods campaign (like Gary's new TV commer- cials?) . . . Before going with JWT, he had been at the Wall Street Journal follow- ing graduation from Michi- gan State. LOOKING BACK On Columns of Yesterdays .. . Dec. 19, 1969 ..."Who was the girl at the recent Hadassah Rummage Sale who chipped in with a pic- ture of her mother-in-law?" MEN AT JACKSON STATE Prison have estab- lished their own tzedaka (charity) system which has provided 1,000 Braille calendars yearly for the blind in Israel . . . They have aided in Jewish Na- tional Fund tree drives and are presently trying to build a library with reference. materials and books supplementary to Jewish education . Rabbi Irwin Tanenbaum administers a Jewish Inmates Benefit Fund to provide Seders, holiday packages, etc. dur- ing the year ' . . . With Hanuka near, tax- deductible checks can be sent to Temple Beth Israel Annex, Inmate Benefit Fund, 801 W. Michigan, Jackson, Mich. 49202. BIRTHDAY CON- GRATS ... to Carol Moss. HE FELT BETTER FAVORITE STORIES . by Dr. Gerald Weingar- after mother put some drops den . . . related by a friend who told of living in Chicago a few years ago and listen- ing to a talk by a lecturer . . .during the lecture, the speaker said, "Of course, you all know what the in- side of a corpuscle is like" . . . and the chairman of the group, sitting on one side, remarked, "Most of us do, but you'd better explain it for the benefit of those that have never been inside one!" LISA KLEIN introduces Tina. Siegal as "My best friend" . . . Both are sisters and the daughters of fine writer Jackie Klein. 20 YEARS AGO, Bill Hoptman was in New York . . . saw some pictures on a wall and said that one day he would get into the art business . . . Well, that "some day" finally came true and Bill's first showing of his Gallery Pictures Dis- tributors will be Dec. 2, 12 to 5 at Sussex House, 12 Mile, east of Evergreen .. . with the public invited . . Bill's pictures are hanging for sale at Sussex House and Tunnel Bar-B-Q on North- western and 12 Mile. QUOTE ... by CPA Sam Geller. . . after receiving an in his ear, but little_Ronnie Gold, six-year-old -son of Frances and Nate Gold, re- fused to stop crying .. . Aunt Nellie Hoffman asked why he kept on crying if his earache was better, and Ronnie whispered, "I'm waiting for d-daddy to c-come home. He's never s-seen me with an earache." Singles Events SOLO FLIGHT will pre- sent a. program on "Money and the Single Person" 8 p.m. Wednesday at Temple Beth El. Speakers include Dennis Frank, certified public accountant; attorney Sandy Gelman; and Aaron Brooks, New York Life In- surance Co. agent. Admis- sion is nominal, and re- freshments and a social hour will follow. For infor- mation, call Laurie Graff, 626-0977. 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