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IT'S HERE BENJI'S O WINE BAR MICHIGAN'S FIRST TRUE WINE BAR IS NOW OPEN AT BENJI'S FISH & SEAFOOD RESTAURANT lin, Mr. and Mrs. David Holtzman, Mrs. Irving Laker, Mrs. and Mrs. Irv- ing Nusbaum, Joseph Rose, Mr. and Mrs. Jack Shenkman, Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Schubot, Mr. and , Mrs. Carmi Slomovitz, Joel Tauber, Shelly Tauber, Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Weisberg and Paul Zuckerman. LISTENING POST ABOUT 180 PEOPLE congratulated Jonathon Eskin, son of Barbara and Morton Eskin, at Somerset Inn reception day following The play is the story of - his superlative job on Adat three couples, all in differ- Shalom bima. ent age brackets, trying to Mother Barbara hand- have a baby. The two acts knitted over 100 yarmulkes take the viewer from con- . . . Grandfather Irving ception to birth, with all the Pelavin had passed away trials and tribulations in shortly before, but his spirit between. was at the reception . . . Iry The tunes are catchy and made most of the placecards the theme poignant. Maybe, . . . and Barbara the rest .. . just maybe, this is what ail- She also hand-dipped choco- ing Broadway has been late candy on sticks with looking for. - Shalom "embossed." The play is produced Edith Levin of Hillel Day by James B. Freydberg School, daughter Marcie and Ivan Bloch, Eskin's teacher, passed up Kenneth-John Prod- her favorite sweets, halva, uctions Inc., Suzanne J. for the first time . . . Toby Schwartz in association Chudnow telling of interest- with Manuscript Prod- ing experiences in Italy uctions. with hubby Manny . . . The cast consists of Liz Dena Weiss, Mort's secre- Callaway, James Congdon, tary, yearning to do the role Catherine Cox, Beth of "Mama" again in "Mama Fowler, Todd Graff and Loved Littman's" . . . Iry Tasco so quick and witty Martin Vidnovic. Assisting the above are: with the caricatures he's Kirsti Carnahan, Kim been doing so many years Criswell, Barbara Gilbert, . . . Excellent catering by Philip Hoffman, Lon Hoyt, Matt Prentice, whose hdrs John Jellison, Lisa Robin- d'oeuvres and afternoon son, Judith Thiergaard and buffet was topncftch. Seymour Kirsch with Dennis Warning. news that Vienna-Wilno no The play is from the book more has a sole distributor written by Sybille Pearson. here . . . The product can The story was developed also be sold by others to with Susan Yankowitz. The delis and restaurants .. . play is directed and has Feeling all around that Iry lyrics by Richard Maltby, Pelavin still attended . . . he Jr. and music by David wouldn't have missed Shire. grandson Jonathon's Bar Broadway, which has had Mitzva for all the halos in some troubled times, has Heaven. come up with a real winner. GET WELL ' WISHES —C.S. ... to fine Southfield Eccen- tric writer, Jackie Klein .. . at University of Michigan Medical Center in Ann Ar- bor. BEL CANTO Choral CHILDREN'S Society has endeared itself MENU to the community with so many fine voices that blend together in such flow- ing harmony . . . It'll pre- sent a musical program with pianist Rochelle Barr . . . and directed by Dr. Mor- ton Gold . . . at 54th Donor Luncheon by Women of Jewish National Fund, this Tuesday, noon, Cong. Shaarey Zedek . . . Bel Canto Choral Society has earned a fine reputation and is well known for its professional presentations . . . Reservations can still be gotten by calling the JNF office at 557-6644. BENJI'S FisgerAusHoOD 2650 ORCHARD LAKE RD. BET. MIDDLEBELT & CASS LAKE RD. 682-7730 OAKLAND COUNTY'S LARGEST SELECTION OF FRESH FISH .. . BROILED, CHARBROILED OR SAUTEED MESQUITE CHARBROILED SPECIALTIES I ,16,0- ifemmipaidAififtwitoftrkk Danny Raskin's CONGRATS ... to Nate Schechter . . . on his 60th birthday . . . celebrated by 60 guests at Laurel Woods club house . . . and a sur- prise "This Is Your Life." 50TH REUNION of 1934 Temple Beth El Confir- mands is planned June 9 at Jacques on Telegraph . . . 82 or the 100 confirmed gents have been accounted for .. . leaving only 18 not found yet . . . Those knowing their whereabouts or relatives living in the area can call mor Lucille Miller, 544-8170, or Temple Beth El, 851-1100 . . . Rabbis Leo- Franklin and Leon Fram were Tem- ple Beth El spiritual leaders back then. THIRD ANNUAL Thanksgiving Day Dinner-Dance at Adat Shalom Synagogue was again hosted by Irv, Al, Murray and Barry Pitt of Murray's Auto Stores .. . with 125 relatives and in- laws from all over attending the gala affair . . . Mack Pitt's orchestra, of course, furnished the entertain- ment. VOLUNTEERS ARE NEEDED for biggest reu- nion of them all . . . weekend of July 27, 28 and 29 at Sheraton-Oaks in Novi . . . Northern and Cen- tral 1934 More or Less grads . . . Ads, editors, hospitality, registration, publicity, tic- kets, souvenirs and favors . . . Call Izzy Malin, general, chairman, 864-2506;Kopel Kahn, 626-6467; or Ray Zimmerman, 875-4900, co-chairmen . . . Molly Beck, 352-3135; Sarah Swartz, 557-6387, or Anne Gonte Silver, 647-3663. (For infor out of town call Seymour Fabrick, Califor- nia, (213) 232-8191; Marian Leib, Florida, (305) 9.94- 1861.) SECOND ANNUAL POTTERY sale by stu- dents of Oakland Commu- nity College (Orchard Ridge Campus) is today, Saturday and Sunday, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. at Tally Hall, Orchard Lake Rd. and 14 Mile. THIS TUESDAY is dark night at Knights of Pythias No. 55 Hall on Coolidge .. . Lodge holds a Statue of Lib- erty "Keep the Flame Burn- ing" evening at the Castle Hall in Berkley . . . $2 fee includes Statue of Liberty pin and refreshments. LEVIN FAMILY CLUB recently celebrated 35th anniversary with dinner- dance at Cong. Bnai David . . . Highlight of evening was original musical prod- uction titled "A Levin" writ- ten, produced and directed by branch of the family cal- ling itself, "The Elmhurst Dramatic Society" . . . Adele Nodler, Arlene Gurecki, Nancy Tapper, Jacki Rosenbaum, Seymour Tate, Gladys Tate, Dolores Fox, Sheldon Levin, Suzie Mek- lir and Gary Meklir .. . Show depicted history of Levin Family Club from 1948 to the present . . . with song, dance and skits. DETROIT BAGEL Fac- tories are now baking a full line of ruglach (plain, raspberry, chocolate and apricot) . . . Since starting selling them about three weeks ago, they've gone well over 1,000 pounds .. . This eastern European deli- cacy has been famous in New York for years, but not with such a variety of flavors.