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The Dombeys were among a nucleus of Oak Park and Hun- tington Woods residents who founded Oak-Woods in 1952: thereby establishing the first Jewish congregation in Detroit's northwest suburbs. They have been active members of the con- gregation ever since. Dombey was born in Detroit, the son of Maurice Dombey, who was widely known in the Detroit area as an entertainer. In live performances as "Moishe ben Moishe" and on Weinberg's Yid- dish Radio Hour in the 1940s as "Mr. Tchizik," the elder Dombey entertained with interpretive readings from Sholem Aleichem. The younger Dombey earned a B.A. degree in education at Wayne State University, at- tended Brown University and Amherst College while in the U.S. Army (1943-1946), and earned an M.A. degree in educa- tion at New York University. While in New York, he met and married Fayga Herman in 1948. The Dombevs resided in New Yark until 1950, when they moved to Detroit. Dombey, who had taught in the DetroitPublic Schools and in the New York Public Schools, again took up a teaching position. In Detroit, he worked as a math teacher at Sharrard Junior High, North-. eastern High and Mumford , High. _ He later served as administra- tive assistant of the Detroit Public Schools' job upgrading program, which assisted high school dropouts in finding employment. He then served as administrative assistant in the attendance department until his retirement in 1984. A noted professional photo- grapher, Dombey has taken pic- tures for many of Detroit's or- ganizations, individuals and families. His photographs of the - . A gift she will treasure for- ever and ever ...A gift for Eternity The Finest Expressions of Love comes from ... GEWDIAMOND SPECIALIST Established 1919 £1110 COMM IT W NI WINS BALTON XIII MEM It, MIMI. Nell, SIRE 111 atetellee Daily .10:00-5:00 Thurs. 10:00-8:30 1 1/406 FINE JEWELERS people and land of Israel were put on special exhibit at the Jewish Community Center in 1972. He has been a long-time member of the board of directors of Oak-Woods. Mrs. Dombey was born in Brooklyn, and reared in the . Bronx, where her father, Rabbi Meir Herman, served as spiritual leader of the Mosholu Jewish Center. She attended Hunter College, and after her marriage and the move to Detroit, became active as a volunteer in numerous communal organizations She and her husband were founding members of Akiva Hebrew Day School. Fayga is a past member of the Akiva board of directors and of its education committee, a past president of the Great Lakes Branch of the Women's Branch of the Union of Orthodox. Jewish Congregations, a past vice president of Batya Chapter of American Mizrachi Women and a past president of the Young Israel Sisterhood. She is. 'currently a board member of the Women's Divi- sion of the Jewish Welfare Fed- eration and a member of the steering committee of Bar-Ilan Women. She has been a member of the Oak-Woods board of directors since its inception, and cur- rently serves as Oak-Woods re- cording' iecretary. She has held various chairmanships 'within the congregation and the Young Israel Sisterhood. In 1969, she went to work for the Jewish Family Service, where she developed the volun- teer services program. She was named Oak Woods' "Woman of the Year" and was also honored by Akiva Hebrew Day School. Dinner chairmen are Sonia and Seymour Ribiat. Entertainment will be pro- vided by Di Klezmera Tzvai, Larry Bassin and Yosele Green- baum, Yiddish folk-singers. For reservations and informa- tion, call Oak-Woods, 398-1177, or the Ribiats, 967-3606.