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IT'S A MATTER OF TASTE!
SALE
$497
Reg. $619
Teak Dining Table
and 4 Chairs.
48" x 32", extends
to 88".
SALE
'89
Reg.$119
300 Watt
Halogen
Floor
Lamp with
Adjustable
head.
SALE
$799
Sofa, Extra Support Cushions for
Extra Comfort.
Reg. $1049
SALE
Teak Coffee Table.
Reg. $285
Vladimir Goldsteyn and Harvey Fink joined their daughters, Shannon
Fink and Lana Goldsteyn, at the Chanukah luncheon.
SALE
199
SALE
$499
Reg. $749
Ekornes Full Leather Mini-
Grand Prix. Available in
Blue, Black and' Cream
for immediate pick-up.
Reg. $1253
Jesper Teak
Entertainment
Center with
Halogen lighting, Sliding
doors and adjustable shelves.
7‘e 9efter Eeemma 44416
house of denmark 143
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Keego Harbor 3325 Orchard Lake Road. (1 Mile North of Long Lake Rd.) 682-7600
Livonia 35555 Plymouth Rd. (11/2 Miles West of Farmington Rd.) 425.4040
Rochester 893 South Rochester Rd. (2 Miles North of M-59) 651.9430
Okemos 4794 Marsh Rd. (Across from Meridian Mall) (517) 347.2455
Open: Tues., Wed., Sat. 10-5:30/Thurs., Fri. 10-9/Sunday 12-5 (Closed Mondays)
*Okemos Open: Tues., Wed. till 7pm.
Most major credit cards accepted.
Just Marilyns
Sportswear Boutique
GOING OUT OF
BUSINESS SALE
Everything Must Go!
Including Cruisewear
40 % -75 % OFF
Around The Clock Hose 1/2 OFF Belts & Scarves $15 ea.
All Jewelry 50% OFF
A $15 Rack
No Charges or layaways
Alt "Sates Final
All previous sales excluded
20079 W. 12 Mile Rd., Country Village Mall
Mon.-Sat. 10.5 • Sizes 4-18
VISA'
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FRIDAY, JANUARY 12, 1990
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Alex, who was an engineer
in Russia, now works as a
draftsman at the Mult-A-
Frame Co. in Pontiac. Irina,
who worked in purchasing for
a large construction supply
company in Russia, attends
beauty school. She hopes to
go to college in a few years,
when her English is better.
Their nine-year-old son,
Steve (an adaptation of his
Russian name, Stanislav) at-
tends Norup Middle School in
Oak Park. He enjoys his rela-
tionship with the Lichter-
mans, especially the holidays
spent with Susan's parents
and extended family.
"They (Mark and Susan)
are like my uncle and my
aunt,"said Steve.
Robert and Bonnie Torgow
of Southfield became involv-
ed with Family-to-Family at
its inception last spring. "I'm
always one to help a fellow
Jew, and when I knew help
was needed, I wanted to do it,"
said Bonnie, a teacher at
Stevenson Elementary School
in Southfield. "Plus, our own
family roots are in Russia, so
that made it even more mean-
ingful."
The Torgows were matched
with Misha (who now likes to
be called Mike) and Svetlana
(Lana) Vintfeld, and their
nine-year-old son Roman. As
soon as the Vintfelds arrived,
Bonnie visited them in their
Oak Park apartment, accom-
panied by her daughter and
grandson. During that visit,
Bonnie invited the Vintfelds
to experience an Orthodox
Shabbat.
Robert Torgow, an attorney,
took Michael and Roman to
services at Young Israel of
Southfield. Afterward, the
Torgows, their children and
nine of their 11 grandchildren
shared Shabbat dinner with
the Vintfeld family.
"It was wonderful," said
Bonnie. "After dinner, all the
children played outside
.
together. We really fell in love
with them."
As Orthodox Jews, the
'Ibrgows feel they have a lot to
offer the Soviet newcomers by
teaching them how to express
their Judaism in a way that
was not possible before.
The Vintfelds are over-
whelmed by the religious
freedom that many
Americans take for granted.
To Mike Vintfeld, there is "a
synagogue in every subdivi-
sion,' a marked contrast to
the religious persecution he
endured in the Soviet Union.
The Torgows have eased the
Vintfelds' entry into the com-
munity in many ways. Bonnie
has helped Lana with her
English and taken her shop-
ping. Robert assisted Mike in
his job-hunting, althoughly
he ultimately found an
engineering position on his
own. Lana works as an ac-
counting assistant for a Far-
mington Hills firm.
Both families agree that the
most important contribution
has been made through love
and understanding, not by
shopping trips or English
lessons.
"They're bright, motivated
people. They would have
learned English without our
help," said Bonnie. "What
we've done for them is take
them into our home and our
hearts, and shown them how
to live as Jews in America."
Although the Family-to-
Family program tries to pair
families based on some type
of commonality — age, oc-
cupation or age of children —
not all matches are as ideal as
the Torgow-Vintfeld and
Lichterman-Potashinsky
alliances.
"We try our best, but in
every situation where people
are involved, there will
always be problems of some
kind," said Marilyn Levine,
one of the Family-to-Family
co-chairs.