LIFESTYLES Pollak's arida' Semi-Annual BRIDAL GOWN SALE Sample Wedding Gowns SAVE UP TO 75 % OFF June 1st to June 16th Farmington Hills Location ONLY Save 10% to 15% on ALL Special Orders PROFILE Abe Fayazi: Tehran To Detroit CARLA JEAN SCHWARTZ Local Columnist June 18th - June 30th Rochester Location ONLY C tediced 1, 4. no. Hunter Square Shopping Center 14 Mile at Orchard Lake Road 851.5111 205 Main Street Rochester, Michigan 656-0035 NAME: Ebrahim Fayazi AGE: 52 OCCUPATION: A medical doctor in the field of obstetrics and gynecology on the staff of Sinai Hospital. INVEST IN CONSUMABLE GOODS. FAMILY: He is married to Zarrin Hashem. They have four children: Nader, who resides in Jerusalem and is a computer teacher; Kourosh, who graduated from a yeshiva in Brooklyn; Darioosh, who resides in New Jersey and attends yeshiva; Naida, an occupational therapist in New Jersey. He has two grandchildren. His mother Hashamat resides with him in West Bloomfield. EDUCATION: He attended medical school at the University of Tehran and completed his residency program at Sinai Hospital. RESIDENCE: West Bloomfield SYNAGOGUE: Shomrey Emunah Ohel Moed in West Bloomfield. ORGANIZATIONS: Wayne County Medical Society, American Medical Association and the Sephardic Community. FAVORITE BOOK: One favorite author is Mark Twain, who Fayazi read translated into Persian. Other favorite authors include Dante and Dostoevsky. HOBBIES: Working, reading magazines and collecting stamps. Your contribution to the United Way Torch Drive helps feed the hungry. Give, for all the good you can do. United Way for Southeastern Michigan 92 FRIDAY, JUNE 1, 1990 LATEST ACCOMPLISHMENT: "Becoming a grandfather." PHILOSOPHY: One day he would like to open a home for the elderly, not for business, but just to help the old people and offer love and care. BACKGROUND: Ebrahim Fayazi was born and raised in Tehran, Iran. His father was killed in an automobile accident when his mother was five months pregnant with him. His mother worked as a seamstress making liners for baby carriages. Fayazi grew up in a small apartment in the Jewish ghetto with his mother and grandmother, who became his other primary caregiver. He encountered another hardship at age seven when his grandmother died. Fayazi attended a Jewish school for 12 years funded by the French Alliance. His studies were in Persian, French and Hebrew. Sometimes when he waited for the bus to take him to school, he and his friends were beaten by children from neighboring towns. However, he adds that practicing Judaism was not a problem when he was growing up. After finishing his secondary education, he studied medicine at the University of Tehran for seven years. This completed a lifelong dream for Fayazi who wanted to become a doctor from the time, as a young boy, he watched a midwife deliver his cousin's baby. During medical school he only slept 2-3 hours a night because he worked and studied. Today he describes himself as a workaholic, still requiring only a few hours of sleep each night. Fayazi decided to complete his medical training in the field of obstetrics and gynecology in the United States. He came to Detroit because he was accepted at St. John Hospital. He then completed his training at Sinai, where he joined the staff. He has been married for 27 years. His four children attended Akiva Hebrew Day School. Before moving to West Bloomfield, he was a member of Young Israel of Southfield. Fayazi remarks that he has worked hard from his humble beginnings in Tehran to achieve his professional accomplishments in Detroit. His philosophy: "I can do it!" TIDBITS DESIGNERS GALORE Gorman's celebrated its 50th anniversary with style by bringing in the top furniture designers in the country. Designers John Masceroni, Giorgio and Vladimir Kagan attended a private party at the store.