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COMPILED BY STEVE STEIN
The Holiday Then And Now
A Zoo-Per Idea For Chanukah
ust in time for Chanukah,
the American Jewish Joint
Distribution Committee
(JDC) has released two photos of
holiday celebrations to the media.
The picture of the "living meno-
rah" was taken at a Jewish
refugee settlement in Bolivia in
1942. The JDC helped support re-
settlement efforts in South Amer-
ica during World War II.
The other photo was shot at a
recent community-wide
Chanukah party for Jews in Bom-
bay, India.
The JDC is placing increased
emphasis on its outreach efforts
in India.
eed to buy one final
Chanukah gift? The Detroit
Zoological Society suggests
a membership in its organiza-
tion.
Benefits include free unlim-
ited admission to the Detroit Zoo,
Belle Isle Zoo and Belle Isle
Aquarium for one year free park-
ing; special members-only ex-
press entrances; members-only
events; a subscription to Habi-
tat, the society's monthly
newsletter; invitations to special
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It's A Wonderful Appearance In Royal Oak
Above: Chanukah in Bombay.
Left: Chanukah in Bolivia.
Opening Day in Birmingham
0 caner Michael Fishman
is holding an "opening
day" from noon to 8 p.m.
Saturday at the Sports Gallery,
his new, authentic sports mem-
orabilia store in Birmingham.
Besides running the Sports
Gallery, Mr. Fishman, 30, is a
practicing attorney and the girls
basketball coach at Cranbrook
Kj ngswood Middle School in
Bloomfield Hills.
The Sports Gallery is located
on the lower level of All Pro
Sports, a sports card and athlet-
ic wear store, at 375 Hamilton
Row. Customers can watch a big-
screen TV from couches set up
living-room style.
All the merchandise Mr. Fish-
man sells is accompanied by a
certificate of authenticity.
For further information on the
Sports Gallery, call the store,
(810) 642-0044.
arolyn Grimes-Wilkerson,
who played Zu Zu Bailey in
the hit 1940s movie It's A
Wonderful Life, is coming to
downtown Royal Oak to sign au-
tographs and talk about the film.
She'll be at the Decades nos-
talgia store, located at 110 East
Fourth, from 1-6 p.m. Saturday.
There is no charge for her auto-
graph.
"We're thrilled to have her
here," said Decades co-owner
Barry Shulman. "Scripts from
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onsumer myth: On any retail pur-
chase, a consumer has three business days
to return the item and the store must
accept the return.
Consumer fact: The three-day rule applies
only to purchases for more than $25 involv-
ing a contract signed outside a company's
normal place of business (i.e., a home). The
rule does not apply to retail purchases, ve-
hicle purchases, or real estate or insurance con-
tracts.
Now that the holiday season is here and it ex-
ob Gershman is a man of his word. Because of
that virtue, however, Mr. Gershman lost his hair
... temporarily.
Mr. Gershman is the athletic director at Berkley
High School. In August, before the beginning of the
football season, Mr. Gershman told a Berkley football
player who had shaved his head that if the Bears qual-
ified for the Class A playoffs, he would shave his head,
too.
Berkley got into the playoffs for the first time in school
history by beating Oak Park in its final regular-season
game Saturday, Oct. 29 at the Pontiac Silverdome.
At high noon Monday, Oct. 31, in the busy Berkley
cafeteria, the football team snipped away Mr. Gersh-
man's short but curly tresses.
"I had a feeling that nobody gn the team was going
to forget what I said about shaving my head," Mr. Ger-
shman said. "Once we made the playoffs, I knew what
was coming."
Even though it's been just three weeks since the com-
plete cutting,-Mr. Gershman says his hair is growing
back "quite nicely."
For more on the Berkley football team, see page 91.
pects the usualf[Ood of calls, the Better Business
Bureau (BBB) of Detroit and Eastern Michigan
has issued a series of facts and myths about
general consumer issues and the BBB itself
"The BBB constantly receives calls from
consumers who believe they have rights
when, in fact, they enjoy privileges extend-
ed by businesses," said BBB spokeswoman
Cannel Weems.
To contact the BBB about the facts and myths,
call (810) 644-9100.
Mexican Joins Seminary Board
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PHOTO BY BILL GEMMELL
the movie are always a hot item
in our store. Since we announced
her appearance, the phones
haven't stopped ringing."
It's A Wonderful Life has in-
spired trivia books, fan clubs, cal-
endars, personal appearances
and the Zu Zu doll, which is de-
signed, marketed and hand-
signed by Ms. Grimes-Wilkerson.
"The amount of mail I receive
is amazing," said Ms. Grimes-
Wilkerson. "It's nice to see how
many people still love the movie."
Bill Of Rights Or Bill Of Goods?
Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow
Bob Gershman's new look.
events; and free admission to
more than 150 United States
zoos.
The cost for membership is
$35 for an individual, $45 for an
individual plus one guest or $50
for a family.
Since 1984, membership in the
society has grown from 2,500 to
27,000.
For further information on
purchasing a membership, call
the society, (810) 541-5717.
Ari Kahan: Trailblazer.
F or the first time in the 108-
year history of the Jewish
Theological Seminary of
America, there is a Mexican on
the board of directors of the New
York university-level institution.
He is Ari Kahan, and he was
elected to a three-year term ef-
fective. Oct. 5.
An auto dealership executive,
Mr. Kahan is president of the
board of his synagogue, Corn-
munidad Bet El, and a repre-
sentative to the American Joint
Distribution Committee in Ha-
vana, Cuba.
In 1979, he was one of the
Jews who received Pope John
Paul II in Mexico City. Mr. Ka-
- han is currently promoting sev-
eral trips to Israel on behalf of
Christians who are seeking a
better understanding of people
from different faiths.