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Three Families Donate
To Teitel's Expansion
RUTH LITTMANN STAFF WRITER
T
he Ben and Harriett Teitel
Federation Apartments,
home to 174 senior citizens,
has received $160,000 from
the local families to expand and
renovate more than 2,000 square
feet of its first-floor communal fa-
cilities.
Changes, which are scheduled
for completion by the end of July,
will include a library, snack bar,
gift store, offices and more floor
space for dancing and other ac-
tivities.
"Teitel offers all types of pro-
grams, many of which the resi-
dents plan themselves. They
needed more room," says Gerald
Cook, nephew of the late Ben and
Harriett Teitel, entrepreneurs for
whom the complex is named.
Currently, the Teitel building
has 1,028 square feet of commu-
nal space, markedly less than its
sister facilities, Hechtman in
West Bloomfield and Prentis in
Oak Park. Although Teitel has a
small convenience shop, as well
as a couple of shelves for books,
there is a dearth of space for
recreation. The expansion, says
Jewish Federation Apartments
Executive Director Marsha Gold-
smith, will put Teitel on a par
with Hechtman and Prentis.
"For the first time ever, the so-
cial worker at Teitel will have an
office. Before, she had her tele-
phone and file cabinet in a clos-
et," Ms. Goldsmith says. "Before,
she would use the small commu-
nity room and just close the door
for privacy."
Most Teitel residents are in
their mid-70s. They are the
youngest group of JFA dwellers.
At the Hechtman building in
West Bloomfield, the average age
is 84.
Residents and administrators
say the activity level at Teitel ne-
cessitates more square footage for
programs and social events.
About 30 percent of Teitel's pop-
ulation consists of Russian im-
migrants who participate in
ongoing English classes.
Bingo, arts and crafts, and
dancing are other popular activ-
ities.
"They party all the time," Ms.
Goldsmith says. "Everything
from ballroom dancing to the jit-
terbug and Israeli dancing, too.
The Russians are really the lead-
ers when it comes to the dancing
part. They're the most vibrant
and active ones."
Ben and Harriett Teitel, en-
trepreneurs in real estate, helped
the building open in 1990. Monies
from their estate went to create
a dining room for the otherwise
federally funded complex.
"When the Department of
Housing and Urban Develop-
ment gave us money to construct
the building, they only gave us
funds for the building itself, for
the apartments, small lobby area
and some offices," Ms. Goldsmith
says. "So, now comes the oppor-
tunity to make Teitel like its sis-
ter facilities."
The project, however, will cost
$120,000 more than the dona-
tions. Ms. Goldsmith says JFA is
seeking other contributors.
"We figure that there are oth-
er families in the community who
want to name rooms and they
will come forward as the project
is being completed," she says.
At a ground-breaking ceremo-
ny on April 7, representatives of
families who contributed to the
renovation and expansion took
part in digging their shovels into
the thawing earth and celebrat-
ing.
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Families showed up for the ground-breaking.
Library." Mr. and Mrs. Rosen's
mother, Mae Rosen, is a resident
at Jewish Federation Apart-
ments.
The Olson-Williams Endow-
ment also will go toward the ex-
pansion and renovations. The
endowment was created to hon-
or the late Ida Olson and her hus-
band Nathan Williams. Ms.
Olson lived at Teitel for three
years before she died last July.
"This is almost like a living
trust. Who knows? Maybe some-
day someone else in our family
will take advantage of the facili-
ty," says Ida Olson's son, Jerry.
The late Ms. Olson-Williams
was a poet. Jerry and his wife,
Jeannette, plan to publish a sec-
ond book of her work and use pro-
ceeds to further fund Teitel's
development.
Residents of Teitel Apartments
who attended the ground-break-
ing ceremony expressed enthu-
siasm about the expansion and
renovation. Eva Wolf was the
first president of Teitel's residents
council. She moved into the build-
ing on the first day it opened in
1990 and now looks forward to
more activities.
Nellie Barnett, another five-
year Teitel dweller who served as
first treasurer of the residents
council, shares her anticipation.
"There's a lot of activity here if
you want to participate," Ms. Bar-
nett says. "If you don't, that's your
tough luck." ❑
Appelman Directs
Outreach Dept.
RUTH LITTMANN STAFF WRITER
arlene Wirmick Appelman
on July 1 will begin direct-
ing a 2-year-old Federation
department aimed at
strengthening participation in
Jewish communal affairs.
As director of the Department
?z, for Outreach and Involvement,
8 Ms. Appelman replaces Rabbi
°- Jonathan Plaut, who left in
March.
Currently the director of edu-
cation services at the Agency for
Jewish Education, Ms. Appelman
was chosen by a committee of
Federation volunteers and senior
staff members.
"She brings many of the tal-
ents, skills and experience we
want," says Robert Aronson, Fed-
eration executive vice president.
"Federation has been perceived
as an elite organization for the
few. What we're trying to do