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Southfield Primary
First In A Decade
JENNIFER FINER STAFF WRITER
or the first time in 10 years,
Southfield voters are being
asked to step into the
polling booths for a city
council primary election.
The city charter makes the
Sept. 12 primary necessary be-
cause of the high number of can-
didates hoping to secure one of
four council seats, including an
open slot. The top eight vote get-
ters will advance to the Nov. 7
general election.
One of the reasons suggested
for the large number of candi-
dates is the empty seat being left
Bessie Chase and Susan Kaufman look at organziation scrapbooks.
by council member Peter J. Cris-
David-Horodoker cheons, bake sales and other tiano, but vacancies have oc-
The
Women's Organization fund-raising events. They could curred in the past without
may go out of business, but be seen at Dexter-Davison Mar- necessitating a primary.
"We're hoping it's (the high
it's not because Bessie ket prior to Passover each year,
number) because people are in-
Chase is 85. selling aprons and tablecloths.
Now it's time for another terested in the city and they want
She plans to go right on work-
ing with the National Council of transformation. The ladies will to make a difference," said South-
Jewish Women, the League of disband the Horodoker group at field Deputy City Clerk Susan
Jewish Women's Organizations a community-wide dinner at Adat Rydell.
Some candidates, like Sharkey
and a host of other philanthropic Shalom Synagogue on Wednes-
groups. day, Sept. 6. It's up to their chil- Haddad, said the open seat was
The Horodoker Women may dren and grandchildren to either one of many factors compelling
close up shop because there just mark the occasion or continue the him to run. Others, including
Nida Samona and Toby Hollan-
aren't that many of them around organization.
When Mrs. Chase became ill der, said vacant seat or no vacant
anymore. Mrs. Chase, who has
been president since the group earlier this year and the organi- seat, they planned to campaign.
"I want new people on the
formed in 1943, counts the re- zation decided to disband, Roz
maining members of the original Blanck and Shelley Nadiv began council," Ms. Samona said.
Incumbent and veteran cam-
Junior group: to talk. Ms. Blanck is the grand-
Minnie Applebaum, Bessie daughter of Anna Komisar, and paigner Vicki Goldbaum, a coun-
Davidson, Bessie Dorchen, Edith Ms. Nadiv is the granddaughter cil member for 18 years, will not
change her campaign tactics, ex-
Friedman, Anna Helman, Anna of Bessie Kutnick.
cept to space out spending for the
"Shelley
has
been
saying
for
a
Komisar, Bessie Kutnick, Faye
Luchtan, Anna Spielberg and long time that she wanted to do September primary, and if suc-
something (to honor the group)," cessful, the November election.
Faye Weinstein.
Milton Dzodin, also a veteran
"When our parents came (from Ms. Blanck said. "When Mrs.
Chase
got
sick
and
called
a
last
campaigner,
is making his sec-
David-Horodok in Byelorussia)
meeting,
we
decided
we
wanted
and
consecutive
bid for a seat on
in the 1920s," Mrs. Chase said,
"they formed the David-Horodok- to do more than that." the council. Mr. Dzodin, who was
Wednesday's event is expect- defeated in the last election, said
er Independent Ladies Society."
There also was a men's group, ed to draw more than 200 per- because there is a primary he is
and they raised funds to help rel- sons. Unbroken Ties, an altering his campaign tactics.
hour-long play based on inter- "With this election, I've start-
atives in the Soviet Union.
After the Holocaust, the David- views of the members conducted ed my mailings a lot earlier," Mr.
Horodoker Women's Organiza- by Kathy Winston, will be per- Dzodin said.
Mr. Dzodin said he plans to ex-
tion — the "juniors," or second formed by University of Michi-
gan
drama
students
and
alumni.
haust
the same amount of mon-
generation — turned their phil-
There may also be some 1932 ey on the primary as he would on
anthropic efforts toward Israel.
"We tried to help the needy movie footage taken of the old the Nov. 7 general election.
Incumbents Sidney Lantz and
wherever," Mrs. Chase said. shtetl by Milton Fishman's fa-
Joan
Seymour are seeking re-
ther.
"First it was Care packages to Ko-
Said Ms. Blanck, `We're get- election and Myron Frasier, Vin-
rea. Then it was Northville and
Ypsilanti state hospitals. But ting a lot of phone calls and that's cent Gregory, Sylvia Jordan,
when Israel became a state, we exciting. Hopefully it won't be the John Reeves, Dennis Sanders
end of the organization and it will and Jim Steen are also hoping for
concentrated on that."
The women had donor lun- evolve into something else. We'll a city council seat. ❑
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