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At 18, Jeanne Schaller left home
to spread her wings.
At 81, she's doing it again.
Sprtnghouse Assisted Living
She's an independent woman. But if she's going
to live her own life, she'll need a little assistance now
and then.
If you or someone you love is looking for a warm,
caring environment where independence is respect-
ed and a helping hand is always nearby, we can help.
Introducing Springhouse Assisted Living, now
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We have a highly qualified staff to provide assis-
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compare similar ancestral stories
told as they grew up.
Another meeting was
arranged, this time to include
Harvey Sosin, Max's son who now
lives in New Jersey. For this din-
ner party, Max made the trip and
celebrated the kinship.
The biggest family reunion oc-
curred this past Chanukah, when
the Detroiters invited all six of
their newly found relatives for a
weekend of special events — a hol-
iday party, informal get-togeth-
ers, introductions to relocated
Russians living in Michigan and
a concert at Congregation Beth
Shalom.
"The biggest surprise in all of
this was that these people were
alive," said Dr. Allen Sosin of West
Bloomfield, Beth's father and the
son of Nathan Sosin.
Dr. Sosin, who charts his fam-
ily tree as information becomes
available, displayed Old-World
photos he had saved and was
shown similar pictures that had
been kept in Russia.
"Esther can't fly to New York,
and rather than think she could
never see them, we invited them
here," Dr. Sosin explained. 'We
had a very exciting weekend."
Alice Weinstein Klegon, Es-
ther's daughter, noticed how out-
going and giving everyone was at
the first family gathering.
"It was a weekend of reminisc-
ing," Mrs. Klegon said. "We
learned that the Russian govern-
ment had evacuated them for a
while and then returned them to
their same apartment. We don't
know why they were not located.
"While we thought that some-
thing tragic had happened to
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them, they thought that some-
thing tragic had happened to their
family in the United States be-
cause the letters stopped."
Although Max Sosin noticed
that his newly found niece looked
like his mother, most resem-
blances were noted by the Rus-
sians.
"We recognized our faces in
their faces," Ms. Gurok said. "We
felt very comfortable. We told
them about relatives still in Rus-
sia whom they knew nothing
about."
Since the reunion, a new line of
inquiries is being made. The De-
troiters hope they will be able to
help their relatives find jobs either
in New York or Michigan.
'We've been a big family, and
it's nice to add on," said Janet
Guggenheim, Allen Sosin's sister,
who made a party so that the
guests could meet more distant
family members.
For Esther Weinstein, 89, the
wheel has really turned. She
missed corresponding in Russian
with her sister, who also had been
her best friend, and now she ex-
changes letters with her sister's
daughter, Ela Gurok, in her 70s
and still using the Russian lan-
guage.
"Although the language is corn-
ing back to me, I can't understand
a lot of it," Mrs. Weinstein said. "I
can't write in Russian any more,
but I get a lot of help from the Rus-
sians living in my building (Teit-
el Federation Apartments).
"My niece saved a letter I had
written to my sister 70 years ago,
and each time I see the Russian
words for 'Dear Aunt Esther,' it's
a very beautiful experience." D
MSU Student Wins With
Smarts, Motivation
JENNIFER FINER STAFF WRITER
s Jonathan Chudler wait-
ed to be honored at an
awards luncheon in Wash-
ington, D.C., he could not
help but think, "I shouldn't be
here."
Mr. Chudler, a Michigan State
University senior, listened to the
credentials of the other student
honorees and was convinced his
experiences didn't measure up to
theirs. He didn't think he com-
pared to the honoree who worked
with Mother Teresa for a year or
the student who initiated a bone-
marrow transplant drive for mi-
norities.
But after the ceremony, the 19
other students who also were
named to the USA Today All-
USA College Academic Team
confessed to having the same
feelings.
The award, conferred Friday,
Feb. 9, honored students for their
Jonathan Chudler: On the All-USA
College Academic Team.
intellectual achievement and
leadership roles. The applicants
were also judged on honors,