GOLDMAN page 16

"For the time [it takes to say
Kaddish], I think of nothing but
my brother and that is painful for
me," she said.
The family also finds it difficult
to find forgiveness for the man
held responsible in the civil trial
for the death of Ron.
"I hate him. He murdered Ron"
Mr. Goldman said. "I certainly
don't feel love or compassion for
him, and I don't think I ever will."
For now, the family has no
plans for a movie or other ven-
tures. Mr. Goldman
said his wife has begun
an electrolysis busi-
ness, his 16-year-old
stepdaughter has re-
turned to high school,
and his stepson has
gone off to college.
Ms. Goldman said
she will return to her
job at a television pro-
duction company in
Los Angeles. Mr.
Goldman plans to ded-
icate himself to Safe
Fred Goldman listens to a question from the crowd
Streets, a nonprofit
gathered at Borders Books and Music in Farmington
Hills.
group seeking to
change the criminal
touched by violence.
justice system.
After their return to their home
"It was truly a beautiful expe-
in California, the family also plans
rience," Ms. Goldman said.
Other aspects of mourning ritu- to begin mourning their loss in pri-
als have also haunted the pair. Ms. vate, a luxury they have not had
Goldman has had a difficult time since Ron's death thrust them into
saying Kaddish for her brother.
the limelight.

bly offended by the comments that
were being made."
But while the sting of anti-
Semitism was inescapable for
them, both surviving family mem-
bers also said they found solace in
some aspects of their Jewish iden-
tity, particularly in the Jewish rit-
uals of mourning, including the
yahrtzeit. On the first anniver-
sary of Ron's death, the family
opened up a memorial service for
Ron and Ms. Simpson to hun-
dreds of others who have been

❑

The Apple Of Their Eye

cake I never thought about is,
here I made it out of all those el-
ementary school entries for the
county. It means so much," she
said.
The Newsweek-WDIV award
is handed out annually to ele-
mentary-, middle- and high-
DARCIE LUNSFORD SPECIAL TO THE JEWISH NEWS
school teachers who do more than
just make the grade. Nominations
are made by teachers, adminis-
hen Dodie Harris was Teacher of the Year. Next week, trators, parents and students. A
5, she taught make-be- she will be recognized by her dis- committee makes the final call.
lieve students in the trict's school board.
For Mrs. Harris, the honor fol-
'What I feel great about is that lows more than 15 years in a
basement of her fami-
ly's Oak Park home.
at the county level, many
classroom. It's a place
So when she graduated from top teachers got their dis- County El ementary that after all these years
college in 1964, it was no surprise tricts' Teacher of the
she still loves to go. It's
Teache r of the
that she turned her child's play Year. The icing on the Year Dod ie Harris. a place where her stu-
into a career.
"I always knew I wanted to be
a teacher," the 53-year-old Mrs.
Harris recalled. "I have always
loved children and had a special
way with kids."
Last month, Mrs. Harris, a
fourth-grade teacher at Hillside
Elementary School in Farming-
ton Hills, was notified that she
had been selected as the
Newsweek-WDIV Elementary
School Teacher of the Year for
Oakland County. Aside from the
prestige the award brings, it also
made Mrs. Harris about $2,000
richer.
Mrs. Harris was placed in the
running after being named the
Farmington Public Schools

Hillside Elementary School teacher Dodie Harris
garners top honors for dedication.

W

With
a lease
offer
like this,
money
is no
object:

If money
were no
object,
this is
the car
you'd
drive:

9110.

VOLVO 850

New '97 Volvo 850 4 dr sedan. 36 mo. close-end
lease, 15¢ per mile over 36,000 due al inception;
$1,000 capitalize cost reduction, first payment,
security deposit of $375, $495 acquisition fee, plus all
applicable taxes and license. Purchase option al lease
maturity is $19,863.20 plus tax. Total obligation is
$12,844.00 plus tax. Based on approved credit. Prior
sales are excluded. Other down payment and terms are
available. Offer ends 3-31-97. While supplies last.

Only 36 months

DWYER
ANDsoNs

VOLVO/SUBARU

Since 1959

810-624-0400

3055 E. Maple Road (west of Haggerty), COmmerce Twp. 48390

• BLOOM

Showroom Hours: Monday-Friday 11-5 • Saturday 11-3 • or by appointment

3160 Haggerty Rd. • West Bloomfield • 48323 • 810-624-7300

and

BLOOM •

• Registered Eledrologists •
By Appointment Only — Ask For Debby

Near 12 Mile Road between Evergreen and Southfield

810-559-1969

is. I

[7\