Singing Southfield's Praises
Musician and activist Euni Rose hopes to become a council member
of the city she loves.
JULIE WIENER STAFF WRITER
E
uni Rose has been per-
forming since the age of 3.
Now she's crooning to a
new audience: Southfield's
voters.
Rose, 62, is the only Jewish
candidate among four contenders
vying for a two-year unexpired
term on the city council. The seat
was vacated when Vicki Gold-
baum died, and had been filled
through the appointment of My-
ron Frasier, who is now running
for a four-year term in Novem-
ber. The two winners of Tuesday's
primary election for the two-year
seat will go on to a final contest
in November.
Although this is her first time
running for office, Rose has been
active in Southfield life since mov-
ing there with her husband, Tem-
ple Emanu-El's Cantor Norman
Rose, in 1972.
Currently secretary of the
Southfield Downtown Develop-
ment Authority, and vice presi-
dent of the Southfield Library
Board, Rose has also served on
the Mayor's 2001 Committee and
the Friends of Southfield Public
Library Board.
Rose's goals for Southfield in-
clude strengthening relations be-
tween its diverse communities,
improving education, promoting
the arts in education, maintain-
ing safety, and protecting the in-
terests of senior citizens.
A resident of North Park Tow-
ers, north of the Northland shop-
ping center, Rose is active in
efforts to develop Southfield's
downtown area and to make the
city more pedestrian-friendly.
Although she sees room for im-
provement, Rose is upbeat about
Southfield and its prospects for
the future. "I truly believe South-
field is a well-kept secret," she
said, commenting on its easy
proximity to both rural and ur-
ban attractions and its wealth of
corporate employers.
Rose is also upbeat about her
chances of being elected, and says
she's having fun on the campaign
trail. "I'm having a wonderful
time showing what I really be-
lieve," she said.
Until this year, Rose shied
away from running for office be-
cause she wanted to be sure she
was available for her husband
and Temple Emanu-El. But this
year, with the retirement of sev-
eral council members, Rose de-
cided the "door was open."
And now her husband is mak-
ing himself available for her.
"He's totally delighted and has
gone with me on campaign
events," said Rose.
If Rose could sing her way to
victory, she'd probably win the
race hands down. A native of
Cleveland, she spent her child-
hood performing in local venues
with her twin sister, Eudi.
At age 19, the duo adopted the
stage name, 'The Tracey Twins,"
and went on the road.
"Our real name was Margolis,
but our first manager, who got us
started, had been a Holo-
caust survivor, and was
terrified to let people know
that he was Jewish," ex-
plained Rose. "And, in the
1950s, you didn't use an
ethnic name. So we bowed
to pressure."
The twins traveled all
over the country, appear-
ing with such icons as Jer-
ry Lewis, Art Carney and
Soupy Sales, and releas-
ing a hit record called
"Tonight You Belong To
Me."
Although the joint per-
formances dropped off
when the twins married
and had children (Rose
has a grown daughter and
stepdaughter), Rose has
continued to work in the
field of music, including
conductor of the Southfield
Children's Chorus and
Temple Emanu-El youth choir,
as well as a tap exercise class
teacher at the Fleischman Resi-
dence in West Bloomfield. And
she loves all types of music, ex-
cept for rap, heavy metal and
German leider.
Other contenders in the Sept.
9 primary for the two-year term
are Sylvia Jordan., Eleanor Smith
and Charles Robinson. There is
no primary for those running for
Euni Rose: Candidate for Southfield
City Council.
the seven four-year openings on
the city council.
Although she would not dis-
close how much money she has
raised or spent on the campaign
trail, Rose said all funds have
been generated through individ-
ual contributions, many of them
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