IS CANCER INHERITED?
A Free Health Talk
From The Josephine Ford Cancer Center
WHERE
DIANA KATHRYN WOLFE
Special to The Jewish News
It
hat began four years ago
as a mitzvah project for
a small Hillel Day
School of Metropolitan
Detroit study group blossomed
Sunday into a compassionate neigh-
borhood project that lent JARC resi-
dents a hand in building their own
sukkah.
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Dorothy and Eddy Barak's son,
Danie, started the sukkah project
with two friends, Kimberly
Dorfman and Shoshana Cohn, as a
way to do something enriching for
the community. "At 15 years old,
the kids took the initiative," said
Eddy.
The three friends are now work-
ing with a Reform young adult
leadership program in Israel,
Dorothy said, "so we've kind of
taken it over."
There was some initial appre-
hension between the students and
the residents of the JARC home in
West Bloomfield, she said, "but
now it has turned into genuine
friendship."
Still connected, although sepa-
rated by thousands
of miles, Danie
telephoned during
the afternoon to
lend his interest
and support.
Living just next
door, the Baraks
returned moments
later with the mes-
sage that Danie
wished everyone a
Happy New Year
and was pleased to
hear that the pro-
ject was running
well.
Youngsters involved included Hillel
Day School students Stefanie Blechman,
13; Lauren Schanes, 12; Pammy Gene,
12; Matthew Robbins, 12; Ari Barak,
12; and Michael Goss, 10. Also volun-
teering were West Bloomfield High stu-
dents and Hillel alumni Faya Gene, 17;
Layah Barak, 16; and 5-year-old Ilana
Goss, a kindergartener at Shaarey Zedek
B'nai Israel Center.
A gentle breeze floated through the
autumn afternoon as the neighbors
gathered around a patio table stringing
beads and making other decorations.
They laughed and talked about the best
parts of building a sukkah: decorating
the inside, putting the sachach (greens)
on the roof, spending time inside for a
Shabbos meal with family and friends.
Faya Gene and Layah Barak agreed.
Said Layah: "It feels good to do some-
thing to help someone else celebrate
the holidays. It's the spirit of that feel-
ing that we really like."
Cory Darnell, a JARC employee
.
Temple Shir Shalom
3999 Walnut Lake Rd.
(corner of Orchard Lake Rd.)
West Bloomfield, MI 48323
WHEN
October 13, 1998
7 p.m. - 8:15 p.m.
WHO
Dr. S. David Nathanson, Director,
Breast Care Center, Josephine Ford Cancer Center
Nancie Petrucelli, M.S., Genetic Counselor,
Josephine Ford Cancer Center
Ni
r
S. David Nathanson, M.D.
Nancie Petrucelli, M.S.
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who has been serving this particular
group for three years, says he enjoys
these opportunities for neighbors to
gather together. "Everyone has a
good time. They're learning and
growing all at the same time. It's
exciting to see." ❑
For a close up look at the festive
holiday of Sukkot, please see today's
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