Satz says that she's always loved
doing crafty things. "I remember
when I was little, sitting at the
kitchen table where I'd paste togeth-
er styrofoam cups, paper plates and
straws." Later, Satz's mother,
Suzanne Simon, taught her to knit.
Next came crocheting, puffy photo
albums and jewelry making.
While in a speech pathology mas-
ter's program at Wayne State
University, Satz answered an ad in
the JN to help in a jewelry business.
She worked 10 hours a week, making
jewelry that her employer sold to
stores. After graduation, Satz began
working at the Danto Center, but
continued to do jewelry on the side.
As she describes her creative pro-
jects, Satz's eyes ignite. "Oh , I just
made the coolest baby blanket," she
exclaims. "Want to see it?" It's
admittedly gorgeous, detailed and
soft, something Nordstrom's or
Hudson's would sell with a padded
price tag. But part of the thrill for
Satz is that while doing something
she enjoys, she's adding meaning to
her life, and to those of others.
"Everyone was crying" when they
received the necklaces Satz made
from her stepgrandmother's pearls.
She says it's an emotional experience
for the survivors "to wear something
around their neck that she used to
wear. It's another way of family
bonding, linking generations."
"I was very impressed with my
daughter," says Simon. "[Creating
the necklaces] was a wonderful,
warm, nurturing idea, and that's how
it was received from all the members
of the family. It's something we all
cherish. At family gatherings, I see
people wearing [their necklaces]; it's a
lovely keepsake for us all."
"The idea is to commemorate
and celebrate a person's life," says
Cohen. With one of his videos,
you can have it to show to future
generations of family, pass it down.
You don't have to be Steven
Spielberg or Audrey Hepburn to
have a fascinating life
especially
in the eyes of people close to you."

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In YAD
Style

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ay Feldman
dipped Amy &Ode
in an energetic
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bout of swing
dancing.

The yearly
pre-Thanksgiving party was
mellow and cool, and still
lots of fun.

LYNNE MEREDITH COHN Scene Editor

DANIEL LIPPITT Photographer

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excited-but-mellow crowd turned
out for the annual pre-
Thanksgiving party sponsored by
the Jewish Federation of
Metropolitan Detroit's Young Adult Division.
As always, people caught up with old
friends just in town for the long weekend,
circulated around the Birmingham
Community House and shmoozed at the
busy bar. There were a few familiar faces and
plenty of new ones. Take a look. ❑

Big smiles, Lisa Zaks and Jill
Bruss!

Lisa R. Cohen and Wendi
Nudell took time from shmooz-
ing to smile for a picture.

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For information on Life
Preservers' documentaries, call
(800) 503-6880. For informa-
tion on Satz's personalized jew-
elry services, call (248) 426-
x699.

Palm reader Chris Milner told Stacy Goodman
what's in store for her in the future.

Eric Schiffer, Jodi Millman and Aric Melder mugged for the cam-
era.

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1998
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