The Jewish Community Center of Metropolitan Detroit presents... Guest Col umnist ft Trees Of Life At Family Program Tu Thursday, January 28 / 6:30-8:30 p.m. Jimmy Prentis Morris Building Missing Grandpa acob Kahn Special to The AppleTree 0 ne of my hardest experi- ences in my life was the death of my grandpa. \_, ,--,- was very close to him and we played a lot. When I was little, we l ived in Dallas and Kansas City. My grandpa would come to visit us a lot. When we moved to Michigan, he would come over to my house to play. He came over in the mornings on the way to work. We would play cards. On the weekends, he would take me out for breakfast and we would play some basketball. Then he got sick. Things changed when that happened. He was tired a lot. He did not feel strong enough to play basketball or cards. The \rhemotherapy made him lose his 'appetite and he was too tired to go out for breakfast. When he started to feel a little bet- ter we did go for breakfast again, but then he started to have a lot of pain and we couldn't do it anymore. My grandpa went into the hospital at the end of April 1998. He was very tired. I would call him on the phone, and he would ask me about my baseball team. He would call me "Slugger." He was so happy when I would tell him about my doubles and triples. I saw him only once at the hospital. It was after a game. I was in my uni- form. He was tired, but so happy to see me. I really .miss my Grandpa. He died on May 22, 1998. I have learned that you cannot put things off because you never know what will happen later. You have to do things as soon as you can. You always have to treat people nicely and be proud of your behavior because you never know if you will have another opportunity to do it again. I am glad that I had such a good relationship with my grandpa. I think of him when I play cards, basketball and baseball. I know that he would be very proud of me. ri Sunday, January 31 / 1:30-3:30 p.m. b. ban & Betty Kahn Building • Discuss Concepts about Tu B'Shvat, The Holiday Celebrating Trees • Discuss Biblical Themes Relating to Families and Mitzvot • Engage in holiday craft projects and activities. •-Fun family memories to take home! For more information or to register by Friday, January 22, please call (248) 661-7649 in West Bloomfield or (248) 967-4030 in Oak Park. Sponsored by: The Tee 6 Jewish National Fund. Look for more information about JNF green Sunday February 21, .1999! (248) 583-1300 fax: (248) 583-1305 31051 stephenson hwy madison heights, mi 48071 under new ownership nc. 248-948-9885 Herbs • Vitamins • Supplements • Sports Nutrition Homeopathic Products • Essentials Oils • Natural Cosmetics Professional Nutritionist & Herbalist with 25 Years Experience '' ' /- -Jacob Kahn of West Bloomfield is the son of Joel and Karen Kahn. A sixth grader at West Hills Middle School, he has a brother, Daniel, to and a sister, Jessica. Jacob ens playing basketball, piano and in- line hockey. This piece was written about Jacob's grandfather, Arthur Fischer Would you like to contribute a column to The AppleTree? We cannot promise publication, but we appreciate the opportunity to see material from anyone, of any age. Essays should focus on a Jewish topic of interest to fami- lies, and may not be longer than three double-spaced typed pages. Material MUST be typed. We reserve the right to edit all copy. Please send to: Guest Column, c/o AppleTree, 27676 Franklin Road, South- field, MI 48034, or e-mail to philapple@earthlink.net . Include a self-addressed, stamped enve- lope if you would like to have your manuscript returned. Northwestern Highway, Between 12 & 13 Mile-Roads ONLY AT THE SHIRT BOX HOURS: Mon.-Sat. 9:30-6 • Thurs. till 7 The Shirt Box. Shirts And A Whole Lot More. Always 20% - 35% Off Retail Courtyard Center • 32500 Northwestern Hwy. • Farmington Hills, MI 48334 • (248) 851-6770 ... , ?7, 449.,4 4 $4.7,pciwiemm-A. 1/15 1999 Detroit Jewish News 73