ANTIQUE JEWELRY SILVER COINS POCKET WATCHES GOLD COINS COIN COLLECTIONS TIFFANY ROLEX WATCHES FRANKLIN MINT STICK PINS STERLING SILVER SILVER DOLLARS BROACHES HUMMELS ANTIQUE SILVER SILVER BARS FLATWARE SETS DIAMONDS CANDLESTICKS GEMSTONES PAPER MONEY SCRAP GOLD PATEK PlilLUPE OBJECTS D'ART VACIFIERON BOWLS Er TRAYS TEA SERVICES COIN WATCHES CARTIER RINGS VAN CLEEF PIAGET POSTCARDS 10-24 KARAT GOLD PENDANTS CHAINS ROYAL DOU LION EARRINGS in serving you or your dent We are in in the appraisal or liquidation of your coins, jewelry, collertables or an entire estate. PLEASE CALL OR STOP IN! 33700 WOODWARD AVENUE BIRMINGHAM, MI 48009 248-644-8565 Mori-Fri. 94 ■ Saturday 9-4 Metre Denier Since 1956 City, one of our favorite locations in Israel. "This trip was so special. We thor- oughly toured Jerusalem. The best part was Shabbat dinner." The photo was taken by Janice's husband, Don Scharg. When not touring Israel, Janice is a nursery- school teacher at Adat Shalom Syn- agogue, Ari is a junior at West Bloomfield High School, and Sally is in eighth grade at Hillel Day School. Rachel is a writer for Lamishpacha, a Hebrew monthly, and Hadoar. She's also a certified ulpan (inten- sive Hebrew language) teacher. "My first ulpan was in 1960 in Ramla, twin city of Detroit, as a matter of fact. If was in Ulpan Boro- chov in Givatayim that I met my husband-to-be Shelly, who came there fresh from medical school." Rachel also is a soprano-soloist with Melodic Musicale Ensemble. #5) Alon and ima Rachel Kapen #6) Debbie Basch with daughter, Chandler "Alon is the second of my four sons, shown here on a recent short visit to Michigan from his home in New York City," writes ima (mother) Rachel of West Bloomfield. "Alon, and his elder brother Gilead, from greater Washington, D.C., came to see younger brother Udi [a South- field pediatrician], who played the role of the Tinman in a local pro- duction of Wizard of Oz. "Alon is a graduate in economics from Brandeis University. Like Gilead, he has a law degree from Cornell. He is a corporate lawyer in a Manhattan law firm and lives on the Upper East Side." This photo shows Chandler going sledding for the first time, says her mom, Debbie Basch of West Bloomfield. "It was our first winter storm, and we couldn't wait to go play in the snow together! I'm sure it was the most snow she has ever seen, since she's only 20 months old [in this picture]. I know our New Year's storm got some people upset, but we enjoyed it, as did my husband and son. "My hobbies are snow skiing in the winter and boating in the summer. I feel very fortunate to be on a lake because I grew up in New York and we barely had any trees or back yards. "I also have a son, Chase, who is 6. Chandler just turned 2. I call Chandler my miracle baby. When I was pregnant with her, I was in a severe car accident. Chase was in the back seat. I was injured, but miraculously, Chase was fine. I had to have so many x-rays that the doctors were wor- ried about my unborn baby. But here she is! I feel so fortunate to have both my children." Debbie says that her family loves celebrating Chanukah, in part because they have a tradition of singing a favorite song, "which I'm sure no one else has ever heard of, but it belonged to my mother and her family. I sang it with her as a child every year. Now I continue to sing it with my children, and it will become their tradition. "My mother passed away a few years ago, and unfortunately never met my children. But when we sing this song at Chanukah, I can almost feel her presence. "Mother's Day can be an extremely difficult time for those of us who have lost our mothers. We can only carry on their traditions and hope that they would have been proud of us." Print cards, brochures, forms • Copy Copy Put in attache case • Traveler's World Orchard Lake Rd. • West Bloomfield • Don't Be A Drip! Get Your Faucet Fired! Check out the Plumbers in our Marketplace Home and Service Guide. 5/7 1999 Detroit Jewish News 79