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8/13

1999

frn't

SHELLI DORFMAN
Editorial Assistant

n unusual birthday presenta-
tion to Jerry Glassman

became the gift that keeps on
giving.
Twenty years ago, his children created
in his honor the Jewish Community
Center of Metropolitan Detroit Jerry
and Debbie Glassman Transportation
.
Fund.
JCC President Mort Plotnick said the
purpose of the fund was to "offset ongo-
ing costs of transportation provided by
the Center for seniors." But Glassman,
who Plotnick describes as someone
3)
"who likes to have fun, wanted those
involved with the fund to enjoy them-
Sam Barnett and his orchestra supplied
selves, too.
And so began the tradition of the
the entertainment.
Glassman annual par-
ties, celebrations held
four to five times a year
at the two JCC build-
ings. The most recent
was a July 29 "summer
fling" held at the D.
Dan and Betty Kahn
Building of the Jewish
Community Center in
West Bloomfield.
First-time partygo-
ers, listening and danc-
ing to the sounds of
the Sam Barnett
Orchestra, were sur-
prised by the addition
of a guest singer.
Glassman, microphone Vera Burke and her husband, Albert, sway to the music.
in hand, offered a
musical rendition,
afterward saying:
"The music was
not high enough
for me."
Some 250
guests attended the
festive party,
according to

George Shapiro
and Hilda
Goodgall dance at
the party