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CARL WALDMAN
Special to the Jewish News
first came the friendship, after
a mutual friend introduced
them. Then came a series of
never-ending similarities.
They were both biology majors and
their fathers are geriatric psychiatrists.
The diameter of their eyes is the same,
and they can share contact lenses.
Both are first-generation
Americans with similar family stories.
Their ring size is identical. They have
a shared infatuation for chocolate,
and a love for pita bread and Greek
olives. They relate to one another.
After two years of being friends, they
became each other's source of strength.
"We realized something changed
between us when we were taking our
medical college admissions tests in our
junior year," says Sarah Hazan. "We
loved each other as friends, so it was a
natural progression when it turned to
romance. "
Sarah Hazan of Bloomfield Hills
and Daniel Krauss of East Lansing
met at a birthday party towards the
end of their freshman year at the
University of Michigan.
"We started spending all of our
time together," says Daniel. "We stud-
ied at the same library, had the same
classes and watched reruns of Dallas
together each night in our dorm
,
Sarah Hazan and Daniel Krauss
A long friendship blossoms with all the similarities.
rooms. We became best friends."
By graduation, Sarah and Daniel
had been dating for over a year, and it
was time for their parents to meet. It
was clear from the start that they had
a lot in common.
Daniel's father, Willy, immigrated
from Romania, and his mother,
Anna, from Russia. Daniel's parents
met at Hebrew University in
Jerusalem. Sarah's father, Toby,
immigrated from Egypt and met her
mother, Charlene, at Wayne State
University.
The common backgrounds and
strong ties to Jewish culture made this
meeting of the future mishpachot friend-
ly. "It's like they were born to be in-
laws," says Daniel's older brother,
Michael. After graduation came a time
of transition. Sarah was deciding
between Wayne State Medical School
and Michigan State Medical School.
Dan was contemplating Sackler Medical
School in Tel Aviv and Michigan State.
Sarah's deadline to choose was coming
near, and she could not wait for
Daniel's decision. She chose Wayne
State. Daniel picked MSU.
"We decided to be practical at this
point," says Sarah. "We could each
live with our families. It was a matter
of convenience."
In July of that year — 1997 —
Daniel proposed to Sarah during a
replication of their first date, a picnic,
back in Ann Arbor.
During these last two years, they saw
each other every other weekend.
Holidays were shared with both families.
Now, Sarah and Daniel, both 24
and entering their third year of med-
ical school, will be•wed Sept. 5 at
Congregation Shaarey Zedek. Daniel
has transferred to Wayne State med
school. "Since our engagement two
years ago, we have been planning
and dreaming about moving in
together," says Sarah. "We don't
anticipate any surprises!'
The newlyweds will live in
Lafayette Towers near the medical
campus. "After residency, our top
priority will be figuring out how to
raise children with two working par-
ents and demanding jobs," says
Sarah. For now, we are excited to
worry about the upcoming little
annoyances: who left the toilet seat
up and where the toothpaste cap is.
We have waited along time to
create our life together. And it is
finally here." [I
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