Keep On Dancing
Students, performers celebrate career of Harriet Berg.
SHELLI DORFMAN
Stair Writer
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Holiday Highlight
Chanuka's past for this year but its not too early to begin planning for the holi-
day celebration of 5761. The Jewish News shared many chanukiot, creative
highlights of the holiday, in last week's Community section. Another special
menora of the holiday — "Gateways" b y Becky Gray — is available at Alicia
Nelson's Tradition! Tradition! in Southfield.
temporary and heritage dance programs.
The troupe performs in schools and at
religious services and community cele-
brations.
Films of past events were viewed at
Berg's celebration, which she described
as a once-in-a-lifetime experience.
A dance ritual created for the occa-
sion called "40+35=75" opened the pro-
gram, which concluded with the display
of a 75th birthday cake. Following the
event, Berg said that although she
remembered to "smooch my husband
[Irving Berg] in front of everyone," what
she should have done is credit him for
his wonderful support, and announce
that, "because of him, I dance." LI
arking 40 years of teach-
ing, dancing and direct-
ing at the Jewish
Community Center of
Metropolitan Detroit, Harriet Berg was
joined in celebration recently by her cur-
rent and former students.
The Dec. 5 event attracted dance
artists from across the country, some of
whom had performed with her as far
back as the late '60s.
Current members of the Festival
Dancers, the troupe founded 35 years
ago by artistic director Berg, presented
two new works in
honor of the occa-
sion.
Performing
along with Berg
were Patty
Ceresnie, rehearsal
director; Margo
Cohen, assistant
director; Judi
Schram, stage
manager; and
Maggie Jobin,
Shelly Krochmal,
Michelle Millman,
Beth Silver and
Arlene Sorkin. The
Festival Dancers
meet three hours
weekly to learn a
Artistic Director Harriet Berg, left, performs with the Festival
repertoire of con-
Dancers.
New Wheels
Giving To Others
Educators at Hillel Day School of Metropolitan Detroit in Farmington Hills are
trying to provide a joyous holiday season for children in foster care. They collect-
ed new stuffed animals for Orchards Children's Services and will present them
as part of Chanuka celebration. Shown are Hillel administrators Rabbi
Michele Faudem, head of upper school Judaic studies; Robyn Glickman, princi-
pal K-2; Dr. Mark Smiley, headmaster; Rochelle Iczkovitz, senior principal 3-8;
and Alita Cyrlin, program coordinator.
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Chosen by their schools as outstanding
youth, 354 Detroit children were presented
with bicycles, helmets and bike locks Dec.
1 at Bikes for Kids, an event sponsored by
Variety, the Children's Chari ty; at the
Detroit Light Guard Armory. The bikes
were purchasedfi-om across southeastern
Michigan by donors who pledged money
during last month's Carefor Kids radio-
thon. Birmingham attorney Richard
Bockoff Varietys past president, co-chaired
both the radiothon and the Bikes for Kids
event with Don Shane, sports
director/anchor at WXYZ-TV The radio-
than also raised $135, 000 for children
with special needs.
Richard Bockoff "To a child, a bike can mean independence and opportunity"