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10/20
2000

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CELEBRATIOR

ConnEcrion DIRECTOR')

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any grocery store in the metropolitan
sraeli food selection has been
area. While the major chains may
greatly enhanced locally by an
carry some products from large man-
unlikely source.
ufacturers like Osem and Elite,
Major chains have main-
Babylon Ethnic Foods carries much,
tained Israeli food aisles, had Israeli
much more. The store allows Israelis
Food Week promotions, and have
or others interested in making a corn-
even contracted with Israeli food
plete, authentic Israeli meal to easily
manufacturers for some of their store
do so.
brands.
Begin with Israeli hors d'oeuvres:
In recent years, however, the offer-
Babylon carries Papouchado Bros.
ings have fluctuated. But the slack has
sesame crackers, Galilee Bible Bread
been picked up by an unusual mer-
crackers, Beigel Beigel crackers and
chant, a Christian Arab grocer in
pretzels, and Osem snacks. These can
West Bloomfield.
Mark Oraha is
Chaldean, an Iraqi
Catholic. His store,
Babylon Ethnic Foods, has
been located in the Old
Orchard Shopping Center
at Maple and Orchard
Lake roads for about 10
years.
Babylon may be the
only Arab American store
in the country that proud-
ly displays a neon "kosher
food" sign in the front
window.
Babylon Ethnic Foods
attracts many Jewish and
Israeli American shoppers
and, to cater to them, car-
ries one of the widest and
most unusual selections of
Mark Ohra in front of his Babylon Ethnic Foods.
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Berkley W. Bloomfield
788-9073
399-1800

A Chaldean-owned store in West Bloomfield
fills an Israeli niche.