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Benefactors Host
Chanukah Party
DECEMBER
CLEARANCE SALE
40 TO 50% OFF
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Chinese auction since 1992. This
West Bloomfield.
year's event attracted about 500 people
"We didn't win anything last year
in person, while many others placed
or the year before," said Mark Nadel
their pre-paid bids by mail, fax or
of Southfield. "I come anyway. It's a
phone.
beautiful event that brings out the
The name "Chinese auction"
entire Akiva family."
comes from the family menus in old-
Nadel and his wife, Ariella, were
time Chinese restaurants, which
luckier this year. They won both a
instructed diners to order "one from
professional sports package and a
column A, two from Column B,"
fine arts package.
and so on. But, instead of menu
Ann Mandelbaum of Franklin said
choices,
she "won by
Chinese auc-
default,"
tion partici-
being given
pants choose
items the
what items
winners
they want to
couldn't use.
win.
She took
All they
home a can
need to do is
opener for her
to place the
kitchen,
preprinted
which is in
bids in the
the process of
appropriate
being remod-
box, and wait
eled to kosher
for a bid to be
specifications,
drawn.
and a Perry
Participants
Ellis shirt that
may place as
didn't fit the
many bids as
woman who
they want for
won it.
David and Fayga Greenbaum of Southfield
each item (one check out bicycles up for auction.
Celia and
in Box A; two
Barry Braver
in Box B).
of Southfield
This type of auction makes it pos-
said they had never won a specific
sible to win prizes for a fraction of
prize.
their actual cost.
"But any time you come out to
Even after letting valuable items
support a great organization like this,
such as a 10-day vacation for two in
you go home a winner anyway,"
Hawaii or other exotic locales go for
Barry Braver said. ❑
$75, the event brings in big bucks —
Copy Editor Esther Allweiss Tschirhart
an estimated $50,000 for this year.
contributed to this report.
Here's why: First, most of the
prizes are completely donated.
Second: To increase their chances of
winning, bidders may place as many
bids in a box as they want. Third:
the school gets to keep the proceeds
The Benefactors of the Jewish Home
from all these pre-paid bids, not just
and Aging Services and their families
the winning bid.
will host the annual Chanukah party
This year's big winners began with
for residents of the Fleischman
Dr. Harry and Mrs. Shiffy Jubas of
Residence/Blumberg Plaza in West
Oak Park. They won their choice of
Bloomfield 1:30-3:30 p.m. Sunday,
vacations: in Hawaii, Spain/Portugal,
Dec. 17.
Paris or Rome, or a Caribbean
Instructor Nancy Gurwin will pre-
cruise.
sent The Tops in Talent, a show featur-
Dr. Jack Schwartz and his wife
ing her most popular young adult
Gail of Oak Park bagged a 36-inch
entertainers. Latkes will be served and
Sony flat-screen television, while
there will be a candle-lighting ceremo-
Barbara Singal of Chicago, who
ny and other holiday activities.
entered by fax, will receive a $2,500
Benefactor hosts Marty and Robin
gift certificate from Tapper's
Begun and Marc and Michele
Diamonds & Fine Jewelry in West
Borovoy and their families will distrib-
Bloomfield. David and Gail
ute gifts. The community is invited;
Sonnenschein of West Bloomfield
donations will be accepted at the door.
took home a certificate providing
For information, call Carol
dinner for 25 at La Difference in
Rosenberg, (248) 661-2999.
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