ore than 250 young adults jammed at the "Absolutely Chanukah-Latke and Vodka" event Dec. 23 at Pontiac's Old Bank Building. The evening was sponsored by the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit's Young Adult Division and Absolut Vodka. ❑ Clockwise from top left: Heather Ledell, 26, of Troy gets a mouthful of latke from Lorne Gold, 31, oWest Bloomfield and Gayle Friedman, 26, of Troy. Amy Cole, 27, of Birmingham and Missy Kent, 25 of West Bloomfield get close for the camera. Nadia Yakusheda, 21, of Oak Park dances with Leon Deych, 26, of Royal Oak. Shoshana Riss, 28, of West Bloomfield and Lori Davidson, 30, of Royal Oak do the Hustle. Beth, 30, and Rabbi Jay Strear, 31, of Farmington Hills learn to Cha-Cha. YAD'S CHANUKAH PARTY WAS A BUSY SUCCESS. PHOTOS BY JOSHUA KRISTAL 1/5 2001 79