For Openers

Champ Boxer Knocks 'Em Out

here's a new boxer for clothing and sleepwear
manufacturer Joe Boxer. A 75-pound pooch
named T-Bone came out of retirement to appear
in a Kmart Joe Boxer newspaper insert distrib-
uted nationwide. In the ad, he's sprawled on a multi-col-
ored, polka-dotted bed sheet.
Success is nothing new for 4-year-old T-Bone, a national-
ly recognized show dog who finished as a champion at 11
months old. Last year, he was the No. 11 boxer in the
country, ranked over 900 dogs, said his owner, Joanna
Dorfman of West Bloomfield, who does billing for
Huntington Woods plastic surgeon Dr. Lauran Bryan.
"He loves the fame," she said. "We go to training class
and people clap —L he looks around and knows it's for him.
He just has this air about him like he knows everybody's
clapping for him. He holds his head up proud."
Her husband, Alan Dorfman, who works in mortgages
for Southfield-based LoanGiant.com , explained: "He had an
opportunity to be seen nationally again so we figured every-
one would want to take a peek at him. It's very exciting. It's
something none of us had ever been part of and he's accom-
plished more things than we ever would have dreamed of."
The Dorfmans received a call from the Sadie Hawkins
Animal Modeling Agency Inc. in May requesting that they
send in a picture of their dog. They e-mailed a picture and
T-Bone was chosen.
"They have a whole bedroom set up and cameras and
lights," Joanna Dorfman said. "He was a prop -- he did
the same thing a human would do — and they shot pic-
tures for four hours."
Stretching out on a btd is an old trick for T-Bone, who
climbed right up and made himself at home during the
photo shoot, she said.
"They asked, 'Do you think you can get him on this
bed?' I just laughed because he sleeps on our bed and he
just climbed on that bed and went into that position. It
was just natural," she said.

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The Dorfmans share
their king-sized bed with
their two adult boxers
and two puppies, two of
T-Bone's daughters. The
dogs also have their own
room, complete with a
television and a dresser
for trophies and dog
paraphernalia.
After the Joe Boxer
advertisement appeared in
newspapers, the
Dorfi-nans received more
than 30 congratulatory e-
mails from boxer aficiona-
dos around the United
States, with some even
requesting further photos
of the distinguished dog.
Now that the photo
shoot is over, T-Bone has
returned to the joys of
his retired life — playing
with his litter of puppies.
T-Bone "holds his head up
"He's just a very happy dog;
proud,"
says his owner.
he's enjoying retirement,"
Joanna Dorfman said.
And there could be more fame in the future for the dog
Joanna describes as having "a great attitude and a lot of
spunk." Joe Boxer could call on T-Bone's talents again. His
earnings went to buy some food and doggie toys.
"When Joe Boxer needs another one, they said we'd be
called and they'd use him again," Alan Dorfman said. "The
agency kept him on file.
"We're just happy to have him." ❑
— Karen Schwartz, special writer

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"We are united like a big family. If
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These people have saved Jews and
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—Maya Isakovna, now 64, who with
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"It's a very valid question: What can
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"Yiddish is the soul of the Jewish peo-
ple, it speaks by itself. Sometimes, I
want to talk in English, but it comes
out Yiddish. Even if you don't know
the language — you feel it."
— An Eastern European immigrant
describing her experience in America on
the PBS special, 'A Yiddish World
Remembered," to be broadcast
Wednesday, Aug. 14, as quoted by JTA.

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