Arts & Entertainment You Don't Have To Go Downtown to Get the Zi • "Tops on my list... their Filet Mignon" King Of Late Night "The best Pizza in Metro Detroit" Jay Leno headlines JVS benefit at Detroit's Fox Theatre. John Tanasychuk, Detroit Free Press, January 8th, 1999 SUZANNE CHESSLER Special to the Jewish News • Pasta Specialties • Pizza • Steaks• Chops • Poultry • Seafood • Cocktails OPEN DAILY - LUNCH & DINNER OPEN WEEKDAYS UNTIL 2:00 AM WEEKENDS UNTIL 3:30 AM A Ferndale Favorite Since 1961 Woodward at 9 Mile • (248) 548-5005 WE HAVE NEW HOURS: 7 Days A Week • 6:00am-2:00am Breakfast Lunch 8 Dinner Served Anytime ltits a Rom® Wishing Our Customers & Mends Happy Holidays FAMILY RESTAURANT of Smithfield 26200 W. 12 Mile Road Just E. of Northwestern (248) 353-3232 FlaVerCard VISA /071 EZ.VMS 3220.03MMrkiNfalM ESITEMUMIJ 592200 \-1-1 S u ny s Ca e IV hat is Jay Leno really like — on stage and in person? There's a chance to find out and celebrate the 60th anniversary of JVS at the same time. "Detroit Live," a one-night benefit performance, begins at 8:45 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 14, at the Fox Theatre. "We think Jay really will be off the cuff," says Renee Cherrin Erlich, a partner in Star Trax Event Productions, which booked the appearance. "He's a true comedian. Our corporate team saw him at an event for one of the automakers, and he was terrific. "We also know he has experience performing for Jewish organizations. It hasn't been very long since he appeared for the Jewish federation in Chicago." Erlich, a JVS board member, was part of a team that decided to invite Leno because they thought a big-name star would help call attention to JVS (formerly Jewish Vocational Service). It has been noted that many people don't know what the agency does, especially on a nonsectari- an basis. Erlich is enthusi- astic about spreading the JVS message because she has benefited from the agency's staffing servic- es in her own business. She knows first- hand how EP & 1-117-Es °F , Novi Location ow Open for DINNER Wed. - Sot.. Featuring... I. Purchase One Entree & Receive SO% Off Second Entree of Equal or Lesser Value. OFF • No Weekends or Holidays • One coupon per table • Dine-in only • exp. 10-31-02 6---- "Coupon Accepted At Novi Only -1-1'11-1-a — Gourmet Breakfast Specializing in Eggwhite Omelettes 9/ 6 2002 138 — Fresh Squeezed Juices — Lunch Menu — Dinner Menu (Novi Only) Gourmet Pizza and More! 0 Downtown Novi 43155 Main Street 1248) 347-6690 West Blool....Ad 6680 Orchard Lake Rd. (248) 626-3750 Hours: Mon-Fri 7am 3pm • Sat & Sun 8 am-3pm • Dinner starting at 5 pm NOVI ONLY - Jay Leno: 0 the cuff. the agency finds work for the unem- ployed, from those wishing a career change to those with developmental disabilities. Star Trax staff, for the past six years, has been pleased with a maintenance worker hired through JVS. "He comes in every day, and helps set up so we all can be productive," Erlich says. "He's friendly and inspires us." JVS provides counseling, training and support services to some 22,000 metro Detroiters each year. With its services available to members of the community without regard to religion or ethnic background, JVS was selected by the city of Detroit in 1997 to operate Detroit's Work Place, a two-site career center that offers one-stop employment and support for city residents and met- ropolitan Detroit employers. "This benefit performance will enable JVS to continue to provide spe- cialized services that help people reach their full potential," says Barbara Nurenberg, JVS president and CEO. "This is especially meaningful for those who, because of government cutbacks or the downturn in the econ- omy, are especially-susceptible and unable to speak for themselves." Nurenberg, who started as a JVS counselor 30 years ago, has endless stories about people who have been helped by the agency. They represent different walks of life and very different circum- stances. . She recalls, for example, an Orthodox Jewish woman who was widowed and had the responsibility for a developmentally disabled stepson. Before the woman married into the young man's family, the stepson had been kept in the basement because his family was embarrassed by him. Although the young man was able to find an entry- level job with the help of his stepmother and a non- Jewish social service agency, he was unhappy due to co- workers who ridiculed his religious practices. "We had the ability to tell the woman that we could help," Nurenberg recalls. "We found him another job where his