An Eye On The Town
Crystal Rose Ball
The annual Crystal Rose Ball to benefit Hospice of Michigan was held April
12 at Ford Field in Detroit. Allan Nachman and Carole Wendzel received
outstanding volunteer awards.
On Ice And Off
All-Star definseman Mathieu Schneider looks forward
to a long stay with the Wings — and Detroit Jewry.
MIKE ROSENBAUM
Special to the Jewish News
Clockwise: Maurice
Pogoda with sons Adam,
Michael and Daniel.
Crystal Rose Ball award winners: Dian Wilkins, June
Hamersma, Carole Larson Wendzel, Dottie Deremo,
Allan Nachman and Cheryl Fallen.
High Tech Imaging
Dr. Roger Fenton held an open house April 15 to showcase Michigan's first 16
slice Multi-Detector Siemens CT scanner. Friends, family and fellow colleagues
gathered at the Advanced Imaging of Michigan in Troy to view this state-of-the-
art machine. The technology provides images of the head, lungs, heart, abdomen
or pelvis immediately. Many of the attendees opted to try the heart scan and
within six minutes had a cardiac calcium score detecting plaque build-up. Some
of the guests were Dr. Brenda Weingarten, of Advanced Imaging, Marcia Fenton,
Carrie Fenton Leff, Randy Leff, Jon Goldstein, Linda Soberman, Chuck
Sobermari, Sally Soberman, Charlie Kaye, Helen Kaye and Steven Migdal.
—Carla Schwartz, local columnist
Roger Fenton, Carrie Fenton Leff
Roger and Marcia Fenton
- Jon Goldstein, Randy Leff Brenda Weingarten
Linda and Chuck Soberman
Maimonides Home Tour
Mark your calendar for Tuesday, May 20, for this year's Maimonides House
Tour and view six fabulous homes. Some of the volunteers include: Hannah
Moss, Sharon Daitch, Jain Lauter, Diane Komorn, Cheryl Kimelman, Irma
Mogill and Sarah Levin. Funds raised from the event benefit Jewish medical
students in the state of Michigan in the form of interest-free loans. Tickets are
$25. Contact co-chairs Jain Lauter (248) 626-1131 or Diane Komorn at
(248) 644-0214 for information. ❑
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Jewish Influence
A native New Yorker, Schneider grew up
with a strong Jewish identity, but little
ritual observance. His father was born
Jewish while his mother converted to
Judaism.
"My father's a very proud Jew,"
Schneider says. "There are a lot of
beliefs in the Jewish religion that I base
my life on — just basically trying to
treat other people the way you want to
be treated. That's really how I live my
11: athieu Schneider, 33, is
a well-traveled hockey
player. He played on
teams in the U.S. and
Canada, from Long Island to Los
Angeles, before winding up in Detroit
this spring in a late-season trade.
Off the ice, he's taken a different jour-
ney, one that's made religious practice a
more important part of
his life.
He's delighted with his
latest hockey travel. As
the Los Angeles Kings
faded from the playoff
race, he was one of sever-
al veteran players
rumored to be on the
trading block. When he
heard he might be dealt,
q was just hoping it was
going to be here," he
said, shortly after arriv-
ing in Detroit. "I was so
excited to come to such
a great organization and
a great club — another
Original Six team."
The Wings traded two
young players, Sean
Avery and Maxim
Kuznetzov, plus a first-
and a second-round draft
choice to the Kings in
exchange for Schneider.
"We feel as if we've
improved our team,"
said Wings General
Manager Ken _Holland
when the deal was com-
pleted. "He's a top-four
defenseman who can
play a lot of minutes. He
plays every situation. He
Schneider takes a shot for the Red Wings.
plays against the other
team's top lines. He's
mobile. For all those reasons, that's why
life and that was instilled at a young
we acquired him."
age.
Schneider fit in well with the Wings,
Schneider maintained his Jewish iden-
but even his acquisition couldn't prevent
tity over the years, but a deeper interest
their disappointing first-round playoff
in Judaism blossomed in Los Angeles
defeat against Anaheim. By now,
just over two years ago, with the birth of
Schneider and his family have returned
his son. Although he named the boy
to Los Angeles, where a different jour-
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