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ent from what was published,"
reveals Harris, a CPA who had
doubts about practicing Judaism
after getting divorced from her
Jewish husband. "I gave her a
long story, and she refocused the
information in a very significant
way. She captured what I could-
n't express."
One subject referred Darvick
to Doneson.
"While I was in the military, I
was introduced to the French
underground, and that [cloth]
star was a badge of courage,"
says Doneson, a retired travel
agent who keeps a book of war
memorabilia. "I have two
daughters and five grandchil-
dren, and I'm glad they can
read about this experience."
Darvick, who grew up iri an
assimilated household in
Atlanta, always had a strong
Jewish identity.
Forced to sing "Jesus Loves
Me" every morning in public
school, Darvick initiated a private
rebellion in first grade by avoiding red
and green (the colors of Christmas)
crayons for her pictures.
In her teen years, Darvick's paternal .
grandfather sent her on two trips to
Israel, and she began incorporating
more religion into her everyday world.
A lifelong member of Hadassah; she
attends services at both Congregation
B'nai Moshe in West Bloomfield and
Temple Beth El in Bloomfield
Township to honor the different beliefs
within her family, which includes
daughter Emma, a student at the Jewish
Academy of Metropolitan Detroit.
"Bringing Jewish ritual and learning
into my life had so enriched my world
that I was determined to find a way
for others to connect to a tradition
that is sadly lost to too many Jews,"
says Darvick, who also has included a
community prayer experience of fellow
Torah student Batya Berlin of
Bloomfield Hills.
"I thought that if I could just show
readers, via moving testimonies, what
they could be a part of, then maybe,
just maybe, some would be spurred to
check out this world called Judaism."
Darvick's writing and editing career
began shortly after her graduation
from Kenyon College in Gambier,
Ohio, where her love for languages
motivated her to earn a bachelor's
degree in Spanish and French. She
moved to New York, worked in suc-,
cessive jobs in publishing houses and
wrote for a financial publication.
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General Motors attorney, met in New
York, with a friend suggesting Darvick
call her brother. The couple moved to
Michigan because of his work transfer.
The author, who put together news
bulletins for the Jewish Community
Center and Temple Beth El, kept a
journal and began her freelancing by
turning her notes into lifestyle articles
for Jewish and secular publications,
including the Detroit News and
Antaeus, a literary magazine.
When Darvick was at two-critical
junctures with This Jewish Life, she
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and atmosphere for working without
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Just returned from a college reunion,
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"I've never had any negative associa-
tions with Jewish life," says Darvick,
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Rosefsky's Simchat Torah III as the
cover image for her book because it
projects a feeling of joy.
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