PHOTOGRAPHY BY KELLY VICTOR

he tapestry of the
Jewish community
is woven from sin-
gle threads," said
Kathy Wilson-Fink, chair of
Federation's recent Threads
event at Adat Shalom
Synagogue. Larry Jackier,
president of the Jewish
Federation of Metropolitan

Detroit, continued the unity
theme in his opening
remarks: "Many threads
weave a fabric of beauty and
strength."
Thus, Federation's
Women's Campaign &
Education Department com-
municated their annual cam-
paign message while provid-

ing an appreciative audience
with a one-woman perform-
ance of "Esther," starring
Gabriella Lev, a founder of
Theatre Company Jerusalem
(TCJ).
TCJ fuses contemporary
theatre and ancient Hebrew
and Aramaic writings. "It's a
grassroots theater group that

empowers women," explained
Suzan Curhan, who intro-
duced Lev.
Lev stood beside a ragtag
trunk to recreate the story of
the beautiful Queen Esther,
the goddess of carnival. Her
performance was both innova-
tive and captivating.
— Linda Bachrack

Gabriellaiev4

performs "Esther,

Peggy Blotner and .

Barbara,,Berlin

Ilyse Aaron, Rose

Rita Goldman and

Andrea Beavers

• Michele Saulson, Suzan Curhan, Kathleen
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• Wilson-Fink antl Joan thernoff Epstein

Linda Zlotoff, Barbara toode

and Trudy Weiss

Barbara Bloom and

Sydelle Sonkin,

Barbar Goldstein

Harriet Alpern and

Honey Friedman

Leah Ruby,

Fran Rogers and

Eileen Borsand

Nancy Grosfeld and

Nancy Jacobson

Sue Curhan and Lisa Lis

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Sheri Schiff,

Wendy Bakst and

Jodee Raines

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Fr n Hack, Sandy Moers, Rita Folbe and Maggie Thirman.