NEIGHBORHOODS SOUTHFIELD Population: 78,296 Synagogues: Agudas Yisroel Mogen Abraham Beth Tefilo Emanuel Tikvah Congregation Shaarey Zedek Shomrey Emunah Yagdil Torah Young Israel of Southfield Jewish Funeral Homes: The Ira Kaufman Chapel Educational Institutions: Ohr Somayach Detroit Partners in Torah Sholem Aleichem Institute Yeshiva Beth Yehudah School for Boys Yeshivas Darchei Torah Yeshivat Akiva Jewish Agencies/Organizations: Children of Holocaust Survivors Association in Michigan - CHAIM Council of Orthodox Rabbis/VAAD Harabonim Detroit Jewish News/STYLE Magazine Ecumenical Institute for Jewish-Christian Studies Elderlink JVS Jewish Family Service Jewish Hospice and Chaplaincy Network Jewish War Veterans and Ladies Auxiliary Kadima National Conference of Synagogue Youth - NCSY National Council of Jewish Women — Greater Detroit Section SOUTHFIELD GOT ITS NAME because of its location in the "south fields" of Bloomfield Township, of which it was originally a part. In 1830, it became a separate entity, although its City Charter was not approved until 1958. With 26 million square feet of office space that includes more than 140 Fortune 500 companies, Southfield is often referred to as the "Office Capital of the Midwest." Southfield has a large Jewish population of all denominations, including many young families who made use of interest-free loans through the Neighborhood Project of the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit. Many synagogues, day schools, agencies and organizations make their home in Southfield because of its central location and excellent city Jan Wanetick with her children Sala, 15, Francine and Natalie, 10 J FAMILY SPOTLIGHT an Wanetick is not a newcomer to Wanetick Southfield, having lived there for the past 32 years. She and her daughters have lived in their present house for more than 11 years. She and her late husband, Marvin, chose to buy their first home in Southfield because of its stable neighborhoods and good schools. They also liked the convenient location and the proximity to shopping centers and to their synagogue, Congregation Beth Shalom in Oak Park. Now, as a widow raising three young children, she likes that she is close to friends and family, and to the Detroit school where she teaches special education classes. "If I need to pick up my kids in the middle of the day, the traveling distance makes it possible," she said. Jan is an active member of Beth Shalom and a life member of National Council of Jewish Women and Hadassah. Every Friday, Jan and her children visit the Bake Station on Southfield Road to buy their Shabbat challah. "We love how sweet-tasting it is," she said. services. An eruv (a ritual enclosure to ease Shabbat restrictions in residential areas) includes the area between 11 and 12 Mile roads and Telegraph Road and Evergreen, and encompasses both Young Israel of Southfield and Congregation Shaarey Zedek. Another smaller eruv in the Southfield Gardens subdivision connects with Project Eruv in Oak Park. 3 8 • SOURCEBOOK 2003-2004 FAVORITE NEIGHBORHOOD HANGOUT: "The kids like going to the Cranbrook Swim Club on Evergreen and 13 Mile, and the custard shop at Woodward and 14 Mile is always a treat," said Jan Wanetick, "and I love the Beverly Hills Grill. "We also love the library; it's a great meeting place for people, more like a downtown library. The other day I sat out on the patio by the fountain and read a book, and there was classical music piped in. it's the kind of place where people like to spend time."