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Hurricane Help Needed
fed people, delivered food, water and
ice, with special attention to the eld-
erly.
Most damage is to roofs of homes,
which increased the amount of water
damage inside. It also promoted the
growth of mold, Cohen said.
He explained that homeowners'
insurance policies in Florida are writ-
ten with hurricane provisions. If the
damage is from a named hurricane,
your deductible then becomes from 2
to 7 percent of the value of your
When Hurricane Charley hit Florida
hard last month, it didn't discrimi-
nate. Jews were hit as hard as anyone
else, says Baron Cohen of Fort Myers,
a former Detroiter. He appeals to our
Jewish community for help for Jewish
families in Fort Myers, Cape Coral,
Punta Gorda and Port Charlotte.
Cohen and his wife, Kim, regained
power early after the storm, so they
started rescuing people in need. At
one time, they housed seven people in
their two-bedroom condo. They also
The Asher Kahn Band, a rock trio from
Philadelphia, knows their music can
make a difference. The band is partici-
pating in Down With Disease:
Download for the Cure, a fund-raising
effort endorsed by the American Cancer
Society (ACS).
Proceeds from each digital download
of the band's song, "We Get By," will go
to the ACS, which sanctioned the song,
saying it was "lyrically and musically
poignant for the theme of the cam-
Band members Aaron Boczkowski,
Asher Kahn and the Commodore help
fight cancer with their music.
paign
world]. We all know someone who has
been affected by cancer, and we want to
do our part to help those in need."
To access the song, go to iTunes,
Napster, Audio Lunchbox or a favorite
music site to download music and
search for 'Asher."
"We guarantee the quality of the
music, and the American Cancer Society
guarantees they will continue to fight
cancer. At the end of the day, it's less
than a dollar for some good tunes with
the added benefit of doing a mitzvah,"
Kahn says.
The song is available at a number of
digital download sites, including well-
known sites like iTunes, Napster and
Audio Lunchbox.
"We are very happy to be part of
Download for the Cure," says Mark
Drill of the ACS' regional headquarters
in Philadelphia. "I have no doubt this
program provides us with a link to a
new audience. Each download will help
us reach another person with cancer
awareness and provide lifesaving fund-
ing."
Asher Kahn says, "We've always
dreamed of using our music for a greater
purpose, for tikkun olam [repair of the
— Keri Guten Cohen,
story development editor
Cohane.
In a search for family, Stacy Harris of
Harris was able to gain more recent
Nashville discovered some of her ances-
information on Louis Cohane, who was
tors not only settled in Detroit, but
born in Detroit in 1888 and died here
made their mark here.
in 1958. A member at both
The family she is seeking began as the
Worshovitzes but changed their name to Congregation Shaarey Zedek and
Temple Beth El, he was an ardent
Cohen. "Most came to Detroit and
Zionist and an attorney. He first formed
stayed long enough only to get the train
the Detroit law firm of Cohane, Rhodes,
to Des Moines," Harris said. "One
Garvett and Frankel with Samuel
member who remained in Detroit was
Rhodes, Morris Garvett
Rabbi Judah H., who,
and Samuel Frankel.
instead of Cohen, took
He later joined his
the name Cohn."
wife, Regene Freund
Rabbi Judah Cohn's
Cohane, also an attor-
brother was Harris' great-
ney, in the firm of
grandfather Ezra Cohen.
Cohane and Cohane.
Harris traced Judah
They are not thought to
Cohn's family from the
have had children.
late 1880s through moves
Regene Cohane's
from Mullett to Hastings
1992 obituary in the
to Winder streets, all in
Jewish News lists her sur-
Detroit.
vivors as brother, Philip
Among the children of
Freund of New York
Rabbi Judah Cohn and
and nephew Gordon
Libbie (Sternfeld) Cohn
Regene Freund Cohane
Freund of Lakeport,
were Abram (Abe),
California.
Annie, Henry, Sarah,
While the Cohanes were Harris' great-
Kasper (married to Fannie), maybe Ike
grandfather's family, her great-grand-
and Louis, who changed his name to
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Do You Remember?
September 1994
"Trust me," said a fellow named Gene,
"The troubles of others aren't seen.
They say, Teder trakht zikh
Az bay yenem lakht zikh,'
While neither side's grass is so green!"
— Goldfein
9/ 3
Temple Beth Shalom sign blew out in
Hurricane Charley, yet the building remains
standing.
The Cohanes And The Serrins
Song For A Cause
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home. At 5 percent of a
$150,000 home, he says, you
must pay the first $4,500 of
your loss before your insur-
ance will pay. Many in the
community are retired and on
a fixed income, he said.
A fund has been set up to
help those in Cohen's area.
Tax-deductible donations can
be made to Temple Beth
Shalom, Jewish Community
Center of Southwest Florida,
— Martha Jo Fleischmann
* One always thinks that others are happy.
Machon 12Torah's Jewish Resource Center in Ann
Arbor is still under construction with an end-of-
the-year opening targeted.
The center, in a home registered with the Ann
Arbor Historic commission, is undergoing interi-
or renovations, including a lecture hall and dorm
rooms.
The 100-year-old home was purchased from
Delta Epsilon fraternity.
— Sy Manello, editorial assistant