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) Olympic Memories

Ann Arbor's Sandor Slomovitz
recalls Olympic links — both
good and bad — to his family in
Hungary on

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702 SE 24th Ave., Cape Coral, FL
33990, with a notation for the
Hurricane Charley Relief Fund.
"Every penny received will go to
those in need," Cohen said. "These
people are our parents and grand-
parents and they really need us.
We want to thank everyone
whose generosity will truly make a
huge difference to our Jewish fami-
lies."

— Keri Guten Cohen,
story development editor

mother may also have had a Detroit-
connection. She is trying to locate fami-
ly of Detroiter Robert Serrins. What she
knows about him is that his in-laws
were Barney Barnett, born in Michigan
around 1890, and Pearl Weissman of
Canada. Their daughter is Sylvia Jane,
nicknamed Bonnie, born in Detroit in
1917 and married to New Yorker
Robert Serrins.
To share information on the family of
Louis Cohane or Robert Serrins, e-mail
Stacy Harris at jewishgen@juno.com or
call (615) 269-0349.

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— Shelli Liebman Do n,
staff writer

Koufax Vs.
Detroiter

Historian Jim Grey of the Jewish
Genealogical and Jewish Historical soci-
eties and Irwin Cohen, author of Echoes
of Detroit's Jewish Communities, recently
took in a Tigers game with Marvin
Berman, the Jewish Educational Loan
Service coordinator at JVS.
At the game, Berman recalled the
date marked the 50th anniversary of his
at-bats against Hall of Fame Dodger
pitcher Sandy Koufax.
"I was a catcher on the Wayne State
University baseball team and we went to
Cincinnati for a playoff game against
the University of Cincinnati, where
Koufax was a student and star pitcher,"
Berman said.
"We had heard a lot about Koufax,"
Berman continued, "and he was every-
thing we heard about and more. Koufax
struck me out and the only time I hit
the ball fairly, I popped out."
A year later, Koufax signed with the
then-Brooklyn Dodgers and began his
Hall of Fame career.

Hello, Mr. Bush

Rabbi Elimelech Silberberg talks about Israel
with the president.

While Rabbi Silberberg said the
president didn't mention Israel
directly in his speech, he said,
ZVI onday evening Rabbi
"He talked about homicide
Elimelech Silberberg did bombers in Iraq, and it was clear
something he's never
he understood what Israelis and
done before. "I was able to speak
Jews are going through."
with the president of the United
After the speech, the rabbi
States," he said. "Three times."
spoke with President Bush again.
Being given a ticket to a rally
"I told him that he deserves the
for President George W. Bush at
Jewish vote," he said. "He went to
Heritage Park in Taylor, the rabbi
the next person, but then turned
said he and Rabbi Yigal Tsaidi,
back to me and said, 'I want you
educational director of Yeshivat
to know that just today someone
Akiva in Southfield, were seated
told me that [Israeli Prime
in the first row.
Minister Ariel] Sharon is a terror-
"A Secret Service
ist.' I told him, 'He's not
agent came over to
a terrorist.'"
me and said someone
Later, the rabbi told
else needed to sit in
the Jewish News, "I
my seat, but that I
understand that many
could move to an
synagogues have a big
area that had no seat-
Democratic constituency.
ing but was right in
I have Democrats in my
the center, where the
shul. From the pulpit, I
president was speak-
say the only issue to be
ing," said Rabbi
concerned with is the
Rabbi Silber berg
Silberberg of Sara
security of Israel. We
Tugman Bais
Chabad Torah
Center in West
Bloomfield.
"After I moved, I
realized he had
to walk right
past me to get to
either side of the
crowd."
When the
president first
arrived, Rabbi
Silberberg said,
"I was able to
speak with him;
Ezra Drissman of Oak Park holds up a pro Bush sign
and I thanked
him for being a
true friend of
Israel, and he seemed very appre-
must pick a president based on
ciative of that."
that. Some really believe [Sen.
Then the president addressed
John] Kerry is best for Israel, and
the crowd. "For 45 minutes, he
I'm not going to argue.
discussed a lot of issues, including
"The evening was exciting. I
the economy. But the thing he
never even saw a president before,
was most passionate about is the
but like Rabbi Tsaidi said to me, I
security of America in fighting
got kicked out of my seat and it
terrorism. He spoke about being
allowed me to be able to meet
correct in entering Iraq and how
President Bush." ❑
he would do it again."

SHELLI LIEBMAN DORFMAN
Staff Writer

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Jewish .corn

) No Choice As A Choice

On vvvvvv.jewish.com's
Interfaith Family Channel,
Shelley Edwards Schweizer
writes of her family's unsuccess-
ful attempt to raise their son in
"both" religions and the path
they took to find a solution
that worked for them.

) For Good And For Evil

Micah Halpern poses some
tough moral and ethical ques-
tions. Does one good deed, or
many good deeds, erase bad,
evil deeds? Because al Sack saved
the life of one American, do we
forgive him the other atrocities
he commits daily? Micah has
the answer on wvvwjewish.com

dotCOM SURVEY

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