TROY

Population: more than 80,000
Square miles: 34.3
Became a city: 1955
Claims to fame: The Somerset
Collection, K-Mart headquarters

Jewish institutions:
Congregation Shir Tikvah

AUBURN HILLS

Population: 20,000
Square miles: 17
Became a city: 1983
Claims to fame: The Palace of Auburn
Hills, home to the NBA champion
Detroit Pistons and women's basketball
champion Detroit Shock; local philan-
thropist Bill Davidson is managing
partner of the Pistons and founder
of Guardian Industries Corporation,
also located in Auburn Hills;
Daimler-Chrysler headquarters.

ROCHESTER

Population: 10,770
Square miles: 3.9
Became a city: 1948
Claims to fame: Oakland University,
charming downtown with restaurants
and boutiques, good parks

A FRIENDLY COMMUNITY

Schools, synagogue and shopping are Troy attractions.

hen Michael and Linda
Silverstein and their
son Eric moved back to
the Detroit area from California,
they chose Troy because of the
good schools and the presence of
the then-fledgling Congregation
Shir Tikvah. Eight years later, they
are confident their decision was the
right one.
"We had friends who were mem-
bers of Shir Tikvah, and we knew
the congregation would be thriv-
ing," says Michael, who became
the new president of the synagogue
last month. "We're very comfort-
able here. We've been thrilled with
the schools, and the congregation
has grown beautifully."
The Silversteins have found the
Troy community to be very friendly,
and have made a lot of friends,
both through their son's school and
their congregation. They enjoy the

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proximity to the Somerset
Collection and also to downtown
Birmingham.
Michael, who is a business train-
er and meeting facilitator through
his own company, Silverstein
Solutions, has served as a facilita-
tor for Synagogue 2000 sponsored
by the Jewish Federation of
Metropolitan Detroit. The couple
also has participated in adult
Jewish education courses through
the SATE program at the Jewish
Community Center of Metropolitan
Detroit.
"Our son is getting a tremendous
education, both from the public
schools and the religious school at
Shir Tikvah," says Linda, who
works for Ford Motor Company in
Dearborn as director of remarketing
business operations.

Ronelle Grier

ROCHESTER

HILLS

Population: 68,825
Square miles: 32.2
Became a city: 1984
Claims to fame: Meadow Brook Music
Festival, Meadow Brook Hall

Favorite Community
Hangout:

"We love going to the Troy Recreation
Center, which has a new pool and
gym," Michael says. "I swim, Linda
works out and Eric plays basketball.
It's a great place."

Michael and Linda Silverstein with their son Eric, 11.

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