WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2004

facnily - 4 generations

Green

Murray

Baruch at his Bar Mitzvah
with sisters Rhonda & Miriam -
7968

Apple kringle is a favorite.

Kringle For Chanukah?

My late Aunt Beverly Levin of
Milwaukee always had at least a
dozen or so Racine kringle in her
freezer. She was famous for them —
almost as famous as the Racine
Danish bakery that produces them.
At family gatherings at Aunt
Beverly's house you could count on
the kringle, which she would
announce in her operatic voice with
the fanfare of an elaborate ice sculp-
ture at a midnight cruise buffet.
They deserved some attention,
these round, flat rings of pastry
topped with white icing and filled
with sweet cheese or raspberry or
cinnamon and nuts. If you took just
a small slice, you felt justified in
tasting all the flavors.
When my cousin Ellen married
her husband, Jess Levin, president of

Racine's Bank of Elmwood, my aunt
gained a direct line from the bakery
to her home.
But now anyone can enjoy Racine
Danish Kringle because the bakery
now ships it nationwide. More than
20 flavors are available and they are
certified dairy kosher. Might be a
nice option to serve for brunch or
dessert for the upcoming holiday.
One kringle can serve 12. Kringles
are sent by second-day air at $21.50
for one; $29.50 for two; $39.50 for
three. For more information, call
(800) 432-6474 or visit the Web site
at w-ww.kringle.corn
Tell them my Aunt Beverly sent
you.

Please join us
at our first
Annual Dinner

It will be a night to remember...

...filled with stories and

memories as we relive

our rich history and

remember the times we

have shared together.

— Keri Guten Cohen,
story development editor

Robert

By The Numbers

Wedding of Roberta \Nine

London, 1969

Statistics abounded Monday eve-
ning, Oct. 11, at the 14th annual
Yad Ezra dinner, held at Congre-
gation Shaarey Zedek in Southfield.
Ruth Kahn, president of the
Berkley-based kosher food bank, and
others cited the following:
• 250 — the number of families
served monthly when Yad Ezra start-
ed in 1990.
• 1,100 — the number of families
served monthly today.
• 40 — applications from new
families in process.
• 60 — number of pounds of food
received from Yad Ezra by the aver-
age family each month. In addition,
families also receive toiletries and
occasionally cleaning supplies.

• 750,000 — number of pounds
of kosher food Yad Ezra expects to
distribute this year.
• 11 — percentage of U.S. house-
holds who are "food insecure," or
don't have enough resources to plan
the next day's meals, according to
Yad Ezra guest speaker Dan
Glickman, former secretary of agri-
culture in the Clinton administra-
tion.
• 1 — Yad Ezra volunteer of the
year Dotty Smith, part of Yad Ezra's
"Monday Group" of weekly volun-
teers since 1991.
• 125 — the number of regular
weekly volunteers at Yad Ezra.

— Alan Hitsky, associate editor

The evening will include
a strolling dinner, music,
a dynamic video of
memories and a slide
show created from
the contributions of
memorabilia by our
generous members.

Tickets:
$1 18 each

Bob Steinberg presents Coldie
Adler with award - 7974

For information,
call: Tobye Bello
248-357-5544

CONGREGATION SHAAREY ZEDEK

27375 Bell Road, Southfield, MI 48034

10/15

248-357-5544 Phone 248-357-0227 Fax

2004

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