Digging For Knowledge

The Hand Of Strangers

An underwater
treasure chest for
the Chinese auc-
tion gets finish-
ing touches by
committee mem-
bers Rachel L.
Burstyn, Yael
Scheine';
Miriam
Amzalak and
Peggy Letvin, all
Oak Park.

In a room decorated like an underwa-
ter treasure site, the Lubavitch
Women's Organization of Oak Park
will host a "Treasury of Jewish
Books," giving guests the opportunity
to shop for Judaic reading and view-
ing materials not available in Detroit
area stores.
The event will take place 8 p.m.
Sunday, Dec. 19, at Bais Chabad
Torah Center of North Oak Park,
15401 W. 10 Mile.
Actually a Chinese auction, items
up for bid will include books, videos,
CDs, software and tapes on a wide
range of Jewish topics, including chil-
dren's items, cookbooks and books
and tapes on marriage and families.
A section of materials will focus on
Chassidic philosophy, including those
highlighting the weekly Torah por-
tion, festivals and soul remedies, as
well as videos and tapes depicting
special moments in the life of the late
Lubavitcher Rebbe, Menachem
Mendel Schneerson.
"The purpose of this unique
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fund-raising as it is about promoting
meaningful books for the Jewish
home that will enhance Jewish liv-
ing," said Rochel Kagan, a director of
the group. "To promote purchasing
books for the home, many of the
publishers are offering a 20 percent
discount that evening on all books
ordered from their catalogues."
There will be a dessert buffet and
the Jewish music of Chana
Waterstone of Oak Park and guests
can participate in a wok-cooking
demonstration by Rachael Ben-
Hayoun of Oak Park, with taste test-
ing available.
After the auction, there will be a
brief program featuring Rabbi
Mendel Kaplan, author and translator
of Chassidic works written by Rabbi
Schneerson.
Cost is $5. For information on the
"Treasury of Jewish Books" Chinese
auction, call Miriam Amzalak, (248)
548-6771.

— Shelli Liebman Dorfman
staff writer

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With the deaths of former Detroiters
Dan and Jeanine Gluklick came ever-
mounting bills for their children, now
living with family in West Bloomfield.
After the Gluklicks were killed in an
August off-roading accident near their
home in Colorado, daughters Corinne,
18, and Chloe, 15, came to live with
Dan's sister, Karen Braun, her husband,
Bob, and their three children.
The Gluklicks' son, Cole, 11, who
was in the vehicle with his parents dur-
ing the accident, suffered serious brain
damage and remains semi-comatose.
Cole's medical bills will soon exceed the
limit of the family's health insurance
policy.
Because of
no-fault insur-
ance laws in
Colorado,
there is no auto
insurance.
When his
health insur-
ance runs out,
only life insur-
ance and sav-
ings will be left
for the lifetime
medical care
Cole will
require, and for The Gluklick family
the care and
education of his sisters.
When friends at Powerhouse Gym
and Loredo's Athletic Club in West
Bloomfield learned of the family's situa-
tion, they planned an 8 a.m.-noon,
Saturday, Dec. 11, charity event, with
all donations going to the Gluklick
Children's Fund.
Participants in the fund-raiser —
including non-members — will have
access to the gym's spinning, kickbox-
ing, "body by rock" and yoga classes.

fund-raising event at Powerhouse Gym
and Loredo's Athletic Club, 6750
Orchard Lake Road in West
Bloomfield, call Jackie at (248) 539-
3370 or Karen at (248) 851-1571.
To make a donation, send a check to
the Gluklick Children's Fund, 5393
Deerfield Village Dr., West Bloomfield,
MI 48322.

— Shelli Liebman Dorfman
staff writer

Yiddish Limericks

Do You Remember?

"This Hanukah's doomed," fretted Joel.
matza ball slipped from my bowl,
And landed a knaydl*
On top of my dreidl**.
Now things have spun out of control!"

December 1984
Tel Aviv, Israel's largest city, was facing complete
breakdown of public services as striking munici-
pal workers were joined by emergency mainte-
nance personnel.
The cause: the failure of the municipality to
pay its employees their last month's wages. City
coffers are empty and the treasury refused to
transfer funds to meet payroll.

— Goldfein

— Martha Jo Fleischmann

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2004

Only a handful of rock music performers with
major hits had Jewish-sounding names. Can you
identify any?

12/10
2004

The minimum donation to participate
is $100, but participants may ask oth-
ers to help sponsor their cost.
"I think that we are all entrusted
with the responsibility to help those in
need if we can," participant Karen
Braun said. "These three children face a
mountain of challenges, the least of
which is Cole's lifetime of medical care.
I know in my heart they will remember
that people they never knew reached
out and helped them at a moment
when their lives were upside down, and
that they will return this kindness to
someone else when they are able to.
For information on the Gluklick

* - matza ball
** - four-sided Hanukah top

— Sy Manello, editorial assistant