f

Spotlight

Holocaust Ties

Oakland U. remembers Anne Frank; eyes funds for Judaic studies program.

0

akland University in
Rochester provided
the stage for an
evening dedicated to remem-
bering the Holocaust and
educating future generations
about Judaism.
About 100 people gathered
for a strolling supper at the
ROBIN
SCHWARTZ university's Meadow Brook
Art Gallery and also attended
Columnist
the opening night perform-
ance of And Then They Came
for Me: Remembering the World of Anne Frank at
Meadow Brook Theatre.
The play was inspired by the story of
Holocaust survivor Eva Schloss, Anne Frank's
stepsister and friend.
Schloss, who now lives in England, was only
15 when she and her family were discovered
hiding from the Nazis and were imprisoned at
Auschwitz, the German death camp in Poland.
Schloss was on campus for the Oakland U.
event and answered qu.estions from the crowd
after the performance.

"We need to educate our young people to
accept each other, to love each other, to not be
racists," she has often said.
The university announced plans to help fos-
ter that kind of mutual understanding by
establishing a Judaic studies program. The pro-
gram is in the planning stages and the universi-
ty is required to raise $500,000 to $1 million
before it can begin offering classes. Part of the
proceeds from the opening night gala will go
toward the development of the program and
the event was used as a platform to reach out
to the community for support.
The March 19 event was also part of
Oakland University's commemoration of the
60th anniversary of the liberation of
Auschwitz. Honorary chairs included Bob and
Nancy Schostak and Lois and Mark Shaevsky,
all of Bloomfield Hills. Honorary committee
members were: Jim and Doris August, Sally
and Fred Marx and Terran and Roger Leemis,
all of Bloomfield Hills; Hannan and Lisa Lis _
of Farmington Hills; and Arthur Horwitz and
Shelly and Peter Cooper, all of West
Bloomfield. ❑

3 kit:=4 •

Clockwise from top right:

Nancy Schostak, Michelle Jacobson, Eva Schloss and
Bob Schostak, all of Bloomfield Hills

Harold and Barbara Berry of Bloomfield Hills and
Arthur Horwitz of West Bloomfield

Honorary Co-Chair Lois Shaevsky of Bloomfield Hills

Doris and Jim August and Shelly and Peter Cooper,
all of Bloomfield Hills

Food

THE PERFECT BLEND from page

65

processor and blend until smooth.
Add the flour, sugar, baking powder,
baking soda and salt and blend until
combined. Add the bananas and
pecans and blend until just combined
(there will be banana chunks in the
mixture). If the batter is too thick, add
more juice to thin a bit (it should be
slightly thick).
Make a test pancake: Melt butter or

oil (a small amount) in a nonstick skil-
let over medium heat. Pour about 1/4
cup of batter into the skillet and cook
until many bubbles break on the sur-
face. Turn the pancake and cook the
underside for about 30 seconds. Test
for thickness and consistency. If the
pancake is too thick, add more juice. If
it's too thin, add a bit more flour.
Cook all the pancakes, adding more
butter or oil as needed, and serve
warm (you may wish to keep these
warm on a baking sheet at 225F
(cover with foil to keep moist). Makes
about 16 pancakes).

SPINACH SALAD WITH SWEET
AND SOUR DRESSING
1/2 cup olive or vegetable oil
1/4 cup sugar
1/4 cup red wine vinegar
1/4 cup ketchup
1/4 tsp. salt
1 cup chopped onion
1 Tbsp. orange marmalade, optional
1 Tbsp. soy sauce
1 tsp. hot red pepper sauce (such as
Tabasco)
2 Tbsp. sesame seeds
Salad:
12 cups baby spinach

2 cups bean sprouts
1 cup sliced water chestnuts (drained)
1 cup chopped scallions
1/2 cup slice almonds, optional
1 pint fresh raspberries or sliced
strawberries, optional
Combine all dressing ingredients in
the pitcher of a blender and blend
until smooth. Combine salad ingredi-
ents in a large bowl. Add about half
the dressing and toss well. Add more
dressing to taste. Makes 8 servings. ❑

For more recipes, see
www.JNOnline. corn.

J14

4/28

2005

67