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Sculptures by Claudel and Rodin
provide backdrop for
young adults to mingle.

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Melissa S man of

Birmingharnwitti

Nicole Eisenberg of

Bloomfield Hills

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here was passion, romance, intimacy and largest auxiliary groups, and the Young Adult
awe-inspiring beauty — and that was
Division of the Jewish Federation of
just the art exhibit. More than
Metropolitan Detroit sponsored the hip
300 young professionals also came
and trendy gathering.
together for a chic cocktail party called
"The Founders Junior Council and the
ArtSeen at the Detroit Institute of Arts.
Young Adult Division are an intermin-
The evening of drinks, culture, music
gled mix of people," said DIA Vice
and mingling included a private viewing
President of Development Ron Miller of
of the exhibit "Camille Claudel and
Ann Arbor.
Rodin: Fateful Encounter."
"It's such a great opportunity for the
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More than 130 works by the French
two organizations to come together,
sculptors are part of the exclusive collec- SCHW ARTZ showcase the best the region has to
COLU MNIST
tion, which is making its first and only
offer, and have a really good time doing
stop in the United States. .
it," he said.
"It's phenomenal — it's the most beautiful,
Claudel and Rodin share a love story that's lit-
tragic love story," said Nicole Eisenberg of
erally carved in stone. The two artists met when
Bloomfield Hills. She chaired the event.
she was just 17 and he was 41. They started out
The Founders Junior Council, one of the DI/as
as student and teacher, but their relationship

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Randall Fogelman of

Detroit with Rachel

Wright of West Bloomfie .

and Michelle Ilitch of

Farmimtton Hills

Stephen Eisenb,erg of Eijbomfield

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both of Be

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December 29 • 2005

Hills, Jon Golditein of Huntington

Woods, Risk Cticaman of

Birmingham and Brian Eisenberg of

Bloomfield Hills