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Beth bursky of Blo. field Hills, Julie
Chaiken of West BI • mfield and Judge
Deborah Tyner of kland County and
her husband, Ric rd Herman
Kadima supporters Ken Nathan of Bloomfield
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supporters Gail K
Hills and Steve Kay of West Bloomfield
Bloomfield and Gail Lang
Shtick's A Draw!
Comedian attracts a crowd to benefit Kadima.
Kadima supporters Brooke and Julie Lasky
with Sandy Tamaroff, all of West Bloomfield
acliina supporters Jen and Keith Lewis of Birmingham
with Heather and Lowell Salesin of Bloomfield Hills
t takes a healthy dose of
chutzpah to be a Jewish
comedian, performing in
front of a Jewish
crowd, and Judy
Gold certainly has it.
The Emmy Award-
winning star of the
off-Broadway show,
25 Questions for-
a Jewish Mother;
brought her act to the
Max M. Fisher Music
Center in Detroit on
Sept. 26 for Kadima's
annual fall fundraiser.
About 900 people attended the
show to support the Southfield
based non-profit agency that
helps people struggling with men-
tal illness.
"I think Judy Gold is hysteri-
cal -- I love her whole shtick on
the Jewish mother',' said Paula
Schonberg of Birmingham.
"I've heard her before on Comedy
Central and I think she's really
funny"
In the show, Gold lovingly
pokes fun at her own mother, with
her thick New York accent and
Left: Kadima clients
Ross Howard Gertz of
Oak Park and Risa Davis
of Southfield
Right: Kadima clients
Nancy Sturman, Gary
Martin, Dianne Mehelas
and Charles Tyner,
all of Southfield.
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penchant for pouring on "Jewish
guilt" She even plays a real voice-
mail message from her answering
machine to demonstrate
how closely her routine
imitates life.
"I don't have to exag-
gerate,' Gold said as she
mingled with the crowd
after the show. "I call her
every day because I need
material."
The fundraiser
brought in about
$300,000 for Kadima to
support their counsel-
ing, employment, housing and
socialization services. The agency
currently has 19 group homes in
Metro Detroit, and a 20th house is
under construction.
"I think about 30 percent of
the people here are new, which is
very exciting for us because we're
growing:' said Janette Shallal of
Beverly Hills, Kadima's executive
director. "We're very thankful for
the support:'
Spotted in the crowd were co-
chairs Eleanor and Leonard
Aronovitz of Bloomfield Hills
and Jen and Keith Lewis of
Birmingham; Claire Lipten of
West Bloomfield; Karissa and
Brian Foltyn, Jamie Borlack
and Brad Foltyn, Sarah and
Eddie Schonberg, Laren and
Stephen Carson and Mara
Moss, all of Birmingham; Lynne
and Richard Ludwig and
Julie and Rick Zussman, all of
Huntington Woods; and Evelyn
and Harold Goldman of
Franklin.
Judy Gold