• faces Left to right: Leslie and Mitch Katz of West Bloomfield; Jeven Joseff of Troy, Rachel Wright of Birmingham and Lauren Friedman of West Bloomfield; Ilana Liss of Birmingham, Tracy Rubin of Huntington Woods and Traci Feldman of Royal Oak; Ilana Heayshen of Tuscon, Ariz., Platinum raffle winner Emily Beckerman of West Bloomfield and Michelle Markzon of West Bloomfield. Left to right Kellie Lecznar of Bloomfield Hills and Rachel Victor of West Bloomfield; Lauren Sterling of Huntington Woods, Julie Eisman of Waterford and Jill Rivkin of Chicago; Ilana Glazier and Dava Yanoff, both of West Bloomfield, and Sharone Bigelman of Birmingham; Rabbis Jennifer Tisdale of Commerce, Eric Yanoff of West Bloomfield and Joey Krakoff of Southfield. Party At The Palace A modern Purim carnival draws hundreds of revelers. PHOTOGRAPHY BY ANGIE BAAN Left to right: Yisroel and Maliyah Sigler of Huntington Woods; Platinum raffle winner Aimee Zimmerman with husband Steve Zimmerman of West Bloomfield. Left to right: Irena and Boris Gorovets of Farmington Hills; Brian Elias of Bloomfield Hills and Rabbi Jennifer Tisdale of Commerce. A fire eater greeted guests at Metro Detroit's coolest Purim celebration — where a club vibe and carnival atmosphere helped put a modern spin on the most festive of Jewish holidays. Fortune tellers and mas- sage therapists were also on hand for "Club Shushan" – the second annual bash ROBIN SCHWARTZ, at the Palace of Auburn Hills, sponsored COLUMNIST jointly by the Imagine group of Temple Israel in West Bloomfield and the young adults of Oakland County-based Congregation Shaarey Zedek; Platinum magazine was one of 10 corporate sponsors. "I love reconnecting with old friends and making new ones," said partygoer Michele Sushin of West Bloomfield. "Purim is the best holiday; it's the most fun." More than 500 singles and couples in their 20s, 30s and 40s came together to dine, dance and mingle at the March 10 Purim at the Palace event, held at the Ersa Club inside the Palace. ❑ Left to right: Platinum raffle winner Amy Kranitz of Farmington Hills; Platinum raffle winner Robert Tencer of Commerce; Phil Okun and Jon Goldstein, both of Huntington Woods; Lonnie and Staci Meyers of Bloomfield Hills with astrologist Kala. 8 • APRIL 2007 • platinum