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by Hadas Corey
Jewish youth groups have a blast!
melany roberts, hero
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hat would you do if you saw a man
about to drown? Would you save him
and risk your own life or wait for
someone else to take action?
Some may see Melany Roberts,
18, of Birmingham as a typical teen,
but one man and his family will
always view her as a hero. Melany,
who will be attending the Fashion
Institute of New York in the fall,
Melany Roberts
was vacationing with her family and
friends in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, when she
acted quickly to save an unconscious man caught
in 20-foot waves.
Q: Do you consider yourself a hero?
Organization's BBG and AZA Michigan Region executive
it as a gift to wake up and realize what is really
important in life. It's important for me to not to
boards.
take others for granted, also to respect life and to
try to make the best choices that I can.
Q: Do you think that your Jewish faith has
instilled you with values that may have
caused your brave actions?
A: Yes, I definitely think that the Jewish religion
teaches people to look after others and to help others
when in need. Ever since my bat mitzvah, I have had
a sense of responsibility to take care of others.
Q: Are you an activist?
saw this man was drowning?
A: No, but usually I participate in local events and
fundraisers. I have participated in some fundraisers at
school and I am working as an intern for metroalive.
corn right now, and we're putting on a charity fash-
ion show benefiting Common Ground
Sanctuary in Oakland County As I get
older and have more experience, I plan
on doing bigger and better things.
then once I realized he was drowning, I was very
upset because few people were doing anything to
save him. I went after him without even thinking.
I just remember looking down at him; and all I
could think of was my dad is about the same age
as this man, and the fact that his family would
have lost someone so great. The experience has
changed my life forever.
Officers recently were installed for B'nai B'rith Youth
A: I don't consider myself a hero. I just think of
Q: What were your first thoughts when you
A: Well, at first I thought he was just swimming;
New BBYO Leaders
AZA officers include Aaron Wasserman of West Bloomfield,
treasurer; Ryan Achtman of Walled Lake, secretary; Joey
Unger of West Bloomfield, membership vice president; Zac
Berlin of Farmington Hills, vice president of programming;
Brandon Lebowitz of West Bloomfield, president; Adam
Weiner of Franklin, newspaper editor; and Alex Prog of West
Bloomfield, community service-Jewish heritage coordinator.
Hadas Corey, 16, attends Birmingham
Seaholm High School.
T2T music
by Kale Davidoff
BBG officers include, top, Carrie Subelsky of Farmington
Hills, treasurer; Amy Oberman of West Bloomfield, secre-
the enchantment
tary; Elayna Zack of West Bloomfield, community service-
Chick Corea/Bela Fleck : (Concord Records)
Hills, membership vice president; Shaye Weiner of West
I recently went to see one of my favorite musicians,
of West Bloomfield, vice president of programming; Sarah
Jewish banjo genius Bela Fleck, play in concert with
one of the most innovative and special piano players
of our time, Chick Corea. The two gave everyone in
Jewish heritage coordinator; Michelle Heller of Farmington
Bloomfield, newspaper editor; bottom row: Stephanie Horwitz
Hepner of Farmington Hills, president; and Dana O'Neill of
West Bloomfield, former president and counselor.
the Wharton Center in East Lansing a jam-packed,
two-hour-plus concert full of jaw-dropping pieces and
unbelievable solos.
A few days ago I received the duo's album, The
Enchantment, in the mail; and I was blown away, once
again, as I listened to the 11-track CD. Each song is
special in its own way, fusing the instrumental styles of
Spanish, classical and jazz music all in one.
The first track is Corea's compositional masterpiece
entitled "Senorita." It's a great Spanish-sounding piece and it is a wonderful start to an album that takes you on a
musical journey. Some other highlights are Fleck's "A Strange Romance" and Corea's "Children's Song #6," two songs
with very classical-sounding roots.
One of the most interesting tracks is the Sidney Russell/Ary Barroso song, "Brazil." It's a happy little cover song
the two manage to perfect with Fleck's plucking sounds and Corea's elegant piano playing.
My favorite song on the whole track, however, is Fleck's ever-wonderful "Sunset Road." He plays it so
masterfully with his band, the Flecktones, but this recording with piano master Corea is just beautiful.
Celebrating Graduation
Having fund at Shayna Goodman's graduation party are
Rachel Weberman, 17, North Farmington High School;
Shayna, 18, bound for the University of Michigan; Sarah
Every track on this CD is grand and it is a real relief to know that music like this is still being
Hepner, 16, North Farmington High School; Brad Snider,
made today, amid all that other stuff. Anyone who enjoys real music will have a hard time putting this
19, U-M; and Carrie Sublesky, 17, North Farmington High
CDaway.{
School.
Kale Davidoff, 16, attends West Bloomfield High School.