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Judi Schram of West Bloomfield, Karen Davidson of Bloomfield Hills, Dottie Gerson
of Franklin and Jon Aaron of Bloomfield Hills

First Class

Photos by Bob Benyas

Back row: Brad and Judi Schram of West Bloomfield, Nancy Jonas of Farmington
Hills and Sheila Schiffer of West Bloomfield. Seated: Jim Jonas and Daniel Schiffer.

Travel expert shares insider secrets
at Hadassah's opening meeting.

H

e has circled the globe covering
you book a flight or hotel room on-line. He
thousands of stories in hundreds
also suggests getting to know people at the
of countries. So, it's fair to say
airport gates and ticket counters.
Emmy award-winning
"They'll offer you an upgrade
reporter Peter Greenberg is
just because you were nice to them:'
one of the most frequent fli-
Greenberg said.
ers around. Greenberg, who
When booking a hotel room,
has served as travel editor
Greenberg says don't take a room
for NBC, MSNBC and CNBC,
above the eighth floor because mod-
is also a best-selling author,
ern firefighting equipment doesn't
radio host and a frequent
have the capacity to reach floors nine
guest on the "Oprah Winfrey
and higher to put out fires or conduct
Show" and "The View." He
rescues.
shared some of his insider
"We're a well-traveled population','
Robin Schwa
travel secrets with more than
said Hadassah president Judi Schram
Columnist
600 people at Hadassah's
of West Bloomfield. "Everyone came
opening meeting Oct. 2 at
away with very functional and useful
Congregation Shaarey Zedek
information."
Southfield.
Participants also came away from the
"Most Americans are the most geo-
meeting with a tremendous sense of pride.
graphically ignorant people on the planet:'
The event including a luncheon and bou-
Greenberg told the crowd. "The best expres-
tiques, co-chaired by Nancy Jonas of
sion of our freedom is when we exercise our
Farmington Hills and Sheila Schiffer of West
right to travel."
Bloomfield, honored the Davidson family
Greenberg's top tips include talking to
for their astounding 90-year commitment
people when making reservations. He says
to Hadassah. Karen and Bill Davidson of
you're less likely to get the best deals when
Bloomfield Hills recently contributed $75
million for the construction of a
14-story patient tower at Hadassah
Medical Center in Jerusalem, one
of the largest commitments ever
made to a Jewish organization. The
tower will be named in memory
of Mr. Davidson's mother, Sarah
Wetsman Davidson, a founder
Hadassah's Detroit chapter.
"I get teary because I'm so
overwhelmed by their generos-
ity:' Schram said. "Their gift will
impact the world; it's extraordi-
Karen Davidson: Honored
nary; it's beyond words." (I
by Hadassah.
Speaker Peter Greenberg

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October 18 2007

Meredith Weston Band of Huntington Woods, Beth Erman of Bloomfield Hills,
Sue Kaufman of Bloomfield Hills, Linda Golding of Farmington Hills and Sonja
Kass of Huntington Woods

Standing, Lisa Lis of Farmington Hills, Betsy Appleton of Bloomfield Hills.
Seated, Harriet Orley of Bloomfield Hills, Beth Margolin of West Bloomfield,
Diane Orley of Bloomfield Hills and Amy Willens of Farmington Hills.

Beverly Fine, president-elect, of West Bloomfield; Elaine Sturman, past presi-
dent, of Bloomfield Township; Annette Meskin, past president, of Sylvan Lake;
and Suzanne Curtis, past president, of West Bloomfield

