How To Help Hechtman

Federation seeks monetary donations
to aid residents displaced by fire.

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early 100 elderly residents
lost their homes and
belongings when a devas-
tating fire engulfed Hechtman II on
April 9 on the Eugene and Marcia
Applebaum Jewish Community
Campus in West Bloomfield.
The Jewish Apartments & Services'
staff and local firefighters expertly
handled the crisis and safely evacu-
ated the building. Many Jewish com-
munal agencies also responded to the
crisis, assisting the residents and JAS
staff that day and afterwards.
The outpouring of help and support
from the Jewish community has been
overwhelming.
To date, sufficient donations of
household goods and clothing have
been made. Now monetary donations

are needed to meet the financial needs
of the residents as they secure new liv-
ing arrangements. To assist the agency
in meeting these monetary needs,
Jewish Federation of Metropolitan
Detroit has established the Hechtman
Fire Relief Fund and is accepting
donations that will be given to the
agency to benefit the displaced resi-
dents and aid in the recovery.
To donate, send a check made
payable to Jewish Federation (with
a notation that it is for Hechtman
Fire Relief) to Jewish Federation of
Metropolitan Detroit, Hechtman Fire
Relief Fund, 6735 Telegraph Road,
Bloomfield Hills, MI 48301.
Donate online at jewishdetroit.org
or call Andreea Dinca at (248) 203-
1522.

Walk For Israel

Join in the celebration!

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he Jewish Community Center
of Metropolitan Detroit,
the Jewish Federation of
Metropolitan Detroit, Temple Israel
and the JCC Maccabi Games will host
Walk for Israel/Walk the Land on
Sunday, May 4.
This first-ever initiative, held in
celebration of Israel's 60th birthday,
will begin noon at the West Bloomfield
JCC, in front of the Child Development
Center.
Festivities include music, a light
kosher lunch and the first official
gathering of 2008 JCC Maccabi and
Mini Mac athletes. Guests will have
the opportunity to sign up as a JCC
Maccabi host family or volunteer. The
lunch is free, but pre-registration is
requested.
The one-mile Walk for Israel will
begin at 1:30 p.m. at the JCC. Register
by May 2 to receive a shirt, water bot-
tle and backpack for $5, while supplies
last (items will be distributed on the
day of the event).
To register, e-mail your name,
address, phone and number of partici-
pants to pbarker@jccdet.org.
Sponsorships begin at $180, with

checks made payable to the JCC.
Contact Mark Segel at (248) 208-2773
or myalesegel@finsvcs.com for addi-
tonal information about sponsor-
ships.
Additional co-sponsors of the
Walk for Israel/Walk the Land are
Adat Shalom Synagogue, the Anti-
Defamation League, Bert and Marion
Stein, B'nai B'rith Great Lakes Region,
Congregation Beth Ahm, Congregation
Beth Shalom, Congregation B'nai
Moshe-Tzedakah, Congregation
Shaarey Zedek, the Detroit Jewish
News, the Frankel Jewish Academy,
Greater Detroit Chapter of Hadassah,
Herb Rechter, Hillel Day School, Hillel
Foundation of Metro Detroit, the Ira
Kaufman Chapel, the JCC Maccabi
Games, the Jewish Community
Relations Council, the Jewish National
Fund, JINSA, Leonard and Ann
Baruch, Michigan Friends of the IDF,
National Council of Jewish Women,
StandWithUs/Michigan, Temple
Beth El Israel Chai, Temple Kol Ami,
Temple Shir Shalom, Young Israel of
Southfield, Young Judaea, the Zionist
Youth Movement of Hadassah and the
Zionist Organization of America.

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Celebrating Southfield's 50th Anniversary

Sunday, May 4, 2008

2:00 - 8:00 p.m.

Southfield Pavilion
26000 Evergreen Road
Southfield, MI

Special appearance by
Miss America 2008
Kirsten Haglund
Free Ice Skating (Southfield Sports Arena)

2:00 - 8:00 p.m.
ReMax Tethered Hot Air Balloon Rides
6:30 - 8:30 p.m.
Fireworks Display
8:45 - 9:00 p.m.

Enjoy fun-filled activities including children's arts and crafts,
petting farm, air brush face painting, hayrides, clowns, jugglers.,
magicians, giant obstacle course and interactive gaming area
featuring Wii, Rock Band, Tiger Woods
Nascar, DDR
(dance, dance revolution) and more.

Open House at City Hall, giant kosher birthday cake,
two stages of great entertainment (indoor and outdoor)
and food available for purchase.

Admission is FREE. Call the Southfield Community
Relations Department at (248) 796-5130 for more information.

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