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program, a volunteer phone service
to keep in touch with homebound
people. The program grew and she
became its first part-time employee.
At 60, she began working for Jewish
Family Service at what was known as
the "Group Apartments" for the frail
elderly, which is now part of JAS and
known as the Coville Assisted Living
Apartments.
Dorothy Silk has
deep roots in the
Jewish community
and has enthusi-
astically thrown
herself into many
areas of Jewish and
non-Jewish orga-
Dorothy Silk
nizational life. This
past February, the
Lansing Interfaith Council held its
38th Interfaith Day at the Holy Trinity
Greek Orthodox church. A small
group began meeting in 1970 because
they agreed that prejudice in religion
was stronger than any other. In part,
through Dorothy's forward thinking
the message of interfaith actions went
to new levels and continues to have
marked impact on the community
through the Interfaith Council. She's
also a past president of her Hadassah
chapter in Lansing and is currently
vice president of the Greater Lansing
Jewish Welfare Federation.
Stay for the Friendships,
Come and experience the incredible value and comfort of
The Park at Trowbridge. Settle in and feel a genuine sense of
belonging and purpose with a diverse set of friends both new
and familiar. Our wildly popular LiveWeRprogram offers
over zoo scheduled social, cultural, educational and fitness
opportunities and outings every month, so there's always
something fun to do. Learn new arts and crafts, play billiards
or attend one of our exciting and lively exercise classes.
Whatever it is you're looking for, you'll find it all here. See
for yourself why our residents love our lifestyle of simple
excellence and truly believe that "life here is grand."
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Malka Sklyarskaya
came to Michigan
in 1989 from the
Ukraine and is
resident at JAS. As
she acclimated to
this new way of
life, she made Teitel
Malka
Jewish Apartments
Sklyarskaya
her priority. She
was the first New
American at Teitel and her actions
and leadership paved the way for this
successful multi-cultural community.
As president of the Resident Council,
she is a spectacular fundraiser, prov-
ing it's never too late in life to begin a
life of communal service and personal
involvement. She motivates the New
American community to be involved
and to recognize their obligation to
give back to the community in what-
ever way possible.
Eleanor Smith is known as the
Hadassah doll lady and has had a hand
in the creation and distribution of
more than 55,000 Hadassah dolls to
area hospitals. Medical professionals
would use a doll to
explain medical and
surgical procedures
to children, and it
helps them express
the feelings that
come with illness,
injury or hospitaliza-
Eleanor Smith
tion. Greater Detroit
Hadassah President
Judy Schram writes: "She is a remark-
able example for our entire community
by making a difference in the lives of
others." She also started the library at
Beth Shalom and served as the librar-
ian at Hillel Day School for 15 years.
Kathleen Straus
is currently serv-
ing her fourth term
as president of the
Michigan State
Board of Education.
She worked hard on
a coalition to assure
Kathleen
that
desegregation
Straus
would be implement-
ed smoothly and peacefully. Kathleen
was the first woman president of the
American Jewish Committee, Detroit
Chapter and has received numerous
honors for various accomplishments;
but perhaps the most significant has
been how she's cracked the glass ceil-
ing for women everywhere through
her poise, leadership and hard work.
You can find her name listed in the
Who's Who of American Women and,
closer to home, in 2000, she was a
recipient of Michigan Woman's Hall of
Fame lifetime achievement award. El
Brunch begins at 11 a.m.
Sunday, May 18, at the Jewish
Community Center in West
Bloomfield. Reserved seating is
required for brunch; $75. The
Senior Adult Jewish Hall of Fame
induction ceremony follows at
12:15.
The event is sponsored by the
Detroit Jewish News, Hospice
of Michigan, Huron Valley-Sinai
Hospital, Henry Ford Health
System, Executone, Morrison
Senior Dining and the Matt
Prentice Restaurant Corporation.
Emcees will be Sherry
Margolis from WJBK's Fox-
2 News and Alan Muskovitz
from WOMC's Dick Purtan and
Purtan's People. For information,
call JAS Marketing Director Pete
Wurdock, (248) 592-1101 or e-
mail Pwurdock@Jasmi.org .