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A Sad Swim
Alon Mandel, a University of
Michigan athlete from Israel,
had his hopes dashed at the
Olympic Games last week, even
before he got to compete.
His father, Kostiya, 51, fell
off a ladder and died Aug. 7
while hanging a banner that
was a tribute to his son on
their home in Netanya. Kostiya
Alon Mandel
Mandel was a vice president
for research and development
for a Farmington Hills-based firm, FriCSo Inc.
Alon, who will turn 20 on Saturday, continued to compete in Beijing
at the urging of his family. He met with Israeli President Shimon Peres
in Beijing and was joined there by his sister Maya, a former U-M
swimmer who is an Israel Defense Forces intelligence officer, and their
mother, Rina.
Alon Mandel will be a junior at U-M this fall majoring in engineer-
ing and won All-American honors last winter at the NCAA champi-
onships on U-M's 200- and 400-yard medley relay teams. He set an
Israeli record at the European championships in April in the 200-
meter butterfly, but finished 13th.
In Beijing, with his mother and sister watching, he lowered the
Israeli record to 1:59.27. His time, however, was three seconds slower
than what he needed to advance to the semi-finals in the 200 fly.
The Mandels returned to Israel to bury Kostiya.
- Alan Hitsky, associate editor
Special Birthday In Israel
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Setting Up Shop For Yad Ezra
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Shoshie, 11, and Naomi Silow, 5, at their stand.
Naomi Silow, 5, of Huntington Woods along with her sister, Shoshie,
11, raised almost $30 for Yad Ezra of Berkley by selling lemonade and
cookies.
The stand, decorated with neon animal shapes in pink, green, blue,
yellow and green, stood at the Jewish Community Center in West
Bloomfield. The girls were successful by asking hungry, returning
campers being dropped off at the JCC to make a purchase. Mother
Sarah Hartman-Silow, a professional artist, helped with decorating.
A cup of lemonade and cookie sold at 25 cents each. Selling began
July 24 when Eryn Fox, friend and babysitter, 16, of Oak Park and
Mindy Schneider, 16, also of Oak Park, helped supervise the stand.
Naomi wanted to keep the first dollar for herself and then donate
the rest. This has not been Shoshie's first time fundraising for a good
cause. At past years' birthday parties, she's asked friends to bring in
donations for Hurricane Katrina victims instead of receiving presents.
"You feel really good about it because it's really rewarding and
you're helping out other people Shoshie said.
Both girls attend Yeshivat Akiva in Southfield.
"As long as it's fun, I think I'll keep on doing it," Naomi said.
"I don't think anybody was surprised; it was the sort of thing they
do. I am very proud of them:' their mom said.
- Gabriella Ring, Teen2Teen Intern
Jane Shayne celebrates at an Israeli McDonald's.
"Growing up, I never had a birthday party, so in essence I gave myself
the best birthday present — my 80th birthday in Israel with my fam-
ily, a trip of a lifetime said Jane Shayne of Farmington Hills.
In July, she hired a guide, a bus and a driver and treated her four
daughters, son-in-law and two grandchildren to 10 days in Israel.
She ended the trip with a little something from home.
"My mother is a major McDonald's fan, so the last day, we cel-
ebrated at McDonald's, with balloons and everything," said daughter
Debbie Horowitz of West Bloomfield.
Other family members on the trip were Josh Syme of West
Bloomfield, Karen and Rick Halberg of Farmington Hills, Patti Shayne
of Birmingham, Emily Halberg of Royal Oak and Nancy Shayne of
New York City.
Guten Cohen, story development editor
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August 21 • 2008
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A League Of Their Own
Some 800 Jewish women from the United States and Canada are
expected to attend the Women's League for Conservative Judaism
Biennial Convention Nov. 9-12 at the Hyatt-Regency Dearborn.
Women's League is the parent body for 600 affiliates in Conservative-
Masorti synagogues.
The convention theme is "Heart & Soul?' Plenary programming will
focus on the performance of commandments as the road to spiritual
fulfillment and communal rejuvenation.
Presentations will be by Dr. Arnold Eisen, chancellor of the Jewish
Theological Seminary in New York, and Rabbi Bradley Shavit Artson,
dean of the Ziegler School of Rabbinic Studies and vice president of
the American Jewish University in California.
A panel of physicians — all members of Women's League — will
address how physical health and spiritual well-being are intertwined.
There will be a special presentation by Rabbi Danny Nevins, former
Detroiter and dean of the JTS rabbinical school, an Israel expo and
other programs.
- Alan Hitsky, associate editor
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