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Temple Israel's Robert Sosnick Family Life Center,
in conjuction with The Caring Community,
presents an afternoon of

Senior Adult Program

Sweet Adeline's
Chorus

Thursday, September 18, 2008
1:30 PM

Open to the community
Free of charge
Refreshments follow program

Reservations are not necessary; however,
if you are bringing a large group, please call Kari K. Provizer
at (248) 661-5700 so that we can plan accordingly.

Partially funded by the David Arthur Stulberg Memorial Fund,
Harry and Phyllis Kellman Memorial Fund and the Bertha &
Harry Kifferstein Senior Programming Fund.

Co-sponsored by The Temple Israel Treasures.

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Hills, owner of an automotive parts
sales agency.
Born in what is now Ukraine,
Goldis flew here on the same plane
with the Gauzers. After marrying his
wife, Cheryl, Goldis joined her par-
ents, Libby and Lawrence Newman
of West Bloomfield, as activists in
ARMDI. Cheryl's dad went to dental
school with the late John Mames, who
brought ARMDI to Michigan. His
widow, Eva Mames, runs the 41-year,
Southfield-based organization.
Goldis said he and old friend Manny
Gauzer hadn't spoken for several years
when they had a phone conversation in
2006, during Israel's second war with
Lebanon. Manny was seeking ways to
help Israel.
As Goldis tells it: "I was looking at
the daily bombardment from Lebanon,
and Manny said to me, `We should try
to ignite the Russian community to
collect money.' I said, 'Why not collect
money with a purpose?' and went on
to describe how ARMDI saves lives
through collecting money and buying
ambulances to ship to Israel.
"There was a long pause on the
other side,' Goldis said. "Then Manny
said, 'This is a brilliant idea. Some
people don't want to just give money
to Israel, but this would be a tangible
asset. We could collect money and
people would take pride in seeing an
ambulance shipped to Israel for saving
lives.'"
A strategy for raising funds was
developed. They would reach out
to their own contacts and also a
list of contributors from the Jewish
Federation for Israel fundraiser held
years before at the Fiddler, a Russian
restaurant.
The Friedmans were quickly
enlisted. They had about 80 people to
their home for a fundraising "parlor
meeting" and hosted another gather-

ing with more than 100 guests. The
donations kept rolling in from raffles,
auctions, lunches, dinners, a golf out-
ing, plus generous friends and family
living in the U.S. and abroad.
Analyzing the popularity of their
fundraisers, Manny Gauzer said, "An
ambulance delivers babies and ...
those injured in war. It kind of satisfies
everybody in the Russian community,
and covers the full spectrum of people
— those who are militarized and the
pacifists:'

A Common Cause
Judy Grant of Bloomfield Township,
longtime chair of the ARMDI dinner,
praised the Jews of the FSU — "such
fine people, working together on a
common cause: our concern for the
safety of Israel's citizens:'
The dedication of their ambulance
will be especially meaningful for the
Goldis family, who purchased a door in
memory of parents, Khana Vinarskaya
and Shimon Goldis.
With one goal reached, the organizers
held a fundraiser Aug. 28 toward pur-
chasing a second ambulance. ARMDI
also provides blood, medical supplies,
scientific equipment and paramedics
training scholarships.
Manny Gauzer said, "I love this
organization, run by volunteers rather
than suits, and at low expense
"It's a fantastic cause Tamara
Friedman agreed. As Gauzer predicted,
she and others from the FSU feel great
pride in what's been accomplished:
"We will soon have an ambulance rid-
ing around Israel and people can get
help. Because we made it happen."
The Annual Dinner Dance of
American Red Magen David for Israel,
celebrating Israel's 60th birthday,
begins 5:30 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 21, at
Adat Shalom Synagogue in Farmington
Hills. Admission is $90. RSVP by Sept.
14: (248) 353-0434 or 855-0555. ❑