Left: George Victor, 8, of Bloomfield Hills with Tom Bartholomew, a High Five Guy from Cadillac. Right: Joshua Millman and Hannah Radner, both 3, of West Bloomfield.
Sweet Sixty!
Shaarey Zedek's nursery program marks a milestone.
BY ROBIN SCHWARTZ I PHOTOGRAPHY BY ANGIE BAAN
The Jacobs kids: Gabriella, 5, Eianna, 1 1 /2,
and JJ, 4, all of Southfield
They're accustomed to celebrating birthdays at Beth Hayeled Nursery School in
Southfield/VVest Bloomfield, but a 60th birthday celebration is certainly rare.
The secular and religious program for children ages 2-6, run by Congregation
Shaarey Zedek Oakland County, marked six decades Sept. 5 with a sports-themed
family Shabbat bash. About 500 people attended the celebration at the synagogue
in Southfield, which included a juggler, magician, food, music and, of course, lots of
birthday cake.
"We had a few three-generation families there; it was really fantastic," said Rena
Weintraub of Farmington Hills, Beth Hayeled's director.
The nursery school serves about 180 students; its goal is to develop the human-
ness, or menschlichkeit, of every youngster who attends.
"The dedication and love of our teachers, the constantly updated curriculum and
rabbinic involvement make the program such a success," Weintraub said. "We really
feel we are the foundation of the children's religious education; we give them roots
here."
Adina Berger, 1, and her parents, Jonathan
and Laura Berger of West Bloomfield
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Michelle and David Kam of West Bloomfield
with their sons, Zachary, 6, Josh, 8, and
Eric Bronstein and his son, Jacob, Howard Young, Heather Moss and Lilly Moss, 18 months, Sheri Stay and her son, Ethan, 9, of
4, of Huntington Woods
and Eileen Young, all of West Bloomfield
West Bloomfield
Noah, 4
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