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Holocaust survivors Helen Strassberg and Erika Rovinsky, both of Oak Park
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Program blends young Jewish families
with Holocaust survivors.
M
ishpoch-Chai is a family
good friends. It's good for the kids and
me. We've gotten together for dinner and
program of the Program for
Holocaust Survivors and
we've exchanged holiday cards and little
Families, a service of the Jewish Home
gifts. Erika shows a great interest in the
kids, and they enjoy being with her. We're
& Aging Services. Mishpoch-Chai joins
fun friends. Two years ago, I lost my
young Jewish American families with
Holocaust survivors for the purpose of
grandmother and the kids' their great-
grandmother, and it's nice for all of us."
enriching one another's lives.
The young families have the oppor-
Molly Chernow of Bloomfield Hills,
tunity to get to know these very special
co-chair of Mishpoch-Chai, said that
people; the Holocaust survivors have the
every time she is with the survivors as
well as her peers she feels gratified with
opportunity to get to know the young
adults and enjoy being with their chil-
the sense of community being created.
One family had an emergency and
dren. As they are aging, survivors often
could not attend the party. Molly asked
feel alone and isolated as they may be
widows or widowers; because their chil-
her daughter, Sophie, 8, and Isabella
dren and grandchildren live out of town; Gorosh, 7, of Birmingham to be with a
survivor couple who had been matched
or because they do not have grandchil-
dren of their own.
up with that family.
For the young families, the children
Sophie told the survivor she was play-
ing with, "Fay, I don't want to hurt your
get to know and share activities with
these very special people and the parents feelings, but there is another survivor
who does not have a child with them, so
have the chance to talk with and get to
I'm going to go spend time with them."
know their survivors.
Mishpoch-Chai sponsors four events
Holocaust survivor Ruth Lehman of
per year that encourage interaction
Oak Park said, "We are very happy to see
with one another. At the events, the sur- young Jewish American adults wanting
vivors and families share activities and
to understand our losses and what we
went through. They feel for us and try
projects. Music and refreshments also
add to the freilich or festive atmosphere. to help us to forget those horrible times.
The families and the survivors are also
They bring their children to entertain us
encouraged to get together informally
and lift our spirits. Their caring means
as well.
so much to us."
Survivor Rachel Growe of Oak Park
Amy Berlin of Huntington Woods
attended a Chanukah program at
said, "It was beautiful; the kids were
Fleischman Residence/Blumberg Plaza
sweet and the parents nice. Let's just live,
and God willing, be well and do it again
in West Bloomfield with her husband,
Jim, and children, Annabel, 10, and
next year."
Miles, 8. She spoke about their spe-
Program chairs of Mishpoch-Chai are
cial relationship with survivor Erika
Molly Chernow and Nikki Raimi; staff
Rovinsky of Oak Park.
members include Dr. Charles Silow, pro-
"We don't talk too much about the
gram director, and Sharon Silver Teweles,
Holocaust," Amy said. "We've just become director of special projects. 0
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