7 4 s . tsc,k44:1 8,K iub c 0 tAk4/ry club -For 1e,loks, DI Ttiln and visit our LARGE indoot • Huge Playscape • Tumbling Area • Basketball • Play Kitchen • Dress-Up • Puppets • Train Table • Ride-on Toys & MORE!! Great Personalized Birthday Party Packages!! Carson Reed Litvin 2 I /2 of Berkley LOVES to come to Kiddie Klub to work off some energy and dine out in the Cafe with his Mommy — sometimes Daddy too!! Come in and play with us!! with this ad Jim, Miles, 8, Amy and Annabel Berlin, 10, of Huntington Woods with Holocaust survivors Helen Strassberg and Erika Rovinsky, both of Oak Park Joining Generations K(“6 Kiddie Klub Café- 2897 Crooks Road • Rochester Hills 248-852-4012 www.kiddieklub.com serving a Healthy Fresh Menu 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 Marty Rosen David Rogovein • Cellular Phones •Satellite TV Stop in and Save with our Current Specials! •Send Global International Calling Bring this ad in and also Save 25% off any one in stock accessory of your choice. • Featuring Motorola Products 0 MOTOROLA verfionwireless AstiralradlUallar 4276 Orchard Lake Rd. (at Lone Pine) West Bloomfield • (248) 681-7200 • P teCeS creative events piece by piece BARIBAT MITZVAHS WFDO 'NOS CORPORATE FULL-SERVICE PLANNING OR DAY-OF "PERFECT PARTY" PACKAGES AVAILABLE FREE EVENT CONSULTATIONS" 248-444-5228 partypieces@comcast-net February 19 • 2009 C19