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Israeli Folk

Families gather for night of traditional music, dancing.

Doris Schey of Huntington Woods and Gretchen Weiner of Livonia (co-chairs, Beth Shalom Cultural

Dareen Hessenthaler of Huntington Woods with his

Commission) with Esther Aliweiss Ingber of Oak Park, director of Ameinu Detroit

children, Noah, 9, and Gabe, 14

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he moment the high-energy music started to play of Israel here she said. "I got to dance some of those old
Sunny Segal and Bobbie and Joe Lewis, all of Oak
and the crowd began to move, Shira Shapiro
dances, and learn some new ones, too."
Park; Ken Knoppow and Mary Sue Schottenfels of
Detroit; and Judy Loebl and Dave Silberg, both of
of Royal Oak was in her element. She and her
Spotted in the crowd were: Barbara Woolf-Packard
husband, Arnie Weiner, were among a crowd of about
and Debbie and Dr. Peter Aronson, all of Bloomfield
Huntington Woods. iii
60 people at Congregation Beth Shalom in Oak Park who
Township; Michelle Millman of Farmington Hills;
gathered in the social hall March 22 for a night of Israeli
Gayle Bialick, Jan
folk dancing.
Wanetick and Vicki
The event was co-sponsored
and Jeremy Salinger, all
Ameinu's next big event is its 2009 Tribute Luncheon, 12:30 p.m., Sunday,
April 19, at Adat Shalom Synagogue, Farmington Hills. This year's honorees are
by the synagogue's cultural com-
of Southfield; Michele
Marilyn Wolfe and Allen and Lita Zemmol. Tickets are $75, due April 10. Checks
mission and Ameinu, a grassroots Stevenson, Sandra Gross,
can be sent to Ameinu Detroit, 25900 Greenfield, Suite 205D, Oak Park, 48237
Zionist organization dedicated to
Mark Phillips, Ameinu
or call (248) 967-3170 for more information.
promoting peace between Israel
Detroit President Barbara
and its neighbors.
Zabitz and Joel Waldbott,
"Israeli dance unites us as
a Jewish community," Shapiro
explained. "It speaks about our
homeland. It represents the
Jewish family at large."
The party was for people of
all ages and skill levels. Cheryl
and Phillip Litt of West Bloomfield provided the
music and offered dance lessons for beginners. The
evening also included Israeli salad, pita, humus, falafel,
grape leaves and fruit.
"People with all different abilities were able to par-
ticipate," said Esther Allweiss Ingber, director of
Ameinu Detroit. "The variety kept people interested."
For Shapiro, who grew up in an active Jewish family
where Israeli music and dancing played a central role,
Gabe Hessenthaler of Huntington Woods and Lani
Dave Schey of Huntington Woods, Rochelle Morais of Farmington
it was a good feeling to return to the dance floor.
Krispin of Rochester Hills
Hills and Dave and Michelle Lame of Huntington Woods
"If you can't be in Israel, it's nice to bring a little bit

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