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AN EVENING WITH SENATOR
GEORGE MCGOVERN AND
PRESIDENT ABRAHAM LINCOLN
Tuesday, June 8th 7:30 pm Sanctuary
Sharing Dinner
Pizza auction winner helps Yad Ezra.
Temple Beth El
7400 Telegraph at 14 Mile Road
Brian Jacobs, busy making pizzas
Shelli LiebmanDorfman
Senior Writer
A
nine-day auction on eBay
brought a winning bid of
$172.50 for the first pie
out of the oven at Jerusalem Pizza in
Southfield after Passover on April 6.
The amount — rounded up to $175
by the bidder — was donated to Yad
Ezra, the Berkley-based kosher food
pantry.
• Decorated WWII Bomber Pilot
• Professor of History and Political Science
• First Director of The Food For Peace Program
• United States Senator
• Presidential Candidate
"I was glad to spend the money for
such a worthy organization," said Yoli
Silverstein of West Bloomfield, who
also purchased another eight pizzas
for his immediate family, saying, "We
are a big bunch:'
Brian Jacobs, Jerusalem Pizza
owner, came up with the auction
idea last year. "I enjoy being able to
donate and have fun doing," he said.
"As a longtime Detroiter, I know how
important it is to have a place like Yad
Ezra in our community."
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Five Decades Of Art
Senator McGovern will discuss his latest book
Abraham Lincoln
and answer questions before a book signing.
Sponsored by
The Theodore & Mina Bargman Foundation and
Helen Rowin in Memory of Gerald Rowin and
Milton Alexander
Edith Butrimovitz, 88, flanked by two of her paintings on display at the JCC
in Oak Park.
Susan and Barry Lepler, Chairs
THERE IS NO CHARGE FOR THIS EVENT,
BUT TICKETS ARE NECESSARY FOR ADMISSION
E M P L E
BETH EL
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April 29 • 2010
For tickets, please call
248-865-06 17, press 1
A
n art show honoring the
artistic expression of
Oak Park resident Edith
Butrimovitz, who will soon be 89,
will run through May 9 at the Jewish
Community Center in Oak Park.
This retrospective of oil paintings
covers a body of work that began in
the 1960s and covers five decades.
Butrimovitz's influences are her deep
spirituality, a vibrant soul and her
overall joy of life.