STEVE SOLOMON'S

MOTHER'S ITALIAN,
FATHER'S JEWISH
I'M IN THERAPY

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New York Post

AUGUST 18-22 & 25-29
ANDIAMO NOVI THEATRE

To say that an evening spent with Steve Solomon is like being with a dear,
funny friend is an understatement. In truth, an evening with Steve is more
like being with dozens of hilarious friends and eccentric members of your
own family.

Creating flowerpots for survivors at this summer's Mishpoch-Chai family

barbecue are Michael Raimi, Ethan and Annie Chernow, Jaclyn Raimi, Aaron,

Molly and Sophie Chernow and Drewe Raimi.

Community Awareness

Locally, Federation agencies work
cooperatively to serve the survivor
community."If we know a survivor
who has material needs, we refer them
to JFS for the appropriate services:'
Slow said. "And if JFS knows of a sur-
vivor who could benefit from a sup-
port group or Café Europa, they refer
them to us."
Linda Blumberg, Federation's
director of planning and agency rela-
tions, said, "Our agencies have always
worked together and coordinated
services. But now, we are working
together to raise community aware-
ness, to create ways of getting the
community to know what Federation's
agencies that serve older adults do
for Holocaust survivors and how they
work together. And we are looking to
make sure that survivors, their fami-
lies and the community are aware of
all the services that exist to help sur-

vivors and to provide them with infor-
mation that will help them to access
these services."
Carol Rosenberg is in awe of what
Mishpoch-Chai has become. "Many of
the survivors deeply connect with the
families," she said. "The families help
them to stand tall. The program gives
the children an opportunity to know,
see and enrich a survivor's life. The
kids know about history from a book;
this gives them the chance to really
know and hear from some of our pre-
cious few survivors."
Michael Morse said, "We try to
instill how much the survivors need
our love and friendship. I hope the
experience my kids have with them
gives them a strong sense of being
Jewish and a sense of giving back.
Having the kids visit can brighten up
the survivors' whole day — hopefully,
their whole week.
"It is important that the survi-
vors give the kids and the adults a
sense of who they are, and for all of
them to be able to spend quality time
together."
And that's the bottom line, said
Silow. "This program is about being
able to share experiences — and to
celebrate life." ❑

For information on supporting
and participating in Mishpoch-
Chai or other programs of
the Program for Holocaust
Survivors and Families or to be
included in Portraits of Honor,
contact Dr. Charles Silow at
(248) 661-2999, ext. 1330.

Wednesday: 8pm, $30

$79.95 Dinner: Show for two

Thursday: 8pm, $30

Steve has taken the art of impersonation and honed it into a science. He
masterfully weaves different dialects and crazy characters into his stories.
These tales take on a life of their own as Steve recounts memorable
moments from his past and makes witty observations on timely topics.

$79.95 Dinner/Show for two

For a limited time only audiences at the Andiamo Novi Theatre will laugh
non-stop when Steve Solomon brings his smash-hit one-man show "My
Mother's Italian, My Father's Jewish & I'm In Therapy" to Andiamo Novi.

Saturday: 7pm, $35

Friday: 8pm, $35

339.95 Dinner/Show for two

589.95 Dinner/Show for two

Sunday: 5pm, $30

S79. 95 Dinner:Show for two

S raw, SOLOMON'S

Morses temper their stories when they
are with the girls, but Jillian and Ella
still have questions.
"Sometimes what they tell gets
scary, like if they talk about being
trapped in the forest or having fam-
ily who were shot',' Morse said. "They
ask me,`Daddy, tell me again why it's
important for us to know the sur-
vivors. And I explain a little about
people who didn't like the Jews back
then and how a lot of families had
members killed for being Jewish."
During a family dinner with survi-
vor Eliezer Ayalon in the spring, Morse
said, "They asked him how he sur-
vived. And one of the girls asked what
the death camp smelled like. They cer-
tainly didn't learn that in school."

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