STEVE SOLOMON'S MOTHER'S ITALIAN, FATHER'S JEWISH I'M IN THERAPY My 4.1 "PERFECT COMIC TIMING." 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." TICKETS & EVENT INFORMATION: MY MOTHER'S TALIAN eiV ER IS S H "WERAPY! 42705 Grand River Ave. Novi, MI 48375 I 248.348.4448 Y andiamonovitheatre.com HAGOPIAN The Original Since 1939 CLEANING SERVICES sal 1. ,1.1 51 r7-: Mi 10 1 . ; Bring your rugs to us and we'll clean every one FREE Oak Park Birmingham Novi Utica Ann Arbor 4 Rooms Cleaned $99.99* Ask about our other specials I *Some restrictions apply www.originalhagopian.com 1-800-HAGOPIAN (424-6742) August 5 . 2010 17