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Those Wonderful Days

The Gershwins, Berlin, Kern, Rodgers ... now that was music!

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n just one phrase, George Gershwin
couldn't have said it any better than
the title of his song — "'S Wonderful?'
This was the wonderful tribute in
memory of a wonderful guy by members
of Michigan Opera Theatre whose won-
derful presentation of "Masters of 20th
Century Music" captivated a thrilled audi-
ence of more than 1,100 at Temple Beth El,
Bloomfield Township.
The Temple's Senior Concert, in mem-
ory of Edward "Eddie" Rosenberg and
sponsored by his wife, Shirley, was open
to all seniors of the community and else-
where ... And the thrill-packed audience
was not disappointed as four members of
M.O.T. performed magnificently, accom-
panied by their pianist and synthesizer
artist.
Although
Eddie's great musi-
cal loves included
big bands and per-
formers of the '50s
through '90s, the
performance of
99-percent show
tunes by Irving
Berlin, George
and Ira Gershwin, George Gershwin
Jerome Kern,
Richard Rodgers,
etc., were also his favored musical thrills.
The afternoon concert began with Rabbi
Daniel Syme giving his usual fine open-
ing remarks as he welcomed the large
throng ... Then Eddie's and Shirley's son
Howard Rosenberg told of Eddie's great
days, followed by their daughter, Marlene
Rosenberg, who told of her dad's love for
Frank Sinatra and how Eddie was called
"Blue Eyes" until his later years, when los-
ing the sight of one eye and telling Marlene
to make it singular and call him "Blue Eye:'
Before the concert, Howard talked of
his dad's collection of records that he and
others were still looking for ... An assort-

ment of popular, jazz and stan-
dard tunes by favorite artists
... Shirley doesn't know either
whatever happened to them
but might remember when
Eddie played those records on
his many trips to South Haven
where her parents owned
Baron's Resort.
The concert opened with
Irving Berlin's "Alexander's
Ragtime Band" by the four
M.O.T. songsters (two gents
and two ladies) ... followed by
a fast-moving barrage of show tune melo-
dies that will live forever.
What wonderful music it is ... What won-
derful memories for so many of the over
1,100 attendees.
So many kudos
for the four song-
sters doing solos,
duets, trios and
quartet song-weav-
ing in a fast-paced
hour-and-a-half
of nonstop musi-
cal magic written
by the greatest
American masters
Irving Berlin
of the musical
show world.
Give a hand, too, to chairwoman of the
Senior Concerts at Temple Beth El, Cindy
Bolofsky and her wonderful volunteers of
ushers, etc., like Mark Cooperman, Bob
Dickstein, Lois Freeman, Dolly Lax, Karen
Lowen, Rochelle Nelson, Evelyn Prince,
Julian Prince, Chuck Zamek, etc. ... and
those working outside in the over-90
degree weather waving and stopping the
lineup of cars while perspiration gave
their skins open-pore baths.
It was a wonderful afternoon in memory
of a wonderful guy by a wonderful wife and
her wonderful children ... ending with the
Michigan Opera Theatre singers and large

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1976 to become owner Reid Ashton's
executive chef and partner ... In 1981,
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DATE OF THIS year's ninth annual W.J.
& Lillian Kemler Walk of Ages will have
two other significances ... Sept. 11 will
honor the memory of those who perished
on that terror-terrible date 10 years ago ...
and it is Grandparents Day ... 9 a.m. reg-
istration will be followed by a short cer-
emony and taps by Jewish War Veterans,
Shapiro-Rose Post #510.
Jack and Miriam Shenkman, philan-
thropic community stalwarts, will be
the grand marshals, with kids enjoying
train rides, petting zoo, carnival games,
face painting, prizes, etc. ... Rain or
shine, Sunday, Sept. 11, at the Eugene and
Marcia Applebaum Campus of the Jewish
Community Center, West Bloomfield ...
Expect to see a record crowd including
many personalities.
CONGRATS ... To Alvin Dunn on his
90th birthday ... To Morris Margulies on
his birthday ... To Gary Tringale on his
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audience singing Irving Berlin's
wonderful "God Bless America?'
JUST 900-square-feet big
and no more than 30 stools
and two high-top tables, but
Hunter House Hamburgers,
Woodward, north of 15 Mile,
Birmingham, might ... other
than luscious sliders ... also
have a couple of things few, if
any, other restaurants have.
Besides being acclaimed for
its award-winning burgers,
Hunter House has crowded
outdoor seating on two benches ... And
an Employee Specials board that lists
eight burger concoctions created by its
workforce of four full-time and 18 part-
time... One of the creations is a Double
Cheeseburger Omelet that is served only
at breakfast ... An omelet with a double
cheeseburger, bun and all, cut up and stuffed
inside ... Even hot dog handiworks, too.
Susan Cobb, owner with dad, Al
Papazian, has been working on a 60th
anniversary film about the history of
Hunter House with Avalon Films and
Next Wave Production Studio, going back
to when it was built in 1952 by the first
owner, Don Ellenwood Susan's mother
and father, Al and Martha Papazian, were
the third and longest owners ... Filming
is expected to be completed this fall and
released in spring of 2012.
IT'S BEEN OPEN almost 16 years, but
only four years ago began serving one of
Thailand's favorite dishes, Pad Thai ...
Discovering that Cholada Chan, owner of
Shangri-La West Bloomfield, Orchard Lake
Mall, is a Thai native, requests came in
droves for the popular Pad Thai, which is
the only Thai dish added to the Shangri-
La menu ... At the two other properties
owned by Cholada, Shangri-La Midtown,
Cass, Detroit, and Shangri-La Garden,
12 Mile & Middlebelt, Farmington Hills,
Pad Thai is among complete selections of

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