Bookstock 2012
10th annual used book
and media sale realizes record success.
B
ookstock, Metro Detroit's largest
used book and media sale, was
an enormous success, realizing a
record 20 percent increase in sales — and
the top sales year in its 10-year history.
All proceeds from the weeklong sale
benefit leracy and education projects in
Oakland, Wayne and Washtenaw counties.
Bookstock's pre-sale kicked off the
opening day of the weeklong sale with
a performance by the Wayne State
University Gospel Chorale and a parade
of Bookstock volunteers led by honorary
co-chairs Rochelle Riley, Detroit Free Press
columnist, and Neal Rubin, Detroit News
columnist.
The sale added a new twist to its mid-
week Bookbuster special days, raffling off
a baseball autographed by Tigers Hall of
Famer Al Kaline for those who made a
purchase of $25 or more. Sarah Flathers
of Garden City was thrilled to win the
coveted prize for her grandmother, a huge
Tigers fan, whose poor health prevented
her from attending Bookstock.
Janet Berman, Susi Schoenberger and
Karen Simmons are Bookstock co-chairs
and Roz Blanck and Jodi Goodman serve
as Bookstock's advisory chairs. More than
700 volunteers participate in Bookstock
each year, collecting and sorting books
and staffing the annual sale.
Bookstock is sponsored by the JN,
Hour Detroit magazine and Schostak
Brothers and Co. Bookstock partner
organizations include Akiva Hebrew Day
School, CommunityNEXT, Frankel Jewish
Academy, Hadassah-Greater Detroit
Chapter, Hillel of Metro Detroit, Jewish
Community Centers of Metropolitan
Detroit and Greater Ann Arbor, Jewish
Community Relations Council, National
Council of Jewish Women, Oakland
Literacy Council and ORT America. 0
Bookstock honorary co-chairs Detroit News columnist Neal Rubin and Detroit Free
Press columnist Rochelle Riley kick off Bookstock 2012 and lead a parade of volun-
teers to open the pre-sale.
Left: Janet Berman, Bookstock co-chair, left, presents a baseball signed by Tiger Al
Kaline to Sarah Flathers of Garden City, as her mother, Dayna Miller, center, looks
on. Right: The selection of children's books is always a popular area.
Jewelry With A Cause
Miriam Poppins
Sales of jewelry designed around the nonprofit's logo
homegrown children's musical has a Jewish twist.
Shaarey Zedek's
will benefit JARC.
J
ARC teamed in late April with
Marcy and Michael Feldman
of Heartwear Designs in
Birmingham to premiere a distinctive
line of sterling silver jewelry. Nearly 50
enthusiastic JARC supporters turned out
to celebrate the launch and purchase the
unique heart-themed pieces consisting
of pendants and bracelets for women
and cufflinks and lapel pins for men, all
priced between $50 and $150. Proceeds
from sales of the jewelry will go to JARC.
Hardworking members of the event
committee were Annie Cohen, Renee
Erlich, Stephanie Freedman, Sally
and Richard Krugel, Edie and Donald
Slotkin, all of Bloomfield Hills; Rose
Fenster, Gilda Jacobs, Miriam and
Dan Medow, Rachel and Josh Opperer,
Donna Pearlman, and Julie Zussman,
Marcy Feldman and Diane Starr
all of Huntington Woods; Joyce Keller
and Michael Walch of Waterford;
Rachel Lachover, Lindsay Leder, Judy
and John Marx, and Debbie Singer, all
of West Bloomfield; Miriam Milen of
Franklin; Elissa and Rabbi Jason Miller
of Farmington Hills; Diane and Keith
Starr of Oak Park; and Katey Wagner of
Berkley.
Proceeds from the premiere and all
future sales of JARC jewelry will benefit
the organization, which has recently
expanded its independent living ser-
vices and also began a new program
for individuals who are deaf and have
developmental disabilities.
For information on purchasing the
jewelry, go to www.jarc.org or call
Lindsey Fox-Wagner at (248) 538-6610
ext. 349. E
Michael Feldman and Mary Anne
Weingarden of Huntington Woods
The happy cast of Miriam Poppins
C
ongregation Shaarey Zedek
showcased its world premiere
of "Miriam Poppins" on Sunday,
April 29. Monica Finkelstein adopted
the script for the musical based on the
music and story of the classic Mary
Poppins; her husband, Cantor Meir
Finkelstein, wrote the song lyrics.
This is the fourth year Shaarey
Zedek has produced a "Hebrew School
Musical." The productions are gener-
ously funded by the Sidney J. & Melba
Winer (z'l) Creative Arts for Children
Fund.
Youth from the Shaarey Zedek
Religious School as well as CSZ mem-
bers who attend Hillel Day School,
began rehearsals in January. They
learned songs such as "Yasher Koach
Sister Minyanettes" (about fighting for
the right to have women's aliyot),"A
Spoonful of Sugar" (adapted to tell of the
fun of Jewish life and celebrations), and
"SuperChallahGiantLatkes" (about deli-
cious Jewish food). Cantor Finkelstein,
Ilyssa Brunhild and Adam Ben-Moche
assisted by Alexis Sack, directed the
production.
For information on youth program-
ming or religious school at Shaarey
Zedek, go to www.shaareyzedek.org
or contact Rabbi Aaron Starr, religious
school director, at (248) 357-5544 or
email rabbistarr@shaareyzedek.org .
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