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Celebrating
Israel

Akiva's annual Yom
HaAtzmaut event honors
Israeli innovations.

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he evening of April 16, Akiva
Hebrew Day School came alive
with its annual celebration of
Israel Independence Day.
The large, jubilant crowd was treated to
a concert by Eitan Katz plus a dinner of
Israeli food and a tour of innovations Israel
has brought to the world created by stu-
dents. In between, there was plenty of time
for celebrating.

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Aviel Fried, 7, of Southfield flies the Israeli flag
proudly during the concert.

Isaac Wolfe of West Bloomfield and Ziv Brodin of Southfield, both 15, dig
into the Israeli falafel.

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Avy Schreiber of Oak Park asks his son, Shaya, 6, if he's enjoying the
food.

Vintage Style

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Joey Selesny of Southfield tells Nati Faber, 15, of Southfield about Technion-Israel Institute of
Technology. Selesny went to school there.

JSL residents and staff take part in Hechtman fashion show.

he Lillian & Samuel Hechtman Apartments hosted a vintage fashion show in
late March featuring 12 models from among the staff and residents of Jewish
Senior Life residences.
Show coordinator Karen Faett of West Bloomfield began collecting vintage fashions
in 1990. "It is important for us to celebrate the greatest generation of fashion:' says
Faett, who has dressed in vintage clothing for JSEs annual summer Dream Cruise. Last
year, she broached the topic with JSL staff about hosting a vintage fashion show involv-
ing residents.
"It is an enjoyable opportunity to educate the younger generation about the excep-

Hechtman resident Rhoda Taub
models a fur-trimmed beige coat from
the 1950s.

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April 25 • 2013

Hechtman resident Dorothy Hoyt strikes
a pose with her daughter Francine
Smiley, who has volunteered at the JSL
Auxiliary Gift Shop for 16 years.

tional American past, the generation that survived World War II and the values that
they hold dear:' she says.
Model Rose Breitberg, 92, and a resident of the Edward I. & Freda Fleischman
Residence, reflected fondly on her youth. "You should have seen me dance:' she said.
Hilda Silverman, a 101-year-old Fleischman resident, was honored to have her
1-year-old great-granddaughter Kaitlin watch her model vintage fashions.
"Just because we grow older doesn't mean we lose our sense of style:' says Carol
Rosenberg, director, Jewish Senior Life Foundation. "Vintage is vital — it reminds us of
the elegant eras of years past and that great style never goes out of vogue."

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Meer resident Dorothy Chaiken looks
amazing in a 1920s black flapper knit
dress.

Fleischman resident Rose Breitberg
looks elegant in a 1940s yellow mid-
length frock.

