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Colors Of
Kindness

Community members
help create a
permanent mural at
the JCC in Oak Park.

T

he Jewish Community
Center of Metropolitan
Detroit drew community
members to help create a beautiful
mural on April 11 at the JCC in Oak
Park.
"The Colors of Kindness:' pre-
sented by the JCC's The Active Life
(TAL) department, gave everyone a
chance to make their artistic mark
on the mural, which will be kept on
permanent exhibit at the JCC in Oak
Park.
Local artist Daniel Cascardo,
whose works adorn everything from
pizza boxes to sculptures, created
the outlines of a painting to be com-
pleted by those in attendance.
The idea for the program was
inspired by the Kindness Project, an
initiative of the JCC and Partners in
Torah, which seeks to make people
more thoughtful and aware of their
actions.

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Artist Daniel Cascardo with the canvas he created as a
starting point.

Simon Kolomeisky of Oak Park makes

his artistic contribution.

Participants begin to bring color to the art.

Beth Radner of Huntington Woods has a
laugh with artist Cascardo as he gives
her paint and a brush.

Yael Berger, 6, of Oak Park manages to
squeeze into an area to paint.

Magic
Moment

Yad Ezra's annual
fundraiser honors Jack
and Miriam Shenkman.

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n April 18, Yad Ezra hosted
Vanish Hunger, its annual
spring event, at Hockeytown
Cafe in Downtown Detroit. The event
featured light snacks, spirits, silent
auction and a raffle. The entertain-
ment of the evening included Shimshi,
the resident magician at the Wynn Las
Vegas. He met with guests during the
first hour before his show, performing
individual magic for them; he then put
on a bigger show in the City Theatre
attached to Hockeytown.
The event honored Jack and Miriam
Shenkman for their continued commit-
ment to Yad Ezra and raised enough
money to purchase one month's worth
of groceries for 1,300 families or 3,300
individuals that the Berkley-based
kosher food pantry serves on a regular
basis. ❑

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May 2 • 2013

Magician Shimshi, center, posing with Lindsay and Josh Dudovitz and Jake and
Noah Cooper, all of Huntington Woods

Elaine Beresh of West Bloomfield,
speaking on behalf of her parents
Jack and Miriam Shenkman

Chairs Nancy Kleinfeldt and Amy Schlussel, both of Huntington Danny and Sherrie Singer of West Bloomfield and Ira and
Woods, and Suzanne Jacoby of Birmingham with Shimshi
Barbara Zaltz of Huntington Woods