metro The Golden Dream THE JEWISH JOURNEY FROM EUROPE TO AMERICA A Symposium on Jewish Immigration SUNDAY, DECEMBER 8, 2013 WORKSHOP 12:45-2:15 p.m.: What Will You Leave Them? Preserving Your Stories, Your Legacy, Their Future with Rabbi Mark Robbins DROP-IN 1:00-2:30 p.m.: Starting Your Genealogical Journey with Members of the Jewish Genealogical Society SYMPOSIUM 2:30-3:30 p.m.: Coming to America: The Eastern European Wave with Professor Howard Lupovitch 3:30-4:00 p.m.: Antique Street Show — Jewish Edition with Archivist Jan Durecki 4:00-5:00 p.m.: From Ship to Shore — Passing Through to America with Special Guest Bram Beelaert ANVERS -111TEW YORE NEWYORK CHERBOURG-NEW YORK ANVERS - CANADA SOUTHAMP TON- POUR TOUS RENSEIGNEMEISTS S'ADRESSER RED STA A LA R AIV VERS ou A LINE 22.RuE DESP EIGNES. SES AGENT'S. EXHIBITS Early scenes of Detroit from the Federation's Leonard N. Simons Jewish Community Archives • Various Detroit-area high school yearbooks through the ages presented by the Jewish Historical Society of Michigan $12 Workshop Only (Must pre register, limited space) $18 — Symposium Only $25 — Symposium Plus Workshop — - Location: Adat Shalom Synagogue 29901 Middlebelt Road, Farmington Hills Register at: jewishdetroit.org/goldendream or 248-205-2557 CO-SPONSORS Adat Shalom Synagogue • Cohn-Haddow Center for Judaic Studies • Detroit Friends of Melton • Federation's Leonard N. Simons Jewish Community Archives • Holocaust Memorial Center, Zekelman Family Campus • JCC's SAJE (Seminars for Adult Jewish Enrichment) • Jewish Genealogical Society of Michigan • The Jewish Forum • Jewish Historical Society of Michigan • Rabbi Leo M. Franklin Archives, Temple Beth El - • We Deliver Adult Jewish Education 24 November 21 • 2013 rt.% Jewish Federation OF METROPOLITAN DETROIT Alliance for Jewish Education New Equipment For Fire Fighters Great Lakes Wine and Spirits helps the Highland Park Fire Department. T he Highland Park Fire Department, which until recently was forced to operate in a temporary shanty of plywood rooms, got a little help from two local bever- age distributors: Great Lakes Wines and Spirits (GLWS) and Eastown Distributors. Each company donated $5,000 to help the department buy new Fire Chief Derek Hillman, in white shirt and firefighting equipment and uni- tie, is flanked to his right by Paul Quasarano forms on Nov. 4. of Eastown Distributors and to his left by "Firefighters truly are heroes Syd Ross of Great Lakes Wines and Spirits. of our community. They put their lives on the line every day, and we're proud to support them and resources themselves. Our firefighters help them do their jobs safely," said Syd work hard, and they put our families Ross, co-owner of GLWS. "As a local ahead of themselves every day for many business, we see firsthand the outstand- years. We are pleased we can repay some ing work our firefighters do. They do of their sacrifices and show our thanks." their jobs bravely, professionally and they The Highland Park Fire Department ask for nothing in return; so this dona- (HPFD) attracted widespread attention tion is a small token of our thanks:' in the region when its old building was Ross, who lives in Bloomfield condemned eight years ago, deemed Township with his wife, Elizabeth, and is uninhabitable in large part because a member of Temple Emanu-El in Oak lack of funds prevented much-needed Park, has been in the beverage distribu- upgrades. tion business since 1978. His company Forced to move out, the three dozen delivers half of all spirits in the state. firefighters, three fire trucks and one Ross and his wife are well known EMS vehicle moved into a makeshift as founders of the Garden Party facility with plywood rooms and a trailer Foundation, which is maintained by the for a kitchen. Though the HPFD has now J. Lewis Cooper family and Elizabeth relocated to a new facility built using fed- and Sydney L. Ross Foundation. The eral stimulus funds, it — like many fire purpose of the Garden Party is to create departments across the state — continues a pleasant Sunday afternoon in June that to struggle amid declining local revenues features the finest foods and wines. All and still relies on donations, including proceeds from the annual event support receiving furniture from a 9-11 firefight- multiple charities. ers philanthropy based in New York "Highland Park firefighters are hon- As a Jew, I believe if you do well, you have an obligation to give something ored to serve our citizens, and we're back," Ross said. "My neighbor, Paul grateful to local businesses like Great Quasarano, Eastown president, feels the Lakes Wines and Spirits and Eastown same way:' Distributors for the strong support they Quasarano said, "Highland Park's show to our community," said Highland Park Fire Chief Derek Hillman. "This firefighters have done so much for our community, even when they had so few donation will help us get much-needed equipment that will help us do our jobs even better and keep HIGHLAND PARK I our firefighters safer during FIRE DEPARTMENT emergencies:' IN1 VIL• .11' ri iI•ieiiuiw••mmr-- - eow ssw ■ emewwwaW 1 - 11111 '1411 ❑ Great Lakes Wines and I Spirits co-owner Syd Ross tours the Highland Park Fire Department with GLWS executive vice president Lou Grech-Cumbo and Highland Park Fire Chief Derek Hillman.