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Yom HaShoah at the Holocaust Memorial Center

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Artists Bowen Kline and Tony Roko with their

painting, "The Last Kaddish," donated by Lori and
Steven Weisberg of West Bloomfield in memory of

Lori's father Joseph Schwartz, whose family was
killed in the Holocaust.

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Holocaust survivor Aron Zoldan of
Livonia lights a memorial candle.

Survivors Zoltan Rubin of Farmington Hills and Michael Weiss of Oak
Park light memorial candles with their children and grandchildren.

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Judy Vine and survivor George Vine with survivor
Fryda Fleish of Oak Park and their families

'A Night Of Laughs

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Night of Laughs," the kick-off
to Tamarack Camps' Send a Kid
to Tamarack (SK2T) fundrais-
ing campaign, was held on Sunday, April
27, at the Maple Theater in Bloomfield
Township. The evening honored Geoff
Kretchmer, president of Star Trax, and
featured comedian Elon Gold.
"We wanted people to enjoy a fun

Survivors Paula Marks Bolton of
West Bloomfield, Irene Petrinitz of
Southfield and Shari Weiss of West

Bloomfield

Survivors Andrew Martin of Southfield, Thomas and Agnes Lugosi,
and Mania Salinger, all of West Bloomfield, and their families.

Send A Kid to Tamarack fundraiser provided humor and made a difference.

Sunday evening out and leave with a
smile said Abbe Sherbin, co-chair of
the Send a Kid to Tamarack committee.
"Attendees felt good because they not
only laughed a lot, they made a difference
in the lives of many children who might
not get the chance to go to camp:'
Michael Lippitt, Tamarack board presi-
dent, said, "Geoff Kretchmer has been

and continues to be a generous supporter
of Tamarack and is truly a mentsh in this
community, and he has been an integral
member of the Tamarack board for 10
years. Additionally, he and Star Trax have
donated 100 percent of their services to
every camp dance and reunion for 20
years, including tonight:'
A new video featuring new changes at

Camp Maas, starring Kretchmer, Steve
Engel, Tamarack Camps executive direc-
tor, and Lee Trepeck, Camp Maas direc-
tor, was previewed. It was written and
produced by Paige Erlich.
To contribute to Send a Kid to
Tamarack, go to www.tamarackcamps.
com/sk2 .

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Geoff Kretchmer, honoree and president of Star Trax; Lee Trepeck, director, Camp
Maas; Elon Gold, comedian; and Steve Engel, executive director, wave from the
Tamarack green bus.

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Abbe Sherbin, co-chair of the event,

Michael Lippitt, president, and Stacy
Brodsky, vice president, development

Honoree Geoff Kretchmer, right,

receiving the "Mentsh" Award from
Michael Lippitt, president