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JEWISH 1 , c) , ), 001\IDAT/0At S ' V To make a donation to the DETROIT JEWISH NEWS FOUNDATION go to the website www.djnfoundation.org 6 January 22 • 2015 DETROIT JEWISH NEWS frontlines theJEWISHNEWS.com F. Kevin Browett Chief Operating Officer Shir Shalom Presents Chicken Soup Cookoff Temple Shir Shalom of West Bloomfield is sponsoring its fifth annual Chicken Soup Cookoff noon-1:30 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 25, at the Corners, 2075 Walnut Lake Road, West Bloomfield. More than 20 kinds of chicken soup will be featured in professional and ama- teur divisions for the panel of judges to taste. Steve's Deli of Bloomfield Hills is one of the better-known participants from the restaurant group. Even Temple Shir Shalom preschoolers will be getting into the act as they serve their own creation. The event was the brainstorm of Rabbi Daniel Schwartz. 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