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he Jewish News recently pub-
to extend our condolences, only to learn
lished a list of my talented col-
that our friends had not yet arrived.
leagues who received awards
After waiting 10 minutes in the chapel,
from the Society of Professional
I returned to the room to inquire on
Journalists. Mazel Tov to
the whereabouts of "Bob and
all! The JN walked away
Sally." "I'm sorry," one of the
with an astounding 11 hon-
mourners responded. "We
ors, and I'm proud to say
don't know a "Bob and Sally."
that this "humble" colum-
And that's when I remem-
nist was among them; earn-
bered, duh, that the funeral
ing an honorable mention.
was at ... Dorfman's. We put
Coming from the radio
the pedal to the metal; making
world, I was thrilled to be
it to the correct service in the
remotely considered a "jour-
nick of time.
nalist." You know the old
If you adhere to the theory
Alan
saying, "It was just an honor
that tragedy plus time equals
Muskovitz
to be nominated." There are
comedy, then you'll find it
so many people to thank,
Jewish News
"humorous" to learn that my
but the real credit should go
Columnist
friend and I both received
to my computer's spellcheck
thank-you cards from the
and thesaurus features.
family of the wrong funeral
They've made me the lots more smart-
we attended — a gentleman who, I'm
er writer I am today. Thank you, SPJ, for
pleased to say, enjoyed a very long life.
this recognition and for inviting me to
I would be less than candid though if I
your all-you-can-eat buffet banquet that
didn't admit that I was secretly "hoping"
included prime rib au jews ... jus, sorry.
we'd be in receipt of said thank-you card
Now I'd like to share a story that may
just to have the story come full circle and
result in having my SPJ award revoked.
to put an exclamation mark on our imbe-
Recently, a friend picked me up to attend
cility.* Hey, it could've been worse; we
the funeral of a family member of a
could've crashed the shivah. *(Imbecility,
mutual friend of ours. Upon arriving at
a more impressive word found under
Kaufman Chapel, we signed the guest
"stupidity" in my thesaurus.)
book and proceeded to the back room
On a more respectable note ... In my

JN CONTENTS

June 4-10, 2015

last column, I invited you to join me
on May 8 for a 70th anniversary com-
memoration of VE Day. It was held at
Memorial Park in Royal Oak, the future
home of The Michigan WWII Legacy
Memorial, of which I am a proud board
member. Well, I'm thrilled to report that
several hundred of you showed up and
were treated to an exhilarating afternoon
of patriotism, topped off by a special Fly
Over by the Yankee Lady B-17 Bomber
courtesy of our friends at the Yankee Air
Museum.
Thank you for your support! Visit
www.michiganww2memorial.org for an
inspiring video recap. I guarantee you it's
better than watching someone's dog or
cat do something cute on YouTube. And
if you're able, please donate a few shekels.
Last, but by far not least, a happy,
healthy 85th and 80th birthdays respec-
tively to my cousins Clara and Maurry.
The same Maurry of "Maurry, the Ice
Cream Man" fame I proudly wrote about
on his 75th birthday and that many of
you fondly remember from your child-
hoods. Thank you, cousins, for your
decades of love — and Muarry for the
free ice creams in front of Mumford High
School. EChaim! ❑

Alan Muskovitz is a writer, voice-over/acting
talent, speaker, emcee and a regular guest
host on the Mitch Albom Show on WJR AM
760. Visit his website at laughwithbigaLcom
and "Like" Al on Facebook.

theJEWISHNEWS

17-23 Sivan 5775 Vol. CXLVII, No. 18

Shabbat Lights

Around Town
48
Arts & Life
35
Calendar
26
Dining In
39
Editor's Picks
38
Israel
5, 14, 18, 28
Letters
5
Lifecycles
45
Marketplace
49
Metro
8
NextGen
33

Obituaries
Out To Eat
Points of View
Sports
Spotlight
Synagogue List
Torah Portion

54
40
28
34
54
32
30

Columnist
Danny Raskin

44

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In the hours before people were
due to arrive, Jeremy Tick and his
partners at Eyes on Midtown
excitedly put the finishing touches
on their eyewear shop for a grand
opening party in their renovated
Detroit space.
"Picture it," said Jeremy. "We
were arranging displays, moving
furniture, even screwing in light
bulbs. An electrician was up on a
ladder installing one last light fixture.
We didn't know there was a pipe
full of liquid coolant directly behind
where he was securing the screws."
Fluid leaked inside the walls and
flooded their new place overnight.
"It was devastating," Jeremy said.
"We had just opened, we had put
so much capital into the build-out
and the launch, and we had no
revenue to touch." In the midst of
remediation and restoration, and
trying to get the insurance re-
imbursement, Jeremy, who had
conversations with Hebrew Free Loan
about another business venture,
approached them for this one.
"We were doing the clean-up on
credit cards and personal funds,
trying to get the shop open again,"
Jeremy said. "Hebrew Free Loan
gave us the space to breathe and
re-open, and bring in some revenue.
It was a long wait for insurance to
reimburse us."
The high-end optical boutique is
back up and running, giving exams
and crafting custom eyewear.
"Hebrew Free Loan helped us do
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the community to have somewhere
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