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magine being in a group of 165 individuals — and being the
youngest included. And on your 95th birthday!
Marian Gaber made it just under the wire as an honoree
among members of our Jewish community recently identified as 95
years or older.
Among those, 85 men and women, including Gaber, were feted
at the 17th annual Bessie Spector Oldest Jewish Americans Brunch
at Congregation Shaarey Zedek in Southfield.
“The brunch allows us the opportunity to recognize Older
Americans Month, led nationally by the Administration on Aging,
in our local community,”
said Barbra Giles, executive
director of Aging Services
at Jewish Senior Life of
Metropolitan Detroit (JSL).
“The month emphasizes
that you are never too old
— or young — to take part
in activities that can enrich
your physical, mental and
emotional well-being. It
also celebrates the many
ways in which older adults
make a difference, and we
are honored to recognize
older adults in our Jewish
community with this special
event.”
The theme of this year’s
program, chaired by Rosie
Schlussel and Carol Sofen,
was “Celebrating the
Greatest Generation in the
D.’’
The event, attended by
TOP TO BOTTOM: Brunch co-chairs, Sofen and Schlussel
320 individuals, includ-
look out at the crowd while Rabbi Aaron Starr deliv-
ing two married couples,
ers the Blessing of the Elders; Joan Chernoff Epstein of
was sponsored by the
Birmingham, granddaughter of Bessie Spector, assists her
Bessie Spector family and
father, Louis Chernoff of Bloomfield Hills, as he recites the
community supporters in
Motzi, as his wife, Betty (far right) and other Bessie Spector
partnership with JSL, the
Jewish Community Center, family members look on; Giles, Schlussel and Sofen display
the theme of the day.
Jewish Family Service, JVS
and Jewish Federation, all of
which provide programs and services for older Jewish adults.
Among those in our community identified as being 95 and older,
22 are more than 100 years old, including Manny Hauer, who is 107
and lives at JSL’s Coville Apartments in Oak Park. He was unable to
attend the brunch.
“It was especially touching to see 12 of those older than 100
at the program,” Giles said. “And they included the oldest in the
crowd: Bertl Reis and Rachel Fox, who are both 102 years young.” •
For details of the 2019 Oldest Jewish Americans Brunch, call Beth Tryon at (248)
592-5026.