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Barry and Susan Lepler, front row, Brenda and Ida Moskowitz, Ernie Kappel and Sabina Heller
Honoree Renee Fein and Shirlee Wyman Harris
Michael and Elaine Serling
Charley Silow and awardee Sima Weberman
Gabby Karp and Bernie Kent (program
advisory committee)
Sylvia (event chair) and David Nelson
Nancy Fordonski, son Sidney, Beth Komisar
and Mrs. Komisar
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The 16th Annual Benefit to support the Program for Holocaust Survivors and
Families, a service of Jewish Senior Life, was held March 10 at Congregation
Beth Ahm in West Bloomfield.
Dr. Charles Silow, director, presented awards to Sima Weberman, accepting
on behalf of her late husband, Abraham Weberman, the long-standing pres-
ident of the Shaarit Haplaytah; Michael Weiss on behalf of the United Jewish
Organization; and Rene Lichtman and Erna Gorman, on behalf of the Hidden
Children and Child Survivors of Michigan.
A farewell presentation honored Renee Fein, program coordinator, for her
service for eight years. Entertainment came from Armenian Maestro Harry
Hovakimian on violin, vocalist Elaine Serling, pianist and singer Stefan
Kukurugya, singer Avy Schreiber and the Cliff Monear Trio. All musicians
entertain monthly at Café Europa at Prentis Apartments in Oak Park.
Lindsay Dudovitz, 14; Julie Krasnick and Shayne Hoskow, both 17; Evan Krasnick, 18; Alana
Doctoroff, 19; and Miles Berlin, 18, all of Huntington Woods
PHOTOGRAPHY BY JOHN HARDWICK
On Sunday, March 10, more than 100 volunteers of all generations came
together to make 450 Mishloach Manot packages for Jewish seniors living
in non-Jewish nursing homes and to Jewish kids who are in the hospitals.
This program is a partnership between Federation’
s Women’
s Philanthropy’
s
Tikkun Olam Volunteers (TOV) and Jewish Senior Life’
s Jewish Chaplaincy
Network. JFamily Detroit also contributed to the day. It is chaired by Fawn
Chayet and Suzanne Fellows.
For more information on volunteer opportunities with Women’
s
Philanthropy, contact Brittany Karson at karson@jfmd.org.
Rivka Bein of Southfield
Matis Abraham of Southfield
Co-chair Fawn Chayet and her son Matthew
Chayet of West Bloomfield
Julie Shindler Cohen and her son Dean Cohen
of Bloomfield Hills