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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