24 | DECEMBER 19 • 2019 

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Jews in the D

More than 200 guests 
(including dozens of 
Durfee Intermediate School 
alums) attended a dedica-
tion luncheon Nov. 7 for 
Metro Detroit Youth Clubs 
at the Durfee Innovation 
Society in Detroit. The 
nonprofit’
s newest club was 
officially named the Levin-

Comer Club in honor of 
U.S. Sen. Carl Levin, U.S. 
Congressman Sander Levin, 
both retired, and Detroit 
businessman and philan-
thropist Jim Comer. 
Event partners included 
the Detroit Jewish News, 
CKC Agency and Star Trax 
Valet. 

FOX 2 TV’
s Roop Raj moderated a panel discussion with honorees Jim Comer, 
Carl Levin and Sander Levin.

Detroit Jewish News columnist 
Alan Muskovitz served as 
emcee.

 
FOX 2 TV’
s Roop Raj and Durfee 
alumnus Aaron Krieger

Glenn McIntosh, Oakland University vice 
president for student affairs, honoree Jim 
Comer and Ora Pescovitz, president of 
Oakland University

Childhood friends and Durfee alumni Ruby 
Fridson, Barbara Coden, Winnie Krieger and 
Temmie Velick

CAROLYN KRIEGER

CAROLYN KRIEGER

ERIN KIRKLAND
ERIN KIRKLAND

ERIN KIRKLAND

Families headed to 
Congregation Beth Shalom 
in Oak Park on Sunday, 
Nov. 24, for lots of pre-holi-
day fun at Chanu-Con. The 
free event attracted more 

than 500 participants and 
included vendor tables, a 
raffle, live musical enter-
tainment, activities for 
children and several kosher 
food purveyors. 

PHOTOS BY JERRY ZOLYNSKY

Jeanne Milstein and 7-year-old Pearl 
Swartz, both of Oak Park, color a Star 
of David.

Families have a good time at 
Chanu-Con.

Jeannie Frank of Kansas City, Mo., 
and 18-month-old Lily Brystowski of 
Southfield look over a children’
s book 
by author Lauren Muskovitz Ranalli of 
Ann Arbor.

Reedis Thomas of Lansing, 4-year-old 
Leila Allen of West Bloomfield and 
Tammie Ferguson from Leslie, Mich., 
enjoy some Star Wars Crazy Cosplay 
Adventures time.

Isaac Weiss of the group Klezmer from Ann Arbor leads his bandmates while 
playing the keyboards. 

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