MARCH 19 • 2020 | 29

10th Annual Chicken
Soup Cook-Off

Jan. 26, Temple Shir Shalom,
West Bloomfi
 eld

PHOTOS COURTESY
TEMPLE SHIR SHALOM

1. Ben Wine enjoys his chicken noodle soup sample. He was 
among about 500 people attending the annual chicken soup 
contest. 2. Winners of the Best Amateur Creative/Contemporary 
Soup were Gabriel Reamer and Michael Reamer, flanked by 
co-chairs Jan Pederson and Amy Liefer. 3. Event mascot Ian 
Rosenberg of Bloomfield Hills. 4. Maya Contorer of Royal Oak 
and Jake Witus of Huntington Woods serve up soup to Sophia 
Guralnick of Farmington Hills. 5. Co-chairs Jan Pederson and 
Amy Liefer with Best Decorated Table winners Chloe Perov, 
Leah Perov, Virginie Perov, Natalie Perov and Boris Perov. 6. 
Winners of the Best Amateur Chicken Noodle Soup: Miriam 
and Brian Halprin, with co-chairs, Jan Pederson, left, and Amy 
Liefer, right. 7. Winners of the People’
s Choice Award, Best 
Matzah Ball Professional and Best Chicken Noodle Professional 
are from Val’
s Deli in West Bloomfield. Co-chair Jan Pederson, 
Val Izrailov, co-chair Amy Liefer, and Carey Gerchak. 8. Amateur 
Matzah Ball winners David Grossman and Sari Grossman, 
flanked by event co-chairs Jan Pederson and Amy Liefer.

1
2

3

4

5

6

7

8

000_DJN031920_FP Shir shalom soup.indd 29
000_DJN031920_FP Shir shalom soup.indd 29
3/16/20 2:21 PM
3/16/20 2:21 PM