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Three Temple Israel Teams 
Fighting for Greenberg 
Division Title

Temple Israel No. 6, Temple 
Beth El and Congregation 
Shir Tikvah led their divisions 
in early July as the Inter-
Congregational Men’s Club 
Summer Softball League 
headed into the home 
stretch of the regular season.
The closest race was in the 
Greenberg Division, where 
Temple Israel No. 6 (10-2-1) 
held just a half-game lead 
over second-place Temple 
Israel No. 5 (9-2-1) and a one-
game lead over third-place 
Temple Israel No. 2 (10-4-0).
Temple Shir Shalom No. 
2 (8-4-1) was in fourth place, 
but only two games out.
Temple Beth El (10-3-0) 

was two games in front of 
second-place Temple Israel 
No. 3 (8-5-0) in the Koufax 
Division.
Congregation Shir Tikvah 
(9-4-0) led second-place 
Congregation Beth Ahm (7-7-
0) by 2.5 games in the Rosen 
Division.
Each division has five 
teams.
League games are played 
each Sunday at Drake Sports 
Park and Keith Sports Park in 
West Bloomfield.
Each of the league’s 15 
teams will compete in the 
double-elimination playoffs, 
scheduled for Aug. 8 and 
Aug. 15. 

Family Campaigns 
to Enhance Dog Park
O

n what would have been 
their parent’s 54th anni-
versary, Jayson and Marni 
Raitt launched a fundraising cam-
paign to honor the memory of Jane 
and Stephen Raitt after they passed 
away two weeks apart last April from 
COVID. 
The Raitts are in the process of 
raising $10,000 for West Bloomfield 
Parks and Recreation to purchase 
and install a bench and permanent 
shade structure at the dog park 
in memory of the couple that was 
instrumental in the park’s founding. 
The park is on Halsted Road north 
of Maple.
“More than 20 years ago, my mom 
Jane Raitt had a vision, a cadre of vol-
unteers, particularly my dad, Stephen, 
and the passion for bringing an off-
leash dog park to West Bloomfield,” 
says Jayson Raitt. “My Mom led a 
team of 50 dog lovers through all the 
hoops necessary to get the township 
to open the park. When it opened in 
2002, my parents rarely missed a day 
there, and it is debatable who enjoyed 
the park more, my parents or their 
bearded collies Mollee, Norman and 
Emma.”

In their first few days of fundrais-
ing, 46 donors contributed nearly 
$3,000 toward the $10,000 goal. 
“This is a wonderful opportunity 
for people to donate in the memory 
of Jane and Stephen Raitt. They were 
integral members of the community 
that pushed to have the dog park 
built. The shade structure and bench 
will be a wonderful addition to the 
park that will benefit park users for 
years,” says Joe Ketchum, the town-
ship’s parks superintendent. 
To make a tax-deductible donation, 
visit mparks.org/donations/donate.
asp?id=17281 and indicate “The Raitt 
Memorial Fund,” where it says: “I am 
making this donation in honor of.” 

Holocaust Center
Presents Film

After the Nazis murdered her family, 
12-year-old Sara Guralnik flees to the 
Ukrainian countryside and assumes the 
identity of her Christian best friend. She 
lives by her wits as a farmhouse maid, 
where one slip of her tongue could mean 
her life.
The award-winning film My Name is 
Sara tells the true story of her bravery, 
strength and survival. Watch it on demand 
from Thursday, July 15-Sunday, July 18, at 
holocaustcenter.org. Then, on July 18, join 
a discussion with Sara’s son and executive 
producer Mickey Shapiro, director Steven 
Oritt and Detroit Free Press columnist Nancy 
Kaffer.
Register as holocaustcenter.org/Sara. 

My Name 
is Sara

HMC

