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could be killed in the war, when we now
know how much higher the actual num-
ber was. “The Argentine,
” a paper by Ada
Glazer presented in 1945, talks about how
Nazis might find a haven in Argentina,
which turned out to be the case.
The June 18 centennial celebration was
extra special because it was the first time
the group met in person since COVID
struck in 2020.
Schottenfels, 87, of Pleasant Ridge, did
not know she would be honored at the
luncheon. Widowed at 57, she earned a
master’s degree in social work from Wayne
State University and worked for many
years for Oakland Family Services. She was
a founder of Orchard’s Children’s Services
and is a past president of the local chapter
of the National Council of Jewish Women.
Schottenfels joined the Saturday
Luncheon Club in 1960. Her papers
have included “The Great City Schools
Improvement Plan,
” “Continuum,
” “Foreign
Students” and “Transactional Analysis.”
Alterman, a member since 1990, chaired
the committee planning the centennial
celebration, which included a program
of music by Jewish composers with pia-
nist Alvin Wattles and his trio. Alterman
served for many years as the Jewish

Federation’s archivist and was able to find
some old photos of club meetings, as well
as some dresses from the 1920s, to deco-
rate the room.
Sixty-five women attended, including
some former members and relatives of
deceased members.
Current president Randie Levin of
Bloomfield Township, who retired as
director of agency relations for the Jewish

Federation, joined the club in 2000.
“What I like best is getting to know
the members. It’s quite a diverse group
of women, most of whom I didn’t know
before,
” she said. “The papers are so inter-
esting. I like that there’s no restrictions of
what subject is chosen.
”
Levin has presented papers about
Kalamazoo, her hometown, Orchards
Children’s Services on the occasion of its
50th anniversary, and
Louisa May Alcott.
Nancy Bechek
Bluth, former devel-
opment director for
ADL Michigan, is the
second generation
of her family to join
the club. “My moth-
er was a member
forever, and her first
cousin was almost
one of the original
members,
” she said.
She has present-
ed papers on water
management in Las
Vegas and the Syrian/
Israeli/American
alliance providing
assistance to Syrian
war refugees.

Saturday Luncheon Club honored its longest-tenured member, Sally Schottenfels, who joined in
1960. Around her are SallyJo Levine, Joyce Blum, Carolyn Schreiber, Susan Egly and Lois Frank.

The board of the Saturday Luncheon Club: Carol Ogusky, Lynn Lieberman, Wendy Goldberg,
Randie Levin (president), Sue Kalisky, Cathy Cantor and Audrey Sobel.

ARNIE COLLENS

ARNIE COLLENS