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seen the post and all who
told her the same thing:
“Someone’s looking for your
brother!”
Karen reached out to Beverly
and immediately picked up her
brother’s book, which was in
pristine condition.
Forty-five years and two
days later, the long-lost bar
mitzvah book was reunited
with his very happy owner —
who, it turned out, actually
goes by his other given name,
Harry.
“I was so happy that we
found him at last — and he
was thrilled to get his book
back!” Beverly said.
FURTHER DISCOVERIES
In a fun twist of fate, when
the two families chatted, they
discovered that they’d lived in
the same neighborhood many
years ago, around the corner
from each other.
“Robert and Karen had
even attended the same ele-
mentary school in Oak Park
as my kids, although they
were in different classes,” said
Beverly.
“We’re so overwhelmed
and touched that Beverly was
so relentless in searching for
Harry,” Karen said. “She did
such a mitzvah by reuniting
my brother with such a trea-
sured book.”
And, of course, one good
turn ripples into another …
Karen contacted Ann Zaron
again, got to talking, then
Ann looked through her
database and found the yahr-
zeit plaques that belonged to
Karen’s grandparents, Harry
(whom her brother Robert
was named after) and Ann
Green.
So, not only was the bar
mitzvah book returned, but
two yahrzeit plaques were
taken out of storage and
returned to a very emotional
family member, too!
And just to make this
whole story more fun, it
turned out Karen Simon and
Ann Zaron are related to
each other by marriage!
Anyone interested in
checking to see if their rel-
ative’s yahrzeit plaques are
available for pickup can
email B’nai David cemetery
at bnaidcem@gmail.com or
look up the Facebook page,
Friends of B’nai David.
Robert (Harry)
Green shows his
long-lost bar
mitzvah book.
G
esher Human
Services is offering
free help to
those wanting to land a
job for the holidays. The
nonprofit organization
has Certified Professional
Resume Writers on staff
to ensure participant’s
resumes are professional
and compelling for
potential employers and
offers career advisers who
can guide job applicants
on their marketable
skills and job search tips;
LinkedIn experts can assist
participants in developing
networking skills.
On Nov. 29, from
1-2:30 p.m., Gesher will
be offering a free online
job search workshop at its
Southfield headquarters
(29699 Southfield Road).
The workshop will teach
participants how to use the
online job site Indeed, set
up job alerts, complete an
online job application, and
upload resumes and cover
letters. No registration is
required for the workshop,
and more information is
available by going to the
events page at geshermi.
org.
JCRC/AJC’s Annual
Chanukah/Diwali
Celebration
Gesher Offers Help
for Landing a Job
In its annual Chanukah/
Diwali celebration, the
Jewish Community
Resource Council and
Hindu Community
Resource Council will
remember and honor the
life and legacy of Samantha
Woll, who did so much to
bring the two communities
together.
The celebration takes
place Thursday, Nov. 30,
from 6-8 p.m. at BAPS Shri
Swaminarayan Mandir,
43601 Van Dyke Ave. in
Sterling Heights.