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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.