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Residents of Jewish Senior 
Life’s Hechtman Apartments 
celebrated the grand opening 
of their newly renovated din-
ing room in style Nov. 29 by 
dressing in formal attire, dining 
on delicious hors d’
oeuvres 
prepared by Executive Chef 
Monica Reaume and dancing 
to a live big band orchestra.
 The beautifully appointed 
4,000-square-foot dining room 
seats 180 and has been com-
pletely rebuilt and redesigned 
with new carpeting, wall cover-
ings and artwork. New features 
include floor-to-ceiling win-
dows overlooking the sprawling 
campuses of Jewish Senior Life 
and The J, a gas fireplace, a 

covered wraparound outdoor 
patio with all-weather pergola 
and a cozy Fireside Lounge 
where residents can gather 
before dinner. The architect for 
the renovation project was 
Fusco, Shaffer & Pappas Inc. 
in Ferndale, and the interior 
designer was Innerspace 
Design Inc. in Ann Arbor.
A new “Dine Your Way” 
program has been introduced 
in the expanded space, which 
can now accommodate all 
Hechtman residents at once. 
New friendship tables have 
been added for residents 
arriving late to dinner due to 
appointments or other com-
mitments so they can meet 

new people and dine based on 
their individual schedules. 
“Residents are really enjoy-
ing the bright, spacious, con-
temporary dining room,
” said 

Melissa Morton, Hechtman 
Apartments’ administrator. 
“People are mingling and mak-
ing new acquaintances every 
day.
” 

JEWISH SENIOR LIFE

Grand Re-Opening Gala at New 
Hechtman Apartments Dining Room 

New Fireside Lounge at 
Hechtman Apartments

Big Band orchestra at the 
Hechtman Dining Room 
Grand Opening Gala

L TO R: Hechtman residents Carol Homer,
Eleanor Rafal, Beverly Salter, Rose Cooper and June Denenberg.

From left, Hechtman residents Gerri Sloane, 
Sharon Epstein, Ben Skelton and Diana Rosenthal

Hechtman residents Bonnie 
Hubert and Nancy Janis