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ashion Week in New York, Milan 
and Paris had some stiff compe-
tition in West Bloomfield at the 
annual Spring Fashion Shows held recent-
ly on Jewish Senior Life’s West Bloomfield 
campus. 
On April 2, residents and guests enjoyed 
front row seats as stylish Meer Apartment 
supermodels rocked the runway sporting 
the season’s latest looks. The outfits were 
selected from the spring collection at the 
Meer Boutique onsite. Models Henrietta 
Weinberg, June Rubenstein, Susan Weiner, 
Sophie Klisman, Marcia Tanzman, Jean 
Lutren, Margaret Pathak, Audrey Demak, 
Elizabeth Silver, Edith Blumer, Ada 
Bandalene, Debbie Warner, Ron Rosansky, 

Malka Braunstein, Sima Weberman, 
Shirley Moscow, Lorraine Sallen, Ruthie 
Katz and others all shared the spotlight.
On April 10, residents, guests, and even 
Bella, Fleischman Residence’s longtime 
labrador retriever greeter, gathered in the 
lobby of Fleischman Residence for another 
annual JSL Spring Fashion Show. The res-
ident runway participants donned pastels, 
florals, and sparkly sequined ensembles 
as they smiled and waved to the adoring 
audience. The models from Hechtman 
Apartments were Ruthe Levy, Diane Posar, 
Maureen Entin, Adele Nodler, Marilyn 
Weiss, Harriett Hessenthaler, Millie Mintz, 
Idelle Colish, and Roz Rogers, and the 
Fleischman Residence models included 

Ruth Goldstein and Marilyn Dizik. 
Makeup artist and Meer resident Sharon 
Eaton made up the glamorous models 
before they sashayed down the run-
way. Jewish Senior Life’s Beth Robinson 
emceed both events. The Meer Boutique 
and Sharon’s Boutique in Fleischman 
Residence are operated by the nonprofit’s 
volunteer arm, FRIENDS of Jewish Senior 
Life, dedicated to enhancing the quality 
of life for older adults by engaging JSL 
residents and members of the community. 
The net proceeds support the social, cul-
tural, educational and spiritual program-
ming for Jewish Senior Life residents as 
well as improvements at JSL’s Fleischman 
Residence. 

Meer, Hechtman, and 
Fleischman Residence 
Models Rock the Runway

PHOTOS COURTESY OF JEWISH SENIOR LIFE

Fleischman 
Residence 
resident 
Marilyn Weiss

Some of the residents and 
models in the Hechtman 
and Fleischman Residence 
Spring Fashion Show

Jewish Senior 
Life’s Beth 
Robinson 
emceed both 
fashion shows

Meer 
resident 
Henrietta 
Weinberg

Meer residents and models 
Sophie Klisman, Jean Lutren, 
Edith Blumer, Shirley Moscow

