40 | NOVEMBER 14 • 2024 

PHOTOS: NICOLE LUPI/JEWISH SENIOR LIFE 

faces&places

J

ewish Senior Life of Metropolitan 
Detroit celebrated the first day of 
fall on Sunday, Sept. 22, with fun-
filled Family Fall Festivals for residents 
and family members at its six commu-
nities in West Bloomfield and Oak Park. 
The action-packed events were planned 
by the life enrichment directors at each 
building.
“Our amazing staff always outdoes 
themselves to create memorable moments 
and expand the horizons for our wonder-
ful residents and their loved ones,” said 
Nancy Siegel Heinrich, CEO of JSL. 
“Special events and shared activities 
like these bring everyone together and 
strengthen the bonds at our communi-
ties.” 
On the West Bloomfield campus, 
Russian bottle dancers dressed in tradi-
tional costumes wowed guests at Meer 
Apartments as they danced and per-
formed. Caricature artists captured the 
essence of residents and their families 
with their uncanny drawings. A speaker 
from the Michigan Avian Experience 
spoke to a packed audience in the dining 

room about three different birds of prey 
that perched on her arm, spread their 
wings and made plenty of noise.
Magician Jason Abbott showed off his 
sleight of hand to the delight of a cap-
tivated audience in the dining room at 
Hechtman Apartments. Residents and 
their family members also enjoyed the 
birds of prey presentation, and young 
children had fun having their faces paint-
ed. 
At Fleischman Residence, violinist 
Henrik Karapetyan played beautiful 
music, a petting zoo with an alpaca and 
other animals was a huge hit, and res-
idents and family members decorated 
pumpkins, played games, took playful 
photos holding masks in front of a fall 
backdrop and had caricatures drawn. 
At JSL’s Oak Park campus, families and 
the residents of Prentis Apartments, Teitel 
Apartments and Coville Assisted Living 
and Memory Care came together for one 
big party that included a petting zoo, face 
painting, balloon art, dancing to music 
played by an onsite DJ, and delicious 
cider and donuts. 

JSL Family Fall 
Festivals Full of Fun

CAROLYN KRIEGER/SPECIAL TO THE JEWISH NEWS

Prentis Apartments 
resident Fanya Kutik 
dancing to the music

Petting farm 
at Fleischman 
Residence

Meer residents Linda Lieberman, Ron Rasansky, Lorraine Sallan 
and Audrey Demak

Hechtman residents Pamela Shriman and Varsenik Chamourian