…Spirituality Rikki Shapiro, 14, and her mother, Michelle Ryke Shapiro, of West Bloomfield volunteer O together in filling a cart of items for Yad Ezra clients. A Bountiful Passover Yad Ezra volunteers organize and distribute holiday food packages. Shelli Liebman Dorfman Senior Writer W hen Yad Ezra's spe- cial Passover distri- bution was complete on April 13, nearly 60 volunteers had assisted 800 families with food items to help eas...…
…I Spirituality Shir Shalom Milestone Congregants to dance to mark synagogue's 20th birthday. Groundbreaking for temple building, August 1994: Wally Schwartz, Rabbi Dannel Schwartz, Dr. Alan Mindlin, David Levine and Robert Fineman T o celebrate 20 years since its founding, Temple Shir Shalom will host "Dancing with the Stars" on Saturday night, May 10. The gala will honor past presidents of the West Bloomfield synagogue. The nine honoree...…
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…III editor's note TO HAVE AND TO HOLD. This month, Platinum debuts its new, unique size. By shaving a touch off the bottom of the magazine, we hope that readers will find it easier to locate Platinum within the Jewish News, as well as more comfortable to read. Please let us know what you think of the change. To celebrate its new look, we've packed Platinum full of lovely-to-look-at stories this month. Starting with the Goods (page B14), beaut...…
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…• faces Event co-chairs Lindsay Gross of Franklin, Rick Kovacs of West Bloomfield, David Gorosh of Birmingham and Mitchell Hollander of Bloomfield Hills Party Boys Guys Night Out raises funds to aid Israeli soldiers. BY ROBIN SCHWARTZ I PHOTOGRAPHY BY ANGIE BAAN By Appointment • 248.723.4300 • Birmingham • ron asposa.com Photo by Pnina Tornai THE MONTI A night of male bonding helped connect more than 280 local men with Israeli soldiers ...…
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…In celebration of the end of the school year, Platinum asked three local seniors to get primped, poufed and prettied up for the season's most elegant affair — prom. On these pages, Laura Flusty and Carly Zeitlin, both of Farmington Hills, and Hadas Corey of Birmingham get glam in spring's juicy palette for dresses, accessories, makeup and more. Opposite page: ON LAURA Jovani yellow shutterpleat column gown ($420), at Marguerite Boutique, W...…
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…Two lives and distinct styles unite beautifully in a home to be featured in Temple Israel's annual house tour. Mix atch WRITTEN BY LYNNE KONSTANTIN PHOTOGRAPHS BY GENE MEADOWS This page: Illuminating the front hall- way is a lighting fixture designed by Amy Weinstein and crafted by local metal artist Rick Gage: Made of iron, it's covered in linen that's been laminated to a fiberglass sheet. A cubby, painted red, displays a pair of Balinese...…
…Above: The entertainment wall, which Weinstein designed and John Morgan at Perspectives in Royal Oak built, is crafted of faux-wood laminate. "My philosophy is when you have a big house and are doing a lot of built-ins, you can get away with mixing real wood and laminates to help bring costs down," says Weinstein. "This has a lot of texture to it, so it really fools people." The chair, covered in a woven-linen fabric from Donghia, has an et...…
…"You've got to mix high end and run-of-the-mill — that's what makes it human and personal," says Amy Weinstein. Visit Janet and Dr, Milton Mutchnick's home during the 15th annual Temple Israel House Tour, which Above: Sisters Janet Mutchnick (left) and Amy will feature six local Weinstein bartered a deal: In exchange for homes 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Weinstein's interior-design services, Janet, who works part time at couture stationer Lee's...…
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…can you relate? Local therapist Brenda Strausz helps solve your relating problems. After years of trying to work out our differences, my husband and I are divorcing. Our two kids, ages 6 and 9, are very upset about this. Any suggestions? — Readerfi-otn Southfield Dear Southfield ready; Divorce can be very difficult for children. You have probably heard this a hundred times, but it is crucial that you reassure your children over and over tha...…
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…O N Three Mothers Brother's Shadow Marwil 10, Israel @ 60 A banner year for the JCC film festival. Elizabeth Applebaum Special to the Jewish News T he smell of popcorn, a lush maroon carpet, the lights and the crowds and finally the movie — an invi- tation to the extraordinary. Film, actress Ingrid Bergman said, is the only art that goes "straight to our emotions, deep into the twi- light of the soul" where its visions linger, like the ...…
…Arts & Entertainment Happy Anniversary, Israel Yom HaAtzmaut program at the Max celebrates Israel's 60th. Suzanne Chessler Special to the Jewish News A concert featuring an Israeli- based international singer- composer with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra, a short film by a local Academy Award winner and a party planned to follow the formal program are at the heart of an upcoming celebration of the 60th anniversary of the establishment of...…
…s‘oe Art at the Village • 'Making Up With Morn A new advice book arrives just in time for Mother's Day. Over \ From Around ,-" The Countr Suzanne Chessler Special to the Jewish News hold responsibilities and self-explora- tion. After describing actual examples ulie Halpert approaches this of discord according to categories, the Mother's Day — on Sunday, authors go on to provide advice from May 11— with a relationship experts. new outlo...…
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