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…bridal » From Israel With Love Karen McDonough | JNS.org B erta Balilti presides over an internationally successful business, creating luxurious and glamorous wedding gowns sold worldwide. From her fashion house in the southern Israeli port city of Ashdod, she exports gorgeously detailed gowns to boutiques and stores in more than 20 coun- tries. Visitors can feel the love on the company’s social media sites from more than 1.2 million fol...…

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…bridal » continued from page 37 “There’s nothing like Berta’s dresses,” says Renata Kukielka, the buyer for L’Fay Bridal in New York City. “She has brought some- thing unique to this market, classic and sexy designs. Brides try her dresses on and most are in disbelief; they feel so gorgeous they don’t want to take them off.” Balilti’s success may have seemed unimaginable just a generation ago. Born in Cairo, Egypt, she emigrated at age 3 wi...…

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…bridal » continued from page 38 chased my dream,” Balilti says. “I didn’t let go until I found my way. My family’s history [in Egypt] wasn’t very posi- tive at the end. But I grew up in a family that always cher- ished the positive things they had there. I am obviously a proud Israeli and do not take anything we have here for granted.” When her first major retailer, L’Fay Bridal, placed its initial order, Balilti was on the road to industry...…

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…bridal » Here Come … The Wedding Planners They swoop in to make sure every detail is perfect and t take the pressure off the bride. Jennifer Lovy | Special to the Jewish News Siegal created a welcome table with flowers and votives to set the mood for guests as they enter a reception. The dress. The venue. The invitations. The food. The flowers. The music. The favors. The photos. W elcome to the seemingly never-ending and often ...…

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…sage to a pair of Shabbat candles. Now they have well wishes to read each Friday night — for the next few years. Susan Siegal, Siegal and Company, (248- 342-2637; Facebook page), Franklin JN: What should a bride expect from a wedding planner? SS: “A party planner should keep you on time for your event and help make sure you stay within your budget. I help my clients with every- thing, including ordering invitations, picking out linens and doi...…

…bridal » Jeffrey Jucewicz mixed Circus roses, orange Mokara orchids and Mango calla lilies in varying heights on the place-card table. Floral Forecast Wedding flowers range from modern to rustic — just like the bride. Jennifer Lovy | Special to the Jewish News F lowers and romance go hand in hand — which is why they serve as the focal point of many weddings. Not only do flowers add beauty to such a joyous occasion, but they also help se...…

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…bridal » The brides, Leslee and Annette Kanar Love and Marriage Two local women get to have the wedding of their dreams. Lynne Konstantin | Arts & Life Editor Matt Harmon | Photographer O n June 26, 2015, same-sex marriage became legal in Michigan. Minutes after hearing the news, Annette Kanar called her girlfriend, Leslee Kanar. She knew Leslee was working, but left her a message: “I hope you still want to marry me.” Leslee did. The c...…

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…bridal » Left to right: Leah Blatnikoff and Jamie Blatnikoff with their mom, Leslee, and Annette with her daughters Randi Rubinstein and Emily Rubinstein continued from page 56 been very disappointed we couldn’t get married here. We are lifelong residents, taxpayers, business owners — we’ve built a life together, built a house together, but we were just ‘girlfriends.’ We just wanted to get married, like every other couple that loves each o...…

…the details the venue: Steven Lelli’s Inn on the Green, Farmington Hills the invitations: Lori Sachs, Mad Specialties, West Bloomfield the officiant: Renee Unger, Annette’s cousin the flowers: Bruce Bolton, Breath of Spring, West Bloomfield the hair: Noreen Barash, Salon Edge, West Bloomfield the makeup: Regina Pipia, Ruby’s Balm, West Bloomfield the dresses: Kara Laramie, a personal stylist and owner of Just Call Kara in Birmingham (and Lesl...…

…Brighten Up Those Winter Blues bridal » continued from page 60 children to carry on the family name and there are no other members of the Kanar family to continue the name, they decided to share Leslee’s last name. “It sort of solidified our relationship that much more,” Annette says. “It made us feel more like a family.” It also cost a lot more money — Annette had to be fin- gerprinted and stand in front of a judge at court. “It made us f...…

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…calendar » HOW TO SEND IN LISTINGS: Send listings by noon Tuesday, nine days prior to publication. Email listings and questions to calendar@thejewishnews.com. For telephone inquiries, call David Sachs at (248) 351-5140. Much To Do! REUNIONS DETROIT CENTRAL HIGH Class of 1951. 65th reunion on Sunday, Sept. 18. At Tam-O-Shanter Country Club, 5051 Orchard Lake Road, West Bloomfield. Information: Janet Lowinger Halper, 248-682-4986 or 561-750...…

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…» to rah por tion Smith Mediation Center Divorce Mediaton Getting To Know God Parshat Yitro: Exodus 18:1-20:23; Isaiah 6:1-7:6; 9:5-9:6 Sunrise at Sinai. O ne of the greatest contribu- Beginning of Existence, for it was God tions of the Bible to the at the beginning of time that created development of human life is this entire universe. found in this week’s Torah portion — Finally, by identifying as Anochee, the 10 Commandments. And ye...…

…health & wellness » Wake-Up Call Tragic Brooklyn blaze teaches families to guard against Shabbat fire hazards. Shari S. Cohen | Contributing Writer 2064240 66 January 28 • 2016 New York Jewish Week A faulty hot plate caused a nighttime fire at the home of the Shabbos-observant Sassoon family in Brooklyn last spring. Seven of the family’s eight sleeping children were unable to get out of the house and died in the fire. The only working ...…

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…health & wellness » MEN’S HEALTH Local doctor offers expertise at White House summit. A It on the the It may may be be beautiful on outside what's on on the the outside but but it's its what’s inside counts inside that that really counts. longtime advocate for men’s health issues, Michael Lutz, M.D., of Birmingham, presi- dent of the MIU (Michigan Institute of Urology) Men’s Health Foundation, was invited to share his expertise on men’s h...…

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…business » Justin Stewart and Jamie Hodari Industrious Two local entrepreneurs open national chain of coworking office spaces. Aaron Filipski | Special to the Jewish News L ifelong friends Jamie Hodari and Justin Stewart of Bloomfield Hills, co-founders and CEOs of Industrious, a New York-based coworking and workspace sharing company, epito- mize their company’s name. In 2012, the pair had been working on independent projects in New York...…

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…sports » She’s A Force Emma Green, right, battles for the ball during a Berkley High game last spring. Steve Stein | Contributing Writer E Starring JOHN O’HURLEY from “Dancing with the Stars” & “Seinfeld” Fisher Theatre • February 9–14 ticketmaster.com, 800-982-2787 & box office. Info: BroadwayInDetroit.com, 313-872-1000. Groups (10+): Groups@BroadwayInDetroit.com or 313-871-1132. 000000 Overwhelmed by caring for an aging family mem...…

…arts & life cover story A Soul In Sculpture Julie Edgar | Special to the th Jewish News Jerry Zolynsky | Photographer Over th the course of five y years, a local Jew refugee Soviet Jewish poured his life, his memor memories, his faith — and his soul — into an in intricate and exquisit 7-foot-tall exquisite sculpture. A fte arriving in fter De Detroit in 1978 as a r refugee from his native Azer Azerbaijan, Lev Davidov cobbled tog togethe...…

…arts & life continued from page 75 a handsaw and other tools, and bins that hold bits and pieces of the materials he uses. A plastic table and chairs provides a place to rest and have a smoke. Remarkably, Davidov stood up for a good part of the 12 hours he put in every day to make Inner; Galina estimates he spent 250 days each year working on the sculpture. Davidov started out with a vision, but he let each phase of the sculpture guide the n...…

…He wanted to leave his children a piece that would remind them of his — and by extension, their — history as Jews. lives nearby, drops by to say hello. She sits at the kitchen table. Her father’s sculpture, she says, “is a beautiful piece of history. It all came from his mind.” Kristina Davidov, who runs a gallery in San Diego, watched the progression of the sculpture by Skype. She consid- ers it an incredible work of art. “I think it’s bea...…

…arts & life m us i c All About PHOTO BY CATIE LAFFOON, COURTESY OF ATLANTIC RECORDS The Grammys Diane Warren Charlie Puth A who’s Jew in the world of the Grammy nominees. Nate Bloom Special to the Jewish News details Watch the live presentation of the 58th annual Grammy Awards, to be aired on Monday, Feb. 15, at 8 p.m. on CBS. 78 January 28 • 2016 S ure, Taylor Swift nabbed seven Grammy Award nominations, including album of the ye...…

…January 28 2016 79 ON THE MIND As we settle in on the New Year, it s time to really think about the changes we want to make this year. I hear people talk inces- santly about weight loss and kicking bad habits, making more money, a new exercise regimen, making amends with those we have wronged, etc. I hear it all, all the things we want to do that we didn t accomplish in 2015. You know, kind of like a tally of all the wrongs and scr...…

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…January 28 2016 81 SHORTS The Detroit Film Theatre at the DIA is screening the 2015 Academy Award- Nominated Documentary Shorts 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 4, and 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 6. Among the films being shown is Claude Lanzmann: Spectres of the Shoah, in which French director Lanzmann dissects the making of his epic, 9-hour documentary Shoah, which was 11 years in the making and released in 1985. Also screening at the DFT are t...…

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