…usiness 4 Edith Gertsmark owns Papillon in West Bloomfield. y hanging Jeff Levy owns Lincoln Center Barber Shop. THE DET ROI T J EWISH NEWS Of The Guard hen Jeff Levy immigrated from the former Soviet Union to De- troit, he already was 29 years old. "But it was like I started life from the beginning," he says. Mr. Levy, who now owns the Lincoln Center Barber Shop in Oak Park, says adjusting to life in the United States was a chal- leng...…
…Emigre Launches Large Dental Lab ADRIEN CHANDLER SPECIAL TO THE JEWISH NEWS B oris Kaufman seemed to work, besides pride in achieve- growing a business are two dif- have it all in Russia. ment. It's the lure of opportu- ferent things, Mr. Kaufman He was a dentist in. - nity. Mr. Kaufman thinks that says. "Even if your business is Moscow, one pf the few most emigres come here with 100 years old, it still doesn't with a private prac#ceon the ...…
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…O TWO for $2.00! Sunrise Cafe Owner Goes Global In Business ANDRIEN CHANDLER SPECIAL TO THE JEWISH NEWS M aking the transition from local retail restaurateur to global mogul is an ongoing process facing Michael Kuch- ersky. Mr. Kuchersky arrived in Detroit from Moscow in 1976, and in the next 14 years, he built a profitable chain of short order eateries called "Sun- rise Cafe". Now, Mr. Kuchersky, 49, is out to capitalize on the inter- na...…
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…West Bloomfield's Jackie Rothenberg burst onto the high school running scene in a big way. tos by Glenn Triest Frosh Flash STEVE STEIN SPECIAL TO THE JEWISH NEWS of many 14-year-old high school freshmen know exactly what they want to accomplish before heading off to college or the work world. Jackie Rothenberg, on the other hand, has her sights firm- ly set on a very lofty accom- plishment. The 5-foot-2, 110-pound West Bloomfield high-scho...…
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…T h e Peac e lYl ARTHUR J. MAGIDA SPECIAL TO THE JEWISH NEWS LESLEY PEARL STAFF WRITER THE DETRO I T J EWIS H N EWS n its 45 years, a tiny sliver of land known as Israel accomplished some amazing things: It became a homeland, a refuge; a place where hope reigns; where Jews became (much to their sur- prise, but, for some, not to their dismay) supermen: Israelis, as the writer Amos Oz joked a few years ago, were reputed to toil all day in th...…
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