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…A Permanent Memo ry Recorded video interviews share history, insight and advice with future generations — and loved ones today. BY SHELLI LIEBMAN DORFMAN I PHOTOGRAPHY BY ANGIE BAAN …

…"My hope is for these recordings to become a cherished possession for grandchildren and great-grandchildren, so they can hear the laughter and joy of relatives they have never known," says Jim Berk. When Art Buchwald passed away in January 2007, a light went on in Jim Berk's head. Reading that the syndicated newspaper columnist had created a video obitu- ary, Berk, of West Bloomfield, was struck by the idea of "preserving today's genera- ...…

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…IIACKYAIMIGANS' SHENANIGANS Uniqua and Tyrone, Nickelodeon's backyard friends, find a stage adventure with The Backyardigans Live! Tale of the Mighty Knights (shown on opposite page). The two, in a production planned by Broadway Across America, become knights and set out to protect a runaway, unpredictable egg belonging to King Pablo. The family audience helps as a mighty dragon enters into the story unfolded with plenty of singing, dancing an...…

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…four questions Dr. Nicole Peltz chats with Platinum. A hug or high-five from a child in the midst of WHAT BOOK, CD OR OTHER MEDIA ARE YOU LONGING TO SHARE? a busy workday is the best medicine for pedia- trician DR. NICOLE PELTZ. The 37-year-old from Farmington Hills helps treat hundreds of Metro Detroit children at Merrillwood Pediatrics in Royal Oak. She joined the practice six years ago after graduating from Michigan State Universi...…

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…MILLENNIUM EMMA ROAST CHICKEN WITH CINNAMON, APRICOTS AND APPLES Ingredients: 1 (5 to 6-pound) whole roasting chicken, cut into serving pieces 2 teaspoons salt round cinnamon 1 teaspoon g 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper 12-ounces dried apricots 4 to 5 tart green apples, cored and sliced with peel 1 cup apple juice 0 C). Preheat oven to 300 *F (150 Combine the salt, cinnamon and pepper and coat 2. mixture. the chicken pieces wit...…

…Business & Professional The Rosh Rush Coby's Judaica opens for business just in time for the High Holidays. 0 nce more, the Jewish Community Center in West Bloomfield has a gift shop. Israeli American Coby Goutkovitch moved his Judaica store, known as Esther's Judaica Gift World, from Sugar Tree Plaza in West Bloomfield to the JCC and renamed it Coby's Judaica Center. Since August, the rush has been on to open for the High Holidays. The gr...…

…What would you GI VE to enrich her quality of life? It is difficult to watch the effects of aging on a loved every day cultural, spiritual, and educational one who once was vibrant and productive. For those programs and services. Ninety percent of the who need help,The Jewish Federation funds 19 dollars raised go directly to those most in need. partner agencies including Jewish Home &Aging Services, supporting older adults with physi...…

…Spirituality Change Is Good Donors are honored as the renovated, expanded Chabad girls' school is dedicated. Girls Division Principal Chana Stein with Cheder children receiving treats from Edward and Gloria Meer as the school's executive director, Rabbi Bentzion Stein, looks on. Rabbi Mendel Stein Special to the Jewish News 0 n the morning of Sept. 14, donors Gloria and Edward Meer gathered with their children, grandchildren and sup...…

…Spirituality LIOLIDAY 101 Cezanne DETROIT INSTITUTE OF ARTS • Dail • Degas uguin Magritte Matisse Modigliani Monet Picasso Renoir Yom Kippur: Day Of Atonement Rodin Van Gogh Elizabeth Applebaum Special to the Jewish News W Modern Masters from the Cleveland Museum of Art Masterpiece after masterpiece after masterpiece. See them now. For tickets visit www.dia.org or the DIA Box Office. Members receive FREE tickets. Join t...…

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…T e in e Israel Temple and Synagogue Listings Sponsored by TEMPLE ISRAEL CALENDAR OCTOBER 12 October 16 11:30 AM, TEMPLE ISRAEL EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER SUKKAH DECORATING PARTY & LUNCH. 4 PM, HUGS. Divorce support program for children ages 5-17. A separate group for parents will meet at the same time. To RSVP, contact Denise Tarnopol at denise@temple-israel.org or 248- 661-5700. Join our families as we participate in the mitzvah of buildi...…

…Monthly Shabbat services, High Holiday services, year-round pro- gramming and religious education. E-mail: thegpjc@comcast.net. Jewbilation P.O. Box 130014, Ann Arbor, 48103, (734) 996-3524 or 995-1963. Rev. Lauren Zinn. Services: Friday 6:15 p.m., following dinner. Jewish Roots with Interfaith Wings holds bi- monthly Shabbat dinner, services, kids' programs, family school and Hebrew school for all ages. Kehillat Hatzhav Hagadol Fort Stree...…

…Spirituality DIGEST Temple and Synagogue Listings Sponsored by Tern e Israel Synagogues from page C7 Valued Volunteers The Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit will honor two longstanding community leaders, Dr. John Marx of West Bloomfield and Susie Pappas, both of Bloomfield Hills, by recognizing them as Federation's nominees for the Association of Fundraising Professionals' 2008 Distinguished Volunteer award on National Philanthrop...…

…1 Arts & Entertainment The Writing Is On The Wall Through a collection of charming posters, a new exhibit at the JCC's Janice Charach Gallery tells the story of Israel's early years. Elizabeth Applebaum Special to the Jewish News A stroll along the streets of the new State of Israel would never have been lonely. A colorful chorus, offering enthusiastic advice on just about everything, was always right there. Use Izhar Oil! Worker! Sold...…

…I Arts & Entertainment Diary Of Old Is New Again In New York, even trash is full of treasure. Sandee Brawarsky Special to the Jewish News New York 0 ne fall morning in 2003, Lily Koppel left her Riverside Drive apartment building, a bit late for work at the New York Times, and was struck by the sight of a large dumpster outside the entranceway. Piled high were about 50 old steamer trunks plastered with vintage labels of styl- ish hotels...…

…like to be Muslim in America. Mo (Mohammed) Amer (a Palestinian), Preacher Moss (an African- American Muslim) and Azhar Usman (a Chicago-born Southeast Asian Muslim of Indian descent) poke fun at themselves, their communities, government, human nature and the tricky predicament of living in America after 9-11. Usman, raised in the Jewish enclave of Skokie, Ill., calls himself "an honorary Jew," noting that his old friends tell him he turned ou...…

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…1 Arts & Entertainment THE BEST OF EVERYTHING Mushrooming Enterprise 22 years in Southfield has seen Roland Optics flourish. T he year was 1986 ... The Golden Mushroom restaurant in Southfield had been, since opening in 1972, the first spot in the area to have a salad bar, but its sumptuous Lettuce Bin was no more, discontinued to utilize space for the Mushroom's enlarged wine storage. Although Katie Weishaus and Marcie Lebow had opted to...…

…?f, TO DO! Calendar Sponsored by ongregation Shaarey Zedek ( 4 {m' i;/'ri (- ( - -1>1(4/ Upcoming vents October 4 Featuring Alan Morinis Community-Wide Mussar Shabbaton Featuring Alan Morinis 9:00 AM • CSZ B'nai Israel Center October 14 Sukkot Celebration followed by Sukkah Stroll 10:00 AM • CSZ Southfield October 15 Super Sensational Sukkot For Pre-School Families 10:30 AM • CSZ Southfield October 21 Simchat Torah Family Progra...…

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…To DO! Calendar Sponsored by Congregation Shaarc Zedek Steps For Sarah Take a 1.5-mile walk for the Sarah Gittleman Research Memorial Fund for Mastocytosis Diseases, 10-11 a.m. (register 9:15) Sunday, Oct. 12, leaving from Huntington Woods Recreation Center, 26325 Scotia in Huntington Woods. Donations from non-walkers, too, will help find a cure for the rare disease that took the life of Sarah, a Berkley School District stu- dent. Check pay...…

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…On Campus MSU Hillel Is Growing East Lansing — Michigan State University Hillel is expanding its two-story, 10,000- square-foot Lester and Jewell Morris Hillel Jewish Student Center on Charles Street to accommodate an ever-increasing Jewish student population on campus. Building began in September to add 2,500 square feet of space. It will enlarge the first floor dining room and meat kitch- en. The second floor expansion includes building on...…

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…Israel Fest MSU Hillel aims to educate about Israel amid fun. Daniel Kuhn Special to the Jewish News East Lansing M ichigan State University hosted its fourth annual Israel Fest, a celebration of Israeli culture, on Sept. 17 at the MSU Union. MSU Hillel, with support from the Jewish Student Union (JSU) and ASMSU, the university's student government, orga- nized the event. Israel Fest has consistently been the largest event on campus each ...…

…Family Focus MAZEL TON/! Sept. 2 Staci (Bloch) and Fabio Giske of Farmington Hills announce with great joy the birth of their daughter, Talya Sigal (Talya Giske Sigal). Excited older brothers Ari Zev, 3, and Eitan Dov, 20 months, are thrilled to welcome home their new sister. Sharing in their excitement are proud grandpar- ents Janet Bloch of Delray Beach, Fla., formerly of Southfield, and Eliane and Salmen Giske of Recifie, Brazil. Especial...…

…( ------1 1.-- Family Focus MAZEL TOV! May 23 Michele (Roth) and Jordan Scharg of Denver, Colo., are thrilled to announce the birth of their daughter, Scharg Brianna Hayden (Batya Helena). Proud first-time grandparents are Beverly and Sheldon Scharg of West Bloomfield and Anna and Leonard Roth of Montreal. Brianna is named in loving memory of paternal great- grandmother Helen Braverman and maternal great-grandmother Betty Gold. SIXTH ANNUA...…

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