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metro » a r o u n d t o w n Taste Of Klezmer Holocaust Memorial Center membership event plays to a big crowd. Holocaust survivors Esther Posner, Barbara Cohen and Erna Gorman with Hot Pstromi's Elizabeth Schwartz, Peter Stan and Yale Strom Joan Epstein with Ken and Pam Bloom, event co-chairs Daniel Kohn, Elaine Serling, Leah Kohn, Florine Mark and Donald Benyas Sam Shamie, Board Chairman Steven Grant and board member Ari Leibovitz Young teens chop and dice vegetables for mushroom barley soup. Chefs Annabel Cohen and Kathleen O'Neill Rachel Nakisher of Huntington Woods mixes up some cornbread. Annabel Cohen gives instructions as the teens crowd around the stove. 30 April 28 • 2016 O n April 6, 340 people filled the Holocaust Memorial Center in Farmington Hills for "A Taste of Klezmer," a membership event featuring Detroit native and klezmer violinist Yale Strom and his band, Hot Pstromi. Members filled the auditorium and over- flow room for the concert. The performance concluded with Holocaust survivors Barbara Cohen, Fryda Fleish, Erna Gorman, Manny Mittelman, Jeannette Olson, Esther and Erwin Posner, Judy Pruchno, Guy Stern and Michael Weiss leading the crowd in a sing- along. "It was a pleasure hosting Hot Pstromi," said Interim Executive Director Cheryl Guyer. "Having the opportunity to see and hear local survivors enjoy the songs they performed was incredibly special." Chaired by Pam and Ken Bloom, the event was supported by Doris and Fred Blechman, Robin and Leo Eisenberg, Shari (Ferber) and Alon Kaufman, PNC Foundation, the Meyer and Anna Prentis Family Foundation, and Elaine and Michael Serling. * Photos by Pam Herman J ewish Family Service (JFS), in partnership with the nonprofit Heart 2 Hart, recently invit- ed community bar/bat mitzvah-aged students to a volunteer event called Chicken Soup for the Soul of Detroit held at Congregation Shaarey Zedek. As part of the monthly JFS Because We Care pro- gram, JFS CEO Perry Ohren and his team were there to help the students gain a firm understanding about both organizations and how they help the commu- nity. Caterer Annabel Cohen was the volunteer chef as groups of teens chopped, diced and cooked mush- room barley soup for 150-plus homeless individuals in Detroit. Caterer Kathleen O'Neill also taught them to make cornbread. The students brought donations of warm cloth- ing items and, under the supervision of Heart 2 Hart's Larry Olenick, helped put together food and basic-needs packages for the homeless in Detroit. Heart 2 Hart distributes food, clothing, toiletries and information to the homeless and people in need in Detroit. * Photo by Vicki Sitron Soup For The Soul JFS and Heart 2 Hart help young teens learn about helping the homeless.