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52 April 6 • 2017 jn April 6 • 2017 52 jn Mintzi Schramm LEFT: Chana (Anna) Schaidman did all the work for seders, while her daughter Mintzi Schramm was a "princess" and did nothing. For obvious reasons, Schramm said Passover was her favorite holiday. passover continued from page 51 seder kitchen experience. "My mom used to make sponge cakes, which called for 10-12 eggs each," Glogower says. "In those days, we would have our eggs and milk delivered from Alpenrose Dairy in Portland. Mom asked me to leave a note for the milkman, con- firming that he leave her order of 12 dozen eggs. "I thought that was crazy and left a note confirming her order of 12 eggs. Mom practically had a heart attack when she opened the milk box and found one dozen eggs. Lesson learned." Sharon Krasner of Oak Park recalls that her grand- mother, like Miriam Greene's grandmother and Mintzi Schramm's mother, kept strict ownership of the cook- ing. "Who prepared the seder feast? Definitely, my bub- bie," she says. "We were allowed to do the charo- set. Otherwise, we weren't allowed in the kitchen." Micki Grossman of Farmington Hills has a simi- lar memory from her child- hood in Detroit. "My mother did all the cooking. She chopped the fish for gefilte fish in a wooden bowl. She grated horseradish. I remember going to Gruny's grocery store for a pint jar of beet russel [ fermented beets], which she used to make the grated horseradish less strong and red. I make gefilte fish and use the food processor, and I buy ready-made horseradish." Retired principal Donald Vineburg has just moved from Green Bay, Wis., to Michigan, home of his son Rabbi Sidney Vineburg and some of his grand- children and great-grand- children. Donald's mother, Mildred Vineburg, grew up in a Manhattan house- hold without much Jewish ritual. In fact, Mildred remembered that her whole synagogue experience hap- pened on Yom Kippur, when her mother would take her to the sidewalk outside the famous Temple Emanu- El. They would mingle with the crowd and perhaps hear some of the service or the sermon. From childhood, Mildred worked in her mother's dry goods store; she did not get much formal Jewish educa- tion nor much experience learning how to cook. When Mildred married, she joined her husband's family, which had somewhat more active Jewish prac- tices. She felt overwhelmed by the responsibility of putting together a meal for her new family's seder. The maid, Marie Johnson, told the young bride not to worry, that she, though an African American and devout Catholic, would have the food for the seder totally under control. And, indeed, for the next 40 years or so, Marie Johnson took care of provid- ing the seder feast for the Vineburg family. The seder developed more ele- ments of a traditional seder after one of Donald Vineburg's brothers married his Aunt Charlotte. Donald recalls "it was not until Aunt Char- lotte married into the family that I discovered there was anything after the meal at a seder." • Micki Grossman Sharon Krasner Nehama Glogower Donald Vineburg OUR STAFF IS ON HAND SO YOU CAN RELAX. AFTER ALL, STRESS ISN'T HEALTHY. Living in a safe, comfortable place with highly trained medical staff nearby, as well as fun, engaging activities to enjoy can go a long way in reducing the amount of time you spend worrying. "at's why we're here. Schedule your visit today. SENIOR HEALTH AND HOSPITALITY SERVICES 41795 Twelve Mile Road Novi, MI 48377 248-449-1655 novilakeshc.com •