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VOL. 6 ISSUE X<br />
METRO DETROIT CHALDEAN COMMUNITY <strong>NOVEMBER</strong> <strong>2009</strong><br />
$<br />
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Musings with Mojo<br />
The Swine Flu Threat<br />
Counting Thanksgiving Blessings<br />
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CHALDEAN NEWS <strong>NOVEMBER</strong> <strong>2009</strong>
CONTENTS <strong>NOVEMBER</strong> <strong>2009</strong><br />
THE CHALDEAN NEWS VOLUME 6 ISSUE X<br />
on the cover<br />
22 No Easy Answers<br />
By Joyce Wiswell<br />
Panelists mull Michigan’s economic future<br />
22<br />
24 Guest Column<br />
By Mike Sarafa<br />
Business conference demonstrates chamber prestige<br />
features<br />
25 Leaving a Legacy<br />
By Vanessa Denha-Garmo<br />
Film documents an immigrant’s journey into public service<br />
25 36<br />
26 ‘A Special Place’<br />
By Weam Namou<br />
Nineveh governor appeals for help from Chaldean Americans<br />
27 A Victim’s Advocate<br />
By Joyce Wiswell<br />
Prosecutor Hala Jarbou fights for justice<br />
28 Chaldean on the Street<br />
By Caroline M. Bacall<br />
What are you thankful for this Thanksgiving?<br />
40 41<br />
sports<br />
30 Sports Roundup<br />
By Steve Stein<br />
Windsor teen is ‘spokes-man’ for hard work<br />
Yellow wins CFL gold<br />
departments<br />
8 From the Editor<br />
32 In the Kitchen With …<br />
37 The Doctor Is In<br />
10 Guest Column<br />
By Fr. Emanuel Rayes<br />
The importance of<br />
the Eastern Rite<br />
Louai and Linda Essak:<br />
How sweet it is<br />
35 High School<br />
Highlight<br />
Neil Danial Jaddou, M.D.<br />
Gearing up for the<br />
H1N1 Swine Flu<br />
38 Classifieds<br />
On the cover:<br />
Robert Ficano,<br />
Andy Dillon,<br />
Murray Feldman,<br />
Mike Cox and David<br />
Brandon debate<br />
Michigan’s future.<br />
photo by<br />
Ramiz Romaya<br />
13 Noteworthy<br />
15 Community Bulletin Board<br />
16 Chai Time<br />
18 Halhole<br />
20 Religion<br />
21 Obituaries<br />
By Caroline M. Bacall<br />
U of D Jesuit:<br />
‘Men for Others’<br />
36 One on One<br />
By Martin Manna<br />
Mojo: Detroit’s<br />
honorary Chaldean<br />
40 Events<br />
Passion for Fashion<br />
Powder Puff Game<br />
Halloween at Shenandoah<br />
<strong>NOVEMBER</strong> <strong>2009</strong> CHALDEAN NEWS
from the EDITOR<br />
Published By<br />
The Chaldean News, LLC<br />
Editorial<br />
Editor in Chief<br />
Vanessa Denha-Garmo<br />
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Joyce Wiswell<br />
Contributing Writers<br />
Caroline M. Bacall<br />
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Michael Sarafa<br />
Steve Stein<br />
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What we know and don’t know<br />
I<br />
have to admit that I was<br />
hoping that the panelists<br />
from the Chaldean Chamber’s<br />
business luncheon<br />
would provide the answers<br />
we need to solve the economic<br />
woes in the region. The<br />
reality is there are no easy answers.<br />
There are no quick solutions.<br />
What does the future<br />
hold for Michigan? God only<br />
knows. I often listen to economists<br />
talk about how we have<br />
bottomed out and it will only<br />
get better from here. I pray that is true.<br />
I think all of us are mentally, emotionally<br />
and physically exhausted.<br />
As entrepreneurs by nature, Chaldeans<br />
quickly go into survival mode.<br />
We begin to strategize on how to make<br />
money. It puts strain on our businesses,<br />
our marriages, our friendships and our<br />
families in general. When you are so<br />
focused on the future, it becomes near<br />
impossible to live in the present.<br />
Joyce Wiswell listened to what the<br />
four-member panel had to say about<br />
Michigan’s economic forecast and<br />
what each thinks needs to be done<br />
to move forward and lift us out of the<br />
economic downturn. Do they have the<br />
solutions? We learned from the panel<br />
that there are no easy answers. There<br />
are no quick fixes. There are no true<br />
predictions about what is ahead.<br />
We can never really know what<br />
the future brings. We can only make<br />
decisions based on the information on<br />
hand. We are all forced to make decisions<br />
on how we spend our money<br />
based on what is going on at the current<br />
moment. It becomes a vicious cycle<br />
because people are spending less<br />
and less money, which ultimately negatively<br />
affects the economy.<br />
We may not know what tomorrow<br />
brings but there are things we do<br />
know. We should all know our faith.<br />
If you don’t know, we hope you read<br />
Vanessa<br />
denha-garmo<br />
editor in chief<br />
the pieces on our religion often<br />
provided by the Eastern<br />
Christian Re-Evangelization<br />
Center (ECRC). This month<br />
we have a special column<br />
from Fr. Emanuel Rayes,<br />
which was actually prompted<br />
by a Facebook exchange.<br />
A few weeks ago I wrote<br />
on my Facebook page how I<br />
was debating what mass to go<br />
to because I needed a good<br />
cry room. My toddler is getting<br />
quite rambunctious in church.<br />
I got many replies. One was from a<br />
Chaldean member who explained to<br />
me that it is a “sin” to take communion<br />
We can never really<br />
know what the future<br />
brings. We can only<br />
make decisions<br />
based on the<br />
information on hand.<br />
at a non-Chaldean church, or at least<br />
that was his understanding. I found that<br />
statement odd and I did not believe it to<br />
be true. The discussion went back and<br />
forth with others chiming in on Facebook<br />
and we all agreed that it would make a<br />
good story for The Chaldean News.<br />
I asked Fr. Rayes to explain the differences<br />
of the Rites within the Catholic<br />
Church. By the way, it not a sin to take<br />
communion at a non-Chadean church.<br />
Learn about our faith in this special column.<br />
We appreciate Fr. Emanuel for<br />
contributing to this edition.<br />
What else do we know?<br />
We know that it is important to<br />
give thanks daily to God for all of our<br />
blessings. Of course, we are reminded<br />
to give gratitude this month as we celebrate<br />
Thanksgiving. Perhaps while we<br />
are slicing the turkey and getting a big<br />
spoon of kebaba, we can voice all that<br />
we are thankful for to our families.<br />
I am grateful for my husband who<br />
works hard every day. I grateful for my<br />
daughter – a precious gift from God.<br />
I am grateful for prayer and my daily<br />
connection to Christ. I am grateful for<br />
the ability to work and contribute to my<br />
family. I am grateful for my extended<br />
family, my friends, my confidents and<br />
my advisors – spiritual, legal and financial.<br />
I depend on their expertise.<br />
I am grateful for The Chaldean<br />
News and our loyal readers and supporters.<br />
This magazine gives me the<br />
creative outlet I desire.<br />
When we give thanks this Thanksgiving<br />
make sure you are giving thanks<br />
to God first and tell all those in your life<br />
what you are grateful for and how they<br />
contribute to the positive in your life.<br />
Enjoy this November issue and thanks<br />
for reading.<br />
What do we know? We know that<br />
we all have much to be grateful for.<br />
Let’s count our blessings.<br />
Alaha Imid Koullen<br />
(God Be With Us All)<br />
Vanessa Denha-Garmo<br />
vdenha@chaldeannews.com<br />
Corrections<br />
Mercy Kaskorkis is pictured on<br />
page 7 of the September issue<br />
receiving a prize for winning the<br />
hula-hoop contest at the Chaldean<br />
Music Festival.<br />
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GUEST column<br />
The importance of the Eastern Rite<br />
Regardless of what<br />
Rite you are from in<br />
the Church, we are<br />
all Catholics. We know that<br />
many Chaldeans frequent<br />
Latin Rite churches here in<br />
Metro Detroit and they take<br />
communion, practice confession<br />
and celebrate holy<br />
days with our non-Chaldean<br />
brothers and sisters in<br />
Christ.<br />
The Catechism lists seven<br />
Rites: Latin, Byzantine, Alexandrian,<br />
Syriac, Armenian, Maronite<br />
and Chaldean; they are actually families<br />
of liturgical expression. These Rites<br />
are the descendants of the liturgical<br />
practices that originated in centers of<br />
Rome, Antioch, Constantinople, Alexandria<br />
and Babylon.<br />
In 1553, Pope Julius III proclaimed<br />
the first Patriarch of the<br />
Chaldeans. Chaldean is the biblical<br />
term used for those from Babylon.<br />
Today the Patriarch of this Rite is located<br />
in Bagdad, Iraq, where most<br />
of the members live.<br />
Fr. Emanuel<br />
Rayes<br />
SPECIAL TO THE<br />
CHALDEAN NEWS<br />
It is not a sin for a Catholic<br />
in the Chaldean Rite to<br />
attend mass in a Latin Rite<br />
church. However, as Chaldeans<br />
we urge you to maintain<br />
your identity and culture<br />
by attending mass at<br />
one of our many Chaldean<br />
churches.<br />
The edict to keep all the<br />
Rites within the Catholic<br />
Church separated and thriving<br />
came down from Pope<br />
John Paul II. It is the reason<br />
the Chaldean Diocese of Detroit requires<br />
that Chaldeans marry in the<br />
Chaldean church, baptize their children<br />
in the Chaldean church and take Holy<br />
Communion in the Chaldean church.<br />
It is a way to preserve our language,<br />
culture and identity. There has been<br />
no time in our history like today when<br />
this is most important to preserve the<br />
Chaldean culture. With the exodus of<br />
Christians from our homeland, it is up<br />
to us to maintain our identity as Chaldeans<br />
of the Eastern Rite Church.<br />
Many people wonder what the<br />
If you have<br />
not attended a<br />
Chaldean mass<br />
recently, I implore<br />
you to go to church<br />
and enjoy the<br />
liturgy in the most<br />
traditional form<br />
available in the<br />
United States.<br />
major differences between the two<br />
Rites are and I will explain. They are<br />
both Catholic and must be subject to<br />
the Pope. The difference is mostly<br />
just in their traditions. Some things<br />
are done differently. As Chaldeans<br />
we say our mass in Aramaic, a dialect<br />
of Christ’s spoken language.<br />
The Latin Rite says it in Latin and<br />
here in America, in English.<br />
Not only are they both subject to<br />
the Pope, but both must follow and<br />
profess all of the dogmas and doctrines<br />
of the church. During our masses,<br />
we sing our gospels and much<br />
of the mass’ content. It is a beautiful<br />
celebration of the Last Supper honoring<br />
our Christ the Lord in the eldest liturgy,<br />
Mar Addai, Mar Mari – it is really<br />
a mass of thanksgiving and glory.<br />
If you have not attended a Chaldean<br />
mass recently, I implore you to<br />
go to church and enjoy the liturgy in<br />
the most traditional form available in<br />
the United States. Invite your non-<br />
Chaldean friends to experience our<br />
traditions and our love for Christ celebrated<br />
in our native tongue.<br />
Most importantly, go to church and<br />
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noteworthy<br />
The church fire sent<br />
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Fire officials have determined that an electrical problem<br />
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in California on October 16.<br />
Although some parishioners were attending<br />
Bible and Aramaic study classes that evening and<br />
worshipers had been arriving for services, no one<br />
was injured in the blaze, according to the Contra<br />
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had been called to investigate amid fears that the<br />
fire could have been arson.<br />
The church fire in Tarzana sent 150-foot-high<br />
flames into the evening sky.<br />
“We lost all of it — but we did not lose our hope,”<br />
said Ramona Youhanna, 25, one of hundreds who celebrated<br />
mass the following Sunday in a makeshift sanctuary<br />
at the church, according to the Contra Costa Times.<br />
“We are going to start from zero, but we will make it better<br />
than it was. This is God’s house, Jesus’ house.”<br />
The church is raising funds to rebuild. Send checks<br />
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Denha Inducted<br />
into Hall of Fame<br />
Amir Denha, publisher of the<br />
Chaldean Detroit Times, will<br />
be honored on November 10<br />
by the International Institute<br />
Foundation at its Heritage Hall<br />
of Fame Dinner.<br />
The event recognizes exceptional<br />
leaders from various ethnic<br />
backgrounds who have made<br />
Amir Denha<br />
outstanding contributions to the<br />
American way of life, who have<br />
demonstrated their commitment<br />
to multiculturalism, and who have supported ethnic and<br />
cultural traditions. The past honorees are displayed at<br />
the Hall of Fame Gallery located at Cobo Hall.<br />
Denha is the founder and publisher of the Chaldean<br />
Detroit Times, which has been in circulation since 1990.<br />
The <strong>2009</strong> Hall of Fame Dinner takes place at the<br />
Detroit Marriott Hotel. Tickets are $150. Contact Ann<br />
Clark at (313) 871-8600 x 229 or e-mail ann@iimd.org<br />
for more information.<br />
CALC Receives Award<br />
The Society of St. Vincent de Paul is honoring the<br />
Chaldean American Ladies of Charity at an awards<br />
banquet on November 1.<br />
The 22nd annual banquet takes place at the San<br />
Marino Club, 1685 E. Big Beaver in Troy. Tickets are<br />
$65 for members, $125 for non-members. For details,<br />
call (313) 393-2936.<br />
CIA Has Jobs to Fill<br />
The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) is coming to<br />
the greater Detroit area in mid November to interview<br />
for analyst positions. But hurry – applications are due<br />
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The CIA is looking for economists, political analysts,<br />
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CABA Salutes Female Attorneys<br />
Diane Dickow D’Agostini, Jane Shallal and Nida Samona will be<br />
featured at an Honors Ceremony from the Chaldean American Bar<br />
Association (CABA) on November 19 at Shenandoah Country Club.<br />
D’Agostini is chief justice at the 48th District Court, Shallal is<br />
executive director of the Associated Food and Petroleum Dealers,<br />
and Samona chairs the Michigan Liquor Control Commission. The<br />
event, “Chaldean Women in the Law: Past, Present, and Future,”<br />
will also honor every female Chaldean attorney to date.<br />
For tickets or more information, contact CABA President Krystal<br />
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Acclaimed musician Alexander Zonjic will perform<br />
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November 19 at Detroit Country Day School is Beverly<br />
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Frank and Judy Jonna are co-chairs of the event,<br />
which pairs special-needs students of Variety Far<br />
Conservatory with professional musicians and performers.<br />
The evening includes a bazaar with students’<br />
artwork, dinner, the performance and an afterglow.<br />
Tickets range from $25 to $500.<br />
The non-profit FAR serves 2,000 children and<br />
adults with special needs in southeastern Michigan<br />
by providing them art, music, dance and recreation<br />
therapy. Learn more at www.varietyfar.org.<br />
Men: Mind Your PSAs<br />
All men ages 50 and older are encouraged to attend<br />
a free prostate cancer screening on November 7 held<br />
by Karmanos Cancer Center in conjunction with the<br />
Chaldean American Chamber of Commerce.<br />
Early detection is key to surviving prostate cancer,<br />
the most common cancer among men. The screening<br />
consists of a simple blood test called a PSA (prostate<br />
specific antigen). Light refreshments will be served.<br />
The screening takes place from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. at<br />
Karmanos, 31995 Northwestern Highway in Farmington<br />
Hills. Call (248) 538-4749 to learn more.<br />
Book Drive Underway<br />
The Chaldean Federation of America is hoping to<br />
raise 100,000 books to help fund its scholarship program.<br />
Used books are being accepted at a number<br />
of locations including the Chaldean News/Chaldean<br />
Chamber office, 29850 Northwestern Highway, Suite<br />
250, in Southfield. There are also collection boxes at<br />
Chaldean churches and Shenandoah Country Club.<br />
Learn more by calling (248) 851-3023.<br />
Another Iraqi City<br />
Bans Alcohol<br />
Local Iraqi authorities have outlawed<br />
alcohol in the province of Najaf,<br />
home to the holiest Shiite city, saying<br />
it contradicts the principles of Islam.<br />
The decision to ban the sale and<br />
consumption of alcohol highlights efforts<br />
by religious parties to win support<br />
with Shiite voters before crucial<br />
parliamentary elections this January.<br />
Alcohol consumption is forbidden<br />
under Islam, and liquor stores<br />
have often been targeted by both<br />
Sunni and Shiite extremists in Iraq.<br />
Although liquor can widely be purchased<br />
in places like Baghdad,<br />
even before the ban it was difficult<br />
to purchase legally in Shiite areas<br />
such as Najaf.<br />
The stores are widely owned<br />
and operated by Christians, and<br />
the move by the Najaf provincial<br />
council could trigger fears among<br />
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noteworthy<br />
NOTEWORTHY continued from page 13<br />
the Christian minority and secular Muslims worried<br />
that religious extremism is growing in the country.<br />
The Najaf provincial council’s decision followed a<br />
similar measure taken in August by authorities in the<br />
southern port city of Basra. Violators will stand trial.<br />
– Associated Press<br />
Iraqi Christians Seek Seat<br />
Quota in Next Legislature<br />
Representatives of Iraq’s Christian community are<br />
demanding that legislative-seat quotas for Christians<br />
and other minority communities should be established<br />
in the new election law, RFE/RL’s Radio<br />
Free Iraq (RFI) reports.<br />
Lawmaker Yonadam Kanna, general secretary of<br />
the Democratic Assyrian Movement, told RFI that “a<br />
five-seat quota has been proposed for the Christian<br />
community in the draft election law, which is the same<br />
number granted under the provincial-elections law.”<br />
He said this quota is “the bare-minimum” alternative<br />
to implementing a proportional-representation system.<br />
Lawmaker Khalid al-Asadi, of the Shi’ite United<br />
Iraqi Alliance, told RFI that “a quota of one seat should<br />
be allocated to each minority group.” Al-Asadi added<br />
that communities that feel they should have more<br />
seats should “contest the elections just like other major<br />
communities.”<br />
Hikmat al-Hakim, a spokesman for the Higher<br />
Committee of Roman Catholic Chaldean Organizations<br />
in Iraq, told RFI that if the five-seat proposal is<br />
rejected, “the Christian community will initiate talks<br />
with the major blocs on the possibility of joining them<br />
in return for higher representation.”<br />
He said a coalition with Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki’s<br />
State of Law list is possible.<br />
– Reprinted with permission of the Assyrian<br />
International News Agency (aina.org).<br />
People In the News<br />
Omar George was the lone Chaldean in this year’s<br />
40 Under 40 list from Crain’s Detroit Business. As the<br />
founder of Waste One Management in Clinton Township,<br />
George “has made a career of turning trash into cash,”<br />
Omar George<br />
Randall A. Denha<br />
Jay Yasso<br />
Crain’s said in its October 5 issue. The firm, which started<br />
in 2008, has about 1,000 clients and revenue of $1.5<br />
million – a number George expects to double next year.<br />
Randall A. Denha and Jay Yasso have been<br />
named <strong>2009</strong> Michigan Super Lawyers. Dehna was<br />
named a Rising Star in Estate Planning and Probate.<br />
He is an attorney with Giarmarco Mullins & Horton,<br />
PC in Troy and has just announced that he will start his<br />
own practice in Birmingham early next year. Yasso got<br />
the nod in the Entertainment and Sports category. He<br />
practices with Hertz Schram PC in Bloomfield Hills.<br />
The Michigan Super Lawyers selection and approval<br />
process is solely based on peer review and votes.<br />
Asker Perlmuter, PLC has partnered with<br />
James Y. Rayis, who has joined the firm’s law practices<br />
in business and commercial, international,<br />
corporate, corporate government and government<br />
contract/procurement law. Rayis was previously director<br />
of Global Justice Project Iraq, a U.S. State<br />
Department-funded program analyzing and advising<br />
James Y. Rayis<br />
Jibran (“Jim”) Manna<br />
on the independence of the Iraqi judiciary and legal<br />
structures. He is a former partner at large law firms<br />
in Detroit and Atlanta.<br />
Jibran (“Jim”) Manna has rejoined Re/Max Classic<br />
as an associate broker in the Farmington Hill office.<br />
14 CHALDEAN NEWS <strong>NOVEMBER</strong> <strong>2009</strong>
Community Bulletin Board<br />
Good Eats<br />
Norman Acho has opened<br />
INYO, a Pan-Asian restaurant on<br />
Woodward Avenue in downtown<br />
Ferndale. The restaurant puts an<br />
emphasis on Asian/European<br />
ingredients with a contemporary<br />
flair from chef Kenny Wee. Inyo<br />
also has a full bar with extensive<br />
wines and saki choices and a<br />
signature martini list. Visit<br />
www.inyorestaurant.com.<br />
Look Out Rachael Ray!<br />
Chaldean cookbook author Samira<br />
Cholagh demonstrated how to prepare<br />
her eggplant salad live on Fox2<br />
News on October 6. That salad as<br />
well as Cholagh’s potato chop and<br />
kibbie were on sale at Hiller’s Markets<br />
through October 19 with proceeds<br />
benefitting the Chaldean Foundation<br />
of America’s Adopt-a-Refugee Family<br />
Program. Cholagh is the author of<br />
Treasured Mideast Cookbook.<br />
Terrific Two<br />
Supporters of the Adopt-A-Refugee-Family celebrated the program’s<br />
second anniversary at a party on October 16. Among<br />
the speakers that evening was Fr. Frank Kalabat of St. Thomas<br />
Chaldean Church. The Chaldean Federation of America program<br />
helps thousands of families who have fled Iraq and now<br />
live in squalid conditions in countries like Jordan and Lebanon.<br />
Learn more at www.adoptarefugeefamily.org.<br />
Mr. President<br />
Devone Mansour has been elected Executive<br />
Board President of the Michigan State<br />
University College of Osteopathic Medicine.<br />
The four-year position entails representing the<br />
medical student body at national meetings,<br />
presiding over meetings with administrators,<br />
faculty and students; and advising MSU’s<br />
medical school expansion campuses at the<br />
Detroit Medical Center and Macomb University<br />
Center. The son of Hilal and Rozana<br />
(Ikhlas) Mansour is focusing on anesthesiology<br />
and international health in med school.<br />
The Good Fight<br />
Many Chaldeans were among the hundreds of<br />
women who attended the Fifth Annual Mothers,<br />
Daughters, Sisters & Friends luncheon on September<br />
30 at Shenandoah Country Club. The<br />
event raises funds for the Francee & Benson<br />
Ford Jr. Breast Care & Wellness Center at Henry<br />
Ford West Bloomfield Hospital. Pictured here<br />
are Jen Martin and Michelle Jonna with keynote<br />
speaker Ambassador Nancy G. Brinker (left),<br />
and Suzie Sarafa Nelson and Karen Yono.<br />
Making Strides<br />
The Chaldean American Chamber of Commerce put together a team<br />
for the Making Strides Against Breast Cancer event on October 10.<br />
More than 20 chamber members walked five miles around Belle Isle<br />
Park in Detroit and raised nearly $6,000 in the process for the American<br />
Cancer Society – the third highest of any group. Sandra Hanna<br />
and Sharon Hannawa organized the team, Faye Burke raised the most<br />
funds ($1,185), and Ron Asmar of Vineyards Deli is donating a portion<br />
of proceeds from sales of Flax Bars to the team. You can still donate to<br />
the cause until November 30 by visiting www.cancer.org/stridesonline<br />
and searching for Chaldean American Chamber of Commerce.<br />
Have an item for the Bulletin Board? Send it to<br />
Chaldean News, 29850 Northwestern<br />
Highway, Southfield, MI 48034, or e-mail<br />
info@chaldeannews.com.<br />
<strong>NOVEMBER</strong> <strong>2009</strong> CHALDEAN NEWS 15
CHAI time<br />
chaldeans conNecting<br />
community events in and around metro detroit <strong>NOVEMBER</strong> <strong>2009</strong><br />
[Thursday, November 5]<br />
Shopping: Chaldean American Ladies<br />
of Charity hold their annual Holiday<br />
Shopping Extravaganza with an array<br />
of unique and fine gifts. 6-10 p.m.,<br />
Shenandoah Country Club. Tickets are<br />
$20 and will not be sold at the door.<br />
(248) 538-8300.<br />
management, stress management, robotic<br />
surgery, breast cancer, orthopedics,<br />
heart disease and obstetrics and<br />
gynecology. The evening also includes<br />
a strolling supper, vendor booths and<br />
a cash bar. 5:30 p.m., Detroit Marriott<br />
Pontiac at Centerpoint in Pontiac. $25.<br />
(800) 372-6094.<br />
[Saturday, November 7]<br />
Crafts: Holiday Craft Show with bake<br />
and pierogi sales runs from 9:30 a.m.-4<br />
p.m. at the St. Malachy Cultural Center,<br />
14 Mile Road in Sterling Heights.<br />
Free admission. (586) 264-1220.<br />
[Saturday, November 7]<br />
Weddings: Orchard Mall hosts a wedding<br />
planning show with merchants,<br />
special vendors and a fashion show. 11<br />
a.m.-1:30 p.m. at the mall, located on<br />
Orchard Lake Road at Maple Road in<br />
West Bloomfield. (248) 855-3330.<br />
[Tuesday, November 10]<br />
Women’s Night Out: St. Joseph Mercy<br />
Hospital presents an event on women’s<br />
physical and emotional well-being. Topics<br />
include female incontinence, weight<br />
[Wednesday, November 11]<br />
Hearing: Ways to maintain and preserve<br />
hearing for the aged is the topic<br />
of a Wednesday Wellness program at<br />
Orchard Mall. 12:30 p.m., Orchard<br />
Lake and Maple roads in West Bloomfield.<br />
(248) 855-3330.<br />
[Wednesday, November 11]<br />
Chaldean Chamber: Annual Board of Directors<br />
elections and Quarterly Networking<br />
Meeting begin at 6 p.m. at Shenandoah<br />
Country Club. (248) 996-8430.<br />
[Wednesday, November 25]<br />
Christmas: Birmingham celebrates<br />
its annual tree lighting and the opening<br />
of Santa House. 6 p.m., Shain<br />
Park, 151 Martin. (248) 530-1200 or<br />
www.enjoybirmingham.com.<br />
Assala Nasri<br />
performs on<br />
November 21<br />
at MGM Grand<br />
in Las Vegas<br />
[Thursday, November 26]<br />
Thanksgiving: 83rd Annual America’s<br />
Thanksgiving Parade along Woodward<br />
Avenue in downtown Detroit<br />
has the theme, “Together We Shine.”<br />
Grandstand tickets start at $20.<br />
www.theparade.org.<br />
[Saturday, November 21]<br />
Concert: Sahra concert includes performances<br />
by Assala Nasri, Khaled,<br />
Rida Abdulla and a Middle Eastern<br />
dance spectacular. MGM Grand, Las<br />
Vegas. (800) 745-3000.<br />
Since 1910<br />
FINE DOOR & CABINET HARDWARE<br />
PLUMBING & BATH ACCESSORIES<br />
www.russellhardware.com<br />
36280 Woodward Avenue, Bloomfield Hills, MI<br />
248-644-0100 • Fax 248-644-6056<br />
1030 S. State Street, Harbor Springs, MI<br />
231-526-8900 • Fax 231-526-8902<br />
16 CHALDEAN NEWS <strong>NOVEMBER</strong> <strong>2009</strong>
Golden Sun Jewelry Truly, a diamond in the rough…<br />
Spanning four generations of skilled<br />
artisanship, disciplined hard-work, and<br />
unwavering focus on customer service and<br />
professionalism, Golden Sun Jewelry aims to<br />
provide its clients with the highest quality<br />
jewelry products.<br />
From mainland China to Hong Kong<br />
and finally to the United States, Golden Sun<br />
Jewelry remains a family business dedicated<br />
to its strong cultural values of building client<br />
relationships, integrity and a community<br />
focused business.<br />
Golden Sun Jewelry’s clients come<br />
from all walks of life and all believe in Golden<br />
Sun Jewelry for the same reasons: the most<br />
well-crafted, thoughtfully designed jewelry,<br />
made with the highest quality stones and<br />
metals, at the fairest price, backed by a<br />
family who stands by its business, products<br />
and customers.<br />
BY JASON ROSE<br />
Located in the Advance Building<br />
in Southfield, Golden Sun Jewelry is in the<br />
heart of Metro-Detroit’s jewelry district.<br />
The building is well-known for the type of<br />
shopping experience that you cannot find<br />
anywhere else. With most of Golden Sun<br />
Jewelry’s products being produced in-house,<br />
you can avoid the mark-ups that your typical<br />
retail stores will charge you. With expert<br />
designers at your disposal, Golden Sun can<br />
turn your ideas into a work of art.<br />
Come into Golden Sun Jewelry and<br />
immediately you will find yourself in a new<br />
type of shopping experience. Knowledgeable<br />
and experienced sales people will help you<br />
with all of your jewelry needs. Golden Sun<br />
offers jewelry for every shopper. Everything<br />
from an inexpensive gold charm to some<br />
of the world’s most precious diamonds,<br />
the customer can be assured that they can<br />
find what they are looking for in this familyowned<br />
and operated business.<br />
ADVERTORIAL<br />
It is this dedication that has given<br />
Golden Sun Jewelry the ability to provide its<br />
customers with jewelry that they can truly<br />
value. Dealing directly with diamond siteholders<br />
across the globe; Golden Sun is able<br />
to provide wholesale prices in a retail market.<br />
With a quick turn-around and a constant<br />
demand Golden Sun always provides the<br />
customer with the best overall shopping<br />
experience for any occasion.<br />
Over the years Golden Sun Jewelry<br />
has built a strong relationship with the<br />
Chaldean community and its families.<br />
Attending Chaldean-organized events and<br />
supporting the community are just some<br />
efforts that Golden Sun Jewelry makes<br />
to give back to the community that has<br />
supported them. Golden Sun Jewelry has<br />
truly appreciated the relationship it has<br />
built with its Chaldean customers and the<br />
community and looks forward to building<br />
onto that relationship in the future.<br />
<strong>NOVEMBER</strong> <strong>2009</strong> CHALDEAN NEWS 17
HALHOLE!<br />
[Births]<br />
Come and experience a great dental visit. Valerie Hailo, a Chaldean and<br />
Arabic speaking dental assistant, will make your child’s visit fun and positive.<br />
Joseph Kais<br />
Joseph Kais Chiaffredo born<br />
in Atlanta, Georgia, at 4:25<br />
p.m. on December 7, 2008. He<br />
weighed 8 lbs. and stretched<br />
out at 21.25 inches. Proud firsttime<br />
parents are Tony & Mary<br />
(Kalou) Chiaffredo. Grandparents<br />
are Robert & Janice<br />
Chiaffredo and Kaeis & Suhaila<br />
Kalou. Godparents are Paul<br />
Chiaffredo and Clara Kalou.<br />
God bless Joseph always.<br />
Sophia Marie<br />
A miracle has come to be with<br />
this addition to our family tree.<br />
Big brother Landon is excited<br />
to announce his baby sister<br />
Sophia Marie Johnes, born on<br />
June 12, <strong>2009</strong>, weighing 6 lbs.,<br />
8 oz. and measuring 19.5 inches.<br />
Proud parents are Wesam<br />
& Amanda Johnes. Sophia<br />
is the second grandchild for<br />
Joseph & Flowrans Johnes and<br />
the fourth for Habib & Juliette<br />
Kakos. Loving godparent<br />
is Leena Johnes.<br />
Zachary Andrew<br />
God has blessed proud<br />
parents Jason & Kristina Kado<br />
with their first child, Zachary<br />
Andrew. Zachary was born at<br />
12:05 p.m. on April 7, <strong>2009</strong> at<br />
William Beaumont Hospital. He<br />
weighed 6 lbs. and measured<br />
19 inches. Zachary is the seventh<br />
grandchild for Andrew &<br />
Itimad Kado and the fourth for<br />
Sokana & Anaam Sokana. Both<br />
families are blessed by our<br />
newest angel and thank God<br />
for this wonderful gift.<br />
Chase Anthony<br />
With open arms and lots of love<br />
to share! Jeff, Angela & Ava<br />
Zeer would like to announce<br />
the new addition to their family,<br />
Chase Anthony. Chase was<br />
born on May 21, <strong>2009</strong> at 12:32<br />
p.m. He weighed 8 lbs., 2<br />
oz. and measured 21 inches.<br />
Chase is the fifth grandchild<br />
for Husni & Suad Zeer and the<br />
second for Jalal & Nadia Karmo.<br />
Proud godfather is John Zeer.<br />
Joseph Kais<br />
Sophia Marie<br />
Zachary Andrew<br />
Chase Anthony<br />
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18 CHALDEAN NEWS <strong>NOVEMBER</strong> <strong>2009</strong>
HALHOLE!<br />
Gabriella Hope<br />
Those tiny peas-in-a-pod toes;<br />
that sweet new baby smell.<br />
There’s nothing more exhilarating<br />
than celebrating new life.<br />
Leonard & Taneil Kakos proudly<br />
announce the birth of their<br />
daughter, Gabriella Hope,<br />
born on May 15, <strong>2009</strong>. She<br />
weighed 7 lbs., 13 oz. and was<br />
21 inches long. Gabriella is the<br />
third grandchild of Habib & Julie<br />
Kakos and the first grandchild<br />
for Nadhir & Nadiya Zoma. She<br />
was baptized on August 8, <strong>2009</strong><br />
at St. Thomas Church with godmother<br />
Summer Ambabo.<br />
Lucas Anthony<br />
Proud parents Claudine & Salim<br />
George and big brother Cameron<br />
welcomed Lucas Anthony on<br />
August 26, 2008. Grandparents<br />
are Selim & Nadera Attallah and<br />
the late Salim George & Jalia<br />
George. We love you Lucas<br />
and wish you many happy and<br />
healthy years to come.<br />
Sabrina Marie<br />
God has blessed John & Karol<br />
Jina with the birth of their second<br />
child, Sabrina Marie, born<br />
on June 18, <strong>2009</strong>. She weighed<br />
6 lbs., 7 oz. and measured 19.5<br />
inches. Sabrina is the ninth<br />
grandchild for Farid & Karima<br />
Jindo and the fourth for Monira<br />
& the late Sabri Jina. Thanks to<br />
God for this wonderful gift.<br />
[Weddings]<br />
Evonne and Tommy<br />
Tommy Gasso & Evonne Mirza<br />
pledged their vows on May 15,<br />
<strong>2009</strong> at St. Thomas Chaldean<br />
Catholic Church followed by the<br />
reception at Shenandoah Country<br />
Club. Tommy is the son of<br />
Thamer & Lamia Gasso. Evonne<br />
is the daughter of Ibrahim &<br />
Mithal Mirza. The newlyweds<br />
honeymooned in the Bahamas<br />
and the Eastern Caribbean.<br />
Rita and Jonathan<br />
On March 22, <strong>2009</strong>, Jonathan<br />
Jarbo & Rita Yono exchanged<br />
vows of love in the sacrament<br />
of marriage at St. Thomas<br />
Chaldean Catholic Church.<br />
Jonathan is the son of Sabhan<br />
& Thaira Jarbo, and Rita is the<br />
daughter of Gorgis & Hasena<br />
Yono. The couple enjoyed a European<br />
honeymoon. May God<br />
bless them in their new beginning<br />
of life together as one.<br />
Gabriella Hope<br />
Lucas Anthony<br />
Sabrina Marie<br />
Evonne and Tommy<br />
Rita and Jonathan<br />
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Couture Bridal Collection<br />
November 5, 6, 7<br />
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Veils, Headpieces, Jewelry<br />
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<strong>NOVEMBER</strong> <strong>2009</strong> CHALDEAN NEWS 19
RELIGION<br />
places of prayer<br />
chaldean churches in and around metro detroit<br />
THE DIOCESE OF ST. THOMAS<br />
THE APOSTLE IN THE UNITED STATES<br />
St. Thomas Chaldean Catholic Diocese<br />
25603 Berg Road, Southfield, MI 48033; (248) 351-0440<br />
Mar (Bishop) Ibrahim N. Ibrahim<br />
www.chaldeandiocese.org<br />
MOTHER OF GOD CHALDEAN CATHOLIC CHURCH<br />
25585 Berg Road, Southfield, MI 48034; (248) 356-0565<br />
Rector: Rev. Manuel Boji<br />
Parochial Vicar: Rev. Wisam Matti<br />
Mass Schedule: Weekdays except Tuesday, 10 a.m.; Tuesday, St. Anthony<br />
prayer at 5 p.m. followed by mass at 5:30 p.m.; Saturday, 5:15 p.m.<br />
in English; Sunday: 8:30 a.m. in Arabic, 10 a.m. in English, 12 noon in<br />
Chaldean, 7 p.m. in English<br />
SACRED HEART CHALDEAN CATHOLIC CHURCH<br />
310 W. Seven Mile Road, Detroit, MI 48203; (313) 368-6214<br />
Pastor: Rev. Jacob Yasso<br />
Mass Schedule: Friday, 6 p.m. in Chaldean; Sunday 11 a.m. in Chaldean<br />
TAKE CONTROL<br />
OF YOUR LIFE<br />
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Experience ways to relieve your pain at Vita –<br />
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Visit HenryFordWestBloomfield.com/vita<br />
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FEATURING INTEGRATIVE<br />
THERAPIES TO TREAT<br />
<br />
MAR ADDAI CHALDEAN CATHOLIC CHURCH<br />
24010 Coolidge Highway, Oak Park, MI 48237; (248) 547-4648<br />
Pastor: Rev. Stephen Kallabat<br />
Parochial Vicars: Rev. Fadi Habib Khalaf, Rev. Suleiman Denha<br />
Mass Schedule: Weekdays, 12 noon; Sunday, 10 a.m. in Sourath and<br />
Arabic, 12:30 p.m. in Sourath<br />
ST. GEORGE CHALDEAN CATHOLIC CHURCH<br />
45700 Dequindre Road, Shelby Township, MI 48317; (586) 254-7221<br />
Pastor: Msgr. Emanuel Hana Isho Shaleta<br />
Assistant Pastor: Rev. Basel Yaldo<br />
Mass Schedule: Weekdays, 10 a.m.; Saturday, 5 p.m.; Sunday: 8:30 a.m.<br />
in Chaldean, 10 a.m. in Arabic, 11:30 a.m. in English, 1 p.m. in Chaldean.<br />
Baptisms: 2:30 p.m. on Sundays.<br />
ST. JOSEPH CHALDEAN CATHOLIC CHURCH<br />
2442 E. Big Beaver Road, Troy, MI 48083; (248) 528-3676<br />
Pastor: Msgr. Zouhair Toma (Kejbou)<br />
Parochial Vicar: Fr. Rudy Zoma<br />
Mass Schedule: Weekdays, 10 a.m. in Chaldean; Saturday, 5 p.m. in<br />
English and Chaldean; Sunday, 8 a.m. in Chaldean, 9:30 a.m. in Arabic, 11<br />
a.m. in English, 12:30 p.m. in Chaldean. Baptisms: 2:30 p.m. on Sundays.<br />
ST. MARY HOLY APOSTOLIC CATHOLIC<br />
ASSYRIAN CHURCH OF THE EAST<br />
4320 E. 14 Mile Road, Warren, MI 48092; (586) 825-0290<br />
Rector: Fr. Benjamin Benjamin<br />
Mass Schedule: Sunday, 9 a.m. in Assyrian; 12 noon in Assyrian and English<br />
ST. THOMAS CHALDEAN CATHOLIC CHURCH<br />
6900 Maple Road, West Bloomfield, MI 48322; (248) 788-2460<br />
Pastor: Rev. Frank Kalabat<br />
Rev. Emanuel Rayes (retired)<br />
Parochial Vicar: Rev. Jirgus Abrahim<br />
Mass Schedule: Weekdays, 10 a.m. in Sourath; Saturday, 5 p.m. in English;<br />
Sunday 9 a.m. in English, 10:30 a.m. in English, 12:30 p.m. in Sourath<br />
ST. TOMA SYRIAC CATHOLIC CHURCH<br />
2560 Drake Road, Farmington Hills, MI 48335; (248) 478-0835<br />
Pastor: Rev. Toma Behnama<br />
Mass Schedule: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday 6 p.m.; Sunday 12 p.m.<br />
All masses are in Syriac, Arabic and English<br />
20 CHALDEAN NEWS <strong>NOVEMBER</strong> <strong>2009</strong>
obituaries<br />
Aziz Yousif Nafso<br />
Aziz Yousif Nafso,<br />
the first born child<br />
to Yousif & Hamri<br />
Nafso, was born in<br />
the village of Telkaif<br />
in 1914. He died<br />
in <strong>2009</strong>. Aziz Nafso<br />
was the eldest<br />
brother of three siblings,<br />
Hana, Jamil<br />
and Mary.<br />
He grew up in the village until the age<br />
of 26 when he met and married his 13-<br />
year-old beautiful bride, Marjanta Ouro.<br />
God blessed both of them with 68 years of<br />
marriage together. They later moved to the<br />
city of Baghdad, Iraq.<br />
Aziz Nafso was proud to be the father of<br />
eight beautiful children, Masoud (Ahlam),<br />
Suad (Adel), Suhaila, Faiza (Thamir),<br />
Maysoon (Wadie), Khilood (Yass), Thair<br />
(Stephanie), and Wiaam (Raad), who later<br />
made Baba an amazing grandfather and<br />
great-grandfather to 32 grandchildren and<br />
nine great-grandchildren. They will always<br />
remember their Jido as a fun and good<br />
man.<br />
In 1975, Baba immigrated to America<br />
along with his family. Baba lived a long<br />
and healthy life. He always loved attention<br />
and having everyone’s eyes upon him. He<br />
was a loving and caring man who always<br />
wanted the best for his family. Baba lived<br />
an amazing 96 years of life until the day he<br />
left this world to eternal life, without any<br />
pain or suffering. He was blessed to go<br />
while surrounded by his children with their<br />
prayers and tears, which washed his soul<br />
as he was being carried by the angels from<br />
above, to see the face of God.<br />
Baba/Jido, please look down upon all<br />
of us, and remember to pray for each and<br />
every one of us. As you are now closer to<br />
the Lord, ask him to give us the strength,<br />
faith and hope and to bless us to continue<br />
raising our children just like the way you<br />
and Nana Marjanta raised us, and to allow<br />
us to be good Christians.<br />
Baba, you will be missed greatly, especially<br />
in our big family gatherings with<br />
your humorous jokes and stories. You left<br />
a special place in our hearts. Your great<br />
spirit and unforgettable smile will always<br />
be with us. Until we meet again, rest in<br />
peace our beloved father, Aziz Nafso. We<br />
love you Baba/Jido!<br />
Yousuf Abdal Orow<br />
Yousuf Abdal Orow<br />
passed away peacefully<br />
on August 6,<br />
<strong>2009</strong>. He was born on<br />
February 12, 1922, in<br />
Baghdad, Iraq, but<br />
lived the majority of<br />
his life in the United<br />
States.<br />
He led a privileged<br />
life while in Baghdad.<br />
He graduated from the Royal College of<br />
Pharmacy and Chemistry in Bagdad as a<br />
Pharmaceutical Chemist. He taught college<br />
classes in chemistry. He began his career<br />
working as a pharmacist in The Royal Hospital<br />
in Baghdad.<br />
Leaving behind his family and friends,<br />
Joe made the journey to the United States<br />
in 1951. He continued his pharmaceutical<br />
studies at Wayne State University in Detroit.<br />
In 1957, he began his career as a chemist<br />
for General Motors Corporation, Cadillac<br />
Division. He remained with Cadillac Motors<br />
until his retirement in 1985, after 28 years<br />
of service.<br />
His family and friends referred to him<br />
as “Joe.” We will remember him as a kind,<br />
gentle and thoughtful man who lived his life<br />
with strong family values. He cherished the<br />
countless occasions when family and friends<br />
gathered at his home. Education was a priority<br />
in the household. He encouraged and<br />
guided each of his three children and grandchildren<br />
in completing college and subsequent<br />
advanced degrees.<br />
Joe filled his days with his lifelong pursuits<br />
of cooking, baking and especially<br />
entertaining. He was often found boating<br />
and relaxing at his lakefront home for 31<br />
years.<br />
If only we could be as giving, understanding<br />
and generous as Joe was, then this<br />
world would be a far better place.<br />
The family of Yousuf Orow extends<br />
our gratitude to those who have helped<br />
us during this difficult time. We appreciate<br />
all of the condolences and are grateful<br />
for everyone’s prayers in his behalf.<br />
We know Joe will always be with us in<br />
our hearts and memories. As our family<br />
continues to gather together, we will<br />
forever miss the beloved husband, father,<br />
grandfather and great-grandfather, but<br />
we will always remember and cherish<br />
the wonderful memories that will move<br />
our lives forward to keep Yousuf Abdal<br />
Orow’s legacy alive for all the generations<br />
to come. To the world he might have<br />
been just one person, but to his family he<br />
was center of their world.<br />
Kenneth Kanoona Yaldoo<br />
Kenneth Kanoona<br />
Yaldoo was born on<br />
December 4, 1977<br />
and passed away on<br />
August 18, <strong>2009</strong>.<br />
He was the son<br />
of Roxi and the late<br />
Peggy Yaldoo and<br />
is survived by his<br />
father and brothers,<br />
Terry (Rajaa),<br />
Bernard and Patrick, and his sisters,<br />
Cheryl, Pamela and Cynthia (Tom) Kyriakoza.<br />
He was a beloved uncle to Monique,<br />
Dominic and Joey Yaldoo and Trevor and<br />
Lennon Kyriakoza.<br />
Kenny was a vibrant and kind young<br />
man who was taken from us too soon.<br />
He owned his own maintenance property<br />
management company with his brother<br />
Patrick. Kenny loved from all his heart and<br />
touched everyone he met. He was an honest<br />
and hardworking man, and was always<br />
willing to help anyone who needed it.<br />
Kenny was the youngest of seven children<br />
and will always be remembered as<br />
our “baby brother.” Words will never be<br />
able to express our sorrow on the loss of<br />
our brother Kenny. He is with our mother<br />
now and at peace with God. They will<br />
both be forever in our hearts.<br />
Recently<br />
deceased<br />
Community<br />
members<br />
Georiet Yousif<br />
Shathaya<br />
October 11, <strong>2009</strong><br />
Margaret<br />
Mansoor Kaji<br />
October 8, <strong>2009</strong><br />
Anwar Murad<br />
Ous Kajy<br />
October 2, <strong>2009</strong><br />
Kattina Mio Dado<br />
September 30, <strong>2009</strong><br />
Sister Josephine<br />
Naamo Jarbou<br />
September 24, <strong>2009</strong><br />
Salima A. Jori<br />
September 23, <strong>2009</strong><br />
Naim Marogi Sulaka<br />
September 23, <strong>2009</strong><br />
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<strong>NOVEMBER</strong> <strong>2009</strong> CHALDEAN NEWS 21
An audience<br />
of 300 listens<br />
attentively to<br />
the panelists.<br />
no easy answers<br />
Panelists mull Michigan’s economic future<br />
By Joyce Wiswell<br />
Excessive taxes and an aura<br />
of uncertainty are keeping<br />
businesses from opening and<br />
thriving in Michigan. That was the<br />
consensus among speakers at “The<br />
Future of Michigan’s Economy,” a<br />
business luncheon sponsored by the<br />
Chaldean American Chamber of<br />
Commerce on October 15.<br />
Fox2 News anchor and reporter<br />
Murray Feldman moderated the panel,<br />
which consisted of David Brandon,<br />
president and CEO of Domino’s<br />
Pizza and chairman of Business Leaders<br />
for Michigan; Attorney General<br />
Mike Cox; Speaker of the House<br />
Andy Dillon and Wayne County Executive<br />
Robert Ficano.<br />
“They say timing is everything<br />
and I don’t think the Chamber could<br />
present a more timely topic,” said<br />
Sandy Pierce, president and CEO of<br />
Charter One Bank and the new chair<br />
of the Detroit Regional Chamber’s<br />
board of directors, in her opening<br />
remarks.<br />
Added Feldman, “Here we are<br />
at the crossroads of – whatever. We<br />
don’t know.”<br />
Dillon called it “embarrassing to<br />
be part of the debacle going on in<br />
Lansing” as state lawmakers struggle<br />
to agree on a balanced budget.<br />
“It took until General Motors got<br />
into bankruptcy [that] they made<br />
the changes they knew they had to<br />
make,” Dillon said. “The State of<br />
Michigan has to go through a similar<br />
transformation.”<br />
Each panelist agreed that the<br />
Michigan Business Tax is a detriment<br />
to business; Brandon called it<br />
“onerous” and “horrible.” Cox said<br />
he favors cutting the tax in half. “Do<br />
that and we will light a fire,” he said,<br />
citing a report that rated Michigan as<br />
one of the least competitive states in<br />
which to do business. “If we cut [the<br />
tax] in half, we’d be the seventh best<br />
in the country,” Cox said.<br />
Dillon called compromising on<br />
the tax “the biggest mistake” he has<br />
made in office.<br />
Michigan’s business climate costs<br />
a business 4 percentage points of profit,<br />
Brandon said. “That oftentimes is<br />
the difference between a business<br />
that survives or fails,” he said.<br />
Ficano said a “sense of urgency” is<br />
needed from Lansing. He touted the<br />
Detroit Region Aerotropolis, which<br />
would develop the area between and<br />
surrounding Detroit Metro and Willow<br />
Run airports into a global logis-<br />
22 CHALDEAN NEWS <strong>NOVEMBER</strong> <strong>2009</strong>
Photos by Ramiz Romaya<br />
Clockwise from top: Murray Feldman (left) moderates the panel: David Brandon, Mike Cox, Andy Dillon and Robert Ficano. Among the attendees were Paul Asker and David<br />
Asker, and Fred Delly and Roy Denha. Murray Feldman grabs a quick interview with Robert Ficano (left).<br />
Each panelist<br />
agreed that the<br />
Michigan Business<br />
Tax is a detriment<br />
to business.<br />
tics hub, with offices, warehouses,<br />
residential, retail and entertainment<br />
venues. Ficano said the project could<br />
create 64,000 jobs and $10 billion in<br />
development. An intergovernmental<br />
agreement has been signed that<br />
promises 60-day approval in permit<br />
and zoning processes, he said.<br />
“This is the single best economic<br />
engine we have going in this state,”<br />
Ficano said. “Other cities are taking<br />
notice — isn’t it nice to be chased<br />
for once?”<br />
The men differed on the effectiveness<br />
of tax breaks for industries<br />
like battery production and filmmaking.<br />
Ficano said benefits come from<br />
job creation, and thus more employees<br />
pay state income taxes. But Brandon<br />
said the state should not be in<br />
the business of picking industries to<br />
back. He said he especially hates to<br />
hear the need for creating “high-paying”<br />
jobs, noting that Domino’s has<br />
many low-level workers who nonetheless<br />
still have opportunity to grow<br />
in the company.<br />
Cox agreed, saying “a job is a job<br />
is a job, and we should not say some<br />
jobs are hip, trendy or cool” – an apparent<br />
swipe at Governor Jennifer<br />
Granholm’s backing of green jobs<br />
and the film industry. “Governments<br />
are not equipped to pick the next<br />
best thing,” he said.<br />
Feldman tried without success to<br />
pin down the gubernatorial ambitions<br />
of the panelists, all of whom<br />
are rumored to be mulling a run at<br />
the office. Of the four, only Cox has<br />
announced his candidacy – and peppered<br />
his comments with repeated<br />
references to his campaign website.<br />
Though little was offered in the<br />
way of concrete solutions, the sentiment<br />
was that Michigan has to solve<br />
its own problems. “No one says,<br />
‘Michigan is hurting and I feel sorry<br />
for them, let’s build a plant there,’”<br />
Brandon said.<br />
“We need more Chaldeans in this<br />
state,” quipped Dillon. “The Chaldean<br />
community has real entrepreneurial<br />
spirit.”<br />
<strong>NOVEMBER</strong> <strong>2009</strong> CHALDEAN NEWS 23
GUEST column<br />
Business conference demonstrates<br />
chamber prestige<br />
Politics, the economy, health care<br />
and jobs were on the minds of the<br />
attendees of the fifth annual Chaldean<br />
American Chamber of Commerce<br />
Business Luncheon on October 15. The<br />
all-star panel did not disappoint on those<br />
issues or their thoughts about leadership<br />
and the future of Michigan (see related<br />
story, page 22).<br />
Underpinning the panel discussion<br />
is a story maybe just as important. This<br />
story is about how the Chaldean American<br />
Chamber of Commerce has taken<br />
its place as one of the most successful chamber<br />
groups in the state. No other chamber group has<br />
had similar percentage growth in the membership,<br />
programs or events in the last five years. Events<br />
have always been well attended since the Chamber<br />
was founded in 2004 but more striking than<br />
the attendance figures is the quality of the events<br />
themselves.<br />
Last month’s Chamber Luncheon featured the<br />
Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Attorney<br />
General of Michigan, the Wayne County<br />
Michael G.<br />
Sarafa<br />
SPECIAL TO THE<br />
CHALDEAN NEWS<br />
Executive and the Chairman and CEO of<br />
a $5-billion, publicly traded company. It<br />
was moderated by Murray Feldman, the<br />
local business newsman and journalist.<br />
It was attended not just by members of<br />
the Chaldean community but by a host<br />
of other businesspeople and professionals<br />
totaling about 300.<br />
The Chamber’s success is also an indication<br />
of the increasing importance of<br />
Chaldean-owned businesses in the economy<br />
of Southeast Michigan. As traditional<br />
Michigan industries have suffered<br />
and wreaked economic havoc down the supply<br />
chain, the entrepreneurial acumen and businessto-business<br />
potential of the Chaldean community<br />
has become more important to those seeking to<br />
grow and trade in the area.<br />
While the Chamber does much to support<br />
these businesses, perhaps its more important role<br />
has been to simply highlight that they exist, that<br />
they are successful and that they are mostly willing<br />
to play an important role in the business, civic<br />
and political life of our state and region.<br />
Photo by Ramiz Romaya<br />
Local media swarm Andy Dillon after the panel discussion.<br />
As traditional Michigan<br />
industries have suffered, the<br />
entrepreneurial acumen of<br />
the Chaldean community has<br />
become more important.<br />
This is important work. The Chamber founders,<br />
board and staff deserve credit for their efforts.<br />
The community should be proud and supportive.<br />
Michael Sarafa is president of the<br />
Bank of Michigan and a co-publisher<br />
of The Chaldean News.<br />
24 CHALDEAN NEWS <strong>NOVEMBER</strong> <strong>2009</strong>
leaving a legacy<br />
Film documents an immigrant’s journey into public service<br />
By Vanessa Denha-Garmo<br />
With the articulation of an<br />
educated man, the words<br />
of a wise man and the<br />
energy of a young man, Wadie Deddeh<br />
thanked a crowd of more than<br />
300 people at Shenandoah Country<br />
Club last month who viewed a documentary<br />
about his life as a California<br />
statesman.<br />
In the film, “The Lion’s Journey:<br />
The Story of Wadie P. Deddeh,”<br />
viewers learned that Deddeh, who<br />
was born in 1920 in Telkaif, Iraq,<br />
spent 27 years of his professional career<br />
as an elected leader. He retired<br />
in 1993 as a California state senator.<br />
In the 60-minute documentary,<br />
we also learned the Deddeh became<br />
the highest-ranking Iraqi to hold public<br />
office in the California State Legislature.<br />
Most notably, he authored the<br />
legislation that formed the California<br />
Department of Transportation, earning<br />
his recognition as the “Father of<br />
Caltrans,” and also helped to bring<br />
the trolley system to San Diego. In<br />
2006, Caltrans named its new headquarters<br />
in San Diego in his honor.<br />
“This film is not about me,” said<br />
Deddeh. “This film is about<br />
America and the opportunity<br />
this country provided<br />
to a poor immigrant. It is<br />
the greatest country in the<br />
world.”<br />
After a brief history lesson,<br />
this man of great faith<br />
explained the importance<br />
of thanking God for his<br />
blessings and opportunities<br />
he was given. He also<br />
expressed gratitude to the<br />
Chaldean community both<br />
in Detroit and San Diego<br />
for their years of support.<br />
The inspiring documentary<br />
was produced by Emmy-Awardwinning<br />
filmmaker Bonni Rooney.<br />
She worked closely with Deddeh’s<br />
wife Mary Lynn while researching<br />
and collecting artifacts for the film.<br />
Deddeh built a reputation as a<br />
man of integrity – a man who stands<br />
by his word. His professional career<br />
can be summed up in the tagline<br />
of the documentary: “A politician<br />
thinks about the next election, but a<br />
true statesman thinks about the next<br />
generation.”<br />
“I am honored that all of you<br />
came out tonight to view this film,”<br />
Deddeh told the Shenandoah crowd.<br />
“I hope this serves as a message to all<br />
of you young people that in America,<br />
anything is possible.”<br />
Clockwise from top:<br />
Wadie Deddeh with<br />
his great nephew,<br />
Alan Bodiya.<br />
The man of the hour with<br />
Mar Ibrahim Ibrahim.<br />
Wadie Deddeh and his<br />
wife, Mary Lynn, arrive<br />
at Shenandoah.<br />
The event was organized by Auday<br />
Arabo, the firm’s executive producer,<br />
who recently moved to Michigan<br />
from California and is now with<br />
the Associated Food and Petroleum<br />
Dealers. He served as the evening’s<br />
master of ceremonies. Helping him<br />
were Deddeh’s great nieces, Anita<br />
Bodiya, M.D. and Karen Denha. The<br />
Chaldean American Ladies of Charity<br />
provided the popcorn, candy and<br />
refreshments. The event served as a<br />
fundraiser for Iraqi refugees now living<br />
in Michigan.<br />
The film will be broadcast on MBN<br />
TV; check your local listings. The<br />
DVDs are available for purchase. To<br />
view the firm’s trailer, visit http://www.<br />
imdb.com/video/wab/vi4292674073/.<br />
<strong>NOVEMBER</strong> <strong>2009</strong> CHALDEAN NEWS 25
‘a special place’<br />
Nineveh governor appeals for help from Chaldean Americans<br />
By Weam Namou<br />
Atheel Al Najafi made his first trip to the U.S. in October.<br />
Arriving at Knights of Columbus<br />
in Sterling Heights<br />
after 10 p.m. on October<br />
23 due to a flight delay – an hour<br />
and a half after he was scheduled to<br />
speak – Atheel Al Najafi, governor<br />
of Nineveh Province, said he was<br />
happy to finally visit Michigan during<br />
his first trip to the U.S.<br />
“It was always my wish to see the<br />
Iraqi community in Detroit,” said<br />
the Chaldean, “but I didn’t have the<br />
right connections to do so until I met<br />
Asaad Kalasho.”<br />
Al Najafi, along with Kalasho,<br />
president of the American Iraqi<br />
Business Group, and Sam Yono, the<br />
group’s chairman, attended the U.S.-<br />
Iraq Business Summit held a few days<br />
earlier in Washington, D.C. It is there<br />
that Kalasho and Yono invited Al Najafi<br />
to come to Detroit and describe<br />
the current economic situation and<br />
the investment and business opportunities<br />
available in Nineveh Province.<br />
“Mosul is a special place,” he said.<br />
“But in the last six years it has gone<br />
through many hardships and was deprived<br />
of the help it deserved.”<br />
Al Najafi blamed the previous<br />
leadership for having lost the<br />
Nineveh Province because they<br />
simply behaved as “observers.” Now<br />
that he is in power, he plans to rebuild<br />
the area. Although he said he<br />
takes responsibility for what happens<br />
in Mosul, he believes that Christian<br />
Iraqi-Americans also have a responsibility.<br />
“This is not an obligation,” he<br />
stressed. “Rather it’s our love and<br />
link to our culture. One word from<br />
you can affect the decisions made by<br />
U.S. forces, our work and progress,<br />
and thus help a child stay off the<br />
streets.”<br />
Al Najafi claims that since he has<br />
entered office in January <strong>2009</strong>, most<br />
problem makers have left Nineveh<br />
and some crimes have vanished.<br />
Still, Iraqi-Americans are skeptical<br />
– largely due to the theft they keep<br />
hearing about. A few years ago, a<br />
politician stole all of the province’s<br />
money – a sum of $130 million. The<br />
fact that he is now in jail brings little<br />
comfort. People want to know, when<br />
will the corruption end?<br />
“We’ve simplified the investigation<br />
process in order to more quickly<br />
undo the web of theft,” said Al Najafi,<br />
giving a recent example where his<br />
party discovered an organization was<br />
stealing $3 million a month.<br />
Unfortunately, that example<br />
didn’t put people at ease.<br />
“How can I feel good about dealing<br />
with you, how can I trust to put<br />
my hard-earned savings in these regions<br />
when everyone there is accused<br />
of theft?” asked one attendee.<br />
“As an American investor you do<br />
not depend on Iraqi politicians but<br />
a legal agreement between Iraq and<br />
photo by weam namou<br />
the United States,” said Al Najafi.<br />
“You’re protected by the U.S.”<br />
He further explained that while<br />
the leadership is constantly changing<br />
in Iraq, the present law of the land<br />
is not.<br />
Al Najafi believes that once U.S.<br />
troops leave, people will better accept<br />
commerce with America. Yet<br />
improvements have already started,<br />
he said. Today there are a lot of opportunities<br />
with small and large projects<br />
in tourism, agriculture and commerce.<br />
Encouraging people to return to<br />
Nineveh Province and start anew,<br />
Al Najafi used his own family as a<br />
model. They went back to Iraq after<br />
having lived in Jordan for five years.<br />
“There’s a fear built in people that<br />
makes them feel they’re in danger,”<br />
he said. “But I’m confident that whoever<br />
returns will not face threats.”<br />
But how does he plan to ensure<br />
that those who return find a home<br />
and jobs?<br />
Al Najafi asserted that anyone deprived<br />
from their property can file a<br />
complaint and get it back. On October<br />
22, he said, there was a judgment<br />
for 42 homes that were taken by the<br />
U.S. army to be returned to their<br />
rightful owners. He is also working<br />
to have all home property in Mosul<br />
belong only to Nineveh natives.<br />
Despite his claims and vision,<br />
people wonder if anyone will go live<br />
or invest in Nineveh when all the<br />
prominent people have left. Iraq was<br />
famous for its educated people, some<br />
said. Today, it’s notorious for its ignorant<br />
people.<br />
Al Najafi is much more optimistic.<br />
“Three years ago I met a man<br />
who asked, ‘Where’s Mosul and its<br />
people?’ I thought, he is right. But I<br />
told him, ‘We’ll be back.’”<br />
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a victim’s advocate<br />
Prosecutor Hala Jarbou fights for justice<br />
By Joyce Wiswell<br />
Hala Jarbou has been a prosecutor<br />
for nearly 12 years.<br />
Hala Jarbou takes her work<br />
personally.<br />
As an Oakland County<br />
assistant prosecuting attorney, Jarbou<br />
is often the last chance for victims of<br />
crime to find justice.<br />
“When you are a prosecutor you<br />
are advocating for and protecting<br />
the rights of victims. It’s one of the<br />
most important things you can do,”<br />
she said. “You can’t walk out of the<br />
office and shut the door to that. You<br />
do take it home with you.”<br />
That means juggling a large caseload<br />
and often working after hours.<br />
“We don’t have typical days – the<br />
trial and court schedule dictates everything<br />
else,” she said. “There is a<br />
lot of after-hours and weekend work.<br />
I don’t think I’ve ever worked just a<br />
40-hour week. I average at least 60<br />
or more.”<br />
December marks 12 years since<br />
Jarbou, 38, joined the prosecutor’s<br />
office. A native of Oak Park and current<br />
resident of West Bloomfield, she<br />
studied law at Wayne State University.<br />
“I don’t have any attorneys in<br />
the immediate family but I was<br />
always attracted to law and fairly<br />
soon after getting into it, I became<br />
attracted to prosecution,” Jarbou<br />
said. “I did an internship with the<br />
photo by David Reed<br />
Wayne County Prosecutor’s Office<br />
and kind of got hooked.”<br />
In January, Jarbou was promoted<br />
to the Major Crimes Unit, where she<br />
works on homicides, armed robberies<br />
and assaults with attempt to murder<br />
– all capital crimes that are punishable<br />
by up to life in prison. Before<br />
that, she spent three and a half years<br />
in the Child Sexual Assault Unit often<br />
dealing with wrenching cases.<br />
“Most cases tend to be someone<br />
the child knows, a family member,<br />
family friend or coach,” she said.<br />
“They don’t tend to be complete<br />
strangers. Those are touching cases<br />
with far-reaching effects on the<br />
whole family.”<br />
Those cases and their victims still<br />
hold a special place in her heart, Jarbou<br />
said. “Once you prosecute you<br />
have a special bond with those victims<br />
and advocacy for those types of<br />
cases,” she said.<br />
Now Jarbou’s focus is often on<br />
finding justice for people who have<br />
been murdered. “There is nothing<br />
you can say to a family, you just have<br />
to make sure you do your job and the<br />
offender is held accountable,” she<br />
said. “For most families, it’s one step<br />
in the closure process but not the be<br />
all, end all.”<br />
Despite her best efforts, sometimes<br />
a defendant who seems obviously<br />
guilty gets away scot free with<br />
acquittal. “It is devastating for the<br />
victim and the victim’s family, and<br />
also for the prosecutors who are the<br />
advocates of the victims,” Jarbou<br />
said. “But our system is the way it is.<br />
It is the best in the world but that<br />
does not mean it is not flawed.”<br />
Jarbou wishes citizens called for<br />
jury duty would view it as a privilege,<br />
not a burden. “We all want good<br />
people on juries. Those people trying<br />
to get out of it are the ones we<br />
want to stay. It can be viewed as an<br />
inconvenience, but it’s a great thing<br />
to participate in.”<br />
One of the biggest surprises for<br />
jury members is the often slow pace of<br />
a trial. “I tell them that it’s not like it<br />
is on TV, with everything wrapped up<br />
in a nice little box and every question<br />
answered,” Jarbou said. “You don’t<br />
have fingerprints or DNA in every<br />
case. Real life isn’t as exciting as TV.”<br />
Diane Dickow D’Agostini, chief<br />
justice of the 48th District Court,<br />
said she appreciates Jarbou’s professionalism.<br />
“Hala Jarbou is a dedicated<br />
prosecutor who is passionate<br />
about representing the victims of<br />
crime,” D’Agostini said. “She is very<br />
respected in her field and her efforts<br />
as an assistant prosecutor have contributed<br />
to a safer community.”<br />
Will Jarbou follow in the footsteps<br />
of D’Agostini, the Chaldean<br />
community’s only judge in Michigan?<br />
“I haven’t thought of anything<br />
political; I like the advocacy part,”<br />
Jarbou said. “Never say never, but<br />
right now I am perfectly happy with<br />
what I am doing.”<br />
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<strong>NOVEMBER</strong> <strong>2009</strong> CHALDEAN NEWS 27
chaldean on the STREET<br />
What are you thankful for this Thanksgiving?<br />
By Caroline M. Bacall<br />
With the holidays approaching, be mindful of your blessings! St. Thomas Chaldean Catholic Parish<br />
held Kids’ Night Out to raise donations for the new grotto and to enjoy face painting, songs, skits,<br />
and quality time with friends and family. The October 24 event had an angelic theme, which explains<br />
some of the participants’ clothing.<br />
I’m thankful for a lot:<br />
my parents, food, all<br />
of my aunts, uncles,<br />
cousins, for people<br />
who help me, and for<br />
the church because it<br />
helped me learn about<br />
God.<br />
Cameron Miri, 8<br />
West Bloomfield<br />
I’m thankful for my life<br />
and the gymnastics<br />
classes my parents<br />
took me to in the<br />
summer.<br />
Melissa Dickow, 8<br />
West Bloomfield<br />
I’m thankful for my<br />
family, my house, and<br />
the food on the table<br />
every day.<br />
Melinda Dickow, 11<br />
West Bloomfield<br />
I’m thankful for having<br />
a good life and for my<br />
parents raising me to<br />
be a good child. I’m<br />
also thankful for the<br />
food on the table.<br />
Andrew Etta, 12<br />
West Bloomfield<br />
I’m thankful for my<br />
family getting together<br />
during Thanksgiving,<br />
and I’m thankful that<br />
I’m not poor.<br />
Branden Etta, 13<br />
Farmington Hills<br />
I’m thankful for my<br />
family, cousins, friends,<br />
God, a nice living<br />
space, and for every<br />
day I get a good education.<br />
I feel so sorry<br />
for those people who<br />
don’t have anything<br />
and I’m so lucky that<br />
my dad can support<br />
me and my family.<br />
Sydney Yaldo, 14<br />
Farmington Hills<br />
I’m thankful for my<br />
parents, for living, and<br />
for my Xbox 360.<br />
Dylan Toma, 11<br />
West Bloomfield<br />
I’m thankful for my family,<br />
especially my dad<br />
who works hard every<br />
day to put clothes on<br />
my back and for the<br />
food on the table. I’m<br />
thankful for my cousins<br />
and friends who are<br />
always there for me<br />
and for God helping<br />
me every day.<br />
Katelyn Sheena, 11<br />
West Bloomfield<br />
I’m thankful for having<br />
a life, for the food my<br />
mom cooks, and for<br />
the parrot my dad<br />
bought for me, my<br />
brothers and sister last<br />
week.<br />
Joseph Ayar, 9<br />
West Bloomfield<br />
I’m thankful for my<br />
family, shelter, for an<br />
education, my computer,<br />
and for church<br />
because prayer is<br />
important to me.<br />
Bianca Savaya, 12<br />
West Bloomfield<br />
I’m thankful for the<br />
blessings God gave<br />
me; for giving me<br />
strength to live, for<br />
giving me food, and<br />
for forgiving me for the<br />
mistakes I made.<br />
Dominic Thweni, 7<br />
West Bloomfield<br />
I’m thankful for my family,<br />
Jesus, my grandparents,<br />
for the dollhouse<br />
my parents bought me<br />
on my birthday, and for<br />
books because I love<br />
to read.<br />
Nicole Salmo, 9<br />
West Bloomfield<br />
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<strong>NOVEMBER</strong> <strong>2009</strong> CHALDEAN NEWS 29
SPORTS roundup<br />
1. Joe Toma (foreground) is aiming<br />
for the Tour de France.<br />
2. Yellow quarterback Nathan Karrumi<br />
3. A heated play for the Chy Cup.<br />
Yellow wins<br />
CFL gold<br />
By Steve Stein<br />
1<br />
It was the same old story this fall in<br />
the Chaldean Football League.<br />
For the second consecutive<br />
year, a team coached by Nathan Karrumi<br />
won the playoff title game and<br />
the coveted Chy Cup that goes to the<br />
champion of the flag football league.<br />
Karrumi’s Team Yellow defeated<br />
Team Blue 25-18 on a cold night October<br />
17 at West Bloomfield High School.<br />
Team Blue was coached by Chris Zeer.<br />
This was the 30th season for the<br />
Windsor teen is<br />
‘spokes-man’ for<br />
hard work<br />
By Steve Stein<br />
Joe Toma offered some simple<br />
explanations for why he enjoys<br />
competitive bicycle road racing<br />
so much.<br />
“Races are like chess on wheels.<br />
There are a lot of tactics involved,”<br />
he said.<br />
The 15-year-old Windsor, Ontario<br />
teen also doesn’t mind the hard<br />
work that’s required year-round, both<br />
on and off his bike.<br />
“For me, suffering is fun,” he insisted.<br />
“I don’t mind it at all. I guess I<br />
like oxygen deprivation.”<br />
In his short career with the Windsor-based<br />
Maple Leaf Cycling Club,<br />
Toma has certainly made his opponents<br />
suffer. He’s won several races<br />
in Ontario and Michigan during two<br />
seasons of competition.<br />
Many of Toma’s wins have come<br />
in his age group. His most impressive<br />
victory was in the Cadet Men division<br />
in the Welland (Ontario) Twilight<br />
Criterium on a hot day in August.<br />
“I didn’t go to Welland expecting<br />
to win,” said Toma, a 5-foot-6, 119-<br />
pounder. “My goal was simply to see<br />
how well I could do.”<br />
Toma’s first racing bike cost<br />
photos by David Reed<br />
2 3<br />
$800. Now his bikes cost in the<br />
$2,000 to $3,000 range. At his level<br />
of racing, Toma said, the quality<br />
of the bike is crucial.<br />
“Until you start racing as a professional,<br />
your engine [bike] is almost<br />
more important than anything else,”<br />
he said.<br />
Toma would like to race as a professional<br />
someday. That would clear<br />
the way for his ultimate cycling goal.<br />
“I’d love to compete in the Tour de<br />
France,” he said. “They say the ideal age<br />
for that is 24, so I have some time.”<br />
Toma is a sophomore at St.<br />
Joseph’s Catholic High School in<br />
Windsor, carrying an A-minus average.<br />
He wants to go to college someday,<br />
so academics play an important<br />
role in his life.<br />
“Plus, I can’t practice and compete<br />
in cycling if I don’t do well in<br />
school,” he said.<br />
Parents Jony and Cynthia Toma<br />
say they’re proud of his cycling and<br />
academic achievements, and his dedication<br />
to cycling.<br />
“We’re so happy that he’s gotten<br />
involved in cycling and is keeping<br />
busy,” Cynthia Toma said. “His mom<br />
doesn’t have to nag him about anything.<br />
Because of cycling, Joe has<br />
seen what can happen when you<br />
work hard and set goals.”<br />
Cynthia Toma said cycling has<br />
helped her son mature and prosper<br />
in many ways.<br />
“Joe used to be shy around<br />
adults, but now he has much more<br />
confidence,” she said. “He’s met so<br />
many adults through cycling. He has<br />
more contacts than I do.”<br />
league, and the 29th time the Stanley<br />
Cup-style Chy Cup was awarded.<br />
Karrumi’s Team Yellow beat Team<br />
Red 32-7 in last year’s league championship<br />
game, held for the first time<br />
at West Bloomfield.<br />
Team Yellow led Team Blue most<br />
of the way. Karrumi’s two long touchdown<br />
runs of more than 50 yards,<br />
called “highlight reel runs” by league<br />
commissioner Joey Jonna, paved the<br />
way for the Team Yellow victory.<br />
Zeer did his best to keep Team<br />
Blue in the game, throwing three<br />
touchdown passes.<br />
Team Yellow finished 9-3, including<br />
regular-season and playoff games.<br />
Team Blue finished 7-5. There were<br />
once again six teams and 60 players<br />
in the league.<br />
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<strong>NOVEMBER</strong> <strong>2009</strong> CHALDEAN NEWS 31
in the KITCHEN with<br />
Louai and Linda Essak: How sweet it is<br />
photo by DAVID REED<br />
By Mark Kassa<br />
For Louai and Linda Essak, Sweet and<br />
Sweeter may actually have duel meanings.<br />
Not only do they put out a vast array<br />
of sugary pastries and cakes, but the Chaldean<br />
couple takes much pride in exuding their<br />
friendly nature onto their cherished clientele.<br />
Linda affirms that while making the short<br />
commute to the two-plus-year-old bakery in<br />
Sterling Heights, “it doesn’t feel like we are<br />
going to work.” That seems to be a grand<br />
factor in keeping everything fresh physically<br />
and mentally while enduring hefty sevenday<br />
workweeks. Out of pride, the Essaks<br />
prefer to keep a hand in every facet of the<br />
business at almost all times.<br />
The married couple of 13 years embraces<br />
the help of Linda’s father Fouad Juka, who<br />
works part-time in the front of the bakery.<br />
Even the oldest of their five children is still<br />
preadolescent and not quite ready to help<br />
out, so they appreciate having family relief<br />
from the entire workload.<br />
Before marrying, Linda had taken some<br />
cake decorating classes. However, Louai had<br />
the more extensive baking resume before<br />
they were married and in their own baking<br />
business specializing in cakes at a warehouse<br />
in Warren. Louai’s level of experience dates<br />
back to the old country where he made pastries<br />
and baked in Iraq following his stint as<br />
a chef in the military. He also worked at a<br />
bakery in Greece for six months.<br />
Even though Linda was born in Greece,<br />
her family migrated to the United States<br />
while she was just a baby so Louai was not<br />
able to meet his future wife in Europe. It was<br />
not until many years later that the couple<br />
met under more traditional family methods.<br />
Linda prides her husband for his creative<br />
side, claiming he is the one who comes up<br />
with the majority of their extensive wedding<br />
cake designs. Not having been formally<br />
schooled, it seems to be chalked up mostly<br />
as a God-given artistic talent. Even the attention<br />
to detail in the placement of each<br />
Zlabia Iraqi on the plated display is a testi<br />
Zlabia Iraqi<br />
Ingredients<br />
1 Cup Corn Starch<br />
1 Teaspoon Dry Yeast<br />
2 Tablespoons Sifted<br />
All-Purpose Flour<br />
2 Cups Warm (not hot) Water<br />
2 Tablespoons Minced Pistachio<br />
(optional for garnish)<br />
Simple Syrup Compound<br />
4 Cups Water<br />
2 Cups Sugar<br />
3 Tablespoons Fresh Lemon Juice<br />
Instructions<br />
mony to Louai’s creative integrity.<br />
In addition to Chaldean pastries, Sweet<br />
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In the words of Louai, “I am selling quality<br />
and service before the cost. When they try<br />
our pastries and cakes, they send people.”<br />
With much hesitancy — as any good<br />
baker typically refuses to give up coveted<br />
recipes — Louai was gracious enough to<br />
share his recipe for Zlabia Iraqi, Sweet and<br />
Sweeter’s most popular dessert.<br />
Mix dry ingredients together in electric<br />
mixing bowl. Add water gradually while<br />
mixing. Continue mixing on medium<br />
to high speed (roughly 3-4 minutes)<br />
while watching for proper consistency<br />
— smooth, not thick but also not watery.<br />
Do not over or under mix.<br />
Using spoon or lined pastry<br />
bag make a pretzel-like design for<br />
each Zlabia on a wax paper-lined<br />
sheet pan. Allow to chill while<br />
Above:<br />
Linda and Louai<br />
Essak give<br />
Mark Kassa<br />
a tasty treat<br />
making the simple syrup.<br />
For syrup: While simmering water<br />
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desired oil with a high smoke point in<br />
a frying pan. Place Zlabia in hot oil for<br />
about 30 seconds, flipping once. Toss<br />
Zlabia in simple syrup compound.<br />
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HIGH SCHOOL highlights<br />
U of D Jesuit: ‘Men for Others’<br />
By Caroline M. Bacall<br />
A<br />
historical site all its own,<br />
U of D Jesuit High School<br />
and Academy was founded<br />
in 1877 by the Society of Jesus (the<br />
Jesuits), and is currently the oldest<br />
secondary school in Detroit.<br />
Standing as the only all-male Catholic<br />
college-prep high school within<br />
the city, U of D Jesuit serves grades<br />
7-12 with 110 students attending the<br />
academy (grades 7-8), while 670 students<br />
are enrolled in the high school.<br />
Known to push their students<br />
to be intellectual and studious individuals,<br />
U of D Jesuit accepts only<br />
the best of students’ efforts. Junior<br />
Brandon Kassab from West Bloomfield<br />
has maintained an average 3.8<br />
grade-point average (GPA).<br />
“It’s definitely one of the hardest<br />
schools, and one of the best in the<br />
state,” said Kassab, who is involved<br />
in Student Senate and enrolled in<br />
Honors Geometry and Honors Spanish.<br />
In addition to academics, Kassab<br />
has been a dedicated hockey player<br />
since age 5, and has been a part of<br />
the U of D Jesuit Cubs JV hockey<br />
team since his freshman year. Kassab<br />
plans to be on the varsity team this<br />
upcoming season.<br />
Vincent Shallal, a senior from<br />
Bloomfield Hills, remembers contemplating<br />
his decision on where to<br />
attend high school. “People I knew<br />
from St. Regis were going to Brother<br />
Rice, which is right across the street,”<br />
he said. A number of Shallal’s relatives<br />
are U of D Jesuit graduates, including<br />
his father, two uncles, his<br />
older brother and a few cousins. “I<br />
still had a choice of where I want to<br />
go, but my family had a lot to do with<br />
my decision. U of D was a new start<br />
for me,” he said.<br />
Shallal played for Jesuit’s hockey<br />
team his freshman and sophomore<br />
year, joined U of D’s wrestling team<br />
his junior year, and is this year’s<br />
president of the Arabic Club, an after-school<br />
program. Younger brother<br />
Anthony Shallal, a sophomore, is<br />
also involved in the Arabic Club.<br />
The program is open to all students<br />
at U of D who want to learn more about<br />
the Middle Eastern culture. About 30<br />
students attend the once-a-semester<br />
field trip to an Arabic restaurant and<br />
enjoy ethnic foods while discussing the<br />
culture of the Middle East.<br />
photo by David Reed<br />
Current Jesuit students include: Andrew Hanna, Aaron Rife, Christian Bashi, Robby Wilson, Michael Yono, Jonathan Toma, Anthony<br />
Shallal, Joey Kittel, Brandon Kassab, Daniel Savaya, Andrew Bituin and Vincent Shallal.<br />
A guest speaker is also invited<br />
during the semester to communicate<br />
his or her own extensive knowledge<br />
about the culture.<br />
With Jesuit’s diverse student<br />
body, equality is easily promoted<br />
and cliques are not apparent. “If you<br />
were just walking down the halls, you<br />
would never know who’s friends with<br />
who,” Shallal said. This year being<br />
his last, Shallal reflected on the<br />
friendships he has built. “My senior<br />
year has just started and I’m already<br />
thinking about what I’m going to<br />
miss,” he said.<br />
Student achievements during<br />
and after school hours have been<br />
connected with the perception of<br />
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is universal among current students<br />
and alumni alike. Shallal explained<br />
how Jesuit graduates come back during<br />
their break from college and tell<br />
students how U of D prepared them<br />
for the college workload. “They’ve<br />
said that even though they didn’t realize<br />
it while they were in school, it<br />
was the best thing their parents ever<br />
did for them,” he said.<br />
Anthony Oraha, a 2008 graduate<br />
from West Bloomfield, attended Jesuit<br />
since seventh grade. He received<br />
a full ride to Wayne State University<br />
with an outstanding 3.9 GPA. Oraha<br />
spoke about how U of D has been the<br />
best experience of his life thus far.<br />
“It is the strongest Catholic academic<br />
school in the state by far and<br />
offered a concrete base for college,”<br />
he said. “I remember seeing teachers<br />
helping students until 9:00 at night.<br />
They were always, always available<br />
for help.”<br />
Jesuit has a number of noteworthy<br />
graduates in the Chaldean community,<br />
including: Terry, Ronny, Larry<br />
and Tommy Farida; Fred Najor; Victor<br />
Saroki; Jack Shallal; Jim Shallal;<br />
Joseph Shallal (whose three sons also<br />
attend); Andrew Zaituna; and Paul<br />
Garmo and Peirre Konja, who are both<br />
now in seminary to become Chaldean<br />
priests. Cary Piligian was an outstanding<br />
pitcher on the baseball team.<br />
Jesuit students are taught to be<br />
“Men for Others”; it is the primary<br />
goal of the school to prepare each and<br />
every student to be a leader. By the<br />
time of graduation, the school aims<br />
to instill in its seniors five key values:<br />
to be intellectual, loving, religious,<br />
open to growth, and committed to<br />
doing justice. Through Jesuit education,<br />
young men are taught to take<br />
initiative and engage in the world as<br />
leaders, not just to observe it.<br />
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HIGH SCHOOL & ACADEMY<br />
8400 S. Cambridge Avenue<br />
Detroit, MI 48221<br />
Phone: (313) 862-5400<br />
TOTAL POPULATION:<br />
780 students<br />
CHALDEAN PERCENTAGE:<br />
Less than 1 percent<br />
NOTEWORTHY CHALDEANS:<br />
Brandon Kassab, Vincent Shallal,<br />
Joey Kittel, Anthony Shallal,<br />
Andrew Hanna<br />
<strong>NOVEMBER</strong> <strong>2009</strong> CHALDEAN NEWS 35
ONE on ONE<br />
Mojo:<br />
Detroit’s<br />
honorary<br />
Chaldean<br />
Mojo has<br />
emceed the<br />
Chaldean<br />
Chamber’s<br />
annual dinner<br />
for several<br />
years.<br />
Radio personality Mojo, who<br />
rules the morning airwaves<br />
on 95.5 FM, will celebrate 10<br />
years of his popular show in Febraury.<br />
Thanks to his involvement at community<br />
events and repeated references<br />
to Chaldeans on the air, he’s become<br />
something of an honorary Chaldean.<br />
Co-Publisher Martin Manna, who is<br />
also executive director of the Chaldean<br />
American Chamber of Commerce,<br />
recently recently visited Mojo<br />
at his Farmington Hills studio.<br />
Chaldean News: Recently on the<br />
air, you said that 95.5 is a station for<br />
Chaldeans.<br />
Mojo: It is. I think this is the only<br />
station that has ever even acknowledged<br />
Chaldeans. Other stations try<br />
to be so straight down the line and<br />
don’t want to talk about ethnicities<br />
or religions. We found that we<br />
have a huge listenership amongst the<br />
Chaldean people in the community;<br />
I’m sure a lot of it has to do with the<br />
fact that we go out and get involved<br />
with some of the issues. For so many<br />
years, all these business owners — no<br />
one ever really talked to them. Everybody’s<br />
like, “oh you know — all<br />
cash business.” Now it’s like, “hey<br />
this is a huge part of our community<br />
— a huge part of our economic community.”<br />
There are two communities<br />
that care so much about their own<br />
— the Chaldean community and the<br />
Jewish community. Both will bend<br />
over backwards for each other. If everybody<br />
had that, we would have less<br />
backstabbing in this world.<br />
CN: What is your impression of the<br />
Chaldean community?<br />
Mojo: Hard-working, very principled.<br />
The 20-year-old Chaldean<br />
might be a little different than the<br />
50-year-old Chaldean. I think it is a<br />
little bit less conservative now. But<br />
I appreciate the conservatism of the<br />
50- to 60-year-old Chaldean mom<br />
and dad. That is smart; if everybody<br />
did that we wouldn’t have teenage<br />
pregnancies and people running<br />
around getting all crazy.<br />
CN: Define the stereotypical Chaldean.<br />
Mojo: Rough and tough — wears lots<br />
of chains, does drugs, puts on the thug,<br />
pushes people around — that image is<br />
out there. The funny thing is I hear people<br />
say, “Oh that guy is a Chaldean party<br />
store owner” or something like that<br />
and a lot of times the people they are<br />
talking about are not even Chaldeans.<br />
Most of the Chaldeans I know are hard<br />
working. All they want is a great education<br />
for their kids and a lot of times they<br />
want their kids to grow up to become<br />
doctors or lawyers — just like anybody<br />
would want their kids to be.<br />
CN: Chaldean issues come up a lot on<br />
the show. Why do so many Chaldeans<br />
either call in and so many issues are presented<br />
by Chaldeans?<br />
Mojo: Because they have an opinion.<br />
If they believe in something, they<br />
will call in and let you know, and that<br />
makes for great radio. I truly believe<br />
that Chaldeans have a great sense of<br />
humor; and one of the things I have<br />
learned in hosting [the Chaldean<br />
Chamber Awards Dinner] is that we’ll<br />
say some jokes and that room will roar<br />
with laughter, and the jokes are basically<br />
making fun of them. I love people<br />
who can enjoy self-deprecating humor<br />
because if you can’t laugh at yourself,<br />
then who can you laugh at?<br />
CN: You recently talked about a story<br />
in which a groom supposedly showed<br />
compromising pictures of his new bride<br />
and best man at their reception at<br />
Shenandoah. We know that some community<br />
members called in and swore<br />
that they were actually at Shenandoah<br />
when this happened, but it is actually an<br />
urban legend. Did you feel duped?<br />
Mojo: I went on the air the day afterwards<br />
and said this was a hoax that has<br />
been going on for a while. But then we<br />
also questioned why it is that so many<br />
people were there? We got countless<br />
phone calls from people — people<br />
would come up to me when I was at<br />
lunch and say, “You know, I was there.”<br />
It’s like any rumor — people want to<br />
be part of a story. The funny part is that<br />
if this was an Italian couple that did<br />
this kind of thing, they would call us<br />
up the next morning and tell us about<br />
it. The Chaldean community does not<br />
want anything that is shameful to ever<br />
be brought out about them, and they<br />
don’t want to hear the negative. They<br />
want it to be positive, fun and upbeat.<br />
I do appreciate that, I think that is<br />
good. You know for a fact that if that<br />
really did happen and it was any other<br />
community it would have been on the<br />
front page of the Free Press.<br />
CN: You talked about Chaldeans and<br />
Jews. In 2010 the Chaldean News and<br />
the Jewish News are presenting content<br />
each month about how similar the communities<br />
are, how many contributions<br />
both have made to this area, and the partnership<br />
that the two communities have.<br />
Mojo: I live in West Bloomfield<br />
and my kids go to West Bloomfield<br />
schools. There is a huge influx of<br />
Chaldeans and Jews in the schools,<br />
and it’s only made the schools better<br />
because they are willing to give<br />
money to help out people who need<br />
it. I was raised Catholic, my father<br />
was Cuban and my mother was Irish.<br />
I wish that all Catholics in general<br />
cared about the Catholic Church as<br />
much as Chaldeans care about being<br />
Chaldean and the culture. How<br />
many times do we hear people making<br />
fun of Chaldean priests or making<br />
fun of the religion? Chaldeans<br />
would not stand for that. Same thing<br />
with the Jewish faith — you would<br />
never hear a Jewish person making<br />
fun of their own faith.<br />
CN: Chaldean store owners in Detroit<br />
have a lot of influence in the city, yet<br />
chain stores like Meijer, Kroger and<br />
Kmart get abatements and tax credits.<br />
The governor now has a plan to<br />
open 15 new supermarkets and grant<br />
millions to non-Chaldeans. What’s<br />
your thought on that?<br />
Mojo: Make sure when they come to<br />
you and ask for campaign donations<br />
that you remember this. One of the<br />
things I will tell you about the Chaldean<br />
community is that they remember<br />
things. It’s a shame because when<br />
nobody wanted to be in the city, the<br />
Chaldean community had no problem<br />
with that. A lot of times they would<br />
risk their lives and keep their stores<br />
open late at night so that everybody<br />
had the opportunity to buy milk, butter<br />
and bread. But you know it’s politics as<br />
usual: the big dog gets all the benefits<br />
and the little guy gets [dumped] on.<br />
All these guys should get together and<br />
say, “We’re moving our stuff out of the<br />
city.” I would guess that about 30 percent<br />
of the taxes in the city come from<br />
the Chaldean community.<br />
Is there someone you’d like to see<br />
us interview in the One on One<br />
section? E-mail suggestions to<br />
info@chaldeannews.com.<br />
36 CHALDEAN NEWS <strong>NOVEMBER</strong> <strong>2009</strong>
the DOCTOR is in<br />
Gearing up for the H1N1 Swine Flu<br />
A<br />
scar on my left arm<br />
constantly reminds<br />
me of the smallpox<br />
vaccine I received in Iraq.<br />
Socialized medicine was at its<br />
best when it came to immunizing<br />
the community. Today<br />
the Obama Administration is<br />
undertaking the biggest immunization<br />
campaign against<br />
the H1N1 Swine Flu in U.S.<br />
history. Since it first emerged<br />
in April, the global Swine<br />
Flue epidemic has sickened more than<br />
1 million Americans and killed about<br />
500. It also spread to at least 177<br />
countries infecting tens of thousands<br />
and killing about 2,800 people.<br />
HIN1 influenza (also called Swine<br />
Flu) is caused by a new strain of influenza<br />
virus. Like other flu viruses,<br />
the HINI spreads from person to<br />
person through coughing, sneezing<br />
and touching objects contaminated<br />
with the virus. Symptoms of HINI<br />
flu — headache, fatigue, fever,<br />
sore throat, muscle aches, chills,<br />
coughing, sneezing, and sometimes<br />
diarrhea and vomiting — are very<br />
similar to the seasonal flu and you<br />
may not know which one you have.<br />
Most people feel better within a<br />
week, but some get pneumonia or<br />
other serious illnesses. Some have<br />
to be hospitalized and some die.<br />
The exact number of people who<br />
will contact an H1N1-related illness is<br />
unpredictable. This new strain is different<br />
from regular winter flu because it<br />
strikes the young far more than the old.<br />
Ordinary, seasonal flu hits older people<br />
the hardest. Scientists think older<br />
people may have some immunity from<br />
exposure years earlier to viruses similar<br />
to Swine Flu. The seasonal flu vaccine<br />
will not protect you against H1N1 flu<br />
and vice versa.<br />
Vaccine for the H1N1 flu will soon<br />
be available. It is expected to be as safe<br />
and effective as seasonal flu vaccines.<br />
Some people tell me they are worried<br />
that the vaccine is too new and not<br />
enough time has elapsed to see the side<br />
effects. In general any vaccine can give<br />
you side effects of allergic reaction,<br />
pain and redness at the site of injection,<br />
fever, headache, muscle ache,<br />
nausea and fainting (mainly in adolescents).<br />
If these problems occur, they<br />
usually begin soon after the shot and<br />
last one to two days. Very rarely, any<br />
vaccine may cause a condition called<br />
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Jaddou, M.D.<br />
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Guillain-Barrie Syndrome,<br />
which is nerve damage leading<br />
into muscle weakness and<br />
sometimes paralysis. However,<br />
the benefits of getting the vaccine<br />
outweigh the risk.<br />
Not everyone will be recommended<br />
for the H1N1<br />
vaccine. We already know<br />
that there will not be enough<br />
vaccine for everyone right<br />
away, so the priority is to<br />
vaccinate high-risk people:<br />
pregnant women, caregivers of infants<br />
less than 6 months, healthcare<br />
workers, people ages 6 months to 24<br />
years, and people ages 25-64 years<br />
who have chronic medical conditions<br />
such as asthma, emphysema,<br />
diabetes, kidney and heart disease.<br />
Children through 9 years of age<br />
will get two doses of vaccine, about<br />
a month apart. Older children and<br />
adults need only one dose. Once the<br />
HINI spreads from<br />
person to person<br />
through coughing,<br />
sneezing and<br />
touching objects<br />
contaminated with<br />
the virus.<br />
demand for vaccine among high-risk<br />
groups is met, then vaccination will<br />
be offered to everyone.<br />
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medications such as Tamiflu and Relenza<br />
can reduce the severity of symptoms<br />
when started within 48 hours<br />
of the onset of illness. If you develop<br />
breathing problems (rapid breathing<br />
for kids), pain in your chest, constant<br />
vomiting or a fever that keeps rising,<br />
go to an emergency room.<br />
The chief mantra for everyone:<br />
wash your hands, cough into your<br />
sleeve, stay home if you are sick. The<br />
H1N1 virus is unpredictable, evolving<br />
and widespread. The good news<br />
is that H1N1 is not, so far, a particularly<br />
severe disease for those who are<br />
healthy. After a few days in bed and<br />
lots of liquids, most patients get better.<br />
The bad news is that H1N1 is highly<br />
contagious and, unlike other flu, is<br />
particularly hard on children and<br />
teens. One pessimistic model from the<br />
Centers for Disease Control predicts<br />
that 40 percent of the nation could be<br />
struck — roughly 140 million people<br />
— with perhaps a six-figure death toll<br />
if a vaccination campaign is not successfully<br />
implemented.<br />
It’s going to be a unique flu season.<br />
No one knows how long this<br />
Swine Flu outbreak will last. “The<br />
only thing certain is uncertainty,”<br />
says Dr. Thomas Frieden, director of<br />
the CDC. “Even with the best efforts,<br />
influenza will cause severe illness<br />
and tragically, some death.”<br />
Neil Danial Jaddou, M.D., is a former<br />
professor of microbiology at Oakland<br />
Community College and currently<br />
clinical professor of family medicine at<br />
Wayne State Medical School. He sees<br />
patient at his office, Somerset Family<br />
Medicine, in Troy. Call (248) 816-1010<br />
or visit www.troyclinic.com.<br />
<strong>NOVEMBER</strong> <strong>2009</strong> CHALDEAN NEWS 37
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passion for fashion<br />
Photos by David Reed<br />
Shenandoah Country Club was transformed into<br />
a runway on October 9 for Passion for Fashion, a<br />
fundraiser for the Chaldean Federation of America.<br />
The event was presented by CFA’s NextGen group.<br />
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1. Who are those masked women?<br />
2. Dena Jabrail, Dianna Rasha, Lindsey<br />
Stephan and Sadeem Bacall<br />
3. Co-chairs Veronica Kassab and<br />
Candace Dickow<br />
4. Joe Kassab and Nadal Kassab,<br />
Shatha Ibrahim and Sandra Sheena<br />
5. Niran Shina, Hanaa Shina,<br />
Nagham Attisha, Summer Sattan,<br />
Sanya Jabero and Sandra Shina<br />
6. The audience watches<br />
with a keen eye<br />
7. Going toe to toe<br />
8. Natalie Kiezi captures the moment<br />
9. Michael George struts his stuff<br />
40 CHALDEAN NEWS <strong>NOVEMBER</strong> <strong>2009</strong>
1<br />
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2<br />
1. Bianca Audish and<br />
Chelsea Harrak show<br />
their allegiance<br />
2. West takes the field<br />
3. Holly Ishiya and Marina<br />
Akarawi wear their<br />
loyalties on their face<br />
4. Sandy and Sahar Jirjise<br />
after the game<br />
5. East and West<br />
6. Quarterback Skyee<br />
Atchoo, the Westside’s<br />
unofficial MVP<br />
7. They’re No. 1!<br />
8. Eastside Quarterback<br />
Sandy Jirjise (with ball)<br />
was her team’s<br />
unofficial MVP<br />
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7<br />
3<br />
4<br />
8<br />
powder puff football<br />
Photos by David Reed<br />
East battled West in the first-ever Chaldean Powder<br />
Puff flag football game, played on October 17 at West<br />
Bloomfield High School. The exciting game went into<br />
double-overtime, with East emerging victorious, 13-6.<br />
<strong>NOVEMBER</strong> <strong>2009</strong> CHALDEAN NEWS 41
events<br />
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8<br />
9<br />
halloween at<br />
shenandoah<br />
Photos by Ramiz Romaya<br />
1. Christian<br />
Dayimiya<br />
2. Shenandoah<br />
staffers<br />
3. Elvia Ankawi<br />
and her daughters<br />
Paulina,<br />
Angelina and<br />
Isabel<br />
4. Lauren<br />
Yaldo, Jenny<br />
Ankawi,<br />
Zachary<br />
Ankawi, Sofia<br />
Ankawi and<br />
Aleena Dabish<br />
5. Creatures<br />
great and small<br />
6. Brooke<br />
and Andrew<br />
George<br />
7. Anthony,<br />
Joseph, Karen<br />
and James<br />
Najjar<br />
8. Manuel<br />
and Michael<br />
Romaya<br />
9. Inaam,<br />
Ethan, Isabella,<br />
Derek and<br />
Tony Anton<br />
Shenandoah Country Club was filled with all<br />
things spooky as members got an early jump on<br />
Halloween on October 23.<br />
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per Person<br />
Saturday<br />
$51.50<br />
per Person<br />
september 1st -<br />
september 14th<br />
Monday – Thursday<br />
$42.50<br />
per Person<br />
Friday & Sunday<br />
$49.50<br />
per Person<br />
Saturday<br />
$54.50<br />
per Person<br />
April 1st -<br />
August 31st<br />
Monday – Thursday<br />
$44.50<br />
per Person<br />
Friday & Sunday<br />
$55.50<br />
per Person<br />
* All above prices include sales tax and gratuity.<br />
Saturday<br />
$59.50<br />
per Person<br />
Select One Duet:<br />
• Boneless Beef Short Ribs and Tilapia Fish Filet<br />
• Boneless Beef Short Ribs and Shenandoah Chicken Breast<br />
• Two 3oz. Beef Tenderloin Medallions and Tilapia Fish Filet<br />
• Two 3oz. Beef Tenderloin Medallions and Shenandoah Chicken Breast<br />
• One 6oz. Filet $2.00 extra per person<br />
(* Selection of one item from the above duets will be priced accordingly)<br />
Entree Packages Include:<br />
(Vegetarian Entrees Available Upon Request)<br />
• Premium Bar Service- Five (5) Hours of Premium Bar<br />
Service,Sodas and Juices are included in the package price<br />
• Choice of Starters<br />
• Choice of Soup or Salad<br />
• Starch- Parslied New Potatoes, Anna Potatoes, Garlic Roasted<br />
Red Potatoes or Basmati Rice<br />
• Fresh Vegetables- Green Beans Amandine, Green Beans with<br />
Carrots, Spring Medley, Broccoli or Honey Glazed Carrots<br />
• Sauce Options- Cognac Demi Glaze, Port Wine Demi Glaze,<br />
or Shallot Sherry Demi Glaze<br />
• Bread Service- Freshly prepared warm rolls and butter or<br />
Syrian bread<br />
• Choice of Dessert- Platter of Baklava or your Cake served<br />
with Ice Cream<br />
Super Premium Bar Available for an Additional $3.95 per Person<br />
Holiday, Birthday & Engagement Selections<br />
Appetizers ( Choice of Two) - Hummus, House Salad, Lentil Soup<br />
Entrées (Choice of One) $25.00* Min. of 30 people required.<br />
• Grilled Beef Kufta and Chicken Tikka<br />
• Grilled Chicken Kufta and Beef Tikka<br />
• Baked Tilapia Fish with Khalta<br />
• Baked Fresh Salmon Filet with Fresh Herbs<br />
• Baked Chicken Rustica<br />
• Buffet $25.00 Tax and gratuity included. Min. of 50 people required.<br />
Desserts - Baked Apple Pie with Vanilla Ice Cream<br />
*Tax and Gratuity Included.<br />
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* For more information call Rhonda Foumia at (248) 454-1933 or Haroon Chaudhry at (248) 454-1927<br />
* Offer is subject to 10% increase after Thursday, December 31, <strong>2009</strong><br />
* Offer may expire on or before Thursday, December 31, <strong>2009</strong><br />
* All Prices Subject to Change without Notice
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