THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS

20 Friday, May 22, 1981

Fresh Air's Sam Marcus Ends- 31-Year Career Here on May 31

Samuel Marcus, the
executive vice president of
the Fresh Air Society, has
announced plans to retire
effective May 31.
In tribute to Marcus'
leadership during his 31
years in Detroit, he was

elected an honorary board
member for life of both the
Fresh Air Society and the
Tamarack Hills Authority
at the most recent Fresh Air
Society board meeting.
Marcus has been the chief
executive of the Jewish

communal camping agency
for the past 26 years. He is
the executive secretary of
the Tamarack Hills
Authority, which is respon-
sible for maintaining the
Fresh Air Society
campgrounds.

After earning a mas-
ter's degree in social
work from Columbia
University, Marcus
began his career as a
group worker at New
York City's 92nd Street
YMHA. He came to De-

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Authority

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standing ac leOement ,)arn :friarcu that
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troduced nest limenstopAs Uutdoor ducat -Ion
to the,rogram thCfaiftaracillids Authority,
tftereiig enriching the educational and recre-
ational CiOes of alb the children utilizing our
coolies/tuna( canyinj facia. ties.

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to eSto e enerai community ikt, unigu,e
and mu,itt aceted progra4/ns mngingli-om
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troit in 1949 to direct the
Jewish Community Cen-
ter day camp under Cen-
ter director Irwin Shaw.
Marcus assumed leader-
ship of the Fresh Air Society
in 1955. During his tenure,
he oversaw the develop-
ment of Camp Tamarack at
Ortonville into the largest
outdoor education program
in the state.
Under Marcus, the Fresh
Air Society program has
grown to include four major
camping sites in Michigan
and Ontario. The sites are
at Brighton, begun in 1929;
Ortonville, 1950; Kennedy,
1963; and Agree Outpost (in
Ontario), 1969. Camp
Tamarack is the largest
year-round Jewish camp in
the nation.
Professionally, Marcus
has been an active member
of the National Association
of Social Workers and
serves on the camp steering

SAM MARCUS

committee of United Com-
munity Services.
A testimonial dinner in
Marcus' hc\nor is being
held Wednesday at the
Jewish Community Cen-
ter.
Michael Zaks, associate
executive director of Fresh
Air Society, will succeed
Marcus.

Flint News

Flint Federation to Hold
Annual Election Meeting

The Flint Jewish Federa-
tion will hold its annual
meeting 7 p.m. June 28 at
Flint's Temple Beth El.
The following slate has
been submitted by the
Nominating Committee:
Malcolm Isaacs,
president; Betty Indianer,
first vice president; Stephen,
Klein, second vice
president; Mimi Goldstein,
third vice president; Carol

Couple Tells
Wedding Plans

Olds, secretary; and Frank
Kasle, treasurer. .
Nominated to serve a
three-year term on the
board of directors were:
Harry Binder, Louis-Eps-
tein, Bruce Foote, Millie
Gutterman, Pat Hartz,
Leonard Shulman,
Robert Silverihan and
Harold Steinman.
Nominated to serve a
two-year term on the board
was Milton Weiss.
Additional candidates for
officers or members of the
board may be nominated by
petition containing the sig-
nature of at least 25 indi-
vidual members of the fed-
eration, submitted to the
secretary at least 30 days
before the annual meeting.

Flint People
Make News

MISS HORWITZ

Mrs. Bertrand Horwitz of
Southfield announces the
engagement of her daugh-
ter, Alene Beth, to Jeffrey
Feinstein, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Lawrence A. Feinstein
of Flint.
Miss Horwitz, daughter of
the late Mr. Horwitz, and
her fiance plan an August
wedding.

Flint Hadassah
Installs Officers

Ann Lebster Chapter,
Hadassah, installed new
officers at its May luncheon.
Officers who were in-
stalled included:_ Mimi
Goldstein, president; Idelle
Binder, Carol Olds, Carol
Jacoby and Linda Roberts,
vice presidents; Mina
Friedman, treasurer; and
Lee Bernstein, Phyllis Pow-
ers and Janet Berck,
secretaries.

Dr. Lawrence G. Bate-
man received an award
from the Michigan State
Medical Society "in recogni-
tion of a half-century of
service."

* * *

Murray Moss has been
elected to the board of direc-
tors of HIAS — the Hebrew
Immigrant Aid Society.

Shalom Group
Plans a Party

The Shalom Group for
single and married young
adults will have a get-
together party 8 p.m. May
30 in the home of Dr. and
Mrs. Harold Steinman,
1511 Woodcroft, Flint.
For details, call the
Steinmans, 767-7686.

Community
Calendar

Thursday — FJF Senior
Friendship Club, noon,
Temple Beth El; and FJF
board of directors, 8 p.m.,
Temple Beth El.