7if,ct . e cAlelattag Aw-aut Hon. Aver" L. Cohn • ‘0111 6.• • ■-- -,x..;; Butzel Awardees Avern Cohn and his father, the late Irwin I. Cohn Each year, the Fred M. Butzel Memorial Award for Distin- guished Community Service honors an individual who has demonstrated extraordinary leadership and devotion to the Jewish community and the city of Detroit. Now in its 37th year, the award bears the name of a man whose career of voluntarism was legendary. As a federal judge, Avern L. Cohn is universally respected for his knowledge of the law. As former president of the Jewish Welfare Federation and supporter of many im- portant community causes, he is regarded for his commit- ment to the Jewish People. In both areas of endeavor—especially in his quiet acts of generosity and in his efforts to build communal harmony— Judge Cohn fulfills the high ideals that guide the selection of a Butzel Awardee: • Length of service to the Jewish community • Service to the total Jewish community and its constituent parts • Service in the general commmunity as a repre- sentative of the Jewish community • Character and integrity in communal affairs Previous Honorees 1951: Julian H. Krolik 1952: Henry Wineman 1953: William Friedman 1954: Abraham Srere 1955: Mrs. Joseph H. Ehrlich 1956: Samuel H. Rubiner 1957: Henry M. Butzel 1958: Abe Kasle 1959: Sidney J. Allen 1960: Theodore Levin 1961: Irwin I. Cohn 1962: Mrs. Henry Wineman 1963: Leonard N. Simons 1964: Max M. Fisher 1965: Nate S. Shapero 1966: Morris Garvett 1967: Tom Borman Abraham Borman 1968: Mrs. Harry L. Jones 1969: Paul Zuckerman 1970: 1971: 1972: 1973: 1974: 1975: 1976: 1977: 1978: 1979: 1980: 1981: 1982: 1983: 1984: 1985: 1986: 1987: Hyman Safran Louis Berry Erwin S. Simon Mrs. H.C. Broder Alan E. Schwartz George M. Stutz Jack O. Lefton Mrs. Julian H. Krolik Mandell L. Berman Stanley J. Winkelman Phillip Stollman Mrs. Max (Frieda) Stollman Irwin Green Philip Slomovitz Martin E. Citrin Samuel Frankel Joseph H. Jackier Mrs. Joseph H. (Edythe) Jackier David Handleman George M. Zeltzer 3