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Soo ? 00 PURITAN AUTO GLASS Offer Expires 12/1/90 — By Appointment $5000 OFF ANY DEDUCTIBLE On Collision Over $500.00 Conditional FREE Loaner Car — Please present ad with order FREE RUB-OUT with any collision job over $5000° 10 YEARS' EXPERIENCE — BODY REPAIR — PAINT WORK • Corvette & Mustang Specialists • Insurance Claims • Touch Ups Puritan Auto Service 355-1200 \t-} 58 p.m. sat. S a.m.-Noon FRIDAY, OCTOBER 26, 1990 Lenny's Body Shop 357-3020 ALL WORK GUARANTEED 2 1 547 Telegraph ILINI south of Ninc \1iI 44, nny's dy op N1 1 S a.m. 5 p.m., Sat. S a.m.-noon - - assembled in Ann Arbor and all testing takes place locally. Mr. Amster said the corn- pany is experimenting with producing tape drives that use the technology of the DAT (digital audio tape) to store an even higher capacity than the 20,000 pages that a single small cartridge now can hold. Mr. Amster was born in Brooklyn and received a business degree from Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He came to Michigan in 1963 to work for Ford. A few years later, he became treasurer and vice- president of Jacobson Stores. He left Jacobson's six years later, to work at Sycor Inc., a company that built computer terminals, begun by Sam Irwin. When Mr. Irwin sold Sycor in 1978, Mr. Amster followed him to his new company, Ir- win International. Mr. Amster has continued his in- volvement with Jacobson's as a • member of the board of directors and is a board direc- tor on a handful of other companies. In addition, Mr. Amster has continually made an active commitment to take part in numerous fund-raising and other charitable activities within the community. Some of his involvements include being department chair-major firms for Washtenaw County United Way and co-chair of the capital campaign of the Ronald McDonald House ad- jacent to the University of Michigan Hospital, Ann Ar- bor. He is also on the board of directors of the American- Israel Chamber of Commerce. Mr. Amster has been recognized throughout the state for his business and community contributions. He was named Michigan's outstanding entrepreneur of the year in 1986 by the Coun- cil of Great Lakes Governors. In 1987, he was named the Michigan Industrialist of the Year. Last month, Mr. Amster was honored by the Jewish National Fund with a dinner in his honor and presented with the Tree of Life Award, the highest honor JNF bestows. Laurie Nosanchuk, NJF assistant director, said a forest of 10,000 trees will be established in his honor at the American Independence Park in Israel. Ms. Nosanchuk attested to Mr. Amster's modesty, saying he called her the day before the dinner to confirm that the event was on as planned. Said Ms. Nosanchuk, "We had 450 people at the dinner, one of the biggest gatherings. His fans came from all over the country — New York, California, Chicago." She added, "It is an annual humanitarian award. We look for qualities of outstanding community involvement and dedication to a cause. Herb is our dream come true." In 1988, Mr. Amster chaired the first conference sponsored by the American- Israel Chamber of Commerce that brought together Israeli industries with complemen- tary American companies. "Because of his visibility and business networking, he was able to bring together a wide range of people and give them the opportunity to meet their market for the first time," said Shelly Komer- Jackier, executive director of the American-Israel Chamber of Commerce. While Mr. Amster has retired his role as chairman of Irwin Magnetics, his commit- ment to community service makes it clear he is not plan- ning on retiring. "It is hard to slow down. When you are used to runn- ing, you continue to run?' Mr. Amster said he and his wife, Carol, plan on taking time out to visit their three children, who all live in California. But he has not been enthralled by the California climate and lifestyle and has no interest in leaving the city where he built his success. Mt Amster said he plans to continue putting in a full work week at his office north of Plymouth Road in Ann Ar- bor. But instead of acting as chairman of Irwin Magnetics, Mr. Amster will be focusing on some of his other activities. Mr. Amster, who suffers from Lupus, is an honorary board member of the Lupus Foundation of America. Lupus is a chronic inflam- matory disease in which the body's immune system, in- stead of serving its normal protective functions, forms antibodies that attack healthy tissues and organs. Through medication and an ongoing relationship with the University of Michigan Medical Center, Mt Amster said he has kept the effects of Lupus under control. He has been a member of the board of directors of Washtenaw County United Jewish Appeal, the Jewish Community Center and Beth Israel Congregation. He was a member of the National Young Leadership Council of the United Jewish Appeal and past president of Temple Beth Israel in Jackson. 0