COMMUNITY

Grosberg

Kushner

The seventh annual Fund
For Reform Judaism Dinner,
sponsored by the Metropoli-
tan Detroit Federation of
Reform Synagogues, will be
held June 6 at Temple Beth
El.
The goal of this fund is to
raise money to support educa-
tion, youth movements and
general support of the Reform
Movement at local and na-
tional levels.
This year's honorees are:
Shirley and Nathan Fink,
Temple Israel; Claire
Grosberg and Ilene and An-
thony Lee, Temple Kol Ami;
Miriam Kushner, Temple
Beth El; Phyllis and Donald
Rochen, Temple Shir Shalom;
Richard Rome, Temple
Emanu-El; Barbara Schreier,

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Rome

Temple Beth Jacob; Susan
Tauber, Congregation Shir
Tikvah.
Shirley and Nathan Fink
have been active members of
Temple Israel since they were
first married. Shirley was a
member of the first religious
school graduating class. She
has been an active member of
sisterhood, has served on the
executive board and became
the first female president.
She is on the National Board
of the U.A.H.C., the board of
overseers of Hebrew Union
College and the National
Board of the Fund for Reform
Judaism. She also received
the "Woman of Valor" award
from the State of Israel.
Nate has served on the
Temple board of trustees and,

Jewish Home For Aged
Cites Sylvia Serwin

A tribute to "Woman of
Valor" Sylvia Serwin will
highlight the Jewish Home
for Aged's 85th annual
meeting 7 p.m. May 30 at
Fleischman Residence/Blum-
berg Plaza. Herb Aronsson,
past president of the Home's
board, will cite Ms. Serwin for
her 25 years of personal love
and professional service.
Officers and newly ap-
pointed 1991-92 Board
members will be installed
that evening by Robert
Steinberg, JHA past presi-
dent. Paul Borman, past
president, will recognize
David Hermelin, outgoing
JHA president, and Daniel
M. Clark, JHA executive
committee chairman, will
present a life member award
to Ceil Kliger Ruda.
Recipient of the 1990
Mandell Berman Leadership
Award for Professionals, Ms.
Serwin has been associate
vice president directing the
Home's sister entrepreneurial
for-profit corporation, Com-
prehensive Aging Services,
Inc.

When the JHA Board voted
to close the Petoskey facility
and purchase the building
that would become known as
Prentis Manor, Ms. Serwin
became responsible for the
facility renovation, licensure
and occupAncy in September
1971 as well as the transfer of
residents and closing of
Petoskey.
In 1983, Ms. Serwin, the
Home's facility opener, was
named Administrator of the
new Fleischman Residence/
Blumberg Plaza home for
aged.
Aside from direct respon-
sibilities to Detroit's Jewish
Home for Aged, Ms. Serwin
has achieved statewide recog-
nition having served as presi-
dent of the Michigan League
for Nursing as well as presi-
dent of the Shapero School of
Nursing. Ms. Serwin also is a
life member of Hadassah,
B'nai B'rith Morgenthau
Chapter, Auxiliary JHA and
Congregation Shaarey Zedek.
The community is invited to
attend the Home's annual
meeting. There is no charge.

Schreier

Tauber

in 1973, he and Shirley were
the recipients of. the Prime
Minister's Medal from the
State of Israel.
Anthony Lee, born and rais-
ed in Manchester, England,
emigrated to the U.S. in 1960
after being in the Royal Air
Force. He was treasurer of the
bowling league, membership
chairman, vice president and
finally temple president in
1986-87. Tony has also been
active in community projects
such as Yavneh Academy, the
J.C.C. Health Club Board of
Trustees, and volunteers time
to U.J.A. and Walk for Israel.
Ilene Lee is a teacher
at Temple Kol Ami Religious
School. She has been sister-
hood president and youth
group adviser; she created a
memory book, was in charge
of a Torah needlepoint cover,
was religious services chair-
person and on the long range
planning committee. She was
a part of the first adult b'not
mitzvah class, worked on the
Torah education committee
and the 25th anniversary
committee.
Claire Grosberg is a foun-
ding member of Temple Kol
Ami. Claire has been vice
president of Hadassah
Business and Professional
Group. She is currently
volunteering for the U.J.A.
and Israel Bonds, as well as
assisting women in the Oak-
land County Woman's Re-
source Center.
Miriam Kushner is a native
of the Detroit area. She
graduated from Wayne State
University with a major in
piano. Miriam taught piano
from age 12 until 1970 and
has played on WXYZ radio.
Miriam has been on the Beth
El sisterhood board since
1960. The community-wide
archives at Temple Beth El
were gathered and developed
by Miriam.
Phyllis and Don Rochen
served on the Beth El re-
ligious committee, social ac-
tion committee and the bro-
therhood and sisterhood

Finks

Lees

boards. Dr. Rochen was chair-
man of the nursery school for
three years and Mrs. Rochen
was chair of the library com-
mittee and served on the
board of trustees.
In 1988 they became in-
strumental in the founding of
Temple Shir Shalom. Mrs.
Rochen served on the board of
trustees and taught in Sun-
day School. She is chairper-
son of fund-raising for the
religious school. Dr. Rochen is
chairman of the ethics com-
mittee and a member of the
religious school committee.
Richard Rome was the
president of the college
chapter of B'nai Israel. Later
he became the president of
the B'nai B'rith-Tucker Grant
Lodge. Dick and his wife,
Sharon, were. on the couples
club board of Temple Emanu-
El for five years. He was also
a member of the temple board
of trustees, a "Member of the
Month" in 1990, and is on the
membership committee.
Barbara Schreier has been
membership chairperson,
fund-raising chairperson,
Temple Beth Jacob secretary,
vice president and is in her
second year as temple co-

president. She has been on
the board for at least 16 years.
Barbara teaches English to
Russian immigrants at the
J.C.C., has volunteered for six
years as a crisis counselor at
Common Ground, and a
group facilitator for the
SPACE program sponsored by
National Council of Jewish
Women.
Susan Tauber was elected to
the original board of trustees
at Congregation Shir Tikvah
and after a two-year term
joined the executive board as
corresponding secretary then
recording secretary. During
this time she also chaired the
social committee with her
husband.
She began the Tauber
Memorial Fund which is
growing toward a goal of a
yahrtzeit board. Susan is the
founder of the "Mixed
Doubles" group for couples
where one member is Jewish
and one is not. She leads the
"Caring Community" that
helps congregants. in need of
aid because of illness or per-
sonal tragedy. Susan was the
very first adult b'nai mitzvah
in 1989.

Peace Now Speaker
For Jewish Coalition

"New Windows of Oppor-
tunities or Old Brick Walls?
The Future for Israel, the
Palestinians, and the Arab
States" will be discussed by
Mark Rosenblum, political
director of Americans for
Peace Now, 7:30 p.m. May 30
at Temple Emanu-El.
Dr. Rosenblum is an
historian at Queens College
of the City University of New
York on a Mellon research
fellowship for the study of
American foreign policy and
the Arab-Israeli conflict. He
was in Israel during the Gulf
war and has been touring the
U.S. with seven Knesset

members and meeting with
U.S. legislators.

The talk is co-sponsored by
the Greater Detroit Jewish
Coalition for Peace in the
Middle East (Americans for
Progressive Israel, Friends of
Peace Now, Labor Zionist
Alliance, Metro-Detroit New
• Jewish Agenda, The Work-
men's Circle, and the Pro-
gressive Zionist Caucus) and
the Social Action Committee
of Temple Emanu-El. Coffee
and refreshments will follow.

For information, call Fran-
cine Rosenberg, 674-4321; or
Rene Lichtman, 352-4279.

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Annual Reform Judaism Dinner
Will Honor Detroit Area Members