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School District Elections
Bring Jews On Board
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KIMBERLY LIFTON
Staff Writer
M
NOIVIT 015 BO 'T.
ark Belsky wants
everyone to know
the Jewish commun-
ity is alive and well in Wall-
ed Lake.
In fact, Mr. Belsky and
Joel Silverblatt were re-
elected on Monday to the
Walled Lake School District
Board of Education.
Mr. Belsky has served on
the board for four years; and
Mr. Silverblatt, six years.
Walled Lake Schools serve
portions of West Bloomfield,
Farmington Hills and Or-
chard Lake.
"People don't realize that
Walled Lake has quality ed-
ucation," says Mr. Belsky,
who has two elementary age
children enrolled in the
Walled Lake Schools.
"There is a growing Jewish
presence there as well."
All of Oakland County's 28
school districts held school
board elections this week.
Jewish representatives
were elected in Walled Lake,
Bloomfield Hills, Oak Park
and West Bloomfield.
In Bloomfield Hills, Linda
Finkel topped the numbers
in securing another term to .
the school board. In West
Bloomfield, Avery Murav
was the highest vote-getter.
In Oak Park, school boare
member Ezra Roberg won
another four-year term.
For the first time in 25
years, however, no Jews'
were in the race for school
board positions in
Southfield. Zelda Robinsore,
announced she would retire.
School Board President
Steven Kapllan, who is runn-
ing for Oakland County Pre
secutor, now becomes the on-
ly Jewish representative on
the board. His term expires.
in 1994.
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Beth Yehudah Parents
Ratify New Constitution
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Staff Writer
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new constitution for
Yeshiva Beth
Yehudah was ratified
June 3, one week after
parents met publicly with
administrators to discuss the
Yeshiva's perilous economic
future.
The constitution,
distributed May t, was ap-
proved by a vote of 132-43.
The voting, which started at
7 p.m. and ended at 10:30
p.m., took place at the boys'
school on Lincoln Road.
There are 260 families with
students at the Yeshiva.
Laid out in the constitution
are guidelines for member-
ship, officers and elections,
committees and the Vaad
Hachinuch, the religious ed-
ucation committee.
The next step is to elect a
new board of directors, said
Administrative Director
Hillel L. Abrams.
"The next board of direc-
tors will be elected within 30
days," Mr. Abrams said.
"The date has not been set."
The current board, con-
sisting of nine men, is an
interim group and will dis-
band after the election.
The new board, whose offi-
cers and members serve
three-year terms, will con-
sist of 12 men, according to
the constitution. Nomina-
tions must be by petiti
signed by at least 15 mem-
bers. five of whom must be
current members of the Vaad
Hachinuch.
To be eligible for the.
board, candidates must meet
membership requirement*
i.e. fulfill conditions for tui-
tion payments, be Sabbath
observant and have been a
member in good standin
two years prior to election.
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New Board Set
For Ann Arbor JCC
The board of directors of the
Washtenaw County Jewish„
Community Center elected
officers for 1992-93. Malcolm
S. Cohen was re-elected presi-
dent. Other officers are
Esther Ullman, secretary;
Lisa Molnar, Steve Gerber
and Judith B. Davidson, vice
presidents.
Nine new members were
elected to the JCC board. The
new members are Eller,
Abramson, Lisa Bardach,
Larry Hiss, Liz Kirshner,
Marty Smith, Elayne Tyner
and Pat Soskolne. Two in'
cumbents were also re-
elected, Trudy Crandall and
Judi Davidson.
All of the new board
members are being elected for
a three-year term, except for
Pat Soskolne who will serve
for two years.