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THERE'S JUST ENOUGH 'ID1E
to reserve your place
at a very special event!
Meet Israel's Ambassador to
the United Nations,
Gad Yaacobi,
enjoy a sumptuous buffet dinner*
and make valuable business contacts.
The American-Israel
Chamber of Commerce
of Michigan
1995 Honors Dinner
Sunday, March 19 at 6:30 p.m.
The Somerset Collection (Troy)
$95
Contact the Chamber office now:
Phone: (810) 661-1948
Fax (810) 661-1730
Tickets also available at the door.
Dinner Coordination:
Michael H. Traison, Miller, Canfield, Paddock & Stone P.L.C.
Michael S. Sarlow, Technical Writing & Engineering Co., Inc.
Neil T. Jackson, Madison Communications, Inc.
*Dietary laws observed
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Paul Saginaw and Ari Weinzweig:
"Role models for the entire community."
Ann Arbor Honors
Two With Good Taste
ALICE BURDICK SCUWEIGER SPECIAL TO THE JEWISH NEWS
I
t did not take the Jewish blazers, an organization that
Federation of Washtenaw helps those recovering from men-
County long to choose Ari tal illness, and they have pro-
Weinzweig and Paul Saginaw, vided financial backing for
owners of Zingerman's Deli in employees to open their own food-
Ann Arbor, as the recipients of related businesses in Ann Arbor.
their first annual Humanitarian Additionally, the two hire new
Award. "Not only do they serve Americans, to launch their ca-
high-quality food, morning, af- reers in this country, and there
ternoon and night, but they are are many other projects on the
wonderful humanitarian role drawing board.
Because of Zingerman's, the
models for the entire commu-
m nity," said Nancy N. Margolis, ex- whole area surrounding the
ecutive director of the federation. restaurant have blossomed,"
The award ceremony, which added Susan Rebner, dinner co-
will take place on April 4 during chair. "Galleries have opened,
a dinner at Radisson on the Lake apartments have been revamped
in Ypsilanti, already has created — that area of Ann Arbor has
much interest from corporate, been blended into downtown."
Mr. Saginaw and Mr.
business and community leaders
in Ann Arbor and the Detroit Weinzweig say that helping oth-
ers and changing the face of Ann
area.
"Because of the generous way Arbor was a part of the master
that Ari and Paul run their busi- plan from the beginning. Even
ness, it was only fitting that they before the two restaurateurs
would be our first honorees," said opened Zingerman's, they had a
Jerold Lax, dinner co-chairman vision of giving back to the corn-
and Ann Arbor attorney. "They munity.
"We have always had a clear
have provided services to many
needy individuals and to the com- picture of what we wanted to be-
come, and we haven't strayed
munity at large."
Establishing Food Gatherers from that vision," said Mr.
is perhaps the pair's most notable Saginaw, a native Detroiter who
undertaking. It is an organiza- graduated from the University
tion that collects surplus food of Michigan and met Mr.
from dorms, restaurants and Weinzweig while they both
stores and delivers it to shelters, works d at a restaurant in Ann
halfway houses and the less for- Arbor. "We did not have small
tunate. Since the nonprofit pro- goals — they were fairly lofty and
gram began almost six years ago, they grew as we went along."
Mr. Saginaw, who graduated
a paid staff and volunteers have
delivered more than a half mil- from Southfield High School in
lion pounds of food to hungry peo- 1969 and was bar mitzvah at
ple in Ann Arbor and Ypsilanti. Beth Aaron Synagogue, said that
Over the years, Mr. Weinzweig growing up in the radical 1960s
and Mr. Saginaw have hired helped mold his values.
"I had certain opinions of the
mentally impaired workers and
provided them with job training business world and always told
and experience. They offer job myself that if I ever opened a
training for members of Trail- business, I would do things dif-