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Berman Award
To Michael Berke

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president of financial
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the Jewish Federation of
Metropolitan Detroit, has been
named recipient of the ninth
annual Mandell and Madeleine
Berman Award for Outstanding
Professional Service.
The award recognizes the con-
tributions of professionals em-
ployed by Federation, its
agencies or beneficiaries.
Mr. Berke is former executive
director of the Allied Jewish
Campaign. During his 2 1/2
decades at Federation, he helped
lay leaders achieve Campaign
proceeds of nearly $28 million
yearly and has helped chart new
directions in annual endowment
and capital campaigns.
He has staffed the Israel and
overseas components of Feder-
ation's activities and coordinat-
ed dozens of missions to Israel.
Before joining Federation, Mr.
Berke was executive director of
Hillel Day School. ❑

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New Leaders Project trains members
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wice a month, since the encouraging," said Marc Bakst,
dead of winter, a group of 32, an attorney who lives in Oak
ambitious young Jewish Park. "I've learned that part of
adults has been reflecting being a leader is being able to fos-
upon that most elusive of human ter consensus within a large
group."
qualities: leadership.
New
The
Leaders Project,
in its first year,
has corralled 18
smart, involved
Detroit-area
Jews in their 20s
and 30s for a se-
ries of workshops
and meetings
with civic leaders,
all part of a grand
effort to cultivate
a new generation
of Jewish leaders.
Almost by def- Kim Gladstone: A great education.
inition, the suc-
The project includes teachers,
cess or failure of the project will
not be known for years. But par- doctors, a nurse, business exec-
ticipants say they have learned utives, a reporter, stay-at-home
skills that will strengthen their moms and lawyers, lots of
involvement in the local Jewish lawyers. At a typical meeting, the
participants visit with politicians
community.
"To me, leadership is the will- and with leaders of Detroit busi-
ingness to get involved and take
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