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The Oakland County Busi-
ness Owners Association will
meet 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, July 8,
at the Auburn Hills Holiday Inn.
The topic will be "Bringing Cre-
ativity into Your Business." To
reserve for the lunch meeting,
call (248) 253-8285.

Barry Shulman, co owner of
Decades in Royal Oak, has been
named Royal Oak Businessman
of the Year by the city chamber
of commerce. Mr. Shulman was
recognized for his efforts in sav-
ing the Royal Oak Farmers' Mar-
ket.

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David Brody of Southfield has
been selected the 1997 Out-
standing Civil Engineer of the
year by the Southeastern Michi-
gan Branch of the American So-
ciety of Civil Engineers. Mr.
Brody is a consultant with
Bloomfield Township-based
Hubbell, Roth & Clark Inc.

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The next Oakland University
Center for Family Business
breakfast seminar on planning
for the family business will be
held 11 am. Wednesday, July 23,
at the Troy Marriott. To register,
call (248) 370-4513.

The Citizens Alliance for the Pro-
bate Court of Oakland County,
in cooperation with local senior
citizen programs, will sponsor a
series of free seminars on will
and probate proceedings, 1-
3:30 p.m. Monday, June 23, at
the William Costick Activities
Center, 28600 Eleven Mile Road,
Farmington Hills; 1-3:30 p.m.
Wednesday, June 25, at Oakland
County Commissioners Audito-
rium, 1200 N. Telegraph, Ponti-
ac; 1-3:30 p.m. Monday, June 30,
at the Ferndale Senior Citizen
Drop-In Center, 2965 Hilton,
Ferndale. For information, call
(248) 858-0053.

Against All Odds

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A Nazareth-based Arab entrepreneur fights for a
place in Israel's high-tech industry.

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JENNIFER FRIEDLIN SPECIAL TO THE JEWISH NEWS

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rom a six-room apartment 36-year-old entrepreneur, whose
in Nazareth that serves as company is housed on a quiet res-
an office and factory, Imad idential road just a short distance
Younis proudly forecasts from Nazareth's bustling main
that for him, 1997 will be the year street and the hordes of pilgrims
who come to visit Jesus' boyhood
of the big bang.
Since January, his five-year-old home.
The main reason for Israeli
company, Alpha Omega, has sold
$400,000 worth of its brain-test- Arabs' near absence from the
ing equipment — 80 percent of it high-tech field is an inversion of
for export — and he recently re- what lurks behind the success of
ceived the Israel Ministry of In- Israeli high tech: the army. While
dustry's approved enterprise
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status, which waives exporters'
tax requirements.
In the high-tech
world, such a leap from
struggling start-up to
government-backed
manufacturer represents
a significant milestone
on the long road to mar-
ket maturity.
But Alpha Omega's
transition is all the more
significant due to Mr.
Younis' status as the first
Israeli Arab to gain a
footing in the Israeli
high-tech sector.
"I'm sad to say this is
the only Arab company A plant at one of Israel's many high-tech
in high-tech," says the businesses.

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