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Steven Grant
Hebrew Day
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Dr. Steven D. Grant was elected
president of the Holocaust Memorial
Center (HMC) at the organization's
recent annual meeting. Grant is ad
internist maintaining a private prac-
tice in Farmington Hills. He has
served on the HMC board of direc-
tors in various capacities since 1984.
A longtime supporter of commu-
nity causes, Dr. Grant has served on
the board of Men's ORT, as head of
the 1993 Walk for Israel, has
coached Little League in
Farmington-West Bloomfield, and
served as resident physician at Camp
Tanuga in Kalkaska.
Saul Waldman, outgoing HMC
president, was elected treasurer and
coordinator of development. Area
businessman Alan Zekelman was
elected to the office of first vice pres-
ident while Lawrence S. Jackier,
Alexander Karp and Shaarit
Haplaytah President Abraham
Weberman were re-elected as vice
presidents.
Gustav Berenholz was returned to
the position of chairman of the exec-
utive committee. Executive commit-
tee members reelected at the meeting
include Alexander Ehrmann, Leon
Halpern, Dr. Kristina Kochanowski,
Abraham Pasternak, Dr. David
Silberg, George Vine and Martin S.
Water.
Aliza Nivy was elected to the
Akiva Hebrew Day School will host its
annual banquet Sunday, March 29, at
the Plaza Hotel in Southfield, dedicat-
ed to the celebration of the 50th
anniversary of the founding of the State
of Israel.
Ithamar and Phyllis Koenigsberg,
who are
Kt-
currently
preparing
to move to
Israel, will
be the
recipients
of this
Phyllis and Ithamar
year's com-
Koenigsberg
munity
Chesed
Award to be presented at the dinner.
As one of Akiva's founders and its
first president, Mr. Koenigsberg has
served the school in many capacities.
In addition to his years of service at
Akiva, he has been active in the Young
Israel community, as well as the Jewish
community at large, for nearly 40
years.
Mrs. Koenigsberg began teaching 40
years ago and served as Akiva's kinder-
garten teacher for 14 years. She retired
in 1995 to prepare for their upcoming
aliyah.
For information regarding this year's
dinner, call the school office, (248)
552-9690.
X Judaic Studies
X Jewish Culture & Values
X Positive Jewish Identity
X Hebrew Immersion Program
Quality Education
Steven Grant
board of directors and to the execu-
tive committee for the first term.
Rubin Gifi
Aids Seniors
Akiva Dinner
Marks Anniversary
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Vital Tradition
Services for older adults
will receive a major
boost, thanks to a sub-
stantial gift from Irving
A. Rubin, a local philan-
thropist for whom the
Jewish Community Trust
for the Elderly has been
named.
Mr. Rubin's gift will
enable the Jewish
Federation's Commission
on Jewish Eldercare
Services (COJES) to ini-
tiate and expand many
programs, such as in-
.
Irving Rubin
X Outstanding & Dedicated
Faculty
X High Academic Standards
X Sensitive to a Variety of
Learning Styles
X Hands On Math & Science
X Combination of Whole
Language & Phonics
home support services
and adult day care pro-
grams for those who
suffer from dementia
disorders.
Mr. Rubin, a longtime
supporter and volun-
teer for the Allied
Jewish Campaign, is a
member of the Quarter
Century Club, former
member of the Sinai
Hospital board and a
founder of the Crohn's
and Colitis Foundation
of America.
Benefactors Host
Chanukah Par
The benefactors of the Jewish Home and Aging
Services and their families will host the eighth
annual Chanukah party for the residents of the
Fleischman Residence/Blumberg Plaza 1:3.0-3:30
p.m., Sunday Dec. 28.
Sandor Slomovits of Gemini will perform
Chanukah, folk and spiritual music for this
intergenerational program. There will be family
portraits by Bob Benyas, latkes and a candle-
lighting ceremony. Gifts will be distributed by the benefac-
tors' host families Bonnie and Mark Kowalsky and family and Michele and Marc
Borovoy and family. The community is invited. Donations will be accepted at
the door.
For information call Carol Rosenberg, (248) 661-2999.
Nurturing Environment
X Child Centered
X Community School
X Small Class Size
X Strong Physical Education
Program
X Environment Which Fosters
Social & Emotional Growth
X Full Day Kindergarten
Kindergarten
First Grade
Second Grade
OPEN HOUSE
January 14th, 1998
8:00 - 9:00 p.m.
February 26th, 1998
8:00 - 9:00 p.m.
April 23rd, 1998 (K only)
8:00 - 9:00 p.m.
For more information
telephone
(313) 971-4633
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12/26
1997
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