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Ohr Somayach
Lunch-And-Learn

Elegant gowns for that
special occasion.
Beautiful imported fabrics and laces
as shown in New York - Boca Raton Chicago

Ohr Somayach will host a lunch-and-
learn with Rabbi Dovid Orlofsky
12:30-1:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 4, at
the Max M. Fisher Jewish Federation
Building. The topic will be "Suspending
Our Disbelief: Another Look at the
Gulf War."
Rabbi Orlofsky is a native of New
York who attended the Yeshiva Chofetz
Chaim and received smicha (rabbinical
ordination) from Dayan Kupshitz in
Israel in 1990.
He was director of the Long Island
branch of NCSY from 1979-1988 and
is senior instructor in Ohr Somayach's
Jewish leadership training program
"Ohr LaGolah," as well as senior lectur-
er in Jewish thought, Talmud and
Chumash in the introductory program
of Ohr Somayach.
For information or reservations, call
the Ohr Somayach office, (248) 352-
4870.

TRUNK SHOW

Thursday, January 28th; Friday, January 29th
and Saturday, January 30th, 1999

JESNA Leaders
Honor Bermans

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1999

42 Detroit Jewish News

Bill and Madge Berman of Detroit and
Longboat Key, Fla., were honored at
Jewish Education Service of North
America's tribute event in Sarasota, Fla.,
last weekend.
A reception honoring the gift from
the Bermans to JESNA's campaign for
Jewish Learning and Living was the
weekend highlight.
JESNA's goal is "Vibrant Jewish life
through Jewish learning."
Bill Berman is honorary chair of the
JESNA board and principal supporter
of JESNA's Mandell L. Berman Jewish
Heritage Center for Research of
Evaluation.
He was a partner in and president of
Bert L. Smokier & Co., later the
Dreyfus Development Corp., until
1975. He served in many leadership
positions in the building-industry,
including president and national board
member of the Builders Association,
board member of New Detroit and
board chairman of the Michigan State
Housing Finance Authority, as well as
chair of the Stillman Foundation. He
has served on the boards of three New
York Stock Exchange companies.
The Bermans are involved in several
Jewish and communal activities. He
served as past president of the Council
of Jewish Federations (CJF), the Detroit
Jewish Welfare Federation and, much
earlier, United Hebrew Schools of

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