Roeper Garden Of Hope

to do something in response to the high
school tragedy and wanted to establish a
permanent garden in honor of the vic-
tims and their families."
he 12-acre Roeper Lower
Leineke chose to plant the garden at
School grounds in
Roeper, a school for gifted students
Bloomfield Hills now has a
from pre-school through grade 12,
garden in memory of those
because of its philosophy of humanistic
who lost their lives at Columbine High
values and its commitment to protect
School in Denver last month.
the rights of children.
Dave Leineke, owner of Leineke
Lori Zinser, Roeper public relations
Landscaping of Grosse Pointe, designed
director, said, The school was
established in 1941 by German
-Jews Annemarie and George
Roeper, who fled Nazi
iGermany." Roeper "was founded
on the principles that children
should be empowered and stand
up for their rights, so that the sit-
uation in Germany could never
happen again," Zinser added.
Ken Seward, head of Roeper
School, said schools are obligated
to honor and respect basic
human rights, and to be "a place
Students Sara Goodman and Anna Barnet speak where children can live, grow,
create and become who they are
at the Garden of Hope- dedication at Roep er
Lower School.
in safety."
In a May 27 ceremony 15
fourth- and fifth-grade students spoke
the Garden of Hope and provided flow-
about hope, cooperation, inclusion,
ers, trees, shrubs and landscapers. As a
honor, diversity and respect.
father of three, he said "felt compelled

SHELLI DORFMAN
Editorial Assistant

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Center Names Alterman Leaders

Gerald Wolberg and
Terry Nosan are this
year's recipients of the
Susan Alterman
Jewish Community
Center Leadership
Awards.
The awards will be
presented at the
JCC's annual meet-
Gerald Wolberg
ing, which is 7:30
p.m. Thursday, June
17, in the Janice Charach Epstein
Museum/Gallery of the JCC's D. Dan
& Betty Kahn Building in West
Bloomfield.
Sponsored by Northern Trust Bank,
the meeting will include an election and
installation of officers. Winners of the
first Jewish Community Center
President's Award will be recognized.
Wolberg served on the JCC board for
two years and was treasurer and chair-
man of its Budget and Finance
Committee. He was president and
trustee of the Berkley School Board for
eight years, and currently serves on the
board of the Old Newsboys Goodfellow
Fund. Wolberg also has been a board
member of many private companies.
In addition to serving on the JCC
board, Nosan has been a member of the

Adult B'nai Mitzvah

Seven members of Temple Beth El culminated a year of study when they
became /Arai mitzvah at Shabbat services, May I. Pictured. are Elaine
Sturman, Frieda Allweiss, Cindy Cohen, Warren Rose, Karen Myerson
and Linda Sircus. Not pictured is Dr. Sheldon Stern.

A second group will mark their Vnai mitzvah on June 12. Pictured are
Marlene Goodman, Harriet Cooperman, Marilyn S. Dizik, Phyllis
Abrahams, Lynda Koby, Florence Schwartz, Phyllis Kaplan, Raymond M.
Abrams and Diane Chasnick. A third group will celebrate their bilai
mitzvah on June 26

6/11
1999

52 Detroit Jewish News

center's Executive
c<
Committee, chair of
the Development
Committee and chair
of the annual golf
classic and car raffle,
which provide camp
scholarships for chil-
dren. Nosan served
on the Jewish
Terry Nosan
Federation's Capit • al
Needs Committee
and is a volunteer on behalf of the Allied
Jewish Campaign. He is a member of
the boards of Kingswood Hospital and
the Building Industry Association of
Southeastern Michigan. He served as
assistant attorney general for the state of
Michigan before pursuing a career in
real estate.
The Alterman Award was created in
memory of Susan Alterman by her hus-
band Irwin and son Owen. Mrs.
Alterman was an active member of the
JCC Health Club for more than 25
years. She served on the Center's board
of directors and was a vice president.
Her other affiliations included the
National Council of Jewish Women,
Orchards Children's Services, Jewish
Federation of Metropolitan Detroit and
Adat Shalom Synagogue.

Interfaith
Program Set

The Interfaith Connection and area
congregations will present a program
for interfaith couples interested in
affiliating with a local synagogue.
The program, "Finding Your
Spiritual Niche: the How-Tos of
Synagogue Affiliation for Interfaith
Families," will be held 7 p.m.
Monday, June 14, at the Max M.
Fisher Building of the Jewish
Federation of Metropolitan Detroit,
6735 Telegraph, Bloomfield
Township.
The evening will feature informa-
tion on the ideologys of Judaism,
presented by rabbis of the communi-
ty. Interfaith couples will present
their perspective about affiliation.
Couples will learn what questions to
ask at the time of their congrega-
tional meeting so they can receive
the information needed to make an
educated and comfortable decision.
The evening will include special gifts
as well as welcoming congregational
invitations.

