When Nora Lee Barron gets on a plane for Israel, she knows she's on her way to her home away from home. After partiLf-ring in Partnership 2000 activities for many y the retired social worker has come to cherish tn.,. of Israel's Central Galilee as family. States' reaction to the Holocaust. Some of the JHS supporters included Maxwell and Sara Nadis, Edythe Jackier, Linda and Harvey Zalla, Harriet and Franklin Siden, Rabbi Leonardo Bitran, Helen and Rabbi Charles Rosenzweig, Judy and Bernard Cantor, Harold and Barbara Berry, Robert and Anita Naftaly, Jennifer and Bob Mattler, Betsy Moss, Betty Provizer Starkman, incoming JHS President Joan Braun and her first cousin, outgoing JHS President Jim Grey and his wife Ruth. Nora and her husband Guy are committed to Jewish community service, and through Partnership 2000 — a person-to-person exchange of ideas, expertise and friendship — they've found the ideal connection with Israel. ) FINAL EXAMS the school year ends, many schools recn"--1---, cellent final exam scores in the fund-raisin The frenzied bidding of some 600 - guests and a festive tropical theme were part of the successful recent event for Detroit Country Day School. The event grossed $600,000 and netted $375,000. Mike and Michelle Zeid and Bobby and Cynthia Roman were the auction co- chairmen. Some of the other support- ers included Debbie and Rick Partrich, Anne and Steve Weiner, Laura and Steve Korotkin, Linda and Leonard Sahn, Margo and Bruce Karmann, Robert Levy, Dana and Jim Selis, Margo and Steve Goodman, Julie and Eric Borman and Maddee and Al Adelson. Eton Academy held a "Back to the Future" auction in April at the Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, raising more than $130,000 for the Birmingham school whose students are challenged by learning disabilities. More than 250 patrons attended the event. The selected senior student speaker was Leora Green of West Bloomfield, daughter of Sam and Sara Green. Leora spoke to the crowd about her plans to attend Long Island University. Eton par- ents David and Julie Dean held the lucky raffle ticket for a 1999 Ford Mustang GT convertible, donated by Ford Motor Company. Now, in addition to her hands-on involvement with the program, Nora and Guy have put their generous financial support behind it. Their gift to the Millennium Campaign for Detroit's Jewish Future, sponsored by the Jewish Federation and United Jewish Foundation of Metropolitan Detroit, will i , e business, --1-mort and expatnut th interaction educational and between our home community and our sister community in Israel. - The match would make any family proud. Thanks a millennium. The Detroit Jewish News speaks to your interests and your concerns. LIGHT THE NIGHT The American Cancer Society pre- sents a "Light the Night Gala" 6 p.m Saturday, July 24, at the Ritz-Carlton. For more information about this black-tie event, call (248) 557-5353. DESIGN SEMINAR Colorworks Studio in Farmington Hills will offer information on deco- rating trends and design technology 7 p.m. Wednesday, June 30. For reserva- tions, call (248) 851-7540 To order your subscription or a gift s for family or friends, please call (248 6/25 1999 Detroit Jewish News 115