State Of The JCC Construction update, awards presentation mark 7Ist annual meeting. LONNY GOLDSMITH Staff Writer TENDER 271 WEST MAPLE DOWNTOWN BIRMINGHAM 248.258.0212 Monday-Saturday 10-6 Thursday 10-9 "Summer-ize" Your Yard! bevy of awards, the elec- tion of one-third of the board of directors and fund-raising updates high- lighted the Jewish Community Center of Metropolitan Detroit's 71st annual meeting. Lawrence Wolfe, JCC president, assured the gathering that the "state of the JCC" is "wonderful." "Building community is a hot topic here," he said, and thanked past President Douglas Bloom and his wife Barbara for funding the business plan study and Hugh Greenberg for chair- ing the capital campaign. "We have over $15 million raised with more in the pipeline," Wolfe said. Greenberg later said he was confi- dent that the fund-raising goal of $25 million could be completed by the end of the year. The figure represents $18 million for capital improvements at the D. Dan & Betty Kahn Building in West Bloomfield and the Jimmy Prentis Morris Building in Oak Park and $7 million for programming endowments. Wolfe debuted the President's Award, given for volunteer work at the JCC. Three members of the Center's board of directors, Sharon Hart, Irwin Alterman and Alan Horowitz, were recipients. Hart, who also chaired the annual meet- ing, and Alterman received the award for planning the Seminars for Adult Jewish Enrichment. More than 500 on the state of the JCC's renovations. y Executive Director David Sorkin filled` \ in for the chair of the renovation com- mittee, and reported that construction on Marion and David Handleman Hall is on schedule and should be completed by September. Renovations at the JPM Building include re-paving the parking lot, a new sports field behind Temple Emanu-El next door that should be ready for use i< the spring of 2000 and remodeling of the kitchen. New equipment has been ordered; for the first time inxecent his- tory, the kitchen will be kosher super- vised by the Council of/Orthodox Rabbis/Vaad Harabonim. President Lawrence Wolfe gives the State Center board members re-elected for of the JCC address. a second three-year term are: Harold Etkin, Nancy Glass, Susie Sills, Larry < adult learners registered for the winter Wolfe, Alan Yost, Sherri Ketai and Andy classes in the first offering of the SAJE Israel. Jerald Kaufman and Howard program. Rosenberg were elected to a third three- Horowitz is president of the year term, while Richard Cherkasky, Detroit Maccabi Club and was general Ken Manko, Manny Charach and Marc chairman for last summer's JCC Kahn are filling unexpired terms. Ron Maccabi Games that Detroit hosted. Loeb, Lisa Broder, Ben Schwartz, Mindy The Susan Alterman Jewish Soble Kaufman, Steven Robinson, Leo Community Center Leadership Award, Maxbauer, Fay Stone, Gene Goodman__, named for the late board member of and Herman Frankel were all elected to`\ the JCC and presented by her husband their first three-year terms. Irwin and son Owen, went to Gerald Also elected were: Harry Eisenberg, Wolberg and Terry Nosan, both mem- chair, executive committee; Irwin bers of the JCC executive committee. Alterman, Bruce Frankel, Sharon Hart Wolberg is treasurer for the second and Howard Rosenberg, vice presi- year and Nosan was named this year as dents; Gerald Wolberg, treasurer; a member-at-large. Miriam Bergman, secretary; and Jerald Herman Frankel was unable to Kaufman, Ken Marblestone and Terry attend the meeting to deliver his report Nosan, members at large. Birthright Israel Leaders Chosen Generous allowance on delivery & installation on all models by Special Offer Swingsets Inc. Runs Thru June! 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Post and Lender will head the North American effort that plans to offer Birthright Israel funding for college stu- dent trips, beginning winter break of the 1999-2000 academic year. Post is completing her tenure as national president of Hadassah, the Women's Zionist Organization of America Inc. Lender, who with his brothers built Lender's Bagel Bakery, is involved in many philanthropic efforts in both the Jewish and secular communities. He served as national chair to the United Jewish Appeal and led Operation Exodus to resettle Soviet and Ethiopian Jews in Israel. Funding for Birthright Israel will come from the people of Israel througl their government, and Jewish commu- nities and philanthropists worldwide. Following the implementation of the college-age trips, rollout of trips for high-school-aged youth is anticipated for the summer of 2001. !