Community JEWISH FEDERATION OF METROPOLITAN DETROIT YOUNG ADULT DIVISION Report of the 2000 Nominating Committee Mazel Toy! NOMINATED AS OFFICERS AND EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBERS . President-elect President Joshua F. Opperer Paul R. Silverman Officers Lisa H. Bronstein Barbra J. Tunick Joshua A. Lerner Peter J. Ellenson Executive Committee Scott Kaufman Bryce A. Sandler Amy C. Schlussel Dawn M. Faxon James D.Hooberman Jennifer C. Silverman Lee P. Trepeck Advisor to the Executive Committee Emily S. Jampel NOMINEES FROM THE CURRENT BOARD OF DIRECTORS Michelle B. Gilbert Beth R. Goldberg Michele J. Goldstein Gene J. Goodman Lisa R. Granitz Michael M. Benchetrit Debbie A. Berger Jonathan W. Dwoskin Daniel Friedenzohn Ethan A. Gilan Howard M. Jacobson Aaron G. Pergament Mark M. Jeross Eli J. Saulson • Rabbi Joseph H. Krakoff Donna Traub Joel M. Krugel Sheri L. Wagner Julie H. Leib Mark A. Weintraub NOMINEES TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS Ian M. Burnstein Jeffrey L. Dwoskin Lorne B. Gold Robin A. Trepeck Jeffrey B. Schussel Melissa I. Seligman SUBMITTED BY THE NOMINATING COMMITTEE: Eric Gould: Chair, Lisa Bronstein, Jonathan Dwoskin, Scott Kaufman, Amy Schlussel YAD's Annual'Meeting Election and Installation of Officers and Board Members June 15, 2000 Max M. Fisher Building • 6735 Telegraph Road. Bloomfield Hills Jewish Federation T his is I L eJeration YAD I YOUNG ADULT DIVISION of MetropAlon Poise Visit us on the Web: www.thisisfederation.org/YAD TRANSFER YOUR HOME MOVIES 8mm - 16mm TO VHS CCHirURJ CAMERA r 1 Film Length In Feet 8mm & Super 8 & 16 1-200 Feet 201-400 Feet 401-600 Feet 601-800 Feet 801-1000 Feet Film Over lopoo$ F 8 e,st o Add i 6 t . A10:2 30533 N. WOODWARD ROYAL OAK (3 Blocks South of 13 Mile) N N OD N BACKGROUND MUSIC On Any Video Transfer Century L Camera 288-5444 With This Coupon. Expires 5/31/00 248-288-5444 Daily & Saturday 10-6 Friday 10-8 U U U U geGella,d from... • Up to 25% Off all book invitations • 48-hour turnaround on in-house invitations • Featuring 611".'" Stationery • Computerized Calligraphy 6909 Orchard Lake Road • West Bloomfield, MI 48322 Phone: 248-855-2240 • Fax: 248-855-5411 vvww.greetingsfrom.invitations.com 5/19 2000 64 U U U U U Schindler was called to the Torah as a bat mitzvah on Friday, May 12, at Temple Emanu-El. She is the daughter of Dr. David and Nancy Schindler and sister to Michael. Proud grandparents are Jack and Helen Maltz and Morris and Janet Schindler. Lisa is a seventh-grade honor stu- dent at Novi Middle School. She enjoys acting and singing. She has been in the temple's youth choir for four years and in many plays through the Novi theaters. For her mitzvah project, Lisa volun- teered at Adopt-a-Pet. Also, through the choir, she sang at hospitals and nursing homes. In addition, Lisa volunteered at Menorah House. . Emily Anne Shepley and Eric Allan Shepley will be called to the Torah at • Imprinted Kepot and Napkins U Elizabeth Sari Lovinger (Elianna Shai) will be called to the Torah as a bat mitz- vah at Congregation Shaarey Zedek on Saturday, May 20. She is the daughter of Allan and Karen Lovinger and the youngest sister of Alyssa, Stephanie and Lauren. Lizzy is the granddaughter of the • late Sam and Sylvia Isaacs and the late Arthur and Rose Lovinger. Lizzy is an honor student at Hillel Day School of Metropolitan Detroit in Farmington Hills. She enjoys acting, dancing, singing, volleyball and Camp Ramah. Her mitzvah projects include donating food baskets to Yad Ezra, visit- ing Fleischman Residence as part of Hillel's Dor L'Dor program and babysit- ting every Shabbat at Congregation Shan rey Zedek. Lisa Spring Special FREE $20.00 $26.00 $39.00 $52.00 at Hillel Day School of Metropolitan Detroit in Farmington Hills. She enjoys music, dancing, tennis and summers at Camp Tamakwa. Her mitzvah projects include partici- pating in the Friendship Circle and vol- unteering at Hadassah House. U U Congregation B'nai Moshe Saturday, May 20. Emily and Eric are the twin children of Rachel Becker of Keego Harbor and Dennis Shepley of Windsor, Ontario, the sister and brother of Andrew Shepley and the grandchildren of Dorothea Becker of Bloomfield Hills and the late Dr. Abraham Becker. Dr. Becker was particular- ly cheered by his twin grandchildren, as they helped with his care at Woodward Hills Nursing Center prior to his recent death. Emily and Eric are seventh-grade stu- dents at Hillel Day School of Metropolitan Detroit in Farmington Hills. Emily is active playing soccer, volleyball and basketball on the school teams. She will demonstrate her skill in basketball this summer as a member .of the Jewish Community Center of Metropolitan Detroit's Maccabi basket- ball team. Eric enjoys playing soccer, basketball and cross-country/track on the school teams. Eric and Emily also compete with each other in these sports at home. They especially enjoy playing basketball with friends and neighbors on their back yard court. Eric also enjoys danc- ing, in-line skating and water sports. Emily and Eric's most meanin mitzvah projects have been volunteering at Yad Ezra food pantry and the Jewish Association for Residential Care. They have spent summers at Camp Tamarack with their Becker cousins from Israel and at the beach. Out Of State Bar/Bat Mitzvah Dara Elana Pastor will celebrate her bat mitzvah at Temple Judea in Tarzana, Calif, on Saturday, May 20. Dara is the daughter of Dennis and Mona Pastor of Encino, Calif Dennis is a former Detroiter, as is proud grandfa- ther Maurice Pastor of Las Vegas. Dara is also the granddaughter of the late Etta (Eserow) Pastor. Dam, a seventh-grade honor student at- Sierra Canyon Middle School in Chatsworth, Calif, co-founded HAWK (Helping Abused Women and Kids), a mitzvah project that collects toiletries and toys for a halfway house. Detroiters attending the festivities include Camp Tanuga pals Lauren Lefkowitz, Adam Pullman and Casey Smith. Dara is an enthusiastic seven-year veteran of Camp Tanuga; the rest of the year she enjoys dancing, volleyball and designing handcrafted accessories.