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Applauding
Innovation

New award of excellence
honors Robert Sosnick's
memory.

Robert Sosnick

n memory of the first co-chair
of Detroit's Jewish Fund, the
Robert Sosnick Annual Award
of Excellence has been estab-
lished and will be presented at the
Jewish Fund's annual meeting in
November.
The award, which includes a cash
stipend, will be given to a program
that has received a grant from the
Jewish Fund. Other criteria include
innovative programming, the highest
standard of quality and outstanding
performance in keeping with the con-
cepts of the Jewish Fund.
The Jewish Fund was created in
1998 from proceeds of the sale of
Sinai Hospital to the Detroit
Medical Center. The Fund augments
health and human services available
within the Detroit area. A total of
122 programs received more than $7
million in the Fund's first two years
of operation.
"The Jewish Fund continues to
identify and support creative and
cooperative initiatives that have a
major impact on improving the quali-
ty of life for the citizenry of metropol-
itan Detroit," said Marc Schlussel, the
Fund chairman.
Projects assisted by the Jewish
Fund range from improving health

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care and social welfare for at-risk pop-
ulations in metropolitan Detroit to
strengthening the bridge between the
Jewish community and the communi-
ty at large.
"I'm sure Bob [Sosnick] would be
very proud of this award in his memo-
ry," Schlussel said. "He was pivotal to
the creation of the Jewish Fund, and
this award will ensure his extraordi-
nary efforts are remembered."
Sosnick, who passed away in
March, was a member of the Jewish
Federation of Metropolitan Detroit's
Board of Governors and an integral
player in the creation of the Jewish
Fund. He was a member of the
Detroit Arts Commission-and vice
chairman of Sinai Hospital's board of
trustees. He was active in the Union
of American Hebrew Congregations
and at Temple Israel.
Professionally, Sosnick was presi-
dent of Real Estate Development
and Investment Co. (REDICO), a
Southfield-based company responsi-
ble for building the Top of Troy,
Ameritech Building, Oakland Town
Center and Troy Office Centers I
and II.
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In addition to industrial real estate
developments, Sosnick was involved in
the sports and entertainment industry.
He was co-owner of Palace Sports &
Entertainment Inc., which includes
Pine Knob Music Theatre in
Clarkston, the Palace of Auburn Hills
and the Ice Palace in Tampa Bay, 'Fla.
He co-owned the NHL Tampa Bay
Lightening and Detroit Vipers.
Sosnick's wife Susan, who will pre-
sent the award, said, "Our family is
very happy that he is being remem-
bered for his many years of involve-
ment in the community. This would
have given him great joy."
For information on the Robert
Sosnick Award or the Jewish Fund,
call Harriet Cooper, (248) 203-1487.

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