Communit Here's To Jessica. Hersh, a 12-year-old seventh- grade student at Abbott Middle School in West Bloomfield, received the honor of Miss Junior Dance of Michigan runner-up 2001 at the Kids Artistic Review National Dance Competition. She Jessica Hersh danced in eight dances and was rec- ognized for her lyrical solo "December Dream." She is on the competition team at American Dance Academy. Eric Coleman, D-Southfield, Oak Park, Royal Oak Township, Oakland County Board of Commissioners, has been selected as a Taubman Fellow for his leadership ability in govern- ment. He will attend the Program for Senior Executives in State and Local Government at Harvard's John F. Kennedy School of Government. Alec Arbit, 9, of West Bloomfield and a student at Lone Pine Elementary School in Bloomfield Hills, won a trip to Los Angeles to attend the Kids' Choice Awards sponsored by Nickelodeon. His trip included touring Universal Studios, posing for publicity photos and attending the live broadcast of the Kids' Choice Awards in Santa Monica. Debbie Eskin of West Bloomfield has completed the requirements for a master's degree as a physician's assis- tant from Wayne State University. She is the daughter of Barbara and Mort Eskin. Rachel Barr, a senior at West Bloomfield High School, won a State of Michigan Volunteer Leadership Award; she was nominated by the Greater West Bloomfield's Michigan Week Committee. Barr participated in numerous school, community and synagogue activities and founded the WBHS Volunteer Impact Program as a resource for students to become involved in their community. Cydney Goldberg of West Bloomfield graduated magna cum 5/18 2001 42 laude from Boston University with a bachelor of science in communica- tion, a business minor and a political science concentration. She was inducted into the Golden Key National Honor Society and received the Scarlet Key (the university's high- est award) and Blue Chip Award (BU's College of Communications' highest award). The awards honor outstanding achievement, academic excellence, exceptional leadership in student activities and organizations and dedication. She will reside in Manhattan. Beth Korby Elenko of Bayside, Queens, N.Y., daughter of Dr. Albert and Nancy Korby of Farmington Hills, received her doctorate degree in occupational therapy from New York University. She earned her mas- ter's degree from NYU and her undergraduate degree from Eastern Michigan University. Judge Stephen C. Cooper of Southfield has been selected as this year's honoree of the Women's Bar Association. Cooper, of the 46th District Court, is being recognized for "outstanding contributions to the legal community." Amy Jablin, a native Detroiter, was recentiTselected as the 2001 recipient of the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee's Ralph I. Goldman Fellow. She is pursuing two master's degrees at Brandeis University: a master of business administration at the Heller School and a master of communal service from the Hornstein program. She received her undergraduate degree in organizational psychology from the University of Michigan. Following her fellowship, Jablin plans a career as an executive in Jewish community service. Karen Katsir of West Bloomfield won first prize in the 2001 Michigan Sculpture Competition and will com- pete against other regional winners at the Conference of the National .Society of the Arts and Letters. Katsir, a senior at Michigan State University majoring in studio art, is the daughter of Dr. Daniella Saltz and Dan Katsir. BBYO Board Honors Cook Survivors Group Hosts Yizkor The Michigan BBYO Board of Directors will hold its annual meeting 7:30 p.m. Thursday, May 24, at the Jewish Community Center in West Bloomfield. The Michigan BBYO Board will present the Charles and Florence Milan BBYO Mitzvah Award to Gerald S. Cook, a partner in the Detroit law firm Gerald Cook of Honigman, Miller, Schwartz and Cohn and the trustee of the Ben N. Teitel Charitable Trust. Cook has established the Oscar and Jeanette Cook Endowment with the Michigan BBYO, which provides incentives for Israel travel for volunteer AZA and BBG chapter advisers. He has also provided financial support for the BBYO International Leadership Study in Israel program, provided support for the first and second Federation Teen Mission to Israel and has established the Ben Teitel Israel Incentive Savings Plan. The meeting will also feature the election and installation of the board of directors for the 2001-2002 program year. A dessert reception will follow. For reservations, call BBYO, (248) 788- 0700. Yizkor services dedicated to the mem- ory of the 6 million murdered in the Holocaust will be held at 1 p.m. Sunday, May 20. The United Jewish Social Club First & Second Generation Survivors will host the event at the Jewish Community Center, 15110 W. 10 Mile, Oak Park. Children are invited. Survivors and their children will lead a candle lighting. Chairs are Jenoe Roth and Michael Weiss. Hadassah Plans Installation The Bloomfield Hills Group of Hadassah will hold installation of offi- cers noon Tuesday, June 5, at E.G. Nicks in West Bloomfield. Cost is $15. Beverly Apel, past president of the Greater Detroit Chapter of Hadassah, will install the following members: Caroline Gleichenhaus and Marilyn Pickover, co-presidents; Arline Foster, Shirley Dinner, Bobbie Segal, Agi Alpert, Bea Breiner, Caroline Gleichenhaus, vice presidents; Fannie Robinson, treasurer; Doris August, Elaine Kohner, secretaries. For reservations, call Bea Breinder, (248) 626-8415, or Agi Alpert, (248) 645-2874. Donald H. Cohen, former Michigan regional director of the Anti- Defamation League, will speak on "Behind the Headlines: Anti-Semitism in America." Cycling Team Fights Diabetes Oak Park's Howard Sherizen will cap- tain the Franklin Fitness & Racquet Club team of cyclists as part of Tour de Cure, coordinated by the American Diabetes Association, on Sunday, June 10. The starting point is Island Lake, just south of Kensington Metropark. Seven different ride routes are avail- able, ranging from seven to 70 miles, featuring rural roadways that wind through a combination of forest, farmland and small towns. To sign up for Team Franklin, call Sherizen, an amateur cycling enthusi- ast, at (248) 855-1010 or Franklin Fitness at (248) 352-8000. Plant Gardens, Feed The Hungry Yad Ezra is encouraging area garden- ers to plant a row of produce for the hungry and donate it to the Oak Park kosher food pantry as part of the Plant a Row for the Hungry Program. Established by the Garden Writers Association of America, the national campaign began in 1995 to help alle- viate food shortages through dona- tions of produce to local food pantries and soup kitchens. Participants will be able to pick up a sign that says, "This garden is proud to support Plant a Row for the Hungry to benefit Yad Ezra, Michigan's only kosher food pantry" Produce can be brought to Yad Ezra's warehouse. All donations will be recorded and distributed ro the needy in our community. Non-cash contributions are tax deductible. For information on participating, call Yad Ezra, (248) 548-3663.