Central Address

New president Sharon Hart looks to partnerships to continue the JCC's growth.

Horowitz, Andrew Israel, Jeffrey
ewly installed President
Kaplan, Irvin Kappy, Jerald Kaufman,
Sharon Hart said the Jewish
Mindy Soble Kaufman, Scott
Community Center of
Kaufman, Bernard Klein, Belle Kukes,
Metropolitan Detroit will
Debbie Levin, Ron Loeb, Susan
work in partnership with communal
groups "to become the center of informal Marwil, Kenneth Manko, Philip
Minkin, Rhonda Monro, David
Jewish education in our community."
Morrison, Shelley Nadiv, Glenn Pavey,
Speaking at the JCC's annual meet-
Ronald Rich, Steve Robinson, Reva
ing on June 21, Hart repeated the
Rosen,
Florine Mark Ross, Steve
Hebrew word b'yachaa4 together. She
Schanes,
David Silberg, Susie Sills,
said that through community partner-
Jerome
Soble,
Sandy Stark, Fay Stone,
ships, "the center will be the catalyst for
Eleanore
Sugarman,
Malke Torgow,
the greatest programming in our corn-
Cheri
Victor,
Joyce
Weckstein,
Andi
munity."
Wolfe
and
Alan
Yost.
Past President Linda Lee and Irwin
William Eisenberg and Marc Kahn
Alterman co-chaired electing and
earned
the Susan Alterman JCC
installing officers, presenting leadership
Leadership
Award. Established as the
awards and kicking off the JCC's 75th
Presented with leadership awards at the Jewish Community Center's annual meeting
JCC
Leadership
Award in 1988, the
anniversary.
were, from left• Steven Friedman and Herman Frankel, President's Awareh and William
award
was
renamed
in
memory
of
Joining Hart on the 2001-2002
Eisenberg and Marc Kahn, Susan Alterman JCC Leadership Award.
Mrs.
Alterman
in
1997.
Endowed
by
board are Lawrence A. Wolfe, chair of
her husband Irwin and son
the executive committee; Miriam
Owen, the award recognizes
Aaron and
Bergman, Hannan Lis, Ken
volunteers
who
"selflessly
give
Anne Ginsberg,
Marblestone and terry Nosan, vice pres-
of
their
time,
energy
and
left, and
.
idents; Marc Kahn, treasurer; Gerald
expertise
to
help
create
and
Dr.
Martin
Wolberg, secretary; and Irwin Alterman,
facilitate exciting programs for
Hart, right,
William Eisenberg and Todd Sachse,
congratulate
JCC members and the com-
members at large.
their daughter
munity."
Also on the board are: Patti Aaron,
and wife,
President's
Award
winners
Cynthia Aks, Sharon Alterman, Jerome
Sharon Hart,
were Herman Frankel and
Ash, Doris Blechman, Steve Block,
on becoming
Steven Friedman. The award
Mark Canvasser, Mark Carney, Manny
the JCC
was created in 1999 to "rec-
Charach, Richard Cherkasky, Michael
president.
ognize
volunteer
leaders
who
Curhan, Cliff Dovitz, Carol Eisenshtadt,
display exceptional leadership
Suzie Epstein, Dolores Farber, Steven
and commitment to the JCC
Friedman, Bruce Gershenson, Nancy
and to honor those whose
Glass, David Goodman, Gene
involvement has enhanced a
Goodman and Karen Sklar Gordon.
Center program benefiting
Also, Martin Hollander, Alan

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t o a place where
to be Jews. "All wedemand
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anon wit ' . .us; just be there ... Just show-
ing up is a demonstration of wanting in."
Rabbi Cardin talked about the pluralis-
tic nature of the JCC. "JCC's belong to all
Jews. No other Jewish institution can Say
that. JCC's are the great uniters."
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"Through our programs we pursue a sacred mis-
sion: fostering Jewish corninu nity and Jewish identi-
ty," Rabbi Cardin concluded.