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Livonia Firefighter
of the Year
Jerry Eizen puts
his Jewish ideals
into practice
on the job.
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RONELLE GRIER
Special to the Jewish News
BE
any boys grow up dreaming of
becoming firefighters, but few
Jewish men turn this dream
into a reality.
For Jerry Eizen, it's a way of putting the
Jewish concept of pikuach nefesh, to save a
life, into practice on a daily basis.
In addition, Eizen was named "Firefighter
of the Year" in late April by the Livonia
Veterans of Foreign Wars.
Eizen, an Orthodox Jew who lives in Oak
Park with his wife, Becky, and their two
young sons, Ari and Sander, won the award
for an incident last December.
He and partner Michael Rusnak of
Jerry Eizen was named Firefighter of the Year
by the Livonia Fire Department.
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7/13
2001
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