Nu? "

Tanta Sylvia:

Bubbe:

"It's lovely with
the brisket."

"This Fortant Cabernet
got an 86 rating from
the Wine Spectator!
They said it's
like a mini St. Emilion."

History Of
Helping

Shaarey Zedek honored for its longtime
beneficial role in Detroit.

SHELLI LIEBMAN DORFMAN
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Miriam:

"Of course, Uncle Harry.
Try the Merlot.
The Chicago Tribune
said it's 'soft with
lovely fruit flavors.'"

Uncle Harry:

"It's kosher,
this Fortant?"

Bubbe:

Tanta Sylvia:

"And its kosher
for Passover!"

"Pass the
Kugel."

ther Rabbi Judah Levin's 1912 march
down Brush Street collecting nickels and
dimes to help open Sinai Hospital,
Rabbi Morris Adler's civil rights activities
in Detroit, and Rabbi Groner's receipt of
the Dove Award from the Southfield-
based Ecumenical Institute for Jewish-
Christian Studies, along with Cardinal
Adam Maida.
In impressive company, other winners
of the Beacon Award include the Detroit
Institute of Arts, Detroit Public Library,

ongregation Shaarey Zedek's
140 years of making a differ-
ence in the community was
recognized in an award
inspired by Detroit's tricentennial.
The Southfield- and West
Bloomfield-based synagogue was feted
along with 15 other local nonprofit
institutions with the Community
Recognition
Committee of
Detroit 300's Beacon
Award.
The synagogue
was the only Jewish
organization to be
chosen from among
140 metro Detroit
and Essex County,
Ont., organizations
nominated "as lead-
ers in their fields
who have raised the
quality of life for res- Bernard and Judy Levin Cantor of Bloomfield Hills, Rabbi
Leonardo Bitran and Lori and Steven Weisberg of Lest
idents."
Bloomfield at the Detroit 300 Gala dinner.
"The synagogue's
roots are in Detroit,"
Henry Ford Museum and Greenfield
says Stever_ Weisberg, Shaarey Zedek
Village
in Dearborn, Wayne State
board of trustees vice president.
University
and the YMCA of
"Receiving the award makes us feel great
Metropolitan
Detroit. "To be in the
pride in being part of Detroit's history."
same
category
as institutions like Focus
Beacon Award winners were recog-
Hope,
with
the
impact they had on this
nized at the "Detroit 300 Gala" dinner
community, is really saying something,"
at the General Motors Center in
Detroit. Weisberg and his wife, Lori, of , Weisberg says.
The award, which Weisberg describes
West Bloomfield were joined at the cele-
as
"a
beautiful, triangular piece of art" is
bration by Shaarey Zedek Rabbi
displayed
in the synagogue and was pre-
Leonardo Bitran and Bernard and Judy
sented
to
the
congregation at a recent
Levin Cantor of Bloomfield Hills.
Shabbat
morning
service.
Judy Cantor was instrumental, along
"This
helped
us
to launch our 140th
with Rabbi Irwin Groner, in nominating
anniversary
year,"
Cantor
says of Shaarey
Shaarey Zedek for-the award.
Zedek. The synagogue's Congress and
"I focused on contributions of
St. Antoine streets facility, built in 1876,
Shaarey Zedek members in leadership
was the first building constructed as a
positions in Detroit through the ages,"
synagogue Michigan.
says Cantor, a former Shaarey Zedek
"We take great pride in what we have
board member and current synagogue
accomplished
at our synagogue,"
archivist. She is also past president of the
Weisberg
says.
"This award reinforces
Jewish Historical Society.
the
great
pride
and
respect of being a
Her written nomination included a
leader of the synagogue and what a great
description of contributions of the syna-
heritage it is."
gogue's clergy. She included her grandfa-

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