Akiva Names Banquet Honorees
Southfield-based Yeshivat Akiva will
school was created in 1964. As a par-
honor Edward and Gloria Meer with
ent of three Akiva alumni, he has
the Torah Builder Award and Sanford
served in nearly all positions on the
"Sandy" Eisenberg with the
board of directors and its many com-
Community Chesed Award at the
mittees.
38th annual Akiva
Eisenberg, president of
banquet Sunday, May
McCaffi-ey's Office
5, at 5 p.m. at Burton
Products, also is very
Manor in Livonia.
involved with the Young
The Meers, who are
Israel movement. He was
supporters of Jewish
president of Young Israel
education and believe
of Greenfield, Young
in physical education,
Israel of Southfield and
are providing funding
the Young Israel Council
for construction of
of Metropolitan Detroit.
Akiva's new gymnasi-
He serves as honorary
um, slated to open
vice president of the
next year. It will be the
National Council of
home of the Akiva
Young Israel, which rec-
Sanford Eisen berg
Pioneers boys and
ognized his work for
girls middle school,
the movement in
junior varsity and
1979 with the Shofar
varsity basketball
Award.
teams.
He has been a vol-
Meer, a World
unteer with the
War II veteran,
Jewish Federation of
helped develop
Metropolitan Detroit
Meer Dental
and a board member
Supply, which his
and former president
father founded in
of Yad Ezra in
1920.
Berkley, the kosher
Eisenberg has
food bank.
Gloria and Edwa rd Meer
been a part of the
For tickets or infor-
Akiva family since the
mation about the din-
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Women's League Installs Board
At the Michigan Branch Spring
address on "Strengthening the Bonds of
Conference of Women's League for
the Jewish People."
Conservative Judaism on Sunday, May
The theme of the conference is
5, Judie Blumeno will be installed as the
"Beyond the Fringes — the Ties that
president of Michigan Branch. The
Bind Us." Rabbi Lauren Berkun, a
installation will conclude a day
Bloomfield Township-based
of activities at Congregation
midwest rabbinic fellow at the
Shaarey Zedek West
Jewish Theological Seminary of
Bloomfield, B'nai Israel Center.
America, will facilitate a Torah
Other officers to be installed
study session on conversion
are vice presidents, Ann
and outreach. There will be a
Emerson, Pam Bartolone,
workshop on mentoring and
Debbie Balkin, Marcia
outreach programs for Jews by
Tanzman, Carol Weintraub
Choice.
Fogel; treasurers, Sue
Other highlights will include
Judie Blumeno
Himelhoch and. Bernice
a Z'havah Workshop for young
Friedman; secretaries, Adele
women, 45 and younger; a
Smiler, Shirley Wise, Sherri Pellet and
networking lunch; a Shacharit service;
Ellen Racusin. Immediate past president and a workshop on enhancing Shavuot.
is Carol Tarica.
Carol Weintraub Fogel is the confer-
The installation will be conducted by
ence chair and Carol Tarica is president
the Women's League National
of Michigan Branch. The conference is
Consultant Evelyn Seelig, a past interna- open to all members of Conservative sis-
tional president of Women's League for
terhoods. The only charge is for meals.
Conservative Judaism and president of
For information, call Carol Fogel, (248)
MERCAZ USA. She will deliver an
851-5100.
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.till 9; Tues.
Membership & Boat Wells Available at
GREAT LAKES YACHT CLUB
located in St. Clair Shores
The Detroit Area's only Jewish Family Club
Air Conditioned Club House
Large Lawn Area
Junior & Adult Sailing Classes
Racing & Rendezvous Programs
Swimming Pool & Galley
Children's Play Areas
Social Programs
Reduced membership rates are in effect for new members with boats
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Just Completing remodeling of all boating facilities & deep water dredging.
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2002
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