Judicial Hopeful Paul Blizman
Seeks Farmington-Area Seat
Editors Note: Jewish candidates seeking
elective office this year are welcome to
announce their candidacy in the Jewish
News. Paul J. Blizman is running
against Jim Brady, Barry Brickner,
Sidney Kraizman, Larry Leib, Annette
T Raczkowski and Alan Vosko. The
primary is Tuesday, Aug. 6
Attorney Paul J. Blizman, running
for judge of 47th District Court,
recently received an "Outstanding"
rating from
the Judicial
Screening
Committee of
the Oakland
County Bar
Association.
Blizman is one
of only two
candidates in
the seven-way
race to earn
the associa-
tion's highest
Paul J. Blizman
rating.
Addressing
two serious issues in his campaign,
Blizman said, "Drunk driving and
domestic violence are crimes that
cause enormous pain and suffering iri
every American community. Beyond
their immediate victims, they affect
relatives, friends, neighbors, employ-
ers, schools and social-service agen-
cies."
As judge of 47th District Court,
which covers Farmington and
Farmington Hills, Blizman said he
would attack those problems "head-
on" and "do whatever the law allows
to reduce that pain and suffering."
Blizman brings to his candidacy
two decades of legal experience, 12
years as a counselor and therapist,
plus service as a volunteer.
His community service includes
the board chairmanship of the
Chamber Music Society of Detroit,
plus service with the Farmington
Hills Council of Homeowners and
the Farmington-Farmington Hills
Community Foundation for
Children, Youth and Families.
Blizman and his wife of 35 years,
Lee, are members of Temple Beth El
and Temple Kol Ami. They are 28-
year residents of Farmington Hills.
Their daughter, Alexis, is a law stu-
dent at George Washington
University in Washington, D.C.
An attorney since 1981, Blizman
has served Farmington Hills on the
Energy, Historic District and Ethics
Commissions. He is in his second
stint as Planning Commission chair,
which he joined in 1987.
The 1980 Detroit College of Law
graduate received a bachelor's degree
in history and a master's in social
work from Wayne State University.
He was a social worker at a juvenile
correctional facility and an individual
therapist and marriage counselor.
A sole practitioner, Blizman is a
member of the national, state and
county bar associations and the
Oakland County Bar Foundation.
He's also a fellow of the Michigan
State Bar Foundation.
JFS Earns Knight
Foundation Grant
Jewish Family Service received a grant of
$75,000 from the John S. and James L.
Knight Foundation. The grant will
assist JFS in providing emergency finan-
cial assistance and care management
services to those affected by the events
of Sept. 11.
The grant was awarded from a $10
million fund established by the Knight
Foundation trustees to aid post-Sept. 11
relief efforts in the 26 communities
where the Knight Foundation does
business. Twenty-five nonprofits serving
needy people in southeast Michigan
received $1.25 million.
The John S. and James L. Knight
Foundation promotes excellence in
journalism worldwide and invests in the
vitality of 26 U.S. communities.
Jewish Family Service, with offices in
Southfield and West Bloomfield, pro-
vides social and mental health services
to people of all ages.
Authors Sought
For Book Fair
Friday, Aug. 30, is the deadline for
local authors to send submissions to the
Jewish Community Center of
Metropolitan Detroit for a local author
book fair scheduled during the JCC's
51st annual Jewish Book Fair.
The Book Fair will take place
Wednesday, Nov. 6-Sunday, Nov. 17, at
both JCC locations.
Local authors who are Jewish or have
written a book of Jewish content are
invited to participate in the Book Fair's
seventh local author fair, 11 a.m.-3 p.m.
Sunday, Nov. 10.
The local author fair will feature 20
local authors. Book Fair patrons will
have the opportunity to meet the
authors and purchase autographed
copies of their books.
Local authors interested in participat-
ing in the local author book fair should
contact Book Fair Director Elaine
Schonberger, (248) 432-5577.
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Marc Borovoy, vice president; Larry
Garon, vice president; Danny
Kurzmann, treasurer; Doris
Blechman, secretary. Immediate past
president is Rob Roth.
Also elected to the JAMD board
were: Dr. Jeffrey Devries, Nancy
Gad-Harf, Jeffrey Garden, Dr. Susan
Gardin, Ken Goss, Dr. Natan
HarPaz, Barbara Horowitz, Robert
Naftaly, Rabbi Daniel Nevins, Alvin
Sallen, Robert Schostak, Aviva
Silverman and Debra Yashinsky.
Rabbi Lee Buckman, head of school,
is also a board member.
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