Singles Mission
Set For Israel

"The feeling is unbelievable. From the
minute you get off the plane, Israel feels
like home."
Hirschhorn and Urdan anticipate that
Detroiters are leading the National
Detroit's
delegation will be a strong part
Young Adults Mission to Israel, sched-
of
the
expected
200 on the mission. The
uled for June 29-July 6.
Jewish
Federation
of Metropolitan
Laura Hirschhorn, of Huntington
Detroit
is
subsidizing
the $999 price of
Woods, a member of United Jewish
the
mission,
aimed
at
singles
and cou-
Communities Cabinet since 1999, has
ples
in
the
25-40
age
range.
been named national co-chair; Brad
The mission
Urdan of
includes
six
Southfield, a UJC
nights
and
Cabinet member
seven days,
since last year, is
starting
in Tel
serving as national
Aviv
and
con-
recruitment chair.
cluding with
Past Mission chairs
Shabbat in
Staci Bloch and
Jerusalem.
Micha Zwick are
Highlights are
also joining the
a
tour of the
Detroit delegation
new
Palmach
on the mission.
Museum,
a
The Young Adult
visit to Old
Division Mission
Brad Urdan and Laura Hirschhorn
Jaffa, a trip to
will be recreational
Detroit's
in nature, but it
Partnership
will also focus on current issues. "Those
2000
region
of
the
Central
Galilee, a
choosing to go to Israel at this time are
jeep
ride
through
the
Golan
Heights, a
serious in their intent to express their
float
down
the
Jordon
River,
an after-
solidarity," Hirschhorn said. "We're
noon
in
Safed,
three
nights
and
two full
looking forward to an amazing trip, and
days
touring
Jerusalem.
a very moving experience with the
The deadline for applications is May
group."
25.
For information, call Jonathan
According to Urdan, there's no better
Goldstein
at Federation, (248) 203-
time to be in Israel than now, and no
1471.
better way to travel than with a mission.

Allie Banks and
Aaron Dillon, both
seventh graders from
West Bloomfield, got
a little wet in the
bumper boats at the
BBYO/JCC Teen
Connection event
May 4 at CJ
Barrymore's in
Clinton Township.

AZA And BBG To Install Officers

The Great Lakes AZA and BBG councils will install their 2003-2004 offi-
cers 7 p.m. Wednesday, June 4, at Congregation B'nai Moshe in West
Bloomfield.
Aawards and scholarships will also be presented to B'nai B'rith Youth
Organziation members. A dessert buffet will be served. Cost is $4 in
advance or $5 at the door.
For reservations, call BBYO, (248) 788-0700.

Business Memos

Alan Nathan of Bloomfield Hills is
now associated with Zervis Agency
Inc. in its Southfield office, specializ-
ing in property and casualty insur-
ance.

David Kramer of Bloomfield
Township, an attor-
ney at the law firm
of Maddin, Hauser,
Wartell, Roth &
Heller in Southfield,
was honored as the
2003 Michigan
Democratic Party
Young Democrat of
Kramer
the Year at the party's
annual Jefferson-
Jackson Day celebration. David was
honored for his efforts in building
the Michigan Democratic Action
Network.

Jeffrey Burg of Birmingham has
joined the firm of Lipson, Neilson,
Cole, Seltzer & Garin PC. He spe-
cializes in a range of litigation mat-
ters, including legal malpractice
defense, commercial law and manage-
ment-side employment law.

Richard A. Zussman of Huntington
Woods has been elect-
ed chief executive
director of Jaffe Raitt
Heuer & Weiss PC.
He specializes in com-
mercial real estate and
business planning,
representing develop-
ers, owners, operators
Zussman
and investors in all
aspects of commercial
real estate transactions. He also pro-
vides counsel to business entities in
all areas of formation, governance
and operation.

Rana Ben-Ze'ev of Huntington
Woods has become a partner in the
firm of Bodman, Longley & Dahling
LLP. Ben-Ze'ev, of the Oakland
County office, specializes in all
aspects of real property law and in
real estate finance transactions repre-
senting lenders and borrowers in con-
struction and permanent financing.

Recently named in the 10th edition
of Best Lawyers in America are the
following:
Alan E. Schwartz of Bloomfield
Hills, partner in the law department
of Honigman Miller Schwartz and

Cohn LLP; Cyril Moscow of
Bloomfield Hills, partner in
Honigman Miller's
corporate law
department;
Maurice S. Binkow
of Bloomfield Hills,
partner in
Honigman Miller's
real estate law
department.

Mark L. Kowalsky
of West Bloomfield
has been re-elected chair of the
Greater West Bloomfield Cable
Advisory Board. He has been a mem-
ber of the board since 1986.
Kowalsky is a partner in the
Bloomfield Hills law firm of Hertz,
Schram & Saretsky PC.

J.L. Weiner of Bloomfield Hills has
become a principal
at Frank, Stefani,
Haron & Hall,
which changed its
name to Frank,
Stefani, Haron and
Weiner. The firm
continues its busi-
Weiner
ness and personal
transactional and lit-
igation law practice in Troy.

Allan Nachman of
Bloomfield Hills,
attorney and share-
holder with Butzel
Long, was honored as
one of two
Outstanding
Volunteers at Hospice
of Michigan's Crystal
Nachman
Rose Ball in April.
Nachman has volun-
teered with the hospice for three years
and serves on the board of directors
and on the investment and finance
committee.

Keefe A. Brooks of Bloomfield Hills,
attorney and share-
holder at Butzel
Long's Detroit
office, is one of the
authors of the
recently released
Civil Procedure
Before Trial, pub-
lished by West
Brooks
Group as part of
their Michigan
Practice Guides. Brooks also serves
on his firm's board of directors.

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2003

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