ILDff ftqgg Tapped For Honors One of Detroit Jewry's most communally active jewelers has been inducted into the National Jewelers Retailer Hall of Fame. The New York-based hall selected Howard Tapper of Tapper's Diamonds & Fine Jewelry in West Bloomfield in the single-store independent category based on his work ethic, business achieve- ment, leadership, community involvement and charitable efforts. Formal induction will take place at a black-tie dinner hosted by the New York State Jewelers Association on July 30 in New York. the Wetsman Young Leadership Award. Communally, he's a past board member of Jewish Home and Aging Services and Hillel Day School of Metropolitan Detroit. He holds an annual coat drive to support Kids Kicking Cancer.He's on the board of the Variety Club and Michigan's kosher food bank, Yad Ezra. Israel's ALYN Hospital and Women's American ORT also have honored him for his good will. Tapper opened his store, now locat- ed in Orchard Mall, in 1977 with his brother, Steven. They specialize in designer jewelry, Swiss watches and fine diamonds. Among his many retail honors, the Michigan Retailers Association named Tapper's its top retailer in 2002. He's Fox2-Style magazine's "Favorite Jeweler" for two years running. He's the Contemporary Design Group's 2005 Retailer of the Year. The Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit presented to him — Robert A. Sklar, editor Howard Tapper Animal Lovers Cancer Detection On Sunday, May 22, the nonprofit Michigan Humane Society reached a major milestone in its 128-year history with the dedication of its new Westland adoption and veteri- nary medical center, the Berman Center for Animal Care. Longtime support- ers Madge and Bill Berman of Franklin recently contributed the lead gift — $750,000 — to the capital campaign for Bill Berman of Franklin cuts the ribbon at the the state-of-the-art opening of the Berman Center for Animal Care in Westland facility that Westland, as his wife, Madge, looks on. will serve tens of thousands of corn- panion animals in need of care. Mrs. Berman is a board member for the Michigan Humane Society. — Keri Guten Cohen, story development editor Dr. Hadass Degani, developer of a noninvasive imaging method called Three Time Point (3TP) that not only detects breast and prostate cancer, but also can distinguish between malignant and benign tumors by screening instead of cut- ting, will speak at 11 a.m. Monday, June 6, at Knollwood Country Club in West Bloomfield. "Women and Science" is sponsored by the American Committee for the Weizmann Institute of Science. Dr. Degani, whose imaging method has been given clearance by the FDA, is head of the Biological Regulation Department and the Willner Family Center for Vascular Biology at the Weizmann Institute of Science in Rehovot, Israel. She also holds the Fred and Andrea Fallek Professional Chair for Breast Cancer Science. She is recognized as a pioneer in the use of magnetic resonance imaging and one of the first researchers worldwide to use it, in combination with spectrome- try, to study breast cancer. Her presentation will include a 45-minute auditorium-style lecture, question- and-answer session and strolling lunch. Cost is $60. RSVP by calling (248) 258- 9890. — Keri Guten Cohen, story development editor Anyone Know This Man? An old, somewhat damaged photograph of an unidentified man was found in a book purchased during the recent Bookstock event at Laurel Park mall. If the man in the photo below is someone you know — a relative or friend perhaps — you can claim the aged photo- graph at the Jewish News office, 29200 Northwestern Hwy., Suite 110. Call (248) 354-6060 to inquire. — Keri Guten Cohen, story development editor Jewish Geography Morlie Hammer LeVin of Los Angeles, who in September will become the national executive director of Hadassah, the Women's Zionist Organization of America, has strong Detroit ties through her husband. Norman Levin is a Detroit native and an exec- utive at Rand Corporation in Los Angeles. Daughter Kari is a student at Eastern Michigan University and worked for two years as Jewish family educator at Congregation Shaarey Zedek in Oakland County. Another daughter, Michelle Robinson, is a rabbi in the Boston area. Norman's brother and sister-in-law, Mickey and Morlie Levin Beryl Levin, live in Farmington Hills and sister Phyllis is a teacher in Detroit. Morlie Levin was vice president for strategic donor initiatives at the Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles and earlier was manager of operations and projects. She was a policy analyst at Rand for 21 years. — Alan Hitsky, associate editor Quotable "I always think television reflects where society is, more than films, more than anything." — Rina Mimoun, executive producer and writer for the TV network Wifs "Everwood," commenting on the growing popularity and visibility of Jewish characters on TV, from Hadassah magazine's May issue. Fill-71. ,2q-1 -1 'cha Don't. Know In Israel, Jerusalem is situated some 75 miles from the Galilee. In North America, two locales having the same names are quite a bit closer. Which ones? — Goldfein asn savoq amp kenupealq Mal •puod Lia!pnf lurod puu ISQM. 3111 umij '2urippEns saSETHA 2u! maiEqual ‘pu-EIsi apolm tualpnos LIT LIWASUli '111 qpA9DDCISQ.1 ui.ma ATE fliuD 6/ 2 2005 13