Spotlight

Susan Estrich and
Janice Steinhardt

Dr. Andrew Halperin, Margot Halperin, Jerry Halperin,
Lauren Halperin and Mark Halperin

Women philanthropists honor one of their own.

Other attendees included
ore than 300 peo-
46th District Court Judge
ple turned out to
Susan Moiseev of Southfield,
honor Margot
and many JF trustees, includ-
Halperin, organizer and
ing Federation Annual
founding chair of the Jewish
Campaign Co-Chair Marta
Women's Foundation, at the
Rosenthal of Franklin, Ilene
second "Women Lighting the
Nemer and daughter Patti
Way" luncheon on June 28 at
both of West
the Townsend Hotel in
RONELLE Baum,
Bloomfield, JWF Associate
Birmingham.
GRIER
Chair Elyse Foltyn of
Halperin, a Jewish
Columnist
Birmingham and Doreen
Federation of-Metropolitan
Hermelin of Bingham Farms,
Detroit board member and
who flew in from Israel that morning
leader in the areas of women's philan-
to attend the event.
thropy and fundraising, lives in
Birmingham with her husband, Jerry.
She started .JWF, a multigenerational
Jon Lowe, associate director of Federation's Endowment Department, Christine
organization, five years ago, along with
Kageff of JPMorgan Chase Bank, Event Co-Chair Sharon Hart and Andrew
her daughter, the late Gayle Halperin
Camden of JPMorgan Chase Bank
Kahn.
Janice Steinhardt of Birmingham
Bloomfield Hills. "She makes you
and Sharon Hart of West Bloomfield
the Harvard Law Review and the first
think about things you normally don't
served as co-chairs of the event.
woman to run a national presidential
think about. And I'm delighted that
Primary sponsor was the JPMorgan
campaign — Michael Dukakis in 1988.
we
had such an outstanding turnout."
Chase Bank, with additional sponsor-
With the quick wit and humor that
The
Jewish Women's Foundation,
ship provided by the Benson and
is her trademark, Estrich spoke on
which has grown from nine to 127
Edith Ford Foundation.
topics ranging from JDate to inter-
Penny Blumenstein, who was the
marriage to the importance of taking a trustees, has given more than
$330,000 in grants to programs that
first "Women Lighting the Way" hon-
stand to support causes that benefit
Penny Blumenstein and Margot
benefit Jewish women and girls locally
oree two years ago as well as the first
both women and Jews.
Halperin
woman president of Federation, pre-
and in Israel.
"Women in this country have more
"I was speechless, overwhelmed,
sented the speech that had been pre-
money than men, but we don't have
Ellen Labes of Bloomfield Hills, a
thrilled, and humbled when I heard
pared by JWF Chair Beverly Liss of
the
power,"
said
Estrich.
"We
have
to
JWF founding trustee, introduced
about this honor," said honoree
West Bloomfield, who was unable to
start seeing ourselves as powerful to
keynote speaker Susan Estrich, political
Margot Halperin. "I'm so proud of
attend due to the death of her mother,
show
that
we're
major
league
players.
commentator, author, columnist law
what
this Foundation is doing for the
Lena Bein, in Houston.
That's why organizations like this are
and political science professor at the
women
in our community. It's not
The Halperins' two sons and grand-
something I very much believe in."
University of Southern California. A
about
me;
it's about women standing
daughter, Dr. Andrew, Mark and
"Susan's talk was edgy and provoca-
longtime proponent of women's rights,
together and helping each other." ❑
Lauren Halperin, traveled from Florida Estrich was the first woman president of tive," said trustee Trudi Wineman of
and California to join the celebration.

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