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Doer Profile
LYNNE DEITCH
City: Birmingham
Kudos: Woman of Achievement
Lynne Deitch has traveled the world and held numerous
Laura and Aaron, who are 20.
professional leadership positions, but one of her proudest
A native Detroiter, she attended Southfield High
moments was winning the prestigious Women of
School and received her undergraduate and law degrees
Achievement Award from the Anti-Defamation League
from the University of Michigan. Her mother, Edith
Michigan Region.
(wife of the late Sidney) Deitch lives in Bloomfield Hills,
Deitch, a labor and employment attorney with the
and her brother and sister-in-law, Larry and Penny
Detroit firm of Butzel Long, was recognized by the ADL
Deitch, reside in Bingham Farms.
for her work in promoting diversity among the legal pro-
fession and for her devotion and commitment to helping Your feelings about the ADL award?
others in her own community.
"I was overwhelmed and very honored. I am espe-
She was the first woman and one of only five attor-
cially proud to have received this award from the
neys from the United States to serve as the chair of Lex
•ADL, which is committed to stopping anti-Semitism
Mundi, the world's leading association of independent
and bigotry, protecting civil rights and promoting
law firms. She founded the organization's Women and
diversity. These are goals that are essential to me and
the Law Committee, which focuses on issues affecting
have played an important part in the work that I do."
women in the legal profession.
In 2002, Deitch was recognized by "Corp!" magazine Which volunteer activity most touches your heart?
as one of Michigan's "95 Most Powerful Women."
"Through my involvement with HAVEN, I
In her "spare time," Deitch volunteers with local
became aware of the shocking statistics about domes-
organizations such as HAVEN, a domestic violence shel-
tic violence and sexual assault. It's a problem that
ter for women, where she is a board member; the
crosses all socio-economic and cultural barriers. Many
Ministrelli Women's Heart Center at Beaumont Hospital things about the HAVEN have touched me, but per-
in Royal Oak; and Gleaner's Community Food Bank in
haps the single greatest moment was hearing a
Detroit.
domestic violence survivor talk about how HAVEN
Deitch lives in Birmingham with her husbanch
saved her life and the lives of her children."
Leonard Mazor, who has three children, Tony, 23, and
With all your travels, is there a destination you're
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Lynne Deitch
still longing to see, or a special place you'd like to
revisit?
"There are a lot of places I'd still like to go for the
first time, but I'd probably put China at the top of
that list. As far as places I'd like to revisit, I'd love to
go back to South Africa, and also to Israel; I haven't
been there since I spent my junior year of college
studying in Jerusalem." ❑
— Ronelle Grier, special to the Jewish News
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