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to this year's Lifetime

Achievement awardees for

their outstanding commitment,

creative energy, and dedicated

JFS Grants from page 15

programs for the working poor and
chronically unemployed.
Also, the Mentor Connection was
given a $20,000 commitment per
year. It is a non-sectarian program
that matches Oakland County
youth, ages 7-17, with adults who
provide encouragement and guid-
ance. Mentors can he community
or school-based.
For information about JFS pro-
grams or services, call (248) 592-
2300.

Beth Elders Election

service to our community.

JIM AUGUST

STUART HERTZBERG

ELLEN IABES

With a long and distinguished career

A Detroit attorney with a national

The consummate "professional vol-

in advertising, public relations and

reputation and a delegate at large at six

unteer" — fundraiser, activist, advo-

marketing in Detroit, Jim August has

national Democratic conventions, Stuart

cate, mentor, Ellen Labes has served

been a creative and driving force in

Hertzberg has been active in politics and

as president of Federation's Women's

numerous Michigan-based and na-

community service all his adult life. His

Department, chair of Federation's Lion

tional Jewish organiztions. One of the

long list of public posts include: presi-

of Judah, and on the boards of Fresh

founders and first president of the Jew-

dent ofJAIS, delegate to the Jewish Agency

Air Society, JARC, Jewish . Community

ish Ensemble Theater (jFT), and as

for Israel, officer of the Jewish

Council, Jewish Family Service, National

President of the National Foundation

Federation, board member of the

Council of Jewish Women, the Sisterhood

for Jewish Culture, Jim has played a

United Jewish Foundation and

of Congregation Shaarey Zedek, and

leading role in promoting Jewish

United Israel Appeal, and chair for

Yad Ezra. She is a founding member

culture in Detroit and beyond.

Federation's Partnership 2000.

of the Jewish Women's Foundation.

This is Federation

www.thisisfederation.org.

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Lois Freeman was installed as pres-
ident of the Beth Elders of Temple
Beth El in Bloomfield Township.
This is her ninth consecutive year
in that posi-
tion. She was
also recently
installed as
a member of
the board of
the Jewish
Histbrical
Society of
Lois Freeman
Michigan and
honored as
the Society's Outstanding Volunteer
of the Year.
Other officers installed were Sybil
Hoffman, Elaine Brockman, vice
presidents; Jeannette MacWilliams,
Laura Wise, secretaries; Gordon
Seedberg, treasurer; Renee
Jablonski, program chair.
Installed as board members
were Harriet Burnstein, Abe Eigel,
Stephen Fox, Hermina Leib, Phyllis
Kaplan, Emmanuel Koenigsburg,
Phyllis Marks, Rolly Rogers, Zelma
Sussman, Regina Weiss, William
Weiss.