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As he ends his presidency, Alter
announced he will be co-chair with
Marcy Orley of the newly created 2020
Committee that will look into what the
Federation can, should and will be like
in 2020.
With the installation of new board
members and officers, Nancy Grosfeld of
Bloomfield Hills became the Federation's
24th president.
"I feel truly blessed to be a part of this
extraordinary Detroit Jewish communi-
ty," said Grosfeld, a past president of the
Women's Department and most recently
campaign chair.
"I have a special affection for our
more vulnerable populations that most
likely stems from my nursing and social
work background," she said. "That is
why expanding services that promote
independence, dignity and quality of life
for our growing number of older adults
is very important to me as well as issues
relating to poverty, children and families
at-risk and people with special needs:'
A time-honored tradition of the
annual meeting is the presentation of
Federation's Fred M. Butzel Memorial
Award, which was presented to Judge
Paul D. Borman, Federal District Court,
Eastern District of Michigan.
The presentation included a brief
history of the award, now in its 57th
year, with introductory remarks deliv-
ered by fellow Butzel winner and a past
Federation president, Judge Avern Cohn,
also a federal judge. Borman is the third
federal judge to receive the award; the
late Judge Theodore Levin received it in
1960.
Cohn characterized Borman as a man
who "loves the Jewish people and always
works to promote their interests" and as
an ardent Zionist."
"Israel is his passion," Cohn said.
Named for the man described as the
"dean of Detroit Jewry," the first Butzel

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Israel At 60

Federation's outgoing president
Peter Alter and incoming president
Nancy Grosfeld unveiled local plans
to mark Israel's 60th anniversary.
Under the leadership of Philip
Fisher and associate chair Ann
Neumann, the 2008 celebration will
reach out to the entire Jewish
community. Events will include
a Yom HaAtzmaut concert and
celebration at The Max (Max
M. Fisher Music Center) in
downtown Detroit and an Israel
extravaganza at the Michigan
State Fairgrounds in Detroit.
"As a reflection of this corn-

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Award was bestowed in 1951 to Julian
Krolik in recognition of his outstand-
ing contributions to Jewish and secular
causes over his lifetime.
In a moving account of his 68-year
affiliation with the Jewish Federation,
starting from the first year of his life in
the care of the Jewish Children's Home,
Borman described how his adoptive
parents, Tom and Sarah Borman, had
influenced his choices in philanthropy
and social action.
Noting that the 2007 award has con-
nected his legacy with that of his late
father, who won the Butzel in 1967,
Borman thanked the Federation for his
life path with the statement, "I know
where I've come from and I know where
I'm going." Lii!

Vivian Henoch is associate director of mar-

keting/communications at Federation.

Detroit Federation Officers

President: Nancy Grosfeld
Vice presidents: Michael P.
Horowitz, Dr. Richard Krugel,
Lawrence S. Lax, Gary A. Shiffman,
Gary Torgow
Treasurer: Ronald A. Klein
Secretary: Douglas A. Bloom
Executive Secretary: Robert P.
Aronson
Officers At-Large: Florine Mark,
Marta Rosenthal, Jane F. Sherman,
Paul R. Silverman

United Jewish Foundation
Officers

President: Norman A. Pappas
Vice Presidents: Douglas M. Etkin,
Phillip Wm. Fisher, Michael B.
Perlman, Todd Sachse, Paul M.
Zlotoff
Treasurer: Jeffrey M. Davidson
Secretary: Robert R Aronson

munity's rich history and close rela-
tionship with Israel, and in particular
our Partnership 2000 region, we are
planning a series of communitywide
events throughout the year that will
culminate with an exciting Family
Mission to Israel in December 2008,"
Grosfeld said.

it's All Relative

The newest kosher restaurant
has family food service ties.

Shelli Liebman Dorfman

Senior Writer

S

ara's Kosher Deli, which opened
Sept. 18 inside the Jewish
Community Center in Oak Park,
grew from a once-a-week operation to a
full-time restaurant without missing a beat.
The new eatery evolved from a restaurant
that was open Tuesday nights for the past
two years inside the Sara Tugman Bais
Chabad Torah Center in West Bloomfield.
Owners Ruth and Moishe Goodman closed
that restaurant after serving on Tuesday,
Sept. 11, then opened the following Tuesday
in Oak Park. What remains at the Torah
Center is Sara's Kosher Deli Catering.
Chalk the smooth transition up to expe-
rience.
"My husband has been in the family
restaurant business since he was 14',' said
Ruth Goodman, who joined him almost 35
years ago.
The two worked for many years at Lou's
Deli's in Detroit and Southfield, owned by
Moishe's brother, Marty Goodman. Moishe
remains general manager there, but when
needed joins Ruth at the new restaurant she
rims daily.
If the new diner's name sounds familiar,
it's because Ruth and Moishe owned Sara's
Glatt Kosher Deli in Southfield from 1986-
1996. The catering and deli businesses are

Service Award Bestowed
Ellen Labes of Bloomfield Township will
receive the Hannah G. Solomon Award, the
premier community service award of the
National Council of Jewish Women/Greater
Detroit Section.
Presentation will be
made at the organiza-
tion's 2007-2008 fall
event on Thursday, Oct.
11, at Congregation
Shaarey Zedek in
Southfield.
The event will begin
Ellen Labes
at 9:30 a.m. with bou-
tique shopping and a
pre-glow for contributors, designated as
Hannah's Friends. Luncheon will start at
12:30 p.m., followed by the award.
Guest speaker Kati Marton will discuss
her book The Great Escape: Nine Jews Who
Fled Hitler and Changed the World. She
also will speak about the role of the free

named for Moishe's mother. Ruth's Hebrew
name also is Sara.
No major work will be done to the 70-
seat, counter-style facility. Eli Weingarden
recently did $30,000 in renovations for
his 173 Express restaurant that previously
operated in that space. The Goodmans
purchased equipment from Weingarden and
rent the restaurant space from the JCC.
Menu choices at the kosher meat restau-
rant, which is supervised by the Council
of Orthodox Rabbis of Greater Detroit in
Southfield, include sandwiches, hamburg-
ers, hot dogs, salads, soup, kids' meals and
desserts.
"We are open in the morning, so we want
to get into a breakfast menu, too',' Ruth said.
The Goodman children, David and
Michelle Baer, both 34, Jereme Goodman,
21, and Jennifer Goodman, 16, also work
there, as does Daniel Goodman, 19, who is
Sara's Kosher Deli's manager.
"Like always in our business, this is
definitely a family affair," Ruth Goodman
said. II

Sara's Kosher Deli is inside the
Jewish Community Center in Oak
Park,15110 W.10 Mile Road, (248)
967-8681. Hours:10:30 a.m.-8 p.m.
Sunday-Thursday, 10:30 a.m.-2 p.m.
Fridays.

press in democracy and human rights.
Cost is $45 per person, members and
guests.
Labes is a longstanding member of the
NCJW/GDS board. She has chaired and
co- chaired many of the organization's
programs, including Meals On Wheels.

Foundation Cites Honoree
Michigan Psychoanalytic Foundation will
celebrate its 20th anniversary at the Rock
Diamond Showcase in Novi on Saturday,
Nov. 10. The honoree will be founding
president Harold Kulish.
Kulish is a member of Michigan's pro-
fessional community, a real estate apprais-
er, broker, investor and manager. He has
long been an activist for mental health
awareness. His involvements include
Detroit's Orchestra Hall, Southfield-based
Kadima and the Detroit Symphony.
For reservations, call Sheree A. Askew:
(734) 335-6899.