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On behalf of the Jewish Federation
of Metropolitan Detroit, we thank you
for opening your hearts and homes to
our 80 Israeli campers this summer.

Marty and Ilene Abrin
Bill and Lisa Barnett
Ofer and Elissa Barpal
Michael and Debbie Berger
Eric and Lisa Bronstein
Jeffrey Bussell and Debra Pevos
Bob and Robyn Canvasser
Fred and Luba Findling
Raphael and Julie Goldstein
Steve and Margo Goodman
David and Laura Gorosh
Shloin' Hamer and Robyn Lederman
Bob Handelsman and Renee Horowitz
Howard and Lilly Jacobson
David and Judy Karp
Mark and Anne Klisman
Brian and Elyse Kolender
Arie and Karolyn Leibovitz
Shlomo and Rhonda Mandel
Stewart and Barbara Mandell
Paul Markovitz and Julie Voutyras

Mark and Lisa Menuck
Steve and Lori Mertz
Brett and Sarah Mountain
Bill & Lea Narens
Alissa Pianin
Michael and Nancy Pomish
John and Gale Poris
Jon and Deborah Rittman
Bob and Sue Rollinger
Warren and Carol Anne Rose
David and Susan Saperstein
Jeff & Amy Schlussel
Tal and Lisa Siegmann
Joe and Laurie Sommer
Alan and Dona Stillman
Bennett and Suzi Terebelo
Ron and Jodi Weiss
Steve and Karen Weiss
Eric and Stacy Wolf
Jason and Rachael Zimmerman

FEDERATION'S

JN retains title of Michigan
Newspaper of the Year.

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or the fourth time in six
years, the Michigan Press
Association has named the
Detroit Jewish News "Newspaper of the
Year." The JN finished first in five judg-
ing categories to outpace at least 30
other weekly newspapers in its circula-
tion class from across the state.
The JN's winning entries were:
• News Story (47 entries total)
— Coverage of Federation's 2006 Teen
Mission to Israel. The Israel-Hezbollah
war cut short the JN and Michigan
Board of Rabbis-cosponsored mission.
"Excellent use of resources and con-
tacts to keep an eye on a distant, dif-
ficult situation," said the judges. Story
Development Editor Keri Guten Cohen
and Senior Graphic Designer Lindsay
Schwartz led the staff-driven coverage.
• Editorial Writing (14 entries
total) — Editor Robert Sklar was
honored for editorials on interfaith
relations in Metro Detroit, creche
displays on public property during
the Christmas season and the Jewish
Telegraphic Agency's investigation of
General Motors activities in Hitler's
Germany. "First-rate work to serve
the Jewish community. Keep it up!"
declared the judges. Senior Copy
Editor David Sachs contributed to the
General Motors editorial.

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MICHIGAN PRESS ASSOCIATION

2007

NEWSPAPER
OF THE YEAR

• Local Columnist (19 entries
total) — The judges hailed Editorial
Assistant Sy Manello as unabashedly
funny. His columns were described as
"short, very witty and relevant:" It's a
"column that readers can look to for
escape, yet they can see themselves
reflected."
• Lifestyle Pages (six entries total)
– The IN Mainstreets section, devel-
oped by Associate Editor Alan Hitsky
and Senior Graphic Designer Lindsay
Schwartz, was lauded for great design
and being a "wonderfully novel idea.
"Section is a very interesting read
with amazing graphics; even the ads
are well done. Beautiful!" said the
judges.
• Special Section (18 entries total)
– The JN Celebrate! Section, also
developed by Associate Editor Alan
Hitsky and Senior Graphic Designer
Lindsay Schwartz, won for being "slick,
colorful, joyous" with vibrant use of
photos, typography and design ele-
ments. "Editorial content and ads har-
monize in this energetic piece;' said
the judges.
JN Creative Director Deborah
Schultz oversaw all graphic design. JN
Production Director Michelle Sheridan
oversaw advertising and news place-
ment.

Research Boon from page 17

In partnership with Tamarack Camps

Steve Goodman — Chair

Committee Members
Laura and David Gorosh, Elyse Kolender, Lisa Menuck,
Alissa Pianin, Dona Stillman

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Medicine and a director of the U-M
Cardiovascular Center.
• Yehoash Raphael, a cell biologist
working on inner ear biology, who is
developing ways to grow stem cells
into the "hair cells"
that are crucial to
our ability to hear,
and to implant
those cells into
deaf ears to replace
damaged cells
and restore hear-
ing. Raphael is the
Williams Professor of Otolaryngology
and a member of U-M's Kresge
Hearing Research Institute.
• Dr. Max Wicha, a cancer research-
er who reported the first finding in
a solid tumor of cancer stem cells
— the small number of cells within

a tumor that fuel
its growth. Wicha
is the founding
director of the U-
M Comprehensive
Cancer Center and
the Distinguished
Professor of
Oncology.
In addition to Kelch, the over-
sight committee includes Taubman,
Feldman, Medical School Dean Dr.
James 0. Woolliscroft, Dr. Kim Eagle,
a director of the U-M Cardiovascular
Center, and Jeffrey Miro, a Michigan-
based attorney and adjunct professor
at the U-M Law School.
The U-M Health System is the aca-
demic medical center of the Ann Arbor-
based University of Michigan. 7