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-Former President Bill Clinton
Student Voice
Cranbrook star joins statewide prep panel.
Steve Stein
Special to the Jewish News
oping a 30-minute program that will
be presented at the MHSAAs biennial
Sportsmanship Summits next fall.
The council has put together a stu-
dent-athlete belief statement that will
bby Cohen of Huntington
be placed in the MHSAA handbook and
Woods is helping give stu-
featured in game programs and a public
dent athletes a voice in how
service announcement video.
the Michigan High School Athletic
Cohen said she also wants
Association runs prep sports.
to spend some time during
Cohen, a junior at Bloomfield
her two-year term raising
Hills Cranbrook-Kingswood,
awareness about the effects of
is a member of the MHSAAs
substance abuse on student
two-year-old Student Advisory
athletes.
Council. She's the lone represen-
"Students need to realize
tative from a private school in
that playing sports is a privi-
the 16-member group, made up
lege," she said.
of eight juniors (appointed this
Abby Cohen
Cohen is a standout vol-
school year) and eight seniors
leyball, basketball and
(appointed last school year).
MHSAA Marketing Coordinator Andy soccer player with a 4.1 grade-point
Frushour, who oversees the council, said average. Her father, Andrew, is a 1979
Cranbrook-Kingswood grad, and her
Cohen has quickly made an impact on
mother, Sheila, is a sixth-grade math
the group.
teacher at the Boys Middle School.
"It's difficult to step into a situation
Abby's brother Zach, a 2007
where half your group has a year's head
Cranbrook-Kingswood grad, is playing
start, but Abby has contributed some
junior hockey with the Massachusetts-
great ideas:' Frushour said.
based Bay State Breakers of the Empire
Five council meetings are held each
League. He was on two state champion-
school year. Council members need
ship teams in high school.
to travel to the MHSAA headquarters
in East Lansing for meetings, so they
Back From NYC
receive mileage reimbursement from
Detroit JCC Maccabi Games Director
council sponsor AT&T, which also
Karen Gordon and Assistant Director
donates $1,000 to the athletic depart-
Lindsey Fox have returned from a
ment of each student on the council.
productive trip to the JCC Association
Cohen has joined the council's four-
headquarters in New York City.
member sportsmanship committee.
Games directors from 2008 sites
The committee is charged with devel-
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An evening with
Former President
Bill Clinton
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Standout Service
St. Joseph Mercy Oakland Hospital
has given Dr. Allen Silbergelit of
Huntington Woods the Commission on
Cancer 2006 Cancer Liaison Physician
Outstanding Performance Award.
Silbergelit has been program director
for general surgery at St. Joseph for 40
years. He was selected for improving the
quality of care, exceeding cancer liaison
physician expectations
to strengthen the cancer
program, demonstrat-
ing cancer control
leadership in the com-
munity and serving as
a champion and role
model for other staff.
Dr. Allen
More than 80 general
Silbergelit
surgeons have success-
fully emerged from his five-year resi-
dency program.
The cancer liaison program consists of
a network of 1,600 physician volunteers.
Fight Neurological Diseases
Shoot for a Cure, the 15th anniversary
celebration benefiting research and treat-
ment of neurological diseases at Henry
Ford Hospital, will be held at 6 p.m.
Thursday, Nov. 8, at the Andiamo Italia
Banquet Center in Warren.
This year's celebration will honor
Bloomfield Hills resident Penny B.
Blumenstein, a longtime supporter of
the Detroit-based Henry Ford Health
System.
The evening will include an auction,
dinner and a performance by the Scintas,
whose act includes music, impressions
compared notes and were given tons of
information during two days of meet-
ings. Detroit hosts Maccabi Aug. 17-22.
San Diego (Aug. 3-8) and Akron (Aug.
10-14) will be the first hosts.
"I can't wait to share what we learned
with our committee chairs:' Gordon
said. "I'm sure it'll put their minds at
ease that we can do this. The informa-
tion we received clarifies everyone's
responsibilities, everything from open-
ing ceremonies to transportation to
making sure there's ice and water at the
competition venues."
Hall Doors Open
It's that time again. The annual
Michigan Jewish Sports Hall of
Fame induction dinner is Monday
at Congregation Shaarey Zedek in
Southfield. Cocktail and silent auction
begin at 6 p.m. with dinner at 7:30.
Five new members will be inducted
in the Hall of Fame, former Detroit
Tigers star Willie Horton will receive the
Alvin Foon Humanitarian Award, and
the Jewish News High School Athletes
of the Year and Bill Hertz Memorial
Scholarship recipients will be intro-
duced.
Tickets are $180 (children up to age
13 are $36.) Call the Michigan Jewish
Sports Foundation office at (248) 592-
9323.
Send news to sports@thejewishnews.com .
and comedy.
Shoot for a Cure benefits the
Neuroscience Institute, including the
Hermelin Brain Tumor Center and Will
Robinson Neurosurgery Fund at Henry
Ford Hospital. Over the past 14 years,
money raised from the event has been
used to support research and treatment
for neurological diseases including brain
tumors, stroke, epilepsy, Parkinson's dis-
ease, spine disorders and trauma to the
brain or spinal cord.
Event co-chairs include Pam and
Mark Rosenblum of West Bloomfield.
Patron tickets for the event are $175;
benefactor tickets are $250; gold tickets
are $500 and diamond tickets are $1,000.
For information or reservations, con-
tact (313) 874-4088 or
www.henryford.com/giving.