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About Amy Peterman

in previous years. By pooling their
resources they hope to attract a larger
crowd, generate more excitement and
bring together members of the Jewish
community who might not ordinarily
mix and mingle. Eventually, they hope
the connections that are made will
grow into job networking opportuni-
ties.
Joe Lakier, 22, of Oak Park and Dave
Schwartz, 24, of Farmington Hills, are
law students who attended the meet-
ing. They'll soon graduate and decide

whether to stay in their hometown or
look for jobs elsewhere.
"The two concerns for law students
are jobs and a sense of community,"
Schwartz said. "It's good that there's a
push to get those of us in our mid-20's
back involved."
Lakier agreed.
"It's a great idea and I think it'll get
a lot of people to come together:' he
said. "There are those of us who like
this area and want to stay here. We
hope things will turn around."

Dr. Jeffrey M.
Solomon of
Franklin has
acquired the practice
of Dr. Steven Moss
of Moss Dental
Excellence, 18181
W. 12 Mile, Lathrup
Solomon
Village. Solomon
is a graduate of
University of Detroit Mercy School of
Dentistry and has been practicing in
association with Dr. Moss for the past
three years.

Washington, D.C. She is the daughter
of Su and Jeff Nigoff.

Three locals are the 2008 winners of
the Emery & Diane Klein Education
Award, which recognizes dedication
and creativity of teachers who dem-
onstrate a love of Jewish learning.
Recipients received scholarships to
attend a professional conference.
Faith Brasch of Farmington Hills
teaches fourth grade as well as conver-
sational Hebrew to first- and second-
graders at Adat Shalom Synagogue
in Farmington Hills, and she runs
Shabbat services for first and second
graders.
Rabbi Henoch Levi of Oak Park
teaches Judaic studies at Yeshiva Beth
Yehudah in Southfield to all grades.
Stu Raben of Commerce Township
teaches Jewish history, Holocaust and
current events at Temple Kol Ami,
West Bloomfield.

Mindy Nigoff, formerly of West
Bloomfield, recently returned from
Berlin, Germany, where she was invit-
ed to represent the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency at an international
conference held by the federal envi-
ronmental agency of Germany. Her
presentation was titled "The United
States Regulatory Framework on
Carbon Sequestration." Nigoff is
an attorney adviser for the EPA in

Frederick Kamil
is the new pro-
gram associate at
Eastern Michigan
University Hillel in
Ypsilanti. He gradu-
ated Michigan State
University with
Kamil
honors this spring
with a B.A. in inter-
disciplinary humanities and a special-
ization in Jewish studies.

Maccabi Pass Pick-Up Set
Host families, volunteers and spec-
tators for the 2008 JCC Maccabi
Games may obtain their creden-
tials, which must be presented to
gain entry to any Maccabi event,
at the Jewish Community Center
of Metropolitan Detroit in West
Bloomfield.
Credentials can be picked up on
the following dates: noon-7 p.m.
Tuesday and Wednesday, Aug. 5-6;
10 a.m.-2 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 10; or
noon-7 p.m. Monday and Tuesday,
Aug. 11-12.
In addition to credentials, T-shirts,
schedule books and job-shift informa-
tion will be provided.
Athletes may pick up their creden-
tials on Aug. 3.
For information, contact local del-
egation head Gennifer Roth at
genniferroth@yahoo.com .
The Maccabi Games, scheduled for
Aug. 17-22 for 2,600 Jewish teenag-
ers, still need volunteers for various
duties. Several additional shomer
Shabbat host families are also need-
ed.
For information, call Maccabi, (248)
432-5500.

Born in Oak Park, Amy Peterman is a
33-year resident of West Bloomfield. She
and her husband Michael have four children.
Jack and Amanda attend Walled Lake
Central, Jeffrey attends Frankel Jewish
Academy and David attends Oakland
University.

Amy Peterman is
committed to our
families & community

Amy Peterman is a member of
Temple Israel and is active in our
community. She's raised money
for numerous charities, served as
Area Captain for the American Cancer Society and organized fund
raising for the Relay for Life and the Lupus Alliance.

Amy Peterman has the right experience

During her twenty-year law career, Amy Peterman has helped
local families with the adoption of their children. She has also
served as Walled Lake school board president where she helped
increase MEAP scores and ensured thousands of young people
received a world class education.

Amy Peterman has the
right priorities

Amy Peterman has offered
detailed plans to fix our economy,
create jobs, lower gas prices and
reform government. And Amy
Peterman is especially concerned
about the condition of our roads. Orchard Lake road is a disgrace
and Amy Peterman will work to make sure our area receives its
fair share of road funding from the state.

Amy Peterman is trusted and endorsed

Amy Peterman is endorsed by the West Bloomfield Police Officers
Assn., the Police
Officers Assn. of
Michigan, AG Mike
Cox, Rep. Joe
Knollenberg and
hundreds more!

Vote for
Amy Peterman
for State Rep
on Aug 5th!

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