American Kecl Magen David For Israel
American rriends Magen David Adorn
Supporting Israel's National
r mergenc, 9 Medical Service
invites the community to attend the
Davidson from page A31
ANNUAL DINNER DANCE.
Science Education at the Weizmann
Institute in Rehovot, Israel.
These are just a few examples
where Bill Davidson's passion and
desire for excellence inspire us all. Ci
honoring
Businessman and philanthropist Joel
Jacob is owner of the Bottle Crew in
West Bloomfield.
The Davidson Portfolio
Eugene and Tamara Friedman Emmanuel and Zoya Gauzer
Recipients of the
Distinguished Humanitarian Service Award
celebrating
ISRAEL'S 60Th 151RMIDAY
Judi-di L. Grant
Dinner Chairperson
Dr.
Ariel
Dr. Margo
L. F,arkan
„
Dinner Co-Chairpersons
y won
Sunday, September 21, 2008
Mat Slalom 5gnagogue
Cocktails 5:30 - Dinner to Follow
Cocktail Attire • Couvert $90.00 per person
For reservations and information, please call ARMDI
248-353-0434 or 248-855-0555 by September 15th
oG ikt4 REGI
00s OF 11404,004.
<4'
MAN NY CHARACI1
T,
Chairman - Michigan Region
DR. RObERT M. KATZ
Chairman - Medical Dental Council
to
4.1730'/
OA ito 42 Istae‘ ,oeo
-41 j
✓
21
A32
• Manes
N'S
September 11. 2008
A
Bill Davidson bought the
Pistons in 1974 for $7 mil-
lion; Forbes magazine tags
the team's current worth at
$477 million. Forbes reports
Davidson's current net worth
at $4.5 billion to rank first
in Michigan, tied for 68th in
the country and tied for 227
worldwide.
The Bloomfield Hills resi-
dent is former chair of the
NBA Board of Governors. He
helped bring about NBA sal-
ary controls and free agency.
He also introduced a splashy
entertainment component
to the once-staid game.
The privately held Palace of
Auburn Hills and its operat-
ing arm Palace Sports &
Entertainment helped revolu-
tionize the basketball arena
experience.
In 2003, Davidson was
the first owner of teams to
win three championships in
the same year: the Detroit
Pistons, WNBA's Detroit
Shock and the Tampa Bay
Lightning of the National
Hockey League. He has owned
the Shock since 1998. The
Pistons have won three cham-
pionships, the Shock two and
the Lightning one.
Davidson is one of the
Jewish world's mega-phi-
lanthropists. Organizations
and institutions that ben-
efit include the Jewish
Theological seminary in New
York, Hadassah, Congregation
Shaarey Zedek in Oakland
County, the Jewish Federation
of Metropolitan Detroit,
the Weizmann Institute,
Jerusalem Archeological Park
and the Schechter Institute of
Jewish Studies in Jerusalem.
The University of Michigan is
one of his largest secular ben-
eficiaries.