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Jamie Rashty,
15, daughter
of Laurie and
Reuben Rashty of
West Bloomfield,
placed second
in the United
States in the
Rashty
International
Chidon Hatanach
competition in New York City. She
is a student at Yeshivat Akiva in
Southfield, where she studied for
the competition under the guid-
ance of Rabbi Pinchas Amior.
Rashty was honored at Keter Torah
Synagogue in West Bloomfield on
Saturday, May 30.

Seven Jewish community lead-
ers were recognized by the Jewish
Federation of Metropolitan
Detroit during its Awards Night
celebration May 20. In the Young
Leadership Award category,
Barbara Zaltz received the Sylvia
Simon Greenberg Award; Joshua
F. Opperer received the Frank
A. Wetsman Award; and Dr.
Jennifer L. Friedman received

the Mark Family Award. Maury
Okun received the Benard L. Maas
Prize for Achievement in Jewish
Culture and Continuity in the
Area of Performing Arts. Oscar H.
Feldman and Jessie and Sheldon
D. Stern received Federation's
Lifetime Achievement Awards.
In a separate ceremony during a
Federation Board of Governor's
meeting on April 23, Jonah Geller,
Tamarack Camps executive direc-
tor, received the Mandell L. and
Madeleine H. Berman Award for
Outstanding Professional Service.

Jennifer L. Frenkel of Oak Park
will be ordained from Hebrew
Union College-Jewish Institute of
Religion at the Plum Street Temple
in Cincinnati on June 6. She will
join Congregation M'or Shalom
in Cherry Hill, N.J., as assistant
rabbi. Frenkel grew up attending
Temple Emanu-El in Oak Park.
She graduated from Michigan
State University. During rabbinical
school, she held student pulpits in
Cincinnati, Petoskey, Saginaw, Terre
Haute, Ind., and Williamson, W.Va.

Council Honors Young Activist

T

he Jewish Community Relations
Council will honor Oren Goldenberg
with the first Young Activist Award at
its 2009 annual meeting on Tuesday, June 16,
at 7:15 p.m. at the Max M. Fisher Federation
Building in Bloomfield Township. Detroit Free
Press Editorial Page Editor Steven Henderson
will be the program's featured speaker.
A native Detroiter, Goldenberg lives in the
city and serves as a goodwill ambassador,
building bridges between Jews and African
Americans. He uses his skills as a filmmaker
to assist schools and to provide opportunities
for student participation in numerous activi-
ties related to filmmaking.
Goldenberg began his commitment to com-
munity service while a student at Hillel Day
School of Metropolitan Detroit in Farmington
Hills, later taking on leadership roles at
Berkley High School and in the B'nai B'rith
Youth Organization.
As an honors film student at the University
of Michigan, Goldenberg engaged in pro-Israel
and social-justice initiatives, organizing campus
rallies and chairing programs at U-M Hillel.
Upon graduation, Goldenberg decided to
focus his efforts in Detroit, the city of his roots,
choosing not only to live in the city, but also

make it the focus of his life's
work. Striving to use his
camera to make a difference
in people's lives, Goldenberg
formed the Michigan
Filmmakers Coalition, a
diverse group of young film-
makers who were educated
Oren
at U-M and are committed
Goldenberg
to focusing on community
issues and building a cooperative program
between U-M and Detroit schools.
Goldenberg's myriad volunteer pursuits
include repairing bicycles for Detroit's children
at Michigan's Bicycle Cooperative, and work-
ing with individuals with special needs. He is
committed to the revitalization of the Isaac
Agree Downtown Synagogue with the hopes
of establishing the building as a vibrant com-
munity center for young Jewish adults. He also
is a passionate supporter of Moshe House, a
collection of homes throughout the world that
serve as hubs for the young Jewish community.
For more information about Council's annu-
al meeting and program, and opportunities to
honor Oren Goldenberg with a tribute, visit the
Council Web site, detroitjcrc.org , or contact the
Council office at (248) 642-5393, ext. 9.

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