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December 31 • 2009

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Day School of Metropolitan Detroit
in Farmington Hills as well as the
University of Michigan.
He received a Ph.D. in Jewish his-
tory from Columbia University in
New York City and has taught at
Cornell University in New York, Colby
College in Maine and the University of
Michigan, where he was also a fellow
at the Frankel Institute for Advanced
Judaic Studies.
He has published two books, Jews at
the Crossroads and Jews and Judaism in
World History, and is completing a his-
tory of the Jews of Budapest. Professor
Lupovitch is baal tefilah and baal
koreh (prayer leader and torah leader)
at Beth Ahm and a frequent instruc-
tor for Federation's Alliance for Jewish
Education, FedEd and Summertime
Torah classes.
A prize of $3,500 and a certificate
of achievement will be awarded to
Lupovitch at a ceremony next spring.
The Maas award honors individu-
als whose work enhances Jewish life
and community. It is conferred
annually in humanities, performing
arts or fine arts, on a rotating basis.
Professor Lupovitch's award was for
humanities. I I

Be A HMC Docent

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he Benard L. Maas
Foundation, in partner-
ship with the Jewish
Federation of Metropolitan Detroit,
has named Howard N. Lupovitch of
West Bloomfield the
recipient of the 2010
Benard L. Maas Prize
for Achievement in
Jewish Culture and
Continuity.
Professor
Lupovitch holds the
Waks Family Chair
Howard
in Jewish History
Lupovitch
at the University
of Western Ontario in London. He
specializes in modern Jewish history,
but "his broad background gives him
the ability to teach about intellectual
trends, both ancient and modern:'
said Rabbi Steven Rubenstein of
Congregation Beth Ahm in West
Bloomfield.
Thanking the foundation, Lupovitch
said, "Teaching gives me the opportu-
nity to pay back all of the wonderful
teachers I've had through the years by
paying it forward:'
Lupovitch is a fourth-generation
Detroiter and a graduate of Hillel

(111) n Sunday, Jan. 10, the
Holocaust Memorial Center
Zekelman Family Campus in
Farmington Hills will hold an initial
docent orientation and training ses-
sion for adults.
Docents guide groups on walking
tours of the museum, explaining the
exhibits and interpreting history. High
school and middle school students are
among the many groups who visit the
museum.
The training will be 10 a.m.-noon
at the museum, 28123 Orchard Lake
Road, and will be led by the Docent
Steering Committee. The timing of
the remaining three sessions will be
determined that day. At the conclusion
of the training, prospective docents
will be given an assignment to prepare
them for certification.
The next intake of docents is planned
for summer. Docents volunteer during
the day and can commit as much time

as they wish. Schedules are flexible.
Tammy Betel of Farmington Hills
has been a volunteer since 1995. She
became interested in the Holocaust
because of family members who were
survivors.
"Being a docent gives me a sense of
pride and accomplishment:' Betel said.
"I have the opportunity to share the
family stories and teach about social
responsibility to the young people
coming through here. I try to make
things relevant to them in today's
context.
"From understanding how the
Holocaust happened to what's wrong
with cyber bullying, I encourage them
to think. I hope they will consider not
just standing by, but rather to be part
of the solution. If I reach just one per-
son, I know I have done my job."
For further information on the
docent training, contact Selma
Silverman at (248) 553-2400, ext. 12.