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American Axle &
Manufacturing Holdings
Inc. announced the elec-
tion of Steven B. Hantler
of West Bloomfield as an
independent director of
the board effective Oct. 27.
Hantler will serve as an
Hantler
additional Class II director
for a term expiring at the company's 2013
annual meeting of stockholders. Hantler is
director of policy initiatives for the Marcus
Family Office, advising in the areas of gov-
ernment affairs, legal and regulatory policy,
national security, free enterprise and higher
education.

Marx Layne & Company, a
full-service public relations
and digital media agency,
announced the promo-
tion of Lauren Garfield-
Herrin of Ferndale from
account executive to senior
account executive. Since
Garfield-
joining Marx Layne in
Herrin
2006, Garfield-Herrin has
been responsible for overseeing the public
relations initiatives for clients in the profes-
sional service, nonprofit, restaurant and retail
sectors. She graduated from Michigan State

University with a bachelor's degree in com-
munications with a specialization in public
relations.

Jeffrey S. Belen has
rejoined Korotkin
Insurance Group as a pro-
ducer and in-house coun-
sel. Belen has also formed
Jeffrey S. Belen PLLC, a law
firm specializing in estate
planning for younger fami-
Belen
lies. Prior to joining KIG,
he was an associate in the estate planning
department of Jaffe, Raitt, Heuer & Weiss.

Telemus Capital Partners
LLC, recognized by Barron's
as the top financial advi-
sory firm headquartered
in Michigan, has named
Joshua S. Levine of
Huntington Woods as part-
ner. Levine was promoted
Levine
from director and wealth
adviser. He is a certified financial planner
and accredited wealth manager. Levine serves
as president of the Young Adult Division
of the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan
Detroit and completed the Emerging Leaders
Program of New Detroit.

Jewish Dental Clinic
Plans Golf Outing

The Jewish Dental Clinic (JDC)
of Metro Detroit will host the
Dr. Arnold Zuroff Memorial Golf
Outing and Dinner at Beacon
Hill Golf and Banquet Center
in Commerce Township on
Wednesday, Sept. 14.
Registration and lunch will
begin at 11:30 a.m.; shotgun starts
at 1 p.m; cocktails are at 5:30 p.m.
and dinner is at 6 p.m.
The event is a benefit for the
Jewish Dental Clinic, a nonprofit
organization that provides free
dental care to families in need.
The clinic was inspired by the
late Arnold Zuroff, a local endo-
dontist famous for providing free
services first to Russian-Jewish
immigrants and then to others
unable to afford dental care. Not
only did he offer outstanding and
free care, he actually managed to

make the experience a pleasure for
his clients, friends say. Zuroff was
known to tell jokes and even sing
in Yiddish or Russian, or perhaps
a bit of opera, while filling a cavity
or repairing a chipped tooth.
When not working, Zuroff could
be found on the golf course. "He
was widely known for his creative
approach to the rules of golf:' said
his friend Mort Plotnick of West
Bloomfield. "But since he was so
loved, no one ever complained."
The cost of the event, which
includes cocktails and a kosher
dinner, is $180 per golfer.
Sponsorship packages also are
available for two, four or six play-
ers.
For information, contact Larry
Schon at lschon@sbcglobal.net or
(248) 514-7082.

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