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The Central District of United
Synagogue of Conservative Judaism
has elected a new district council for
2013-14.
Among those
named were Haran
C. Rashes of Beth
Israel Congregation
in Ann Arbor, chair,
and Dr. David Reifler
of Congregation
Ahavas Israel in
Grand Rapids, vice-
Haran C.
chair for Kehilla
Rashes
Strengthening and
Transformation.
Rashes previously served the Central
District as vice-chair of program-
ming and as chair elect. He also has
previously served on USCJ's Board of
Directors and General Assembly.

He served in a variety of Jewish lead-
ership roles in Ann Arbor including
as president of the Jewish Community
Center of Greater Ann Arbor, president
of Beth Israel Congregation and its
men's club.
Rashes, whose father and grandfather
also served as a president in the USCJ,
is an attorney with the Lansing office of
Clark Hill PLC. He lives in Ann Arbor
with his fiancee, Nikki Fitlow, and his
children, Max, Ilana and Annie.
Rashes and Reifler also will serve on
the USCJ board, along with Marjorie
Saulson of Congregation Shaarey Zedek
in Southfield. Reifler previously served
as president of Ahavas Israel and is a
professor of ophthalmology at Michigan
State University College of Human
Medicine. Saulson previously served
as president of USCJ's Great Lakes and
Rivers Region and as a vice president
of Women's League for Conservative
Judaism.

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December 27 • 2012

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Book Fair Demonstrates
Kids Can Be Authors, Too
Young Jewish authors from Akiva
Hebrew Day School in Southfield
and Hillel Day School in Farmington
Hills who have been published were
part of a program called "Kids Can Be
Authors, Too:' on Sunday, Nov. 11, at
the Jewish Community Center in Oak
Park as part of the Jewish Book Fair.
Now in its third year, the program
showcases the writing skills of young
authors as they learn what it takes to
become published. The program was
open to students in grades 3-8, who
were given a list of guidelines to fol-
low by program coordinator Miriam

Ciesla of the Oak Park JCC. All entries
were judged by a panel of educators,
and winners present at the book fair.
These "now-famous" authors were
involved in writing, editing, revising,
illustrating, publishing, presenting,
marketing and selling. At the pro-
gram, students had three minutes to
make a presentation about their book
and then were asked a few questions
by Mel Foster, a local author.
After all the presentations, the
authors proudly autographed copies
of their books. Many of the students
donated a portion of their proceeds to
Yad Ezra and victims of Superstorm
Sandy.