Got Gold? We buy at top prices. Ex-Federation Exec To Sit On JN Foundation's Honorary Board Wayne L. Feinstein, who served as exec- utive director and executive president of the Jewish Welfare Federation 111Nril of Detroit from 1982-1986 before Wayne L. accepting positions Feinstein as the CEO of the Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles and the CEO of the Jewish Federation of Greater San Francisco, has been voted to a seat on the honorary board of the Detroit Jewish News Foundation. The Foundation's operating board took this action at its Sept. 24 meet- ing. Feinstein is a senior vice president and investment counselor for Capital Group Private Client Services and served as CEO of GrantConnect fol- lowing his 18 years of at the helm of the San Francisco, Los Angeles and Detroit Federations. During his tenure in Detroit, Feinstein played a key role in help- ing to transition the ownership of the Detroit Jewish News from the Slomovitz family to a group headed by then-Baltimore Jewish Times Publisher Charles A. Buerger and Editor Gary Rosenblatt. Feinstein, who resides in the Bay Area, is a founding board member of the Gastric Cancer Foundation and serves on the boards of the Osher Center for Integrative Medicine at University of California- San Francisco, the University of California-Berkeley School of Social Welfare and the Arthur Szyk Society. The Detroit Jewish News Foundation honorary board is chaired by Eugene Applebaum, Mandell L. Berman, the Hon. Avern Cohn, Michael Steinhardt and A. Alfred Taubman. IRP Slates October Lecture Miniseries The Jewish Community Center of Metropolitan Detroit's IRP (Institute for Retired Professionals) will hold its fall miniseries on four Fridays in October, 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m., at the JCC in Oak Park. The theme for this year's series is "Hot Topics." The series is open to the public and is free for IRP members, and $5 per speaker ($18 for the entire series) for non-IRP members. • On Oct. 4, U.S. Attorney Barbara McQuade will discuss "Terrorism in Our Backyard: National Security and Federal Prosecution:' • On Oct. 11, State Sen. Vincent Gregory will speak on "The Affordable Healthcare Act: Medicaid Expansion." • On Oct. 18, Professor Jeff Bernstein will speak on "Is the Republican Party Heading into Oblivion?" • On Oct. 25, former State Rep. Steven Tobocman will discuss "Global Detroit: Metro Detroit's Economic Future:' For information, contact IRP Director Sharon Levine, slevine@ jccdet.org or (248) 967-4030. FedEd Course Examines Jewish-Israel Relationship FedEd, Federation's lifelong learning department, is offering a new course, "Engaging Israel: Foundations for a New Relationship" 7-9 p.m. on nine Mondays beginning Oct. 21 at the Max M. Fisher Federation Building in Bloomfield Township. Going deeper than politics or advo- cacy, "Engaging Israel" will reframe the discussion about the enduring significance of the State of Israel for contemporary Jews worldwide. Each session will be a combina- tion of text-based learning and video lectures by scholars from the Shalom Hartman Institute. Rabbi Steven Rubenstein of Congregation Beth Ahm in West Bloomfield will facili- tate. Tuition is $95. The course is underwritten by the Henry and Alice Thumin Institute of Judaic Studies at Beth Ahm and is cosponsored by the Jewish Community Relations Council. For information, contact (248) 205- 2557 or jewishdetroit.org/feded. Michigan-Israel Business Bridge Names New Officers Hannan Lis was re-elected presi- dent of the Michigan Israel Business Bridge (MIBB). Also installed were vice-presidents Alan Brilliant (Ann Arbor), Robyn Lederman (West Bloomfield), Mark Milgrom (Farmington Hills) and Hal Ostrow (Grand Rapids). The treasurer is Joseph Ben-Gal (Farmington Hills) and the secretary is Steven Cole (Bloomfield Hills). Executive board members also include Lisa Rosenbaum (Bloomfield Hills) and David Weaver (Bloomfield Hills). Joining as new members of the board of directors are Ken Glickman (Lansing), Yoav Grauer (Haifa, Israel) and David Leo (Rochester). Re-elected to the board are Michael Fried (Ann Arbor), Stanley Meretsky (West Bloomfield) and Mark Milgrom (Farmington Hills). JEWELRY 248-851-5030 6881 Orchard Lake Rd. on The Boardwalk Jewish National Fund INVITES YOU TO THE 2013 Doctors for Israel Dinner ........ V: ......... .... .... ..... • • • ............ • • • • . .... Honoring Dr. Mark L. Rosenblum Chairman, Department of Neurosurgery, Henry Ford Health System Co-Director, Hermelin Brain Tumor Center Co-Director, HFHS Neuroscience Institute Vice President of Clinical Programs, Henry Ford West Bloomfield Hospital with Guest Speaker Nancy M. Schlichting Chief Executive Officer of Henry Ford Health System November 6, 2013 • Cocktails 5:30pm Tam-O-Shanter Country Club 5051 Orchard Lake Road • West Bloomfield, MI 48323 Sponsorship opportunities available • Dietary laws observed Register online at jnf.org/dfidinner or RSVP to RSVPmidweststates@jnf.org or 248.324.3080 by Wednesday, October 28, 2013. 1111TiiP- JEWISH N A FTUI N O D N A L DOCTORS for ISRAEL jnf.org 800.JNF.0099 JN October 3 • 2013 23