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Some 19,200 Jews moved to Israel Hadassah Installs Officers, Names Annual Honorees The Greater Detroit Chapter of Hadassah recently installed its 2014 officers at a lun- cheon at Wabeek Country Club. According to the organization's new president, Nancy Bechek Bluth, "There were lots of positive feelings in the room, and several women said they would like to be more involved with Hadassah because of the friendly atmosphere' Four women who have all contributed in extraordinary ways to Hadassah were honored. Fran Heicklen was presented with the National Leadership Award; Toni Schwartz was named Woman of the Year; and Sandy Gruca and Sue Korn were the Love of a Lifetime Honorees. Outgoing President Joan Chernoff Epstein was applauded for her work on behalf of the organization, followed by the installation of Bluth, who described Hadassah as being "about people, about changing lives, making the world a better place ... It is focused on health, education, from other countries. The most sig- nificant rise was in the number of immigrants from France, with 3,120 French Jews moving to Israel in 2013, a 63 percent jump from the previous year (1,916). The largest group of immi- grants, 7,520, came from the former Soviet Union. Some 2,680 immigrants came from the United States. kbrowett@renmedia.us Keith Farber Sales Director kfarber@rennnedia.us Account Executives Wendy Flusty Annette Kizy Melissa Litvin Ilene Lubin Rick Nessel Sales Manager Assistant Lisa Wren BUSINESS OFFICES Billing Coordinator Pamela Turner Collections Analyst Hazel Bender Production By FARAGO & ASSOCIATES Hadassah honorees Fran Heicklen, Sandy Gruca, Toni Schwartz and Sue Korn Manager Scott Drzewiecki Designers Amy Pollard Pam Sherevan Michelle Sheridan Susan Walker youth, the environment, pluralism:' Carol Ogusky and Shirley Robbins co- chaired the day. Past President Beverly Fine installed the new officers. The 2014 Executive Committee includes Ruth Beitner, Bobbie Blitz, Susie Bloom, Lauren Bruss, Jackie Cohen, Gruca, Heicklen, Stacie Joseph, Sue Kaufman, Ogusky, Linda Sherr and Sherrie Stern. ❑ PUBLISHED BY: RENAISSANCE 0tMEDIA Chairman Michael H. Steinhardt r President Arthur M. Horwitz ahorwitz@renmedia.us Chief Operating Officer F. Kevin Browett kbrowett@renmedia.us QUICK CLICK ••• Vignettes From The JN Archives Dallas Pillen Detroit Jewish News Foundation Fellow T Named Pre-Campaign Chairman for 1955 o say the least, Max Fisher was an icon in Detroit. In par- ticular, Fisher was one of the city's leading philanthropists on behalf of Metro Detroit's Jewish community and the State of Israel. By 1955, Fisher was heavily involved in Jewish social organizations, serving as treasurer of the Jewish Welfare Federation, as a member of the board of Sinai Hospital, as the chairman of the Jewish Federation's finance committee and as the leading spokesman for the United Jewish Appeal Study Mission. Fisher's legacy as a supremely effective fundraiser for Jewish causes received a significant boost when, as reported on the front page of the Jan. 14, 1955, issue of the Jewish News, he was named the Allied Jewish Campaign pre-campaign chairman. In subsequent years, Fisher was named chairman of the Allied Jewish Campaign and led the Campaign to record-breaking fundraising drives. ❑ Controller Craig R. 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