metro Gabe studied Rambam in Hebrew, Shakespeare in English, and ended up at U of M. A curriculum with a sense of balance Akiva Hebrew Day School is the only local school that provides both a Modern Orthodox and college preparatory education, in a dual curriculum. In the past 50 years, thousands of Detroit-area children have graduated from Akiva and gone on to America's most prestigious colleges. Over 95% of our students are accepted to the University of Michigan. From Pre-K through High School, we provide a full curriculum in a warm co-educational Orthodox environment that gives students the desire and confidence to live as proud, educated and committed Zionists at ease in the modern world. The Jewish Federation, supporting our past, helping plan for the future The Jewish Federation Centennial Fund is the primary means for ensuring our community's long-term health and security and will impact the full range of Jewish needs and experience, including social welfare, Jewish identity and education, and Jewish life around the world. Akiva is implementing our 50th Anniversary Improvement Plan, with an initial generous Centennial Fund donation from the William and Audrey Farber Philanthropic Endowment Fund at the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit. It will drive improvement in our academic Supported by excellence and enable the The Jewish Federation modernization of our facilities. SECURING OUR FUTURE OF METROPOLITAN DETROIT Celebrate Akiva's 50th Anniversary on June 8! Join us at Shaarey Zedek on June 8th. Come see how Akiva has become an important voice in Modern Orthodoxy and in the Detroit Jewish Community. Reserve now! Visit our website: www.Akiva.org or contact Delcia at 248.386.1625 x 237 or 50Years@Akiva.org . 50 Years of Unlocking Potential tra nuinon nexp.n nx nn9 .7 32 April 10 • 2014 JN Lisa Brown Tapped For MARK MARK SCHAUER Lieutenant Governor Bid SCHAUE A BROWN A BROW Democratic candidate for gov- I MI( 11 ernor Mark Schauer has named Oakland County Clerk Lisa Brown as his running mate for lieutenant governor. Brown is a former two- term State House representative in Michigan's 39th District. "Lisa Brown is a proven leader who's always been a tough fighter for the middle class. In the legis- lature, Lisa led the charge against Mark Schauer and Lisa Brown Gov. Snyder's $1 billion cut to education, and as Oakland County Clerk, she's been a fearless champion been in the forefront of the battle for marriage equality in Michigan. When for equal rights:' Schauer said in a statement. "Lisa shares my values and a one-day window opened when priorities for making education our same-sex marriages were permitted top economic priority, and working in Michigan, Brown was one of four to make Michigan's economy fairer county clerks to open their offices for the middle class:' on a Saturday, and she married well Brown is probably best known more than 100 couples that day. Brown lives in Bloomfield Hills for being silenced by Republican House leadership after she dared with her husband and their five children/stepchildren. She is a mem- utter the word "vagina" on the floor of the House during a debate on ber of Adat Shalom Synagogue in Farmington Hills. ❑ anti-abortion legislation. She has also Local Authors Sought For JCC Book Fair The Jewish Community Center of Metropolitan Detroit is in search of local authors for its Annual Jewish Book Fair, to be held in November at the JCCs in West Bloomfield and Oak Park. Books should be written by Jewish authors and/or have Jewish content, must have a Michigan connection and must have been published in 2013 or 2014. Fiction, nonfiction, poetry, cook- books and more will be considered, as will self-published material. Those whose works are selected to be included will have the opportunity to participate in an event especially for local authors and will have their books available for sale at the Annual Jewish Book Fair. The JCC's Book Fair is the oldest and largest Jewish book fair in the country. Recent guests have included Peter Max, Madeleine Albright, Neil Sedaka, Elie Wiesel and Martin Indyk. Each year, more than 60 leading authors on a wide range of topics appear at the book fair, which also includes a store with thousands of titles. The deadline for submissions is June 1, 2014. For submission guidelines, contact Sarah Gottlieb at bubesarah@ aol.com, or Book Fair Director Andy Roisman at (248) 432-5442 or aroisman@jccdet.org. JVS Seeks Employers For May 14 Job Fair JVS, a one-stop career center for both job seekers and employers, is invit- ing area employers to participate in Jewish Community Job Connection on May 14 at the Jewish Community Center in Oak Park. Recruitment booths for companies are available at no charge. Opened to the general public and expected to attract hundreds of job seekers, JVS is hosting the job fair in partnership with Michigan Works!, Detroit Employment Solutions Group and SEMCA, and in collaboration with several Jewish agencies and synagogues. The fair, which will run 9:30 a.m.-noon, will connect prospective employees with more than 30 com- panies with current job openings. Employers include such companies as Shinola, Gardner-White Furniture and Talmer Bank. Companies that would like to par- ticipate in the job fair can contact Linda Baker at lbaker@jvsdet.org or (248) 233-4274, or visit www.ActNow. Jobs. Job Connection is free for job-seek- ers to participate. In addition to the opportunity to meet with prospective employers, job-seekers can garner valuable tips from on-the-scene coaching by JVS career experts and an employer panel and connect with other community resources.