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ad Ezra's 24th annual fund-
raising dinner was held Oct.
6 at Congregation Shaarey
Zedek in Southfield. Rabbi Harold
Loss of Temple Israel gave the invoca-
tion and Rabbi Joseph Krakoff intro-
duced honorees Anita and Bob Naftaly
of West Bloomfield. Diane Klein pre-
sented the Diane and (the late) Emery
Klein Volunteer of the Year award to
Mel Hersh. Approximately 460 people
attended the event, which raised
$600,000, the amount needed to cover
Yad Ezra's basic food purchases for a
year. ❑

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2014 Ambassador Awards Dinner Chair Steven Cole with honorees Donald Schenk
and Chuck Newman, MIBB Executive Director Pam Lippitt, MIBB President Hannan

Lis and emcee Alan Muskovitz

Hannan Lis presenting MIBB Impact Award to Chuck
Newman

Detroit Regional Chamber Vice
President Maureen Krauss with MIBB
Executive Director Pam Lippitt

Honorary Dinner Chairman Ralph J. Gerson with his wife, Erica

Ward Gerson, and his mother, Dorothy Gerson

Event brings in $600,000, enough for Yad Ezra's basic food for a year.

Photos by Gary Miller

early 200 Michigan Israel
Business Bridge (MIBB) sup-
porters attended the first
Ambassador Awards Dinner at the Detroit
Athletic Club on Sept. 18 to honor Chuck
Newman with the MIBB Impact Award
and General Dynamics Land Systems with
the MIBB Bridge Builder Award.
"What started out as an idea by Chuck
Newman in Ann Arbor has now spread
throughout Michigan and Israel," said
Steve Cole, dinner chairman.
Alan Muskovitz served as emcee, roast-
ing his brother-in-law Chuck Newman
with jokes, impersonations and barbs.
Hannan Lis, MIBB president, spoke of
the growth, important work and impact
MIBB has had in seven years. From
Newman's vision to help bring jobs and
economic development to Metro Detroit,
research, economic growth and business
opportunity has flourished both in Israel
and Michigan from MIBB's hard work.
MIBB has helped plan and participated
in two Michigan gubernatorial trips to
Israel to strengthen economic ties and
also hired a consulting firm to represent
MIBB in Israel. Also, a full-time business
development associate has been added to
the Bloomfield Hills office. Learn more at
www.michiganisrael.com . ❑

Michigan Israel Business Bridge's first awards dinner honors group's progress.

Nancy Kleinfeldt of Huntington Woods, president; Bernie and Judi Mindell of Franklin,

Honoree Mel Hersh of West

dinner co-chairs; Anita and Bob Naftaly of West Bloomfield, honorees; Carol and Paul
Hooberman of Franklin, dinner co-chairs; and Lea Luger, executive director

Bloomfield with Diane Klein of
Southfield

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Barbara Zaltz of Huntington Woods, vice president; Richard
Simtob of West Bloomfield, past president; Jason Teshuba

of Huntington Woods, board member; and Jeff Supowit of
Farmington Hills, treasurer

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Gabe Neistein of Detroit, Adam Luger of Royal
Oak and Eddie Rubin of West Bloomfield

Board members Malke Torgow and Yehudit Jubas

flank advisory panel member Diane Klein.