metro >> around town Growing Business N Annual Dinner y 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. ❑ r if 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 A 04 4,4 Wed% I 46 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 16 November 27 • 2014 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.