Brian Masserman Hall of Famer Dale Katz Hall of Famer Karen Green Simon, seated, with her family Griffin Mertz and Stuart Raider JN Publisher Arthur Horwitz and Emily Fisher Sports Hall Of Fame Local Jewish athletes honored. T he Michigan Jewish Sports Foundation (MJSF) induct- ed its 2015 Hall of Fame class, Pillars of Excellence, Alvin Foon Humanitarian recipient and the Jewish News Male and Female Athletes of the Year in late October at the Jewish Community Center in West Bloomfield. Proceeds from the event will benefit the Stars of Tomorrow scholarship program, Maccabi Detroit at the JCC and the Michigan Jewish Sports Hall of Fame. Hall of Famers included Dale Katz, Mark Cahn and Karen Green Simon. Pillars of Excellence Awards honor lifetime achievement and outstand- ing contributions to athletics and the enrichment of the community. They included Stephen Bernstein, Robert Gershman, Irvin Horwitz, Edward Kozloff, and the late Harold Kutnick and the late Mort Levitsky. Jewish News Athletes of the Year were Emily Fisher from Detroit Country Day School, and co-honorees Griffin Mertz from North Farmington High School and Jonathan Radner from Berkley High Jonathan School. Radner The Alvin Foon Humanitarian Award honoree was Vinnie Johnson, former Detroit Piston and CEO, Piston Group. On hand were Ron Foon and Shirley Wiss Foon. The award was presented by Jeff Sakwa, a close friend of Johnson and a MJSF volunteer. * The future is in your hands. Meet Rachel Mirsky from White Plains, New York. A biology major on a pre-med track, and captain of the YU softball and basketball teams, Rachel chose YU to allow her to explore and develop her unique talents and interests. Rachel loves YU because it enables her to engage in her extracurricular passions and prepare for her career while remaining true to her religious commitments. An exceptional athlete, Rachel was recently named to the Capital One Academic All-District team. Whether in an Israeli laboratory conducting research on the properties of red blood cells, or authoring a medical ethics paper on eating disorders KXN ^RO ,SLVSMKV WK^\SK\MR]