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18 February 25 • 2016
eter Perlman may regard
himself modestly as someone
working behind the scenes, but
staff and fellow volunteers find much
to applaud about his 45 years of devo-
tion to B’nai B’rith International.
Currently a B’nai B’rith execu-
tive who travels the world on the
organization’s behalf, Perlman of
West Bloomfield will receive the
2016 International Guardian of the
Menorah Award for B’nai B’rith Great
Lakes Region, its highest honor, at a
March 16 fundraising dinner in West
Bloomfield.
Perlman, a former regional presi-
dent, will be recognized for his record
of community service, philanthropic
involvement and dedicated leadership
to B’nai B’rith, which has members
and supporters around the world.
Bobbie Levine, who suggested
Perlman for the Guardian of the
Menorah Award, heads the local office
of B’nai B’rith in Bloomfield Township.
Perlman was Levine’s first president
when she left B’nai B’rith Women in
1987 to take the executive director
position with the B’nai B’rith Metro
Detroit Council — becoming the orga-
nization’s first female executive.
Noting that Perlman served during
1987-88 and later completed another
president’s two-year term, Levine said,
“Peter paved the way for respect for
a woman in my position because he
commanded a lot of respect.”
She’s always admired Perlman for
being “right there in the trenches with
everyone. He leads by example, no
question, from labeling invitations to
stuffing envelopes. It doesn’t matter
what the job is.”
Perlman is deserving of the honor,
she said, because he’s “very likeable
and charitable. And he’s a great fund-
raiser, too, who makes things happen
all around.”
When Perlman was offered the
award, Levine said, “His first thought
was: ‘This is going to help B’nai B’rith.’”
The typical response to Perlman
being chosen is: “It’s long overdue.”
“He’s very competent,” she added.
“You can throw him among the most
knowledgeable, long-serving members
of B’nai B’rith and he can stand with
all of the volunteers in what he can tell
Peter Perlman
you. He’s a great spokesman for the
organization.”
A MAN OF MANY TALENTS
Peter Perlman grew up on Hartwell
Street in Detroit and went with his
family to Congregation Shaarey Zedek
in Southfield. He was born in 1949 and
has two brothers: Michael, a New York
resident, and Dr. Owen of Ann Arbor.
A previous Guardian of the Menorah
award-winner, Owen is chairing the
March 16 dinner.
Perlman always enjoyed horseback
riding with his dad, Chuck Perlman,
“a lawyer by education who sold insur-
ance by profession.” He died at age 95
on Feb. 13, 2015. The family matriarch
is Elaine Perlman, a resident of West
Bloomfield.
Peter Perlman held “10 jobs in 10
years,” primarily in radio, broadcasting
and record distribution, before finding
his life’s work.
An insurance agent for the last 36
years, he’s the owner of the Perlman
Insurance Agency in West Bloomfield,
handling property-casualty insurance.
Perlman and Carrie, his wife of 21
years, belong to Temple Israel in West
Bloomfield. He has three children:
Julie (husband Tim) O’Mell, Matthew
(wife Teresa) Perlman and Ethan
Perlman. He also has a grandson, Zach
O’Mell.
Volunteering for Perlman began
with helping to start a scouting pack
for Ethan and other students at
Hillel Day School, chartered by the
Adat Shalom Synagogue Men’s Club,