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Wacker Drive, Suite 2020 Chicago, IL 60606 2062110 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,