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Mara Schonberg, daughter of Ila and Les Schonberg of
Farmington Hills, was selected as the 2016 recipient of
the American Geriatric Society’s Outstanding Scientific
Achievement for Clinical Investigation Award. The recipient
must do outstanding research judged to be already impacting
the lives of patients. Mara’s groundbreaking work on improv-
ing decision-making around mammography screening in
older women and integrating prognosis to improve medical
decision-making for older adults, in general, meets this high
bar. She is an associate professor in medicine at Harvard’s Beth
Israel Deaconess Hospital.

Baum

Rosenbaum

Jack Baum gradu-
ated from Wayne
State University
with a master’s
degree in educa-
tion and a major
in instructional
technology.

Kepes

Two JVS staff members were recently
honored with prestigious awards
from the International Association
of Jewish Vocational Services. Leah
Rosenbaum, president and CEO, and
Lauren Kepes, NEXTGen employ-
ment specialist, received their awards
at the IAJVS annual conference
in Philadelphia. Rosenbaum was
honored with the Bernie Rosenthal
Executive Directors Award, pre-
sented to an outstanding executive
who demonstrates vision, leader-
ship, compassion and perseverance.
Kepes, an employment specialist,
was named the recipient of the Ron
Coun Award, which recognizes an
outstanding young professional who
mirrors Coun’s passion for Jewish
vocational services. Kepes, who splits
her time between JVS and Jewish
Federation of Metropolitan Detroit,
has been instrumental in the creation
of unique and effective programming
for the millennial generation.

Cancer Thrivers Network for Jewish Women and
Jewish Family Service invite you to our

Schonberg

AFB Hospitality
Group announced
the promo-
tion of Matthew
Hollander to gen-
eral manager of
the award-winning
Bistro 82. He was
Hollander
instrumental in the
development of the
Bistro 82 concept and will oversee the
day-to-day operations of Bistro 82.

Walled Lake Western
High School graduat-
ing senior Sam Bloch
came in first place
in Class A Forensics
in Storytelling in the
state for the Michigan
Bloch
Interscholastic
Forensic Association.
He performed Flat Stanley by Jeff Brown.
He is the first Forensics team member
at Walled Lake Western to come in first
place more than once in his high school
career.

Shezaf Nof is an
Israeli-born sabra to
an American Israeli
mother and an Israeli
father. A Walled Lake
Western graduate, she
decided to serve her
country of origin and
Nof
has been there for a
year and nine months. Nof has complet-
ed two consecutive ulpans on kibbutzim
before being drafted in December 2015.
Upon completion of the army ulpan and
boot camp, she was accepted into the
IDF combat search-and-rescue home-
land security unit, committing to three
years of service. She is currently train-
ing and was officially sworn in recently.

Ruach!
Celebrating Life
Luncheon

With guest speaker:

Daniel F. Hayes, M.D., F.A.S.C.O.

President, Board of Directors, American Society of Clinical Oncology
and Clinical Director, Breast Oncology Program
University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center

“What’s new in Cancer?
Progress and Challenges”

Monday, July 11, 2016

Registration: 11:30 a.m.
Luncheon and speaker: Noon
Tickets: $36

Congregation Beth Ahm
5075 W. Maple Road, West Bloomfield, MI 48322

Please RSVP by Thursday, June 30, 2016
to Tracy Agranove at 248.592.2267
or tagranove@jfsdetroit.org

We gratefully acknowledge the support of:

Jeff Tischler of West Bloomfield has joined Conway
Mackenzie’s growing Birmingham team as managing direc-
tor. In his new role, Tischler will work within the firm’s
restructuring practice, fostering client relationships and
business development. He also serves on the board of trust-
ees of Jewish Vocational Services.

Tischler

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