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HEINRICH NAMED CEO OF JEWISH SENIOR LIFE

Nancy Heinrich has been appointed CEO
of Jewish Senior Life of Metropolitan
Detroit.
Heinrich, an attor-
ney who served as
JSL’s second president
and most recently
stepped into the role
of interim managing
director, has been
dedicated to the agen-
Nancy Heinrich cy for many years.
“Nancy serves with
great experience and knowledge,” says
JSL President Matt Lester. “We are confi-
dent that she will lead Jewish Senior Life
with continued dedication and passion.”
A Huntington Woods resident,

Heinrich has been a member of the bar
associations of Michigan, Arizona and
Illinois and has practiced in the area of
commercial real estate for 30 years, most
recently as “of counsel” to the Bloomfield
Hills law firm of Jackier Gould PC. A
graduate of the University of Michigan
with high distinction, Heinrich earned
her juris doctor from U-M Law School.
In addition to her involvement with
JSL, Heinrich has been a dedicated
volunteer with Jewish Federation of
Metropolitan Detroit, serving on its
board of governors, as chair of the
Israel and Overseas Department and
Kiev Committee, and as a member of
the Israel and Overseas and Missions
Committees.

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UM FRANKEL FELLOWS PROBE ISRAELI DIVERSITY

The new fellows at the
appreciate the diversity of the
Frankel Institute for
human experience in Israel.”
Advanced Judaic Studies at
The new fellows are Naomi
the University of Michigan
Brenner, Ohio State; Liora
will explore the diversity of
Halperin, Colorado-Boulder;
Israeli cultures during the
Mostafa Hussein, Brandeis;
upcoming academic year.
Noah Hysler-Rubin, Bezalel
“The 2016-2017 Frankel
Academy for Arts and
Shachar Pinsker Design; Lior Libman, SUNY-
fellows are scholars who
represent the cutting-edge of
Binghamton; Aviad Moreno,
academic work on Israel,” said Shachar
Ben-Gurion University; Shachar
Pinsker, this year’s head fellow.
Pinsker, Michigan; Bryan Roby,
Jeffrey Veidlinger, director of the Jean
University of Manchester; Gavin
& Samuel Frankel Center for Judaic
Schaffer, University of Birmingham
Studies, which includes the institute,
(England); Rachel Seelig and Shayna
said, “Frankel fellows will help us under- Zamkanei, University of Chicago; and
stand how we can better understand and Yael Zerubavel, Rutgers.

FIGHTING
DEPRESSION

To help raise awareness about depression through community education pro-
grams, the Jewish Fund Teen Board awarded a grant of $6,000 to the Daniel B.
Sobel Friendship House. Teen board members Carly Klein, Blake Israel, Josh
Kornblum and Ruby Kolender are flanked by Friendship House’s Nicole Kahan,
Emily Levin and Rabbi Yardin Blumstein.

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JEWISH FUND HELPS TEEN MENTAL HEALTH

At its May 17 board meeting, the
Jewish Fund approved $2,036,866
in grant awards, including nearly
$130,000 to support new initiatives
focusing on teen mental health.
Recipients include Jewish Family
Service, Yeshiva Beth Yehudah,
Kadima, Haven and the Daniel B.
Sobel Friendship House.
Multiple grants to Jewish Family
Service and Jewish Senior Life, total-
ing $617,000, were awarded to sup-
port aging in place for Jewish older
adults. Grants supporting access to

health care totaled $168,000, which
were directed toward Ruth Ellis
Center, FernCare Free Clinic, Jewish
Family Service, Matrix Human
Services and Oakwood Health
Foundation.
Multiple grants to support early
childhood health intervention
totaled more than $500,000 and
were directed toward Authority
Health, Oakland Family Services and
Starfish Family Services. A complete
listing of all grants may be found at
www.thejewishfund.org. *

Shira Schon, 12, of
West Bloomfield,
Jaden Jubas, 12, of
Southfield, Lev Ershler,
13, of West Bloomfield,
Yona Kelman, 11, of
Southfield and Rabbi
Asher Nemes

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NCJW’S NEW OFFICERS

National Council of Jewish Women-Greater Detroit
Section held its annual installation meeting, which
included a 125th anniversary video of the local sec-
tion by Judy Robinson
New officers included Sandi Matz, president;
Susie Jacob, Sharon Leider, Randie Levin, Jennifer
LoPatin and Judy Robinson, vice presidents; Haven
King, treasurer; Sharyn Gallatin, recording secre-
tary; Lynn Lieverman, assistant recording secre-
tary; and Dottie Wagner, corresponding secretary.
Event co-chairs were Barbara Rosenthal and
Myrna Edgar.
Carol Freedman received the Hannah G.
Solomon Award; Sandy Weitz was presented the
Ann Rubin Volunteer Award; and Jacqueline Elkus
received the Emerging Leader Award. Kathryn
Lamb received staff recognition for her 25 years
at the Council re|sale store. After lunch, honorary
speaker Nancy Kaufman, CEO of NCJW Inc., held
a question-and-answer session with past president,
Florence Herrmann.

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38 June 23 • 2016

NEW DETROIT HOSTS
BUSINESS CAMP

New Detroit is seeking students
who will be high school juniors
or seniors to participate in its
annual summer business camp,
Camp Enterprise. The camp,
which holds two separate but
identical sessions, will convene
on July 6-10 and July 20-24 on
the campuses of Wayne State
University and Michigan State
University. There is no cost to the
selected participants.
Students wishing to apply to
Camp Enterprise should go to
www.newdetroit.org or contact
Monica Martin at (313) 664-
2010.

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AKIVA STUDENTS IN BIBLE COMPETITION

Rabbi Asher Nemes and the Chidon
HaTanach (National Bible Contest)
team traveled in May to New York for
the National Finals, where they com-
peted against students from schools
across the country. Akiva seventh-
graders Shira Schon, Jaden Jubas and
Lev Erschler and sixth-grader Yona
Kelman were among the 150 students
accepted to participate out of 400
applicants.
Students were required to take
bimonthly regional exams on select
chapters of the Bible to qualify for the
national competition in May. During

the National finals, contestants are
tested on more than 70 chapters of
Tanach, both in written examinations
and with a culminating oral competi-
tion.
The top four winners from this
year’s competition go on to represent
the U.S. in the International Chidon
HaTanach held in Israel on Yom
HaAtzmaut next year.
The Akiva students excelled in the
competition, making their teachers,
parents and community members
extremely proud.

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