Photos by Brett Mountain

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Nosh Gen Belle Isle Aquarium

serves as a backdrop for Jewish
Historical Society’s event.

Mickey Maddin,
Wendy and Gary
Bice, all of Bloomfield
Hills, and Jennifer
Boardman and Vance
Patrick of Lathrup
Village

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he Belle Isle Aquarium was swimming with more
than 100 guests of the Jewish Historical Society
of Michigan (JHSM) for the organization’s second
Nosh Gen event. Launched in 2016, Nosh Gen combines
food and drink, with a dash of local Jewish history.
The Nosh Gen committee, chaired by Barbara and
Sheldon Cohn, selected the aquarium because of its
many layers of historical Jewish connections: from David
Heineman, the legislator who obtained permission in
1903 to build the aquatic center, to Albert Kahn, who was
retained to design it. More recently, Detroiters Jennifer
Boardman and Alan and Joy Nachman have been instru-
mental in its revitalization.
JHSM’s next Nosh Gen event is Thursday, Oct. 27, at the
Detroit Historical Museum, featuring Mike Stone from 97.1
The Ticket. Stone will reflect on baseball history as part of
the upcoming “Chasing Dreams: Baseball and Becoming
American” exhibit.

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Jay and
Ezter
Wolk of
Farmington
Hills

David Zenlea and Kate Weisberg, both of Detroit

Lila Silverman, Richard Knoll and Maureen Fill, all of
Bloomfield Hills

Marty and Julie Wiener of West Bloomfield and Debby
Tukel of Franklin

Stacy and Michael Simmons and Rob Kaplow, all of
Bloomfield Hills

‘Most Valuable Rabbi’ Rabbi Pachter honored for 25 years of service with sports-themed event.

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ongregation B’nai Moshe honored Rabbi Elliot Pachter for his 25 years of dedication, spiri-
tual guidance, friendship and counsel to the synagogue and the greater Jewish community
at a two-day event June 4-5.
Aside from Shabbat services where Rabbi Eric Grossman, former head of school for Frankel
Jewish Academy, spoke about Pachter, a highlight was the Sunday event that honored Pachter as
“Most Valuable Rabbi” with emcee Alan Muskovitz and others offering anecdotes about the rabbi’s
life. A baseball-themed evening of dinner, music and games followed for the sports-loving rabbi.
As of July 1, Pachter became B’nai Moshe’s rabbi emeritus. He continues as director of student
services and programs at Frankel Jewish Academy in West Bloomfield.
The weekend was co-chaired by Anne Rottman, Pearlena Bodzin and Alisa Peskin-Shepherd.

Rabbi Pachter is
presented with a
personalized Tigers
shirt by Pearlena
Bodzin and Anne
Rottman as emcee
Alan Muskovitz
applauds.

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Elyse and Steve Fine with Rabbi Pachter

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Sammi Fine, who had the first bat mitzvah under
Pachter’s watch, with the rabbi

Co-chairs Alisa
Peskin-Shepherd,
Anne Rottman and
Pearlena Bodzin
with Rabbi Elliot
Pachter