jews d Glassman Genesis in the Valet Service Jeff Stewart Assistant New Car Sales Manager Serving the Community Since 1969 continued from page 20 248-636-2736 Complimentary Maintenance Serving Our Community For Over 45 Years! 5FMFHSBQI3Et4PVUIýFMEt XXXHMBTTNBOHFOFTJTDPN 2168010 2017 Audi Q7 2.0T Quattro Plus Special Lease Rapid transit for seven. mo* $ 599 36 mo. lease Magna Society Audi Sylvania 5570 Monroe St. | Sylvania, OH www.sylvaniaaudi.com *Based on MSRP of $53,950 (incluiding destination charges). $4,719 due at signing, plus taxes, title, options & dealer charges. $0 security deposit. For qualified customers who lease through AFS. Lessee responsible for 25¢/mi. over 30,000 miles. Subject to credit approval. See Audi Sylvania for complete details. Offer expires 5/1/17. ‡5(6,'(17,$/‡&200(5&,$/2)),&( ‡'(6,*1$66,67$1&( Call Carol Cohan Cell (248) 763-0614 OFFICE (248) 912-6655 www.furniture-redefined.com 22 April 27 • 2017 “Few who have received this award have the street-level history chops that Aimee does.” ELAYNE GROSS $4,719 due at signing both volunteer and adviser. “Aimee is more than a top-notch archivist,” said Erik Nordberg, director of the Reuther Library. “She is also a thoughtful, sincere and empathetic individual who is just enjoyable to interact with on a regular basis.” Although Ergas is being celebrated for her list of notable accomplish- ments, including curating the recent JHSM-sponsored exhibition at the Detroit Historical Museum exhibition, “Chasing Dreams: Baseball & Becoming American,” she’s most proud of the development and launch of JHSM’s “Michigan Women Who Made a Difference” (MWWMD) research project and the — Neil Gorosh, JHSM president 2015 publication of the cor- responding book. “When I was director of JHSM, I frequently worked on tours of historic Jewish Detroit,” Ergas said. “I noticed that missing from our narrative were the stories of the women who helped to build and shape our communities. As I dug deeper, I found those records sim- ply did not exist or were buried in dust.” Working with Aimee in my capacity as JHSM’s current director, we successfully requested grant funding from the Jewish Women’s Foundation to launch the project that would begin to document the biographies of Michigan women who helped shape Michigan’s Jewish communities. MWWMD, which now includes some 200 biographies, continues. Ergas conducted the research. “Having the honor of interviewing Annetta Miller and Sylvia Granader was remarkably inspiring,” said Ergas, who interviewed these two Jewish war veterans for inclusion in the book. Both served in World War II; Miller as a nurse and Granader, who died in 2016, as a pilot. “I knew so little about these women who sacrificed so much but also found an important role. Both shared with me many details of their lives during this time,” Ergas said. Women’s studies have long been a passion of Ergas, who now serves as volunteer adviser to the project and is looking forward to the May 10 launch of the online archives, which will be on JHSM’s website (michjewishhistory.org). Ergas, who lives in Farmington Hills, will be hon- ored at the Jewish Historical Society of Michigan’s Annual Meeting by her longtime friend, documentary filmmaker Aviva Kempner, who, like Ergas, has an interest in uncovering stories of lesser-known Jewish “Heroes and Sheroes.” The two will share some of these stories while also examining some clips from Kempner’s films, which include Yoo-Hoo, Mrs. Goldberg (2009), The Life and Times of Hank Greenberg (2000) Stanley Meretsky and Rosenwald (2015). At the event, the JHSM will also pay tribute to Stanley Meretsky of West Bloomfield, a community activist and past president of JHSM, who will receive the Leonard N. Simons Lifetime Achievement Award. Margery Jablin, also of West Bloomfield, will be hon- ored as JHSM’s Volunteer of the Year. The Jewish Historical Society of Michigan was founded in 1959 to promote and celebrate the story of Margery Jablin Michigan’s Jewish communities, organizations and cit- izens. Throughout the year and throughout the state, JHSM presents programs, tours, events and publica- tions that preserve and proudly bring to life the stories of Michigan’s set- tlers along with the legacies of today’s innovators and urban pioneers. • jn For reservations to the May 10 Annual Meeting, call (248) 432-5517 or visit michjewishhistory.org. Tickets are $40, including a dessert reception after the program. 2155010