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New Oakland University President

Ora Hirsch Pescovitz, M.D., has been national levels, among them being
appointed as Oakland University’s
elected to the National Academy of
seventh president, effective July 1.
Medicine.
Pescovitz currently serves as
Outside the responsibilities of her
senior vice president and
current position with Eli Lilly
U.S. medical leader for Lilly
and Company, Dr. Pescovitz
Bio-Medicines at Eli Lilly
serves as chair of the
and Company, a position
Indiana University Center
she has held for the last
for Global Health/AMPATH-
three years.
Kenya Program Board, as
Prior to this, she was
a member of the Strategic
executive vice president
Cabinet of the University of
for medical affairs at the
Florida Health System, and
Ora Hirsch
University of Michigan and
as a board member of the
Pescovitz, M.D.
CEO of the University of
Indianapolis Opera and the
Michigan Health System.
Jewish Studies program at
Dr. Pescovitz holds a bachelor
Indiana University.
of medical science degree from
Dr. Pescovitz has also held both
the Honors Program in Medical
leadership and advisory positions
Education at Northwestern
with numerous medical community
University in Evanston, Ill. She
boards and organizations, including
obtained her doctorate of medicine
several focusing specifically on pedi-
from the Northwestern University
atric medicine.
Feinberg School of Medicine.
“I am eager to join OU and share
Throughout her renowned aca-
the knowledge, insights and life
demic and professional careers, she
experiences I have accumulated dur-
has published more than 190 manu-
ing my career as we work to maxi-
scripts and books. Dr. Pescovitz has
mize our potential for the benefit of
received scores of honors, distinc-
the campus community and, in par-
tions and awards at regional and
ticular, the students,” she said. •

Chief Rabbi Of Poland At HMC

Join us in
celebrating our
75th Anniversary!

This stand alone collectible edition will encompass
all aspects of our community over the last 75 years.

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May 11 • 2017

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Michael Schudrich

Chief Rabbi of Poland Michael Schudrich will speak at the
Holocaust Memorial Center Zekelman Family Campus
beginning at 10:30 a.m. Sunday, May 21. The event is spon-
sored by Wayne State University’s College of Liberal Arts
and Sciences and the Guy Stern Endowment in Exile and
Holocaust Studies.
During the Nazi occupation of Poland, more than three
million Polish Jews became victims of the Holocaust. They
were systematically hunted, deported and murdered.
Relatively few were able to hide, join the resistance, flee
eastward or pose as non-Jews.
After World War II, returning Polish Jews found a very
hostile environment. Many left or refused to return. Of
those who remained in Poland, some openly returned to
their faith, while others continued to hide their Jewish iden-
tities until th e end of Communism in 1989. Over the past 28
years, thousands of Poles have discovered they have Jewish
roots.
Today, Polish Jews have the leadership of Rabbi
Schudrich, who has served as chief rabbi of Warsaw and
Lodz since 2000 and chief rabbi of Poland since 2004. Rabbi
Schudrich, who is American-born and educated, has been
instrumental in reviving the once-vibrant Polish Jewish life
and culture.
The Holocaust Memorial Center is located on 28123
Orchard Lake Road in Farmington Hills. Cost is $5 for
Holocaust Memorial Center Members and $10 for non-
members. Seating is limited. RSVP by May 17 to rsvp@
holocaustcenter.org or (248) 536-9605. •

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