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and encouraged their children to get
involved and give back to the com-
munity. Margie, a talented artist, has
spent much of her life successfully
combining her love of the Jewish
community with her artistic prow-
ess.
Margie attended the University
of Michigan and the Center for
Creative Studies. While at U-M, she
met Bill Krasnick, of blessed mem-
ory, married and raised a family of
three boys. Today, Margie is proud
to claim Neil and Sarah, Steven and
Jodie, and Bobby and Jane, along
with her nine wonderful grandchil-
dren.
Margie’s first encounter with
the Jewish Federation Women’s
Department, now Women’s
Philanthropy, took place when
her sister-in-law invited her to a
meeting. She immediately felt at
home and made the decision to get
involved. As an artist, she volun-
teered to make invitations. Her repu-
tation spread quickly and, before
long, Margie was busy making invi-
tations and decorations, not only for
Women’s Department events, but
also for ORT, National Council of
Jewish Women and Hadassah.
Margie’s community involve-
ment extended beyond her design
abilities. She assumed leadership
roles in many organizations, serv-
ing on the boards of the Jewish
Community Center, Jewish
Community Relations Council,
Jewish Fed-eration, Israel Bonds,
Jewish Apartments and Services
(now Jewish Senior Life) and
Women’s Philanthropy. She also
served on Women’s Philanthropy’s
Education Planning Committee,
Campaign Leadership Committee,
Seder Committee and Tzedakah
Experience. She was the first chair
of the $100 Event and has taken part
in numerous Federation
telethons.
Perpetuating Jewish
life and giving back is
second nature to Margie,
and she has truly blessed
our community with her
time and creativity.

May 18 • 2017

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Dr. Jennifer Sobol grew
up in a home steeped in
Jewish values and deeply
involved with Adat
Shalom Synagogue. As
she grew, she witnessed
the many ways in which
the Jewish community
embraced their family.
After graduating from

Jennifer Sobol

Rabbi Yisrael
Pinson

high school, Jennifer enrolled at the
University of Michigan and later
attended the Philadelphia College of
Osteopathic Medicine. She pursued
a residency in urology at Albert
Einstein Medical Center, and today
is a successful urologist with a busy
practice. During her residency, she
met a new attending doctor named
Lou Sobol. They married and are
now the proud parents of 10-year
old twin boys, Ezra and Ruben. The
family is active at Adat Shalom,
where Jenny serves on the syna-
gogue board.
Jennifer’s community involve-
ment began with her participation
in Federation’s Shalom Baby (now
jbaby detroit), JFamily and Young
Women’s Philanthropy. She and
her husband served as chairs of the
Israel and Overseas Young Couples
Committee and as a host family for
the Israeli Camper Program.
With the rebirth of the
Maimonides Society, Jennifer
blended her love of community with
her dedication to her profession.
She went on both Maimonides mis-
sions to Israel and to Cuba and is a
co-chair of the Programming Task
Force. Now, she is co-chair of the
Mai-monides Society and a board
member of Tamarack Camps.
Jennifer’s dedication to the com-
munity is evidenced by her experi-
ence with JELS and Hebrew Free
Loan. She offered to continue
making her loan payments, even
after the loan was paid in full. That
was her way to ensure that others
will have the same opportunity to
receive financial aid that she had.
Jennifer believes that it is criti-
cal that people get involved, work
together and help take care of each
other. She successfully engages oth-
ers, making them feel good about
the cause while also encouraging
them to recognize that it is their
duty to help take care of the
Jewish world.

FRANK A. WETSMAN AWARDEE

Rabbi Yisrael Pinson was born
in Nice, France, where his par-
ents were serving at the request
of the Lubavitcher Rebbe. One
of 14 children, Yisrael grew up
in a family in which Yiddishkeit
and Jewish tradition were cen-
tral to their lives. He has studied
around the world, including
Israel, England and New York
and received his rabbinic ordi-
nation from the Melbourne
Rabbinical Institute in Australia.
Yisrael arrived in Detroit in
2000 to work as an intern at
Friendship Circle. He met his

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