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in
the

through advocacy and educa-
tion.”
Born in Detroit and raised
in southeast Michigan,
Normandin attained her
bachelor’s degree in com-
munications from Michigan
State University. She volun-
Normandin
teers at Temple Israel in West
Bloomfield and is a member of
has appointed Carolyn
the Board of Directors for Alternatives
Normandin as ADL Michigan regional
director. Normandin is an experienced For Girls, a Detroit-based organiza-
tion dedicated to helping homeless
leader whose career has involved
and high-risk young women avoid
senior positions at the Charles H.
violence, teen pregnancy and exploita-
Wright Museum of African American
tion.
History and General Motors.
“I am looking forward to working
Normandin, who has served on
with
the rest of the Michigan office
ADL Michigan’s regional board for
staff to continue ADL’s mission,”
four years, brings experience in phi-
lanthropy and communications to her Normandin said. “While anti-Semitic
incidents have increased across the
new role, in both the for-profit and
country, in the state of Michigan alone
nonprofit sectors.
we have seen an 87 percent increase in
Normandin will be responsible
the last 12 months, making our work
for leading the regional office, which
as pertinent as ever.”
focuses on combating anti-Semitism
ADL’s Michigan office combats anti-
and bigotry of all kinds in the state
Semitism and all forms of bigotry by
through advocacy, community service
investigating and exposing extremism,
and anti-bias education. She started
and protects and advocates for civil
April 16.
rights and religious freedom by edu-
“We are excited that Carolyn has
cating children and adults and by pro-
joined the Michigan team, and we
moting diversity and respect through
are very much looking forward to
its many programs.
her efforts to combat hate across
Normandin succeeds Heidi Budaj,
our state,” said Margaret Hall, ADL
who led ADL’s Michigan office for the
Michigan board chair. “Carolyn is
past five years. •
deeply passionate about our mission
to fight anti-Semitism and bigotry

New ADL
Director
Of Michigan
Office
The Anti-Defamation League

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Sunday, May 6, 2018

CelebrateISRAEL

Bouncies, Israeli Music, Games, Food, Entertainment,
Fun for the Whole Family!

Community-wide Event Hosted by Temple Shir Shalom

3999 Walnut Lake Road, at the corners of Orchard Lake Road and Walnut Lake Road, West Bloomfield

8:00am: 5K Family Fun Run Starts (registration required)
11:00am: Special program featuring guest speaker Ambassador Ido Aharoni
in the Dave & Joyce Sakwa Family Sanctuary
12:00pm: Open to the Public
12:00pm to 4:00pm: Carnival games and rides open to the public
12:30pm: Kosher Lunch (suggested donation $5 per person)
1:30pm: Walk Starts

Premier Sponsors

Co-Sponsors *

Greater Detroit
Chapter of Hadassah

Friends of Israel
Mort Meisner & Associates
Michigan Friends of the Israel
Defense Forces
Suretta & Alan Must
Temple Israel
Zionist Organization of America
– Michigan Region
Volunteers for Israel
Congregation Beth Shalom
Amy & Andre Douville
Jiffy Signs Inc. & JS Printing
Laurie & Sam Zeidman
jbrooksdesign inc.
Hillel of Metropolitan Detroit
Temple Kol Ami
Congregation Beth Ahm
Nadine & David Farbman
Ban & Jim Manna
The Detroit Jewish News

Volunteers for Israel
National Council of Jewish
Women
Anne & Eugene Greenstein
B’nai Israel Synagogue
Adat Shalom Synagogue
Art Fishman
Coby’s Judaica
All City Electric
Lori & Steven Mertz
StandWithUs Michigan
Fran & Gary Grossman
Sallyjo & Barry Levine
Annise, David & Sara Goodman
Joyce Golden & Ronald Rich
Jewish Community Relations
Council/AJC
Frankel Jewish Academy of
Metro Detroit
Congregation Shir Tikvah

Hillel Day School
Temple Beth El
Shir Shalom Brotherhood
Jewish War Veterans
Congregation Shaarey Zedek
Temple Emanu-El
B’nai B’rith Youth Organization
Jewish National Fund
Israel Bonds
Star Trax Events
Jewish Federation of Metro
Detroit
Congregation B’nai Moshe
Jewish Community Center of
Metro Detroit
Michigan Jewish Action Council
Michigan Board of Cantors

*as of 4-19-18

Please visit our website to learn more and register for the Run or Walk.

www.WalkForIsrael.org

Walk for Israel is a 501 (c) 3 nonprofit organization, federal tax ID # 45-3546279.

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Design Donated by:

Bloomfield School District.
Elizabeth Schiff Barash,
assistant attorney general,
children and youth services
division, will receive the
Community Excellence Award
for Leadership. Barash began
her legal career as a public
defender with the Legal Aid
Kaplan
The West Bloomfield
Society in the Bronx for several
Chamber of Commerce
years and then transitioned
will present its Key to the
to civil practice. In November
Township Awards dinner
2010, she joined the Office of
from 6-9 p.m. Tuesday,
Michigan Attorney General
May 15, at the Shenandoah
where she represents the
Country Club in West
Department of Health and
Bloomfield.
Human Services in child abuse
Honorees include Saad
and neglect cases in Wayne
Abbo, president of U.S. Ice
Schiff Barash
County.
Crop, West Bloomfield High
Aric Klar, owner of Toyology
School and Kelly Woodley at
and Klar Family Investments,
Orchard Mall Management.
will receive the Community
Three members of the
Excellence Award for Young
Jewish community are also
Entrepreneur of the Year. Klar
being honored.
founded Toyology in West
Lisa Kaplan, program
Bloomfield in 2011. He is
coordinator of community
also the principal of KFI, an
education at Henry Ford
Klar
investment group that focuses
Maplegrove Center, will
on trend setting consumer
receive the Community Excellence
durables,
real estate acquisition and
Award for Health and Wellness. Kaplan
innovative
startups.
has been in the addiction field for 25
Tickets
for
the event are $125 and
years. She runs Maplegrove Center’s
must
be
purchased
by May 8, either
Community Education Department
at
westbloomfieldchamber.com/
and serves as part of the clinical treat-
awards-dinner or by calling (248)
ment team. She also coordinates an
626-3636. The event is sponsored by
elementary school substance abuse
Beaumont. •
education program in the West

West
Bloomfield
Key To The
City Awards