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Congregation Beth Shalom recently elected its officers and
board members for the 2019-2020 year. Bryan Beckerman of
Huntington Woods was elected president; Beth Rodgers of Oak
Park will serve as executive vice president; Fran Hildebrandt,
Aaron Schwartz, and Arnold Weiner are vice presidents;
Greta Zalman is treasurer; Daniel Barth is secretary. Board
directors are Kenneth Bernard, Jared Chimovitz, Howard
Fridson, Mandy Friedenberg, Lynne Konstant, Boris Milter and Alex
Zelikov. Immediate past-president Gretchen Weiner will also serve on the
board for the coming year.
Dr. Allan Morton, a
rheumatologist with a
practice in Warren, is
retiring after 41 years.
The American
Psychiatric
Association has pre-
sented Leonard
Rosen, M.D. with
the Distinguished
Life Fellow Award
for his work as a clinician and
teacher as well as his commitment
to improving the lives of people
with mental illness, developmental
disabilities and substance use dis-
orders. Dr. Rosen serves as the
medical director of both Oakland
Community Health Network and
Jewish Family Service.
The University of Michigan ALS Center of
Excellence has added four members to its
National Advisory Board. They are Jon Gerych,
owner of Gerych’
s Flowers and Events, locat-
ed in Fenton and Birmingham; Jim Hiller,
licensed attorney and former president and CEO
of Hiller’
s Markets; he formed and endowed
the U-M Program for Neurology Research &
Discovery; Lisa Rosenberg, the founder and
owner of Closet NV, a high-end designer con-
signment boutique in West Bloomfield; Dr. Brian
Roth, the medical director of the Ascension
Providence Rochester Hospital and the president
of Specialists in Rehabilitation Medicine PC.
Carol Rosenfeld was
presented with the
Ann Rubin Volunteer
Service Award.
Delores Hendrix
received Staff
Recognition Award for
5 years of service to NCJW | MI.
Jon Gerych
Jim Hiller
Lisa Rosenberg
Dr. Brian Roth
Judy and Dr. Max Robins of West Bloomfield were
recently honored with the Tree of Life Award by the
Jewish National Fund for their commitment to the
people and the State of Israel.
National Council of Jewish Women, Michigan held its annual installation
event at Knollwood Country Club in West Bloomfield. New officers and
board members are vice presidents, Susie Jacob, Sallyjo Levine, Susan
Rollinger; treasurer, Sharon Lipton. Officers continuing in their terms: pres-
ident, Jennifer LoPatin; vice presidents, Amy Cutler, Sharon Leider, Randie
Levin; recording secretary, Lynn Lieberman; assistant recording secretary,
Margo Stocker; corresponding secretary, Gail Katz. Newly elected board
members: Sharon Breidenbaugh, Fran Grossman and Judy Yunas. Newly
appointed board members: Suzi Epstein, Doreen Hermelin and Edie Rubin.
A special award was
established to
acknowledge indi-
viduals who have
dedicated their
careers and have
made significant
contributions to fluid power tech-
nology. The International Fluid
Power Society announced the
induction of Hank Fleischer to the
Inaugural Class of 2019: With 49
years as contributor and leader in
the fluid power industry, Fleischer
is a licensed professional engineer
and a certified manufacturing
engineer. The author of Manual of
Pneumatic Systems Optimization
(1995), he has seen his work used
as text by Purdue University,
Rochester Institute of Technology,
and Ford Community College. He
holds three patents and has pub-
lished dozens of technical articles
for U.S. and overseas publications.
Kahn Foundation
Awards Grant to JFS
Jewish Family Service will receive
funding for its “Improving Quality
of Life with Assistive Technology”
program from the D. Dan and Betty
Kahn Foundation.
This grant, totaling $408,557 over
the next two years, will allow JFS to
continue providing essential services
to vulnerable older adults to help
them to safely age in place in three
different ways:
• Technology Training: 30 older
adults each funding year will receive
one-on-one training on a tablet or
smart phone to stay connected to
friends and family and reduce social
isolation.
• Home Safety: 280 older adults will
continue to have support, training
and access to assistive technology
devices, like a personal medical alert
system.
• Transportation: More than 700
older adults using JFS’
transporta-
tion services will receive automated
reminder calls for their appoint-
ments, reducing last-minute cancel-
lations and no shows.
THANK YOU TO
OUR 2018-2019
SPONSORS
Pogoda Companies
Self Storage Specialists
To learn about our
2019-2020
sponsorship opportunities,
contact our Advancement