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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 

