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Jewish Family Service held its annual meeting and community recognition
night on May 14.
The 100 Mensches presented college scholarships to the
top three winners of its essay contest. Tom Sherman, a Bloomfield Hills High
School junior, took first place. The Barbara and Irving Nusbaum Volunteer of
the Year award went to Renee Unger, who brings a positive energy to every-
thing she does, including visiting older adults and packing boxes of food.
ACCESS (Arab Community Center for Economic and Social Services)
was named Community Partner of the Year for its partnership with JFS in
the areas of healthcare navigation and advocacy. The Patti Nemer Employee
of the Year was awarded to Aldrine Walton, who has been making a differ-
ence at JFS since 2006. Suzan F. Curhan completed her term as board chair
with Julie Teicher stepping into the role. New board members are Rabbi Levi
Dubov, Michelle Freeman, Jerry Frohich, Bill Goodstein, Jason Page, Avi
Rubin, Erin Stiebel, Ellen Tabak and Renee Unger.
100 Mesnches first-place winner Tom Sherman,
second-place winner Elena Hirsch and third-place winner
Samuel Gawel
Immediate past chair Suzan F.
Cuhan and incoming chair
Julie Teicher
JFS CEO Perry Ohren with Nusbaum
Volunteer of the Year Renee Unger
JFS board member Micki Grossman and JFS
board president Sandy Danto
JFS board members Jason Page, Mara Moss and
Bill Goldstein
Patti Nemer Employee of the Year
Aldrine Walton
COURTESY OF JFS
Brandon Epstein, Meredith Tepper, Event Honoree Joan Chernoff Epstein, Robert Epstein,
Betty Chernoff, Louis Chernoff, Jonathan Epstein and Abigail Friedman
FIDF Michigan Director Paula Lebowitz, Event
Co-Chair Susie Pappas, Event Honoree Joan
Chernoff Epstein, Event Co-Chair Karen Weiss
Gadi Ezra, center, with silent auction and raffle
co-chairs Elaine Robins, left, and Pam Bloom,
right
FIDF Michigan Director Paula Lebowitz, Event Co-Chair Susie Pappas, IMPACT! Student Sgt.
Kizzy, Gadi Ezra, Event Co-Chair Karen Weiss and FIDF Midwest Region Executive Director
Tamir Oppenheim
Sherry Haffner, Cheryl Grand, Event Honoree
Joan Chernoff Epstein, Shari Rogers
Ellen Weiss, Sylvia Cohen, Ilana Adler,
Miriam Ferber, Ayala Yedwab, Millie Feldman,
Sarah Waldshan and Carole Rott
More than 300 women gathered May 30 for the Friends of the Israel Defense
Forces (FIDF) Michigan Women of Valor Luncheon at Adat Shalom Synagogue
in Farmington Hills. The event raised nearly $500,000 to support the FIDF
IMPACT! Scholarship Program, which grants four-year academic scholarships
to Israel Defense Forces (IDF) combat and combat-support soldiers from low
socio-economic backgrounds.
The Michigan community has supported 235 IDF veterans through college.
Joan Chernoff Epstein (see her essay on page 5) was honored for her commit-
ment to FIDF and support of IDF soldiers. IDF Sgt. Kizzy, who Epstein supported
through a scholarship, thanked her in person. The benefit featured a keynote
speech from Israeli human rights attorney Gadi Ezra.
All funds raised at the luncheon go to the scholarship program. ■
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