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S
ome 700 people showed up to this year’
s 47th Negev Dinner, sponsored
by the Jewish National Fund, where two Windsor businessmen were
honored. Ari Freed and Dan Orman run Canada’
s largest independent
clothing store, Freeds of Windsor. The cousins are the third generation to
operate the store, started by their grandfather Sam Freed in 1929. Two of Ari’
s
children have since joined the business, marking the fourth generation work-
ing at Freeds. Freed and Orman grew up in Windsor but have ties across the
Windsor-Detroit Jewish and business communities.
Entertainment for the evening was provided by three Detroit-area cantors:
Neil Michaels and Michael Smolash of Temple Israel in West Bloomfield, as
well as David Propis of Congregation Shaarey Zedek in Southfield.
Orman paid tribute to his cousin Ari. “The parallels between our lives are
just incredible,” he said, from attending the same schools and universities,
temple and summer camps. In addition, both their wives, Pam Freed and
Suzy Orman, hail from Southfield.
The theme of the night was L’
dor V’
dor, Hebrew for from generation to
generation. Because of the event’
s theme, the honorees decided to do some-
thing Holocaust-related. Funds from the dinner will go to the maintenance of
Israel’
s Martyrs’
Forest, where 6 million trees have been planted. ■
Honorees Dan Orman and Ari Freed, with their wives, Suzy Orman and Pam Freed
Honorees’
parents and honorary dinner chairs
Mikie and Gerald Freed, and Alan and Diana
Orman
Guests Barry and Stephanie Zekelman with
Suzy and Dan Orman
Negev Dinner campaign team members,
Marilee Marcotte, Joan Goebel, Sheldon
Jarcaig, Bethe Jarcaig and Natalie Newman
Past Negev Dinner honoree Gerald Freed,
guests Stephanie and Barry Zekelman, and
Negev management team members Barb
Silver and Cheryl Blacher
WORDS AND PHOTOS BY RON STANG
PHOTOS BY ROBIN HUGHEY AND GARY BERKOWITZ
M
ore than 350 golfers, card players and dinner guests joined the fes-
tivities at the 10th Annual Ryan Rosman Memorial MSU Hillel Golf
Outing and Game Day June 17 at Tam-O-Shanter Country Club in
West Bloomfield. The annual event honors the memory of Ryan Rosman by
celebrating his passions for golf, entrepreneurship and Jewish community.
To further his legacy, the Rosman family established the Ryan Scott Rosman
Angel Award. The $5,000 award is presented to a Jewish student who holds
similar qualities that Ryan embodied and who needs tuition assistance. ■
Marla
and David
Rosman
Marlene and Cooper Meyers with
Sparty
Rochelle Meyer, Faith and John
Jacobson
Tony Levin, Steve Teper, Bob Broner and David Einstandig
Marianne Sacks, Barbara Cohen, Sherry Bruni and Lauri Levine
Debby Portnoy, Marlene Bresler, Nancy Bortman, Linda Weiss,
Cheryl Margolis, Linda Weitz and Leah Trosch