MAY 25 • 2023 | 17
T
he annual meeting
of JHSM (Jewish
Historical Society of
Michigan) will be held at
Congregation Beth Ahm in
West Bloomfield on
Sunday, June 4, from
2-4 p.m.
This year’s cele-
bration honors 12
individuals, including
nine who will receive
a brand-new award:
Outstanding JHSM
Ambassador. This
year’s ambassadors
are the nine docents
who give JHSM’s DIA:
Jewish Connections art
tours. Nearly 50 public
and private tours have
been given since the
program began a year
ago.
The Ambassador
awardees are Barbara
Madgy Cohn (co-di-
rector), Sue Kalisky
(co-director), Ron
Elkus, Gail Fisher,
Anne Klisman, Linda
Minns, Nancy Raimi,
Carolyn Tisdale and
Rochelle Upfal.
JHSM’s 2023
Outstanding Volunteer
is JHSM Advisory
Board member Elayne
Gross, honored for her
dedication to support-
ing and publicizing
JHSM’s programming.
The award for
Outstanding Producer of
Historical Knowledge goes
to Michael G. Smith for his
efforts on JHSM’s award-win-
ning publications, including
its annual journal, Michigan
Jewish History.
The Rabbi Emanuel
Applebaum Award, which rec-
ognizes an outstanding contri-
bution to the journal, will be
given to Mary-Elizabeth
Murphy for her 2022
article, “Empathetic
Citizenship: Jewish
Immigrants and the
Struggle for Black Civil
Rights in the Midwest,
1927-1947.”
The ceremony also
includes the prestigious
Leonard N. Simons
History-Maker Award.
The 2023 recipient is
Professor Howard N.
Lupovitch, director
of the Cohn-Haddow
Center for Judaic
Studies at Wayne State
University.
The nominations
for JHSM Board of
Directors (2023-25)
are Deede Auster,
Ken Bernard, Barbara
Madgy Cohn, Sue
Kalisky, Susan Casell
Kamen, Nadav Pais-
Greenapple, Susan
Rollinger, Trudy Weiss
and Sam Woll.
Nominated for offi-
cers positions (2023-24)
are President, Jeannie
Weiner; Vice Presidents,
Barbara Madgy Cohn;
Suzanne Curtis, Mike
Kasky; Treasurer, Ken
Bernard; and Secretary,
Margery Jablin.
The JHSM Annual meeting
is open to the community at
no charge. Register at www.
jhsmichigan.org/calendar or
(248) 915-1826.
Historical Society
Announces Leaders
and Award Winners
Mary-Elizabeth
Murhpy
Elayne Gross
Howard
Lupovitch
Michael G.
Smith
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