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

ELAUNE GROSS

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