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…. The University of Michigan Hillel center bears his name. Bill and his wife, Madeleine, have just announced establishment of a new National Jewish Policy Center (with the Revson Foundation) at New York…

…SCHOOL MAZEL TOV! Hillel Honorees School cites 'Dream Maker' Berman; Blechmans, Genes to get Segal award. H illel Day School of Metropolitan Detroit will honor Mandell L. "Bill" Berman — a commu…

… the Jewish Education Service of North America. He was the first chairman of the Skillman Foundation, board chair- man of the Michigan State Housing Finance Authority and president of the Southeastern…

… also earned two degrees at Harvard. He and Madeleine are grand- parents. Doris and Fred Bechman are parents of three Hillel Day School graduates and Fred served Hillel as the president of the board…

…- ber of MSU Hillel, Federation, the Joint Action Committee for Political Affairs and Israel's Alyn Hospital. Sharon and Marty Gene are also parents of three Hillel gradu- ates. Marty served as president…

… of Hillel's board. He, Sharon, and their siblings established the Izaak and Sonia Blechman Sharon and Science Education Marty Gene Endowment Fund. The Genes are found- ing members of Frankel Jewish…

…. Sharon is a member of the JTS Detroit Cabinet, and has been active with Alyn Hospital, ORT, Federation Women's Campaign and Jewish Experience for Families. The Hillel Day School Patron Party will be held…

… locally cre- ated and nationally imitated Federation Jewish Experiences for Families as well as the North American Jewish Data Bank at the University of Connecticut and Metro Detroit's United Hebrew Schools…

… University. At Congregation Shaarey Zedek of Oakland County, he has chaired the building committee and the Clover Hill Park Cemetery board. He distinguished himself as a naval officer during World War II. He…

…- nity activist, mentor and philanthropist — with its annual Dream Maker Award. Doris and Frederick Blechman, together with Sharon and Martin Gene, are 2009 recipients of the school's Rabbi Jacob E. Segal…

…, help- ing them feel connected to their Jewish roots even if they couldn't be home with family. Instead, the former assistant director of the University of Michigan Hillel packed up his two…

… University in Washington, D.C., began lobbying friends on Capitol Hill. "It's just unfair that a huge part of U- M's Hillel was taken away by a mistake made by the consulate in London;' said Acker, a…

…Metro Deported! U-M Hillel official to be escorted out of U.S. Art Aisner Special to the Jewish News oel Marcovitch hoped to spend Passover leading college students through a series of seders…

…, doing my part to strengthen communities and talking to students about staying in Michigan. And I'm being thrown out of the country for a mistake I had nothing to do with." Joel Marcovitch The Inside…

… Story During eight hours of questioning, Marcovitch repeatedly explained that he had a mortgage, a job and a serious girlfriend waiting for him Michigan, and federal authorities allowed him tempo- rary…

… impossible for him to stay. "Here I am, paying my taxes, doing my part to strengthen communities and talk- ing to students about staying in Michigan. And I'm being thrown out of the country for a mistake I had…

… recalled about starting his chase to achieve the American dream at the Hillel of Broward and Palm Beach in Florida. "These guys really stepped up for me and it felt good to realize you had an impact on…

…-bedroom condominium on the outskirts of Ann Arbor and prepared to be deported to his native England due to an administrative error that was no fault of his own. On Sunday, April 19, Marcovitch will board a plane…

… States. In late March, Marcovitch flew into Washington, D.C., after leading a handful of U-M students on an alternative spring break program where they built shelter for Argentina's underprivileged. Each…

… member of the group passed through U.S. Customs, except Marcovitch. It wasn't the first time border agents questioned his visa status or well-traveled passport. But this time, his R-1 visa, com- monly…

….emuhillel.org . • University of Michigan: 1429 Hill, Ann Arbor; www.umhillel.org . (734) 769-0500, umhillel@umich.edu . • Michigan State University: Lester & Jewell Morris Hillel Jewish Student Center, 360 Charles Street…

…-3663. Rabbi Cohen C12 July 16 2009 Enjoy a beautiful summer afternoon together at "Jews, Canoes & BBC)," sponsored by Hillel of Metro Detroit, noon Sunday, July 26, at Kensington Metro Park, 2240 W. Bruno…

… $40 for JCC members, $60 for oth- ers. (248) 967-4030. Grosberg Student Center, Detroit; www. hillel-detroit.org . Hillel of Metro Detroit hotline: (313) 577-8888, Pass the afternoon playing cards…

… exhibit, "Brick, Mortar and More: The Jewish Community and the Growth of Wayne State University," about be Linda Garfield 2 p.m. Tuesday, July 21. (248) 661-1000. community icons whose names are on 14…

… in Hillel programs, open to ages 18-30, whether in college or not: • Wayne State University: Sixth Floor, 667 Oak Park JCC. Harriet Gelfond facilitates. Tuition and art supplies over 10 sessions cost…

…. All players are welcome. No charge. (248) 967-4030. hillelpd@wayne.edu . • Eastern Michigan University: 965 Washtenaw, Ypsilanti. $10. Ricky Camil: (734) 482-0456; program@emuhillel.org , www…

… Congregations Beth Ahm, Beth Shalom Drop by Cafe Europa 1 p.m. Monday, July 20, at the Oak Park JCC. Galina Feldman and B'nai Moshe, the five Detroit-area Conservative synagogues will offer a night of…

… reflection, including a service and read- ing of the Book of Eicha (Lamentations). (248) 357-5544. Jewish Learning Explore mysticism with Rabbi Elimelech Silberberg at his ongoing classes in Kabbalah for…

… in "48 Steps to Conscious Living," the weekly drop-in lunch and learn series with Rabbi Alon Tolwin of Aish HaTorah, noon Thursday at the Jewish News, 29200 Northwestern Hwy., Southfield. Kosher…

…. Assistance will be available 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Monday-Thursday. Sale: 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Sunday through Tuesday, Aug. 9-11. (248) 851-6880. Attend monthly support group open to caregivers of individuals with…

… might not have and to teach them a good work ethic," said counselor Justin Tout, 19, a Central Michigan University student. All you need is love — This program prepares the campers for the future…

…, Shaye Winer, Ariella Yedwab (West Bloomfield); Stephanie Steinberg, Danielle DePriest (University of Michi- gan): Brett Alpiner (U-M-Dearbom); Alex Zaslow (Indiana University); Mackenzie Coden (West…

…cover story: summer of learning Volunteer Abby Narens with camper Mallory Stoddard, 15, on a field trip. You've Been Spotted! Our Party Page, photographers are looking for the best parties…

…! Watch for us! it a typical teen summer for the teens," Patronik said. "My favorite part of camp is being able to go to cool places when we are not working," said Jon Reinheimer, 16, a camper from West…

… Bloomfield. "I learned how to work hard and make friends. I also love the friendliness of the campers." Three counselors work with the campers every day. "I like being able to give them opportunities they…

…) • Photographers: Tell stories through photographs. Op/Ed writers: State your researched Web Editors: Work with a JN-. opinion on Jewish topics of the day. editor to update JNT2T.com . z tHHENe JEWISHNE*S.C1i…

… Bloomfield); Benjamin Cher (Hillel. Farmington Hills): Mitchell Barnett. Sam Gringlas (North Farmington): Laura Katsnelson (Walled Lake Western) Ben Eilender, Jennifer Finkel, Bridget Labe. Rebecca Liebman…

…). Colton Graub (Hillel), Lindsay Kay (WBHS) Cartoonist I Josh Loney (Andover) supervising staff From left to right: Ari, Noah, Harry, Benji, Ittati and A.J. Chief Operating Officer I F. Kevin Browett…

…" Party Pages'. You've been Spotted!" and Partyrazzif" are trademarks of Party Layne* B4 teen2teen July 16 • 2009 Jewish Federation MetrGpol*tan Detroit AL .JEWiSH EDUCATION Supported by a generous…

…, offer- ing them not just great summer memories, but also skills that will carry them through life. Rayna and her friends. Alex Zaslow, 17, will be a freshman at Indiana University in Bloomington. DOES…

… University in New Orleans and the University of Michigan Stephen M. Ross School of Business. He held jobs on Wall Street in New York, Washington, D.C., Philadelphia — where he picked up an MBA at the…

… University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School — and Los Angeles — where he met his future wife — before returning to Michigan to run Active Aero, an air cargo charter firm at Willow Run Airport in Ypsilanti for…

… attended Hillel Day School of Metropolitan Detroit before finishing his religious studies at Shaarey Zedek, went to high school at Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook, then split his college education between Tulane…

…I Spirituality The Trick Of Guiding A Synagogue Brian Hermelin follows in father's footsteps in leading Shaarey Zedek. The Way Up Bill Carroll Special to the Jewish News Hermelin made a…

… whirlwind tour of the U.S. business world before landing at Rockbridge, but he has always emulated his father in his affection for Shaarey Zedek and has maintained close ties to the synagogue. Hermelin…

… 13 years. He's still its chairman. W hen he's elected president of Congregation Shaarey Zedek of Oakland County next Wednesday, April 22, Brian Hermelin says he's tempted to mark the occasion by…

… as an amateur magi- cian. But instead, Hermelin, who will be the 44th president in the synagogue's 148-year history, is gearing up to perform a differ- ent kind of the old Hermelin magic; the kind he…

…th anniversary celebration in 2011. "My father always said that, of the many organizations and charities he was involved in, Shaarey Zedek was the most important and the one he was most proud of…

…," reflected Hermelin in his office at the Quicken Loans headquarters in Livonia. He's managing partner there in Rockbridge Growth Equity, LLC, which is a member of the Quicken Loans family of partner companies…

…, organized by entrepre- neur Dan Gilbert of Franklin, founder and chairman of Quicken Loans. "Dan and I have been friends since we were growing up in Southfield and attend- ing Camp Tamakwa, and I started…

… (University of Michigan); Brett Alpiner (U-M-Dearborn); Mackenzie Coden (West Bloomfield Walnut Creek); Molly Grossman, Elizabeth Kirshner, Ruthie Lehmann, Avielle Movsas, Stephanie Schulman, Sarah Spitzer…

…, Carly Cykiert, Rachel Goutman, Jessica Kahn, Atara Lakritz, Rachel Margolin, Andrew Milgrom, Blake Orman (Frankel Jewish Academy, West Bloomfield); Kale Davidoff (Michigan State University); Mitchell…

… Cpl. Tibor Rubin, a survivor of a German con- centration camp who earned the Congressional Medal You've Been Spotted! of Honor. • The first Third Generation organizing committee meet- Our Party…

… grandchildren ages 13-18 of survivors are welcome to attend. Call Dr. Charles Zelda, Nariem Bale and Schlome Silow or Sharon Silver Teweles at (248) 661-2999 to Gringlas were Sol's siblings who RSVP…

… perished in concentration camps. The gang at Brent's sports bar mitzvah their stories of strength and courage will never die. I know I will remember my grandparents' story and teach it to my children and…

… of his family was mur- dered by the Nazis. I know, without a sliver of doubt, the Holocaust occurred. This year, on Yom HaShoah, the candles are once again lit in memory. It is our task, as the third…

… generation, to hold true to the phrase, "Never again." We must teach our children what happened so they can learn to practice understanding and stand up against hate and intoler- ance. The legacy of the…

… (Yeshivat Akiva, Southfield). Photographers I Jessica Polk (Frankel), Colton Graub (Hillel) Cartoonist I Josh Loney (Bloomfield Hills Andover) supervising staff Chief Operating Officer I F. Kevin Browett…

…"". You've been Spotted!' and Partyrazzin' are trademarks of Party Layne B4 teen2teen April • 2009 Creative Director I Deborah Schultz Consultanting Graphic Designer I Lindsay Schwartz Marketing Director…

… I Kelli Baird IT Director I Deanna Spivey Teen Consultant I Jon Layne Jewish Renaissance Media — 29200 Northwestern Hwy., Suite 110, Southfield, MI 48034 Vewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit…

…, 48237, (248) 968-2414. Rabbi: Meyer Menasha Feibusch. President: Stuart Newman. Services: Saturday 8:45 a.m.; weekdays Shacharit at sunrise, Minchah at sunset. Chabad House-Lubavitch of Eastern Michigan…

… University Hillel, (989) 774-2635; www.templebenjamin. corn. Congregation Beth El 311 Beth Ei Traverse City 49684, (231) 946-1913. Rabbi: Albert Lewis. Rabbi emeritus: Jonathan V. Plaut. Summer Shabbat…

…, lifecycle celebrations. Ortzaton,_= aol.com . Shalva Minyan U of 14 The Shalva minyan is a tradi- tional, pluralistic, Carlebach-style Kabbalat Shabbat with separate seating and participation by women…

…. Services: Fridays at sun- down. Co-chairs: Rachel Jacobson (rijacob®umich.edu ); Adam Baruch (abaruch@umich.edu ). Check Hillel site for details (www.umhillel.org ). Orthodox Agudas Yisroel Mogen Abraham…

…. Services: Friday at sundown; Saturday 9:30 a.m. and 20 minutes before sundown; weekdays during the academic year 7:30 a.m,; Sunday 9 a.m. Bais Chabad of Farmington Hills 32000 Middlebelt, Farmington Hills…

…, 48334, (248) 855-2910. Rabbi: Chaim Bergstein. Services: Friday sundown. Carlebach-style minyan. Saturday 9:30 a.m.; Sunday 8:30 a.m.; weekdays 6:50 a.m. Bais Chabad of North Oak Park 15401 W. 10 Mile…

… 5385 Calkins Rd., Flint, (810) 230- 0770. Rabbi: Yisroel Weingarten. Services: Saturday 9:30 a.m. Chabad Jewish Center of Commerce-Walled Lake 4718 Half Penny Ct., Commerce Twp., 48382, (248) 363…

… 15 minutes before candle- lighting each Friday. Or Chadash of Oak Park/ Huntington Woods 25401 Coolidge, Oak Park, (248) 543-0372. Rabbi Eliezer Cohen. Gabbai: Charles Silow. Services: Friday, 7:05 p…

….m. Saturday, 9 a.m.. 8:30 p.m. Sunday, 8:30 a.m. Orthodox Minyan U M — Chabad Jewish Center of Novi- Northville 42142 Loganberry Ridge North, Novi, (248) 790-6075. Rabbi: Avrohom Susskind. For information…

… 20 minutes before sun- down. Weekdays during the aca- demic year at 7:30 a.m.; Sunday 9 a.m. See Web site for information, ominyan?-umich.edu . Sara & Morris Tugman Bais Chabad Torah Center of West…

…. Temple Benjamin 502 North Brown Street, Mt. Pleasant 48858, (989) 779-0945 or (989) 773-5086. Services: Friday 8 p.m. each week. Central Michigan University Hillel, (989) 774-2635; www.templebenjamin. com…

…, (248) 968-2414. Rabbi: Meyer Menashe Feibusch. President: Stuart Newman. Services: Saturday 8:45 a.m.; weekdays Shacharit at sunrise, Minchah at sunset. Chabad House-Lubavitch of Eastern Michigan 5385…

…, lifecycle celebrations. Ortzafon@ aol.com . Shalva Minyan - U of M The Shalva minyan is a tradi- tional, pluralistic, Carlebach-style Kabbalat Shabbat with separate seating and participation by women…

… Hillel; Thursday, Friday 7:30 a.m. at Chabad. Weekday min- yan is only during academic year; Sunday minyan all year round. Ann Arbor Orthodox Minyan 1429 Hill St., Ann Arbor, 48014. Rabbi: Rod Glogower…

…. Services: Friday at sundown; Saturday 9:30 a.m. and 20 minutes before sundown; weekdays during the academic year 7:30 a.m.; Sunday 9 a.m. Bais Chabad of Farmington Hills 32000 Middlebelt, Farmington Hills…

…, 48334, (248) 855-2910. Rabbi: Chaim Bergstein. Services: Friday sundown. Carlebach-style minyan. Saturday 9:30 a.m.; Sunday 8:30 a.m.; weekdays 6:50 a.m. Bais Chabad of North Oak Park 15401 W.10 Mile…

… Calkins Rd., Flint, (810) 230- 0770. Rabbi: Yisroel Weingarten. Services: Saturday 9:30 a.m. Chabad Jewish Center of Commerce-Walled Lake 4718 Half Penny Ct., Commerce Twp., 48382, (248) 363-3644. Rabbi…

…: Schneor Greenberg. Shabbat services 10 a.m. Jewish studies, holiday programming. Chabad Jewish Center of Novi- Northville 42142 Loganberry Ridge North, Novi, (248) 790-6075. Rabbi: Avrohom Susskind. For…

… Eruv, (248) 788-6782, update information will be completed 15 minutes before candlelighting each Friday. Or Chadash of Oak Park/ Huntington Woods Ontario, N9A 4C1, (519) 256- 3123. Rabbi (non…

… Minyan-U-M Young Israel of Oak Park 1429 Hill Street. Rabbi: Rod Glogower. Student leaders: Steve Miller, Ariel Warren. Services: Friday at sundown; Saturday 9:30 a.m. and 20 minutes before sun- down…

… The construction company built also a supporter of Bar-Ilan University Cambridge Nursing Center in Madison in Ramat-Gan, Israel, Frankel Jewish Heights and three others in the group. Academy in West…

…Obituaries Obituaries are updated and archived on JNonline.us . A Builder Of Jewish Causes Esther Allweiss Ingber Special to the Jewish News M odesty accompanied the gener- osity of builder…

… Saul Waldman, who supported Zionist and Jewish causes all his life because "he wanted things taken care of,' said Selma Silverman, administrator of the Holocaust Memorial Center (HMC). As treasurer and…

… building committee chairman, he was instrumental in the creation of the dramatic structure on the Zekelman Family Campus in Farmington Hills that replaced the original HMC in West Bloomfield. He was a former…

… HMC president and Legacy Award winner. Nearly four months after the death of his close friend Rabbi Charles Rosenzveig, HMC founder and CEO, Mr. Waldman, 80, of Keego Harbor died on April 10, 2009. Mr…

…. Waldman's death happened on the second full day of Passover. Although weakened from congestive heart disease, "what kept him going was having those two seders, sitting at the head of the table, doling out…

… the parts," said Rabbi Eric Yanoff of Congregation Shaarey Zedek of Oakland County in his eulogy at Hebrew Memorial Chapel in Oak Park. Yanoff said Mr. Waldman, a shomer Shabbos Jew,"wrapped tefillin…

… every day, tightly and was proud of the marks left on his arm." He built a house on Bell Road across from Shaarey Zedek while also maintaining the family's membership at Adat Shalom Synagogue, then in…

… Detroit. In later years, son Martin Waldman said his parents joined a third congregation, B'nai Torah, where they resided in Boca Raton, Fla.,"because he said it wasn't right ELIOT DISNER, 61, of Los…

… Angeles, Calif., died April 4, 2009. He is survived by his beloved wife, Sandra Disner; sons, Perrin Disner and Seth Disner; daughter, Madeleine Disner; brothers and sisters-in-law, Harve and Judy Disner of…