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… Chairman of the board of direc- tors of Hillel: the Foundation for Jewish Campus Life, and was president of the Michigan Jewish Conference. He is a member of numerous boards of direc- tors including that of…

… College Football Hall of Fame, the University of Michigan Hall of Honor, the State of Michigan Sports Hall of Fame, the International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame and the Michigan Jewish Sports Hall of Fame…

… Friedman was an All- American football player at the University of Michigan, who then played profes- Want to learn more? Go to the DIN sional football for Cleveland, Detroit, Foundation archives, available…

…- nomic development between Michigan and Israel. MIBB will bestow two awards during the dinner. The Bridge Builder Award to General Dynamics Land Systems will be accepted by Donald Schenk, vice president of…

… business, research and investment opportunities between Michigan and Israel. He and his wife, Sharon, were the prin- cipal founders of the Jewish Community Center of Ann Arbor. Chuck is a past National…

…. So, the next time you are throw- ing around the ball with your family and friends, remember the extraordinary tale of Benny Friedman. ❑ Michigan's most famous athletes, hat's right — it has been…

… Schwartz Steve Stein Keith Farber Sales Director kfarber©renmedia.us 1 ing days were over, h served as a coach for Yale University and the College of the City of New York. Friedman was elected to the…

… Editor kbrowett@renmedia.us ahorwitz@renmedia.us Jason Weiss of Novi. Adam Cohen of Huntington Woods and Janis Shulman of Farmington Hills were also elected to a third three-year term. Jackie Headapohl…

… disabilities, recently held its 45th annual meeting at JARC's Sadie and Charles Grosberg Home in Farmington Hills to elect its board for 2014-2015. JARC's newly elected officers are presi- dent, David Grand of…

… Ann Arbor; vice presidents, Adam Cohen of Huntington Woods, Julie Hertzberg of Bloomfield Hills and Lisa Pernick of Franklin; secre- tary, Dani Gillman of West Bloomfield; and treasurer, Janis Shulman…

…, Dan, who writes and teaches screenwriting at the University of Michigan, so Eitan has grown up in a pretty creative environ- ment:' Having a screenwriter in the family has helped Eitan develop his own…

… writing screen- plays. Entering the seventh grade at Hillel Day School in Farmington Hills, Eitan already has received support and rec- ognition from some of his favorite car- toonists. "My favorite strip…

…'ve been making comic strips for as long as I can remember;' he said. "One day, one of my friends showed me the comic that he drew, and I thought to myself, 'I can do that, too!' — and I did." Eitan is only…

… said. "The toughest part is drawing the same characters in different positions." Eitan, who is the son of Rabbi Rachel Shere at Adat Shalom Synagogue in Farmington Hills, has had creative blood run…

… through his family. "Creative expression is a big part of who Eitan is," his mother said. "He has a grandfather, Larry Lawson, who wrote and performed on the Dick Purtan show for many years, and a father…

… skills as a creative writer and artist, although most of his abilities he likes to keep to himself. "Eitan hasn't really taught family members how to draw, but he and his dad do a lot of brainstorming…

…, spit- balling and just being goofy together in order to come up with ideas:' his mother explained. Eitan has also taken after his father, as he explains that one of his favorite hobbies is reading and…

… of Eitan's cartoons range from a variety of topics that connect to his own life. He has done everything from a cartoon on being home alone (pictured above) to one on the Israeli and Palestinian…

… conflict. Even with this wide variety, he still makes his cartoons with one common goal in mind. "I like making comics that are hilari- ous and make people jump out of their seats, saying, 'I want more:" he…

… to get:' he said. As for which of his cartoons is his favorite, Eitan explained, "My comics are like my kids. I love them all equally." One thing is for sure, Eitan still has many comic strips ahead of…

… Arbor, the winding down of the Magenta Giraffe Theatre Company in Detroit and the dissolu- tion of the Michigan Equity Theatre Alliance, which promoted joint ven- tures to save money for nonprofit…

… input and hopefully other young-adult par- ticipation, we are in touch with Hillel organizations at local universities to make arrangements for special programs that would include their members. Timing…

…arts & entertainment Christopher Bremer has been appointed executive At JET I Jewish Ensemble Theatre hangs on in a theater- challenged C I i n'1 ` eii director of JET. " 4 di. Pi Imp…

…- Suzanne Chessler Contributing Writer T he Jewish Ensemble Theatre is staging its 26th season with new roles for administra- tive staff and volunteers, a changed lineup of mainstage productions and a…

… reconfigu- ration of business practices. The goal is to bolster community attention and finances that began falling short during rough winter weather, when otherwise regular attendees stayed away as the 25th…

… season played out. The Value of Names, a comedic father-adult daughter production writ- ten by New York playwright Jeffrey Sweet (see related story on page 60), will have the opening spotlight as members…

… of the young adult community are being asked to give their input for JET's future (see related story on page 59). Christopher Bremer, former managing director, has accepted the newly established…

… position of executive director after the resignation of David Magidson, who served as artistic director for five years. Mary Lou "David is a talented director and wonderful teacher, and we hope we'll be…

… Zieve able to bring that talent back to our theater in the near future Bremer says. In a July 13, 2013, article published in the JN, 2013-2014 JET President Gail Mayer of West Bloomfield celebrated JET as…

… the longest, continually performing, professional Jewish theater in North America. Now, JET is working in an environment that has seen the closing and reopening of the Performance Network Theatre in Ann…