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…DETROIT JEWISH NEWS s 6 Lasting Week Legacy David Page is an easy choice for Federation's Fred M. Butzel Memorial Award. 14 Vandalized Two-dozen gravestones are toppled at a small Jewish cemetery in Inkster. ommunitsr 41 Preserving The Past UM-D bestows its highest honor on historian/educator Sidney Bolkosky. 66 Time Line Sukkot provides a time line back to our history. 69 Home Sweet Sukka Sleeping under the stars helps us recall our...…
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…Lasting LiegatC HARRY KIRS BAUM StaffWriter David Page is an easy choice for the Fred M Butzel Memorial Award because of his though tf ul leadership and decisive action. • 9/24 1999 6 Detroit Jewish News e might not be as well known to the Jewish community as some of his pre- decessors — Max Fisher, Jane Sherman, Judge Avern Cohn, for example — but David Page, who will receive this year's top communal award, is a man whose quiet leader- ...…
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…This Week LIVING LEGACY from page 6 : . • Inset: David Page receives the Frank A. Wetsman Young Leadership Award ftom Federation president, Allen E. Schwartz, in 1971. Left: David Page with Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin during the Michigan Miracle Mission to Israel in 1995. ner and associate for 27 years. After working with Page the first time, Alter said he had the routine he learned from David down pat — make sure you've examined all of ...…
…• Jewry's Role in Human Affairs PATRONS OF SOCIAL PROGRESS - I Communal Service A partial look at David Page's communal service resume: npAik\ ,, Ms • e ^V •:? • Children's Hospital of Michigan trustee, member of executive committee, planning committee. • Community Foundation for Southeastern Michigan trustee, co-chairman development committee. • United Jewish Communities director Never in their long history have Jews found more wa...…
…Two Great Bonuses You Can Bank On! The strategic plan would also do away with separate meetings by the Federation and Foundation that cov- ered the same areas. Before, members who sat on both boards would hear the same presentations. "It was a terrible waste of time," Page said. "Working with David was a tremen- dous challenge," said Robert Aronson, Federation's chief executive officer. "You had to really be on your toes. He added, "For insta...…
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…VANDALIZED from page 14 The overturned stones are those closest to the cemetery's only entrance, an unlocked metal gate about 10 feet tall, facing Michigan Avenue. The graves are easily visible from the street. Near the gate is a sign with the name of the cemetery, surrounded by Stars of David, along with the names, in English and Hebrew, of the two Jewish groups the cemetery serves, Mishkan Israel and Harmoreau (Mount Moriah) Cemetery Assoc...…
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…Insight Remember When • • Builder of Bridge From the pages of The Jewish News for this week 10, 20, 30, 40 and 50 years ago. B'nai B'rith honors Arnold Michlin for his lifelong dedication to uniting Jews with other communities. SAM ENGLAND Staff Writer I him to join forces with George Bashara. Together, they founded the locally based American Arab & Jewish Friends in 1981. "Arnold is a tireless worker. He's indefatigable, that's the wo...…
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