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metro » 38 June 23 • 2016 Shira Schon, 12, of West Bloomfield, Jaden Jubas, 12, of Southfield, Lev Ershler, 13, of West Bloomfield, Yona Kelman, 11, of Southfield and Rabbi Asher Nemes 38 June 23 • 2016 At its May 17 board meeting, the Jewish Fund approved $2,036,866 in grant awards, including nearly $130,000 to support new initiatives focusing on teen mental health. Recipients include Jewish Family Service, Yeshiva Beth Yehudah, Kadima, Haven and the Daniel B. Sobel Friendship House. Multiple grants to Jewish Family Service and Jewish Senior Life, total- ing $617,000, were awarded to sup- port aging in place for Jewish older adults. Grants supporting access to health care totaled $168,000, which were directed toward Ruth Ellis Center, FernCare Free Clinic, Jewish Family Service, Matrix Human Services and Oakwood Health Foundation. Multiple grants to support early childhood health intervention totaled more than $500,000 and were directed toward Authority Health, Oakland Family Services and Starfish Family Services. A complete listing of all grants may be found at www.thejewishfund.org. * JEWISH FUND HELPS TEEN MENTAL HEALTH To help raise awareness about depression through community education pro- grams, the Jewish Fund Teen Board awarded a grant of $6,000 to the Daniel B. Sobel Friendship House. Teen board members Carly Klein, Blake Israel, Josh Kornblum and Ruby Kolender are flanked by Friendship House's Nicole Kahan, Emily Levin and Rabbi Yardin Blumstein. * Rabbi Asher Nemes and the Chidon HaTanach (National Bible Contest) team traveled in May to New York for the National Finals, where they com- peted against students from schools across the country. Akiva seventh- graders Shira Schon, Jaden Jubas and Lev Erschler and sixth-grader Yona Kelman were among the 150 students accepted to participate out of 400 applicants. Students were required to take bimonthly regional exams on select chapters of the Bible to qualify for the national competition in May. During the National finals, contestants are tested on more than 70 chapters of Tanach, both in written examinations and with a culminating oral competi- tion. The top four winners from this year's competition go on to represent the U.S. in the International Chidon HaTanach held in Israel on Yom HaAtzmaut next year. The Akiva students excelled in the competition, making their teachers, parents and community members extremely proud. * NEW DETROIT HOSTS BUSINESS CAMP New Detroit is seeking students who will be high school juniors or seniors to participate in its annual summer business camp, Camp Enterprise. The camp, which holds two separate but identical sessions, will convene on July 6-10 and July 20-24 on the campuses of Wayne State University and Michigan State University. There is no cost to the selected participants. Students wishing to apply to Camp Enterprise should go to www.newdetroit.org or contact Monica Martin at (313) 664- 2010. * AKIVA STUDENTS IN BIBLE COMPETITION The new fellows at the Frankel Institute for Advanced Judaic Studies at the University of Michigan will explore the diversity of Israeli cultures during the upcoming academic year. "The 2016-2017 Frankel fellows are scholars who represent the cutting-edge of academic work on Israel," said Shachar Pinsker, this year's head fellow. Jeffrey Veidlinger, director of the Jean & Samuel Frankel Center for Judaic Studies, which includes the institute, said, "Frankel fellows will help us under- stand how we can better understand and appreciate the diversity of the human experience in Israel." The new fellows are Naomi Brenner, Ohio State; Liora Halperin, Colorado-Boulder; Mostafa Hussein, Brandeis; Noah Hysler-Rubin, Bezalel Academy for Arts and Design; Lior Libman, SUNY- Binghamton; Aviad Moreno, Ben-Gurion University; Shachar Pinsker, Michigan; Bryan Roby, University of Manchester; Gavin Schaffer, University of Birmingham (England); Rachel Seelig and Shayna Zamkanei, University of Chicago; and Yael Zerubavel, Rutgers. * Shachar Pinsker UM FRANKEL FELLOWS PROBE ISRAELI DIVERSIT Y National Council of Jewish Women-Greater Detroit Section held its annual installation meeting, which included a 125th anniversary video of the local sec- tion by Judy Robinson New officers included Sandi Matz, president; Susie Jacob, Sharon Leider, Randie Levin, Jennifer LoPatin and Judy Robinson, vice presidents; Haven King, treasurer; Sharyn Gallatin, recording secre- tary; Lynn Lieverman, assistant recording secre- tary; and Dottie Wagner, corresponding secretary. Event co-chairs were Barbara Rosenthal and Myrna Edgar. Carol Freedman received the Hannah G. Solomon Award; Sandy Weitz was presented the Ann Rubin Volunteer Award; and Jacqueline Elkus received the Emerging Leader Award. Kathryn Lamb received staff recognition for her 25 years at the Council re|sale store. After lunch, honorary speaker Nancy Kaufman, CEO of NCJW Inc., held a question-and-answer session with past president, Florence Herrmann. * NC JW'S NEW OFFICERS Nancy Heinrich has been appointed CEO of Jewish Senior Life of Metropolitan Detroit. Heinrich, an attor- ney who served as JSL's second president and most recently stepped into the role of interim managing director, has been dedicated to the agen- cy for many years. "Nancy serves with great experience and knowledge," says JSL President Matt Lester. "We are confi- dent that she will lead Jewish Senior Life with continued dedication and passion." A Huntington Woods resident, Heinrich has been a member of the bar associations of Michigan, Arizona and Illinois and has practiced in the area of commercial real estate for 30 years, most recently as "of counsel" to the Bloomfield Hills law firm of Jackier Gould PC. A graduate of the University of Michigan with high distinction, Heinrich earned her juris doctor from U-M Law School. In addition to her involvement with JSL, Heinrich has been a dedicated volunteer with Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit, serving on its board of governors, as chair of the Israel and Overseas Department and Kiev Committee, and as a member of the Israel and Overseas and Missions Committees. * Nancy Heinrich HEINRICH NAMED CEO OF JEWISH SENIOR LIFE FIGHTING DEPRESSION