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(248) 642-5393 info@jcrcajc.org jcrcajc.org !&%+)( !$$"*!!!' JCRC AJC Wednesday, April 19 7:00 pm Temple Beth El • Bloomfield Hills Described by the late Israeli President Shimon Peres as the "foreign minister of the Jewish people," David Harris has led AJC since 1990. He has been invited to speak at some of the world's most prestigious forums and has been honored 15 times by the governments of Azerbaijan, Belgium, Bulgaria, France, Germany, Italy, Latvia, Moldova, Poland, Spain, and Ukraine for his international efforts in defense of human rights, advancement of the transatlantic partnership and dedication to the Jewish people. Co-sponsored by: JCRC/AJC is proud to welcome one of the Jewish people's leading advocates and most eloquent spokesmen David Harris "The Foreign Minister of the Jewish people" On the Front Lines: Defending Jewish Communities at Home and Abroad The program is free and open to the community. Registration is required online at davidharrisforeignpolicy.eventbrite.com. For more information, contact Corey Young, 248-205-2546 or young@jfmd.org 30 April 6 • 2017 jn here's to jews d in the Life Directions announced that the Hon. Fred Mester, (retired) has been named develop- ment director. The Detroit-based non- profit serves the Detroit community by providing peer- to-peer motivation and mentoring to at-risk young people. The newly created position was established recently as part of Life Directions' strategic growth plan. Mester will lead Life Directions' fundraising efforts and head a group of Life Directions board members who are focused on raising the awareness of Life Directions on the part of corpo- rate donors as well as achieving the organization's fundraising objectives for 2017. The College of Fine, Performing and Communication Arts at Wayne State University honored The Big Bang Theory co-creator Bill Prady during its 38th Arts Achievement Awards. At this event, outstanding alumni and former students were rec- ognized for their dedication to and advocacy for the arts and communication, and for achieve- ments in their respective fields. Prady is a four-time Emmy- nominated executive producer. He began working in entertain- ment at Jim Henson Productions and has written a number of tele- vision specials. Prady will receive the university's college-level Arts Advocacy Award. Josh Cooper, a senior at West Bloomfield High School in West Bloomfield, is the recipient of the 2017 DECA Emerging Leader Honor Award. This award recognizes students studying marketing, finance, hospitality and man- agement for being an academically prepared, community- oriented, professionally responsible, experienced leader through participation in DECA. The recipient must be a DECA member in his senior year of high school with a cumulative grade point average of 3.2 or better for each of the high school semesters. Cooper is the son of Beth and Michael Cooper of West Bloomfield. Emerge Michigan, an organiza- tion for recruiting and training Democratic women to run for political office, announced the next class of aspiring women political leaders. Among them are Jenny Byer Elgin of Huntington Woods, Sheril Kirshenbaum of East Lansing and Carolyn Miller of Oak Park. Attorney Phillip E. Seltzer, a principal and shareholder of Lipson, Neilson, Cole, Seltzer, Garin P.C., was selected by the Institute for Continuing Legal Education to be on a panel of experts for a webinar titled "Identify and Pursue Legal Malpractice Claims." Posted on ICLE.org, this webinar is available for member viewing and provides continuing legal education credits. Seltzer is an AV-Preeminent rated attorney recognized nationwide for his work in defending legal malprac- tice claims. Seltzer BBYO Michigan Region announced that Justin Polk was recently hired as the new associate regional direc- tor. His respon- sibilities will include working directly with AZA, BBG and BBYO chapters, communicat- ing with and training advisers, AZAA sports programming and the BBYO Connect/Pipeline pro- gram. Polk Prady Mester Cooper