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Steve Dubrinksy received the Alma Latina Business Award from the Hispanic Interest Coalition of Alabama “for exemplifying outstanding concern and support for the Latino community.” As owner of Max’s Deli in Birmingham, he was caught in a controversy over concerns about the state’s immigration bill. At Springhill Avenue Temple in Mobile, Robin Ayers, Shirley Boyd, Elizabeth Fry, Deborah Sack and Carol Zimmerman were called to the Torah as adult B’not Mitzvah on March 1. The ceremony was delayed from January because of the Dec. 25 tornado damage to the building. Rabbi Edward Paul Cohn of Temple Sinai in New Orleans was appointed to the Ethics Review Board by Mayor Mitch Landrieu. He will fill the unexpired term of Cornelius Tilton through June 30. The board, formed in 2006, administers and enforces the provisions of the Code of Ethics of the City. The New Orleans Estate Planning Council elected Saundra Levy as president for 2013. The council promoted education and awareness of estate and trust planning. Levy is executive director of the Jewish Endowment Foundation of Louisiana. Gitty Friedman of the N.E. Miles Jewish Day School in Birmingham was inducted into the American Hebrew Academy’s prestigious Honor Society. This international honor society acknowledges exceptional 8th and 9th grade students who have demonstrated excellence in academics, athletics, the arts, leadership and service in their community. The Foundation for the Mental Health Center of North Central Alabama presented the James O. Denton award to Ann Denbo. Denbo is former president of the National Alliance for the Mentally Ill. The award was presented at the Southern Night and Broadway Lights gala on Jan. 18 at the Princess Theater in Decatur. Rabbi Joel Fleekop of Temple Beth-El in Pensacola was recognized by the Independent News as a Rising Star. The program honors 50 leaders under the age of 35. Fleekop, wife Andrea and daughters Yael and Maya moved to Pensacola last June. On Jan. 26, Clare Grisham was honored as Huntsville Hadassah’s Woman of Valor. The event was held at the Huntsville Country Club, and daughter Hannah and son Max spoke about their mother and their comical relationship with her. Erin Arnold, Southern Region Vice President, gave an update on Hadassah happenings. During the evening, Grisham made her husband and son Associate members.
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tornadoes could select new outfits and receive many other services. John Mason, director of the Governor’s Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives, said after disasters “we typically discourage the gifting of clothing because it’s usually cleaning out the attic.” This was very different, he said. “You contributed to the rebuilding of the souls of the people who were affected by the storms.” He presented a proclamation from Governor Robert Bentley, while the city of Tuscaloosa named Feb. 16 David and Patti Aresty Day and presented them with the key to the city. Aresty said he was “deeply humbled” by the evening. He said rather than simply write a check for relief efforts, “it was time for us to come down here.” He noted that the volunteer team put together “a shopping experience that was better than retail,” and “I’m not sure I understood the scope of it until I came down here.” Searching for a way to end his remarks, Aresty relied on the old ‘Bama standby — “Roll Tide.” Looking to the future, Vikki Grodner said the weekend was “an excellent springboard to engage alumni of all ages and as a lead in to the chapter’s centennial celebration in 2016.”