Sharona Shapiro Honored: 20 Years of Community Leadership/Outreach

Sharona Shapiro, Executive Director of the American Jewish Committee (AJC) was honored on August 15, 2007 by many prominent people this past Wednesday.

Honoring her were: the American Jewish Committee, many prominent members of the congregation of Shaarey Zedek, and many prominent Detroiters including Councilman John Akouri, Ghalib Begg, David Crumm, and foreign dignitaries including the Honorary Consul-General of Turkey Nurten Ural and many others.

Ms. Shapiro has helped to build bridges of understanding with other religions, especially with the various communities of Muslims and Arabs in Detroit.

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