Beachwood Men’s Softball League Annual Banquet n November 25, the Beachwood Men’s Softball League held its annual banquet with a record-breaking crowd of 110 attendees. This event featured a 50-50 charity raffle, food donations and the group’s award presentations, as well as presentations from Bob DiBiasio, Cleveland Indians marketing director, and Les Levine, host of More Sports & Les Levine. The league was originally created in 1960 by Beachwood residents. It is still going strong today, and established a Hall of Fame in 2012. Congratulations to recently inducted hall of famers Burt Curtis, Les Friedman, Randy Gilbert, Gary Lappin and Bob Snyder. Congratulations also to the Baker and Weiskind teams on being last year’s champions, co-batting champs Nolan Shenkelman and Adam Baker, rookie of the year Evan Klotzman, Leo Weiss Award recipient Andrew Grover, and Hershey Dolin Award recipient Todd Adelman. In recognition of the third-year hall of fame inductees, Mayor Merle S. Gorden and City Council proclaimed this day as “Beachwood Men’s Softball League 2014 Hall of Fame Day” in the City of Beachwood. According to league commissioner Larry Adelman, the 2014 season was the best season ever and he looks forward to an even better year in 2015. Pictured: Hall of Fame inductees Bob Snyder and Randy Gilbert. O Now Available: Premiere Summer Internship Program in Israel for Young Adults alling all Jewish Clevelanders, aged 20 to 25: If you are ready for a life-changing experience this summer, visit www.clevelandonwardisrael.com to apply for Onward Israel, an eight-week summer internship program in Tel Aviv. Thanks to a partnership between the Jewish Federation of Cleveland and The Jewish Agency for Israel, college juniors, seniors, and graduates can live and intern in Israel from June 10 to August 16, 2015. “My summer in Israel was amazing,” said Daniel Pearlman, a recent Onward Israel participant, who interned at the Moshe Dayan Center for Middle Eastern and African Studies at Tel Aviv University. Onward participants will intern in the fields of the arts, business, finance, communications, non-profits, high-tech, and more. They will also live in modern, shared apartments in Greater Tel Aviv and immerse themselves in Israeli culture, as they learn about the important issues facing Israeli society. “Living and working in Tel Aviv during a time of regional crisis taught me more about myself, the Arab-Israel Conflict, and Israeli society than I ever could have learned at school or from a textbook,” Pearlman said. “I made the effort to learn by experience, and not by sensationalized media coverage. I succeeded in reaching that goal.” Qualified applicants are students or recent grads from or currently living in the Greater Cleveland area. Applicants must have had one previous, short-term Israel experience, such as Birthright or a teen travel program. Program cost is $500 plus airfare. Limited spots are available. Rolling admission is through January 15. For more information about Onward Israel, contact Ilanit Gerblich Kalir at ikalir@jcfcleve.org or 216.593,2815. C Preserve Your Holiday Memories Save $25 on a $100 purchase. One discount per visit. 13429 Cedar Road Cleveland Heights • Near Taylor www.woodtraderframing.com M-F 10-6 • Sat 10-5 216-397-7671 48 Beachwood Buzz n January 2015