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Tara Forman: loving city life with a view.
Meet Tara Forman
Passionate about community build-
ing and all things Detroit, Tara calls
Midtown home. A year ago, she
returned from New York City, after
completing her master's degree from
Columbia, to join Federation as a
NEXTGen Detroit associate.
"Things are happening in Detroit
that weren't happening in other cit-
ies. There's a fighting spirit here, like
the city's got something to prove. I
came here because I am able to get my
hands dirty and really have an impact
on effecting change, especially within
community outreach and engagement:'
Tara's passion, determination and
fresh perspective are engaging and
inspired. "We're fortunate to have
such a unique community that offers
so many different ways to shape our
individual and collective future:'
Engage with other adults in
learning the "whys" of Judaism in the
Florence Melton School
of Adult Jewish Learning
Sample a Melton class at
A TASTE OF MELTON
Tuesday, August 27 • 7 - 8:30 p.m.
Max M. Fisher Federation Building • Bloomfield Hills
Wednesday, August 28 • 10 - 11:30 a.m.
Jewish Community Center • West Bloomfield
Dynamic faculty of rabbis and educators
Designed for busy adults
Aliyah Schneider: on a garden path
at Cranbrook in Bloomfield Hills.
Miryam Rosenzweig: feeling strong at
Hart Plaza, Downtown.
Meet Aliyah Schneider
Aliyah is no stranger to adventure.
From St. Louis to D.C. and Tel Aviv
to LA, this hard-working jetsetter
now calls Detroit home.
Coming back to a Federation from
the Jewish Agency for Israel (JAFI),
Aliyah's commitment to engaging
donors and constituting change glob-
ally is a force of good that undoubt-
edly should be on everyone's radar.
"As crazy as it seemed to leave Los
Angeles and the outdoor lifestyle I
love so much, when Scott [Kaufman,
Federation CEO] approached me
with the opportunity, I knew it was
something I wanted to explore.
"In the past, I worked with the
Israel and Overseas Committee in
Detroit and had a window into a
group of worldly, knowledgeable
lay-leaders that impact the com-
munity globally. You don't see that
everywhere. I'm excited to be part of
this force, in helping bridge the local
and global efforts the community
supports:'
Meet Miryam Rosenzweig
New to the Motor City, after 16 years
in New York City, Miryam has come
to love the DIA (almost) as well as
NYC's Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Trading leisure walks in Central Park
for power walks in Hart Plaza and
turning in her METRO Card for a car
she can drive have been challenges.
But thanks to a GPS and her
strengths in community engagement,
she's found her way into the heart of
the city, as director of Federation's
NEXTGen Detroit.
"What brought me to Detroit
and still excites me is the clear and
consistent message that Federation
is both invested in a new model for
NEXTGen engagement and deeply
committed to its young leadership.
There is an energy and ethic in this
Jewish community that I had not
experienced before. When you're
in Detroit, you are embraced by the
notion of community, not just by the
people, but by the idea that we are a
part of something greater:' ❑
Learning for pleasure not pressure
— no homework or tests
There is no charge for "A Taste of Melton"
Open to anyone in the community
NEW MELTON CLASSES
BEGINNING IN OCTOBER 2013
TRADITIONAL MELTON
Tuesday evenings • Bloomfield Hills or
Wednesday mornings • West Bloomfield
Tuition per year: $630
Young Adult Tuition: $495 (under 40)
Couples Discount: $50 per couple
MELTON PE P(Parent Education Program)
(Melton geared for parents of children ages 0-6th grade)
Monday mornings in Bloomfield Hills
Tuition per year: $295
Receive a $50 per person discount when
$100 deposit is received by September 3, 2013
Scholarships available
(248) 205-2557 • jewishdetroit.org/melton
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Vivian Henoch writes for My Jewish Detroit, where this story first appeared.
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