Margul, Rachel Altshuler and David
Brewery for a December 2014 JYP event
Daniel
Zimet at Blue Tractor BBQ &
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tured three different views from young
Detroiters about the challenges and
ing new ways for
Arl11- Arbor Jews to
potential of the city, which 32 people
immediately expressed an interest in
attending.
meet others
said he's motivated to build
a sense
focused
market and how to best publicize their
established Jewish groups.
pioneers, the future looks very exciting.
a
relatively short
of the woodwork
who
people
thought would
-
we
never
be interested in
a
group like this:' he
said.
Hope
Hope Peskin
Shepherd
Sarah
works in Ann Arbor
Arbor
laboratory
coor-
dinator. The West
Bloomfield native and Andover
on
growing city, quirky city:' She says
the young professional cohort includes
a
many "different
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different
people doing
things: young scientists, entrepreneurs,
journalists, etc. and from many dif
ferent places:'
-
Group
Arbor
leaders often talk about Ann
being phenomenal place
a
post -graduate
career.
for
a
Freed said there
who want
certainly young people
hyper-urban area like Chicago or New
are
as
"vibrant and
a
growing:' The
city, he says, has a critical mass of
talented individuals across multiple
dimensions, great jobs
High
the JYp steering
graduate
committee. She says she's attracted to
Ann Arbor because it's a "fun city, a
is
Jewish Young
Shepherd
grad who now
as a
School
-
He's been involved in
2013
-
Paleg
graduated from Hillel Day School
and Frankel Jewish Academy before
heading to U M for his undergraduate
and master's degrees. Adler aspires to
be a serial entrepreneur, spurred by
Professionals for the last year.
He describes Jewish life in Ann
a
U M
and
Mitch Adler, another JYp leader,
Farmington Hills and
grew up in
his desire to add value to the world.
Peskin
is
Detroit Opera House
To these
offerings to the right groups.
has gone from 0-60 in
out
February 5-8
early-stage entrepreneurs, are
on
learning the needs of the
He's proud that growth of the group
"People have come
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interests and pas
sions. The organiz
Mitch Adler
of
community for others and to build a
more
looking
to others with similar
bridge between the college community
and
on
for professional guid
ance and connection
JYp leaders, all volunteers, do this
a
strong passion. Freed
years
find
are
because it's
"5,000
focused
panel on "Tomorrow's Detroit" that fea
in
a
variety of
spaces and an awesome culture.
Adler says JYp leadership under
stands and
points
that
appreciates the
can
connection
exist between Ann
Arbor and Detroit's young Jewish life.
"A number of Metro Detroiters
already come to some of our events,
and
a
number of Ann Arborites,
including me, go to events in Metro
Detroit. I view us
munity:'
as one
Jewish com
he says.
For Adler, growing up in Michigan
has been incredible, and the Jews and
Jewish community of this state have
York. Ann Arbor does not have every
thing those big cities offer, but it does
helped form who he is today.
have other very positive attributes. He
emphasizes that it has a strong urban
transition from
core,
amazing culture, lots of life,
music
and museums, walkable communities,
and a large and growing number of
Jewish professionals.
10-person steering commit
tee, this is just the start for JYP. They
young
For the
"Now that I'm
an
adult, it's
taking
to
time to
giving:' he
says. "As we continue to grow a criti
cal mass of young professionals in the
state, it's critical that we have a place
for young Jews to congregate. Helping
that
happen is my way to give back. I'm
lucky that it's turned out to be a ton of
fun
as
well:' D