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Jonathan Greenblatt, the
new national director
of the Anti-Defamation
Jonathan Greenblatt
League, will visit Detroit
for the first time noon
Bernard Friedman
Monday, May 23, at the
Michigan ADL Business Leaders
Lunch at Local Kitchen and Bar in
At the luncheon, the ADL will
Ferndale.
present the Torch of Liberty Award to
Prior to heading ADL, Greenblatt
Senior Judge Bernard A. Friedman,
served as special assistant to
U.S. District Court Eastern District
President Barack Obama and direc-
of Michigan. In March 2014, he ruled
tor of the Office of Social Innovation
Michigan’s gay marriage ban uncon-
and Civic Participation. There, he
stitutional, paving the way for the
led the administration’s efforts to use groundbreaking Supreme Court deci-
financial innovation, national service sion declaring same-sex marriage
and public-private partnerships to
legal in all 50 states.
accelerate economic recovery, boost
For information, contact hbudaj@
job creation and strengthen local
adl.org, (248) 353-7553 or www.adl.
communities.
org/michigan.

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‘ORT AND THE CITY’
FEATURES ART, EATS

Bob Alper, a rabbi and stand-up
comic will be the featured guest at
Congregation Beth Shalom’s Nelson
Legacy Event 7:30 p.m. Wednesday,
June 8, at the Oak Park synagogue. A
dessert reception to follow. Admission
is $12 in advance and $18 at the door.
Alper served congregations for 14
years before embarking on a 27-year
comedy career.
He will be back at
12:30 p.m. Thursday,
June 9, for a Lunch
& Learn, where
he’ll talk about
“The Spirituality of
Laughter: A Jewish
Look at the Holiness
Bob Alper
of Humor.” Lunch
will be provided by
Bloom’s Kosher Catering for $28.
Reservations are required.
The Rabbi David and Alicia Nelson
Legacy Event celebrates the rabbi’s
49 years in the rabbinate. It provides
educational and operational support
for the community, including Beth
Shalom.
The Jewish News and the Institute
of Retired Professionals are partner-
ing with the Nelsons in this year’s
event.
Contact Beth Shalom at (248) 547-
7970 for information.

ORT-Michigan will hold its spring
fundraiser, “ORT and the City,” at 6:30
p.m. Thursday, May 19, at Detroit’s
Eastern Market-Shed 5.
Lead sponsor Somerset Collection
has merged its passion for education,
style and design with its long-stand-
ing relationship with the College for
Creative Studies (CCS) to benefit ORT,
one of the largest non-governmental
education and training organizations.
A silent auction will feature Detroit
fashion- and art-themed items,
including original items designed by
CCS students. A strolling dinner will
be provided via various food trucks
in addition to passed hors d’oeuvres,
dessert and an open bar. A graffiti art-
ist will be creating a work for sale to
benefit ORT.
Nicole Eisenberg, Catherine Forbes
and Jessica Kwartowitz are event co-
chairs. Proceeds support ORT, one
of the largest educational organiza-
tions in the world. In Michigan, the
David B. Hermelin ORT Resource
Center provides free computer train-
ing to Michigan’s unemployed and
underemployed who lack the requisite
computer skills to find meaningful
employment.
Tickets are $100 per person, $180
per couple and $55 for adults 30 and
under. Visit bit.ly/1HRdBQL or call
(248) 723-8860.

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