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Rebekah Goodman

MEET MISS MICHIGAN
JR. PRETEEN 2016

ISRAEL TOUR GUIDE TO
VISIT BIRMINGHAM

After two years of competing, Rebekah
Elise Goodman, 10, took home the title of
Miss Michigan Jr. Pre-teen 2016 in early
July. She also won overall first in the casual
wear modeling and first in the photogenic
competition; and judges awarded her the
most promising model award.
Rebekah is already booking several vol-
unteer opportunities and special appear-
ances, including Temple Israel’s Labor Day
event with the American Red Cross. She
will represent Michigan at the National
American Miss competition in Anaheim,
Calif., in November.
She is the daughter of Erik and Jamie
Goodman of West Bloomfield and has a
brother, Cameron, 6, and sister, Arabella,
3. The family belongs to Temple Israel in
West Bloomfield.

David Sussman, one of Israel’s most
popular tour guides, will speak at the
Birmingham 8
Theatre at 7:30
p.m. Thursday,
Sept. 8.
Sussman
was a Lone
Soldier in the
Israel Defense
Forces 10 years
ago during the
Second Lebanon
David Sussman
War. A master
storyteller, he’ll
recount his war experiences and his
brush with death.
The event is sponsored by the
Birmingham Bloomfield Chai Center,
and its Rabbi Tzvi Muller will intro-
duce Sussman.
Admission is $9 or $6 in advance.
To register, visit www.bbchai.org/
events/davidsussman. For informa-
tion, email jvalues@gmail.com.

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WALK4FRIENDSHIP ON SUNDAY, SEPT. 4

Charlie Langton of WWJ Newsradio
950 and WJBK FOX 2 will once again
emcee and lead Friendship Circle’s
Walk4Friendship, which takes place on
Sunday, Sept. 4.
The Family Walk will begin at
the Jewish Community Center in
West Bloomfield and will end at the
Friendship Circle’s new Farber Center
at the corner of Drake and Walnut
Lake roads. The walk’s goal is to raise
more than $600,000. Registration
begins at 10:30 a.m. with the opening
ceremony starting at 11:30 a.m.
The post-walk entertainment will
begin at noon. Attendees will be able
to enjoy food, carnival rides, the art
and science of chromatography and

FUND TO ASSIST
DAY SCHOOL TUITION

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as of August 1, 2016. The minimum balance to open
a CD and earn the advertised APY is $1,000, which
must be deposited in a single transaction. Maximum
allowable deposit is $250,000 per account. Offer
applies to personal accounts only and may be
discontinued at any time. Deposits must be new
money (funds not currently on deposit at Talmer
Bank and Trust). A penalty may be imposed for
early withdrawals. At maturity, the CD will
automatically renew at the rate in effect on that date,
unless you instruct us otherwise.

Visit talmerbank.com for current rates, terms and
account requirements.

The Endowment Fund for School
Choice has been created to help
students attend Jewish day schools.
According to its president Aaron
Sears, “The Endowment Fund’s goal
is to provide every Jewish day school
student with a $10,000-per-year
voucher.”
The Jewish day schools to receive
the funds may be aligned with any
stream of Judaism. The Endowment
Fund will be operated like a scholar-
ship fund with minimal staff. The
vast majority of funds raised and divi-
dends received will either grow the
endowment or be used for vouchers.
For information, or to donate, visit
www.endowmentfundforschoolchoice.
com.

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many other activities. Admission is
free, but donations are welcome.
Featured entertainment includes
speed painting artist Dave Santia.
Local artists will partake in a clay and
painting contest.
Go to Walk4Friendship.com to reg-
ister and learn more information.
Bassie Shemtov, executive director
of Friendship Circle, said, “The new
Farber Center allows us to expand our
programming to adults who have spe-
cial needs.
“It is appropriate that our annual
celebration will recognize this accom-
plishment by celebrating at the new
center.”

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JEWISH WRITERS
WANTED FOR NEW
ANTHOLOGY

Bubbie Publishing (BP) is collecting
short stories and poems to include
in an anthology of original works by
Jewish writers on any topic, fiction
or nonfiction. There is no cost to be
included in the books (nor compen-
sation). The writer of the story will
get full credit as the author and may
retain all rights to the story.
The books will be available
for purchase for $20 through
BubbiePublishing.com, amazon.com,
createspace.com and possibly other
venues. Visit BubbiePublishing.com
for more information.

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JEWISH AND MUSLIM
VOLUNTEERS TO HELP
FIX UP DETROIT SCHOOL

Join with volunteers from the
Jewish and Muslim communities for
Mitzvah Makeover Day II 10 a.m.-
1 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 18, at Nolan
Elementary and Middle School,
1150 E. Lantz St. in Detroit.
Volunteers will paint murals,
hang artwork, help to prepare class-
rooms and finish the library orga-
nization project that was initiated
during the first Mitzvah Makeover
last March.
Sponsored by JCRC/AJC and
the Michigan Muslim Community
Council (MMCC), Mitzvah
Makeover II is a follow-up to
Mitzvah Day, where nearly 1,000
volunteers from Detroit’s Jewish
community were joined by their
Muslim neighbors to help Detroit
area social service agencies at
43 different community sites on
Christmas Day.
For information and to register,
contact Naomi Levine at the JCRC/
AJC, (248) 642-2656, or nlevine@
jfmd.org, or register to volunteer at
mitzvahmakeover2@eventbrite.com

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