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“We see real value in this networking series, and there’s so much excitement
generated during the events,” said Lauren Rubin, NEXTGen Connect
coordinator. “We’re facilitating incredible and lasting professional connections
for young adults in our community.”
NEXTWork is funded by the Hadas and Dennis Bernard NEXTWork
Endowment Fund. This event was sponsored by Michael Serling and Serling
Law, and co-chaired by Brian Brodsky and Benji Rosenzweig. •

PHOTOS BY ELIEZER REUBEN

The Jewish Federation’s young adult division, NEXTGen Detroit, and JVS
welcomed 75 young adults to their most recent NEXTWork event on April 5
at Maccabee Traders in Detroit. NEXTWork, a partnership between NEXTGen
Detroit and JVS, is a series of high-level networking events for young Jewish
adults in Metro Detroit. Over the last three years, NEXTWork has grown to
engage 450+ young professionals and dozens of the area’s most influential
business leaders.

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Edward Pevos of MLive Media Group and Amy Newman
of the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit

Michael
Silverstein,
Natalie Kahn,
Angela Bevak
and Paul Blatt,
all of JVS-
Detroit

U-M student Yuval Katz and Noa Shebs
of Noa Shebs Design

Lauren Rubin and Marlee Shifman, both of JVS-Detroit

Natalie Kahn of JVS-Detroit, Becky Hurvitz of the Jewish Federation
of Metropolitan Detroit and Samm Wunderlich of WunderRec Therapy

Lyle Wolberg of Telemus Capital, Rich Broder and Lee Hurwitz
of Broder & Sachse Real Estate Services, and Dennis Bernard
of Bernard Financial Group

Brian L. Brodsky of Jaffe, Raitt, Heuer and Weiss-Corporate
and Data Security Practice Group and Mitch Bessett of
In-House Realty LLC, Detroit

Ryan Coopersmith of Northern Equities Group and Michael Silverstein
of JVS-Detroit

Jeffrey Cymerint of Primerica and Samm Wunderlich of
WunderRec Therapy

Seth Finkelman of
NHK International
Corp., Ryan
Coopersmith of
Northern Equities
Group, Shimon
G. Levy of Secret
Sauce Capital
and Ryan Mollen
of Plante Moran
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Andrea Rosenfeld of the Detroit Art & Business Institute, Carolyn
Koblin of GACO Sourcing and Stacey Lareau of JVS-Detroit