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around a core piece of shared identity.
Julie Fisher Cummings offered
Cultivating and nurturing this shared
remarks to honor her cousin Stephen
identity can allow exciting things to
Ross, and Carl Levin gave the remarks
develop — ideas that can help create
to honor Sachs. Lisa Applebaum was
inclusive opportunities and commu-
highlighted this year as a case study
nity.”
of an expat contributing to Detroit
This year’s Jewish expat
through her family’s invest-
ABOVE: Julie Fisher
reception recognized
ment in the city she’s helped to
Cummings offers
Stephen M. Ross for giving
catalyze.
remarks before a
hundreds of millions to
The reception was spon-
presentation to her
philanthropic causes and
sored by the William Davidson
cousin Stephen
Sachs for his advocacy to
Foundation at the Foundation
Ross. Julie and
fight poverty and other
Hotel in Downtown Detroit.
her husband, Peter
major humanitarian issues.
The William Davidson
Cummings, were
It featured remarks from
Foundation views the recep-
honored at the
Dan Gilbert, former Sen.
2016 Jewish expat tion as a way “to connect
Carl Levin, Duggan, Julie
Jewish Detroit expats with
reception.
Fisher Cummings and Lisa
local Jewish business and com-
Applebaum.
munity leaders, which the Foundation
“The energy in the room was
believes leads to future collaborations
extraordinary,” Bardenstein says.
benefiting the local Jewish commu-
There was local pride in the two
nity and the City of Detroit.” Vadim
honorees who’ve risen to the top in
Avshalumov, program manager at
business, the world of ideas and policy the William Davidson Foundation,
and are devoting some of their exper-
assisted the event’s organization. This
tise for Detroit’s benefit. And there
was the third Jewish reception held as
was a palpable excitement about the
a part of the Homecoming. The 2018
key role that members of the Jewish
Reception will coincide with the fifth
community are playing in Detroit’s
Detroit Homecoming in September
renewal.”
2018.
This year’s reception included
First-time Homecoming and
150 RSVPs from expats attending
reception attendee Josh Daitch was
the Detroit Homecoming and lead-
energized. “We’re back! I was able to
ers within the Detroit metropolitan
experience the progress I have been
area, including Zingerman’s founder
hearing about from afar. Speaking
Paul Saginaw, Federation CEO
to the mayor, walking the vibrant
Scott Kaufman, Rockbridge partner
streets of the city, meeting the social
Brian Hermelin, Detroit philan-
entrepreneurs and hearing firsthand
thropists Eugene and Elaine Driker,
the passion and vision of the new
Congressman Sander Levin and Arn
superintendent of Detroit Public
Tellem, vice chairman of Palace Sports Schools has reignited the flame of my
& Entertainment. Tellem was one of
Detroit roots.” •
the key leaders in bringing the Detroit
Pistons “home” to Detroit and was
Adam Finkel, a partner at Orfin Ventures,
recognized as a change-agent during
serves as the Detroit Homecoming co-
this month’s opening of Little Caesars
director of outreach and co-organizer of the
Arena.
Jewish expat reception.