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“It was a JET fundraiser at the Hermelin house. Ed Asner
was the headliner. The weather that day in L.A. kept him
from arriving. The guests were wined and dined and ulti-
mately treated to a presentation via phone — in the pre-
Skype days. Everyone felt so incredibly comfortable and
well fed that no one seemed to mind.”

— Susan Terebelo, Southfield

Susan Terebelo

Thank you for attending Magen David Adom’s inspirational
Detroit Gala on Tuesday, October 17 at Shaarey Zedek.
Your participation greatly contributed to the success of this
incredible event.

We are delighted you could see firsthand MDA’s amazing
technology and to give special recognition to the remarkable
2017 MDA volunteers from the Detroit area: Lauren Goldstein,
Samantha Katz, Nathan Klausner, and Stephanie Schulman.

Our hope is that you came away from the evening with a
deeper understanding and appreciation of the cutting edge
tools MDA uses to save lives every day. As a global leader and
innovator in emergency medicine, MDA’s fleet of about 1,100
ambulances, 300 Medicycles, and dozens of other emergency
vehicles stand ready each and every day to respond to medical
emergencies — small and large — in Israel.

MDA is also the guardian of Israel’s blood supply, distributing
blood to 96% of Israel’s hospitals and 100% to Israel
Defense Forces. And as a world leader in disaster relief, MDA
paramedics recently traveled to Houston to provide their
expertise and professional assistance in the aftermath of the
hurricane there.

If you have already made a 2017 contribution to MDA, many
thanks for your generous support. It’s truly valued and much
appreciated. If you haven’t, please consider sponsoring an
ambulance or Medicycle, naming a room in the new Marcus
National Blood Services Center, or replenishing much-needed
medical equipment and supplies.

“I have so many memories
conversations. Bill Berman
of the Hermelins’ house,
was there, as well as several
from just Sunday dinners
other philanthropists, rabbis,
with David cooking hot
school educators, etc.
dogs for about 100 people,
“As the conversation was
to Julie’s bat mitzvah party
taking place, the lights in the
in the garage, to the many
‘big room’ were flickering.
community events I have
Doreen kept saying, ‘I have to
attended.
Marianne Milgrom call an electrician.’ All I kept
“One of my favorites
thinking was that it’s David.
Bloomnerg
and most memorable hap-
He’s here. We were talking
pened about five years after David
about one of his favorite topics,
passed away. I was working on a
Jewish education, and his energy
program through the Hermelin-
was with us that day.
Davidson Center for Congregational
“Thanks to Doreen — for every-
Excellence, called Conversations,
thing.”
where we brought in various
— Marianne Milgrom Bloomberg, associate
thought leaders in Jewish education. director, philanthropic engagement, Jewish
“Doreen was hosting one of these
Federation of Metropolitan Detroit

“I remember the house and just how nice my classmate at Birmingham
Groves High School, Marcie Hermelin, was. She was just a regular kid, like
us, in the mid-1970s. As I got older, I learned more about the Jewish commu-
nity’s commitment to and support for public education. I admire this.”

— Julie Brown, Plymouth

You can make a donation by contacting Richard Zelin,
Director of Strategic Philanthropy, at 847-509-9802 or at
rzelin@afmda.org.

Many thanks for your continued kind and thoughtful
generosity. Your support will enable MDA to continue
carrying out its heroic lifesaving work.

AFMDA Midwest Region
3175 Commercial Avenue, Suite 101
Northbrook, IL 60062
Toll-Free 888.674.4871 midwest@afmda.org
www.afmda.org

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Sharon
Eisenshtadt

“Reading this article, smiling and reflecting to the time we
chaired ORT’s Rub-a-Dub together. We wrote our speeches
in her kitchen. Just she and I. Doreen has always been a men-
tor for all. Lovely, informative and passionate for her com-
munity and others. She walked me through all her treasures
and shared all the stories about her travels as I’m sure she
has done with many. How she shows up at almost everything
in our city and others to show her support to this day will
always be the mystery. I think she had a clone.”

“David and I grew up on Pasadena
in Detroit. He lived near Livernois,
and I lived in a house near Dexter,
next door to Sid Forbes who lived
in a three-story apartment build-
ing. David and I were in the same
class both at Shaarey Zedek and at
Central High School.
“In our senior year, we were both
in the play The Barrett’s of Wimpole
Street, where Sharon Brown played
Elizabeth Barrett Browning. It was a
two-cast play. David and I were in it
on Saturday night and couldn’t see

— Sharon Eisenshtadt, Bloomfield Hills

the Friday night production because
we had our 12th-grade graduation
from Shaarey Zedek that night.
“He was always funny and wrote
clever skits, along with Mel Lester,
for our entertainment at our various
reunions, which I always partici-
pated in. We always practiced on
Sunday morning at the Hermelins’
home, where Doreen graciously laid
out a breakfast spread. There was
always laughter and fun, terrific
memories!”

— Sue Simons Smith