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Noted Doctor To
Speak For Hadassah

Dr. Oren Tepper will
keynote the 2018 Judi
Schram Annual meeting of
Greater Detroit Hadassah
on Thursday, Sept. 27, at
Congregation Shaarey Zedek
in Southfield.
Tepper is a plastic sur-
geon, teacher and innovator, Tepper
specializing in cosmetic
and reconstructive surgery and is
director of aesthetic surgery at the
Montefiore Health System and an
assistant professor of plastic sur-
gery atAlbert Einstein College of
Medicine.
He recently received international
recognition for his role in the suc-
cessful separation of conjoined twins
Jadon and Anais McDonald. The his-

toric event was reported as
a CNN exclusive as well as a
documentary, Special Report:
Separated: Saving the Twins.
This year’s event is sup-
ported by Brad Schram and
named in loving memory of
his wife, Judi, a preschool
speech pathologist, active
community volunteer, phi-
lanthropist, travel blogger, author,
poet and painter.
Sandy Gruca and Rochelle Imber,
both of West Bloomfield, are chairs.
Tickets for the luncheon and
speaker are $85, or $110 including
five raffle tickets (no need to be
present to win).
Reserve by Sept. 17 by calling the
Hadassah office at (248) 683-5030. •

Beth Olem Open Sept. 16

The Board of Trustees of
Clover Hill Park Cemetery and
Congregation Shaarey Zedek
welcome the community to visit
Beth Olem Cemetery (Smith
Street Cemetery) from 10 a.m.
to 1 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 16.
Beth Olem Cemetery was
established in 1862 and remains
one of the oldest historic sites in
the Jewish community of greater
Detroit. With the cooperation of the cities of Detroit and Hamtramck and
the continuing support of General Motors, the cemetery has retained the
dignity and spirituality of the founders of Detroit’s Jewish community.
Beth Olem is located in its original location, now within the site of the
General Motors Cadillac (Poletown) Plant. Entrance to the cemetery is the
through the main GM entrance, where plant security will escort visitors to
the Beth Olem Cemetery. •

Local Bike Drive Set Sept. 22

Farmington Hills-based The Shirt
Box and Walled Lake-based Kenny’s
Lakes Area Auto Experts, a vehicle
repair shop, will once again hold a
bike drive at their respective shops
through Saturday, Sept. 22. The
friendly competition between the
businesses has garnered more than
400 bikes in the last few years.
The donations will benefit Back
Alley Bikes (BAB) in Detroit, which
will put the bicycles in the hands of
students in need this school year.
Bikes of all sizes and conditions, as
well as new bike helmets, will be
accepted.

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Founded in 2000, the nonprofit
BAB is a community bike shop and
repair and resource center that pro-
vides cycling education and services
with a focus on youth development,
sustainable practices and commu-
nity access.
The organization accepts dona-
tions of used bikes of any type, style
and condition for its Earn a Bike
program for youth ages 10 to 17.
There, participants learn how to
fix the bike, which they then keep.
Alternatively, for children under age
10, the nonprofit will repair the bike
prior to the donation. •