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This year, in honor of Israel’s 70th anniversary, Tamarack Camps’ year-
round staff, supervisors and summer counselors led an extended Israel Day-
Maccabiah Games weekend for three days instead of the usually one. Each
camper was assigned one of four colors, each representing four holy cities in
Israel: Jerusalem, Tzfat, Hebron and Tiberias. Each team had to write songs
and create dances, compete in water activities and land sports challenges,
improvise in theater and train in archery to collect points.
While the competition ensued, campers enjoyed some of Camp Maas’ all-
time favorite Israel Day activities: shakshuka eating and cooking pita on the
campfire. ■

On Sept. 13, Kadima held its first annual Kadima Tyler Howard Mini Golf
Classic at the Royal Oak Golf Center. This event was developed by Lisa and
Jared Rothberger of Bloomfield Hills, and Kathy and Michael Rothstein of
Birmingham to honor their friend, Tyler Howard, who took his life in 2015.
Proceeds from the event support direct-care services to individuals with mental
health challenges, as well as suicide prevention education and outreach activi-
ties. The event attracted more than 200 people and raised more than $34,000.
Premier sponsors included Bradley Company, Jan-Pro, Korotkin Insurance
Group, Rothstein Law Group and the American Foundation for Suicide
Prevention as the Awareness Sponsor.
Kadima also hosted its 2018 Lois Zussman Kadima Golf Classic at Franklin
Hills Country Club on July 16. This annual event supports the Lois and Milton
Y. Zussman Activity Center that provides a safe, welcoming place for Kadima
clients to benefit from social, creative and cultural activities, volunteer engage-
ment and a community atmosphere with their peers. The event raised more than
$185,000 this year. Premier sponsors included Milt Zussman, Jane and Larry
Sherman, Jonathan Modiano, Julie and Rick Zussman, Jaffe, Raitt, Heuer and
Weiss, Honigman Miller Schwartz and Cohn, Howard Schwartz Commercial
Real Estate, LLC, UBS, Amrock Commercial and Metro Wireless. ■

Campers and staff rally the Blue Team.

The spirit of Israel is alive during this dance
session.

Green Team members work to build a human
pyramid.

An Israel Day tradition — shakshuka

Girls from the Green Team show their spirit.

A team builds its campfire during the Apache Relay.

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CLOCKWISE: Jeff Belen, Casey Belen and
Maya Belen, all of Birmingham, at the Mini
Golf Classic. Ali Huber, Kadima communi-
ty outreach and events manager, and Dalia
Rubenstein, Kadima JOIN intern at the Zussman
Kadima Golf Classic. Megan, Bradyn and Bryan
Lubaway of Royal Oak at the Mini Golf Classic.
Alison Howard of Troy with Mini Golf Classic
co-chairs Jared, son Milo and Lisa Rothberger
of Bloomfield Hills, and Kathy and Michael
Rothstein of Birmingham