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Volunteers to be Honored

Norma Dorman and Lawrence
Lax will be recognized as Jewish
Federation of Metropolitan Detroit’s
2018 Distinguished Volunteers
by the Association of Fundraising
Professionals (AFP) on its National
Philanthropy Day, Nov. 8, at a dinner
held at The Henry in Dearborn.
Dorman of West Bloomfield, a
social worker, is a board member of
JFNA Women’s Philanthropy and
Detroit’s Women’s Philanthropy,
where she is also vice president. At
Adat Shalom Synagogue, she is on
the advisory board, a sisterhood past
president and vice president of the
executive board. She is a Hadassah
and NCJW life member and volun-
teers with numerous programs.
Detroit real estate developer Larry
Lax of Bloomfield Hills has served
the Jewish community for more than
three decades. A veteran fundraiser
for Federation, a past Campaign

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Anxiety impacts most of us in one way
or another. If you or someone you love
has ever suffered from its effects, you
won’t want to miss this discussion. Dr.
Carolyn Daitch will be at Friendship
House (6892 W. Maple Road, West
Bloomfield) from 7-8:30 p.m. Monday,
Nov. 19, to share accessible and prac-
tical tips. Attendees will be introduced
to practical ideas to help interrupt neg-
ative, irrational or obsessive thoughts;
diminish worry; lessen fear of the
future; and combat restlessness, irrita-
bility, insomnia and hypochondria.
Daitch is a psychologist, trainer,
author, presenter and the director
of the Center for the Treatment of
Anxiety Disorders in Farmington
Hills. The event is free but register
at Eventbrite.com. Continuing edu-
cation credits are available to social
workers. ■

Larry Lax

Norma Dorman

co-chair and past officer of the
United Jewish Foundation, he is a
vice president and current member
of Federation’s Executive Committee,
the Board of Governors and the
Board of the Jewish Fund. His pas-
sion for Jewish communal work
began with Federation’s Hadracha
Young Leadership Mission to Israel
in 1987. He received Federation’s
Frank A. Wetsman Award for Young
Leadership in 1993. He is a member
of Congregation Shaarey Zedek. ■

Bridging the
Left-Right Divide

The Michigan Jewish Action Council
presents “The Jewish Left-Right Divide.
Can We Bridge The Gap?” 7 p.m.
on Sunday, Nov. 18, at Adat Shalom
Synagogue.
The evening will feature a conversation
between Jonathan Neumann, author
of To Heal the World? and Howard
Lupovitch, director of the Cohn-Haddow
Center for Jewish Studies at Wayne State
University. Adam Weiner, LCDR Navy
SEAL (retired), will moderate.
The event is free, but reg-
istration is required at info@
MichiganJewishActionCouncil.org.
Sponsorships are available for $100
and include reserved seating, 6 p.m. pre-
glow with speakers, a signed copy of the
author’s book and a one-year member-
ship in MJAC. ■

Germany Close Up

The Well is taking a group of young adults to Germany for the second consecu-
tive year. Germany Close Up, June 27-July 5, is an encounter program that aims
to build transatlantic relationships and give American young professionals the
chance to learn about Germany’s past and experience modern Germany and the
Jewish community there. Due to generous funding, the trip is highly subsidized.
Email avery@meetyouatthewell.org with questions and join The Well at 6 p.m.
Tuesday, Nov. 6, at the Dessert Oasis Coffee Roasters in Royal Oak for an infor-
mation session. ■