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EXTGen Detroit, the young 
adult division of the Jewish 
Federation, returns to The 
Fillmore in Detroit on March 9 
for its premiere annual fundrais-
er, EPIC. The event, brought to 
the community by Sue and Alan 
J. Kaufman and Family, is a true 
celebration of the community’
s 
time-honored tradition of taking 
care of our fellow Jews and the com-
mitment of EPIC guests to carry on 
that tradition as the young philan-
thropists of today.
“Our family has had the honor 
of being EPIC’
s presenting sponsor 
for the last seven years,
” said Alan 
J. Kaufman. “It has been nothing 
short of inspiring and exciting to 
watch EPIC grow over the years. It 
is very rewarding to see firsthand 
the generosity and enthusiasm that 
the next generation of proud Jewish 
Detroiters brings to our communi-
ty.
”
This year, EPIC attendees are 
invited to a cocktail hour with live 
music from Your Generation begin-
ning at 8 p.m. before taking their 
seats in the historic theater for the 
main event. Ben-Gurion Society 
donors of $1,000 or more also are 
invited to a VIP reception with an 
exclusive meet-and-greet with this 
year’
s EPIC talent, Nikki Glaser.
“We are thrilled to welcome Nikki 
Glaser to the EPIC stage,
” said EPIC 

Co-Chair Andrew Luckoff. “Nikki is 
one of the most sought-after young 
comics right now, and it’
s especial-
ly exciting because she will be the 
first-ever female comic to headline 
this event.
”
Nikki Glaser is the creator, execu-
tive producer and star of the popular 
Comedy Central series Not Safe w/ 
Nikki Glaser. Her first one-hour 
standup special, Perfect, premiered 
on Comedy Central in April 2016. 
More recently, her half-hour Netflix 
special, The Standups, premiered in 
July 2017 to rave reviews. Nikki also 
has a Sirius XM morning show, You 
Up with Nikki Glaser on Comedy 
Central Radio.
In addition, she’
s hosted the MTV 
late-night talk show Nikki and Sara 
LIVE and co-hosted the popular 
podcast You Had to Be There. She’
s 
also made appearances on Comedy 
Central’
s @midnight with Chris 
Hardwick, Inside Amy Schumer, The 
Roast of Rob Lowe and has been on 
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy 
Fallon multiple times.
“While the live standup show is 
always the highlight of EPIC, at the 
end of the evening it’
s all about com-
ing together to support the work 
of Federation and its partner agen-
cies,
” said EPIC Co-Chair Lesley 
Welwarth.
“The funds raised each year at 
EPIC are critical in furthering the 

Celebrating 
Eight EPIC Years 

Young Jewish philanthropists step up at 
NEXTGen Detroit’
s annual fundraiser.

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