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The Program for Holocaust Survivors and Families’
new program,
“3G’
s in the D” will sponsor a program for grandchildren of survi-
vors at the Holocaust Memorial Center from 7-8:30 p.m. Monday,
Oct. 7.
Zikaron BaSalon (Hebrew for “Remembrance in the Home”)
is an idea that was created by Israeli grandchildren of Holocaust
survivors (3Gs). The understanding is to get to know Holocaust
survivors on a personal basis and learn about their life histories in a
more intimate setting.
Edith Maniker will be the guest of honor. She is a child
Holocaust survivor who was on the Kindertransport with her older
sister and her baby cousin. At age 8, Maniker left Germany to safe-
ty in England in 1939; however, she was never to see her parents
again. She is now a speaker and docent at the Holocaust Memorial
Center.
To RSVP or for more information, contact Amy Hager at (248)
592-5028 or ahager@jslmi.com.
New Program for Grandchildren
of Holocaust Survivors
COURTESY OF SMILEDIRECTCLUB
The teeth-aligner company
known as SmileDirectClub
(SDC) has faced some
backlash from the dental
industry, yet its 30-year-old
founders could soon become
billionaires as their company
hit the stock market Sept.
12.
In just three steps,
SmileDirectClub aims to
help customers improve their
teeth alignment via 3D teeth
imaging, custom aligners and
teledentistry visits with state-li-
censed professionals.
Childhood friends Jordan
Katzman and Alex Fenkell
started the company in 2014.
According to a recent article in
Forbes, they each own roughly
25 percent of the company,
with stock values projected
to be around $1.3 billion. If
these estimates are correct, this
would place them among the
ranks as some of the youngest
billionaires in the world.
Fenkell is the grandson of
philanthropist and former
chairman of Liberty State
Bank & Trust, Morrie Fenkell.
In 2017, he and Katzman were
featured in Inc.’
s 30 under 30
list.
Forbes also indicated
Katzman’
s father, David, who
owns investment firm Camelot
Venture Group, is set to col-
lect the biggest check if the
projections are correct. He acts
as CEO of SmileDirectClub
and owns nearly a third of the
company’
s shares.
SmileDirectClub Founders
Projected to Become Billionaires
Jordan Katzman
and Alex Fenkell