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Jews in the D

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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