Jews in the D
JARC Celebrates with Earth Wind & Fire
JARC resumes its celebration
of 50 years of service with a
night out with Earth Wind &
Fire. The Grammy-winning
band will perform their hits
on Sunday, Nov. 3, at 6:30
p.m. at the Fisher Theatre in
Detroit.
“Fifty years ago, we put a
man on the moon, 500,000
people attended Woodstock,
Earth Wind and Fire was
founded — and JARC opened
its doors,
” said Shaindle
Braunstein, CEO of JARC.
“We’
re thrilled to be sharing
our 50th, live and in person,
with Earth Wind and Fire.
”
The band has spanned the
musical genres of R&B, soul,
funk, jazz, disco, pop, rock,
dance, Latin and Afro-Pop.
They won six Grammys and
four American Music Awards
and have been inducted into
the Rock and Roll Hall of
Fame. They will receive the
Kennedy Center Honors for
Profound Artistic Impact at
the Gala on Dec.8.
Rob Colburn and Howard
Luckoff serve as co-chairs
of the event. Tickets start at
$250 with a VIP Pre-Glow for
$2,500+ donors and are on
sale at jarc.org/golden.
Dahlia Lithwick to
Be Keynote Speaker
at NCJW Event
Legal and political pundit
Dahlia Lithwick will be the
keynote speaker at National
Council of Jewish Women,
Michigan’
s “Women of
Vision” Benefit Luncheon
on Thursday, Oct. 24, at
Adat Shalom Synagogue in
Farmington Hills.
Lithwick is Slate magazine’
s
legal correspondent, host of
Slate’
s Amicus podcast, a legal
commentator for NPR and
a frequent guest on MSNBC
and C-SPAN
Proceeds raised will be used
to support NCJW’
s many
community-service projects
and social justice advocacy
work including an upcoming
program focusing on labor
trafficking prevention to be
held on Nov. 12.
Jennifer LoPatin, president
of NCJW|MI, said: “
As
advocates for social justice
and reproductive freedom,
our organization is very
concerned about current
life-time Supreme Court and
federal judiciary appointments
and the implications for Roe
vs. Wade. Dahlia Lithwick’
s
insight into the highest
court of our legal system is
invaluable at this time.
”
The benefit luncheon will
also honor two local women.
Jackie Victor, the co-founder
of Avalon International
Breads, a socially responsible
artisan bakery in Detroit
founded in 1997, will be
awarded the Woman of Vision
Award.
The Josephine S. Weiner
Award for Community
Service will be awarded to Lisa
Lis, a full-time professional
volunteer. Lis is currently
involved with Gleaner’
s,
Henry Ford Hospital, the
Detroit Zoological Society
and Forgotten Harvest. She
is a past chair of the Jewish
Women’
s Foundation and
past president of Women’
s
Philanthropy of the Jewish
Federation of Metropolitan
Detroit.
The Oct. 24 Women of
Vision event begins with
registration and boutique
shopping from 9:30 a.m.-3:30
p.m., a meet-and-greet for
Patron Level attendees with
Dahlia Lithwick from 10:30-
11:15 a.m., and speakers and
awards from 11:45 a.m.-1 p.m.
There will also be lunch, door
prizes and a 50/50 raffle.
Tickets to view the speaker
are $45, or for the lunch and
speaker combined, $125.
More information available at
ncjwmi.org.
Providing Hope for Cancer Patients
Jonny Imerman
with Natalie
Charach
ANNE MANCOUR
Bloomfield Hills native and
co-founder of Imerman’
s
Angels, Jonny Imerman,
was the keynote speaker at
the annual Charach Cancer
Treatment Center’
s Just for
You event for cancer patients
and survivors Friday, Oct. 4,
at Edgewood Country Club
in Commerce.
The event was sponsored
by the Manny and Natalie
Charach Family Foundation
and presented by the staff
of DMC Huron Valley-Sinai
Hospital and the Charach
Cancer Treatment Center.
Imerman is originally from
Bloomfield Hills, but now
lives in Chicago where he
runs the mentoring program
for people who have a cancer
diagnosis.
Just for You is a half-day
educational and inspirational
annual event for people
living with the cancer
experience.
Natalie Charach, now 93,
and her late husband, Manny
Charach, provide hope and
support through their family
charity in honor of their
daughter who passed away
from cancer.
The Men’
s Club of
Congregation B’
nai Moshe
is holding its annual paid-
up membership brunch on
Sunday, Oct. 27. The morning
begins with services at 9 a.m.
Breakfast will be at 10 a.m.
and will be followed by pro-
gram featuring guest speaker
Dr. Gerald Katzman, who will
speak on “Do Gooders and
Evil Doers: How Do They
Get There?” A question-and-
answer period will follow.
The breakfast is free for
paid up Men’
s Club members
and $10 for non-members.
The program is free. To RSVP
for breakfast or the speaker,
contact B’
nai Moshe at (248)
788-0600. For details, visit
bnaimoshe.org.
Do Gooders and Evil Doers at B’
nai Moshe
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