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

28 | OCTOBER 17 • 2019