26 | JANUARY 16 • 2020

| faces&places
Jews in the D

More than 600 volunteers of
all ages spent Christmas Day
at approximately 45 social ser-
vices agencies in Metropolitan
Detroit during the 23rd annual
Mitzvah Day. Presented by the
Jewish Community Relations
Council/AJC and the Jewish
Federation of Metropolitan
Detroit, Mitzvah Day is the
largest single day of volunteer-
ing in the Detroit Jewish com-
munity and included members
of the Christian, Muslim and
Hindu faiths.
Throughout the day, individ-
uals worked on tasks including
delivering meals to homebound
seniors, serving meals at soup
kitchens throughout the region,
visiting with veterans, bringing
toys and joy to families, and
helping to take care of animals
living in shelters.
This year, the event was
co-chaired by Micki Grossman,
Milt Neuman, the late Sheri
Schiff and Illana Stern.

PHOTOGRAPHY BY JEFF AISEN

1. Aaron Goodman, Christine
Sauve, JCRC/AJC Vice President
Ruby Robinson and Yifat Clein head
out to deliver meals for Bridging
Communities. 2. Robert Levine works
on a project at Brilliant Detroit.
3. Lynn Lipman, Louise Hughes
and Maria Barragan volunteer at
Pope Francis Center. 4. Bridging
Communities Founder Gay Salsberry
with, from left, Chandru Acharya,
JCRC/AJC Executive Director Rabbi
Asher Lopatin and Asim Khan

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